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Chapter 7: Busted

Mrs. Long was sitting on the couch reading. She waited patiently for Jake to come home. And sure enough, he came through the door.

"Hi, Mom."

"Hi, sweetie. How was your date?"

"Fun. Well, good night!"

"Hold it!" Jakes' mom said suddenly. Jake stopped and turned around. "Jake, I need to talk to you. About Rose."

Jake smiled. "Mom, it's okay; I know."

"You do? You know she's part of the Huntsclan?"

"How do you..."

"I may not be a dragon, Jake, but I know more than you think. A lot more."

"So you know about the Huntsclan?" Mrs. Long nods. "Look, Mom, I can explain..."

So he did. Jake told his mom how he found out that Rose was Huntsgirl, how he revealed his identity and Hunts girl let him go, how they talked and Rose explained more about her past. Mrs. Long was pleasantly surprised. Yet she still felt uneasy.

"Jake, you know that the Huntsclan is bad news. I just don't think that dating your enemy is safe. Especially if her destiny is to kill dragons. Now, I'm not telling you to quit seeing her, I'm just telling you to be careful."

"Thanks Mom." Jake kissed his mother goodnight. He stands up. "Oh, could you not tell Gramps I'm dating Huntsgirl? You know how eccentric he is."

Mrs. Long nods. "But if your life depends on it, I will tell him."

Over at the Huntslair, Rose walked nervously to the Huntsmans' office. He looks really PO'd.

"Sit." The Huntsman ordered Rose. He shows her a screen of Jake flying from her room in Dragon form. Oh, crap. Rose thought. He knows. "Explain."

"Uhhh...I...didn't notice him?"

"Don't lie to me, Thorn!" The Huntsman thundered. "You were fraternizing with the enemy! Do you deny it?"

"Okay! So I did! Jake isn't that bad!" Realizing she just spilled the American Dragon's name, she gasps and covers her mouth.

The Huntsman looked surprised. "So his name is Jake."
Rose looks scared. Aw, man!

Lao Shi was mad. He just got a letter from the Dragon council stating that Jake, the American Dragon, is dating Huntsgirl. HUNTSgirl! He folded his arms angrily as Jake moonwalks in.

"So,"

"A needle pulling thread!" Jake joked. He laughed until he noticed his grandfathers' angry face. "Uh...did I ...do something wrong?" He asked.

"I got an interesting letter from the Dragon Council. About you."

Uh-oh! Jake thought. He knows. Deny it. Deny it, and he'll never know.

"Yo! I was framed!" Jake exclaimed.

"Framed for dating your enemy!" Lao Shi showed him a scroll screen of Jake at Roses' window. Jake winces.

"She's changed, I tell you!"

"I don't care! Dating an arch-foe is dangerous!" Lao sighs "It's a trap, Jake. She's using you to get information!"

"Then why did she tell me this wasn't her destiny? I was with her alone. She could've killed me anytime we were together!"

"Maybe she's biding her time?" Fun suggested. Lao and Jake glared at him. "Sorry..."

"You are not to see that girl again, Jake. Do you hear me?"

Jake frowned. Then he stormed out. Lao sighed. Then he turned to Fu.

"I should not have said that, should I?"