I'M BACK BOIS. Fufufu… exams over last week…FINALLY got my lazy ass off binge watching anime to continue this. Sorry if I seem to have disappeared, eh? Don't worry, I'm still as good as before (I think), but don't hesitate to point out anything that bothers you, or you can even give me chapter ideas in the comments or something. A man isn't his own island, ya know (=w=). Anyways, thanks so much for the support! I'm personally elated to see how much support this short series has garnered. As of this story's completion, we have nearly 3000 reads! I was honestly never expecting it to hit more than 1000 views. Ya'll are awesome people, and stay awesome! Hope you guys will continue to enjoy The One-Eyed Myth! 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!) Much Thanks! (^w^)

Touka woke up with a strange feeling. She could not pinpoint it exactly, but she had experienced it before, and is currently feeling it right now. Her hand touched something. It was bumpy, yet smooth… It felt nice. She opened her eyes.

"EH?!" She pulled her hand back in horror. Her eyes were deceiving her, weren't they? No, it was real.

She was stroking Kaneki's abs.

She looked around frantically. If anyone saw that… especially Nishiki… She shuddered in fear. There seems to be no evidence of entry into her room, so she hoped for the best. On the bright side, Kaneki was probably still in a coma so he wouldn't know…

"Good afternoon."

Touka screeched. Or not.

"K-Kaneki?" The white-haired boy got up from the bed.

"How was your sleep, Touka?"

"H-how long were you awake for?"

"Ever since you started caressing my stomach, which was… 10 minutes max."

Her eyes widened further.

"W-what?"

She shot a death glare at Kaneki.

"E-eh?! Did I say something wrong?"

"EEEEEEEEEK…!"


"AHHHHHHH."

She grabbed a pillow and started pummeling Kaneki to the ground, all while shouting "PERVERT" in his ear repeatedly.

"OW. THE HELL? STOP! IT WAS YOU! YOU ASKED ME TO GET IN BED WITH Y—OWW"

That only made the beating worse. Remembered when Kaneki ranked his suffering? This was one of those top tier tortures, but without the kagune.

"AHHH STOP STOP STOP I GIVE UP."

Only then did Touka get off him, albeit reluctantly.

"Still doesn't hide the fact that it's your fault…" Kaneki muttered under his breath.

"NANI?!"

"H-huh? N-nothing!"

Good lord, this girl is a pain…


It took her some time to get back to her senses. She did just beat up Ken Kaneki. Again.

"Why were you on my bed anyways?" She questioned sternly.

"You asked me to, damn it…"

"What? When?"

"At like 2 am or something… god my head still hurts…"

Her face flushed red. She recalled the events of the previous night. So did she ask for it… Crap… The hell was I thinking? She shook her head, and made an attempt to change topic.

"Don't do that ever again you baka…"

"But… Nevermind…"

"What the hell's the time anyways…"

"Like 2pm? God, we slept for 12 hours straight."

There was silence for a few seconds, until Touka spoke.

"I-I'm happy you're alive."

"Ah, I'm glad to be back too." He gave Touka a radiant smile. Her face flushed even more. Just seeing his smile… It comforted her in a way she could not describe.

"Eh Touka, your face is red. Are you ok?"

"H-huh?! I-I'm fine!"

She turned away in embarrassment. She could sense Kaneki's puzzled look, his naïve and innocent mind getting confused as she avoided eye contact.

"If you say so… Well, I'm going to go down and get coffee!"

He exited the room.

"Wait…"

Touka held back a laugh.

"Where are we?"

"This is Yomo's house, you baka." She snickered.

"E-eh?! Where's Anteiku? Is everyone alright?"

"For the most part, yes. We cannot make coffee for people anymore though, as the CCG already know our faces." She smiled sadly. "But it's fine. One day, the café will open again."

"Oh damn…" Kaneki closed the door. "I couldn't even protect the café…"

He slouched against the door. She could tell he was putting all the blame on himself. Again.

"It's fine, Kaneki. Right now, the safety of the family itself is the most important right now. Don't beat yourself up about this." She comforted.

Kaneki nodded. "Guess you're right. As long as you guys are safe, I'm satisfied." He got up. "I'm still going to get coffee. Want some?"

"Sure."

It was a first for Touka. She had never been this nice to anyone. If it was anyone else, she would have probably killed him by now. She smiled. She liked him when he's happy…


He found the kitchen. There seemed to be no one around. Yomo's house was surprising spacious. It seemed like it held more than three people before Yomo started living by himself. Surprisingly, the tools to make the coffee were already set up on the counter. Grabbing some coffee beans, he quickly whipped up two cups of coffee. It's been a while since I've done this. He was going through in his mind the conversation he had with Rize during his coma. Touka was worried? That's out of her nature… And Amon… was he actually here? He grabbed the coffee, prepared to question Touka.

He entered the room and found her asleep on the bed. The hell? I was only out for 15 minutes! He set the cup on the nightstand. Grabbing a chair from the study table, he sat down and looked for some form of entertainment.

"Eh?" His phone was there. That was surprising. Banjou must have gotten it for him from his house. It was charged. Another surprise. He checked on Touka. She seemed to be asleep.

How much does she even sleep? Damn. He went to his playlist and pressed shuffle. He sat there reading the recent news and drank his coffee while listening to music. His playlist was more or less the emo collection. He was pretty lonely back then. Resting his phone back down on the table, he noticed some papers on the table. It looked like math. Then he remembered. Kamii, huh? He looked at the date. Holy… It's a month before her finals? Hell. He hoped she was studying well. As for himself, he may return to Kamii once things settle down. He was a year behind most students his age. There would be a lot of catching up to do. Especially with Hide…

He looked through her work. From what he remembered, math was her weakest subject, and it seemed so even now. She seemed to be pretty bad at logarithms and her algebra was all over the place. He sighed. If she really wanted to get into Kamii, she would need some help.

"What are you doing?" A terrifying whisper beside his right ear. His blood ran cold.

"HAAAH I'M SORRY TOUKA." He jumped off the seat and got as far away from her as possible, hiding behind the door.

"Why were you looking through my stuff?" She interrogated.

"Curious… You wanted to get into Kamii, didn't you? W-well, I'm just checking your revision!" He spoke from behind the door.

She sighed. "Fine… whatever."

"Huh?" She usually never let him off so quickly. He looked in the room and saw her sitting on the chair, pen in hand.

"I need help with math." She spoke bluntly.

"Huh? You sure?"

"I meant what I said."

"You don't sound convincing."

"God damn it baka, just come here!"

He reentered the room and walked over to her. Turning off the music, he then leaned over her and looked at the paper with a sigh.

"Which one?"

"I don't understand logarithms."

"Which part?"

"Exponential equations."

"Hmm… Ok then… So you just got to do this…"


He spent the next few minutes explaining the question. She tried to focus, but it was hard for her when Kaneki was leaning forward right above her. He seemed to be clueless about personal space, a hand on both sides of her body. Yet she didn't complain. It was comfortable… NO you idiot. I only let him because I don't care…

"Oy, Touka, you listening or not?" He snapped his fingers in front of her face.

"Ah? Y-yes! I am!" She was not.

"Oh really?"

"Yes!"
"Then show me how to do this." He stepped back and folded his arms. Touka froze. She turned to face the paper and gulped. After staring at the question for a solid minute, she gave up.

"AHH BAKA. I can't do it."

He sighed. "Don't get distracted."

He assumed his previous position and continued to teach, while Touka continued blushing while trying to focus on the paper instead of his body heat. Don't get distracted… Easy for you to say… Damn it Kaneki…


It took some time, but she finally got it.

He stepped back and sent her off to complete the practice, while he sat on the floor and browsed the internet. Kamii was a university of high expectations. If she wanted to get in and stay in, she would have to work really hard…


It took an hour for her to complete it.

"AHHH FINALLY DONE." She slammed her pen on the table and got up, stretching.

"Congrats."

"Eh? What's with the attitude?"

"You need a lot of help for math." He sighed.

"Was that an insult?"

"It was a fact."

"Hnggggg…"

"Is math the only problem?"

"Huh? Yeah."

"You have a month."

"Yes."

"Study hard, would you?" He got up. "Get into Kamii and I may see you next year."

"What? You're going back to school?"

"I think so."

Touka got excited. "Fine. I'll study hard."

"I'm sure you will." He smiled at her, causing her to blush. His smile was always so damn warm, it was ridiculous.

Then, the door outside opened…


"They're back." She said.

"Who?"

"We're back Touka!" Hinami shouted.

Kaneki's eyes lit up. He opened the door and saw Hinami. She dropped her bags.

"O-Onii-chan?" She stuttered.

"Hi Hinami." He smiled.

"Onii-chan!"

She ran head on into his body.

"Ouf!" She knocked him down and started crying into his body.

"O-Onee-chan… I thought you died! We all thought you died!"

"It's ok Hinami." He stroked her hair. "I'm back."

She sniffled happily and looked at Kaneki with elation. Then she got up, her mood drastically changing.

"Don't do that ever again!" She demanded with fire in her eyes.

"AHH OK OK I won't!" Kaneki scooted away from her in fear.

"You better not…" She immediately perked up again. Two angry ghouls? In one day? What has become of my life…


Touka watched from her table. It was hilarious, how he got outmatched by a little girl. But it comforted Touka. Kaneki looked like a parent caring for his child, and it comforted her, knowing that Hinami would do much better now.

"Welcome back Kaneki." Yomo appeared behind Hinami.

"Ah, hi Yomo. Thanks a lot." Kaneki got up and shook his hand.

"No problem. It was Touka who looked after you, not me."

"Hm? I see."

She turned red, burying her face in her math work.

"Eh, Onii-chan? You stink."

"W-what?!" Kaneki jumped back while Hinami pinched her nose. "R-really?"

The room erupted in laughter, Touka included.

"Go take a shower Kaneki. You really do stink." Yomo commented. "I'll be out for a while. Take care till I come back. There's food in the fridge." With that, he left.

"Well, I'll go clean myself up then." Kaneki announced as he headed to the shower, leaving Hinami with Touka.

"Onee-chan, do you think Onii-chan will leave again?" Hinami asked sometime after Kaneki left.

"Oh? I don't know. Hopefully not." She really didn't want him to leave. The last time he left, he almost died. She did not want that. Not until she dies first.

"You like Onii-chan, don't you?" Hinami asked suddenly.

"W-what? Why that question?" Touka went deep red.

"So you do like him…" Hinami teased.

"Hinami!"

Hinami ran up and and hugged Touka.

"I don't blame you, Onee-chan. Both of you are like my parents, it's only fitting if both of you liked each other…"

"Hinami, don't say things like that out loud…" But she couldn't deny it. She really liked Kaneki, and wanted him to be hers. But she was too stubborn, too scared to admit it in front of him. She didn't know how he would respond.

"Hey Hinami…"

"Hm?"

"How do you think Kaneki would respond if I told him I liked him?"

"Hehe, now you're being honest." Hinami teased even more.

"Just answer my question…" Touka grumbled.

"Hmm… I don't know… maybe…" Hinami pondered.

"Well?"

A voice suddenly came from the bedroom door. "I would say I like you too."

Touka froze in place. Kaneki stood at the doorway. How long was he listening for?

"I heard the whole thing," Kaneki spoke, as if reading her mind. "I was surprised you even liked me in the first place."

"Onii-chan is back!" Hinami ran towards him and hugged him.

"Hai. I'm back. Don't worry about me leaving. I need a long break from my ghoul life anyway."

"Yay! I can see Onii-chan every day now!" Hinami giggled.

"Yep, you can." He lifted Hinami and carried her to the bed, sitting down beside her. "Touka, you're awfully quiet."

"Huh? You were eavesdropping you baka! Damn it…" She was blushing madly now, head lowered, her hair covering her eyes.

He stood up and went beside her. "Don't worry Touka. I'll be here for you, no matter what. I may have made mistakes before, but not anymore. I'll stay here and protect everyone, especially you and Hinami." He spoke gently, like he was comforting a child. "Ok, Touka-chan?" He added warmly.

This was too much for her. She felt herself slowly break down. "B-but I'll make mistakes! If you get attached to me, I'll hurt you, even more than I am hurting you right now! You don't deserve me…"

He sighed. "It's up to me to decide who I deserve. And I have decided, that I need you, and you need me. No matter how much you hurt me, it will not change my thoughts about you. In fact," he placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'll be your punching bag if you need to vent your anger. And if you face any trouble, Hinami and I will be forever by your side, helping you, right Hinami?"

"Yep, Onee-chan! You will never feel unsafe with us!" She replied happily.

She could not hold back. Turning around abruptly, she ran into Kaneki, bringing him down onto the bed and hugging him, all while crying into his chest.

"Thank you, Kaneki…"

She could feel his warm smile radiating across his face.

"You're welcome, Touka."

"YAY! Onii-chan and Onee-chan can be my Daddy and Mommy now!"

"Eh?! We never said that!" The two said in unison while blushing intensely.

"Hee hee." She giggled, then squeezed herself between the two. "I love you both!"

"And we love you right back." Kaneki kissed her forehead while smiling at Touka.

"Right." Touka grinned back. Without context, it would seem like two parents with their child, but to Touka, it felt exactly like it. This was all I could wish for… And it really was…


The three ghouls laid there on the bed, joking around until Hinami fell asleep. That night, they slept on Touka's bed, Hinami in between both of them, with Kaneki's arm over the two girls in a protective manner. How did she accept this so fast? It really was unnatural, even for Touka, especially for Touka. But she wanted this. It was all she ever wanted.

"Hey Kaneki?" She whispered.

"Hm?"

"I'm glad…"

"So am I…"

Once again, that familiar feeling is back. But this time, she knew exactly what it was.

For the first time in a long while, she felt truly happy.

Say, it took some time before their relationship really took off, eh? Plus, looking back on it, chapter 7 (Hope) really was a weird one. I had to find a way to revive Kaneki, so there's that :P I had to find a way to get Amon into the picture too, for a future maybe minor maybe major event probably occurring in the next chapter. You may know what's going to happen, or you may not, but shh, no spoilers ;) And no, not a damn lemon, you filthy beings. Not yet at least… :

With that,

It's EAZGAME signing out!

PEACE (^w^)