AU everyone is a human.
Just a few days ago, the couple were happily thinking where they should go for their anniversary.
But something happened and it ruined their lives forever.
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The couple stared into blank space. Operation would cost $4000, adding another $3000 for the replacement of Kaneki's legs. Even if they borrowed from Yoshimura, it still wouldn't be enough.
"I won't take the operation." Kaneki declared.
"But Ken..!" Touka tried to protest.
He shakes his head, adamant and Touka shuts her mouth, clenching her fists.
From then on, she swore she would work hard enough to raise money for the operation. She will not allow him to live the rest of his life on a bed.
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She puts on a smile no matter what. She doesn't complain; but he knows she's tired and hurting inside. It saddens him to see her like this and he couldn't stand it anymore.
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Kaneki was sitting upright, leaning against his bed's headboard and reading his favorite book.
"Ken, you awake? Can I come in?" His wife's voice came from outside.
"Yeah." He replies and places his book down. Touka enters the room and sits down onto his bed.
"It's time for lunch." She smiles, blowing at a spoonful of porridge then feeds him.
He finishes his porridge fast, as usual and she sets the bowl down onto the table next to his bed. They sit in silence and Kaneki watched as she plays with the silver ring on her fourth finger.
"I need to talk to you about something." He starts and she watches as he pulls out a large envelope from under his pillow. It was handed to her and she looked at him, confused.
"Take a look at the inside."
Touka opens the envelope and takes out a stack of papers from it. Her eyes widened at the words, 'Divorce' written at the top of the first page.
"I've been thinking for a while and I think it's best that we go our own ways. I don't want to be a burden to you anymore."
Touka bites her lower lip and grips the papers.
"As for the house, I'll give it to you and move somewhere else."
Tears fell down onto the papers she was holding. His eyes follows as she stands up. The papers were thrown at him before Touka slapped him across his face and stormed out of the room.
Kaneki continues sitting there, holding his burning cheek in his hand, eyes wide.
She was crying.
So much for promising to make her happy.
He got out of bed and onto his wheelchair, wanting to go check on Touka. After knocking twice and not getting any response at all, he just let himself in.
The door creaked open and he spotted his wife under the blankets, curled up into a ball, sniffing.
Wheeling his way towards the bed, he attempted to reach out to her but gets rejected as she moved further away from him.
He frowns. "Why won't you sign the papers, Touka? It's for the best."
She pulls the blankets away from her and screams. "You ask me why? Because we freaking promised when we got married didn't we?! That we would never leave each other in health or sickness!"
Those words woke him up. That's right. The wedding vows. He was wrong to think that separating would make her happy.
Kaneki then tries again to reach her and falls out of his wheelchair in the process, landing with a loud thump onto the floor and groaning.
Touka stared at her husband laying on the floor before it registered into her head.
"Ken!" She rushed towards him and makes an effort to help him up. Kaneki instead pulls her down and presses her lips to hers.
"I'm sorry. I love you, Touka. And I was wrong. I don't want us to get divorced." He leans his head on her shoulder and hugs her tightly as tears escaped his eyes.
They remain there until both stops crying and Touka helps Kaneki to the bed.
She cups his cheeks and gazed into his grey eyes. "No matter what happens, I will not leave you, you got that?"
"Okay. Thank you, Touka."
The two lays down in bed and Touka lays her head against Kaneki's chest, listening to his heartbeat. He wraps an arm around her waist, pulling her closer.
"Hey. If I say I want you to get the operation, would you do it?" She asked.
"I would but we don't have the money." He replied, sorrow in his voice as he runs his fingers through her violet hair.
"We could use our savings for the baby."
"No we can't-"
She shushed him and continues. "I want to go on a date outside with you again. Wouldn't that be nice?"
He thought about them playing in a field of flowers. "Yes that would be nice..."
-A month later-
In the hospital...
Touka paced up and down outside the operating theatre; waiting for her husband to come out. After who knows how long, the red light of the room finally turned off and the doctor came out.
She rushed over to him. "I'm Kaneki Ken's wife. How is he?"
The doctor looked grim and didn't say a thing. She pushed past him and ran into the room. "Ken? Ken!"
She slows down as she approached a table, a white sheet over her husband. Dropping to her knees, she covered her mouth and cries. "This can't be.."
As soon as the doctor walked back in, Touka grabbed his collar and started screaming at him. "Aren't you a doctor? You're supposed to help him, not kill him!"
"I'm sorry. I did everything. But he couldn't get adjusted to his new legs. I'll leave you to mourn."
The doctor and nurses left the room, leaving Touka and Kaneki alone.
"Ken... How could you? You promised you wouldn't leave me..." She wept and laid her head on his arm.
After crying for only a few seconds, the monitor came alive again. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
Touka quickly looked around for the button to call the doctor but there was none of that there. She turned her attention back to Kaneki.
She watched wide eyed as his arm twitched and his eyes cracked open.
"Hey.. Why are you crying?" He spoke at a slow speed, turning his head to her.
Touka tackled him with a super tight hug. "Ken!!!!"
He was shocked at first from the hug but then he slowly wrapped his arms around her. "I must have been asleep for quite long, huh? You know I saw you in the afterlife."
She hesitantly released him. "Yeah? What happened?"
"I saw two Toukas and they both told me to pick one. If I picked the wrong one, I would have gone to heaven."
-Flashback-
"Pick one! Pick one!" Both Toukas said.
"Uhm.." Kaneki had trouble even differentiating the both of them. They looked exactly the same; hairstyle, face, voice, body, even the wedding ring he used to propose to her was the same.
He looked back and forth to the two. They smiled and stretched their hands out to him. "Choose me, Ken."
Cupping one of the Touka's cheeks, he kissed her and watched her reaction. He tried the other Touka but she had the same reaction. Blushing.
One of the Toukas attempted to place her hand on his cheek but was stopped by Kaneki. He looked at the ring intently. It was somehow different from the one the real Touka had.
Bringing it under the light, he looked at both rings, thoroughly. After he found nothing, he felt frustrated. Clearly the rings are different but he can't spot anything.
"Take both of your rings out. I want to see them." Both of them did as they were told and passed them to him.
He brought the rings under the light again and inspected them. Both were gold, had the same carvings of "Kaneki and Touka" name on it.
He put the ring back personally on each Touka's finger. "I know who's the real one! It's you!" He pointed to the left Touka.
"How did you know?"
"Because when I bought the ring for you, you said it was little big. But you never told me to change the size and just left it at that. So you're the real Touka."
Both Toukas clapped their hands and the real one stepped forward to hug Kaneki. "That's right, I'm the real Touka. Come on, let's go back."
-End of Flashback-
"And then I woke up and saw you crying on my arm."
She pressed her lips against his, surprising him and smiled. "I'm just glad you're back."
A while later... The doctors came in to check up on Touka, shocked that their patient came back alive. It was a miracle but Kaneki believed it was because of their strong bond and love.
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"I love you."
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A few years later, the couple was seen laughing happily with their two children, Haru and Sora.
Happily ever after 😆👏🏻
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Okay! So.. I'm guessing the part where Kaneki sees two Toukas is very weird but I couldn't come up with another idea ><
Weeee I don't have much time to write recently since I'm studying for my exams in March but.. I like writing and seeing your comments on my stories hehe