Little Flame of Hope
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Chapter 3:
"Jake what is the meaning of this?" Lao Shi demanded angrily. Jake himself was confused and angry. "Gramps I swear I don't know anything about this. I still think her mind might not be working a hundred percent after that bump on the head!"
Fu walked over with a thoughtful expression on his face. "It could be possible that she could be from the future. You have to admit she does look a little bit like you Jake. She also has Rose's eyes. Time travel is the only reasonable answer I can come up with."
Lao Shi nodded. "If that's true then she must have gotten here by mistake. The only question is what time period she came from."
Jake looked back at Hope who was resting on the couch. "Maybe I should go talk to her. Maybe that will clear things up."
Lao Shi smiled and said. "That seems like a wise choice young one. Fu perhaps you can find a time travel spell or charm that could help get my future little great granddaughter home."
Fu nodded. "No problem Gramps. I think I have just the thing."
Jake walked over to the sleeping girl and gently woke her up. "What?" She asked in a sleepy voice. Jake smiled. "Hey. I thought maybe we can talk and get this whole mess cleared up."
Hope sat up and yawned. "Sure Daddy. What do want to ask me? I had a letter I was supposed to give you. I think it's around here somewhere." She started searching her pockets. After a moment panic filled her face. "Daddy! The letter! It's gone. It must have fallen out when I bumped into that wall." Jake's expression changed from amusement to shock.
"A letter? Say what?" Hope nodded. "Mommy had given it to me to help explain why I'm here and such. I never thought you would have looked so funny." Jake sighed. "Well we better go find the letter. First though I want to contact…your mommy and get this whole thing figured out. I'm sure she would want to know all about you. It's too dangerous to talk to her outside of school so maybe I can go via dream charm."
"Dream charm? What's that?" Hope said confusion in her blue eyes. "Rose, I mean your mom gave it to me, so we can hang out and talk in safety. I'll have to contact her tonight."
Hope jumped up and down on the sofa. "Can I see mommy? I miss her! Please, please, please, please and please!" Jake rubbed his temples. "You can't see her tonight but I promise you can see her soon. Just please stop begging your giving me a headache!"
Hope stopped bouncing and begging and sat down. "Good. Now you can watch TV or something while I get some sleep. Don't wake me up and if you need anything just ask Gramps or Fu 'kay?" Hope grinned. "Okay. Sleep well dad!" She walked over and gave him a hug and went back to the TV. Jake shook his head. Magic seemed to get more complicated every day.
Rose sighed as she went into the door of her house. She really didn't know what to expect. Will Huntsmaster believe me? She thought worriedly.
Number 88 and 89 where lounging about playing video games. 89 nudged his friend. "Hey look! Huntsgirl is back. Did you slay the dragon?" 88 smiled at her. "I bet you kicked that dragon's butt good huh? You can give us the details later. Oh yeah! Huntsmaster wants to see you." Rose nodded and headed to her Uncle's room.
"Uh…you wanted to see me Master?" Huntsmaster gestured her in. "I trusted that you took care of that dragon Huntsgirl?" Rose hesitated then lied. "Well I….um it kind of got away. I looked all over the city for it but it seemed to have gotten away."
Huntsmaster pounded his fist onto the wooden desk in anger. "How could you have let the dragon child get away? You're loosing your touch Huntsgirl. First letting that leprechaun escape and now this! Ugh! Hopefully you can handle this new assignment. This will be your last chance do you hear me Huntsgirl? All I need you to do is get that jewel the dragon you let escape has. It supposedly has great power and is even more valuable then the dragon herself. If you don't get it I will consider it treason. Will you do it?"
Rose bowed her head respectively. "As you wish Huntsmaster. I will start searching for it tomorrow after school." She left the dark room and headed toward her own bed. Man what a day! She thought as she got ready for bed. Hopefully I can find that little dragon's jewel and take care of this mess. With that she collapsed on her bed a fell asleep.
The next thing Rose knew she was dreaming of Central park. She looked around in the dream landscape and saw something that caught her eye. "Jake? Is that you?" She called to the familiar figure. Jake smiled and kissed her softly. "Yes. I have some very important news for you Rose."
