Chapter 2: Explanations

"What are you talking about?" Lily asked incredulously. "Rose hasn't done anything wrong." The Huntsman shook his head and clucked his tongue slowly.

"Rose, Rose, Rose, you didn't even tell your own mother. Well, you should be ashamed of yourself, being the traitor you are." Lily turned to face her daughter. Rose's face had turned ashen white, and she was shaking slightly. There were footsteps descending the stone stairs, and Rose's father walked into the room, looking puzzled. He had dark brown hair and dark blue eyes, and was wearing plaid pajamas and slippers.

"What is going on?" He asked tiredly. He glanced from his startled wife to his frightened daughter, to the intimidating Huntsmembers. Lily faced him.

"I don't know, Carl. The Huntsman claims Rose is a traitor." She said skeptically.

"I don't claim, Lily. I know. Our poor, soft-hearted little Rose here let the American Dragon escape, on purpose." The parents looked shocked momentarily, but the Huntsman continued, "The Huntsclan does not treat traitors lightly." He aimed his staff at Rose, and pressed a button on it. A green blast shot out of it, and Rose dodged it in the last moment. The other huntsmen attacked, and Rose's parents fought them, when the small troupe of trespassers were momentarily disbanded, Rose's mother grabbed her wrist, and the three ran quickly from the house. They did not stop fleeing until they were about nine blocks away. They didn't speak for several minutes, as they caught their breath.

"Rose, was what they said true? Did you truly betray the Huntsclan and set the American Dragon free?" Lily asked quietly. Rose's eyes started to water, and she suddenly burst out crying.

"Yes! He was my friend! I couldn't kill him! I'm sorry!" Rose sobbed. Her mother pulled her into a hug and held her until she stopped crying, and wiped her eyes. Lily sighed.

"Well, let's not talk here out in the open," she looked around. "Here. Let's go into that alley until we have all this figured out." Lily walked in, followed by Rose and Carl. They found a spot that wasn't so grimy, and sat in a small triangle. Rose was still an off color, but she had stopped shaking. She wouldn't meet her parent's eyes.

"Rose? What is going on?" Carl asked soothingly, not wanted to upset his daughter further, but knowing it would have to be asked. Rose continued to stare at the cold, rough, dusty pavement below her in silence.

"Rosie, honey, you are going to have to answer us so we can help you." Lily said calmly. Rose continued to stare downward.

"I didn't lie to you mom. I just didn't tell you the whole truth." Rose said, not even glancing at her mother to see her reaction, she continued as if in a trance, "I had the American Dragon tied to the tree, he couldn't get out. I raised my staff, I was about to kill him, when-when…I heard my name. The American Dragon knew my name. He cried, "Rose, no!" And I stopped in mid-air. I said, "What did you call me?" He answered, "Rose. I called you Rose." Then he powered down to his human form, and he was…" Rose stopped. Her eyes were filling with tears, and her voice was shaky. Her parents waited patiently, knowing Rose needed time. "He was my boyfriend, Jake."

A/N: Yay! We got that over with. How will Rose's parents react to finding out their daughter was dating a dragon? PLEASE REVIEW!