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Obito Uchiha ([personal profile] thebestuchiha) wrote in [community profile] sunshineverse2014-06-10 01:34 am

[Closed] Enough cousin

Where: Konoha
When: May 30th
Notes: Obito finally decides to give this another try, hunting down Shisui.

He'd noticed the way Shisui was on edge at the auction. Just because he'd bowed quickly out of the bidding, after all, didn't mean he hadn't been alert to how his shinobi had been taking those bidding on them. Still, him being that on edge? Not so good, and he'd kept out of it, knowing that he wouldn't be able to help the situation if he waded in. He'd never been... as close to Shisui as the younger cousins.

Hazards of being near his age when he wasn't measuring up.

Still, that didn't mean he didn't care. On the contrary, he probably cared more than he should, but that was fine too, and he finally caught up to Shisui when the man was outside and not obviously training. It was evening. "So. Shisui."
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: Boy next door)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-11 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
"We have." A lie. A blatant lie. He hasn't spoken to Itachi since. Not without that lingering tension still simmering between them.

And as for why he thought Ami preferred Itachi over himself-- "He's had more time to spend with her in the month I was away. Without a doubt, I'm sure he was a wonderful teacher." He didn't doubt Itachi's abilities one bit.

Shisui waves his hand dismissively though. "Things are fine. I need to get back home now." He was already making to get up and leave, not really wanting their conversation to drag into the issue with Ashiko, or Sakura.
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: not impressed)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-11 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
And he sent him a pout-frown.

He didn't give away the name right away, however: "It's nothing official, really."
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: Keep them out)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-11 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
Now Shisui wasn't even sure if Obito would actually let him run away.

"I'll tell you tomorrow."

Goodbye, turning around-- On his way home, whoops! Left foot, right foot--
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: Griiin~)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-11 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
Looking up. "Stars. The stars are not in position for this revelation. Tomorrow night!"
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: wtf)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-11 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
"What the hell, why're you threatening me with diplomatic duty?! Why does it even matter, it's just a bunch of-- casual occasional meetings. It's nothing official, seriously."
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: Get outta here)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-11 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not ashamed of anything!" Damnit. "And it's been since the Chuunin exams." That should give you a clue. "How do I know they won't get in trouble." He'll tell if you promise they won't get in trouble...
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: Kotoamatsukami)

obito, so many naked icons--

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-11 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
And Shisui crossed his arms, fixing him a stare as well. "I've never treated you as the enemy." That? That was for all those years of you thinking he hated you.

"Haruno Sakura. You oughta have guessed that one." The shunshin and genjutsu, it was a no-brainer. At least that's what he figured.
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: shinobi)

shisui was almost getting the wrong impression there--

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-11 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
"It wasn't such a big deal to be telling you about in the first place."

And after hearing that bit about Sakura possibly being assigned as an envoy to Ame, he takes a step back. He should have figured; nothing good ever did come out of talking to anybody. "Che. Of course. Whatever. It's not going to hurt either way." Because it was terribly casual, and Sakura was a fast learner. He didn't think she'd have very many problems catching up during what little time she had.

But why was he so sour about the news? Yeah, because it just somehow felt like everything was falling apart around him. And Obito was awful at solving problems. |:
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: Get outta here)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-11 09:05 am (UTC)(link)
"I wasn't hiding!" Not on purpose! "I just didn't think it was something important enough to tell you." Okay, shrugging, that wasn't all true. "I just .. didn't think it'd be that big a deal."

shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: srs bsns)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-12 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
Shisui sucked in a breath, holding back biting words to that. He looked away sharply, scowling at the darkening sky till he calmed down some, and then sighed, taking a few steps closer to Obito when he felt calmer.

"You think I was holding back things from you because I don't trust you." That wasn't even a question. "Sometimes you're so set on your own presumptions, you convince yourself that I hate you. When that's never been the case. If there's any reason why it's so hard for me to come to you for anything, it's because I'm almost always pretty sure you think I'm some kind of snob. Or something. Because that's the vibe I'm getting."
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: Plunge)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-12 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
This time he actually made the move to return to his old seat, legs hanging over the edge of the roof.

"I didn't think this was that important to tell anyone. If it helps-- I haven't even told Itachi." And Obito is pulling that 'I never really fit in with the clan' thing again, which makes Shisui frown. "There were reasons why I decided not to tell, besides assuming her training as something rather casual. She is a fast learner after all, and she's been taking leaps and bounds in her work." He fidgets for a bit, then leans over, elbows pressing into knees again. "I didn't want the clan to find out. It's... It might look like I'm selling sharingan secrets, but--" Mrr, he's sighing again. "I guess I am, huh?"

But he pushes that aside to address the more important problem staring them in their face at the moment.

"Maybe your impression of me was built on a false basis then, because I don't dislike you. I've never disliked you. I may not be as close to anyone, not even Sasuke, as I am to Itachi, but that does not by default mean that I dislike you, Obito. And if I avoid you, it's only because I know you're going to pester me for some kind of information that I'd rather keep to myself." He glanced at the other from his spot then. "Believe it or not, I think I consider myself close to you than most people, though not at the same level as Itachi which... I think you'd understand. I don't know how different it needs to be for you to believe me, I--"

He shook his head, clearly at a loss as to what he needed to do to fix things.
shunshinoshishi: Eddie Peng (Shisui: Strangle)

[personal profile] shunshinoshishi 2014-06-12 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
"...I apologize for withholding information about the mission," he mumbles, shifting closer to the edge. It takes him a while to say anything at all, struggling with himself, for words. "I just-- I. I wasn't thinking." He grips the tiles of the roof a little harder. "I was selfish and..." Afraid? No. "Ashamed..." A pause. "I know those aren't excuses, and I'm sorry..." He wasn't going to be cocky and claim he could have escaped assassination or something either. That would be going nowhere, and Shisui was that kind of person who would march to his own execution without a fuss, so talking about how he deserved to be killed really wouldn't do anyone any good at all.

"If it's any consolation, which I... know it's not-- I had assumed they would send you a report as well, which was partly the reason why I didn't end things the way I usually do." That they wouldn't trace the M.O. back to him, or at least, not right away. Shisui usually killed swiftly, a clean slash across the neck from which his victims bled out and wilted into lifelessness in a matter of seconds. Or, occasionally, a quick decapitation. He'd never been known to drag things out. That was outside of Uchiha Shisui's character. He wasn't a man who sought out pleasure in torture. Instead, he usually did everything in his power to try and avoid it.

But what bothered him the most at the moment was being accused of not being 'close enough'. It frustrated, visibly, if the whitening of his knuckles was any indication.

"Obito," he started, pausing first to find words to give his feelings on this matter some sort of comprehension. "I don't think it's fair to assume that somebody ought to be a certain way with you in order for you to accept where they're coming from." He turned then to look him straight in the eye. "I am not you, I don't think like you do, and your expectations are clearly different from mine; but what I get from what you're telling me know is that you are asking me to bend over backwards just to fit into your idea of whatever 'being close' means to you. Perhaps you ought to spell it out for me so I can maybe make the effort to do so, because you don't trust me enough to believe me when I say I do consider you close to me. That I do trust you."

What did Obito want? A comparison to his relationship with Itachi? That was, in Shisui's opinion, incomparable. It warranted no such thing, and he felt it would prove nothing to do so either.

"I don't understand where you're coming up with the idea that I'd rather be happy not knowing you at all. Was I supposed to have treated you as special because we’re family and we’re closer in age? You talk of the clan, and I know you aren’t as close to most of them as I am. Am I at fault for choosing to be close to them as well as you? What do you think I have against you? How about let’s start there—what do you think I have against you? And what the hell is that supposed to mean, how I view other people? You’re taking offense for me being me.”

Sure, he was angry. Just a little bit. It was more frustration than anger, though. He didn’t understand why Obito would even think this way of him. There was a moment’s pause as he thought about the last thing Obito had said.

“And about pestering me. Have you considered that I’m just not the kind of person who opens up to anybody? Have you stopped to consider that perhaps the way you go about it sometimes stresses me out even more than I already would be at the time? I’ve never really been good with words when it comes to talking about myself. You can ask Itachi if you want to; he’ll attest to it.”

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