Kapitel 3: acception

Nearly a month was over now, you slowly get suited to the situation your in. You life a uncommon life for your standards as a princess, but it made you feel much better, than being locked up in a castle, in solitude, even when a lot of people were around you. Everything was strict after certain rules and there was something like respect around, but you knew, that this respect was only meant for your father. Sometimes you asked yourself if he survived that wedding eve in flames but till now, no sign of search for you was found and you thought, even when, the Uchiha Clan didn´t told you about it. Most of the time, you spend watching nature from the veranda or the window of your room, you also got some scrolls to read, or also some paper to write, but there were watchful over you. Allowed to write down something with Ink and a feather, was only allowed when a guard or Izuna was present and took an Eye over you, in case you might want to end your life on your own. You began to write something like a diary, about everything that came to your mind. Person describtions, about the weather or nature, sometimes you drew something in it, as well. A pattern that appeared a lot recently, when you drew without any special goal, was the comma pattern of the Sharingan, the Tomoe. You flinch as you realize that now. „Oh! It seem to interest you, right?", the voice of Izuna could be heared behind you. You were so shocked, that you let out a light sound of fear.

„Sorry, I didn´t wanted to disturb you or anything, you seemed deep in thoughts, you even didn´t hear me coming in.", he said while watching the pattern still. You drawings are nice... does you learn such things in a castle?", he asked curiously.

„Normally no... but I was always alone and felt bored. So I begun to read many scrolls and begun drawing. It was a useful way to waste my time since I was small.", you explained and stood up, „Is something the matter, Izuna-san?", you asked because of his unexpected nodded and smiled slightly.

„I thought you looked so bored the last days and my Brother is so busy with some contracts and so on... so we can´t train today, for that I just thought, I will take you out of this room for a walk.", he said.

„I know you won´t flee and even when, I w-"

„You would catch me in no time, I know... I know", you said and smiled slightly.

„You are the only nice person here, I think, Izuna-san."

He looked at you slightly surprised and pointed to himself: „Me? ahhh... I´m only well raised, that´s all... and you are no trouble maker, so why I should be evil to you?"

You shrug your shoulders. „I don´t know... but"

He suddenly laughed a bit and grined, pointing to the wall of the room next to them.

„You mean Madara, right?", he laughed again, „Don´t take that serious, he is just overworked and also a cunning one, when he would hear to my advise and sleep more from time to time, he would be a totally different person. He would be more relaxed and might even talk to you from time to time, without trying to ignoring your existence.", he said and laughed on. „We should go, I have to visit our father in the evening...", his always relaxed and careless expression changed as he mentioned the meeting with his father.

You just nodded and walked with him outside the residence, down a street where many different shops were Moon shone bright and clear this night, no clouds were seen, too.

Izuna and Madara sat together in his room, after eating and drinking a bit of Sake. Izuna looked around. „No scrolls around anymore, does that mean you can finally take some time for yourself? I´m a bit worried. In a battle with enemies, your undefeated... but this paper stuff seem to slowly kill you. Maybe you finally agree and share some of your burdens with me? After all we are brothers!", he said that with enthusiasm and smiled widely at his brother.

Madara looked at him for a long moment and sighed: „Are you sure?... It is a lot of stuff to do. Your free time will shrink even more than now...", he closed his eyes and rested his head on his Arm, that leaned on the table. „... and you won´t have time, playing around with that noble women.", he said while grinning.

Izuna sighed and rose an eyebrow. „playing?... I´m only kind to our prisoner, not more or less... you better should find your manners, back, brother. You were always impolite when you saw her... even when you know, that I would be dead, when she wouln´t give you some time to find me!", he grined back at Madara, who now raised his brow and took a zip of his Sake.

„You won, Izuna... You won.", he said suddenly and sighed.

„When I see her the next time, I will think back on the things, our mother told us."Izuna couldn´t be more satisfied at this moment, he won in not one, but two suggestions and never imagend that to happen, actually. Maybe it was a sign that his older brother really needed help, in his fight against the paper-demons, called scrolld.

„By the way, how is our fathers wellbeing?", Madara asked and crushed his little victorious world with his question.

Izuna looked at him with a serious face and sighed ans replied: „I think it will happen in the next days, he is in a very weak state now and he hates that. Everytime I visited him, he throw something around and cursed himself, that he is bound to a bed, since months... he also was angry that his pride didn´t showed up, since weeks.", he looked at Madara, meaning him with the word „pride".

Madara closed his eyes and sighed for a moment. „Yes, I know... I couldn´t afford the time, but I will visit him tomorrow. I will see him before he dies.", he slightly smiles, but his eyes looked tired and sad at once. He laied a Hand on Izuna´s shoulders. „Thank you for being my heart and mind, in situations like that... I´m to reckless recently.", he smiled at him warmly and than stood up. „I will say my thanks to that women! That she safed your life!", he said suddenly and wanted to walk out of his room, to hers.

„Brother! It is in the middle of the night, you can´t wake her up only to say thank you!", Izuna went after his brother, while saying that.

- Maybe to much work... my words... fathers nearly death... and Sake, are to much to keep his senses clear - , Izuna thought as he grabbed his brothers sleeve to hold him back, but surprinsingly, he doged that perfectly and went on. Izuna tried it again, but failed. „Stop! Niisan... how do you think this will look... do that tomorrow!", he said loud. Madara had already one hand on the Shōji Door, as it opened from the inside and a tired looking face, looked at him.

„Why are you so loud? Is something wrong?", you asked tired while looking at both, only to realize then, that Madara stood only Inches before you, you backed away a bit and looked puzzled at him and then to Izuna.

„Thank you, that you saved my little brother... or better... spared some time for me to arrive.", he said and bowed a bit, then turned immedatly away and walked back to his room, you look in disbelieve after him and than at Izuna, letting moments of silence pass, as you gained back your voice.

„Did he just...?"

Izuna nods: „Yes... and sorry for waking you up... he is just struborn and what is in his mind, must be done... even when he could have done that after sleeping for a few hours.", he said and walked outside, then closed the door behind him and walked in his own room, to still found yourself in the same position and said a few times: „he really... said a thank you...", while muttering that, you went back in your futon to sleep.

This strange moment stuck in your mind even in your sleep. Maybe it was just a dream, you told yourself.