Comments from the author: I've only gottentwo reviews giving me a suggestion for the name of the school, and I thinkthey are bothawesome, but I can only use one. Oh, and YFWE I regret telling you that little bit of info.
The bell rang, signaling the end of the school day. It was Friday, Jake's last day at this school. However, it was also Rose's last day. Jake caught Rose at her locker. She turned to him and they both sighed.
"I'm transferring schools," they both said at the same time. They looked at each other and opened their mouths to speak again. "I'm leaving tomorrow." They stopped and Jake smiled.
"Funny how things work out," Jake said. Trixie joined the conversation.
"Hey, maybe you two are going to the same school," she said. Jake and Rose looked at each other.
"Not gonna happen," Jake said.
"I don't think so," Rose said at the same time. Jake sighed.
"Well, I guess I'll see you around, then," Jake said, and Rose nodded. Before he could respond, she held him in a tight embrace.
"Bye, Jake," she whispered. She stepped back and Jake swore he saw water forming in her eyes. But Huntsgirls don't cry...do they?
"See ya," Jake said, and threw his bookbag around his shoulder. He turned the corner and Trixie turned to Rose.
"He won't even tell me where he's going, and he tells me everything," she said. Rose sighed.
"I doubt he tells you everything," Rose said, and Trixie laughed.
"Believe me, he tells me everything." Rose slipped her bookbag on and sadly left the school. She looked back over her shoulder, taking one last look at the school. She would be back, but when she came back, Jake wouldn't be back. He was actually transferring schools. She was just on a weeklong mission.
Rose ran all the way home.
"Huntsmaster, I'm ready to go," she said as she entered the rather large house. Her uncle came into the room as she put her backpack on the floor. She took the vial from his hand and opened it. She could smell it from where it was, an arm's length away. It smelled like rotten eggs, and she closed her eyes and quickly downed the bluish liquid. She coughed and dropped the vial, causing it to shatter around her feet. She looked up at Huntsman and he smiled.
"You have one week," he said. She turned around to face a mirror and she gasped at her reflection.
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"Welcome to TIDE, young dragons," a gray dragon said. He looked like Grandpa, but was slightly smaller. He suddenly turned into a human with gray hair and faded blue eyes. He was rather tall and wore a gray shirt and black pants. He had the facial features of a Chinese man. "Your first activity will be not training, but getting to know your fellow dragons better. Everyone please pair up with someone you don't know."
Jake looked around and noticed that most of the dragons were female, save one. He decided to talk to his fellow guy dragon and walked over to him. He held out his hand and the other dragon shook it.
"I'm the American Dragon, but you can call me Jake," he said. The other dragon was an orange color, but not bright orange, a dark orange. He nodded and smiled.
"You can just call me Kevin," the orange dragon said. "I don't really have a separate dragon name, unless you count the Huntsclan's frequent 'stupid dragon' name they've given me." At this Jake laughed.
"I really didn't want to come here..." Jake thought outloud. Then he turned back to Kevin. "But I guess it could be fun. My sister is in the elementary classes...she's only nine."
"What's her name?" Kevin asked, tilting his head.
"Haley," Jake said without enthusiasm, and Kevin's face showed that he had just remembered something.
"I know her," Kevin said. "She's the one who talks a lot."
"That's Haley," Jake said. He noticed another dragon come in, she was late. She was a black dragon with a pink underbelly, and her eyes were also pink. "Um, it was nice meeting you. See ya 'round." Jake waved and walked off, and Kevin went to talk to another dragon. Jake however went to talk with the black dragon. She looked up and gasped when she saw him.
"You're the American Dragon," she said. Jake nodded.
"That's me. Who are you?" he asked. She looked very nervous, yet she looked as if she were a lioness and the other dragons were her prey. She snapped back into reality.
"I'm the...Rose Dragon...yeah," she said, uncertain. Jake nodded.
"That's the same name as this girl I know," Jake said. "Her name is Rose...I hope she's doing fine at her new school." The black dragon quickly turned around.
"Don't worry, he does live in New York City," she mumbled. "He probably goes to the same school as you." Then she turned back to him. "Well, if you like, you can call me Trista."
"Isn't that Spanish for sad?" Jake asked. Another voice chimed in.
"No, the Spanish word for sad is triste, not trista," the voice said. Jake turned around to face a bronze dragon with black eyes and a calm smile. "I'm a Spanish freak," she explained. "I'm the Storm Dragon, but everyone here calls me Midge."
"Cool. I'm--"
"Hey, is that the American Dragon?" another voice called. Jake looked around and noticed that everyone except for Kevin, Midge, and Trista was staring at him. He leaned over towards Kevin.
"Am I that popular?" he asked, and Kevin laughed.
"With most of the girls," he said. "I mean, you always defeat the Huntsclan, and--"
"No he doesn't," Trista said. "The Huntsclan just leaves. If they would stay and fight him, they would win."
"Only if I let them...lately I haven't been doing my best with Huntsgirl," Jake said.
"Why not?" Trista asked, curious.
"It's really complicated. Anyways, my name is--"
"Okay, everyone, time is up," the teacher called. "Now I want you to get up here and tell me all about your partner." First up was Midge and a light teal dragon named the Water Dragon or Kitten. It looked sort of like Jake (Midge) and Grandpa (Kitten), but they were smaller and different colors. Midge took in a deep breath.
"This is Malorie Sheen. She's the Water Dragon and she can do pretty much anything with water. And unlike most dragons, she can only breathe ice," Midge said. Kitten bowed and Midge sighed. "Oh, and don't take her with you to fights...she thinks she knows everything." Kitten stood up straight and gestured towards Midge.
"This is Ayla Rogers. She is the Storm Dragon and can control the weather. So if it's a perfectly sunny day and it suddenly starts raining, that's her fault," Kitten said, grinning. Midge scowled. "She can breathe fire and ice, move stuff with her mind, and teleport. So taking her to fights will confuse the Huntsclan, but she probably will be thinking about boys or whatnot and not paying attention." Both dragons sat down and everyone clapped. The next pair was Kevin and a pink dragon named Magenta. Magenta began speaking.
"This is Kevin Rutherford. He is kinda wierd, but really good during fights. He's trying to master the art of teleportation, but is having problems with that. Anyways, he's one of those dragons that can breathe ice." Magenta grinned and Kevin sighed.
"Girls...anyways, this is Magenta. She's a shapeshifter, and her true form isn't a human, but rather a dog. She mostly sticks with her dragon, dog, and human forms but will sometimes change to something else. Oh yeah, she's PINK! And be warned, she's very hyper." Kevin grinned and Magenta smacked his head. They sat down and everyone clapped. Next up was a purple dragon and dark golden dragon. The purple dragon began.
"Her name is Kumiko Kurasaki, or Miko, and she's known to the Huntsclan as Nariko. She has a huge temper and isn't afraid to show it, so don't make her angry, folks. Also, she can control thunder and lightning and make electrical balls to throw at the Huntsclan with the lightning. So whenever you hear thunder, Miko is around. She doesn't have full control of her powers, though, so she really needs a partner to help her fight if there isn't anything electrical around," the purple dragon said. Miko nodded, signifying her turn.
"This is Rafaella Mendoza, but she prefers Raffi. Many Huntsclan members call her Superwoman, but that's only because she has super strength and junk like Superman does. She also has super vision and super sensitive hearing, so I guess she's the Super Dragon. We all can call her Raffi, though," Miko said. "And she's sort of like Midge in the fact that she doesn't pay attention." Everyone clapped as they sat down, and the next pair was a blue dragon that looked like Jake and the teacher. There was an odd number in the class.
"This is our teacher, Mr. Hei. He's a Chinese dragon, and he can do everything. Shapeshift, teleportation, telekinesis, everything. There's nothing he can't do. He has defeated over ten Huntsclans around the world, and is still going full speed," the blue dragon said.
"This is Katherine Frierson, or Phantom to the Huntsclan. She can turn invisible, multiply herself, and she is very sweet. But when it comes to the Huntsclan, she can do serious damage, considering her powers," the older dragon said. Everyone clapped and Kat took to her seat. The final pair was Trista and Jake. Jake went first.
"This is Trista Hunter. She is called the Rose Dragon, and she can do what most normal dragons can do...flight, fire breath, the norm. She has no unique powers as some of the others in here do, she's like me...normal. She seems nice but seems to be semi-sided with the Huntsclan," Jake said. Trista sighed. She hadn't learned too much about him.
"Well, this is the American Dragon, as most of you know...he's so popular...he seems to always get into trouble with the Huntsclan and he knows his Huntsgirl's identity, which sort of prevents him from fighting her at his best. I didn't catch his name, though," Trista said, grinning at the thought of finally finding out who the American Dragon truly was. Jake smiled.
"Oh, my name's Jake Long," Jake said. He turned to Trista, who was staring at him with a blank expression. She pulled him out of the classroom and slammed the door.
"Look, Jake, you can't tell any of these dragons who I really am," she said, gripping his shoulders firmly.
Meanwhile, inside the classroom, everyone was confused as to why Trista had acted the way she did when she heard his name.
"Hey Kevin," Kitten whispered. "Go to the door and see what they're talking about." Kevin nodded and quietly walked over to the door. He put his ear to it and listened.
"What do you mean 'who you really are?' You're Trista," Jake said. The black dragon shook her head.
"No, I'm Rose. When I told you I was tranferring schools, it was to here," she said. Jake had a blank look on his face. "It's me, Huntsgirl."
Kevin gasped and turned to the other dragons.
"We have a Huntsgirl on the premises, and she knows every one of our identities," Kevin said. The door soon opened and everyone acted as if nothing had happened. Trista recieved glares from everyone in the room.
"Why is it so quiet in here?" Jake asked.
"Why don't you ask Huntsgirl?" Raffi asked sarcastically. Trista looked at Jake and ran out of the room.
Comments from the author: This is my longest chapter yet. Awesome. Anyways, I think this chapter is really crappy and needs to be redone, but what the hell...here it is...I promised it would be up this weekend. Question: What will happen next? Will Huntsgirl be coaxed into a fight with all of these dragons? Or will she side with them to defeat the Huntsman? Read the next chapter (next weekend hopefully) and find out. Until then...
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