Jake pinned the Huntsboy against the wall.
"If you think you can just come into my life and mess it all up, you've got another thing coming," Jake said. Suddenly there was a beeping sound. Jake turned into a human and took out his cell phone. "Yeah?...Okay, I'll be there pronto." He put the phone back into his pocket. "I swear if anything's wrong with her I'll kill you. And don't think I won't." He turned into a dragon and flew out of the Huntslair. Huntsman grinned.
"You did well, apprentice," he said. Huntsboy stood up and swiped his hands over his clothes a couple of times.
"Sure, just let him kill me," he said and disappeared. He reappeared in a bedroom and quickly changed into normal clothing. The door opened and an African-American girl came in. She saw cuts on his face and sighed.
"Where do you work again, Spud?" she asked, and he laughed nervously.
"McDonald's," he said. "Um, two of the girls got into a catfight about who was going to take this guy's order, and I tried to stop it. The result?"
"A beat up Spud and a hungry guy, I presume."
"Exactly."
Jake flew to the hospital and turned into a human. He ran inside and up to the desk.
"Room three hundred and fifteen," Jake said, and the girl pointed down the hall. He walked down that hallway. "Three twelve, three thirteen, three fourteen, three hundred fifteen." He opened the door and saw Rose sitting upright on the bed. "Are you okay?"
"Just some cuts and bruises. Jake, it wasn't Huntsmaster," she said. "He has a new Huntsboy." Jake looked at the ground.
"I know...Spud," he said, and Rose pulled his face up to hers.
"Spud? As in your best friend?"
"As in my ex-best friend," Jake corrected. Rose nodded.
"Understood," she said. "They did some tests, other than these cuts and bruises, I'm fine." Jake hugged her and smiled.
"That's great," he said. "Oh, and your name is Long."
"Fine with me," she said, grinning. "But I'm going to be in here for one more day, to just rest up."
"I think I'm going to spend the night here with you," Jake said. Rose yawned and fell backwards onto the bed.
"Well, good night, Jake," she said. Jake smiled.
"Good night, Rose," he said.
Comments from the author: You thought it was over, didn't you? Well you're wrong. Hah. Next chapter up soon. There's just a bit of humor in this chapter, but it fits...and it sort of balances out the other parts. See ya in the next chapter.