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Kaneki had been working for Antieku for about 2 weeks already. He learned how to make coffee, but it wasn't presentable yet. He was still trying.

That's fine I guess. Considering how long I took to learn how to make coffee.

Kaneki himself wasn't bad. He just seemed tough on the outside. If you broke the shell, he was actually pretty nice.

Touka sighed. It seemed so long ago when she joined Anteiku... So long ago since Ayato joined Aogiri Tree. The door suddenly opened.

"Welcome!" Touka shouted.

"Kuro-san!" Kaneki was suprised.

"Hi, Kaneki-kun." Kurosaki smiled.

Touka noticed that he was wearing a dagger. It was well concealed, but there was one part that made her know that he had it. It was the belt. Touka noticed it when he came in. It made a loud sound, and when Touka looked when he didn't notice, she saw the dagger.

"Kaneki, why does your friend have a dagger?" Touka whispered.

"Kuro-san wears a specially made dagger everywhere. It can harm ghouls." Kaneki whispered back.

Touka stayed silent. When Kaneki's shift was over, Kurosaki left with him. The next day, Touka finished closing the shop. She left to go buy some supplies she needed. She saw Kaneki and Kurosaki walking over in the distance. She dove into the nearest alley and listened into their conversation.

"So Daiki hasn't come back yet? I know it's been a year and all, but I know he's alive. I can feel it!" Kaneki sounded worried.

"Kaneki, I'm sorry. There's the chance that he might come back, but I think it's best if we assume that he's dead." Kurosake tried to calm Kaneki.

"You know something don't you?"

Before Kurosaki could answer, two men walked over. They had suitcases.

Doves! What are they doing here?

"Kaneki." Kurosaki warned.

Kaneki nodded.

"My, my, my. We got evidence that you two were ghouls, but I didn't think they would be the famous pair of ghouls! Claw and Blue Arrow! You two are going to die by my hands! You should feel honored!" One of the doves talked. His hair was green.

The other simply let loose his quique.

Kaneki's eyes widened. "Daiki! Kuro-san, they killed Daiki!"

"I know. I was going to tell you." Kurosaki sounded sad. "You go close, I'll go long."

"Now, Goro. We attack together. Aim for Blue Arrow first." Green haired said. He let loose his quinque. It was a long ranged one.

Kaneki lunged forward. His kagune was literally several claws. Kurosaki's kagune was like a very flexible arrow, with a blue arrowhead. He shot it at green haired. The dove dodged and shot his quinque at Kurosaki. All while Kaneki was battling the other one. Kurosaki dodged the quinque, but he ended up backing into the other dove. The other dove wasted no time turning around and impaling Kurosaki. It was a severe wound. Touka could tell.

"Kuro-san!" Kaneki darted forward and picked him up. He then fled quickly. Touka was paralyzed.

What just happened?

"Kuro-san... Kuro-san... Stay alive." Kaneki muttered as he headed for the woods. He reached the edge, right above a cliff and set Kurosaki down.

"Kaneki?" Kurosaki sounded weak.

"Here. Eat." Kaneki rolled up his sleeve and forced his arm into Kurosaki's mouth. For some reason, Kurosaki wouldn't eat. "Why won't you eat? Do you want to die?"

Kurosaki gestured to the arm. Kaneki removed it. "I can't escape the guilt unless I die. Kaneki. I didn't tell you that Daiki died. You two were like twins. I knew that if I told you he died, then you would go after the doves. I didn't want that. I was with Daiki when the doves attacked. Daiki... He made me run and make sure you were okay. He... He sacrificed his life for you. You must live."

"You... You didn't have a choice." Kaneki whispered.

"I did. I could've stayed." Kurosaki sounded like he was getting weaker. "Kaneki. I know you're aiming to get a kakuja. I know that you only need to eat a few more ghouls. Kaneki. This is my last wish. Eat me."

"Kuro-san. You know I can't do that."

"Do it. Kaneki. Can't you tell? I'm dying. This is my last wish from you. Please. Honor me. I tried to avenge Daiki today. I couldn't. Eat me."

"Kuro-san... Please. Eat me and live."

"NO. I mean... No. Kaneki you must live. This world... It must be changed by you. You must create a world where ghouls and humans can live together in peace."Kuro-san had a faraway look. "Only you have the power to do that. When it's your time, I will be there and guide you when your last breath leaves you. Promise."

Kurosaki's eyes closed and his chest stopped moving.

"Kuro-san...?" Kaneki knew he would never again answer when he asked, "Kuro-san".

Tears dropped onto Kurosaki. They came in a steady stream that seemed to never end.

"KURO-SAN!" Kaneki howled into the day.

The next day, Kaneki went to work. He seemed fine. Touka knew, however, that he was very sad. He seemed more lost in thought. Every day, after his shift was over, he headed to the same place everyday. Towards the woods. One day, Touka decided to follow him. She planned it out carefully. She waited till it was her day off, and when his shift was over, she left.

"I'm going to get some supplies!" Touka lied. Touka followed Kaneki into the woods. He soon stopped. Touka dove behind a bush and peeked over it. Kaneki was looking at the ground. There was a mound of dirt with a rock on it. Carved into the rock was: Kurosaki. There was something also carved into the rock next to it. It said: My brother, my friend.

So this is where Kaneki brought Kurosaki.

Touka had met tragedy in her family, but she bet that it wasn't as worse as Kaneki's. She realized he was crying when she saw a droplets of water on the dirt. It wasn't raining today; it was really sunny.

"Damn you, Kuro-san. You just had to die. You had to leave me alone! I swear on your grave. I will revenge you. I will kill every dove until I am satisfied..." Kaneki whispered loud enough for Touka to hear. Kurosaki's grave was on a cliff. Just on the edge of the woods. It was a beautiful spot. You could see the sunset display it's colors. Kaneki sat on the edge, his legs dangling off the cliff. He watched the sunset crying to himself.

"Damn you Kuro-san. If only you were here..."

"Kaneki." Touka called. She wanted to comfort him. She wanted to... She didn't know why.

Kaneki spun around quickly. His eyes were red. No... One eye was black and red. The other was red.

He's a hybrid?!

"Go away."

"No... I just wanted to say, I saw the whole fight... I'm sorry. I could've helped. I didn't..."

Kaneki's eyes widened. "You didn't help?"

Touka nodded.

"Kuro-san would still be alive today if it weren't for you! I might as well be calling you the one who killed Kuro-san!" Kaneki backed up until he was on the edge.

"I'm sorry... What was Kurosaki to you?" Touka mentally face palmed herself.

Why did I ask that?

"Kuro-san... He was the whole world to me... He was my caretaker, my friend, my brother. And now he's dead. I want to die, and join him. My life... It has no meaning because he died. That was how much he mattered to me."

"You never had a friend before, so when he became your first one, he meant the whole world." Touka guessed.

Kaneki nodded. "That's why... I want you to kill me. Here, right above his grave." He handed her Kurosaki's dagger.

"Why would I do that?!" Touka was shocked. No one had ever asked her to kill him/her.

"My life has no meaning. If I'm going to die, it might as well be here. If I ask someone to kill me, it might as well be Kuro-san's killer."

"I didn't kill him!" Touka protested.

Kaneki's eyes narrowed. "You didn't help. You have no right to say that you didn't kill Kuro-san. You have no right to even say his name."

"If I kill you, what will happen to Minato?"

"I have already prepared him for the world. He will survive. Minato... That useless brat will be the one who kills him. I made sure that he took that path."

"Who's him?"

"Otou-san. You might know him as Yoshiruma."

"What did he ever do to you?" Touka shocked.

Why would someone want to kill there own father?

"He did everything! Do you want to know the feeling of thinking you had to hide from the man that killed your own mother? That disgusting old man ran away because he was "too ashamed" of his actions! He was the one who killed the rest of my family, the one who killed Minato's too! I have been looking for him my whole life, seeking revenge. For Minato and I. Now that I found him, I won't let him go! It just happened that Minato became strong enough to kill someone without guilt! I'm going to let him do it. His loss was worse than mine."

"I don't think so... I don't think his loss was worse than yours..." Touka wondered about what she said. She just had the feeling that Kaneki wasn't telling the whole story.

"You want to know? Fine. That old man made me this half eyed monster." Kaneki pointed at his one red and black eye. "He... He tore half of a human apart and then tore half of me apart. I was born full ghoul. I was used to pain. That old man tortured me everyday. He was the reason my hair turned white. Tearing me into half was nothing. I knew that eventually I would heal. But instead of healing into my other ghoul half, he put the human half there. I healed. Half ghoul, half human. I hated it. I became... A monster."

Touka's eyes widened.

No one should be able to live through that and yet... He did. At the same time... He did have a more tragic past. For some reason... I just want to comfort him even more.

Touka took a step forward. Kaneki didn't notice, him being so lost in thought. Touka suddenly hugged him. Kaneki's eyes widened.

"Touka-chan?"

"No one should live through a past that tragic, and feel no love, have no support. I'm sure you've felt it from Minato, and Kurosaki-san. They were your friends." Touka looked up. "I'm going to become your friend until your heart is ready to tell me the true story. I know there's something you're still keeping away, locked up in your mind. Not wanting it to escape into the world. Until you're ready to tell me, I will be there. I will become your "Kuro-san". I'll become your world."

Touka buried her face into his chest. He smelled nice. Like of a faintly sweet ghoul. Touka felt something on her head. She realized it was Kaneki's tears.

"Thank you." Kaneki whispered.

Second Chapter DONE.