SO! You liked last chapter, huh? Well, here's the next one! So, some Q and A time!

Q: Is Kaneki a ghoul, or is he a half ghoul?

A: well, there are a lot of FF's out there where he is born a half ghoul, and I haven't seen any where he is a full ghoul. But, he is a half ghoul in this one. Just not born that way! ;P

Q: Why is Hide a Ghoul?

A: This is more personally for me, and more for the story. I think Hide is an amazing part of the story, but his character is just…no. I don't like his character. He needed to die. :)

Q: Is Yoriko going to be killed?

A: NO, she is needed later on!

So, that's all for now. Here's the next chapter!

Touka was sitting in a hospital bed, a plate of food in her lap as she lifted up the chop sticks in her hand. She slowly brought the sushi off the plate and put it in her mouth, and cringed at the disgusting taste. She forced herself to swallow the disgusting piece of food. She heard the door open and just sat there, staring down on the food. A female doctor walked in with a clip board, frowning at the food still on the plate.

"Touka-san, is that all you're going to eat?" the nurse asked, Touka cringing at the food. The nurse sighed, picking up the plate to throw it away.

"Hey, your friend also stopped by. She's very worried about you." Touka just huddled into the hospital blankets. She didn't want Yoriko to worry about her. The door opened again and a man walked in, and the nurse looked up.

"Oh, Kanou-san…" She said with a small gasp. An old man in a doctors' uniform walked in. he looked at Touka and signaled for the nurse lady to leave the room. He sat down in a chair at the foot of the hospital bed.

"Hello, Touka. Have you been feeling well?" Kanou asked the purple haired girl. All she did was nod. Kanou wrote down something on his clipboard, before asking another question.

"Are you eating okay?" at this Touka didn't answer. Before he could write down anything, the purple haired girl spoke.

"M-my sense of taste doesn't seem…right…" She mumble. Kanou gasped, but Touka didn't catch it. He just wrote some more on his clipboard.

"Well, that is psychological in nature. It should go away in a couple days." Kanou told her, standing up to leave the room.

"You will be able to leave in a few hours." Kanou told the girl before leaving the room. Touka waited a moment after he left before she pulled the blankets over her head and drifted off to sleep.

Kaneki was working his shift at Antieku, just finishing up an order. He had heard about Touka and how she was in the hospital. She had been released yesterday, yet Kaneki hadn't seen her around her normal visit time. Yoriko didn't come either. It was almost the end of the day, and yet no one else he knew were there. Sure, Enji and Yomo were there, but that was it.

As Kaneki was washing dishes, Yomo came over to him and whispered something in his ear.

"Yoshimura-san wants to close shop early for a meeting." Kaneki nodded at this before setting down the dishes. He walked over to the counter and noticed how there were only three people sitting and having coffee.

"Hey, I'm sorry but we're closing early. You'll all need to leave." Kaneki stated, pointing towards the door. The three people sitting down got up, set their cups on the counter, and left. Kaneki sighed in relief. He went over to the door, turned the sign to 'closed', and walked into the upstairs meeting room. Yoshimura, Yomo, and Koma Enji were sitting down in the room.

"So, what's up?" Kaneki asked, his normal tone returning. Yoshimura motioned Kaneki to sit down, in which he did.

"As you know, a girl by the name of Touka Kirishima has been in an accident. The man she was with was Hideyosha Nagachika, a ghoul who was refusing to eat. Until, he tried to prey on Touka. Kaneki stopped him by dropping beams on top of him. Though, the girl had sustained internal damage, Hideyosha's organs were transplanted into her." Kaneki perked up at this, looking up from his downcast stare.

Yoshimura saw this and smiled, knowing who was going to do what. It was clear on what was going to happen, so why not let it happen.

"So, Kaneki, you will watch after her. Guard her and keep her out of trouble. And feed her if you need to. The effects of this are great, they are changing her." Yoshimura told him with a 'wise' voice. It was almost as if he was trying to sound wise. Kaneki nodded, though hiding the fact that he was surprised, and left. He was going to go visit real quick. It was his job after all.

Touka lay in bed, her body huddled in a small ball. Her eyes red from crying, and food lay wasted on the ground. She had tried to eat. Over and over and over and over. She couldn't eat food. She had witnessed a doctor on the television say something about ghouls, but she couldn't believe it. So, she tried to eat, but everything tasted disgusting. Her body wouldn't allow anything to be eaten. Soon, though, she heard a knocking at the door. She didn't bother to get up until it resorted to banging. Which just annoyed her.

And no one wants a starving, half sleepy, annoyed Touka. If you know what I mean, *nudge nudge*.

When she opened the door, she was met with a white haired boy which she didn't recognize.

"Do, I know you?" she asked as she rubbed her eyes, looking at the boy. The boy glanced at her and smirked before replying to her question.

"Kaneki ring any bells?" she took a while to comprehend what was said before smacking him and slamming the door in his face. Kaneki rubbed his cheek before putting on an act.

"TOUKA-CHAN~! LET ME IN~!" he pouted out loud in a sort of cute way. Touka heard this but didn't care as she shooed him away.

"N-no! Leave me alone right now!" She stuttered out. Touka huddled in front of the door, burying herself into her shirt. Kaneki just sat outside before sitting down, back against the same door.

"So, you having trouble eating?" Touka gasped at this but kept it low enough to where he couldn't hear. Or so she thought.

"Ah, so you are. Well that's okay, I know what's happening to you. After all," Kaneki stated as he cracked his finger in an odd way, "It's the same thing I went through."

That was all that was needed. That little nudge is all it took to make Touka stand up and swing open the door, grabbing Kaneki and pulling him inside, before slamming it with a loud thud. She dragged him into her living room before having him sit down across from her. The girl sighed as she looked up at Kaneki with a sad expression on her face.

"What is going on with me? What's happening?" and many more questions were asked with this. Kaneki wasn't going to answer all of them, but he was going to answer the important ones. He waited a little bit for Touka to finish before answering them.

"Okay, I'm not going to answer all of them, but I will answer the important ones." Touka nodded at this before going back to listening.

"You're no longer human." Now, Touka just sat there in shock. Half of the shock came from the fact that she was no longer human. The other half was because of how nonchalant Kaneki had just told her.

"Proof being this," Kaneki bit the top of his finger and blood trickled slowly down it. Touka didn't seem to notice the fact that her mouth was watering, and her kakugan had become active, "Your kakugan is active, and your mouth is watering, just to let you know."

Touka quickly wiped her mouth before running and looking in the mirror, which resulted in a shriek resonating from the bathroom. Kaneki sighed. At least she had someone to actually help her cope. The girl walked back in with a scared look on her face, and sat down. Over the time of about 30 minutes, Kaneki explained that she was now a half-ghoul. After mentioning half-ghoul, he showed her that he was the same, and explained all the other factors. Factors such as, half-ghouls can eat human food and not get sick, it just tastes really horrible to them. He went through the minimum of it though, as she was going to have to find out the rest on her own.

"Now, any other questions?" Kaneki asked with an unsure look. Touka nodded, who looked like she was about to cry. Kaneki walked over and placed his hand on her shoulder, seemingly calming her down. She looked at him with worried eyes, and Kaneki just stared back.

"Don't worry. You've got someone who's gone through the same thing right here. And if you need help, Antieku would gladly help you." Kaneki said with a smile. Touka seemed to lighten up as she looked at his smile.

"Yeah…" was all that was said from the girl. Kaneki walked over to the door and looked at Touka with a confused look.

"Well, come on? Aren't you coming to Antieku, Touka-chan?"

BUM BUM BUM! Hey, sorry for being off for a long time! Well, at least not updating this story. I'm trying to update all of my stories by a few chapters at the least. But! I will not give up! So remember to follow, favorite, and review, and constructive criticism is welcome!