I take a deep breath and firmly knock on the door. It was after-school and I felt anxious to meet Janine again, even after Kaneki kissed me and walked off to Anteiku to help out Touka from another last-minute phone call.

Immediately the door clicks and swings open, revealing Janine wearing a pretty blood red dress with suspenders over a black long-sleeve shirt and black crew socks. Her chic fashion taste dominated my casual look of leggings and a shirt under a plain, grey hoodie, but I don't say anything.

"Welcome to my humble abode, my little Y/N!" she greeted, and I mentally sweatdropped. Janine and I were basically the same height, so it really wasn't necessary to call me "little," but I cope. Before I was to step inside the room, a sudden wavy feeling grows in my gut. I hesitate and shrug it off, casually entering the apartment.

"Nice place you have here, Janine," I smiled. One bed and one bath apartment with an open kitchen and living room. The furniture and appliances were modern and classy white, and simple decorations were everywhere along with potraits of herself, her family, friends, and with Ben, were framed on the walls and shelves. There were large windows almost on every wall (like Grandma's place), but the afternoon light was somehow concealed by thick, black curtains. I didn't care considering there was so much lighting from the electric lamps in the kitchen and living room.

"Thanks so much!" she grinned cheefully, locking the door behind us. She takes a deep breath in around her and her grin widens. "Just make yourself at home!"

I settled on the couch quietly waiting as Janine prepares something in the kitchen nearby. We chat and giggle a little and moments later she comes to me with a tray of vanilla biscuits and black coffee.

I ate most of the biscuits and took tiny sips of the black coffee. We chat some more and I tell Janine a little bit about myself when she asked me questions here and there. I even gave her a charm for being so nice to me today: the giftbox. Her bright personality was like a gift to me, as I was a gift to her (according to Janine anyway). It was quiet again until Janine spoke up.

"So, Kaneki must been a joy to hang around then, even if he's really quiet."

I laughed lightly. "He sure is! I mean, he's not really that quiet. Maybe to other people he's never met before, but if it's just me and him or with James and Bree or Grandma, he'll keep the conversation going."

"That makes sence since you are all so close!" smiled Janine, and I nod. "Have you and Kaneki ever considered moving in together?"

My eyes widened and I hesitate. "I mean... that would be nice. The thought just never occured to me before since I'm comfortable living with my Grandma in the mean time. But, maybe when I save up more money from work and Kaneki and I have talked things through about finding a place, then perhaps we can make it work when we get a teeny bit older. His place is just a little too small if we want to keep the relationship going, if you know what I mean."

"I see," she muttered. "You must really love him then."

"Yeah, I do. Kaneki's my everything, basically," I laughed when she does. "I mean, you love Ben too! You moved in with him so quickly. That's a lot of love right there!"

"Yeahhhh..." she paused and turns away.

I frowned. "...I'm sorry, was it something I said?"

Janine shakes her head. "No, you just... "she holds a hand to her chest. "Really touched my heart."

"Have I?" I giggled. "Aw, that's good to hear!"

She doesn't react, and I interrupt with the question that has been bugging me the entire visit. "Anyways, Janine..." I pause for effect. "You and Ben have been living here for... how long?"

"About six months."

"Okay, for six months. I was just wondering..." I take a deep breath and say it. "Have you noticed any suspicious behaviour or acts he's committed, especially during the night?"

She paused for a long time.

"Sorry!" I said, covering my eyes. "It wasn't my right to—"

"It's fine."

"It's fine?" I peek through my fingers. She oddly smiles gleefully at me. I remove my hands from my face when she nods.

I sighed in relief. "Alright then—"

"Actually... (My eyes widened again) There is something," and Janine stands. I curiously watch her and she stares back monotone.

I cautiously tell her, "I'm listening."

Her monotone stare turned upside down and her chocolate brown eyes gleam. "Ben has been coming home rather late though. It just never occured to me that it was suspicious."

"Alright...? He must be very busy then."

She moves a little closer to me and I somehow recoil back into the couch. "Oh he's very busy!" she said. "Busy getting stuff for me actually!"

"Oh, does he go nightime shopping?"

"Yep! Just a few meals for me though," and she gets closer to my face. Again, I back away. "I get hungry during the night sometimes, even after dinner."

"A-Alright—what are you doing, Janine?" I asked when her nose was inches away from mine. I could even smell her vanilla perfume. She hesitated, smiles, and retreats.

"I'm sorry, Y/N," she says in an odd high-pitched tone. "I didn't mean to startle you or anything. You just have really pretty eyes."

I blushed not knowing why. "Thank you—"

"You really are very pretty, Y/N," she smiled wide. "So pretty... I almost feel sorry for this."

I looked at her curious again. "For wha—"

Her eyes turn red and my heart stopped.

Wait, what?

Someone bangs on the door.

I immediately stand and Janine turns to get the door. She was too late. The door was kicked down.

"Y/N!! GET OUT OF THERE!!" It was Kaneki.

I reacted and Janine threw open her blood red kagune seizing me before I could reach Kaneki. I choke, my hands and neck strangling under Janine's tight grasps as she runs through the black curtains and out the window.

"Y/NNNNNNNNN!!!!!" screamed Kaneki, and I caught a glimspe of his white hair from the balcony.

Soaring through the air, Janine jumps and flips through rooftop to rooftop of buildings with me screaming for help through her kagune.

I need air, I need air, I can't breathe, I repeated to myself, squirming myself free.

Suddenly Janine dodged something and I manage to set my neck free, horridly gasping for oxygen. Still, her kagune kept a strong grip on not only my neck but my waist, so I continued to fly with her. We do a barrel-roll when Janine dodges something again, and the sweat and blood trickles down my cheeks.

Then I hear it.

"Y/NNNNN!!!!"

Kaneki.

"Y/N, hang on!"

He was bouncing from rooftop to rooftop with his kagune like Janine, and was wearing his mask unzipped at the mouth. He spins an attack at Janine's kagune which held me, but to my surprise, she effortlessly dodges Kaneki and attacks him back. I scream again when her grip tightens under my diaphram. Janine back flips and lands into a parkade of a building nearby. Passerbyers scream and ran from their cars and away from the scene.

Kaneki lands before us.

"Kaneki!" I exclaimed.

"Aw, cute!" giggled Janine. "How lucky are you! Your boyfriend came to rescue you."

"Let her go, bitch," demanded Kaneki harshly. "Y/N's mine."

She gasped dramatically. "Foul mouth! Nobody likes it when people curse, Kaneki-kun!"

"I don't give a fuck. Let. Y/N. Go."

"Aw... why should I?" Janine holds me up and too close to her face. I squeeze my eyes shut and turn away. "She's so pretty.... and delicious. You don't want me to waste a precious meal, right?" she licks my cheek and Kaneki flinches.

"YOU BITCH, I'LL KILL YOU!!!" Kaneki yelled and goes for another attack which gladly hit Janine who moans and her kagune sets me free. I tumble and roll across the pavement, and my body crashes into a nearby post.

I was too exhausted and beat up I didn't pay too much attention to the raw battle between Janine and Kaneki nearby. I only turned my head and laid there extremely sore and bruised.

Janine was strong. Almost too strong for Kaneki he was out of breath from four attacks already.

"Running low on battery, I see, my dear Kaneki-kun," giggled Janine.

"Don't... call me that..." panted Kaneki. "I won't... quit."

"This is too fun! Get me again, Kaneki-kun!"

Kaneki attacked Janine who easily dodged the attack knocking Kaneki to the ground again with a large SUV. He lays there immobile and Janine laughs again. Her kagune picks him up and throws him against the post I was lying underneath at. He tumbles beside me nearly unconscious.

"Kaneki!!" I shrieked, sending Janine into a fit of obnoxious laughter.

"Y/N.... I.... need," he forced himself to crawl closer to me.

"What?! You need, what?!" I forced myself to crawl too as Janine was coming closer to us.

"I need...." he sends a final breath against my lips. "You."

I immediately caught on and had an idea. An idea that would scar me forever.

"Y/N! I'm getting hungry!!" sang Janine as she was a few metres away from Kaneki and me.

I reached out to swipe the white locks from Kaneki's face and I held his cheek. Tears filled my eyes and I kiss his nose.

"Y/N!" Janine was close at least three feet.

I met Kaneki's empty red eye.

"Bite," I said, flicking my eyes to my forearm.

Kaneki didn't hesitate and gnashes his teeth into my flesh. I bite my tongue hard from the pain, but I don't scream. I don't react. I don't say anything.

Because Kaneki was already inside Janine's mouth.

Blood splatters everywhere and in a blink of an eye, half of Janine's face was on the ground.

The other half in Kaneki's hand.