Haley's Friends Learn

Haley Long and her dragon master are fighting the new Huntsboy and his parents. At some point, the Huntsboy knocks Haley unconscious and she falls into an alley, where, by coincidence, Chad and Renee were walking by and notice a dragon around. Knowing the slayers won't show themselves in front of civilian humans even if it meant passing on an opportunity to slay a dragon (after all, Huntsgirl passed on a similar chance to slay Jake some years ago), Sun lures them away. However, only the adult hunters are following her.

Changes to Chad and Renee's perspective.

"Aaaaahhhhhh!" Chad yells. "What's this thing?"

"Looks like…" Renee starts saying until she's interrupted by a new arrival.

"A dragon." Seth says.

"Seth?" Renee asks. "What are you doing here?"

"I was going to Canal Street Electronics." Seth explains. "Haley made me curious about her Grandfather."

"I've got an idea!" Chad exclaims, causing his friends to stare at him like he had grew a second head. "The old man knows about mythological legends. Maybe he could tell more about the dragon.

'Thank you, Chad.' Seth thinks, glad for not having to voice the idea. "Good idea, Chad."

LINE BREAK – Canal Street Electronics

Lao Shi notices Haley's friends but not Haley. "Hi, Renee. Hi, Chad. And you must be Seth. What brings… Aiyah! What's going on?"

"Chad and Renee found this dragon and, since Haley told us you know about legends and such, we thought you'd know what to do with it." Seth explains.

"Wise decision, young ones." Lao Shi replies. "Let's just let her rest and then she'll just go home. Wherever it is."

"Sir, how are you sure this dragon is a 'she'?" Seth asks.

"What gave you the idea I think this dragon is a she, young one?" Lao Shi asks in reply.

"You said 'let her rest'."

While Lao Shi was trying to come up with an excuse, Haley wakes up and notices her friends but not that she's on her dragon form. "Hi, Gramps. Guys. What's going on?"

"Haley!" A shocked Seth asks. "Is that you?"

That question confuses her until she notices she's at her dragon form. "I mean. I'm a big scary dragon, aren't I?" She asks, changing her voice.

"Cut the act, Haley." Seth quickly asks.

"Fine, you caught me." Haley replies and reverts back to human form. Scared, Chad jumps at the arms of Renee, who simply drops him.

"H-how did you do it?" Renee asks. "Can you teach me?"

"Sorry, you're either born with it or not." Haley explains.

"Do you mean like the wizards and witches of Harry Potter's books?" Chad eagerly asks.

"Not exactly, being a dragon is an inherited trait that usually doesn't skip more than one generation." Haley asks. "It comes from my Mom's side of the family but it skipped her. My brother and my Grandfather are dragons too."

Then Jake and Rose suddenly enter the shop. "Speaking of the devil."

"Weren't we talking about dragons?" Chad asks.

"Oh, you decided to tell them, Haley?" Jake asks.

"Long story, Jake." Haley replies.

"Hi, Jake." Chad and Renee say.

"Jake, this is Seth Hunter." Haley says. "He's a new student and the next door boy we talked about."

"Nice to meet you, Seth. So, you're the boy Mom said Haley has a crush on."

Now Haley was redder than Jake's dragon form.

"Is she also a dragon?" Seth asks, pointing at Rose.

"Nope. She's my girlfriend Rose." Jake explains.

"She's just spying on us for the Huntsclan but Jake and Gramps believe she's on our side." Haley replies with an angry face. "Mom and I don't trust her and Dad still doesn't know about dragons being real."

"Haley, Rose has proven herself several times for the last five years." Lao Shi sternly says.

"Fine but Mom and I still fear for Jake." Haley replies. "You won't catch me dating a slayer."

"I wouldn't be so sure, Haley." Rose comments.

"Whatever." Haley says. "What are the odds of this kind of 'love' happening twice in the same family and the same generation?"

"That's what I asked Spud when he suspected Seth might be of the Huntsclan." Jake replies.

"Excuse me." Chad asks. "What's the Huntsclan?"

"It's a clan of people who believe magical creatures must be destroyed." Lao Shi explains. "They believe everyone with dragon-shaped birthmarks is destined to join the Huntsclan. Rose, however, changed her mind."

"Or so she says." Haley replies.

"How can you doubt after five years?" Seth asks, hoping to feed some hope.

"My whole life I've been told by Mom and Gramps about how the Huntsclan is made of ignorant people full of hatred who'd kill me just because I'm a dragon." Haley explains, causing Lao Shi to give Rose an apologetic glance. "The slayers are merciless killers who are the monsters they claim us to be."

Later on, at the Hunter Household, Seth reports his day to his parents. "The dragon woke up and left. I'm sorry I couldn't do anything but there were innocent humans around."

"We understand, Seth." Mrs. Hunter replies.

"What did you find out about Haley's family?" Mr. Hunter asks.

"I found out Haley's elder brother is dating my Hunts-tutor." Seth answers, shocking his parents.

"How can you be so sure?" Mr. Hunter asks. "You never knew her identity."

"She's a blue-eyed blonde girl with the Huntsclan birthmark at her right hand just like my tutor."

"Is her name Rose?" Mrs. Hunter asks.

"Yes, Mother." Seth answers.

"Then it's indeed her." She replies. "How long have they been dating?"

"Five years, Mother."

"Then if they were dragons she'd know by now." Mr. Hunter deduces.

"Then may I date Haley and forget this spying thing?" Seth asks.

"Yes but don't get too attached." Mr. Hunter warns. "Haley might be held hostage by some magical creature that might learn your identity and humans from outside the clan might not understand our mission. Unless you decide to live a normal life once you reach adulthood."

"I'll think about it, Father."

Please review. Does anyone think I'm stretching things too much by having Haley and Susan still mistrusting Rose?