It's been a while since I posted/wrote anything and this is my first fic in the fandom so please bear with me? Also technically unbeta-d and English isn't my first language.

Some things to keep in mind, this is all for fun and is a total AU. And in this AU ANBUs identities are more hidden and the Uchiha MP is a thing.

This is for the KakaObi discord who really helped me get back into writing and have been all really fun and sweet.

Obito would like to point out this is totally the Uchihas fault. He doesn't just mean being on this mission, he doesn't just mean being on this mission with an ANBU cell, and he does not just mean being on this mission with an Anbu cell with the Hound in it. He means everything is the Uchihas fault, specifically being an Uchiha. How else would he explain why his eyes are drawn to the way the ANBUs move? The way he notes the utter grace in their kills? How else could he excuse the way his Sharingan was tracking and memorizing the minute movements under Hound's loose outfit? He has never wanted to set fire on fabric so much.

Swallowing, he tries very, very hard to rip his eyes away from Hound, but the ANBU decides at that moment to throw himself at one of the enemy ninjas, long legs wrapping around the man's neck and then twisting. He's thankful when the scream and crack of bone breaking hides his groan though the other ANBU, Tiger, does glance at him before refocusing on his own opponent.

The rest of the attacking ninjas are taken care of shortly and Obito feels particularly useless as he simply holds his kunai and chains. He'd been so distracted by Hound he'd just stood there like some civilian to be protected, which is humiliating considering this is his mission.

' Not to mention what Hound will think, ' The thought sneaks up on him and he finds himself tensing because, oh, oh no, wanting to show off to someone obviously stronger was a huge part of Uchiha courting and the other man hasn't even spoken a word to him outside of introductions before the mission started. Not to mention… Silver hair and smiling eyes flash through his mind and he wants to punch himself. He couldn't, couldn't be thinking of courting the mysterious ANBU when-

"Uchiha-san?"

When Obito tells this story again he wants it clarified that he absolutely did not jump or squeak or any such things when Hound speaks to him,. "Y-yes!?"

He can practically feel the eyes dissecting him behind the masks. Fidgeting under the attention, he can't help but be a bit jealous of the ANBUs outfits, lose cloth and hoods and masks, all hiding their identity and, in this case, whatever they may be feeling and thinking. Even their voices have apparently all been trained to sound cool and much much too similar to each other. It's all entirely unfair when his own fidgeting and squeaking and blushing is open for them all to see. Obito is very certain they're judging him for looking like such an idiot.

Hound himself seems to brush the odd behavior off even as he can practically feel Tiger peering at him, trying to figure him out. He steps forward with the stolen scroll they're meant to retrieve in his hand.

Obito absolutely does not swoon when he takes it from the man, fingers brushing lightly over the other's. He does NOT. They're both wearing gloves for Sage's sake!

He turns the scroll over in his hand, because he at least has to do this part of the mission properly, and ascertains it's what they came for, seal and all, before activating his Magenkyou to whisk it away to his Kamui dimension where it can remain safe on their trip back to Konoha. Fugaku would probably have his head if he somehow drops it on the way home. After all, he very much doubts the man, even with his close friendship with the Hokage, wants to be asking the Yondaime to lend his ANBUs again. Frankly, Obito would happily do it if only to visit the Hokage office.

Turning back to his temporary teammates, Obito finds Hound looking at him, specifically his now empty hand and realizes this is probably the first time he's used Kamui among non-Military Police members. And Hound was curious. Hound was possibly impressed with his ability.

And despite himself, despite just telling himself he should absolutely not, he finds himself opening his mouth before he can even think past 'impress him more' " It's my Magenkyou Sharingan's ability," he says trying to meet Hound's eyes, or at least the eye holes of his mask, and hold contact, trying to determine what the other is thinking behind the blank mask. The Magenkyou, is after all, the ultimate form of the Sharingan. Surely that should catch Hound's attention. He almost does start babbling about the doujutsu, which Fugaku and the elders would understand! This was for possibly courting! And Hound was amazing, Obito needed something worth showing off.

And it seems to work too, as Hound tilts his head curiously. Which is unfairly cute and starts some internal cooing in Obito.

But Tiger clears his throat, stealing Hound's attention, "Captain, we should head back,"

The part of Obito that isn't hissing in jealousy, is instead busy shrieking at the reminder that Hound is an ANBU Captain . Holy fuck, that was hot.

His face, thankfully, possibly doesn't reveal his thoughts to the focus of his interest. The man instead seems to droop a bit before nodding.

Obito almost offers the use of the Kamui (to show off) to make the trip back easier but both ANBU have already turned away…. And Hound's ass even in the loose pants is gorgeous.

The journey is quick and quiet although Obito manages to catch hand signs being exchanged between the two. Bitterly, he activates his Sharingan to memorize the movements so he can ask Itachi what they're saying as he realizes after a few minutes that it must be ANBU code because he understood none of it.

He doesn't get a chance to speak with Hound again when they reach the gates because all he's given is a small nod before the two disappear probably to report to the Hokage while Obito does the same to Fugaku. Disappointment is all over his face as he stares at the spot where Hound had been. He'd hoped they could report to Fugaku together so he could present H-...

Obito stands to full height suddenly, tensing as he realizes his thoughts. Sage, he really is an Uchiha! He was actually thinking of presenting Hound to Fugaku as some sort of request to court just because the man could probably snap his neck with his bicep which is just what? How could he do such a thing when he had Kakashi !? Sweet Kakashi who is the Yondaime's secretary and the exact opposite of most Uchiha's courting choice.

They have nothing quite concrete between them outside of a few lunches together and what could possibly be flirting but Obito would have sworn just this morning to both his clan and the Hokage that Kakashi is it for him and suddenly a man he doesn't even know catches his interest? Groaning and gaining weird looks from the guards, Obito scrubs furiously at his face. He knows what he feels for Kakashi but Hound refuses to leave his thoughts.

He totally blames the Uchiha for this and whichever ancestor started this trend of falling in love with people that can probably kill them.