Ichigo learns the truth

“So you did enjoy it – didn’t you, Ichigo? he teased, putting on his panties and his clothes as Ichigo went bright red. Kon watched in satisfaction as the orange-haired Shinigami tried to avoid eye contacts with him. This was probably the first time he had ever seen Ichigo this embarrassed. “Man…. and to think, you absolutely refused to have sex with this gorgeous body at first! What a waste. If I were you, I would have accepted it without as much as a second thought!”

“That’s because you’re a pervert,” said Ichigo, to which Kon replied, “Hey, nothing’s wrong with being a pervert! It means you can fully appreciate and explored the beauty of women’s body, you know! Just look at me now – Urahara gave me this ability to switch bodies because he knew I would be able to make the most of it.”

“That’s right,” said Ichigo, just as the name Urahara was mentioned. “Speaking of which, I need to speak to Urahara. I need to tell him to stop giving you such weird abilities.”

“No, Ichigo! Don’t do that!” Kon pleaded, but then he realized something that made him frown. “Wait,” he said. “Are you telling me – you remembered everything from yesterday?” Ichigo’s face went red again at Kon’s question, but he just nodded mutely.

“Everything? Even the sex?”

Ichigo gave him a glare, but muttered anyway through clenched teeth, “Crystal.”

“Weird,” Kon remarked. “Urahara told me that you wouldn’t be able to remember anything.”

“Well then, why don’t we ask him?” Ichigo was just about to call Urahara, when he was interrupted by the ringing of his phone. Crossing the room to grab the phone from his desk, Ichigo picked it up and noticed that the caller ID displayed the name he was just about to call: Urahara.

“Perfect timing,” Ichigo noted, then answered the call. “Urahara,” he said as soon as the call was connected. “What the hell did you do to Kon? Don’t tell me you –“

Before Ichigo even finshed speaking, he was interrupted by the sudden sound of Urahara's laughter on the other end of the line. "Oh, Ichigo my boy!” he said, still cackling. “Congratulations on finally becoming a man! How does it feel to finally be rid of your virginity?”

Ichigo groaned, already knowing where this conversation was going.

"I must say, I'm impressed. It's not every day that someone gets to experience what you did with such a beautiful woman," Urahara continued, still laughing and sounding very amused.

"Urahara, cut to the chase. What did you do to Kon?" Ichigo demanded, not in the mood for his mentor's usual teasing.

"Well, if you really want to know…,” Urahara paused, as Ichigo waited impatiently on the other end. “I simply gave Kon the ability to possess any physical bodies he wants! He can even possess and control our enemies' bodies, like he did to Harribel! Neat, isn't it?" Urahara replied, his voice light and breezy.

Ichigo was taken aback. "Wait, you mean to tell me that Kon's body-swapping ability wasn't just a one-time thing?" he asked, feeling a sense of dread wash over him.

"That's right! And I must say, Kon has been having a great time with it. I'm sure he'll tell you all about it when he returns," Urahara replied, still sounding amused.

Ichigo groaned again, knowing that he was in for an earful when Kon returned. "I don’t even want to think about what he did with that ability,” Ichigo murmured darkly. Knowing Kon, it was probably an adventure full of women and whatever the hell he did with those womens’ bodies who were unfortunate enough to be possessed by him.

“Don’t be so tense,” Urahara teased him again. “Also, I lied to Kon about the memory wipe. You will, in fact, remember everything. We didn’t have such a technology to wipe memories from souls. It will exist, even as the soul return to its respective bodies.”

“Wait, you mean I will remember forever that my first time was with Kon?” Ichigo was close to freaking out, he almost dropped the phone at this thought.

But Urahara only tutted his tongue pitifully and continued to speak.

“Ah… Ichigo. Now I see why you had such great potentials, but always lacking in strength compared to your opponents. It is exactly because of this,” Urahara sighed, which prompted Ichigo’s curiosity. “What do you mean?” he asked. He had to admit he was a little bit hurt that Urahara decided to remind him how he lost in power compared to his opponents – a bitter fact that he had a hard time coming to terms with.

“Well, it’s because you always thought within the confines of possibility! I and Kon went to great lengths to give you the possibility to get down on it with the arrancar having a smokin’ hot body – I mean, when else can you have even sex with the all-powerful ruler of Hueco Mundo? Probably never! But all you can see is Kon inside her body, and you neglect everything else – including how this chance is a rare one-in-a-million chance that you probably could never encounter ever in your life, if not for my genius invention!”

“I –“ Ichigo started to speak, but he stopped immediately for he really didn’t know what to say. Meawhile, Urahara continued his ranting on the other side of the phone.

“Oh, and just so you know – Kon and I had to put our lives on the line to battle Harribel, just for a chance for Kon to possess her body.”

“Y- you did?” now Ichigo was beginning to feel guilty. He didn’t know that they went to such great lengths for this so-called ‘traning session’. He wanted to speak, but Urahara still continued to pour his heart out, not giving Ichigo any time to interrupt.

“Just think about it! Did the experience last night not awaken something in you? Some desire – the drive to know more, experience more? The world is vast, Ichigo! And if you don’t learn to see what’s beyond your confines, you will forever be overpowered by your enemy.”