Jake then felt the item removed from his back. "You should be more careful," Thorn said, removing her mask. Rose put her mask in her right pocket. She smiled at Jake. "Why are you here anyways?" she asked. "Why do you care baby? I thought I was just another enemy," Jake said. Rose then put her arms around Jake. He gave a small gasp at the feeling.
Jake pulled out of her grasp and turned around to face her. He transformed back to his human form. "Looks like we are the same height," Rose said with a shy smile. Jake smiled. "Yes, I can finally look directly into your eyes now," Jake said. They stared at each other for a few seconds, then they hugged and held onto each other.
Rose rested her head on Jake's shoulder and closed her eyes. "So, you are ok with me being what I am?" Jake asked. "Of course I am. I always have been," Rose told him. Jake was silent for a moment. 'I still love her and she still loves me,' he thought. Rose gave a small sigh. "And, are you ok for me being what I am?" Rose asked. "Yes, I am," he said. Rose then smiled into his neck.
Jake sighed and then asked, "If you accepted me, why did you run?" Rose pulled away and looked at him. "I ran because I was afraid you wouldn't accept me. I ran because I didn't want to fight you. Remember that night when you and your grandfather broke into the other Huntslair?" she asked him. "Yes, I do," Jake said. "Did you notice he wasn't really hurt?" Rose asked. Jake thought back. He remembered that Laoshi seemed uninjured, even better by the way he acted. "Yes," Jake said.
"I didn't try to hurt him. I barely even touched him," Rose told him. "What about you?" Jake asked. "I only got a scratch from him. I think he sort of knew I didn't want to hurt any of you," Rose said hopefully. "Well, I did tell him about you a year after you ran," Jake told her.
Rose hung her head low. "He must hate me," she said. Jake then said, "Well, not really. He was glad that you left the Huntsclan," he told her. Rose gave a small laugh. "Well, better than having someone hate me," she said. They then just continue to stare into each other's eyes. Their love for each other growing even more. Jake and Rose started to get closer to each other They both closed their eyes. Right before they kissed, a voice yelled over an intercom, "There is an intruder in the building! It is a dragon! Capture it alive! Only kill if it is absolutely necessary," the Huntsmaster yelled over the intercom. Jake and Rose gave a small growl of frustration for not being able to kiss.
"Let's find a way to stop him now," Jake said, holding both of Rose's hands. "We have to be careful though. We can't be caught together, you can't be caught in human form, and I can't be caught helping you," Rose said. "I'll go alone then," Jake told her. Rose shook her head and smiled. "I said I couldn't be caught helping you, I didn't say I wouldn't help you." Jake smiled at Rose's words and pulled her into an embrace. Rose gave a happy sigh and pulled away a few moments later. "Ready?" she asked, putting on her mask. "Ready," Jake said, changing to his dragon form.
Rose and Jake snuck down a hallway when they saw a Huntsclan member with his back turned. Jake placed his back against the wall next to the open doorway into the next part of the hall where the member was. He made sure his tail wasn't showing when he saw Rose pull herself up to the roof where hooks were hanging. Jake wondered what she was doing when the Huntsclan member turned around. Jake pulled his head back so it wasn't showing in the doorway. Then he heard a grunt and he looked to see Rose knocked him out. Jake smiled at her and they continued through the hallways.
Rose and Jake slowed down when they came to a square room with three doors. The one in front on them was an advanced looking like door. Two silver colored, apparently sliding doors. On the right of them was a keycard reader with a keypad underneath.
"I don't think we are getting through there," Rose said. They looked at the doors at the left and right. They were not as fancy as the sliding doors but they were not cheap wooden doors either. The one on the left had the mark of the Huntsclan on the door. The one on the right had a sign next to it that said, 'HuntsStaff Storage Room."
"Well, we know what is in there," Jake said. They walked to the third door. Rose said to Jake, "Dragons first." She gave a smile but it couldn't be seen because of the mask.
Jake gave a grin and placed his hand on the door when he heard footsteps coming down the hallway. Rose quickly hid and waited. Three Huntsclan members came down the hall. Jake transformed to his human form and pressed himself next to Rose against the wall. Jake watched as a man in a brown cloak covering his entire body and head, walked past them with the three Huntsclan members behind him. The man swiped a keycard, entered a code, and entered the sliding doors. The doors closed and the Huntsclan members started to turn around when Jake transformed and flew forward and knocked them against the wall. The force that Jake hit them with would have then knocked out for a while.
"Thanks," Rose said just soft enough so Jake's dragon ears could hear her. Jake and Rose went back to the door with the Huntsclan symbol on it.
"On the count of three," Jake said. "One," Jake said. "Two," Rose said, holding on tightly to her HuntsStaff. "Three!" they said together and Jake opened the door, walking in with Rose behind him. "Ah Thorn, you captured the American Dragon. Congratulations! Now, you just have to slay him to become a full member of the Huntsclan," the Huntsmaster said.
He was sitting on a chair which looked like something a king would sit in. "Jake, take me with you," Rose whispered quietly behind Jake. "Oh, don't worry baby, I will," Jake said without bothering to whisper. Rose knew that meant yes. The Huntsmaster thought Jake was just taunting Rose. "Move!" Rose yelled. "Move it dragon!" she yelled. Jake knew she meant for him to attack and fly out now. The Huntsmaster thought Rose was telling Jake to move forth. "Thorn, have you figured out his identity yet?" the Huntsmaster asked. "No, I have yet to find out," Thorn said.
"Well, we can find out soon," the Huntsman said. "Sorry to disappoint you, but my identity won't be found out now!" Jake said and flew forward, knocking the Huntsmaster backwards. Jake flew for Rose when some green, fire like balls were shot in his direction. Jake dodged them and grabbed Rose. He flew out the open door and down the hallway. He continued to fly until he was out of the lair before he looked back. The Huntsmaster was not following them. Jake gave a small sigh and flew to his grandfather's apartment.
When they arrived, Jake landed on the roof and Rose climbed off his back. Jake changed back to human form and Rose and himself walked downstairs. Laoshi was sitting, waiting for Jake to get back. When he saw them, holding only each other's hands, he felt slight anger rush through his body.
"Jake! Where is the Ultimus Orb!" he yelled. Jake froze. He forgot all about the Ultimus Orb. He was about to come up with an explanation when Rose said, "Don't worry sir. It is safe for now. The Huntsmaster said he wouldn't use it without me. He says that it will help me slay my first dragon," Rose said then added right after that, "I couldn't kill a dragon anyways." "Why is that?" Laoshi asked her. "You are Huntsgirl after all," he continued. "Well, I am going to quit the Huntsclan," she said.
"That still doesn't explain why you couldn't kill a dragon," Laoshi said. "If I killed one, not only would I feel ultimate guilt, but I would be committing treason. If that is the way you want to put it," Rose said. "How is it treason?" Laoshi asked her. He was started to get slightly impatient. "Because…," she said slowly. Then she spilled it all out. "Because I love a dragon!" she said and then she reached over to hold onto Jake and just as quickly, Jake pulled her into a hug. They then stared into each other's eyes and started to lean in for a kiss. Fu walked in and saw their scene. He tugged on Laoshi's robe. "I think we should let them have their private time," Fu told him.
Laoshi gave a small sigh. "You are right," he said softly. Then said, "Good night." Rose and Jake looked up before they kissed. "Goodnight Gramps," Jake said. "Goodnight sir," Rose told him. "Goodnight young ones," Laoshi said and turned off the lights, the room being only lighted by a few candles that Fu lit. Laoshi and Fu left the room and Jake and Rose then got closer again. They both closed their eyes. Their lips then touched each others. They held onto the kiss, holding each other as close as they could, finally sharing their first kiss as lovers for what they hoped to be forever. They continued to kiss, neither wanting to stop or let the other one go.