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“The court hereby finds the defendant, Eren Jaeger, guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter. And will receive the sentence of Life with a minimum of 20 years without the benefit of parole, in the Federal Penitentiary”. With the echoing of the gavle filling the room, Eren’s fate was sealed.
Eren sat on the prosecutions side of the room not looking the bit surprised at his sentencing. He knew he would get hard time no thanks to his idiot lawyer who was appointed to him because he just couldn't afford to pay for one himself. Eren looked over to his lawyer to see his reaction and he didn't look surprised either. With his bald head, fat stature and sweated face, he almost looked piggish.
Two police men that stood on both sides of the judge made their way to Eren; one with a pair of cuffs in his hand. When they arrived to his bench, Eren stood quietly and held out his hands to be cuffed. Eren didn’t even look back to thank his lawyer because fuck that guy.
As they escorted Eren to the back room of the court, murmurs filled the room and the jurors looked at him with disgust. Eren bowed his head to block out their looks. You should be thanking me. The people I killed were the disgusting ones, not me.
Eren finally made it to the back room and the door shut behind him and muffling the sound coming from outside the room. Well , it wasn't really a room, it was a hallway with some fountains and a bathroom. The guards began to pull Eren forward but stopped, when Eren spoke.
“I need to use the restroom.” The guards looked at each other deliberating weather to let him go or not. “I won't be long, I promise 3 minutes tops.” Eren raised his hands to signal them to unlock his cuffs so he could use the restroom. They hesitated but uncuffed him anyways.
“If you're not out in 3 minutes im going to pull you off the shitter myself”, one guard warned.
When they fully removed the cuffs, Eren quickly made his way to the restroom. Once in the white tiled restroom that was empty, Eren put his back against the door, resting head against it as well. What now? Eren reluctantly pulled himself from the door and walked in front of the sink.
Eren slowly looked at his appearance in the mirror and cringed. His normally fluffy brown hair was too long for his taste and greasy. The rims under his once vibrant green-blue eyes, but now dull were dark because of his lack of sleep. The only thing that made him not look remotely homeless was the black suit with a blue tie that he was required to wear for the trial.
Eren made eye contact with the unrecognizable person in the mirror and sighed. “Congratulations asshole, you only got 20 years.”
Was it worth it though?
Eren's eyes suddenly became a little less dull, as he found his answer. “Yes”, he smirked.
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As Eren stared out the window and watched the passing scenes unfold, changing from city to country to just flat out deserted land, a sense of normalcy hit him. At this point it all just seemed like a regular, normal, everyday bus ride.
His attention was ripped from the passing scenery, when the disgusting man chained next to him coughed and loudly announced, “Hey when can we pull this thing over? I need to take a piss.” Eren's previous thoughts of normalcy vanished and he was sent back to the harsh reality. That he was going to prison.
The guard at the front of the bus stood up and strode towards the man with a purpose. He had an unamused expression on his face as he spat harshly, “You piss when I tell you piss and if you don’t shut the fuck up...I’ll make you regret it”. His eyes roamed over and settled on Eren. “And just what are you staring at”? Eren's eyes widened. Surprised he was being singled out. He thought he was doing a good job at not drawing attention to himself. “Nothing”, he spoke quietly. And looked away. He heard the shuffle of the guards feet as he walked back to the front of the bus.
“Pfft. What an asshole”, the man next to him whispered to himself.
Yup, Eren agreed in this head. If the all the guards were just as douchey, Eren didn't know how long he would last in prison without blowing up at one of them. With Eren’s famous temper, it was bound to happen.
He put his attention back to the empty world before him and saw it was no longer empty. Out in the fields, he saw a vast dead landscape surrounded by a high chain-link fence
topped with barbed-wire loops. In theory it's supposed to be electrified twenty-four hours a day as a deterrent to the prisoners. But Eren wasn’t sure if it was on from just his view on the bus. He waited several more minutes for the prison to make itself known. When it finally did, all he had was one thought. So this is it…
Truth be told it wasn’t all that exciting. But he wasn’t sure what he was expecting. But it was no surprise that dead landscape held an equally dead and dull prison. Okay it wasn’t that dull. The prison actually held an erie ambiance. He was actually surprised at himself. How could he be acting so nonchalant about all this? He paid no mind to it… surely it would hit him eventually.
The bus kept on steady and when they finally pulled up to the front gate, they heard a very obnoxious buzzing sound as the gate was lifted. Eren could see the gate more clearly and could tell that his suspicions were correct and it was an electrified gate. Eren could also see towers that had guards with guns looking at the bus load carefully. Goodie…
When the bus stopped in front of the prison, the same guard from earlier stood at the front of the bus and announced, “Alright ladies, this is how this is going to go down, all of you are going to get off this bus and stop at the front doors. If you move one inch out of line, those guards up there with the big guns are going to shoot you dead.” The guard gazed at them with seriousness. “Understood?”, he yelled.
“Yes”, they all mumbled weakly.
“What was that?” he questioned again.
“Yes.” they repeated but stronger.
“Good.” The guard gazed over them one last time before stepping off the bus. The prisoners all stood, chained together, and got off the bus.
Once off the bus, Eren looked at the prison once more. Up this close, the prison looked lifeless. The force of the chains pulled him forward, along with the line. Eren looked down and eyed his hands, as they were cuffed. The bite of the cuffs around his wrist were sharp and couldn’t wait for them to be removed.
As they walked into the building, Eren could feel the moist heat from outside vanish as he was welcomed by the fresh conditioned air from the inside. The floors were made of marble and the walls were nothing but plain. There were guards standing at every wall and corner of the room as they watched them intently.
They walked silently in the prison; soaking in everything. They paused and reached an area where there was a front desk that was guarded with glass. There was a stack of bedding, hygiene products, and uniforms inside and they were all handed one of each. They continued on a little further, when the line came to an abrupt halt and a tall blond man appeared from a side room.
He had an intimidating demeanor but held a calm expression . Eren could tell he was well built and fit but, the first thing he noticed were his bushy brows that basically covered half his face. Eren could feel a grin trying to take over his face but fought hard against the urge to laugh. Thankfully, the man spoke, diverting his attention to his words instead of his appearance.
“Hello gentlemen and welcome to the Federal Penitentiary. My name is Erwin Smith and I will be your warden for the remainder of your imprisonment. You will learn the rules along the way. If you break any of these rules, there will be harsh punishments. Now before you are given your cell numbers, you will have to go through the medical examination. Our doctor here is excellent, so have no worries. After all of you have finished with the medical examination, you will he given a cell.”
Erwin glanced at them once more but when his gaze landed on him, he stared a little to long for Erens comfort. Eren broke eye contact and decided to stare at the floor to escape the tense gaze. When he looked back up, Erwin was headed back into the room from which he came.
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Eventually, they were lead on and Eren found himself standing standing in line, waiting for his turn for medical examination. In all honesty, this was the part he dreaded the most. All he knew was what he’d seen in the movies and in no way shape or form was he ready to bend over and cough. Time seemed to drag, not that he minded, but it seemed like an eternity before it was his turn for humiliation.
He took his time walking through the door into the hopefully sterile room. When he first walked stepped through the door, he was met with a powerful stench of caffeine. Instead of a normal examination room with a med bed to one wall with a tidy desk on the other, his eyes were met with chaos. The amount of paperwork and chemicals and coffee mugs thrown together on the same table should be considered a safety hazard. It was in that moment he grew concerned about the dependability of the doctor he was about to meet and be examined by.
He was met with big brown eyes covered with goggle looking glasses, crazy brown hair with a reddish tint and the smell of coffee. She smiled big and looked over his shoulder and spoke, “Hey tough guy, can you remove my patients cuffs, so I can fully examine him? The guard hesitated, but complied with her request. Eren sighed as his wrists breathed and he rubbed them with content. “ And close the door for me too on your way out, would ya hun? Thank you.” Still looking over his shoulder, Eren looked behind him and saw the guard there, looking mildly pissed off.
“Its protocol that I stay, for your safety ma’am.” he said robotically.
“Don’t you worry bout old ‘lil me, I got this.”,she teased.
“Whatever.” Was all Eren heard the guard grunt before the door was closed.
Eren pulled his attention from the door back to the lady in front of him and met his green-blue eyes with her brown. She smiled at him and looked back down to the chart she was holding.
“Eren Jaeger correct?” she asked looking back at Eren.
“Yes.” Eren stated.
“Well I am Dr. Hange Zoe and will be conducting your exam. You can put down your things wherever you want, then we can get this show on the road.” Eren put his given items on the cluttered medical bed in the back of the room.
Putting on some rubber gloves, Dr. Hange turned to Eren “ Now first things first, drop ‘em.” Eren’s face drained of all color as he paled in the realization that his worst fear was about to come true.
“No”, he gasped in a hoarse voice, truly sounding pained. The doctor smiled in amusement.
“It’s not that bad sweetie, it’ll be quick…. Maybe.”
Fuck!