One Last Breath (Tobi drabble for Maiumaora)

Tobi lifts his mask slowly, rubbing his one good eye gently, sighing. "Tobi is a bad boy," He says quietly, smiling humorlessly at the old Tobi he hid behind for so long. "Deidara…that b*stard… He's dead," He slips the mask off of his head and holds it between his gloved hands. "Why didn't you let me tell him the truth, Zetsu-san?" He asks knowing that the leafed man wouldn't be able to hear him.

Please come now I think I'm falling
I'm holding to all I think is safe
It seems I found the road to nowhere
And I'm trying to escape
I yelled back when I heard thunder
But I'm down to one last breath
And with it let me say
Let me say

"This isn't how it was supposed to turn out, sempai," Tobi… No, not Tobi. Obito. Obito Uchiha. "We were supposed to win this. You weren't supposed to die, we were supposed to be best friends, Sempai." He sighs and kneels by the fresh ground next to the elder's grave. "You were going to kill Orochimaru, remember sempai? I was looking forward to that. I didn't like him. And I was going to get you to say that I was a good boy because… Tobi IS a good boy, right?" A breeze greets him.


Hold me now
I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking
That maybe six feet
Ain't so far down

"I never really wanted to be an Akatsuki," Obito says to no one in particular as he moves to sit on his rear next to the grave. The ground squishes under his weight and he tilts his head back, feeling the softening light on his face for the first time in forever. "Zetsu-san saved me…after the accident. I felt like I didn't have any choice but to see Leader-sama like he wanted to repay him or whatever…" He sighs, putting his mask on the grave, a little happy face drawn next to Deidara's name by some kid who doesn't know better.


I'm looking down now that it's over
Reflecting on all of my mistakes
I thought I found the road to somewhere
Somewhere in His grace
I cried out heaven save me
But I'm down to one last breath
And with it let me say
Let me say

Hold me now
I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking
That maybe six feet
Ain't so far down

"I think… I think this was for the better, huh Sempai?" He asks situating the mask so that it's a little better held on the corner of the stone. "This is a chance for a new beginning for me. I'm not sure why I wanted to get into Akatsuki in the first place… Maybe because I thought you were cool," Obito chuckles humorlessly and stands up, brushing his rear off as the sky opens up and starts pouring on him. His black hair gets plastered down within seconds. "Glad to see you agree."

Sad eyes follow me
But I still believe there's something left for me
So please come stay with me
'Cause I still believe there's something left for you and me
For you and me
For you and me

Hold me now
I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking