Freedom

By: Vichy

Author's Note: Thank you once again for taking the time to read this fan-fiction of mine. I've been having thought troubles, but I think my thoughts are straight and now I can finally write out this chapter. So please enjoy and point out mistakes for me please.

CHAPTER THREE: New Recruits and Old Comrades

"Neliel? Where's the darlin' now and what's she been up ta?" Gin asked twirling his fingers around in a mini-circle.

"She's back in town and she says she'll help get you two out of here. Frankly I don't think she'll pull it off. But then again, she's been stealing all of these things to buy off something. She hasn't told me yet, but it will be worthwhile she says."

Aizen smirked. Gin and Neliel had known each other for a few months before Gin had been captured all in thanks of a certain robbery/murder. Neliel had been a successful thief and had stolen most of the police's arsenal from their own lockers. Grimmjow had only seen her once, and from that brief meeting, he called her "a scary little pit-pocket who wouldn't be worth five rat asses later on in life".

Gin began to rap his fingers on the desk staring at Aizen with the same smile as before.

"I'll talk to Grimmjow about it. He'll be t' happy t' know that he'll be out of this place and away from, heh, mortal enemies."

"Oh, has he made a friend?" Aizen's sarcasm evident in his tone of voice.

"Oh the two are very close now. They even exchanged friendly blows just hours earlier. I say they'll be inseparable." Gin smiled and gave a slight chuckle at his own joke. Aizen did also and soon stopped, brushing back his hair from his vision.

"Well, it's been nice talking to you Gin. And give Grimmjow my greetings for me; I know he misses me dearly." And with that, Aizen got up and walked away thanking the guard for the visit. Luckily, no one had heard their conversation, being wrapped up in their own. Gin turned around in the swivel chair and ruffled out his orange jumpsuit. He walked away smiling and thinking of what Aizen had told him.

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"I don't give a flying fuck if Neliel is back; she's going to get caught regardless so why should I care?" Grimmjow scoffed folding his arms.

"Because Aizen told me that she's doin' all this stealin' for a plan."

"What kind of plan Gin?"

"T' get us out of here and somewhere away from the police when we do escape. I would give this girl another chance Grimmjow."

Grimmjow rolled his eyes before locking them on a familiar face. Nnoitra glared at him evilly causing him to tear away his gaze angrily. Sighing heavily, he stared at Gin with his hypnotic blue eyes.

"As long as she gets me away from this place and that fucking faggot over there," he said to him. Gin laughed cracking his knuckles.

"Thanks Grimmjow. Trust me; if Aizen says she'll get us out, then it'll be done. You know Aizen keeps his word."

Grimmjow rolled his eyes and got up from the bench he sat on. Turning back around to face Gin he spoke lowly not to attract attention.

"When did he say she'll be here?"

"I don't know yet. He'll probably be back t' tell us soon though."

Grimmjow grumbled and walked away from his partner jamming his hands into the pockets on his jumpsuit. Gin took the extra space as a sign to relax. He propped his feet up and lolled his head from side to side hoping to nod off slightly. He was interrupted by a familiar face and voice.

"Hey Gin, mind if I sit here?"

Gin moved his feet allowing Szayel to sit a ways away from him. Szayel wasn't in a good mood. He looked pale and on his brow ran a long red cut that stretched from his left eye to the middle of his right. A bruise made his wrist look putrid and the discoloration leaking from it made it hard to look at.

"Geez Szayel, what happened to you? You look terrible."

"Oh it's nothing. Just a few things I've been working on in my cell. Some things spilled around and I cut myself on some jagged stone along the wall; nothing to be worried about. I wish I could say the same for your friend Grimmjow. Nnoitra is pissed that he got his ass kicked by a new guy. We keep telling him to let it go, but he won't let it go."

"'We' who?"

"Just me, Zommari and Aaroniero; we hang around him often enough, but out of fear mostly. Nnoitra is a real pain and like you saw earlier today, he isn't a bad fighter."

"Well Grimmjow can take care of himself I'm sure of that. "

"That I'm sure of too, but Nnoitra gets real butthurt if he doesn't get revenge. He'll be after your blue haired friend as long as he stays here."

Gin rubbed his chin and gave a glance at Szayel who was now nursing the bruise on his arm. He had to think about this one. That Nnoitra guy did look brutal. Just the way he fought earlier made Gin frown from the ferocity of his blows. He managed to do a heavy number on Grimmjow by breaking his nose and giving him stitches.

"Just asking Szayel. What did Nnoitra do exactly to land him here?" Szayel pondered for a few quick seconds before turning back to Gin.

"Rape mostly. Nnoitra's a sexist so he figures he can do whatever he wants with women nowadays. He forgets that we live in a different time than ninety years ago." He laughed and stretched slightly.

"Oh, so how long is he in here for?" Gin asked.

"Fifteen years I believe is what he told me. So far, this is his tenth."

"Wow, not too long to go huh?"

"Nope."

The conversation was cut short by a loud grunt from Zommari directing Szayel to get over there pronto. Szayel dismissed himself and trotted by Gin.

-Karakura Police HQ-

A week had passed just as it should have, just slower and more drawn out. The new recruits were due to arrive in a matter of minutes. Everyone ran about straightening everything up and even themselves to impress the newbies. Jyuushiro straightened the navy blue tie on his neck and gave a slight cough. He looked to Unohana and waved to catch her attention. She peered in at his office and gave a wave back.

"Jyuushiro, calm down; it won't be that bad. They're just recruits. Kenpachi doesn't care, see, look at him."

Kenpachi really didn't care. With his shirt out of the normal tucked state and his slacks slightly wrinkled, he gave the impression of a bum-like officer. Yachiru sat on his shoulders, rustling his hair making the tiny bells on the end jingle lightly. Jyuushiro sighed.

"But he always looks like that. I just want to make a good impression for the recruits." Unohana nodded in response and gave him a slight hug.

"Just relax. You know getting stressed isn't the wisest thing for you especially with your sickness."

"I know I know, but I can't---"he inhaled and exhaled as Unohana gave him a stern look. He closed his eyes for a few moments then opened them again to look at Unohana's radiant eyes.

"You're right, I'm calming down, calming down, calming down." Jyuushiro rotated his shoulders and walked outside of his office with Unohana. The loud murmur ceased when the down's handle turned and rattled. All eyes were fixed on the two people walking in at the moment. The first one in was Kurosaki Ichigo. With orange hair and brown eyes, he was a sight. He was clad in navy slacks and a button down white shirt equipped with a navy tie like the rest. The second was the very tall Yasutora Chad clad in the same exact apparel as his friend.

There was another long silence before someone spoke up in greeting. Renji stood beside Byakuya with his arms folded staring at his two friends from the academy.

"Hello and welcome to Karakura Police Headquarters. My name is Retsu Unohana, Forth Division Captain; if you have any questions then please ask me or anyone else." She bowed and in return, the two new recruits bowed back. Soon the peanut gallery dispersed leaving a in its wake a loud murmur of talk about the new recruits. Unohana gave a slight smile to Jyuushiro who caught it at the last second. A slight tap on his shoulder alerted him to a person wanting something. Turning around, his hair flowing swiftly, he spotted Ichigo and gave a smile.

"Ah yes, may I help you?" He asked in his usual nice voice. Ichigo jammed his hands in his pockets and stumbled out with the question he was going to ask.

"Um, do you know where a Zaraki Kenpachi is?" he finally managed to say. Jyuushiro looked around until he found Kenpachi talking to Yachiru in his office. His spiked hair very noticeable even in a crowd.

"Do you see that man with the spiked hair? That's who you're looking for."

"Thank you very much."

"You're Welcome."

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Chad was having an easier time with his search for the mysterious captain, Sajin Komamura. After asking around the office and looking for the garbed captain. He found him working at his desk shuffling papers and writing down statements from the previous day's victims of Neliel's thieving spree. A quick series of knocks alerted him to the presence of a visitor.

"Um…yes may I help you?" He asked staring through the darkness of the robe. Chad stared him in the eyes, from where he could guess and spoke up.

"Yes, I'm the new recruit in your division, Yasutora Chad. Komamura nodded and directed him to take a seat. Chad nodded and sat in the chair close to his desk eyeing the papers that fell everywhere.

"So today is your first day here; well I welcome you to Seventh Division. I'm sure you, my lieutenant Tetsuzamon Iba, and I will become good company." They shook hands and proceeded to talk about the jobs he was to carry out in his new position.

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"So you're Kurosaki huh? Well it is a pleasure to meet the new meat in my division." Kenpachi slapped the boy on the back hard causing a loud thump to travel through the hallways and heads turning to see what made the noise. Ichigo flinched as the sting stayed and crept up his back giving him a slight throbbing headache that subsided after a while.

"That… really hurt." The words jumbling out of his mouth as he still writhed from the pain of the slap. Kenpachi laughed causing the bells in his head to jingle loudly.

"You'll get used to that soon enough," he said trying his hardest not to laugh again. Ichigo walked carefully out off the office but was stopped by Yachiru grabbing his pants leg.

"Wait, Ken-chan isn't done with you yet," she said with a smile. Kenpachi dragged the boy back into his office and sat him down in the chair. Ichigo flinched at the pain shooting up his back. Kenpachi stifled laugh before talking again, this time without a hint of laughter in his voice.

"Well since you're with me, you'll have the golden opportunity to work with actual criminals. I sure do hope you know how to handle a gun."

Ichigo nodded slowly.

"Well that's great 'cause guess what; your first assignment is today. I've just gotten a call that there is a heist in progress in the jewelry store a few miles from here. So if you're ready, then I'm ready. Let's get to a car and be on our way then." Ichigo nodded and quickly got up to pass Kenpachi fearing another backslap. Kenpachi laughed at the speed he took to pass him while picking up Yachiru and placing her on his shoulders.

"Um, any reason why you're bringing a kid with you at all; that's really dangerous for her!" Ichigo snapped pointing at the pink haired girl giggling at his 'serious' voice.

"Relax, Yachiru usually goes everywhere with me. She's rather helpful for relaying information that I missed in anyway."

Ichigo gave a drawn out sigh and got into the black and white patrol car with Kenpachi getting in the driver's side and Yachiru sitting in the backseat.

-Karakura State Penitentiary-

The week went by fast to the prisoners at the Karakura State Penitentiary. But some prisoners regretted the week's quickness. One instance would be Ulquiorra Schiffer. The verdict came two weeks earlier than anticipated and the verdict itself wasn't good news for the pallid green eyed man. Death by electrocution. Today was his last day to be alive and he decided to make conversations with the one person he knew would listen--- Szayel Apporo Grantz. Another person would be Nnoitra Jiruga, the man who fought Grimmjow. He fought him again, catching him off guard. Grimmjow never saw it coming to him and as a result, he received a broken nose, black eye, he lost a few teeth and three of his ribs were broken, bruised and shattered. Nnoitra laughed as he was carried off to the infirmary while he himself was carried off to solitary confinement; his eight time in ten years. Gin could only watch as his friend was dragged off in critical condition. Szayel only shook his head muttering, "I knew it would happen" over and over.

Ulquiorra made his way to Szayel and Gin staring at them with the same melancholy green eyes. There was use for the melancholy today people whispered. Szayel waved slightly towards him causing Gin to turn his head at the dead man walking.

"Well Ulquiorra, it's been real talking to you… Oh and this is Ichimaru Gin, my acquaintance for the past 15 days." Gin waved happily while Ulquiorra nodded slightly.

"So Ulquiorra, are ya at all scared of what's about t' happen to ya?" Gin asked folding his arms behind him.

"No not at all," Ulquiorra's answer was solemn and void of any and all emotion. Szayel frowned and sighed at the man. Ulquiorra inspected his fingernails then directed his attention to his palms, making sure they were clean.

"Ulquiorra, what's on your mind since you usually have something every time you talk to me," Szayel asked resting his head on the palm of his hand. Ulquiorra shook his head slowly and stared at him.

"Nothing today Szayel, but it has been nice to talk to you," he said looking at the guards coming for him.

"I guess I won't be seeing either of you again," he said walking away with a slight wave of his hand. Szayel waved back as well as Gin. After today, Ulquiorra would be no more than a corpse buried in the prison graveyard. Szayel waved goodbye to Gin for the day, sadness enveloping him as he watched Ulquiorra walk away with the two guards. Gin decided to split before a guard came up to him with a message.

"A visitor for me?" was his only reply.

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Gin made his way back to the visitor room looking at his visitor. No one other than his old blind friend, Kaname Tosen. Beside him stood his adopted son, Wonderweiss Margera staring through the glass and waiving at Gin. Gin smiled and waved back to the blond freckled boy who had now switched his attention to a small spider crawling on the walls. Gin sat down in front of Tosen and spoke with laughter through the black telephone.

"Tosen, long time no see; how have ya been doin' lately?"

"Very well Wonderweiss has been a handful though."

"Oh really," Gin laughed to himself. "How's that? What did the boy do t' ya?"

"Wonderweiss here has gotten himself suspended for fighting in school. I just told him about it not too long ago, and then he goes and gets into a fight with another little boy." Wonderweiss saddening at the mention of him fighting. He tucked his hands into the gray hoodie and lowered his head at an attempt to not be seen.

"Aw leave the boy alone Tosen. Regardless, he'll fight anyways, just let him enjoy it before he gets beat up himself." Wonderweiss had now switched his attention back to the spider which had gone back up to its web on the ceiling. Climbing on one of the chairs, he made a feeble attempt to reach it only to be stopped by Tosen's hands pulling him back down in the chair sternly.

"I trust you do know the reason why I came and visited you?" Tosen asked staring back at him with blank eyes behind his visor. Gin pondered in a mock stance making Wonderweiss laughed at the comical expression on his face.

"Ah Aizen sent ya didn't he?" Gin said striking a thought. Tosen gave a nod while sitting Wonderweiss back down in the seat after he had gotten up to try and get the same spider again.

"When will Neliel be here? Prayerfully in the next few days?"

"Sorry, in about another week or so, maybe five days, why?"

"Grimmjow got beat up pretty badly about a day ago. When I last checked on him, he was up and about rantin' on how he was going to get the guy who beat him up back for do that t' him. I told 'im that he was in solitary, but it only made it worse."

"I see, well no matter, we'll have you two out in a few," Tosen said in an audible low whisper. "Aizen told me Neliel was almost finished and was about to buy the item she would use to help you both. Hopefully she won't get caught by the police and get away clean."

Gin nodded twice before laying eyes on Wonderweiss and his antics with the spider.

"Mind if I talk to 'ol Wonderweiss for a sec?" he asked. Tosen shook his head and gave Wonderweiss the telephone. Wonderweiss looked at the phone before placing it on his ear.

"Heellooo," he asked his child-like voice staring at the smiling man behind the glass. Gin waved at him and reached into his pocket. In a few seconds he pulled out a chocolate bar covered in crushed peanuts. He slipped it under the counter window towards him. Wonderweiss's face lit up as he saw the wrapped candy parcel staring him in the face. He quickly opened the candy paper and dined on the chocolate bar happily. Tosen heard the paper crunching and guessed what it was.

"A treat Gin? Wow, I see you like kids now," he said with a chuckle.

"Naw, I jus' like little Wonderweiss here. He's a riot every time I watch 'im," Gin laughed. Wonderweiss gave him a thumb up before replying courtesies.

"Thank…you," he said through a mouthful of chocolate and peanuts. Gin nodded and waived for the guard.

"Remember Gin, five days," Tosen said before grabbing Wonderweiss's hand and walking out the door, thanking the guard.

Before Gin could leave the door opened again showing a face he remembered from childhood. Dressed in an over bearing button down shirt with pink and blue flowers along with skin tight blue jeans with white boots. Hair out and draped over her shoulders and also going down her back. Rangiku Matsumoto waved towards her friend as he stared with disbelief at his oldest friend sitting down in the bench. Next came another good friend of his from his earlier days. Garbed in his police uniform and a silver watch Third Division Lieutenant Izuru Kira walked in the door sitting next to Matsumoto, arms folded on the counter.

"Rangiku, Kira, it's so nice to see ya both. I honestly didn't expect to see you two today or ever for that matter."


Authors Note's Part Two: Well finally here it is the latest chapter. I figured since Wonderweiss loves Tosen so much he should be his adopted son. It actually fits the two perfectly. And about Ichigo, Kenny and the others. I totally suck and doing the exact personalities, so I try my hardest to get close to the exact thing, especially with Komamura.

I believe that Wonderweiss would get into a serious fight at school if he were allowed to go. But Tosen loves him too much to stay mad at him for long. I think it's really sweet, the two of them being father and adopted son.

And as expected, here's a preview of the next chapter:

Nel back flipped dodging the bullet aimed for her head. Ichigo quickly reloaded the gun and aimed it again but found that the aqua green haired thief had vanished before their very eyes. Kenpachi sighed and whipped his forehead with the handkerchief Yachiru provided for him.

"She got away again," he grumbled clenching his fists into tight, angry stressed balls. Yachiru frowned and patted Kenpachi on the shoulder, reassuring him for next time.

"There won't be a next time Yachiru."

"Why Ken-chan?"

"Because I'm placing an APB on her."

-Vichy is Out!!