Memories of a Eulogy (Tokyo Ghoul OC Fanfiction)

Chapter Four: Plight

Aru stood in the doorway, looking at the hand that had been outstretched towards him. He began staring at the girl, a blank expression adorned on his face. He held his hand closer, wanting so badly to believe he could trust her. His hand dropped, turning away, remaining silent. A heavy sigh escaped the ghoul.

"I'm not gonna say sorry, don't follow me. That's all."

The young ghoul, now with nowhere to turn, began to slowly accept the fate of being a ghoul. A dark fate, filled with discrimination and fear.

Trusting people is too much of a risk. How foolish could I even be? No way a human could be trusted... Not one, except maybe Iggy, but he can't help me. No one can, not anymore.

He began to walk down the empty street, it was getting late into the night. Aru didn't know where to go, where to be, for even the night. An echo of foot steps were heard, he stopped walking and paused, listening. No sounds. His feet carried him further, the steps again were audible. He turned around quickly, peered at the street, looking for signs of movement. A slight twitch, enough to send the boy launching towards whatever had been behind it.

A figure in a mask of darkness began sprinting in the opposite direction. Aru hurled himself forward, tackling the stranger to the floor. He drew the hood of the man above his face, seeing an unfamiliar face. A desperate, hungry ghoul was in shock. Aru removed himself from the floor, dusting himself off.

"You've gotta be kidding me, jeez, I thought you were a real threat for a second. No CCG for tonight I guess." Aru spat at the floor in disgust.

"H-hey... you, you're a ghoul... d-do you have something I can... eat?" He gave the strange man a blank look. "What? No, go away!"

"Come on, you have to have something, I've been following you for a while, you smell... different, something sweet." The stranger looked frantic for a meal.

"Look, why don't you do yourself a favor and get lost!" The teen ghoul threw his arm to his right, a motion for the other to leave.

"It won't be that easy for you... I don't have any other choice... " he sat up from the ground for a moment, "Now let me eat you!"

The unfamiliar ghoul dove towards Aru, his kagune bleeding out from his shoulder blades. Wing-like muscles now protruded from the ghouls back. The wings changed color, turning into a metal, almost like steel. He fired shrapnel fast as bullets, razing the floor of the alleyway. Aru jumped back, adjusting himself, bearing his kakugan. The other ghoul glanced at him for a time, bewildered by the lack of change in the teens pupil.

"Are you defective? Why aren't your eyes the same? Tell me!"

He lunged forward again, shooting the brick wall several times. Aru stood, preparing for a fight. The ghoul made a motion as though he were going to attack again, instead he remain still. The young ghoul was confused at this. The stranger stumbled forward, stopping as blood began to dribble down his chin. A blade pierced forward through his chest, having gone through the heart. Dread befell the situation, for the worst had happened. The blade retracted from the ghoul, leaving him to fall over to the floor.

Before the young ghoul now stood an ever greater enemy, a CCG investigator, a dove. The dove swung his blade in the air, as to clear off the excess blood. A new, and much more powerful, threat appeared. It was something Aru had only heard rumors of, a dove, and it was out to kill tonight. A tall man, jet-black hair, pulled into a horse tail. He wore a white suit, black shirt, and plain white tie. He wielded a sword-like weapon, almost looking like a katana and sheath.

The dove launched forward like a bullet, swinging his weapon lightning fast. Aru dodged to the best of his ability, not coming absolutely clean. Blood traced the edge of his chin. The dove stepped backwards, and held the weapon to the side. He swung again, but not at Aru, just to clean the blood off the blade.