The next day came and Jake came into school to start another day, but it wouldn't be too long now. He just kind of hoped it was Friday already so that he could go home, but also, take Erin to the Spring Dance that was coming up and sighed as he thought about her and nothing or no one else.
"I miss her already." Jake sighed about Erin.
The Angry Scientist soon gave everyone safety goggles.
"Well, pay attention, I don't want my grade to be tarnished because of you." June warned Jake.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't worry, we got this." Jake replied.
"Pour in the purple liquid first, little childrens, and then a drop of yellow." The Angry Scientist told his class.
Max grinned as he loved this class more than the other students did.
"That kid is creepy." Jake commented about Max.
"He claims that he's a super-villain." June informed.
"That little gnome, a super-villain?" Jake replied.
"Hey, his words, not mine." June replied.
"Now add a few drops of the red liquid and then mix it together." The Angry Scientist continued.
The students did as told.
"I wonder if Erin would love Science..." Jake smiled to himself. "She's so amazing."
"Focus, Dragon Boy." June reminded him.
"Oh! Yeah, sorry, yo." Jake replied.
June rolled her eyes as they focused on their beaker.
"You may now stir for a while and you can record your results after." The Angry Scientist then said.
Everyone continued to work while Jake just thought about Erin while stirring the beaker.
"Hey, Dragon Boy!" June called.
"Erin?" Jake blinked.
"Oh, my God, will you shut up about that girl already?" June groaned. "We have a project to do!"
"You don't have to talk to me like that, you know." Jake glared slightly.
"Just focus, all right?" June glared back. "This is no time for daydreaming, in case you haven't noticed, we're dealing with probably dangerous and toxic chemicals!"
"Well, I don't say anything about you and that Sockhead kid." Jake retorted.
"You leave him out of this!" June demanded.
"Oh, so it's okay for you to be in love, but not me?" Jake replied.
"Look Jake, as long as you're going to be in this school, you better do your part, or else you'll get in trouble, okay?" June warned.
"What are you, my mom? Last time I checked, you aren't my parents." Jake replied.
"Fine, you wanna get detention, see if I care." June glared.
Jake just rolled his eyes as both of them continued their experiment.
"Gotta make it harder with you being here, don't ya?" June muttered.
Jake didn't say anything and stopped stirring as the beaker soon turned bright purple and he wrote this down in his notebook. The Angry Scientist looked around the students as they worked on their experiments.
"Do we pass or what?" Jake asked.
"I suppose so, very nice work." The Angry Scientist told them.
"See? I told you," Jake said to June. "We got this in the bag."
June just rolled her eyes. Eventually, class was over and everyone went in the hallway.
"I guess you did alright, just try to keep your head out of the clouds..." June said. "You really like this Erin girl, huh?"
"She's the most unique girl I've ever met..." Jake said. "Well, probably next to Rose, I mean."
"I guess, if you say so." June shrugged.
"And I can't wait for The Spring Dance." Jake continued.
"Well, it's on Friday, just try to think about other things and maybe it'll come faster." June said.
"Hmm... I guess that's a pretty good idea." Jake shrugged.
"Come on, let's get something to eat." June said.
"All right." Jake replied.
They soon came into the cafeteria as it was time for lunch.
"Anyone care for some freshly baked muffins?" Melissa asked. "DJ made them."
Jake grabbed a muffin and then ate it. "Man, these are delicious!"
"I'll be sure to tell DJ," Melissa smiled. "He's a great baker."
Jake grabbed his lunch tray to find somewhere to sit. He then walked to find somewhere to sit, but he didn't see the wet floor which made him slide and accidentally land on someone with his food on her.
"Get off of me!" Yumi glared.
"Oh, man, I'm so sorry." Jake frowned.
"You're gonna be!" Yumi glared.
"Yumi, he said sorry, it's okay." Ami told her.
"Oh, man, uh, here, let me clean you up." Jake offered.
"Get away from me!" Yumi glared. "Who do you think you are?"
"I'm Jake, but you don't have to get mad at me, you could at least accept my apology." Jake said.
"WHY, YOU-" Yumi glared.
Ami gave her best friend a scolding look to make her stop being mad. "I'm so sorry about Yumi," she then said to the boy. "Say, you're the transfer student in our History Class, right?"
"That's right," Jake replied. "I'm Jake Long."
"Well, it's nice to meet you in person, Jake, I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to properly talk, but I'm Ami and this is Yumi," Ami smiled. "I really hope you're having fun in Cartoon Network City."
"Yeah, it's not too bad," Jake smiled back. "Some of the people here are pretty cool."
"So, you hear about the dance?" Ami asked.
"Yeah, I was thinking of going with this girl Erin." Jake replied.
"Oh, yeah, I know Erin a little bit," Ami said. "She lives in The Miguzi Docks."
Yumi didn't say anything, but wiped off the food that was on her.
"Do you need any help?" Jake asked.
"It's fine, I can do it." Yumi muttered slightly.
"Still, I'm so sorry," Jake said. "It was an accident."
Yumi still muttered.
"Yumi, he said sorry." Ami reminded.
"Fine... Apology accepted." Yumi told the American Dragon.
"Thanks," Jake replied. "I-"
"But NEVER do that again or we're going to have problems." Yumi then threatened, grabbing his collar and pulled him closer to her with her eyes turning blood red.
"Um, okay, I'm sure it won't." Jake replied.
Yumi dropped him and walked away with Ami. Jake then stood back up and dusted himself clean with a small glance towards Yumi before going to sit down. Melissa looked to him and decided to give her a complementary muffin with a small smile.
"Wow, thanks." Jake said.
"No problem." Melissa smiled as she soon put the basket back where she got it and soon went to sit with her best friend, Judy.
"You got lucky, dude." Eddy said to Jake.
"Uh, how?" Jake asked.
"Yumi could've killed you." Eddy clarified.
"Well, like I said, I'm the American Dragon, I've met all kinds of different people in the magical world whenever my gramps sends me on certain missions, especially when I ran into The Huntsclan." Jake replied.
"The Huntsclan?" Eddy asked. "What's that?"
"They're a group that hunt down different kinds of magical beings." Jake said.
"Even you?" Double D asked.
"Even me..." Jake replied. "I was considered valuable since I was a dragon."
"Oh, dear!" Double D frowned.
"Just part of my job, trying to keep the magical world safe." Jake said.
"Just like June." Dee Dee said.
"Dee Dee, enough." June said as that was getting old.
"I'm just hoping to have fun at the dance on Friday," Jake smiled. "I really hope I can have a good time with Erin."
"I'm sure that you will," Double D replied. "Right, June?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah, sure." June said.
"I sure do miss Trixie and Spud though..." Jake said. "I hope they're okay without me."
"I'm sure that maybe Mike is giving them some company." Double D said.
Back at Disney Acdemey, Mike walked over to Trixie and Spud to join them for lunch. The two talked for a moment before looking over.
"Um, hi, can I sit with you guys?" Mike asked.
"I guess..." Trixie shrugged as Mike soon sat down across from them. "So, you're a werewolf, huh?"
"Yeah, I am," Mike admitted. "I'm just surprised you guys know about the magical world since you're mortals."
"Well, we kinda found out in a special way and we've been keeping Jake's dragon secret a secret for a long time now." Spud smirked.
"Kinda like how Dee Dee and I found out about June being the Te Xuan Ze." Mike commented.
"I suppose that's a good point." Spud shrugged.
"So, how are you guys doing besides missing Jake?" Mike asked. "I just thought we could maybe talk a little since I'll be here for a while."
"We're doing pretty good and just chilling," Trixie replied. "How about you? How are things at the Long household?"
"Better than I thought; I mean, they don't hate me for being a werewolf." Mike said.
"Well, you know you can't tell Jake's dad..." Spud said. "He might overreact."
"Isn't he a dragon too?" Mike asked.
"Actually, Mr. Long's a mortal." Trixie told her.
"Really? He doesn't know anything?" Mike asked.
"Nope." Spud shook his head.
"Huh... Usually mortals in the family do..." Mike shrugged. "Then again, Mrs. Long told me that the gene skipped her and went to Jake and Haley."
"Yep." Trixie and Spud replied.
"So, uh, you do okay in the store yesterday?" Trixie asked.
"Yeah, Lao Shi wanted to see how strong I was, I'm surprised how strong he was for an old man..." Mike commented. "Also met a sweet girl who stopped by named Rose."
Trixie and Spud's eyes widened to the name 'Rose'.
"Uh... What?" Mike asked them. "Did I say something wrong?"
"Did you say Rose?" Trixie asked. "Was she blonde?"
"Yeah, why?" Mike replied.
"We know her... Sort of..." Spud said.
"How? Is she a bully or something?" Mike asked out of disbelief at first.
"No, no, nothing like that... She... Well... Uh..." Spud said. "I'm not sure how to say it."
"She actually went to school here last year." Trixie began.
"She did? But why did she even leave in the first place?" Mike asked.
"Well, here's where it gets complicated..." Trixie sighed. "Rose actually used to be a member of The Huntsclan. She became the personal apprentice of The Huntsman, and they basically raised her since her birth, but we found out the truth during one mission in The Dream Realm that she was taken from her parents at birth because she had a special birthmark. Spud and I found out during our ski trip, and we knew it had to be hard on Jake, but we told him the truth. Eventually, during one magical mission, Jake was allowed to have one wish and he had wished that The Huntsclan had never made her become a member. Jake soon met Rose and they became friends, but... Rose and her parents were moving away to Hong Kong, and he never saw her again after that."
"Dang..." Mike commented.
"We felt really bad for Jake since he had a thing for her." Spud said.
"And you say you saw her?" Trixie asked Mike.
"I'm sure I did..." Mike said. "Maybe I should talk to Rose and see if there's something I can do."
"I just say good luck with that," Spud said. "I mean, he never got over her disappearance, but I doubt Rose will even remember."
"Hey, he deserves to be happy." Mike shrugged.
"You got a good heart." Trixie admired.
"I get that from my parents." Mike said.
"They must be proud of you for going through with this." Trixie said.
"Yeah, I suppose they would be." Mike smiled sadly.
"What do you mean 'would be'?" Spud asked.
"Both of them are gone." Mike said.
"You mean...?" Trixie was about to ask.
Mike nodded sadly. Trixie and Spud froze up slightly.
"It's okay," Mike said. "You didn't know. I mean, I was only four."
"I'm so sorry," Trixie replied. "It must've been rough."
"It was, believe me." Mike said.
"We won't talk about it anymore..." Spud said. "We'll talk about something else... Like Stacey Wintergrin."
"Isn't she a cheerleader?" Mike asked.
"She's the most amazing girl in this whole school." Spud smiled out of love.
Mike rolled her eyes. "Uh, how about you, Trixie?" she then asked. "You got someone you like?"
"Well, I am dating this one kid." Trixie replied.
"Who would that be?" Mike smiled.
"Sticky Webb." Trixie smiled back.
"Interesting name." Mike commented.
"He's a very smart boy," Trixie said. "He's probably with Penny Proud or something right now. They're best friends after all."
"What about you, do you have someone special?" Spud asked.
"Sure do; she lives over at Nicktropolis and her name is Lil DeVille." Mike smiled.
"So you're a girl and you like another girl?" Spud asked.
"Yes, Spud, I do." Mike said with slightly slanted eyes.
"Oh... Cool." Spud replied.
"That's not gonna be a problem, is it?" Mike asked.
"No, it's not, I just ask that if you guys are near me to not make me watch," Spud said. "That's nice, but I kinda don't wanna see two people of the same sex kissing."
"I guess that's all right then." Mike said.
"Well, that sounds really good," Trixie smiled. "Congratulations."
"Thanks, she's just so amazing and cool." Mike smiled back.
"Well, that's good." Spud smiled.
"Jake is also lucky to have friends like you." Mike said.
"Wow, thank you." Trixie smiled.
Mike smiled to them as they had a fun lunch altogether even if they were away from their really good friends.
Eventually, before everyone knew it, it was Friday which was good news for Jake, and Mike decided to take a walk.
"Man, it'll be time to go back to the city before I know it..." Mike said to herself. "I wish I could help Jake out with Rose, but what can I do?"
Rose was soon seen at the park, sitting on the swing and staring at the night sky.
"Rose?" Mike called to her.
"Hey, Mike, what's up?" Rose smiled.
"Uh, nothing much, just taking a walk," Mike said. "Guess I'm getting a little homesick. Nothing's really going on tonight."
"Yeah, tell me about it," Rose said. "My parents ordered some pizza, and I thought I'd clear my mind. Lately, I've been having dreams about someone I don't remember meeting, and yet, I feel like I've known him for a long time."
"What does he look like?" Mike asked.
"The most thing that stands out to me is his black spiky hair with green tips." Rose informed.
"Interesting..." Mike said. "Do you know his name?"
"I can hear it in my mind, but I can't say it..." Rose shrugged. "Is that weird?"
"Not entirely..." Mike said before looking around. "Are your parents around?"
"They're probably picking up the pizza right now... Why?" Rose asked.
"I think I need to talk to you. Alone." Mike suggested.
"Uh, okay, is something the matter, Mike?" Rose asked.
"I can't tell you right here, we have to be alone." Mike said.
"Well... Okay..." Rose said. "Just hope my dad's not there, otherwise he'll want the door open in my room."
Mike and Rose soon went to the hotel and they went up to Rose's room where she was staying with her parents and they didn't seem to be there, but there was a note from Rose's mother to say that they should be back in time for dinner since they left to get the pizza.
"Okay, they're not here, I guess we're good." Rose said.
"Great." Mike said.
"Is something the matter?" Rose asked.
"It's about that boy you saw in your dream, Jake Long." Mike said.
"Aren't you transferring with a boy named Jake Long?" Rose asked.
"Rose, I'm saying Jake is from your dreams." Mike said before telling Rose everything that Trixie and Spud said to her at lunch in the cafeteria.
Rose blinked as that was a lot to take in, but she soon held her head and closed her eyes as she seemed to have images flash through her brain like she was flashing back to meeting Jake, Trixie, and Spud even though she didn't seem to had. She saw of her first meeting with Jake and their many misadventures together, and from when she found out that her parents weren't dead and the Huntsman kidnapped her from birth, and that Jake made the wish of her never being taken from the Huntsclan. "I... I remember Jake..." she soon said after a while. "He was my friend... He was... He was my boyfriend..."
"Yeah, I was sure he was." Mike said.
"I hunted him down all the time and I even almost killed him." Rose continued.
Eventually, a blonde woman and a brown-haired man came into the hotel room with a box of pizza. Rose and Mike looked over as Rose had tears in her eyes.
"Who are you and what are you doing here with my daughter?!" Mr. Stark glared at first.
"Whoa, whoa, calm down!" Mike told him.
"I will shoot you," Mr. Stark threatened as he pulled out his hand gun. "I have a license to carry a gun."
"Joseph, dear, calm down, I'm sure there's an explanation for all of this." Mrs. Stark told her husband.
"Yes, Dad, please..." Rose begged. "This is Mike, she's my friend."
"Yes, so, please put down the gun, so nobody gets hurt." Mike added.
Joseph narrowed his eyes and soon put the gun down.
"I am so sorry about that." Mrs. Stark said to Mike.
"It's okay, I guess I should've expected that since I kinda came in with no one knowing I was here." Mike told the woman.
"Care to explain to me then of why you made my daughter cry?" Mr. Stark demanded.
"It's not Mike's fault, Dad, we were just talking... About..." Rose struggled since she wasn't sure what to say.
"We were just talking about an old friend who had to go away." Mike then said.
"Uh... Yeah..." Rose said.
"I'm sorry, sir and ma'am," Mike said. "Uh, maybe I should just go."
"No... You can stay if you want..." Mrs. Stark offered. "You seem so nice."
"I'm sorry too," Joseph added. "I'm sorry, I guess I'm just a little overprotective of my daughter."
"It's a dad thing." Mike said.
"Yes... It is..." Joseph said. "Uh, you wanna stay over and have dinner with us?"
"Just a minute, please, I need to talk to Rose alone." Mike said.
"Oh, I see, this sounds serious." Mrs. Stark smiled innocently.
Joseph looked suspicious at first since Rose and Mike were going to be alone together, but his wife managed to talk him into going with it.
"So, Mike, uh, why are we alone?" Rose asked.
"I need you to talk to Jake." Mike told her.
"I... I can't..." Rose bowed her head.
Mike frowned to that as she knew this would take some time and work.
Meanwhile, Jake was getting suit on as he was getting ready for the dance tonight and smiled to his reflection in the mirror. "Man, I look smoking hot tonight." he then smirked.
June opened the door wearing a one strap mint green dress with white flowers, black pumps, and her hair is in a bun.
'How do I look?" Jake asked her.
"Well, you do look handsome even though you're not my type." June said.
"Do you think Erin will like it?" Jake asked.
"I'm sure she will." June gave a polite smile.
"You're not so bad either," Jake replied. "Double D is sure lucky to have someone like you."
"Wow, thanks, Jake." June said.
"No problem, June." Jake smiled.
"Ah!" Jasmine smiled as she soon came over. "I'm glad to see you two finally getting along."
"Yeah, he's not so bad, even though he can be a butt-head sometimes." June told her grandmother.
"Oh, you're no prize yourself." Jake rolled his eyes.
Jasmine looked amused about this. "I hope you two have fun at the dance, I gotta work with Monroe in the attic."
"Of course you do," June replied. "I'll tell Double D you said hi, Ah-Mah."
"Thank you, Juniper." Jasmine smiled.
"It was nice meeting you, ma'am, and thank you for letting me stay here." Jake said sincerely.
Jasmine gave a small smile as her granddaughter and the American Dragon soon left to go to the dance.
"Jasmine, do ye think ye'll stop being enemies with Lao Shi then?" Monroe asked.
"Perhaps, Monroe, maybe I can." Jasmine told him.
Monroe smiled as he was glad that the feud might be over.