Uta x Reader : Forgive Me

4° Enthralling

"How do you know my name?"

I caught up to him, walking alongside to wherever he was heading to.

"Kankei had mentioned you when he came to my shop. You fit his description."

"Which was?"

"Beautiful beyond measure."

"..."

"What?"

"What did he really say?"

"You had a ghoul eye on the opposite side from his. You need something to temporarily hide it though, it's showing."

"Wha-? I had an eyepatch on earlier ..Ah!"

I covered my eye quickly, hoping someone or something didn't notice it in the short amount of time we walked.

"Its been showing since you ate the eyeball."

"Why didn't you tell me?!"

"I did."

"I meant when it started showing."

Sighing, I look up at an unfamiliar door we stop in front of. Uta takes out his keys and unlocks the door, lights turning on as I walked in a room surrounded by different faces.

"Whoa, do you make these?"

"Yes, I do. Can you sit over there? I'll take your measurements."

He gestures me over to a red seat in the middle of the masks as he starts gathering up whatever it was he needed.

I slowly walked towards the chair, sitting and looking at the masks upon the walls.

"Measurements?"

"Yes, I'm making you a mask."

"Huh? What for? I didn't ask for one though.."

"You need to hide your identity you know, you can't just go around showing your face while you're hungry."

"Ah, that's true..well, how much do I owe you?"

"It's on me, don't worry about it."

"Huh?! You can't be seri-"

"Do you have any allergies?"

"..N-no..?"

"What about rubbers or metals?"

"No-"

"Do you want this full face?"

"I don't kn-"

"It's your first one; maybe a half-mask instead."

"Uh..-"

"Do you have a boyfriend, or anyone?"

"N-no, I don't."

After he was done walking in circles, he heads towards to what I assume is his desk.

"You're one of those, you know..those ladies who get more attention from older guys than from those of your own generation."

"Do these questions have to do with anything?"

"Yes, I feel more motivated if I get to know you better."

"Righttt.."

I take my phone out of my pocket, realizing the day was almost over and I still haven't eaten anything to fully satisfy my hunger.

"Are you planning on eating soon?"

Uta was soon right in front of me, bending down to my height making direct eye contact. Something about the way he spoke, the way he acted, and the way his eyes looked suddenly made me feel conflicted. Sure there are great guys out there (somewhere) in this world, but his traits screamed both "gentle" and "dangerous" at the same time- two very contradicting warnings.

"Why are you staring at me as if you're puzzled about something?"

ohhhh crap, i should've been thinking about this later at home- not right in front of him!

"Y-yhea, I was. Just thinking about what I'm going to eat tonight, and how I'm going to get it."

"You're quite odd."

A tick mark appeared on my head, "Says the one who randomly grabbed me earlier!"

"Kaneki is uneasy about his life dramatically changing, I can tell he's going to be difficult to those at that coffee shop."

He briefly closes his eyes and sighs, then continues.

"But you seem like you're shrugging about your life changing forever, you'll never enjoying the things you once did as a human, food being the hardest thing you never knew you would need to worry as much as risking your own life about getting, you're life is never going to be the same- and yet,"

He scoots in closer to my face, tilting his head to the side as he stops a couple inches away,

"you're handling it so well, it's almost boring."

Ever since I became a ghoul, I was shocked beyond measure- it's only natural. After the shock, I accepted the fact that I was just going to have to adapt to this life.
Sure,
it was scary,

but

this was the very first time I felt

fear.