"Okay, okay. I almost give up. We have been through 15 home listings, we've visited 3 more. Tobi got us kicked out of one….what the hell are we going to do." Sasori was on the verge of a breakdown.

"Honey, it's okay. Sometimes, it take months to find THE house. We'll find something that suits us." Lola was so comforting

"Lola, I can't believe I'm about to say what I'm going to say. So….after I say it…please…..slap me as hard as you can or pour me a double shot of Everclear…..Itachi and Deidara were right." Lola gasped at what Sasori just said.

"Oh, Sasori, honey are you okay? God, do you have like a temperature or something?" Lola was suddenly shocked.

"It's true Lola, before they left, Itachi and Deidara picked out these three homes and these three homes are the only places that have the space we need. God! Those two and their dumb ass expensive taste! Their high maintenance needs! WE DON'T NEED THE FUCKING POOL! God! Deidara's hair turns green every time he swims anyway cause it's so BLONDE! And god only knows that the chlorine always makes Itachi's eyes burn." Sasori was losing it and the tears started to pour. Lola quickly went for the Everclear and started pouring it. "Why! Why do they have to be right about this!?" Sasori said as he cried on the kitchen counter.

"Here honey, this will make it go away." Lola handed Sasori the double shot of Everclear…it was gone in .07 seconds.

"Look Lola, look! This stupid huge ass house has 6 bedrooms with a possible seventh and….and….and….and……it has high ceiling and recessed lighting! God! We'll have to be…trendy! I'll end up sss…..signing the deed and then stupid ass Itachi will want his name…..on….on…on….on the mailbox!" Sasori wailed some more. Lola tried to calm him down, she had her arms around him, but it wasn't doing much good. "WE DON'T' EVEN GET ANY MAIL!" Sasori cried out. "The leader has a PO box for us." Just then Hidan walked in to the kitchen. He looked at Lola and then pointed at Sasori.

"Don't ask." She lipped the words to him. She kept on stroking his back while Hidan decided to stay out of this.

"Here Lola, take my RAZR….call the Leader…..tell….tell…tell..tell….tell him we need 2.5 million dollars." Sasori hadn't stopped crying. He still had his head burying in his hands on the counter.

"Sasori, honey, you're….not thinking about this. Come on now, there's something in between the two price ranges we can find I'm sure." Lola said softly. Kisame walked in to see what was on TV.

"He freaked out about not finding a house didn't he?" Kisame asked calmly. Lola just shook her head yes.

"Sasori, you know, I am aware that you are always the man with a plan but I also know that you have these moments when your plan doesn't go EXACTLY the way you map it out in that mind of yours." Kisame lectured.

"You don't understand Kisame…I'm not cool enough for a house that has an outside permanent grilling area. The leader borrowed my Bobby Flay 'Boy Meets Grill' book two years ago and now my grilling skills…….SUCK!" Kisame just stared. Lola shook her head at Kisame, she really didn't know what to do for him. Her hands on him had calmed him down about 2 percent.

"Sasori…this isn't about your grilling skills is it?" Kisame asked trying to sort this out.

"Nooooooooooo!" Sasori wailed.

"Okay, well when you quit….doing whatever it is you're experiencing right now you can look at some of the other listings I found today." Kisame said. Meanwhile, Zetsu was in the wrong place at the wrong time…..

"The tide is high but I'm holdin' on. I'm gonna be your number one. Every time I get the feeling you give me somethin' to believe in. Every time that I got you near…… oh….hey Zetsu….." Hidan froze.

"Man, were you just singing….'The Tide is High'?" Zetsu asked somewhat surprised.

"Seriosuly…….yeah. I um…….do that sometimes after I'm out of the shower."

" Are you kidding! I totally love Atomic Kitten and their re-make of that song!"

"Seriously, I have the CD check it out." Hidan said forgetting the fact that he was wearing only a towel from where he had just gotten out of the shower.

"Dude! You are like…..hot, I've never seen you with this few clothes on! Did that sound gay?" Zetsu asked quickly rethinking his statements.

"Seriously, I know how you meant it." Zetsu would have never learned this if it weren't for the fact that Akatsuki had run out of room in their apartment.

Far, far away from the apartment, Itachi, Deidara, Marisol and Dana were now entirely unpacked. They had made such good time unpacking there was time left over to go through Marisol's 'SI 07' welcome pack.

"Okay, let's see what all is in here. Hmmmm 2 gift subscriptions to Sports Illustrated. What are we going to do with those?" Marisol wondered.

"I have an idea, we could sell them on eBay." Itachi suggested.

"Oh! Like we did with Kisame's PS2, yeah!"

"And Zetsu's collection of work-out videos."

"And Sasori's smoothie maker machine, yeah!" it was obvious Itachi and Deidara had developed a plan.

"Okay! eBay it is. Let's see what else I have. Here's our tickets to the gala tonight, and here's my identification number that I wear to the shoot location. Oh check this out! A pen! Dana, you get the pen!" Marisol said handing the pen over to Dana. "Oh good! Here's your passes to go with me to the shoot location and…..oh my god! Look! It's a list of the models and there's me! A shoot schedule for the next two days and it looks like…..I report at 9:30 tomorrow and 2:30 the next day. Oh! Look at this! A coupon book" Marisol was delighted with this 'welcome' package.

"Alright, let's start getting ready, yeah. We want to be sure and get there early so we're there when the bar opens, yeah." Deidara said. And so Marisol sorted all the important items they would need for the remainder of the trip and took off to her and Deidara's bedroom to pull her dress out of its garment bag. However, she didn't make it because she noticed the box Itachi had seen earlier sitting on themarble table.

"Deidara, what's that box?" She asked not even realizing it was for her.

"Well……it's for you, yeah! But I don't want you to open it now; I want you to open it later, yeah." Deidara said happily.

"It's for me!? Oh my god I wonder who it's from?" Marisol asked examining the box. "Oh my god! It's from you!" She squealed.

"I know, yeah!" Deidara was thrilled she had found it. "Oh my god! I just can't stand it, yeah! Open it now, open it now!" Deidara couldn't contain himself, he grabbed Marisol, and the box and took her into the bedroom where he plopped her on his lap on their bed. "Okay, read the card first, read the card, yeah!" There really wasn't anything Deidara loved more than getting stuff for Marisol.

"Okay, okay here comes the card! Marisol, I got you this because you deserve it and I secretly knew you picked it out, yeah. I love you. Oh my god! That's like THE best card ever!" Marisol hugged Deidara and she hadn't even opened the box yet.

"Alright, now this, yeah!" Deidara said shoving the box into his hands. He couldn't wait.

"Oh my god! It's a Victoria's Secret box!" Marisol squeaked. "Thank you, baby! I can so keep my bras in it!" It hadn't dawned on Marisol to OPEN the box…..

"No sweetheart, open the box, yeah!

"You mean there's more!? Marisol pulled the lid off and actually moved the bright pink tissue paper aside. "Oh my goooooooooood! It's the Whispery Georgette Pleated Babydoll style sleepwear! I so wanted this but they didn't have the light pink….but you found the light pink! Oh my god, I can so wear this tonight! Thank you baby! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Marisol threw her arms around Deidara again. Well, she may be a little slow, but she sure is sweet……

For those of you interested in seeing exactly what this delightful gift looks like, it's on the Victoria's secret website under Whispery Georgette Pleased Babydoll! Oh what fun!