Chapter 10 – Rose's True Identity

Comments from the author: Well, here we go. This is the last chapter. He he, pretty quick huh? Anyway, an author's note will be put up the next day. Well, hope you enjoy the last chapter of this story.

I looked around the cage. 'Hmm…' I thought. "How long do you think a wooden cage can hold in the American Dragon?" I asked her. "Long enough for me to slay you." She said, holding her staff at me.

I tried using my fire breath but the blizzard interfered with it. I coughed. "Aww, is the big bad blizzard wind too strong for your wittle dragon fire?" She asked, mocking me.

"Yo, you're the wind beneath my wings." I said, trying to mock her back. I used my wings to fly. "Yeah!" I cheered. The wind was good at first but then it made me fall off.

I turned into one big snowball tumbling down the hill. I saw a figure down below. I couldn't control myself, so I ran over the figure. I suddenly noticed it was Brad, who was now tumbling down the hill.

I also looked below to see an ambulance with two paramedics and Professor Rotwood on the stretcher. Brad was still tumbling down and hit the stretcher. 'Oops. That's got to keep him out of school for a while.' I thought.

I rubbed my head and then I saw Huntsgirl. She jumped on me. "Yo, get off my back woman!" I told her. I tossed her away from me and she morphed her staff into a snowboard.

"Snowboarding! That's what I'm saying!" I said. I grabbed a piece of bark and formed it into a snowboard. I then caught up to her.

"Not bad, dragon. But let's see how you do it off the trail." She said, turning into a forest of trees. "Ow!" I said, while bumping into trees. After there were no more trees in the way, I continued chasing Huntsgirl. I then saw a half-pipe that was pretty similar to the one in the skate park back next to my neighborhood.

"Nice moves, dragon." She said. "Right back at you, but you really need a pair of wings to catch some air." I said, flying. I saw her leave.

"Leaving so soon? Stick around a while." I mocked. I threw four icicles to trap her against a tree. Her snowboard turned into a staff again. "Go ahead! Finish the job. The Huntsclan will find you soon enough!" She said.

"Actually, I don't." I said. I pulled the glove from her right hand. I gasped. "They were right." I said, under my breath. Huntsgirl managed to get released from her trap. "Like it? It's the mark of the Huntsclan. It assures I was born to do one thing, slay dragons!" Huntsgirl said. I still felt bad for yelling at Trixie for not being right.

"Say good bye, dragon!" She said. "Aiyah!" She yelled. It echoed and we both glanced. Her voice caused an avalanche. I quickly took flight and watched Huntsgirl (or now in my case Rose) get caught by the avalanche.

"Rose!" I said. I decided to save her. So I grabbed her. "What are you doing?" She asked, trying to make me let go. I ignored her question. I let go after she hits my hand. I landed on the ground.

"Why did you save me? We're mortal enemies. Or did you forget?" She asked. "I wish I could." I said, walking away. "Dragon! You saved my life, but that doesn't change my destiny! Any last words?" She called out to me, holding her staff.

"Eat snow, Huntsgirl!" I heard someone say. It was Spud, along with Trixie. They landed on Huntsgirl. "Hey! I did it. I mastered the--" Spud said, then without him noticing she shot her staff at a ski lift. "Ow." He said.

"Another day, dragon." She said, morphing her staff into a snowboard again. "Ain't you gonna go after her?" Trixie asked me. "Let her go." I said. I morphed back to a human and we both helped Spud up.

Luckily, he wasn't hurt. "Come on. Let's get back to the lodge." Trixie said. I nodded. Spud and I followed along with her.

I opened the door to the lodge. 'It's so warm inside here.' I thought, sighing in relief. After being in the cold for so long, I was glad to be inside a cozy, warm lodge.

We all got hot cocoa and sat down on three empty chairs. I sighed. "I should've trusted you guys all along." I said, apologetically. "Hey, don't even sweat it, Jakey. If you ask me, Rose wasn't all that anyway. Listen to this." She told me, holding out a handheld tape recorder.

I heard a snore. "She snores like gravel in a blender. Plus, you should see home girl's feet. She's put some serious ninja wear and tear on them joints. Oh, and don't even get me started on sharing a bathroom..." She said.

"Children, it is time to pack your things. We are leaving tomorrow morning." Professor Rotwood said. He was in a lot of casts. 'Ouch.' I thought.

The next morning…

I had all my things packed and we have all boarded the bus. I sat alone and Trixie sat alone behind me. We both had no clue were Spud was.

"Oh, hear comes trouble." Trixie said, pointing to Rose. I looked up and saw her. "Hey Jake." She waved. I crossed my arms and nodded at her coldly.

"Listen, I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to hang out this weekend." Rose said. "Hey, you were busy." I replied, still upset. "So, did you want to tell me something? Is this seat taken?" She asked.

FLASHBACK (still in Jake's POV)

It was the day the Rose and I met…

"Hi." I said. "Hi yourself." Rose replied.

This time, we were dancing together in the fall dance.

And then, it was when I was daydreaming on how Rose and I saw an airplane writing, "Jake and Rose Forever." She leaned on me and I smiled.

Now, this was the time that I saved Rose from falling off the steps. I also caught her books.

Then I saw some flashbacks of the battle between her and me. It was when I found out about her.

END FLASHBACK

I sighed. 'I have to do it.' I thought. "Sorry… It is." I said, not looking at her. She was stung and walked away.

I felt bad for saying it. 'Times like these, I wish I wasn't the American Dragon.' I thought.

"Yo, where is Spud anyway?" Trixie asked. I shrugged. I was heartbroken. 'I guess my relationship with Rose is over.' I thought, sighing sadly.

♥The End♥