A Fateful Encounter

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"Knock." "Knock."

The door opened and a cute little nurse peeked into the room. My lazy gaze travelled over her figure, but apparently my childish gaze was interpreted differently, smiling cheerfully.

- Yukiteru, there's someone here to see you! - the girl exclaimed cheerfully.

- I'm Kaneki. - I replied angrily. - who's here?

- The family of the girl you saved, namely Yuno Gasai. The Gasai family is very rich, if anything! - The girl smiled and explained to me while I was recovering from the shock (and sleep! I just woke up, and already the guests were coming!). I didn't expect them to come here with personal apologies. - Should I let them in?

- Yes, let them in, please. - I nodded, glancing at the mirror by the door.

Hmm... shaggy, grey hair, half-asleep eyes, and a slightly wrinkled white dressing gown. Yeah, I look like a patient.

A couple of minutes later, three people came into the room. A woman, a man, and a girl. The silence continued until the nurse realised that she was superfluous and left the room. I gave her back a snide glance, and as soon as the door closed, I got out of bed, stretching.

- Hello! - I giggled, but no, it was clear.

The sight of terribly embarrassed, simultaneously bursting with guilt (it is very much visible, especially for me) pink-haired girl, for some reason brought me into a terrible delight. Yes, the looks are very mature for a 12 year old, I'd give her 13 or 14. Gradually, I begin to understand why in canon she looked much older than the same age as Yukiteru. The face is very cute... the figure, ugh, damn hormones! Hello, long time no see, little boy feelings! Yes, she's a very nice girl, maybe if she was a little older, I'd fall in love, but hormones kick in, and it's getting harder to stay calm.

- Hello, Yukiteru. - The male head of the family bowed slightly. Hm..., I think he's the owner of the bank, or am I wrong? - We're here to--

- Oh, I know why you came! - I waved it off as I continued to stretch my muscles. - But first, remember, my name is Kaneki, not Yukiteru. After... well, let's just say I had an accident, I went a little crazy and didn't like my name. As you can see, I've gone grey as well! - There was a distinct positivity in my voice that surprised me a little. Yes, is it hormones, or from the realisation of who came to me, so cheerful?

At the words "gone mad", both adults' faces took on a shocked expression, and Yuno... I think Yuno is going to cry. Oh, oh, I shouldn't have said that! I have to rectify the situation immediately!

- But as you can see, my brain is still intact, so I'm fine.

- But still, we'd like to apologise and pay compensation... still, you've suffered a lot because of our daughter. - Yuno's mother took the floor. Hm, I think she's the one who beat up the girl a lot.

- There's no need to pay anything. - I dismissed it. - Still, I decided to save her myself. Don't swear at her, okay? That's the last thing we need. - I lightly picked up a bottle of water and a bun from the table and suddenly froze, wondering if I could even eat human food.

- Kaneki, are you okay? - The father of the family asked worriedly as I drilled the bun in my hands with a suspicious look for a full minute of silence.

- Yes." I took a careful bite of the small piece, tasting it... and I almost vomited immediately. Slowly, I put the bun on the bedside table and drank some water, swallowing hard. - It was just a bad bun.

I sat down on the bed, half-turning to stand. Yuno lowered her gaze to the floor, a blush clearly visible on her cheeks. I bit my lip faintly, cursing my hormones. Though, even without them, I still couldn't resist hugging the girl, she's really cute right now. Hmm, funny, is it because I had maniacal behaviour too?

- So, I don't hold a grudge against you, your daughter even more so, please don't scold or punish her. I don't want you to compensate me either. I wasn't hurt that badly.

- But still, this is for you. - The woman put the bag of... tangerines, I think, on the bollard, and I sighed sadly. Yeah, I'll never taste them again.

- Thank you. - I got a nod from me.

- 'Ahh... your hair...' Yuno's mother asked uncertainly.

- No, it will be like that forever. - I smiled, getting up again. - But I think it looks better on me like this than black. I don't think I'll even have to repaint it.

- I see... - said the father of the family Gasai. - Well, if you need anything, we will be happy to help you. Our family is quite wealthy and such an occasion... so, feel free to contact us if anything happens.

- Hmm... Okay, thanks. But she's my classmate, I couldn't help.

- Yuno, say something! It's very rude to keep quiet like that! - the woman whispered in the girl's ear, naively thinking I wouldn't hear. Yup, good on the predator's hearing.

Yuno stepped forward a little, and I looked at her with a slight smile. The girl bowed according to Japanese tradition and quickly said:

- Thank you!

- You're welcome, Yuno. - I smiled openly at her. Hehehe, she got even more embarrassed. Kawaii... - I'll be glad to see you again.

Yuno's parents looked at me strangely, cast an appraising glance at me and nodded to each other, silently agreeing on something. I don't like this...

- Well, we should probably go. - the man smiled.

- Yes, goodbye Mr and Mrs Gasai. Bye, Yuno.

The family left the room and I collapsed on my bed, already knowing what I was going to do for the rest of the day.

Eight hours later...

I had a written piece of paper in my hands, and once again tried to piece together what had happened.

So, Yuno killed her parents 2 years before the events began, I finally remembered. Next, she was looking for meaning in life and found it in Yukiteru, who had divorced parents. We are now also 2 years before the "game" starts, so soon, she has to kill them. Except, she's already in love with me, that was clear even before I woke up. Yes, my parents are getting divorced and I dare hope pretty soon. My dad's leaving, which is good. Besides, Rhea would be away on business all the time, and I'd be on my own for weeks, if not months, which meant I could behave the same way I'd behaved before. Although, I'm not going to change my behaviour in any way even now... Okay, I'm not thinking about that.

Wait... The second Yuno should have been in love with Yukiteru by now, and what if she HAD moved? On the other hand, Yuno should have killed herself already after her parents died. Aah!!! Screw it!!! DEUS! GOD!!!

I blinked and immediately found myself in a familiar, huge white hall with a giant in the middle and a brunette guy beside him.

- You win. - said the other one bitterly. - Should I transfer your life force now or later?

- Later, my friend. - The giant grinned openly.

Wait... they were arguing over whether or not I'm coming! Bastards!!!

- Calm down, young Ghoul. - Deus chuckled. - We were just betting on how soon you'd come. And now I'm gonna live longer than I should have.

- What the fuck is going on out there?! - I can't even understand what's going on!

- Oh, the hormones are really getting to you. - the brunette nodded to himself. - but we'll answer that. The thing is that by replacing the original Yukiteru with your... original, let's call it that, some points of the story shifted. The Yuno that was in front of you a while ago is exactly the Yuno you thought it was. The second, or rather the first. You are in the second world, as it was in canon. In parallel, some other points of the story have shifted, for example here, Yuno's parents are not suffering from poverty, on the contrary they are very rich and the bank of the girl's father is thriving. But, trust me, canon will still try to go back. They will die after some time at Yuno's hand, but for the reason that they just won't let her in. So, their fate is now in your hands. However, in the first world, everything went according to canon with the twist that there was the same Kaneki instead of Yukiteru, but there, Gasai fell in love with him as she should have after her parents died.

- Hmm... I see. And the carcass' parents?

- They'll divorce soon, don't worry. It's just that the deadline was delayed a week because of your "trauma".

- So basically, it's going to be like canon, right?

- That's right.

- Okay, well, thanks for the clarification...

- Oooh, trust me, I got paid well thanks to you. - Deus grinned.

I found myself back in the room, wondering what I should do. There's nothing to think about, though. I'd like to get the events as close to canon as possible, so I know what to expect. And then, you can try to somehow influence these events, but not so globally.

So, I have to sit on my arse, waiting for Juno's parents to be slaughtered and my own parents to get divorced. And then my father could be eaten, literally. I looked at my watch. It was 5 p.m., and dinner was coming, which I'd have to carefully pour into the urns and flowerpots. If only it wasn't porridge or potatoes, they're particularly difficult to hide! Please let it be soup!!!! Just pour it out and don't bother!

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and I was already prepared to pull a smile on my face as I accepted dinner into my hands, however.....

- May I? - Timidly asked Yuno, who cautiously peeked into the room.

- Yes, come in. - I nodded in surprise, rising from the bed.

The embarrassed girl entered the room, hesitating hesitantly at the entrance and scrutinising my face. Yeah, since this is the First Yuno, she must be literally obsessed with... canon Kaneki. I, on the other hand, am far from it.

- Have a seat. - I said with a smile... except that the girl interpreted it in her own way and headed towards my bed, on which she sat down. - Do you want tangerines? - I'll feed these fruits to her... berries... citrus, wo!

 Before Yuno could answer, I had already handed her a peeled tangerine, sitting down next to her and watching her.

- Yuki..." she began uncertainly.

- Kaneki. - I corrected her. - From now on, my name is Kaneki, I don't like the name "Yukiteru".

Yuno looked at me with a frightened look and tears started to appear in the corners of her eyes.

- You got run over because of me... - taahhhh, she's already starting to cry. Zet note good, and her hormones are doing a polka.

- Hey, come on! - I gently objected with a smile, putting my arm around the girl. - It wasn't your fault! I was the one who decided to rush to the rescue!

- But Yuki...

- Kaneki. - I objected stubbornly. - Remember, my name is Kaneki now, not Yukiteru. If you keep calling me by that name, I'll take offence.

The girl sobbed again, leaning against my shoulder. Yeah, I've done a lot of things in my life, but I've never comforted a maniac. Although... Can Esdes be considered a maniac? In principle, yes, but it's not the same.

- Juno, why are you crying? - I decided to try to get through to the girl's logic, although... maybe it's better not to?

- But I did.

- It was my decision, and it's not your fault. Besides, I only got off with a slight scare and some grey hair. On the other hand, you helped me rethink my life. Now I realise what a naive idiot I was before, so you should be proud of yourself for helping a man, not crying.

- Yuk... - Yuno paused, and after a few seconds of thought continued - Kaneki, but you had so many broken bones....

The girl faintly blushed, snuggling in tighter and tighter. Hmm..., what if that tearful scene was played out on purpose? No, based on Yuno's character in the canon, which should not change in this variation of events, she is not capable of such a thing. However, it was a bit too twisted at the end....

- Well, that's what you thought. You were probably in shock, so you made it up. I didn't have much damage, don't worry. I'll be in school the day after tomorrow.

- Really? - smiled happily, wiping away her tears. - You're really not mad at me? Can I come to you tomorrow?

- I will be only glad. - I smiled, inwardly understanding some of the feelings of the canon Yukiteru. Already now, she is somewhat frightening with her obsession. However, it's not that scary. I'm really happy about this kind of concern for me, especially in a world where there's not much to do.

An hour later. The Gaslight House.

I don't understand... Why is it like this? Yuki became different after I couldn't protect him. He got hit because of me! But Yuki is Yuki, so he loves me. Who else could he love? And when he hugged me... how warm and good it felt... The last Yuki didn't hug me like that, not like that at all. And this Yuki... no, I mustn't offend him. Kaneki, yes, his name is Kaneki now! Even though it's Yuki, the name doesn't matter, it's the same Yuki!

Now, he must be watched carefully so that nothing like this happens. Yes, Yuno will do it! I'll kill anyone who tries to take Yuki away from me, no, Kaneki!

I walked into the kitchen with a smile, wishing I could go to the pantry where there are binoculars. I'll keep an eye on Kaneki to make sure he's not in any danger!

- Yuno, by the way, did you go to see that boy again? - Mum asked, and Dad looked away from the newspaper with interest.

- Yes, mummy! - I smiled happily.

- Don't go to him again. - Mum continued glumly. - He's out of his mind, and God only knows what he'll do.

The smile slowly slid off my face.

- Kaneki won't do anything bad. He loves me. - I replied coldly. - And I'll do anything to protect him.

- Yuno, what are you doing? - Father chuckled. - What makes you think he loves you? What do you mean you'll do anything to protect him?

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Yuno walked over to the kitchen counter, pulling out the largest and heaviest knife from the counter. She slowly walked over to her father, who was looking at her in surprise, and sharply plunged the weapon into the man's neck.

- AAAAAAAA!!!!! - Saiga Gasai wailed. - Yuno what are you doing!?!???

The girl's cold gaze travelled over to the woman and the knife left the flesh of the man, who immediately collapsed to the floor with a fountain of blood from his neck. Yuno slowly made her way towards Saiga, who had recoiled into the corner of the kitchen and was already reaching for the knife in the counter, but suddenly Yuno's thrown knife stabbed into her stomach.

Saiga screamed, collapsing to the floor and clutching at the knife with trembling hands, trying to pull it out. Meanwhile, Yuno pulled a large meat chopping knife from the nightstand and headed towards her victim once more.

- No!!! Please, Yuno no!!! - Saiga cried out in tears, but it was as if the girl didn't hear her.

She drove the knife into her mother's chest with a sharp chopping blow, then pulled it out and drove it in again. She frantically chopped Saiga's body, saying:

- Yuki loves me. Yuki loves me. Kaneki loves me. Kaneki loves me. Kaneki loves me. You're all lying!!!

The next day.

Yes, I'm being discharged tomorrow. Looking at my condition, the doctor decided to take one day off at my personal request, so it was nice and cheerful. Yuno promised to come today, which made me happy. I like her, and it's possible that it's only because of hormones, but in about two years, when she looks like a more or less grown-up girl... maybe it won't be only because of hormones.

I stretched, lazily wondering what to do. Maybe sneak into the neighbouring wards? There's some kind of card game going on, judging by the voices.

It's a bit stuffy today, though. It's the 23rd of May, summer is near, it's hot outside. I walked over to the window, swinging it open. A nice, cool breeze embraced me, fluttering my slightly overgrown hair. I'm a little shaggy now, though it suits me just fine. Wait... What's that smell?

I sniffed, trying to figure out whose scent it was that was so familiar. It was coming from the five-storey building opposite the hospital, or rather from the third floor. I looked carefully at the open windows... and saw Yuno there.

Yuno. Sitting there with binoculars. Something made me a little crazy and I should stop staring at her, but she can see through binoculars, and there are about three hundred metres between us, and I can't notice her as a human... Yeah, but Ghoul's eyesight, hearing and sense of smell can go much further than those measly hundred metres.

So she's following me... Heh, that's a funny feeling. I don't like to be followed, but it feels good to be followed by her. Yeah, I've changed a lot since I left Akame, I've become more... human? If you compare the me of today to the me of when I joined the Night Raid... the difference is like heaven and earth. Anyway, I think I know what to do.

With a chuckle, I pulled out my mobile phone, left there by my parents, from the nightstand. Yep, the legendary blue flip-out mobile that would later become the Watcher's Diary. Except I suspect that's not going to happen in my case. They won't give me a future diary, arguing that I'm a Ghoul and far more dangerous than the other players. But hell, how can brute force help me against people who know the future?!

Hmm, and Yuno will have a diary... Kaneki's diary, it turns out. And it could very well be that she'll find out about my essence when I go hunting. Hmm... Deus!

I blinked, finding myself in the same all-white room. There was a familiar god standing next to Deus, and the atmosphere hadn't changed.

- Hello again, young Ghoul. - the giant chuckled. - My friend, I have won the bet again. Now I'll live even longer!

- Tsk..." the brunet replied irritably.

- Ho ho ho, you'll suffer a few minutes of minor pain. A bet is a bet. - Deus shrugged his huge shoulders.

- Can't you just pay attention to me already?

- Yes, young Ghoul, of course. - Deus nodded good-naturedly. - Was there something you wanted to ask?

- About Yuno's diary. Would she be able to use it to find out about my... peculiarities?

- Heh. - The brunette god grinned. - Afraid of her reaction? But to answer your question, no. Your actions will be shown as purely human. Therefore, Yuno won't find an entry like this in her diary: Kaneki killed a human and eats his meat. This period of time will simply not show up in the diaries and no one will be able to reveal your identity through them. Only if you decide to show it live. Also, you will be able to influence the future simply by not having a diary. That is, just by thinking of some action, you can change what is written in other diaries.

- Please explain it in more detail. I didn't quite get that last part.

- Well, look. For example, you're standing in front of a future diary user. His diary entry will say that you'll kick him in the left leg. But you can change your mind. For example, you might think, "What about the stomach?" In that case, the entry will change. This is your personal future power. You yourself can change what's written in other diaries.

- Hmm... curious ability... considering the other owners have the same thing.

- No, not the same. - Deus grinned. - For example, one figure is about to stab another figure in the stomach. This will show up in the future second's diary, and he will block the stab. But the first one can also look at his diary and choose another place to stab. You, on the other hand, can change the future without a diary, just by using your unpredictability and non-human thinking.

- Okay. Well, at least I'll get something. - I smiled, returning to the real world.

- By the way, when you get home, you'll find something interesting under your bed. - I heard the brunette god's snide voice in the distance. - You're going to love it.

 Getting up from the bed, I glanced at the display of my mobile phone. I'll have to change the background picture. By the way, what's up with Yuno? Yeah, she's still sitting there. Shouldn't she be in class?