So I'm still agonizing over a certain choice I'm gonna have to make though likely for a long time, still it's one of those things that's gonna decide the path this story will ultimately take. Enjoy

Obito sat in the stands watching the current match going on below, normally he'd simply watch from the roof or something similar, but Pyrrha's mother had decided to buy two tickets this year. One for her and one for Obito sense he didn't compete in the last tournament and when asked he said he wasn't interested in fighting in this one. So far the matches had been boring for him, even without his sharingan he could see each and every move the fighters were gonna make before they made them. Pyrrha would mop up again this year, her skill level was on a completely different level then these people.

After nearly two years of sparring against Obito her already impressive skills had been honed even further lately he'd even needed to use his sharingan to dodge a few of her attacks. She wasn't at the level where kamui was needed regularly yet but he was sure she'd get there in a few more years. By then Obito was also certain he'd be strong enough to kill Kakashi and could decide what he wanted to do after that, he had a few idea's but hadn't decided.

"So why haven't you fought in any of the tournaments Obi?" Naomi asked the teenage boy next to her.

"I have no reason to, if I were to fight I'd when. The only person here who could give me any form of challenge is Pyrrha and even then she can't beat me. There's no purpose to competing if there's no competition." He responded shrugging his shoulders. "Besides, I don't like the idea of being famous and they've changed the rules so I can't enter anonymously like last time. Let Pyrrha deal with the fame." He snorted, he knew how much the redhead disliked being famous though he was the only one who got to tease her about it.

"I've already received several messages from her manager with advertisement deals, Pumpkin Pete's wants the three time champion to pose for their cereal box cover. Can't they wait until she's one first?" The older woman sighed.

"Even they know she's basically guaranteed to win. I saw the betting odds, it's not even worth putting money down sense you'll get so little out of it." Obito said nodding.

"You wouldn't bet on Pyrrha's matches, that's not right." Naomi chastised the boy. Obito couldn't help but raise his one visible eyebrow at the woman, his other was hidden behind a cloth that was tied around his head covering his missing eye. "What?"

Hours Later

The crowd cheered thunderously as Pyrrha struck down her opponent, the match hadn't lasted long, only about three minutes. Obito didn't bother clapping, the poor bastard hadn't stood a chance. Standing he leaned over to Naomi. "I'm gonna meet her in the locker room, I'll get her past the reporters." He told the woman watching her daughter being announced champion once again.

"Alright, make sure to have her back to the hotel room by eleven." She told the boy getting a nod in response.

Those around them jumped away in fright as Obito quickly disappeared with Kamui leaving Naomi to explain why he just vanished. Emerging moments later from his pocket dimension in the girls locker room. Normally this would likely caused a problem but this year only five girls had entered including Pyrrha and all but her lost in the first two rounds so the room was empty. Taking a seat on a bench he waited for about ten minutes before he heard the door opening and the familiar sounds of Pyrrha's boots and sighing.

"Congrats on the win champion." He said as she turned the corner earning a yelp of surprise.

"Obito, this is the women's locker room! What are you doing?" She asked looking around for anyone.

"Relax, it's just us. I came to get you out of here without dealing with the press, unless you want me to leave?" He asked knowing the girl hated being interviewed.

"Please no." She pleaded.

"Grab your stuff." He chuckled. Doing so she walked over to him. "You know the drill." He held out his hand which she took and closed her eyes tightly, he always made her keep her eyes closed whenever he used Kamui with her. He mainly did it so she wouldn't ask about his pocket dimension but he told her that the stomach ache she always got from the technique would only be twice as bad plus a large headache if she opened her eyes during the trip.

After a few seconds the pair reappeared in the hotel room Naomi and Pyrrha had been comp'd by the tournament, being the returning champion had it's perks. Pyrrha quickly fell to one knee holding her stomach. "I thought you said I'd get use to that eventually." She complained rising back to her feet.

"I did." He said shrugging. "Your mom said we have until eleven to celebrate so I say we go get some dinner."

Pyrrha quickly regained her smile. "Alright, just let me take a quick shower and change and we'll go." She said before quickly walking into the bathroom.

Taking a seat in a nearby chair Obito leaned back. He still wasn't sure what he'd do after Kakashi was dead, but maybe he'd stick around Pyrrha. A celebrity could always use a bodyguard.

Patch

"Ruby, please be careful where you swing that thing." Kakashi complained having leaned back to avoid Ruby's new scythe, it was hanging off her shoulder and nearly hit him when she turned.

Ruby turned to him with a look of offence. "How dare you, this 'thing' is Crescent Rose and she's my baby." The girl said while holding the weapon tightly in her arms.

"Kakashi's right sweet heart, be careful when it's extended like that." Taiyang said walking out the back door of the Xiao Long house carrying a large slab of meat towards the grill in their backyard. "Besides I thought I told you to go get cleaned up for the barbecue, people will be arriving soon." He told her getting a pout before she folded the scythe back up and began making her way back inside. "Hey Kakashi, you're early for a change."

"Yeah well, Yang told me the party started an hour ago." He shrugged as Taiyang laughed. "By the way, where is Yang?"

Tai stared preparing the meat for the grill. "Probably enjoying her last day of summer vacation with her friends, but she'll be back soon, she never misses my Island famous ribs." The blonde pulled out a jar of redish brown liquid and took off the top before and took a whiff. "Whew, this stuff is extra strong this year."

Kakashi couldn't help but shiver at that, those ribs were famous alright, though infamous was likely a better word. The sauce the man coated them with was so hot that he doubted even Roshi of the Lava Style from the hidden stone could handle it. Kakashi had made the mistake of taking a bite the year before and wasn't able to taste for weeks afterwards. To his knowledge the only people that could eat the mans ribs were himself and his eldest daughter, Ruby had tried to warn him last time and he truly regretted not listening to her. If he didn't know better he'd guess the man put red dust in the stuff.

Luckily Qrow knew better and made sure there was plenty of food that was edible to other people. "Please keep that far away from the rest of the food." Kakashi deadpanned.

"Psh, pansy. Qrow's making the light weights food on the other grill." He gestured to the one around the side of the house.

Shaking his head he decided to walk around to where he said Qrow was. "Yo Qrow." He greeted the older man getting a wave in response. The two had slowly become bar buddies over the last year, of course the staff at the bar in town refused to actually serve Kakashi any alcohol, the pair would still meet up a few times a week and just shoot the breeze with one another. Qrow had always been surprised just how mature Kakashi was for his age, the pair were able to have long conversations about deep and complex topics without it feeling like Qrow was talking to a child, instead it almost felt like he was talking to a fellow veteran. The only thing they didn't talk about was women, Qrow knew the only girl Kakashi spent any real time with was Yang and sometimes Ruby, and he really didn't want to hear what the one eyed boy thought of either of his nieces like that.

"Sup kid?" He said more as a greeting than an actually question.

"Tai is making his ribs again, so I'm keeping my distance." He told the man before taking a seat against the side of the house and pulling out a book.

"What that you got?" Qrow asked.

"Nothing really, saw the title and decided to pick it up. 'Ninja's of Love', not terrible really." He responded earning slightly disturbed look to appear on the older mans face.

"Just keep it away from Ruby." He said going back to the burgers.

"Uncle Qrow, Cyclops!" The pair heard a familiar voice shout, Yang was walking down the hill towards the house with a group of other teenagers around her age. The girl was a social butterfly, the complete opposite of Ruby and Kakashi who didn't really go out of their ways to meet a lot of people, though the two had different reasons. Ruby was simply socially awkward, not feeling entirely comfortable in social situations, instead choosing to cling to the few people she was comfortable around. Kakashi on the other hand just didn't want to, he had know desire to be popular or make a large number of friends, he was more than content to maintain a small group of close people. In other words, she was shy and innocent, he was jaded and a bit cynical.

"Yang, you gave me the wrong time." He said without looking up from his book.

"I know, but lately you've been showing up late everywhere." She dismissed him while leaning down and grabbing one of his arms and pulling him to his feet. "Come on, let's get this party started!"

Two Hours Later

"Flush." Kakashi said setting his hand on the table earning a round of groans from Tai, Qrow and four other teachers from Signal. Reaching over Kakashi took the cash at the center of the table, only about forty lien and added it to his respectable pile of cash.

"Where the hell did you find this kid?" A man with a short but thick beard asked, the math teacher if he remembered correctly.

"He's Yang's boyfriend, he's a dog trainer." Qrow answered gathering up and shuffling the cards.

"We're not dating, and I'm sitting right here." Kakashi replied though he knew it was pointless, he'd told everyone who said that at least a few dozen times by that point but he figured it was just an on going joke at this point.

"Hey Cyclops." Yang walked over to the table from the area where all the teens were either hanging out or dancing to the loud music they were playing. Even Ruby was having a good time playing a video game on the large TV they'd brought out of the house and set up in the backyard. She was currently on a four game winning streak against some of her classmates. "Won anything?"

"He's kicking our asses." Another teacher grumbled.

"I guess that's a yes, well then I don't mind pulling you away then. I need to talk to you." Yang told him earning a sigh as Kakashi gathered up his winnings, about two hundred lien, and followed her away from the table ignoring the 'whipped' comment from Qrow and the chuckles from the others at the table.

The pair walked away from the house and the noise and off towards an old swing hanging from a tree near the forest that surrounded the house. "What's up?" Kakashi asked the blonde, fireflies were sparking up occasionally around them illuminating the late evening darkness.

After a few seconds Yang turned around with slightly red cheeks and stepped up to Kakashi, unexpectedly she grabbed his scarf and pulled it down revealing his face, something not even she'd seen before. She didn't take a second to look at him however and pressed her lips against his, Kakashi simply stood wide eyes as the girls kissed him. His mind wasn't fully registering what was happening, but once she pulled away and he took a breath he managed to regain his bearings. "What was that?" He asked the madly blushing girl.

"I don't really know, maybe it was my way of asking if we could be a thing." She said sighing and walking over to the swing and taking a seat. "We've been friends for a few years now, and you have to know I like you. Like really like you." She looked up to him.

Kakashi was silent for several seconds. "Yeah, I noticed." He nodded.

"And I think you like me to, why else would you always spend time with me like you do? So I was hoping, maybe we could make this official. So I guess I'm saying I want to be your girlfriend." She smiled widely as she said it, her cheeks still a crimson red.

Kakashi closed his eyes and readjusted his scarf. "Yang, you're beautiful." He said after a few moments. "You're funny, smart and talented. Every guy in Signal would kill to hear you say what you just said to me." He spoke earning a smile from the girl with every word. "But I'm sorry, no." He shook his head. "Unfortunately it wasn't meant to be." With those words he watched as the girls smile completely fell from her face and was replaced by shock followed by sadness. Turning around Kakashi began walking away.

Oh that hurt to write, and I'm sure a lot of you are pissed at me right now, but bare with me. I know what I'm doing. Leave me a review and tell me what you all think. LATER.