Tokyo Ghoul one shots

See you again (Amon x Akira)

The halls are packed, the people are confused, this whole place has gotten into chaos. But Akira Mado kept her cool. She knew she had to get things done. The whole workplace has been like this for a while. It was in shambles, but everyone knew on that was. Ever since the Owl suspension, that is. Many investigators have lost their lives, and many more were severely wounded, on that night.

"Well, it's almost that time." Akira says as she looks at her watch. She packs up and gets ready to leave.

"Hey Mado..." A voice so similar calls to get her attention. "Funny, you usually get ready to leave when it is exactly two minutes before your shift ends..." Akira turns to see Misato Gori herself.

"Oh, hello Gori." She says in a voice that carries no emotion whatsoever. "I'm sorry, I guess I got a little excited to meet...some friends of mine..." Gori was pretty well aware on who they were.

"Alright, have a nice one!" Gori bows, and so does Akira. "I will thank you..."

Finally, she was allowed to see them. The friends that pulled through. The friends she had hung out with quite a few times. The friends she barely showed any affection toward. Her friends...Kotaro Amon, and Seidou Takizawa.

She was feeling rather content about meeting them. She wanted to just keep things professional, but at the same time, she wanted to feel more sympathy toward the pair. After all, they both lost an arm. She didn't know how they felt. Were they upset? Were they rational about the situation? It was hard to tell. What mattered was that they were alive, and they were there.

Akira didn't seem to bring any flowers, but maybe next time. She was almost there, yet she was feeling calm again. She needed it to be professional.

Akira is outside of the recovery room as she knocks gently at the already opened door. "Hey, how are you guys...?" Amon looks up at her, while Takizawa keeps looking away. "Sorry, is this a bad time...?" Asks the curious female. "No, no, um..." Said by Amon. "We were just laying here, and talked for a little." Akira takes a seat between them, with Takizawa turning his whole body toward the corner next to him.

"Is something the matter with him...?" Akira asks Amon. Amon is extremely hesitant to say, but suddenly a voice responds. "I lost my damn arm, what do you think the matter with me is...?" He had said in a calm tone. Akira didn't really understand why it was so hard for Takizawa, as with Amon being fine. Though at the same time, it makes complete sense.

"When do you think you can be dismissed out of here?" Akira's first question. "Probably in two weeks or less..." "Do you think you'll get a new arm...?" "Most likely, though it probably won't be the same..." "How is that?" "It's not like it'll be a real arm...that's how..." Akira scoffs."Better than having no arm at all..." Amon silently laughs. "You never change Mado, but I'm glad you're like that..." Then it is just silence between the two; Takizawa hasn't said a single word for a while. Maybe he'll stay like that for a while, but Akira can't help but comment about the way he is acting. As maturely as possible.

"You know Takizawa, you're still alive..." Silence. "I'm here for you both, not just Amon..." Silence. "You have to be strong. You need to be strong..." Soft hicks. "Things will get better, you'll see, just-" Sobbing. "Takizawa...?" "Seidou...?" Both Akira and Amon ask. Takizawa gets up slowly, keeps his balance, and starts walking out of the room. Still in tears, hiding his face. Suddenly, Akira has a bad feeling in her chest, she tried crying out to him, but he just ignores her pleas.

"Heh, I really messed up, huh...? I should've known that he wasn't comfortable talking about it. I'm supposed to be supportive, but instead...I made him feel worse. I made the whole subject worse..." Akira says to Amon. "You were just trying to help. Seidou just needs to adapt, he'll be fine. He's stronger than you know..." Akira smiles softly. "But I didn't need to say those things... I'm just a little... I don't know..." "Hey, don't beat yourself so much. You can apologize when he gets back. He's probably just trying to use the bathroom. He's not really fond of bed pans..." He half joked at the end.

"Listen, investigator Amon, they gave us a new case..." She continues. "I know that you need to spend your time recovering, so-" "Which case is it?" Akira pauses. "...A ghoul by the codename as "The Moth" is out killing hookers late at night. Some reports state that he has a moth-like mask." Amon nods in understanding. "Anything else...?" "Their gender is unknown...but some witnesses claimed them to be 157 cm, and a scar on their right hand..." "Alright, at least we have something...!"

Akira carries slight concern over him. "Amon, maybe you shouldn't worry about it right now...you need to rest." Amon shakes his head. "And let them continue their killing spree? I don't think so...!" "Amon, the doctor won't let you do that until you are stable. Do you understand? You also need your new arm. Unless you want to be a liability..." Amon knew that it would cause Akira more trouble if he were to go out the way he was. So he had no choice but to agree. "I...I understand..." "Ok, good. You're doing the right thing." Amon sure hoped so.

"Well look at the time, I should be going. It was nice to see you." Akira catches a small glance to see Takizawa coming back, leaning against the walls to keep balance. His eyes were red and puffy, probably due to crying. Without saying anything, Takizawa goes back to his bed, and continues doing what he was doing before. Still silent. Akira puts down her pride, and apologizes. "I'm sorry, Takizawa..." Nothing. No response.

Akira gets up and tries to leave. "Mado...wait..." Amon's voice. "What you did...before the battle against the Owl...what did it mean...?" Akira was a little surprised he didn't know already. Takizawa glances real quick, then turns away again. Akira didn't want to hear anything on what would be said. So she walked up to Amon, and slowly... "Mado...? What are you-?" She gave him a kiss, and succeeds this time. There's no way Amon would stop her this time. She whispers to him. "It meant that I hold complicated feelings for you, that I don't fully understand quite yet..." She went to kissing him a little, Amon kisses her back as well. He just wanted to be her partner, but at the same time, he can't stop himself from doing this.

He pulls away. "Sorry Amon, I just...I'm just so glad you're alive." Amon shakes his head. "No, I didn't pull away sooner. We're not ready for this...not yet at least." She nods, and tells him, "We can forget about this if you want..." Amon wanted to do that, but he knew he couldn't. "It's alright, we just need to keep working together..."

Akira stands up. "See you again, investigator Amon." With that, she leaves. Amon smiles as he see her leave. "Yeah...see you again...Mado."