tokyo ghoul;

残念な | Takizawa Seidou

滝澤 政道｜Takizawa Seidou

[Name] anxiously sat in her office as she waited for the arrival of the investigators from the current Aogiri raid that they were involved in. She took a few deep breaths in as an attempt to calm down her racing heart. A tightening feeling clutched itself to her chest as the hours wore on until two in the morning.

A few of her fellow workers had stopped by, advising her that it would be better for her to just go home. One could never tell when the investigators would arrive from a ghoul raid; the time always varied depending on the difficulty of the task. Despite their words, [name] would not budge from her office. She decided that she would leave once there was information regarding the status of her husband: Takizawa Seidou. Just like any loving wife would be, she was concerned over the health of her beloved; it was only natural and no one could blame her for being worried for Takizawa. He was an investigator after all, always looking Death right into her eyes whenever he went out to investigations.

[Name]'s eyes however, soon began to slowly close as she fought to stay awake. She turned her head to the side and saw that the digital clock on her desk proudly showed 15:37 on its screen.

"I'll just take a five minute nap," she whispered to no one in particular as she drifted off to sleep.

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A loud slam vibrated throughout the quiet office as Kiyoko, a co-worker, busted through the door. [Name] immediately sat up in her chair, surprised at the way that her junior had entered her work area. Kiyoko seemed to be out of breath as she clutched onto her chest, stumbling towards her senpai's desk.

Confused, [name] hurriedly walked over towards the blonde and ushered her to sit in the empty black chair. She placed her hand over Kiyoko's shoulder as she advised her to take deep breaths in order to regain her oxygen. Kiyoko looked up to the older female, ignoring her help and comments. Holding onto [name]'s hands, tears suddenly began to flow down her reddened cheeks. Kiyoko choked on her sobs as she tried to explain herself to her superior.

"K-kiyoko, what's wrong? What's wrong? You need to calm down."

"S-s-en-pai. G-gomen'na-nasi! Gomen'nasai! Gomen'na-nasi!" she choked out, grasping on to [name]'s small hands.

"Why are you apologizing?" [Name] spoke out, confusion laced into her voice. A lump formed in her throat as she anticipated what the answer would be. She wiped her eyes as tear were beginning to form. 

She immediately stood up from her crouched position and ran out the door, hurrying to the lobby of the CCG. Kiyoko followed after the [hair color], calling out her name in the process. [Name] on the other hand, ignored the calls as she inched towards the entrance. As she finally entered the area she had been heading for, she caught sight of Houji. She could see him with a bandage wrapped around his head but she couldn't see Takizawa anywhere near him. She rushed towards her husband's partner.

Holding back her tears, she beckoned towards the associate special class.

"Ta-takizawa-san," he whispered with a hint of surprise.

"Where is Seidou. Tell me he's okay! Tell me!" [Name] begged out desperately as her knees weaken and she fell to the floor. Tears spilling to the floor as she gripped onto her skirt. "Tell me he's fine!"

"Takizawa-san..." Houji whispered as he bent down to the new widow's level. He quietly placed the remaining item in her lap before apologizing and paying his respects.

"He's not dead. He's not dead!" she repeated as she rocked back and forth with his shredded uniform shirt in her hold. "He's not dead..."

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About two years had passed since [name] had been promoted from an office worker to a Special Class Investigator. [Name] had displayed a rapid change and growth in her strength. She was one of the youngest women, next to Akira, to receive such a promotion as she was only 24 years old. Her diligence and intelligence had led many to know her as CCG's Shoumetsu noTenshi. * 

Once a ghoul locks their eyes with her [color] orbs, it was only natural for darkness to immediately consume them. [Name]'s beauty was hypnotizing to many as well as her scent; she was an allusion to an angel especially since she always wore white when she went out to fight. 

Eying the ghoul from deep within the shadows, [name] cautiously made her way around. She calculated when she would have the best opportunity to attack Owl as said ghoul was deemed by the CCG to be quite the troublemaker. Unbeknownst to her, a surprise was awaiting Special Class [Name].

"I see we finally meet, Shoumetsu-san," Owl spoke out with an eerie and rough voice. He turned around as he faced the dark shadows created by the hollows of the building.

[Name] silently emerged from the darkened area. Her white coat reflected the moon's light as it peeked through the broken windows. [Name] pushed back a loose lock of hair as she silently waited for the ghoul's next choice of words; she stood a couple of feet away from it. Her face was unfazed by the situation as she kept her cool.

[Name] could feel a familiar tightening feeling on her chest as she stared at the ghoul before her. She couldn't make out its face as it was hidden by the shadows that the large hood had created. She shrugged the anxious emotion off, annoyed by the fact that she was letting herself feel this way during a fight.

Without another moment of hesitation, [name] released her ukaku from her brief case and within a blink of an eye exposed the ghoul's face. Said ghoul stepped back, somewhat surprised by the quickness of the attack. He paused before he could continue on with his next move.

[Name] dropped her weapon as the face before her connected itself to her memories from two years ago.

"How unfortunate is it that we meet here?" The silence between the two shattered as [name] quietly spoke out, "you disgust me Owl." She refused to even speak out his true name as the male before her was nowhere near the sweet man she was married to two years ago. The thing before her was a humiliation to her past and she refused to even recognize it as an equal. 

She picked up her ukaku from the floor and strongly pointed it towards the direction of her past. "You should just die." Her cold words made it to the ears of the ghoul in front of her. Before she could attack, he grinned at her and ran off into the shadows.

"It's quite unfortunate, my sweet," he whispered.

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残念な (Zan'nen'na): unfortunate
消滅 の 天使 (Shoumetsu no Tenshi) : Angel of Death or Disappearance*
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rlly sorry to everyone who got a bunch of notifications from me. i was changing the general layout of my writing lmao!! also i might go to California in May and im so excited ; o ;; Well, I hope you enjoyed this! Until next time!

-ghoulsenpai

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