Chapter 6
Green Hair and False Souls
Ichigo walked into the small shop.
"Urahara! You said you wanted to talk to me?"
the shopkeeper in question appeared. "Ah, Ichigo! I've hit a snag..."
Ichigo crossed his arms. "A snag?"
"Ah yes, well your body won't accept the implants. I don't know why."
Ichigo growled. "So I"m stuck like this forever?"
"Not exactly Ichigo. I could see about getting you a seal."
"A seal?"
"Like the others had when they came here during the whole Arrancar Crisis. The downside to that is you'll have to wait."
"How long"
"17 months." mumbled Urahara.
"WHAT!" Yelled Ichigo. "That's almost a year and a half!"
"Well, there's paperwork, and procedures and such..."
"Dammit. Fine. Is Kon doing alright?" Ichigo asked.
"He's just fine! He's at your house right now..."
Kon had just left the Kurosaki Household. He was actually in Ichigo's body; Urahara said that the he should use it because it would decay otherwise.
He had recently sensed a strange riatsu and decided to check it out, bored.
He found an impound lot and jumped the fence.
What he found was a nude girl covered by a blanket.
He ran over to her and shook her.
"Hey! Hey are you alright!"
He heard gasp, then yells of "Pervert!" From a woman nearby.
"No! It isn't like that at all! Grr..."
He scooped the girl up in his arms and took her back to Ichigo's house.
Ichigo growled; Kon wasn't home. That meant he was somewhere causing trouble.
He heard the front door open and shut, then footsteps. The door to his room burst open... and revealed Kon holding a girl in the nude, wrapped in a cloth.
"Kon..." Ichigo growled as he stood up from his bed. "WHY exactly are you carrying a naked chick into my room?"
"I-Ichigo! W-w-what a surprise! You see, I felt a weird riatsu and she was the source!"
Ichigo nodded. "I felt it too. Put her down on the bed."
Kon did as told and then turned to Ichigo.
"So this is your 'Perfect Vizard' form, huh? Looks pretty tough."
"Yeah. It's so powerful I can't get into my body, as you know." Ichigo replied.
"About that... I'm assuming Urahara told you the news?"
"Uh-huh. He said he had a plan, but you're going to be masquerading me for another 17 months or so. I hope you can do that." Ichigo said the last part threateningly.
"Yeah of course. I still can't understand how you frown all the time."
"It's a habit you have to get into. " Then there was a tap on his window.
Ichigo opened it and Rukia stepped in.
"Rukia! What are you doing here?" Ichigo asked, surprised.
"Big Sister!~" Kon said before being grabbed by the back of the collar of his shirt.
"Touch her and I'll take your pill form and stick it in a squirrel."
Kon relaxed and pouted. The truth was, since he'd had this body he'd wanted to try expressing his affections to Rukia in a way that she might take him seriously; it isn't every day someone saves you from death after all.
The 'Big Sister' Name was just that. While his preference was large breasts, Rukia had saved his life and stood up to Ichigo. Despite her abuse of his plush form, he had some romantic interest in her.
This was Ichigo's body though, so he didn't have the luxury to try anything...
"Ichigo. I'm surprised to see you here." Rukia said.
"I felt the riatsu, which I assume is why you're here too. Kon found this girl," Ichigo jabbed a thumb at the girl on the bed "and brought here here. She's the source."
Rukia smirked. "I'm surprised! You used to not be able to feel spiritual pressure except for your friends'!"
Ichigo laughed a bit. "It's a package deal with the transformation."
"You're WELCOME KING!"
"Back to the matter at hand. A Senkaimon appeared recently, and I'm assuming that's where she was found." Rukia explained.
"Fine. Kon, keep an eye on her. And don't try anything funny, understand?" Ichigo warned.
"Hey, this is different! She's wounded and unconscious! I'm not that perverted!" Kon defended. "And you're the one living with Orihime."
Rukia raised an eyebrow. "What was that?' She looked to Ichigo.
"W-well, you see...I-I mean she asked and..."
Rukia put her hands on her hips. "Where are your manners, Ichigo? Imposing yourself on a young woman like Orihime! That's unforgivable! Unforgivable I say!" The soul reaper lectured.
"I already said that she asked me dammit! Furthermore-!"
"Alright you two, take it outside!"
Kon started shoving the two to the window.
"Hey!" Rukia said in protest.
Ichigo let out a deep, threatening growl.
They both agreed to Kon's request however.
"Geez, those two. It's like siblings at each others throats!" Kon said as he plopped into the rolling chair in Ichigo's room.
The next day Kon woke up from the peaceful sleep he was having in his chair.
"Hmmn...Oh yeah... I wonder if she's-!" Kon screamed.
"She's gone! Crap, Ichigo's gonna kill me!"
He bolted downstairs... and saw the girl sitting on the couch, watching TV.
"Hey! You can't just wander around like this! Who knows what Ichigo's family would do?"
He grabbed her wrist and practically dragged her back up the stairs at his full speed.
Once back in Ichigo's room, he sighed.
"No one saw you I hope. Listen here! I haven't told anyone else in this house about you, understand? Don't take one step outside this room!" Kon stopped to breathe.
"Imagine what they would think if they found out I brought a young girl here! They'd call me a pervert and kick me out!"
There was a knock on the door. "Big Brother, is something wrong?"
It was Yuzu.
Kon leaned over and whispered "My name's Kon. You probably don't remember, but I rescued you yesterday. What's your name? Where are you from?"
The girl looked at him then turned away and stood up. "I won't tell you."
She walked on the bed over to the far corner and sat down.
"Huh?"
"I said I won't tell you!" the girl said, raising her voice.
"Shhhh!" shushed Kon.
"Go away, pervert!"
"Who are you calling a pervert?" Yelled Kon as he charged the girl.
"Stay away from me, Pervert!" The girl said as she threw the covers and pillow on the bed at Kon, sending him to the ground.
Ichigo was back at Orihime's house. He hadn't informed her about his situation or Kon's. He figured he'd start with the former, as the latter might be sensitive information.
"Orihime," Ichigo said.
"Yes?"
"We need to talk. No, rather I have something to tell you. It's about my powers." Ichigo said this slowly, being cautious.
"What's wrong?" Orihime could tell in his voice that something was wrong.
"Well, my body won't accept the implants, so I have to wait about 17 months until Urahara can get a seal arranged for me, like the ones everyone else had. Looks like I'll be here a bit longer than expected..."
Now he felt he really was imposing; one month was long enough, let alone a year and a half.
"That's fine. Besides, it's enough having you around-!"
"Don't lie to me, Orihime. I can smell it, your fear."
"What? I'm not-!"
"I said don't lie to me. I understand your fear and it is well based, but I'm not going to go berserk like that again! Can't you believe in me one more time?"
He paused to calm himself.
"Sorry for yelling. You know, the smell of fear is scary. It plays with something inside of me, and toys with that innate hunger...you know what I'm talking about."
Orihime's eyes widened.
"Yeah. The fact it's from someone as close to me as you... it can come close to downright overwhelming sometimes. You know how hollows go after people closest to them first, right?"
Orihime slowly nodded, realizing what he was talking about.
"Well, I'm living with you. All it would take is one slip up... and...and..." Ichigo began to growl. "Damned hollow powers... Damned hollow form...I can't even look at her with my own eyes..."
Suddenly, the front of his mask cracked and shattered, leaving the lower jaw, dome, and sides framing his face, albeit with his Hollowfied eyes.
"Ichigo...?" Started Orihime before tearing up. "Ichigo!"
She sped over to him and embraced him around his shoulders.
His skin was white, but that face was his, for sure.
"...Orihime..." His voice was his again!
"Well, go on King! God do I have to take control again or will you take a damned hint?" his hollow growled. "You're welcome, by the way."
Ichigo slowly and hesitantly brought his arms around Orihime as well.
He couldn't quite place it, but it felt right.
"Oi! You want something to eat?" asked Kon.
No answer.
"I said is there something you'd like?"
He slammed the tray of food onto the table.
"Hey, can you hear me stuuupid?" He taunted.
Then he took a pillow to the face.
He stumbled and then his hand found its way onto the pen container on Ichigo's desk.
"OOOOWWW!" He looked at His -Ichigo's- hand; 4 or 5 pens were embedded in his left hand.
"Where," the girl started "Where is this place, idiot?"
"What's with the 'Idiot'!" Kon growled. "You're at my place in Karakura Town! Well, it's sorta my place..."
"Karakura Town..." the girl muttered.
"So where are you from?" Kon asked.
"How many times do I need to say it? You don't need to know. Are you not only a pervert, but an idiot as well?"
"Shut up! I'm not an Idiot or a pervert! I only helped you, and even looked after you, and yet...!"
"Big brother! You've been making too much noise! Is something the matter?" Yuzu said from the other side of the door to the room. "I'm coming in!
Kon panicked. "W-wait! Just a minute!"
When Yuzu turned the corner, she saw what appeared to be her brother in bed.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"N-nothing! I was just doing some vocal exercises!" It was an awful excuse, but Kon believed it might work.
"I'm leaving for school," said Yuzu. "You'd better hurry up or you'll be late!"
"R-Right!"
Kon let out a sigh of relief. "She almost found out..."
"Perverted freak." Kon lifted the covers to reveal the girl in a very compromising position next to him, her head barely above his belt line.
She began to rise. "Perverted freak..."
"I-I didn't mean to..." He pulled into a sitting position.
"Perverted freak."
"I said I didn't mean to do anything! Besides, I'm not interested in little kids like you!" Kon retorted.
"If you're not interested, why did you help me? I don't recall asking for your help." The girl responded. "Stupid, perverted freak."
Kon growled. 'What an unlikeable brat!'
X
Ichigo, mask restored, had managed to get a grasp of the situation; the Precipice World was malfunctioning; people were going missing.
"Maybe we don't have to use the Precipice World." Ichigo said.
"What do you mean?" asked Rukia.
"I mean Gargantua." Ichigo held up his right index finger. "I'll open a portal and we can take it instead."
"Sounds like a plan, Ichigo." Rukia replied.
"That isn't a good idea." Said a very familiar voice.
"Urahara." Ichigo said dryly.
"It's nice to see you too, Ichigo." Urahara replied.
"Urahara, what's wrong?" asked Rukia.
"Given his current state, traveling to Soul Society might cause some trouble. I have a better idea. I'll need your help, Ichigo."
"What do you have in mind?" Ichigo asked.
"It'll help the trasition into your body and give us a weapon. You," Urahara started "are going to give Kon some of your powers."
"What? Like hell!"
"You see, if you do what Rukia did to you, except properly this time, you'll share some of your power, and when he gets back in your body, it'll get used to the spiritual pressure." Urahara continued.
"...I see. Alright, when do we get this over with?" Ichigo asked.
"First, you need some training..."
Ichigo groaned. Urahara's training is what got him into this mess in the first place. However, his body was at stake...
X
That night, Kon was still 'babysitting' the girl. Then he heard a knock at the front door.
"Stay here." he instructed.
Upon opening the door he was greeted by a strange looking man and two familiar soul reapers.
"Hello... what can I do for you?" Kon asked.
The man in yellow barged into the house. "Where is Nozomi Kujo?"
"Who? AH, you mean that girl! She's a soul reaper?"
"Hadn't you heard from Ichigo Kurosaki or Rukia Kuchki?"
"N-no, I hadn't..." Kon replied.
"That's odd, " said one of the two behind the man in yellow.
"I'll gift wrap her if you'll take her away from here." Kon said.
The man in yellow leaned forward, scaring the mod soul.
"Where is she now?"
"Up stairs! I'll go get her. Trust me, it'll be a relief!" Kon said as he stumbled up the stairs.
Kon entered Ichigo's room.
"Hey! There's some people from the Soul Society here to pick you up."
He then noticed she was climbing out the window.
"Huh? What're you doing?"
She looked back at him and then leaped out the window.
Kon ran over to the window. "H-hey! Wait!"
"She's making a break for it!"
Kon looked down and saw the two shinigami flash step after Nozomi.
"This is bad..." Kon said to himself. "Bad bad bad bad BAD"
He ran down stairs and out the front door.
As he ran he looked to his left and saw blue flashes.
"What's up with those guys?" He asked nobody in particular.
After some time he finally caught up with the girl. As he ran over, however, he was hit by kido and pinned to a wall.
"You struggled for nothing. Don't think you can escape us." Said the man in yellow, emerging from the shadows.
He hit Nozomi in the gut with his cane and she fell to the ground.
"Get rid of him," The man said to his subordinates who had just arrived. "He's just a mod soul."
"I don't think so!" Said a watery voice as a black sword impaled Kon's chest, the chain leading to a monstrous being.
Kon felt power surge through him.
Then he felt himself "pop" out of Ichigo's body. Except now he wasn't a pill. Now he was a shinigami with dirty blonde hair that was a little longer than Ichigo's. He had the same eyes as Ichigo however.
"What...?"
"You're a temporary Soul Reaper. I lent you some of my power. Meet me at Urahara's shop later." Ichigo retracted his sword and vanished.
"A body of my own? Sweet!" Kon smirked and drew his Zanpakto, standing between Nozomi and the man in yellow.
"Rip the sky, Zaningetsu!" The sword erupted into a large sword not too different than Zangetsu. However, the end hooked over his hand and the top curved back into a spike.
"Wow! I didn't know I could do that! The words just felt.. natural. Oh well, it is Ichigo's power. Now, to deal with you!" Kon raised the blade above his head.
'Please let this work...' he silently prayed. "GETSUGA TENSHO!" He brought the blade down and a wave of blue energy shot forth.
Kon looked at the damage and smiled. "Oh MAN that was awesome! Ichigo does this all the time! This is soooo awesome!"
"That was quite an impressive attack. It would have been very bad... had it hit me."
Kon froze. Behind him stood the very being he had just blown to ashes...he did do that, right?
"This is suprising for a temporary soul reaper. To have that much power... that must have been Ichigo Kurosaki, right?"
Kon slowly turned. "How did you...?" He regained his composure; he wasn't just a mod soul anymore! He had to be brave and defend Nozomi!
" Go mad... Raiku." His cane turned into a dual ended staff with huge blades on each end.
"So your zanpaktou got bigger? I can take it on!" Kon smirked. He wasn't scared! This dude stood no chance against his new bad ass powers!
Kon barely dodged a sudden strike from seemingly nowhere. Then the man in yellow appeared behind him.
"Not bad, mod soul. But even you can't stand up against me like this for long."
Kon smirked. "You're right. Guess I'll have to take it up a notch." he held his blade in front of him and put his hand on his forearm.
"BANKAI!" A black and blue aura surrounded Kon. When the smoke cleared, he was wearing an open jacket similar to Ichigo's old Bankai jacket, and had slim black pants, although they were still a little loose.
His right hand had a glove on it, and attached via chain was his sword, a black Kallij. It had wicked razors on the supposed 'dull' side of the sword. He had a collar that flared up around his neck.
"Kyoshoku Zaningetsu." Kon said boldly as he showed off the name of his sword.
"Your blade got smaller, a trait of-!" The man in yellow stopped as Kon vanished.
"Face it, you can't keep up." Kon taunted. Then he finally stopped behind the man.
"AOI GETSUGA!" A blast of black and blue energy washed over the man, who hit the ground hard a distance away.
"When I say you can't do something, you can't! And I say you CAN"T take Nozomi! SO crawl on back where you came from, you scum!" This vaguely reminded him of the days he played Karakura-Raizer.
Except he didn't' have to say something stupid when he wanted to use an attack.
He returned to Nozomi. "She's out cold..."
Kon picked her up and flash stepped to Urahara's shop.
Ichigo seemed impressed and confused all at once.
"How did you use Bankai?"
"I dunno. I just kind of knew how? Maybe muscle memory from when you …." Kon trailed off, not wanting to provoke Ichigo.
"And what's with the hair?" Ichigo continued. "Seriously? That's worse than my hair. You look like a westerner!"
"Shut up Ichigo, we have to take care of Nozomi."
"AH of course. I've got a futon prepared and Ichigo's body here as well." Urahara motioned in the proper direction.
Kon set her down and returned to Ichigo's body.
"is that it? I don't get to be a soul reaper anymore?" Kon asked, a bit depressed at the though.
"Actually about that... Ichigo here kind of let his Reiatsu slip a bit, so congratulations Kon! You're officially some kind of soul reaper."
Kon's face lit up. "You mean I won't have to go back in that stuffed animal body?"
"Nope! All we need is one little thing in return."
Kon groaned. "What?"
"Well, Ichigo can't go to Soul Society due to his... condition." Urahara began.
"So you're going in my place, Kon." Finished Ichigo.
Kon sighed. "Alright I'll do it."
"Great!" Said Urahara. "Also, you'll be taking Rukia along. Won't that be fun?"
Kon sighed. Now Rukia would end up breaking something if he pissed her off.
"What's wrong? I thought she was your 'big sister'?" Ichigo mocked.
"Yeah, well unlike my fluffy cuddly plush I used to be, she could break something if I try anything..."
"Get over it, Kon." Ichigo said. "And go home! We can't have dad thinking funny things again. He's a soul reaper too so he knows about Nozomi I'm sure!"
Kon stood up and sighed. "Fine. But I'm coming back first thing tomorrow to check on Nozomi."
"That's fine," said Urahara. "Have a good night!"
Kon lay in bed staring at the ceiling; he couldn't sleep.
Every time he tried he saw Nozomi's unconscious form in Urahara's shop.
"This is annoying..." He rolled over and buried his face in his pillow.
END CHAPTER 6
I said lots of Kon, and I meant it.
Kon's powers are similar in appearance and form to Ichigo's new powers in the canon fullbring arc...thing. That's why he resembles that form.
On top of that, the reason I kept a "-Getsu" theme with Kon is two reasons:
One, he was in Ichigo's body and got his power from Ichigo; it's only right he'd have similar powers.
Second, he was in Ichigo's body, and had access to Ichigo's brain, and his memories, which effected his transformation as well.
Now his sword, Zaningetsu is not a simple respelling of ZANgetsu.
It means "Savage Moon", a fitting name for a savage looking sword.
His Bankai is a loose, probably incorrect translation of "Vicious Eclipse Savage Moon"
Now for those of you thinking "Oh great this douchebag's going to take the plot he's made and throw it into the wind!" Calm the fuck down.
Remember how Ichigo had that "stability" issue in this arc in the anime?
Kon has it for a different reason.
Kon is a Mod Soul, not meant to handle this kind of power normally.
So until the power "Re-adapts" to Ichigo's body, his strength is going to fluctuate from full to nada, at random of course.
And why dirty blonde hair? I think that looks cool. Boku wa Tomo-something or other had a male lead with dirty blonde hair and I thought it looked cool.
As for the length? Imagine Final Ichigo pre-Mugetsu length.
Next time:
The Captains arrive! Plan to stop the Regai!