Wish 11

Toshiro ran into the third division, refusing to look back at Isshin. He kept running until he came upon an empty hallway next to a garden. He sat down against the railing and brought his knees up to his chest, burying his head in them. 'It wasn't that big of a deal. I only stabbed myself. There's nothing to worry about.' Toshiro thought to himself.

'Master... harming yourself is a big deal, no matter where you are.' Hyorinmauru told him. 'Why? It's really no big deal... I've been hurt far worse than that many times.' Toshiro replied. 'Everyone was panicked because you were hurt, but worried even more since you inflicted that would upon yourself. I do not think you have ever been harmed that severely here.' Hyorinmaru explained. 'I don't understand what you're trying to say.' Toshiro said, scrunching up his eyebrows.

"Siro-chan? What are you doing out here?" someone inquired. Toshiro looked up, seeing Gin standing in the doorway across from him. Toshiro remained silent, opting to stare at the third division captain. "Why don't you come inside, Toshiro? We'll wait for your mom there." Gin said. The boy continued to sit against the railing staring at him, not moving an inch.

Gin sighed and let his shoulders drop. He took the few steps necessary to reach Toshiro and sat down next to him. They were both silent. After a few minutes, Toshiro scooted a little ways away from Gin. Gin turned his head to look at his son, his head making a thud sound as he let it drop against the railing. Toshiro glanced at the man out of the corners of his eyes. 'What's he planning?' Toshiro asked himself, narrowing his eyes. 'Master, I believe he only wants to keep you company.' Hyorinmaru sighed in his head. 'Nothing's ever that simple with Ichimaru.' he said.

"Go away." Toshiro demanded to the man next to him. Gin gave him a small smile, saying, "Sorry, Shiro. I'm not gonna leave ya alone. You have two options at the moment. We can either stay here, or go inside my office. Your choice." Toshiro thought for a moment, looking away from him. 'If I stay out here, I'll have to stay near him. If I go into the office, I can be a distance away from him.' he pondered. At once, he stood up and walked into the doorway across the hall, Gin following behind him.

Toshiro stopped briefly to look around. The office was still the same as far as he could tell. He went over to the couch in the office and sat on it. Gin went back to his desk and continued to do paperwork. Toshiro cautiously peeked over the couch at him a moment later. 'He's just sitting there...humming and doing paperwork... That's just scary.' Toshiro thought to himself, remembering that the Gin he knew avoided paperwork as much as he could. He took another look around the room, taking in the detail.

'There's some pictures over there...' he thought to himself, standing up off the couch and walking over to a bookshelf. There were a few pictures that accompanied the books. Toshiro picked one up and examined it. His eyes widened. He was in the picture. He looked quite young, maybe two in human years. He was sitting under a persimmon tree with Rangiku and Gin, stuffing dried ones in his mouth. The two were smiling at him happily on either side of him.

Toshiro looked back up to the shelf. Another one was of him riding on Gin's shoulders when he was perhaps five or four. They were both smiling at the camera. A different photo was of him sleeping at the third division captain's desk, a brush in hand with ink smeared over papers. He was also drooling... The one next to that was of him simply smiling at the camera happily. This one looked like it had been taken only a few years ago. The last one on the shelf was him sitting in Granny's lap.

Toshiro turned back around to look at Gin. "Where did you get these?" he asked. Gin looked up at him from the paperwork. "The pictures? We started taking them when Ran brought a camera back from the world of the living. If you're wondering if they're authentic, they are." Gin told him. Toshiro looked back down at the picture in his hand. He lifted a finger up to and traced the frame, mouth slightly agape, eyes still wide.

"I'm here! I'm here! I'm here!" Rangiku yelled as she ran into the room. Gin and Toshiro both stopped what they were doing and looked over at her. She was panting, hands on her knees, in the doorway. "Ran... Did you run all the way here?" Gin asked with a sigh. "Ye-yes. Why?" she questioned as she regained her breath. "You remember that you can shunpo, right?" Gin said again.

"Well, yeah, I know I can shunpo, it's just that I was in such a big rush to get here and see Toshiro and leave, that it sort of slipped my mind." Rangiku said in a rush. Gin shook his head with a smile and stood up. Toshiro placed the picture back down and stared at it for another moment. "Come on, Toshiro! We have to get going. It's already eleven." Rangiku announced. Toshiro looked back at her, then looked back to the picture. He regained his composure and turned around, walking with Gin and Rangiku out of the office.

I posted another picture of Toshiro on deviantart if you wanted to know. A bit shorter, but not as short as it could have been. Anyone know how I can separate these paragraphs more? I keep trying to separate them by putting enter between two, but the thing just deletes it.