Hello people! Hope you liked the last chapter. I want to thank AnimeLover613, Xing Xing-chan, and MonoxideManda for reviewing. Remember that the sooner you review the sooner I update and the more reviews I get the more I write. I mean it. If I don't get reviews the chapters will be shorter. In one of my other stories I didn't get any reviews and as a result the chapters have been shorter.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Although the spoilers may not begin in this chapter there will be spoilers in the future so I recommend that you guys read or watch Naruto before you read this. I don't want a whole bunch of complaints about how I spoiled the show. Also I am taking requests for stories. I was thinking of doing one with Deidara. Please keep in mind that all of my stories will contain Rei, my OC.

Now that that's said, on with the story!

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Chapter Twenty-Five

As time passed Rei began to worry more and more about Sasuke. She wondered if he was fine and if he had woken up yet. If he had woken up then she wondered how he had taken the news of her kidnapping. She hoped that he was fine. She had faith in the fact that his friends would make sure he was fine, but there was something that was bothering her. She felt uneasy. It was as if something terrible was about to happen. She wondered if Itachi would let her go back to Konoha for a while to check up on Sasuke. But, even if she went what could she do? She didn't want to leave Itachi as she had grown accustomed to being with him, but she missed Sasuke and the others.

Just as she was thinking that Itachi entered the room. He looked at her and frowned a bit.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Don't lie."

She sighed she never could lie to Itachi. Somehow he always knew when something was wrong. That was yet another way in which him and Sasuke were similar. Sasuke….

Itachi looked at her as she looked down at the floor. She appeared to be deep in thought. He wondered what she was thinking about. There weren't many choices and he soon figured out the cause of her distress.

"You're thinking about Sasuke again, aren't you?"

She looked up and he could see in her eyes that she was both surprised and sad.

"How did you know?"

"You call his name out while you sleep. You're worried about him. You miss him."

She looked down at the floor. She didn't know what to say. She didn't want to leave, but she had to see Sasuke. Itachi saw that she was hesitating and sighed. He walked up to her and held her.

"If you want to go back I won't stop you."

"I don't want to leave you."

"You have to. If you don't you won't see Sasuke anytime soon. I don't want you to be unhappy and if the only way to make you happy is to take you back then so be it. I'll miss you, but we both knew that the day would come when you had to return to Konoha."

"Itachi-kun, I don't want to leave you, but I need to see Sasuke. I need to know if he's fine. I miss him, I miss everyone, but I know that if I leave I'll miss you too."

Itachi thought about what to do. It was obvious that she didn't want to leave him and although he was glad for the show of affection he wished that she would leave. At least that way she would be safe. But, still, he wanted to be with her as much as she wanted to be with him. As much as he wanted her to stay he couldn't let her, she could get hurt. He was also aware hat she needed to see Sasuke and she needed to be around other people. As much as he hated to admit it he couldn't expect her to be completely happy with just talking to him and Kisame. He sighed and finally accepted the solution that he had been holding back.

"Stay here and I'll go see if Sasuke woke up. I'll be back soon. While I'm gone don't go anywhere without Kisame. This place is dangerous and you can't trust anyone."

Before Rei could say anything he kissed her cheek and left the room. He told Kisame that he was leaving for a while and left him in charge of Rei. As Itachi left the headquarters he got an uneasy feeling. He thought about heading back as he was worried about Rei, but decided to keep going. Rei needed to know if Sasuke was fine and he would do anything to make her happy. He hurried to Konoha wanting to return soon.

As Itachi left he failed to notice that he was being watched. A man smirked as he hid in the shadows. His chance to acquire his bait had come. All he had to do after that was lure the prey. It was too easy. He supposed he had to thank Itachi for making it easier for him to capture the girl. If she had remained in Konoha it would have been more difficult.

Rei sat on the bed thinking about Sasuke and Itachi. She loved Itachi and she wanted to stay with him, but she also loved Sasuke and she wanted to be with him. She didn't know what to do. One was the only man she had ever loved and the only one she would ever love. The other was the boy she had come to love as a brother. She had raised him and lived with him for a great part of her life. She couldn't just choose between the two.

It was hard. Sasuke would kill Itachi if he found out she still loved him and Itachi wouldn't hesitate to defend himself. She didn't know what to do. The last thing she wanted to do was cause the death of the two people she loved the most. She sighed and was startled when someone knocked on the door. She wondered if she should open it. It could be Deidara or some other strange Akatsuki member or it could just be Kisame.

"Rei-san, it's me Kisame. May I come in?"

She was surprised at how polite he was, but figured it must be the result of one of Itachi's death threats. She opened that door to let him in as she had locked it in case anyone else tried to enter.

"Hello Kisame."

"Hello Rei-san. I just wanted to make sure you were fine. Itachi-san must have told you that I would be in charge of you while he was gone. If you need anything just call me. My room is next door."

"Thank you and please there's no need to address me so formally. Just call me Rei."

Kisame was a bit surprised by her kindness and smirked.

"Okay, then, I'll be leaving. Call me when you get hungry and make sure to keep your door locked."

"Of course, thank you."

Kisame left and Rei took a quick shower. After a while of being by herself she became bored and went to talk to Kisame for a while. He told her about some of the missions that he had gone to with Itachi. She liked talking to him. He was funny and appeared to like her company.

"You know, Itachi-san has changed ever since you arrived."

"How?" She said curiously.

"Well, he seems to be more at peace and I've actually seen him smile."

"Kisame, how did Itachi act when I wasn't here?"

"Well he was much more irritable although he was usually calm. You had to be careful around him. If you said the wrong thing you could end up dead. But, he was also sad. Whenever we went on a mission he would stay up and look up at the stars. It was like he was remembering something. He always had that necklace with him." He pointed at Rei's necklace.

Itachi had given it back to her a while ago. She looked at it and wondered if he had really missed her that much. After a while of talking with Kisame she went back to her room. It was late and she went to bed unaware that she was being watched by a man hiding in the shadows. The only thing that could be distinguished was his grin as he looked at the sleeping girl.

Meanwhile Itachi was close to the village. He decided to go to the hospital and check on Sasuke. Then he would go to Rei's house and get her some clothes and other things she might need. He hurried as he was anxious to get back. There was a feeling of unease I his heart and he couldn't help but worry about Rei. He hoped that she was safe, but was oblivious to the menace that lurked around her at that very moment.

End Chapter Twenty-Five

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