Author's Notes /External Law/ Nothing else to say because she ran out of good and stupid puns- This story is getting off to a very good start. I already got a lot of supporters and reviewers.
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Fu Dog- But what about us?
Well I gave Trixie some money and fifteen new CDs with her favorite artists' signatures. She was last seen in the mall. Spud got a bucket of money, three free all-you-can-eat-buffet tickets, and four new Zombie Slayer games. The buffet company is now suing me for giving him the passes.
Fu Dog-Yeah that's nice and all. What about Jake, Rose and Gramps?
Gramps? I brought back Principal Derceto (from Something Fishy This Way Comes) back and they seem to hit it off. Just don't go to the bedroom next to the bathroom. Trust me. It's not safe.
Also Jake and Rose are...kind of doing their own version of 30 Perfect Kisses. Only instead it's more like 30 Perfect Makeouts. Just don't go to Jake's room unless you want things for blackmail.
Disclaimer- Do I own American Dragon: Jake Long? No I don't. Do I have a life? No I don't. Do I wish I have a life? No I don't. Will I stop with these annoying and totally pointless questions? No I won't.
Summary- 30 Perfect Kisses. Doesn't that tell you enough?
"I can't believe it." stated Jake. He clutched his head and dropped to the floor of his grandpa's shop.
"I just can't believe it." Fu Dog patted his back and tried his best to clam the kid down.
"Easy now Jake." Fu Dog looked over the kid. Jake had run into the room about thirty minutes ago screaming his ass off that they had finally kissed and that he was the 'Mac daddy'. Suddenly he just dropped down and started saying 'I can't believe it' over and over again. Fu thought the kid was having a mental breakout and called Gramps over.
Gramps entered the shop and shot an angry look at Fu Dog.
"Fu Dog! What happened? Why did you called? And I was just about to win in the game of Mahjongg!"
"Yeah that's nice and all Gramps, but I think you better look at the kid."
That was when Grandpa saw that Jake was there. The stared in shock at the hyper boy.
"What happened to him?"
"I dunno Gramps. He just busted in here half an hour shouting 'I kissed her!' then he just turned to that."
"Young One what is wrong?" asked Gramps. All of a sudden Jake's eyes lit up and he started dancing.
"We swapped saliva! I am in love! She said she liked me! She said she liked me!" Jake grabbed Gramps and started to spin him. "She said she liked me! She said she liked me! AND WE KISSED!"
"Yo Jakey what's up? What are you talking about?" asked Fu Dog, grabbing Grandpa before he fell to the floor.
Jake spent the next hour explaining all that had happened. Where Rose went after the Grand Hunt. What happened when Spud and he were at the Hunts clan Academy, Jake was smart enough to leave out that he smacked lips with the Hunts girl. How Rose had willingly helped them when they were caught. And what had happened today.
"So that's what happened." Jake finished lamely.
He wondered what Fu Dog and Grandpa would think about all that. He knew that Fu Dog understood him and trusted him. However Grandpa was the person he was worried about. Gramps could inform the Dragon Council, and who knows what they do to people involved in the Hunts clan.
"Well this tops everything I had ever understood." said Fu Dog. He popped some fries into his mouth before asking-
"Are you sure you can trust her Jake?"
"I trust her with my LIFE. Which strangely enough-"
"Young one, I am not so sure about this." said Grandpa. Jake looked down at the floor, somehow he knew this was coming.
"Well I don't care what you say I-"
"What I mean is that I know you trust her. However I just want to make sure that nothing bad will happen to you. You may never know." he stated. Jake knew what he meant, the event with Councilor Chang and the Dark Dragon was still fresh in his mind.
"Young One." Jake looked up in surprise at his Gramps. "Do you think it would be possible to invite her over here? I just want to talk with her and discuss her views. I know you love her-"
"L-love? Who said anything a-about lo-ove?" Jake's face was redder than a red rose.
"However I will sleep better if I could talk with her." said Grandpa.
"I'll try and get her over here then."
"Good. Can we schedule a meeting for tomorrow then?" asked Grandpa.
"I can't. I'm going with Trixie and Spud to the skate park."
"I have a deep dog massage. It is on half price only for tomorrow!"
"And I also have my Mahjongg game to attend to tomorrow."
Silence...
"Ugh? Grandpa?" asked Jake.
"Yes?" Grandpa shot him a confused look.
"If you had a game tomorrow then why did you want to schedule a meeting for tomorrow if you were going to be busy?"
"Otherwise I wouldn't have known that you were too lazy for your own good and that Fu Dog's massager is going to need a gas mask." said Grandpa as though it was the simplest thing in the world.
"Hey I shower!" shouted Fu.
"Like once every single five years!" snapped Jake.
"How did you know? Who told you that? Was it Gramps? I NEVER SHOULD HAVE TRUSTED YOU!"
Jake dropped into his bed; he was dead tired and very sleepy. He continued to talk with Gramps and Fu Dog until his mom called him home.
Glancing at his right he smiled a bittersweet smile. There was the picture of him and Rose at the dance. It was the only thing he had that reminded him of Rose when she left.
When he found out she was Hunts girl his whole world came crashing down. The Ski Trip changed everything about him. How else would you feel if you found out the girl you loved was the one you were supposed to kill? He was confused and avoided her at school. He would have probably fallen into depression if only he didn't have so many things to do.
When Rose found out about HIS identity he did fall into depression. At first he was angry that she had left him. As Spud would say it 'he was a mad dragon stuck in a space alien infested war zone.' Then he felled into two months of depression. For two months his grade started to drop and he stopped eating. Everybody was worried over his sudden changes and the condition he was in. His mother tried to bake some chocolate chip caramel cookies for him, his sister wrote a sonnet about his attitude but it did no good, his dad tried a father to son talk, but that only made the situation even worse.
Trixie and Spud tried their best to help their friend, but they couldn't fill the gaping hole that Rose left. His Grandpa kept him busy with chores, but during those times when he swept the floor he kept on thinking about Rose and it haunted him. Fu Dog was the one that understood him the most. Without Fu Dog's help he would probably be stuck in the dumps right now.
His finger traced the outline of Rose's body in the picture. They were so different from one another that it made him think for a moment about their relationship.
They didn't have that much in common. Sure they went to the same school and they are helping destroy the Hunts clan. But they couldn't really connect with each other. Sure she was very pretty and beautiful, but is that all he could base their relationship upon? Did he only like her for her looks?
No. There has got to be much more than that.
She attracted him. There was this sort of vibe around her. She was mysterious and dark,
But there was something underneath in her eyes that only he could see.
Rose approached Jake and his friends during the middle of lunchtime. She giggled a little
when Jake opened his mouth and yawned. He looked very cute like that, and his hair was sticking up in an 'I-just-got-out-of-bed' look.
"Hey there cutie. I didn't know you could be so cute like this." she stated. Jake yawned again and smiled sheepishly at her.
"Hey there flower. Sorry I was just a little bit tired." he said. His mind was still a million miles away from Earth.
"Can I sit down?" Rose looked at the across from Jake and next to Trixie.
"Sure you-"
"Sorry princess," said Trixie placing a hand on the seat. Jake shot her a glare while Spud looked interestedly at the situation. "But give me a reason why I should trust you."
"Yeah for all we could know you could be an evil two-faced-dragon-slaying-she-witch!"
"Trixie, Spud that's en-"
"That's all right." said Rose not looking offended at all. "I never gave you a reason for why you should trust me. And we don't have a past friendship to forgive each other on. But the thing is- all of us are just human, or magical creature, but all of us are similar to each other. We have feelings, we have the ability to forgive and forget, and we are all the same in the end. Nobody is all good, while nobody is all evil. We are just gray angels. Neither good nor bad, but a combination of both."
Trixie was taken back on what she said. In her eyes, her view of the Huntsman were ruthless characters that were just plain evil. Rose was no different from the other Hunts people. However she was starting to warm up on them. Trixie wondered that maybe people could change for the better...with time.
"Alright then." she muttered taking her hand off the seat. "Sorry."
"No worries." said Rose smiling at Trixie.
"Whoa! Paused for a second here! Did de Trixie Carter just said she was sorry? HELL JUST FROZE OVER PEOPLE! OMG! AND I NEVER GOT TO TASTE THE SWEET TASTE OF LA' CHOCOLATE!"
Jake rolled his eyes at Spud's reaction.
"Rose I was wondering- well you see...My grandpa isn't keen on the idea of you helping us, and he wants to talk with you to discuss your...goals. I trust you with my life but he still wants to talk. Anyway can you visit my gramps shop the day after tomorrow?"
"Sure it's no problem. If I'm going to help you I have to make sure everybody knows what side I'm on."
"Trixie, Spud you can come too."
"For real dude?" asked Trixie. Spud was also thinking of the same thing.
"For real. I know you don't really trust Rose yet, don't lie to me, so this will be a chance to understand each other more."
Lunch time ended very fast and Rose started to warm up Trixie and Spud. Rose and Trixie found out that they had a lot in common, since they were both girls they found that they could talk to one another. Trixie could discuss with Rose about the latest gossip in Millard Fillmore School, and Rose could exchange fashion secrets with her.
Spud was surprised that Rose played Doom Slayer 3000. It was a demon-zombie game where the player had to complete many missions to defeat the game. However the game was also VERY graphical and Jake and Trixie had lost many lunches over the game. However over lunchtime they exchanged many hints and cheats on the game.
Rose walked down the stairs out of school. Today was a great day. She spent more time with Jake today and life was looking every good right now. She couldn't help but rub her right arm, ever since she banged her arm yesterday it had been feeling kind of off every now and then.
"Hey Rose!"
She turned around and saw Jake, Trixie and Spud coming towards her. She smiled and waved her hand.
"Hey guys! How are you doing?"
"Pretty good. How was the Math test?" asked Jake.
"It was horrible." groaned Rose. "Thankfully I already knew about the topic so it was okay."
"Neat."
"Where are you guys going?" asked Rose looking at their skateboards.
"Check it. We're heading to the stake park to shred some serious metal. So are you in or are you in?" Trixie looked at her friend.
"Yeah what do you say Rose?" Jake looked eagerly at her.
Rose signed and looked at the ground sadly. "I can't. I have my duties."
"But I'l-"
"I'm sorry but I'll get in trouble."
"Man that is just plain STPUID! you can't have someone take control over your life." said
Spud.
The three looked sadly at her. Jake spoke.
"That's okay. We'll see you tomorrow then?"
"Yeah, tomorrow."
When Jake and the other after finally left Rose was left with her thoughts. The Hunts master was always, ALWAYS taking over her life. She was influenced by him since birth. She had always done what he said because she didn't know any better. But now that she saw that there was much more to life than she ever knew... She wanted out.
"Jake! Trixie! Spud! Wait up!"
The group were surprised when Rose caught up with them.
"Don't you have training to go to?" asked Jake.
"I figured that there has to be more to life than slaying dragons. You fall in love, you make new friends, you find out about life and you break some rules. I was never a normal teenager before, so now it's time to be one!"
"Yeah now that's what I'm talking about!"
"Alright! You go girl!"
"Awesome!"
Rose smiled softly to herself. "The only problem is that I don't know how to skateboard."
Silence fell upon the group as they stared at her in shock.
"Is that a problem?" she asked.
"Don't know how...ta…stake?" asked an amazed Trixie.
"I'm losing my circulation." screamed Spud before falling into Trixie's arms. "Can't breathe."
"Well then you'll just have to learn." stated Jake taking Rose's hand into his own.
"Are you sure that this is safe?" asked Rose with a small amount of fear in her voice.
She had every single reason to be afraid. Rose was on one of Trixie's old skateboard; it was dark blue with two pairs of faded feather wings in the middle. She was perched on top of a rather large ramp. Balancing so she wouldn't fall off. And she was scared for her LIFE.
"It's alright we're here for you flower." Jake tried to calm Rose down. He was next to her and held her hand in his. His voice made her relax a little, but her mind was on full guard.
"Flower? Moving on to nicknames now Am-Dragon?"
"Didn't we have this conversation before?"
"Try yesterday in Rotwood's class. Remember our notes?"
"Aww yes." Jake signed. "I remember it like as though it was yesterday."
"You're an idiot Dragon Boy." scolded Rose playfully.
"Hey I'm hurt. Just watch how Spud and Trixie does it." Jake pointed to his friends on the other side.
"Okay the first lesson is balance." Spud got on his skateboard and jumped off the ramp.
"You have to make sure that you have total balance. If you can't control your balance then you'll fall off and have a concussion like me."
"That's reassuring."
"Now that you have that under your head you can do this." Trixie and Spud started to do every trick they had ever known. Rose mouth dropped open as they did 360's turns and millions of flips.
"I don't feel so good." said Rose clutching her right arm. A surge of pain just went through her arm.
"Just try it. Isn't that what life is about? Trying new things and making to the top?"
"If you say so." said a nervous Rose.
An hour later and Rose had managed most of the basic. She was able to balance on the board and not fall off. She tried out a few tricks and got away with a few scrapes. However something when wrong during a trick she was doing.
She was staking towards a ramp when another surged when through her left arm. This time though she couldn't stand the pain. She smashed into a metal bar. Her skateboard fell from underneath her feet and she fell into the ground.
"ROSE!"
Jake and the others rushed to her.
"Are you okay home girl?" asked Trixie, helping her get up.
"Are you hurt?" asked Jake.
"Yeah I just fell, it's no big deal." she said grabbing her throbbing arm.
"You're bleeding." stated Spud. He pointed to her bleeding left knee; Rose figured she must have scraped it when she fell down.
"Ouch. Here Spudie and I will go to the drug store. Jakey you stay with Rose over there." Trixie grabbed Spud and pulled him to the direction of the store.
"What happened?" asked Jake once Trixie and Spud were out of hearing range.
"I dunno." Rose felt pain from the wound on her knee. "I banged my right arm yesterday and it has been hurting ever since. I felt pain when I was staking but I just couldn't stop."
"It's alright." Jake sat down and lifted Rose onto his lap. He took out a white handkerchief and folded it, and then he pressed it to her bleeding knee. "Everything is going to be okay."
She leaned back; her head was on his shoulder. She was very comfortable in this position." Everything hurts."
"Where does it hurt the most?"
Rose opened her eyes and looked at him. "My left knee."
She was as surprised as the day she found out Jake was a dragon, with what happened next. Jake leaned down and softy kissed the handkerchief. It was so light that Rose doubted that it even happened had she had not seen it.
"My mom used to kiss my wounds when ever I fell down." he scratched the back of his head in an embarrassed way.
"T-thanks okay." she stuttered out. She blushed heavily and lustily added." It works."
"Where else does it hurt?"
A smirked formed on her face.
"My lips."
Jake raised an eyebrow at her and played along.
"Did you bruised it some how?"
"I guess I did."
"How did you bruise it?"
"I kissed an incredibly hot guy."
"Do I know the guy?"
"I believe I you do. He's a great romantic guy. He has a great built, he's sensitive; he's also a great kisser. I wish that I could run my hands in his dark hair; his chocolate eyes are heart warming. And his name..."
"What about his name?"
"His name is Jake Long."
Jake smiled at her, a sight that she nearly died from, and lowered his mouth slowly. Rose was ready this time. Her arms wrapped around his shoulder tightly. Her warm breath brushed his skin, making his hair prick up. They were so close...
However their kiss was ruined by the one and only "Spud the Spudifient."
"Hey guys wassup?" he asked. He missed the glares from Jake and Rose as Trixie help him up.
"Sorry guys. Superman here thought he could fly off a building without getting hurt."
While Jake and Rose said their "Are you alright?" and "Can you help me?" they were really thinking-
"I want to hurt someone so much right now."
Kiss #3-
Location- Staking Park
Kiss- Left Knee
Results- I am never going to wash that knee, ever again. After I fell Jake kissed it to make me feel better, and it worked. He was almost going to kiss me on the lips but the moment never came (thanks to Spud, no hard feelings though). Better luck next time!
To get things started- I'm sorry this chapter is so long. I got this great idea and everything just kept on piling up.
However this chapter is worth the wait. Wasn't it cute at the end when their moment was ruined yet again? But don't worry everything will always turn up okay.
At least I hope so!
Rose's birthmark is going to be important over the next few chapters. Also I want the Hunts master to appear soon, we need an evil villain. I'm also thinking about bringing Yang Jake back, but that is for the reviewers to decide.
CONTEST TIME-
Contest #1- What villain should I bring back? Hunts master? Yang Jake? Invent a new villain who is more evil than anyone you have ever known?
Contest #2- I'm adding two new characters to this story. A girl and a boy. You can decide upon their looks, appearance, hobbies, etc. Add it in the review because my e-mail doesn't work.
Contest #3- Should I do a mini chapter about Spud and Trixie?
The 'Rose-and-Jake-kicking-Brad's-butt' chapter is coming really soon. Just bare with me!
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