Jake got up at 5 in the morning due to excitement and sees that Jonathan is meticulously reviewing what appears to be documents. " What are you doing, dad?" Asked Jake with curiosity. " Drafting the job offer for Rose's mom and dad." Jonathan replied. Jake was about to go shower but then Jonathan said," Go to sleep, son. There's still five hours left before we meet the Jones."
" Jones, huh?" Pondered Jake. " Rosaline ' Rose ' Jones is the full name of Rose and yeah her name is beautiful." Said Jonathan to wake Jake up from his daydream. Jake gave an embarrassed laugh and went back to sleep.
Jake got up at 7 sharp and took one of the most meticulous baths in the history of the world. He first took a shower after which he meticulously scrubbed every nook and cranny, then took a bubble bath at the bathtub, clipped and filed the nails of his hands and legs to the perfect shape, Jake's hair tips are naturally dark green but he still used a little hair dye to give them a brighter shine at the hotel salon after getting a hair trim, got his eyebrows plucked in order to get them perfectly shaped. Jake looked a little more dashing than his usual self.
He is wearing a black plain jeans with a white round necked t shirt and an unbuttoned red full sleeve shirt over the t shirt while fashioning a pair of white sneakers with black accents.
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I was wearing my casual collared t shirt with my khaki shorts but due to my family's insistence I stopped hiding my scars and Susan was wearing the same except different colours with Haley fashioning a blue dress with white flower prints.
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And father in law is wearing his robes while Trixie and Spud were wearing their usual outfits. Everyone was ready to go and all of us got up on two luxurious white Rolls Royce Spectres which after some time came in front of the apartment building the Jones family currently resides in.
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We climbed the stairs to the third floor and came in front of a door. I pushed Jake forward and he knocked on the door. The door opened and Rose was standing in front of Jake in casual home clothes. Both of them didn't move as they kept looking at each other's eyes. A cascade of emotions were being conveyed through their eyes. Jake broke the deadlock by whispering," Rose." Rose's eyes started to tear up and she bent down a little and hugged Jake and Jake returned the hug.
" I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have got you arrested." Sobbed Rose. Jake didn't let go of the hug and consoled Rose by saying," It's my fault. I was clinging to the hope that you would remember me but I didn't prepare myself to witness a completely different you. I'm sorry that you had to get involved in my life again." After finishing his sentence Jake also broke down to tears. Their clothes became wet with each other's tears and finally both Rose and Jake let go of their hug.
They looked each other in the eye and Rose grabbed Jake's cheeks on her palms and kissed Jake on the lips. It was long and passionate but it was not a french kiss. " Should have done this at the Victoria Peak." Rose said. " Ok, this is enough doorway romance. Can we enter, Rose?" I said in a half serious half teasing tone. Susan lightly elbowed my right upper arm and said," Honey, let them have the moment."
" It's been six minutes, daughter." Said Lao Shi from the side. Rose's face flushed red from embarrassment and she quickly let us in. William and Marilyn were looking at us flabbergasted as they were having a hard time comprehending that Jake is actually my son. I came forward and extended my hand for a handshake which broke them out of their stupor.
" Um, hi. I'm William Jones, this is my wife Marilyn Jones and they are our twin daughters Rosaline and Daisy." Introduced William his family to me while shaking my hand. " Please, Jonathan's fine. Also, I hope you all don't mind my casual wear after all I do have to wear formal clothing for a great period of time most of the year. " I said. After I introduced myself, my family introduced themselves to the Jones's.
We sat down and Mrs. Jones started by saying," Mr. Long, when you got your son arrested we didn't mean any harm. It just seemed as if he was delusional. I mean if you heard what he was saying you would also think that Jake has some serious delusions."
" I don't blame you guys. After all, your response was within the parameters of expected scenarios. Now, I will need to clarify some things about both my son Jake and Rose. But I need Rose's permission for that. Rosaline ' Rose ' Jones do I have your permission to disclose everything?" I asked in a very serious voice.
Rose shut her eyes for a moment and when she opened her eyes they were filled with nothing but resolve. " Yes, Mr. Long." She replied decisively. I nodded and said to the Comms," Secure the building." I took out a blue cube and put it on the table that was in the middle of the living room. The cube dissolved and the entire room was enveloped in a blue layer which disappeared.
" That was an isolation device which will not let any form of sounds or pictures escape from this room." I explained. All three except Rose nodded. I clapped my hands and said," Fam, show them." " Dragon up!" Yelled Jake and Haley while Dad didn't say anything while transforming. Jake, Haley and Dad were floating in their dragon form. " As you all can see I married into a family of dragons.
My wife is not a dragon because she was born in a generation that didn't get dragon powers. This generational gap happens every ten generations and we own an immortal talking dog." I explained while Jake, dad and Haley turned into their human form and sat down.
" For the last 15 years my family kept their draconic powers a secret from me and my father in law started training my son Jake at the age of 13. During his first mission against the huntsclan he came face to face against his arch nemesis the huntsgirl and their battle ended in a draw. The next day my son bumped into the new student and she had a dragon shaped birthmark on her right hand.
For almost a year, they performed their dance of death all the while deepening the bond of love through interactions during their normal life while fanning the flames of animosity during their secret life. But I knew it all and I kept observing them in every way to ensure both of their safety. Jake learnt the girl's secret first but for a while he was in denial but during one fateful ski trip both learned each other's secret and the girl accepted Jake.
She still had some semblance of loyalty to the huntsclan but that quickly faded due to the girl learning a truth from a memory that was hidden in the deepest recess of her mind. Her first memory. There she saw herself getting ripped away from the embrace of her mother all because of a birthmark. Granted, the birthmark is a genetic repository of extensive combat knowledge specifically tailored in order to combat magical creatures but nonetheless it's still wrong to kidnap newborn babies and tell them that they are orphans who were raised by them and their glorious purpose of life is killing defenceless magical creatures.
Learning the truth the girl completely turned against them and helped my son as a double agent. I helped her whenever it was possible but it was difficult. Finally she used the Aztec skulls to destroy the huntsclan and nearly sacrificed herself when she wished for the destruction of all huntsclan after all at that point of time she was still a part of huntsclan. My son then used the skulls to wish her having a normal life with her family and in turn sacrificing his happiness for the sake of her happiness.
Then I merged the alternate timeline with the prime timeline of my reality in order to prevent the creation of paradoxes and time branches. Now she remembers her old life. That's right, this is the alternate life of Rosaline ' Rose ' Jones aka your daughter and my future daughter in law." I explained which caused Rose to blush and Rose's parents eyes became so large that it seemed as if they would pop out of their sockets.
Rose's parents were stunned for a while and after a while it was Rose's mother who broke the silence. Rose's mother pinched the bridge of her nose and said," The dragon part I believe because you guys just shattered our worldview but I would most definitely remember a life without my other daughter who was snatched from my arms while I was awake and I refuse to believe that my daughter is a very skilled warrior with blood on her hands and I'm no scientist but I know for a fact humanity's technology hasn't progressed so much that one can easily perform temporal manipulation."
I chuckled a little and said," Ah, it slipped my mind to unlock the memories buried in your psyche." I snapped my fingers and then they remembered everything. All three of them rushed forward and gave Rose a group hug while bawling their eyes out. After all I also put in the memories of Rose's primary life in a third person perspective without any censorship.
I showed them her suffering, her loneliness, her helplessness, her yearnings, her ruthlessness, her determination, her kindness and her optimism. After they were done I put forth the job offer and I specifically drafted for them and after thoroughly reading the contracts they agreed.