Sorry for the late update, had to ask my friends who read (but don't review) to break the tie for Mystel's son's name…

Rayna was leading them to the village. They were being attacked by tree branches…according to Gou. Rayna, Hiro, and Kaiya seemed to be the only ones that can get through the tree branches, leaves, and stuff on the ground easily while carrying their bags. Everyone else to being hit, getting tripped, smacked, or getting caught in something. Makoto almost lost his cap to a high tree branch, Gou got both his rattails tangled in a bush, Cam kept getting her shirt ripped on something sharp every now and then, and Mark kept falling on his face.

"We better slow down for them," said Hiro when he looked back.

"Hn…Slackers," mumbled Kaiya stopping and crossing her arms.

"Okay," said Rayna and they waited for them.

"Does that Chinese team go through here everyday?" Mark asked when they caught up,

"Um…I think so," Rayna answered,

"Gou, there's something caught on one of your rattails," said Makoto pointed at it.

Kai reached for it and looked at the creature on his rattail.

"Yikes, I thought it was a poisonous spider for a second there," he said and shook it off.

Kaiya then shrieked and made a good ten to twenty feet distance from the team.

(Everyone but Gou: anime dot eyes and sweat drops with question marks)

Gou was laughing his head off,

"Okay…Kaiya just screamed like a little girl, I never knew she could," said Makoto.

"What's so funny exactly?" Cam asked when Gou wouldn't stop laughing.

"SHUT UP GOU!" Kaiya screamed from where she was.

"I'm sorry!" Gou was able to say but still laughed a bit until it came to a stop with a small laughs here and there.

"Is it gone yet?" Kaiya cried still all the way in front.

"Yeah! I got rid of it when I saw it on my rattail, but you were freaked out right after I shook it to the ground!"

"It's on the ground NOW?"

"Kaiya…you know a lot of spiders are on the ground," saidGou shaking his head.

"Rayna! I want to get out of here NOW!" Kaiya shouted.

"Um…okay," said Rayna and continued to walk.

"So…what's wrong with Kaiya?" Mark asked while walking,

"She's afraid of spiders. That's why when I see one, I either say there's a spider and scare the heck out her and see her run away. Or I don't say anything because it can be embarrassing sometimes if we're out in public. Or I mention there's one around on accident like I did back there," Gou explained.

"Oh…" everyone else went nodding their heads.

"Now I know that jerk's weakness!" said Makoto smirking evilly.

"Hey…mess with my sister, you mess with me got it?" Gou warned right up in front of Makoto's face,

"Um…okay," Makoto whimpered (anime style).

"Wow…those two are willing to stick up for each other," said Cam.

"Yeah but I find it strictly odd if you ask me," said Mark,

"Why?"

"Because, I never really thought siblings could be that close," said Mark,

"…You have a sibling don't you, Mark?" Cam asked suspiciously,

"No," Mark quickly answered.

"Here we are, guys," said Rayna at the end of the forest. Kaiya immediately fast walked away from the trees.

Rayna walked them through the village, the village people all seemed to know her since they all said 'hi' to her when they pass by. All the kids just tackled a hug to Rayna. Actually, the kids liked all of them. Rayna let the kids play with the others for a while…literally.

"Ow! Hey! Quit pulling my rattails!" Gou shouted.

"Quit poking me or I'll hurt you…" Kaiya grumbled standing still with her arms crossed.

"Don't let go, you guys!" Cam shouted on top of both Makoto and Mark's shoulders.

"Well, we don't like it either you know," said Mark,

"Hey! Don't touch my beyblade stuff!" said Makoto trying to shoo them away.

"I have to protect Dizzi though," said Cam.

Hiro was smiling and patted the kids on their heads,

"Aren't you guys cute?" he said.

"Hao la, hao la! Hweh ja!" said Rayna and all the kids waved goodbye, scattering like bugs.

Mark and Makoto let Cam down. Gou was fixing his hair which was pulled out a bit, and Kaiya was grumbling something.

"Come on, guys," said Rayna.

She led them to her place. Inside was neat and clean. Everyone took off their shoes and walked in.

"You guys will sleep in these rooms," said Rayna pointing to two doors.

"So pick your sleeping buddies," said Rayna and went into the other room.

"I'm going with no one but my brother," said Kaiya.

"Let's see, there's…six of us so it's three in a room," said Cam.

"I'm with Mark!" said Makoto putting one arm around Mark.

"I better watch over these two," said Hiro,

"I guess that leaves me with…" Cam whimpered in fright.

"Hey! You're with us!" said Gou with smile.

"Great," said Kaiya in a monotone voice and walked into one of the room, then came out and went into the other.

"I call this room and I call that bed," said Kaiya and dropped her bag on the bed making a loud thud sound. Gou and Cam walked into the room Kaiya was in. It was actually kinda big. Two beds, windows, even a shower room. Of course, there were furniture like drawers, lamps, and a big mirror.

"There's only two beds," said Cam,

"I'm probably going to be stuck on the floor…" Cam thought.

"Do you want the other bed Cam?" Gou asked snapping Cam out of her thoughts.

"I'm sorry, what?" she asked not sure if she heard right,

"I asked if you wanted the other bed," Gou repeated.

"Um…no thanks, uh, I'm sure you'll need it more than me…" Cam's voice drifted off towards the end of the sentence.

"You sure you don't want it? I can take the floor, I brought my own futon with me," said Gou opening up his big bag.

"Just take the bed, Smart Kid. Both the beds and the floors are hard anyway," said Kaida and sat down on her bed.

"Um, well, I don't need to," said Cam.

"Just take the bed, I'm used to sleeping on the floor anyway," said Gou with a smile and already started putting is futon on the floor.

"But! Uh…thanks Gou," she said shyly.

"Of course!" Gou replied with that sweet smile of his.

"I'm telling you, I bet the other room was bigger," said Makoto putting blankets on the floor.

"It's not so bad, at least this room has a T.V." said Mark sitting on one of the beds flipping the channels.

"Yeah, except everything is in Chinese!" Makoto pointed out.

Rayna then called everyone to the living room.

"Okay guys, you're free to roam the village but do not, I repeat do not go over there," Rayna pointed out the window to an empty area.

"Why?" Mark asked,

"Because my older brother and his team trains there, and he won't be happy if he sees one of you guys there," said Rayna.

"Okay, tell me where to get food," said Makoto.

We all know the saying, "Curiosity kills the cat" right? Well, do we actually listen to that saying? Gou doesn't.

"I wonder how this team trains," Gou thought and started heading for the White Tiger Hills or more pacifically, the Bai Hu Tzi's training grounds.

Everyone else was either doing their own thing, eating, talking, or playing with the village kids.

"Has anyone seen Gou?" Kaiya asked walking up to the others.

"Wow, she asked a question, didn't know she could do that," said Makoto between mouthfuls of dumplings. Kaiya (with anime vein) gave him a death glare.

"Um, no I haven't. I thought if he'd be anywhere, he'd be with you," said Makoto.

"Yeah, last I saw him, he was with you," said Mark playing Chinese checkers with Cam…and losing badly. Cam nodded in agreement.

"What about Rayna?" Kaiya asked,

"I think she went to see her friends and family here in the village," Hiro answered having some fun with the kids.

"Hn…he said he was meeting up with you guys here before he left me training," said Kaiya.

"We haven't seen him though," said Cam.

"Great," Kaiya mumbled.

"How long has he been gone?" Hiro asked,

"Not that long ago, he might've gotten lost or something," said Kaiya.

"Maybe," said Mark was struggling with Cam even more.

"Then again, if he was lost, I'm sure someone would start complaining to us about him or something. Or maybe curiosity has gotten the best of him…again," said Kaiya with a 'not again' sort of look.

Gou was climbing a tree,

"Wow, that's a nice waterfall," he said when he spotted the rushing waters and didn't finish climbing the tree. He jumped off and headed there. He got near the waterfall and put his arms out feeling the nice breeze of water.

"…small sprinkles of water, feels nice. This place is as hot as Japan! Huh?" Gou looked and saw a figure by the bottom of the water fall not far from him. The person had long blonde hair and seemed to be trying to dry it by squeezing it. The clothing was mostly white but Gou couldn't really see because the person was bent over and the hair was covering the face. Yet Gou spotted gold earrings on the ears. Gou crouched down from where he was so that he was behind a bush.

The person's head shook and the hair was waving about. The person looked to the left which was the direction where Gou was. Gou ducked lower just in case.

"Wow…blue eyes and tan skin. She's pretty," he thought.

"GOU!" Makoto shouted.

"Gou! Where are you?" Mark called,

"Gou? Come on out!" Cam cried.

"Gou! Come on out wherever you are!" Hiro shouted.

"Gou! If you don't show your face right now! I swear you're going to be in trouble when I get my hands on you!" Kaiya shouted, which was the loudest. The others looked at her,

"I think that's the reason why we can't find him," Makoto whispered and the others nodded in agreement.

Gou leaned in more to see and his hand slipped before him and he fell forward and the top part of his body out the bush. The girl looked at him without standing up. Gou stood up and dusted him self off quickly.

"Uh, sorry? I mean, dweh bu chi!" said Gou with a smile.

The girl just stood up and tied a red sash around her waist. Then she looked at him with seriousness and a bit of anger,

"Before you say anything, I'm a boy and I understand your language."

Gou just froze when he heard a masculine voice coming from that person whom he thought was a girl.

"Uh…I'm SORRY! I-wait, how did you know I thought you were a girl?" Gou asked suspiciously,

"I get that a lot with tourists when my hair is down. Or when people don't look at my chest closely enough," he answered. Gou's eyes slowly lowered the area below the neck,

"I guess you are a guy," he said when he saw that the chest was flat. The guy grew an anime vein and the next thing Gou knew, he was on the ground with a thud and big bump on his head. Then he felt weight on his back. The guy was sitting on him.

"1. You're an idiot. 2. Was there a good reason that you didn't believe me when I said I was male? I doubt it. 3. You're a trespasser. Only members of the Bai Hu Tzi team or the elders are allowed up here. And I know for a fact that you're not a member of this team. Nor do I believe that you're part of the village. So where did you come from, stranger?" he asked seriously.

"Ow…I came here with my team," Gou answered.

"Team? You're participating in the tournament aren't you? Trying to get rid of the competition?"

"NO! I was invited here!"

"Oh really? By whom may I ask?" asked the guy with amusement in his voice and pushed Gou's face in contact with the ground.

"Rayna…" Gou was able to say. The guy gasped a little and released Gou's head.

"Rayna? Xiao Sen?" The guy asked in a whisper.

"Hey, that's what this short guy, tall guy, the guy that Rayna said was her cousin, and this guy that looks like Rayna called her; Xiao Sen," said Gou.

"Chung-Chung? Xiao Tzi? Chang? And Xiao Dien? Were those their names?" the guy asked but still wouldn't get off of Gou's back.

"Yeah I think so, they all ring a bell," said Gou.

"Hmm…I guess if you know their names I guess I can believe you," he said.

"So, can you can get off me now?" Gou asked with an innocent smile.

"Hn…I guess so," he said and smiled, then slowly got up. Then he reached out his hand to help Gou up. The guy took one of the sashes on his waist (yeah, he has two) and quickly tied his hair.

"I'm Gou by the way. Gou Hiwatari!"

"I'm-" The guy was cut off by no other than Rayna!

"Minkah!" the two turned their heads.

"Minkah!" she shouted again running towards them with a happy smile. Behind her was Chang.

"Rayna?"

"Rayna? What are you doing here?" Gou asked and Rayna just gave him a look when she and Chang got to them.

"I should ask you the same question," said Rayna folding her arms.

"Uh…"

"I told you to stay away from here, White Tiger Hills, didn't I?" Rayna reminded.

"Um…Yes, I'm pretty sure you did," said Gou trying to sound as innocent as possible.

"I guess this guy really wasn't lying," said Minkah.

"Let me guess, Gou mistook you for a girl, right? Then you though he was trespasser and…taught him a lesson by the looks of it," Changsaid looking at Gou's now dirty clothes.

"Yup," he replied.

"But hey! I'm not a trespasser!" said Gou quickly.

"I better take you out of here before my brother finds you," said Rayna and took Gou's arm.

"You're leaving so soon?" Minkah asked with some sadness in his voice.

"I'll be back (sweet smile), as soon as I drop this teammate of mine off (smile fades)," said Rayna.

"Heh, you're not mad are you?" Gou asked following Rayna.

"You know, for being in the middle of all your um…reunion with your friends and such?" Gou continued his question when he received no response. Rayna sighed,

"No, I'm not mad," Rayna replied and Gou had a relieved smile on.

"Just annoyed," Rayna added making Gou wanting to cry (in anime style at least).

"GOU! WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT-"

"Wait Kaiya! Before you scold me I have to say that-"

"It was my fault Kaiya, don't blame Gou," said Rayna.

Gou looked over at Rayna slowly. He still had his hands in the air after waving it to try and stop Kaiya's yelling.

"Did she just stand up for me?" he asked himself.

"I must be dreaming, someone just stood up for Gou," Kaiya thought.

"Really? Well, if that's the case, it looks like you're off the hook, Gou," said Kaiya. Gou sighs a sigh of relief.

"Even though I know Rayna only found him and helped him out of trouble," thought Kaiya as she goes looking for the others and tell them they don't need to keep looking.

"Phew, thanks Rayna," said Gou.

"Just stay out of trouble, please?" Rayna asked and turned to go back to White Tiger Hills.

"Uh, sure…Wait! What exactly does Minkah play a role in your life? He's not part of the Bai Hu Tzi team too is he?" Gou asked.

"Well, no, even though I hope he would be part of our team someday," Rayna replied and continued on her way.

Gou watched her go,

"Wait a second! Did she just say OUR TEAM?"

"WAIT! WHOSE TEAM ARE YOU ON?"

"Gou, you're an idiot," said Kaiya in their room,

"Am not, Rayna just used 'our' instead of 'their' on accident and it confused me!"

"You didn't have to overreact," said Kaiya, then Makoto ran in with the others,

"How long is Rayna gonna hang out with those guys? How do we know she's not sharing secrets with them or something so they can beat us in the tournament!" Makoto exclaimed.

"Calm down, Mako," said Mark putting a shoulder on his friend.

"Even so, I can look at what the Bai Hu Tzi team can do during the tournament. If they even reach the finals," said Cam.

"Oh they will," said Kaiya who was now in her little corner and everyone looks at her,

"I've heard of the skills of the Bai Hu Tzi team, and it's no joke," she said.

"So…we better be ready for tomorrow right?" Makoto asked,

"Of course, Loser," Kaiya answered.

"DID YOU JUST CALL ME A LOSER? I'LL SHOW YOU!" Makoto shouted and was about to dash over to Kaiya and strangle her but Mark and Cam immediately grabbed a hold of his legs causing Makoto to fall.

"Oh come on, Kaiya, quit being so mean," said Gou and his sister just shrugged. Gou looked over at Makoto who was now trying to crawl his way to Kaiya. He sighed,

"This has been such a weird trip so far," he thought.

Next: The team battles their way to the finals and Rayna battles for her own rights!

Dweh Bu Chi means 'I'm sorry'