Hey guys! Sorry to keep you waiting for so long but I've been sick off and on not to mention college and stuff. I will not be updating this weekend since I'll be attending a con on Friday and Saturday. :P So to make it up to you guys for being patient, I will be updating at least a chapter a day until Thursday. Without further ado, allons-y!

Chapter 8: A Ghoul and A Girl

Kaneki held his breath as he looked at (Y/N)'s expressionless face, anticipating for her to become afraid of him and wishing never to see him again. However, he didn't expect for her to pull him into a tight hug, which left him puzzled.

'If her story is true, then why isn't she scared?'

"I-It's okay, Kaneki-kun, I'm not afraid...in fact, I don't mind that you're a ghoul."

Even though (Y/N) was a tad intimidated, she couldn't bring herself to be afraid of her friend. The teen could feel the white-haired ghouls arms wrap around her and embrace her as if this were the last time he'll ever see her again. Even though she couldn't see him, she could tell that he was both happy and relieved.

"Oh (Y/N)-chan, you have no idea how excited I am to hear those words...after all this time I thought you would hate me for being a ghoul, especially now that you've told me about your experience with them. But I haven't told you the entire truth yet...I wasn't always like this, and it's time you know the rest of my story."

Kaneki explained to the girl in his arms about what he was like before he met this girl named Rize, who turned out to be a ghoul, and how she tried to eat him after their date. He talked about how he had to have surgery after being attacked by Rize and the fact that the doctor had transplanted her organs into him since she was already dead from being crushed under steel beams that had been suspiciously dropped on her. After a few moments hesitation, Kaneki finished explaining by talking about how Anteiku took him in and taught him about being a ghoul before he was tortured a couple months later. His shoulder felt wet from (Y/N)'s tears trickling down her cheeks onto his clothes.

"Kaneki-kun...I'm so sorry...That's...That's so awful...You didn't deserve any of that..."

The (H/C) girl couldn't help but cry as Kaneki told her his story of becoming a ghoul and everything he had been through up to this point in his life. Something in the back of her mind kept telling her to stay with him, but she knew if she didn't return to her caretaker, a.k.a. The Shinigami of the CCG, then Arima would hunt her down and possibly exterminate Kaneki in the process. She didn't want her friend to suffer anymore than he had to so she brought herself to entice him to relax his grip on her by tenderly stroking his back.

"It's alright (F/N)-chan, I'm just glad I met you when I did...you make me feel human again."

"Kaneki-kun...I hate saying this but...I have to return to my caretaker's house, if I don't then he'll come looking for me."

'Caretaker? HE? Just who is (F/N) talking about? She doesn't need anyone but me to take care of her! Protect her...yes, I need to protect my sweet (F/N)-chan. Wait...what am I thinking?!'

"B-But (F/N)-chan...don't you want to stay with me? I've even made arrangements to possibly heal your eyes..."

'Wait...Kaneki wants to heal my eyes? But...I'm happy with the way I am, although...it would be nice to see again...'

"I'm sorry Kaneki...I have to or else...you might get hurt or worse, killed..."

Before Kaneki could have another say in the conversation, Naki had clumsily stumbled into the room without knocking first. He was in tears like he usually was and muttered softly about something related to his 'big brother' before looking at the pair.

"Ah! K-Kaneki! S-so sorry...but errr, Eto asked me to bring ohhh uhhhh...your female friend to her."

The white-haired ghoul stroked (Y/N)'s hair protectively at first but relaxed once he realized it was only the sobbing mess known as Naki, who he came to know as Yamori's 'younger brother'.

"Ah, Naki-san, I was just about to say my goodbyes."

Kaneki reluctantly released the girl in his arms and let her stand up off the bed, refraining from making her stay like he wanted and spoke his farewell to (Y/N).

"Kaneki-kun...I'll try to come see you again, ok? I'll miss you..."

(Y/N) gave the half-ghoul a kiss on his forehead before grabbing her cane and making her way to the door by memory. She nodded to where she thought the person named Naki was standing.

"Ehhhh? Ok let's go miss, just stay close to me."

As the two made their way down the hall, Naki's cries had ceased to soft sniffling, which caused (Y/N) to turn and look at him in concern.

"Um, Naki-san? May I ask why you cry?"

"OH! It's because I lost my big bro...Y-Yamori, I miss him so much!"

The blonde ghoul started to cry again, so the (H/C) teen placed her hand on his shoulder in an attempt to comfort him. She now had the feeling that everyone here was a ghoul so she felt the need to try and befriend a few of them, Naki being a start.

"I'm sorry to hear that, but at least you have Kaneki-kun, right?"

"Ehh? I guess so...he's a great guy! He helped me spell big bro's name!"

"That's good to hear, oh, and thank you for escorting me."

Naki then looked at the girl with utter confusion and a bit of curiosity. He knew that she was a human, but he wasn't allowed to harm her or harm would come to him. His mouth started to water at the mere scent of her, but Naki managed to keep his hunger at bay for his own safety rather than hers. However, he was so confused as to why she was being nice to him even though he was a ghoul. The ghoul just ignored that and kept walking her down the hall to where Eto told him to meet her.

With Ayato

"Damn that bitch! This hurts like hell! Tatara can't you be more gentle?!"

The purple-haired ghoul glared at the taller, white-haired one as he was being patched up in a rough and uncaring manner.

"I'm no doctor but at least be grateful I'm even doing this, I could let you suffer with that wound. So it was that human that Kaneki's interested in that gave this to you?"

"Yeah, but the next time I see her I'll return the favor by biting into her delicious flesh...why do I find myself hating but liking this girl?"

Tatara kept quiet as the younger ghoul muttered on about the girl, becoming quite intrigued by Ayato's description of her. Of course, he was a bit shocked when Kaneki had come to him about a surgery for this girl in an attempt to heal her eyesight. Eto on the other hand had told him about the project that involved turning humans into ghouls so he figured that the girl was just another test subject after the other white-haired ghoul had come begging to him. His red eyes observed Ayato's patched up leg before turning to clean his workstation.

"I'm done, you can go now."

All the older ghoul heard was a scoff before the younger stomped out of the room and slammed the door behind him.

"Hmmm, (Y/N), huh? Why on earth is Kaneki wanting to help a blind human? And Eto, what's her plans for the human after the surgery?"

Tatara was left to his thoughts as he cleaned his medical utensils that would soon be used for (Y/N)'s surgery to become a ghoul like Kaneki, using extra care in putting them away before staring at the operating table across the room.

"The big question is, does the girl want this surgery to be done?"

How was that guys? I thought I'd add a little Naki and Tatara since we don't see them much, leave your comments and I'll write another chapter for you tomorrow. Peace out!