Rewriting History (Obito x Reader)

Awakening

A/N: This chapter's picture was commissioned by july-monmon on Tumblr!

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"Seriously... when was the last time we got to do this?" you asked in gentle wonder while Obito climbed onto the roof of his house, immediately twisted around, and offered his hand to lift you up with him.

"Heh, yeah... it almost feels like we haven't done this since we were kids," he replied while helping you get comfortable with laying down. Your now swollen stomach told of how many months were left before officially meeting your little one – two and a half months to go, which meant that sleeping and finding the right position became quite the tiresome task. Instead of lying on your back as per usual during stargazing, you had no choice but to lay on your side to avoid crushing your guts from the baby's increasing weight.

Looking at how goofy your position was, Obito couldn't help but close his eyes, passing you a wide, nervous smile. He didn't mean to, but such a simple gesture from him always made your pulse jump. "Are you comfy?"

"I'll live."

"What if you moved over this way?"

"Obito, I'm fine."

"R-right! I know that," he declared with fake confidence which you detected instantly.

Obito was acting strange. He appeared even more discomposed than usual. What was even stranger was his sudden insistence on stargazing with you that night. Looking up at the stars and telling stories and jokes was an activity you and Obito spent countless nights doing together back when you two were young, but increased duties and responsibilities as shinobi had dampened Obito's availability to do this with you.

Even though Minato had managed to lessen the tension between the Hidden Leaf and Cloud village after Kusuo Uchiha's interference years ago, that did not mean that peace was achieved during that time. In fact, the two villages were borderline at war with each other, and with other villages acting as allies for both sides that only meant that other nations would get involved as well. With the threat of war came more frequent and difficult missions. With you out of commission, that only meant more work for poor Obito.

When you admitted to him about your plans to retire as a shinobi, Obito was livid. He couldn't understand why you would vow to protect the village, only to just give up. He made his feelings on the matter no secret, until he learned of the reasoning behind your decision.

"Obito, the reason why I became a ninja in the first place was so I could protect you. Now you've given me someone else to protect with my life. Besides, someone's gonna have to teach them how to be a proper ninja while you're out on Hokage business. They'll help you take care of the village. I'll make sure of that."

The supportive and reassuring smile you flashed Obito immediately after had since then never left his thoughts. It was still so crystal clear to him whenever he thought about it. What a beautiful image to accompany equally beautiful words. It helped to make the life-changing decision he had plans for the slightest bit easier for the increasingly distraught Uchiha.

This is the night, he chanted to himself to calm his jolting nerves and erratically beating heart. Don't screw this up, Obito!

"I love how, even after all these years, the stars still look the same to me," you noted absentmindedly, which prompted Obito to glance over at you in genuine fascination.

"The world where you're from... were the stars the same there like they are here?"

Your face scrunched up in deep thought as you scrutinized the positioning of the stars carefully. It had been so long.