Hello, I know it took me long, but seeing that I'll be in Turkey the next 5 weeks, I had to update now ;)

So I hope you enjoy this last chapter :)

Hashirama was really looking forward to this night. It had been a long time, since his last visit to the bar with Madara. The latter knew why he avoided going there with the Senju. It always ended with something he kinda regretted. Well, only kind of. It wasn't the actual thing that happened which he regretted, like sleeping with the hokage when they weren't even a couple or allowing the man to have his way with him…No, it was Hashirama's attitude after it had happened.

'Let's do it again.' Or 'The thing you did last night was so hot.' And many more reminders and embarrassing statements about the previous night were things, which drove Madara crazy and made him wish that whatever happened, hadn't happened in the first place.

In the end it was Hashirama, who was fully satisfied. He liked to make Madara feel slightly uncomfortable; he was no saint after all. But what he loved even more than that were drunk, compassionate nights with his lover and he would have one this night. He would make sure of that.

But before he would do that, he first had to go look after his brother to make sure he was all right. That's why when his work had ended he headed straight to his brother's house. Hashirama hoped that Tobirama would be there and that his little brother had not just decided that he was 'fine' and had gone somewhere else. It really would have been best if Izuna had just agreed to stay by his side.

Hashirama really didn't get it. On the one hand those two seemed to get along pretty well – he had seen that today. But on the other hand they didn't admit that they were actually pretty close. Hashirama was sure that even Madara had realized that by now, even though he wouldn't admit that.

The older Senju really wondered how thing would be in the future with Tobirama and Madara. How could he get them to get along? Why couldn't his life be easy for once? But again, his life never had been easy. Maybe he should just accept that his lover and brother would never like it each other. Maybe he should even be happy that the two had been quite 'civil' with each other…until now. Ever since Madara found about Izuna, he had been an aggression ball…

When Hashirama arrived at his brother's house, it wasn't locked, so he decided to just enter it as he normally did. Tobirama was used to his brother's intrusiveness by now, he wouldn't mind. Hashirama spent so much time at this place it could be considered his second house, anyway. When he had to discuss clan or village matters or when Madara kicked him out, which was actually quite often.

The older Senju headed straight for his brother's bedroom hoping he would be there. His face fell when he realized that nobody was lying in his brother's bed and the room was empty.

"That damn…" Hashirama wasn't normally one to curse, but sometimes certain people made him step out of his usual self. Normally it was Madara, who although he loved him, annoyed him with his behavior. And then there was his brother, who managed to do the same. Those two were actually not that different…

Hashirama thought about what to do. He had to see if Tobirama was all right or else he wouldn't have the stress-free night, he had looked forward to. And if he was restless during their date today, Madara would be pissed off. And then the Uchiha would blame Tobirama and then a new fight would start. And Hashirama didn't want that. He didn't need a new headache.

Where did Tobirama go? Maybe at the mountains or with Izuna? Why did his brother never listen to him?

Hashirama was about to leave the room, cursing all the while, when the door to the bathroom suddenly opened and a grumpy Tobirama stepped out of it.

"You shouldn't curse. It doesn't suit you."

Hashirama looked his brother up and down before he smiled. The bathroom. Why didn't he think of that?

"I only cursed because I thought that you left. But I see that for once you did as I told you."

Tobirama wasn't that thrilled about what his brother told him. Normally he was the one who ordered his brother around. The younger Senju made his way to his bed and sat down.

"Do you need something?" Tobirama wanted to sleep. And he didn't want to offend his brother, but in the presence of Hashirama Senju you couldn't sleep. He was way too annoying for that…

"I just wanted to check up on you. How are you feeling?" Hashirama got closer to his little brother. He still seemed a bit dazed. Although Tobirama tried to flinch away, his older brother nevertheless felt his forehead. "Your fever has gone down."

"Great." With that sarcastic remark, Tobirama got away from his brother and put the blanket over himself. "I told you I was fine."

"Excuse me for not believing everything you say. Only yesterday you proved that to me…"

Tobirama only grumbled. It was not like Hashirama was wrong in what he was saying. But the guy worried too much…

"But you should still rest. I think you should sleep a bit."

"What do you think I'm trying to do? But with you around me it's very hard to do that…"

"Fine. Fine. I got the message, I'll be leaving. I have plans for today, anyway."

Tobirama raised his eyebrows at that. His brother's plans certainly involved…

"I will go drinking with Madara. And then we'll probably-"

"Don't continue your sentence, if what you're saying has anything to do with sex."

Hashirama didn't like being interrupted mid-sentence. And why was his brother so resistant? Was it that bed to talk about these thing with his own brother?

"You know, if you were to tell me about your private life with Izuna, I would let you speak out…"

The younger Senju didn't know what would be worse: Talking about his own sex life with Izuna with his goof older brother or being told about the sex life of Hashirama and Madara...

"Why do you insist on talking about that?"

"Oh, come on. I'm just curious. I mean especially after I realized that those scratches on your back must have been from the Uchiha…"

Hashirama had expected a glare from his little brother, which by the way was a good sign. Tobirama was being his usual self unlike this morning. Although he was really happy about that, still a very small part of him had hoped that Tobirama would be still out of it and would tell him something worth talking about…

"Brother, don't you have something to do? I thought you wanted to leave?"

"What a subtle change of topic. But all right, I'll go." Hashirama smiled at his brother. He didn't have to say that he would come back again to check on him. Tobirama knew that his brother wouldn't leave him be.

Hashirama was about to leave the room, when something caught his eyes. It was two cups, which were on the night stand. One had once been filled with coffee, which didn't surprise the Senju. Both Tobirama and himself were drinking it on daily basis. What surprised him was the other cup, which had been filled with tea. The Senju clan wasn't that fond of tea, in contrast to the Uchiha clan. They drank tea were often, too often if you asked Hashirama. It was like they were addicted. But saying that out loud had once earned him a death glare from Madara, so he would refrain from saying that again.

"Have you been with Izuna, today?"

Tobirama wasn't completely back to his usual self and he hadn't paid attention to his brother the last minutes. So the question of his brother caught him off guard and for the first time in his life he wondered if his brother was much smarter than he gave him credit for. Tobirama was the one who could analyze a situation with only small information, but his brother…

But when Tobirama turned his head around and saw that the empty cups were the reason for his brother's question, he sighed. Even Hiruzen would have come to the same assumption with this information source. Nothing impressive about that…

"He had been here a while ago." There was no reason to deny it and Tobirama hoped that with this his brother would finally leave. But no such luck.

"So he had been looking after you? Why didn't he just say so?"

"What do I know? He came here and now he's gone."

Hashirama knew that his brother didn't want to talk about it, but the situation irked him. Was it really that hard to admit that they liked each other? He knew that Tobirama and Izuna were both rather stubborn people, but wasn't it hard to live like this? But maybe he was approaching things the wrong way. Maybe the real question was not why he denied having a real relationship with Izuna, but why he didn't want one. Why did he want to keep it only on a sexual level?

"Why is it that you don't seem to want a real relationship with Izuna?"

Hashirama looked at his brother for his answer. Tobirama hadn't expected such a question. He was tired, but he had the feeling that he should answer his brother honestly this time. Maybe he owned him that.

"A real relationship is complicated and tiring. And to do that you have to bond with the other."

"What would be so wrong to bond with someone? If you don't bond you can never experience the good and happy sides of a relationship."

"Bonding may bring you happiness, but it can also turn to something else. The moment you lose this bond…"

Hashirama sighed. "Why is losing someone the first thing you think of when it's about relationships?"

"Isn't it the natural thing to do? I'm not like you, who can just rush into a relationship and forget the world around me while doing so."

"Do you have to criticize me the moment you open your mouth. How about praising me for managing to have a functioning relationship with Madara?"

"I wouldn't call that a functioning relationship. Most of the time you don't get along…"

"Yeah, but then we make up. And then we have-"

"Yes, you don't have to continue."

"Well, you and Izuna do get along. How can you deny that you like him?"

"I never denied that. I just said we weren't lovers."

Hashirama glanced at his brother, who could only sigh at the face his brother was giving him. "Look, I'm not a person who cannot admit his own feelings. I like him, maybe it's even love, but that's not the point. The point is that neither me nor Izuna want a real relationship."

"That's it? Are you sure you two don't just say that so you don't have to confront yourselves with the problems of bonding with someone? I think you two just don't want to start it off because you're afraid of losing the other."

"Maybe. Maybe, that's the reason."

Hashirama rubbed his temples. "If you know that this is the reason, why don't you try to overcome your fear? You should do something against it."

"I tell you why: because the fear won't ever go away. It will always be there. Besides, our relationship as it is, is working. Why risk losing that?"

The older Senju wanted to reply to that, but nothing came to mind. Tobirama looked at him expecting an answer. Actually there were many things he could say, but they didn't seem appropriate. So he asked one thing, which bothered him, the most.

"So you're both pretending, or better said you both convinced yourselves of the fact that a sexual relationship is enough, although you actually know better. But…are you happy with that? Don't you have to urge to change something in your relationship?"

"Well, I don't. If I had, I would have changed it already. I wouldn't need your help for that, brother."

Ignoring the obvious criticism on him, Hashirama continued to talk. "Do you always want to have it this way with Izuna?"

"Maybe not. I don't know, but right now it's fine as it is."

Hashirama didn't know what so say anymore. He still wasn't happy about this whole 'friends with benefits' stuff, but if his brother was happy with that, what should he do? Tobirama seemed to know what he was doing, like always. He didn't know about Izuna, but the younger Senju could definitely handle the situation, he didn't need the help of his older brother…like always.

"Well, fine. I have to go now or Madara will be mad at me."

"Isn't he always mad at you?"

"Well, not always, sometimes…more than sometimes and…I have to go."

Before he finally left he once more put his hand on his brother's forehead to feel his temperature. It seemed a bit higher than before, but overall his brother seemed fine…but something else on the nightstand caught his eyes…

"Let go off me, I told everything was all right." Tobirama swatted Hashirama's hand away not noticing his brother's glance at his nightstand.

"Ah, yes, seems like it…You should go to sleep now."

"That's what I wanted to do the last half an hour…"

Hashirama put his arm behind his hand and laughed. "Fine, I'll be gone."

And like he said he finally left his brother's house, much for Tobirama's happiness. The younger Senju finally lay down and went to sleep.

While his younger brother slept the whole night, Hashirama's night lasted much longer. After he had left his brother's house and checked something, he finally arrived at the local bar. Ignoring Madara's pissed glances at him because the hokage had really managed to be late, he sat down beside his lover and that was when the fun part started.

Of course, Hashirama managed to make Madara drunk. The Uchiha had tried to not let it come to this point, but he didn't know that the Senju had secret methods how to fill his lover up. If Madara would now that, then Hashirama would be sleeping on the couch for a long time…

But like Hashirama had predicted and Madara had feared the next morning both shinobi were lying naked in their bed. Madara hurt everywhere and he had a horrible headache. The Uchiha knew why he avoided going to the bar with his lover…

What he had allowed Hashirama to do with him would hopefully never be mentioned again, although Madara knew that this wouldn't be easy with Hashirama as his lover.

The Uchiha didn't want to get up at all and fortunately he was free today in contrast to his lover. But again, Hashirama surely didn't feel as bad as Madara. Fucking Senju…

When Madara turned around he noticed that the other side of his bed was empty. But before he could wonder where the dork head was, said man stepped out of the bathroom. Madara had been too sleepy to notice him getting up.

"How are you feeling, sleepy head?"

The glare Madara was giving him was enough of an answer. How could that bastard of hokage be so cheerful? It made Madara hating him more in this moment.

"Well, sorry for asking. I just wanted to know if you're fine, after we-"

"Don't continue to talk. What happened yesterday will never be mentioned again."

Hashirama sulked. Why did nobody ever let him speak out?

"Don't be like that. It was fun yesterday, wasn't it?"

"Oh, just shut up, would you? You're annoying me."

Out of all the things Hashirama could say, he chose the one thing, which would make Madara even more pissed off than he already was. Maybe it was unintentionally…or maybe Hashirama said it on purpose to get revenge on Madara for telling him to shut up…

"Tobirama and Izuna seem to get along better than we are. I mean, Izuna agreed to help him teach Hiruzen and he made him coffee. And he watched over him yesterday when he was sick…"

It was one thing to mention his brother's relationship with the Senju in such a moment, when his headache was killing him, but it was something else actually daring to say that the younger ones were having a better relationship than they were having.

"Are you saying that they are better than us? Only to remind you, they not even a real couple."

"I'm not saying they're better than us. I'm only saying that they get along pretty well. I mean, you're actually quite mean to me…"

"Oh, I'm mean to you? Go ahead and cry yourself out in a corner. And don't mention Izuna's 'acquaintance' to me ever again."

"That's the wrong word, Madara. Even if they don't seem like a real couple, I think we should accept them as they are. I mean, if they're happy with that…"

Hashirama's statement caught Madara by surprise and he finally looked up at his lover.

Just accept it? What happened to the guy, who wanted to 'help' his brother with his relationship?

"What? You can't just sit down and do nothing!"

This time it was Hashirama's turn to be surprised. "What? Shouldn't you be happy that I don't try to get them together anymore?"

"That doesn't matter. The point is that you're just accepting their relationship!"

"What else should I do? It's not like I can forbid them to sleep with each other..."

Madara groaned. He didn't want to be reminded of this fact. It wasn't like he wanted Hashirama to succeed in making them enter a real relationship. But with the Senju just giving in like this, reality came crushing down on him. Before, they both hadn't been satisfied with what was going on. But now only Madara was left to do something against the unwelcome change of situation.

"Madara, what is your problem? I mean, it's not like I wanted to break them up."

"Yeah, but I had hoped that with your interference, they would kinda break up..."

"What? What does that mean? If I had really tried then they would be a happy lovey-dovey couple right now."

Madara only stared at Hashirama after the crap he just heard and the Senju sighed. "Fine. Maybe not like that. But Madara I think you have to accept the fact that they're together. One way or the other."

"No. Believe me, I know what's best for my brother. And certainly it isn't screwing around with your damn brother." With that Madara stood up and was about to go to the bathroom. But unfortunately, he had forgotten that his body wasn't in the best condition and the moment he stood on his own feet he immediately stumbled. Hadn't it been for Hashirama's fast reaction and his strong arms, the Uchiha would have fallen hard on his face. Not that he was thankful for being caught like that.

"Let me go! I can stand by myself!"

"I don't know. I like holding you like this..."

Not giving in to the suggestion Hashirama was making Madara just freed himself from the Senju's grip and proceeded to walk to the bathroom. The well too obvious limb he was having amused Hashirama, but it made the proud Uchiha even more pissed off.

"Don't smirk at me like this Senju or you won't be able to look at my body for a long time."

Hashirama's face immediately fell and he tried very hard to suppress the smirk that wanted to come back. To distract his mind from the thoughts he was having right now about the limb and how it had come to this, he decided to change the topic.

"Well, you say you know what it's better for your brother. But the thing is that maybe you don't. A brother sees things from a different point of view than a lover. There are some things a lover understands better."

Madara looked back at Hashirama before he entered the bathroom. "You're saying that your damn brother can understand Izuna better than me? That's nuts."

"I'm not saying that he understand him or knows him better than you. Only that there are some things, certain aspects of Izuna's life that he rather shares with Tobirama."

"Than with me? You're talking nonsense, Senju. And now leave me alone." After saying that the door was slammed shut, leaving Hashirama alone in their bedroom. The Senju sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time today. It hadn't been his intension to anger Madara and now the latter was pissed at him. But Hashirama knew what he was talking about and he hoped that Madara would understand that someday. So after he had finished dressing, Hashirama left the house to go to the hokage tower. A long day full of work was awaiting him.

In contrast to Hashirama, Madara couldn't distract himself with paper work. No, he had a free day and nothing to do. So, his thoughts circled around Izuna. And Tobirama. How he hated that guy. And now Hashirama was claiming that that guy knew his brother better than he did it concerning certain aspects. Why was Hashirama saying that? He had known his brother his whole life, had fought with him endless battles, had spent countless times at his bed when he was injured. He knew his brother best. Why should a guy like Tobirama know more than he did?

Madara was angry at Hashirama for saying something like that. But what angered him more was the fact that Hashirama could be right in what he was saying. Madara wouldn't admit it, but he was still hurt by the fact that Izuna hadn't told him about his eyes, but had instead let Tobirama in on this secret. He knew that his little brother didn't want to worry him, but still he felt a bit betrayed.

He didn't want to share his brother, that was the simple truth. Maybe he was selfish, but that was how he felt. He didn't want to fight for Izuna's attention, especially not with Tobirama.

Madara had started taking a walk to distract himself from these annoying thoughts. He could have gone to Izuna to talk about it, but that exactly was the problem: He didn't want to talk. Although Hashirama would insist otherwise, that talking about it would solve the problem, Madara knew that speaking about this wouldn't make it better.

His feet had carried him to the Hokage Mountain. It was a quiet place, which always reminded him of Hashirama and not because of the huge stone face, which looked at him every time he came here. This place always brought back old memories from his childhood and Madara always felt happy when thinking back to those times.

But this time he wasn't alone. From a distance he saw the guy he didn't want to see right now. The root of his problems was sitting a few feet away from him and was looking at the village. But what annoyed Madara even more was the fact that Tobirama wasn't alone. Izuna was with him.

They were sitting really close to each other and were talking about something. It seemed that they hadn't noticed Madara; Tobirama's sensing skills presumably still hadn't come back. The older Uchiha could have done so many things, but he decided that he wanted to know what the two were talking about. So he sneaked up on them, so he could hear better. If Tobirama couldn't sense chakra, there would be no way they would notice him. His skills were way too good for that.

"You're an idiot, Tobirama."

Madara smirked. They get along pretty well, don't they, Hashirama.

"Hmph, I needed to get out of the house."

"Yes, but you could have at least told me where you were going. I'm the one, who has your medicine."

"Well, there only a few places where I go."

"Yeah, and thankfully I headed straight here. If I had to search the whole village for you, I would have made you pay."

"If you say so..." Tobirama sighed and decided to lie down. He had his arms crossed behind his back and looked at the sky. His fever had gone down, but he was still feeling a bit unwell. The fact that he still couldn't use his sensor skills unnerved him as well. But he couldn't stay in bed all day. Especially because he knew that his brother would show up eventually. Tobirama knew that his brother only worried about him and he knew he would do the same, but Hashirama Senju was a little bit annoying, to say the least.

Tobirama closed his eyes and was on the verge of falling asleep again. But like always Izuna prevented him from doing what he wanted to do.

The younger pressed his lips on Tobirama's. The Senju opened his eyes after a while and looked at the Uchiha. Izuna leaned over him and looked at him with a concerned face.

"Take your medicine before you sleep. Don't want you to cough blood on me."

"Would ruin your yukata, right?"

Without answering Izuna gave Tobirama the medicine and the Senju took it without complaint, although he grimaced after he swallowed it.

"Doesn't taste very well."

"Well, maybe this will." And without waiting Izuna leaned in closer again and continued with what he was doing earlier. Tobirama responded right away. But they had to break apart after a while, when Tobirama began coughing again.

"What is it with you? But again being poisoned with such a strong toxin isn't something to just shrug off."

"Well, the medicine took its effect immediately. Yesterday afternoon I felt better already, thankfully before my brother came by. He worries too much."

"The guy is too soft. Makes you wonder how he got that strong."

"Makes you wonder how your demon brother fell for him."

"Madara is no demon."

"You're right, he's an angel. With angel wings."

"As if your brother is a saint."

"You don't have to tell me that. My brother is a horny bastard who constantly wants to talk about my sex life. And about his. Where did he get idea from that I want to know these things?"

"Maybe if you listen once, he'll stop."

"No. Believe my I've tried. And it didn't work. And now every time I enter an onsen, I'm reminded of the things they did there."

"So that's the reason you have been avoiding going to the onsen with me…"

"Yes. You could say I'm damaged…"

They sat in a comfortable silence after that. They could hear the children playing and the adults talking. They could have sat like this forever.

"Don't you have a mission you have to prepare for?"

Izuna averted his gaze to Tobirama again. "I don't. I asked Hikaku if he would go in my place."

Tobirama looked at the Uchiha confused. It wasn't like Izuna to avoid a task. "Why? Are your eyes hurting again?"

"I'm fine. I just don't feel like doing it. I still have to report to your brother, though."

"Did you cancel the mission, so you could look after me?"

"What if I said yes? What would you do?" Izuna gave Tobirama a daring look.

The latter only smirked. "Then I would use the fact that you're here to relief some tension." His statement earned Tobirama a smirk from the Uchiha and they closed the distance between their lips again. Tobirama's hand was in Izuna's hair.

But before it could go any further, they both stopped when they heard a rustle from the bushes. Both their hands snapped at the direction of the noise, but they didn't see anything.

"Must have been an animal," Izuna said, but Tobirama was not convinced and still looked skeptically. "Well, I need to go to your brother, anyway or I can't take the week off."

Izuna stood up with that and proceeded to go, but he stopped when a hand grabbed his own. "Izuna."

Said Uchiha turned around to face Tobirama. "Thanks for staying with me."

Izuna knew that Tobirama was honest and he could feel the warmth radiating from the Senju. This made the Uchiha smile.

"Nothing to thank for, Tobi." Tobirama loosened his grip and this time Izuna didn't stop when he walked away. The Senju smiled as he looked after him, but he sighed for he knew what would be happening now.

"Stop spying on me, Uchiha."

Madara should have known the instant he saw Tobirama's face when he made the noise in the bushes that the guy had noticed him. But what else should he have done? He certainly hadn't wanted to watch his brother make out with him.

Seeing that there was no use, Madara stepped out from his hiding place. Some part of him wanting to beat Tobirama, but after the things he heard and saw, he knew that this was no option. Besides, there were some things, which he wanted to know.

"I was not spying on you, Senju. I happened to be nearby."

"In the bushes? Can't you come up with better explanations?"

"I don't have to explain myself to you. You bastard may have bewitched my brother, somehow, but don't think you can do this to me."

Madara couldn't deny it anymore. He had seen enough, to tell how Izuna felt towards Tobirama. And although he didn't like the thought, he also had to admit that the Senju seemed to have feelings for Izuna, as well. The two got along. Real relationship, or not. They seemed…happy.

"I'm surprised that you're standing there so calmly. What are you planning?"

"You know, I liked you more when you were high on fever. You weren't as annoying back then. But well, what can I do? It wouldn't be like me to attack a poisoned shinobi…"

Tobirama groaned. He hadn't known how long Madara had been spying, if he had heard that about the poison. The Senju looked at Madara, who had his arms crossed and now that he noticed it looked very pissed off.

Giving Tobirama's lack of response, Madara continued to talk. "When did you plan on telling Hashirama? Do you know how worried he was? And you just keep it to yourself. That's selfish."

"What is it to you? It's my business, if I tell my brother or not."

"What it is to me? Well, in contrast to you, I care about him. You don't seem to know how much he worries about you." Madara was angry. The guy in front of him just pissed him off. He was so selfish. He didn't seem to understand Hashirama at all. If Tobirama had died because of the poison, and had Hashirama found out that his brother hadn't told him, he would have been crushed. He would be sad. Madara knew what he was talking about. He felt the same way with Izuna. "You and Izuna don't seem to care at all."

"So is that what this is about? Is it about Izuna not telling you about his eyes? You know exactly why he didn't tell you. I didn't tell my brother for the same reason. Why make him worry?"

"Maybe he, we want to worry. Maybe we want to take care of our brothers? And you should let us. If your connection with Izuna is for you to make Izuna turn on me then that connection will have no future." Madara was speaking calmly, but on the inside he was boiling. He knew that he was taking all his anger out on Tobirama, but he didn't care.

Tobirama could only groan. He came up here to get some peace and to relax. Now he had to deal with an angry Madara. But he had the feeling that he should tell the Uchiha something.

"Izuna had always been like this. Not telling you about his bad conditions. That is because you worry too much."

"And how do you know that?"

"Because that was the reason, why I had to deal with Izuna in the first place. And how this all started three years ago."

Madara was silent. What was the other getting at? He waited for Tobirama to continue.

"He collapsed. In an alleyway, after a meeting. I was the only one nearby, so I rushed to help him. I wanted to bring him to a hospital, but he didn't want that. He didn't want for anybody to find out about his eyes at that time. He didn't want to appear weak. So I wanted to drop him at the Uchiha compound, at his house to you. But you know what?"

"I don't remember you ever bringing Izuna to my house…"

"That was because he didn't want to be brought to you, either. He was persistent; you shouldn't know about his condition."

"That's…just stupid. I would have taken care of him. He can come to me whenever he wants."

"That's the point. He doesn't always want to come to you with his problems because you worry too much."

"That's stupid. What did you do? Back then in the alleyway?"

"What else could I have done? I took him to my own house."

"Why did you do that? Why did you help him?"

"Because I understood him. I know how he felt because that's the way I feel as well when it's about my own brother." Tobirama slowly stood up. "That was the reason."

"Your reasoning sucks."

"I didn't expect you to understand me, anyway. Hashirama can't as well, although I, we don't have any bad intensions. But if you excuse me now, I have better things to do than talking with you the whole day…"

Madara could only glare at Tobirama. Always so arrogant. "You know, that I will tell Hashirama about your condition."

Tobirama had been on his way back to his house, when he heard what Madara had said. "Why do you want to upset him?"

"I don't want to, but he has a right to know."

The younger Senju sighed. There was no way he could prevent Madara from doing that. "Do what you want to do…"

"Senju." Tobirama turned around once more. "If you hurt my brother, no matter how, I will be the nails to your coffin."

The albino turned around again. "We'll see about that." Without any more words Tobirama was gone, leaving Madara alone with his thoughts.

The Uchiha sat down and looked at the stone face of the first hokage. His thoughts were circling around that man, as well. He had been right.

In the hokage office, Hashirama was sitting on his chair and was thinking hard. About his lover and brother, and his 'brother-in-law'. And when the door opened suddenly, he was confronted with the latter, who entered his office without knocking.

"Oh, Izuna. It's good that you're coming. I wanted to send someone to call you, anyway."

Izuna looked at Hashirama confused. "What do you want from me?"

"I've decided to set you free this week. You don't have to go to that mission."

Izuna grumbled. He wasn't satisfied. "Why?"

"I don't know, maybe so that you can relax and rest a bit…and I wanted you to look after my brother…"

"Do you think you can just order me to watch your brother? Do I look like I have nothing better to do?"

"Well, you looked after him, yesterday."

"So what?"

"I know about the poison."

Izuna didn't answer to that. Instead Hashirama continued to talk. "So if you don't want me to come to his house and watch him 24/7 like I know, I will do, then you should volunteer to do so."

"…Fine. But I'm not doing this because you ordered me to."

"I know. You do that because you like him. Or love him. But according to Tobirama, it's not important that it could be the latter. At least not now…"

Hashirama was confused when he saw Izuna giving him a look. "Tobirama said that he may love me?"

"Well…yes…kinda." Hashirama only hoped that he didn't say anything wrong this time. But he calmed down, when he saw Izuna smiling.

Izuna knew he felt the same way towards Tobirama. He had known for long, but after worrying about him the whole day, yesterday, the feeling had intensified. You only wait for me, Tobi.

Hashirama smiled. He knew Tobirama would like it more when Izuna would come over. "Well, I need to find a replacement for you…" The hokage began looking through his papers to see which shinobi was free right now, when Izuna spoke up. He was half way through the door, already.

"I already asked Hikaku. See you then, hokage-sama."

Hashirama watched after Izuna, when he walked out of the office. That damn Uchiha. He had planned to stay with him from the very beginning…

Although he kinda cursed about him, Hashirama was still happy that Izuna cared about Tobirama. But thinking about his brother and Izuna, made him miss his own lover.

Seeing that he was sick of all the paper work, Hashirama decided to take a walk to stretch his legs. He headed for the place, which reminded him the most about Madara. It was the place, where they spent their days dreaming, when they were children: the Hokage Mountain.

What he didn't expect was for Madara to sit there, as well. Immediately a huge smile crept on Hashirama's face. The Senju made his way directly towards his lover and sat down beside him. The other was interrupted in his train of thoughts and he stared at Hashirama.

"What are you doing here?"

"I had to get some fresh air, so I decided to take a walk and because I had been thinking about you the whole time, I came here. And now you're here as well. It must be fate…"

"What a nice little story. But actually I was thinking about you, too."

"Why? Because of the thing we did yesterday-"

"No not because of that, idiot! I just…I realized that you were right."

"What do you mean?"

"About what you said this morning. That I cannot fully understand Izuna. It's true. There are things, which I don't get about him, but the bastard apparently does."

"I told you so. But how did you come to this realization so suddenly."

"Not important. But how did you know that?"

"Well, when were still at the beginning of our relationship, Izuna came to me. He told me to break it off because you wouldn't be ready for this. He, as your brother would know that better than me."

"What did you tell him?"

"I told him that I didn't think you were ready. I knew it. I may not know you as long, but I understand you. I told Izuna that there are some things he doesn't know about you, which only I can understand."

"And with Izuna and him it's the same. I really don't get them, you know." But he understood Hashirama. He had been angry at Tobirama because he emphasized with Hashirama, because he knew how the other felt.

"I know what you mean, they kept Tobirama's real condition secret from me…"

Madara looked at Hashirama. "You know about the poison. I just wanted to tell you that I found out about it."

"Yes, I know about it. I saw an antidote for poison on his nightstand yesterday. I didn't say anything because he had been doing better and wanted to sleep. But I rushed to his doctor and got all information on his condition."

"And then you went drinking with me?"

"I had been worried, but the medicine was working, he wouldn't die."

"But still. I would be pretty angry at him."

"Well, I am. I will give him an earful. But first he has to get well and fully recover. Then he will hear from me. But you know, I'm just happy that he's fine."

Both of them sat in silence a few minutes until Hashirama decided to lie down on Madara's lap. The other wanted to push him away at first, but decided not to. Instead he leaned down and kissed him. A quick, but soft kiss. He really loved him…

"Damn it, Madara why did you bite my lip? It hurts!"

"That's for telling your brother about the night in the onsen. Is there a reason why you tell him about our sex life?"

"Why not? Isn't it normal for brother's to talk about that."

"Not when it's Tobirama. I hate him and I still don't like the fact that he's dating my little brother."

"You'll get used to it."

"How do you know?"

"I just do." Hashirama closed the distance between their lips again. No matter how much they fought and how Madara always got mad at him, he still wouldn't want it any other way. He loved Madara. He was his soul mate. Nobody would ever understand him as well as Madara.

"You have to look at the bright side, 'Dara."

"And that would be?"

"Now we can have a date with four."

"Oh, shut up, Senju."

End

So that's it! I'm actually a Little sad that it's over now...

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