Commission

Sew

The aftermath was the same as always,  a debriefing, public announcement, and a ton of R&R. Well, for those who wanted it.

For Koutarou Amon and his superior Kureo Mado, rest and relaxation were a waste of time. Their lives were completed devoted to the job because they knew that every second they wasted, a human was being slaughtered and devoured.

Three months after the raid on Aogiri, they both sat in a room while waiting for their teammates. They'd been assigned a joint mission to hunt down a ghoul masquerading as a doctor but they hadn't made any headway alone so naturally a team up was necessary.

"So tell me Amon, how's Kura working for you?"

"It's great Mr.Mado, same weight as my Doujima but as sharp as a scalpel."

"Well it was made from a bikaku type ghoul so that's to be expected."

"Hm."

"...You've been distracted lately."

"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry I've just had a lot on my mind lately."

"Not a lot. Just one thing, the Eye Patch ghoul."

"..."

"What is it about that ghoul that has you so wound up?"

"It's just...he said some things that night after he beat me. Things that I've only ever thought about but never said aloud. It was like he felt the same way I did."

"You sympathize with a ghoul?"

"No! Never, it's just that...I don't know."

"...Amon do you remember your father?"

"You know that I don't."

"No, I mean your real father."

"...I hate him more than any other ghoul we've ever encountered."

"I see. And how is the Eye Patch different from him? The way I see it is they both seemed to have tapped into the sentimental side of you. But you must never forget what they are. They will kill and devour each and every one us if we let them."

"I know."

"I know you do, and that's why I know that when the time comes you'll do what's necessary and slay that ghoul. For your sake, and all of ours."

At that moment the door to the conference room was rudely kicked open and slammed into the wall with a loud bang.

In came one Juuzou Suzuya, Yukinori Shinohara, Kousuke Houji, and Seidou Takizawa, all looking quite perturbed at Juuzou's antics.

After reprimanding his subordinate yet again, Shinohara sat down and began the meeting.

"As I'm sure you both already know, it's been tough recuperating after the battle three months ago. However we cannot ignore the fact that there are still ghouls out there that mean to do us all harm. One particular ghoul had been rumored to heal others with his kagune abilities and have the same ghouls we injured, back out on the streets as if nothing ever happened. This cannot be allowed."

"I agree, that's why Amon and myself have been working tirelessly to find out where it resides. So far we've only gathered bits and pieces and a name. 'Fueguchi'.

Houji looked over at Takizawa scowling at Juuzou who was leaning back in his chair and smiled inwardly to himself before speaking.

"That name Fueguchi belongs to a few families spread out across the wards but only two come to mind. One belongs to a female who works at a hospital a few miles from here and the other, to a man who operates out of his own clinic. You can take Takizawa here for this information."

His subordinate smirked smugly, "It was no biggie, just took me about 11 hours to find and narrow down the data."

Now it was Kureo's turn to be smug, "Akira could've down it within 4 hours. But you try and that's your redeeming quality Seidou."

The young man sat back in his chair and pouted as Juuzou started giggling before being hushed by Shinohara.

"Right, so here's how we'll do things. Juuzou and I will take the female while the rest of you take care of the clinic. There's a chance that the whole place is filled with ghouls so you guys will definitely need the numbers. Any objections?"

Amon remained still while Seidou and Juuzou both looked at their superiors. No one said a thing.

"Good, then meeting adjourned."

Amon was grabbing his suitcase when Seidou ran up to him with a nervous grin on his face.

"R-ready to go?"

"Yes in just a second. Something wrong Takizawa?"

"No it's just- Well you're kind of a living legend around the office and the academy so it's just kinda awesome and scary teaming up with you is all."

"I can assure you that I'm nothing special, just another ghoul investigator just like you. Who knows, with time you might surpass me."

"You really think so?!"

"Heh, it might take a while but you've got a good head on your shoulders. It's not all about brutality in this career we've chosen, it's about the brains too. Just...don't let people like Suzuya get to you so easily."

"I just...can't stand him. He's so obnoxious, noisy, insubordinate, and volatile. He's almost as bad as a ghoul."

"Well he was raised by them remember?"

"Still..."

Amon could see it in his eyes, the jealousy. Juuzou not only was raised by ghouls but had developed skills that topped even some of the best first class investigators. He imagined Takizawa felt how most of the investigators felt when dealing with Arima.

"Come on Seidou, we've got a Fueguchi to catch. If we get them before Juuzou, you can rub it in his face."

"Heh heh yeah!!"

It didn't take them long to reach the clinic but when they walked to the door, they all stopped. The smell had been burned into the deepest parts of their brain so there was no mistaking it. Blood.

Kureo nodded at Houji which signaled him to advance while he and Amon stayed behind to catch the ghoul if they managed to escape.

Takizawa and Houji entered the building calmly and shut the door behind them, leaving Amon and Kureo alone.

A few minutes later, the sound of glass shattering could be heard around back followed by the sound of quinques emerging.

Kureo knew Houji could handle a singular ghoul but knew from the drawings in the window all signed with a little 'H' at the bottom meant he had a child. And if there was a child, there was a mother.

As if on cue, a mom and her daughter came running out of the clinic hand in hand but stopped when they came face to face with them.

Kureo activated his quinque and attacked them but the mom scooped up her daughter and used her kagune to fly over the both of them before running away. Fucking ukaku type bitch.

Kureo and Amon began to chase the two until they found them hiding in an alley where the mother had turned her back to them and used her kagune to block their view.

Amon could make out the words, 'I love you' and 'Run' before Kureo raced past him ready to end it all.

The mother dissolved her kagune as she pushed her daughter away and gave her a quick little smile before her head was liberated from her body. She was dead and the child screamed.

Amon knew she was a ghoul but felt bad anyway. No child should watch their parent die but oh well, this was how things were done and soon she'd be with her family. That's when it happened.

Like a phantom emerging from the shadows, Eye Patch appeared before him with the same dead look in his one visible eye.

Shit.