Okay, I tried keeping them in character here but lol I don't think it worked. I do not own any of the Tokyo Ghoul characters.

"You're pathetic, y'know that right?"

Kaneki sighed as he stood in the alleyway, was he planning on going home to Aogiri anytime soon or not?

"Ayato…"

"When you were being tortured everyone could hear your screams, everyone! And know that I'm here in front of you, one of the people who dragged you into the fucking hell hole, you're not gonna fight the fuck back?" The younger boy exclaimed.

Kaneki stood there, back against the wall as Touka's little brother yelled at him. He felt the cold seep into his skin and he shivered slightly.

"I don't need to, now if you don't mind." Kaneki quickly walked out and into the empty street, the lamp lights and passing cars shone brightly in the darkness. As Kaneki began to head home he heard footsteps behind him. He sighed and turned around.

"I don't get you, why are you so nice to people who hate you and don't matter?" Ayato muttered bitterly.

"Because you do matter, now why don't you head home?" Kaneki groaned.

"Fuck no, I'm gonna annoy you." Ayato smirked. The oldest of the pair sighed and continued walking on, hoping that Ayato would get bored of him soon.

It turned out that Ayato was sticking to his word. He followed Kaneki home and just lunged around his place. The most annoying thing: he didn't talk. He did everything in dead silence and Kaneki didn't mind at first but he soon became worried and slightly pissed because Ayato was the type to voice his opinions out loud. So far, no snide little comments about his furnishings. No comments at all. Frankly, Kaneki wanted him to leave.

"Are you done yet?" Kaneki groaned as Ayato sat down beside him on his couch.

"Nope." Ayato yawned, his eyes were barely open as he began to poke Kaneki's book.

"Do you mind?" Kaneki hissed but no sharp reply came. The poking stopped and there was a sudden weight on his left shoulder. He turned to see Ayato asleep, his head resting against him. Must've warn himself out thinking of ways to annoy me, Kaneki thought as he put his book down. He gently swept an arm under Ayato's legs and carried him to his bed. He laid him down and observed his sleeping face before turning back to the couch.

"I should get some sleep as well."

Ayato woke up to someone poking his and growled angrily.

"Good morning to you too." A husky voice mumbled and Ayato opened his eyes weakly to glare at the steel grey eyes he saw in front of him.

"No such thing as a good morning." He muttered.

Instead of getting a blank expression like he usually does he got a soft smile that he'd never seen before. He curled up into a ball and pressed his face into the sheets, hoping that would cover up his blush that he felt appearing.

"I went out and got some food for you, hope you're hungry." Kaneki stated before getting up and leaving. Ayato continued to like in Kaneki's bed before sitting up, the silence, the atmosphere…it was blissfully peaceful. Being at Kaneki's, the only sound he could hear was the gentle 'whrrr' of the kettle as it boiled. Ayato sighed and breathed in deeply.

"Kaneki?"

"Mmm?"

Ayato focused on the sheets under his hands rather than his racing heartbeat and continued.

"Can I live with you?"

NNAAAAWWWWW AYATO YOU LIL PISSBABY XD