Her Fate

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone from ADJL; I only own those who I make up.

Rating: PG-13

Nosey Little Sister

"Yo, Haley! Wait up a second!"

The fourteen year old girl stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. Haley Long had grown up in the past seven years quite a bit. Long gone were her expectations of getting what she wanted through her looks. She knew, now, that she had to work for what she wanted.

Her long hair that used to be tied into pigtails at all times was now cut to shoulder length and held back in a clip. She no longer wore cute little dresses; she was a young adult now. She wore navy dress pants, a white blouse and black dress shoes.

"What do you need?" she asked the brown eyed, red headed boy. His name was Jeffery Hanson. He was in three of Haley's classes and she only spoke to him once, when he asked to borrow a pencil.

"W-well, I-I was just wonderin' if ya wanted to go do somethin' sometime."

"I'm busy." She told him curtly.

"Well, we don't have to do it now… anytime will-"

"And I'll be busy then too." she cut him off.

He scowled, "Everyone was right. I didn't believe them but they were; you're nothing but an ice queen who thinks she's better than everyone else. One day you'll regret your high and mighty attitude."

With that said he turned around and stomped off. Haley sighed. She never meant to come off as rude or mean. She really was busy… all the time.

She was the top student in school. She was an aid to the principal. Then she had her dragon training with her grandfather.

Haley didn't have friends. She didn't need them. All that mattered to her was being and staying on top. That's all she needed.

She worked hard to be better than all the students at school. She worked hard to be better than her older brother at being a dragon. Friends would only slow her down and serve as a distraction. A distraction she didn't need.

She never dated for the same reason. Having a boyfriend would interfere with all her work. She didn't need them.

She had to be the best at everything. To get all she wanted in the world it was mandatory. To get ahead in the world she had to be the best in school.

The Dragon Council would accept nothing but the best either.

FLASH

Rose raised an eyebrow as she entered Jake's apartment as he held open the door. "It ain't much but it's mine, ya know."

She smiled at him, "It's nice." She picked up an empty pizza box and raised both eyebrows.

Jake's eyes widened and a pink tint rose to his cheeks. He grabbed it and threw it into the garbage that held at least two other pizza boxes from what Rose could see.

"You eat a lot of pizza." She stated, giggling a little. The apartment reminded her of Joey and Chandler's apartment in the early seasons of Friends.

Jake chuckled, "Yeah, well, I don't have to cook it. Just gotta pop it in the microwave when it gets cold. Unless it's breakfast, cold pizza is awesome for breakfast."

Rose laughed.

Jake raised an eyebrow, smiling. "What's so funny?"

"You still ramble just like you used too."

FLASH

"I'm home." She called into the house.

"Hey there, Pumpkin."

"Dad, I'm too old for that name. Call me Haley." She told her father though she knew it was useless. She had this same conversation twenty-six times before… she counted.

"Aw, you'll always be my little pumpkin." He insisted.

Haley rolled her eyes at her clueless father. "Where's Mom?"

"She went grocery shopping, do you need help with anything. 'Cause you know, I can help out. Is it boys?"

She sighed, "No. I have homework and then I have to go to help out at Grandpa's shop."

"Alright, Pumpkin, have fun."

She nodded and went up the stairs to her room. She had a math worksheet to do, science packet, and she had to write a speech for her English homework.

FLASH

"So, you teach other girls to beat up on us guys? Jeez, where's the love?" Jake groaned dramatically.

Rose laughed as she hit him with a little pillow she found on his couch.

"Ow, ow, ow, gimme that!" he snatched the pillow from her; smiling, "So do you hit on all the guys, or is it just me?"

She smiled saucily, "Only you, Dragon."

He didn't know why but when she called him that, a tingly sensation crawled up his spine causing him to shiver involuntarily.

Rose noticed this and crawled like a predator over him, "You like that, Dragon?"

In an instant Jake switched their positions, pinning her to the couch. She giggled uncontrollably and Jake smiled as he watched her; his eyes focusing on her lips.

He didn't even really take in to account that he seemed to be moving closer to her until she stopped her girlish giggling and stared up at him.

He watched as she closed her eyes. He inched closer; everything seemed to be in slow motion. He closed his eyes.

Their lips got closer...and closer until they were almost touching and then…

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

The angry shout of the fire alarm interrupted them. "The chicken!" he shouted as he ran to the kitchen and opened the oven door; flooding the apartment with a thick black cloud.

Rose rushed to open the windows; letting the smoke out as she coughed. When all the smoke was out the alarm shut up and she returned to Jake's side.

"Aww, man." He groaned as he stared at the pitch black chicken.

"Oh, Jake, I'm sure it's fine. Just well done…" she attempted to reassure him as she made a move to stab the poultry with a fork.

It wouldn't even pass through the first layer.

The two stared at the ruined chicken until they unanimously started laughing hysterically.

"How about we go out to eat?" Jake offered.

Rose nodded, "Yeah, good idea."

They left the apartment still laughing, though neither knew what they were even laughing about.

FLASH

Haley let out a slight sigh of relief as she finished her speech on how women were still considered the weaker of the two sexes even after all they'd proven.

She walked out of her room and down the stairs. "Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad."

"Bye, Sweetie."

"Bye, Pumpkin." They replied in unison and returned to their previous act of play Rummy.

Haley shook her head as she shut the door. She truly felt sorry for her poor father who still lived in a world outside of their family.

Jake was already grown up and out of the house and Haley was only four years away from becoming an adult herself, yet their dad was still oblivious to the fact that his wife and children were of a completely different species than him.

She had a fairly large suspicion that her mother never planned on telling him. That she would let him die never knowing the truth he so richly deserved the knowledge of.

Haley decided to take the shortcut through Central Park to get to the shop. Her grandfather mentioned something about hiring someone to help out and Haley wasn't so sure it was such a brilliant idea.

Suddenly she saw Jake's friends, Spud and Trixie. She hid behind a tree and whispered, "Ear of the Dragon."

"Chill, she's a good guy now. 'Sides, now Jake's like happy and junk."

"He is not happy! That Rose girl's got him under some kind of spell thingy! You don't just quit bein' the bad guy!"

"Sure they do, bad guys always redeem themselves. In Buffy the Vampire slayer, Dragon Ball Z… let's see…uh… that Terra girl in Teen Titans, wait did she ever become good again? I found her character really confusing… I think she went good in that last episode with Slade… and-"

Trixie cut off his rambling, "Boy, that is TV! This is real life! And home girl is no better than she was seven years ago!"

"Rose?" Haley whispered to herself as her ear returned to its human state. She racked her brain; trying to remember how she knew that name. "Jake's old crush… but she turned out to be…" she gasped. 'Huntsgirl's back!'

There it is. I hope you liked it. Haley knows and poor Rose and Jake haven't kissed; what a pity. I couldn't help myself, it was too funny. I was gonna have it be Rose who burnt the chicken but somehow it seemed funnier to me to have Jake burn it. Not sure why... Anyway, please review.