(Hashimada) The Adventures of a Hedgehog and Some Idiots

46: Shamelessness

(Recap:

"What?" Mito asked, smirking.

"Whatever, it doesn't matter. And fine, I'll go, but not because I want to. I just don't want to deal with this mess."

"Fair enough. Let's go, then."

Among the chaos, Hashirama and Madara didn't even notice the two of them leave.

Risa was still keeping her distance - she figured Hashirama would fix this mess and apologize eventually, so she just decided it was safer to wait in the kitchen, away from the damage.

. . . and we continue :D  Poor Risa 😥)

** TW: s3xu4l innu3nd0s ** 

(towards the end of the chapter; this isn't really anything new, there are quite a few innu3nd0s in this fic but as an SA survivor I like to give TWs)

Once the Hokages managed to clean up the splintered pieces of wood and dry up the water from Tobirama, Hashirama patched up the hole in the roof with his Wood Style. He then replaced their table with a nearly identical wooden table; by the time they were finished, it was like nothing had happened at all.

Hashirama decided it would be best to leave Risa alone, since she was nowhere to be found, anyway. So, he looked around - after a minute, he found some ink and paper near the entrance to Risa's, and he wrote a long apology note. He left this on the table along with more than enough money for their meals, and him and Madara left the building quickly.

"Well, it appears that your brother and that Uzumaki left a while ago," Madara commented.

Hashirama said, "Yeah. . . Hopefully they're getting along. Speaking of getting along. . ." he lowered his head in sadness and mumbled, "That was terrible. . . I left a horrible impression, and now Tobirama probably hates me even more than before. . . I ruined everything. . ."

"Hey." Madara stopped, so Hashirama did, too. Madara turned to face him and lifted his chin so that their gazes met. "Do not blame yourself. If anyone left a bad impression, I did, and you mostly made up for it. Who cares what the Uzumaki clan thinks of Konoha, anyway? We do not need them, and your brother already agreed to marry Mito to silence the elders. If anything, this was a success, in an odd way."

"Still. . . If I keep this up, I'm going to give Konoha a bad name. I guess I'm just worried that we aren't cut out for this. I mean, everyone listens to you and seems to respect you by now, but I know you didn't really want anything to do with being Co-Hokage in the first place. As for me, the villagers seem to like me, but I'm horrible at the job. And no one outside of the village takes me seriously, even with my reputation as a Senju. Plus, everyone is still struggling to adjust to peace, even after everything we've done. . ."

Madara brushed Hashirama's hair out of his face and smiled at him. "You worry too much, you stupid Senju. Have you forgotten that I am here for you?"

Hashirama's heart stopped - was this the Madara he actually knew?! "Mada. . . Is that really you? Are you someone pretending to be Madara? Hmm. . . Tell me something only you would know."

"Pfft, you are so dramatic - of course I am the one and only Madara Uchiha."

". . . Still, prove it."

"If you insist. Hmm, something only I would know? There is a lot. . . Mushroom zosui is your favorite food; you have that old crystallized lotus on you - just as I have the new lotus with me right now; your favorite shadow clone is 'Hashimara'; you talk to plants a lot, especially mushrooms - I do not know why you have such an affinity for them; whenever you want to clear your head, you go to our river; you hide your sake in various places throughout the village - in the woods, throughout the office, under floorboards, I recently discovered some in the academy - you should feel ashamed about that; you know that I hate when people are behind me, and you also know that I couldn't skip stones when we first met; you said that I lacked creativity for naming this village after its surroundings; you call me a hedgehog, which really pisses me off. . . Is that enough for you, or should I continue?"

Again, Hashirama was shocked. He still worried that Madara's feelings weren't genuine, and every now and then, he would worry that the Madara was using him to get closer to Tobirama so that he could kill him and avenge his brother. He never worried about these things until Tobirama mentioned that it was a possibility, and he couldn't help himself from wondering if there was some truth to his brother's claims. In moments like these, though, Hashirama knew that Madara was being genuine, despite how uncharacteristic it was for him to be so gentle.

"Mada. . ." The Senju's eyes filled with tears and he hugged the Uchiha tightly.

"Okay, okay," Madara said softly. He held Hashirama in return and mumbled, smiling, "You are so needy, Hashi. . . But it is alright. I do not mind."

They stayed liked that for a while - they both forgot that they were standing in the middle of Konoha for everyone to see. Not that this concerned them - most people walked past without saying a word. After all, there were plenty of rumors going around concerning the relationship status of the Hokages.

After a long moment, Madara broke the silence. He said gently, "Alright, Hashi. . . You should get some rest - it has clearly been a stressful day." He added quietly, "Besides, I thought I lost you earlier. . . I want to spend some time alone with you."

(A/N       TW: there are some s3xu4l innu3nd0s throughout the rest of the chapter. please skip if this makes you uncomfortable 💞💞)

"I'm sorry for stressing you out. . . I'll do whatever you want to make it up to you - anything at all," Hashirama winked as he said this, making Madara smack him (yet he didn't blush like he usually would).

"You fool!! You are beyond shameless!!" 

Hashirama said, "Well it's my shamelessness that won you over, isn't it? Besides, I've told you before and I'll tell you again - I'm not ashamed of our relationship." He smirked, leaning over to whisper in Madara's ear, "How many times do I have to fuck you to prove that? Because I'll do whatever it takes - I think I've made that very clear."

With that, Madara activated his Mangekyou and grabbed Hashirama's arm - he was grinning widely. 

(A/N Mada really goes from 0 to 10000000 all the time like it's normal 😰)

If Madara had shown this expression to anyone else, they would be horrified - it was an expression that Hashirama had only seen the Uchiha show in battle. 

"Hmm, as appealing as that sounds, I have something slightly different in mind," Madara asserted, still grinning. His grip tightened on Hashirama's arm, and he dragged him towards the Hokage's residence, walking at a brisk pace. 

"Is that so? Well, I'm excited to see what you have planned," Hashirama said through a smirk. 

Madara turned to reply to him; this time, when the Hokage saw his expression, he was filled with chills. The Uchiha's expression had only grown more crazed, and his eyes were shining the most piercing shade of red that Hashirama had ever seen. 

"Hashirama. . . Shall I prove how shameless you have made me?"

(A/N

Chai here!!

I'm sorry if the TWs aren't helpful/ disrupt the story - I just think it's really important to have them, and personally when I'm reading they help me mentally prepare myself❤️

⚠️ WARNING: MATURE CONTENT NEXT CHAPTER !⚠️

^^ as always, feel free to skip if you want :) 💕

also... finally DOM MADA next chapter 👀👀 if u don't like that, you can skip!!                                             

(I mentioned a while ago that they would be switches so here it is FINALLY)

word count: 1117

art credit: Ric9Designs on deviant art

The art for this chapter is basically what Madara's expression looks like)