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Chapter Ten

When Rei woke up she saw that she was in the hospital. The door opened and Itachi walked in.

"Rei, how do you feel?"

"I'm fine." She tried to sit up, but Itachi stopped her.

"You shouldn't move, you're still weak."

"I'm fine. What happened?"

Itachi looked at her and looked away.

"Your chakra was exhausted during our training."

"What are you talking about? My chakra was nowhere near its limit."

"Rei, when your chakra was sealed the elders sealed too much. That is why your chakra limit was reached sooner. The Hokage was here and he said that your fighting ability has been diminished due to the seal. Rei, if you ever go over your limit…you could die."

Rei didn't know what to say. She couldn't believe what Itachi had just said, but she knew that he would never lie about something like that.

"Rei, are you okay?"

Rei didn't respond she just sat there not knowing what to say. She felt like crying. All of her hard work had gone to waste. No matter how hard she trained she would never be able to become stronger.

Itachi sat next to her and held her as she cried. He cursed himself for breaking his promise. It seemed that no matter how hard he tried he couldn't protect Rei. He could never prevent her from suffering. He felt useless once again as he held the person that he cared for the most as she cried.

The next day Rei was released from the hospital. Itachi went to meet her and they spent the day together. Itachi tried to cheer her up, but even though she smiled and laughed Itachi knew the inside she was hurting. He could see that all of her smiles were as hollow as her laughter. They were nothing but a facade to hide her sorrow.

Itachi kept training with Rei, but they couldn't train as much anymore because of her condition. Although he was sure that she still felt bad about the way in which the seal had affected her chakra he didn't try to comfort her anymore. He thought that the less he mentioned it the sooner she would get over it.

As time passed Rei was able to make her peace with her past and live happily. She reminded herself that all she needed to be happy was Itachi and the rest of her new family. She was able to live with what she considered to be her past sins and her current condition. She realized that as long as she was as strong as she could be and fought to her full capacity it didn't matter if she was weaker than before. She was grateful to Itachi for helping her realize that.

A year later Rei and Itachi were sitting outside of the Uchiha manor. Itachi's birthday had passed about a week ago, but since Rei had been out on a mission the Uchihas had held the celebration until Rei returned. The party had just ended and Rei was staying at Itachi's house for the night. Itachi had insisted that she stay and she had agreed mostly because it was Itachi's birthday, well, late birthday.

The night was beautiful as there was a full moon on the clear sky that was full of scattered stars. Itachi was holding her as she sat in front of him. His chin was resting on the top of her head.

"So, did you like your present?"

"Of course I did." He said smiling.

"But, I wouldn't care if you hadn't given me anything. You're all I need." He kissed the top of her head.

"I love you, Rei."

"I love you too. And you're very sweet, but I think that it's time for me to go to bed."

They stood up and Itachi walked with her to her room.

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Itachi-kun."

He kissed her and left.

Rei changed into the clothes she used to sleep and laid down. She fell asleep and soon she had a dream. In her dream she was at the Uchiha district. She was walking down the empty streets at night. There was a full moon and the night was beautiful, yet there was a feeling of unease in the air. She turned a corner and was shocked at what she saw. The street was littered with bodies. All of them were Uchihas.

Her shock quickly disappeared as she thought of Sasuke and Itachi. She knew that Itachi was very strong, but whoever did this was extremely skilled. This person had killed Uchihas who were the most feared of all clans. She hurried to the Uchiha manor and took out a kunai as she entered the house. She was careful to not make any noise. She looked all through the house, but couldn't find anyone. As she opened the door of the last room left to check she was appalled at what she saw.

The bodies of Itachi's parents lay in the middle of the room. Blood surrounded them. She could feel the tears forming in her eyes. Then she rushed out of the room desperate to find Sasuke and Itachi, hoping that nothing had happened to them. She ran until she saw the silhouette of a person. They were hidden by the shadows of the night. As the moonlight moved to reveal who it was she felt fear and loathing. As she was about to see the face of the person that had killed her family everything went black and she woke up.

She was covered in sweat and tears streamed down her face. She began to cry for even though it was a dream the images had been too real. Itachi entered the room. He rushed over to her when he saw that she was crying.

"Rei, what's wrong?" He said, his voice full of concern for his love.

He held her and she tried to calm herself. He wiped the tears from her eyes.

"I'm fine, it was just a bad dream."

"Are you sure you're fine?"

She nodded.

Itachi held her and stroked her hair. He kissed her forehead.

"Do you want me to stay with you for the night?"

Rei was a bit taken aback, but she had to admit that she didn't want to be alone. Itachi noticed that she was hesitating.

"If you don't want me to stay it's alright."

"No…it's okay…"

Itachi climbed into the bed and pulled the covers over them. He held Rei around her waist and pulled her close to him. She rested her head on his chest and couldn't help but love the feeling of safety that he gave her. They fell asleep and Rei had no more nightmares that night.

End Chapter Ten

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