In the moment Kyo remained in her thoughts, Pein had contacted Konan, who arrived within a few minutes at the door. But right away Konan had known there was something big going on; Pein hadn't been specific with the reason as to why he wanted her there, and there seemed to be something bothering him—which is why she had quickened her pace to meet him. But even she hadn't been expecting Kyo to be standing there when she entered the room, facing Pein calmly and silently, no sign of fear or worry on her face. Obviously she hadn't done anything wrong, then—so why was she here? Konan couldn't help but automatically think that she was different; she could sense the power coming off of her, and Konan doubted Kyo was a subordinate. So what was going on?

Though she guessed she was about to find out a moment later when Pein began to speak.

"Konan; she'll be staying here from now on. Get her a room and tell her what she needs to know—I'll tell the rest of them," he stated bluntly, gesturing towards Kyo and revealing no trace of emotion on his face.

Konan had known Pein for years now, ever since she was a child, and could generally tell what he was feeling without any emotions showing on the surface. But at this point, she couldn't figure him out, and the idea that he was forcibly hiding his emotions made her confusion and curiosity grow—Kyo had clearly left an impact on him. But knowing she wouldn't be able to get anything out of him, Konan simply nodded, agreeing with his decision, and turned to Kyo, who had now looked up, seeing her bow respectfully in her direction. Immediately Konan took a liking to her; she was polite, but carried that same mysterious and powerful aura that Pein did. Nodding in return, Konan gestured for her to come over, and obeying swiftly, Kyo stood by her side and followed as Konan opened the door and stepped through the threshold. It was only then that Pein abruptly spoke up once more, staring at Kyo with an intense look in his eyes when she turned to look at him as he stated firmly,

"You don't work here, alright? Don't start thinking that you do. I have my own reasons for keeping you here, and you will do as you are told; that is it."

Slightly bewildered at his sudden change in attitude, Kyo did nothing to object to his words, understanding her situation and whether she was a threat. As such, she quickly nodded, bowing swiftly afterwards in response, saying softly as she did so,

"Of course, sir. As you wish. I'm sorry for causing you all this trouble."

But once again a wave of empathy washed through Pein as she spoke, and it froze him to the spot, leaving him unable to say a word. Kyo had the Rinnegan, along with numerous other abilities that made her a powerful opponent. Yet even with all that power—even with the way she held herself and her general attitude as a ninja—she was still so obliging. There had never been a single word of protestation from her lips when he had said all that to her; she had merely gone along with it all and accepted what would happen—even more so when he had said that she would do as she was told. The thought that she shouldn't be like that with the way she was flickered into Pein's mind at that point, and gritting his teeth at that fact, he swiftly nodded and dodged past them both, heading down the corridor to the lounge and leaving them behind.

After all, he couldn't think of anything else to do.

Both Konan and Kyo knew something wasn't quite right with the way Pein was acting, but also knowing there weren't about to be any answers any time soon, Konan simply closed the door and led Kyo off down the corridor towards the nearest room, introducing herself as she did so. Then she explained the details about the Akatsuki; the kind of missions they did, how they worked in partnerships and the places they travelled to. She added the names of the other Akatsuki and what they were like as they walked, wanting to make it a little easier for her to integrate into the organization. It had to be hard suddenly being placed into the Akatsuki without Pein having given a true reason, and not knowing what would happen next—so at least Kyo could prepare herself if she knew in advance. Konan just hadn't been expecting her to frown in confusion at her words, questioning in bewilderment,

"I can mix with them?"

"You'll most likely be able to, yes…why?" Konan quickly responded, almost concerned at how Kyo was reacting—a concern that didn't fade as Kyo replied casually,

"I was just never really allowed to do so where I used to work."

To begin with Konan paused, wondering what exactly had happened to Kyo in her life in order for her to be this way. There was a lot of mystery to her, and a lot of things didn't seem to add up; in a way, Konan felt sorry for her. But brushing that aside for the moment, they finally arrived at Kyo's new room, Konan opening the door and showing her inside, pointing out the main features. Nodding in acceptance of the room, not needing anything but the basics in the first place, Kyo smirked slightly and looked back at Konan, bowing once again and saying,

"Thank you ma'am."

"There's no need to call me that; my name's Konan, like I said. And you don't need to bow, either." Konan swiftly protested to Kyo's actions, her instinctive concern for her returning, and nodding at that fact, Kyo straightened up again, trying again this time with,

"Thank you Konan-sama."

Smiling slightly in return to Kyo's thanks, Konan began to turn and leave the room, allowing Kyo to get used to everything and get some rest, when she abruptly called her back, and glancing over her shoulder to look at Kyo, Konan hesitated as Kyo asked uncertainly,

"Is there anything I should know about Leader-danna? To…make him calmer with me?"

At first, Konan could find nothing to say in return, not quite knowing how Pein was reacting to Kyo in the first place. But eventually she merely shook her head in response to her question, answering as best she could,

"He's not angry at you—he just doesn't know what to do with you."

With that, Konan turned and left the room, closing the door softly behind her. She didn't like leaving Kyo like that, without much of an answer to help her—she couldn't help but like Kyo. But she had been telling the truth, after all. Pein himself was uncertain and still thinking things through. Until Pein knew what was going on, Konan wouldn't be able to answer any of Kyo's questions—though somehow she felt that Pein wouldn't give anything away. How was he supposed to, when he didn't even understand it himself?

No matter how much he tried to move onwards, to continue on with things as normal, Kyo's actions and words kept popping up into his mind and he couldn't get rid of them. He was curious about her; about why, even with all her power, she was so obedient, and why she remained emotionless, strong and confident in herself throughout all of her outward impressions she gave off. But at the same time Pein was enthralled with this information, drawn in by the mystery of Kyo's life. Did he feel connected to her in someway to make him react like this? Then realizing what he was doing, Pein shook it off. Regardless of why all this was happening, he had ordered that she stay here. And he still had to figure out what he was going to do with her.

Kyo, too, was trying to come up with a response to that, however. Having had her wrists untied, she rubbed them gently to get the circulation going, padding slowly around her room as she fully took in all the details, contemplating how her life would continue from here. Everything had happened so fast, and even now she was left alone to piece together her thoughts, it hadn't made things any easier. Glancing out the window Kyo took in the calm surroundings of the forest, knowing she wasn't fully sure of her position, and in which direction her old home had been. For the moment, at least, even the consideration of escape was stupid, and as such Kyo merely walked over to the bed, taking a seat and resting her elbows on her knees.

Not that she was even sure she wanted to escape. She couldn't deny a part of her had been excited when she had first heard what Pein was doing. It wasn't as if she had been treated horribly while she had been here; if anything, they had been nice—though she couldn't quite understand Pein's opinion towards her. His reaction had been so unusual and contradictory that Kyo didn't know what she should expect next. When it came down to it, he hadn't told her a full reason for deciding to keep her alive, and Kyo automatically wondered why he had done so. The Akatsuki had enough trouble as it was from the ninja villages, let alone adding on a possible threat from her—so why this conclusion? And how would things go from here?

Immediately her mind drifted to that, and found she couldn't remain sitting any longer, walking to the window and watching the world unfold outside. The other Akatsuki now knew that she was staying here—Pein had told them that himself. But he had also stated that she wasn't working here; so what would Kyo be doing? Would she do missions, or would she be locked up in her room like a prisoner? Kyo closed her eyes and took a deep breath, forcing herself to stay calm and think things through rationally. He had chosen to keep her alive, and it had been after he had discovered she possessed the Rinnegan that he had made this decision. Whatever the reason was for keeping Kyo there, it was to do with the Rinnegan; but not to get rid of it. There was something else he was going to do, and Kyo opened her eyes with this thought, sighing softly. Whether the Rinnegan was a gift or a curse was something she would have to consider later—once she knew how Pein was going to react to it.

But for now she did the only things she could do—

She went to her bed and slept, her dreams troubled about what the next day would hold.