A/N: Hey! I'm back with chapter 7, y'all! Hey, I want to thank all my reviewers. I woke up with a lovely surprise this morning: I went to bed with 15 reviews, and woke up with 23. Thanks! Okey-dokey, I've already received some great ideas, and I'll probably be using them sometime soon...Review replies are at the bottom, as per usual.

Okay, now to the show (or chapter, or whatever)! But before I begin, I have a very interesting piece of info to share: Did you know that Huntsman was voted the 4th most evil villain? I read it online. Anyway, on with the chapter.

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Chapter Seven: An Amazing Surprise

I left the house half an hour before the sun goes down. As I walked down the road to Central Park, I suddenly had the eerie feeling that someone was watching me. I turned around quickly, but there was no one there. I decided that even if someone was following me, I could take them on...

All the way to the park, I would stop and look behind me. Finally I got annoyed at not being able to see anything. "Eye of the dragon," I whispered. My vision suddenly had a red tint but was much, much clearer. All I saw was a car driving down the road in the fading light.

When I arrived at the meeting place, the bushes rustled as they did the night before, and Victor came crawling out of them.

"Ev'nin to ya," he said, then took a seat beside me.

"'Sup?" I replied. The leprechaun fixed me with another one of his piercing stares.

"You are still troubled, no?"

"I guess."

"Do no' worry about it. I have found a way to help you...to make you a normal human for a day."

"Really, how? When? Can you do it today? I-" I stopped short as Victor jumped down from the bench and dove back into the bushes. I turned around and saw...Mr. (er,Professor, I mean) Rotwood staring at me, elation showing in his brown eyes.

"Yo, what are you doing here, Mr...er...Professor Rotwood?"

"Vhat do you sink I'm doing?" he said. "I am taking a lovely stroll in Central Park."

"Isn't it a little late for doin' that?"

"Vhat I do is my own business, Mr. Long. Now vhat are you doing here?"

"Well, what I do is my own business, too." Rotwood glared at me.

"I heard you talking to someone...who vas it?"

"No one...myself. Yeah, I was bored so I started talking to myself."

"Ah, is that right?" Rotwood stayed and questioned me for more than thirty minutes. Finally, when I was sure he was gone, I went over to the bushes and said, "Victor!Are you still here?"

"Aye." He stifled a yawn and stated, "That man sure had one big mouth. And asking you all those questions...but let us not dwell on past things. Follow me."

He ran behind the bush, with me following him. Pushing a certain knob on a nearby tree brought the bush and its surrounding ground up like a trapdoor swinging on its hinges.

I stared in amazement. "Aye, Laddie, incredible isn't it?It's my own design, another way for leprechauns to get to our underground home...shall we?"

I followed him down many flights of stone steps into complete darkness, which unnerved me. I had never been fond of the dark. Finally we stepped into a narrow tunnel (still pitch black)that got narrower every second. All this time, Victor had been quiet. Now he said, "Luciado Omegata."

"Say what?"

"It's the password to our city gate."

"What gate? I do- whoa."I stared, dumbfounded, at the magnificent sight before me. A humungous gateway had opened up, and everywhere I looked, little leprechauns with red hair, wearing green, bustled about doing everyday things. A cheer rang out as we stepped into the city. "Leieterm!" they chanted.

"What does that mean?" I muttered to Victor amidst the crowd of chanting leprechauns.

"Dragon," he said, and pointed to a gigantic structure amidst the green houses. I gasped in surprise. It was a statue of a dragon. It was a statue of me.

A/N: Surprised? Well, I hope you liked it. Um, unless I'm able to update again this evening (which I probably will), I won't be updating until Sunday or Monday because it's my weekend with my dad, and he doesn't have a computer, but...we'll see. Anyway, please R n' R, and I'll do chapter 8 ASAP!

~Emachinescat ^..^

Review Replies

To Worker72: Yeah, it does make them a lot more interesting when they have a motive...and I've thought up of my own original one that u will see in the later part of my story...Yeah that would make sense for his dad too, it would make a lot more interesting conflict, and you are probably right about Jake regretting his choice...but maybe not...who knows? Well, I do, but I'm not giving it away! LOL. Anyway, that's a good idea about Rotwood following Jake...I just might use it. Well, thanks for your reviews. Luv, EMcat...

To snowboarder9: Thanks, I'm glad u like it...

To art1502599: Yeah, that's gotta hurt. And hopefully he'll be able to face his fears and face Huntsgirl...Love, EMcat.

To epobbp: Yeah, there is one thing I forgot to add onto our discussion. We actually had part of the discussion with our teacher during History, and Mr. Cole said that after they find out you faked it, they'll come after you, and there really will be a funeral...I thought that was pretty funny. Anyway, thanks for reviewing, and I hope you like chapter 7...

To Fuddog: I feel so stupid! I didn't know that it was a joke or whatever, and I fell for it! Gosh, I just can't believe it...I'm glad u liked it though. Yeah, that would be good if something like that happened. Well...Thanks for the reviews, Love, EMcat.