Jake Long III (Season Two)
Chapter/Episode Two: A Frozen Heart
On the Island of Draco, Cherri, in her dragon form, stood out on the grass, her scaly arms crossed, an anxious look on her face. "Jake, you're never this late..." She said as she looked out around the island, hoping to spot her pupil coming toward her. Alas, there was no sign of Jake.
Sighing, she looked down as she held up and old communication device. Pressing a button, she started to wait. She waited for so long that she failed to notice as Haley slowly approached her, but stopped as she started to sway back and forth. Haley was dressed sloppily, and she looked as if she hadn't slept in days.
"Cherri..." She managed with a raspy voice, making Cherri look up, just in time to see Haley moan and fall forward, collapsing onto the grass.
"Haley!" Cherri shouted with panic. Dropping her communication device, she rushed over to Haley.
LINE BREAK
Moments later, Haley was lying in a hospital bed with Holly standing over her. Sighing, Holly turned to face Cherri, who had Asil, Dingane, Agata and Yara with her, Cherri being the only one in dragon form. "Is she alright?" Cherri asked. "There's nothing seriously wrong with her, is there?"
"Well, it was no heart attack." Holly replied. "But I'd say that collapsing from exhaustion is very serious."
"Exhaustion?" Cherri raised an eyebrow.
Holly opened her mouth to respond, but before she could say anything, she turned her head to the side when she heard a moan coming from Haley. On the bed, Haley slowly opened her eyes, seeing Holly standing over her and the new human-formed Cherri walking up to Holly's side.
"How long was I out?" Haley croaked.
"That shouldn't matter right now." Holly said in a soothing tone. "You collapsed from exhaustion. What you need...is rest."
"Thank you Dr. Holly." Haley managed to smile.
"How long has it been since you've gotten any sleep?" Cherri asked.
"Five nights." Haley answered, both Cherri and Holly reacting accordingly. "I have a good reason." Haley tried to defend herself.
"I'd like to hear it." Holly said. "Try it out."
"My daughters." Haley answered. "They've gotten to me. Five nights ago, they visited me. Instead of killing me, Socorro told me that she was going to wait. They're trying to mess with my mind, and they're succeeding."
"Why didn't you come to us?" Holly asked.
"Because..." Haley said before she moaned and moved about on the hospital bed. "...Because..."
"Because isn't an answer, Dragon Harris." Agata said.
"Because I don't know." Haley answered, already tired and now seeming distressed.
"Okay..." Holly said softly, holding up a hand. "...We're not going to get anywhere from pestering you." Lowering her hand, she continued: "What you need is to get some sleep."
"I think I know why you didn't come here." Cherri spoke up. "It has to do with Jake, doesn't it? You tried to make up with him at Christmas, but that didn't work out. Now, you're just trying to avoid him."
"Is that true, Haley?" Holly asked.
Haley said nothing for about five seconds. Then, when she finally spoke, it came out lamely. "You don't think I could earn some pity points from him for lying in this bed, do you?"
"Just get some sleep." Holly told her, holding up her hand again. "For the time being, we won't tell Jake that you're here."
"That is, if he even shows up today." Cherri added, sounding annoyed.
"Jake isn't here?" Haley asked, blinking.
"He hasn't shown up for training yet." Cherri told her. "I was just going to try and contact him when you showed up and collapsed."
"Oh." Haley once again shifted uncomfortably. "Um, sorry about that."
LINE BREAK
Back in New York, a down-looking Fu Dog turned and walked into a deserted alley. Once he reached the middle of the alley, he allowed himself to collapse down onto his belly. With a tired and humiliated look on his face, Fu Dog stared at the brick wall at the end of the alley, where there was a dirty, rusty old dumpster.
At that moment, Fu's stomach growled, causing his eyes to widen. Slowly, Fu Dog got to his feet, and slowly started to walk over to the dumpster. As he did so, the 700-or-so year old shar-pei sighed sadly.
Unbeknownst to him, though, as he got closer and closer to the dumpster, the lid creaked as it opened slightly, a pair of eyes staring at Fu as he got closer and closer, and as Fu Dog finally reached the dumpster, the dumpster moved forward slightly.
However, Fu Dog did not notice, and he jumped up, putting his front paws up on the dumpster, looking up to see how he could get up into the dumpster so he could snag some food.
However, at that moment, the lid flew open, Melissa, in her dragon form, jumping out. Yelping, Fu Dog fell back. Rolling over, the shar-pei picked himself up and started to flee, but before he could get very far, Melissa's tail wrapped around both of his back paws, making Fu fall over onto his belly before he was dragged back, finally ending up dangling in front of Melissa's face.
"Alright, listen pooch..." Melissa said in a soft but still threatening tone. "...According to this watch..." She held up her wrist with the watch that she had been given by the Dragon Council. "...I only have two months left before I die a terribly painful death. I don't want that, but now that I'm sure that the Dragon Council knows my true intentions, it will be harder to track down my target.
"Okay, sister..." Fu said, his eyes wide with fear. "...I can see you're desperate. Just...Just don't hurt me."
"I won't." Melissa replied. "As long as you do what I tell you to."
Fu Dog gulped. "What do you want me to do?"
"I hear you're good with potions." Melissa said, narrowing her eyes.
BLACKOUT; PLAY THEME SONG
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
It was 2077, and Councilor Asil, in his dragon form, stood at the doorstep of the Long residence. After knocking three times, he pulled his hand away from the door and then put his scaly arms behind his back.
About ten seconds later, the door opened and Jake Jr. stepped outside. "Oh." Jake Jr. said. "Councilor Asil. What a surprise. Can I help you?"
"I was wondering if I could ask you for a favor." Asil smiled.
"Um, sure." Jake Jr. replied. "I mean, I really think it depends on what that favor is."
"Of course." Asil continued to smile. "Although, I feel that you won't object to this favor that I'm about to ask. Um..." He shifted. "...Why don't we go inside and talk it over?"
LINE BREAK
Inside the kitchen, Asil, now in his human form, sat across from Jake Jr. Asil took a sip from a cup of coffee and then set the cup down before he spoke. "Young Rosaline." He said.
"What about her?" Jake Jr. asked.
"She's about six now, right?"
"Five, actually."
"So she should be receiving her dragon powers in about two years." Asil smiled. "And young Jacob will be getting his in about a year, as well."
"Yes." Jake Jr. smiled as well. "We're both very excited. I'm sure that they'll make the entire family and all of the Magical World proud."
"Well, I have a question about young Rosaline." Asil said as he picked up his coffee cup again. "And it's about her mark."
"Oh." Jake Jr. shifted uncomfortably.
"Has she asked about it yet?"
"Um, yes." Jake Jr. said with a nod.
"Did you tell her that it's the Mark of the Huntsclan?"
"No, but we did tell her that her grandmother has the same birthmark." Jake Jr. replied.
"How did she react to that?" Asil asked before he took another sip of his coffee.
"I don't know." Jake Jr. replied.
"Why haven't you told her about her mark?" Asil set the cup down. "Don't you think that she deserves to know?"
"Of course, but-"
"But what?"
"But we just don't think she's ready for this kind of knowledge." Jake Jr. leaned forward. "We don't think she's old enough yet."
"Well..." Asil replied. "I think she is ready. Better earlier than later. So, this is what I want to ask from you. I am teaching Magical History classes for the young dragons who have yet to start their training. Tomorrow I'm going to be talking about the threats to the Magical World. When I talk about the Huntsclan, I'd like to show them the mark. I think it would be a wonderful opportunity for Rosaline to learn about her birthmark."
FLASH
Now, Cherri, Councilor Yara and Councilor Dingane were walking along the hall outside of the hospital room, heading for the building's exit.
"I can't believe those three managed to get Haley so worked up." Cherri said.
"Well, Dragon Solorio..." Yara said. "...Just put yourself in her place."
"It's been a while since Dragon Harris has confronted her daughters." Dingane said.
"It's only been a few months." Cherri corrected him. "And she's survived fights with them before."
"The fact of the matter..." Dingane said. "...Is that, since it's been a while, the sense of urgency was lost."
"But it was only a few months." Cherri said, turning her head to the side.
"I think..." Yara spoke up, making Cherri turn her head in the other direction. "...What Councilor Dingane is trying to say is that, Dragon Harris felt no urgency. After she encountered her daughters last November, they didn't come after her until now. Before that, it had been three decades. She thought that she would be the one going after them, not the other way around."
"Yes!" Dingane said with a smile on his face. "Now that they broke into her house, Dragon Harris knows that her daughters are one step ahead of her." As Dingane said this, Cherri turned her head to the side to look at him.
"Yeah, that sounds plausible." Cherri agreed as she turned her head back to normal. However, at that moment, she gasped and her eyes widened as she heard a ringing coming from the communication device in her pocket.
All three dragons stopped in their tracks, Yara and Dingane turning their heads to the side to watch as Cherri reached into her pocket and pulled out her communication device. Holding it in both hands, Cherri looked down at it and gasped.
"What?" Yara asked.
"It's Jake." Cherri said as she looked up.
"Answer it." Dingane said.
"You don't need to tell me twice." Cherri said with a relieved smile on her face as she pressed a button on the device, a holographic image of Jake III appearing. "Jake, where were you?"
"Sorry, Cherri." Jake III said. "Did not have a good morning. I overslept, I had to wait to take a shower, I-"
"Alright, I get it." Cherri told him. "Too much information."
"Can we still do training?" Jake III asked, running his free hand through his hair.
"Of course we can." Cherri smiled. "When can you get here?"
"I haven't left the house yet." Jake told her. "So...maybe in about...45 minutes."
"Alright." Cherri said. "I'll be waiting."
LINE BREAK
Alone, and now in her dragon form, Cherri stepped outside onto the grass. Crossing her scaly arms, Cherri started to look out for Jake, even though she had a long wait ahead of her.
However, unbeknownst to her, Melissa, in her dragon form, landed on the roof of the building Cherri had just exited, dozens of pouches attached to her belt. Quickly, Melissa reached down into one of the pouches and pulled out a round-shaped vial filled with a potion.
Back down on the grass, Cherri continued to play look-out. However, when the vial came crashing down on her head, Cherri shrieked in surprise and pain, quickly dropping her scaly arms to the side as a cold mist surround her.
Meanwhile, back in the building, both Yara and Dingane were walking down the hall, deciding to head back to the hospital, when they heard Cherri's scream. Gasping, both of them froze in place.
"You heard that, too?" Dingane asked, turning his head to the side.
Mere seconds later, the doors to the building swung open as Dingane and Yara, both in their dragon forms flew out. "Dragon Solorio!" Councilor Dingane shouted before he and Yara landed, both of them gasping as they saw Cherri standing before them, her back to them. She was trapped in an icy prison, frozen in place.
"A freezing potion!" Yara whispered with wide eyes, just before both of them yelped, Melissa's tail coming down and hitting Yara's side, throwing both her and Dingane to the side. Both Councilors landed on their backs while Melissa landed on the grass, already holding one freezing potion in each hand.
"Melissa Owen!" Yara said in anger as she got to her feet, Dingane merely sitting up. "You've returned and THIS is your doing?"
"Afraid so." Melissa smirked. "I'm desperate."
"So you plan to freeze us all?" Dingane asked as he stood up right beside the furious-looking Yara.
"Pretty much." Melissa said.
"Why?!" Councilor Yara demanded. "We were helpful! We gave you what you needed! What you wanted."
"No, you really didn't." Melissa narrowed her eyes. "I want out of my misery."
"Consider it done!" Yara growled before she charged at Melissa, who just threw the vial at Yara. The vial hit Yara in the chest; she grunted and the cold mist surrounded her, but the mist kept moving forward. Yara's arm reached out of the mist and almost reached Melissa's face, but before Yara could do any damage, her arm froze in place, Melissa smirking.
"Councilor Yara!" Dingane shouted in horror, just before a vial smashed into his face. This time, no cold mist appeared, and instead, Dingane was thrown off of his feet and twirled. By the time he landed on his belly, he was frozen in ice.
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL BREAK
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Inside a classroom on the Island of Draco, many dragon-formed dragons sat in desks while the dragon-formed Asil stood at the front of the class. Five year old Rosie herself sat in the corner of the room, silent; she felt completely out of place.
"So..." Asil spoke to the class. "...Today, we're going to talk about what all of you will be facing as magical protectors: enemies. However, I for one cannot tell you what you will be facing throughout your lives. So, we're going to talk about dangerous enemies from earlier times. The biggest threat was The Dark Dragon. No one knew who he was or where he came from, and he always kept resurfacing, even after it appears that he was put down for good. He was the second oldest dragon alive when he was destroyed decades ago. Now, why don't we move on? The Huntsclan.
"The Huntsclan was a group of humans who hated magical creatures. They wanted to kill us all, for the sole reason of us being magical. Their last leader came up with a master plan to destroy us all."
Then, Asil smirked and stopped his lecture. As an aside, he added: "As you can see, he failed. If he had succeeded, none of us would be here right now."
Blinking, young Rosie watched as Asil continued. "Instead, they were destroyed by their own weapon, the Aztec Crystal Skulls." Then, Asil turned his head to the side, making eye contact with Rosie.
"Can you come over here please, dear?" Asil said with a warm smile on his face.
Without a word, Rosie got up from her seat and walked over to Asil, stopping at his side. Smiling, Asil put a clawed hand down on her shoulder. "Huntsclan members had dragon-shaped birthmarks." Asil explained to his students. "Huntsclan members would kidnap infants that were born with the birthmark, and that was how they got new recruits. Now, I'm going to show you what the birthmark looks like."
"Wait, people are still born with them?" One female dragon asked. "Even though the entire clan was destroyed?"
"Of course." Asil smiled. "That won't stop infants from being born with the mark. Nothing will stop that. What it does mean is that the infants will no longer become slayers. Now, who wants to see what the birthmark looks like?"
All of the dragons raised their scaly arms up into the air.
Rosie then gasped as Asil reached down and grabbed her by the arm, holding up her marked hand. "Here it is." Asil declared. Hearing this, Rosie once again gasped.
LINE BREAK
The door to the Long residence was thrown open, Rosie running inside in tears. Jake Jr. was just walking out of the kitchen. Turning in surprise, Jake Jr. could do nothing as his young daughter grabbed hold of his waist.
"Rosie, what is it?" He asked as he looked down at his daughter.
Sniffling, Rosie looked up at her father, tears rolling down her cheeks. "Is...Is it true?" She managed.
"Is what true?"
"My birthmark?" Rosie asked, now gaining some control over her unsteady voice. "Is it really a mark of evil?"
"Did Councilor Asil tell you that?"
"Is it true?" Rosie asked again.
"Well-"
"Is it really the Mark of the Huntsclan?" His daughter pushed.
Closing his eyes, Jake Jr. sighed. "Yes." He answered before he opened his eyes again. "Yes, you have the Mark of the Huntsclan."
"You told me that it was just a birthmark." Rosie sounded as if she had just been betrayed by the person she trusted most.
"It is just a birthmark." Jake Jr. said. "Grandma Rose-"
"She has it, too!" Rosie exclaimed.
"See?" Jake Jr. gave his daughter his best smile. "It's not a bad thing. It really is just a birthmar-"
"Councilor Asil said that she was a member of the HUNTSCLAN!" Rosie ended with a shriek. "SHE'S EVIL!"
"This is a mark of evil!" Rosie continued as she pulled away from her father, collapsing onto her knees.
"Rosie..." Jake Jr. tried, reaching out for her.
"No, leave me alone!" Rosie screamed before she got to her feet, running out the front door.
"Rosie, wait!" Her father took a step forward, but then stopped before going any further. He knew it was useless to go after her. He would have to try and talk some sense into her once she got home.
FLASH
The enchanted elevator popped out of the ground, arriving at the Island of Draco. The doors sliding opened, Jake III rushed out, running over to where he was sure that Cherri was waiting for him.
After minutes of running, Jake III came to a stop when he saw Cherri, and it looked like, from where he was standing, Yara and Dingane were with her, although it looked like Dingane was on the ground.
Smiling, Jake III started to walk over to them. "Hey, I hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long." Jake said, stopping as he reached Cherri. Immediately, Jake III's eyes widened. "What the...?" He asked himself as he stared at Cherri's frozen form. Turning his head to the side, he could see that Dingane was frozen as well. Quickly, Jake walked around Cherri's frozen form and gasped when he saw that Yara was frozen in place as well, her arm extended out.
"What is going on here?" Jake III was in shock.
Moments later, he turned around the corner and started to walk forward, seeing a few dragons around the island from where he was standing. None of the dragons in his view of sight were moving. Quickly, Jake III started to run towards the dragons that were closest.
Finally, he reached the dragons, reaching their sides. There were three of them: Councilor Agata, Sillian and Regan. Councilor Agata was in her human form, while both Regan and Sillian were in their dragon forms, armed with their swords. All three of them had shocked looks on their faces, like they had no idea what had hit them. Of course, Jake III knew. All three of them were frozen in place.
Swallowing hard, Jake started to walk backwards. "What is going on around here?" He asked himself.
"I think I can answer that." Melissa said from behind him, making Jake jump in surprise, then spin around to face the Beau Blue-colored dragon, who was holding her last vial of freezing potion. Melissa had a smile on her face, as if she believed that all of her hard work had paid off.
"Are...Are all of the dragons here frozen?" Jake asked.
"I believe so." Melissa replied, still smiling. "Of course, I might have missed a few. All of the dragons I came across, I used this on them."
"Are...Are they all dead?" Jake asked her nervously.
"No." Melissa replied. "I might have killed quite a few dragons, but this wasn't my goal. I don't want them all dead. I just want them out of my way. No, they can be thawed out."
"Wh...Why did you do this?"
Smiling again, Melissa took a step forward. "I'm sure that you don't know who I am." She said. "We only met about once or twice. Trust me, though. I've had my sights on you for quite a while."
Jake swallowed hard again before he replied: "No, I know who you are. I think I even remember your face. But I know who you are, just from what I've heard about you."
"Oh?" Melissa's smile widened. "What do you know about me?"
"You're the Agent that Regan fought on the day of Savannah's planned funeral." Jake III told her. "You were working with those Agents that were trying to steal my grandfather's dragon chi."
"Until Desideria betrayed me." Melissa narrowed her eyes.
"What do you even want with me?" Jake III asked before he swallowed hard yet again.
"I don't want to kill you, if that's what you think."
"That doesn't make me feel a whole lot better..."
I want you..." Melissa took a step forward. "...To kill me."
Jake III had a look of disgust on his face as he took a step back. "What?!" He hissed. "No way! Keep dreaming!"
"I really wish you wouldn't do that." Melissa narrowed her eyes as she put her clawed hands on her hips. "This isn't a request! I can't say that I'm giving you any choice in the matter. KILL ME!"
"No!" Jake told her again, only this time with a stronger vocal tone.
"That's really not a wise choice." Melissa told him impatiently. "The last time I told someone to kill me and they refused, I ended up killing him. But..." Her tone softened. "...I really want you to be the one to end my life. It makes me happy to know that the first American Dragon's dragon grandson is the one to end my life."
"Um, I'm n-" Jake III tried to point out, but Melissa cut him off.
"Fine then." Melissa narrowed her eyes. "If that's the way you want it, there's only so much I can do. Like FORCE YOU TO KILL ME!" She raged as she started to charge at Jake.
His eyes widening with shock, Jake III thought quickly; narrowing his eyes, he also charged at Melissa, but instead of trying to attack her, he dove down onto his stomach and slid in-between her legs, reaching out and grabbing the potion out of her hand. Shocked, Melissa came to an abrupt halt, gasping.
Meanwhile, Jake III came to a stop and slowly picked himself up onto his feet, while Melissa quickly spun around. "No! Give that back!" She shouted as she started to run toward him. "You can't use that against me!"
"Yes I can!" Jake III shouted as she quickly spun around and threw the vial at her. Gasping, Melissa came to a stop; she could only watch as the vial got closer and closer to her. Finally, it hit her in the chest, making her grunt as a cold mist engulfed her.
Taking a deep breath, Jake III took three steps back before the mist cleared, revealing Melissa frozen in place.
LINE BREAK
A few hours later, every dragon had been thawed out, and now, Jake III and Cherri were sparring with each other, right outside the hospital. After jumping back from one of Cherri's close swipes, Jake III managed to punch Cherri in her scaly gut, making her grunt and fall to her knees.
Inside the building, inside the hospital room, a well-rested Haley was sitting up in bed, reading a book that had been given to her. As she turned a page, Holly, who was seated in a chair at the side of her bed, watched, a smile growing on her face.
At that moment, Agata arrived at the foot of Haley's bed, Regan and Sillian, now in their human forms, at her sides. "Dragon Harris." Agata said, making Haley lower her book.
"Yes, Councilor?" She replied.
"You said that your daughters have managed to get you on the edge." Agata said. "You don't feel safe enough to sleep."
"Well, I feel safe enough to sleep when I'm here." Haley said with a smile.
"And that's because you have dragons who are willing to guard you while you rest." Agata said.
"Yeah, I guess so." Haley agreed.
"What if..." Agata crossed her arms. "...You could feel safe at your own home?"
"What, are you going to assign me bodyguards?" Haley asked.
Agata said nothing. Instead, she just held her hands out, indicating both Sillian and Regan, both of whom smiled at Haley.
"Oh, no..." Haley said. "...I...I could never ask that of them."
"Why not?" Sillian asked. "It would be no trouble at all."
"So, you'd be fine with acting as my bodyguards until I come up with a way to stop my daughters?" Haley asked, crossing her arms.
"We'll even help you." Sillian said.
"Well, Dragon Harris?" Agata asked. "What do you think?"
"Are you sure you two are alright with this?" Haley asked the two Dragon Council Agents. "I mean, don't you have more important things to do? Sillian, you are in charge of all of the Dragon Council Agents, and Regan, you're living with your family."
"I haven't talked to them yet." Regan said, putting her hands to her hips. "But I know that they'll understand."
"Personally, I think that having the Head Agent as one of your bodyguards is a very good idea, Dragon Harris." Agata said.
"Okay, but there's just one more problem." Haley said.
"What's that, Haley?" Holly softly asked.
"This kind of makes me feel like you don't believe in me." Haley told them. "Do you not think that I can handle my own daughters?"
"I'm sure that you can." Sillian said. "And we hope that you feel free to join us in the fight if your daughters do indeed strike."
"The main point of having these two..." Agata crossed her arms again. "...Is so that, when you are having one of those moments when you're at your most vulnerable, you'll have some defense."
"What do you think, Haley?" Holly asked.
Haley took a deep breath before she answered. "Alright." She said. "I'll take them as my bodyguards. But only until I catch and stop Socorro, Cleo and Kay."
LINE BREAK
That night, at a remote magical prison, an armored guard closed the entrance door before he turned around, starting to walk down the hall, alongside with the dragon-formed Dr. Loucas, who held Melissa's medicine syringe.
"She has a medical condition." Dr. Loucas said. "You shouldn't have taken this from her. She needs this medicine."
"Do you think her condition is why she's crying like this?" The guard asked as he turned his head to the side.
"How long ago did she start crying?"
"Several hours a-"
"I know that." Loucas said. "I got the call a few hours ago, but I couldn't get here until now. Exactly when did she start screaming and crying?"
"I don't know." The guard answered. "Probably about an hour after we put her in her cell."
LINE BREAK
Moments later, the steel door to Melissa's cell was opened, and as Dr. Loucas stepped inside, he could hear Melissa's screams. On the floor, Melissa was in her human form and was tightly bound with straps that were enforced with glowing green magic. As she screamed, Melissa madly flopped about on the floor.
"Oh, Melissa..." Loucas said sadly as he walked over to her. As he reached her side, Melissa stopped flopping about and her screams faded. Blinking twice as she stared up at her doctor with a tear-streaked face, Melissa panted.
"Dr. Loucas?"
Dr. Loucas now looked confused. "Are you okay?" He asked her. "I came here because I thought you were having an attack."
"No..." Melissa said pitifully as she shook her head twice. "...No...No, I failed..."
"Because you wanted to have your pain taken away quickly, Melissa..." Dr. Loucas said softly. "...You killed three people and you let your accomplice take all the blame."
Melissa sniffled and then blinked. "Where is Josie?" She asked.
"Her sentence has been reduced." Dr. Loucas said. "Now, instead of life, she has twenty-five years to serve." Melissa sniffled again. "Alright, Melissa..." Loucas held up the needle. "...You may have done wrong, but you're still in need of help. You may not be in pain, but you still need this injection."
LINE BREAK
Now, Dr. Loucas and the guard walked away from Melissa's closed cell. "I'll be coming here daily until the day her condition kills her." Loucas told the guard as he held the syringe in both hands.
"Understood." The guard said. "At the same time?" Together, the two dragons continued on down the prison hall.
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
A/N: Well, I personally liked this one more than the season premiere. You got a little bit of insight into how Rosie found out about her birthmark's meaning, so I hope you enjoyed that. I also hope that you review. :)
