Abomination(Tokyo Ghoul)

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Breather

The man walked around me as though I was some kind of dying animal. I felt very uncomfortable with the way his eyes observed me.

"Very interesting..."he mumbled. "You're not quite how I pictured you to be."

"Same here!" Itori chimed in.

"I'm Gumi. I'm here on an errand." My voice quivered.

"Hello Gumi, you may call me Uta. What did you need again?"

"My boss sent me here to get a mask by this weekend. We have a dinner coming up."

"Oh yes, The Gourmet called me earlier this morning. I'll have to do is take some measurements and see what I can do."

He took a tape measurer and began to examine my head. As he did that, Itori kept on babbling about her day and having quality time with me. Uta would also have a small chat with, learning the same stuff I previously told Itori.

"From what the Gourmet tells me, he said to make you two masks." Uta sat back in his chair once he was done sketching.

"Wait, why do I need two?"

He turned his book so I could see it. He drew a pretty lacey looking mask that had a small beak and small feathers flicking out on the sides. Underneath that one, he drew a mask that covered my whole face. It had jagged ends where my mouth should be and angry slits for my eyes.

"He said just in case, you weren't ready."

It didn't take me long to figure out what Tsukiyama was trying to do. And he was right. I have been feeling very bewildered lately. I wanted to be myself but then again, I didn't feel right whenever I was naked.

I looked down at my clothes. I wasn't wearing a wig but I was still wearing my usual apparel. Wearing girly clothes was very foreign to me. Although I was a bit upset, I felt happy to know that he was helping me get over it.

With that in mind, I walked over to the door. But before I could step out, Uta stopped me.

"Gumi, I'd be careful out there. There's crazy ghouls out there, especially a certain group that has been dominating the 11th ward."

He was trying to hint me something, just like what Itori was doing before. I gave him a nod and waved goodbye to both of them. I called a taxi and went back to the 20th ward.

With my spare time, I aimlessly walked around the streets. I walked over to the more quiet side but then I froze. I took a deep breath and inhaled the scent of blood in the air. I looked over to a window and noticed that my kakugan was visible.

Out of curiosity I began to sprint over to the smell. I came upon an empty alley like section. All around the walls were blood splatters. I looked down at my shoes and noticed that my feet were drenched in the rich red.

The only strange part was that there was no one to be found. As sick as it sounded, I fell to my knees and pressed my hands against the puddle. I lifted it up to my face and smelt it's glorious aroma. And with one lick, my tongue tingled and my senses heightened.

Who was this?! Where is this glorious meal?!

As I continued to lick the rest off my hands, I heard a faint groan. I immediately stopped very movement and listened carefully. Again there was that groan. I got up from my knees and examined my surroundings. I squinted over to the far corner above and noticed an arm hanging.

With my kagune, I began to climb up the wall to see who my new victim was. As I hovered above him, I flipped over the meat bag so that I could see his face. The man's eye cracked open and suddenly both eyes flashed open.

Surprisingly, he pushed me away, however he had little to no strength to crawl away.

"Get the hell away from me!" he growled. He wiped his glasses in order to get a better image of me.

"Wait a minute, do I know you?" he groaned.

I stared at his face for a good five minutes until it finally occurred to me who this guy is.

"Nishiko Nishishiko?" I tried my best to remember.

"It's Nishiki Nishio, dumbass." He began to cough blood out violently.

"Hmm, would it still be acceptable to eat someone I know?" I mumbled to myself.

"What the hell is wrong with you?! I'm a ghoul too, if you haven't noticed!" he scolded me.

"I knew very well aware that you are one. I'm just debating on whether I should eat you or wait for the dinner."

"What the fuck are you talking about?! Why would you eat me when there's plenty of people here?!"

With that stupid question, I began to laugh hysterically. As I laughed, my kagune came around us, forming a cage so he couldn't escape.

"Oh right, I was wearing a disguise that day. How silly of me!" I recalled. "Maybe you don't know so I'll introduce myself properly. I'm Megumi...the Cannibal Ghoul."

The corners of my lips spread wide and curled up. Nishiki's eyes widened as he saw my face contort into a malicious demonic smile.