Chapter 4

There's a time and place for everything

As the Uchiha boy got home, he pocketed his senbon and started walking up the stairs to his bedroom. When he got there, he put his goggles, forehead protector, and senbon on his dresser. He then went through the door that lead to the bathroom. He undressed and then got in and was in no rush to get out. As the water hit him, he thought about the memories that he and his team had together. He remembered when Kakashi became the leader of his team and when he had almost died from the boulder that was supposed to fall on him. 'The boulder...' he thought.

His thoughts were cut short when the water coming out of the shower head became cold and he quickly shut it off. "Damn it... I hate when it does that." he said as he dried himself off and wrapped the towel around his waist.When he went out of the bathroom, he put on his usual clothes since he was figuring that he wouldn't have time to walk all the way back to his house after his date that night. He put his kunai pouch on his left leg, tied his forehead protecter around his head, and then put on his goggles.

He looked at the clock in his room and it read 6:15. 'I still have another 45 minutes' he thought as he turned his attention away from the clock and now looked at his senbon. As he picked it up, he stared at it, lost in thought.

Rin got home and walked upstairs to her bathroom. She, like Obito, wasnt in much of a hurry. She got in the shower and spent a few minutes in there, getting out and feeling refreshed. She wrapped the towel around herself and looked through her dresser, finding something to wear.

She shrugged and wore her usual clothing and looked at herself in the mirror and then started thinking. 'I wonder what Obito needs to talk to me about...'

When she heard knocks on the front door, she rushed out of her room and went down to it. She opened it and saw Obito, who, as soon as he saw her, smiled at her.

She smiled back and looked at him. "Hey Obito."

"Hey! I… Umm… Got this for you…" he held out a flower for her. "I'm really no good at romantic stuff…" he said, itching the back of his head and laughing nervously.

Rin smiled at him and took the flower. "Thank you." she said as she went inside, set it down, and then came back out, shutting the door behind her. "So, where are we going?"

Obito smiled and took her hand. "You'll see!" he said as he started walking making sure not to go to fast so that he would be dragging her.

Rin kept up with his pace and walked beside him, occasionally glancing at him. It looked to her as though something was troubling him.

Obito didn't really know where he was taking her. He didn't really have a lot of time to plan the date out, seeing as he only had 1 and a half hours. He looked over at her and put his arm around her and blushed a little as they kept walking.

When Obito did this, Rin looked at him, her face also a bit red. She felt Obito pull her a little closer to him. She wanted to pull away from him but something stopped her and she just kept walking with him.

A few minutes of silence passed until Obito decided to break it. "Umm hey, wanna get something to eat?"

She smiled at him and nodded.

They went to Ichiraku's ramen bar and ate there. Obito was still bothered by the morning and he ate rather slowly.

Rin looked at him, noticing that Obito was barely touching his food. She figured that he would be enjoying the night, but she was starting to wonder if something was wrong with him.

"Hey, Obito?"

"Hmm?" he asked as he looked up at her.

"Are you alright? You don't seem like yourself."

He suddenly picked up the pace on his ramen, noticing it was going to get all soggy and nasty if he didn't.

"Heh, heh, sorry! I guess im just zoning out today!" he said after he swallowed a huge amount of noodles, almost choking.

Rin blinked and smiled a little. "Oh, alright."

While Obito was eating his food one thought was going through his head. 'After we're done here, ill tell Rin what's going on…'

When they finished, Obito paid for the ramen and then they were outside once again.

Obito looked at Rin and sighed. "Rin…?"

She looked at him. "What is it Obito?"

He looked around and shook his head. "Not here… come with me…"

Rin blinked, confused as to what was going on. "Um… alright…" she said as she walked next to him.

Obito was walking silently now, seeming more dead than he was at the beginning of the date.

They walked to a spot in the forest near the river.

Rin looked up at the stars, forgetting for a moment, the reason she was even there.

Obito sat down near the river. "Rin?"

She looked at him. "Yes?"

He looked at her. "Can you come here please?"

She nodded and walked over to him and sat down.

Obito sighed and looked up at the stars.

"Is something wrong Obito?" she asked him, now becoming a little worried.

Obito looked over at her. "Actually Rin, there is…"

"I-Is it me? Because I was kind o-"

Obito put his two fingers lightly on her lips to shush her. He shook his head, his face serious. "No, Rin… It isn't you...But… I'm afraid that, tonight will be the last time we might be able to see each other…"

Rin looked at him, confused. "W-What do you mean?"

"This morning, the hokage gave me a solo mission, because I have the sharingan…"

"Is that bad?"

"Well, that part isn't, but this is… The mission has a 90 percent chance of death…"

Rin's eyes widened in disbelief. "B-But… Obito…" she then became silent and looked down, her brown hair covering her face.

Obito sighed and looked down as well, staying silent.

"You cant die…" she said as she looked up at him.

Obito shook his head. "I can, and I have no choice in the matter..."

Rin hugged Obito, it looked as though she basically tackled him. "Please don't go on that mission!" she pleaded. "I don't want you to die!"

His eyes widened, he didn't know what to do. He sighed and wrapped his arms around her, embracing her tightly, seeing as that was the only think he could think of doing. "I don't want to go… but I'm the only one who can… If anything, I would rather stay here with you…"

Rin looked at him. "W-With me?" she asked.

Obito nodded.

"But why?"

He looked at her. "Because I..." He hesitated for a second and sighed. "Because I love you..." he said and looked away.

Rin's eyes widened. Was she hearing him right? "Y-You do?"

Obito nodded again and looked up as if to think. "Oh! I almost forgot! There's one more thing I need to do!"

Rin looked up at him, still a little shocked. "What's tha-"

He leaned back and pulled her on top of him and into a kiss just as she was about to ask her question. Rin was taken completely by surprise and was too shocked by his action to fight him off or pull away asking him what the hell he was doing.

Obito broke the kiss after a minute, his face now crimson, Rin's face the same.

He smiled. "That's what."

Rin was still shocked and to her surprise, she actually enjoyed the kiss. She lay there on top of him for several minutes looking at him, her eyes wide, and she was unsure of what to do.

Obito looked over. "I'm sorry I shou-"

He was cut off by Rin kissing him, and now, he was the one who was shocked.

When she broke the kiss she looked at him and giggled at his expression.

His expression was priceless. Wide eyes, slightly dropped jaw. Oh yeah. Priceless.

After a few minutes, he was finally in a state where he could speak. "Rin...?"

"Hmm?"

"I love you..."

Rin smiled at him. "I... love you too..." she said as she laid her head on his chest and began to slowly drift off to sleep.