To start this story of my life, with a given first line. I would chose one I was familiar with.

I heard someone say, a long time ago "If I could go there a second time…" It lingered in my mind and it repeated itself, as if it were a broken record. What would happen if I went there a second time? I no longer had the shadows of the dark covering my face, covering my emotions, and I was lost in a turmoil that could not stop spinning inside my head. The pain was suffocating, the sting of his words from the past had me thinking, and maybe this is the end.

So, I never thought there was going to be a 'second' time for me. Why should anyone have a second time to do anything, and yet he we are, I do not know how many years later, and I do not want to know how long it has been. All I know, this is the beginning of this started story of mine.

If I where to go there a second time I would…

Chapter 4

Lingering Pain From The Past

It was dawn and Sasuke was asleep in his bed, for the first time Fugaku himself had tucked him in, and listened to his youngest son's even breathing. He had stared upon his son's face, caressed his hair, and then walked over to the window where the sun was soon going to spilling in from and made sure that thick black curtain were moved out of the way. The sun light had to touch even an inch of the room for it to change and bring out Itachi's room. They both soon stepped out and waited for the sun to come up.

Soon every day-dweller was going to wake up and Obito was going to return to that world of the day. Fugaku sat down in the hallway couch looking out the window and so did Obito, feeling exhilarate that he was watching the sunrise and all. How long had it been since he had witnessed such a magnificent sight?

"Today, you need to learn as much as possible and be ready to take Shisui's position, ask Shisui for one of the elder male Day uniforms," Obito nodded his head at his uncle's request.

He was confused, why is he taking over Shisui's position in the day world? Was it not Shisui, who had matured as well, should he not be looking for his mate as well…? Oh, wait. Shisui would have to find his mate in the night world first, before permanently returning to the day and night cycling world. Just like, he was going to have to find his mate of the world of light, before it turned him insane. Mate searching, as he had heard, was the toughest and complicated process with limited time.

He just hoped he would meet his dead line.

Once morning came around, Fugaku had descended down stairs to do whatever he was going to do and Obito found himself in Shisui's room and watched him sleep. Shisui who woke up feeling tired just blinked at first before screaming his surprise of Obito being there. It was not every day that you woke up to someone staring down on you! "Co-cousin Obito!" he growled, "What are you doing in my room, get out, get out" Obito only smiled and said.

"But I need a uniform to go to school" Before the pale raven knew it, he was being throw out with a dark gray uniform covering his face. He looked it over and made a face, the night dwellers uniform was much better than this one. The night dwellers consisted of casual code designed dark pants, under black shirt, and two tops of white and then a dark over one. The day one was made of dress code pants, a white shirt, and a light blue over top.

Oh well, there was not much that he could do about it all.

Heading to the bathroom, he took a shower and changed into his new uniform. Once he was down stairs, he was not expecting to see his aunt there as well. Mikoto smiled at him and hugged him tight before letting him sit down to breakfast. Itachi and Shisui both looked up in shock as well, for one Itachi was not expecting his cousin to be here. Neither of the young males where, Shisui had believed that this morning had been some kind of bad dream or joke.

Obito swiftly sat down as he got food placed in front of him. He stared at it and then slowly began to eat. Chewing his food thoroughly. Itachi and Shisui just stared at the other male with confused look on their faces when Fugaku's throat clearing caught their attentions.

"Itachi, Shisui" Fugaku's stern voice filled the kitchen as Mikoto left them so she could go to sleep. She was glad for the distraction that Obito provided and she also wished him the best of luck, but that was about as much as she could do. There was a short silence before Itachi and Shisui responded to the older male in the room.

"Father"

"Uncle"

Fugaku drank some tea and then said, "Obito will be joining you for classes from now on, so teach him everything you know. As for you Shisui, come here right after school, I need to speak to you about something" Out of all of them Itachi was the one who was the most confused, something was not right here and he knew it. Where had Obito been all these years and why was he back now? It did not make any sense and what would his father have to say to Shisui. Flicking his gaze from everyone at the table to the kitchen clock, he got up and made his way out of the kitchen, leaving three confused people staring at his retreating back.

Fugaku was not sure if perhaps Itachi was bother by what was going on, he knew his eldest son was a perceptive person. He had no doubt in his mind that his son knew something was going on here, as much as he wished to be discreet about it, there was no way to fully hide it. Itachi was going to be asking questions as well if he did not cover some ground with him and had a talk with Itachi as well. As to what he was going to say, he had no idea. "Itachi" Fugaku whispered under his breath. He had wondered before all this if maybe Itachi was going to have a hard time accepting this, Sasuke at the end had taken it well. Yes, all he will have to do it talk with his son before bed tonight.

With Itachi outside, that was not the case. He was angry, but not because Obito was going to be here and all that. It was the fact that it was Obito and not Sasuke, not his baby brother. When was he going to come back? Maybe he should ask his father again. Maybe this was a sign that his younger brother would soon be home, or maybe that was too much to ask for. He knew he should stop thinking about his brother, and stop all his longing, it was foolish after all. He should really grow up…

Itachi had been lost in thought that he had not noticed Obito nor Shisui come near him. Obito surprised him by hugging him around the neck; he was much taller than him or Shisui. "Hey Cousin Itachi, all this time and you don't even say hello, only walk away like you own the world" Obito's strangely soft melodic voice taking Shisui and Itachi aback for a moment, but they didn't pay much attention to it. Itachi, on the other hand, was about to say a smart mouth remark when he turned to look at him, and saw how his incredibly pale skin glowed under the sun.

"You are pale," he blurted and Shisui took note of it as well.

"You certainly are, weren't you going to go live somewhere near a farm where there was a lot of sun? Shouldn't you be sun burned?" Shisui asked and Obito shook his head. This left Itachi and Shisui in thought when out of nowhere Shisui yelled, "Are you a vampire!" Obito and Itachi stared at him for a while before Obito erupted out laughing.

"Do you think I am?" he said as he suddenly stopped. He shook his head and let go of Itachi. "I've been just living with grandma" He winked. He had Itachi's interest now, though Obito did not know. All, his uncle had told him to say was that he was with grandma, and to not say nothing more of where he really was all this time. Especially not to mention anything else about where he had been or whom to Itachi, he had never thought much about it that was until Itachi said:

"Really, Then why didn't Sasuke come back with you?" The longhaired male asked and Shisui nodded his head in agreement.

"Sasuke?" Obito asked, pronouncing the name slowly in every syllable. Now he had understood what his uncle meant, what was he going to say now? For If, he said that he did not know Sasuke, he would worry Itachi. Alternatively, make a mess out of it all "Sasuke's just fine; he wanted to stay over there longer though. He didn't want to have to switch schools and go through the whole making new friends ordeal" To tell the truth, Obito had no idea whether Sasuke even remembered who Itachi was. "I….uh" He decided not to say it.

"What?" Itachi persisted. He was desperate to hear anything about Sasuke; his name mentioned in any conversation just excited him to no end. He could never get sick of hearing of his baby brother, still it seemed as people around him did not understand that. Just hearing about Sasuke made him extremely happy, just knowing something more about his little brother made his day a little brighter. That was all he wanted, to hear in the least, Sasuke's voice again, and have a conversation with him, if he was not allow to see him, or even hug him.

"Uh….he's going to be twenty soon, just in case you needed to know" Itachi tilted his head he knew….but.

"Is Sasuke returning on his twentieth birthday?" Hope grew in Itachi.

"Uh, not sure" He really wanted to tell Itachi about Sasuke, how he was closer than he knew. He could see Itachi was eager to hear it all, but he hesitated and stayed regrettably silent about all the details. "He's thinking about it though" At least, he hoped Sasuke would return soon. Shisui on the other hand smelled something fishy, like last night when he had gone into Itachi's room and it had not been Itachi's room, at the moment.

"Is there any way that I can contact him?" Itachi asked. I miss him very much…..

"Uh, no there isn't. Besides the fact that Sasuke might be asleep right now, grandma's phone is broken" Obito smiled as much as he could. Itachi on the other hand was disappointed that he was not going to be able to hear Sasuke's voice any time soon, but knowing that perhaps he will come in his twentieth birthday meant the world. Shisui on the other hand was wondering if he should say something about what Obito had just said, but kept quiet as they made their way to class. Once inside, Obito looked around the classroom and frowned.

It was not the same as in the night, and it was all bright. He was aware of it all, but he was unsure of how to say anything about it without sounding even more suspicious "Too loud" he murmured in a low voice. No one seemed to hear him, but everything about this classroom was blinding. Every color and even the sun and blue sky had been, ever since he stepped out of the house. Soon a boy with bright blue eyes and blond hair came running their way with a smile on his face.

To Obito, he would say that the boy was the epitome of Day.

"Hey you guys!" He then stared at Obito, not knowing who he was "Who's he?" Everyone stopped talking then and turned to the pale male in between Shisui and Itachi. Obito did not even feel embarrassed; he did not feel anything as many stared at him with wonder. Though he was unsure of what to do in such a situation, was he supposed to say something? "Care to introduce him?" Naruto grinned.

"Oh, this is cousin Obito" Shisui elbowed him on the side of his ribs making Obito grunt and double over at the pain that rushed him. What the hell kind of nudge was that?

"That hurt," He said and everyone stared at him once again, his voice had been soft and smooth as silk in everyone's ears. Obito looked up when the bell rang and was confused as to where the professor was now "When does the professor return to class?" he asked, the question regarded to Itachi who had a much more level head than everyone here. Everyone else was left intrigued by Obito's soft nature that every boy and girl was left breathless.

For once in a long time the classroom was silent, the only one not bothered by that fact was Obito who enjoyed the silence. It was as if he did not know the joy of bubbling laughter, blaring voices, and excitement of the day. "Why is everyone suddenly so quiet?" Sakura called out. Everyone looked away and started to talk amongst each other about the new addition to the classroom.

"Oh, Kakashi-sensei always comes in late" Itachi responded, he wondered now if maybe he should consider the way he talked to Obito. Obito slowly nodded his head, but then he heard something, and he walked near the door. Everyone's eyes followed his graceful movements and once again the classroom grew silent, Obito was sure that he heard a gasp behind the door. He opened it and in fell Kakashi, falling face first into the floor before Obito who just glared at him.

Everyone was shocked that Kakashi had fallen down to the floor, an orange book on his hand. Feeling embarrassed, Kakashi stood up and scratched the back of his head sheepishly "Good morning class, I see you have all met the new student." Obito tilted his head, he remembered Kakashi's name and all, as to from where and why, he had no idea.

However, it was painful, that he could tell.

"You are the pervert from last night" he commented, cutting off anyone who was about to speak, and since the class was silent they all heard it.

"Ack" Kakashi did not know how to respond to that, "Pervert is such a strong word" He said, and collected himself as best as he could. Before he knew it, Obito was making a fool of him and Kakashi could not understand it.

"Actually is an overused term," Obito smiled softly as he turned away, trying to ignore the pain in his chest and at the same time wondering where it was eliciting from. "For the expensive use of it, somehow it has lost meaning." He finished. Everyone was still staring at him, Obito then turned back to Kakashi "So where shall I sit for today?" There were no extra desks, but Obito overly intrigued Kakashi.

Kakashi did not know what to do, he just wanted to do anything to comfort the boy he had not seen in a long time, and somehow had missed. "You can sit in my desk, but also, will you join me for lunch" It bothered Obito, as pain shot his chest.

"Are you asking me out on a date?" It was indignant, but in his soft voice, he doubted anyone caught it.

Kakashi was left speechless, all the while everyone had the same thought in mind 'This is going to be interesting' For one, everyone always thought there was something between Kakashi and Iruka, all the seemingly pointless flirting that they did every now and then. Then Obito comes and Kakashi is acting as if he had just seen a man for the first time, the expression in his eye unreadable. It was a new development for Kakashi.

Something that none of them could name alone.

It was a date.

At least, in the name.

Well Kakashi had a hard time admitting that to Obito, he had not seen him in so long and he could not explain why it felt so good to see him now. His whole life felt complete now, and he was glad that Obito had returned to him, after he had rejected him when they were mere children. Obito was always so sweet, such a crybaby and just now, Kakashi could see how soft and melodic he was. He could not help but to like the way he spoke, moved, acted, and he knew he was falling in love before he could even catch himself. At least, if not he knew he no longer wanted to hurt Obito. He wanted to see him smile for real.

"Kakashi" Hearing his name fall out of those lips made him nearly jump out of his seat in attention; usually he always ignored the people he asked out in dates. They were simply, one nightstand's, but for Obito, it was different. He was making an effort here. Kakashi had caught on to it, but he had been doing things he had never done. He stared at the young Uchiha, smiled at him, even went as far as to act as a gentle man towards him to change his view as a pervert in his mind. "Why did you ask me out?"

Obito was still feeling the sting in his chest, his entire being that he could not place, but he wanted to know what had caused it…was it…rejection? He could not name it, it was not like the pain that he felt when Shisui hit him, this pain was more emotional and it made him want to cry. He could feel the tears nearly gather into his eyes and want to break out, but he refused to let them fall. It was a stubborn act, but he felt as though he was losing.

Kakashi on the other hand, was not even thinking and had lost himself deep in Obito's dark complicated eyes, that he had not rational idea in his mind. He just wanted to feel complete and make Obito not look at him with such an accusing gaze "Marry me" This caused Obito, who had decided to drink something to help him swallow the lump in his throat, to spit out his drink on Kakashi, who felt as though he had just been blessed with this angels spit. Obito gained color in his cheeks, a nice pink glow that made Kakashi want to melt. He himself was not aware of what he had just asked for.

"Marry you?" Obito questioned his voice too loud for even himself that it made him look away. It was an embarrassing statement and a hurtful one at that. Kakashi then reacted.

"Ah! You don't have to give me your answer now" that seemed to relax his pale angel, for then he turned to him and blessed him with a small smile. Obito could feel his heart wrench and his heartstrings be pulled, as if by a tight grip that suffocated his chest in the process. Besides always being near Sasuke, he always felt alone, so alone, and in pain. At the moment, he did not know what to say though, he had a limited time and if Kakashi was not the one then he wanted to get rid of him fast.

It was already painful being around him, as much as it also made him feel nervous and all other kinds of emotions that he could not name all at once. So the words that came out were irrational, but his mind was going a million thoughts an hour, he needed something concrete to cling onto before he became insane "Alright, in a month time, I'll give you an answer" Kakashi's jaw dropped. He had never expected Obito to want and play with the idea of marrying him, but if he would, Kakashi would make sure this man fell head over heels in love with him. That the mere thought of being apart from him would send him in a panic.

Obito had begun eating his meal in a completive mood while Kakashi watched him, reminding him so much of a child. He had to remind himself once again that he was staring, thing was that he could not bring himself to care. He wanted to stare at Obito all day and night, for the rest of his eternal life.

He was so focused on Obito that he did not notice when Iruka walked into the room. The brown haired lively male was way past yesterday's news. Iruka on the other hand did not fail to notice that Kakashi was having an extremely low and secretive conversation with a little raven boy. The fact that the raven was beautiful could only make him jealous at the fact that he had all of Kakashi's complete attention. Kakashi had never truly looked so attentive before…

He frowned as he near the table with some of his fellow educators "Who is that with Kakashi?" he asked one of the teachers.

The teacher looked up and shrugged "Some kid he just decided to come with today, he didn't even look our way or greet us, he just sat down and started eating with him" Iruka was startled by the words, and his chest constricted in jealousy, but he would never admit that he had a liking for the silver haired teacher.

"I say that Kakashi is in L.O.V.E, his eyes are twinkling in an adoring way! Not once whatsoever has he looked at his orange book," Tsunade added, she was so happy for Kakashi. "I think we'll see a much decent Kakashi from now on" Iruka felt anger rise in him; he did not want Kakashi to change. He wanted him to stay his perverted self and to praise him! He wanted Kakashi's eyes to follow him everywhere and only be for him.

"I'm going to go say hello" Iruka said as he set his cup down, he had not even gotten himself coffee as he moved to head towards Kakashi and his new 'interest'. Tsunade's eyes widen, but she was too late to stop him.

Obito had slowly started to enjoy himself as he tried to embrace his pain and fill his void with Kakashi's sweet whispering words when he caught a glimpse of a brunet as he came their way and looked over at Kakashi and said, "So, you want to hang out tonight" an offer he knew Kakashi could not afford to decline. Iruka's ears perked at the low voice. What was that kid talking about 'tonight,' there was no such thing for them, they had curfew. Kakashi dumbly nodded, with this melted dumb look on his face, even if his face was half covered by a mask his expressions were clear. Obito had been scared of being rejected and felt as though he was being intruded on as the brunet reached their table.

He did not even look up at the male at first, his eyes fixed on Kakashi. The feeling of wanting to cry returning to him "Uh, hello" Iruka said waving "Who's your date Kakashi?" Kakashi seemed to snap out of his dream state and looked up at Iruka. Though the brunet was not a sight he wanted to see, he was nothing but an annoyance at the moment, since this time had been preordained for him and his Obito.

"Oh, Iruka" Kakashi did not even look at him for two seconds before he was back to staring at Obito with a sigh. Obito seemed to catch his gaze and smiled with a blush painting his face.

"Stop looking at me that way" Obito muttered in a low and shy voice that kicked at Kakashi's heart. The pain was still there, but with Kakashi's reassuring words, Obito felt like he was blindly following him into the unknown and he was scared. This time Iruka could see why Kakashi was incredibly fascinated by the raven-haired male. Even so, it still pissed Iruka off more than it should, Kakashi should only be fascinated by him.

"Iruka, this is Obito" Kakashi said proudly, somehow Obito made him feel pride. Made him feel a whole other world of emotions "and if I am lucky, he'll marry me and be my bride" Kakashi winked up at the brunet. The words echoed in Iruka's head and nearly killed him.

"WHAT!" He yelled, making everyone look his way and startling Obito that he nearly fell out of his chair, but Kakashi was there to catch him.

"Are you alright?" He asked worriedly and Obito slowly nodded with a gentle smile on his face. He then pushed Kakashi away from him, keeping to himself, and brushing himself off.

"He's too loud" He commented and grabbed his backpack, a move to leave. Though that was all he needed to say before Kakashi turned to glare at Iruka. Kakashi grabbed his arm and held the young raven in place.

"Go away Iruka" Iruka was the one who was startled now "You are scaring my poor Obito" Obito looked back and forth between them and shook his head as he pulled away from Kakashi.

"You mustn't mistreat your friends, let him stay" Obito smiled at Iruka, his soft nature made him refuse to be mean to anyone. "Your of no bother, Iruka-san" Iruka got a hard look on his face; he did not need this kids pity. Crossing his arms over his chest, he stood tall.

"For you, call me Umino" Obito nodded his head, confused at the hostility on the other male.

"Okay, Umino-san it is" Obito looked at him "Are you a teacher here as well, I'm barely starting here as a new student" Iruka and everyone else, who were all being nosy and listening in, understood that a new student came in every now and then. Though it had been some time since it had happened, what the teachers did not notice was that another student would go missing and this one was here to take his or her place.

"New student? How old are you?"

"Twenty-Three" He backed away when Iruka yelled.

"YOUARETWENTY-THREE!!" It could not be he looked much younger than that. Sure enough, there were other students, who presented this same rate, but he was twenty-five and he already looked as if he was half way into his thirties. He feared becoming twenty-six would out due him. Obito backed away completely and bumped into Kakashi, a startled look on his face, as he did not know why Iruka was being so loud. Everything here was so loud he did not like it. He felt completely out of place and filled with guilt. Noticing this, Iruka cleared his throat and muttered "Sorry, it's just you look so young"

"Oh" Obito smiled "this is my stop-time" Iruka was confused, but just as he was going to question what Obito meant Kakashi was interfering.

"Alright, enough, It's Obito and Kakashi time now, I need my boy to myself now" Kakashi began to lead Obito out the door, but looking over his shoulder Obito had to wonder about the stop time of the brunet. Iruka looked so old, did that mean he had reached his stop-time a long time ago and not known it? Has he not gone and search for the partner that would complete him? Unless that person is dead….or he fell for the wrong dweller. He could see it on the cut in Iruka's face; reaching to run across his nose and over his cheeks, he was going to die soon.

Life still did not make sense.

Every second hurt, every second seemed to slip away.

Where was the concrete ground?

One thing he was sure off though, Sasuke would soon be joining him, for Sasuke's destined one still lived and he walked in the light. What he did fear, was someone objecting it, or Sasuke himself refusing it, that happened a lot. It's the way most died, they would crumble up just as they reached peak age, and they would die. It was because of the pain of accepting someone, just like the pain that was eating at him as he tried to reject, yet allow Kakashi near him. He knew though, that his aunt and uncle would not allow death for any of them, so he knew things would turn out all right eventually for them.

Coming out of his thoughts, Obito once more became aware of his bright surroundings. It was hard to do, but he wanted to trust in Kakashi "Ne, Kakashi, were are you taking me?"

"It's a secret!"

Obito prayed it was somewhere dark, where he could hide again.

Later That Day

Right after class Shisui had made it home; the house itself was way to quiet for his own liking. As he stepped into the living room, he caught sight of his uncle and his dosing wife. Both sat quietly, he noted the way their skin contrasted against each other, both a pale color but his aunt was more pale than her his uncle. "Hey" he said as he walked further into the room and made his presence known. His aunt snapped her head up and smiled.

"Shisui-kun, welcome home"

"Ah, yes" He smiled "thank you, so, uh, what did you want to talk about uncle" the room seemed to have gone quiet; no one seemed to want to break it. Ten minutes later, his uncle cleared his throat and looked him in the eyes.

"Shisui, I think it's time for you to learn about night and day dwellers"

If I where to go there a second time I would…want to confess my pain to my love, and ask him to nurture my heart, and hold me in their tight embrace. I would ask them to never let me go…..

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