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They speak quietly together in the darkness.
"You know, even when we were kids, you didn't have many friends," Rin says. Obito corrects her gently.
"I didn't have any friends," Obito says. He brushes his lips against her forehead. "Except you. You were my only friend."
"Why was that?" Rin says. She shifts to look at him. "You were nice."
"I was an Uchiha. People were intimidated by me. And then when they got to know me, they got irritated by me. You yourself said I could be annoying."
"Hmm. That's true." Rin feels his hand drifting up and down her back. She leans against him, hugging him. "You didn't have friends or family. That's why you wanted to be Hokage."
"To be acknowledged." He laughs softly. "So stupid and childish."
"I never thought it was."
Obito's eyes are soft. He cups her face and smiles. "Thank you for being kind to me."
She smiles and presses a soft kiss to his lips. "I love you, you don't have to thank me."
They kiss. Quietly, they make love in the darkness, and when it's over they hold each other, and it's warm and safe and good.
She giggles against his lips. "I just feel bad for Kakashi."