Chapter 4: Quirk Assignment

Yawning and rubbing his eyes, Kaneki looked around him and sighed. Waking up 6 in the morning wasn't the best feeling. His father looked at him and spoke,

"Tired?"

"A little, so why are we here exactly?"

"You need a quirk assignment now that it's awakened. I have a pretty good idea of what it can do, but a check-up is still necessary. "

Waiting for 2 more minutes, a nurse with a clipboard called Kaneki's name, and he got up to look at his father.

"Remember, do what they tell you to do and try your hardest alright,"

Nodding Ken left with the nurse, and they arrived in a big white room with speakers in the ceiling. The nurse opened her pen and began to scribble on her clipboard. After a while, she looked at Ken and spoke.

"Before we start, I'm going to ask you a couple of questions, alright? I need you to answer them as best as you can, ok?" She received a nod as a response, and she continued.

"Ok, first, does it hurt to activate your quirk?"

"No."

"Alright, does your quirk only come from your tailbone?"

Activating his quirk, Ken tried making it appear on his arms like his father does but he felt no reaction.

"No."

"Ok, lastly, your eyes are similar to your mother's quirk. By any chance, do you have a healing factor?"

Looking at his hands, Ken responded by shrugging his shoulders.

"That's alright, I have a needle right here we can test with. Just de- activate your quirk and bear with me ok"

Nodding Ken turned his quirk off and watched the nurse prick his finger and watched the blood pour out. Strangely, it didn't hurt at all it just felt warm to him.

"Did that not hurt?" The nurse asked with a caring tone and a concerned face only a mother could have. The boy shook his head and spoke. "No, but it does feel kinda warm." Humming to herself to nurse asked if he could activate his quirk. Once he did, the nurse used a tissue to wipe the blood off and saw the wound healed, so she began to scribble on her clipboard.

"Alright, that should be all the questions. You did a great job. The examiners will take care of the rest from here." The woman said, patting him on the head and walking out. After 2 minutes of waiting, there was a loud noise coming from the speakers, and then a voice started coming from the ceiling.

"Alright, Kaneki, we will now begin the physical part of your tests. Nod if you are ready. Receiving a nod from the boy, the voice in the speaker gave him many tasks to do. Each task tested his quirk down to the smallest detail. In return, they found out many things. That his quirk gives out slight heat, that his tendrils can become bigger, smaller, and shaper with concentration. After the examination was finished, his results for his body returned from the nurse. His quirk was similar to his father, which meant there were certain cells in his body that were able to become liquid muscle. But unlike his father, who only has them in his forearms, Kaneki has them in his tailbone and strangely a few in his face.

Next, his healing factor, which he received from his mother. It seems to be extremely quicker than hers, which saved his life from the explosion of their home. But sadly, the healing factor couldn't save everything, so in return, most of Kaneki's nerves were burned off, only allowing him to feel strong sensations. Gathering all the information they could, they named the boy quirk and sent him back to his father.

Waiting for 2 hours, Daki finally saw his son return slightly slumped over and covered in sweat. He chuckled at the sight and got up to receive the paperwork from the nurse. After signing some things and keeping some of the paperwork for himself, the father and son began to walk out of the building, and the father spoke.

"Looks like they worked you pretty hard, huh?" he received a grunt as an answer, and they both entered the car.

"I read everything on the file, so I have a pretty good grasp of your quirk. We'll start training in 2 days, got it."

"…yeah"

It was a weak and whispered response. Looking at the rear view mirror, the man could see the boy slowly fall asleep. He smiled at the sight, but it went away just as fast as it appeared. He wants nothing more but a healthy and strong life for his son, but already at such a young age, he's dealing with so much. He sighed and began to rub his head.

'If only you were here Haru'