A frown. It dragged the corners of her lips downward.
She swirled the liquor in her glass and averted her gaze from the man momentarily.
Opal green eyes full of confusion and the storm of conflicted emotions gazed back at Obito.
āI donāt think he is every going to be the man I want him to be.
To ask that of him would be entirely selfishĀ on my part.
Loveā¦ isnāt about romance or the fairy-tales I dreamed of as a little girl.
Iām starting to accept and understand that itās about letting goĀ and about moving on.
I need to truly see him for who he really is.ā
She sets the glass back down on the counter.
A sigh. A saddened expression.
āBut I think Iām too scared to see him for who he really isā¦
Ā Ā Ā Ā ā¦because I donāt have the right to change him.
Iām scared of letting him go.
Iām scaredĀ because apart from him, Iāve never spent much time
Ā Ā Ā learning about myself and the woman I could become.
When I dream of my future, heās always a part of my vision.
But that isnāt very realistic.ā
Finishing the last of her drink, Sakura grimaces as she thought about
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā this man and one silver-haired Rokudaime Hokage.
āSurely, youād understand Uchiha-san.
I mean, sensei still lives in this world inside his head where
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā he is so hopeful that you and him would be able to make amends,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā that it would be just like old times, and that friendship would blossom.
Sometimes I wonder, if he really sees the man youāve become from the time that has passed,
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā and the experiences you both went through were on entirely different paths.ā
She brings a thumb and index finger up to the bridge of her nose and rubs it.
āAnd I guess, Iām doing the same thing sensei is with you.
We refuse to let go of the past.
We hold onto those memories and expect the present to be just like the old days.ā
Obito didnāt understand the concept of love further than the illusions
of the child that died longing to hold hands with Rin. But, he listens to
the girl speak, attentive to each word. He doesnāt comment, because
he really has nothing to add. He watches her set the glass down.
The next words she speaks do resonate with him. Those he understood.
All the time he spent with Madara taught him to have a one track mind.
When heād thought of the future, there was only the dream Madara sought.
It was only Naruto that pulled him from that way of thinking.
āIt is realistic if you have a means of achieving it,ā he adds,Ā āif not then there
is a chance you did get carried away with the idea of him.ā
And then she speaks about him and Kakashi. Her situation clears up more.
He feels he understands it a little better now sheās put it into perspective.
Of course, the Rokudaime Hokage had come to him numerous times.
Kakashi, ever the hopeful. Asking Obito to try and become part of Konoha.
After everything heād done, the suffering heād caused. Obito had no place there.
āYour sensei is a fool,ā he says with a hoarse laugh. His voice was unused to the feeling.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āA thousand years of penance couldnāt fix what Iāve done.
Ā Ā Ā Ā But your hope isnāt in vain.Thereās hope for you. Ā
Your strength and youth donāt work against you. Ā Even if this didnātĀ work out for you.
Thereās always someone Ā else lined up, surely. Donāt stress yourselfĀ more than
Ā Ā Ā you need to be by comparing your Ā problems to the demons of old men.ā
He hopes that sounds as reassuring as he wanted it to.
He wasnāt very good with these things.
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