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Even if we're six feet underground

Where: Konoha Hospital
When: January 12th
Notes: Kushina on another visit to Obito's bedside, post-squishing.

She had told him to keep his promise or he'd get more than her fist. When Minato had returned, carrying the boy half dead and missing an eye, she couldn't bring herself to keep hers. The hospital saw more of her over the next two months than they had since she had arrived in the village. She had made a point of coming every two or three days to check up on his condition if she didn't have a rare mission out. Her previous visit had coincided with more good news, which she had whispered to his unconscious body. It felt like a sign that this year would bring good fortune.

So once again, on a cool January afternoon, Kushina took a seat at Obito's bedside. Her hand was rested over his as she rambled on about how Minato had reacted to the good news and everything she could think of from the days since her last visit. Her words finally trailed off to momentary silence and she gave his hand a squeeze.

"I told you to be extra careful, you dummy. Would you wake up already? You're really worrying me, y'know..."

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He wasn't asleep, for all that his eyes were closed, and it took way more effort than he liked to move, but he finally turned his head a little, a shift of motion that was entirely deliberate as he cracked open his eye. And, okay, wow it felt creepy weird to feel nothing in the other one. Just. Okay no. Not tinking about that.

Why, and how, did he end up back here though? He was under a rock, not usually a survivable thing and thus, totally perfect sense for the oh so witty rasp of words that escaped, barely alive. "Got a scratch. Punch later."

The shift had to be her imagination. She had been telling him to wake up since the seals on him had been released. That he would finally say something now meant... But he actually responded to what she said. She stared at him in shock, frozen in shock for all of two seconds. In three swift movements, she had let go of his hand and leaned over his bed to hug him as tight as she dared.

"Obito, you stupid idiot! I'll beat the crap out of you after you get out of the hospital for making us all worry, ya know!"

She wasn't mad or yelling though. She sounded as if she could cry, but tears were more Minato's department.

Obito decided that he must be on some excellent drugs because he was totally sure that should have felt really painful instead of just like pleasant pressure. Why was Kushina-nee being sappy? He was fine! Just a little banged up.

"S'a matter?"

At his question, she straightened up and glared down at him, hands on her hips.

""S'a matter?"! I'll tell you what's the matter! You promised you'd come back with everyone unharmed and I met you all at the gate and found out you nearly died!" Okay, now she was yelling. "You've been out cold for two months and I didn't know if you'd ever wake up! That's what's the matter!"

At least she wasn't punching him?

"Oh." He paused a beat. Two months? A lot could go wrong in two months, and he struggled to open his eye enough to properly focus on her. And now he was anxious. "Rin and Kakashi?"

It was good to see that his priorities hadn't changed despite getting heavily crushed. Her temper cooled off and she took a seat on the edge of his bed.

"They're alive. From what I heard, you saved them both. I'm pretty sure they've both been to visit you, they've just never really been here when I was."

He relaxed back into the bedding for a moment, processing that and fighting the desire to go back to sleep. "How?"

"Well, you stopped Kakashi from getting crushed and gave him your Sharingan." That had caused quite the kerfuffle with the Uchiha clan, but no use worrying the boy with his clan's political drama. Not yet, anyway. "And if you hadn't gone in the first place, Rin would have been in huge trouble."

She reached out a hand, about to stroke over his hair, but it hadn't really been washed that well... Instead, she let her hand drop gently on the shoulder closer to her.

"I guess it's a good thing Minato decided to dig your body out to bring back to the village. He said they thought you were dead, y'know."

"Meant here but okay. Big rock." Kind of self explanatory why that was adequate explanation for anything at all. He shifted a little, then stilled. "M'drugged up." Because no way was that numbness natural.

"They had to. Half your body got crushed and needed intense healing. It'll probably take a while to get everything out of you system."

And even longer until he was fit for duty again, if such a thing were even possible... She bit her lower lip, the worrying coming back. Would all this impact his dream and spirit that she wanted her future child to inherit? No, she couldn't think like that. It was too soon. She could put on a brave face and a smile for him.

"Was not half." He shifted a little... then decided he really wasn't going to manage sitting up. "Like a third."

"It looked like half..."

That was as much argument as she was going to put up. Halfhearted at best, but not sounding angry at all. Her smile only flickered a little, but it returned quickly. After a pause, she reached her hand up to smooth over his hair. It was washable, and there were a lot more gross things to touch than greasy hair.

"How do you feel, Obito? Besides drugged up?"

"M'alive, 'Kashi's fine, and 'll be fine." He gave her a smile, though he had no idea how it looked. "Feel fine."

Edited 2014-09-18 03:18 (UTC)

It would probably take a while before his smile didn't look so weird or crooked. But she couldn't stop the smile on her face from brightening. Maybe she didn't have much to worry about after all. Her hand continued slowly stroking his hair.

"So... How long have you been awake? You remember anything anyone said before today?"

"Um... five minutes?" He had no idea how long he'd been talking to her and hoped he hadn't fallen asleep int he middle or something embarrassing like that. "Remember talking to Kakashi, before here. Think he was crying."

Kakashi crying? Now that was a surprise. And a story that would make its way to Minato later. But this also meant he hadn't heard any of her tales from days past. It would all be new news to him.

"Five minutes sounds about right. I mean, I've been talking at you for about twenty or more already, but the last few have been when you were actually responding."

"Ah, don't remember that bit. Must've said something shocking." He gave her another lopsided weak grin.

"Mm... There has been a big change to the village recently. But today and a few days ago weren't so much shocking news. It was more big news, of the happy kind."

"Ha... sure I can handle that without it putting me back under?"

"Maybe. We won't know until I tell you, now will we? Though I could give you one piece at a time and see how you handle it. Want to try?"

"Eh, go for it." His tone was quieter though, and his eye drifted closed. "M'listenin."

"Well... over a week ago, Sandaime stepped down. We have a new Hokage. One of the finest and greatest shinobi this village has seen. He's often been hailed as a genius, and from what I hear, he's the youngest to get the job so far."

Yup... She's gonna play a guessing game with him.

"'Kashi's a horrible choice, tell 'em to do over." He tried to pry his eye back open.

She blinked in surprise before bursting into laughter.

"It's someone older who's been a jounin for longer. Though you're on the right track."

"Sannin are old." Yep nope eye staying closed and was he slurring a little? Maybe.

"I said young! Minato's not that old, y'know!"

It was out before she could stop herself. As soon as she realized it, she slapped her hand over her mouth. Her little guessing game was finally over. Part one was, anyway.

"S'what I thought." He was barely audible that time, fighting a sudden wave of exhaustion.

"You little..."

She nearly punched him, but stopped herself before her hand could fully close. As legendary as her temper was, she drew the line when it came to beating anyone badly injured already. Or this tired.

"Did you need more sleep? The other news can wait until you're rested more."

He mumbled something that vaguely resembled a 'no' but was already fading out to sleep.

"Shh... Just rest. I'll wait here until you wake up."

And wait she would, sitting right where she was. Unless he happened to sleep through visiting hours. Then she'd return the next day.

He did sleep for several hours. He hadn't meant to. They were talking, and his eye cracked open to a darkened room in bewilderment.

She did cheat a little on her promise. Right around the time her stomach growled, she ran home to make a quick dinner. Once she and Minato were fed and she explained her earlier promise to him, she went right back to the hospital as the sun set. Either he hadn't woken up, or he had and gone back to sleep when he found her missing. Whatever the case, she settled in the chair next to his bed, watching him carefully.

Or as carefully as she could as the room got dark. She swore she saw some kind of movement, so she took a chance and whispered over to him.

"Obito, you awake again?"

"Wasn' sleepin'." He turned his head a little, then squinted. Hadn't it just been brighter? "Why's it dark?"

"Oh! Hang on a second."

She got up and turned on a little lamp. It cast a gentle glow that didn't quite reach beyond the foot of his bed. She settled back in the chair before answering his question.

"You slept past dinner, the sun set a while ago. I figured I'd stick around until you woke up or the staff kicked me out."

He made a tiny noise of negation, getting more alert. "Didn' sleep."

He was clearly going to argue to the end about it.

Edited 2014-09-26 01:40 (UTC)

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