Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews and the follows! I hope the next few chapters will be interesting. I couldn't help that ending and cliffhanger, sorry ;3

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Chapter 2:

Lith wasn't sure what to think. She could feel like someone was watching her, but it didn't feeling like V. Even if it was, they definitely weren't attempting to bring her back to the 24th ward. She was really excited about being in the outside world, so she didn't think much of it and continued. As she walked down an alley, she started hearing strange noises. At first she thought it was just her imagination, but then she noticed that there was a medium sized box in a corner. As she approached it, the box suddenly started to shake.

I'm a strong ghoul. I can protect myself. Nothing that's in that box can scare me. Lith kept repeating those words over and over in her head. She took the top off the box and jumped back. She had never expected something like this! It was a new type of creature that she had never read about.

6 little creatures with little fur, long tails, floppy ears and closed eyes where inside. They seemed to be asleep, but Lith couldn't be sure. As she crouched down to touch the alien like creatures, she noticed that they where cold. Unsure of what to do, Lith decided to carry the box. It smelled horribly, but she didn't care. They where living, breathing creatures, just like her. They where abandoned, just like her. With walked out of the valley and started looking for a place to stay safe.

As she continued to walk, she got a lot of strange looks. People seemed to have started avoiding her, most likely for the smelly box in her arms. As she continued to walk, she started to get closer to the heart of Tokyo. More and more people started passing by, streets started having a lot of traffic, and she could smell so many different things. She saw all kinds of different people, tall, short, thin and large. As she passed by some stores, she saw advertisements for job openings.

If Lith was planning on surviving and blending in with humans, she was going to need some money. Suddenly, a delicious smell caught her attention. She wasn't very sure what it was, but she wanted to find out. She noticed a small food stand, giving out free food samples.

"This is my lucky day!" mumbled Lith as she walked towards the food.

"Would you like to try some of our delicious chicken soup?" asked a young lady at the stand. With quickly noticed her scent and realized that she was a ghoul. They really were everywhere she went!

"Ne, could I please talk to you for a bit?" asked Lith.

"Sure, no problem. What is it?" answered the ghoul.

"Could you help a fellow ghoul out? Pleeeeeeeeease?" asked Lith. Suddenly, the ghoul's eyes widened. She started sweating, but seemed as though she had lost her voice.

"What are you talking about? I'm just trying to sell some food." replied the startled ghoul.

"Well, I just need to find out what these strange creatures are and how I can take care of them!" cried Lith.

"Why don't you go to a library?" asked the ghoul.

"Where can I find one?" asked Lith.

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After the ghoul explained to Lith how to get to the library, Lith left quickly. As she was leaving, she could hear the quiet conversation of two ghouls. It appeared as though she had thought that Lith was a human and had discovered her identity as a ghoul. They were even planning to ambush her later on, so as to keep her quiet.

Just thinking about those ghouls made her smirk. Lith obviously wasn't a very good target either. They were lucky to have encountered her and not anyone else from V, or else they would most likely be dead by now.

A few minutes later, Lith stopped in front of a library. As she approached the door, she saw a sign that stated that dogs were not allowed inside the building.

"Guess I'll have to do something about it." mumbled Lith as she opened her sweater and put the creatures inside. She placed the box in a waste bin and went inside. Lith walked towards the front desk and started asking for a section that has to do with species recognition. She also mentioned that the creature she was looking for had a tail, floppy ears, and fur. The librarian stared at her.

"Could you possibly be looking for a section with dogs?" she said with patience in her voice.

"Most likely. Do you know where I could find how to care for them?" replied Lith.

"Right this way. Although, do you have anything under your sweater? You look a bit strange." asked the librarian.

"No, it's fine! I just need to get the book and I'll be going." responded Lith, clearly panicking.

"Please remember that you must return this book after one week. Also, before you take it, we need a some of identification." stated the librarian.

"Oh. I don't have any on me. Do you think I could just read it here then?" The librarian stared at Lith suspiciously but nodded and decided that if whatever she had brought inside didn't disturb anyone, she would turn a blind eye.

As Lith started to binge-read, she noticed that the "puppies" started to whimper. Lith thought that they must be hungry, so she decided to thank the librarian and look for a pet store. Due to the fact that they barely had any fur and their eyes were still closed, they must've just recently been born.

Lith burst into the first pet shop she could find. "Excuse me, but do you have any milk for newborn puppies? I really need some! It's an emergency!"

"Yes. How much would you need?"

"I need enough to last me for about two months. It's for 6 puppies." replied Lith.

"Alright. But that might be a bit expensive for you. Are you sure you have enough money for this?" asked the vender.

"No…but could I do some kind of work here to pay it back?" questioned Lith.

"I'm sorry, but the manager doesn't allow us to hire anyone underage." Upon hearing this, Lith was about to burst into tears. How was she supposed to help out humans and ghouls if she couldn't even care for puppies? How was she even going to take care of herself? Lith stormed out of the store and started running towards an empty alley. She seemed to like being in alleys the most because they were always so quiet.

As Lith continued running down the alley, she started to wonder how she would obtain the milk that she needed in order to keep them alive and healthy. Lith's thoughts were momentarily disturbed by a scream. Lith quickly came to a halt and started running in the direction of the scream.

She hid behind a corner as she saw a tall, white haired man with glasses. That instant, Lith could swear he felt her presence. He suddenly said something and three other men came out. Lith managed to catch a glimpse of a ghoul that was being hunted by investigators. He had bright blue hair and a black mask that covered the lower-part of his face.

With quickly began to assess the situation. The ghoul seemed pretty strong, although he appeared to be struggling. He had also noticed Lith but paid no mind to her. All of the investigators appeared to be armed with what they call quincues. Out of all the investigators, the calmest and strongest also appeared to be the white haired man.

Lith decided that if she was going to start fighting, she would need to have her face covered somehow. She removed her sweater and placed it on the ground, covering her puppies. Lith decided to work with what she had and used her kakuja. She formed an armor like structure around her body, and even covered her face with a mask. It formed the shape of a red, broken heart with a bright, blue tear running down and a sad, stitched mouth. It represented her overall emotions when she was at V.

It were moments like these that she felt satisfied about enduring all the suffering and becoming a stronger person both physically and mentally. She was prepared to jump in and help the ghoul escape when she dodged a bikaku type quinque. Although she had managed to dodge, she did it a split second too late and was scratched a bit. Lith felt the adrenaline rush through her veins. Although nervous, she felt prepared to make a bold entrance.

"Please stop attempting to hurt me. I only came here to save this ghoul. I'm not sure what he did, but no one deserves to be treated badly." stated Lith as she stopped in front of two investigators.

"Like we'd ever let you interfere, you monster!" replied the investigators. It seemed as though they weren't going to cooperate, so Lith decided she needed to stop attempting to negotiate and start fighting. After all, she didn't need to hurt them much if she could just destroy their quinques.

"Alright then, I guess you leave me no choice." murmured Lith as she jumped upwards and attempted to destroy the bikaku quinque. As she was about to, she had to dodge a rinkaku type quinque.

"Geez, you guys are just making things much harder you know. I really don't want to have to hurt you." stated Lith. She decided that if she was going to do things quickly, she needed to use her rinkaku. Lith took out five, ribbon shaped kagune and grabbed the two investigator's quinques and crushed them. Then, she grabbed the investigators and raised them above the ground. As they started to panic, she placed them on a small, one story shop's roof. It probably wouldn't keep them there for long so Lith moved quickly and grabbed the blue-haired ghoul by the waist with her kagune.

The ghoul started aiming shards from his ukaku towards her, but she dodged them.

"Calm down, will you!? I'm trying to save you, you ungrateful ghoul!" screamed Lith as she felt a quinque hurt her kakuja. With decided that she was not strong enough to beat the investigator, she retreated, grabbing her sweater and the puppies along the way. She hid her kakuja and ran with the ghoul still in her kagune's grip. She continued this until she thought they were far enough. Lith looked upwards and saw that the sun was already starting to set. As she gazed at the beautiful scenery, the ghoul suddenly spoke up.

"DO YOU REALIZE I'M STILL HERE!?" he screamed.

"Oh yeah, I completely forgot about you!" Lith teased in a sarcastic voice. By then the ghoul had already decided that struggling would be futile and hid his kagune. "So what did you do to make such a powerful investigator come after you? I mean, even I had trouble with him! We barely escaped with our lives!"

"Nothing much. Now will you let me go already?" asked the ghoul with frustration in his voice.

"Ne, you're quite annoying, you know that? Now, what's your name? Mine is Lith! Oh, and also, could you remove your mask? I want to see your face." Lith replied.

"Only if you let go of me." said the ghoul. Lith hid her kagune.

"I hope this teaches you a lesson. You shouldn't trust others!" responded the ghoul as he took out his kagune and ran. Lith smirked. This ghoul seemed to be fun. Maybe he would be her friend? As Lith started running, she felt adrenaline rush through her veins once again. This was an amazing feeling! She was having so much fun! Now, if she took out her ukaku, she would be able to outrun him.

"Ne, you should give up already. I'm stronger, smarter and faster than you!" said Lith to the surprised ghoul. One moment, Lith was beside the ghoul, the next she hugged him from behind and removed his mask.

"Awww you're adorable!" squealed Lith as she pinched the poor ghoul's cheeks. "So, what's your name?"

"I guess since you caught me I'll tell you." said the ghoul in a plain voice.

"Really!?" exclaimed Lith in excitement.

"No." said the ghoul.

"Oh well. I didn't want to resort to this, but I guess I'll have to use my secret weapon!" Lith quickly tackled him to the ground and started tickling him.

"No! Please! Stop it! It tickles!" cried the ghoul in protest as he squirmed across the grass. "My- my name is Ayato! Please stop!"

"Did you really need me to stop? You could have just used your kagune. After all, I'm not immortal." replied Lith, winking. This caused Ayato to get mad. He pushed Lith aside and got up. As Lith turned to get her sweater and the puppies, she didn't notice Ayato turning bright red.

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In the distance, Eto watched closely in amusement as she saw her two, adorable pawns.