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Jake walked into school sluggishly. He already saw Trixie at his locker scribbling down something on a piece of paper.
"Hey, Trix," he yawned.
She held up the paper. Jake squinted and read, "'Hi Jake, I wrote this in advance to let you know I lost my voice.' Huh? Trix, what happened?"
Trixie quickly wrote an answer then held it up to show him. It said Spud happened.
"Dang, really?"
She wrote, The Febreze didn't help.
"This whole Spud being sick thing is so weird. Spud never really gets sick. He has a strong immune system," Jake observed.
Trixie scribbled, Makes up for his weak brain.
Jake held in a laugh, "Hey, be nice. But I think Spud got to me, too," Jake said. "I let him come over for English work and now my head hurts, plus I'm super tired."
You let him in your house?
"Yeah, I had no choice. I'm desperate for this English grade. IfI start off with a bad grade for the year, it'll bring down my whole grade!" He opened his locker. "You need English to pass, and I do not want to end up like Brad Morton." He closed his locker to look at Trixie, expecting her to laugh. Remembering she couldn't, he just assumed she mentally did.
"Hey," Alicia greeted.
Jake was caught by surprise, "Oh, hey."
Trixie waved.
"Sorry for bailing last night," she apologized.
"It's cool, you had something to do," Jake shrugged. Trixie nodded.
"No, seriously. It was so random and I'm sorry-"
"Alicia," Jake interrupted, "Cia, I mean. It's all good. Right, Trix?"
Trixie nodded and smiled.
"Thanks for understanding," Alicia's lips formed into a smile. "But what's with the excessive head nods?"
"Ohh, Trix lost her voice," Jake told her.
"How?" Alicia asked, knowing the answer.
Trixie flipped her paper around and wrote, Stupid Spud.
Alicia and Jake laughed. Trixie wanted to yell at them to shut up but nothing came out except a little crack, which made Jake and Alicia laugh even harder.
"Shouldn't you be at home resting?" Alicia asked.
"She doesn't like missing school," Jake answered for Trixie.
"That's nice that she cares about her attendance."
Jake scoffed, "More like she cares about what guys and gossip she's missing out on."
You could see the anger and Trixie's face. Jake smiled deviously, looking directly at her. He loved being able to say whatever he liked without her snapping back one of her insults. And trust me, those comebacks were always good.
"We're visiting Spud," Jake demanded calmly to Trixie as the three walked back home. They decided not to skateboard home since Alicia doesn't have a skateboard.
Trixie shook her head no vigorously for the millionth time.
"Why not?"
Her eyes widened angrily as she pointed at her throat.
"You'll be fine. If you're sick you can't get any worse, right?"
Trixie rolled her eyes in response. Alicia stayed quiet for this one.
The three stopped at Lao Shi's store. "I'm gonna grab something real quick. You two can come if you want."
The two girls decided to walk into the shop as well. Fu Dog ran up to Jake. "Long time no see, kid. Heard you've been studying-" he noticed Jake putting his index finger to his lips in a panicky way. Fu Dog looked behind him and saw Trixie with another girl come in. "I mean- woof woof, I'm a perfectly normal dog!"
Jake rolled his eyes and pushed Fu Dog into the back room. Lao Shi walked in, "Jake, Trixie, and . . . friend, welcome." He smiled kindly. They all waved except Trixie, who was too busy itching her throat.
"This is Alicia," Jake introduced. Alicia walked a few steps up and waved shyly, not making eye contact. "Alicia, this is my grandpa."
"Hello, young one," Jake's grandpa greeted. "I see you found a new girlfriend, Jake. Good job."
Jake's eyebrows furrowed. "What?! No, Rose is my boo for life. This is our friend, she's new."
"Call me Cia," Alicia said in a low tone.
"Call her Cia," Jake repeated louder.
"Then hello, Cia. Sorry for the confusion," Lao Shi mentioned. "Trixie you're awfully quiet."
"She lost her voice," Jake said.
"From talking too much? Agoo agoo," Fu Dog laughed from the back.
Trixie was fuming. Alicia tilted her head.
"That's my worker!" Lao Shi covered up with a big smile.
"Spud actually gave us some of his cold. That's why I'm sluggish and Trixie's mute," Jake said, trying to change the subject from the dog that won't keep his mouth shut.
"Spud? Getting a cold?" Lao Shi questioned.
"Yeah. It's weird, right?" Jake scratched the back of his head.
"Yes, odd."
Jake remembered why he was here. "Oh! G, I'll be back. I came here to get something." Jake ran to the back then poked his head out. "You guys can make, uh, make conversation." He knew that was a bad idea since one girl was clearly being antisocial all of a sudden and the other could not speak.
The second Jake left Trixie dove for a piece of paper from Lao Shi's desk. She wrote frantically, You gotta help us. Jake wants to visit Spud even though he's the reason we're not feeling well.
"How do you suppose I help?" he asked.
Trixie scripted, then held it up, Anything. Convince him.
"How do you kids say it? I'll pass."
Trixie looked defeated. Lao Shi was about to return to his desk to do what he usually does. Run his no-costumer shop. He looked back at Trixie, froze, then quickly walked backwards. She was clawing at her throat. Her neck was increasingly turning green.
The old man gasped and grabbed her wrist, dragging her to the other room. "We'll return soon, Lia! Just need to check on something with Trixie!" he lied.
"It's Cia," she mumbled.
Lao Shi stopped dragging Trixie and began to explain, "I think this is- Oh, yes. Not good."
Trixie raised an eyebrow wishing she could yell about how impatient she was.
"You have elfpalsy. Most definitely. Have you been around elves?"
She shook her head no.
"What about Jake? Spud?"
She shrugged.
"Jake!" Lao Shi yelled.
Jake dragged his feet to him. "Dang, G. You didn't have to yell so loud, my head is killing me."
"Let me see your head." His grandfather grabbed his neck anxiously and looked behind his ear. "Oh, no. You have it to."
Jake raised his head up, confused. "Have what- Whoa, Trix! Check out your neck!" He pointed to her friend who desperately looked in the reflection of one of the store's shelves. She cringed at her green neck. When she tried to scream, nothing came out. Though this girl is a tomboy, she still cares about her appearance.
"You have it as well, Jake. On your head."
Jake groaned dreadfully, "What is this?"
"Elfpalsy."
"Yeah, it's elfpalsy alright," Fu Dog stated, drinking a Pepsi. "Could've came up with a better name though. My girlfriend back in the 1700s had it bad. Poor girl, was sexy too. Anyways, dumped her immediately!" He laughed. "Heard she cured it, though. Good for her."
"Cure?" Jake asked, running up to the dog urgently with Trixie behind.
"Yeah or else it spreads through your body and you'll be looking like a knock-off Shrek! Agoo agoo." He walked off.
"G, how do we find the cure?"
"I can show you. Before you go, check on Spud. If he gave you the symptoms, he most definitely has it." He pointed to the front of the store. "Might want to come up with an excuse for your new friend. Don't want her suspecting anything."
Spud snored loudly on the end of Jake's back while Trixie held on tightly for dear life. Their friend soared through the air across a forest with beautiful scenery.
"I hate how we had to leave Alicia. She probably thought we were bailing. Plus, I'm kind of a bad liar nowadays."
Jake wouldn't stop babbling on since one of his friends could not verbally respond and the other one was asleep due to his fever. Therefore Trixie was forced to hear Jake yap about his problems.
"But I do think my English grade is going on up. It was worth getting this stupid Elf thing. Spud actually helps." He landed and transformed back, causing Trixie to jump off and Spud to fall.
He woke up, "That was a quick ride."
"Hello, American Dragon!" The three were startled by an elf smiling at them, coming from nowhere. "The Chinese Dragon told me you were coming here. Don't be shy, follow me."
The elf led them to a small, but jubilant village. Elves were eating and dancing; seemed to be having a celebration or festival of some sort. The elf led them through the crowd towards their clinic. After losing Spud twice they made it.
The doctor looked at the three and without even examining them he diagnosed them, "These children have elfpalsy, without a doubt." He nodded his head.
"So, can we get the cure?" Jake asked.
"Sure! You're the American Dragon, anything for the magical protector. But the other two have to pay."
Trixie widened her eyes as to say what? Spud already dosed off.
"I'm running a profession. I can only make so many exceptions."
Jake negotiated, "We don't have any money, especially . . . whatever elves pay with."
"Well, I'm afraid I'll have to cure you according to the law since you do need urgent care," he looked at Spud and Trixe, "but you will be in dept."
Trixe rolled her eyes and took out her arm for the shot. Jake followed and pulled out Spud's arm as well. The doctor injected them each with the magical vaccine and miraculously their symptoms disappeared.
Spud yawned, "Whoa, what happened? Where are we?"
Trixie inhaled, "Oh my God! I can speak again, thank you so much, Doc!" Her smile dropped. "Though you are charging us."
The elf that greeted them walked in the room. "Nope, I'll cover it."
"Wait, really?" Jake asked.
"Yes, it's no problem."
"Thank you! We never got your name," Jake said.
The elf smiled, "Cutis."
After flying home, Jake and Spud walked Trixie home.
"I've missed talkin' all day!" she laughed. "I wanted to tell you off so bad, Jake."
"When?" he asked.
"Well, the whole day!" She turned her head to Spud. "And you, Spudinski, ought to be the worst."
He pointed to himself. "Huh? Why me?"
"You got us into this magical mess in the first place. How the hell did you get infected with an elf disease?"
While the two went back and forth, Jake's phone rung. It was a random number he didn't have as a contact. He picked it up anyway, "Hello?"
"Hey, Jake."
He beamed, "Rose!"
"Yup."
"What are you doing with this number?"
"I got a new phone. The other broke."
He smiled, imgaining Rose smiling right back at him. He missed her so much since Rose was still in Hong Kong with her family. They tried making a long distance relationship work, but it was driving Jake crazy.
"I have good news!"
"You know I love good news, babe."
"I'm visiting!"
Jake lit up like the fourth of July, "Rose that's . . . Really? When?"
"This weekend! I wanted to surprise you but I wanted to make sure you don't have plans."
"Nope, zero. And even if I did, I'd always make room for you."
She giggled on the other end. "Great. Then we can spend every second together."
Jake smirked, "I like the sound of that."
"I gotta go, save my number. Love you."
Jake felt butterflies in his chest when she said that phrase. "Love you too, Rose." He hung up.
"Ooh," Spud sang. "The love boat is up and running."
Jake turned to his friends. "Rose is visiting this weekend, guys!"
"Aw, I'm glad, Jakey," Trixie said warmly.
"I'm happy for you, man. When will it be my turn?" Spud looked up to the sky.
Trixie giggled to herself, remembering when Spud was so "depressed" freshman year because he found out Stacey moved. She suggested, "Maybe we're destined to be alone."
"What a ray of sunshine," Jake said sarcastically.
My work got deleted half way, I was so angry. But I remembered everything and rewrote it, thankfully. Hope you enjoyed!