"Hey Rose listen, I don't know how to ask this, but, do you wanna be my girlfriend", Jake asked after an awkward silence.
"Oh Jake of course I do", Rose said happily, wiping tears away, smiling. She kissed him on the lips lovingly as Jake's eyes formed into big hearts. "Oh, uh, I've gotta go Jake, I'll see ya' later", Rose said as she walked out of the shop and skated down the street, waving goodbye to Jake. As Jake waved to her dazily Grandpa, who was behind Jake, cleared his throat. Jake, surprised at his Grandpa, whirled around and assumed a karate position.
"Stay calm Jake, it is just me", Grandpa told him as Jake, embarrassed, dropped his karate position.
"So where's Rosy, huh Jake", Fu asked teasingly.
"Oh, uh, she went home, but, she's cool, we don't have to worry about her slaying me anymore", Jake explained.
"Why not", Fu asked.
"Cause, Rose totally told me how she hates being the Hunstgirl, and she wants to be my girlfriend, idn't that great Gramps", Jake asked excitedly but stopped as he saw his Grandpa frowning and tapping his foot angrily.
"Jaake…you know you're responsibilities as the American Dragon, do not permit you to date an arch enemy", his Grandpa explained.
"And you don't date one that wants to kill you", Fu put in. Jake sighed and said;
"But Gramps, she's so nice, even if she did wanna slay me." But Grandpa still frowned and said;
"Jake, I know you are excited about Hunts…I mean Rose liking you, but what if she is reporting what you talk about with her to the Huntsclan, imagine what they could do with the information you might mention"
"But Gramps, she already knows that I'm the American Dragon, what more could she get out of me"
"It's not what she can find about you, it's what she can find about any dragon or magical creature she encountered before", Grandpa told him.
"Aw man", Jake whined. Meanwhile at Rose's house she opened the door to her room. She lay on her bed thinking. As she got up to check her hair, the floor split and she fell in a hole. She amazingly remained calm and fell through the hole into a dark room in her basement. Then she spotted a green glow from a bluish-green staff and saw the Huntsman enter.
"Ah, Huntsgirl, you're back, what happened", he asked darkly. Rose sighed, took out her staff, and a holographic picture of Jake in human form appeared on it.
"His name's Jake Long, he's my age and goes to my school, and…..and I found out he's the American Dragon", Rose explained, with a hint of sadness in her voice. The Huntsman glared at her.
"Why didn't you figure out sooner than this, he's practically your boyfriend, correct", the Huntsman demanded sharply.
Rose shrunk back in fear and replied shakily, "Yes Master, but I, he, I could never tell because I always had Huntsgirl duties to be burdened with." The Huntsman glared at the sixteen year old girl.
"Being Huntsgirl is not a burden, it is your duty and destiny", the Huntsman told her strictly. Rose's eyes widened as the Huntsman took his staff and raised it to her neck.
"I'm sorry Master, I didn't mean to offend you, I just meant"
"Silence Huntsgirl, your duty is very different from that of The American Dragon, your duty is to slay magical creatures and kill any dragons, and his duty is to, as his master so foolishly puts it, protect them from evil forces, so you can't possibly love him! Do you understand that!" Rose nodded as the Huntsman lowered his staff. She silently sighed with relief but the Huntsman turned back to her. "Now, you will go back and see him, get as much information as you can and report back to me everyday with news, as soon as we have enough information, we can eliminate dragons forever", the Huntsman exclaimed. Rose feared what this would do to her and Jake's relationship, but she also feared her Uncle, who could easily kill her if she disobeyed.
So she nodded and said, "Yes Uncle, I will, I won't disappoint you again." The Huntsman motioned to the door so she could leave. Rose quietly left the dark room and went to her room. All the while thinking about what she had to do to Jake. When she reached her room she threw herself onto her bed. Then she saw a picture of Jake and her at the park on their first date. They had been sitting on a bench talking and a painter had come over and painted a picture of them. Jake let Rose keep it as a souvenir to remember their first date. She took the picture off of her dresser and hugged it close. Then she remembered what she had to do and sighed, dropping the picture to the floor. Heartbroken, Rose sobbed into her pillow and cried herself to sleep.
Part 3 Coming Soon! Reviews are welcome!