Hello people! Hope you guys like this chapter because it might be the last MUAHHAHA!!! Just kidding…maybe. I'm not sure when I'll go on hiatus, but it will be very soon. Anyways, thanks to Wind Kunoichi, IcePhoenixLove, The Scarecrows's Weasel, FMAandWolf'sRain, Xing Xing-chan, GhostAlly, and Lycan180 for reviewing. Please review and tell me what you think.

So far it looks like I'll have to ask my friend to write a lemon for this story.

Also, Lycan180 likes the idea of a Rei/Sasuke fic so I will write one.

I will update all of my stories this week during Spring Break and I will post a few new stories.

There will probably be daily updates this week for my stories maybe a different one each day.

Now, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the lovely Rei.

Chapter Thirty-Six

"Sasuke-kun!"

Rei walked over to where Itachi was she could see him frowning. He glared at Sasuke as he smirked and looked at Rei.

"Sasuke-kun, what are you doing here? Where's Orochimaru?"

"He sent me to get you back."

Itachi pushed her behind him when he heard this.

"I won't let you take her away." He said in his calm and cold voice.

Sasuke smirked and looked over at Itachi. As he looked at him he felt his hatred begin to take him over. He knew that this was a good chance to finish him, but the also knew that he wasn't strong enough to kill him. Apart from that there was Rei. He didn't want her to see him kill Itachi. He knew that she loved him and that she wanted to leave with him. He sighed. He knew what he had to do.

"Rei-chan, I don't want to upset you so I will let you chose. Do you want to come with me or do you want to stay with him?"

Rei looked at him and couldn't believe what he had just asked her. She looked at Itachi and she could see that he didn't believe it either.

"Well, what is your choice?"

"What are you trying to do? Is this a trick?" Itachi said.

"This is not a trick."

"Then why are you doing this?"

"I am doing t his for Rei. No matter how much I hate you I can't deny the fact that she loves you. If she stays with me at Orochimaru's lair she will be in danger. Aside from that she doesn't like to stay there and I don't want her to be unhappy. If going with you is what makes her happy then so be it."

Itachi looked at him with eyes filled with suspicion. Rei was puzzled by Sasuke's words. She stepped forward and looked back at Itachi. She loved him dearly, but she knew that she couldn't leave Sasuke alone.

"Itachi-kun, I'm sorry, but I have to stay with Sasuke. He needs me and I would never forgive myself if something happened to him. I'm sorry."

She looked away for she couldn't bear to see the pain in his eyes. She turned to Sasuke, but he was already behind her. She felt something hit her on the back of her head and everything went black.

Sasuke caught Rei before she hit the ground and picked her up. He carried her to Itachi and handed her to him. Itachi was surprised by his actions.

"This doesn't mean that I have forgiven you. I'm doing this for her sake. I can't let her stay with me so I will leave her in your care. Take care of her."

Sasuke left before Itachi could respond. He stood there with Rei in his arms. He was puzzled, but decided to keep going. If this was a trap he would just have to wait. He looked down at Rei. She would be upset when she woke up.

Sasuke was back at the lair. Orochimaru was upset about losing Rei, but he blamed Kabuto. Kabuto was angry at having let the Akatsuki members escape.

Sasuke was in his room. He was thinking of Rei and of how she would feel when she woke up. He knew that she would probably be upset at having been taken away like that. He would miss her, but he couldn't let Orochimaru use her to kill Itachi. If he was going to kill Itachi he would do it without involving Rei. He knew that she would suffer a lot if Itachi was injured because of her. He hated the fact that she loved him, but there was nothing he could do about it. He sighed. At least he knew that he would take care of her. As much of a bastard as he was he wouldn't let anything happen to her. All that realy mattered now was that Rei was safe.

Rei woke up in a soft bed. She sat up and felt an all too familiar pain in the back of her head. She looked around and confirmed that she was indeed in the Akatsuki headquarters. She looked around at her familiar surroundings and looked down at the bed sheets. She thought of Sasuke. He had given her up to keep her safe. Now he was alone with no one to help him and comfort him. She felt bad and wished that she could be with him. She sighed and heard the door open. She looked up expecting to see Itachi, but instead she found Deidara.

Shedidn't really mind Deidara that much. She had found out that he wasn't so bad once you got used to his habit of ending his sentences with 'hmm'. He could be funny and childish at times, which was one of the reasons Itachi disliked him. He smirked when he saw that she was awake.

"Good morning, hmm."

"Good morning, Deidara. What are you doing here?"

"Itachi-san told me to check up on you."

"Where is he?"

Deidara frowned.

"He needed some time alone."

She frowned. She knew what he meant. He was upset at her for having tried to go with Sasuke. Deidara noticed that she looked sad and tried to cheer her up.

"Hey, don't worry, I'm sure he'll be back to his old murderous self in no time, hmm."

Rei smiled at him.

"Thank you, Deidara-kun."

Deidara blushed and decided to entertain her a bit by making some clay birds and making them fly around the room. He stayed with her for a while and then the door opened and Itachi stepped in. He looked upset and Deidara immediately made his birds stop.

"Leave."

Deidara smiled at Rei.

"Don't worry." He whispered before leaving.

Itachi looked at her and she frowned a bit. He noticed this and scowled.

"What, would you rather have Sasuke here?" He said coldly.

Rei was surprised by his harsh tone of voice. She looked down not knowing what to say. What could she say? She really didn't know how to handle an upset Itachi.

"I'm sorry, but-."

"Don't lie. You're not sorry. You wish you could have left with my foolish brother don't you? Do you really think that you can fool me with your apologies? Tell me, did you really want to see me again or did you want to stay with him."

She could feel tears beginning to form. She looked away from him. He had never been so cold towards her and it hurt to see him like that. She began to sob. Itachi walked up to her and took her chin in his hand.

"Tell me, are those tears real or are they to fool me into forgiving your betrayal? Are they because you miss him? Do you wish you were with him?"

"N-no I want to b-be with y-you." She sobbed.

Itachi looked straight into her eyes trying to detect a lie. He released her and sighed. He didn't know what to do with her. It was clear that she wanted to go with Sasuke, but he knew that if he asked her to she wouldn't go. She wouldn't want to make him more upset than he already was so she would stay. He looked at her as she sat there crying. It broke his heart to see her like that, but he was upset with her. She had tried to leave him after he had risked his life to save her. She had preferred to go back to Orochimaru's lair with Sasuke than to go with him. The fact that it was only because of Sasuke that she was there only made things worst. He sighed and sat on the bed next to her. His back was turned to her.

"If you want to leave, then leave. I won't hold you here. Just tell me one thing. Do you still love me or has your heart replaced me?"

He waited for her to respond, but she didn't. Then he felt her hold him and she felt her arms wrap around his waist.

"Please, forgive me. I love you dearly, with all my heart and I could never replace you. I didn't want to hurt you, but Sasuke-kun needed me, he still does, but he wouldn't want me to go back."

"So you stay only because that is what he wanted."

"No, I love you and I want to stay with you. Please, forgive me."

Itachi could feel her tears as they soaked his clothes. He sighed. No matter how hard he tried he could never really stay mad at her. He was still upset, but not as much as before. He just couldn't stand to see her cry. He took her in his arms and let her cry on his chest.

"Stop crying."

He stroked her hair and she calmed down.

"I'm sorry for having been so harsh with you, but I couldn't stand the thought of you wanting to be with Sasuke more than with me."

"I'm sorry…"

"It's okay. All that matters is that you're back. I missed you."

"I missed you too."

Itachi kissed her and knew that he would never be able to stay mad at her.

End Chapter Thirty-Six

Hope you guys liked it and sorry for the shortness. I'll try to update soon, but my friend says that it would be good to make the next chapter a lemon. I don't know about that, but I'll warn you at the beginning if it is. I'll only do the beginning author's note on the lemon chapter and my friend will write it. Please review. Sayonara!