Forms of peace

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You laughed dryly "what's the point of living if when you come home it's either no one is there or everyone acts like you're not there?"

"Will someone really care if I'm gone? They can't even talk about how I could've married because I am ugly, I cannot attract any man in konoha and I cannot befriend any woman either, what is there to do with my life if it isn't just walking around hopelessly looking for a reason to live"

"What about that child?" He asked

"What child?"

"The cute one with pink hair"

You blinked a few times before an image of koko appeared in your mind
You scoffed "koko probably doesn't even think of me, I'm just a woman who found her and dropped her off at your estate as if she was some sort of letter"

"You think and assume without knowing" he spoke
"That is what makes it so hard for you to see the positive things"
He reached his hand out to you and gently grabbed a strand of you hair
"Your hair colour is not one we see often, you have sharp eyes and a sharp tounge"
You scoffed "but men want women with black hair fare skin and big innocent eyes, they want a woman that tells them sweet words"

"You are independent of any man or woman and you are not afraid to speak up for yourself"

"Men want a woman who is obedient, a woman who depends on them"
Madara sighed
"You are not just the average woman you can find in konoha, I take back my words from earlier. You have rare looks and a strong mind"

Your eyes fell dull "men want the exact opposite of who I am" you leaned your head against the wall behind you
"Why do you care so much about men?"

You stared at the sky in awe as the sky slowly changed colours
"Well, I can't have children without one can I?"
You straightened your neck to look at the ravenette

"I want to be a mother someday, children are annoying and they're little brats but I do genuinely like children, they are oblivious to the reality and as they grow up they change and their personalities do as well"

You smiled softly and closed your eyes "I just want to be a mother, and when I do become one I will be a better one than my own. I will try my very best to do everything in my capabilities to raise that child right for them to grow up into a fine man or woman"

You opened your eyes "you say I am different from the other women but I share the same dreams as one, I mean I am a girl after all" you chuckled

"You dream about having a family but you wish to die?" Madara slipped his fingers from your hair, you laughed "precisely"

He held his hand out, as if he was waiting for you to take it "if you take my hand, I will hire you as a maid in my estate and I will let you live there with no money needed. But if you don't then I will leave you here and pretend as if this never happened"

Your eyes widened as you looked at his hand, to think that if you placed your hand into his, he will help you for no reason at all

But even then, did you want to place your hand into his? Did you want to even touch him? To even be physically close to him? He is a man after all

You slowly reached your hand out and placed it onto his open palm
You looked up and made eye contact with him,

"Please help me, madara uchiha"

He held your hand tighter but not tight enough that it made your hand hurt... no, not at all. Instead he held it gently

And as he helped you stand up, it was as if bit by bit all the stress that weighed you down was lifted and your body felt lighter

You weren't even bothered by the physical contact with him, it was like you could go ahead and hug him right now and you wouldn't freak out
As you stood in front of him, you looked at him straight in the eyes with a newfound determination growing in your heart

You smiled brightly "thank you, madara-sama!" You wrapped your arms around his waist and brought him into a hug

Madara froze completely and he had a pissed off look on his face, he didn't like physical contact whatsoever but maybe with you it didn't bother him, maybe he was mad because it didn't bother him at all

You held him tighter "thank you, thank you thank you!"
The ravenette cheeks dusted pink "do not touch me woman" he grumbled before pushing you away from him

"When do I start? Let me start today! I barely even have any personal belongings and they're still packed up from the trip to the village hidden in the sand, do I come today?"

Madara sighed before turning to you with anger written all over his face "do not come close to me, you are my maid an nothing else"

You were a little bit surprised but you ended up smiling "okay!" You created some distance between the both of you and held your hands behind your back

"You can start whenever you please but do not prolong my patience or else I will take back my offer to you"

He looked at you from the corner of your eye "and make sure to thank that child before anything"
You raised an eyebrow "huh, why?"

"She is the one who made me even help you in the first place, if it weren't for her you'd probably still be stuck with whatever you are struggling with"

Your facial expression softened "okay, I'll make sure to thank koko as well"

You tucked a strand of your hair behind your ear as a breeze flew by, messing up your hair

Madara looked at you for a few moments but looked away before you could even notice

'isnt she just the prettiest?'
He rubbed his forehead in disappointment of his own thoughts

"I am not a man with a soft heart" he grumbled