Chapter 2: One Step Closer
The lively group headed to the shop. Ben said he'd meet everyone there with his prop. Trixie and Spud were arguing again. This time it was about Trixie dating Kyle.
"I just don't like the guy!" Spud was saying.
"Why, because I'm dating him?" Trixie shot back. "Look, Spud. Just because I have a boyfriend, doesn't mean you have to hate him!"
"Yeah, well, just because you have a boy friend doesn't mean you need to ignore your friends!"
"I am not-"
"GUYS!" Jake shouted.
"WHAT!"
"Stop fighting, aight? We're supposed to be friends here!"
Spud and Trixie folded their arms and looked away from each other. Everyone was sitting in chairs and on the couch.
"Where's Ben?" Leah wondered aloud.
Before anyone could respond, the door creaked open, but there was no one there. Everyone was startled.
"Who's there?" Jake asked timidly.
Ben's head appeared out of thin air.
"Boo." Ben said. His new friends screamed in fright. Ben laughed.
"Ben!"
"Sorry, I couldn't resist." Ben said. He held out the blanket. "This is an invisibility blanket. Put this over you, and you stay invisible to anyone. Kel, you or Rose can put this over you and sneak into the meetings!"
"That is genius!" Jake exclaimed.
Kel shot a look at Rose that said "Remind me again why we stopped being friends with this guy?"
"What is going on here?" Asked Lao Shi as he and Fu walked in from the back.
"Gramps, Fu, meet the answer to our prayer." Jake replied as he walked towards Ben. "This is Ben Kishi, the Japanese dragon. Ben, this is my gramps and dragon trainer, Lao Shi- the Chinese dragon, and my animal guardian and friend Fu Dog."
"Hello."
"Hey, Kid."
"Nice to meet you." Said Ben as he shook hands with LS.
"You too." LS replied. "Now, Jake, why do you say he is the answer to our prayer?"
"He has an invisibility blanket." Replied Jake. "Either Kel or Rose can sneak in on meetings without actually being seen!"
"Excellent." LS responded. "I wish you luck."
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Ugh. Sorry, guys. It is 11:00 at night, so I don't feel like posting a long chapter.