Days after the war

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This is set after Tokyo Ghoul:re. But Kaneki and Touka didn't fall in love. And Hide didn't lose half his face. So, he still has his lips.

Hide's P.O.V.

I woke with the sun sipping though the window curtains. I blinked a couple times to adjust to the light. Then looked in front of me. There was peacefully sleeping Kaneki. His long white hair all over the place, meanly in his face and spread across the pillow. He had one of his hands under his pillow, and the other on his elbow. Of course his arms, hands, and neck were all red, because he wasn't able to regenerate properly. I didn't mind that at all. His lips were partly open. And the blanket was just over his waist. He's a blanket hog sometimes, but he wasn't last night.

My favorite thing to do is waking up to this beautiful man.

I moved my hand out of the blanket and moved his hair out of his face, and put it behind his ear. Reveling marks under his eyes and on the side of his face. He moved a little because of my actions, but then continued to sleep. I sighed before sitting up and ever so slowly cradled out of bed, in order to not wake Kaneki up. I starched my back before standing up. But then I turned around and moved the blanket over Kaneki, and tucked him in. Even though he was still sleeping. He held onto the blanket in response.

I quietly closed the bedroom door as I walked out, and made my way to the kitchen. I made myself some cereal and started the coffee maker. I sat at the kitchen table and ate the cereal. Once I was done, I stood up and started to do the dishes. As I was doing the dishes, I felt arms wrap around my torso. Kaneki must have woken up. He hid his face in the back of my shoulder.

"Good morning, sunshine." I said.

"Morning. You weren't in bed when I woke up. So, I started to worry." He said in a tired voice.

"You know I won't go far when you're sleeping."

"I know but still." He said before I turned around and kissed him on the lips. I pulled away and leaned my forehead against his.

"You're just protective of me after everything. Aren't you?" He hummed in response. "I made you some coffee."

"Thank you." He said before he let go of me and made himself a cup of coffee.

"How about I fix you a bath?" I asked after he was done drinking his coffee and placed the mug in the sink.

"Only if you take a bath with me."

"Alright." I said before I went to the bathroom. Kaneki went to our room to get clean clothes. I made sure the water was warm and filled up the tub. Then I took my pajamas off and stepped in. Kaneki came in a few minutes later carring clothes in his arms. He set them down on the counter and started to take his clothes off. He's become a little more confident with his body. The first time we had sex, he was so scared that I wouldn't like his body because of his, I guess you could call them scarers. The skin of his that is red feels like scales, but only softer. The only parts of him that weren't like that was his face, stomach, and that area.

Once all his cloths were off, he slowly stepped into the tub. He pressed his back against me and I wrapped my arms around him. I rested my chin on his shoulder and kissed his cheek.

Time skip~~

It's around five a clock now. I was sitting on the couch and watching one of my favorite shows. Kaneki went to go get the mail and started to look through it.

"Any actual mail?" I asked.

"Just bills." He responded. I give a little pout. As a kid you think being an adult is the most amazing thing ever. Then you get to adult hood and it's just working, paying taxes, and paying bills.

Kaneki went silent for a little bit and shook a little bit.

"Kaneki?" I called his name.

"Y-yeah?"

"Everything okay?"

"Uh huh." I wasn't convinced by that. I know how he is. I got up and walked to him, he was in the kitchen. His hair was in a ponytail, but some of his hair didn't make it in the hairband. So, it was on the side of his face. I never really thought he would be the one to pull off a ponytail, let alone long hair. He was wearing a blue t-shirt and basketball shorts, which were showing the red scale like skin on his legs and arms. When we're in public he wears pants, turtle necks, and gloves to hide that part of him. But around just me he doesn't hide any of that.

"Kaneki, what's wrong?" I asked before he turned around, hiding a letter behind his back as he did so.

"Nothing." He said with a fake smile. I've known him long enough to know when he's faking something.

"Kaneki, I know you. Something's up." I said before his expression changed. His bangs covered his right eye. He looked sad and guilty, but manly guilty. "Can I see the letter your holding?" I said as I held my hand out. He handed me the letter, awhile shaking a little bit. I take it and open it up. It's the TSC wanting me to go somewhere to help with ghoul problems again.

"Where are they sending you?" He asked.

"America."

"For how long?"

"About a month or two."

"When do have to leave?" His voice started to get more sad as he asked every question and got an answer.

"In five days." Then I looked at him. He was playing with his fingers and a few tears started to run down his face. My heart broke at the sight. I hugged him and he hugged back. He hid his face in my chest and started to cry. I rested my chin on his head and rubbed his back.

"But I only got you back from last time three weeks ago." He said awhile crying.

"I know, but they don't give me a choice."

"I-I hate this."

"I do too." After awhile he stopped crying. "Do want to wave me off at the airport?" He weakly nodded in response.

Another time skip~~ five days later~~

Well, here me and Kaneki are at the airport.

"I'll Skype you every night if can, alright?" I said trying to calm down his worrying down a little bit. He only nodded. Then my plane was called to start brooding.

"I have to go now. I love you."

"I love you too." He said before I kissed him. After we pulled away I started to make my way towards the door. I looked back at Kaneki. He was playing with his fingers through his gloves. And looked sad and unhappy. If he could, he would probably drag me back to our little house, and never let me leave. I gave him a smile and he weakly smiled back before I got on the plane.

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I'll probably make a part two to this.
Hope you enjoyed.
Until next time!

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