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Chapter Eighteen

Rei glared at Hametsu and he smirked.

"Fine, if you want to fight I'll fight, but it's a shame. You really could have been useful."

Hametsu grinned and ran towards Rei. She was expecting him and so when he swung at her she slashed him with a kunai. He disappeared in a cloud of smoke just like she had expected him to. She sighed and felt him behind her. She jumped to the side and threw some shuriken at him. He blocked them with his own kunai and swung at her. She crossed her arms in front of her to protect herself. He hit her and she went back, but regained her balance and landed safely. As soon as she landed she jumped back as Hametsu tried to hit her. He threw some kunai and she managed to dodge them. She jumped up and made some hand signs.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball!"

Hametsu was surprised and jumped out of the way of the fire, but still received some minor burns. Rei frowned and landed a few feet away from Hametsu. She looked at him and knew that she had angered him. She tried to think of a way to defeat him, but nothing came to her mind. She knew that he was better than her at taijutsu and ninjutsu and she was never too experienced with genjutsu. The way she saw it, she only had one choice. She sighed and glared at him not wanting to do something stupid that could cost her both her life and her friends. Hametsu glared back with fury in his eyes.

"You little bitch! You actually hurt me! I'm going to make sure your friends suffer while you watch them die!"

He made some hand signs and Rei got ready to defend herself. However, nothing happened.

Sasuke looked at Rei fighting with Hametsu and wished that he could do something, but he didn't know what to do. He had already fought with the man and it had proved to be useless. When he saw Rei hit Hametsu with a fireball he hoped that she had defeated him, but he knew better. He stood up and was ready to help when he saw Hametsu making hand signs. He took out a kunai and got ready to attack. He saw Rei getting ready to counter whatever Hametsu would do, but nothing happened, at least not to her. He was startled when he felt something snaking around his legs. He looked down to see vines protruding from the ground and tying him down. He growled and looked up. He quickly put his arms up as Hametsu punched him. Even though he had managed to block it was a painful blow.

Rei saw Hametsu hit Sasuke and watched as he fell back, but was caught by the man she hated so much. He pulled him up and undid the jutsu.

"Sneaky little bastard. He tried to get me while I was busy fighting you. I saw him take a kunai out ready to strike." He told Rei.

Rei growled at Hametsu.

"Let him go!"

"And why should I?"

Rei looked at Sasuke as he was being held by Hametsu. She watched as he struggled to get free. She could see that he had very little strength left and at the rate things were going they wouldn't last for much longer. She sighed and knew what she had to do. Although she knew that Sasuke and the others would be upset about her choice it was her choice and she would give her life and freedom for her friends.

"Please let them go and I will do whatever you want. I won't try to betray you and I will obey just let them go."

Hametsu smirked and sasuke looked at Rei stunned of what she was doing. She was sacrificing herself for them. He couldn't let her do that. He looked at her trying to get her to look at him so that he could convince her that they didn't matter, that he didn't matter, that the only thing that mattered was her. Still, she avoided his gaze and Sasuke growled fiercely. He felt a sudden surge of strength and punched Hametsu. He released him he ran to where Rei was. She was surprised to see get away from Hametsu, but she was also glad that he was safe.

"Sasuke, Are you alright?"

"Shut up you idiot! How could you even think of letting him take you away?" He said as he stood before her in a protective manner.

Rei was taken aback by the rage in his voice, but she also sensed a bit of worry. She didn't know that to say. She was amazed to see that Sasuke had worried about her. She looked at him and then down at the ground.

"I'm sorry, I was just worried."

"Well don't. I don't need an annoying brat like you to protect me. If anyone needs protection it's you."

Rei smiled slightly at Sasuke although he had his back turned to her. Hametsu looked at them and growled.

"You stupid brat! I'll kill you!"

"Shut up you bastard! I suggest you leave before I kill you."

Hametsu glared and suddenly he smirked.

"Tell me, why do you care so much about the idiot girl behind you? Why do you try so hard to protect her?"

Sasuke looked at him with a puzzled look on his face and Rei didn't understand what Hametsu meant for a while. Then it hit her. She knew what he was planning and she hated him for what he was about to do. Hametsu saw that she knew and smirked.

"Oh, so you haven't told him? Rei, you've been a very bad girl. You've been keeping secrets from your dear friends."

"Shut up!"

"Now, I think it's only fair for him to know the truth before he dies."

"What are you talking about?" Sasuke said as he looked from Rei to Hametsu.

"Sasuke, don't listen to him."

"Well, you see, when my dear niece was only a young child her parents found out that she had inherited her father's Kekkei Genkai. Now, at first they were happy, but after a while they saw that it was hard for her to control her powers so my dear sister and the brat's old man went to a certain someone for help. She was left in the care of---Ow!"

He was cut off by a kunai embedding itself in his arm. He looked at Rei and couldn't believe how much rage was in her eyes. It took a great deal of his self control to keep from flinching at the hate in her glare. Sasuke turned to look at Rei and was also shocked by the look in her eyes. There was no longer any kindness in them. Instead he saw hatred and rage. He shivered as he realized that he was reminded of his brother's eyes.

"Not another word, you pitiful excuse for a shinobi."

Both Sasuke and Hametsu were surprised by the coldness of her voice. Sasuke wondered what Hametsu wanted to say that made Rei so upset. He watched as she stepped out from behind him and stood in front. She glared at Hametsu.

"Rei…" Sasuke started.

"Stay back. This is my fight."

End Chapter Eighteen

Hope you guys liked this chapter and sorry for the shortness, but I'm busy with finals. I'll try to update soon. Please review, the sooner you review the sooner I update and the more reviews I receive the more I write. Sayonara!