Summary: Ashura hoped he had misheard, but he didn't and he has to think about what to do, about whether or not to agree.
Disclaimer: I'll never own Naruto.
"W-what?" Ashura stared at his brother, unable to comprehend, hoping to have misheard.
"Marriage, Ashura," Indra repeated impatiently. "I want you to marry me."
Shaking his head to clear it, Ashura said, "Nii-san, you must be joking! You must be! You and I-"
"I'm not," Indra interrupted. "I'm not joking." He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I mean it when I say I want you to marry me."
"But we can't!" Ashura cried. "We're...we're brothers! And we're both men! It's disallowed!"
"I don't care!" Indra growled, moving quickly and pining the younger man the ground. "Do you hear me?! I don't care!"
Ashura stared up at him with wide eyes. "Nii-san..."
"I want you, Ashura," the older man murmured, "and you only. I don't want anyone else."
Ashura was silent as he contemplated what his brother was saying, what the consequences would be if he agreed. They would be shunned, he knew, and whatever reputations they have built for themselves will become virtually nonexistent. Not only that, but incest is looked down upon and it is considered shameful, wrongful, even sinful. He loved Indra dearly. He really did. But...was he willing to risk his reputation? The respect of the other villagers? His father being ashamed of him? Was Indra?
(They were already intimate, yes, but it was kept secret. Marriage, on the other hand, was a different thing and everyone would find out sooner or later).
I don't know, the younger man realized, feeling a little terrified. I don't know at all.
Leaning up slightly, Ashura kissed his brother chastely. "Let me think on it. I'm not sure yet."
"I can live with that," the older man said hoarsely.
A/N: When I first posted this chapter it was a jumbled mess and it didn't make much sense. So I re-wrote it to this. I'm more proud of the result this time.
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