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This chapter I had written up already, but just never posted. bows to ichigo-dattebayo sumimasen...
Obito sat by himself on the grass in the park, his goggles over his eyes, sheilding them from the noonday sun. Chewing on his toothpick, he lay back on the ground, crossing a leg over the other, hands crossed behind his head. The clouds were fun to watch, he often did this to pass the time, since he really had no friends hang out with. Even his little brother and sister refused to spend time wth him.
Heaving a sigh, Obito reached out to the side picking a lone daisy. He begun to twirl it around between his fingers out of boredom. It could have been any flower that he plucked out of the ground, it didn't matter to him. Obito didn't really care much for flowers, but there was someone who did. Someone liked dasies.
His brow furrowed in thought. Who was it that said she liked dasies? Rin? Obito sat up quickly, looking at the daisy in his hand a small smile crossing over his face. Maybe if he brought her a flower she would start to like him? Kakashi would never do that, besides, Obito was sure that that idiot didn't even like girls. A devilish smile replaced the former sweet one as plots ran though his head on how to expose Kakashi as being on the girls team.
If I can do that, Obito thought, then Rin will forget about him and start to like me. But that wasn't the real reason, no, Obito was going to stop Kakashi from leading all those girls on. He was never going to pick a girl, because Kakashi prefered boys. Snickering, the boy with the goggles got up from his place in the grass, placed the daisy in his front pocket. It was time to head off to the bridge to meet his team mates, he would give Rin the flower then.
Humming a tune, with his arms clasped behind his back, Obito stroled along, leaving the park, getting on to the main road. It was a busy day in the market, people were running to and fro, but Obito didn't mind the hustle and bustle. As much as he enjoyed watching the clouds go by in the park, he was often dreaming about a faster paced life.
"Obito-kun!" A shout came from across the street.
Obito knew it wasn't anyone from his family, no one called out to him in such a friendly way save for his own grand father. However, none of the Uchiha, except for himself, really went shopping in this district. The uchiha had their own market, their own everything.
"Konnichiwa, Ojisan" Obito waved to the old man sitting on an old barrel in front of an antique shop.
"Where are you off to today Obito?" The old man gestured to the barrel on the opposite side of a small table, on top of which was a chess board, the pieces were all carved in the shapes of a midiveial court, complete with decorated king and queen. Everything was all set up to play a new game.
"To meet my sensei and team, we're taking a c rank misson today." The boy ploped down across from the old man. Eveyone but the Uchiha absolutley loved Obito. He was a friendly young man who didnt mind giving a hand to anyone who needed it. No one outside of Uchiha understood why that clan treated him so poorly.
"Have time for a game of chess?" Ojisan, who was really named Tanaka Eji, smiled a toothless grin. He was the owner of the antique shop, but his wife was inside taking care of business at the moment, which gave him some free time.
"Ah.." Obito rubbed the back of his neck. "Well, maybe one game." It was hard to say no to Tanaka-san, all he wanted was some company.
"Good." The old man began the game by moving a pawn.
Three hours and 5 minutes later Obito watched as his royal family bit the dust. He was never good at strategy, but he did manage to stay in the game for much longer than usual, which was an acheivement. He never won against Tanaka-san, but the time spent with the old man was prize enough. Obito liked to make other people happy, and enjoyed the feeling when they smiled at him, and told him he was a good kid. Obviously he didn't get enough encouragement at home.
"You are getting better with strategy..." The old man complimented, smiling a friendly grin. Eji liked Obito, playing chess with him wasnt his only reason to spend time with the young man, it was his way of getting the kid to think more strategicaly. It wasn't millitary traning, but the old man hoped it would help Obito with his planning and attack skills. Tanaka-san had been a strong jounin when he was in his prime, of course, Obito didn't know this.
"One day I will beat you..." The Uchiha bowed. "But I have to be going, I can't wait for my first mission!"
"You go on then..." Eji waved and winked at the boy.
"Hai! See you later Ojisan!" Obito waved running down the Konoha streets, bumping into people, nearly sending a man with a armload of boxes flying into a group of girl guides. His whole way though the market crowd, the old man could hear Obito shouting, sumimasen, excuse me!
Tanaka-san lowered his head and shook it. "Why didn't he tell me that he was late?"
Yondaime was at his usual place, sitting on the bridge railing, legs dangling over the side while he watched Rin attempt to share her lunch with a grumpy Kakashi. He had told them to meet at eleven, as they had to be in the mission room by 2pm. At one point he ponderd the idea of just telling Obito an earlier time, and have the other two come along later. But Kakashi did not seem to have a lot of patience when it came to waiting on Obito, and so he decided that the waiting would serve as training as well. There were many missons where all they would be doing is hide out and wait.
"Um...Kakashi-kun?" Rin grinned from ear to ear holding a piece of sushi out with her chop sticks. "..are you sure you dont want to have any?"
"mmm..." The chuunin grunted shifting his weight, and crossing his arms. He had been leaning against the railing, while Rin sat on her knees just below. "Aready ate..."
Rin nodded a couple of times and ate the sushi that she had made herself earlier that morning. It was now past noon, they had been waiting for such a long time for that idiot Uchiha to show up. "You haven't had any lunch though..."
"You are right Rin..." Yondaime smiled placing his hands on his thighs. "A Shinobi cannot function without a healty diet. May as well take her up on the offer..." He closed his eyes, still grinning while his own stomach made a funny sound. Chucking, he thought to himself that he better take his own advice and eat breakfast more often, as from the looks of it he would spend most of his time waiting on the Uchiha boy.
"Sensei!" Rin giggled and held up her lunch pack and a new pair of wooden chop sticks.
"Thank you Rin" The blonde man pleasently took the chop sticks and plucked a piece of sushi from the tray, popping it into his mouth. "Mmm, did you make this yourself?" He asked with his mouth full.
"I did!" Her face flushed.
"Kakashi try some" Yondaime attempted to get Kakashi out of that foul mood, and to participate a little more. Obviously the girl, Rin, but a lot of effort into making the sushi.
Grunting, Kakashi took the chop sticks and did as he was told. He only did this because his Sensei had asked him to. However, as he chewed the rolled rice, fish and nori, he came to the conclusion that this wasn't just your average sushi. There was something about it, it...it was good. With a frown, Kakashi glanced downwards as his belly began to rumble just like that of his Sensei. He felt his cheeks burn red, but thanks to the mask he wore, no one knew.
"Its good..." Was all he said.
Rin, very pleased with this, and hearing his belly rumble, held out the tray so that Kakashi could take as much as he pleased. To her surprise he actully reached out with his chop sticks and took another roll.
About plop it in his mouth, the group heard a yelp coming from down the street, it was the sound of a young boy screaming that he was sorry, and that he would pay for the broken window. Broken window? Kakashi slowly turned to look down the street, and was totally caught off guard when Obito ran right into him, sending the sushi flying on to Rin's forhead. The girl didnt even have time to blink when she heard a spash.
Disgusted, she threw the piece of sushi off of her head and peered into the river below. Obito was half over the bridge railing, balancing there on on his stomach, while Kakashi immerged from the brook below. His grey hair matted to his head, and eyes practially shooting daggers at the klutzy Uchiha.
"Whooah...wait..Kk.KkkKakashi!" Obito leapt back and began to shake his hands at the pissed off chuunin."it was an accident...an acci-dent..."
"Well, now that you are here Obito, how about we head off to the mission room?" Yondaime interupted, seeing as this may result in a fight. The look on Kakashi's face wasn't a pleasant one, better he intevene now. He didn't need poor Obito in the hospital before even receiving his first mission.
"Are you alright kakashi?" Rin was already at the river bank, holding her hand out for the boy in the water. Obito had not even seen her move, she was fast. The Uchiha watched as Kakashi actually took the girl's hand, and allowed her to help him out of the water. That was surprising.
Obito pouted just a little, it wasn't fair.Wasn't fair at all! Kakashi wasn't supposed to be nice to Rin. He continued to watch while the girl affectionately used the cloth she had brought along with her lunch, to wipe the water from kakashi's face. With eyes lowered, Obito removed the daisy from his front pocket, looking it over. Was it worth bothering? Well, he had to try. He told himself he would.yessah. He would not give up now!
"ano..Rin?" Obito stood a little ways away from the other two. He had been following yondaime but stopped short, deciding that he would do this and give the flower to Rin. "I saw this...-" He paused...
The girl was totally ignoring him, so was Kakashi. They walked past as if he was not even standing there. His jaw opening slightly, Obito turned to watch the two walk down the street, following their Sensei. Sadly he looked at the daisy and finished what he was going to say, even though Rin was now out of earshot. "and thought of you..."
He clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, then released the flower, letting it fall to the ground before following behind his team.