Crime and Punishment
Chapter 1
"Hey slow down already," Jinta whined as Ichigo dragged him along the path to the Kurosaki clinic. He was practically jogging to keep pace with Ichigo's long legs.
"If you'd stop pulling away I wouldn't have to go so fast," Ichigo replied tartly, the little red head had been complaining and fighting the whole way.
"You don't have to hold my hand," Jinta whined again.
"You wouldn't come," Ichigo shouted back, "And besides this is all your fault anyway."
"It's not my fault!" Jinta screamed at the older teen, "I had that hollow right where I wanted him, if all of you hadn't interrupted…"
"You're an idiot!" Ichigo stopped and turned toward the boy, kneeling down to his eye level, "How could you even think that you could take on a hollow that size. If Tessai, Urahara and I hadn't gotten there in time you would be dead now."
The boy looked down at the ground away from Ichigo's furious gaze.
"Whatever," he mumbled.
"That hollow also sprayed you down with some kind of spore that made you go unconscious, that same attack made Ururu go mad and start shooting random targets, so while Tessai and Urahara are healing her wounds I'm supposed to take you to the clinic to get checked out."
"Although you obviously fine the truth is that they just don't want to deal with you right now," he added as he stood up, "you nearly got you and Ururu killed by disobeying what Urahara said, so now I have to deal with you."
"Shut up," Jinta said, the conversation was making him feel guilty; he hadn't meant for anything to happen to Ururu. He just thought it would be cool to help out. "Leave me alone!" he as he tried to yank his hand away from Ichigo's vice-like grip.
"Oh that does it," Ichigo snapped. Reaching down his hands slid underneath the boy's arms and lifted him into the air.
"Hey put me down!" Jinta cried as tried to fight his way out of Ichigo's arms. One arm was under his rear supporting him the other hand was firmly pressed into his back holding him in place.
"Hush," Ichigo commanded with a tone of authority, "Stop acting like a brat."
"What did you say!" Jinta screamed. This wasn't fair! All he had done was try to beat hollow, that was a good thing right? So why was Kurosaki being so mean to him? He began to beat Ichigo's back with his fists.
"Just put me down and leave me alone!"
Ichigo just ignored the screaming boy and headed off in the direction of his house.