Left with Two Petals
Chapter One: Rose's Final Words
Rose and Jake have been dating for quite some time. But their relationship hadn't turned out the way they had thought it would be. Their love was supposed to be forbidden. They were supposed to be enemies, but they've broken that rule and fell in love. With each other. A dragon and a slayer of dragon-kind. But their love is as strong as steel. They can never be broken apart. Until now…
"Hey, Jake." Rose said, as soon as he arrived.
They were sitting on the sandy shore of a beach, watching the sun set behind the seascape. The sky slowly turned warm orange and red. So is the ocean.
"Hey, Rose," Jake replied, tiredly. "Sorry I took so long. I kind of… accidentally… blew up my mom's birthday cake, so I had to clean up the whole entire kitchen."
"No worries, Jake," Rose said calmly. "As long as you're safe in bed."
"On our dream-date." Jake added.
Rose giggled. "Yeah," she smiled. "On our dream-date."
Her smile faded and she looked out at ocean, gazing at the beauty of the sunset.
"Wow. You've picked a good spot for our date tonight." Jake said, gazing straight ahead.
"Yeah…" she said sadly.
Jake looked at her. He could tell that something is wrong. And his smile, too, faded away.
"What's with the frown, Rose?" he asked with concern. "Aren't you happy to see me?"
"Yes," she answered solemnly. "For the last time."
"Huh?! What do you mean for the last time?!"
"What I mean is… I can't see you anymore, Jake. This is the only night, the only time, I have with you."
"You mean… you're leaving me?"
"I have to Jake."
"But, you can't! How could this happen?!"
"The Huntsman found out about us. Numbers 88 and 89 told him. They were spying us."
"What?!?! You mean those clowns?! They're gonna get this!" Jake said angrily.
He got up, but Rose grabbed his hand and gently pulled him back down beside her.
She shook her head. "There's nothing we can do anymore, Jake. It's either that, or the Huntsman will hunt you down. For good. I'm not gonna let that happen. We're breaking up."
Rose got up and started walking away.
"But…" Jake got up, too, looking straight at Rose with sad eyes.
Rose looked back. "I'm sorry, Jake…" she said. A tear rolled down her blue eyes. "But this is… good bye…"
And soon enough, she vanished into thin air, leaving a poor heartbroken Jake behind.
"Rose…" were the last words he said. The sun had finally settled beyond the horizon and the warm evening turned into dark. And Jake just stood there, looking at where his one and only Rose had vanished.
