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just a role-play between xwindsongx and i about some stuff...

some things...

you know. important secret, ghoul stuff

it sure would be a tragedyedyedyedyedy

Another long day, one that still wasn't over. Ayane had the night shift tonight at the restaurant she worked at in the First Ward. It was a little risky to work so closely to the CCG Nest, but work was work, and she took what she could get. This was one of her four jobs she worked on top of going to school. And even still she and her mother lived in one of the more 'ghetto' parts of Tokyo.

Ayane turned when a small bell chimed as a group of men walked into the building. Her breath caught in her throat for a moment as she saw them. A few of them she didn't recognize, but a few she did. They were all ghoul investigators. Though she did her best not to come off as suspicious, and to stay under their radar, there would always be fear there in her mind when she was in such close proximity to any of them. She'd lost many people that were close to her to the hands of the CCG. She didn't want to be the next name on their list.

She watched as the hostest lead them through the tables, and she absently prayed they wouldn't be seated in her section. Crap. She'd jinxed it and watched as they were seated. She took a deep breath before slowly making her way toward them. As she did she noticed the largest of them. She'd seen him around a lot lately, in various places. Part of her wondered if she was a target of his, but she pushed the thought away. He'd never seemed to pay much attention to her in any of the places she'd run into him. So it wasn't likely he was after her. She smiled as she got close to the table. “Good evening, gentlemen.” she paused glancing around at them. “What can I start you off with to drink?”

- - - -

Ayato signed glancing up at sky for a moment. Where the hell were those little brats? Lately there had been a group of young boys terrorizing the ward. It was becoming increasingly harder for the Aogiri to move within the ward with those brats running a muck, especially since Rize had been causing panic to spread with her binge eating. It was getting ridiculous. Eto and Tartara were getting irritated, and finally they'd given the orders for him to take the bratty nuisance out.

Hours. Ayato had been standing on the roof of an apartment building for hours waiting for them to show their stupid faces, but he'd seen nothing and no one. The ward was oddly quiet tonight, which was irritating. Nine o'clock had just rolled around when Ayato finally saw the first sign of movement. But after taking a closer look he saw it was just a girl, a human. He huffed in irritation until he finally saw someone seem to appear down the street in front of her.

He watched for a moment, waiting to make sure the boy was who he was looking for. Though they were quite a bit away, he could still hear what the boy said. Ayato rolled his eyes before sliding his mask down onto his face. He hadn't wanted to wear his mask, he'd wanted the boy to know who it was taking him out, but with a human there, that wasn't an option anymore. He waited for a moment watching as the girl turned and ran, but the boy caught up to her quickly. It was once the boy pinned her to the building he was standing on that Ayato jumped. He was only a few meters from the ground before he allowed his kagune to slow him down. As he landed he grabbed the boy by the collar of his shirt. “You know, it's trash like you and your friends that give ghouls a bad name.” he said tossing the boy hard to the ground. “Couldn't even get yourself a proper mask?” He asked noticing the flimsy paper around the boy's face.

As Ayato approached the boy, he turned to look at the girl “Leave.” he barked. “Now!” he commanded before turning back to the boy. “You and your friends have been causing quite a problem for me.” Ayato said before shooting shards from his kagune at the boy, listening as he screamed in agony. “But that's over. First I kill you, then I'm going to find your friends and kill them as well.”

Ayane kept a smile on her face despite the awful comment. Her smile only widened some as she held back her thoughts. I could kill you before you could ever see it coming But the man she'd seen around shot his friend a look which caused them to stop. She nodded when they all one by one began ordering their drinks and appetizers, writing them down on her small order pad as they did. “Alright. I'll be back in just a moment with your drinks.” she said before turning and leaving.

It only took her a few moments to get their drinks and put their appetizer order into the kitchen. With their drinks in tow, she returned to the table, setting the glasses each in front of their respected owners. “Are you ready to order? Or do you all still need a few more minutes?” she asked as she set the last drink down in front of the man she'd seen around before.

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Ayato paid no attention to the girl as she ran away. His eyes were focused on the boy in front of him. Though it couldn't be seen a smirk spread across his face from beneath his black rabbit mask when the boy told him to stop because it hurt. “It's only going to hurt more.” Ayato mused.

He let out a short laugh when the boy spoke of the territory being unclaimed. “Funny, kid.” he said before moving closer. With a quick glance over his shoulder noticing the girl was gone he slid his mask up so the boy could see his face. “You think you're entitled to territory. You're weak.” he paused. “Only the strong get to claim territory.” he said before squatting next to the boy. “But you're wrong to think you aren't causing any problems” Ayato said before grabbing the boy by the throat. “You and your friends are bringing unwanted attention to this ward. And that's a problem for me.” he squeezed at the boy's throat. “It's already bad enough the binge eater is causing everyone to be on alert in the twentieth, we don't need a bunch of doves flocking into wards where they don't belong.” Ayato's once smirk was now stoic, though the anger could be seen in his eyes. “For that, you and your friends will pay. Starting with you.”

Ayane wrote down their orders. “I'll get your order put into the kitchen, and I'll be back in a few minutes with your appetizers.” she told them before taking her leave, heading back for the kitchen again. After putting their order in, she hung around the server station watching them.

“Don't you get nervous? You know, serving them?” A soft voice came from beside her. She turned to see a busboy, speaking to her. They lived in the same neighborhood. She'd actually helped him when a group of older ghouls cornered him in her territory. They'd gotten a large stock of food for her mother that night. After that he'd become one of the few people she was friends with. She'd helped him get this job.

“Yes. But as long as you don't act suspicious, they are too stupid to know any better.” she told him in the same hushed voice. “Don't worry about them. Just do your job like you always do, and pretend they aren't there, and aren't inspectors.” she told him with a smile. “It'll be okay.” she told him giving his shoulder an encouraging pat before going back into the kitchen to getting their appetizers.

With the assorted plates in tow she made her way back to their table slowing setting the plates down. “Can I get you anything else while you wait?” she asked with a smile.

- - - - -
“This is my territory.” Ayato hissed squeezing harder. “I'm claiming it now.” he said watching as the boy finally came to some sort of realization. “You're right.” Ayato said as the boy began to plead for his life. “You won't.” Ayato said before letting go of the boy's throat. Ayato smirk standing back up. “I'm going to kill you. But first, run. I want to chase you. I want the thrill of hunting you down and tearing you limb from limb.” He said using the boy's own words against him.

Once the group had been server, Ayane tended to the few other groups that had been seated in her section. Occasionally she checked up on them, but for the most part she had minimal interaction with them until it came time to pay.

The process of taking their money was less obnoxious than their ordering. When she went to get their change, the men seemed to start making their way toward the door. She guessed they didn't want their change, which was fine with her. She almost didn't return to the table at all until she saw the largest of the men hanging around the table still, having stacked the smaller dishes. Skeptically she made her way back toward the table. “Can I get you anything else?” she asked curiously, wondering why he wasn't already gone with his friends.
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Ayato gave him ten seconds for a head start, before sliding his mask back over his face and taking off after the boy. He caught up in only seconds. When he was only a meter from the boy, sharps flew from his ukaku, piercing the boy in the back. Before the boy could fall to the ground, Ayato was in front of him. In a swift motion, Ayato grabbed both of the boy's wrists, and connected his right foot to his chest delivered a powerful kick, ripping the boys arms from his body.

“Oh. It's alright.” She shrugged. Though, honestly they were lucky they were investigators. The first wasn't her territory, but there had been a few instances she'd lured the real creeps out of the First and away from the Nest to kill them. Being investigators, they were safe. She wasn't going to kill any of them and draw attention to herself. Besides, they were no where near as bad as some of the other customers she'd dealt with, and hell, they were still better than some of the most 'polite' people in her home ward.

She was leaning over the table stacking dishes to make it easier for Hotaka to bus when the investigator spoke again. She turned to look at him as he stated he wasn't following her. Which made panic rise in her, though she showed no external signs of it. So, he had noticed her around in various places. That was never something you wanted, even if they were oblivious. “That sounds like something someone that was following me would say.” she played off her panic the best she could.
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Ayato grinned behind his mask as the boy's kagune finally came out in self defense. Not that it mattered much. Ayato was far too fast, and the boy was too wounded for it to really do him any use. “Good. You've given me another limb to rip from your body.” Ayato said as he jumped over the body, more shards pummeling him.

With the way the boy's tail moved frantically Ayato had to do much dodging before he was able to get his foot on the back of the boy's head, forcing him forward and pressing his face to the cement. Ayato's knee pressed to the boy's back, and with his hands and teeth Ayato ripped the Bikaku from the boy's back before forcing his hands into his body, ripping the entire sack from his back tossing it to the side like yesterday's newspaper. Surely the boy's screams in agony would draw attention from the people living in the nearby buildings, but Ayato was almost done. He just wanted to make sure the boy's friends saw what happens to those that cross the Aogiri tree.

With the kagune thrown to the side, and the boy bleeding out there was no way he would last much longer. But the wailing had to end before someone saw and alerted the CCG. That was the last thing he needed. Without much effort Ayato swung around, grabbing the boy's head twisting it. He heard the sound of the bones in his neck snapping. The next sound that followed was the ripping sound as flesh and tissue tore, and the boy's head came off completely.