A Broken Promise

The apartment is dusty and dark, there are towels over the windows to keep out light. This is where we gather to plot our goals to rid our town of thugs and idiots alike... We are the White Angels, Shiro Tenshi.

Nathan walking into the apartment room, the T.V. on, giving a dim lighting. Two young boys are already present, about the ages of 18-20.

Nathan Silver. Standing at a towering 6'4. He has little weight on his body and a lack of muscle aswell. He is quite baby faced and his eyes scream wild with ambition.

Akiro Yin. He's average height with long black hair and a muscular but, handsome appearance. He carries a sword on the back of his white trench coat, the trademark of Shiro Tenshi.

Jordan Joseph. Standing short amongst the group at 5'4. He is African American and carries it proudly with his dark skin tone. He stands strong despite his size and often seems to smile in exageration.

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Akiro wraps his arm around Nathan's neck without hesitation, a smile stretches across his face, "Nathan! Today is the day we rid the Brooklyn streets of one more criminal!"

Nathan grinned happily, his eyes glew with excitement, he knew he would get to fight along side his best friends once again.

Jordan spoke with a happy tone and a bit of sarcasm, "Hey now guys, let's not get ahead of ourselves! We all know who's gonna be the one doing all the work."

They looked at Jordan and laughed, they had no problems pointing out his small stature as a way to amuse eachother.

They walked out and got into Akiro's car. They all had a sudden shiver knowing somthing bad was going to happen.

Akiro looked at Nathan with a grim look in his eyes, "Nathan... Remember what I said. If somthing happens to me... Take care of Jessi-"

Nathan interrupted knowing Akiro's words, "Listen you friggin' idiot! No-one dies when the Silver is on watch! You tend to forget somthing, we're THE Shiro Tenshi!"

Akiro nodded and put on a fake smile. Nathan was quick to look down and frown aswell.

They drove off, silence over came them. They looked around, the streets were quiet and empty. Their white trench coats glew brightly because of the moon light.

Nathan looked over and spoke lightly, "I don't like this Akiro. I think we should go back..."

Akiro glared at him then started speeding looking around. Eventually they found their trouble, it was Akiro's house.

Akiro jumped out of the car, tears flooded his cheeks as he ran towards the door screaming, "Mom! Dad! Jessie!"

Nathan ran up followed by Jordan. Nathan kicked the door down without hesitation, there were shattered bottles around the floors. The curtains were aflame as well as the furniture. Bullet holes were left in the walls and the windows shattered. Akiro ran to two bodies on the floor yelling "Who did this!?"

His mother stared at him and looked at his father who was killed by bullets. She patted him on the cheek and whispered her last words. Even when death was closing in around her, her first priority were her children, "Be safe Akiro, help Jessie.."

She passed away in his arms as Nathan ran through the house and came to a green door down a narrow hallway, "Jessie! Get the fuck out of there damnit!"

He slammed on the door then kicked it open. Jessie was passed out from the smoke and fire surrounded him. Jordan followed Nathan into the room as a support beam collapsed and landed on Jordan, pinning him between the ground and the beam. He cried out, "Nathan run!"

Nathan gathered Jessie in his arms and stared at the window then back at Jordan, they were both in tears. "Jordan! I'll come back for you!" Nathan jumped out the window and hit the ground from the second floor window. He hit his head and was knocked out.

Akiro stood up, watching the house around him burn. He whiped his tears off his cheeks, looking at the doorway which was now blocked and set aflame. He looked down at his parent's bodies and laid in between them. He was ready for his fate.

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"Jessie! Wake up!" Jessie jerked up, he looked around and saw Nathan. He grabbed Nathan's collar, "Where is Mom and Dad!"

Nathan looked down, the glow in his eyes were lost, "I'm taking you somewhere safe Jessie. Some place where no one can harm you."

Nathan drove for 10 hours with the occasional stop and came to the Canadian border. He stopped and looked at Jessie, "You'll be safe here, there are some friends waiting for you. They'll help you grow up to be stronger than Aki-..."

Nathan paused and looked away as he started tearing again. Jessie hugged Nathan's arm and looked up at him, "I'll be safe here... Mom and Dad are with me"

Nathan smiled and drove more, they talked about Akiro and laughed together about their past before Jessie had to leave. Nathan sat in his car alone, staring up at the sky.

His eyes no longer glew with life, his stature was gone, he was weak and frail. He was alone, "It should have been me."