Forms of peace

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You cracked your back as you stood in the last guest room you had just finished cleaning, even though you and madara were to be married and he didn't want you to be cleaning the estate anymore, cleaning the estate had brought a sense of peace to you so somehow... you enjoyed doing it

You glanced at the door you didn't notice before
"Since when was that there?" You raised an eyebrow, there was no light peeking out of the small cracks of the door so you decided to slide it open and take a look

There you saw a shrine, a shrine of Madara's younger brother; Izuna
Candles were dimly lit and there was a photo of the young man hung up at the top of
Incense sticks were burning, creating a nice smell and to be quite honest, you found it sweet

You got to your knees, brought the palm of your hands together and closed your eyes just in front of the shrine
...🝮༻✽༺🝮...
Madara was looking around the estate for a certain someone until he bumped into someone "noya?"

"Yeah, what it is that you need clan leader?" Noya craned his neck so that he could look at his childhoods friends face

"Where's okkotsu?" Madara asked and noya rubbed the back of his neck "I think she's in that room where the shrine is... but I'm not sure"

Madara's paused, you were at the shrine?
Sure you knew about his brother and his death but the possibility of you being at his shrine brought a feeling he hasn't felt in a long while

Madara's legs started running throughout the halls as he directed himself towards your location

He slammed the door open "okkotsu!" He called out and walked to the other door, he noticed that it was already open "okkotsu, what are you doing..."

His eyes trailed to your figure who was praying, you were praying in front of his brothers shrine. Were you talking with his brother? What were you saying?

He sighed, you had a soft smile on your face and you seemed to be calm
He fell into such a deep daze he didn't notice you opening your eyes and looking at him

"Madara-sama" he snapped out of it and looked at you "Izuna-san is still as sweet as he always was" you stood up and dusted off your yukata

Madara cocked an eyebrow "how would you know?"
Your smile turned sheepish "besides my prayers, my head was clear of thoughts and my whole body felt relaxed"

Your cheeks dusted pink and you raised a finger "it was like I was laying down on a very very fluffy cloud! It was all pearly and fuzzy" you pressed your knuckles against your hips and turned around

Madara never would've imagined someone with looks and personality as yours would be strong enough to even carry him if you needed to

In a way, your strength reminded him of Hashirama's wife yet you were so different, in his eyes you seemed more amusing to be with

And a feeling of amusement like that was one he would only feel during his younger days with Hashirama, when they dreamed of building konoha together

You looked over your shoulder "and aren't you supposed to be scribbling on piles of paper right now?"

Madara lets out a 'tch' and folds his arms over his chest "and you believe I enjoy doing that?"

You chuckled

"Madara-sama" you called out as you walked out of the room, the ravenette following closely behind you "can I get a bunny? Actually can I get two? Only one would make them lonely"

Madara walked beside you and held out his arm "what for? Bunnies are useless and do provide for anything as a pet" you hooked your arm with his and glared at him

"Shut your mouth Madara-sama, I want bunnies cause they're cute and they'll distract me from the gloomy vibe this estate haunts me with"

Madara's face went blank when you told him to shut his mouth, if it were anyone else their head would be on a stick but with you, Madara didn't seem to have the guts to do such a thing

"Isn't the child adorable enough for you?" He glanced at you from, the corner of his eye
And for the split of a second you resembled the pet you wanted

Rini was the first thing that came to Madara's mind
You raised an eyebrow "rini?"

Madara seemed a little surprise, did he think out loud? That has never happened to him before

"That is a fitting name for you" Madara ruffled your hair before walking away, leaving you standing alone in the middle of a hallway

You placed a hand on your hand and rubbed it as if you were feeling his hand on your head once more "Rini..."

A bubble popped in your mind and you let out a silent 'oh' in realization
"Hes calling me little bunny" you scratched your temple

"That seems like something that would be in a romance book" suddenly your eyes widened and they sparkled "I'm living the life of a female lead in a romance book~" you twirled around while hugging your own body

Giggles left your lips and noya, who was passing by looked at you with a mix of fear, disgust and confusion. As if you were some alien from another world
"Why is the uchiha estate full of weird people" noya mumbled to himself before continuing his walk

You looked out the large window at your side as saw the delicate white petals falling from the sky
"...it's snowing?" You glanced at the cherry blossoms who were also in their full bloom
"That's odd, how come they're in full bloom and it's snowing"

You seemed to be in awe at the view outside
...🝮༻✽༺🝮...
Tobirama stayed unmoving as he felt the snowflakes fall onto him, he reached a hand out and watched as the snow melted as soon as they made contact with his skin
He looked at the dead trees beside him and sighed
"Her presence would make them bloom even if it were winter" his cheeks and nose went red from the cold and his breath created a cloud of fog each time he exhaled

"onii-chan will protect you from the monsters"

His hand balled into fists when he remembered the promise he had made to you years ago yet had broken the moment you stepped foot into the uchiha estate

His eyebrow twitched in anger, obviously never at you but rather at everyone who gave you the descision of going to that wretched uchiha rather than your most dearest elder brother