Who Am I? ((Kaneki Ken x reader))

Chapter 6

(ABOUT TO THROW MY DAMN LAPTOP OUT THE WINDOW. I WROTE A REALLY LONG CHAPTER, BUT IT GOT DELETED SOMEHOW. ENJOY THIS CHAPTER ANYWAY)

You reluctantly peered forward, lifting your head up, wary and cautious. Your eyebrows raised when you saw a young girl wearing bandages, straring down at you.

"Hello (y/n), I never thought I'd see you here."

"How the hell do you know my name...?"

"Pshhh, you can't even recognise your favourite author and friend." 

She slowly began to unravel the bandages covering her face, revealing a beautiful 20 year old face. The same one you haven't seen in 15 years. 

"ETO!!!" You yelled, crying tears of joy and giving her a huge hug. "YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH I MISSED YOU!" 

She could only give you a grateful grin and laugh.

"So, how's ma dad?"

"Oh you mean Mr Yoshimura? Yea he's happy, making coffees at Anteiku."

"Ah~ That's good to know then! But..."

"BUT WHAT??"

"Tell Anteiku to be warned of the forecoming events."

Eto's delighted expression suddenly turned dead serious. She looked you in the eye with slight worry.

"Tell me why." 

"Even if I tell you, it won't change anything. Plus, I'm not allowed to tell anyone either."

"Okay thennnn. MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT THE ONE TO BETRAY ME~"

"Fineeee. It's not like I was going to anyway!"

You didn't notice. 

The fake happiness in her voice.

And sadness beyond.

After another 10 minutes of chatting, she had to go because of some ghoul meeting called Aogiri or something and left. Aogiri? Never heard of that before.

When you returned back to Anteiku, the sky was a dark grey colour. It was probably about to rain. Not long after you entered the shop and greeted everyone, Kaneki was there, practicing to make coffee with Mr Yoshimura. It made your heart jump a mile whenever Kaneki was around... And you still didn't know why.

The rain pounded against the ceiling, comforting you while you stretched yourself over your bed, tired and worried. A knock at your door made you turn your head to the right, anticipating who was about to come in.

A certain raven-haired, shy boy entered the room, holding a package full of human meat on a tray with a cup of iced coffee on the side. So the coffee he was making was for you? Your cheeks were now a scarlet red, hotter than lava.

"(Y/n), I thought you might be a little hungry, so I got you some meat and iced coffee. There were 5 suicide victims we found today..." (Kaneki)

He shivered as he said it and received a sympathetic look from you. He was human before, so turning into a half-ghoul just wasn't his style.  

You pulled him over to your bed and sat him down. Your hand automatically began rubbing his back in circles, fully knowing his pain. 

"To tell the truth Kaneki... I was actually once a human."

(What the hell were you saying?)

His eyes widened at your statement, shocked and urging you to go on with your story. 

(Why couldn't you stop talking!? Were you lying!?)

"When I was a young child, they took me away and put me in a cage deep underground. There I stayed, for about 5 months, rarely giving me any human food at all. All they did give me was sliced up human meat. I was pretty sure it was just cow meat or something, but I later saw human skin attached onto a chunk of it and puked. When I didn't want the meat and whined, they abused me and used knives to threaten me. I began to eat human meat furiously, shedding numerous tears while doing so. That's when I became addicted to it and my stomach wouldn't accept real human food anymore. Then, they saw it as a chance to replace all my insides with a ghoul's. Now this is who I am today."

You remembered now.

Kaneki embraced you, as you began to weep silently. All the memories had somehow returned to you. Every single one of them they injected you with strange liquid to forget. It all returned to you today. And it was Dr Kanou who did it.

"It's okay, (y/n). You're like a sister to me, so I care for you more than you think."

Your crying came to a stop and you clenched your fists tight. "A SISTER!? JUST A SISTER?"

It was a friendzone from the one you...

You...

What did you truly feel about him? 

Is this what they call 'love'?

The thing you've been searching for your release from that awful cage?