A/N: This story takes place in the months following the Aogiri Tree arc! With Kaneki and the gang! Originally this idea was meant for Juuzou and Haise, I still might do that someday. However I felt like I needed to write for this ship instead! There will be seven chapters obviously, this shouldn't be too long, so please enjoy!

Summary: A typical week in the life of Shuu Tsukiyama. His life had taken an interesting turn since becoming Kaneki Ken's loyal sword... He attempts to get closer and closer with the boy in order to gain his trust. What will Tsukiyama find when he finally earns it?

Rating: T

Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort/Humor/Angst/Drama

Pairings: TsukiyamaღKaneki

.oO 7 Days Of Kaneki Ken Oo.

"Bonjour.~"

Tsukiyama hummed out loud like he did most mornings. Banjou growled in annoyance, Hinami greeted him back cheerfully, Kaneki ignored the outburst. Tsukiyama's eyes wandered to the corner Kaneki was sitting in.

The one-eyed ghoul was touching his chin, looking to be deep in thought. That was only natural. Kaneki was their leader, his next move was bound to be an important one. Whatever the order was, Tsukiyama was ready to obey at the drop of a hat.

The tall gourmet made his way across the kitchen to the corner Kaneki was sitting. One of his slender hands ran over the boy's shoulder gently... His palm traveled under the sleeveless shirt. Just to get a quick feel of the skin of Kaneki's shoulder.

Such texture!

"Bonjour, Kaneki-kun." Tsukiyama began with a grin before wincing.

"Good morning." Kaneki responded blankly. The one-eyed ghoul had taken a hold of the hand on his shoulder, squeezing hard. The pressure on Tsukiyama's hand was tremendous. It was almost scary how different they were in power now. "Please don't touch me."

"My mistake," The purple-haired ghoul admitted politely. He took a step away from Kaneki when his hand was released. He massaged the sore limb with a smile. "I forgot that you can be so grumpy in the mornings."

"Am I not like this all the time when it comes to you?" Kaneki asked simply, without looking at Tsukiyama once.

"Non." Tsukiyama responded in French while shaking his head. Kaneki touched his chin again while still reading the newspaper in his hand.

"I haven't notice then."

"Onii-chan!" Hinami walked over in a huff. "How many times do I have to tell you to be nicer to Tsukiyama-san!"

"Ah~! The little lady comes to my defense!" Tsukiyama cried out loud dramatically making the smaller girl giggle. Naturally she didn't know about the history between himself and Kaneki. If she did, Tsukiyama knew she wouldn't be so quick to defend him. "I'm not sure if I'm the knight or, the damsel anymore.~"

"Look like a damsel to me." Banjou spoke up giving Tsukiyama a dirty look. "Ya fuckin' queen."

"Banjou-san!" Hinami stomped her foot before rushing over to scold the muscular man.

Tsukiyama spared one last glance at Kaneki before turning to banter with the others. Perhaps for the moment it was better to leave Kaneki alone. He was getting into these anti-social moods more often...

.oO1Oo.

"You didn't have to come with me."

"What warrior travels without his sword?" Tsukiyama teased with a smirk. In truth the gourmet found the anti-social behavior as of late unacceptable. What would he do if Kaneki spoiled because of it?! That he couldn't allow! So he had to do his best to help the boy.

The two of them were walking together down a relatively empty street. It was a nice day, the sun was beating down on the two of them. Tsukiyama hummed pleasantly looking over at his companion once more.

Dolce!

Tsukiyama licked his lips before tearing his eyes away from the younger man. While Tsukiyama was trying to get passed Kaneki's shell by coming out here with him... It wasn't working at all. It had been a painfully boring affair so far, Kaneki had hardly uttered a word.

The one-eyed ghoul was just picking up some textbooks for Hinami. The little lady had been studying harder lately, especially since they couldn't risk enrolling her in a real school. Still the taller ghoul was hoping for something more exciting.

"Kaneki-kun.~" Tsukiyama lowered his voice speaking softly. Taking matters into his own hands might be the only way. His fingertips ever so lightly grazed over the sides of Kaneki's waist. "What's got you so-..."

Tsukiyama was cut off by a sharp elbow to his gut. He was left hunched over while his strong leader kept walking. Tsukiyama smirked to himself as he straightened back up.

He should have saw that one coming.

.oO2Oo.

It was evening when there was a knock on a bedroom door.

After a brief silence someone spoke.

"Come in."

"Bonsoir.~" Tsukiyama chirped while entering Kaneki's bedroom. The boy was sitting in a chair, book in his hand, the dim lamp was the only light in the room. It was like a scene right out of a painting... Perhaps the gourmet might try painting it himself someday.

"Tsukiyama-san," Kaneki commented closing his book. Finally the one-eyed ghoul gave his full attention to the gourmet. "You can come closer."

With permission granted Tsukiyama strolled over to the boy in the chair. He stopped in front of the chair before getting down on a knee. Kaneki waited for Tsukiyama to speak patiently.

"I don't know what it is you've been mulling over lately, Kaneki-kun..." Tsukiyama admitted sincerely. "But I just wanted you to know that you can rely on me."

"Is that so?" Kaneki sighed lightly setting the book on his bedside table. "You wouldn't happen to be lying to me...?"

"Non! I care immensely, I'd slay the world for you, Kaneki Ken." The truth. A sort of twisted truth, but the truth none the less. Tsukiyama bowed his head to Kaneki then quickly. The outburst actually made the one-eyed ghoul laugh... Now that wasn't a sound he heard in a while.

Tsukiyama tensed then feeling Kaneki's touch. He pressed their palms together slowly, with his free hand Kaneki took Tsukiyama's chin forcing him to look up. This surprised the gourmet... No matter how little it was...

This was a show of appreciation... Or even affection?

"Thank you, Tsukiyama-san."