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(Never) Let Him Know	By : Fullmetal_Masochist Category: -Misc Anime > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1812 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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"Y-You're a Ghoul?!"
My boss, Mr. Mado, looked harsh as he approached me. It was rare that I saw him in the store, but he never seemed to be an intimidating figure. But he had me shrinking away from him until my back pressed against the wall behind me.
"Is that so hard to believe? Is it because I blended in so well, posing as the kind, elderly store owner? Oh, but wait," he said as he leaned in close to my face. He grabbed my chin in his hand and shoved my head against the wall, holding me still. With his other hand, he pinched his fingers against the bridge of my nose and twisted it. A hot flash of pain seared across my face as I cried out for him to stop.
"It would have been unfortunate if your broken nose healed crooked like that. I did you a favor straightening it out for you," Mado said as he hastily pushed his hand off my chin and stood back up. "Your looks may be the only thing that keep you alive here, after all. Wouldn't want you at a disadvantage from the start." Some of my blood smeared across his fingers. With a flick of his tongue, he tasted it and reacted as though he'd just sampled his favorite dish.
"My my, that is a delicious flavor. I'll have to make my rules even more clear to the other prisoners. You taste so good; they may not be able to avoid killing you."
I gingerly touched my nose as breathing had become painful, so I started to breathe through my mouth instead.
"What do you mean? Where am I?"
"Kaneki, this is a prison for Ghouls that have either betrayed Aogiri Tree or made the wrong choice when asked to join us. For the latter, we keep them here until they make a better decision on where they align themselves. My word is law here, so if I tell them that this one insignificant human isn't to be killed, they'd better take it very seriously. You'll be the lesson that Anteiku learns for inserting themselves into our affairs."
"So you're a member of Aogiri Tree too? Why run a store that caters to the humans you feel are so inferior?"
Mado let out a low chuckle at my question. I didn't see what was amusing about it. "Your favorite little coffee shop, Anteiku, does the same thing, why shouldn't I? And I'm not merely a member, Kaneki. I'm one of the leaders of Aogiri Tree. I expect that your friend Nagachika will be coming back in a week from the latest errand we sent him on. I wonder how much information he was able to steal and relay to Anteiku?"
"Hide? You know about him? If you know that he's spying on your group, why aren't you doing anything to stop it?"
"It doesn't matter, by the time they realize where you are and come here to retrieve you, we'll be long gone and whatever data he collected will be useless. The only thing they'll succeed in doing is destroying one frail human that they seem to hold dear. I wonder if you can even last a week. Perhaps you can try to prove me wrong."
All I could do was stare blankly in front of me, shivering from the coldness of the cell and the reality of the situation I was now in. Tears flooded my eyes, blinking sent them falling over the edge of my eyelids and down my cheeks.
"I'll visit you again soon, Kaneki, I've got other matters to attend to now." He turned away and walked towards the door, then stopped and turned on his heel to face me once again. "Oh, by the way... When I mentioned that the others were prohibited from killing you, that doesn't mean that you'll be safe. If it doesn't result in your death, they are free to treat you as they wish. So, I'd suggest not making any enemies in here. Good luck."
"Wait, wait, you can't be serious! Please don't do this!" My voice cracked as I strained it by screaming for him to come back. He ignored my pleas and opened the door, the light from beyond it illuminated the room and myself briefly. As he slowly closed the door, the shadows overtook the space once more. The last sliver of brightness disappeared across my face once it shut.
The door stayed unlocked after Mado left, but I couldn't will myself to move from my spot on the floor. Not after he had informed me of what to expect from the other occupants of this prison. I thought the darkness of this room would hide me from them, but I soon realized that it only gave them the advantage. Hours after Mado's visit, I heard the doorknob squeal, metal scraping metal as it turned. That sound scared me more than who was on the other side. Knowing hope was the only thing I had left to hold onto, I called out to the one that I had to put all my faith in to save me.
"Hide..."
Nine Days Later
Hide
"I should stop at Anteiku to update them on how things are going so far. But it's been so long since I've seen Kaneki, they'll understand if I go home first," I said as I walked down our street. I looked up the side of our apartment building, counting the floors until I found our window. Sometimes I could see Kaneki watching from it. He was always waiting for me to return. I realize how unfair that is for him, so once this mission is over, I'll let them know I need a break. It'll be best for both of us to have some time to ourselves. I didn't see him in the window this time, so it looks like I'll be able to surprise him.
As I unlocked our door and stepped in, I expected to find him standing there ready to hold me like he'd done each time before. But he wasn't, and my stomach twisted as though I'd been punched, worry set in immediately.
"Kaneki? I'm back! You in the bathroom?" I checked each room, finding them all unoccupied. I wondered if he was at work since it was too late for classes. I pulled out my phone and hit his speed dial.
"Hide?! Where the FUCK are you right now?!" was the answer I got when the line picked up.
"Who's this? Touka, is that you? Why are you answering Kane-"
"He's gone, Hide! They took him right out of Anteiku after your last call-in, and his phone was in the bag he left behind at the store. We've done everything we could think of, but haven't found any leads on where he was taken!"
"My last call-in? You mean he's been missing for ten days?! Where are you right now? Is everyone at Anteiku?"
"Yes, we were waiting for you to get in touch since we couldn't contact you directly while you were out there."
My legs gave out from under me as I hit the floor. "It has to be Aogiri, who else would have come after us? I'm on my way, don't do anything else until I get there." I hung up before hearing her reply and tried to will myself back on my feet. This wasn't the time to be paralyzed with fear. He's been missing for so long; I had to get moving and find him.
On my way out I looked towards the kitchen and noticed some thick black writing across the dry-erase board on our fridge. I rushed in there to see what it said.
You're losing a little more of him with each minute that passes. Hurry. 182 W. Requiem
I took a picture of the note and sent it to Kaneki's phone with a message. "Change of plans, I'm going to get him now."
I'm not sure who wrote it, but I'm not going to waste any more time. Even if it's a trap, I've got to get there and save him.
The building at 182 W. Requiem was an unassuming warehouse on the outside, but for this time of day, there should have been more activity on the outside. It didn't take much to get inside, where the space was broken up into several spacious rooms and hallways. It had the resemblance of a medical office, the scent of heavy disinfectant lingered in the air attempting to mask the rotten stench beneath it.
I quickly moved around to each room, once the others got here they could go into more detail. I was only looking for one thing, and so far, I hadn't found him. I noticed a closed door with a light shining through the bottom edge. I crept up, tried the handle and found it unlocked. I swung the door open and rushed in, my kagune ready to defend or attack whatever I saw.
"Well, Mr. Nagachika, I've been wondering how you've been doing. It appears you've adapted to your new body well; I'm quite pleased." The man that I found wore a white lab coat, his eyes watched the three kagune tendrils I had summoned.
"Dr. Kanou, after all this time, this is where I find you? Are you with Aogiri Tree?"
"Yes, we both share a similar worldview on the position Ghouls have in this society. To me, Ghouls are a part of humanity's natural evolutionary process. They see Ghouls as a superior race to us humans, and I agree. My goal is to bring the two together, a superior being with the strengths of both species."
I clenched my fists tightly, "So this wasn't some random accident... You intentionally changed me into this monster!"
Kanou nodded, "You were my first success, Nagachika. The culmination of all my years of research lies in you."
Unable to restrain myself any longer, I charged at him and punched him across the face. He dropped to the floor quickly as I leaned over him, continuing my barrage of fists.
"Success?! You call this monster you created a success?! Why did it have to be me? Things were going so well, what gave you the right to force this on me?!" I stopped hitting him, waiting for a response.
"Honestly, it didn't matter if it was you or someone else. All I needed was a body to test out my latest research. Yours just happened to arrive on my operating table that night. If that other young man had been brought to my room instead, it would have been him. I'm not picky when it comes to guinea pigs, as long as you produce the results I want to see, I could care less who you are or what you want."
I screamed out loud and started to punch him again, my fear and frustration being purged against this man's face. I would have ended up killing him if Touka hadn't shown up and pulled me back.
"This isn't the time for that; you have someone else who needs you even more than you need to do this, right? I'll take care of this guy; you go save Kaneki!"
I looked at Touka, my rage subsiding as I realized she was right. I took a deep breath and stood up as she let go of my wrist.
"Thank you," was all I could say before running off to search for Kaneki again.
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