Tokyo Ghoul - NEST

Stealth At Its Best

" True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen."
- Francois de La Rochefocauld

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Kaneki POV

"You want me to do what?" I asked, tilting my head in confusion.

Yomo had come to visit Nest yesterday, and had a request he directed towards me, catching me off guard.

"I want you to fill in for me at Re so I can go do some business." Yomo explained.

Working at Re? I don't know if I'd be good at it, I don't have any confidence that I remember how to brew coffee as good as I used to.

And... do my old subordinates still go there?

Yomo seemed to be reading my mind. "Your old squad members don't go there anymore. I wouldn't worry about it." He said.

Levin, who sat beside me, gave me a grin, looking up from his studies that I have been instructing him on for about two weeks now.

"Go ahead. I'll just review until you get back. Plus, I have something I need to go do in my free time." He said, scratching his cheek.

Levin is a very exceptional student. If he wasn't here and not labeled as dangerous by CCG, I bet he could've made it into Kimi, the University I went to.

He has huge determination to do what he said, which makes me happy. Even if it's a goal that seems far away, I hope one day he does the impossible. Not for me, I don't need it. That life of isn't for me anymore.

I give a slight nod to him. "Okay then. I'll fill in for you, Yomo." I said, giving him a small smile.

Yomo gave me a small bow of gratitude. "Thank you. It's tomorrow in the morning all the way to around six in the afternoon." He said.

"An all day shift? I guess I need something to do besides teaching." I said, standing and automatically reaching for my mask, stopping before I grab it.

Do I need this for what I'm doing? No, but I can at least bring it with me, just in case. I stuff the mask into my bag and head out, wanting to get a head start on my job.

- - -

I arrived early, and was already dressed in the uniform. I felt a strange sense of nostalgia wearing something like this. But I felt a smile from on my lips.

Apparently Touka wasn't awake at the moment, so maybe I should set everything up before she wakes? I quickly get things together and clean the place, sparkly and everything.

Dusting, mopping, wiping, and doing a lot of dish cleaning. Why didn't Touka do this before today? Was she beginning to slack? Now that you think about it, I haven't seen Touka in awhile.

I finish cleaning everything and look at the clock, I still have around an hour and a half before Re opens. I look behind the counter and head back, seeing some stairs to the second floor.

I make my way up the stairs, being a bit quiet as I do this. Soon, I find myself on the second floor. It hits me that this place is modeled almost exactly like Anteiku.

I stop at the door labeled as "Touka Kirishima", and give it a light knock. There is no answer. I give it a harder knock to be sure, but I get the same outcome.