Disclaimer I do not own Tokyo Ghoul, or anything else that may belong to other ppl, e.g. songs n shit. I'm just a friendly facfictioner taking out my post-anime depression on writing happy endings. Thank much. (OwO) (Helpful criticism always invited!) BTW Wrote this quite late, so it's quite messy. Point out mistakes in my writing and I will correct them immediately. Much Thanks! (^w^)
War does not determine who's right, only who's left.
Kaneki could sense the fight. It was close by. Almost there… He felt a sharp pain through his back. He fell and got back up shakily.
"Amon."
"Eyepatch." He would not let go, would he? Guess there was no other choice…
"I don't want to fight." Kaneki declared. A blonde walked up beside the dove.
"Stand back, Akira. This is my fight." The dove held his hand up.
"But…" The blonde was hesitant.
"Go. Back me up if needed, but let me fight." She reluctantly retreated.
"I'm sorry Eyepatch. Can't let you pass. Superior's orders." Kaneki sighed.
"So be it." They charged at each other…
Amon was having a hard time. It has been awhile since he faced such a tough opponent. Despite that, he was still enjoying it. The adrenaline in his veins, the determination to defeat the ghoul. He blocked the Eyepatch's attacks just fine, enough to put in a few jabs himself. They were equally matched. However, he was slowly gaining the advantage, seeing as his stamina greatly surpassed that of the Ghoul.
Slowly, the ghoul was forced against a wall. Got you. He slashed. The ghoul dodged. The hit landed on the wall, and it split right open. And just like that, the sky fell right above them…
Backed up against the wall, Kaneki dodged Amon's attack with ease. He was about to launch another attack, when a rumbling could be heard from behind.
"What…?" To his horror, the building behind him started collapsing. Not good, not good. The entire squad of Amon's was underneath it. They would never get out in time.
"RUN." Amon yelled. No use. The first piece of debris was already flying down, heading right for one of the guys. The guy screamed. Kaneki's kagune shot out and deflected the concrete away.
"GO GET OUT. NOW." He yelled. The soldier was confused, but took the hint and ran the heck away. I can't believe I'm doing this… As the soldiers made their escape, Kaneki covered them, hitting away any stray rocks. Almost there…
"AKIRA." It was Amon. The squad has gotten to safety, but there was one missing. He turned. The woman was stuck, her leg trapped by a big chunk of the building. He looked up, only to see a gigantic portion of the building come off, right above her. He could run away and save himself. Or…
Without thinking, he ran forward. His heart would not let him abandon anyone, human or ghoul. Debris flew by him, but his eyes were set on the person ahead. The concrete was closing in. He had no other choice.
He leapt forward.
His kagune shot out, only softening the impact marginally, before he felt his body get crushed. Clinging on to a sliver of consciousness, he took a look at the human. She was passed out, but safe. Safe… He blacked out…
The Owl was putting up his best fight, but he knew he was losing. They were slowly chipping away at him, piece by piece, faster than he could regenerate. But he still tried. He could sense all the ghouls around him. Kaya and Koma were fine. Touka was spying. And Kaneki… Kaneki? He lost scent of him. Oh no. There is only one way he could have lost Kaneki.
He was dead.
Yoshimura accepted his own fate. But not Kaneki's. Not his. Not the One-Eyed Ghoul whom he 'raised'. The boy had a special place in his heart. He was the one connection between humans and ghouls. He cannot die. Not at all. He had to help…
Blocking the subsequent attacks, he found an opportunity, and escaped the circle of doves.
"AFTER HIM." Behind him was a whole gang of doves chasing. But his mind was on Kaneki. Following his scent, he walked into a horrific scene…
Touka ran off to find Kaneki. Right about… now. She turned the corner, only to see the building in front of her collapse.
Neat. At least it's not Antek—" She lost scent of Kaneki. At the very moment the building fell, Kaneki disappeared.
No… It can't be. Coincidence! My senses are not sharp. She quietly watched. It can't be. Not like this.
She saw Amon's squad, staring at the rubble, while Amon was frantically digging.
That cannot he him under that.
Amon kept digging.
No. No. This cannot… No… Please…
She stared in horror as Amon moved aside a gigantic piece of concrete. Touka almost fainted. There, in the rubble, was a woman, and Kaneki. He was a mess, a bloody mess, with bones sticking out where it shouldn't. If he was alive, it would have been a miracle.
No… Please... Don't be dead… I lost too much… First her parents, then her brother, then Hinami's parents, now this? She could not carry on at this rate. She felt hollow. Acting on instinct, she walked to the destruction.
"Hey, put your hands up!" A soldier noticed her. She didn't care. She was dead inside. Kaneki…
"DON'T MOVE OR I'LL SHOOT." Don't be dead…
"Cease fire." Amon. He had dug out the woman and was now carrying her. She had awoken, probably safe. Safer than Kaneki, anyways.
"But sir…"
"Superior's orders." The soldiers lowered their guns reluctantly. She walked right past them. Standing above the white-haired man, she looked down, and fell to her knees.
"Kaneki…" Tears formed on the edges of her eyes. "Why…"
She was sobbing.
"You just came back…"
Droplets fell.
"And I lost you. Again…" She lost it. Holding Kaneki's crumpled body against hers, she let her eyes run dry. Amon watched from the side.
"He was a good man." The dove spoke up. "The only ghoul I've ever met with a human heart."
Touka cried louder.
"He was something truly special."
Rain started falling from the sky. Even the gods were crying for this tragedy. She had so many things to say to him. She was looking forward to spending time with Kaneki. Yet here she was, holding his limp body. She cried for what seemed like hours, emptying her heart out entirely.
"You know Kaneki," she said between sobs. She found it too late to say this, but better late than never. "The whole time you were with me, I enjoyed it, even if I didn't openly show it. You were the only person that I had genuinely liked."
She was choking now.
"Did you know, Kaneki?" She cried out in agony.
"I loved you…"
