Himika paused. Thinking of how to answer.

Hinami clearly was more of a ghoul than her. Himika decided to be honest, figuring she could trust her.

"Yes, I am." She replied.

"Can I see your eyes?" Hinami asked.

"I suppose." Himika said reluctantly.

Himika untied her headband and placed it on the table, making a subtle 'clink' sound.

"You're just like him..." Hinami muttered.

"Who?" Himika asked.

"Kaneki." She answered, getting a distant look on her face.

Himika stared back at her, confused. Wondering how she knew Kaneki and wondering if she knew he was here now.

"When was the last time you saw him?" Himika asked.

"I think two or three months ago." Hinami said sadly.

"He's here now, with Touka." Himika blurted out without thinking.

Hinami dropped her fork. She sat there, frozen, until a tear trickled down her face.

Without another word, Hinami stood up and ran out of the room. Himika stood up and followed after Hinami, also wondering where Kaneki and Touka went.

Himika left the room after Hinami and it wasn't long before she spotted her. Hinami had ran straight into Kaneki and was hugging his side, crying.

"Where did you go Kaneki?!" She cried.

"Hinami, I'm sorry." Kaneki said, running his hands through her hair to soothe her.

Touka stood to the side, watching them with a soft smile. Himika walked over to them and stood beside Touka until she eventually noticed her.

"I think it's time you talked with Mr. Yoshimura." Touka said. "It's probably best if Kaneki and Hinami come as well."

"Good idea Touka, let's go." Kaneki agreed, leading Hinami and Himika to a door with an 'employee's only' sign.

Touka opened the door and ushered them inside, pointing them towards some couches and telling them to sit down.

Across from them sat an older man, he had white hair and a kind smile, one that made Himika feel at ease.

"Hello there, I'm the manager of this coffee shop, everyone here calls me Mr. Yoshimura, or simply manager." The man said, extending his hand towards Himika.

"Nice to meet you Sir, I'm Himika." Himika replied, returning the handshake.

Mr. Yoshimura smiled. "We have a lot to talk about, from what Kaneki's told me I understand that you are from another dimension and you are a half ghoul."

"That's correct..." Himika replied hesitantly.

"Don't worry Himika, we're all ghouls here." He assured, opening his eyes wider.

Himika suppressed a gasp when she saw his eyes, exactly matching her right eye. She looked around the room and saw that both Hinami and Touka also had the same eyes.

"Can I ask some questions?" Himika asked, finding everything hard to process.

"Of course," The manager said. "Go ahead."

"This new dimension has many ghouls? Are there lot's of half ghouls like me?" She asked.

"Yes, there are lots of ghouls here, but half ghouls are very few, most being created in a lab." He answered, his face grim.

"Was Kaneki born a half ghoul?" Himika asked, looking over at Kaneki.

The room seemed to drop a few degrees in temperature, no one answered her immediatly before Kaneki placed a hand on her shoulder.

"No I wasn't born like this, I was human." Kaneki said. "There's a long story behind the reason I'm a ghoul now."

Himika couldn't deny that she was now more intrested in what happened in the past.

"What happened?" She asked.

"It's kind of a sensitive topic." Touka interjected.

"It's alright Touka, she deserves to know more." Kaneki said, interupting Touka.

Touka looked sympathetic, but she nodded and let him continue.

"It happened about six months ago, going by the time here of course, I was going on a date with a really pretty girl named Rize. At the time I didn't know she was a ghoul, and I was a stupid human who didn't think of any possible dangers. After our date, I was walking her to her house, but before we got there, she attacked me, showing me that she was a ghoul and saying she was going to eat me. She managed to stab me, damaging most of my organs, but before she could finish me off, a pile of steel beams fell on her, crushing her to death. Somebody who saw the accident called an ambulance and we were both rushed to the hospital, Rize being announced dead on arrival. In order to 'save my life,' the doctors transplanted her organs into me, making me a ghoul." Kaneki explained, scowling everytime Rize was mentioned. "And now, I can still hear her in my head."

Himika's ears perked up at the end, thinking about the voice she heard.

"I can hear a voice too." Himika started. "Once we got here, it started talking to me."

"A voice? Kaneki, do you think she was turned into a ghoul in a similar way to you?" Touka asked.

"It's possible, when I was in that strange other dimension it was like Rize had been forced into complete silence." Kaneki said. "I even forgot she existed."

"I didn't start hearing his voice until now." Himika said.

"His?" Everyone chorused.

"Well, he sounded male." She answered. "But he hasn't talked to me since we got here."

"Do you think you could try talking to him?" Mr. Youshimura asked.

"I suppose." Himika replied. "I don't know if he'll answer."

Himika closed her eyes, attempting to ignore everything around her as she focused on only her mind.

'Hello?'

No response.

'Answer me.' She tried.

Still nothing.

'Please?' She pleaded.

Finally some manners. A voice replied.

'Who are you?' Himika asked.

The name's Shin, and I was fourteen, you know before I ended up dead.

'Nice to meet you Shin, I'm Himika, I think I'm thirteen.' She introduced.

Oh, I know ALL about you. For almost all your life I've been forced to watch you. It's like being in a car, but being stuck in the back seat the entire time. It's really annoying. Shin said.

'I don't know if I should feel creeped out or sorry for you.' Himika replied.

Not like I had a choice.

'How did you even get here? You know, in my head?'

Haha, funny story. Well not really.

'Could you tell me?' Himika asked.

I suppose...