Obito and Kakashi: Thirty Kisses

Prompt 28, Wada Calcium CD3: Apologies


It was only ten o'clock in the morning, and after being at the clinic for an hour, Rin swore she had seen at least twenty patients. Probably more like ten patients with frazzled mothers, but it had felt like twenty. Smiling, she handed the mother of her current patient some calcium pills, and smiled at the little girl.

"Now be good, and take the pills I gave you mommy, okay?" she said, grinning. "Now take care of yourself, okay? And don't use your left hand for shuriken practice until it's properly healed."

The little girl looked up at Rin with her big, brown eyes, lip quivering. "But can't you just heal it for me and make it better?" she asked. Rin sighed, and shook her head. Children these days.

"I could, but your bones need to heal properly," said Rin, gently. "If you want to grow big and strong, and be the most excellent kunoichi you can be, take care of your wrist and in a few weeks it will be fine. And take the calcium pills, they'll help your bones get even stronger."

"Okay," the little girl said, sniffling. Rin gave the girls mother a sympathetic look, and the woman simply shrugged. She looked like she needed some sleep, and Rin was fairly certain that with this little girl, she wasn't about to get it. There was nothing that Rin could do, short of hoping that at least the woman's husband might be around to take care of their daughter while she slept.

"If that's everything, ma'am, I hope you and your daughter have a good day," she said. "And you should try and get some rest, you look like you need it. Do you have a mission coming up?"

"No," replied the woman. "My husband's late getting back."

Rin took the woman's hand, and tried her best to give her a reassuring smile. She sympathized with the woman; every person in the village had lost at least one loved one on a mission. "I'm sure he's fine. We haven't heard anything in the hospital about any missions going awry, and if it's only been a day or so, I wouldn't worry. But if you need anything, please come see me again, okay"

Nodding, the woman took her daughter's hand and left Rin's office. Rin sat back down in her chair, and sighed. Her job was never easy, and hearing about late missions always made her worry. Hanging her head, she took a deep breath, and tried to regain her composure. Her morning was going to be hectic, it always was at the clinic. And on top of it all, the night before had been rather atrocious.

She was not going to think about it. Rin too a deep breath and sighed. The door the room squeaked open, and Rin didn't bother looking up as she spoke. "Whoever you are, please give me a moment, I'm not ready for the next patient yet."

"I'm not a patient."

Looking up, Rin felt the sorrow from her encounter with her previous patient evaporate and anger and hurt settle in. The last person that she wanted to see right now was Obito, and there he was, in the doorway, looking at her through his orange goggles. She wondered, briefly, why he was wearing them at that moment, she hadn't seen him wear them since their sensei had died years ago. Her expression hardened, and she did her best to look at him coldly.

He had been the reason why her night had ended so badly.

"Why are you here, Obito?" she asked. "If you aren't a patient, I don't have time for you. The clinic is busy enough without you being here."

"I wanted to talk," said Obito. "You didn't really give me a chance the last night to explain myself."

"What's there to explain, Obito?" she asked. "I understand completely. You and Kakashi. . . yes, well. You and Kakashi. Congratulations. I hope you are happy together."

Obito came inside and shut the door, and sat down in front of her. She tried not to flinch as his face came into view, looking hurt at her words. She didn't want to care.

"Do you still. . . I mean, do you still like him?" asked Obito. "Is that why you are upset with me?"

"No, it's not that, I. . . I'm not upset," said Rin. She tried to believe that. "Not really."

Obito gave Rin a confused look. "I don't understand," he said. "Look, Rin, I. . . the last thing I ever want is to hurt you." Obito looked at her with a look of sincerity that nearly made her cry.

"Oh you're such an idiot," she said. It was hard for her to stay angry at Obito, he had been one of her best friends ever since their days at the academy together, they had grown up together. She could admit to herself that she was hurt, and she could be angry with him, but the moment that she saw him, it was different. It was hard to be angry with Obito in person. She shook her head, and tousled his hair. "I'm not angry at you."

"You're not?" asked Obito. He looked so hopeful that she laughed. "But you were so angry last night, when you saw us, and just now, you yelled at me, I would have been sure that you are angry and I guess I can kinda understand but if you don't like him anymore why is that even a problem that he and I are, um, well, you know, together, and--"

"Obito, breath," she said, rolling her eyes. He looked up at her apologetically. "Okay, I was angry. I guess I'm jealous, you two are just. . . well, I don't know. I had wondered why you were spending so much time together, and I suppose this explains it."

Obito blushed. "It's not like that, you know. I mean, we're close but we still act pretty much the same."

"Funny, I don't remember the kissing on missions."

"Really?" said Obito, grinning. "You must have missed that part."

"I think I kept a closer eye on Kakashi then I should have, I think I would have noticed," she said.

Obito hugged her, and Rin jumped, surprised at the sudden hug. But she put her arms around him, and smiled. He was her best friend, after all, and she loved him.

"I'm sorry," he said. "You might not believe me, but I was going to tell you. It's just, we don't even. . . I mean, obviously, something's there, it's just. . .complicated." He pulled away from her, and ran his fingers through her hair, tucking a lock behind her ear. "I'm really sorry Rin."

Smiling, Rin shook her head. "It's okay, really. I'm just jealous; we're all very close, but now you two are closer."

"No, we're just a different kind of close," said Obito. "Besides, new ties don't break old ones. Our lives are too closely woven together for that."

"You are such a sap," she said. "Thank you."

"And hey, you're the only girl either of us could ever love," said Obito, smiling. Rin laughed, and shook her head.

"You idiot," she said. "That's not very reassuring, coming from you!"

Laughing, Obito hugged her again, and stood up. "I've got to get back to work, but. . . is everything okay between us?"

Rin was quiet for a moment, then nodded. "Yeah. It is," she said. "Obito?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks," she said. "You didn't have to stop by to apologise."

Obito opened the door, and smiled broadly at her. "Sure I did. I don't like it when you're upset with me."

"It's always about you, isn't it?" she said, laughing. Obito has always been able to make her laugh. She was glad that he had come, regardless of whether she thought he should have or not. He was right. She had needed it.

"But of course!," said Obito. "Have a good day, Rin."

As he closed the door, she leaned back in her chair, and smiled. What had started out as a bad day, was shaping up to be a good one.