under the same sun
[reverse]
summary: in an alternate universe, Rin loves Obito Uchiha.
rating: K
note1: after watching Naruto Shippudden: Road to Ninja, i fell in love with the concept. so, this plot-bunny has bounced back and forth in my head ever since, and finally decided to come out.
note2: attention: shocker – no angst. very mild fluff, though, and a little role reversal pinning.
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There was something about Obito Uchiha that made her heart flutter in her chest, her palms start to get clammy, and her face grow hot, burning a deep scarlet. He wasn't like the other boys – generic repeats of testosterone and several complexes complete with useless ideals of power and prowess all just to impress someone else. Obito was different; he didn't care about what other people thought and strived to be the best he could, not to show-off, but for himself. It was a refreshing change, one that she had no qualms about.
It was strange that a boy like him would catch her attention – the ever studious bookworm, studying years early for her medical exam, when she had yet to even make chunin – though. He was something new to her daily routine; a welcome addition that caused her, without fail, to grin like an idiot and blush until the markings on her cheeks was gone.
This out of character reaction to him was something that didn't go amiss among her friends. They all knew she liked Obito – it would have been difficult not to notice – and often questioned her sanity. Why would someone like Rin have a crush on someone like Obito Uchiha? In reverse, Rin asked herself the same question. He was so sunny and exuberant, whilst she was soft-spoken and goal-orientated.
It was almost impossible for him to like her.
The childish ideal of actually confessing to him (what would she do? Tell him how much she enjoyed him company? Ask him out to dinner? What did they have in common? Nothing) was laughable. He was the polar opposite of her, and the only similar trait they shared was their kindness and compassion.
Obito was the prime example of everything good and honorable. He embodied everything that was light and optimistic, while her general outlook on life was a little skewered and less excitable. That wasn't to say she was completely pessimistic (she wasn't), Rin was more of a realist.
Convinced the silly crush would pass, she waited it out. It would be easy to ignore the beating of her heart, the slickness of her palms, and the nervous churning in her stomach when he was around. Being on the same team with him wasn't helping her plight. The majority of her time was spent around him, training, going on missions, or otherwise. It was difficult to be so close to his warmth, to him, that in some instances she forgot herself in the moment.
She could still remember the day Kurenai asked her why she liked Obito Uchiha, of all people, when she had someone like Kakashi Hakate on her team. The question was so strange to her at the time; who couldn't like him? To her, it was simply impossible not to fall for that infectious laugh and those charming grins. While she did admit that Kakashi had the talent and the looks, she wasn't interested in the superficial things on display. Being around Obito, she was able to experience so many new things that she normally would have overlooked.
The way he viewed things, the way he was so relaxed and took everything in stride, the way he was seemingly impervious to the people who tried to knock him down, all inspired her to try to reach his all-encompassing love and acceptance. She couldn't pinpoint the exact time when she fell for him – only that it probably had something to do with one of his grins – but she did know that the moment he turned to her, eyes squinted with the force of his smile, and said a cheery, "good morning, Rin-chan!" Her heart never quite worked the same after that.
It was filled with Obito Uchiha, and that didn't seem to be changing any time soon.
"Hey, Rin-chan!" He called, grinning broadly behind a glowering Kakashi. "Are you coming?"
Smiling back, she nodded her head and turned back to Kurenai. "I don't know," she answered honestly, shrugging slightly. "I just woke up one day and he was suddenly right in front of me."
That was the day Rin gave up.
Not on her crush. No, she's convinced that maybe one day (especially when Obito lagged behind to walk next to her, and casually threw and arm around her shoulders, looking down at her – and was that a tinge of red behind his goggles? – with a serene smile on his face) Obito would return her feelings. All she had to do was wait patiently for him to catch up to her, and he was a pretty fast learner when he wanted, so she knew he'd meet her at the end eventually.
Until then, she only had to listen to her friend's incredulous responses as they tried to process that for some strange, unfathomable reason, Rin was hopelessly in love with Obito Uchiha.
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note3: it's super short and really ambiguously opened, but i kind of like it. just a little. (:
note4: was Obito actually cool in this?! =O i think i was channeling a bit of Rin Okamura in this one. i finally caught up with the Naruto manga – Rin dies and Obito pretty much rage quits reality. -_-" but…607 chapters later and we still don't know why Rin was killed (spoiler: bykakashihakateimeanbywho?) hurry and tell us MK; i need more ideas for my next drabble! please review. =D