"How To Take Care Of Your Ghoul" By Hide

{Kaneki's Hunger} Part 1

Hideyoshi Nagachika was proud to say that he was a married man, a very happily married man of two years.

He has a lovely and adorable wife, who's blushing face he just couldn't get enough of and her absolutely precious mannerisms that he loved with all his heart. 

(Oh, and his wife is a ghoul.)

{ But she is the most adorable and harmless ghoul out there. Hide was positive that someone could shove her and she'd be the one apologizing profusely, which actually has happened one too many times and Hide had been trying to get her to stop apologizing for ten minutes straight. }

Hide was also very, very proud to say that he and his wife were expecting their first child. Just the thought that in about two months, there would be a pair of tiny feet running around the house brought a wide smile to Hide's face.

   "Ah, I can't wait!"

Hide closed his eyes and took a deep breath before spinning around, a wide goofy grin still spread across his lips until...:

"H-Hide..?" a soft voice whispered from behind him, a weight slumping softly against his back. "Hide?"

Snapping his eyes open eagerly, Hide chortled and turned around with a smile. "Woah," he exclaimed grinning even wider as he earned himself a embarrassed splutter and an adorable blush, "speak of the devil!"

"Hide!"

"Sorry, sorry, 'Neki!" Hide laughed as he felt a face nuzzle into his shoulder and hands clutch at his arm. "What's up?" He asked looking down at the woman behind him. His face softened as he gazed at Kaneki, watching as she nuzzled into his shoulder to hide the rapid blush creeping up her neck and along her cheeks, all the way up to her ears. "Oh 'Neki..."

Kaneki let out a soft squeal as Hide moved his unoccupied hand to her swollen abdomen and poked it gently with his index finger. Snapping her head up to look into her husband's brown eyes, the she-ghoul tried to swat his hand away, her face heated.

Hide chuckled happily and continued to poke Kaneki's belly. "You're just too cute, 'Neki!" 

   "S-stop it!" Kaneki wailed, slapping at Hide's hand. "I don't like that, Hide!"

Hide simply laughed and gave his wife's belly one last poke before taking her hand and spinning her around to face him, hugging her close. "What's up?" He hummed softly, stroking Kaneki's short black hair with his hand absentmindedly. "You usually don't come into my study unless it's urgent, are you okay?"

Hide locked gazes with Kaneki's tearful grey one, his own brown gaze worried. "Kaneki?" He asked again, a note of slight hysteria in his voice.

Kaneki gaped at her husband and her flushed a brighter red. "U-uhm.."

The way Hide could go from an absolute sunshine boy to a serious and protective husband still never ceased to surprise Kaneki.

Scratching her cheek, a habit she did when nervous or uncomfortable in the center of attention, Kaneki opened and closed her mouth as she tired to form coherent sentences, resembling a fish out of water. "W-well I.. y-you see, Hide.." as she stammered nervously, averting her eyes, "I-I'm.."

Hide raised an eyebrow at his wife. "You're?" He parroted, his hands now resting on Kaneki's shoulders, giving them a gentle squeeze. "You're what, 'Neki?"