Obito was not a party guy, but he barely objected whenever Kakashi would drag him out. With Might Gai also dragged along, the three of them would hit the clubs. And of the three, only Might Gai had enough courage to out-dance the females.

He and Kakashi would just stay by the bar area, drinks in hands as they watched the beautiful females dance around.

Gai accidentally tripped over his own feet, falling face first on the floor. Obito shook his head and laughed at the scene. What could he expect from a man dressed in all green?

"Oi," Kakashi said, lightly elbowing him by the arm, "Look over there. She's been looking at you for a while,"

Obito turned his head to find a purple-haired female smiling at him. Her eyes were bright yellow, and her tight black dress made them more noticeable amongst the dancing bodies. He smiled back at her, and she started walking towards him. Seconds later, she was standing right next to him, and Obito smelled the perfume on her. She ordered a drink for herself before leaning towards him, her hot breath waking up something in him as it tickled his ear.

"My name's Konan. What's yours?"

"Obito," he replied, watching as she smiled and grabbed her newly poured drink. She took a sip before placing it down.

"Any female with you?" she asked.

"No," he replied, watching as her arm touched his, "Any male with you?"

"Nope," she said, a mischievous smile coming to her face, "Wanna spend some...alone time?"

"Sure," he said, throwing some bills towards the bartender as Konan grabbed his hand.

Obito gave a quick wave to his friend as the curvaceous purple-haired woman led him elsewhere.

"Lucky bastard," Kakashi said with a shake of his head, turning his attention back to the dancing Gai.

The phone call had been unexpected, especially since it had come in after six in the evening. Rin had been in the middle of helping Anko with an order when her phone rang. Her first guess was that it was Obito. Afterall, she was going to cook dinner for him later that day. But when she saw that the number belonged to Dr. Tsunade, her eyes widened and she immediately picked up.

"Hello?"

"Hi, is this Rin Nohara?"

"Hi, yes. This is her,"

Rin knew that the call pertained to her application at Konoha General hospital, and she felt a heavy feeling in her chest as she waited for the doctor's decision regarding the job.

"My team and I reviewed your application. Unfortunately, due to some unexpected faculty changes, we are not able to hire you,"

Rin felt her heart drop, her eyes blinking repeatedly in order to hold back the tears. The feeling of failure rushed through her body, but she remained still as Tsunade continued.

"However, The Downtown Medical Center was just recently sold to the Hyuuga family, and they are looking for several nurses to join the team, starting tomorrow. I have forwarded them your information yesterday and they are inclined on hiring you. They are moving quickly, and would like your decision within the next hour,"

Rin's eyes widened as her mind tried to calculate everything, while still digesting it all. There was so much unknown: when would she have to start? What was the pay like? More importantly: how far was this medical center from her school and home? Nonetheless, she knew what her answer was. She would worry about the rest later.

"Thank you for this opportunity, Dr. Tsunade. My answer is yes, I accept the position,"

"What!?" whispered Anko loudly, almost dropping a pan and Rin waved at her to keep her voice down.

"Great! They will be pleased to hear that. What I'll do now is send them an email with your decision. Tell me, when is the earliest you can join?"

"Um.. This Thursday," she answered without too much thought. She figured that she would need at least one day to tell Jiraiya.

"Great. OK Rin, I just drafted the email and will be sending it to them in five minutes. Expect a welcome email from them tonight. The doctor you will be reporting to is a Dr. Chiyo. She doesn't do emails, so expect a phone call from her directly,"

"Yes, of course,"

"Good. Any other questions you have?"

"Yes! I was wondering if the pay and benefits will be the same, despite the change of location?"

"Yes, they will be. That information should be included as part of the package email you'll be receiving tonight,"

"OK, that sounds good. I have no other questions,"

"Alright. Have a great rest of your evening,"

"Thank you, you too,"

Rin disconnected the call and looked up to see Anko looking at her with wide eyes.

"Well?"

The girl's smile widened even more as she answered. "I finally got the job!"

Anko screamed in delight, hugging her friend tightly. Not many knew Rin's home situation. Getting the job meant one step closer to getting away from her out of her control father.

"We need to celebrate!"

"Yes! Wait- I'm supposed to go to Obito's place today,"

"Oh? Oooh!"

"Calm down, Anko. It's just to cook dinner for him,"

"Whoa whoa whoa… You guys are moving pretty fast!"

"What!? Wait, we aren't even together!"

"Then why are you cooking for him? Look at you, acting like some wife now,"

Rin pressed her lips together and looked away, trying her hardest to hide her face.

"Oh don't be shy about it! He's rich...has this mysterious rough yet kinda sexy look to him...and treats you really well… I really think you should marry him. He looks husband material,"

"It's too early for this. Like I said, we're just friends,"

"Mhmm… I'm sure that'll change in two days. You guys have been talking for over a week now? It's a matter of time before he asks you to be his girlfriend,"

Rin was about to respond back when Jiraiya's beaming voice came from the front.

"Rin! You have a special guest,"

The waitress suddenly remembered to tell Jiraiya about her upcoming job change, but put that aside for now as she walked out of the kitchen. To her surprise, Obito stood across the register with his hands in his pockets. He was dressed in a light blue long-sleeved button down shirt and gray slacks. Noticing her approaching, he looked up and smiled.

"Hey! You're here early!"

Obito gave a slight shrug, "I finished my work early… and wanted to have that dinner sooner…"

Rin smiled, knowing that he just wanted to see her sooner.

"Give me a couple of minutes? I need to talk to Jiraiya about something,"

"OK, I'll wait here,"

Rin walked over to her boss's office, watching as the white-haired man rummaged through his cabinet.

"What are you looking for?" she asked, watching as his desk became messier and messier by the minute.

"Ah, my book. I got inspiration to continue it! Oh, I think I found it- No, that's my old version. Anyway, how's it going, Rin? What can I do for you?"

"Um… well… You know how...I've been wanting to pursue my career in becoming a doctor? Well, my long term goal...at least…"

"Yes, of course! Wait, did you get…"

"Yup! I got a call not too long ago from the doctor who interviewed me,"

Jiraiya clapped his hands with delight. "That is great! Rin, I am so proud of you! Gosh, I still remember your first day here! You and Anko joined around the same time and look at you two. Almost like sisters! Anyway, what will your new schedule be like? I'm sure I can move you around to another shift,"

Rin looked down nervously, playing with her fingers as she formulated her words carefully. "Well, actually… I don't think I'll be able to work here anymore. When I interviewed for the job, the contract was that I would be doing twenty hours worth of schooling per week, including homework… and then thirty to forty hours at the hospital,"

Jiraiya frowned, realizing what this meant, "Wait, but that leaves no room for you to work here…"

"I know," Rin nodded.

"When do you start?"

"This Thursday, the earliest. And...I said yes. I am so sorry, Jiraiya! I know this is very last minute. But...I've been getting rejected the last couple of months...and…"

"Rin, you do not need to apologize," he said, leaning forward in his desk, "You're young and just starting your career. Take that frown off your face and celebrate! You've been through a lot your whole life. And if I could adopt you just to get you away from your crazy father, I would. You and Anko are like my daughters. Yes, I'm sad that you won't be working here anymore. But I'm also extremely proud of you,"

"Thanks, Jiraiya. Not just for giving me this job and allowing me to be flexible with my hours, but for being supportive overall,"

"You have my number. Anything you need, just give me a call,"

"Thank you very much, Jiraiya. Truly, from the bottom of my heart,"

"You're very welcome. Now, how 'bout you go out there and tell your boyfriend the good news?"

"He's not my boyfriend,"

"Mhmm, and what's with that smile on your face, Rin?"

The girl looked away, trying to hide her flushed face. "He and I are just good friends…"

"Rin, that man came in here looking for you. Be in denial as much as you want, he's got something for you...and you got something for him… Now get out there. I'm sure he's still waiting for you,"

"Yes, boss," Rin said with a laugh.

She exited his office, her brown eyes quickly searching for Obito. She eventually found him sitting down by a small table talking on his phone. The word boyfriend flashed through her brain, but she quickly pushed that aside as she went to the back of the kitchen and removed her apron. She wasn't sure if she was ready for such a relationship, even though she liked him more than she could imagine. Her hesitancy was mostly around the difference in lifestyle. To her, Obito was a man from another world. He grew up in a wealthy, well established, and highly respected family. Her only family was her drunk and abusive father. Even though Obito was now aware of her situation, her fear was taking those next steps. Her father's immense hatred of the Uchihas worried her, and she doubted that her father would ever become OK with them. The abusive side of her father worried her the most. What if he tried to attack Obito? There had been times where her father had laid his hands on others as well, such as the mailman a decade ago when the man misplaced an important piece of mail. Rin had been so worried of the police being called and her family being broken apart.

"I will see you tomorrow," she said, and Anko waved at her.

"Go enjoy dinner with your man. And don't forget to tell him the good news!"

Rin closed the kitchen door quickly, her eyes landing on said man as he watched her with curiosity. She mentally cursed Anko for being loud.

"I'm ready!"

Obito rose from the chair, taking several steps towards her, "What's the good news?"

"Oh, well… I got a new job working as a nurse at the Downtown Medical Center! My first day is this Thursday,"

"That's great! I knew there was something going on,"

"Y-You can tell? How?"

"Your face is glowing… Your smile is different...happier,"

The blush came back, and she looked away as the butterflies fluttered in her stomach. Of course Obito would say that.

"We need to celebrate," he said, shocking her by grabbing her hand. They exited the cafe and walked towards his car. "Where would you like to go?"

"Hm...well… I've always wanted to go to a French restaurant. I've never been to one… But I can still cook for you, like we discussed!"

"I'm not going to have you cook on a day we should be celebrating," Obito said, opening the passenger door for her, "Get in. I have a place in mind to take you,"

"But, you don't have to… I mean-"

His face nearing hers, fingers grabbing the bottom of her chin.

"Tonight will be for you. You deserve this, Rin,"

Rin gave a weak nod, holding onto the passenger door before getting inside. Again, the word boyfriend started to ring through her mind. The shyness in her kept her from looking at him as he got in the driver seat and quietly drove them away.

The restaurant was an hour away, situated in the middle of a high-class rich neighborhood. It had a very french name to it, and Rin took notice of the pastries marketed in the front.

They exited the vehicle together, Obito holding her hand again. This time, Rin didn't shy away as her fingers wrapped around his.

The restaurant was small, yet packed. Rin felt her stomach grumble as the smell of fresh food hit her nostrils. Each table was occupied by couples, a rose situated at the center. Wealthy men and women eating and socializing as romantic music was played above.

"Bonsoir, monsieur et madame," a waiter said, "Table for two?"

"Yes," Obito replied.

"Right this way," the young waiter said, leading them towards the back.

With her hand still in his, Rin followed Obito towards the empty table. She watched as some of the women, a purple-haired one in particular, eyed her almost critically. And suddenly, Rin felt like a fish out of water. These women, dressed beautifully with their Gucci or Louis Vuitton handbags, reminded her that she was just a poor girl who owned two generic purses. And both purses were bought in a thrift store years ago.

The waiter pulled the chair back, elegantly motioning her towards the seat. Rin muttered a thanks and sat down. Obito sat across from her, giving her a warming smile. The waiter set two wine glasses in front of them. Another waiter came to their table with two bottles of wine.

"Merlot or Cabernet?"

"Merlot," Obito replied. The waiter poured the content before turning to her.

"And you, madam?"

"Uh...what?"

"Merlot or Cabernet?"

"Are those...wine?"

The waiter, a man in his fifties, simply blinked and Rin felt foolish for asking the question. They were in a French restaurant, afterall.

"Yes, they're wine,"

"Um…" her brown eyes went to Obito, who jumped in.

"Give her Cabernet," he said, and the waiter nodded while pouring the content into her glass.

The first waiter came back with two menus, placing each one in front of them. Both waiters gave a nod and left, giving them time to review the menus.

Rin couldn't help but look at the prices first. It was something beyond her habit, as if hardwired into her brain. Her eyes almost rolled out of her face as she read one price to another. The prices were easily four times more than what Jiraiya charged, and the serving size was much smaller.

"Rin,"

"Yeah?" she asked, putting the menu down and looking at the Uchiha in front of her.

"Don't worry about the price…" he said gently, his smile coming back, "This night is all for you,"

"Sorry, I'm just not used to...any of this," she replied in a low tone, her eyes scanning the area.

"Don't worry about everyone else," his hand grabbed hers, running the back of his thumb over her knuckles, "I want to do this for you,"

"You are so sweet. I feel...a bit overwhelmed, to be honest. I'm just not used to this… at all. But thank you for giving me a new experience,"

"If you prefer, we can go elsewhere,"

"No no...that's fine," she picked up the menu, and then looked at him, "What are you getting?"

"The beef bourguignon,"

Rin saw the item in the menu. She had no idea what it was. As a matter of fact, she had no idea what any of the items were in the menu. One thing she was certain of though - they were all expensive.

"Ready to order?" the older waiter returned.

Obito looked at her, and she nodded quickly despite not being ready at all. The man turned to her, and Rin looked back at the menu.

"I'll have a…" How do I pronounce this? "M-Macaron…. Se…"

"The Macaronade sétoise," the waiter corrected, noting the order down, "Anything else?"

"No,"

The man, which later Rin noticed had a very large nose, turned to Obito and took his order. Afterwards, he left for the kitchen.

Rin grabbed her glass and gently drank the content inside, her eyes blinking rapidly at the bitterness. She had imagined wine to be sweeter.

"How do you like it?" Obito asked, his glass already almost empty. A waiter quickly came by and refilled it.

"Stronger than I imagined," she replied, "I'm scared of getting drunk to this,"

Obito chuckled, "I've never seen someone get drunk over one glass of wine. But," his tone changed, and Rin couldn't tell if it was the wine giving her that assumption, "I wouldn't mind seeing you be the first one,"

Rin rolled her eyes at him, the corner of her lips rising as she teased back, "And why is that, Obito?"

"You're fun when you're intoxicated. I like that…"

"I just realized something,"

"And what is that?"

"I've never seen you drunk… What type of drunk are you?"

He purposely held his tongue, carefully putting his answers together, "Adventurous,"

"Adventurous? You like to go hiking or something?"

He chuckled again, and Rin mentally commented how cute he sounded. "Not that type of adventure,"

Wanting to give her a hint, his eyes travelled to her moist lips before going towards her chest. Had it not been for the table in between, he would've done something else to make it more obvious. But when he looked back up at her, he knew that she got the hint. Her face was turning red, and he thought about kissing those lips of hers. He wondered if that would have her blushing even more.

"Oh…" she said, putting a strand of hair behind her ear, "That's...interesting,"

The waiter came back with their meals, and Rin was glad for the interruption. She needed the mental thought of a naked Obito on top of her out of her mind, asap.

"Yours looks really good," she said.

"Try some," he said, and Rin used her fork to grab a small piece.

Taking the bite, her eyes widened at the delicious taste. She wanted more, but knew that would be disrespectful. Afterall, she had her own meal.

"Do you like it?" Obito asked, and she nodded.

"You can have some of mine," she then offered, and he took a piece of her food.

"Not as good as mine," he later said, and Rin pouted.

"You don't have to rub it in," she stuck her tongue out to him before eating her meal.

"You are so cute," he said, smirking at her antics.

"Well, I'm glad I can be of entertainment to you," she took a sip of her wine, the content helping her loosen up, "Maybe this is why you want to see me intoxicated,"

"Maybe I want to see you intoxicated for something else," he said a bit too fast. The wine was getting to him too. However, it was far from the truth and he looked forward to forming a romantic relationship with her.

Surprisingly enough, she took no offense at that. "I'll make sure to wear that mini dress again next time I'm drunk then,"

Obito almost choked on his food as a sensual feeling travelled down his body, pooling below his abdomen. He felt himself harden a bit, and knew that he had to be careful. Had this conversation been happening in his own home, he would've skipped the words and shown her how he felt.

Rin giggled at his reaction, watching how his face was now turning red. The vibration of her phone caught their attention, and Rin straightened upon seeing the name of the phone.

"It's the medical center, where I got hired. I need to pick this up, if you don't mind?"

Obito shook his head, "No, go right ahead. I'll be here,"

Giving him a smile, she stood up and headed towards the restroom with phone in hand.

"Hello?" she said as she entered the restroom.

"Is this Rin Nohara?"

"Yes, it's me,"

"Pleased to meet you, darling! This is Doctor Chiyo, head of the pediatric department. Tsunade told me everything about you, and I am looking forward to having you start this Thursday,"

"Thank you, Doctor. I'm looking forward to this Thursday as well!"

"Excellent! Now that we got that out of the way, here are the things you'll need before getting started,"

Rin started taking mental notes of said things, realizing that she should have brought a notepad and pen with her. Chiyo's list was longer than she expected…

Obito leaned back on his chair as he finished his meal, his mind on the brown-haired girl. His mind kept repeating the scenario of how he would ask her out. He figured that it was already time to break the question. His dreams and thoughts of her had reached a level where he couldn't help but not think about her all the time.

The military instinct in him suddenly kicked in as he grabbed the wrist from behind.

"I see you haven't changed at all, Obito,"

Eyes widening, he let go before turning around and looking up at Konan. She wore dark leather pants with a tight white blouse. Her hair was down, and he noticed how much longer it was compared to before.

"What are you doing here, Konan?"

"Having dinner with friends," she said, sitting down across from him where Rin was supposed to be sitting. Obito felt bothered by the move, but didn't say anything, "I saw you walk in. You look well, Obito. I didn't expect you to recover this fast,"

"Well, I didn't want to be stuck to a hospital bed for the rest of my life,"

Konan smiled, "That is true. And I'm glad that you're doing well. I'm sorry for walking out like that back then,"

He shrugged his shoulders, "I moved on,"

"I can see that,"

"What do you want, Konan?"

Her hand reached to his over the table, grabbing it tightly. "I...I've been thinking about you, Obito. A lot…"

He exhaled deeply, "What happened to Yahiko?"

"...We're...on a break…"

Obito wasn't surprised by that. Yahiko was a very ambitious person, yet didn't realize how his ambitions would leave Konan behind.

"...I really miss what we had," she said, holding his gaze with her amber eyes, "I...want us to have it...again…"

"Konan, I moved on," Obito removed his hand, but she held it again.

"Can we at least talk in private, please?"

He wasn't sure what to respond as he remembered how she walked out the day he woke up in the hospital, half of his body broken. But when she did, his brain had realized that what they had was not love. Her heart belonged to Yahiko. But despite that, he always wanted to ask her why. Why be in a relationship with him when she barely cared? It bothered him tremendously.

"Konan, no. I'm done,"

"Five minutes, please? Five minutes, and then I'll leave you alone for the rest of your life,"

Obito sighed before replying. "Fine,"

They stood from the table at the same time, Konan going around and hugging him tightly. He heard her whisper a thank you before pulling away, and he ignored the awkward atmosphere between them.

"Let's just get this over with," he said, turning around.

Konan nodded before meeting wide brown eyes staring back at them, and she heard Obito curse underneath his breath.

Rin took a deep breath in order to calm the fast beating of her heart. The word boyfriend split into two, as she remembered that Obito was just a boy who was a friend. And nothing else.

So why bother feeling heartbroken?

Author's note: Thank you to those who read and left a review. Whenever I see "best obixrin story out there", I get so excited. Those types of comments inspire me to continue! I've been shipping Obito and Rin for months after re-watching Naruto, and became really disappointed when I saw the small amount of good and NON-TRAGIC stories. I figured that I might as well start putting some fun obixrin fics out there. The world with covid-19 is already tragic enough.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter! Let me know what you thought about it.