Torture
Notes: Last chapter; Spoilers for Bite Father, Bite Son; and a smidge of a spoiler for Hong Kong Longs.
Disclaimer: American Dragon: Jake Long not mine.
Two weeks passed by and Jake tried to move on with his love life. He tried dating his classmate Danica but that all went to downhill when Vicky, someone who came in second to winning him, ruined everything with the fact that she was a siren and framed Danica. It was a mess. How come dating, with it came to him, was so hard? After all, it couldn't be because he was the American Dragon was it? Or that he was magical right?
"Don't worry Jake," Spud said as placed an arm around the boy. "Love is very complicated. Not logical at all. You're not the only one who's pinning for someone and can't get his hands on her." He looked over at Stacey. "I mean we all have these problems. Like with Trix and Kyle."
"I don't know what to do anymore...I should just give up on dating. Yep. No dating for Jake Long anymore."
"What? Come on. Just because you've hit a dent in the road?"
Jake didn't answer because Rose walked toward them and greeted them.
"Hey Rose. How are you and Nigel?" Jake had wanted to take Danica to the dance to maybe make Rose jealous but it didn't work.
"As a couple? None existent. As individuals? Okay."
"Huh? What happened?" he asked.
"It didn't really work out you know," she smiled.
"Oh that's a shame, isn't Spud?" Jake asked, turning to find Spud way on the other side of the hallway. He smiled and silently thanked his friend for the considerate gesture. Jake turned his attention back at Rose, "I'm sorry."
"Nah. It's all right. I just didn't feel it. I felt like something was missing--like he wasn't the one. Silly childish fantasy."
"Huh? No no not at all!"
"It's weird...Are you sure we haven't met before? Because I feel like I've known you forever, like I could tell you anything and everything," Little did Jake know, that during those weeks she was with Nigel she missed him. "Sorry I shouldn't be rambling on like that."
"It's all right. If you ever wanna talk, I'll be here," he offered.
"Thanks Jake. Say have you found a partner for science, for next quarter?"
"No."
"Want to be partners?"
"Okay!" he said a little too excitedly. "I mean uh..that's cool. Yeah. Sure."
"Great, see you tomorrow?"
"Yeah of course," Jake smiled.
Maybe it wouldn't be absolute torture after all.
Several years later...
"Thanks Dad, I had a blast," the young boy said as we ran upstairs to go to his room, after a tiring day.
"I'm guessing it went well?" she asked her husband.
"Better than I thought," Jake replied, kissing his wife on lips.
"So how'd you do?" he asked since his wife spent the day with their daughter.
"It went smoothly. Oh by the way my parents are coming over this weekend."
"W-wha...?" he exclaimed a little too distastefully---I mean...that's good. Ya know I love them!"
"Jake."
"Rose."
"Jake."
"Okay. I'll behave," he told her before kissing her.
Author's Notes: Well it's finished. And I know Rose seemed a bit OOC here but I didn't know how to tell that to the audience without switching POVs.
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