Hey everyone! SOrry this took forever! But I've been a slacker! I hope you enjoy~!

When Kaneki woke up, there was a faint light that he could see by. He strained toward it, but it was too far away. He sat back, his breath heavy from the pain running through his body.

What had that sick scientist done to him...? He shivered. Something terrible. Kaneki looked down at the faint outline of the restraints holding him.

'I want out.' He thought, closing his eyes as his breath ushered numbers. He saw terrible images flash through his mind, and he shivered. This was horrid.

Kaneki looked up as he heard shooting, and what sounded like fighting. He tensed, wondering who it could be. The door to his cell flew open, and light poured over him, the harshness causing him to flinch.

"Kaneki!" a girl's voice said, and he felt someone begin to rip at the restraints.

He opened his eyes a little and saw... "T... Touka?" he asked, his eyes wide.

There were tears rushing down her face, and her hands were beginning to bleed from the effort of getting Kaneki free. She stopped as he said her name, tears spilling down her face. She wrapped her arms oh-so gently around him and cried into his shoulder. "I'm so sorry I let them take you." She sobbed.

Kaneki had never seen her like this. His hands were free from the restraints, and he held her. "Touka... it's a trap... we need to get out of here."

She nodded, looking at the restraints. "But I can't get you free-"

"Ne vous inquiétez pas!(Don't worry!)" Another voice said, and Kaneki looked up as Tsukiyama's Kagune flashed and cut the bonds.

Kaneki fell forward, Touka catching him. "Kaneki?! Are you okay?"

Kaneki nodded, his stomach roiling. "I'll be okay... they just gave me something that will temporarily... get rid... of my... kagune-" Kaneki stopped speaking as he felt his kagune flash out, the long red tendrils different. He looked back, seeing the long tendrils that looked like a centipede. He knew those, but not the long, flames that were sparking off of it.

"What?" he asked. His eyes were wide, the left one red and black with hunger.

"We need to get out of here. We can deal with... your kagune later." Touka said, her eyes wide with amazement.

Kaneki's kagune flashed and disappeared back into his body. His eyes were wide, fears streaking through him. What had they done to him?

He tried to stand, only to have his legs crumple beneath him. He looked down, seeing the cuts and bruises all over him. "We need to go." Tsukiyama said.

"Yeah. I can totally run right now." Kaneki said, looking at the older man with a not amused face.

Tsukiyama sighed, holding a hand to his face dramatically. "Then I will have to be your Prince, Kaneki-kun! I shall carry you through-" he was cut off by Touka leaning down and picking Kaneki up.

She smiled. "I got you." She said.

"Touka!" Tsukiyama complained, waving his arms.

Touka began walking, Kaneki holding onto her. He hated to admit it, but he was useless. "Get your trashy-ass over here Tsuki-kun." She said.

The man huffed. "That's Tsukiyama-sama to you-"

"Okay, Trash-kun." Touka replied.

Touka took them out the side of the CCG building, the darkness consuming them. No one had seen them leaving, but it felt wrong to Kaneki.

"No one stopped us..." he said, his head aching.

"Let's hope it stays that way." Touka said. They reached the edge of the ward that they were in, and walked in the direction of the 20th ward.

After a minute, Kaneki could see the edge of Anteiku. He felt relief rush through him as they entered through a back door, no one seeing them.

"We're home." Kaneki said, his eyes beginning to drift shut.

Touka smiled slightly. "I'll take you upstairs." She said, locking the 'employees only' door so Tsukiyama couldn't get through. She brought Kaneki upstairs and set him in a bed in a room at the end of the hallway.

"Get some rest." Touka said, sitting at the edge of the bed.

Kaneki opened his eyes and looked around as Touka pulled a blanket over him. "Isn't this... your room?" he said.

She shrugged. "I'll sleep on the floor." She said.

He shook his head. "No, I'll-"

Touka shook her head. "You need to rest." She said.

But even Kaneki could see the bags under her eyes. "You haven't been getting much sleep, have you." He said, sitting up a little. He gasped with pain, trying to ignore it.

Touka tried to push him down. "I don't matter." She said. "Just get some sleep, you dumb-"

She was cut off by Kaneki kissing her lightly. When he pulled away, her cheeks were pink. "Get some sleep, please Touka." He said, laying back down and moving so there was room for her to lay down.

She moved into the bed next to him, wrapped her arms around his body, pressing her face into his chest.

Kaneki closed his eyes, holding her. "Now... we can rest."

"Just promise you won't leave." She said, drifting off.

"I promise." He said, falling asleep a moment later.