Another fic for your pleasure. Its a work in process, so bear with me...

If they're ooc, please remember they're older now. Rin especially, she've become...how do you say... quite a rebellious teen

There should be about two more chapters or so.

Note:I don't own Naruto, or else Obito would never have died.

Please Read and Review, or Sai's abs will call you on their cell phone.

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Good to Be Back Home

By Hammy Uchiha

As Rin walked into the village in the mid-afternoon, she noticed the difference immediately. She couldn't put her finger on what it was but it felt different. She adjusted the bag on her back. As she headed for the Hokage Tower to re-register and get her rank upped to jounin, she saw kids in the streets, but they weren't the same kids she had used to see. I've grown up since then… The girl's step was relaxed and calm. Her warm brown eyes scanned the surrounding area for people she recognized. None could she see. She moved onward pushing away the past.

A nervous hand fiddled with her second piercing on the top of her ear. I wonder if they'll recognize me…

Sarutobi almost looked glad to see her. "Rin-sama," he said bowing his head as she came into his office. Rin was surprised that he could recognize her, he was an old man after all.

"Hokage-sama," she answered politely bowing.

"It's good to have one of our top healers back in the village," said the Hokage as Rin took a seat, laying down her bag of things on the floor. Rin crossed her legs and waited. "I take it you have a place to live as well?" he asked, as he worked on re-registering her as an official Konoha nin. Rin shrugged.

"I've got a rent to pay on an apartment if that's what you mean," she said. The Hokage nodded. He finished scribbling up Rin's new registration papers. "Here," he said handing it to her. "You're free to go," he said.

Rin took the paper and left. She stalked down the streets of Konoha to her apartment. It wasn't too bad, for an apartment. She had checked in with the landlord earlier in the day. Fingering her key, Rin climbed up the old creaky stairs to room 344.

She unlocked it with ease and looked into her room. There were water stains on the ceiling and a crack in one wall, near a lonely bed. It wasn't what she had been expecting, but okay, she guessed. She walked in and closed the door behind her. She dropped down her bulging bag and flopped down on her old bed. Tsunade had arranged this all for her. Not much, but at least she got them to bring over my old bed. Rin tucked her hands behind her head and looked up at the discolored ceiling. A deep sigh escaped her throat. She was glad to be here, but she wasn't sure she could face the past like this.

"Rin! Over here!" called Kakashi's voice through the paralyzing dark night. The screams of the injured and dying filled her ears and terror clutched her heart. "Rin!" he was desperate now. Kakashi was never desperate. On dumb legs she stumbled to him. He grabbed her arm yanking her back to the situation at hand. Rin looked down with mortification on the wounded man before her, clutching his side. 'So many people…so much pain…' Rin could barely think straight.

"The Fourth is here!" came a triumphant yell over the confusion. The Giant Toad loomed above them.

"Arashi," whispered Rin in horror. "What's he gonna do?" she asked Kakashi.

"I don't know, please, do something for this guy, Rin!" yelled Kakashi at her. His one visible eye was frantic. Rin drew out the chakra in a steady flow that she focused into the man's body. Her strength was seeping away. The nine-tailed beast let out a shrill cry of horror as it was sucked away in a painful stream of light. The toad vanished as the Fourth's life was at an end. Rin watched incomprehensibly as he fell and then she passed out in Kakashi's arms.

Rin dragged herself back to the present unable to bear the further contemplation of what followed that terrible night. Downstairs she heard a door slam and then footsteps coming up the stairs. Another door squeaked open.

"Hey!"

Rin heard the boisterous voice of a female in the hallway.

"Hey you're back early!" she cried. Rin heard the gruff groan of a man, as if the girl had tackled him and was proceeding to squeeze the life out of him in a hug.

"I got done training early," he answered.

"Oh… what's up?" she asked sounding concerned. Rin listened to nothing and then slowly more footsteps going upstairs. Disturbed by the fact she had probably just eavesdropped on some couple's conversation, she checked her watch.

"About time for dinner," she murmured and got up. "I'll unpack when I get back," she assured herself and left.

An hour and a half later as it was beginning to get dark she came back. As she entered the building and climbed up the stairs, she heard the pounding of loud music above her.

"What the…hell?" she murmured. Rin grabbed her bag and dragged it up to drop on her bed. She opened it to unpack when she snapped.

"Who the hell is playing there music that loud?" she demanded angrily. Picking up her shoe she launched it angrily at her ceiling. There was an ominous crack, but the music only got louder. Rin stalked out to her balcony and drawing a kunai she flung it at the window right above her.

PING! The kunai bounced off and fell to the alley below. The window opened up and a head with tousled raven hair poked out.

"Hey!" he yelled angrily at her. "What's the big idea!"

"Turn down your music!" she yelled, crossing her arms.

"No!" he yelled back.

"It's too loud!" she shrieked.

"I pay rent, I can do whatever I want," he yelled. She flung a kunai at him. The kunai hit him on the forehead, and bounced off his forehead protector. He rolled his eyes and slammed down his window. Growling fowl words beneath her breath, Rin went back in side and then out the door and up the stairs to room 444. She pounded angrily on his door. An eye appeared at the peeking glass. A brilliantly green eye, sparkling evily. Then he put a piece of tape over the small hole. Shrieking with outrage she pounded on his door.

"You baka!" she screamed. Then fed up she stalked back down the stairs. There stood at the room across the hall from Rin's, a girl that looked bizarrely familiar.

"What seems to be the problem?" she asked. Rin's teeth were clenched.

"That loser upstairs is playing his music so loud, that I can barely think straight!" growled Rin. The girl sighed shaking her head.

"He's had a bad day, he'll get over it, just give him a break. Let's start over. Hi, I'm Anko Mitarashi," said Anko grinning happily.

"Hi," said Rin amazed that this grown up woman was Anko. Three years can sure change a person.

"He'll get over it, just give him time," said Anko. "Say, I didn't catch your name…?"

Rin had gone into her room to see if she had any aspirin for the major headache she was experiencing.

The night drew on and as 3 o'clock approached Rin rolled over in bed. She couldn't sleep, and the music showed no signs of ceasing. Finally all was silent. Which was almost as bad as the music. Urgh. Rin flung her shoe at the ceiling.

"It's about time!" she growled. Then he above her stomped on the floor, and flipped back on the music.

"URGH!" Rin leapt out of bed and tugged on a robe over her fishnet shirt. She stalked into the hallway and knocked on Anko's door.

Anko sleepily opened her door, in her pajamas.

"Wha…?" she murmured sleepily.

"Could you tell your friend to turn down his music?" she begged Anko. "I can't sleep!"

"Fine, fine," said Anko reaching for her robe. She stalked up the stairs. "Go to bed I'll take care of this," she said.

Rin thankfully went back into her room and curled up in bed.

"Hey! What's the big idea, man! That new girl can't sleep thanks to you! And now I can't sleep!"

"She started it!"

"Just turn it off and get over yourself!" yelled an annoyed Anko. Rin smiled softly and closed her eyes. Overhead the conversation continued in softer tones.

Rin woke up late the next morning, but it was a good to wake up in her own bed. It was about noon as she left the apartment. Hungry she decided to stop by the Ichiraku Ramen Shop. After explaining to the owner who she was, she ordered up her usual. As she was waiting another customer slid into his seat across the way from Rin. Rin looked over. Her eyes grew large.

"YOU!" she cried standing up and pointing an angry finger at him. "You're the loser with loud music!" He stood up looking skeptically at her.

"Me? The loser?" he asked. "Miss Unable-to-handle-loud-music?" he said. Rin cursed and him and launched a punch at his face, apparently he had the same idea. The two fell heavily to the floor. As Rin sat up, she rubbed her cheek. He sat up as well rubbing his jaw tenderly. Then she saw it. His mis-matched eyes. The onyx eye and the brilliantly green eye, with a scar over it. Her mouth moved, but no words came out.

"Obito-kun?" she asked at last, unable to believe this guy in front of her was the Uchiha she used to know so well. He rubbed his eyes.

"Rin-chan?" he whispered back blinking.

"Obito!" she cried hugging him tightly.

"Uh…Rin-sama? Your ramen's ready," said the owner of the shop. Rin blushed backing off Obito.

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To be continued...

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Sorry if there's any major mistakes.

-Hammy Uchiha