Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach. Standard disclaimer for all chapters.
Author's notes: I'm sure all of you have come across Kubo's "the untold stories" chapters. I love those chapters, so I've decided to come up with some of my own.
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the untold stories.
Apple juice in a box.
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"Nee-sannnnnnnnnnnnn………" Kon whined, waving his stuffed limbs and wiggling his cotton butt. The dark-haired shinigami merely tore him off her chest and stepped out of the closet in one swift move. He followed in suit, only to be wedged in between the closet doors by a pair of strong hands. A certain orange-haired male yelled an apology with much insincerity and dashed out of the room.
The world faded to black.
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He felt water on his face. It didn't taste much like rainwater. In fact, it was kind of sweet. Kind of, apple juice-like. Wait a minute, it was apple juice. Startled, he sat up. He heard laughter. Light peals of laughter which sounded like many wind chimes ringing in the wind.
Sun rays fought to get through the thick canopy of leaves. This resulted in many tiny beams of light shining onto the forest floor. He wondered how he got there. The apple juice made him sticky and his head feel fuzzy. It was ages before he realized that there was a small girl with two pigtails peering into his face.
And she had a squashed box of apple juice in her hand.
"Onii-chan!" she chirped before prancing away, her blond pigtails swinging violently behind her as she skipped around the trees.
His mind very much cleared by her shrill voice, he got up and stared after the girl, wondering if he ought to get angry or not. He was supposed to be her brother after all. Subconsciously, he began counting.
One.
Two.
Three.
Fou-
True enough, she tripped over her own foot and fell facedown into a pile of leaves. He gazed at her small structure, eyebrows raised. She scrambled up, brushing the dirt of her dress and spun around, facing him.
Making a weird sound which resembled a cat, she stuck her thumb out to show that she was all right. He blinked.
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Kon regained consciousness, still squashed. He wriggled with all his might while muttering curses about Ichigo and his stupid closet doors.
"BAM!"
The stuffed lion shot out with much force and hit the shelf which divided the closet into two.
Ouch.
The world faded to black again.
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This time, he found himself lying on the beach. The scent of salt hung in the air all around him. The same girl from before could be seen splashing about in the seawater, trying to stop the waves from coming in. She wasn't having much success.
Strangely enough, he felt that he actually knew her this time. Her name was Fuuka, named after blossoms floating in the wind. He knew, because he named her.
She bounded over to him in much the same fashion as a puppy, her pigtails longer than before but still as bouncy, and splashed water all over him.
"I'm thirsty, Onii-chan," she said, more of a command than a request.
He spat out salty water.
"What drink do you want, Fuuka?" he asked, testing her name on his tongue. It felt good to say it. Fuuka, Fuuka, Fuuka. Sweet.
"Apple juice in a box!" she answered hopping up and down excitedly.
"Carefu-" he began as she raced down the shoreline.
She fell flat on her nose, into the sand. He sighed.
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He had no idea how he'd ended up in this place. It was different from the other two somehow. For one thing, this place was rather crowded, unlike before. And everyone was in black. Including himself.
In the middle of the hall was a solitary white coffin, not longer than a little girl's height.
Fuuka was nowhere to be found.
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"Oi Kon, wake up!" said Ichigo, kicking the stuffed lion. He awoke and yelled insults back, as usual. When Rukia came home, she had to nurse a rather battered Kon who was still trying to punch Ichigo, but to no avail.
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And so, Kon's life as a talking stuffed toy resumes. But sometimes, he wonders about his past lives and why he feels a sharp pain in his heart (if he even has one) whenever he sees apple juice in boxes.
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To readers: I hope that wasn't too crappy or confusing. I just thought that Kon would be a fun character to explore, since he's given quite little character development.