Rin saw him, froze for a moment, then smiled and greeted him.
"Obito, what a coincidence."
Obito opened his mouth, but no words came out. His gaze darted back and forth between Rin and Shin-chan before finally landing on the flowers in Rin's hands.
Flowers.
Rin was holding flowers.
And walking with Shin-chan.
A thousand thoughts flashed through Obito's mind.
Where were they going?
Who had given her the flowers?
Why give her flowers?
Could it have been Shin-chan?
That guy hit on pretty big sisters every day. Could he be trying the same thing with Rin...?
No, no way. They were classmates. Just classmates...
But they were walking together...
And she was holding flowers...
Obito's face turned pale, then flushed red. He stood rooted to the spot as if he'd been struck by lightning.
Shin-chan tilted his head and looked at him.
"Obito, what's wrong?"
"N-nothing..."
"You look awful."
"It's the heat."
"Is it?" Shin-chan looked up at the sky. "The sun's almost down."
Obito didn't answer. He just stared at the flowers.
Rin noticed his gaze and smiled as she held up the basket.
"Pretty, aren't they? They're for Teacher Ibuki."
Obito froze. "Teacher Ibuki?"
"Mm." Rin nodded. "Teacher Ibuki seemed down today, so I wanted to cheer him up with some flowers."
Obito's expression slowly returned to normal.
Shin-chan hadn't given them to Rin.
They were taking them to their teacher.
Obito's mouth twitched. He wanted to smile, but tried hard to hold it back. "Oh... oh, I see..."
Shin-chan looked at him and invited him along. "Obito, want to come with us?"
Obito froze for a moment.
"Huh?"
"To deliver the flowers." Shin-chan waved the note in his hand. "We've got a few places to go."
Obito looked at Rin.
She smiled and nodded.
"Come with