They left the forest and went to Raidou's home where Genma slept. Raidou wondered how long he would sleep, and wondered if he wanted to leave the village for a while... But he knew Genma would not want to leave, although he desperately wanted to get away. Genma was easy to read if you've been around him for as long as Raidou has.
Raidou sat on the couch in his living room, thinking all of the different reasons, paths, and all of the things that had happened in the past. Raidou didn't know anymore than Genma did, and it was even more hard to calm himself down from going completely nuts than it was to calm down Genma. He loved Genma. They were lovers, best friends, and they were team mates. They always grouped together and they always had things to talk about. They did not let their relationship get in the way of their duties to the village, and there weren't many who knew of their relationship in the first place.
There were few very good friends who knew of Genma and Raidou. Even Hayate.
Kakashi. Yeah, he knew. And what did Kakashi have to hide? Nothing. Everyone knew Kakashi and Iruka were an item. The only people that didn't, or didn't care to know, were the children of the village. It was not bothersome. It did not bother anyone in the village. Plans were not messed up because of their relationship. And even though there were more than those two who were greatly involved in each other and everyone knew of them, Raidou and Genma were still worried about their own relationship falling to pieces because they were gay. Genma was a lot more open-minded and carefree when it came to all of this, but he still wasn't sure if everyone should know.
Iruka also knew, which was no big surprise. Iruka was the most honest, trustworthy man you could ever find. He was always noble and ridiculously noble to his lover.
There were close friends that knew, but he did not think that Hokage even knew...which bothered him because if Hokage knew, then she wouldn't have Genma take Hayate's place...would she?
Raidou rubbed his temples and moaned quietly. He had a massive headache from all this. He stood up and walked back into his bedroom, where Genma slept quietly. Raidou frowned, looking upon the bed as he stepped nearer. Genma was, earlier, tossing and turning in his bed. The covers were a mess. He felt so bad for Genma. And then, he even felt bad for himself. Why wasn't Raidou crying? His lover was in all sorts of pain. Mental and physical. His best friend, and Genma's best friend, was dead. Killed by the Sand. He was angry, full of a lot of pain himself, and he knew that holding it in was very bad for him...but he did not know he was repressing it.
Raidou plopped down beside Genma and wrapped him up in his arms. He fell asleep instantly.