Am Drag Plus Two
Chapter Seven:
By the time Rose woke up the next morning, her back was aching and stinging beyond belief. Rose took her time getting dressed for school before she slowly opened her door and stepped out and made her way to the kitchen where the Huntsman was waiting for her.
"Huntsgirl…" he spoke. "When you get home from school, I want you to go out and look for the American Dragon. And when you find him, I want you to capture him and bring him here alive."
"What for, master?" Rose asked, not wanting to meet his gaze.
"He may know the identities of the two dragons that defeated you!" The Huntsman shouted at her, startling her and forcing her to stare into his anger and hate-filled eyes.
"But what makes you think that he'll just tell us?" Slowly but surely, Rose's courage was re-surfacing after the previous night.
"We won't give him much of a choice…" The Huntsman replied simply. "We must find and kill those two dragons. With their human identities known, they shall be a lot easier to catch. You should want to capture them, as they know your face."
Rose nodded slowly as she grabbed her backpack. Without another word, Rose left the penthouse.
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Jake groaned as he rode to school on his skateboard. Another day at school, another day of detention with the professor from Hell…
Jake got off his skateboard once he arrived at Millard Fillmore Middle School, and he stepped inside.
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The day was long. It was only lunch time, but it felt like the entire day should have ended hours ago. Entering the cafeteria, Jake spotted his friends and made his way to their table. As Jake sat at the table, he could see that both of his friends were in good moods.
"Hey guys, how are your new dragon duties going?" Jake asked.
"Well, training with your gramps is about as pleasant as a gag-nasty root canal…" Trixie told her friend.
"But being a dragon is so cool, dude!" Spud added. "Did Trixie even tell you what happened last night? It was so cool!"
"What happened?" Jake was interested.
Before Trixie or Spud could say another word, there was a puff of smoke and two fairies appeared in the room, one carrying a magazine and the other carrying two large steaks.
"Sweet!" Jake rejoiced. "I must have finally made it onto Magic Week Magazine! Oh, and you brought me some good food! Wait, why did you bring two of them?"
"Because they aren't for you…" one of the sprites shot at him before setting the steaks down in front of Trixie and Spud. "A little gift—for your services last night…"
Bewildered, Jake reached up and grabbed the magazine, staring in shock at the cover as the two sprites disappeared with a "poof". Jake stared at the magazine cover, his eyes not wanting to believe the image in front of him. On the cover was a picture of Trixie and Spud in their dragon forms, the baby Cerberus in Spud's claws. Above the picture were the words: "Move over American Dragon, there are two new heroes in town!"
Jake lowered the magazine, his eyes wide with shock. Were his best friends taking his job? Were they better dragons than he was? Jake suddenly felt a flash of anger, and he quickly got up with a growl.
"Yo, what's up with him?" Trixie asked.
"I don't know." Spud replied. "Maybe we should go see if he is okay."
Nodding in agreement, both Trixie and Spud got up from their seats and quickly left the room. Just seconds after the two has exited, a certain blue-eyed, blonde girl with a dragon birthmark on her right wrist and palm walked by with her lunch tray.
Rose stopped dead in her tracks as she spotted the magazine out of the corner of her eye. Making her way to the table, Rose took the magazine in her hand as she set her lunch down. As she looked at the magazine cover, she couldn't help but let loose an evil smile. So, the dragons were students here? This was going to be easier then she thought…
END CHAPTER
A/N: Just a quick update, since it's been over a month. Please review!
