Hey All! This is my second story on here. I have hopes to make it longer than my first one. It really helps when you review the chapters so I can know what to improve on and even get some ideas for the future of this fic.

Just a background for this story:

Jake is 15 in this story, he is in high school, Rose has not moved back to New York City.

Any other things that I need to clarify will be added as needed! :)

Please enjoy this story!

I do not own the characters that are used in this story, the characters and some scenes described are solely property of Disney.

-Chapter One: Bully-

"Roar, dragon boy!" Brad taunted Jake Long as he held his head over the toilet in the boy's bathroom at Abraham Lincoln High School in New York City. "Unless you want your face in the toilet, you will do what I say."

Jake, not wanting his 'pretty' face to become one with the plumbing, complied. "Rawr," Jake let out a barely audible, pathetic excuse for even a fake roar.

"The Bradster didn't hear you. Louder!" Brad continued to taunt Jake as he applied force to the back of Jake's head, forcing him closer to the water in the toilet. Brad's jock friends stood there egging him on.

Jake sighed and let out a louder, "Rawr." His face was red with embarrassment. If only Brad knew the kind of roar Jake was really capable of, he would've never forced him to do it because his ears would bleed.

Ever since Principal Rotwood had left the permanent records conveniently out in his office Jake's life at school has been a living nightmare. Brad and his jock friends saw the records and decided to go through them in front of a group of kids in the hallway. When Jake tried to stop them they looked for and found Jake's file and read Rotwood's personal notes about Jake out loud. Rotwood's note exposed Jake as having "a secret double-life as a magical fire-breathing dragon." However, everyone laughed and thought that Jake was delusional and began to pick on him, especially Brad and his jock friends.

Jake wanted to show Brad that he really was a dragon; maybe Brad would be scared of him and leave him alone. The Dragon Council would never allow such a thing, "it's far too dangerous for a human to know a dragon's true identity," Councilor Kulde's voice echoed in his mind.

Jake snapped back to reality as Brad threw him against the wall. Jake grunted on impact and just looked up at Brad with a clearly angry expression on his face. His expression alone sent chills down Brad's spine and made him shudder.

Just when Jake thought things couldn't get any worse, Principal Rotwood barged into the bathroom. "What is all of this commotion that you hoodlums are causing in my fine school?" The question was forceful and sounded more like a statement due to Rotwood's thick German accent.

"Oh! Nothing, Principal Rotwood. Just teaching dragon boy here a lesson." Brad said with a smirk spread across his face.

Rotwood looked down at Jake and grinned. He loved seeing the boy get tortured since he knew that Jake really was a dragon. He wanted Jake to slip and expose himself so that he could get credit for the discovery of magical creatures. "Very well then, carry on," he said as if he had seen nothing out of the usual.

It tormented Jake to know that he was a very powerful being and because it had to kept a secret he had to suffer at the hands of the school bully. "Brad, enough." Jake stated angrily as he stood up and looked right at Brad.

Brad laughed as he moved toward Jake with intent to push him back to the floor but he stopped as he realized that Jake showed no sign of fear anywhere on his body. However, Brad's self-confidence quickly got the best of him as he proceeded to move towards Jake but, when he tried to push Jake, he didn't move. Surprised, Brad tried to push Jake again and again, he failed. "C'mon dragon boy, why don't you just make it easy on yourself and take a beating," Brad taunted.

Just as Jake was about to make a move that he might have regretted the bell rang signaling that it was time to get to the next class. Jake and Brad were both headed to "Magical Mythology," a class which Principal Rotwood insisted on teaching himself no matter what school he was in charge of.

Brad cursed under his breath as he walked out of the bathroom leaving Jake there alone and scar-free. Since Brad was the star quarterback on the football team he couldn't afford to fail any classes, especially Principal Rotwood's since Brad was falling behind in that class.

Jake had figured that he should get to class too but, he wanted to leave some space between Brad and himself.

Jake made it to the Magical Mythology just as the bell rang. He found his usual seat right next to his best friends, Trixie Carter and Arthur "Spud" Spudinski.

"Nice of you to join us, Mr. Long," a heavily accented voice called from the front desk.

"Yo! Mr.… - I uh, mean Professor Rotwood." Jake realized his mistake, "at least I wasn't late!"

Rotwood paid no attention to Jake's comments as he began to speak to the class, "Today, I introduce your first paper in my class." His comment received unanimous disapproval amongst the class. "You will pick a single magical creature and research them and present your findings to the class." Rotwood then took a bucket out with each student's name in it. "When your name gets called you will be able to pick your magical creature."

Jake hated assignments in Rotwood's class because he knew that they were assigned with the intention to get information about the real magical world out of Jake. Rotwood learned Jake's secret last year and since then he has been trying to expose Jake as a real fire-breathing dragon through any means possible. Jake was determined not to let that happen so he always faked every paper he wrote, which is actually a lot harder than it seems when you are an expert on and member of the magical world but, Rotwood couldn't tell if Jake was telling the truth or not so he always averaged a B.

"Jake Long!" Jake jumped as Rotwood called his name, "What do you choose?" Jake could feel his peers' eyes glued to him as they all were aware that he thought he was a dragon. Rotwood offered a suggestion, "hm, dragon perhaps?" The class chuckled; Jake was used to that by now.

"Sure," Jake replied with an apparent lack of enthusiasm.

After the class ended and school was let out Jake, Trixie and Spud went to hang out at Central Park.

"Yo guys, Rotwood is trippin'" Jake started the conversation.

"I know! Do you think he will ever give up?" Spud added

"Not a chance Spud" Jake spoke with disappointment, "ever since he found out my secret he has been doing everything in his power to prove that magical creatures exist!"

"It is Rotwood we are talking about." Trixie contributed, "Do you think he will even be able to pull it off?"

"I don't know Trix but, we did underestimate him before and look what happened." Jake returned, "Rotwood is whack, I just wish there was a way to get him off of my back."

"Maybe there is…" Spud added and instantly got a curious look from both Trixie and Jake. "Here me out, so Rotwood is trying to expose magical creatures, right?"

"Duh!" Trixie blurted.

Spud continued to question, "So that technically makes him a threat to the magical world, correct?"

"Sure." Jake said smirking as he was starting to get the hint.

"Well Jake" Spud turned his attention to his dragon friend, "What exactly is a dragon's job?"

"To protect magical creatures!" Jake finally understood what Spud was talking about but, his excitement quickly turned to concern, "So are you suggesting that I, uh… take care of Rotwood?"

"You think Jake should kill Rotwood?" Trixie rephrased Jake's question, the words feeling odd coming out of her mouth. She knew her friend was powerful but, she could not imagine him killing a human.

"No! Of course not!" Spud exclaimed and then turned his attention to Jake, "what I am saying is: maybe if you threaten Rotwood with your powers he might lay off you."

Jake understood and liked Spuds plan but, he thought that it might be too risky. Jake had experienced some of Rotwood's traps and he knew that Rotwood was determined. Jake would have to think about it, "I don't know Spud, we will have to think this out a little mor-"

Jake was cut off by the ringing of his cell phone; it was Lao Shi, Jake's grandfather…

"Yo G, What-"

"Jake! Get to the shop right now! There is an emergency!" Jake held the phone away from his ear and couldn't respond before Lao Shi hung up.

"Ok guys we gotta get to the shop, climb on my back." Jake said as a bluish flame circled around him, revealing his dragon form.

Trixie and Spud climbed on Jake's back and the three flew to the shop.

The trio arrived at the front door of the shop and Jake was the first to enter.

"Yo G! What is the… oh man" Jake's speech slowed as he looked around the shop. The entire place was ransacked, TVs and other electronics were scattered and broken on the floor, and the cash register was forced open. Jake walked to the back and noticed that the mess was much worse there. Potions were spilt on the floor, magical books and other priceless magical artifacts were either missing or broken.

"G, who did this?" Jake's tone was sad and fearful.

"You might be surprised young one"

A/N: So what did you think? Do you have any suggestions? Who do you think broke into the shop?