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Chapter Fourteen
Sasuke sighed as he looked down at the sleeping girl. He looked around the room for something to wake her up, but found nothing. He walked to the kitchen and filled a bucket with ice-cold water. He walked back to the bedroom and smirked. She looked so peaceful when she was asleep. It almost made him not pour the water on her. Almost.
SPLASH
Rei fell out of her bed and reached for a kunai from her dresser. She stood up soaked and with a kunai in her hand. She looked around and growled when she saw Sasuke sitting by her desk with an empty bucket by his feet. He chuckled and she threw the kunai at him, but he dodged it easily.
"Good morning to you too, brat." He said mockingly.
Sasuke, you arrogant fire breathing moody asshole! Why the hell did you do that?!?"
"You were supposed to meet me at the ramen shop an hour ago. You were late so I decided to come and wake you up." He said calmly.
Rei glared at him and Sasuke just looked at her with a smirk plastered on his smug face.
"You should change your clothes before you catch a cold."
Rei stuck her tongue out at Sasuke and trudged to the restroom. She slammed the door shut and Sasuke just chuckled and shook his head. She could really be amusing sometimes.
Rei removed her clothes and entered the shower. She sighed as the warm water hit her cold skin. She snickered as she was already plotting her revenge. Sasuke would pay.
Meanwhile Sasuke was in the kitchen making Rei something to eat. They were late for training and he knew that Rei would skip breakfast saying that she wasn't hungry although she only said that out of guilt for wasting time. He knew how that would end up. She would exhaust her chakra during training and he would have to carry her to the nearest food stand. He sighed. Sometimes dealing with Rei was like dealing with a child. Still, he knew that he liked having her around, even if he would never admit it.
He sighed wondering when he had gotten so close to the girl. He supposed it had happened gradually, although he had realized it two weeks ago when she had been kidnapped. Since then they had spent more time together. They trained together and sometimes Rei would visit him at his house. Now he would just walk into her house like it was his own, although that only happened after Rei had gotten into the annoying habit of barging into his house. He still remembered the first time that had happened.
Flashback
Sasuke stepped out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his waist. He walked to his dresser to get his clothes when he sensed someone in his house. He slipped into his boxers and took out a kunai. Getting fully dressed could wait, his top priority was seeing who was in his house.
Sasuke stepped out into the hallway. He looked around and then he heard someone in the kitchen. He approached the kitchen cautiously. When he stepped inside he was blinded by several bright flashes of light. When his eyes adjusted and he saw where the flash had come from he felt nothing but pure anger. He saw Rei standing in the middle of his kitchen with a camera in her hands. She grinned and looked at him before laughing.
Sasuke looked down and realized that he was only wearing his boxers. He felt his face grow hot from both anger and embarrassment. To make things worst Rei held up several pictures of him in his underwear with a stunned expression and a kunai in his hand.
"Hey, Sasuke-kun, I bet your fanclub will love to see these."
As soon as she said that she ran out of the house as fast as she could. She was almost out of the Uchiha District when she heard Sasuke screaming at her. She looked back and saw that Sasuke was fully dressed, although his clothes were rather messy.
"REI!!! GET BACK HERE YOU BRAT!!!"
The chase went on for hours. Sasuke only managed to catch because she had gotten overconfident and had stopped at the ramen shop.
End Flashback
Sasuke smirked as he recalled the way he had gotten back at her. He sensed Rei entering the kitchen and turned around with a plate in his hands. He placed the plate on the table. Rei looked at the food and then up at Sasuke.
"Sasuke, you didn't have to make me breakfast."
"Shut up and eat you stupid girl. I don't want to have to carry you through town again after you collapse from hunger."
Rei blushed and sat down. She hated it when Sasuke had to help her. When she was done eating they left to go train. They arrived at the training grounds and trined until they were exhausted. By now it was their routine. Sasuke would wake Rei, they would train, they would eat and then Rei would annoy Sasuke until he couldn't take it anymore and left. It was the last part that Sasuke dreaded the most. No matter how hard he tried he could not hold a decent conversation with Rei without one of them annoying the other. He blamed her, but he had to admit, sometimes he could be pretty aggravating as well.
Sometimes he wondered why he even put up with Rei in the first place. She was annoying, stubborn, and clumsy, but for some reason he found that he felt strange without her. He felt bored and…weird. It was like he was missing something, but he didn't know why he felt that way. He supposed he had just gotten used to her company.
He sighed as they walked to Icharaku ramen. He had found out that although she liked to eat healthy her lazyness caused her to resort to eating out often. Thanks to Naruto's influence she had also become addicted to ramen. She now ate it almost as much as Naruto.
They arrived at the shop and ordered. As they waited for their food Sasuke turned to Rei. He had suddenly remembered that she had never told him why she had been kidnapped two weeks ago. He had asked her, but she had refused to answer. He hoped that she would tell him something this time.
"Rei."
"What?"
"You never told me what those shinobi wanted. Why did they take you away?"
Rei looked at him and frowned.
"Not now, Sasuke."
"And when will you tell me, then?"
"Sasuke, there's things I can't tell you just like there's things you can't tell me, okay."
"Hn."
They got their food and ate in silence. Sasuke wondered why she got so upset when he asked about her. All he really knew about her was that her mother was from Kirigakure and her father was from Konoha. She had grown up in Kirigakure and she possessed a Kekkei Genkai. The rest was a mystery. He was unnerved by the fact that she was hiding something. He hated not knowing things, but for some reason he felt worst knowing that it was Rei that was hiding something from him. He sighed and continued eating.
Rei glanced at Sasuke and felt bad for hiding her past from him, but she knew that she really shouldn't tell him. The Hokage himself had asked her not to say anything. The main reason she didn't tell anyone anything was because she was scared that something could happen to them. She cared too much about her friends and she liked her new home. She was determined to lead a normal life and put her past behind. Still, sometimes she wished she could tell Sasuke, although she didn't know why he was so curious about her past.
Once they finished their food Sasuke walked Rei home like always, but he was still determined to get some information out of her.
"So, are you going to tell me why you were taken by those shinobi?"
"Sasuke, please, can't you just forget about it?"
"No."
"Why do you care anyway? It's not like it concerns you."
"I don't care, I just want to know out of curiosity."
"Yeah, that's what you always say." Rei mumbled.
Sasuke frowned. He was getting annoyed at her for keeping stuff hidden, but then he reminded himself that he shouldn't really care.
"You're right, why should I care what happens to a whiny brat." He said moodily and walked ahead.
"They can take you away again for all I care. It's not like they'll do me any harm. They would just be doing me a favor by getting rid of you for me."
Rei stopped and looked at him, surprised. Sasuke stopped and turned to look at her. When he realized that he shouldn't have said those things it was too late. She punched him and walked away. Sasuke stood there for a while thinking about what had just happened. For the second time since he had met her he felt bad for what he had said. He knew he had to apologize, but he really didn't want to talk to her at that moment. He knew it was like suicide. He sighed and followed her. He knew he had no choice. It was either apologize or be ignored and have Sakura follow him around.
Rei laid on her bed after having changed her dirty clothes she had trained in. She sighed as she looked up at the ceiling. She sighed and turned on her side. She thought of what Sasuke had said and frowned. She knew he had said those things because he was upset with her for not telling him anything, but she couldn't help but think that maybe he had meant it. Maybe he really did want to get rid of her. Maybe he really thought he would be better off without her. She didn't want to admit it, but the thought of him not wanting to have her around hurt. He was like a brother to her and although she would rather die a bloody death by the hands of a rogue shinobi than admit it she loved him like such. She sighed and closed her eyes. Maybe some sleep would help her mood.
As she was about to fall asleep she heard someone calling out her name. She groaned when she recognized who it was. She ignored him and tried to sleep, but it was useless. After a while she heard footsteps followed by a door opening. She kept her eyes closed hoping that if he thought she was asleep he would go away.
"I know you're not sleeping, so unless you want another bucket of cold water poured on you I suggest you get up."
She groaned, but complied. She sat up and saw Sasuke standing in the doorway. She frowned and looked away.
"What do you want?"
Sasuke sighed and looked away.
"I'm sorry, okay."
Rei turned to look at him, but she still looked upset.
"No, you're not."
Sasuke turned to look at her. He was a bit surprised at her response and at how serious she looked. He was used to always seeing her in a good mood.
"Yes, I am. Even if you are annoying like hell and you never want to tell me anything, I shouldn't have said all those things."
Rei didn't respond and Sasuke turned to leave thinking it was useless. He walked outside, but stopped when he felt someone grab his arm. He turned and saw Rei looking at him.
"Sasuke, did you mean what you said?"
Sasuke looked at her for a moment before smirking.
"Stupid girl, do you really think I would mean that after saving you from rogue shinobi?"
Rei smiled and hugged Sasuke. Sasuke was shocked at this show of affection and was really at a loss of what to do. Without any options he just stood there with Rei hanging onto him. Then it occurred to him to ask her why she cared so much. He swore if he had gained another fangirl he would kill himself.
"Rei, why do you care so much about what I think?"
"Because I love you."
Sasuke froze.
"You're like a big brother to me and even though I like to annoy you I just want to be your friend."
Sasuke sighed in relief. He let out the breath that he had been holding and he felt his brain beginning to work again. Then as he processed what she had just said he felt something strange inside. He felt bad, but he didn't know why. He gently pushed Rei off of him and saw her turn to him smiling.
"Well, I guess you should leave. After all, you shouldn't keep you fangirls waiting." She said mockingly.
Sasuke smirked once he had regained his composure.
"Yeah, goodnight, brat."
"Goodnight, Sasuke-kun." She mocked.
Sasuke left and as he walked home he tried to figure out why he had felt so strange when she had said he was like a brother to her. Why had he apologized and let her hug him? Why had he cared so much about how she felt? He felt his head beginning to hurt as he was confused by his own actions. He had never felt like this about anyone before. She annoyed him, but he liked her company, She was immature, but he valued her opinion. She had hugged him, and he had permitted it! He sighed.
Then it something occurred to him that made him stop in his tracks. He felt his blood freeze and his heart stop. Could it be that he had feelings for Rei? Not since the massacre of his clan had Sasuke felt so scared. He thought about the way he acted around her and tried to deny having feelings for her, but he couldn't fool himself. He was actually starting to feel something towards Rei and it scared him. He didn't want to feel any affection towards her. He could stand being friends with her, but anything beyond that was too much. He tried to think of a way to explain everything that had happened, but couldn't. Then he began to see the truth.
Sasuke thought back to the way he had felt when he had first talked to her. He had felt intrigued by how different she was and once they had gotten to know each other he had found he enjoyed her company. He thought about how angry he felt whenever she was in danger and how he couldn't help but smirk when he saw her. Then he thought about how he felt when she had hugged him. He had felt…good. He shook his head, refusing to believe it.
'Calm down Sasuke, maybe you're just tired.' He thought.
He went home to get some sleep hoping that when he woke up he would be his old emotionless self again.
End Chapter Fourteen
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