Chapter 4
'Three down one to go', Toushiro thought as he snuck inside the last teen's house through the back door. The entire house was dark. Toushiro searched through the rooms. He opened a bedroom door that had a window facing the moon. The moon's light shown brightly through the window, illuminating a male figure. "Gotch'ya", Shiro said as he pulled the trigger. One shot to the head was all it took. But the figure didn't fall. And Shiro could see straight through the hole the bullet left in the figure and the window in front of it. Toushiro flipped the light on to find a cardboard figure of some actor with a bullet hole through the middle of his forehead. Toushiro sighed irritatedly. That meant that the leader of the gang, whom he had saved for last, knew he was coming. He must have heard about the other three members being killed by someone and knew that Toushiro would be coming for him.
Just as Toushiro was about to turn and leave he saw headlights and red and blue flashes appear in the window. "Shit!" He turned and ran into the bathroom just as he heard cops break through the front door. Shiro quickly opened the window and jumped to the ground below. He still held his gun in his hand as he ran down the side of the house towards the backyard fence. He was almost there when a huge weight slammed into him from the side. A really heavy cop lay on top of him to pin him down. "I've got him!", the cop yelled to his comrads.
"Get off of me you fat bastard!", Toushiro shouted angrily.
The other cops surrounded the two. One came over and tore Toushiro's gun out of his hand. "It's too bad kid. You're an excellent shot. We could have used you on the force."
Toushiro scoffed. "As if I would join ranks with you. Where were you when my mother was being killed? She was innocent! And yet you protect the slime that deserves to die for killing her!"
The cops frowned. The one laying on top of him leaned up and drug Toushiro's arms behind his back and hand cuffed him. "That's enough, kid. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law." And the cop went on talking about lawyers and such. Toushiro just sighed. He knew what was going to happen to him. He was headed to prison for murder. It was that simple.
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"Hey kid. You got a visitor", the jail guard said as he opened up the cell door and let the hooded man inside. "Five minutes", the guard said as he shut the door behind the man and walked away.
Toushiro didn't have to look at the man to know who it was. The way he carried himself screamed of James Gunn. "You shouldn't be here."
James sighed. "You're like a son to me, Shiro. I had to come see you before they put you away for good. I've been following your case."
"There's nothing you can do for me. I won't lie and say I didn't do it. I'm not a coward."
"I know that. And they'll cut a couple of years off of your sentence for that. Shiro you knew what you were doing. But why did you do it? You knew the consequences."
"I had to."
"For what? Revenge? Would your mother be proud of you right now?"
"No. She wouldn't. And I knew that she wouldn't be proud of me when I did it. But I knew she'd understand why I did it and forgive me. I couldn't live with myself knowing that her killers were out there. I couldn't live knowing that they could very well take some other kid's mother or father away. I wasn't going to let that happen. So I took justice into my own hands. I did what I had to do. And I still didn't finish the job."
James sighed. He understood where Shiro was coming from. He probably would've done the same thing if someone had come and killed his wife or his daughter. "I know Toushiro. And I'm sorry I can't help you out of this."
"Don't worry about it, James. I deserve the sentence."
James nodded and bent down in front of Toushiro who was still sitting on the concrete bench looking at the floor. "Look at me, Toushiro."
Toushiro reluctantly looked into James' mysterious dark blue eyes.
"I'll be there for you. When you get out. We'll take care of you. You'll always have a home with us, Toushiro. We love you." James wrapped his arms around Toushiro tightly. "Like you were one of our own."
Toushiro nodded and hugged James back. "I know. Thanks, James. Give Tiffany and Rukia a hug and kiss for me. And tell them I'll see them in a few years."
James stood up and nodded. "I will." He took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Shiro. "Here. Mail letters to this address every week. Rukia said to make you promise."
Toushiro smiled a little and nodded. He reached out and took the paper, fighting to keep his hand from shaking. "Tell her I promise to write her every week so long as she writes me back."
James smiled. He gave Toushiro one last quick hug and called for the guard. He made sure his hood covered his face before exiting the cell, leaving Toushiro alone.
Tomorrow was the final day in court. The day when his final sentence would be announced and he would be transported to his new home. Toushiro sighed as he laid down on the cold concrete bench and stared at the ceiling.
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"Toushiro Hitsugaya has been found guilty by this court. He has been sentenced to serve 9 years in the state prison with the possibility of parole." And the judge slammed her little hammer down.
That thud was the only sound Toushiro heard. Nine years. That was a lot shorter than he had expected. Maybe because the jury had felt sorry for him since his mother died and that's what sent him off onto a killing spree. He showed no emotion on his face as he was led away through the side door in the court room.
About two hours later, he was boarded onto a bus with two other passengers. They were instructed not to speak to each other at all. Toushiro had no intentions of speaking to anyone anyways. He just stared out the window and watched the rain fall as he was driven away from civilization and into the countryside towards the new hellhole he would be calling home for the next 9 years.
So what do you guys think? I know I kind of jumped around a little especially on the court thing but I just wanted to get it out of the way so we could get onto the good stuff lol. Toushiro's about to learn a lot while he's in prison. This part of the story will take a couple chapters probably but dont' worry it will definitly be interesting :) Review and lemme know what you think! :)