Chapter 10: Reunited, and It Feels So Good
The 5 teens flew back to the shop to find Lao (completely recovered thanks to the antidote) and Fu offering the Bensons a cup of tea (A/N: What is it with those guys and tea:0 lol). Jake broke the silence.
"Yo, mission accomplished."
"Leah!"
Laura and Jack ran over to hug their daughter.
"Are you alright?" Laura asked.
"I'm fine, Mom." Leah smiled. "Great, actually. Rose?" She called to her sister. Rose slowly walked to her parents. All 3 of them had a surprised look on their faces.
"Rose?"
"Mom? Dad?" Rose burst into happy tears and ran to her parents. They hugged and cried. There wasn't a dry eye in the room. Even Lao, Jake, and Trixie (who hardly ever cry) managed to get teary.
The Bensons talked all night while Trixie, Spud, and Jake explained to Lao and Fu what happened.
"Yo, G, what's gonna happen to Rose? Jake asked. "I mean, she quit the Huntsclan. The Dragon Council will let her off the hook, right?"
"Ah, I'm afraid it will not be easy, Young One." He said sadly. "She will go to trial. Hopefully, she'll win."
Jake sighed. "Hopefully."
The next afternoon, Jake was wiping down the counter when Leah walked ion.
"Hey Jake!"
"Oh, Leah, hi!" He gestures for her to sit on the couch with him.
"You know, I never got a chance to talk to you last night."
"Yeah." He remembered the dance. "Hey, if you still want to, do you want to go to the dance with me?"
Leah raised her eyebrows. "What about Rose?"
"Isn't she too nervous about the trial?"
She thought about this. "You're right. Plus, she has a lot of homework. So, the answer is 'yes'. I'll go with you."
Jake smiled. "Sweet!"
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