(Hashimada) The Adventures of a Hedgehog and Some Idiots

24: Casual business

brief recap:

The people yelled after him, "Hey, that was the noise we were hearing all throughout the night! Let's get him!"

"Yeah!" Several others shouted in agreement. They all chased him out the door; Tobirama used his shadow clone jutsu to make a diversion and get away.

... and now we continue :D

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"What in the hell just happened?" Madara asked in disbelief, putting his face in his hands.

Hashirama laughed, then closed the door to the office. He didn't seem surprised at all by Tobirama's behavior and just said, "Oh, my poor brother. . . He must've been able to sense everything. . . Anyway, where were we?" He took a seat next to Madara and put an arm around him.

Madara took the flower out of Hashirama's hair and turned it over, smiling a little as he looked at it. "Well, at the very least, the sake is gone - that is one issue dealt with."

"Right. . ." Hashirama turned his head away from Madara to hide his smirk. Little did the Uchiha know, he had a whole stash of sake hidden in the Hokage's residence, anyway!

As if Madara could read his mind, he said, "I know you have more sake here. We can deal with that later -"

"How did you know?! Even Tobirama didn't know about that!" Hashirama said indignantly. His spirits were crushed.

"Pfft, do not forget that I have known you for a long time. . . Do you really think I would believe that that was the only sake in the building? One bottle of sake does nothing for you - you at least have enough to get drunk off of in this room alone."

Hashirama pouted, "Ugh, you know me too well. . . Anyway, what now?" He moved Madara's chair closer to him and hugged the Uchiha, resting his head on his shoulder.

"Hashi. . . Again, we should not show affection here. . ." Madara sighed, but he knew the Senju wouldn't listen to him, anyway. Besides, it wasn't the affection that bothered him, he just didn't want them to be found out. Madara feared how their clans would react should they find out, and he didn't want the peace they worked so hard to create to be short-lived.

"Sorry, I just love you too much, I can't help myself. . ." He trailed off, kissing Madara's forehead.

"I know, Hashi, but we must think of the village. Konoha is vulnerable right now, and the villagers are still distrustful - especially towards me. The news certainly would not sit well with them. . . We cannot let everything go to waste."

Hashirama pouted and released Madara. He held his hand under the desk so that no one would be able to see. "Yeah. You're right. . . But as long as no one catches us. . ."

"Hashirama. . ." He sighed, compromising, "Only if no one is around."