bleuxe AN: So I like thank the comments even those who want to see me write better than before. So I kind of wrote this in dedication of readers and Valentine day. Happy be-late V-day. Enjoy because I don't own Naruto!
After School, late in the afternoon Hinata was busy at work in the kitchen and luckily her father was out of town meaning no training for a while. Being in kitchen was one her favorite hobbies because it reminder her so much of her mother and anything to keep her mother memory alive she made sure she would do it. Hinata had sweet memories of her mother and her cooking together. It was still beyond sad that her mother was no longer here and mostly felt bad for her baby sister because she would never get to know their mother and how much she loved them.
Hinata sighed as she stared at Hanabi who was fast asleep in her playpen in the living room. She was getting so big and already started crawling as Hinata started smiling because she was going to be the best big sister that she can be to Hanabi.
She refocused on the task at hand and grabbed a foot stool to stand on to reach the ingredients that were a little too high from a five-year-old reach. She began flipping through the pages of her mother's old cookbook looking for a certain recipe.
"Here it is," Hinata said to herself reading the recipe careful because she did not want to mess this up in anyway because she was on a time constraint.
Early that evening Obito was in a very grumpy mood as sit in a cold classroom doing extra homework that was giving by Iruka sensei right along with Naruto. This had to be his third detention this week and today was especially bad, it was all Naruto's fault.
Flashback to earlier that day
"Final Lap everyone!" Mizuki sensei said not really care as he stared at the giant clock behind the academy waiting for lunchtime, when he was supposed to be timing each one of the kids.
Sasuke was in lead with his fangirls such as Ino and Sakura trying to keep up with him. Obito shook his head because he almost felt sorry for his cousin because it was a funny scene to see because it truly looked like he was being chased by them. Obito and Hinata were jogging encouraging each other to finish with their other classmates.
"Ha Looks like I'll beat you today slowpoke Obito!" Naruto cheered busting through ahead of them.
"Like I'll let that happen!" He shouted back and kicked his speed up a notch leaving Hinata behind to go head to head with Naruto. They both started yelling wildly while barreling down the track as if it was powering up them.
"They both sure are err… e-enthusiast," Hinata chuckled nervously watching as they both began shoving each out of the way and pulling at one another shirts to slow the other down. She was actually amazed that neither one of them had fallen to the ground yet.
"Stupid is more like it right Akamaru!" Kiba laughed as his small dog barked in agreement.
"Troublesome," Shikamuru murmured in the distance went back to cloud glazing because he knew Mizuki sensei didn't care if he ran the mile or not.
They were so focus on beating each that they knocked over Sasuke's fangirls like they were bowling ball pins as Hinata cringed at the scene because neither one of stop to help them up.
Sasuke looked back hearing all the commotion seeing that Naruto and Obito were hot on his heels. He knew that he couldn't let them catch up to him as he ran even faster because he didn't want to be mow down like those girls.
Mizuki ended inhaling and coughing up a lot dust that three stampede children kicked up as they passed by. Then an argument ensued between Naruto and Obito of who crossed the finish line first.
"Mizuki sensei who won!" they shouted in unison.
"I-Isn't it obvious?" he chocked because he was still coughing up dirt particles that these damn kids kicked-up. They both started to look proud think that their teacher was going was to say one of their names.
"Sasuke," As they both comical fell over.
"Losers…" Sasuke huffed and puffed because he was still trying to catch his breath.
"Everyone in a single file line!" Mizuki shouted over the lunch bell because he had to make sure everyone was accounted for and then escort the class to the cafeteria. Even though he wished that he didn't had the Kyūbi brat in his class because he was nothing, but a troublemaker.
Obito depressingly got up from the ground and noticed a lot of girls were giving him pissed off looks as he quietly apologized for acting so reckless, while Naruto was clueless to it all.
"O-Obito-kun are you ok?" Hinata asked getting in the back of line with him. Obito couldn't help, but to smile giving her a thumb up as she blushed.
"I should have won not Sasuke!" Naruto grumbled under his breath causing the young Uchiha to roll his eyes because he was use to his cousin winning everything. Sasuke was at the top of their class and this was none thing new.
"Put a sock it Naruto no likes a sore loser," Obito said because he hated to hear him whine. The line began to move towards the academy as soon as Obito moved the blond stuck his foot in front of him. Causing him to trip forward and headbutt the back of Hinata's head. Both Hinata and Obito fell to the ground, one clutching his nose and the other the back of her skull in pain.
"I'm sorry are you alright Hinata-chan!" he said highly upset of what happened.
"Y-Yes I-I'm f-f-fine, she groaned because could feel a knot and a headache coming on, but she hoped he was ok because his nose was slightly bleeding.
Obito felt enraged as he heard Naruto laugh. Not only did he make him unintentional hurt Hinata, but also embarrassed her in front of the entire the class. To him that was unacceptable and downright unforgivable as his foot connected with Naruto's shin. He clutched forward in pain as Obito popped him in his fat mouth. This caused Naruto to pounce furiously on top of him.
Flashback over
It was actually hard to believe, but it was their first physical fight and it was of the worst fight he and the blond-haired loud mouth got into so far. Mizuki sensei was so mad at them for disrupting the line and causing chaos that he took away they lunch privilege for the day. He made Naruto and Obito run during lunch period as he sat there ate both their lunches which was beyond punishment to him.
"Iruka sensei please can we go it almost 5 o'clock!" Naruto moaned because he starving. Obito couldn't help, but to agree as his stomach growled.
"You know I'm very disappointed in the both of you, fighting on school property and even drawing blood. You two are supposed to be comrades not enemies," Iruka said staring at Naruto's bottom lip which had a cut.
"He started it!" he remarked and thought back to his bloody nose.
"That doesn't give you the right to finish it Obito,"
He began frowning at the lecture that Iruka sensei began going on about, at how they should work together and how they were almost suspended from school. Obito sighed as he propped his elbow on the desk lending his chin on his hand knowing this was going to be a long lecture like every time they got in trouble.
Iruka sensei just didn't understand how annoying Naruto was. He constantly challenged Obito ever since the first day of school and he pranked him more time than he counted in this past months. Today was just a boiling point for him because he caused him to accidentally hurt his best friend Hinata. If had to be honest Naruto was ten times worse than his cousin and he couldn't see himself ever get along with this guy.
Just looking at Naruto irked him beyond belief because he even corrupted his favorite color orange, by wearing it. Making Obito wear more black and blue, but he would never give-up his orange googles those were his trademark and Naruto was just stealing his style by wearing his ugly dark green googles.
Naruto noticed Obito glaring at him and stuck his tongue out at him causing Obito to do the same right back at him.
"ARE YOU TWO EVEN LISTENING TO ME!" Iruka roared scaring the wits out of them because he was tired of this childish fighting between them. The young Uchiha didn't know who was going to make him deaf first, Naruto or Iruka sensei before the end of academy.
"W-We heard Iruka sensei and we won't do it again in fact we learned our lesson!" Naruto exclaimed as Obito quickly nodded his head in agreement.
He knew they both were just pretending to be in agreement because they both just wanted to get out of detention.
"Fine just go, but I don't care who starts it next time I will suspended the both of you, do you understand Naruto and Obito neither of you have the right to put hands on each other especially since your both from the same village. You boys are going to be Konoha's future! Whether either of you become Hokage because at the end of day you will have to protect each other or neither of you will have the right to be a leader."
"Yes sir," they said in unison because he a way of making them feel bad with his words.
Obito left as Naruto stayed behind begging Iruka sensei to take him to Ichiraku's to eat. He walked outside seeing that it almost dark out. He hated that it got dark so quickly and no doubt when he did get home, Shisui was going to be disappointed to hear that got in a fight at school and yet another detention.
"Hmm maybe I should go to Izumi's place first?" he said thinking out loud because her mother made the best Dango since his were stolen by Mizuki sensei.
"O-Obi-Obito-kun!" Hinata said extremely nervous as she walked up with a little package in her hands.
"Oh, Hey Hinata-chan what are you doing still here?" Obito said slightly confused because he told her that he mostly like have detention today. He really need to stopped to get detention because it was ruining reputation at school. Soon Obito would be known as dead last and he didn't want ruin her reputation by association.
She trembling scared because she worked really hard on this bento box and with luck caught him before he left school. She just hoped that he would like it because she knew that he didn't eat all day and he must be hungry now.
"Your shaking," He said with concern and grabbed her hands. He noticed the box wrapped in a navy-blue cloth as well as her hands were covered in rice flour and she smelled sweet like red bean paste.
Hinata's eyes widen as she quickly bowed and shoved the package higher in his face making him take it.
"I-I m-made thi-this for…y-you," she replied weakly because she felt dizzy.
"Thank you," he was all could think of saying because this was unexpected gift and he felt bad because he didn't get her anything. If he had known, he would have made her something during detention.
Obito pulled the cloth off and noticing that it was his handkerchief he gave her long ago. He felt a wave of happiness that she kept something of his that was so simple and plain, just made it special somehow. He opened the bento box and instantly teared up.
"Aww d-don't cry," Hinata said taking the handkerchief to wipe his tears once again.
"I-I'm not it just something in my eyes Hinata-chan! Remember that why I wear googles…something always in my eyes," he said hoping she dropped the subject as she couldn't stop giggling.
Obito picked up the dango she made for him, enjoyed each and every bite. She was an amazing cook and was impressed that she made them by herself without the help of an adult.
"Are t-they good?"
"There are perfect!" as she sighed out of relieve.
"Have one!" he said forcing one in her hand as she shook her head.
"I'm not going to eat alone and I'm not a pig," Obito said determined to share his favorite food with her and made her give in. He walked her home because it was the least he could do for her because she didn't have to do what she did. His hand tightened on the handkerchief that she given back and decide that it belonged to her.
"A-Are y-you sure I m-mean it y-yours?" she said fiddling with the hem of the handkerchief.
"I gave it to you for a reason and I believe you should keep it because you kept it safe!" he spoke candidly and knew she cherished it just like he cherished her. Obito felt his cheeks burned from the thought and suddenly understood what Iruka sensei said earlier was true. He had to protect others or he didn't deserve to be a leader.
