Rein ran up the stairs and to the top floor. She entered her new room quickly and went out to her balcony. She plopped down on a chair and sighed. She didn't know what she did was right or wrong. Would Ino change, and realize her past and become a better person? Or would she get more of her Ino-followers and gang up on her?
Rein shook her head and stood up. "I'd better see how Xola's doing. If she's not out with Genma," She added dryly.
The red-head walked back inside and stood in front of the door connecting the two rooms. It was pretty well hidden, covered with some paintings of the ocean. Hidan had told her that she just had to push the door twice and it would pop open.
She followed his instructions. The door popped open to reveal a very short passage way. A bit nervous, Rein walked through the passage way to the other side. She pushed the wall and it popped open. She stepped through it and blinked. Xola's room was similar to hers, huge in size and in splendor. Right inside there was a large living room that housed a flat screen TV that took up almost the entire wall and a gigantic couch with foot rests sat across from it. The connection to Rein's room was on the far side of the TV. There was a half wall between the back of the couch and the kitchen. A door at the back led to the small guest room. In the back of the room there were large sliding glass panels leading to a small balcony that had a ladder that led to the roof. Also at the back was the door to the neko's room, which held a bed with a canopy, a desk, and a dresser. There was also a connected bathroom with a whirlpool tub. Everything was colored in gold, silver, or a mixture of the two.
At the back of the room, Xola was bent over a box full of her books. She looked up when Rein came in.
"Rein! What's up? I'm almost done unpacking. Wow, I have a lot of stuff. Are you almost done Sasori?"
"Yeah, I'll be there in a few," came his distant voice. Rein's eyebrows shot up. Sasori's still here? Rein shifted her curious gaze to Xola, who shrugged sheepishly.
A few minutes later Sasori came out of the back room. He was wearing a short sleeved black shirt and black capris.
"All done?" Xola smiled at the red headed boy.
"Yeah, finally. Has anyone told you that you have too much stuff?" He gave her a teasing look.
"I make sure to remind her frequently." Rein answered for the neko girl. "What did she make you do anyway?"
"Hang pictures, organize books, and hook up the TV. Nothing too bad." He shrugged.
"How did I get all this fancy built in stuff anyway?" Xola turned to Sasori with a questioning glance. A red flush came to the red head's face.
"House warming presents...?" He showed a small smile.
"You got me all this huge fancy stuff just as a house warming present? How did you pay for all this? Let me at least pay you back!" Xola yelled in disbelief as she tugged on Sasori's sleeve. Sasori laughed. Rein's jaw dropped. The wolf girl looked at Sasori then at the TV the back at Sasori.
"No, I wanted to get it for you. Don't be silly."
"How in the world did you pay for all this?" Xola shouted at him. "At least let me pay for part of it!"
"No. And I sold some of my art. I was planning on selling it anyway. I got more money than I needed, so I got the TV. It didn't fit in my room, so I put it in here. Plus, you have way more movies than I do. You also have several game systems, so you were the obvious choice to get it." Xola just stared up at him with wide eyes.
"You sold your art? You mean like your sculptures and your paintings and stuff?" Rein asked him for the still frozen Xola.
"Yeah. Didn't Deidara tell you that he got you those nice chairs for your balcony? And that he and Hidan painted your room?"
"No, they didn't tell me." She looked down at the floor. They really did that for me? I know they're my friends and all, but they didn't need to do that for me! Rein thought. She opened her mouth to say what she just thought, but just then there came a knock on the door. Xola's ears twitched and she went and opened the door. In the hall stood a very annoyed Itachi and a frustrated Genma.
"Did you loose this?" Itachi said, gesturing to Genma. Xola got a stupid looking smile on her face.
"Oh, Itachi, Genma, come in..." She opened the door widely, allowing entry into her room. Sasori stiffened and Rein just stood there looking confused.
"What are you doing up here?" Sasori questioned, narrowing his eyes.
"I caught this punk leaning up against Xola's door, no doubt eaves dropping. I recognized him as her boyfriend, so I thought I would lead the lost dog back to his master." Itachi explained as he walked across the room and stood by the neko girl. "No offense." He whispered in her ear. She giggled. Genma glared first at Itachi and then at Sasori.
"Xola, what is he doing in here?" Genma gestured towards the red headed boy.