Chapter 5: Perfect Day
Jake was on cloud nine. He moonwalks to his grandfathers' shop with the wind on his shoulders and a song in his heart. In fact, Jake and Rose had a date the following night.
"Hey, Kid. You look awfully chipper." Fu said as Jake walked into the room.
"Thanks! I feel chipper!" Jake sighs happily and falls back on the couch "I just got my first kiss." Gramps walked in carrying a mop and a bucket.
"Jake! There you are! I need you to clean the shop."
"Okay, Gramps!" He takes the mop and bucket and runs off.
Lao Shi looks at Fu dog. "What's with Jake? He's usually disgusted at having to clean the shop."
"He got his first kiss." Fu explained. Gramps nodded in understanding.Both Jake and Rose spent the following Sunday dreaming about where they were going and what they'd be doing. They finally settled on going to a teen karaoke bar. Jake invited Rose over to his house seeing as she doesn't really have anybody for Jake to meet. She arrived at Jake's at 6:00 on the nose. When the doorbell rang, Jake answered it.
"Hey, Rose!"
"Jake! Hi!" Jake steps aside to let Rose in. "Nice house."
"Thanks! Rose these are the fam. My mom," He points to his mom dusting. She waves. "My dad," He points to his dad talking on the phone. "And my sister, Haley." he pints to Haley watching TV. She looks up and smiles.
"Hi! You're the girl from the pictures!"
Jake and Rose chuckled "Pictures?" Rose asked Jake.
Jake blushes. "Heh. Yeah."
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Rose!" Mrs. Long piped up. "I'd shake you're hand, but I don't want to get you dirty."
"Oh, that's okay. Nice meeting you, too."
Outside, a car horn honked.
"Well, there's our cab!" Jake said "We better go."
"Have fun, kids!" Jakes mom called after them. As Jake and Rose waved good-bye, Mrs. Long noticed a dragon tattoo on Rose's right palm.
Isn't that the mark of the Huntsclan? She thought. She may not be a dragon, but growing up with one, she knew all too well who the Huntsclan were.