A Twisted World

Ants

*•* Beginning of the chapter sucks, but I'm too lazy to rewrite it *•*

Sirens blare in the distance.

I slowly raise an arm off the chipped concrete in search of something to help me up.

"Lexi..?" I mumble as I slowly open my blood caked eyes.

Just more blood.

"O-okay.." I mumble to myself.

I stand up at the speed of a snail, my knees barely able to support my weight. I place one foot in front of the other before I end up teetering out of the alley.

The streets are eerily empty, but that's okay. I stumble and trip over every crevice, so the lack of life helps.

"Lexi..." I mumble again.

He took her.

But where?

My hand flies towards my head as a searing pain shoots through my cranium. I squeeze my eyes shut and cling desperately to a dim lamp post.

I can't get home like this.

I drop to my hands and knees and slowly crawl towards a stack of crates from a recent shipment.

Packing peanuts.

Yes.

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"Keiko! What happened?!" Kaneki shouts as he rushes towards me. I slowly shake my head in response, the room growing darker by the minute.

"Keiko!" Kaneki shouts again as I lose all stability and fall forward.

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It's warm...

It smells good, too...

Like vanilla and coconut...

What's that pressure on my scalp?

It feels...

It feels good...

I slowly open my eyes to see the cream colored walls of my bathroom.

I slowly turn my head over my shoulder to see Kaneki gently washing the caked-on blood off of my back.

Our eyes meet for a moment, then quickly flick away.

I lean further into his touch and let out a long sigh.

"I'll wait until you've had a nap before I question you.." Kaneki mumbles gently.

I nod dully in response.

"Does this hurt?"

I slowly move my head from side to side.

"Well, uh.. that's good." I can already imagine how red his cheeks are, and I'm too exhausted to tease him.

I shut my eyes again and slowly fall back asleep.

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The scent of coffee floats about the room, tickling my nose and making my mouth drool. Something small bats at my nose.

I open my eye once again to see Jinx staring back at me, her large pupils nearly consuming her irises.

"Hey, baby.." I cough as I stroke her head with my forefinger. "You're getting bigger.."