Be nice… this is my first fic, so please feel free to read and review.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything regarding the American Dragon: Jake Long series; I am however using the series as a stimulus for my own fiction. Had I any say in what happens in AD: JL, Jake and Rose would so be a couple before now…
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Marionette
My name is Jake Long, and I am the American Dragon; a proclaimed champion of champions, a guardian of the magical community of New York City and member of a race that holds themselves proudly amongst other magical creatures…
But I am no more than a Marionette, a mere puppet for those who require my abilities. To those I protect, who have become so depend on me, that it seems they can't lift a finger without my help. To my parents, who still ask me to baby sit my kid sister. Finally, to Lao Shi, my Dragon mentor. The one that kept me in training regardless of my feelings…
Needless to say, I feel used… far from a champion of champions, and more like a puppet for the people…
It's been four years since I last saw Rose, and damn… I miss her like hell. In these past four years I've done a lot of growing up. I gave up that whole 'Mac daddy game' business… what was I thinking… putting on some façade in order to get the attention of the opposite sex. That was a fool's game…
That I've come to terms with. However, I can't come to terms about Rose, I mean… Did she love me? Why did she let me go? Why did she leave me?
I can stay here and fire a load more questions that can't be answered, but I'm sick of feeling sorry for myself. I'm wasting my time in a depression when I could be out finding answers to all these damn questions that have plagued me for four years!
Well. Now you're up to speed. I've made my choice, and my choice is to ditch this 'life', in order to get answers for my troubles… the most important being Rose.
My name is Jake Long, and I am the American Dragon no longer. I am my own person, and I choose not to be what my mentor or the dragon council have labelled me as… From here on out, I choose the path that I will tread.
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Once again, please R+R. And try to keep comments friendly please…
And Cat? I'm sorry I kept you waiting so long…
P.S. Sorry to Re-post this story, but I noticed a majormistake in the previous version... My apologies...