"Kaneki!" Happiness overwhelms me and I run up to him and embrace him.

"Kika? What are you doing here?" He asks.

"I wanted to see if you were okay."

"Um...yeah. I'm okay. There's nothing to worry about."

I look at his face and see that he's wearing an eyepatch.

"Mhm... Then what's under the eyepatch, Kaneki?"

He hesitates to answer but he eventually does.

"Hide and I were just goofing around. That's all. I got hit and that's why I'm wearing this."

"Kaneki...I didn't come here to be lied to. Don't lie to me..." I say.

"Kika...your eye. It's-"

"I know that already..." I say angrily. "And I know that you have it too. That's the real reason you have that eyepatch... Isn't it Kaneki?"

"I'm sorry... I did this to you..." He says almost on the verge of tears.

Now I feel bad for being so harsh...

"It's ok..." I say, calming myself down. "It's not like you wanted this to happen or anything. Everything will be fine... I'm just glad that you're alive and well." I give him a smile. "So please... don't cry."

"I have your-" The purple haired girl stops and looks at the both of us. "You two...really look alike..."

"We're twin brother and sister." I say.

"I see." She says "Well um I have to get back to work so here's your food." She sets the plate down and walks away.

"Wait. Don't you-"

"It's on the house." She says.

"Ok... Anyway, Kaneki I have a question for you." I say.

"Yeah? What is it?"

"Just how exactly did you get this way?"

"I went on date."

So...you go on a date and then you end up like this? Ok...

"With who?"

"Rize Kamishiro. A ghoul. I tried to walk her home but...things ended up pretty bad. I became a half ghoul and Rize died."

"A ghoul? I've only heard about them in stories... They eat human flesh right?"

"Yeah... How have you not heard of ghouls roaming the streets though?"

"I guess in my ward they try to hide that from us. They probably think that we won't be able to handle the news. Typical..."

"Yeah, I guess. I heard that things are kinda weird in the 19th ward."

"Yep, it's pretty weird... Oh yeah... I'm going to be staying here for a while."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Or did you want me to leave?"

"No no. I actually want you to stay."

"Good."