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Kaneki walked back into the coffee shop, calming down bit by bit. His heart, surprisingly, was beating, and hard. Usually he felt his heart was dead, along with the rest of his body. Kaneki was always apathetic, and listless, yet somehow, this girl made him feel alive.

He craved that feeling now, and craved the girl even further. He breathed in deeply, a trace of her smell filling his nose. He perversely savored it, yearning for more of her sweet scent.

He wanted, no, that's not right, needed to find her.

Yuu was sitting in her recently deceased grandparent's bakery, in a deep daze. She could not get the interaction between her and the blood-curdling ghoul out of her mind. Even Kouta, trying his best, could not grasp her attention.

After what seemed like an eternity, (at least to Kouta, that is), Yuu finally came out of her trance-like state. "Oh, Kouta, you poor boy. I need to feed you." She came to her feet, unconsciously wiping any dust or dirt off of her pants.

His tail wagged excitedly, half because of food, and the other because she seemed to be doing better than before.

She fed the dog and turned on the TV. She was sure that there would be no more news stories about her grandparents, and to her relief, there were none.

Mao watched TV for a while, until Kouta came up to her with his leash, whimpering. She smiled at him, and gently pulled it from his mouth.

She hooked the leash on his collar, and grabbed her coat. She had to take a minute to mentally prepare herself to go out again, even though it was midday and there were people outside everywhere, especially in the city.

As a precautionary measure, Yuu grabbed a small pocket knife and slipped it into her coat pocket.

Clearly, Yuu did not have much information on ghouls, and that made her even more scared, since she did not know any of their abilities.

One thing she did know, a pocket knife would almost do nothing to the ghoul unless she got a deep enough cut in the right place. Still, it gave her reassurance, so she took it along.

Yuu then stepped out of her home, took a deep breath, and lead Kouta on a walk.

Kaneki finished his black coffee, paid, and left the coffee shop, the bell ringing behind him.

He stopped in his tracks. Sniffing the air, he felt as though his heart stopped. She's here...

His heart rate increasing steadily, Kaneki frantically looked around, checking for any sight of the girl, no, his girl. He would find her. And he would make her his.

Yuu had calmed down considerably since she left the house. The sounds of people chatting with one another and the occasional animal noises had made her feel safe, even though she was much more free from danger in her home.

And anyways, if the ghoul did come for her, she could just scream and people would hear, and call the police.

Or he will kill you before you have that opportunity... A voice deep inside her head spoke, making her stomach tighten. Yuu suddenly became aware she was not in a position of safety. She detested that voice, for it made her worry more than she already was.

Yuu decided to cut the walk short, her heart racing, and head home for the day. She had enough of the outside world.

Walking back into her apartment, Yuu felt an immediate sense of relief, as if she had been accused of murder and was decided not guilty.

Little did she know, she was nowhere near out of harm's way.

Kaneki searched head to head, looking for his girl. Normally, he would not be this frantic as to find someone, but for some reason, whenever it came to the girl, he lost all of his sense and reasoning.

He began to panic. What if I can't find her? Will I never see her again? No, I've got to, I've got to. In the middle of his thoughts, he smelt her scent once again, and smiled.

Kaneki relaxed, now knowing he did not lose the girl.

Searching through the heads again, with no luck, he walked in the opposite direction of Anteiku. Her scent became stronger, and his legs took him farther with each step. He was getting closer, her scent was getting more and vivid.

Then, he saw her. His breath stopped. He had found her.

As he was walking, attempting to grasp her, she went into her home, and shut the door.

He heard the noise of a lock clicking.

"Damn it!" He cursed, kicking a pebble down the sidewalk.

But now, Kaneki thought, smirking, I know where she lives.

Okay, there's the end of that chapter. I can't wait to make the next chapter, it's gonna be intense. ;) Well, anyways, thank you all so much for reading, following, reviewing, and adding this story to your favorites! Love y'all! -FangirlFrenzy