DISCLAIMER:

I own neither the characters of Tokyo Ghoul or The plot. All rights go to Ishida Sui~

Chapter One: ***

The world and people in it tend to be rather oblivious to the things around them. The same people would be there to witness their eyes being opened by two monsters. Two monsters part of a species better known as ghouls.

Ghouls to people, or humans rather, often can be described in two short words.

Blood-Thirsty

Though humans never really think of the possibility that just maybe those 'blood-thirsty' Ghouls out there had just the same amount of feeling as them. That's where this story begins.

He had seen it.

He hadn't dreamed of it, or even imagined it.

He had clearly, with his own two mismatched eyes, seen it.

A young boy at the age of 8, with obsidian colored hair hid behind a small pillar, his heterochromatic eyes glued on the sight before him. It was positively rotten, terrible, unbearable! It was a human! A human that didn't even smell good, a human that had been visiting his father for years now. A human that thought that it could replace the human that his mother once was before her death by her own hand.

How despicable! The boy remember reading said word in a book. His father told him it meant something or someone that deserved hatred.

Unorthodox! That one came from the dictionary.

Just disgusti-

"-eki! Kaneki! Neki-Chan! Kanuckles! KEN!"

The whisper like shout blew away the thoughts of a dark haired boy and he turned around quickly to come face to face with a not so happy girl, "E-Eto-..." Kaneki trailed off as his gaze slid over to the woman that was now on the move to the upper levels of the house with his father before he let out a very manly 'eep' as he was suddenly grabbed in a surprisingly strong grip.

Kaneki always had liked Eto, who was a girl around his age, maybe a year or two older, with short green hair framing her face and two heterochromatic eyes like his. She didn't smell like the humans that walked in and out of the house daily. She also didn't smell like the ghouls that would occasionally come over to have small 'talks' with his father. Instead she was a perfect blend of both scents, kind of like him.

The eight year old promised himself he'd stay close to Eto the moment he saw that she had eyes like him. One eye of a human while the other burned the red of a ghouls while surrounded by black, though the only difference was that her Kakugan, as his father called it, happened to be on the left while his was on the right (I feel like I messed that up).

He couldn't help the fact that his mood instantly elevated when he saw the other half-ghoul. Though the feeling soon dissipated at the words that left her lips next.

" We've been told to go to the gardens. Preferably under the bunker in the shed."

It was then that the slight rush in her overall tone became evident. Something must be wrong.

Kaneki then began to be dragged, his complaints practically being on mute. They barely reached the outside of the garden before the world that he grew up in went up in flames. A sound that made his ears pop resonated through the air as the house went up in sudden flames.

Kaneki had to keep in a shout. He was positive that his lips was bleeding from the harshness the skin went through as his teeth clenched. His father was still in there…..The woman he didn't like was in there…..The human servants that came in today against the will of his father was in there…..Everyone that made up his world was in that very house. Everyone except Eto. He then noticed that she was still running. Her eyes wide with the need to escape.

The eight year old barely registered the sound of a male, far away, though close enough to be heard with the sharp hearing of ghouls, 'The Mission is a success. The SS rated male ghoul, Crow, has been eliminated. Yes. First Class Investigator Sara has come out unharmed.

. . .

Sara was the name of the women I never liked. She was an investigator? The monsters that father warned me about?

The thoughts of an eight year old half ghoul was soon cut off as everything went black.

He woke up.

He woke up in a room.

A room that he knew not to be his.

Cold sweat, slowly continued it's stream down into a pair of mismatched eyes, causing a stinging sensation to overtake the male for a split second. He sat up instantly, his eyes sharpened before gritting his teeth together. It had been years since the day that changed everything, 14 years to be exact.

A sigh rippled through him before he stood up, remembering the events of the night before.

In retrospect, it would be hard not to notice a head full of white hair on a man with such a strong aura of power radiating off of him like beams of light from the sun, but then again the people who failed to notice the man were just mere humans.

To them he was just some boring kid who looked like he had given up his book grades and spot as class nerd for the bad life of dying hair and painting nails. But to Ghouls they saw one of their own. Someone who wasn't afraid to spill blood to get what they want.

They saw a strong leader walking among them, and with respect they had bowed their heads just a few centimeters, another thing that had been neglected by the eyesight of the humans.

No human would think that this kid would be a ghoul, with the way he helped others, and spoke in a kind way. No one human would guess that when they had their doors closed, and their covers pulled high that this kind man was doing quite the opposite, and was jumping from building to building, escaping the clutches of yet another Dove.

"Damn"

The word slipped through chapped lips, dry from the rushing wind that came strong with each burst forward. White hair stuck to pale skin, soaked with sweat that rolled down in ringlets.

This process had been going on for about an hour now, and the one being chased was beginning to tire. Each turn that was taken by the Chasee was rewarded by the Chasers turning and getting right back in speed with the one being chased.

Every few minutes a foul word would escape the Chasee's lips, muffled by the leather of the mask.

If you hadn't guessed it yet, this was a normal Chase of an Investigator and a ghoul. Though in this case it happened to be two high ranking investigators chasing one male ghoul. Now to humans, this would seem like a normal chase.

They would do what was called for and lock their doors, just to sit down on the couch and do nothing further.

But to both the ghoul and the investigators, this was no normal chase.

For the investigators, this would be a three way victory, if they would get ahold of the male ghoul.

Once again, the process started over with a turn. But this time was different. There wasn't another building which meant that both the ghoul and Two investigators were now in the ground, making the investigators have the upper hand.

"Shit!"

The curse was louder this time, and the mask could not keep the words from reaching the two investigators ears. This caused the two men to smirk, thinking that they had won and cornered the S rated ghoul. Of course bit would've helped to know that the word had been a signal, but when that had finally occurred to them they were already being knocked out and slung across a large shoulder.

In a coffee shop, not to far from where the 'crime scene' happened just a few days ago, a man with a head full of white hair, sat down at a table across from a girl with a head full of long green tinted hair.

They both sported the same book with them and had been reading when the news caught their attention.

"Last night, two investigators by the name of Hoji, and Takizawa disappeared after going to pursue the ghoul known as Eye patch"

The new reported stated professionally and two books were put down before she continued.

"At the crime scene both weapons were found, both open and in combat mode, no blood was seen at the sight, but some have their suspicions that the two are dead. Due to this incident the ghoul Eyepatch has risen the ranks into an SS ranking ghoul by the CCG.

"

You've been busy, haven't you, Kaneki~"

The green haired girl stated, ignoring the stares of others as humans realized that she was the Takatsuki Sen as she spoke quietly in case of the possibility of listeners.

The white haired man, known as Kaneki on hummed and turned back to the TV.

"Similar attacks have been reported, caused by other ghouls, ranking from A to as high as SS. The CCG has come to conclusion of a new Organization in Tokyo, one where there is no indication of what their goal is, no information on who the leader may be, and no hint as to how dangerous they could be to humankind, though they do have one lead, that Eyepatch is indeed included in this new group."

With that ending statement the need turned over to the weather and the two people turned back to their books, though the green hair girl barely even read the contents for she knew the words she had written, only this time they couldn't help but have matching smirks that you would only be able to see if you were to be looking closely.

Around the same time of the two figures, otherwise known as Kaneki and Eto, were reading five people were sat at a round table, four men and one girl. They all were investigators by the names of, Amon Kotaru, Akira Mado, Juuzo Suzuya, Sonohara, and Marude. They had all had just finished watching the news report and were all a bit curious, save for Juuzo, who didn't give a rats ass and was only here because every now and then he would get a piece of candy from Sonohara for being quiet.

Amon was first to speak up,

"Why did we release that much information to the public"

He was a bit tense, already aching for an answer.

Akira, his partner, answered his question,

"A ninety eight percent chance shows that at least one member of this supposed new organization has their Tv turned to the news, which means it is likely for them to report back to the group, which lets the ghouls know that we are on to them, if we see a change in the way they usually do things, such as more caution with attacks then we'll be able to tell that there is in fact an Organization and from there we'll have a lead to start investigating without the excuse that it's just a whim"

Hums of agreement went around the table, once again save for Juuzo who still didn't care about anything except for the candy that was being given.

They concluded their meeting after calculating that the next attack was to happen in one week and after that one week they would meet again to discuss whether or not an organization was in fact to problem.

Little did they know that just a few days before they had been having their own meeting another one was being prepared to be held in due time. Though this one included ghouls and two tied up investigators that seemed to be in a very tight predicament.

Kaneki was snapped out of it by a pair of arms wrapping around his neck, small hands covering his already closed eyes, "Guess who~"

A smile seemed to twitch his lips upwards before he turned around to face the intruder with green hair that was pulled into a messy bun.

"Eto-"

The girl only grinned, though through the playfulness an edge of sadism was still present, "You cheated…"

Kaneki only stared before pushing back the covers and standing up, not even giving a bristle at the cold floor. He couldn't really say that he was embarrassed that he was here standing in practically nothing but a pair of underwear in front of Eto. They had grown up together and by now he was just used to it.

"I didn't. I simply guessed the answer in my head before turning to check"

Kaneki spoke in a tone that was nearly emotionless as he headed towards the built in restroom,

"Now...did you come in here with news?"

Somehow, even as he closed the door, stripped and stepped under boiling water he managed to feel the smirk that made it's way to the author's face,

"Well. Our friends have finally woken up. They're staying at Yamori's old playroom under Naki's house."

That small fact made Kaneki's eyes widen as he stepped out of the shower after a few minutes, wrapped a towel around his waist and headed towards his closet,

"I trust that you've used your own organization's connections to make sure that we could pay them a little visit without being caught or followed?"

He left the bathroom and looked over at her, giving a nod at her over confident smirk, though I'm sure others (aka humans) would see it as a genuine smile. Ah humans what an idiotic species.

"I suppose we shall be going now?"

Eto hummed in agreement before rocking on her feet and slipping out of the room, "Give me just a second to get all dolled up~ I expect that lunch, because yes it's noon already, will be taken care of you?"

Just an hour later, the rather odd pair was walking down the street, cooked (So it looked more human) ghoul meat in their hands as they both complained about the taste only to eat more. Well, try to eat more. Eto would have to have Kaneki reposition the bandages covering her body every now and then to do two things. One: Eat and Two: Make sure the bandages were clean.

It was finally time for these two investigators to be put into place on the game board. Though first things first. It was time for Introductions~

AND HERE IS THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE RESTARTED STORY.

As you can see a lot changed (For the better I might add). I've finally gotten the inspiration for this story and I pretty much know where this is heading and how it might end.

NEXT CHAPTER SNEAK PEEKS:

A little ways far from the city sat a rather average styled house. The paint on the outside shined a while against red, the door having some flecks chipping away. Neighbors weren't around for miles which tended to be a good thing due to the company there.

Both Kaneki and Eto stood in the doorway, eyes staring at the scene before them in either amusement or slight horror.

There in front of them was Naki, a sidekick in all honesty to his 'Big Bro' Yamori, or Jason as he's more known, in absolutely nothing save for the frilly 'Kiss The Cook' apron on. In his hand was a rather large chunk of raw meat that he didn't seem to be eating.

Yamori was nowhere to be found.

Another person happened to be there though. A woman who sat, legs crossed, as she read one of the latest Takatsuki Sen books. Long purple hair framed her face perfectly along with her red glasses that were obviously narrower and smaller than Eto's own red ones.

Rize Kamishiro, Otherwise known as The Binge Eater, casually looked up and slapped on a smile,

"I'm guessing we're ready to go and see our guest?"

She bowed her head towards Kaneki a bit in respect before standing from her place lounging on the couch.

The group of three (Not counting Naki, because he wouldn't be going in) slipped into the other half of the house, walking up to a wall.

Kaneki reached forward and watched as his hand was pricked on the flat wall before it began to shift into a door. Eto was the one to push open the door.

They all walked down the dark hall, feet hitting the soil covered ground as Eto hummed a happy tune that only she seemed to know, skipping down the steps in a quick fashion.

With one last turn the group couldn't help the small smirks that dawned their faces at the sight before them.

NEXT CHAPTER COMING SOON...