[closed] Birthday's mean presents and sweets

[gentledheart]

Who: Hinata and Obito.
When: February 10th, morning.
Where: Hokage’s office.
What: Bringing him a present and a snack.


Unlike last year, Hinata didn’t plan a surprise party for Obito. Mostly because this year her partner in crime was busy and therefore fairly unavailable for the planning, but at the very least Hinata could bring her sensei his present and a small treat she’d cooked up herself. She’d rather take him out to an actual meal but it was early still for lunch and she was sure he’d eaten breakfast before leaving his apartment.

She carried a bag inside of which was a container with two danishes and a small wrapped gift inside which was an inscribed silver charm on one side was the word patience and on the other the word luck. Both valuable to negotiating and she was fairly certain he would get the idea behind them. And it was made to be easily attached to just about anything Obito wanted to.

Arriving at his office door she knocked and waited to be invited in.

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[thebestuchiha]

He'd been getting a lot of visitors today, but surprise given that it was his birthday, so he didn't hesitate to call the person inside. That it was Hinata just made him grin. "Hey! You're here! Having a good day? I am."

[gentledheart]

She grins, brows furrowed in confusion as she comes in. "Why wouldn't I be? And yes I am so far." She rummages in the bag to present Obito with the container of danishes and the wrapped present. "Happy Birthday Obito-sensei!"

[thebestuchiha]

He perked up, taking the container and peering inside with curious interest. "Ohh, excellent. These things are always really good." He laughed and looked back to her. "I was just asking. Not everyone has the same day I'm having you know!"

[gentledheart]

"It's too early for anyone to make my day bad," she murmurs watching her sensei. He seemed genuinely pleased with the danishes and that was just as she'd hoped. "And I'm glad you like the danishes. I thought you might need a snack at some point in the morning and they would be perfect."

[thebestuchiha]

"You have excellent taste and like sweets about on my level so you pretty much never go wrong." He laughed, flashing her a brilliant smile. "Thank you Hinata."

[gentledheart]

"You're very welcome. I hope you'll like the gift as well." She doesn't have any expectations as to when the gift would be opened. She would almost rather he waited until she wasn't there. She doubted he wouldn't like it, but the charm was a little out of the norm for her. Besides it would be more satisfying just to find that he wore the charm at a later date.

[thebestuchiha]

"Eh? There's more?" He looked around, finally taking his attention off the food box. "You didn't have to get more! I've bene horrible about birthdays this year."

[gentledheart]

"Of course there's more." She grins at him widely. Quiet as Obito searches for the other part of hte gift. "You know I don't give birthday gifts based on what I get in return."

[thebestuchiha]

"I know you don't, but that doesn't mean I'm going to not feel kind of put out to get spoiled when I failed to spoil!" He finally noticed the other and reeled it close to see about opening it.

[gentledheart]

She laughs softly and shakes her head. Sometimes things just didn't go as you meant them to and she knew that. "You gave me all those compliments for my birthday. How was that not spoiling me?"

[thebestuchiha]

"Because I'd be happy to do that any day, don't you know?" He grinned, looking at the gift and making a satisfied noise at it. "Thank you."

[gentledheart]

"But I don't like it all the time, so it counts." And she's relieved and simultaneously happy that he liked the birthday present. "You're welcome."

[thebestuchiha]

"Yes, I know. I spent years trying to fight you to take compliments." He laughed and shook his head, settling back in his chair with a satisfied smile.

[gentledheart]

"There are worse things you could have tried to fight me about." Not that she could think of any, but they probably existed even if she wasn't aware of them.

[thebestuchiha]

He sobered a little. "You're right. But!" He brightened again nearly immediately. "Those aren't the important ones."

[gentledheart]

"I don't think I get how they could be worse but not important, sensei."

[thebestuchiha]

"Different kinds of important Hinata, that's all." He shook his head, waving it off.

[gentledheart]

"But they were less important than getting me to accept compliments?" Sorry she doesn't quite get it since she's pretty sure there were other things that needed more attention.

[thebestuchiha]

"Just because I didn't bring them to your attention doesn't mean I didn't deal with them, so don't worry." He looked her in the eye and leaned in, flashing her a brilliant smile. "Nothing less than the best for my students."

[gentledheart]

"Is that why you keep pushing for me to be faster?" Well that and making her pick up learning a weapon of some kind.

[thebestuchiha]

"I push for you to be faster because I know you can keep up with me. With enough practice anyway."

[gentledheart]

"And I'm not as fast as Sasuke or Naruto." She knows that very well.

[thebestuchiha]

"No, but you have more flexibility than them both together." He shook his head at her. "Not something to underestimate, that."

[gentledheart]

"I don't usually. Other people do." She flashes him a huge grin.

[thebestuchiha]

He laughed and inclined his head. "True. I'm glad you use that Hinata."

[gentledheart]

She'd be a very poor shinobi if she didn't use her natural talents to her advantage. "You taught me well."

[thebestuchiha]

"I did my best but the work was all you." He put his chin in his hand, peeking up at her. Then he made a face at his desk. "Does it being my birthday mean I can pretend this work isn't here?"

[gentledheart]

"I'm not sure the work would have happened if someone else had been my sensei."

She shrugs. "You could, I'm not sure the village will collapse without you, but I think your assistants might have a couple heart attacks if you don't."

[thebestuchiha]

He pouted at her answer, then sighed, dragging something over to start looking through. "I dunno, you're a hard worker naturally, I think you would have been amazing no matter what."

[gentledheart]

"Maybe. There's no way to know for sure."

[thebestuchiha]

He stared at her for a moment, then laughed. "Well, if you're going to pull that card, then okay I conceed. A little."