Chapter 2 - The Frozen But Lovely Monday

I woke up and I still couldn't stop thinking about last night. Why would Haru kiss me? How did it turn into a makeout session? Does this mean we are dating? I have too many questions on my mind, I tried not to think about it all morning, but just the thought haunted me in so many ways. This is what I want, but the consequences are dangerous.

If I date Haru I could put her in danger if the government finds out that I'm a ghoul dating her. It would also put my parents in danger. Why can't I live life like a human without fearing about getting murdered. We walk, talk, breathe like humans and we have the same skin colors like humans. Yet we are mistreated and rejected from most of society.

I love Haru. It's just that I don't want to put anyone in danger. Plus with the recent increase in police and CCG patrolling it makes it almost impossible. If I revealed to her that I'm a ghoul who knows if she'll even accept me. She could snitch on me.

I went to the bathroom to freshen myself up and put my school clothes on and then I walked into the kitchen and made myself breakfast. For breakfast I'm eating cooked flesh and coffee. This is what I eat everyday for breakfast. Fun fact the more flesh a ghoul eats the stronger it gets.

I cleaned the dishes and then I got all my stuff together. I put my winter coat on and I left home into the cold white world covered in snow. Winters in Japan can be so cold depending on the location. Here in Kyoto on the other hand it feels as if someone threw you into the middle of nowhere in Antarctica.

A block from my school I went to the convenience store. The people who run this store are a ghoul family so this is pretty much a safe zone for ghouls. They also have a hidden bunker here in case something goes bad.

"Hey Minoru-san." Minoru-san is the store clerk here at this convenience store and I've known him ever since I moved to Kyoto. "I'll take one coffee to go." I asked him

"Sure Tetsu. So how's life in Kyoto for you so far."

"Social life is great, the weather is cold as hell, and I got jumped by some members of Aogiri. I'm just living the Kyoto dream." I chuckled as I leaned against the counter.

"That is insane man, the Aogiri, they've been slowly building up in the numbers here in Kyoto. You have to be careful out there kid. Someone has to take care of them and the CCG. They emphasize the public's view on ghouls in a bad way and the CCG is only making it worse also." Minoru warned and explained to me.

"I can feel it, Minoru-san. It feels like the war from Tokyo is being brought here, the new Aogiri member, the "Eyepatch" just shows how strong Aogiri is. I was lucky to be fighting low ranked Aogiri members."

"Here's your coffee you better get going to school Tetsu." Minoru handed me my coffee and waved me goodbye.

"Thanks for the coffee Minoru-san." I left the money on the counter and waved goodbye.

I fear for the day Kyoto has to evacuate who knows what could happen. After the second Cochlea raid happened it showed that the Aogiri Tree is more powerful than Japan thought. It's best not to fret about it though I have my own problems to think about right now.

I walked into Kyoto High School and went to my locker and gathered my books with other belongings to survive the school day. As I closed my locker I turned my head to the right and saw Haru walking up to me with her exotic smile. She was in her school dress wearing a school cardigan with a shirt on the inside and a black beanie to top it off.

"Hey Tetsu what's on the agenda today?" Harumi asked me.

"I'm not doing anything after school today, I'll just be at my house." I told her.

"Maybe I can come over after school today and maybe we can watch something on TV." Harumi flirted with me.

"Yea... That's fine, my mom is away for the week so I'm by myself at my house. So it will be great to have some company."

"Great I'll be there." Harumi kissed me on the cheek and then we went to class.

Throughout the rest of the day I went from class to class and it was the same old same old. Nothing exciting other than my favorite subject History. After school I went home right away and cleaned up my whole house. Harumi came around at 5:00 PM.

"Hey Tetsu-kun" Harumi greeted me.

"I'm making dinner for you, just make yourself at home for now." I told her.

Remember I can't eat human food so I'm just going to have to play it out like I'm not hungry. She walked to the living room and turned on the TV. She changed the channel and put on the news. The news anchor was reporting some new news about the second Cochlea Raid. Apparently Matasaka Kamishiro the father of Rize Kamishiro escaped during the raid. Rize is a very strong ghoul, but not as strong as Matasaka.

"What are you making for dinner, Tetsu-kun." Harumi asked me.

"Chicken Pad Thai, your favorite." I answered her question.

"NICE!" Harumi yelled in excitement.

I'm going to have to ask Harumi at some point tonight. About everything that happened last night between us. That thought hasn't escaped my mind all day. It lingers in my brain like a bear hibernating for the winter.

"Hey about last night." Fuck! She's going to talk about the topic before me. "I'm not really the dating type so I do weird things at times I'm sorry if I came on too strong and made everything awkward." Harumi apologized.

I could feel how nervous she was talking about it. Was it really necessary to break the ice that soon though. Whatever as long as we are both ok about it. I gotta admit though I'm not the dating type either that's probably why I am so nervous and confused by everything.

"It's ok to be honest I'm not the dating type either, but do you mind if I ask you something?" I nervously asked her.

"Shoot away." Harumi signaling it was okay.

"Where does this leave us? I mean are we you know.... boyfriend and girlfriend." It was so awkward, but at the same time it wasn't as awkward as I thought it was going to be since we weren't saying it face to face knowing that we are in separate rooms. "Sorry if I just made the situation more awkward I didn't mean to."

"Well as long as you're fine with me being your girlfriend then yea I would love to." Harumi blushed.

I started to tremble with fear asking myself why did I ask her that. I could screw my whole life up. This is a life or death situation. Could I live with this on my mind if we became a thing. If I lived a normal human life this wouldn't have been that serious. Sadly this is what it has come down to.

You know what. I can't hold back my feelings for her forever. I can't hold back this lie that I'm a human. If some problem comes up no matter how big or small I'm going to deal with it. I will tell her I'm a ghoul a later time though so our relationship can become more intimate. Her reaction will be less horrible if our relationship is more intimate.

"Yea sure I would love to." I turned to her with her food and accepted it. "You're dinner is ready, come to the dining room."

That whole night Harumi and I just talked to each other and watched a whole season worth of anime. I love listening to her sweet voice that arouses me. That felt more important than no other to me although things might get worse I'll have to be ready. For the future's abnormality affects the status quo.