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Chapter Twenty

Itachi was sitting on the bed and leaning against the wall while he held Rei. He had spent the whole day in the room with her. Though they hadn't talked much he was enjoying himself. It was true that there were many things they had to talk about, but they were all such grim topics that he didn't want to discuss them. All he wanted to do at the moment was to be with her and to hold her like he had done so long ago. He had missed spending time with her. He looked down at Rei and saw that she was starting to fall asleep. He smiled and closed his eyes to rest.

There was a knock on the door and Rei looked up at Itachi when she saw that he didn't move to answer. He had his eyes closed and was smiling. There was another knock and she tried to get up, but Itachi's hold on her tightened a bit.

"Just leave it." He said.

"But…"

"It's probably just Kisame."

There was another loud knock.

"Itachi-san, open up!" Said Kisame.

Itachi frowned and sighed. Apparently he wasn't going to leave. He got up and walked to the door. He opened it and Kisame shrank back at the glare he received from the younger man who was stronger than him.

"What is so important that you have to disturb me?"

"The leader wants to see you."

Itachi frowned.

"Stay with Rei while I'm gone."

Kisame nodded and entered the room after Itachi left. He looked at the girl. She turned to look at him when he entered the room.

"Where did Itachi go?"

"The leader wanted to see him."

He was a bit surprised to see that she didn't look upset to be there. She looked like she was at home.

"Why aren't you upset about being here? You were crying the last two times I saw you. Most people would be afraid to be here especially with Itachi-san."

"I have no reason to worry. Itachi wouldn't hurt me and he'll make sure that I'm safe. Besides, I can defend myself. After all I am a shinobi."

"And why would Itachi worry so much about keeping you safe. Just who are you to him girl?"

"Who I am is my business. If you want to know you can ask Itachi though I doubt he'll tell you."

Kisame was puzzled by her answer. She really wasn't afraid. It was the first time a person that they kidnapped wasn't afraid to be there. It was the first time someone who had spent so much time with Itachi didn't fear him. He looked at the girl and she just laid down again looking rather bored.

Meanwhile somewhere else in the building Itachi was talking to a man. They were both hidden by shadows.

"Itachi, who is this girl that you have brought into our headquarters?"

"She is an old friend from my home village. I brought her here because there was nothing left for her in Konoha. I assure you that she will not cause us any trouble."

"I suggest that you see she doesn't. If you want her to stay she may remain here, but you are in charge of her. If you are sure that she is trustworthy then she can stay, but if she proves to be troublesome I will take care of her personally and then I will take care of you. You may leave."

Itachi left and headed back to his room. He wouldn't tell Rei about the conversation. Knowing her she would probably worry about him.

When he returned to the room Kisame was sitting on a chair by the door and Rei was just laying on the bed.

"You can leave."

Kisame stood up and turned to Itachi.

"Itachi-san, there is something that I want to ask you."

"Then ask." Itachi said glaring at him.

Itachi didn't appreciate him wasting his time and he swore if he kept bothering him he would make sure to give him a particularly painful death.

"Could we speak in private?" Kisame said glancing at Rei who was sitting on the bed looking quite amused at Itachi's annoyance.

"Fine." Itachi growled.

They stepped outside the room and Itachi looked at Kisame like he wanted to kill him which he probably did.

"Now, what do you want to ask me?"

"I want to know who the girl is. Why are you treating her so kindly?"

If Kisame didn't know any better he could have sworn that he saw the great Itachi blush.

"She and I grew up together. We used to train together. I brought her here because she has no one left in the village. Her family died a long time ago. The only person she had left was my foolish brother."

"Okay, but why are you so kind to her?"

If looks could kill Kisame would have died a while ago. Itachi was glaring at his partner.

'Damn! It was hard enough to tell Rei, now I have to tell him how I feel about Rei.' He thought to himself.

"I love her." He mumbled.

"What? I didn't hear you."

"Yeah, he was definitely going to kill him.

"I said I love her. Are you happy now?" He said rather loudly.

Kisame was surprised and amused. If he wasn't so scared if Itachi he would have laughed. Instead he settled with smirking.

"Oh, well I better go then." He ran as fast as he could to his room before Itachi could kill him.

Itachi went back into his room and found Rei sitting on the bed smirking at him. He felt his cheeks getting hot. Apparently she had heard the conversation with Kisame.

"What?" He said a bit annoyed.

"Awww, you're so sweet Itachi-kun." She said mockingly.

She could see Itachi's eye twitching. Itachi felt a headache coming.

'What have I done? Why the hell did I bring her here?' He thought.

He got his answer when she smiled at him. He couldn't help but smile back and he was glad she was there even if she annoyed the hell out him sometimes.

End Chapter Twenty

Hope you guys liked it although it was more like a filler chapter. I'm running out of ideas and I'm considering going on a hiatus. Anyway, review, you know the rules. The sooner you review the sooner I update and the more reviews I get the more I write. Sayonara!