(Please play the music, it will give you the feels, I also cried while writing this chapter, and the chapter after will go to Tokyo Ghoul Re:, so be prepared, a lot is going to happen. I also hope that you guys are enjoying the story.)

Previously on My Flashlight

'The one being eaten...was me.'

"Yo, Kaneki!" A voice said as Hideyoshi Nagachika appeared, "...What's with the getup? That in style these days?"

Now

"Hi--de?" Kaneki asked as he slowly turned, his bird like mask covering his face.

"Whoa ain't that something..." Hide said as he looked at Kaneki's mask as he was on his hands and knees, "Special make-up that'd shock even Holly Wood...All this time...you've hade to suffer like this...You won't need it anymore. The mask." Hide said.

"...I'm seeing things again. Hide can't be here. It's an illusion." Kaneki muttered to himself as thoughts ran through his mind.

"It's a dream. It's a dream. It's a dream. I'm dreaming. It's nothing special. happens all the time...but if it isn't, H-Hi-Hide w-will know th-that...that I'm...That I'm...That I'm a...!!!" Kaneki said.

"I already knew man!" Hide said as he crouched down in front of Kaneki and placed his hand on his shoulder as he smiled, "...Who cares about that, let's just go home already." Hide said as Kaneki's eyes widened and he screamed in pain.

"Uhgh...arghhh!Aaaaaahhh!!!"

"I...I want to help you." Hide said as he thought and scratched his head, "Going by the surroundings feel and the way they've blocked off routes...there's almost no chance of a ghoul making it out..."

"Hide...I hear these voices...run or I'll." Kaneki pleaded before Hide cut him off.

"...That's a nasty wound...sorry. Can you fight with all you've got just one more time?" Hide asked.

Since there was only one way...

Slash!

Into the abyss...

***

A helicopter flew through the sky as dead bodies were seen as the snow fell.

"Status report?"

"There's no sign of them anywhere, sir. It's almost as if Aogiri skipped town."

The man stood there with his hands in his pockets.

"So they vanished." He said as he turned to look a the man next to him, "Yoshitoki...Kuroiwa is in critical condition, but he appears to be conscious." he said as he looked down, "As for Shinohara, he is still unconscious. His condition is quite grave." he said as the Investigators laid Shinohara down on a blanket with a breathing mask on. The two turned around upon hearing foots steps.

"The injured get first priority!"

"--Right!"

"--Hurry!"

The two looked at Juuzou, who sat against a wall with his Quinque between his legs as he looked down. The ravanette stood by him, her white coat now stained in blood, her sword hung by her side as her black hair covered her face. Her arm was bow wrapped up. The other investigators have already told Yoshitoki that she was the White Fox, and had fought for them. So he was debating on what to do with her.

"4th Division, give me a status update."

*** 

"4th Division, come in..."

Akira clutched onto her legs as she sat in front of the broken Quinque.

"4th Division, calling Senior Investigator Amon."

Akira sat there quietly.

"Hey, Investigator Amon...Hey! Amon! Do you read me?! Hey!"

***

Touka breathed heavily as she continued to run until she tripped and fell down, she breathed heavily as she got back up and ran.

***

Arima looked out in the open as Yoshitoki approached him.

"What so you see?" he asked as he didn't receive an answer and stepped closer, "Arima?"

"The sky..." Arima answered as they both looked up to see that the sky was red.

***

Touka took a few steps forward as she fell to her knees.

"Why...Why..." She as a tear ran down her face and she stood up, "Is Anteiku...?"

Before her was Anteiku set in flames.

Touka remembered how Yoshimura asked her if she wanted to go to school. She stood there with wide eyes as Anteiku burned away.

"At Anteiku we help each other out." Yoshimura smiled.

'Why...did he insist...?'

"I have an idea. We'll let Touka...work here as Anteiku's poster girl." Yoshimura said as he set a cup of coffee in front of her.

Touka sat there as the flames consumed the building. The building crumbled as Touka got up and ran again.

*** 

Mira grabbed her side as she began to push herself off the wall. She made her way in front of Juuzou, she sighed as she placed her hand on his shoulder, he jumped a little but slowly looked up and his red eyes met her blue ones. Mira gave him a soft smile, feeling bad for him.

"You did good." She whispered as she let go and began to walk away.

"Hey! Where do you think you're going!" The man yelled as Mira stopped and turned her head a little.

"To look for someone." And with that she ran she hissed in pain as her side wound opened up again and blood soaked through her white coat. But Mira pushed through the pain and continued to run.

"I'm coming Hide..." Mira breathed out as she ran, until she stopped and looked ahead of her to see a familiar white haired ghoul and the man who chased the One Eyed Owl away.

"Kaneki..."

***

Touka breathed heavily as she stopped once she saw a figure, they had black hair, that blew behind them due to the wind, their white coat stained with blood as they clutched their side.

"Mira..." Touka whispered as she took a step forward, only to be stopped by Yomo, who stood in front of her.

"Yomo..."

"I'm sorry. Yoshimura...asked me to do...this one last job for him." Yoshimura said as he clenched his fist, noticing Mira ahead, and Kaneki not far ahead of her. Touka clenched her fist as she looked down and tears ran down her face and she slowly fell to her knees as she cried.

"Touka...All we can do is live as we endure loss.

Mira watched as Kaneki stepped forward slowly. She clutched her side as she fell to her knees and held back her tears. She looked down the street as she saw two figure watching her.

"Yomo....Touka..." She breathed out. The two looked at her, eyes widened as she looked at them and smiled, blood running down her lips. They watched as she shakily stood up and swayed a little. She looked at the two, and what she did made Touka cry even more.

She smiled.

Mira looked ahead of her as Kaneki was far now, she got up and was hoping to catch up and help him so they could find Hide together. She took a shaky step forward, she began to run, clutching her side. Touka and Yomo watched her as she ran, Touka smiling softly.

Mira ran faster as she tried to catch up to Kaneki as she kept on walking, all of the investigators turning around in shock upon seeing him. Kaneki stopped once he was in front of Arima. Mira breathed heavily as she finally caught up to him, all the investigators confused now. She grabbed Kaneki by the shoulder and turned him around. His eyes widened as he saw her bloodied form.

"Mira..."

"Where's...Hide...?" She panted as Kaneki's eyes widened upon hearing his name, honestly, he couldn't remember much that happened underground, his huger took over, and his brain felt mushed.

"Hey, promise me something." Hide said as he Kaneki said nothing.

"Look after Mira for me will ya."

Kaneki looked at her and noticed a ring glistening on her finger.

"Underground."

Mira's breath hitched as she let go and turned around running the other way.

***

Touka looked at the burned down Anteiku as the sun slowly broke through the sky.

"Touka...let's go." Yomo said as Touka turned around and walked off before a glisten caught her eye, she turned around and saw a broken cup.

***

The sun broke through as Mira breathed heavily as she ran faster. she saw a tunnel and ran down the tunnel. She ran down the tunnel and stopped as she saw a puddle of blood on the floor, and no sign of Hide. Mira's eyes widened as she saw the blood, and her breathing picked up as her head began to spin.

"No. No. No. No." She whispered as she fell to her knees and clutched her legs as she shook her head and tears fell from her eyes.

"If only I was stronger..." She whispered as she clutched her eyes closed and tears ran out.

Meanwhile Kaneki laid on the ground motionless as Arima removed his Quinque from his other eye.

"You'd make a fine Quinque."

Mira's cries bounced off the walls of the tunnel as her head was on the ground as her fist pounded against the ground.

"Why! Why! Why!"

Mira sat there crying for 20 minutes before she slowly for up and stared at the ring on her finger. For some reason in her mind, she didn't believe that Hide was dead. But she wasn't sure, there really wasn't any evidence. She turned around and slowly walked out of the tunnel, only to be meet with Arima.

"Mira Hisaki...You'll be coming with me."

Mira made no protest as he dragged her away.

***

A broken cup from Anteiku laid on a towel as Touka walked out of the building and placed a sigh outside that said 're:' as she flipped the sign from 'closed' to 'open' she placed her hands on her hips as she looked at the sign. She turned around and stretched before taking in a deep breath.

"All right, let's do this." She said as she walked, before stopping and looking down the road, she smiled softly as she pulled her hair behind her ear and walking inside.

***

Mira,

If you're reading this...well then that means I'm gone. God, I don't know why I'm writing this to you, maybe to ease my conscious. Yeah that's it. I know you're probably pissed by this point and will literally drag me back and kill me yourself, which I know you probably will try to do. You know, when I first meet you, I thought you were this one time gig, an innocent girl, who couldn't even hurt a fly. You sure proved me wrong, you are super badass by the way, and anyone would be lucky to have you, I just can't believe that I was the one who gained your heart. I know I'm saying cheesy stuff right now, but it's true. You are everything to me, Mira, I honestly never thought that I'd find a girl who would stick around...but you did, and I'm grateful for that. Honestly, I had our whole future planned out, is that weird? Probably. But I really did, we could have gone off to the country for peace, maybe even start a family, but I'd have to marry you first, Mira Nagachika, has a nice ring to it. Anyways, I had it planned out...but now, I guess I screwed that up, and I'm sorry. And please don't blame yourself for this, because I know that you will, none of this is your fault, it never was, and your past is who made you who you are today, strong, independent, sensitive, caring, kind, funny, beautiful, the list goes on. But lets get to the point of this letter. Please. Please do not let this bring you down, don't stop smiling, please continue being you, just promise to never forget me. Oh, I almost forgot! That ring, I bought it last month, I was actually going to propose, but I freaked out, I know it's not a proposal and you probably don't want it, but it's mean a lot if you wore it. I will always and forever love you, Mira Hisaki, never forget that.

Love,

Hideyoshi Nagachika