Jake rolled over and smacked his beeping alarm clock. He slowly sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He still ached a bit but not as much as last night. He looked around his room and really appreciated it. Last night could have been his last… If not for Eve. Eve! The thought of what happened last night came crashing on him. He turned to look at her. She was waking up. She really was beautiful. He really did love her and better yet she loved him. It was a match made in Heaven.
Eve sat up in Jake's bed and rubbed her eyes. She noticed he was staring at her so she stared back.
"What you looking at?" she asked.
"Nothin'," he replied.
"You like what you see?" she asked.
"You bet I do," he responded in a cocky tone. So they both got out of bed and Jake got dressed. Eve left the room before he did of course and went down into the living room. When she turned the corned she gasped at what she saw.
Jake came down the stairs and saw Eve in a petrified state. She just stood there and didn't move.
"Yo what's …" before he finished he saw what was up. Jake's Mom and two other adults sat in the living room waiting for them.
"Please sit down," one of the adults said. She had long black hair, blue eyes, and wore a long black dress. The other was a man. He had on a business suit and had a suitcase near his chair. Both Eve and Jake sat down on the couch and were silent.
"Umm… What's up?" Jake asked.
"What's up is what you two did last night," the man said.
"Yes we need to know what you two did in that bed room last night," the woman said.
"Nothing happened. All we did is fall asleep in the same bed nothing more," Eve said in a slightly angry voice.
"Don't talk that way little lady I'm your mother!" the woman said. Jake was speechless. "If the woman was her mother then the man must be her father" he thought.
"Well nothing happened. I mean if something did don't you think Mrs. Long would have heard it," Eve said.
"Really Eves telling the truth. We just slept in the same bed nothing happened." Jake said joining the conversation.
"Be that as it may how can we trust the words of two teenagers," Eve's father said.
"Cause we're fourteen! OK! FOURTEEN!" Eve yelled.
"I said don't raise your voice," Eve's mother scolded. Eve calmed down.
"Now I believe we should give them the benefit of the doubt," Eve's mother continued.
"But Honey…" her father started saying when Eve's mom interrupted.
"We have no proof. Now you two go to school and we will see you at home Eve. So Jake and Eve got their stuff together and went to school.
Rose walked down the hallway of the school to her locker. She didn't get much sleep last night. All night she cried in her room for hours after the fight. She felt really guilty about betraying Jake. But another part of her was glad. She had slain her first dragon and was now a true member of the Huntsclan. She got to her locker and opened it. She looked across the hall at Jake's locker and realized she'd never see him again. She turned away and grabbed her books. She looked at herself in the mirror in her locker. She looked a little tired today. She went to close her locker when she heard a voice from behind her she never thought she'd here again.
"Yo Trixxie, Spud. What's Up!" Rose turned around and saw him. Jake! He was right there, opening his locker. He was alive! Part of her was very happy, but another part was quite angry. She had failed in killing him. She shut her locker and disappeared into the crowd.
Jake was glad he was in school today. The classes went by smoothly. In every class Jake and Eve held hands whenever they got the chance. At lunch was when it went wrong.
All four friends were sitting at the lunch table eating merrily. That is until a green energy ball blew up the table.
"DRAGON!" The four turned to see the Huntsmaster in the Cafeteria. Jake and Eve took off running for the hall. The Huntsmaster followed. After many twists and turns they were outside and in a back alleyway. Jake and Eve ran until they came to a dead end.
"Now this time I'll make sure you die," the Huntsmaster said.
"You wish you could touch this. Dragon Up!" Jake turned into a dragon and lunged at the Huntsmaster. Eve held out her hand and her fingernails grew a foot long and became sharp. The Huntsmaster blasted at Jake but he took flight and dodged them easily. Eve raced at the Huntsman with her nails ready. She leapt into the air and brought down a karate chop. The Huntsmaster tried to block with his staff but it was sliced in half. He stumbled backwards and Jake came rushing in. He flew down and head-butted the Huntsman in the gut, sending him flying. He landed on his back with a thud. Jake landed next to Eve and they advanced on the Huntsmaster. The Huntsmaster got to his feet, but had no weapon. He quickly spun around and ran for it. Jake reverted back to human form and looked at Eve. They both began to laugh uncontrollably. They returned to school and had a good day.
Jake was walking home alone that day after school. Everyone had other plans today. He did tell Trixxie and Spud about the fight but left out the stuff that happened in his bedroom. As he turned the corner he came face to face with Rose.
"What do you want," Jake said scowling at her.
"I wanted to say I was sorry," she said sounding truly sad. Jake didn't care.
"It's too late for sorry," he said as he tried to pass her. She blocked him off.
"What? Do you think sorry really cuts it here? Well it doesn't! You betrayed me Rose! You shot me when I was defenseless. You didn't even give me warning.
"I had no choice if I didn't my family would have disowned me!" she said.
"What so my life is of less value then being a member of a heartless family!"
"No but…"
"Forget it Rose. I want nothing to do with you! We're through!" Jake ran around her and was gone. Rose was really hurt by his words. She really was sorry. She didn't want to do it. Or did she. She didn't know. Everything use to make sense but now it doesn't. She had no idea what to do. Then anger began to rise up within her. She had meant it and he just yelled at her. Well it truly was over between them. They would never be together again, and she was going to get him. She was going to slay that dragon. One way or another. For now they were mortal enemies to the last.