Hi I'm Juliya...and here's the 11th episode of the story. Enjoy!!!

"Wow, this place is ten times awesome than our hotel." Takuya remarked.

They scanned the room; the inside was surprising, less predictable than their hotel. It was very bright, very open, and very large. Beyond the shade of the cedars, the lawn stretched bare through the river. A massive curving staircase dominated the west side of the room. The walls, the high beamed-ceiling, the floors and the thick carpets were all varying shades of cream.

"This is your idea?!" Takuya objected.

"Yep, see you." Zoe ran through the elevator with Ash and Max beside her. Takuya mumbled improperly and quietly and soon followed Zoe on the elevator.

When they reached the elevator they were the only ones. They looked at the side of them which are mirrors.

Zoe picked the highest floor '30'. There was a song being played while they're on a slow elevator which is titled 'Crazy for you'.

"I know this song." Takuya broke the silence.

"I love this song." Max spoke with a grin.

"I hate this song." Ash scowled.

When they reached the floor Zoe wanted. They stepped out the elevator. A rich looking woman just passed by them, she was talking to someone on her cell phone. The door she has been was still wide open but already closing. The woman was already on the elevator and the elevator finally closed and went down. Ash took her drum sticks quickly from her backpack and jumped in front of the closing door and secured the door with her sticks.

"Smooth move, Ash." Takuya commented.

"Thanks."

"Not going in there. I'm staying here." Max said and looked at himself. Takuya and the others went inside already. Max stayed outside, he touched his stomach that is growling loudly. He changed he's mind and followed his friends.

The room was faced south, with a wall sized window like the great room below. The whole back side of the house was glass. The western wall was completely covered with after shelf of CDs. The room was better stocked. In the corner was sophisticated-looking sound system. There was a wide and inviting black leather bed. The floor was covered with a thick golden carpet, and the walls were hung with a heavy fabric in a slightly darker shade.

"After I have some several snacks, I'm outta here." Max took cookies from the refrigerator.

"After 15 minutes break we're totally outta here." Zoe announced.

Ash's cell phone surprisingly rang. Ash took out her cell phone slowly. Zoe took it out of her hand and answered it, "Hello?"

"Hello, remember me?"

"It's Mr. Tubby." Zoe said, more like a whisper. Max stopped chewing and came beside Zoe; even Takuya.

"I can hear you; and please…stop calling me 'Tubby'!" Mike yelled which Takuya and the others can hear.

Ash took the cell phone out of Zoe's hands. "Listen you—"

Takuya took it out of Ash's hands before she continue her rude attitude, "Let me do the talking." Takuya stated.

"Fine." Ash agreed impolitely and took apple from the refrigerator.

Takuya cleared his throat, "You were saying." Takuya said politely.

"I have your friend's money and credit cards…" Mike said dangerously.

"Okay…what do you want?"

"I want the chip from your friend's stinking bag."

"What did he say?" Max asked when he finishes the cookies.

"He said he wants the chip from Ash's stinking bag." They raised their eyebrows except Ash who crossed her arm.

"My bag isn't stinky okay Tubby!" Ash yelled at her cell phone that was on Takuya's hands.

"He said you have his chip." Zoe repeated.

"I didn't eta his chip, okay?" Ash aimed.

"She didn't eat your chip." Takuya repeated on Mike.

"Not the chip. The microchip. A microchip you egghead!" Mike sounded aggravated and kind of lost patience.

"He just called me egghead." Takuya repeated to his friends. "Why you ugly, stupid"—Ash was holding her laugh. Zoe took Ash's cell phone from Takuya.

"Okay…we'll return the microchip from you. Just please…don't burn her money 'cause if you do, she'll get money from me for the rest of the week." Zoe cautioned respectfully. Ash dropped her grin.

"We'll meet where I parked my car."

"Where did you park your car?"

"Where you last saw my car." Mike changed, sounded irritated.

"Are you yelling at me? Because if you are—I…I…"

"You'll what?" Mike challenged.

"I will eat your chip!"

"Huh?" Then, Zoe ended the call.

"Zoe, are you okay?" Takuya held her shoulder.

"You sit." Takuya sat at the sofa. "Ash, find the chip. Max, get some food. I'm hungry." Zoe sat on the bed. Ash searched for the chip inside her bag. She took all of her things out on the bed and found the chip.

"There you are you trouble making chip." Ash placed the chip beside her. "The chip is cheap."

"Let's just return that chip so we can go to the concert." Zoe stood and pulled her hair back to a ponytail.

The door unlocked. And the handle began to turn. They all froze and looked at the door. An exquisite boy went in and also froze and let the door shut. The boy was tall, lean but still muscular and dark hair.

"Uh…Err…Hello?" The boy spoke not clearly.

"Hi! You must be in the wrong room." Zoe continued her grin.

"Crap! I forgot to tell Mom about this." The beautiful boy hissed.

"Please, whatever you're thinking, don't do it." Ash begged. "But…what are you thinking?"

"Forget about what his thinking…we're just going to leave." Takuya said.

"Well, have you seen a Gil, a dog around here?" The boy asked.

They heard a dog barking. It was a cute Chihuahua.

"I didn't know there was a dog here." Max spoke with inquisitiveness.

"I'm Daren by the way. And you are…"

"I'm Takuya and this is Zoe, Ash and Max." He gestured.

"I'll be a good friend to you guys. But just curious." Daren said in a golden way.

"Yes?" They paid attention.

"What going on?"

"This guy, Mike Newton's kind of put his microchip inside Ash's bag to be safe. So he tried to kidnap us but we got away. Ash forgot her money, credit cards inside the car. Did I miss anything?" Zoe explained breathlessly.

"What are you doing here?"

"Well, nothing, just thinking what move we're up to. We're going to Simple Plan's concert today have I mention that?" Zoe changed the subject.

"Nice…you got me." Daren finally understood. "DO you have any idea that my dog just ate the green little thing of yours?" He pointed at his dog on the bed.

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no." Ash picked up the dog. "You're kidding, right?" Ash's panic attitude was beginning.

"I don't joke." Daren admitted.

"Zoe, hold the dog." Zoe took the dog away from Ash. Ash opened the window. She breathed in and out. "Need minute guys." They gave her two minutes and she's okay.

There was a dead silence, Daren's phone rang; he answered it quickly. "Hi Mom!" Daren said joyfully. The continued their silence. "Yeah, Mom." Daren held out his phone and looked at his guests.

"We're dead." Max broke the silence.

"My Mom's gonna be here in ten minutes." Daren proclaimed.

"Okay, spill it out Gil!" Zoe shook the dog over and over again. Daren locked the door. It was fully secured.

"Aww…spill it out doggy!" Ash whined.

Zoe tried to open the dog's mouth, "OW! He bit me!" Zoe threw the dog to Max.

Max caught it, "No! Takuya you take him." Max threw the dog to Takuya.

"Daren! It's your dog!" Takuya threw the dog to Daren.

"For your information, I'm not truly the owner, my Mom is!" Gil bit Daren and accidently threw it to Ash who is standing behind an open window which she didn't catch it.

"Oops…" Ash squealed. "My bad." They looked out the window and sighed when they saw the dog survived through the fall; it was walking at the edge of the 29th.

"No worries Daren, you're still alive." Takuya gasped.

"Yet." Max laughed.

"Shut up Max." Max's friends said at the same time including Daren.

There was a knock. Hey all stared at the door, "Daren? Why's the door locked?"

"Sorry, Mom, in the shower just a minute." Daren covered.

"Thanks. But what are we going to do?" Ash asked in panic tone.

"We're going to follow Gil." Takuya announced.

"Say what?!" His friends said in different tone.

"Got any bright ideas Zoe?"

"Ladies first." Zoe grinned mysteriously.

Zoe got outside the window slowly but surely. Max followed; Ash got out last, when they all got on the hedge. Daren finally opened the door.

"What took you so long?" His mother asked lovely; she gave him a family kiss. "Don't answer, where's Gil?"

"At the…the…my friend's...I mean…er…" Daren kept searching for the appropriate words. "Salon for dogs, because he was tidy and he need a makeover. You know…be the biggest make-over." He laughed.

"Aww…that's so sweet." Daren's eyes went wide when Ash's almost lost balance.

"Look out!" Daren shouted.

"Where?" His mother looked at where Daren's eyes were; Ash and the others ducked. Daren hugged her before she saw them.

"Oh, I missed you so much, Mom. I gotta go, you know out." Daren quickly went away from his room.

"Gil! Stay!" Zoe ordered but didn't obey. The dog jumped on the man lifter. Zoe went on it carefully and grabbed Gil. Takuya certainly went on the man lifter to guide Zoe. Max accidentally slide and pulled Ash's hands which made the lifter fall. They screamed and watched in horror. The lifter stopped falling at the fourth floor. But it continued falling in two seconds.

"We're gonna die!" Max hugged Takuya tightly and closed his eyes strongly.

"Max! You're being very dramatic!" Takuya commented.

Well, it's nice meeting you pal." Before Max shook Takuya's hands the fall stopped which made the lifter's handler ripped and they landed in the waste container.

"Now that's what I call a ride." Zoe situated.

"Where's Gil?" Takuya reminded. They jumped out of the waste container and saw Gil running away. Daren caught Gil right on time.

"Thanks, Man." Takuya hi-5 Daren.

"Daren, can we please borrow your mom's dog?" Zoe breathed.

"Well…"

"Please?" Ash pleaded.

"Okay."

"Thank you so much." They ran west quickly without looking back at Daren.

"I'll see you at the concert." Daren waved.

They've been running for thirty-minutes, trying to find Mike Newton. Ash was holding Gil non-stopped. They discontinued for a while.

"Guys, this isn't working out." Zoe conditioned.

"You're right, we've been running for a while and we can't find Mike Newton because of the city that never sleeps, New York City. And we're freaking lost, Zoe. Lost!" Ash yelled.

"I meant us. You guys get on the secret or you'll be late. Besides, I don't wanna be there. I'll just catch up." Zoe explained, she raised her heartbreaking smile.

"I'll go with you." Takuya said ironically.

"No, let me finish this, okay? I'll catch up." Zoe promised.

"Okay, see you." Max made their by walking. Takuya looked at her one last time, smiling his 'breathtaking-smile'.

After a few walks Zoe finally found the car she'd been looking for. Zoe went inside the car, it was unlocked. "Where's the chip?"

"Here's your chip." Zoe showed Gil, smiling far and widely.

"Is this some kind of a joke?"

"Well, the truth is…he ate your chip." Zoe dropped her smile.

Mike took Gil and shook it back and forth, "You spill me out my chip, you sick dog!" Gil urinated on Mike's face. Zoe laughed, while Mike was frozen, Zoe took Gil and ran out of the car.

"This day has really tons of running." Zoe told Gil.

At the Manhattan, Takuya, Max and Ash bought the last three tickets; gave their tickets to the collector. They went inside the outdoor concert. It was crowded. Cameras are flashing—noises are everywhere—all kinds of people are there, most of them are emo, gothic and punk.

"You didn't think you'd get away so easily?" A familiar voice just made the gang's eyes grew wider—dropped their smile—froze in a minute then looked at the one fat man.

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