[open] What can I say little one, it was fun just to know you

[ghostpepper]

Who: Kushina and YOU (yeah that's right)
When: 01/24 afternoon on, 01/26 to 01/29 morning, 01/31 early evening on
Where: Konoha
Notes: It's been almost six long years, but the day is finally here. Kushina's coming home with the last two ANBU who had been stationed in Uzushio. For good. Most of the time between her travels will find her trying to adjust to knowing she won't be called back over any emergencies a whole country away, that she doesn't have to leave after a few days to a week to go back to work, and that she can actually find a routine to stick to again.

((Okay, here's how the time breakdown is going. Her first stop at midday 01/24 is the Hokage's office, the 25th is Minato's birthday (skipped entirely for family time) and the 29th to most of the 31st is cheering on Karin in the exam finals, but the rest of the time she's free for ambushing around the village.))

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[thebestuchiha]

"And I've been out of the village for a couple things. I'm headed to Kiri in a few days too." He shook his head, moving to lean on his desk. "Sides, I have lots of things to keep my attention out of this tower."

He laughed, waving a hand before grinning.

[ghostpepper]

"Ah! That's right. I promised Karin I'd come see her in the final matches. But I kinda have to ask permission to leave the village now, huh?" But something else he said caught her attention too. "What kinds of things keep your attention out of here?"

[thebestuchiha]

He felt a hint of color come to his face at her last question and cleared his throat. "Uh. No problems with you going to Kiri, so don't even worry about that."

What's that? Totally skipping over that question, yep.

[ghostpepper]

If there was any way to make her latch on to something with iron-clad strength and dogged determination, it was to dodge her questions. She gave him a few seconds of raised eyebrows and a pointed look to see if he'd take the cue.

"And? Come on, Obito, tell me. What gets your attention out of here?"

[thebestuchiha]

"I uh. Um." He was turning redder and cursed himself for flustering. Composure. She was going to punch him for not telling her sooner.

Crap.

"Been spending more time with people?"

[ghostpepper]

...There was nothing to be embarrassed about if he was just spending time with people. The cogs in her brain chugged along, as she stifled a laugh at the color spreading over his face. They pulled up memories of Minato's reign, reminding her how she'd often been incentive for Minato to come home sooner rather than later-- Something clicked and the realization dawned on her.

"You've met someone! Obito Uchiha, you spill right now! Who is it?!"

[thebestuchiha]

"I have not! I haven't met anyone new at all!" Not helping his case, so not helping his case, but his hands were already up and waving as though to ward her off.

[ghostpepper]

"So, it's someone you knew already! How long have you known them? Are they a civilian or a shinobi? How long have you been a thing? Is it serious?"

There was no warding her off. She'd sunk her teeth in and it would take a miracle to make her let go now.

[thebestuchiha]

"Uh." He slipped sideways, clearly intending to escape around his desk. "Depends what you mean?"

How does he even answer that???

[ghostpepper]

Unfortunately for Obito, she wasn't having any of that and stayed on him. Prey, meet predator.

"What do you mean it depends on what I mean?! Am I gonna have to guess through everyone I know you know? If that's it, it's gotta be someone you've known for a while, but you said you gave up on Rin ages ago. So who is it? It's someone from Konoha, right? Right?"

[thebestuchiha]

"What? Of course it is! I'm not one of the cross village people." He waved her down again, scowling as he paused. "It'scomplicated so just. Agggh."

[ghostpepper]

"I'm one of those cross village people, y'know!" Her temper got the better of her as she yelled and reached up to punch him. While she normally would've gone for his head, she aimed for his shoulder. Fast and hard.

"And whaddya mean it's complicated?! Is it some kinda "I'm sorta dating them but not really" deals?!"

[thebestuchiha]

"Well, kind of and kind of not? I mean. I was then wasn't and am and uh, cuddling and things and it's complicated." He rubbed his arm, pouting at her.

[ghostpepper]

He really wasn't making much sense, but the last part summed it up perfectly. Complicated. It sure sounded that way, as vague as he was being, but she still had an unanswered detail.

"Well? Who is it? Just give me a name, Obito! Please?"

[thebestuchiha]

"Erm." He looked a little cornered. "A name. Uh. Well. You see."

[ghostpepper]

She froze and her eyes nearly popped out of her skull in surprise. It took a few seconds before she went right back to trying to shake him down for more information.

"There's more than one?! Who are they?!"

[thebestuchiha]

He felt his eyes widen at the look on her face and took another step back. "Well you kind of know the people but I'm not really sure how to explainhowthingsarenow?"

He sure was talking faster as he went along.

rip in peace

[ghostpepper]

If she hadn't been so bound and determined in her quest for names, she would have found Obito's reactions hilarious. Instead, she advanced on him to shove a finger into his chest.

"I know a lot of people that you know in this village, Obito! I want names, now!"

[thebestuchiha]

He looked like he was going to bolt out of his own office. His tone was only somewhat audible. "Kakashi and Gai?"

[ghostpepper]

It took three seconds for the names to register and another five to process them. They wouldn't have been her first pick, but not necessarily her last either. Surprise turned to something more pensive as she thought back to a night that had been partially lost to alcohol.

"I guess that explains why you were hanging over Kakashi and stealing his drink on his birthday..."

[thebestuchiha]

"We were officially dating at that point. Me and Gai let him break up with us since then though and now we do more stuff than we did before he broke up with us. So please don't comment on him cuddling or kissing stuff with the word boyfriend or he might freak out again okay?"

[ghostpepper]

"Alright, I won't. What you three do or don't do is your business. I never really pegged Kakashi as being much of a touchy-feely kind of guy. Besides, it's way easier to tease him for his choice in reading material."

Among other things.

[thebestuchiha]

"He's not a sexy kind of guy! He's a touchy feely though and it's nice." He felt the flush come back. "It's up, Gai who, well. Um. But yeah so that's the thing going on and complicated and yeah that."

[ghostpepper]

She had to press a hand to her mouth to stop from laughing when he started jumbling up his words. It took a few seconds to bury everything, but the laughter stayed in her eyes and the way her voice shook slightly as she struggled to hold herself together.

"Thanks for being so open with me." Despite all the prodding required. "That wasn't so hard to talk about, now was it?"

[thebestuchiha]

He shifted on his feet, glancing away, then back again. "Okay no, but it was and I haven't exactly... talked about it to anyone all anouncey. It's been months."