"I've been watching you all along."

 

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   Good morning, loves! If you’re having an issue with your editable reblogs in which they delete all of a previous partner’s reply after you hit reblog, put a space after the URL: of your previous partner, and it’ll bring it back! 

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OKAY, let’s try to do this, another starter call! I’m capping at 3 again though, because I’m easily overwhelmed lol! 

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atonebound:

She actually went along with it— if he felt his heart skipping two beat at a time before, now it was certainly running miles in his chest. Hyper-aware of her hand in his, said heart might just even burst out at this rate. His cheeks were not the only ones fuming red, his ears had taken part too and it didn’t help that she looked cute all the while smiling at him— this must be some sort of heaven. 

The edges of Kamui rippled and dissipated as he lost focus. However, Obito quickly fumbled to gather his bearings together and continued the transportation jutsu. She was waiting on him and trusted him too— that was all he needed to give him fortification; Rin was his ray of light after all. 

Absorbed into the alternate dimension and stepping foot on an open platform— Obito wondered if she would ever be curious of this world that belonged solely to him— before opening another gate. This one, leading to the front of the Mini Mart; their destination.

“ See how cool and reliable I am now? ” he says, fishing for her impression. Although, he may not look so impressive with a flushed face that mocked a prideful look. Invisible sparkles could’ve even shined besides him for that extra flourish. However, that character was broken as he takes a glimpse of her now— their hands still holding, “ Right? ”

“Hmm, that wasn’t so bad, I admit it! Pretty cool and reliable for real! I always wanted to see, what the world inside of you looks like! You have to show me around more, once we have more time for stuff like that, alright?” 

The praise was real, Obito really did became so strong... She already knew that he was a formidable powerful ninja now. But teasing him still was so much fun. Their dynamic shouldn’t change after all, and he was so easy to fluster too! It was really cute! 

Happy about that he didn’t let go of her hand, she continued her way with him inside the market. “Okay, to celebrate, we should buy something for dinner that we both like... What’s your favorite food again?” Once again, she was just teasing him of course. “Hehe, just kidding! Of course I know your favorites! It’s dangos, right? I like them too! So we definitely should get a few of these, maybe we can eat them while watching the stars later too!”

While walking through all these different groceries, she figured that they should buy more stuff to fill their fridge for later too. So the brunette decided to grab a basket, that the shop entrance offered, and handed it to Obito. “Here, take this! I know if I’d let you choose the things to eat, we’d only end up with junkfood, so let me do this and you can just carry all the stuff we will need, okay?”

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atonebound:

She knew— of course, she knew. Frankly, it was not surprising to hear it from her in the slightest, because even he knew. Her close presence frazzles his nerves and he’s hesitating again, but his hands ball into fists to steady himself. There was no going back now! A deep breath to breathe in and breathe out. 

“ I never got the chance to tell you how much you mean to me, and I wish I had done so sooner too. But, now’s my chance and I won’t screw up this time— ” he’s nearly shaking from mixed emotions, voice raising, “ So, Rin,  I–I love you! I always have. ”

She didn’t expect for his words to take her so off guard. She knew after all, she knew it already the whole time. Yet, it still felt completely different when coming from Obito’s mouth directly. It was the first time ever someone confessed their love for her, and it was also the one person she cared about the most in the whole world! A little blush appeared on her face, and she tried to get the confidence back that she felt just a moment before. Why was she getting so flustered? Obito tried so hard to convey his feelings to her right now, she should try to do the same!

But how did she feel about him? It was true that in their genin days and even before that, the one she had a crush on always was their mutual genius friend Kakashi Hatake. However, even while she had these admiring feelings for their teammate, there still was the one person she never lost sight of. This person wasn’t Kakashi though, no, it was none other than her best friend, that just confessed to her, here and now. To Rin, both boys mattered to her so so much. It’s always been that way, they both were her friends, though she couldn’t deny that the one she was closer too was definitely Obito. He was a reckless young shinobi, so he of course needed someone to watch over him, but this wasn’t the only reason why she did what she did. She wanted to be the one to watch over him. She wanted to be close to him, and she really believed that ‘saving him would be the same thing as saving the world’. These were his silly words, but Rin really did feel that way. And even if his dream about becoming Hokage is all shattered now, she still feels this way. Saving Obtio did still save the world for her, then it saved her world. 

Yes, that’s how she feels. That’s how she always felt, but she didn’t notice it, Could things have been different if she noticed it earlier? Maybe, who really knows! But better now than never! His confession didn’t made her uncomfortable at all, the opposite was the case. She was truly happy right now, maybe the happiest she’s ever been! That was proof enough to know how she really felt about him. 

“Obito... I...” with flushed cheeks she wanted to find the right words, just for him. He deserved to hear these words more than anyone after all: “I-I love you too! I really do! I’m so happy right now...!” And to show him that she spoke the truth, she grabbed his hand in order to pull him down for a short peck on his lips.

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I know I interact not with enough people on here and I wanna change that, as soon as I’m a bit more free, I wanna do another starter call, since the people who liked my last one dropped out or went on hiatus, so I don’t really have many threads on here. Promise I’ll try to change it soon tho.

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atonebound:

That didn’t go as planned. While he’s glad that she’s appreciative of the flowers, there was always more that needed to be said and done. He swallows down the lump of regret that seemed to have gotten caught in his throat before finding the nerve to speak again.“ Rin, there’s something I need to tell you— something I’ve been meaning to tell you for a long time now… ” She’s intuitive, but it was a goal overdue to finally tell her how he feels. “ Will you hear me out? ” 

Oh, this was unexpected. Would he maybe admit that he lied just now? With big curious eyes she looked up to him, while walking closer towards him too.  “I had a feeling you’re hiding something... not in particular about these flowers, but in general, you know...? I... I always wanted to hear it from you, for a very long time already too...” It was true, she noticed that Obito did hide something from her, back from even when they were still so young. Sadly, she only understood after Obito died and Kakashi told her about Obito’s true feelings for her. Since then, so much time passed and it would be really nice to finally hear those words from his own mouth. She was waiting for it for a while now... But would he really go through with it this time?  “Of course, Obito! I’m all ears, what is it?”

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atonebound:

Was— was it that weird? Her laughter sounded at his suggestion, allowing embarrassment to creep it’s way back. Obito averting his eyes as his cheeks heat up with rose flush. Maybe he should have just gone with the giant shuriken idea. Mentally, he slaps his forehead in disappointment— although the look seemed to also reflect on his features as if a glass wall was the only thing separating the two.

“ You’re really getting into this, aren’t you? ” Obito notes, though expectantly. He deeply wishes he felt the same about this situation— no, he IS just as excited. The feeling has been bubbling at the pit of his stomach and pounding at his heart since the moment it was known he’ll be living with Rin. But the ‘ house stuff ’ and all associated with it were really lost concepts. Groceries— maybe he can remember the times of living with his grandmother. Rice, ramen, chicken, pork…. 

“ Of course! There’s supposed to be a place not too far from here. That’s no skin off my back— I’m not the stumbling, useless Obito anymore. ” Though he still considered himself lowly and a failure as a shinobi, his techniques and skill have no doubt improved— Rin having had seen it all. And even if they were used for something so mundane, he was more than glad for the opportunity to prove himself and help his companion. 

“ This will be your first time actually passing through the Kamui dimension. It’ll be quick, like the blink of an eye, ” he says, as his own eyes go red with Sharingan; the space around them just begins to slowly twist, “ but if— if you’d like to, uh, hold my hand on the way there… I won’t protest! ”

“Of course I’m getting into this! You should too! We finally have the chance to live peacefully after all! You should lighten up a little and try to have more fun!” Rin knew very well that Obito usually was the type of guy, who would enjoy life and take it easy any time he could. Or at least the old Obito used to be like that... It was understandable that he changed after everything he went through, yet Rin still wanted him to remember how he was, before anything bad has happened to them. After all, they don’t have anything to be afraid of anymore, right?

“So you know where the shopping area is? How unusual reliable you are, Obito!” She just teased him a little. She was awarel that she could always count on him, if she had to. Still, it still was a fact, that in the past, she mostly was the one who had to take care of things for him.

“Hehe, don’t worry! I’m not scared, even if it is my first time entering the Kamui dimension! I trust you, you know?” With a reassuring smile she reached out for his hand. “Alright, if you won’t protest, don’t mind if I do!~” Was she teasing him again? Most likely, yeah. There really was no fear of getting lost, yet she still wanted to take his offer just to see how he reacts to that. It wasn’t even the first time they’re holding hands like this, yet she still knew that she’d soon will be able to see a cute embarrassed Uchiha in front of her..

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atonebound:

“ Right… ” There was totally no hidden message in those flowers at all— or so he desperately wanted to keep it that way. Except, those were the exact meanings that were announced in a participant’s bouquet; nothing unexpected for a skilled kunoichi like herself. What was there to hide now? “ Well you see, since so much has happened between us and we’re here now. Uhm, I thought— I thought maybe… they would be mean something…. ”

“I see.” If he wasn’t ready to admit it yet, she wouldn’t push him to. It still felt like kind of a waste though, since giving her such pretty flowers was a really thoughtful and nice surprise. “Hehe, if you knew or not, they’re still very pretty! So thanks! I’ll make sure to take good care of them!”

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atonebound:

She had come in too close, which could only mean Rin had already caught on to his antics. There was no way Obito could keep this up, but there was also no way he could outright admit to it either. He’s looking anywhere but at her right now. “ I mean, I-I might have. W-What meaning did they teach you? ”

“Hmm? let’s see... I remember that they were connected with “hope” and that they’re often used to ask someone ‘to return the affection of the giver’. They also can be used for ‘asking for forgivenes’ though. Hm... But I guess, since you didn’t know any of that, you weren’t trying to tell me anything with them, right?” Her brown eyes checked on him with a piercing gaze. If he wanted to confess, he should do it now. If not, she would just pretend like he really didn’t know anything about these flowers to begin with. But of course, someone who was always watching him like she did, knew exactly that he was lying just now.

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atonebound:

He blinks back, the question catching him off guard. “ W-Well, they did talk about it at the event, but I wasn’t paying attention either— something about ‘ new beginnings ‘? Or, um… ” 

“New beginnings, huh? Well, I was teached something different about the meaning of them...” Of course she noticed the change in his behavior. He started sweating a little all of the sudden too... how suspicous! That’s why she approached him even closer, in order to get a better look of his face. “Hey, Obito... are you sure that you didn’t pay enough attention earlier?”

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“ There was a bouquet-making competition in town, I didn’t participate but I— I thought you might like these daffodils. ” 

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“Wow, for me...? Thank you, Obito! Their yellow is so pretty... but...” Yes, there was something that concerned her. Was it coincidence that he chose these type of flowers or... “Do you know the meaning of these daffodils though? I remember how we Kunoichis had to study the meanings of all kind of different flowers back in preschool. But I guess you wouldn’t know, right?”

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atonebound:

Through everything, such words were enough to bring joy to anyone. But to Obito, it felt like the world to him— heart strings were tugged upon as tears pin-pricked at the corner of his eyes, threatening to break past them. Lips quivered slightly as he fixated his attention on her smiling demeanor, Rin stood out like a sole ray of light in tunnel vision.

At least, until she scolded his staring.

“ Oh… right, haha— ” he rubs his free forearm across his eyes, scrubbing them dry from rogue teardrops and giving him a couple of seconds to fortify himself once more. OK, focus on the task at hand and their new living space, not Rin. He can do that much for a span of time—- it was just like training. Besides, he can admire her at any time now that she was here with him, alive and well. 

With a newly determined face, Obito looks about for something to suggest— anything that wouldn’t make him seem so incompetent at this. Flowers on the table? What was he supposed to say? 

“ Uh, sure. I believe it would help make us feel more comfortable too. ” Except he knew nothing about decor. Such a thing was deemed irrelevant for a world that was thought to change and therefore never actually cultivated upon. Beads of sweat form on the side of his temple, expression growing more so desperate. 

Perhaps a giant shuriken? Those were cool and functional, but he could easily pull one out from the Kamui’s dimension and maybe it would give off a violent impression. Damn the fact that the Sharingan weren’t helpful in times like these. Obito lets out a whine; in the least there was no one around to one-up him.

“ Would a hanging banner with our names look nice by the entrance hallway? ”

When observing his expressions while he was talking, she couldn’t help but starting to chuckle again. He tried really hard, didn’t he? It was really cute, but of course Rin knew from the very beginning, that Obito wouldn’t be a big help with the interior furnishing, yet she still wanted to check if there was something he really wanted to have. 

“A hanging banner with our names...?” The Imagination of it was nice, but wasn’t this something only married couples would do...? They weren’t that far in their relationship yet! It would give the neighbours the wrong impression, wouldn’t it? Or maybe that’s the reason why he came to that idea in the first place? How sweet, the thought of that made her laugh again. 

“Haha, don’t you think that would be a little too much...? I’m sure everyone knows we’re living here! You have a funny imaginiation, Obito!” Maybe she should just take the lead if it was about decorating their new home. Rin already knew Obito would most likely agree with everything she wanted, but it was important to her to get things that would make him happy too. He deserved it after all, he went through so much suffering, sacraficed so much for their world... She really wanted to see him happy after everything that happened.

Still though, she noticed how he still was very focused on her.. was she really enough to make him happy? And even if she was, it’s not like she wouldn’t go anywhere! From now on, she wanted to stay with him. For as long as she was allowed to. So he really should try to think bigger and focus on different things and maybe new dreams too . A quiet sigh left her lips, while still smiling softly. 

“Jeez, I see how it is then! You don’t seem to have any special wishes, but at least help me out with the groceries then, okay? I still don’t know what we should get for dinner tonight! Oh, speaking of that... Would it be possible for you to get us to the nearest shopping area from here with your Kamui? We need to buy a few things, so it would be really helpful if you could use it for out way back too!”

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atonebound:

“ Sorry Rin, I— ” he pauses in thought, before smiling into a short laugh, “ I happened to run into some trouble along the way and might’ve gotten lost. It’s such a big city, y’know? ” If he never changed, then neither should his excuses. Always the exaggeration, never ill-intended— he’s missed this side of himself for so long. A deep longing.

Eyes briefly wander to the surroundings of the apartment, taking in it’s mentioned beauty. Just hints of greens and yellows marked the fields beyond the complex and the soft gurgle of water whispered from the distant canal. Vastly different from Konoha or the forests around it, but still gave a nostalgic feeling of home— wait, did she just ask to stargaze with him at night?

“ Hey, Rin— ” His heart skipped at least two beats when she reached for his hand, cheeks briefly flushing pink with embarrassment. This, too, has not changed it seems; despite having matured for years. And as she led him inside towards their designated space, ( shoes left by the door of course ), they were greeted with a white walls and plush comfort under their toes. But Obito couldn’t entirely focus on the wonders of their home yet—

He needed to speak from his heart. “ Rin… I’m glad you’re here. ”

Hearing that from him made her happy. Of course the feeling was mutual. It was quite lonely watching all these years over him, then it could never compare to actually being with him. She squeezed his hand that she was still holding, before having to giggle a little. 

“I’m glad to be here too! From now on we’re gonna be living again, together!” Saying this felt so unreal, but it was in fact, reality. This wasn’t a genjutsu nor another illusion. After all the suffering both of them went through, they finally were able to just enjoy themselves. Without having to fight, without there being a war outside.. Living in peace like that is everything Rin ever wanted! 

“But, Obito... for now, you should take your eyes off of me and look more around our new home, okay? I want us to go shopping later, and you need to know what you want to get for yourself. You can’t figure this out, if you keep focusing only on me, can you?” Of course she noticed that he was starring at her, after all... she was watching him too, always.

That’s when she took another look around, before turning to Obito again. “Like for an example, don’t you think we should put some flowers on the living room table? Some plants would make us feel more at home here for sure!”

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Omg Rin is so similar to Sakura! So cute c’:

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The images on this “cellphone”, ( as they called it ), celebrated the partnership between himself and Rin was near unbelievable. This city, unknown as it was, has given them free services and a place to live; alone, together. It has probably been the hundredth time he’s read over the words by now, making sure they were real as his face broke into a smile, every time. He couldn’t wait to see her, to be with her again and in this second chance at ‘ life ’ — think of what they can do together.

How long it has been that his chest tightened with a surge of emotions; feelings that have left him flighty rather than empty for a change. It was nice— and quite easy to get caught up on. 

“ Kamui! ” His eyes go red, the black tomoe activating into Mangekyō as a spiral force centering around his right side absorbs his form in teleportation. Cutting through space-time will spare him the travel distance; Obito exiting out of the created dimension with a start as his destination was reached in seconds.

“ Rin! ” His dash becomes a slow jog as he quickly approaches his friend, coming to a stop when just mere feet away. Pants are short and his breathing quickly steadies itself, but his heart does not— it never ceased to flutter when in her presence.

Now, it was natural for him to keep others waiting— in fact, Obito was notorious for it. Whether it was intentional or not, he was always LATE. And this time, especially this time, he hated to be at fault. He pulls his goggles away from his eyes and sets it on his forehead. 

“ I’m late again, aren’t I? ”

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“You sure are, Obito!” Rin pouted and sighed. “You even are able to use Kamui now, and you still want to keep making me wait for you? Oh jeez... you never change, do you?” but she didn’t stay upset for too long and even greeted him now with one of her usual warm smiles. She always was one of the people, who didn’t mind it too much to wait for him, so it wasn’t hard to move on from that very quickly. It’s not like she would know her childhood friend any different either, and it was really nice reliving old habits like that too!

The situation they were in still was kind of confusing and well... ‘special’. Honestly, no matter how much she thought about it, in order for it to make any sense, there wasn’t one logical explanation of how she or Obito ended up here. They both died... they were in the afterlife and were watching over the hidden leaf together not too long ago. But now they were here, in front of a new apartment, together. And this excitement and happiness she felt right now, surely was proof enough for her to believe that she truly was alive. 

“Are you ready to go inside? This will be our home from now on! Isn’t it exciting? The suroundings here are so pretty too! Have you seen the fields? I heard that the night sky around here should be very beautiful too, we should try to keep an eye out for that tonight! I also took a peek inside already, while I was waiting for you, you know. And it’s quite nice inside too!” 

Maybe it was a bit unusual to move in with a boy together just like that. But if there was someone she would be comfortable enough with someone to do this, of course it would be Obito. He wasn’t only her friend since she was very little, she also always kept an eye out for him even, not only while being alive, no, even after she died. Nobody knew him as well as she did, so it helped her a lot to feel less nervous about that. She even was looking forward to being able to stay so close to Obito now... and hopefully forever from now on too.

Gently she reached out for her best friend’s hand before placing her free hand on the doorknob that would lead them inside. “We probably will need to adjust it a bit, so it will be comfortable for the both of us, but I’m sure we will get used to it very fast!”

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ObiRin - Episode 416

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“I heard that you are able to let different kind of objects float around, is that really true?” Rin couldn’t help but show her curious nature. Since she moved here, she heard of so many interesting people, that could use special powers without even using any chakra or being a ninja. It was very interesting to her, so it wouldn’t hurt to ask about the ‘super powers’ of others, right? It was also the best way to get to know and befriend them!

“If that’s so, that’s amazing! What’s the source of your power? Did you learn it from somewhere or someone? And do you also need chakra to use your powers?”