Needed a break from Devotion To An Angel! It's been a while since I have updated THIS story, but now it's time to move on!

As always,

Enjoy!

~Kyvena

Chapter Five: Alleviate

No child could be taken... but here she was, once again, feeling completely helpless. Lying against Madara's chest, all Indra could do was think about how she hated feeling this way. Taking into great consideration at how Indra had been left unsupervised that ONE time, Madara made Indra stay with him throughout the entire day for her safety. It's not that she wasn't thankful in any sense for how Madara wanted to keep her safe ALL day, it was the fact that she now felt as if she held no freedom to call her own. Due to what Izuna had done to her for months on end WITHOUT her having a say in the matter, she could understand as to WHY the Uchiha king DIDN'T want her alone.

At first, she tried to take her own life while he was not around. The next set of anxiety attacks were due to Izuna CONSTANTLY trying to apologize for his transgressions against her, which only made her sob uncontrollably. Placing her hands against his bare chest, Indra released a nervous and shaky breath. Hearing him sigh softly, he then hummed almost nervously as he spoke, "You are wishing for me to call in Izuna... are you not? You do not enjoy feeling this weak and helpless, so, you are wishing to be rid of this fear. Izuna... you truly did love him... but the moment he forced you after you told him no... THAT was what shattered your faith in him."

Peering her sky blue orbs up at him, asking for silent forgiveness, he only lowered his head and chuckled softly. Motioning a guard over, he then jogged over, "My lord?" Madara kept his head lowered due to the tears he now shed while sternly speaking, "Call Izuna in. He will be escorting Indra around so that she may walk around in the gardens." The guard then frowned, "My lord, you made it very clear that Izuna is to NEVER be found anywhere NEAR lady Indra." Indra then peered up sadly at this man, "Itachi, please?" Well fuck, Madara hadn't even know that guard's name until today; which made him snicker softly, "Beat me at that too, huh? I am going to guess that you took the time to learn everyone's name."

Itachi had lost the fight the moment he looked into those beautiful orbs and was already gone as Indra chuckled softly, "Of course I learned everyone's name. Each person contributes to this castle, right? So they at least have the honor of making their name known." Right at that moment, young Indra's voice echoed through his mind, 'Of COURSE I learned your name! You contribute to this castle, right? So you at LEAST have the HONOR of making your NAME known!' This had Madara softly chuckling as he gripped her hip slightly tighter before he full blown began to laugh, making Indra peer up, "Another memory of me...?"

This had him sighing and chuckling softly as he nodded, "Yes. Your sassy little mouth once said those same exact words to me before. To be honest, when you said that to me... I was shocked that you were even learning the names of all servants and guards. However, I was even more shocked when you actually began to point at people and say their names. So, when you asked for mine, I gave it to you... but after that - UGH! You put us both through too many horrifying situations for me to count, especially with your father around, that frankly I was SCARED to even work at the palace! The moment I would come to the castle to work, you would seek me out instantly... but once Izuna began to work at the palace..."

Looking at all of the scars on him, the brunette frowned gently, "I do apologize for that..." Madara then exploded at her, which only proved to make her giggle hysterically, "UGH! YOU WOULD ALWAYS APOLOGIZE CUTELY TO ME IN THAT IRRESISTIBLE TONE WITH TEARS IN YOUR EYES AS WELL SO THAT I COULDN'T EVER BE MAD AT YOU FOR TOO LONG!" Rolling onto her back on his chest while giggling hysterically, he then grasped her around her belly and yanked her up to his face so that he could hide his immense blush in her neck, "Indra... stop TEASING me! I know that you already know, so why have you not pushed me away yet!?"

Feeling him nuzzle her neck, she then nuzzled his head with her cheek, "To be honest... there's no point..." Feeling his grip slightly tighten on her, he then whispered softly, "If you hadn't been so attached to me... I'd be dead right now..." Resting her head against his while one of her hands raised to tenderly grasp his head, she then began to stroke his silky long locks tenderly with a gentle smile on her face, "Well, I'm glad that I did... or I wouldn't have you by my side right now. That is a blessing all on its own. Yes, when I first came here... er... again, I fell for Izuna. However, you have been the one who has been by my side each and every day..."

Indra then snuggled back into his chest and lightly began to tremble the moment Izuna appeared while glancing down, "You have a mission for me, big brother...?" Madara then gave Indra an encouraging hand squeeze... basically telling her that this was a matter for HER to handle, not him. Taking a relaxing breath, the brunette then stood and made her way to Izuna before wrapping her sleeveless cloaked arm around a single of his fully cloaked arm, "Common Izuna! Let's go for a walk!" Shooting his head up, he almost appeared mortified and tried to yank away... but she wouldn't let him go.

Pulling on his arm, her hair then brushed against his nostrils for her scent to invade his personal space. Making it to the garden, Indra then slid her hand into his palm with a gentle smile before she leaned her head against his bicep, "Izuna... stop beating yourself up..." She didn't even realize it... but she was trembling, only making him frown slightly as he guided her, "How can I accomplish that... when you are still terrified of me...?" Chuckling softly, her nerves then settled as she laced her fingers through his, "Your brother figured it out... so why haven't you...?"

Gaining a puzzled expression at this, he then peered down at her, "What do you mean?" Coming to a stop, Indra then took both of his hands with no fear as she whispered, "That I fell in love with you..." Shooting his head up and looking horrified, he then tried to pull away, but she yanked him into her arms and began to stroke his long locks as he cried against her chest. Frowning, the brunette then softly spoke, "You didn't think that I would KNOW how gentle of a soul you truly are, nor realize that you were under Madara's genjutsu...? He noticed our connection almost instantly and became jealous, so, he placed you under a genjutsu to become so cruel that I turned away from you."

Calming himself, he then fully stood up and cupped the brunette's silky cheeks and gently stroked at them before slowly leaning in and pressing his lips to her own. Once they pressed their lips together, Indra's tears slid down her face to streak across his. Indra instantly wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him tightly to her as he tenderly swiped the tears from her face. Shortly after, Indra made Izuna the king who reigned supreme in the lands and she now laid on his chest as a soldier rushed in, "Lord Izuna! Report on the lands! All who dwell within these lands are EXTREMELY satisfied with how you and lady Indra are handling things!"

Nodding his head, he then snapped his fingers, "Ah! I forgot! The Yamanaka clan needs to have a treaty! Bring my wife some parchment and a pen to write it up... NOW!" The soldier hastily nodded, yet Indra sat up with a frown, "Izuna... you could have acted more kindly. The kingdom as a whole might be satisfied with your way of ruling... however... that isn't true. The UCHIHA are dissatisfied with the way you treat them!" This made Izuna frown and lightly clutch her hip tenderly, "Forgive me, my love... I'm merely used to being an AID... not a ruler..." She wasn't quite ready to hear those words yet, so she dismissed them until Izuna grasped her chin tightly.

Slumping back slightly, Indra was quick to realize that THIS was NOT the man she had fallen in love with, "I-Izuna, you're hurting me!" The more she tried to pull away, the more his grip tightened on her, making her yelp, "IZUNA! YOU'RE HURTING ME!" - "My lord, your tasks for the day are complete! You and lady Indra may retreat to your room!" A maid spoke in an unsure chipper tone of voice. Nodding and fanning the maid away, she gave a quick bow before darting away. Right as the maid dashed off, Izuna hurled Indra to the ground the moment Madara passed by, making him dart to her and lift her in his arms carefully.

"IZUNA, THE WAY I TREATED INDRA WAS WRONG! LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES, YOU FOOL! SHE WILL MAKE YOU IN SO MUCH PAIN THAT YOU PASS OUT! YOU ARE UNDER NO GENJUTSU NOW, SO WHAT WILL BE YOUR EXCUSE THIS TIME!? IF YOU SHOW HER NO COMPASSION, SHE SHALL SHOW YOU NONE IN RETURN!" Madara barked out as he protectively held onto the precious brunette that he loved so dearly. He could have cared less if his brother was the current king and all could see why. One... he was the previous king. Two... he was still madly in love with Indra. All she could do was press into his arm while sobbing from the pain... and that hurt to even hear.

In their room now and getting ready for bed, Indra did not give Izuna the same pleasures that she had given Madara by sleeping naked. The moment the two were wed, his behavior swiftly changed. Sitting down on the bed, Indra pulled her knees to her chest. It was going to be another all nighter apparently. Once Izuna took his cloak off and collapsed on the bed, he fell asleep. Finding out how to keep the man asleep had been a bitch, but she finally found it... his hair. The moment he let his hair loose, she would begin to stroke those long, beautiful and shiny ebony locks. This kept the beast asleep all night, yet... at the same time, it kept her awake.

Once morning rolled around, she retracted her hand and tightly held her knees to her chest as Izuna stirred awake to see her exhausted form, "Indra...? Why didn't you sleep...?" She didn't reply, but she quickly bathed and got dressed in her white sleeveless cloak. Once the two walked out, Madara witnessed her exhausted form and reached out to her - only to have his hand slapped away by his little brother. Entering the throne room, Izuna draped his form across the throne and Indra laid on top of him - only for her to quickly fall asleep. Once the long haired raven began to feel water slide down his bare chest, he peered down and softly chuckled the moment he witnessed Indra drooling as she slept.

He couldn't understand it... he had got what he had wanted by marrying her, yet treated her poorly once more. The display of innocence that she was now showing had him wrapping his arm around her hip securely so that she was smashed into his warmth. No one had ever witnessed the beautiful brunette this tired and felt terrible for her. Once she began to stir awake, Izuna made sure that her clothing was perfect before whistling to a guard. This guard, Shisui Uchiha, always kept her in a good mood with how playful he was. Dashing over, Shisui then lifted the brunette into the air, "INDRA~!"

Giggling happily, she then wrapped her arms exhaustedly around his neck, "Hi Shisui..." Nuzzling into his neck as Madara walked up, he then chuckled, "She's STILL attached to you, Shisui? She's acted like this towards you ever since we were kids." Shisui merely shrugged and snickered, "Don't ask me! I dunno how her brain works!" Hearing the "since we were kids" part had Izuna relaxing while wiping the drool off of his chest. Madara then rolled his eyes, "If she isn't comfortable around someone, Indra NEVER sleeps well. Actually... she doesn't sleep at all."

Shisui then snickered softly, "Glad she's cozy with me~!" This only made Madara sweat drop, "Shisui... I don't think you ever realized as to how attached she was to you. When she wasn't with me or Izuna, she was with you or Sasuke. Though, there was one difference." This made Shisui lift his brows playfully, "Oh~?" Nodding, the moody male chuckled and folded his arms, "She wasn't in love with you or Sasuke... at the time." Blinking rapidly as he held the sleeping queen, he then snickered, "That's all right in my eyes... I just like having her back home..." Madara then roughly slapped Shisui's back and startled Indra awake as he walked away while boasting, "You're welcome that I brought her home!"

Awake now, Indra then darted around Shisui and jumped on his back before nuzzling her cheek to his, "SHISUI!" Shisui then snickered playfully as he mimicked the brunette, "INDRA!" Izuna watched how Shisui grasped her thighs to hold her up and nuzzled her nose with his adoring and playful nose - making her blush softly and giggle. Just about to ban Shisui from going near his wife, she then glared, "If you even DARE of banning him from seeing me, our marriage will be FINISHED! Do YOU understand me, Izuna!?" The look held in her eye was showing that she was NOT fucking around, making him nod slowly, "I would NEVER take him from you, Indra." - "LIAR!" Madara yelled as he got further away.

Shisui was the PERFECT damn picture of innocence and playfulness as he rapidly blinked as Indra wrapped her arms around his throat lightly. The two STARED at Izuna now, awaiting for his PERMISSION to hang out. Shisui then shook his head and blushed furiously the moment her face pressed to his neck, yet Madara snickered and REALLY yelled now, "SHE'S ASLEEP YOU DUNCE!" Pouting at the name calling, Shisui forgot he had Indra on his back and if she hadn't woken up and tightened her grip slightly, this might have ended differently. Just about to yell, Indra then pressed her lips to his neck and whispered softly, "Calm down, Shisui..."

Bright red again, he then grumbled softly, "Indra, will you stop!? I don't get to play with you... anymore... so this is totally unfair to me!" HOLD UP! WHAT!? Indra then held a hand up, "Going to spend my time with Shisui, later!" With that, Shisui BOLTED. She was so exhausted... even he could see that. Once he placed the beautiful brunette on her feet, he sat and yanked her down so that her head peacefully rested on his lap. He watched her eyes slowly but surely droop down, but she was COMPLETELY faking being asleep out of sheer curiosity to see as to what he would even do while she was vulnerable.

Feeling him shift a bit to place her head on the grassy floor, she then felt his lips upon her own before pulling away for such a happy man to cry, "I-Indra... why... I-I have loved you so much longer!" Feeling his tears dripping to her face hurt far too much for her to actually handle. Indra slowly began to thread her fingers through his messy short locks while sadly speaking, "I would've... but since you don't have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan yet... it's not even an option. Believe me, if I could pick between you, Sasuke, and Izuna... I would pick you without a doubt." Many of her memories of her previous life were now returning back to her slowly... and the first memories to return were about Shisui.

:::Flashback:::

Shisui had begun to work at the castle at the age of ten to train to become a guard for the king's child once Indra had turned eight. So, he hadn't even known that the king's child was a GIRL, but knew the name given was Indra. Exiting the training area covered in sweat, he was then ran into by a beautiful little girl with breathtaking sky blue orbs and messy long brunette locks. Peering at her, he gave a bright smile that had her instantly blushing as she fumbled with her words, "O-Oh... I... well... um... what was I saying...?" This made Shisui snicker playfully and place a single hand on his hip, "Yo~! Ya okay there pretty girl~?"

Turning even brighter red, she then smiled and gave one hell of a precious curtsey, "My name is Indra Uchiha!" His jaw dropped at that moment and quickly knelt down, "My name is Shisui Uchiha, my lady." Blushing furiously, Indra began to swish and sway her hands in front of her body, "I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO THAT, SHISUI!" Hearing his name, he then looked up to see just how pretty she ACTUALLY was and instantly blushed as well, only to hear giggling the moment he dashed his eyes away. Looking back at her, Indra then placed a small hand on his chin and leaned in to tenderly kiss his sweaty forehead.

"Ew, you taste gross! Common!" Indra fumed and took his hand, only to "properly" clean him. Shisui was the first nude male she had actually witnessed. Once done, Indra toweled his hair off gently before leaning down and nodding, "Mhm! You smell PERFECT now!" Handing him the towel, he then wrapped it around his waist and looked up to thank her, only for her first kiss to be stolen by him as well - on accident, of course. For some odd reason, she leaned into his lips and his arms wrapped around her until hearing an angered, "INDRA!" Shocked, she jumped back and held her arms up to protect him, "It was an ACCIDENT, father! Do not blame him for looking up to thank me!"

The current king of the Uchiha then chuckled as he laced his arms together, "Young man, what's your name?" Looking up nervously, he gave a respective reply, "Shisui Uchiha, my lord." Nodding his head, the king then chuckled, "My daughter has taken a great liking to you. Once your training for the day is over, you are to protect her. That is one hell of a task though, so your skills will rapidly improve at an unnatural speed. She's about as carefree and reckless as they get. I guess in other words... you two are now friends, but friends ONLY." Nodding his head quickly, he gave a breathy chuckle, "Yes, my lord!"

A week later, Indra watched as he left the training grounds and splashed him with a water style jutsu on the same day Madara was hit with one. Shooting his head up, Shisui then groaned, "INDRA, WHAT IN THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR!?" Dropping down, she then dashed to him and hugged him tightly, "SHISUI! YOU'RE FINALLY DONE TRAINING!" Gaining a dry face, he then chuckled and hugged back before chirping out, "How ya been pretty girl!?" Blushing furiously, Indra gave him a huff, but nuzzled into his abdomen. As the king walked by, Shisui was SURE he was going to die because his daughter was wearing white, but all the king did was laugh hysterically at the sight he was seeing.

By the time Indra turned thirteen, Shisui was a DAMN PRO with his skills thanks to the reckless little lady. Looking mortified as of now, Shisui could only yell, "INDRA! YOU ARE GOING TO GET YOURSELF KILLED!" In all honesty... she was climbing a rock wall to get AWAY from Shisui so that she would stop feeling funky. Slipping, he hastily caught her and released a breath until hearing her squeak. Looking down at her and smiling brightly, his smile instantly faded and his face drained of color due to the fact that his thumb was right over her nipple that now poked his finger.

Clearing his throat as he set her down, Indra then gave a bit of encouragement by grasping the back of his neck and pulling him towards her face. Once their lips met, Shisui backed her into the forest and unclasped the belt from around her waist before peeling her attire off. Breaking away from her swollen lips, he then brushed his lips against her ear and that alone had her grasping his shoulders tightly. It wasn't HIS fault that she was so damn gorgeous. Grasping her breasts softly, he could SMELL her desire clearly, making him lean back and wiggle a single finger in front of her face, "Bad girl," he playfully teased.

At this point, she knew that playfulness was just who in the hell Shisui was. Feeling his finger slip inside of her, she gasped sharply and pressed into his body as he held onto the dip of her back. With age, comes knowledge of sex. Lifting her leg, Shisui instantly released her breast to lace her leg under his forearm so that he could return his hand to her breast. Pressing his body against hers, his face then lowered to begin lightly kissing up and down her throat before whispering, "You've done this before... haven't you...?" He was driving her INSANE at this point, so she bit her bottom lip and lightly nodded. This only made him smirk, "I'll do it for ya from now on."

That's right... by the time she turned sixteen... Shisui took her virginity and impregnated her, not Madara. Walking in the forest, she almost killed the man who grasped her around the hips. Snapping around, her lips connected with Shisui's and he slowly pushed her back against a tree before winking and smiling brightly, "What's up!?" She no longer gave a fuck. His erection was pressing between her thighs and she pulled his pants and her underwear down. Whimpering softly as he took her cloak off, she then pulled his off of his body to allow her hands the freedom to roam his chiseled abdomen.

Groaning, Shisui then smacked his head against the tree, but before he could begin whining and kill both of their buzzes, she turned around and grasped one of his hands as she TRULY shredded her hymen. Gripping his hand tightly, he slowly wrapped a single hand around her belly as blood slid down her thighs. He was nervous as FUCK that this had even happened, but her hand slowly released his for both hands to wrap around the back of his head as she turned her head to him, "I don't want to be told who I HAVE to love, Shisui..." With that, her lips pressed to his tightly and opened her mouth for his tongue to intrude - and intrude it did.

Lightly pulling away, his eyes were glazed with lust as he gave a small chuckle, "You damn idiot..." Pushing inside her tenderly to not bring her any pain, she then pushed him in deeply - causing him to suck in a sharp breath and lean his face to her shoulder to begin planting tender and loving kisses. Thrusting in her to not bring pain as his hands roamed her body, he then froze his towering frame before easing out of her. Turning her around and lifting her leg as he pushed back in, Shisui planted his lips to hers momentarily before parting and speaking tenderly, "Indra... I love you..." Her eyes then softened and nuzzled his pulse softly, "I love you too..."

Pushing in her deeply as his bangs began to drip with sweat from how damn tight she was, Indra wiped his sweat away so that none dripped into his eyes. Shisui's eyes then narrowed and placed his hand over her mouth and held up two fingers before pointing behind him with a wink. She loved everything about him... his happy, playful, teasing, serious, and loving nature was something most Uchiha girls didn't like about him. However, it was something she NEEDED from him. By the time Shisui spilled his seed, he had to leave due to her time spent with Madara.

Grasping the front of his cloak before he could quickly leave, Indra pulled him to her and pressed her lips tightly to his for a moment before whispering softly, "I love you..." Leaning his forehead to her own, he then winked playfully, "I love ya too... we will go together to ask your father for his blessing to be married. I can't leave ya alone for nine months love..." This made her eyes brighten happily and she wrapped her arms around his neck tightly, "W-We are going to be having a baby together! I couldn't be happier about this!" Her tone projected all of the truth in the world and he held her tightly while snickering playfully, "Dunno if we will be good parents though! We are both-"

"SHISUI, GO NOW!" Her panicked tone wrang out, making him give one last loving kiss before darting off. Walking out into the field, Indra laid on her back with her arms laced behind her head as she thought of names for the baby. She thought until that ice water was dumped on her and she shot up shivering. From a distance, Shisui watched as Madara took Indra as well... making him grit his teeth and clench his fists tightly. It was obvious... he wasn't the only that had earned Indra's love. Izuna then sat beside him with adorable eyes, "Shisui? What's wrong?" Snapping his head towards Izuna, he then frantically waved his hands in front of him, "N-NOTHING!" - "Yeah right..." Izuna scoffed softly.

What she hadn't known though... was during her fifth month of pregnancy, Shisui went to the king and asked for Indra's hand in marriage. To his obvious surprise though... he actually gave his blessing for the two to be wed due to how happy Indra had always appeared around him. If Shisui was tough enough to handle HIS daughter and keep her in line when needed, then he gave his blessing with no fuss at all. Her father only became furious at her because he had THOUGHT that the child had been Madara's... not Shisui's. The moment he heard what had happened to Indra and his daughter... he cried nonstop for weeks.

:::End of Flashback:::

"Indra, remember how I was I was gonna to ask for your your hand in marriage?" Shisui softly spoke, making her look up at his miserable face. Quickly sitting up, she pulled his head to her chest as he began, "I asked for his blessing to marry you." Indra then scoffed, "Let me guess... he said no in the form of 'fuck off' to you." Shisui then bit his lip as tears slid down his face, "H-He gave me his blessing." Indra's eyes then widened, "S-Shisui, that makes you. Shisui then glanced up, "That's not all though. Indra, I HAVE my Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan." Activating his eyes, the brunette could already tell that these eyes outclassed Izuna's as she finished what she was saying, "T-The new king of the Uchiha."

Staring in her eyes, he then shook his head, "No. All I ask is that you wed Madara again, Izuna will only cut us off. However, Madara won't because he actually knows of our past." Shaking her head abruptly, the brunette then shook her head, "NO! I REFUSE!" Smiling sadly, he then looked to the side, "Indra, there's no reason for you to be attached to me. The child we once had is now gone..." Slamming her eyes shut, the brunette let tears slide down her face, "Is that all I was to you!? Someone to carry on your bloodline!?" Looking down, he then chuckled softly as he stood, "If that's all you were to me... then telling you this wouldn't hurt so much..."

The pain she was now feeling was immense and she didn't want to know as to how cruel this world was. Standing up, Indra then bolted to the castle before rushing back into her room and locked herself in her room while sobbing. Approaching Madara, he then told him of his standing of being the ruler once again. With that, he then exclaimed to Izuna that he was now demoted to being the rulers right hand man once more. Stand outside of Indra's room, he listened to her sobbing and told her what she should now be doing once again...

By the time Madara sat at the throne once more, Indra calmed herself enough to walk out. Making her way to the throne room, the beautiful brunette walked by Shisui and stood beside Madara silently. He already knew that she was hurting over the young man that she had loved since she was a child, so Madara left her be to do what she wished. Looking towards the queen of these lands, Shisui frowned deeply. He hadn't meant or wished to hurt her in the way that he obviously had. Staring towards Indra, he then peered down as Itachi walked up to him to speak, "So, you aren't wishing to have Indra as your queen? Well, I can already tell that you mean the world to her..."

Looking at her, the only thing he could witness was her dead eyed gaze...