Thanks for the reveiws, guys! Oh, I forgot to add that I posted this story on the ADJL fan forums under the name MormonDragon (Yep, I'm Mormon. :)).

Chapter 2: At Lombardo's Pizza

"Hey, Trixie, Spud, wait up!"

Jake was skating to Lombardo's Pizza to meet up with his friends. They usually do that every Friday Trixie waved him over.

"Hey, Jakey! What's crackilatin' baby?"

The 3 friends head inside and sat at their favorite table. Trixie and Spud talked, and talked, but Jake was unusually quiet. They knew all too well what Jake had on his mind. Trixie spoke up.

"Yo, Jake, when are you going to suck it up? It's been weeks!"

"I can't stop thinking about her, Trix! It's like a constant headache. I keep thinking about where she is, and what she's doing." Or if she forgot about me. He added silently.

"Maybe if I wasn't a dragon, things would be different." He sighs, leans back on his chair and closes his eyes as he remembers when he found out he was a dragon.

(A/N: I'm going to include a lot of flashbacks told from different peoples' POV)

It all started the day before Jakes' first day of eighth grade year. He woke up, stretched and felt...weird. He walked over to his mirror to find a crimson dragon staring back at him. Jake was scared.

"M-m-MOM!"

His mom came running. "What's wrong, Sweetie?" Jake couldn't talk. He whimpers. "Oh. Wow!" She laughed. "I can't believe this!"

Jake stared at her, shocked. "What? I'm a big red...THING! What's happened to me!"

"Well, there's no easy way to say this, but... Jake, you're a dragon."

"Say what?"

"You have come from a long line of protectors of the magical community."

"Okay, back up! You're telling me I'm a dragon coming from a long line of protectors of the magical community, and you waited 13 years to tell me?"

"I wanted to wait until you showed signs of having powers. Which I guess is now. Anyway, your grandfather -my father- is a dragon as well. He will be training you. Oh, and Jake? You must keep this a secret. Humans are not that tolerant towards magical creatures."

"You mean I can't tell my friends?"

"No."

"Aw, man! That tanks!"

"Jake? Jake, you still there?" Spud asked waving a hand in front of Jakes' face.

"What? Oh, yeah. Sorry."

"We were trying to tell you that Rose is sitting across the room with some of her friends."

"Rose?"

Mwahahaha! Cliffhanger! I'll update soon!