Chapter Ten
Grounded
Jake stood stunned as Fu, Gramps, and his Mom stared him down waiting of an answer. Jake quickly wracked his mind for an excuse.
"Were waiting," said Fu tapping his paw impatiently. Jake continued to think until something came to his mind.
"I was at a party!" he said trying to sound casual.
"A PARTY!" exclaimed his mother. Jake flinched at her sudden outburst.
"Yeah." He said softly.
"Where was this party?" this time it was Gramps who asked the question.
"Down near the warehouse district," Jake tried to leave it as vague as possible so he could alter his story later if needed.
"WO! The warehouse district! The only party's that go on down there are…" Fu paused and gasped.
"You went to a Rave!" he exclaimed.
"A Rave!" his mother gasped.
"Fu Dog what is a rave?' Grandpa asked.
"It's a wild party with loud music, drinking, and drugs." Jakes Mom got so red in the face that it looked like she was holding her breath.
"Jake did you…" Jake knew what he was going to ask.
"No I did not! No way!" Jake answered too fast.
"Jake open your mouth," said Grandpa. Jake obeyed. Jake's Gramps now had the nose of a dragon. He sniffed Jake's open mouth and turned to his mom.
"I smell no drugs, alcohol, or mints. Although I smell chicken. But he is clean," said Gramps. Jake's mom seemed to calm down. She looked at Jake with a fierce glare that made Jake have to look away.
"You are grounded until further notice. Now go to bed and we will talk about this in the morning," said Jake's mom. Then the three exited and left Jake alone. Being grounded wasn't so bad. At least they hadn't figured out his secret. Jake brought in his uniform and hid it in his closet. Then he got ready for bed and went to sleep. He wasn't too exited about what would happen tomorrow, there was school and his mom he would have to face. But now at least now that he was in the Huntsclan he had a new chance with Rose. He really did love Eve but he loved Rose too. Plus Eve was in L.A. so it seemed okay. So he drifted off to sleep and dreamt about Rose.
The next week was a living hell for Jake. To have a good impression think about what Jake had to do on the "Old School Training" but 100,000 times worse and on top of that he was reduced to Hailey's servant. That is about his punishment. And he also had to work (and I really mean work manual labor) in Gramp's shop. At the end of the week he thought to himself, One week down, only four more to go.