Maybe I Was Wrong To Judge You MadaHashi/ IzuTobi

Returning Home Part 2

Hashirama

"Are you sure you're ok? Is your head hurting? Did he accidentally hit you too hard"? Tobi asked as we sat in my room. After leaving our father's office we came here and he immediately started examining my head. "Yes ototo, I'm fine". I smiled gently. "Do you think he's serious about us marrying the head of the Uzumaki clan's daughters"?

The door opened and in walked Aki. "He is. The head of their clan came here the other day asking Dad to reconsider his decision on letting the Uzumaki be a part of the Senju and proposed a marriage arrangement which dad agreed to".

"I see". Tobi said looking down. I placed my hand on his shoulder. "It doesn't matter though, you'll just put a stop to it, right Aniki"? Aki asked. "It's not that simple". He stood up and left.

Marriage. He wants me to marry someone that inst Madara, he expects it in fact. How can I do that? How can I do that, especially after everything we went through? He forgave me. He told me he's willing to try and work things out between us.

I can't do that if I'm married to someone else. Did this Mito person even take a minute to consider how I'd feel about all of this?

She's coming

The door opened and I looked up to see a woman about 5,5 with dark red hair tied into two buns and wearing a green kimono with a black waistband come into the room looking startled.

"I'm so sorry, you must be Lord Hashirama. I wasn't aware of when you'd return today, I um I'm Mito Uzumaki". She was taken aback at first but soon sat on her legs looking up at me.

"I'm aware of who you are". I stood. "Is there anything I can get for you? You must be exhausted after your travels, let me make you some tea or run you a hot bath".

"That won't be necessary". "But-". "But nothing, did you even take a second to consider my side of things or did mommy and daddy tell you you were going to marry into a rich family and immediately went along with it so you could live a comfortable life and have people wait on you hand and foot?

Did you ever consider I wouldn't want someone to choose my life partner for me? I don't know the relationship between you and your parents but I don't let my parents control what I can and can't do with my life. You wasted your time coming here". I walked past her slamming the door on my way out.

Madara

"Lord Madara, your father wishes to see you and Lord Izuna in his office". Mira called through the door softly, She was one of the maids assigned to Izuna and I when we were younger. She was around the same age as us and grew up in the house with us.

"We're coming". I said groggily. Izuna sat up rubbing his face while our three younger brothers slept huddled together on the floor in their sleeping mats and Ryuko slept curled up between us. Very carefully I crawled out of bed with him and headed downstairs together to our father's office. Once there we sat down in front of him both on our legs.

"Thank you both for coming so early. I didn't do this yesterday because you had just returned but I need to know what happened. Why didn't either of you send a report update"?

"We had every intention to but things went sideways. When we reached our first resting point Hashirama and I were attacked and the same was true for Izuna and Tobirama. We had split up so we could gather firewood while Izuna and Tobi caught fish for dinner.

We took them down easily but were attacked again when we were leaving the next day. The enemy set off an explosion that temporarily blinded both Izuna and I and separated us.

For a few days, I had to rely on Hashirama to act as my guide and trust Tobirama to be Izuna's guide. We were right to trust them. I was perfectly safe with Hashirama there to protect me.

He proved to me that he was different from his father. He had multiple opportunities to stab me in the back but didn't. I trust him father and I believe you can as well".

"I don't know what happened between Madara and Hashirama but while we were gone Tobirama and I became very close. It felt like the old days when we used to play together all the time. He opened up to me about how his father treats him and I do believe him when he says he doesn't remember anything from that day.

I didn't realize it before and I'm a complete idiot for doubting him in the first place but Tobirama isn't a liar. He's completely loyal and honest to a fault. He would never do anything to hurt me on purpose".

"I see. Madara"?

"Hashirama fully regrets what he did as well. If I hadn't forgiven him I wouldn't have allowed him or Tobirama to go into Ryuko's room. Yes we were all in the room with her but his job was to make the tea, he didn't necessarily have to bring it to her as well not to mention I left him in the kitchen by himself, he was completely unsupervised. If that doesn't show that I trust him then I don't know what will".

"Very well said. The reason I ask this is because I want to know how strong your feelings for them are. I know of your preferences and I know how close you were in the past which is why I need to let you both know that Butusama has put them both in arranged marriages".

Shock took over both mine and Izuna's bodies.

"That is, unless you marry them first".

I headed straight to my room afterwards. I needed time to process everything that had just happened and knew Hashirama would be here soon. I needed to hold him close to me, to smell his hair, breathe in his chestnut-scented cologne. I needed to know he was with me and not her.

"Are you going to tell him you know"? E Ming asked sitting at my desk while I laid in bed. "No, I want him to tell me on his own. I know he's probably trying to process all of this right now and if he already met his future bride then there's a possibility that just made things worse".

"Are you going to have a chat with her"? "No, she hasn't down anything to hurt either of us yet, plus I don't know what she's capable of. I have to play this safe". "I understand".

A few minutes later the window slid open. I watched as he climbed through it, closed it, and came lay next to me. Ruoye flew off his wrist and went wrap himself around Eming's wrist.

"We'll let you two have some privacy, it's good to see you again Mr. Hashirama". "You as well Eming". He bowed and left.

"What's wrong"? I gently brushed my fingers through his hair. "Nothing, I just need to be close to you is all. I got into a fight with my father". He nuzzled close. "Wanna talk about it"? "No, I just want a distraction. I need one in fact".

"Hm, I can help with that". He looked at me confused as I moved down.

"Madara, what do you mean? I ah....oh yes". He leaned his head back with his eyes closed enjoying what I did to him.

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