xXxRosie POVxXx
That was the most crushing defeat I've ever seen a rookie pull off! Jay lost one vivosaur, but that was more strategic than accidental. He and that Spinax of his are beasts out there. Not to mention the Goyle he has, that's strategic master planning right there. He came out with his defeated opponent. He walked up to me, and the guy walked a little further. I nearly hugged Jay, but I'm just as conflicted about what's going on as he is, so I didn't.
"Great job! That was the most epic rookie battle I've ever seen!" I said. He smiled sheepishly.
"Pfft, I'm to epic for you to call a rookie. Don't you think?" He asked slyly.
"Uhh, w-well, uhh. Let's see if we can get my medals back." I said, trying to change the subject. He chuckled under his breath, and I tried desperately not to blush. I turned to the guy, who looked more than a little awkward standing there.
"Well, I'll me taking MY medals back now." I said to him, sounding kind of smug.
"What do you mean your medals?" He asked, sounding kind of mad.
"Those medals, the medals you stole from me in Greenhorn Plains!" I was getting mad now, I don't like it when people play dumb. But I noticed that he looked taken back.
"What do you mean stole? I bought these medals." He said, suddenly looking at the medals in his hand worriedly.
"Uh, bought them from who?" Jay asked, looking at the guy, who suddenly looked really guilty.
"A guy who calls himself Medal Dealer Joe. I don't know anything else, I swear." He said.
"Where can we find him?" Jay asked.
"Like I said, I don't know anything else, but ask the guy at the information desk, over at the Fossil Guild. He knows everything that goes on here." He said, fingering the medals in his hand.
"Hey, dude, I know you're the victim here too, but would you mind giving my medals back?" I asked, trying to sound sweet. Faking being sweeter than freaking sugar can get you far in some instances.
"Of course, I never would've bought them if I knew they were stolen." He said, handing my medals back over to me. He looked at Jay for about five or six more seconds before walking out the door of the Stadium. I looked at Jay too, his eyes were back to normal, but he still had a small smile on his face. Now that I think about it, he's almost always smiling. Not a knockout smile, but a smile. The kind of smile you expect to see from a really laid-back, long-time friend. Or the kind of smile you would expect to see from a boyfrie-
"Something wrong? You've been staring at me for like, two minutes." Jay asked with a slight amount of worry hiding in the depths of his eyes.
"Huh, oh, nothing just thinking about what we should do next." I lied easily, and had a desperate hope I wasn't blushing.
"Well the dude mentioned something about the Fossil Guild, let's head there." He said
"Sounds good." I said, turning and heading for the door.
xXxJay POVxXx
I followed Rosie out of Fossil Stadium, and over to the Gild Area. She was quiet the whole time, so I was quiet. But of course, something weird has to happen.
I'm so glad Jay can't hear my thoughts.
"Huh, you say something?" I asked, upon hearing her voice.
"No. I've been quiet since we left Fossil Stadium." She answered.
Well that was weird kid.
Thanks for interjecting that, Naxis. Do you know what's going on?
I might. But you might be too young to know.
Dude, just tell me.
Fine, you're a prince.
Yeah, so?
What? You knew?
I've known since I was, like, five.
Alright, you know you're a prince on your Papa's side, right?
Yeah. Get to the point.
Well, your Pa was Blood of Ancient's.
Meaning?
Meaning, he had a sort of link to everything ancient.
And?
It was born into you.
Which means?
Well, it apparently means, you can hear me when I talk to you.
Anything else?
You can hear the girl's thoughts. Only hers though.
Only hers?
For now.
Anything else, you might be leaving out?
Yeah, you've got a short fuse for people who make you mad. You have a mean left and right hook. And Blood of Ancient's are generally angels.
Now when you say angels, you mean?
Angels, like guardian angels from The Big Guy Upstairs.
Alright, so let's make sure I have this all straight. I can hear you talk in my head.
Yup.
I can fight like a pro because of some family thing.
Uh-huh.
I can hear Rosie think.
Yes, you can
Last I'm an angel.
Well, yes and no.
What do you mean yes and no?
You weren't born an angel, per-say. You were made and angel though.
By?
You'll find out soon.
Dude?
The little lady has to tell you. But don't bring any of this up, she has to tell you herself.
Okay, one question.
Shoot.
Will I have like awesome black angel wings, and be able to fly?
…No.
Liar.
Someone shook me out of my trance. When I say that I mean they were really shaking me by my shoulders.
"Jay, hello? Earth to Jay!" Rosie was trying to get my attention, but when you're interrogating a reptile, you kind of tend to be kind of out of it for a while.
"Huh, what?" I asked, removing her hands from my shoulders.
"You were really out of it, so I went inside already. The guy said Medal Dealer Joe is at Greenhorn Plains." She told me, looking frantic.
"Right, well, let's go catch us a thief." I said heading toward the dock.
xXxRosie POVxXx
I thought I zoned out pretty bad, but Jay was like, 100 percent out of it. But he's off to the dock, so I guess I have to follow him. The boat was all ready by the time I got there. The boat ride to Greenhorn Plains was short, and we hopped off the boat and hi-tailed it to the back of the site.
"Wow, he's still here." Jay said, seeing the guy in the Fossil Center outfit.
"Yeah, for a thief, he's not all that smart." I said.
"Yup. Now, what's our pla-hey, this is a really bad plan." He said seeing that I was walking right up to the guy.
"How's it going Medal Dealer Joe? Or should I say Medal Stealer Joe?" I said, in the smartass way I've been told comes naturally to me.
"Huh, alright, you caught me." He said, removing his disguise. His blond hair was spiked back. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw was Jay doing the same with his hair, for some unknown reason.
"Since you've been caught, how about giving me my medals back?" I asked, it was really more of a command though.
"How about you Fossil Battle me for them?" He asked smugly. I was kind of stuck; he had all my best vivosaurs.
"Fine." I said, dragging Jay in front of him. Jay gave me a long blank look. "What you can't expect me to battle him, he's got all my good vivosaurs!" I said to him, he nodded and faced Joe.
"I challenge you, Kackorot!" Jay yelled, in a deep raspy voice. I smiled, and rolled my eyes. Me and this guy can be friends, his craziness level nearly matches my own.
The battle was over, almost as fast as it started. Jay laid out a crushing, almost casual defeat. Joe hung his head in shame, and handed my medals back over to me. Two police men from the station came over, and cuffed Joe.
"Thanks for helping us catch this guy. Level Up battles are starting soon. If you plan to compete, you better enter soon." One of them told us. I had really forgotten about Level Up battles being soon.
"Thanks, I know I forgot with all the commotion. Say, where's the Captain?" I asked, normally he would be here.
"He's at the station. He didn't feel like coming to get Joe, but he sends his thanks." The officer said, and they carted Joe away.
"Well, Level Up battle time. You're clearly ready Jay, I might have to train more." I said to Jay. He nodded at me. We stood there awkwardly for a minute or two, before I said a hurried good-bye, and rushed off.
What is wrong with me? Why can't I find my voice when I have to thank him? I'll think of a way, and thank him after the battles. I feel like I owe him about 10 thanks, and he just got here yesterday. But it's nice to know that he's looking out for me.
^LATER THAT DAY, AFTER JAY LEVELD UP^
xXxJay POVxXx
I expected my Level Up battle to be harder. But I beat it no problem, it's still early in the ga-uh, I mean my career though. I was getting my license upgraded at the front desk, and I heard someone walkup next to me.
"Wow, Jay, you already leveled up? I failed my cleaning test, and-" I cut Rosie off.
"The goal was 65, how did you fail?" I asked, smiling.
"-Then I got crushed in my Fossil Battle." She said, ignoring my interjection. As she finished her explanation, and old man in a blue suit walked up behind her. The man had a full beard, and was very tall, and rotund.
"Oh, Jay, this is my Grandpa, he's a very important man." Rosie said, as the man walked next to her.
"Ah, so you're Jay. I am Mr. Richmond." The man said, thrusting out a hand, which I shook.
"You own the island, don't you?" I asked. His face lit up.
"My family owns the island, but in a way, yes I do. I was the one who began this project, many years ago. It's quite a marvel, isn't it?" He said, nearly zoning out in his own success.
"It is really amazing." I said. And though I would never admit it out loud, I was looking at Rosie when I said that.
"Well, I thought I would formally meet you. But I also wanted to thank you for helping Rosetta. But I'm sure she's thanked you already." He said. Rosie hasn't thanked me, but she had a deer-in-headlight look on her face, and it's not a big deal she hasn't thanked me.
"Yes she has. But it wasn't really an issue; everyone needs help now and again." I said, and I noticed the look of relief on her face.
"Glad you feel that way. Because I also wanted to extend an invitation to you; you may do what you wish to Ethan, and his gang of ruffians, as long as you are keeping my granddaughter out of harms way." He said. He was giving me a free pass to mess Ethan up.
"Thank you sir." Was all I could manage to say. "But don't underestimate Rosie, she seems like she could handle herself if she had to." I figured she might be mad if I just act like the enemy of my kind; one of those, arrogant, jerky guys. Mr. Richmond smiled, and walked away. Rosie walked forward with a look of happy shock on her face.
"Wow…I uh, owe you two more after that little spectacle." She said, smiling at me. I smiled back, but my smile was just a little bit sly.
"I know, I've been keeping track. You're up to about, seven, I think, and I've only been here since yesterday." I said, putting my slight bit of underhandedness to use.
"Don't remind me, I won't forget, I promise." She said.
"Alright, well, good luck in your battle." I said walking away. Always leave them wanting more Jay, always leave them wanting more.
"Well, bye." She called after me.
"Later." I said, putting my right hand up in a backwards goodbye.
^LATER THAT NIGHT^
xXxRosie POVxXx
I finally leveled up. It took me two more tries after my first one, but I leveled up. Now, I promised myself I would do something.
I was walking through the Park Area, when I saw Jay over by the small dock. He had his arms folded, and was leaning against one of the railings, looking up at the stars. I noticed that his hair was down, which reached just passed his shoulders. I walked over to him, silently. I noticed he had on his usual shorts, but he was wearing a blue and purple deep-V guys tank-top. When he's wearing a t-shirt, he looks like a weak guy, but sleeveless, he's got some muscles. I knew I was staring but he didn't seem to notice.
"Did you come to talk to me, or stare at my arms?" He asked out of nowhere. How did he know I was here? He turned toward me, still leaning against the railing with his right elbow.
"Sorry, but with a t-shirt you look like a wimp." I said, giving him and underhanded smile. He rolled his eyes.
"Honestly, I've been working-out." He said, trying to show-off, he doesn't seem like the show-off type, so he must be faking it. I'll play along.
"Oh, really?" I asked, with fake interest.
"I'll grab a branch and do a couple of chin touches every now and then. Nothing major." He said tapping his bicep. I smiled bigger, and rolled my eyes.
"You don't really seem like the show-off type." I said looking him up and down.
"I'm not. Just trying to be funny, that's all." He said honestly. I nodded, and swallowed. Let's see if I can do this.
"I, uh, just wanted to thank you, for, ya' know, keeping Ethan off my back, and getting my medals back." I said, my voice cracking in some places.
"You aren't very good with thank-you's, are you?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Only when they involve you." I said, poking his chest. "Something about you just throws off my brain." I said glaring at him. He chuckled.
"I can tell." He said, laughing to himself. I know I blushed, but I could tell he might have been too. I rolled my eyes and walked away.
"Bye, Jay." I called behind me.
"Where ya' going?" He called after me.
"I don't know about you, but I have a big day tomorrow. I can go to the next dig site." I called back, trying to sound smug.
"You made it to the next level? I'm shocked." He yelled after me, but I didn't answer this time.
Always leave them wanting more Rosie, always leave them wanting more.
A:/N WOWZA! Do you know how many pages this is? EIGHT, EIGHT PAGES! I'm getting more epic. Now you know what's going on with Jay…sorta. Well what you know now, is better than nothing. Now, I need you opinions on something; There are some scenes I cut out 'cause they didn't fit, they did the first time I thought of them, but they don't anymore. My question to you guys is; should I put them on, and label the chapters they go in "Deleted Scenes."? Most of them are funny, but I just changed my mind about them, it's not 'cause I don't like them, it's 'cause they don't fit anymore. If you guys review, I will work a random phrase into every chapter…wait, never mind. I'll put a random phrase in every A:/N. The more reviews, the more random the phrase!
