Madara pov:

I was woken up when I felt Mio shift in my arms. I was a little surprised actually; to think that I ended up falling asleep as well. I hadn't slept ever since I had been reincarnated and I knew I didn't really need the sleep because I had never ending energy in this state. But I couldn't really move with Mio sleeping on me like this.

I had decided to take a short rest and I had fallen asleep. It was a good thing that no one had come to disturb us during the night too.

I kept my eyes closed, wanting to know what Mio would do. My arm around her wasn't as tight and I could make out that she lifted her arms up and stretched. She let out a low hum as she stretched and sighed once she relaxed.

I could feel her gaze on me after that. She cupped my cheeks in her hands and leaned up kissing the corner of my lips very softly....probably not trying to wake me. She lingered there for a few moments and I resisted from kissing her back in a full blown kiss.

She pulled away moments later and ran her fingers through my hair softly. She touched my cheek with the back of her fingers as well. She sighed softly and then moved my arm that was around her to the side. She got up, moving away from me and into the bathroom.

A few moments passed and I heard the water running. I opened my eyes now looking toward the flimsy wooden door that separated us. Hearing the water running, knowing that she was completely defenceless beyond that sorry excuse of a separation; something wild burned in the pit of my stomach. Something made me....possessive.

Clenching my jaw, I stood up. I picked up the heap of armor on the floor and put it on before sitting down on her bed with my arms crossed.

I would have all the time in the world to make her mine when this war was over. I had to control myself until then. Its just a matter of time until the whole of the shinobi world fell into my hands. After all, with the abilities that I would soon have control over, subduing even hundreds of thousands of these people would be no more than child's play. The only thing is that the people who had decided to fight against me were fools, thinking they had even the slightest chance to win.

I opened my eyes and looked up when I heard Mio exit the bathroom. I raised a brow, a visible smirk coming to my lips when I saw her. Her hair was down, dripping wet and the had only a light pink towel covering her body. When she looked around her room, spotting me sitting on the bed and watching her with a smirk, her face paled. But immediately after that, her whole face was flushed red and she moved so she was hiding her body from view behind the door.

This was entertaining. In all the years I had known her, this was the first time I had seen her flustered in my presence. She was a girl after all. Despite her loud mouth and headstrong attitude, knowing that the man who made her flush with color was me was arousing. And seeing her just a towels reach away from my eyes was even more possessing.

"Uh...M-madara....when did you w-wake up?" I smirked wider as she stuttered. "A while ago." I said simply and she averted her eyes from me. She quickly looked at her cupboard, hesitating. She ran towards the cupboard and got out some clothes before trying to run back to the bathroom. But I was quicker; I teleported to where she was blocking her way. She collided with me head on and gasped, moving away startled.

She looked up at me, her whole face and ears red. It was just too amusing.

She took steps back and I took steps towards her until she was trapped between the wall and me. She tightened the hold of her clothes she held near her chest and I could literally hear the pounding of her heart as she watched me with those wide mirror like eyes.

I placed my hands on the wall on either side of her head, trapping her. She gulped nervously. "M-madara....please move..." Her voice was soft, begging, adorable.

"Oh? Why should I do that? Its not everyday I get entertainment by seeing you flustered in my presence."

She managed a glare through her embarrassment. It was rather comical to watch.

"If you don't move, I'll scream!" She threatened making me chuckle. "Go ahead. There's no one who can stop me." She faltered and glared more. "I'll kick your leg painfully! Just like the time back in the Uchiha compound!" I chuckled again, coming close to her face as she pressed herself against the wall. "Now that you told me, I'll make sure I don't let my guard down."

Her eyes went wide at my answer. Well obviously if the enemy tells you what he plans to do, you'll make sure you're prepared to avoid it right?

I chuckled, bending down to place my lips on her exposed shoulder. She froze up and wanting to tease her some more, I gently bit down on her skin with my teeth. She shuddered letting go of the clothes she held with one hand and clutching my side instead. I smirked against her skin at her reaction and decided to tease her more.

I ran my tongue along her smooth skin, nipping every now and then as I slowly reached her ear. She let out a strained mewl which made the temperature of the room increase two fold. I bit her ear and she jumped, immediately lifting up her shoulder in an attempt to prevent me from doing so again.

Instead, I ran my tongue on the shell of her ear that was still exposed. "Mio? Are you ticklish here?" I whispered, blowing air and she squirmed still trying to cover her ear. I chuckled again and pulled away to see her face even redder than before. Today was definitely a day of entertainment for me. It was nice seeing a change in Mio, all flustered and squirming instead of being loud mouthed and scolding towards me.

I took a hold of her jaw making her look at me. She looked slightly dazed and I chuckled before leaning down to kiss her deeply. She didn't react for a moment staying completely stiff. Then she relaxed and kissed back, pressing herself against my chest. It made my mind hazy and clouded. I put my arms around her, crushing her to me as I ran my tongue along her lips. She panted slightly and parted her lips giving me access to every corner of her mouth. The heat in the room was getting close to unbearable.

The clothes she held in her arms were annoying and I ripped it out of her hold, throwing it to some unattended corner of the room. She stiffened, letting our a squeak into the kiss as I pushed her against the wall and continued to devour her lips. It was intoxicating, my mind unable to control the way my body was feeling.

Mio was trying to resist now, pushing against me as she tried to part from the kiss. She turned her head to the side with a desperate sound of refusal but I didn't care, I didn't stop. I went ahead to suck on the pale skin of her neck and shoulder. Her scent was sweet, making me lose control completely. Her slender shoulders, the smooth skin, it was all just too much.

"M-madara! Please stop!" She begged as she pushed against my shoulders. I reached for her towel on her back, pulling at it slightly wanting to see more of her supple skin. She held on to the towel on her front tightly and pushed against me more. "Madara stop!! I'm scared! I'm not ready for this!"

I hesitated when I heard her voice break in fear for the first time. I took a deep breath of her scent before calming down, pulling away from her neck so that my cheek was resting against her head now. She was slightly hunched over covering herself with her arms in a defensive pose. She was trembling; I had never seen her be afraid of something besides when people she cared for were put in danger. Even then, she was just nervous, never scared.

As I watched her, she didn't say anything but leaned her forehead against my armor her hands supporting hear head.

I felt annoyed, put off by her resistance. Yet at the same time, I couldn't bring myself to ignore how she felt and do what I wanted to. She wobbled and her knees buckled. I sat down with her still in my arms and she refused to show her face to me as she calmed down.

"Mio?" We heard a knock on her door and Mio stiffened. I looked at the door, glaring with my sharingan at the interruption. "If you're ready, you should come down. I've already prepared breakfast." It was that Ryoshi person.

"I-I'll be right out." Mio finally lifted her face and looked at the door as well. When I looked back at her face, she was still flushed but her eyes were slightly red. Was she crying? Was she really afraid of what I had wanted to do with her? This was rather unexpected.

She still didn't meet my eyes as she slowly got up. "I-I need to go....you should leave too, Madara." She said in a very soft voice. She picked up her clothes and began to head to the bathroom again. I took a hold of her arm, pulling her into my chest once again and giving her a hard kiss. She struggled, breaking away quickly and slamming the door shut as she went into the bathroom.

I scoffed. I hadn't expected this at all. For someone as gutsy as her, this was strange. But something in me just hindered the idea of forcing her. I couldn't bring myself to do it no matter how much I thought. After all, I had never hesitated to get anything I wanted before. What was so special here?

Tch! I suppose I have to let it go for now. I had wasted enough time here. I still had some preparations left for the war and whiling away time like this was stupid. I shook my head and walked to the window. Climbing onto the sill, I glanced back once before heading back to the Akatsuki hideout.

Mi Ho pov:

*thud!*

I fell to my knees, my eyes wide, my heart racing to the skies. I cannot believe how forward and forceful Madara had been just moments ago. He kept pushing me further and I actually ended up almost crying in front of him because I was so scared. Thankfully, Madara had understood and he had stopped. Well, at least I think he understood.

I had refused to meet his eyes after that. I never wanted to look weak in front of people, especially Madara. I had never shown him weakness before but today....

I shut my eyes. My heart was still beating unsteadily. The bathroom was still filled with steam but I'm sure it wasn't as hot as my face was. I was still in my towel and I shivered. I touched the spot on my shoulder where Madara had bitten me and it burned. I hissed, turning my head to see a red sensitive patch on my skin.

I sighed. Darn that Madara....I wasn't expecting him to do something like that. Perhaps it wasn't something unusual between married people but Madara and I barely had a stable relationship. More than that, I don't think I was ready for what he was about to do. I was really freaked out....

Shaking my head, I finally gathered energy to my legs to stand. I put on my clothes and set my wet hair neatly over my shoulders. I walked down to meet Ryoshi in the kitchen. He had set the table, eggs and hot cakes for breakfast. I sat down opposite to him and managed a smile.

He watched me curiously for a moment before speaking. "Mio? Why is your face so red?" I flinched almost dropping my spoon. I gave a sheepish smile before answering. "I just took a really hot bath. I'm still kind of dizzy from the heat....its nothing to worry about."

"Oh, okay. You shouldn't take baths too hot....it's not good for the skin." I breathed a sigh of relief as he went back to eating with a simple comment. I just couldn't get the image of what Madara has just done out of my head. I was just wearing a towel! Just one thin piece of cloth covering me! I was completely naked under that and Madara had held me against him completely ignoring how uncomfortable it would have been for me....jeez that was so embarrassing! My cheeks flamed again when I remembered feeling his lips on my shoulder and his arm crushing me to his chest.

I rested my forehead on one hand. I really had to stop thinking....I was going to end up making Ryoshi suspicious and that was the last thing I wanted to do.

>>Timeskip 10 days

"I put away all the dishes, Sato san!" I called out from the counter. It was evening and another day at the restaurant was done. "Okay, Mio chan! You can head home now." I smiled, waving to him as I picked up my bag and exited the restaurant.

Madara hadn't come back to the village after that day. I still end up blushing like an idiot when I think of that day. I was really scared, but when I thought about how I was in his arms, taking in his strong scent, feeling his lips on my skin, his hands wrapped around my frame.....it made me shudder in some sort of fuzzy feeling. I think it was the first time I felt so good and scared and insane at the same time.

I sighed as I began walking home. I looked up at the sky going back into the past. It felt like so long since I dis something normal like singing or dancing. It was starting to feel like that life of mine was just a dream and this was all reality. well, I wouldn't say that this world isn't reality because everything here was real.....but I felt so far away from the real me. I was losing touch of who I really am.....and it made me slightly anxious.

From what I had heard going on in the village now, the war that Madara always talked about had finally begun. It had started about three days ago and so the customers coming to the restaurant had decreased significantly. People would often talk about the war too, dreadful words about how people might be dying our there. I usually avoided the talks though.

"I'm back!" I called out to Ryoshi as o walked into the house. I took off my shoes in the veranda ans stepped into the living room to find Ryoshi sitting on the couch and glaring at the space in front of him. He had his chin resting on his interlocked hands. I walked to him and paused in front of him.

"Ryoshi? Why are you sitting like this? Is something wrong?" "Mio.....this may be the last time I see you like this." I frowned at his words. "Ryoshi....what do you mean?" I asked a little worried now. He sighed still furrowing his brows. "He's winning."

"Ryoshi, you're going to have to give me some more details so I can understand what you're trying to say." I pressed him further. He stood up and walked to the window, standing there with his back faced to me. "Uchiha Madara is winning the war. He's already killed more than 15000 people alone and even when the five kages fought against him together, they were no match. He's close to becoming the Rikkudou Sennin and once he does.....everything is over for the world."

I felt like a ton of weight had been dropped on my chest. It was difficult to breathe. I didn't know what this Rikkudou Sennin was, but it sounded really powerful....really sinister. "W-what?" I was at a loss of words. Madara had killed 15000 shinobi single handedly? And five kages together? how powerful had he really become?

And even after all this, he was aiming for more.

"He plans to use and eternal genjutsu and bring peace to the world. Apparently he's insane enough to say that sacrifices are required to achieve peace. That b******!" Ryoshi cursed loudly hitting his fist against the window sill. My eyes stung; I was scared of the monster he was becoming. I was scared that I couldn't do anything to stop him. I was scared.....that I loved a monster like him.

Clenching my fists at my sides, I let some tears fall smoothly down my cheeks. Was this really the end? Was this the final point that Madara had decided on? If so.....what would happen to this world and me?

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