To the guest who mentioned the needle not being able to go through the skin, you have a fair point. But Kaneki was cut by a shattered cup and that leads me to the theory that the skin is only unbreakable only when the ghoul is fed and maintained. As Kaneki was not fed and was severely needing food I thought that he would be cut able. And if that theory doesn't work then it's a different world so things could be different. Plus Kaneki can't be untouchable in this world (as far as you know so far HAHHAHA) he would simply be WAAAAAY to overpowered.
Disclaimer: Tokyo ghoul and Death Note are not owned by me. If they were Light wouldn't have been killed so easily.
The large group of students left its final class as the bell rang. The sound of chairs sliding echoed through the room as everyone closed their laptops and zipped up their bags. Kaneki slowly walked out of the class. The last one to leave like always. He almost made it out the door when he heard his name called.
"Haise!" He halted his movement and turned around to see his favorite sensei.
"Don't forget your homework. Six pages, front and back due by tomorrow. And for every day late you lose 50 points." She looked a lot like Takatsuki-sen from his world. Blue messy hair and a casual outfit. Nothing too basic or too fancy.
"Don't worry Ms. Osaku. I won't hand it in late like last time. I already have it half way done." Ms. Osaku smiled and dismissed her student to leave. Kaneki smiled as he left. Leaving the school he headed to the monorail. Today was Ihso's birthday and Kaneki knew exactly what to get his friend to. The brand new mixtape by the American rapper, Jay-Z. While Ihso was Japanese in blood he seemed to love American culture. Especially the cursing aspect. He even knew some basic English besides the swear words. The store that sold the gift was on the other side of the town, so he'd need the train to get there.
It was extremely expensive because it was foreign, and since Ihso didn't have a lot of money, he couldn't get it right away. He complained about it a lot. Ever since he had made Ihso stop dealing drugs, he was left with no steady source of income. He would get a job here and there but he'd always get fired within seven days. Kaneki continued to think to himself as he boarded the crowded train.
Currently he was working as a store clerk at the new arcade store. If he kept his job today it would mark 8 days, and he would have a new record for keeping a job. It was a good job for him because he could play the games for free on his breaks.
He was interrupted of his thoughts as the train came to a stop. He left with the herd of people and walked to the store. It would be in the Southern wing of the Hasu Mall. It didn't take long for him to see the store across the hallway. He was just about to enter the store when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He stopped at the door and looked at the new text on it.
Hey guess where I just got my new job at! That's right at the music store. And guess what I get a discount at the store, so I can get the new CD even quicker. And don't worry ill work extra hard not to lose this one. And I start today!
If Ihso saw him get the CD the surprise would be ruined completely. Hopefully it was at the other CD store on the other end of the mall. Kaneki slowly peeked into the clear glass door to check. And sure enough Ihso was there excitingly talking about music with an equally hyper customer.
Kaneki scratched his head and his black wig moved on accident. If Kaneki wanted to live life like he wanted to before all the tests happened to him he would need to blend into the crowd. And black and white hair definitely didn't blend in. So he had gotten a wig. He had styled it like he had back when he was still human. Along with a new appearance, Ihso and the Doctor had forged documents, that they were able to get by knowing people in the underground crime network. He had used those to get into school.
He re-adjusted his wig and looked into the store again. If he could get in he could use his super speed grab the CD and leave money on the counter. But that plan required him to know where the CD was and for the CD not to have a tracker that would go off when he left the store. This really had become more difficult within seconds. Maybe he could get it online, no that'd take too long. Or he could get someone to get it for him. If he did that he would need someone that Ihso didn't know.
Kaneki started to look around to see anyone that would be fit for the job. He needed to find someone by themselves so it wouldn't break apart a group. Thus making it awkward. It was then that he saw him. The kid that smelled like death itself. Ever since he saw the kid Kaneki would avoid him. The smell was so strong that it would cause Kaneki to have a nose bleed.
He first saw him when the college entrance exams were starting. He had been asked by his teacher to hand out flyers to the new students. At first he declined but then he was offered extra credit. And he desperately needed that for his grades in English class (Foreign language).
He had been standing by the main doors handing out flyers with other classmates. Everyone seemed normal to Kaneki. And then that walked past him. He had brown hair and a bored expression on his face. At first Kaneki didn't notice him but then he could smell something. It was so fowl and strong that Kaneki almost vomited. It was almost indescribable. It smelled like pure death. And the weird thing was that it the smell got way worse when it passed him.
"Hey Kaneki your nose is bleeding." Kaneki put his hand to his noise. And he felt the familiar liquid on his hand. He left to clean up before it got worse and before anyone could see it.
Kaneki had try to avoid the kid ever since then. And the weird thing was. The smell had gotten worse as time passed. He could smell the kid from a max distance of 50ft away. Kaneki needed to make up his mind. Go into the store quietly or get someone else to go in. He looked to the store to see Ihso still talking with the customer. And then he looked over to the only kid by himself. The decision was hard but he come up with a decision.
He walked over to the kid and held his breath when the odor got bad. "Um can I ask a quick favor sir?" The kid closed his book and looked over to Kaneki. Giving him permission to continue talking. "I really want to get a CD for my friend but it turns out he started working for the store that has it. Could you go in and get it for me. If I went in it would ruin the surprise."
The kid continued to stare at him for a moment and sighed. He held out his hand and Kaneki gave him the necessary money. The kid, without a word, went into the store and bought the CD without breaking the look of utter boredom. Ihso remained oblivious to the new customer the whole time as he babbled on and on. With CD in hand the kid left the store and handed Kaneki the present along with the extra change.
"Thanks man. You can keep the change." The boy almost seemed to scoff at the gesture. "Um I never got you name." The boy gave him an annoyed glance as he opened his book.
"Light Yagami. And I already know your name Haise Sasaki." Haise Sasaki, the name on his forged papers. Kaneki originally wanted to put his new name, but the Doctor had thought otherwise and gave him the new name without his consent. Kaneki was baffled at how the Light kid knew his name, but he didn't give it much thought. He must've heard about him from someone at school. He left without saying anything else and Light went back to reading and writing in his book.
He must've been leaving little observations in the smaller book while reading from the larger one. He had done the same with some of his favorite books. Kaneki was glad that he was able to stop himself from gaging or having a nose bleed. At one point the smell had seemed to stay at his side and not travel with Light.
Leaving the store Kaneki got onto the train, happy that he had gotten his friends surprise gift. Now he just had to get rid of all the alcohol that the Doctor had most likely gotten for the party. The Doctor would typically drink a lot at special occasions. He would drink everything from fancy wines to the cheapest of beers. He just loved getting wasted. And the weird part was that the Doctor never got a bad hangover, only a slight headache and low energy. That was his hangover. Kaneki not only hated the substance's taste, but also its smell. It was like smelling rotting fish over and over again.
Several hours had past and the sky had darkened. Since Kaneki had been offered residence at Ihso's home, he had been fixing it up. And so far he had fixed the windows, redid the driveway and walkway, painted the house, and fixed the siding. With his super strength and self-work he was able to cut down the pricing of home renovation drastically. After a while people in the neighborhood started noticing his workmanship and started hiring him. That had been the start of his career and people had been extremely kind to him ever since. Some had even offered for him to go into their gangs. He would politely decline and continue working. Those jobs had also helped with his college tuition.
It wasn't a full tuition because he had gotten a partial scholarship in writing. He had other jobs as well. He worked part time at a coffee house and business had boomed when he started working there. He was offered to be the manager almost immediately but declined saying he wanted to have some free time to read after school. Instead of the manager position he offered to teach people to make the coffee better, and got a raise in return. He was so popular at the coffee shop that people would ask for him by name and wait for when he was working, to go to the shop. The owner was so desperate to have him stay there that she had put in book shelves.
While it was humbling to have so much fans, he really didn't like being worshiped like that. It was now 8:30 and everyone had arrived to the surprise party. Ihso would be there in 5 minutes. Most of the guests were neighbors or former gang members. It was surprising that Ihso's old gang hadn't tried to kill Kaneki or Ihso. Because when he had Ihso leave, things hadn't moved smoothly. It most likely had to do with them not wanting a murder investigation. It would put their names in the spotlight where Kira would most likely see them. Ihso's car lights could be seen through the window. The lights went off in the house, and everyone went dead quite. The car door could be heard as it was slammed shut. Tension in the air rose when the door handle began to turn.
Anyways guys thanks for sticking with me and reviewing. I originally wanted to post this within a week but I got into an anime watching rampage. This chapter was more for character development and to show what has happened to everyone during the time skip. And as an author's note, Kaneki was given the scholar ship when he wrote a poem about his life. Specifically about ghouls and humans and how it had hurt his and Hide's friendship by giving them less and less time to hang out, until he had killed Hide (that's what he thinks, BUHAHAHAH). Anyways peace out and thanks for the reviews.