A/N: So, so sorry about no updates! I was at writing camp for the week and on Wednesday I had an orthodontist appointment and piano and blah blah blabadie blah.

Now that I'm done, welcome to the chapter! I make Gingka a slight dummy in this one.

Gingka: WHAT?!

Me: Spoilers! Anyhoo, enjoy the chapter!


Venice, Italy

"YOU SWINE!"

Two simultaneous yells made everyone in the hotel room jump and look up. Madoka from looking out the window, Gingka from polishing Pegasus, Kenta and Benkei from a thumb war (which Kenta was losing), and Kimiko from staring up at the ceiling on her bed.

Everyone looked at Yuki and Alex, who pinked sheepishly from where they were sitting at the hotel room's desk.

"Sorry," Alex muttered. They both turned back to their computers. Yuki had borrowed Madoka's.

After typing for another five minutes, they looked up and high-fived each other.

"Did you find anything?" Gingka asked excitedly.

"You better believe it!" Alex said excitedly.

"We just found two of the stars, which are both in the United States!" Yuki reported, just as excitedly.

"Awesome!" Benkei praised. "But why did you guys yell?"

"We had to get through the most stubborn firewalls on the planet," Alex explained. "Anyway, the two stars are in different locations. One's down South, while the other is on the border of Canada."

"The location of one of them was easy to figure out," Yuki continued. "Since Michigan has a very recognizable shape, even from space."

"So one of them's in Michigan?" Madoka asked. "That's cool." Then she paused, wondering why Yuki had said 'from space'.

"Wait a second," she said slowly. "Why did Yuki say 'from space'?"

If she didn't have any dignity, Alex would've whacked Yuki's head with her computer. But she settled for slapping his shoulder.

"Did you guys do what I think you did?" Kimiko asked slowly. "Did you two hack into a satellite?"

"Well, you wanted us to find the stars, didn't you?" Alex asked. "Just forget about it. Anyway, like Yuki said, one star is in Michigan, and the other is down South in Miami, Florida. The problem, like every single time we find a star, is that we don't know who has a beyblade with a star inside it."

"And there aren't any tournaments in either Michigan, or Florida," Yuki continued. "So we're pretty much stuck."

Everyone's shoulders slumped.

Just then, Yuki brightened up. "No, wait. We're not!"

He smacked his forehead, saying, "I completely forgot! She lives there!"

"Who lives where?" Gingka asked as Yuki began to type again.

Alex tapped him on the shoulder. "Yuki, is it someone who can help?"

"Yep!" Yuki replied, not slowing down his vigorous typing at all. "She lives in Mount Clemens, which is a town in..."

"Michigan," Alex finished, then smiled. "Good thinking! How do you know her?"

"Pen pal."

"Ah."

"Well, what's her name?" Madoka asked.

"Her name's Lilian St. Claire, and she's fourteen," Yuki replied. "We mostly communicate by email, with an occasional letter."

"I never knew you had a pen pal, Yuki," Kenta said in interest.

Yuki's face turned a faint pink. "Well, you never asked, did you?"

He pressed a key on the computer, and told them he had just emailed Lilian.

"You didn't tell her any details did you?" Madoka asked. Alex nodded.

Shaking his head, Yuki told them he had only told Lilian he and his friends were in a situation that involved something they had to find in Michigan, and could she help in any way?

"So what now?" Benkei and Gingka asked, exclaiming, "Hey!" right afterwards.

"We wait," Yuki replied simply. "It'll only take about fifteen minutes for Lilian to reply."

He checked his watch, then the digital clock in the hotel room. "Well, I could be wrong."


About Fifteen Minutes Later

They were all still sitting around the hotel room. Madoka had called Frieda, who had arrived ten minutes ago. Kenta and Benkei were having another thumb war, which was what Frieda and Kimiko were also doing (Frieda was currently loosing). Alex was in the middle of making an origami piano out of hotel stationary paper, while Madoka was doing something on Alex's borrowed computer. Yuki was tapping his fingers on the desk. Gingka was lying on the floor, his legs up against the wall.

Just then, Madoka's computer dinged, and they all snapped to attention. Yuki pressed a key, and triumphantly showed them Lilian's reply.

Meet St. Peter Catholic Church 5:00 sharp. Can't miss it.

"That's it?" Kimiko asked. "We waited fifteen minutes for that?"

"I say we go," Frieda suggested. "The next flight from Venice to Detroit is tomorrow."

"How long is it going to take?" Gingka piped up from his position on the floor. "Cause I've been getting pretty tired of jet lag."

Alex, Frieda, and Kimiko facepalmed, and Madoka shook her head. "Really, Gingka..."


Mt. Clemens, Michigan (The Next Afternoon)

Once they landed in Detroit, it wasn't very difficult for them to get to Mount Clemens.

"Wow," Frieda said once they had arrived. "This town is pretty cute."

"Yeah," Alex agreed. "But let's try to find that church Lilian mentioned. She said it'll be easy to find."

"But I thought she said we had to be there at five sharp and we couldn't miss it!" Gingka protested.

Everyone looked at him with Seriously? expressions. Alex even said to Kimiko, Frieda, and Madoka, "See, this is why I don't like interacting with boys."

She turned back to Gingka. "And FYI, what Lilian meant by 'Can't miss it' was that the church would be easy to find."

"Well, I see two churches," Gingka said, pointing them out. "How will we know which one is-"

"Hey! There it is!" Benkei pointed.

Alex shot Gingka a smug glance as they walked over to it.

"That must be Lilian," Kenta pointed.

Sitting on the steps of the church was a fourteen year old girl with straight blonde hair cut to her shoulders, and brown eyes. She was wearing a yellow t-shirt that extended to her knees, with white Capri pants that went to the middle of her lower leg, yellow socks, and white high tops. Bey gear was on white belt around her hips. This girl was currently sitting with her elbows on her knees and her head in her hands. Her foot tapped on the ground.

"She doesn't really look like a girl who has a pen pal," Frieda observed.

"Yeah, I'll say," Kimiko agreed.

Yuki walked away from the group over to the girl, stopping right in front of her. "Excuse me..."

The girl's head snapped up and she blinked. "Huh, what?"

"Would you be Lilian St. Claire by any chance?" Yuki asked.

The girl raised her eyebrows, then recognition dawned on her face and she stood up.

"That would be me!" she said. "You must be Yuki Mizusawa! It's great to finally meet you!"

"Same here!"

Yuki and Lilian shook hands. Lilian looked over at the group.

"So are these the friends you mentioned?" she asked.

"Yep. Come on, I'll show you."

He lead Lilian over to the group.

"Hey," Lilian said slowly, looking at Gingka. "Aren't you Gingka Hagane?"

"In the flesh," Gingka replied.

Lilian only nodded. "Cool. Now, do you guys have anywhere to stay while you're here?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"No," Madoka said. "We don't. Do you know where we could stay?"

"As a matter of fact, yes," Lilian replied. "I know of a place you could stay, with room and board, for almost nothing."

"Seriously?" Kenta and Frieda asked, exclaiming, "Hey!" right afterwards.

"Seriously. Come on, follow me."

They followed Lilian down the street to a corner. She put two fingers in her mouth, whistled so loudly they all had to cover their ears, and yelled just as loud, "TAXI!"


A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed!

As for the jet lag thing, it was a joke because jet lag makes you tired, so Gingka was getting tired of getting tired! Get it?

By the way, I probably won't be updating for a while because I have a family vacay on Monday and plus, I've been on a forum created by Galaxy for a while and I probably won't be stopping soon. Just thought y'all should know.

Ciao!