I laughed breathlessly as I fought for breath while Tobi leaned on a tree for support before sliding to the ground.

"Tobi thinks Remi's pranks are funny!" Tobi cheered excitedly. "But what would Remi-chan have done if Tobi wouldn't have been there to save Remi-chan from Deidara-senpai's explosive birdies?"

I let out a light laugh. "I probably would've gone to Itachi-kun, Pein-sama, or into Zetzu-san's garden. Hardly anyone dares to go in there except for us and Pein."

Tobi laughed and shook his head. "What did Remi-chan do to make Deidara-senpai so angry anyways? Tobi wants to know!"

I chuckled. "I put pink hair dye in his shampoo, and… added a built in… padded bra to his shirt. I even... got him on video walking out of the bathroom com…pletely oblivious until he… ran into Hidan!" I managed to get out between laughs as I slid to my knees.

"Ooo hoooo hooo Remi-chan is funny!" Tobi giggled, holding his stomach as he laughed.

As our laughter subsided and I regained my breath, my cheerful mood disappeared and Tobi picked up on my mood change almost immediately.

"Tobi wants to know why Remi-chan seems sad all the sudden! Tell Tobi, Tell Tobi!"

"Obi…?"

"Yes Remi-chan?" Tobi asked eagerly, crawling over to me and sitting beside me after he recovered from the slight tension I knew he felt every time I call him Obi.

Because he didn't know that I knew his real name… he thinks I call him Obi because of his name being Tobi. But it's actually because Obi is part of the name "Tobi" and "Obito". I stayed quiet for a moment before turning so that we were face to face. His head was slightly tilted as he waited for me to continue my question.

"Why do you wear that mask?" I asked, though I knew the answer already.

"Tobi wants to keep Tobi's face a secret. Tobi doesn't like people looking at his face." Tobi replied, sounding slightly wary.

No that's not the complete truth…I muttered in my head.

"Can I see your face Obi-kun…?" I asked quietly as my hands reached for his mask, all the while knowing that he would refuse and grab my hands to stop me.

Sure enough his gloved hands flew up and grabbed my wrists and put them back down on my lap.

"Tobi doesn't like people looking at his face." Tobi repeated firmly.

"Obi don't you trust me?"

Tobi stayed quiet for a few minutes and I began to wonder if he was going to answer me at all.

"Tobi trusts Remi-chan more than anyone." He finally assured me quietly.

"Then why can't I see your face Obi-kun?"

"Tobi wants to keep Tobi's face a secret." He repeated.

"Are we friends Obi-kun?" I asked quietly.

"Bestfriends Remi-chan!" Tobi exclaimed.

"What's your name?"

Tobi tensed, clearly catching on to what I was starting to get to. "Remi-chan knows that Tobi's name is Tobi." He said.

"Don't lie to me Obi…" I pleaded quietly, looking at the ground.

"Tobi wouldn't lie to Remi-chan!" Tobi asserted as though the idea of him lying to me was a ridiculous thought.

"You're lying to me right now!" I exclaimed, exasperated as a tear slipped from my eye, followed by another and another…

"Remi-chan!" Tobi exclaimed, quickly moving his hands to rub his gloved fingers across my cheeks, wiping away my slowly falling tears.

"Why is Remi-chan crying? Tobi doesn't like seeing Remi-chan upset." He said as his hands lightly cupped my face while his thumbs continued to brush away my tears.

"I tried Obi…to just go along with this…but if you can't be honest with me then I don't know why I even bother." I whispered.

"Tobi doesn't understand what Remi-chan means." Tobi said tilting his head in confusion.

"Drop the act Obi…to…" I whimpered slightly, closing my eyes as his thumbs abruptly stopped wiping my tears away, just like I knew they would.

His light hold on my face quickly became tense and firm and I trembled lightly under his grasp, knowing that I was playing a dangerous game by exposing my knowledge of his secret to him.

"What did you call me?" He asked lowly.

"Obito." I whispered as another tear fell down my face.

He stayed frozen solid probably for a few minutes, before he recovered and spoke again.

"Why are you crying?" He asked, slightly demanding to know the reason behind my tears and surprising me as he resumed wiping my tears away, loosening his grip on my face to that of a gentler touch.

I'd thought he would surely demand to know how I know his secret, and instead he's still…caring(?) for me.

"Don't pretend to still care…it only hurts more. I won't tell anyone your secret." I mumbled.

He stayed quiet for a few minutes, and I kept my eyes closed. One of his hands withdrew from my face but I still didn't dare to open my eyes until he kissed my forehead, and then my eyes flew open in surprise. He leaned back and I stared in shock as he laid his mask on the ground. He sighed as he ran his hand through his hair before cupping my face again and brushing away the lingering tears on my cheek. It was just one surprise after another with him today.

"I'm not pretending to care about you Remi." He said quietly. "I told you, I trust you more than anyone. And that wasn't a lie. I really do trust you Remi, and you are going to tell me how you know my secret later… but I have very small doubts that you're going to tell anyone. So for right now, I'm more concerned about you."

Well isn't this just one shock after another. And here I was sure that once I told him, I would lose my best friend. That he would try to kill me to keep his secret.

"You're not… going to try to kill me or anything…?" I hesitantly asked, looking up at him.

He just stared back at me. "I just have one question about you knowing my secret that I want an answer to right now. Is that why you refused to call me Tobi, and always called me Obi instead?" He finally asked after a long period of silently staring at each other.

I nodded. "It could be a nickname for Tobi, but it's also a nickname for Obito…"

"Hm. We are going to talk about this later. But for right now…" He trailed off and tilted his head.

Clearly he was thinking about something, and I wondered what it was. I didn't have to wait very long to find out though because a moment later he was pressing his lips to mine, hesitantly kissing me. Giving me the option of pulling away. But I didn't want to do that, no… I'd loved him for quite a while now, and I wasn't going to stop this. My hands reached for him, tangling themselves in his hair and pulling him closer as my lips responded to his and I kissed him back eagerly.

His lips parted slightly as I continued pulling him closer to me until he ended up pinning me beneath him on the ground. He held his weight with his forearms and slipped a leg into between mine, pressing his body as close as he could to mine while still keeping some of his weight off of me so I could breath. Breathing heavily, he pulled away after kami knows how long and rested his forehead against mine.

"You're staying with me tonight, we still need to talk. And knowing Deidara you shouldn't sleep alone tonight anyways." He muttered softly.

A/N - Hey, thanks for reading. Let me know if you want me to continue this, or just make it a one-shot.