A/N: I'm so sorry it's been so long since the last update, I've been grounded and just got my laptop back. Anyway, I'm gonna finish up the mother-daughter ghoul arc this chapter and make this chapter a good bit longer to make up for the delay. Enjoy Reader-san!

Chapter 12: Overprotective Onee-chan Alert

Aelin's POV:

Snickering, Aelin ducked into Anteiku and burst into chuckles, the incredulous looks on Kaneki and Touka-chan's face absolutely priceless. She gave a contented sigh, only to squeal loudly upon seeing Hide and Hina-chan playing together. After filling up her phone's memory with the cute sight before her, Aelin ambled over to her friends and draped herself over Hide's shoulder. Hide, startled, jumped at the sudden intrusion, only to relax moments later. Aelin suddenly donned a diabolical grin and ushered Hina-chan over, whispering quickly in her ear. As the two girls nodded in agreement, Hide began to fearfully attempt to discover the mischief maker's plan.

-10 Minutes Later-

Touka's POV

Touka strode into the shop, dragging Bakaneki behind her, but paused at the scene before her. Both Touka and Kaneki doubled over in laughter at poor Hide's predicament. Bright pink lipstick was wildly smeared around his lips, while white foundation was splattered across his face, purple blush causing his cheeks to stand out. The final touch was the distressed boy's eyes, mascara and eye liner messily circling his eyes, lashes curled, and glittery eye shadow covering his eyelids and forehead. Aelin-san and Hinami-chan bragged about their masterpiece as Hide sulked in the corner, feeling emasculated and extremely violated.

Aelin's POV:

Aelin stomped up the stairs, her mood in the dumps, only to crash into Tsundere-chan and 'Neki, who were rushing out the door in a panic. Aelin let out a stream of words a sailor would cringe at, but followed the two, curious as to why they were so upset. Catching up to them with a light jog, Aelin once more cussed to her heart's content at the fact that the lost Hina-chan. After nearly half an hour of searching, she got a call from Touka-chan that Hina-chan was at a sewer system. Releasing her kagune and slipping on her mask, Aelin dashed to the scene, only to see Kaneki fighting an investigator. With an enraged snarl, Aelin leapt into the fray, sending the Dove flying as he tried to end Kaneki. Stepping protectively in front of her best friend, she scowled at the investigator rising from the ground, but stalked towards the man, her voice filled with malice.

"You wanna fight me? That's fine. But you harm one hair on this idiot's head and you will be begging for death when I'm done with you. Baka, are you alright?"

Kaneki gaped at his friend, but sputtered out a response.

"I'm fine, but Tou- er… you know is with Hi- Ugh, the girls are fighting an investigator, I got this!"

Aelin grimaced, stuck between a rock and a hard place, but made her decision.

"Bunny girl and Hina-chan are fine. Bunny girl can fight, you on the other hand cannot. Now shut up and stay out of the way."

With a hard shove, Aelin took Kaneki off the playing field, and got ready to make this dove regret murdering Ryouko-san. Aelin slid fluidly into a fighting stance, bared her teeth in a feral grin, and attacked. Her opponent could do nothing but dodge and block, purely on the defensive. This continued until Aelin focused all of her Kagune on the Quinque, letting the tool impale her only to snap the steel into pieces. Ignoring her open wound, she used the Dove's shock to quickly move in, and began stabbing at the investigator, who dodged her first Kagune only to feel another three go through his shoulders. The man collapsed to the ground with a pained shout, unconsciousness taking him as Aelin moved in for the kill. Aelin drew back her Bikaku, ready to snap the Dove's neck, only to quickly halt her tails as Kaneki moved in front of her. Narrowing her eyes, Aelin considered her options for a moment, but with a sigh stepped back and dissolved her Kagune, and headed into the sewers, anxious to check on Hina-chan, Kaneki following close behind. As Kaneki gushed over Touka-chan's injuries, Aelin crouched next to the weeping Hina-chan, carefully lifting the girl into her arms with relief. As the ghouls walked in the rain towards Anteiku, similar thoughts ran through Touka and Aelin's head. Fuck, that gaping hole in my stomach stings like a bitch.

-A Few Days Later-

Aelin halted in front of Anteiku, dread pooling in her stomach at the closed sign on the door. With a heavy heart she trudged in, slowly making her way into the back room, only to be filled with panic as she entered. Every member of Anteiku was gathered in the room except Kaneki. Aelin's eyes darted around furiously, trying to catch even a glimpse of the one eyed ghoul, and her muscles were taut as she failed to see him. With a deep breath, Aelin asked the million-dollar question.

"Where is Kaneki."

Touka's shoulders hunched in shame, but the ghoul spoke up.

"They- They took him. Aogiri. They came and- and I couldn't stop them."

Aelin gritted her teeth, but held her temper.

"Who took him?"

Touka flinched.

"Jason."