I.

Am.

So.

Dead.

No kidding.

I took black alleys to get here, just in case Mado-san had a wanted poster out for me.

...

I think I give Mado-san a little too much Evil Credit.

I walked into the 20th Ward's CCG HQ and walked up to the front desk.

"Hello, how may I help you?"

"Yeah, I was looking for Mado Akira, have you seen her?"

"Try behind you, Nagachika."

"Oh. Never mind. Hiii, Mado-san."

"I must say, I didn't expect you to just show up here like this."

"Yeeeaaa, kind of don't want to run from you honestly, Mado-san. Waste of my time really."

"And mine," she agreed.

"Whelp. Put the cuffs on me, Mado-san, I'm ready to die," I put out my wrists. She glanced at them.

"Actually.. I think I'll give you an offer, Nagachika."

"? What, like live for a few days in return for giving information? No thanks, just slice me with your quinque already please."

"Are you in such a hurry to die?"

I shrugged, "I've just come to terms. When I was walking over here, I realized that it is so impossible to get you to understand my side, so. I've accepted my inevitable death."

"Well, you'll have to wait a little bit longer, Nagachika."

"Huh?"

"I'm not offering you a deal; I'm offering you a job," she crossed her arms, "I've already talked it over with my superiors. I'm curious as to why an observant, intelligent, and intuitive person like yourself turned to the side of ghouls before you even became a ghoul."

"... You looked through my stuff, didn't you?"

"Most definitely."

"That's illegal."

"Not when you're attempting to find a missing person, Nagachika."

"What kind of rules do we have here?"

"Anyway, I'll get straight to the point then. The CCG would like to further your research of finding an alternative. We'll provide a job which gives salary, not arrest or kill you, and help you reach your goal of, quote, 'human and ghoul coexistence', unquote."

"There's a catch, isn't there?"

"There's always a catch, Nagachika. Kaneki Ken is the Eyepatch, is he not? The SS-rated ghoul."

"...Yes."

"I appreciate you answering my question honestly rather than avoiding it, Nagachika. Wastes less time. I hope you'll continue that trend. Now, you also know the Rabbit, the Owl, the Serpent, and a couple of other ghouls, do you not?"

"..Yep."

"And Kaneki Ken is clearly unstable."

"Yes, he is, but we are working on that. He's already stopped choking people."

"I don't even want to ask, but you better keep a close eye on them, Nagachika, if we spread immunity to them as well.. I'm sure you know what information I want."

"...There are two Owls. The one I can reach, he is the Non-Killing Owl. He actually is the reason why the 20th Ward is so peaceful. I suggest you leave him alone. The Raven, the Black Dog, and the D*vil Ape are beside him. They follow his commands. So they also help in the 20th Ward.

"The Serpent and Rabbit have.. tempers, but contrary to their first impression, they're actually quite nice. They both have humans by their side, but the Rabbit's human does not know of her nature. The Rabbit will not kill unless irked. The reason she killed those investigators, including your father, Mado-san, was for the sake of the Fueguchi daughter, who's face they had seen. She wanted the Fueguchi to live a normal life. The Fueguchi daughter is actually very innocent, and so was her mother. I don't know about the father, but the Fueguchi mother and daughter never killed; they ate suicide victims. The Fueguchi daughter likes to learn. These three people are also part of the organization that keeps the 20th Ward in place.

"Then there is Kaneki Ken. The first artificial half-ghoul success and my best friend." I took a deep breath. "Kaneki has.. mental issues. He's always been a little weird, but it got worse when he was kidnapped and tortured by Jason of Aogiri. Kaneki is very powerful, fast, and intelligent. He believes in ghoul and human coexistence just like the rest of the organization led by the Owl. While Kaneki did.. stray from that organization, he is a member of it now once more. If you just give me time, I can make Kaneki an ally to the CCG, as well as the rest of the organization. But, you must understand, that comes with a deal."

"Your ideal world, I assume?"

I nodded, "Essentially. If the CCG kills innocent ghouls, don't expect the organization to take that sitting down. The organization is very calm and smart since the Owl is the one leading it, but as I said earlier, the Serpent and Rabbit have tempers and go off the rails sometimes. The murder of your father was one of those incidents. I want to break that pattern, Mado-san. If humans and ghouls are nice to each other, this endless slaughter will end. No ghouls will ever need to kill again either since there are suicide victims and everything."

"...You haven't convinced me on the Serpent, the Rabbit, or Kaneki Ken, Nagachika."

".. The Rabbit's going to be a hard one, isn't it? Since she killed your father." I took a deep breath. "The Rabbit has saved my life once before, when I was still human. Long story short, the Serpent picked a battle with me and Kaneki; Kaneki won; since Kaneki had been starving himself, his hunger took control, and he tried to eat me; the Rabbit knocked him out and took us to the organization. The Rabbit and Serpent will not kill unless irked. And the Serpent has been better about what irks him to the point of killing.

"As for Kanek-"

My phone rang, interrupting me, and I looked at the caller in confusion.

Anteiku...?

"Sorry, I should take this, just a moment," I put the phone to my ear, "Hello?"

Chaos screamed through the phone.

"YOU A**HOLE, LEAVING US HERE WITH THIS A**HOLE!!"

"Ryou?"

"AS SOON AS YOU LEFT, HE HAD A F*CKING MELTDOWN, MAN!!"

I blinked.

"HE IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO SHOVE HIS STUPID-A**, CENTIPEDE-LIKE KAGUNE INTO EVERYONE'S EARS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE F*CK YOU WERE THINKING IN GOING TO THE CCG OR WHATEVER THE h*LL YOU'RE DOING!"

"Uh-huh.. Well, I'm sorry, Ryou, but I'm kind of in the middle of a very serious and important talk that could possibly determine the fate of all of us."

"I DON'T F*CKING CARE IF THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE DEPENDS ON THIS SO-CALLED TALK, YOU GET YOUR SORRY A** OVER HERE RIGHT NOW!"

"Yeaaa, see, I can't DO that, Ryou. You'll have to stall him until I get home, okay?"

"YOU LITTLE MOTHERF*CKE-" I clicked end.

I laughed nervously as Mado-san raised her eyebrows. "Sorry about that. Where were we?"

"You were explaining why we should spare Kaneki Ken."

"Ah yes. We will fix him, I can promise you that. And he will be a very nice ally."

"... Why don't you just deal with your boyfriend, Nagachika. Then you can explain to me."

"Thank you," I nodded and ran off.

Okay, I know this isn't too long, but I can't help myself!! I wanted to post this since I did the first sentence!!