Thank you for the reviews, favs, and follows... even though I don't understand the point of following a oneshot. I'm sorry that I don't reply to the reviews as I don't know what to say except thanks and how glad I am. As a thank you and so the follow won't be pointless, I'm adding another chapter. This one actually should be a long oneshot titled "Yukata and the Summer Festival" but I decided to split it into two individual oneshots since the setting and the timeline will be different. And I decided to change the story into a collection of oneshots so I can add even more story when I feel to.

Kaneki will be (kind of) OOC here. He'll be somewhat a cross between the old Kaneki in the beginning of the story and Sasaki Haise (yes, I am a believer of Sasaki = Kaneki theory). The setting is still the same as the previous chapter and no beta, so prepared for several (or a lot of) grammar miss.

Disclaimer: I don't own Tokyo Ghoul or any of the characters in any way.

ー Summer ー

Yukata

Summary: Summer festival means Yukata, right? And every human in Japan know about that outfit, right? So it will be suspicious if Touka don't know how to wear one.

Featured Character: Kaneki Ken, Kirishima Touka, Nishio Nishiki

Kirishima Touka is troubled. She's debating whichever if she should ask him or not. He's the only one she can thought to help her with this problem. Maybe that's why she can't help but glancing towards him every now and then. And everyone noticed that.

"What's the matter, Touka-chan?" Kaneki Ken, the person in question, finally give in to his own curiosity.

"Well, that's…. No. Nothing. I doubt even you can help me on this." She sighing after reaching the conclusion that he can't help her.

"You should give me a chance you know? Maybe I could help or find someone who can help." Kaneki said with a purposely false angry tone and pout.

It's been 3 months after he re-joined them at Anteiku. He finally managed to get rid of that solemn look and opened up towards them even more than before. Before the whole Aogiri affair, he was kind and sometime straightforward. But he was polite, shy, and caution as if he was afraid to anger them, to be hated by them. But now he's a lot less shy and polite. He can even rudely complaining. Not to mention a lot more expressive. She noted that this side of Kaneki was something that was reserved for his best friend, Nagachika Hideyoshi. She was secretly happy that he already put them on the same level as his own life-time best friend. Until the day of her birthday.

A few days before her birthday, he said that he caught Dr. Kanou's tail and going to investigate it immediately. Yes, he rejoined Anteiku, but it doesn't means he stopped doing that personal investigation of him. Several days later, a day before her birthday, she heard from Hinami that he obliterated the Ghoul Restaurant while doing the investigation, slaughtering more than 50 attending ghouls himself. She knew that he hated the restaurant and after the Aogiri affair, she can easily imagine him slaughtering those ghouls. What surprised her was his reaction when she asked him about that at her birthday.

At first she expected him to complain about how he actually hated killing people…. no, scratch that. Those terrible ghouls are not "people" to him anymore. Maybe how he hated them because they kept playing on the life of innocent or how loud they were or how troublesome it is to chase and kill them all or how pathetic they were or… coldly told her that those bugs deserved to be killed in a cruel way and explaining the gruesome death he give them. For her, the last one is way better since she can relate. Even the thought that he will gleefully told her how they die in Rize-like style could cheer her up.

But no, he didn't. He just admitted it nonchalantly with a smile as it was not a big deal. He just passed the couple dozen of ghouls' life just like when one would pass a road and complained how Madam A run away with a pair of twin that has Rize's kagune just like him. From what she can see, those ghouls aren't even a bug to him. Bug could be hard to kill. Some collecting bugs and some kept bugs as pet. But no, they're lower than bugs. A weed. The only trouble a weed can give is to exist. Some just let them be because it is troublesome. But it will got ridden of when one feel like to.

That was when she understood. He is already beyond salvation. 3 months ago, he was still balancing his outer human with his inner ghoul so neither would be broken. It was unsteady but still balanced for sure. While it kept him from being happy, it also kept him from being insane. But she just has to told him to get rid of that solemn face. Again. And again. So get rid of it he did. In exchange of getting back his outer kind personality, the inside became rotten. She felt responsible for it at first. But then again, it doesn't matter how he treat other as long as he still kind to them, especially Hinami.

In the end she decided that she don't see anything abnormal about him.

"No, forget it." Touka refused.

"Now, don't play hard on me and tell me what's bothering you." Kaneki scowled and put his hands on his hip. If there anything (else) changed about him, it's his mother-like attitude that managed to slip out from time to time. Maybe it's because he has to take care of his little group as Banjou and his three lackey can't be relied on while putting Tsukiyama on his place at the same time.

If he was the him 3 months ago, he will more like teacher and leader to his own group. The impression gradually changed to more of a stern (and scary when angered) mother as he regain more and more of his human personality. At least Hinami is happier this way.

Sighed, Touka giving up on refusing him. No one can defy him on his mother-mode (except maybe the manager). Not even the Demon Ape Koma Enji. Even the bastard Nishio Nishiki wavered. Irimi Kaya who was once known as the Black Hound never crossed him in the first place. Nor Roma who played the "mother's daughter" role to avoid from being the target of his mother-mode.

"You know, it's about Yoriko. She's… inviting me out to a summer festival next week." Touka admitted.

"And then?" Kaneki asked as he still can't see the problem.

"Well, I…" Touka glanced sideway.

"You?" Kaneki pressed more.

"... don't know how to wear a yukata." She said with a small voice.

"... that's all?" Kaneki asked after a few seconds of awkward silence.

"WHAT!? YOU HAVE A PROBLEM!?" Touka yelled to hide her own embarrassment.

"No. No. No. I don't have any problem at all. Yeah." Kaneki waved his hands in front of his face. Now he's out from his mother-mode, he easily taken aback at her not-so-sudden outburst.

"Even I know that men's and women's Yukata are different. Even if you know how to wear yours, it doesn't mean that you know how to wear mine. I bet you don't have any female human friend, and I know I'm right so there's nothing you can do." Touka dismissed him and turning away.

"Why won't you tell Yoriko-chan?"

"Huh? If I told her, she would get suspicious you know."

"But, a high school girl not knowing how to wear yukata is pretty common you know?"

"What? Really?" Touka's anger disappeared completely as she thought how normal she is.

"Yeah." Kaneki nodded. "When I was in high school, I often overheard girls in my class talking how they can't wear a yukata and asked their friend to help them."

"A… ahaha… haha… I see. I guess I'll ask Yoriko then." Touka nervously laughed in relief and embarrassment at how she troubled by a completely normal thing.

After that, the conversation ended until the shop closed. Touka went off early to do her homework while Kaneki asked the manager to give him some time off for a couple of days before went off along with Hinami.

Not too long after, a young woman came in. She has a fairly light brown colored hair and a pretty face. She wears a fur jacket along with fitting jeans.

"Nishiki-kun! Let's go home." She called.

Nishiki, who finished changing out of his waiter uniform, got out from the staff room looking bored along with another staff, Irimi. He was about to left with his human girlfriend, Nishino Kimi, before stopping just before he opened the front door.

"Hey, Kimi. Do you know how to wear a yukata?" Nishiki suddenly asked.

"Yeah, I know. And I have one too. Do you want me to wear a yukata?" Kimi innocently asked.

"No, I just want to know."

"Are ghouls not wearing yukata?" Kimi asked, and Nishiki just shrugged in answer. She turn her head at Irimi who is preparing to leave too.

"It depends on the person, just like humans. I myself own a yukata and know how to wear it too." Irimi, who had gone to stock more coffee bean at the time of Touka's outburst, smiled.

"I see. Then why do you want to know, Nishiki-kun?" Kimi asked again.

"No reason. Just thinking about the summer festival that will be held soon." Nishiki smiled. He won't tell the damn rabbit about it. No, maybe he'll tell her. After the summer festival was over that is.

A/N It's kind of short and I didn't intended to put Touken fluff, it just naturally become like that. And in case someone didn't notice, Kaneki is (or was) using less polite word with even less polite tone when talking to Hide compared to when he's talking to Touka and his other "friends". And he openly complained when Hide insulted his choice of date place when he kept the complain to himself when Touka kept kicking him on top of coming late (maybe because of the fear of Touka, but I like to think that it's just the way he is). And Nishiki is such a lovely bastard lol

I'll try to finish the Summer Festival within a week.