Obito Uchiha

She was the reason he was so different from his clan. She brought out his fun loving side and made him want to stay that way, even if it meant being a stain on the Uchiha's great linage.

A fifteen year old girl giggled as she sat on the ground and watched a fifteen year old boy play with some of the younger kids from the orphanage. She smiled as he was tackled to the ground by the mob of children. He cried out in mock surprise. "Ah! Kagome help!" She smiled as she got up from her perch and threw herself into the pile.

She giggled as they all wrestled around on the ground. "Now!" She frowned when they all turned on her and started tickling her. "Gack! S-stop it! No fair! O-Obito! You guys!" She gasped as she tried to get away.

Obito smiled as he rolled around with them, he lived for moments like these. When he could act how he wanted to with the people he cared about. He grunted as the kids turned on him and helped Kagome tickle him. "H-hey! Traitors!" He laughed as he let them pin him down and tickle him senseless.

He did not care what they said behind his back as long as he could be with her.

Two house wives were standing in front of a store gossiping. "Did you hear? I heard that Obito-san has been hanging around that girl again." The other woman gasped dramatically. "No! You're kidding!" She shook her head. "No I'm not. In fact I heard he's also been playing with the younger children." The other woman gasped appalled. "What is the world coming to? An Uchiha goofing around with thosekind."

"Not that it's any of your business but I can do as I please. Besides I prefer their company to other less then appealing company." The house wives gasped as they turned to see Obito. He was not happy in fact he was leveling them with the famous 'Uchiha glare'.

They bowed to him as they blushed. "Ah, Obito-San I-I'm so sorry." He snorted as he turned his back on them a goofy smile on his just as Kagome rounded the corner to join them.

"Obito-Kun!" She stopped in front of them and bowed politely to the two stunned young women. "Good day madam's." They smiled nervously and bowed back to her. "Good day." Her smile brightened as she turned to face Obito. "Come on Obito-Kun!" He nodded as he let her laced their fingers together and pull him away from the two stunned old women.

They had been friends ever since she had gotten caught up in one of his pranks when they were seven and had been friends ever since.

Obito covered his mouth as he hid in the bushes to watch his latest master prank unfold. It involved oil, a trip wire and…wait for it…feathers! He hoped that it would be Kakashi who got caught up in it but if not oh well so long as it wasn't Rin he didn't care.

He blinked as a startled yell broke the otherwise silent atmosphere. He quickly turned to look at his prank area. He blinked as a girl he had never seen before gaped at herself. She was covered in head to foot in oil which made the feathers cling to her.

They were everywhere, in her long black hair, on her surprised face, and on her plain gray robes…the robes that were assigned to the orphan's of the village. Oh shit, he a ninja had just pulled a prank on a civilian…an orphan one at that.

He watched in fear as she shook her eyes still clutched tightly shut, good thing to oil in the eyes hurt like hell. "What the HELL!" He jumped as her eyes snapped open and landed on his hiding spot. He would have been scared, hell he should have been scared by the plain furry in her eyes. Yet he was to captivated by her bright to blue eyes.

He squeaked as she took a step towards his hiding spot. "Well come out!" He gulped but did as she said. He looked at the ground as stood in front of her. He did not know why but he was slightly afraid of her…

"Figures it'd be you." He looked up at her in confusion, he was slightly taken back by the small smile on her face. "What do you mean?" She sighed as she tried in vain to wipe the feathers off her face. "Well you're the most famous prankster in the village…" He nodded. "Ah."

She huffed as her attempts to wipe off the feathers only spread them more. He covered his mouth, it was rather comical to watch. A small chuckle escaped him as a rather large feather got stuck on her upper lip making it look like she had a mustache.

She must have heard his chuckle because she looked at him a glare on her face. "You think this is funny?" He nodded, he did she looked like a mutant chicken. "Uh huh." She huffed as she took a step towards him a menacing look in her eyes. "Well, then let's see how you like it!" She launched herself at him and tackled him into the bush he was hiding in.

They wrestled around becoming one big mess of oil, feathers, leaves, and dirt. It was five exhausting minutes later that they stopped. They had somehow rolled down a hill and were now covered from head to toe in filth. They took one glance at each other before they burst out into laughter.

He smiled at her. "So…what's your name?" She smiled back. "Kagome, yours?" He gulped, he knew if he told her his name she would no doubt start treating him like everyone else did. Like an Uchiha. "Obito…Obito Uchiha." She nodded. "Well it's nice to meet you." He gaped at her did she not hear his last name or did she just not care? He smiled as he shook his thoughts away. "Same here." He knew this was the start of a beautiful friendship.

It was only after Kakashi expressed an interest in her that he realized that he was in love with his child hood friend.

Obito sighed as he ate ramen with his two teammates Rin and Kakashi. It would have been much better if Kagome was with them, but noooooo she had to take care of some things at the orphanage. Seeing as she was one of the oldest there she had to take care of the younger ones.

He sighed into his ramen. Rin rolled her eyes at him. "Obito knock it off. You're ruining the mood." He glanced at her. "Yeah well…nyaa." He stuck his tongue out at her. She huffed as she turned to look at Kakashi…the love of her life.

Kakashi sighed as he slowly ate his ramen, why did he have to put up with these two morons? Minato smiled as he patted Obito's back. "Now, now he's just bummed because Kagome couldn't join us right?" Obito nodded solemnly. "Yeah…"

Kakashi looked up taking interest in the conversation. "Hm…she is quite the young lady." Both Obito and Rin looked at him in shock. He looked at them blankly. "What? She is…in fact I wouldn't mind getting to know her better but unfortunately she is always being monopolized by someone…" He went back to eating his ramen.

Obito's heart clenched hearing Kakashi's confession, why did Kakashi expressing interest in his Kagome irk him? Wait-His Kagome. Where did that come from? Better yet why did that make his chest warm? Wait. He dropped his ramen. Did-did he love her? He blushed as visions of Kagome flashed before his eyes. Yes, yes he did. He loved his best friend. He loved Kagome. He smiled goofily.

Minato shook his head at his young student. It was about time he realized it.

He planned to ask her to be his girlfriend once he returned from his mission with his sensei, Kakashi, and Rin.

Obito smiled as he held Kagome, tomorrow morning he was leaving on a mission and he had spent all day with her. They had run all over the village leaving mayhem and chaos in their wake. Currently they were standing on the Hokage monument watching as the sun set over their village.

"Kagome?" She looked up at him a small blush on her face. "Hm?" He smiled down at her. "How long have we known each other?" She frowned at him. "Eight years why?" He smiled down at her. "They have been the best years of my life." She blushed as she looked down. "Mine to."

He tightened his hold on her. "Kagome…when I get back I have something very important to ask you. Will you wait for me?" She looked up at him a blush on her face. "Of course. I'd wait forever for you." He smiled as he leaned down and brushed his lips across her cheek dangerously close to her lips. They fell into a comfortable silence as they held each other and watched the sun set.

He couldn't wait to get back and ask her…

He grunted in pain as the boulder crushed him slowly. It seemed he wouldn't get to tell her but he had a feeling she knew how he felt about her. Even so it saddened him to know she would never get to hear it from his lips. Her face flashed before his eyes before his vision went black.

"Kagome…"