Cordarone (Hashirama x Madara AND Tobirama x Izuna)

15. If you ever loved me (Tobirama)

They lay on the floor together.

They always ended up on the floor. After that first time they had made love from afar, they just seemed unable to move on to the bed. The floor was their place for expressing their love for one another from a distance. The bed was for when... if... they could do it for real... Close. 

They hadn't made love now, but just lay opposite one another, looking at each other. Tears ran down Izuna's face sideways and down on the floor.

"Will he be okay?" he asked. 

"I don't know", Tobirama said honestly.

He wasn't crying. He took pride in the fact that Izuna had never seen him cry. But Izuna would hear he was deeply saddened by the state of Madara. He hadn't cared about Madara at first, only Izuna, but ever since the wedding, he'd been like another sibling to him. 

Madara's heart had suddenly collapsed. Nobody could have predicted it. He had been so well after his heart surgery, and then suddenly, his heart had given in. Acute heart failure, the doctors had said. He was currently lying in bed with Cordarone being pumped into his veins for the first time in forever. Not even a tablet but in liquid form, seeing Madara was unconscious and couldn't swallow

"Izuna?" Tobirama said. He saw out of the corner of his eye that Izuna sat up as he sensed Tobirama was about to say something of importance. "I've been meaning to ask you... With the wedding and everything, we have sort of forgotten. But are you afraid of the God I told you about? The one who gave you the curse, coming to kill you? We could run away, if you desire. Just the two of us."

Izuna thought for a bit.

"I am a little afraid", he confessed. "But running away wouldn't fix the problem. It would only delay it. He can find me. I think he's just biding his time."

Tobirama thought then that he should tell Izuna about the short but deep relationship he'd had with the God, before he had understood who he was, but Izuna got a word in before him, and the moment was gone.

"Oh, right! I forgot something! Wait here!"

And then, he stood up and ran out, and when he came back, he was carrying a beautiful bouquet. 

"I made this for you", he said and blushed. "I made one with your brother when we got the news."

Tobirama sat up, his eyes wide, mouth agape. He realised he must look quite funny when he saw Izuna was trying not to laugh. Tobirama loved that about him. Even in the darkest times, Izuna could still see reason to smile.

"Izuna..."

Izuna went to him to give him the bouquet. Tobirama reached his hand out, and when he took it, his hand was so close to Izuna's hand, it made his heart clench.

I want to touch you so badly...

Tobirama looked up at him.

"Thank you", he said. "Thank you so much."

And for the first time, Tobirama allowed his love to see tears fall down his face. 

From that day onwards, Tobirama swore to protect Izuna from the God, and took Izuna on as his responsibility and refused to leave his side. They ate every meal together. They slept in the same room, although in different beds so as not to accidentally touch during the night. They trained together. They took their baths together. Only when Izuna was using the restroom did Tobirama leave him out of sight, and even then, he wanted to stand outside the door, and for Izuna to not lock it.