Disclaimers: I do not own Bleach or Charlie and the chocolate factory. I am only using the idea as a guide but not using the exact plot to reproduce my stories.

I'm going quite slowly with my story because I need to get the affirmation that my story is not going to be part of plagiarism...

And thank you for reading!


Chapter 2: The Hunt Begins


The next day, everything was in chaos. Children were crying and insisting on buying the chocolates that could be hiding the Pawprint, frustrating even the most patient parents. Even so, adults could be seen buying a whole bag of Kitty's Purr Chocolate, sighing in disappointment as their chocolate revealed no prize.

However, what had Soifon irritated was that these inconsiderate people had disposed of their wrappers on the ground. Everywhere Soifon looked was littered with chocolate wrappers. Chocolate wrappers here, chocolate wrappers there, chocolate wrappers everywhere! Did the idea of entering a chocolate factory fry their brains?

Shaking her head, she bent down to pick up all the trash. People walked past her, all looking at the young girl who was picking up trash but none coming forward to help. What was even worse was that someone even took her as a garbage collector and disposed of their wrappers in front of her. Soifon was seething mad at the action but regardless, there was nothing she could do but to tolerate for she could not afford to offend the richer. Ignoring the continuous stares, she moved forward to pick up another wrapper, reaching out her hand before feeling a hard knock to her head. She fell backwards with an "oof!" while rubbing her head at the same time. Looking up, she saw the purple haired woman again, picking herself up from the floor gracefully and extending her hand to Soifon.

"Are you alright? I'm so sorry for bumping into you. These people are just so inconsiderate! Throwing these and dirtying the environment. What happened to all the responsible ones?" she grumbled as she pulled Soifon to her feet. "At least it's a good thing to know that there are some people left like you. You should win the best litter-picker award!"

Soifon blushed upon being teased by a stranger, let alone a pretty one at that. The woman was still smiling at her and Soifon could feel blood rushing to her face at the gesture. Taking the excuse of picking more litter, Soifon continued to bend downwards to hide the fact that she was still blushing deeply when she chanced upon a wrapper that had a price tag stuck to it.

Soifon still did not know the exact price of the chocolate since she didn't had the chance to eat chocolates at all, she then picked the wrapper up while straightening her back. She brought it close to her face curiously and instantly her eyes widened in shock. She let all the wrappers that she had been holding on to flutter to the ground as she could not believe her eyes. There all her hopes were shattered. It was $2 per chocolate! It was something that she would never be able to afford! Even if she could, she will have to forgo at least two week's worth of food, of course not including Kisuke's share – she will never allow the old man to starve just for the small gamble of chocolate.

"Er… Hey? Okay I take back my words! You should have won the best littering award, since I'm sure that you have broken the record of throwing that amount of wrappers on the floor." The violet haired chuckled uncomfortably, noticing the sudden change in the girl's expressions.

Snapping out of her shock, Soifon blushed an even darker tone of red as she was caught in one of her vulnerable moments. Quickly thinking of an excuse to why she did that action, she made to rebut but a sudden commotion at the nearby snacks store had interrupted her.

"LOOK AT THAT! That kid's gotten the Pawprint!" shouted the shopkeeper who seemed proud that one of the Pawprints were found in his shop; he would have a whole lot more customers since they would be swarming to his lucky shop since the chocolates were made in batches. Very soon, a crowd had gathered and had blocked off the pavement.

"Let's go closer, I wanna see who got the Pawprint." The purple-haired pulled Soifon by the arm as the two of them approached the store. The day could not have been any better; the lucky winner? A big boy. The one who had knocked down Soifon the day before.

Omaeda Marechiyo.

Still munching on snacks, Omaeda held his ticket high into the air triumphantly. The caramel skinned woman crossed her arms in disgust while Soifon observed her unusual actions. She seemed displeased with the results as well but why? Was she also going after the Pawprint and therefore unhappy that someone had gotten one before her?

The woman then caught Soifon looking quizzically at her before shaking her head as Soifon was about to open her mouth. Getting the indication, Soifon nodded her head and remained silent while watching the fat boy boast about himself.

"Check it out you shrimps! It is I, the great Omaeda that gotten the ticket! I am going to visit the factory and eat all I want and all of you don't have my good fortune!" he shouted and boasted of his luck and the drabbles.

Soifon could not believe it; She was boiling mad. No, a more accurate term would be seething with anger. How could a boy like Omaeda, a boy who is not in the least respectful and greedy to have the luck to access to the greatest chocolate factory! Holding in her anger (she could not afford to argue with one of the influential boys in town), she made to leave but had remembered that the woman had entered the store with her. She would not leave, not at least she said a goodbye to be polite. Soifon searched over the seas of heads but could not find a single head of purple. Puzzled, she walked out of the store, hoping that the next lucky winner would be one that is deserving of it.


"I've reached home." Soifon said when she had returned back to the hut but she did not receive the usual cheerful "welcome back" by Kisuke. Feeling odd, she walked towards his room but he was not around. It was then that she saw an old newspaper on the table and it had read, 'A lucky ticket found!'.

'Apparently, after the reveal of Miss Yoruichi's announcement, many Kitty's Purr chocolates have been snagged out of the shop and who knew that one of the lucky Pawprint was just close by? It was found by a young boy named Toushiro Hitsuyaga,

"I AM NOT LITTLE AND I HATE CHOCOLATES!" the boy was quoted as he stomped back into the house while the reporters were asking him questions.

"*cough*Obviously he is too shaken up to give any more comments *cough* My dear boy he simply loves to eat chocolates so immediately after I *cough*known of the news of the tickets, I simply had to *cough* encourage him to eat more. I mean he is a growing boy after all. *cough* Bought all the chocolates I could find and gave it to him, which he gladly ate in front of me and very soon, we had found the Pawprint." His father ended, with a big grin on his face.'

It was obvious that the father had eaten the chocolates and given his son the prize. Look at the condition of the father! He was coughing so badly! How could that boy just walk away without being appreciative? If only my father was still here, I'm sure that I will also be loved like how the boy's father does, thought Soifon as she read in disgust.

"So that's two down huh..." she murmured.

Soon after, the door opened and in stepped Kisuke who returned with a bag full of cans. "I'm back!" He said as he spotted Soifon and he began to pour the cans out onto the ground.

"Soi-chan~ I know that we'll starve if we use up our money to buy those chocolates and I won't touch those funds set aside for your education so from now on, we are going to start collecting cans and earn some money to get a shot at the tickets. It really irks me to see all these undeserving people get what millions of good children would want." He said cheerfully while stepping on the cans to make them flat.

Soifon gave him one of her rare smiles, a smile that was only found in her face before her family died as she moved forward to help the old man crush the cans.


I know my chapters are short but I need to get the green light to get my story to go into full force!

Please review and tell me which areas I can improve on to be a better writer ^^