Second to last chapter! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, followed and even clicked on this to look.

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Selena paced the room nervously. Emily had her hands in her hair with her head bowed out of our views. Jake was sat watching the clock on the wall and Loa Shi and Fu Dog were watching me pace. Wheylyn and Bryce were talking quietly.

'Seriously, doll face, you'll wear a hole in the floor' Fu tried to lighten the mood

'They said an hour, it's been nearly an hour and a half' Selena replied 'What could be taking them so long?'

'Please sit down Selena and try to calm' Wheylyn said

'How can you sit there and ask me to be calm? This is all of our butts on the line here!' She shot back 'Not just mine'

'You don't have anything to fear' Wheylyn tried to reassure her.

Jake watched them. Wheylyn got up and pulled Selena's hand until she looked at him. Jake knew there was nothing he could do to reassure her at this point. He glanced over at Emily, surprised to see her the way she was. Then again, Selena was a huge part of her life and there was a lot riding on this.

Wheylyn had embraced Selena who had her face buried in his chest. Her hair covered Jake's view of her expression. They looked very alike; there was no mistaking their resemblance. The same shade of dark blonde hair, the matching olive green eyes. Jake could see, Wheylyn had very sculptured features, sharp cheekbones and a strong jaw line. Selena's facial features were softer, rounder and more feminine, he supposed maybe this was akin to her mother but he'd never really know.

He was pleased she'd found her father but now he was slightly concerned. She'd always said her family had been in New York, but now she would be divided, she had family in California now too. She clearly loved it there, would she leave? He'd gotten very attached to her, he wasn't sure what he'd do if she decided to live there instead.

There was a knock on the door and Councillor Omina came in.

'We're reconvening now' She said kindly

Jake stood up and looked around. Selena was anxiously clinging to her father who looked like he was supporting her weight. Emily's face was an ashen colour and she looked very nervous. Shai stayed close to Selena's side and as people filed out she stopped and waited for him. Her eyebrows slanted in a worried expression over her eyes as she watched him. He held her hand, her slender fingers fitting easily in his hand.

'I love you' He simply said

'I love you too' She replied honestly, the frightened expression relaxing slightly.

They walked together, not caring if anyone saw them holding hands. When Selena was free he'd be making sure they were an official item and then telling everyone, if she wasn't free...he didn't want to even think of that outcome.

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I don't think I'd ever felt so ill in my life. My knees and hands were shaking, I was clammy and I felt completely dizzy. Jake was holding my hand, he guided me to my seat before going and sitting down at his own. Emily held my hand and she was picking at the skin on her lips, a habit that showed when she was anxious.

'Selena Tyler, we the Dragon Council find you innocent of any past wrong doing' Andam said with a smile.

I let out the breath I was holding. Emily broke down next to me as Wheylyn wrapped me up in a huge hug. I quickly pushed him away.

'What about the rest of my kind?' I asked

'We plan on working with you, with your father and everyone else within your network to find a solution that is best for everyone. We fully recognise and accept the old ways of dealing with any threat is wrong and needs immediate attention' The female councillor told me

'We hereby apologise to you and your family for the uprooting and separation this has caused, that we have caused. This was within all of our lifetimes and we should've been thinking of the families instead of our other people' Andam said

The white haired man didn't say anything, I didn't expect him to.

'Selena Tyler, you and your family are free to go. Wheylyn Tyler, we invite you to stay behind to draw up treaties and agreements. Of course, if you would like to leave to speak with your people first, we understand and the invitation will be extended to a later time. Before you leave, we will remove your tags' The white haired man said

I raised my eyebrows slightly. Emily grabbed my hand, she looked at me, her blue eyes full of tears.

'Come on, lets go'

I let her lead me out, I threw one last look at Jake. He smiled happily and I managed one back.

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We were given a transportation spell, in one blink we were home. Snow leapt on me, her emotions briefly overwhelmed me. She understood enough that I was here to stay.

'Leena!'

'Nicky!'

I crashed to my knees in time for my nephew to collide with me. I wrapped my arms around the youngster, I stroked the back of his head. He pulled away from me and I looked at him.

'Don't you ever go away again Aunty Leena' He said sternly

I laughed, I couldn't help it. I pulled him into a hug again 'I won't, I promise'

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Waking up in my own bed the next morning was bliss, Nicky climbed in next to me, prodding my side.

'Budge up' He said sleepily

As soon as he was settled, Snow climbed up too. My single bed was suddenly very crowded. Pete was here too, he finally knew about my secret. He was shocked and didn't believe it until I transformed in front of him last night. They'd been up until the early hours of the morning, talking.

Eventually I got up, carrying Nicky downstairs, I let Snow out before turning around and finding the highchair gone.

'Hey Nicky, where's your chair?' I asked

'Silly, I'm a big boy now' He replied, giggling

'Oh really, you sit in the big chairs now?' I asked

'Yeah'

I sat him in one of the chairs, quickly finding which one they'd been sitting him in. They'd used a cushion to heighten it for him. I pottered around, putting Snow's food out and pouring Nicky a bowl of cereal. I'd let Snow in and Nicky and I were eating our breakfast when Emily walked in.

'Hey, how long have you guys been up?' She asked, her voice was sleepy.

'We've been awake awhile but we've only just got up' I replied

She sat down at the table. I reached over and held her hand.

'Is everything alright?' I asked

She looked up 'Everything is fine, he's shocked obviously but he said he's always known our family was special. He wants to meet Wheylyn'

'Really?' I asked

'Who's Wheylyn?' Nicky asked

We paused, I looked at Emily and she nodded with a smile.

'Well, Wheylyn is my Daddy' I told him

'How come I've never met your Daddy?' Nicky asked with a humph.

'You know what? When Pete meets him, you can too' Emily said

'Yaay!'

I laughed again but a sharp knock at the door interrupted me. Emily and I glanced at each other.

'Stay here' I told her

I got up, my heart hammering. Snow followed me; her emotions were protective and defensive. I gripped the door handle, trembling slightly before throwing it open. Jake stood in the doorway, tired but smiling at me.

'Jake!'

I lunged forwards, throwing my arms around his neck. He wrapped his arms around me, hugging me so tightly my toes left the ground.

'Hey' He murmured in my ear

'Hey yourself' I replied

He tensed, pulling back, his dark eyes confused and shocked.

'What did you just say?' He asked

'I said hey yourself' I replied, equally as confused 'Is something wrong?'

He shook his head 'No, no. I'm fine, you just reminded me of someone briefly thats all' He looked up and down 'Have you just got out of bed?'

I looked down at myself, my black vest pyjamas top and baggy pyjama bottoms looked back up at me.

'Yeah, come inside'

I stepped aside to let him in and as he was about to step inside Snow suddenly growled. I looked at her shocked before realising the last contact she'd had with Jake was him shoving her in the kitchen.

'Snow' I said warningly before turning to Jake 'Perhaps you should apologise'

He clearly remembered and he knelt down in front of her 'I'm really sorry Snow'

He held out his hand and she looked at him warily before tentatively reaching out with her nose and touching his hand. She then turned around and walked off, nudging the kitchen door open and going inside. Nicky came out seconds later.

'Jake!'

He ran forwards and Jake held his outstretched hands.

'Hey there little guy, how have you been?'

'I'm a big boy now' He told him happily before turning around and running back into the kitchen.

Jake stood up, looking down at me in confusion. I laughed.

'He's not in his highchair anymore' I told him

'Oh right, listen, I'm gonna head home and get a few hours sleep in. Can we meet up later?' He asked

He did look tired. I understood, he probably also had a lot to go over with his own family too. I nodded.

'Just give me a text when you're ready' I told him

He kissed my forehead, hugging me again 'Thanks. See you later'

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So guys, we're coming to the end of the story now. The next chapter is the last one!

Thanks to; Major Simi, whit384, Talee, solaheartnet, angel2u, AnnaChocolate, Illuminati-4, The Queen Of Water, Arvingen, Cutie Kyuubi, Shadow the Ranger, sarakargosha, Lord Jace, Emro Dust, xdemonbunnyx and last by no means least any guests that have also reviewed.

Thanks for your funny, constructive and inspiring reviews, I'm very grateful. Emro Dust has their own OC American Dragon story which I seriously recommend you read.

Thanks also to anyone who followed this and bothered to read it, even seeing the amount of hits it got is really nice.

So, I'm up for doing a sequel if anyone is interested but I'd like to spend some time not only planning it but also revisiting some of my old stories. I completely fell in love with this story and it really dominated my other ones. If you'd like to read through those in the meantime it would be awesome!

So review please and let me know if you would like to see any more from Selena.

Thanks again, Claret Tho xx