alright. Madara was well aware that he had made a mistake.

His stay at the Koubou clan compound had started relatively tame. He got along okay with the clan head, despite both of them following strict view they did overlap in some parts. And it was only a matter of time till the Koubou clan would accept an alliance with the Uchiha clan.

A strong alliance. Koubous were geniuses in Kenjutsu. Their swordart nothing less described as god-like. Madara had seen it by himself and the words, despite being dramatic, weren't fully false.

—- What he shouldn't have done was even meet the clan heads younger sister.

What he shouldn't have done was spending a bit too much time with her, learinging her habits and getting along too well.

What he shouldn't have done was developing feelings. Uchiha felt live differently, stronger. And Madara had fallen head over heels.

Whag he shouldn't have done was accepting his feelings, even more so confess them.

—- “Shh… You will wake everyone…” Madara noted, his tone careful and soft as he spoke with her. His free hand was set next to her head for balance.

his dark eyes set on her face watching it depict all sort of emotions. He drank them all in. He shouldn't but he couldn't stop.

the apology slipped past her lips, her cheeks tinting a pretty rose colour. She certainly wasn't immune to what Madaras was doing. How his body felt against hers…