Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Naruto or any if it's characters! Those are owned by Masashi Kishimoto. i do own any OC mention throughout the story

Ooooh the things I'd do if I did own them XD heh heh


CHAPTER 11 - Caught off guard

Asuma flicked the burned ashes from the tip of the white cylinder, exhaling the smoke from behind the slight opening between his lips. He crooked an eyebrow as he watched his friend lean against the wall, staring off into the distance.

" what exactly are you doing here Kakashi? " he questioned, recalling that the younger Jounin had a bunch of missions to go over, with his team.

" I'm being fashionably late. Sakura and Naruto will think I'm sick if I arrive on time. " Kakashi glanced up at the older man and sighed when the confusion didn't leave from his face. ".. my reason for tardiness is occupied "

Asuma followed Kakashi's gaze until his vision stopped upon the now full-grown Uchiha. The young man was talking with Genma, obviously having a great time at it as well, as the younger brunette was grinning. Asuma looked back at Kakashi. … was he glaring?
he turned his head back to Obito and Genma and raised an eyebrow and mumbled carefully without looking at Kakashi; " are you jealous? "

Silence.

"Kakashi? "

"of course not! W-why..why the hell would you say that? "

Asuma's eyes widened when he looked back at Kakashi, Stuttering? Really? " well, it's just that- "

" Why would I be jealous? I have no reason to be jealous, right? I am very happy with Iruka! So what if me and Obito had this thing when we were younger! It's not like he would remember anyway! "

" - .. you two were best friends and it seems that he and Genma get along really well.. " Asuma finished quietly, staring down at Kakashi after his sudden outburst. " but thanks for clearing that up. "

Kakashi bit the inside of his cheek nervously. He and his big mouth. For the first time in his life he decides to open it and it comes and bites him in the butt, now he remembered why he was quiet all the time. Even though he didn't look like it, Kakashi had a lot of anger welled up.

Asuma sighed and leaned against the wall next to Kakashi, tipping off burned ash again. " soo.. other jealous huh? "
Silence again.
" to be completely honest, I didn't even know you and Obito used to be a thing. "

" wouldn't expect you to… no one knew. And Obito was great at hiding it. You know, with the whole Rin thing…it pissed me off to no end. " he sighed and looked down at his feet, growling inwardly. " why would I be jealous? "

Asuma exhaled softly and dropped the white cylinder before putting his foot over it, squashing it under his weight. " don't know man, I think the thing that bothers you the most is that he doesn't remember it. " Kakashi frowned. More because of the fact that what Asuma said, made a lot of sense. " just talk to him. " a grimace formed on the older man's lips. He pulled out a new cigarette, placing it between his lips. The older Jounin pushed himself off the wall and walked up to the two 'watchees'. His grin widened. " Genma! Get your ass moving. I need your help. "

He got the attention of both men, earning a frown from the older man. " what? Why? "

" you'll see " Asuma said quickly, grabbing Genma's arm as he started to pull him away from the young Uchiha. He threw a quick glance over his shoulder toward Kakashi and tilted his head, silently telling the man to get moving.

Kakashi frowned, like hell he was moving. He felt vulnerable enough as it was. He kept his head down and didn't notice when Obito walked up to him. He felt his throat tighten when a pair of feet came to a stop in front of him. … crap…

" are you okay? "

Kakashi gave a slight nod. " yeah, why wouldn't I be? " he felt his heart race when he heard a chuckle escape from the older man, but it made him smile. Obito hadn't changed…whenever Kakashi lied, Obito would just laugh. He'd never confront him…just laugh it off.

Obito dug his hands deep in his pockets and slowly started to walk backwards. " wanna go for a walk? .. or do you have to be somewhere? "

Kakashi thought this over. He had to meet his team.. and it wouldn't be fair to Iruka if he went along, not that he didn't trust Obito.. but unfortunately he had more trouble trusting himself. He knew he should tell Obito that he didn't have the time and that they should meet up another time..when they were less..alone. But if that was the case, then why was it that all his friend had to do was smile to have him walk along?
They stayed quiet, it made Kakashi nervous, not that he was so sure talking would make him less anxious. He was quite surprised when he realised they made it all the way to the training grounds without saying a word. He glanced back quickly, wondering if they might have passed Sakura and Naruto on the way.

" Kashi? " Obito stopped dead in his tracks, causing Kakashi to do the same. He didn't respond, just looked at the Uchiha, waiting for him to continue. " what are you to me? "

" we were teammates, I thought you remembered? "

Obito shook his head. He started cracking his knuckles one by one, it wasn't an act of aggression, it was a nervous-tick. Kakashi remembered that Rin had told him off for it millions of times before, she said it was bad for the joints in his fingers. Not that Obito had ever cared. " I don't mean that Kakashi " he looked up from his cracked knuckles. He looked Kakashi in the eye only for a second, just so he could look away almost immediately. " .. the dreams I have, I wanna know if they're real. " he said it in barely a whisper. Telling himself he could always say it was nothing if Kakashi hadn't heard him.

" what are they about? " he asked softly, not much louder than Obito's whisper.

Obito wrinkled his nose and huffed. " I'm not telling you! "
it was only until after he heard Kakashi laugh that Obito realised how stupid he sounded. How the hell could Kakashi tell him what he wanted to know if he wouldn't explain him what his dreams were about? Obito looked up slowly and smiled, Kakashi knew it wasn't a honest smile. It was one of defeat. " it's doesn't matter anymore. The past is the past and I don't have the right to mess with your future. "

" you wouldn't mess with my future "

The brunettes smile saddened when he saw the frown that had formed on kakashi's face. " don't worry about it Kashi, it doesn't matter anymore. " with that said, he started walking again. not expecting Kakashi to follow him, maybe it would even be better if Kakashi went back. Obito didn't have the right to ask this kind of stuff.

The Jounin watched the other walk away, he didn't follow, he just stood there. That was, before he ordered the other man to stop. " if those dreams are about us… as in, a couple. Then, yes. They're real. " Kakashi watched his former teammate, he didn't move a muscle. He watched his shoulder tense up and relax quickly after, following right after the sigh Obito started walking toward the nearest tree, only to let his back fall against it.
he slowly sank down and made yet another attempt to crack his knuckles.

" what part of ' it doesn't matter anymore ' don't you seem to understand Kashi? "

Kakashi shrugged. He started walking up to the Uchiha before sinking down in the soft grass as well. " I'm sorry.. you're bothered by it. " he had to admit it hurt saying that, but just the way Obito had reacted.. it hurt a lot.

A sigh escaped from the Uchiha again. Kakashi watched him open and close his hands ever so often, obviously being frustrated that his knuckles wouldn't crack anymore. " not bothered… " he stated softly. Then shook his head and leaned back. " I am bothered, but not because of what you think. " he grinned when he saw Kakashi look curiously at him from the corner of his eye. " no. I'm not telling you what I am troubled with " his grin widened at Kakashi's soft huff. " it wouldn't be fair. "

" why? "

" because.. " he stopped as if he pondered upon his answer. " because, you're happy now. You don't need me. "

" that's bullshit. " the Jounin replayed quickly with a mood.

" I don't recall you being so vibrant with your vocabulary "

Kakashi smirked, watching his friend eye him up with a suspicious glance. " I don't recall you having such a wide range of vocabulary "

Obito couldn't help but laugh quietly. " oooh, Buuurn. Don't I feel special getting manhandled by The Kakashi Hatake. "

" stop stroking your ego. I do that to everyone now. " he said still watching Obito closely. The Uchiha was doing his best holding back a chuckle and his eyes were closed firmly. It made Kakashi role his eyes, but still hide a smile under his mask. " oh god.. get your head out of the gutter. "

The Kusa-nin let out his held-back laughter and he softly kicked the silver-haired man's leg playfully. " it's your fault, you make it too easy. "

" well I'm glad to see you're still the same perv you were when we were kids. "

The other chuckled again. " I don't know if you enjoying my pervertedness is such a good thing. "

" Pervertedness? .. oh yeah. There's the crappy vocabulary again. "

" shut uuuuuup " he whined, kicking kakashi's leg playfully once again.

Kakashi chuckled softly but kicked the slightly older man back. He knew Obito saw things like this as competition. A sort of; ' let's see who can annoy who best'-type of thing. Well that was the case when they were kids, he did wonder if Obito was still a competition-geek. Kakashi's silent question got answered when he felt his shoulder being shoved hard. Kakashi shoved back quickly, earning a soft growl from his left side.
Kakashi yelped as he was caught off guard, by the sudden body weight pressing him down to the ground. He struggled against the others muscle, without much effect as he couldn't help but laugh. The lack of steady oxygen taking away his strength. The power in his struggles getting even weaker when he felt Obito straddle his hips.
Kakashi had never been so grateful for his mask, he was very sure his face had started heating up as his former partner had him pinned down.

" stop struggling already! I'll let you go when you paid for shoving me. "

"what? You shoved me first! "

Obito grinned and pressed his weight down more. " not the point! And stop pretending that you're not enjoying this, your laughing! "

"I'm ticklish! "

" I know, that's why I'm doing this. " he moved a hand to Kakashi's side, moving his fingers softly, causing the other to squirm frantically. Doing this got Kakashi to free one arm, clawing at Obito's shoulder. Not sure if he was pushing or pulling. When he felt more of Obito's weight being pressed down he was pretty sure he had pulled. It was that, that made the Uchiha stop completely, he lay still atop of the other and hid his face in Kakashi shoulder.
He wasn't sure what to do next, no idea what to think of Kakashi pulling him closer. Kakashi had someone and he knew he should just pull away.. his mind was telling him that, his body was thinking otherwise. He couldn't get himself to move away. He just lay there and Kakashi let him, he didn't push him away or even made an attempt to. Obito sighed and tilted his head slightly, facing Kakashi's neck. The other man was watching him, the look in his eyes seeming almost painful. The brunette frowned and averted his eyes slowly. " I'm sorry.. " he whispered quietly, only intended for Kakashi to hear. Not that he'd expect anyone else to be around. This would have been the perfect time to move away, but he couldn't.. his body wouldn't let him and neither would Kakashi's hand that was pressed down on his shoulder blade.
Until.

" hey, what's going on here? "

Obito's head shot up in unison with Kakashi's. their eyes widened and never had neither of them known that their bodied could move away as fast as they did that second.


Authors Note:

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hope you enjoyed this chappie =3