An old friend (Obikaka)

Chapter 6: "I missed you"

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Obito cut him off with another small thrust of his hips just before leaning close to Kakashi’s ear with a smirk along his lip. “Ready for round two~?”

“W-wait what-” 

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After their steamy shower finally came to an end Obito gently cleaned off all the leftover bodily fluids off of both himself and Kakashi, washed the copy ninja's body and even rinsed and cleaned his hair. Normally Kakashi would protest but after going 3-4 rounds with the Uchiha he felt absolutely drained and sore beyond belief so much so throughout the after care process he had to lean all of his weight on Obito. He was far too exhausted to protest. Obito still seemed to possess a lot of energy, as if he could go on all day and if they truly did.. Kakashi doubted he'd ever be able to walk again. 

"That was fun~" Obito hummed as he began to dress the silverhead, helping him pull on some briefs, a plain T-shirt and some baggy comfortable sweatpants with a smug smirk along his lips. "We should do that more often~" 

"You're joking. The last thing I need you doing is destroying my ass," Kakashi retorted groggily.

"I was doing that a few moments ago and I didn't hear any complaints then," 

Kakashi's cheeks flushed a soft red at the other males reply. He let out a small puff of air and turned his head away earning a soft chuckle from the Uchiha before him. 

“Come on. Let’s get you to bed. I’ll make you some dinner while you relax,” Before Kakashi could even reply or so much as get a word out, the raven swept him up into his arms and made his way out of the restroom to the room where he had been residing in for months being cared after by the Uchiha that carried him over to the bed and gently set him down. He wanted to protest, pout, something. But Kakashi was actually really thankful. Even though the lower half of his body ached, it was worth it and plus he was clean and didn’t smell like "horse shit" anymore. Notably the sheets he had been sleeping and laying on didn’t smell either, probably due to the fact that throughout his stay Obito would come into the room, gently set the injured Hatake on a chair after ensuring his wounds were taken care of, change and clean the sheets before setting him back in bed and then going off to get food to feed him without a word. It was one of his routines that when the routine was broken parts of Kakashi were relieved because Obito would talk to him. The silence would be broken and he wouldn’t feel so alone or feel guilty or awkward even though beforehand, he himself was hesitant about talking with the Uchiha. He would just be content and happy.. Like he was now.

“Alright, relax for a bit. I'm going to make us some dinner, i'll be back,”

Just as Obito was moving away, Kakashi shot out a hand to grab a hold of the raven's sleeve tugging on it to get the male to pause in his tracks.”Obito wait”

“Hm?” Obito hummed out as he turned back to the silver head with furrowed brows. Curious about what the Hatake needed. Kakashi then released his sleeve and sat up. Getting up onto his knees to cup Obito’s face in his hands, he gave a gentle smile as for a few seconds his thumb traced over the scars over the right side of his face where he had been crushed by a boulder all those years ago when the two were genin. A horrible memory that still lingered and haunted Kakashi’s dreams. Obito stared into his gaze, curious about what he was doing but leaned into the touch, closing his eyes just before Kakashi leaned up and pressed a brief kiss on his forehead and whispered, "I missed you," against his skin. 

The silverhead wanted to say something else. But bit his tongue as he pulled away, staring at the male before him that leaned into his hands, cheeks flushed with a soft pink as he fell silent for a few moments just enjoying the warmth of the hatakes hands against his cheeks. 

"I missed you too," Obito whispered back with a soft smile before pulling away and in that moment Kakashi swore for a millisecond as Obito opened his eyes that he saw two different emotions flash through them. One being adoration, the other pure guilt and regret… but for what? Kakashi was about to ask but by the time he opened his mouth Obito had already left the room to make dinner for the two of them and with that Kakashi was once again left alone in the Uchiha's room that he had grown familiar and fond of over the months that he spent recovering. Would it be wrong to say that being here with Obito felt more like home than his home back in the leaf village?

He sucked in a deep breath and sat down, pressing his back against the headboard as his gaze moved to stare above at the ceiling, whereas his gaze focused on the inanimate structure above; his mind seemed to wonder and fret about that flash of emotion he saw in the Uchiha's eyes only mere moments ago.. What was that about?

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He must have really been spent from his and Obito's shower escapade. One moment he was allowing his mind to wander as he waited for Obito to finish dinner, the next he was being gently shaken by said Uchiha. "Mhgg.. dinner done yet?" Kakashi groggily whispered out as his body stirred. 

"Yea. Didn't mean to take so long," Obito replied gently as he helped Kakashi sit up and lean against the headboard. 'Did I fall asleep?' The silver head wondered as he rubbed his eyes, trying to get the sleepiness out of them and as he did he couldn't help the whimper that slipped past his lips as a brief pain shot up his spine to remind him just how painfully sore he was.

Obito gave an smug yet apologetic expression as he heard the copy ninja whimper just before placing a warm plate of tempura and sides of rice balls on his lap then handing him a pair of chopsticks to eat with. The Hatake looked down at the food and gave a small smile. 

"Thank you," The silver head whispered out, taking the pair of chopsticks and beginning to dig in. As he popped one of the pieces of tempura into his mouth he watched as Obito gave a smile of his own and then for a moment left the room only to come back with a plate of his own. He pulled up a chair beside the bed and sat, begging to dig into his own plate of food. 

"No problem," Obito muffled out as he himself placed a piece of tempura into his mouth. 
With that the two males indulged themselves with their food, just simply enjoying one another's company. As Kakashi munched on one of his leftover rice balls he looked up at the male beside him and as his thoughts began to pile in, the silver head broke the growing silence. "You know. Now that I think about it Obito, your cooking is a lot better than it used be back when we were kids," 

"Yea well, I've had a lot of practice over the years but..," The Uchiha cut himself off as he popped his last piece of tempura into his mouth. He chewed and swallowed before finishing his sentence. "I still prefer your cooking. Remember that time you cooked for me and Rin. Best shit I've ever tasted,"

Ah yes. Kakashi did remember that.. he dearly missed those times. He truly did and a part of the copy ninja wished he could go back to when they were just little kids.. before they became genin.. before he lost his father.. Rin.. Minato-sensei and most importantly the man beside him. For a moment the copy ninja allowed himself to reminisce before speaking. 

"Well you know… if you come back to the village with me I can make you a few things," The Hatake offered. But the Uchiha only seemed to stiffen at such an offer. "No," Obito mumbled. 

"What?"

"No," he said more firmly. 

"And why not?" Kakashi persisted, narrowing his eyes just slightly as he stared at the male who avoided his gaze. 

"I can't.." he paused as he noticeably gripped his chopsticks almost hard enough to snap them in half. "I can't return to Kahona just yet" he finished as he pushed out his chair and stood up. The mood now officially ruined. "I'm sorry," Obito mumbled as he then turned to leave and by the time Kakashi had tried to stop and ask him why the raven had already left the room. Leaving the silver head sitting alone within the room in complete disbelief..

To be continued 
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A/N: hehe, is that how you do a cliffhanger? Lol well I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It's pretty short and simple but don't worry there's more to come hehe 😈 and sorry that this took me so long 😭school and work are becoming more and more of a pain in the ass.