Two halfs of one whole♥

The monster that was loved

When Kaneki woke up it was already morning. He yawned and rubbed his eyes while remembering what happened yesterday with Rize and Touka,in general it was a confusing day but hopefully today was better. Ken stood up and wondered why Shiro wasn't up yet so he decided to peak in his room. When he entered the room he found it surprising that it was so neat and organized unlike his own room at home. He looked around a bit and found some old books and notes,clearly Shiro liked to write a lot but it could possibly be diary. Before he did anything he decided to give on last look of the room but was curious to see why pictures were hanged on the wall. He took a step closer and smiled as he saw a picture of Shiro with Touka and some small girl with a flower/Clover hair pin decoration. "Shiro does know Touka after all. But who are those other people...I never seen them before." They must have been old workers at Anteiku. When kaneki noticed Shiro wasn't in the room he went back to the living room and sighed.

"Darn I'm alone...maybe he went somewhere and would be back shortly! Well if that's the case I'll just head back home." He opened the door and closed it making sure it was nice and shut,he slowly made his way to his apartment and entered his own house. It was a good thing none of the workers stole anything,well they were hired and paid before starting the work so everything was OK. He picked up his phone and saw two messages from Hide earlier this morning.

Kaneki: Hey Neki! Good morning my bro♪ anyway I'm going to the movie theaters to watch parallel dandelion. Wanna come?

Kaneki smiled and typed back.

Kaneki: Sure Hide I'd love to! That's the movie that came out three days ago right? Well what time you want to head out?

Kaneki got up and went to the fridge to grab a hamburger,he placed it in the microwave and waited but his phone buzzed. Hide replied so fast-

Hide: Yeah heard it was great! Glad I can watch it with you anyway come at my place say around...7?

Kaneki typed with a giggle,he loved Hide's personality it was so unique.

Kaneki: Oh OK then 7 sounds good see you till then :)

Hide: Awesome! Alright later buddy take care! ;)

Ken placed his phone down and took out his food from the microwave and ate peacefully wondering where Shiro really did go. As that happened Shiro was currently heading back home but staying hidden in the shadows away from people. He had been roaming around Tokyo searching for clues and answers by hunting common ghouls down. He desperately wanted to know where Yamori's and Rize's hideouts were but so far nothing.
Shiro decided to just ignore that for now as he arrived at the small complex apartments. He opened his door and almost smacked himself in the face for not locking it. He entered slowly only to find the house empty. Kaneki must have left because he was no where to be found. "I hope he didn't open the fridge or anything like that. Shit I better go make sure he's OK...or maybe he had something to do? But what if-" he stepped on a paper that must have fallen. Shiro picked it up only to see that it was a note from Kuro.

Dear Shiro,

I saw that you weren't home so I decided to head back home. But don't worry I didn't touch anything that belonged to you! Anyway thank you for letting me stay over I had fun.

Sincerely, Kaneki

What a dork. A true dork. Its a good thing Shiro broke out of his innocent, wimpy past self. But it was also a part of himself that he missed the most...

Kaneki was at Hide's house by then and the two friends chilled for a bit before heading out. Kaneki had told Hide all about how he met a new friend and how they spent a day together at Anteiku. "So his name is Shiro huh?" Hide spoke curiously. "Yeah he's a bit taller than me and looks like he works out. He has his times where he's sad and all but trust me he means well." Hide grabbed a hold of Ken's shoulders. "Dude I'm kind of jealous but I'm glad you made a new friend. But remember I'm your BEST friend." Kaneki and Hide shared a joyful laughter. "Hide you'll always be my best friend and you know that~"
"Dam right. I'm your best bro till the end and I'll always support you no matter what!"
Right. Hide was family and always will be family. Kaneki hoped that they would spend there life as friends forever. "Right. Thank you Hide." A smile formed on Kaneki's lips.
All Kaneki wanted was to be loved by those he cared for because in the end everyone is searching for happiness.