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Chapter Eight

Rei went outside and jumped on the roof of the inn. As she sat there looking at the moon she couldn't help but feel that she had been too harsh with Sakura. How could she say those things? Why would she think that she wanted to steal Sasuke? She only wanted to get to know her teammates. She sighed as she thought of what Sakura had said and of how strangely Sasuke had been acting. For now she really just wanted to forget about those things.

She sat there for a while and felt someone's presence behind her. She frowned when she realized who it was. At that moment she really didn't want to see him. She sighed and turned around to look at Sasuke.

"What do you want?" She said indifferently.

Sasuke stood there for a few seconds just looking at her. He wondered what he should say to her. He knew he had to apologize, but it was hard for him since he didn't apologize very often. He sighed and tried to hide the faint blush that had crossed his face.

"I just…I wanted to say…sorry."

Sasuke looked away trying to avoid Rei's gaze. He was startled when he heard her laugh. He looked up to see what was so funny that she would laugh. He swore that if she was laughing at him he would kick her off the roof (notice he no longer wants to kill her). She stopped laughing and looked up at him smiling.

"Sasuke, it's alright. I can tell that you're not used to apologizing, but I appreciate the fact that you tried. I just hope that we can be friends."

Sasuke stood there wondering why she was so strange. A minute ago she had been positively furious with him and now she wanted to be his friend. What was wrong with her? Rei saw the way he was looking at her and smiled.

"Sasuke, are you alright?"

"Y-yeah."

"Good, then I think I'll go to bed. Goodnight Sasuke-kun."

Rei stood up and jumped down. Sasuke just stayed there for a while wondering what in the hell had just happened. He had just wanted to apologize and be back in decent terms with Rei, but somehow he had become Sasuke-kun, Rei's new friend. He had to admit, no matter how sly he was he was nothing compared to her. Somehow she always found a way to get what she wanted and leave him completely clueless. He blamed Naruto. He suspected that his stupidity had somehow begun to stick to him. But, then again, Naruto wasn't tricked by Rei like he was. Maybe he wasn't as stupid as he seemed. He sighed and decided to go back to bed. He was getting a headache. He swore no matter how hard he tried he would never be able to understand that girl. Not that he wanted to.

Rei woke up early and got dressed before Sakura woke up. She didn't know how that pink haired girl would react after what had happened the previous night. She sighed and walked out of her room only to run into Naruto. He grinned when he saw her and she smiled at him.

"Good morning Rei-chan!"

"Good morning Naruto-kun. You're up awfully early."

"I was hungry." He said happily.

Rei sweatdropped and laughed exasperated.

"Why don't we go get something to eat then?"

"Alright!"

Naruto then proceeded to drag Rei away in search for food. Rei could do nothing but hope they would find them soon.

An hour later the others finally found them in a restaurant. They all ate and then they began their mission.

"Alright team, you know the mission. You are to locate and capture the thugs that have been causing problems. It should be simple as they have no training in the ninja arts. I suggest that you slit up into two groups to get the job done faster."

Sasuke sensed Sakura looking at him and hurried to claim Rei as his partner. Sure he could have chosen Naruto, but did he really want to spend the whole day alone with the dope. Besides, Rei was neither a fangirl nor a moron and so she was the only reasonable choice. Plus he was on good enough terms with her and she seemed to be strong. At least he knew she was stronger than Sakura and better at sneaking around than Naruto. After all she had managed to remove his clothes with the exception of his underwear and tie him to a tree.

"I'll go with Rei." He said tonelessly.

Sakura frowned and glared at Rei who pretended not to see her. She wondered why Sasuke had chosen her, but knew there was no use in arguing. They split up and went in opposite directions to look for some thugs to catch. Rei just hoped she would remain sane during this mission, but with Sasuke there she couldn't be sure.

End Chapter Eight

Sorry for the shortness, but I'm busy with my other stories and two projects for school as well as one for fanfiction. Anyways, hoped you liked it and please review. The sooner you review the sooner I update and the more reviews I receive the more I write. Sayonara!