A/N: I'm back! I was thinking I should watch less Netflix, so you might be seeing a lot of me. Thank you to everyone who reviewed/favorited/and alerted last chapter! Reviews make me super happy. *wink wink*
I wanted to do something a little different, so this one is less fluffy and more comedic.
Summary: After the war, Ichigo finally has some free time so he starts writing in a journal. It is a place he can release his innermost thoughts and feelings. He can ask deep, existential questions, like where the heck is Kon?
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May 20th,
Yo,
Yuzu got me a journal for a graduation present. She spent money on it, so I figured I should use it. Although I wouldn't really consider myself a journal keeping type of guy. Seems kind of feminine to me. Like something Ishida would be into….
Well, I'm not going to be writing things like 'Dear Journal, I spent all day sewing some fashionable capes', so I guess this journal doesn't make me anything like Ishida.
And I like to read, so writing is just a natural progression. Not that I've had time to read lately, but it seems like things are finally slowing down.
I graduated high school. Which is truly incredible with my attendance record. My grades weren't great, but good enough to graduate. And get into college in Osaka. The Quincy Invasion thing really messed me up academically, since it ended up being pretty time consuming. Had I known how long I would be gone, I would have let Kon go to school for me and-
Wait a minute, where is Kon?
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May 22nd,
Hey,
So I thought about it. I don't think I've seen Kon in like…2 or 3 years. And I think I never put him back into the lion toy, so he is just stuck in capsule form somewhere. It probably sounds like I'm super self-absorbed or something, but I've just been really busy. There was the whole Aizen betraying Soul Society, and then me losing my powers and kind of spiraling into depression blah blah no one wants to hear about that. Then the Fullbringers, and then the Quincy War pretty much right after. And then I had like two months to get all my coursework together so I could graduate. I'm not trying to make excuses, but I did have a lot on my mind.
I searched my room yesterday. I don't see him. You think Yuzu threw him away? When I'm gone she sometimes cleans out my room, donating old clothes and stuff.
But Yuzu liked Kon, or Bosstuff or whatever she liked to call him. He should have just stayed with her. Then he wouldn't be lost. So what if she made him wear a dress. There are worst things in the world.
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May 28th,
I went to a college orientation thing today. It was weird not knowing anyone, and it sounds like college is going to be a lot more work than high school. I'm already kind of dreading it. But at least I'll get to move out of this mad house. My father attacked me with a medical hypodermic needle this morning. I should have him institutionalized.
I can't stop thinking about Kon. Sure, he was really annoying, but he doesn't deserve to just languish as a pill for years. I've been trying to think of exactly where I last saw him so I can find him.
It was right before Hueco Mundo. After Orihime had been kidnapped so I was all moody and stressed out. He had been giving me a lot of space, since I was also rightfully upset after losing to Ulquiorra and Yammy, but that day he was back and as annoying as ever.
Looking back on it now, could that have been his misguided attempt at trying to cheer me up?
If so, it sucked.
So he wouldn't shut up or leave me alone, so I grabbed him, pulled the capsule out of his mouth, and left the capsule on my desk. Then the next day I went to Hueco Mundo, and I kind of… forgot about him.
Man, I'm an asshole.
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May 30th,
Do you think he could have been kidnapped? Remember when that Quincy guy got into my room? It's obviously not that hard to get in here.
I should probably talk to someone about this, but they are going to judge me. I mean, who leaves a mod soul in capsule form for almost three years? A pretty terrible person.
In my defense though, he is really annoying.
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June 2nd,
Journal,
I've been thinking about getting a job. Since I don't have classes all summer, and there have been abnormally few hollows lately, it might be nice to make some extra cash before school. I can't work with Unagiya again because I burnt that bridge. Good riddance though. I couldn't stand her brat anyway.
The only place I could work where my boss would understand if I have to leave suddenly is Urahara's shop, so I stopped by today. He agreed to give me a job, which is really the least he can do after all the issues he has caused me over the years.
I mentioned that I might have lost Kon. And he judged me, called me 'a heartless self-absorbed sociopath' and everything. I asked him if he had a spirit capsule metal detector thing, but he said that doesn't exist. Whatever. I guess I'll have to do this the old fashioned way.
P.S. I thought about it and when I didn't have my powers, I wouldn't have been able to see the capsule anyway, since it is spirit based. So 17 months of him being in the capsule was unavoidable. So, I should feel slightly better, right?
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June 3rd,
Dear Journal,
I cleaned my room, but super thoroughly this time. Still didn't find him. I did find old food that Rukia has been hoarding in my closet though. It was moldy. She also left several mangas and drawings. It really looks like she is ready to move back in at any time, which I don't understand because she knows she is completely unwelcome here.
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June 5th,
I'm going crazy. He couldn't just disappear, right? Anyway, I decided to get Kon a better toy to live in when I finally find him, to make up for the whole leaving him trapped in a capsule for years thing. I invited Inoue and Chad, because I figured they would be good at picking out stuffed animals. They picked a panda bear plushy, which doesn't seem super Kon-ish to me but they are the experts.
Inoue and Chad helped me search my room, since I'm starting to think I can't find him because I'm too close to the situation and I need an outside perspective or something. But after two hours we still hadn't found him.
I invited Inoue and Chad to stay for dinner, since they live alone and all. And I've had Inoue's cooking, and it's not exactly edible so Yuzu's cooking would be a real treat.
As usual, trying to do something nice came back to haunt me.
My Dad asked Orihime when we were going to start dating. Multiple times. I don't know why it is so hard for my family to believe that I can have platonic female friends. I mean sure, she's pretty and all, but I don't even have time to date. Plus, she could do way better than me…
Anyway, then my dad made some comment about redheaded grand babies and I had to punch him in the face.
He lost consciousness for a few seconds, but he's fine. Inoue looked pretty horrified though, so maybe I should have waited until she left…..
Inoue insisted on healing him, even though I told her she shouldn't. How is he going to learn appropriate behavior if there are no repercussions for his actions?
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June 10th,
I had to go to Soul Society today. Rukia called and told me it was an emergency, but when I got there I found out it was just some stupid belated victory surprise party.
Idiots.
Chad, Inoue, and Ishida were there too. The party consisted of Rangiku getting really drunk and embarrassing herself and everyone else.
While she was busy trying to get Ishida drunk, I managed to slip out.
I went to Rukongai to look for Kon. Maybe I actually did leave him in the plushy and he went back to Soul Society?
Yeah, I'm reaching but he has to be somewhere! I searched all his known hangouts, by which I basically mean all the brothels and strip clubs. I even brought a picture to show people. No one had seen him.
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June 17th,
We visited Mom's grave. Yuzu cried less than last year, so that was good. And Karin actually cried a little, which was also good. She tries to be so strong all the time, sometimes we forget she's just a 14 year old girl.
I really miss Mom. All the time. People say it gets better with time, but it really doesn't. The hurt becomes less palpable over time, but it's always there.
I really don't understand why Yhwach felt like he could just take her powers, let her die. Like she didn't matter. She did matter. She still matters.
If Kon was here, this is one of those situations where he would tell me I need to lighten up. I probably do.
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June 20th,
Keigo proposed a beach trip, like the one he wanted us to take after freshmen year when we went to Soul Society instead.
I might go. After all, soon we're all going to different colleges, we're all moving on. Things are going to change. This could be the last time we get to do something like this.
Plus, it's just going to be for the weekend, so how bad could it go?
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June 25th,
It went terribly.
It started out okay. Hanging out on the beach, playing board games at the rental house. But then Keigo wanted to throw a big party our last night.
That idiot drank way too much. At one point, he tried to make out with Tatsuki, and she knocked out three of his teeth. Now that the whole group is aware of the Shinigami/Soul Society thing, Orihime healed him, but like I said, you have to let people see the repercussions of their actions…
Once he was healed, he kept drinking. He drank so much he threw up all over the floor. We all put a deposit down, and he was in no condition to clean it up, so we had to.
It was completely disgusting. Almost as bad as when I had to clean Kon up after Rukia tied him to the toilet.
I really need to find him.
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June 27th,
I hate Urahara. I really do. He really loves to torture me.
Like, who invests time into sewing a way-too-revealing outfit for Inoue, in the middle of a very serious war, just to embarrass me and make me look stupid?
And now, I find out he has known where Kon was this whole time.
He took him, years ago, transformed him into some type of communication device and he's been in the research division ever since.
And when I told him I had lost Kon, he couldn't just let me know?!
I have spent hours searching, weeks worrying, and he was fine this whole time! Fucking Urahara, that asshole.
And let's not forget about Kon. How about leaving a note. A simple one. 'Hey Ichigo, thanks for putting up with my shit and letting me live in your room. I'll be leaving now, don't worry about me.' That would have taken ten seconds, and saved me a lot of aggravation.
I'm mad I ever cared in the first place.
Stupid Kon. Always nothing but trouble.
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A/N: The End! I hope it was somewhat funny. Let me know by reviewing!