An Unknown Past

Chapter 3: Partners

I'm not sure how long this story is going to be. Think it might be pretty short…

It was another day of school. Paper air planes were shot around the room, and the constant chitter chatter around the room, waiting for the substitute to come in.

Suddenly, Principal Rotwood made his way into the room. He caught the flying airplane in mid air, and tossed it in the trash. "Listen up hoodlums! Your regular mythology teacher just got sick from bad tuna. I vill be your substitute until further notice." He said, pacing back and forth in the classroom. "However, he vould like me to inform you, about your midterm, projects!" A moan came from everyone in the classroom. "QUIET!!"

"Now, you each must pick a partner, and create a poster, of the origin and species of pixies." Rotwood made his way between the rows of desks. To see, a group of three students, not paying attention. "JAKE LONG!" He yelled out, slamming his ruler in front of his face.

Jake jumped a bit, added with a high pitch scream. "You vill pick your partner first!" He had out a hat, filled with people's names.

Jake had a brilliant idea, to be partnered up with Rose. Yeah sure, last time they were assigned each other a project; it didn't work out so much. But he thought, he could make this one work. And ever since the Love Cruise, they haven't seen each other much. He thought this was a good time, to see her again.

"Eye of the dragon," he whispered, and squinted his eyes. He then picked out Rose's name slip, from the hat.

"Were partners, again!?" Rose bulleted out of the classroom, yelling at Jake.

Jake tried to play it cool. "Yeah, what are the odds of that …"

"Jake, it's not like I don't want to, it's just…"

"Too dangerous, I know. Look, I know last time, I kind of screwed up. But we got paired up, and I can't afford to fail another class…"

Rose bent her head down. "I don't know what if the Huntsman finds out?"

Jake walked over to Rose, and held on to her shoulders. "He won't find out. Not while I'm in human form. Look, we can work on the project at my house. Then once we are done, you can leave. Come on, nothing will go wrong…" He begged Rose.

Rose looked over at Jake, who was smiling at her. This smile, gave her a sense of, happiness. And ultimately, the smile worked. "Alright fine. Meet me at the front, after school." Rose walked away, heading to her next class.

"Awesome!! Jake jumped up and down. He was so excited, to finally get to spend some time with Rose, away from the Huntsclan.

After school, the two met up with each other in the front of the school. Then, they walked together down the streets, to Jake's house.

"Are you sure, you parents will be okay with me over?" Rose wondered, as they made their way down the street.

"Totally, they are going out anyways. Just… I have to watch over my sister, Haley…" Jake said, as he forgot to mention they would be joined by Jake's little sister, Haley.

Instead of going straight to his house, they had to make a little side trip, to Haley's school. Once they got Haley, they were only 5 minutes away from home.

"So… Rose, don't tell me you actually like, my brother…" Haley said, walking next to the two.

"HALEY!" Jake yelled, trying to get her to stop asking, whatever she was just about to ask.

"Such, a cute little sister aren't you?" Rose joked, patting Haley on the head.

Eventually, the three made their way over to the Long Residence. Haley ran inside, while Jake and Rose stood outside for a moment.

Rose stood outside for a bit, looking at the house. "So, this is your house?" She asked, though it was a stupid question to ask.

"Yup, it's not much, but its home. Come on…" Jake said, holding Rose's arm. He pulled her into the house, where they sat down on the couch.

Jake pulled a poster paper out from his backpack, and the two went to work on their project. "Okay, so this is a forest pixie right?" Rose second guessed herself.

"Dude that is totally not a forest pixie that looks like garden pixie…"

"I know, whoever made this book, Magical Creatures, Myth-understood needs to get their facts straight," Rose said, laughing. As they both knew, that it was made by Rotwood.

Haley, ran downstairs, and looked over at the two in the living room. "Jake, must I remind you; you aren't allowed to have friends over this late,"

"Were trying to do a school project!"

"Well, excuse me for following the rules…"

"Haley, go back upstairs!!" Jake turned around, and pointed upstairs. Haley trolled right back up.

Suddenly, the front door handle started to turn. Walked in, was Susan and Jonathan Long.

"Mom, dad, your home… early…" Jake said, as he was a bit, scared now because Rose was in the house.

"Well your father came home from work early today, so we went and had dinner…" Jake's mom said, staring at Jake. Suddenly, they both noticed someone else was in the house…

Jake got up, and pulled Rose from the couch. "Mom, dad, this is… Rose..." He said, introducing her to the family for the first time ever.

Rose went up and shook Susan's hand. Then, she did the same to Jonathan. "Oh, so this is the Rose we have heard so much about!" He blurted out. Rose teeth started to cringe a little, a bit nervous to here that.

"Dad!" Jake yelled out, holding his hand over his face.

Jake and Rose sat back on the couch, to work on their project.

However, Rose wasn't concentrating on the project. She looked over at Jake's parents. The two were in the kitchen, talking to each other. "Look at Jake, doing his schoolwork. I tell yah, our little boy, can do no wrong." He said, to his wife.

Rose looked over at Jonathan. She stared up at his face. Those eyes, they look… so familiar… She thought to herself. She couldn't help but stare at him.

"Done!" Jake said, holding up the poster. Rose snapped out of her gaze, and turned around to the completed project.

"I have to go; I'll talk to you later okay?" Rose said, as she grabbed her stuff, and shoved it down in her backpack. Once she had everything, she zoomed right out of the house. Jake didn't understand why, Rose was leaving in such a hurry…

That night, Rose couldn't get to sleep. She thought about, Jake, and his family all night. Those eyes, why do they look so familiar! She wondered. She had seen eyes just like his, once before. But through her memory, she couldn't recall when… then finally, in the middle of the night, she remembered.


Looks like Rose knows something, that Jake doesn't know about...

Last chapter I'm doing for this story, for today. xD Probably won't update it, for awhile... :O