Facing Reality (Tokyo Ghoul Fanfic)

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The next few days were okay. I was back at Anteiku and I was reunited with my father. I couldn't be happier. "Come on, Touka. Just tell me where you're talking me." I whined, annoyed. "Just hold your horses. We're almost there." Touka said as she guided me from behind.

"Can I at least take this take this stupid blindfold off?" I asked. "Hey!" She swatted my hand away from the blindfold as I was about to take the damn thing off. "Don't take that off just yet. Just be patient a little while longer." Touka said.

I sighed and let Touka guide to wherever-the-hell-knows-where. "All right, we're here. You can take the blindfold off now." Touka said. "Finally." I took the blindfold off my eyes. "Surprise!" Confetti fell on me, making me flinch slightly.

I opened my eyes as I saw all the members from Anteiku, including Uta, Itori, Yomo, and Hinami, standing in front of a banner that said, "Happy Birthday!"

"Well, come on. Don't just stand there. Say something." Nishiki said. "I... I'm speechless." I admitted. "You really didn't think we forgot about your birthday, did you?" Kaya said. "Honestly, with everything's that's happened, I kind of forgot myself." I said, making everyone laugh.

"Open your presents, Kaori!" Hinami said, hugging my waist. I smiled and hugged her back.

After opening presents, we had coffee. "Thanks for the party, guys. I had fun." I thanked everyone. "We did, too." Touak said with a smile. "Hey, Kaori. You wanna fight later?" Nishiki requested. "Fight?" I repeated.

"Are you serious, Nishiki?!" Touka said. "I don't mind. Besides, I'm sure I can beat him." I said, cockily. "We'll see about that." Nishiki said as he adjusted his glasses.

"You better not go easy on me."

"Wouldn't dream of it."

Later that day, Nishiki and I fought, and well... Let's just say it was a bloody battle. "I think it's a draw." Uta said. "It looks like a draw." Itori said. "What? No way! It's not over until she passes out!" Nishiki argued as blood ran down his head.

"You mean, it's not over until you pass out!" I said. "Okay, give it a rest, you two. It's a draw. End of story." Mr. Yoshimura said. Enji and Kaya cleaned our wounds as they began to heal on their own. "I gotta hand it to ya, Kaori. You sure have gotten stronger." Nishiki commented.

"Thanks, Nishiki. And you don't play when it comes to battles, does it?" I said. "You should've figured that out when I kicked your ass." He said. "You mean, when I kicked your ass." I said. "It's a draw, you two." Touka said, bluntly, before Nishiki and I could get into a fight. 

Touka walked over to table to clean it up. While she was doing that, Nishiki and I leaned towards each other. "When do you want a rematch?" He whispered. "Tomorrow night. In the alley behind Anteiku." I whispered back.

"Don't even thing about it you two." Kaya said from behind us, making us jump slightly because we didn't know she was standing right there. "Ow!" Nishiki and I yelled as Kaya tugged our ears. "You two aren't fighting again." She said. 

"Why not?!" We yelled at the same time. "Because if you two fight again, I'm fairly sure you'll both be fighting to the death." Kaya mentioned. I smirked. "If that's what it takes." I said. "Ouch!" Kaya tugged on my ear again as she still had hold of it.

"Ha!" Nishiki said, pleased I was punished. "Ow!" He yelped as Kaya pulled his ear. "If you two say another word, I'm banging your heads together." Kaya warned. "Is that a threat?" I sked. "Maybe." She said.

Nishiki and I both looked at her to see if she was kidding. But that deadly look in her eye told us otherwise. "We'll behave." Nishiki and I mumbled. "Good." She let go of our ears and we rubbed them because they were sore from her tugging.

"So, tomorrow night?" Nishiki asked. "Definitely." I confirmed. "Ow!" We both yelled as Kaya banged our heads together. "You know I'm still here, right? Or did you forget?" Kaya said. Nishiki and I groaned in pain as we held our heads in our hands.