Kaneki X Reader

Fading.

The usual search for kaneki continued, of course you moved a bit more cautiously considering the fact that there was a war going on between the CCG and ghouls, being caught by ghouls could mean death and being caught by the CCG could mean interrogations possibly torture method to get some words out of you. These were things you didn't want to think about while you desperately ran around trying to find the man. Deep and exhausted breaths emitted from your mouth before you came to a stop. you'd ran yourself dry and was now losing hope.' Maybe this was all a waste of time.' you thought to yourself as a sad and discouraged look washes over your features before a voice groans in what sounded like agony in a alley alarmingly close to the location you are. taking a slight step forward, worry and fear fill your thoughts. Morbid images swarmed your head almost instantly warning you of your life threatening decision. To you, another ghoul run-in was indeed a fear but imagining your death by their hands is more terrifying than just simply dying.

" What if it's a ghoul?"

"what if they eat me alive?"

"what if I run away and they catch me?

"What can I do? What can I do? What can I do?"

"What if they rip me limb from limb-"

Your eyes dart to the dark void of an alley where you had heard the voice grunt previously.

|| First person ||

I walked forward knowing it is complete suicide going into a alley where someone is probably looking for their next meal but something told me to do it and so I did; with caution. I heard something fall to the ground as I inched closer, That fear soon turned to worry when I seen blood covered snow and a person lying on the ground; someone that looked very familar and I could only hope it wasn't who I thought it was but that was only wishful thinking, of course he wasn't safe from danger just as I wasn't. 

I bolted and ran straight over to them, dropped on my knees and checked his pulse while tears formed in my eyes. I wanted to ask him so many questions but I didn't wanna strain him since he was severely injured from the looks of it. 

"I should've helped earlier im so sorry I-"

He wheezed out a laugh that sounded painful to just listen to, the blonde tried at-least sitting up so that he wasn't laying flat down on the ground. With assistance, he succeeded but that didn't change the fact that he was gonna bleed out if help didn't come soon. I felt guilty for all this, If  I hadn't been so worried about kaneki maybe this wouldn't have happened.

"Hide?"

"Yeah."

he replied, his voice dry and hoarse, he still of course sounded in pain as well.

"I'm sorry."

The expression I usually seen in him was gone, he looked tired I already knew what would come after if he fell asleep. His hand found itself on my shoulder squeezing it slightly making me look up at him again. I was scared, I lost one friend and now i'd lose another? 

"I'll see you later-"

He said, his eyes held light and truth but I knew If i left him here I figured i'd never see him again.

"I can't just leave you here."

"you'll see me again y/n."

"I-"

" Promise you will."