A/N: Oh well. I tried to make it happy. It is, I suppose. I'll try to make a happier one next. Or maybe another tragedy. I'm not sure.
"Hey Rin!" Obito yelled cheerfully.
"Good morning Obito," Rin called back.
"Hello dumbass," Kakashi glared at him. "You're late. Again."
"But," Obito blushed, stealing a glance at Rin. "I was–"
"I don't want to hear your lame excuses," Kakashi cut him off. "Let's just start training."
Obito's jaw dropped and he looked at Kakashi in disbelief.
"Are you kidding me?" he asked.
"What happened?" Kakashi seemed unperturbed.
"Today is Rin's birthday!" Obito exclaimed.
"So?" Kakashi rolled his eyes.
Obito looked down, anger clouding his dark eyes. How could Kakashi not care that it was Rin's birthday? His eyes landed on Rin, who seemed unaffected, but Obito could see the subtle differences. Her usual smile had been replaced by a forced grin that was too wide and too sad. He could just see the corners of her mouth slipping, but when she caught him looking, she immediately fixed it.
After training, Kakashi left without a word, not even stopping to wish Rin happy birthday.
"Rin," Obito appeared next to her, gently putting his hand on her shoulder.
"Oh I'm not crying Obito," Rin insisted, wiping away the lone tear on her cheek.
"I wasn't going to ask," Obito replied. "I got you something."
He fished a box of chocolates out of his pocket. It even had a small purple ribbon tied on top.
"Happy birthday," he offered it to her.
"Thank you Obito," Rin smiled, finally a genuine one.
The brown haired girl stood up and hesitantly wrapped her arms around him. She breathed in his scent, and she was sure for just a moment that his arms were the place that she belonged.
"Thank you Obito," she repeated.
Surprised but pleased, he awkwardly hugged her around the waist.
"You're welcome," he said softly.
They stood there for a few minutes, just lost in each other's embrace.
Even though she supposedly liked Kakashi, something inside her told Rin that this was right.