Chapter 17

"So, when he went to tag a kid, he got excited?"

Kaneki nodded. "And you know what happens when he gets excited."

Hide sighed. "I'll talk to the teacher tomorrow. Anyway, changing topics, how was the squad?"

"They are interesting."

"Really?"

Kaneki nodded.

Hide opened a pack of human meat to help with dinner as Kaneki cooked.

When Hide opened the package, Kaneki wrinkled his nose. "Not again." He muttered.

"What?"

Kaneki smelled the meat in Hide's hands. "They gave us another bad pack."

"I'll call Akira."

"I'm getting so sick of this." Kaneki muttered as he stirred dinner.

Hide knew Kaneki was upset and he had every reason to be, today had been stressful. Hide stepped out into the living room to call Akira and ask her to come down. Hide waited a bit before there was a knock at the door. Hide answered and found Akira, but she was not alone. Behind her was the quinx squad.

"Is Akira here?" Kaneki asked from the kitchen.

"Mr. Sasaki?" Shizaru asked, recognizing the voice.

Kaneki wiped his hands on a towel and walked to the door. "What are you four doing here? Go home."

"Sasaki?" Hide looked at Kaneki with a raised eyebrow.

"We are trying to find the two ghouls," Saiko said.

"Go home. Akira is here for a family problem."

"They can be here." Akira authorized. "You and Arima are playing a good game, Kaneki. I am calling it, you were under orders, but you're too good of an actor." Akira turned to address the quinx squad. "Your squad leader's real name is Kaneki Ken."

They all looked at Kaneki shocked.

"It is not his fault for lying to you. Arima told him to do it because he wanted to test your investigative deducting without your teachers real name."

Kaneki sighed. "Since they are going to figure it out, we might as well invite you all in for dinner."

"Are you cooking?" Akira asked.

"Of course." Kaneki answered.

"Good, Hide doesn't exactly know how." Akira entered, followed by the quinx squad.

Kou peeked out of his room. "Auntie Akira!" He ran over and hugged her leg.

The quinx squad was in shock as they watched the woman that was so stern and intimidating, giggle and smile brightly as she picked up the child. "Hi cutie."

Kou laughed and hugged Akira. "Can we play cars? You can be the red one!"

Akira laughed, "After dinner, okay?"

"Eat and play! Eat and play!" Kou cheered.

Akira gently kissed the top of Kou's head before setting him down.

Kou ran into his room to get his car toys out in preparation to play with Auntie Akira.

Kaneki smiled at the squad. "That is Kou, my son. I would also like to introduce you all to my husband, Hide."

Hide shook hands with each of member of the quinx squad as they introduced themselves.

"Kou looks so much like both of you. Did you adopt of is he actually one of yours?" Mutsuki asked.

Kaneki rubbed the back of his neck. "It's a long story, but he is biologically both of ours."

"What?" They asked, shocked.

"Come, sit down, Kaneki is about done with dinner." Hide said, leading the way to the living room.

"I can't believe that someone actually lives in the CCG." Mutsuki stated.

Hide nodded. "The CCG thought it would be best that we would reside here."

Kaneki peeked out of the kitchen. "Akira, can I talk to you in the kitchen?"

Akira excused herself and escaped to the kitchen. "What is it?"

Kaneki checked to make sure the others did not follow her before opening the fridge and pulling the bad pack of meat out. "It's bad."

"Again?"

"Yes. It's cancer again and I am positive that this is the same one human I complained about before."

"We will looked into it."

"Please do. Last time Kou got into a bad pack, he was sick all night. We had to take him to the infirmary."

"I remember."

"Do you have a pack for dinner tonight?"

"Yes but this is my last one."

"I will arrange another drop off."

Akira watched at Kaneki stirred dinner. "Let me help."

Kaneki smiled and let Akira help with dinner.

Akira dipped up plates and Kaneki set the table.

"Dinner time."

The quinx squad were lounging about the living room. Shizaru, Saiko, Urie, and Hide were playing a multiplayer videogame while Mutsuki played cars with Kou on the floor.

Saiko paused the game. "Food?"

"Come and get it guys." Kaneki had made spaghetti for the humans, and for Kou and himself he sliced up two strips of arm meat and cut Kou's up into bite size pieces.

Everyone seated themselves and the quinx looked at Kou and Kaneki's plates oddly. "Mr. Sas… Mr. Kaneki? What are you eating?"

"Kou and I are on special diets."

Mutsuki's eyes widened. "Mr. Kaneki… are you and Kou the ghouls?"

Everyone was silent.

Kaneki sighed. "You are the smart one. Yes, Kou and I are ghouls."

The quinx squad was awkwardly silent.

"You're the ghoul?" Urie growled, ready to draw his embedded quinque.

Kaneki's single kakugan activated. "Never threaten a ghoul in its own home."

"M-Mommy?" Kou whispered and looked between his mother and the stranger. He leaned over and his chair and hugged Kaneki around the waist, his own eyes activating.

"Shut up and eat." Akira ordered. "No one in this room is in any sort of danger. Kaneki made us a fabulous dinner and welcomed us into his home, we should all thank him."

"Like hell." Urie muttered and crossed his arms.

Hide looked at Urie. "I am sitting between you and my husband. I will protect you."

"Aren't you one of theme?" Shizaru asked.

"Nope," Hide grinned. "I am 100% human."

"A ghoul that is mated to a human?" Shizaru asked.

"If you read the textbook, you would find that it is very common and you will be reading the textbook tomorrow."

"But we found the two ghouls." Urie argued.

"Mutsuki found the two ghouls, and since he has already finished the assignment. He is off the hook. You three on the other hand, are a different story."

"That is not fair!" Shizaru said.

"I am not doing this to punish you, I am trying to help you improve."

The squad was unhappy.

"Well, is this a bad time to say that we are moving you all to a unique location to live together?" Akira mentioned.

"What?" Urie growled.

"Everyone is going, it will be a nice change of scenery."

"I don't want to," Urie said, "Definitely if I will be cooped up with some damn ghouls."

Kaneki and Urie were glaring at each other.

"Knock it off Urie, you are a guest right now, so act like it."

Urie stood up from the table and walked out.

The rest of the squad was uncomfortable, they did not know whether to go or stay.

Hide smiled. "Well, now that we got the awkwardness out. How about some fun talk?"

"Fun!" Kou cheered, expressing the same peppiness and happy-go-lucky attitude as his daddy.

Kaneki picked up his plate. "I'm not too hungry. I'm going to hit the hay early."

"Okay. Love you." Hide said and kissed Kaneki.

"Love you, Mommy." Kou said.

Kaneki could not help but smile at his son and kissed the top of his head before retreating to his bedroom.

Hide smiled and entertained the guests.

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Kaneki was reading a book when Hide entered. "Kou's tucked in, teeth brushed and pajamas on."

Kaneki took off his glasses and put his book down.

Hide crawled on top of Kaneki and kissed him. "Did you want to talk about it?"

"No."

Hide kissed him. "We will talk in the morning. Today has been a long and stressful day. I vote we make out a little which may or may not lead to sex before going to bed. All those in favor say 'Aye', Aye!"

Kaneki smirked. "Aye." He cupped Hide's cheek and passionately kissed him.

The two laid down and continued their make-out session.

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