Chapter 6: The Confrontation
After Jake and Rose's walk, they had headed home, with promises to meet the next day. Jake walked home absent-mindedly. His father was trying to kill him. What was he going to do? Thank goodness his mom had lost the nerve to tell his dad about them last night. What would his father do if he found out? Would he kill him? It was hard to believe, but possible. No, he wouldn't, right? He would help him, just like Rose did. Either way, he would have to confront him.
Today was one of the few days where Jake's father had gotten home before him. He and his mom were sitting at the kitchen table, looking angry. "Jacob Luke Long!" His mother rushed into the living room when she heard him come in. "Why on earth did you skip school today! You are in so much trouble young man!" She yelled. Jake had forgotten all about skipping.
"I-uh, well, you see, um…" he stuttered.
"Save it! You are grounded for two weeks! No exceptions!" Mei chastised, walking back into the kitchen. "Awww man!" Jake muttered.
"Don't worry, sport. I'm sure you can last two weeks without skate-boarding." Scott said. Jake looked up at his father. The man who was ruthlessly hunting him in his spare time. It was time.
"Dad, why didn't you tell us you were a part of the Huntsclan?" Jake said loudly. He heard a crash from the kitchen, and knew his mom had just dropped a dish in surprise.
"What-what are you talking about son?" Scott replied nervously, confirming Jake's suspicions.
"You heard me." Jake said.
"How do you know about the Huntsclan?" His father asked quietly.
Jake wanted to scream, 'Because I'm the one you're hunting! I'm the American Dragon!' but had enough sense to resist it. "I overheard you."
"Look, all it is a hunting group, we just hunt…unusual creatures." He told Jake casually. "It is no big deal." He placed a hand on Jake's shoulder, "Let's just keep this between us guys."
This made Jake's anger flare, and he clenched his teeth, he slapped his father's hand away, and snapped, "Stop lying to me! I know you're hunting the American Dragon! Just like you hunt leprechauns, unicorns, pixies, nixes, and anything else you can get your filthy hands on!"