And here's the second part. :D


It was dark. The sun had set and stars lit the sky. The soothing chirp of the crickets had lulled him into sleep hours earlier, but he now lay awake, staring at the wall, as his mind would not let him rest any longer. After staring at the wall long enough to recognize the type of wood, Obito turned to face Rei's sleeping form. She lay closer to him tonight; close enough that he could reach out an arm to touch her. Unconsciously, she rolled to face him, inadvertently closing the space between them, her hands on his chest forming a barrier between them. In his tired state, this didn't surprise him. He ran a hand through the dark half of her hair gently, brushing the dark locks out of her face. She looked calm, her breathing even, her eyes closed. Well, her eye. The other was his own. He was still trying to grasp that fact.

Her right eye, black and analyzing, was exactly like that of an Uchiha.

If only Obito had known how right he was at the time. He recalled what Rei had said earlier.

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"When Terigan Users complete half of their life goal, bringing the first person back to life, they lose a part of their soul. They lose part of themselves, in a way. And, to physically represent that, half of their hair becomes like the person they brought back." Rei giggled awkwardly, even though her tone was serious, and brushed loose hairs from her face. "It's odd, really, but that's just how it works. Luckily you have the same texture hair as me."

Rei turned to Obito before she glanced at the mirror again, examining herself.

"As for my eyes, that's much more complicated." She closed her eyes, trying to think of how to phrase her words. "When I found your body, it was completely destroyed. My jutsu uses what the body still has and adds to it, rebuilds it, makes it what it once was. I can't create something that actually functions without some bit of what it once was. Since there was a sufficient amount of your right eye, even if it was destroyed, I was able to recreate it."

Instinctively, Obito ran his fingers over the eye she mentioned, trying to not imagine what it had looked like.

"As for your left eye, there wasn't anything I could use to rebuild it. Rin did a damn good job removing it." Obito tilted his head as if mentally asking Rei 'You know everything that happened?' Rei, who easily picked up body language, nodded.

"If I had made you a new eye, it would've looked exactly like your old one had, but you wouldn't have been able to see out of it. After everything you've been through, I didn't think your body would be able to handle having limited vision, so I did the only thing that I could; I gave you my right eye."

Obito stared, speechless, his hand moving to his left eye. It…wasn't his? It had belonged to someone else? Someone had sacrificed their own eye so he could see? Suddenly, Obito knew exactly how Kakashi had felt. Feeling a bit nauseous, a chair would have been welcomed, but he was rooted to the spot by something beyond his control. Rei continued.

"Since your body is not equipped for the Terigan, the eye would not function as it had for me. Instead of seeing souls, you would see everything like you always had. I could create an eye for myself that would fill the empty socket, and I only had to sacrifice my eye color. It was the perfect solution. There wasn't anyone I trusted to remove the eye, as there were no medic-nins that were free at the time due to the after effect of the Kyuubi attack, so I had to do it myself." She cringed at the memory, and that was all Obito could take. His steps light, he rushed to Rei and wrapped his arms around her. She looked so innocent, yet it was obvious that she had been through more than anyone should. It was depressing that this was common among ninjas.

She buried her face into his jacket, but she refused to cry. At that moment, Obito could feel the weight of all Rei had done for him, even though he was practically a stranger. She had sacrificed years of her time, part of her sight, and ever her life. No one had ever done that much for Obito, and he new that no one else ever would.

But that was fine, because he didn't care about anyone else. He had only known her for several days, but he already knew that she was the one. It was such an overwhelming feeling that it took a moment to realize what it was.

He loved Rei, her and only her. He owed her his life, and he would stay with her until the day he died. It was such a massive realization, but Obito couldn't help but feel giddy. Love was new to him.

He could get used to all of it.

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The kunoichi smiled in her sleep, and Obito couldn't help but smile, too. Did Rei feel the same? Did she really care about him as much as he cared about her, or…? The thought hit Obito like a punch in the stomach.

What if she only did all of this because she was bound to by duty?


And now it's 3 AM. D: I promise to respond to any reviews I get on these chapters the next time I update. I really wish I could now, but I can't keep my eyes open. D: