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Chapter 3: It Only Gets Worse
Rose woke up the next morning, hoping it was all a dream...she was wrong. Sighing she opened her shades and was nearly blinded by the rising sun.
"Ah!" "Oh yeah I forgot, vampires and sun don't mix well." she said closing her blinds. With quick thinking she put on a hoodie to ease the pain of the sun "Much better." She walked to the kitchen following the enticing aroma of pancakes. Lily followed soon after, not as suspicious or surreptitious as last night. Of course she had to wear a nice school uniform, which she hated.
"Good morning girls." Dad said...huh, gotta give em names...Let's see, what goes well with Whitman...Well Johnathon would work but that's taken...how about Andrew is the dad, and Joan is the mom, yeah that works.
"Morning dad." both said sort of...tired
"Good morning my little flowers of joy." Joan said walking in
"Morning mom."
"Ya know, the last time I got a pancake breakfast it was to tell me I had a twin sister we just found out existed after 14 years." Lily mentioned "What happened?"
"Family I have great news." Andrew began "I've been promoted!"
"Oh honey that's great news."
"Yeah it is, I'll be getting more money and more work, and the best part...were moving to Hong Kong." Yeah bet you saw that coming.
"HONG KONG!" Lily and Rose stood up, each not happy
"Dad, we can't just pack up and move to Hong Kong." Rose protested
"Yeah Daddy all my friends are here." Lily added
"My friends, her friends, my boyfriend!"
"Sure we can, and you'll make new friends, and Rose I've told you I'm still not 100% comfortable with you dating." Andrew said in a backhanded attempt at obedience
"Oh but Jake is such a nice boy." Joan insisted
"That he is, a little cocky, but he is nice and well raised, but you get a new boyfriend, and again he'll most likely be Asian."
"Yeah sure, this sucks." Rose crossed her arms
"Dad is there any other way?" Lily asked
"Just two, either I somehow get appointed on the Board of Directors in which case I'll have to stay and I'll make even more money, and I am due for that promotion as well." Andrew informed
"So, problem solved, just do that." Rose said
"It's not that simple honey, see someone has to step down, and uh...It doesn't look like anyone wants to, except for Harvey Dents, but still." "And of course the other way I simply blow the interview with the CEO today." "And I doubt that will happen." "Ooh Lordy, I'm late for work, okay start packing cause we leave Saturday night, bye girls." With that Andrew happily whistled walking out the door on his way to work.
"This sucks!" Lily yelled storming from the kitchen
"Why, why mom, why does he have to do this to us!" Rose asked tears filled her eyes
"Honey you know he only wants whats best for us."
"Yeah and that should be staying here in New York where we belong, you may or may not know this, but I've lived here my whole life too."
"I know honey, but...Rosie, what's up with your teeth?" Joan asked "They're huge."
"Uh...you know just...puberty?"
"Oh, of course."
"Look mom I'm late for school, not that it matters anymore, bye." Lily elsewhere heard the conversation.
"Hmm, big teeth huh..."
Avoiding the sun as much as possible, Rose made it to school, Nick, Trixie and Spud were not please with the news
"What?"
"Hong Kong!"
"That sucks Rose!"
"I know, and not a word of this to Jake, I don't want him to freak out."
"Yeah."
"True."
"He would."
"And the only way we can stop the move is if one, Dad blows the interview, or gets appointed to the board of Directors." Rose said
"Okay, so hope he blows interview." Nick said
"Yeah you don't know my Dad, he takes organization and cleanliness to new heights."
"Dammit." "How bout getting him on board of directors?"
"There's this guy named Harvey Dents Dad mentioned, but that's all I got."
"Hmm, I think we need to pay Mr. Dents a visit." Nick said
"I agree, but we need Jake, he always comes up with good plans for these kinds of things." Spud insisted
"Ah forget Jake, you have me." Nick said "We will think of full proof plan, but now, we have class."
"Cool, we discuss the details over lunch." Rose said, the group dispersed, and Rose nearly promptly ran into- "Jake, w-what are you doing here?"
"I go to school here, and I heard about what's going on Rose..."
"Sigh...I'm sorry Jake, it's just that, my dad is-"
"Going to stay here, cause I got myself a fool proof plan."
"Oh Jake, thank you, you don't know how much this means to me." this prompted a hug
"I would do anything for you babe, now, we have no time, were headed to your dad's business now, which is where again?"
"The MetLife building."
"Hmm, easy simple, come on." Jake took her hand
"But Jake, what about school, they'll know were missing." Rose insisted
"Piece of cake, gramps invented these magic mumbo-jumbo holograms, which will live out our daily lives for us, like so." Jake activated them. "Holograms, go to school for us."
"Okay." they both sighed, and walked towards homeroom.
"And away we go." The two headed for the roof. "Dragon up!"
"Wa-hoo!" and they flew off towards Sutton Place. .. … .. . ….. .. …. . . . . … .They made it atop the MetLife building where Rose had already explained the conditions
"Okay, seems to me we gotta convince this Harvey Dents guy to step down."
"But how, were not exactly intimidating in human form."
"Just leave that to me, got any extra Huntsclan masks?"
"Always." Rose took two from her Hoodie pocket "What's that gonna do?"
"You'll see...plus it'll help us bypass your dad."
"True." they crawled through the vents. They came to an opening revealing the offices, when Rose noticed a familiar face walk through the hallway "Huh..."
"What's the matter?" Jake asked
"That guy...that's...that's Gary Helsing, the vampire hunter who came into the shop last night." "Oh yeah, sorry, last night-"
"Nick told me everything, which reminds me; how you dealing with the sun?"
"Not well."
"Well Helsing or not it makes you wonder...why is he here?" Jake pondered
"Who knows, Nick said he was looking for some other vampire anyhow, now come on, lets go." they casually slipped into the hallway. "Now we look for Harvey Dents." They walked through the corridor to find his office
"Here it is, Harvey Dents." Rose said
"Well, guess we knock."
"Yeah...[knock knock knock]"
"Yes?"
"Uh...Delivery for Mr. Dents." Jake said
"Oh splendid, bring it in." The two shrugged and barged in "So, you both have my delivery?" The two gasped to see Helsing in Dents's chair.
"Your...Your Harvey Dents?" Rose asked
"Yes, but I have an alter ego, they call me Helsing, Gary Helsing, monster hunter, my friends call me 'Two-Face' now do you have my delivery or not?"
"No that was just a clever and convenient ruse." Jake said
"Well fine, what do you two masked kids want...wait; kids...shouldn't you both be in school?"
"Uh...Asbestos?" Jake said for lack of anything else to say
"Oh right, so what do you want?" Dents asked
"We want you to step down and move to Hong Kong." Rose said
"Eh sure, I hate this job, besides China is abound with mythical creatures for me to catch, but first I need you two to do something for me."
"Which is?" Jake asked
"There is a vampire in town, I want you two to catch her, and bring her to me."
"Who is she?" Rose asked
"Tanya Dostoevsky, a Russian immigrant around your ages, I'd call the Huntsclan for assistance myself but they are dead, so I want you two to nab her."
"Cool, when do you want her?" Jake asked
"Oh take your time, I'm in no rush, I have tons of paper work to do anyhow." Dents sighed "Speaking of which, if I am stepping down, who do I suggest take my place?"
"Andrew Whitman." Rose said proudly
"Ah yes old Andy, he is due for a promotion, alright I'll do it, but make haste, his familit is moving to Hong Kong on Friday, tic-tock."
"Ugh, don't remind me." Rose sighed
"Wait a second...do you two smell that?"
"Smell what?" Jake asked
"Smell...vampire?" Jake and Rose gasped.
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