Stars and Counting [Kaneki X Reader]

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Later that same day, I walked with James and Bree after-school to Anteiku again. When we arrived by the ring of the bell and the greeting from Touka. But that's when I discovered someone was missing.

"Hey, where's Kaneki?" I questioned in curiosity, and the three of us took our seats at our favourite table.

Touka's face fell.

"Don't know. He hasn't shown up at work today."

She tucked the tray she was holding under her arm and gave us a slight smile.

"Will it be the usual?"

"The usual, please," I answered, and Touka scurried off.

I gave my friends a concerned glance and they shrugged in response.

"So, the guy's absent today," muttered James. "What's with the look, Y/N?"

"Nothing." I looked away. "I don't know... Maybe it's from the fact that he, um... confessed to me last night and--"

"NO. FREAKIN'. WAY!!!!" gasped James, and he turned towards Bree where an irritated frown sat upon her face. She groaned in annoyance as she handed James a twenty-dollar bill.

(Quick A/N: K. I know the story takes place in Tokyo but, I find it easier to keep the currency in dollars rather in Japanese yen. Sorry about that.)

My eyes widened in terror from the shocking scene that I shrieked,

"YOU GUYS BET ON OUR CONFESSION????!!!!"

"Well, duh. Of course we had to." James rolled his eyes.

"It was his idea, not mine," muttered Bree, and she smacked his head. "You only made the bet because you knew you'd win!!!"

"Aw. C'mon. Twenty dollars~"

"Yeah!! My twenty dollars!!!!"

"It wasn't my fault you lost your money!! Blame it on Y/N!!"

"Alright!" Bree turned to me, a nasty frown on her face. "Y/N it's all your fault!! You could've confessed your feelings way before you guys got together!!!"

My mouth partly opened. I was stunned.

"What?! No!! Don't you dare blame everything on me!! Kaneki already knew I liked him so, I didn't get a chance to say it since he interrupted me with a kiss-- Geez!! Can't you guys chillax for once? You're embarrassing me!!" I glanced at some of the wondering costumers, humiliated as they watched our idiotic scene.

James and Bree immediately exchanged small smirks.

"So, you admit you and Kaneki are together, huh?" said Bree.

I raised an eyebrow. "What--"

"--and you said you two had your lip-to-lip contact moment, hm?" said James.

"I didn't--"

"Y/N." Bree muttered, her smirk widening. "Is there something you need to tell us?"

I froze in place watching my friends' eyes bore into mine suspiciously.

I didn't want to tell them too much about what happened last night. I didn't want to tell them Kaneki's aggressive side when his hair turns white. I chewed my bottom lip back and shook my head, a sudden wave of heat rising to my face.

"We--"

The buzzing sound of my phone interrupted my sentence that I sighed in relief and picked up the random number.

"Hello," I breathed.

"Hey."

My eyes enlarged in surprise. "Oh, hey. Where are you right now?"