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This chapter Tobirama/Kagome


Chapter 8 All the Hokage's Men…


The miko growled at the elder brother, using terms that he could not understand with his fully human mind, while she honestly didn't mean it to come out so annoyed, Kagome couldn't help it, she didn't have nearly enough control over that part of her life. The shikon miko had been, what she could only describe as blown into this world or time full of ninja when the issues with the jewel were done, and low and behold into the middle of another damn war. She was not at all pleased considering she'd just gotten done with her fair share of fighting. It had taken too long to get the jewel completed. Friends had become enemies in the end, and nothing had been the way it was when it started. She closed her eyes trying to stop the memories from attacking full force, ignoring the sputtering male in front of her.

She didn't want to think about Miroku changing to Naraku's side just to keep his life. She'd understood it, but the betrayal had hurt just as much. She didn't want to remember how broken Sango had been, so much so that Naraku had taken her too as a puppet, just like Kohaku. Nor did she want to remember How Inuyasha had turned on her and Shippo in some fit, that to this day she didn't understand at all. She had been lucky, or fated, she wasn't sure because using the term fated in this ninja world would usually some how magically summon an annoying Hyuuga to start blathering on about destiny, but Sesshomaru had found her before death could claim her.

The time she'd spent with him had been more then an eye opener, and there were times when she'd missed her then, eventual lover. Still, she was happy overall with the outcome of things even if hadn't been what she'd wanted at first, or at all for that matter. Life, fate, and destiny had a funny way of working out. Something like not knowing that you were fated to change the world, let alone that you wee meant for your own time or the one you'd gotten used to. Still, Kagome couldn't help but be annoyed with the here and now. She was looking at her would be brother-in-law, her growl a gift from Sesshomaru: Having once gotten a bit too overzealous with his rutting had somehow managed to transfer some of his power to her, making her just a bit more animalistic. She fit in well here considering the Inuzuka clan.

Hashirama backed away from the small woman. She was beautiful, and deadly, both things he could easily see, and he would never, did not even now, want to be on her bad side. But today was unfortunately not his day. He'd had to send his younger bother out to scout out those damn Uchiha again, not too long ago. This war was becoming too much, they, Senju were always being hired to keep Uchiha at bay. While it was good business, he wasn't getting any younger and he wanted to experience the finer side of life, a side that didn't include bloodshed or death, a life with a healthy sex life and a wife able to give him plump newborns. He sighed to himself thinking about the fact that he'd just sent this woman's lover off once again to oversee things he could only trust his brother too.

Kagome knew and understood his reasoning's, she just didn't like it. Tobirama had only been home for two days before he'd been sent back out again. The first day he'd been bedridden from chakra depletion, and the next day he'd been still too tired to do anything more then cuddling. At this point Kagome was getting more then a bit frustrated with the life of a ninja's lover, either she was going to become one herself, or she was going to have to find a way to end this damn infighting between the two clans so she could have her lover to herself for more then one night, while he was physically able to LOVE her. Narrowing her eyes at the man as he coward back from her small size, she couldn't help but be pleased with herself. Huffing she began to speak to him once again now that she'd gotten herself more controlled, the only thing she had on her mind.

"I think its time you and Uchiha found a way to get along. At this point Senju is the only thing that can stop Uchiha, and Uchiha is the only thing that can stop Senju. If you get together, then both, will be unstoppable. Perhaps, we could all even settle down somewhere. I want a family Hashirama. I cant have one if my lover's always gone, I'm not the only one either, Mito's been complaining a lot too. Don't make me get her in here to help me!" Kagome hissed out, watching once again as the man showed his fear of her, and well his own wife. It couldn't be helped, men, sometimes were idiots. If they didn't have women in their lives, they'd all just go off and get themselves killed or worse, she didn't want to think about it. Nodding to him, letting him know she was done with him, Kagome used a teleportation jutsu to get her back to the main large hut-like home that Tobi, Hashi, Mito and herself shared.

The two women had been talking it all out behind their lover and husband's back. It was time for the two of them to put and end to this fighting and settle down. Neither of them were getting any younger, and Mito had found out she was with child. Hashi, like all male's hadn't figured it out yet, but neither woman wanted to bare their young with such a war going on. The way they figured it, was that if the two clans could join together, nothing would stop them, they could settle down and protect each other instead of killing one another. They could be an army, and not have to worry so much. For Kagome personally, she'd actually get to have her lover around more. Maybe, just maybe he would finally settle down, and make her his wife.

She sighed, wishing her lover was home instead of off on another mission so soon. She understood that Hashi trusted so few with such delicate assignments, but sometimes she wished Tobi and Hashi weren't so close, that he wasn't his right hand. It was selfish but the miko couldn't help it after everything she'd been through. She wanted to be selfish just this once. Making it back to their room, Kagome stilled at the sight that greeted her, smiling at the thought that he must have rushed to get back so soon, or she'd be yelling at Hashi for longer then she had expected. Tobi was laying out on their futon, his shirt off, asleep, with a few wild flowers clutched in his hand. She loved flowers. He had to be tired if he hadn't noticed her coming towards the house or even in their room. She smiled at the sweet man as she made her way over to him, and came to his side. Taking the flowers she smelled them for a moment, and placed them next to her on the floor away from her before settling in beside her lover.

She found peace in his warmth, specially as he subconsciously pulled her towards him, and buried his face in her hair, and in the crook of her neck before he stilled, making a bit of a rumbling sound. Yes, Kagome knew she needed more of this, wanted it, craved it. As she settled next to him completely she decided that she was going to have to push the issue about settling the peace between Uchiha and Senju. She needed more time like this, and that was the only way she was going to get it.