Jasmine scanned the area along with her parents. She and Jake were in dragon form and Rose was staying at the back of her husband.
"Jake, I'm worried" Rose said, looking at the pile of cement before them. Earlier on, just as they finished with the Huntsmen, the building began breaking down and finally collapsed.
"I know. So am I. But I'm sure she's alright" Jake said, reassuring his wife as well as himself.
"She better be" Jasmine muttered to herself.
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Roxanne groaned.
"What happened?" she grunted. Only when she was about to get up did she realized someone was on top of her. It was the Huntsboy.
The blond couldn't help but blush. His arms were beside her shoulders and their faces were an inch apart. Judging by his closed eyes, he was still out cold.
'So much for men having more stamina…' Roxanne thought. She looked around to find out that they were lying beside the house of her uncle; it had crumpled. There was nothing left of it or its owner.
'What happened?' she wondered. 'I remember using my water powers to attack the Huntsmaster. Then, he hit some lever and the floor shook. From there, I can only remember being hit by the back with something hard… Of course! A rock fell on me but how did I get...' Looking at Alex, she understood. 'No wonder he's tired. He probably carried me all the way out here… Damn it, I can't believe I let him save my skin twice in one day…' She sighed.
At that moment, he stirred and woke up to find dark-colored eyes staring at him. "What are you looking at?" he said before realizing what position they were in and stood up immediately. He turned away when she got on her feet.
"Hey, listen…" Roxanne started.
"If you're angry, it's not my fault. You should blame yourself. Your carelessness about not looking where you're going was the one that-"
"Shut up, you pinhead. I wanted to thank you"
"You- what?" Alex stared at her.
The blond sighed. "I said thanks. You saved me back there…"
"So, let me get this straight, you just had to wait until I save you from a collapsing building before you thank me?"
"Uh, yeah"
"Oh"
Awkward silence draped over them as they locked eyes with each other.
'She's actually really pretty…' Alex thought.
'I wonder what he looks like… I bet he's hot…' Roxanne found herself thinking.
Both blushed at the same time, though the Huntsboy's couldn't be noticed behind his mask.
"Do you two honestly think that you have all the time in the world?" a voice interjected their moment.
They swirled around to find a red dragon with hands on her hips, or at least, where her hips would be.
"Jasmine? Is that-" But Roxanne wasn't given a chance to finish when two arms wrapped around her neck.
"You're such an idiot. A stubborn careless insensitive idiot" Jasmine told her, hugging her sister tightly.
"Nice to see you too" Roxanne replied sardonically. "Now, did I ever tell you that I enjoy breathing?"
Jasmine laughed and let go. "Sorry"
"Me too"
"Can't you at least say the word?"
"No"
"Moron"
"Freak"
"Weirdo"
"Dork"
The girls smiled at one another.
"I'll never understand you two" Alex proclaimed, shaking his head.
"Did he…?" Jasmine asked her twin.
"Nope. He stopped being a dimwit by ending his relationship the Huntsmaster" Roxanne answered.
"Haha" Alex commented as the two laughed. "Great, thanks a lot guys, I feel real great" he said sarcastically.
"You're welcome"
Alex shook his head again. "In that case, we're done here. I better get going"
Roxanne stared at him and didn't see able to say anything. However, Jasmine did.
"But where will you go? What will you do? How are you going to survive all by yourself?" she inquired.
"I'm not helpless" he responded, as if insulted. "I'll live"
"Will… will I see you again?" Roxanne's voice was barely a whisper but Alex heard every word. He gazed at her, a little taken aback.
"Roxanne! You're alright!"
Distracted, both blonds looked around. Their parents were on their way and, once on the ground, Rose embraced her daughter.
"Mom-"
Rose stopped to look at her. "You… called me mom…"
Roxanne's eyes found the floor. "Well… yeah… aren't you my mom?"
The blond woman smiled. "Yes, yes I am. And you're my daughter. Nothing's going to separate us anymore"
"Count on it" Jake added. "I'm proud of you, both of you" he told the girls.
"Thanks" they replied concurrently.
"Now then, let's go home"
The two nodded. But as they headed out, Roxanne looked over her shoulder. Alex was gone.
'I'm going to see him again' she thought firmly. 'I just know it'