(A/N: This is the last chapter of this story! Enjoy!)

Chapter 12
Home? Is There Such a Thing?

Alkira, in her light blue hospital gown floated around an empty darkness. "Home," someone whispered, it echoed in the shadows.

Spinning around, the female beyblader shouted, "Home! Where is it? I want to go home!" She floated to a flat area and sunk to her knees. She curled up on her side and hugged her legs. "Let me go home!" she whispered. Her voice was shaky, her hands were shaky, and there was nothing there to calm her.

Suddenly, Alkira burst upright on her bed. Kavien, the only one in there at the moment looked to her awkwardly. "Hey," he said. "Are you feeling better?"

"Bad dream," Alkira mumbled, she then rubbed her head. "Where am I?" she asked, looking to Kavien. His hair was messy, and if he were to have been a drawing, there would be squiggly stink lines coming from him.

"Back in the good old U.S." he said. "And everyone came back with us this time. The Bladebreakers, David, Jake, and a strange little cat that keeps biting people... evil thing..." He gritted his teeth and looked down at the floor.

Laughing at him, Alkira said, "Then why did you bring it with you?"

"It snuck into my bag... it was a 'whoops moment', as your father would say."

Alkira whispered, "When can I go home?"

"Anytime now," Kavien responded.

"I want to go home now."

"Then let's go."

The two, after Alkira had dressed, left the hospital and took a taxi home. When it arrived at Alkira's home she got out of the car quickly and just stood there, staring at the large gates and the green grass. After Kavien paid, he got out and walked up next to her. "Have I died?" she asked. "Are these the golden gates of heaven?"

"If they are," whispered Kavien, "then I've died along side of you. And I don't think the others would like us being gone..." Opening the gates he looked to Alkira. "Welcome home," he said.

Alkira rushed past him and flung the unlocked front door open. She looked around and her sister ran up to her, crying and laughing. Alkira hugged her sister and wouldn't let go, she too was crying. Kavien, after closing the gate, walked to the house and shut the door behind him.

"Alkira!" cried Kyogome. "Where have you been?"

Kissing her small sister on the forehead, she whispered, "Playing the role of a fool."

Kyo broke away from her sister, took her hand and led her to the indoor beystadium. Inside the room stood the Bladebreakers, David and Jake, and Alkira's father, whom she ran to first. Alkira jumped into her father's arms and the two spun around for a few seconds due to momentum.

When she was back on her feet, she looked to David and Jake who pointed to Kai first. Alkira walked over to him, her eyes on the ground. Kai glanced at her, Jake, David, and then Kavien. "American Beybladers," he said and shook his head. "Rich, stuck up, foolish..." Stepping forward, he put his hand on Alkira's cheek and then kissed her softly on the lips. "Even though they are so many bad things, they're still forgiving, loving, and kind. And I've fallen in love with one of them."

David and Jake, who had been popping their knuckles and getting ready to pound Kai to death, then stopped and smiled when he heard his last words.

"Welcome home," Rei said to Alkira.

Max then walked over to her and patted her on the head. "Don't go getting into trouble again," he said and then walked over to the beystadium. "Who wants some?" he asked, pulling Draciel from his pocket.

Alkira looked to Max. "I'll take ya on!" she said.

Kai looked to her, "We thought you would," he said and handed her Meerka. "Beat him down," whispered Kai with a smile on his face.

Alkira ran over to the beystadium. "Ready Maxxie?!" she said to him. He nodded. "Then three! Two! One!"

And on the call of "Let it Rip!" everyone in the room chimed in.

And so to answer the question 'Home? Is there such a thing?' the answer is 'Yes'. No matter what happens. Someone will always love you. You'll always have friends, even if you don't think you do. There's always a home to go to, in good times and in bad. And of course, there will always be that asshole that your friends will pop a cap into and leave them to die.