Judgment
At Canal Street Electronics, Jake, Trixie, Spud, Fu and Lao Shi were wondering what to do about Rose. "Jakey, the Huntsgirl knows your secret." Trixie said with worry. "And her parents are journalists."
"We don't have to worry about them, guys." Spud calmly replied. "Once I amaze them with my ability to put my tongue inside my nose, they'll completely forget all that dragon stuff." He then tried to do the proposed trick.
"Spudinski, I'm not sure it's a good idea." Trixie said with mild disgust.
"You're right!" Spud exclaimed. "I should show them how I eat macaroni through my nose."
"Yuck!" Both Trixie and Jake said.
"Young one, I appreciate your good intentions, but we'll find another way." Lao Shi said. Then they heard the front door opening. Checking it out, they saw Rose and her family.
"Aaaaahhhhhhhggghhhhh!" Spud yelled. "Two Huntsgirls!"
"No, Spud." Rose calmly replied. "This is my twin sister Lily. Lily, these are my boyfriend Jake Long and his best friends Trixie and Spud. I still haven't been properly introduced to the man over there but I believe he's Jake's grandfather, who owns this shop."
"You're correct, young one." Lao Shi replied with a calm tone. "My name is Luong Lao Shi, or Lao Shi Luong since that we're in a country where the family name is placed last instead of first."
"Nice to meet you." Said Rose's father. "My name is Jack Smith and this is my wife Lucy."
"Jake, do you mind dating someone who spent a good deal of live on wild goose hunts?" Rose's mother asked out of concern for her daughter.
"Goose hunts?" A confused Spud asked. "I thought she only hunted magical…"
"Shut up, Spud." Trixie replied.
"Nah, I'm okay." Jake answered.
"After all, it's not like those creatures really existed." Said Rose's Dad, making Jake understand that talk about 'wild goose hunt'. Rose's parents don't know dragons are real.
"Actually they do." Said Councillor Andam as he and Councillor Kulde entered the shop.
"What brings you to my shop, gentlemen?" Lao Shi asked.
"We felt it no longer useful to hide the truth from the Huntsgirl's family." Councillor Kulde replied.
"Which truth?" Mr. Smith asked.
"Is there a place where we can speak in private, Lao Shi?" Councillor Andam asked.
LINE BREAK – Lao Shi's office
As Andam and Kulde turned their hands into claws, Rose's family got shocked. "So, is our Rose dating a dragon despite having been raised to hate dragons?" Mrs. Smith asked, still shocked.
"It surprises us as well." Councillor Andam replied. "And this is why we're here. She's a slayer who, among other crimes against the Magical World, has attempted to slay the American Dragon several times. Unless a dragon vouches for her, we cannot allow her to walk free."
"I'll vouch for her." Jake offered.
"The vouching must come from a full-fledged dragon." Councillor Kulde replied.
"I'll vouch." Lao Shi said.
The two councilors frowned at this. "Lao Shi, do you understand the consequences of this action?" Councillor Andam asked.
"Yes, Councillors." Lao Shi solemnly answered.
"In that case, all that I want from you is a promise you'll not reveal the existence of magical creatures." Councillor Kulde requested.
"Okay." Rose's Dad replied. "We're true journalists and true journalists care about the consequences of publishing certain things."
"We appreciate it." Councillor Andam said. "We honestly expected some difficulties with the call from the American Dragon's mother."
LINE BREAK – the Long Household
A sickly happy Jake Long entered his home. "Jake, are you okay?" His mother asked.
"Not thanks to you but yes." Jake answered.
"Didn't the Dragon Council take the Huntsgirl away?" Susan asked, afraid for her family's safety.
"They would but Gramps vouched for her."
"IS HE INSANE? HOW DARE HE RISK IT ALL FOR THAT MURDERER? DOESN'T HE KNOW HE'LL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING SHE DOES WHILE AT LARGE?"
That got Jake worried. He didn't think about the risk a dragon would take by vouching for a slayer. "Well, Rose loves me."
"Jake, even if those monsters could love, which I'm not saying they can, she won't necessarily love you to the point of NOT slaying other dragons." Susan said. "Chang might have been a spy doing the Dark Dragon's bidding but she was right about you being irresponsible."
"I don't have to stay here hearing this." Jake angrily went to his bedroom.
LINE BREAK – The Dream Realm
"Jake, what's wrong?" Rose asked, noticing Jake's sadness.
"Rose, you remember what the Councillors said about my Mom, right?" Jake sadly asked.
"Yes." Rose answered, having a fairly good idea of where this conversation would lead to.
"She's afraid of you." Jake explained. "She doesn't believe slayers can love and, even if she did, she wouldn't believe you'd love me to the point of not slaying other dragons."
"It's okay, Jake." Rose calmly replied. "What matters is what we feel. I love you and betrayed the Huntsclan for you. If they ever find me I'm dead."
"Rose, I love you and I'm sure you no longer hate dragons." Jake said.
"There you are." Rose said, comforting her boyfriend. "Any plans for our next date outside the Dream Realm, dragon boy?"
"I was thinking at taking you to the Magus Bazaar, my adorable hunter." Jake replied with a sweet voice.
"Won't you get into trouble for letting a slayer inside a magical creature refuge?" Rose asked, genuinely worried.
"I'll be there to reassure them you won't hurt them, Rose." Jake said with his usual cockiness.
"Some of the senior dragonslayers I've met said some of their prey fell victims of their own cockiness." Rose said.
"Well, they haven't met the AmDrag." Jake replied. "What do you say, Rose? Date or no date?"
"It's a date."
LINE BREAK – Jake's home – the bathroom
"Jake, why are you putting on this perfume?" Haley asked.
"Rose and I are going out on a date." Jake answered.
Before Haley had the chance to start another anti-Rose speech, Jonathan Long appeared. "Really, Jakers? Then I think it's time for 'The Talk'!"
Jake was now torn between being glad Haley won't start badmouthing Rose or annoyed at the idea of having 'The Talk'.
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