Chapter 1

Merida squinted against the bright light. Someone was jumping on her. Another was pulling on her hair. And still she felt another make unbearable noise. Merida groaned and tried to sit up.

"BOYS!" Merida yelled. "GET YOUR DIRTY HANDS OFF OF ME!" Then, turning to the third one, she yelled at the top of her lungs, "Hamish! If you don't stop banging those cymbals together you will face excruciating pain!"

The boys snickered and sauntered away. Merida sighed and she sat up. Then she smiled. Boys will be boys. She chuckled to herself. She looked at her clock; seven o'clock in the morning. She knew it was time to get up, get ready, and go to school. Merida got up and trudged to the bathroom. She groaned and looked at herself in the mirror. Her red hair was a mess, which didn't surprise her; her blue eyes were still squinting. Yep, she thought. Definitely need a shower. And that's what she did.

About forty-five minutes later, Merida walked to her midnight blue Mercedes. Her parents had gotten it for her seventeenth birthday. She hadn't been very surprised at this, of course. Her parents have been buying her cars since she turned sixteen and had first gotten her driver's license. She had gotten a Jaguar, a BMW, a Ferrari, and finally, a Mercedes. Her personal favorite was the Ferrari, but she didn't like showing off so she often drove either the Beamer or the Mercedes. Her mom uses the Jaguar most of the time, and she doesn't mind. Anyway, Merida listened to music as she drove to her best friend's house to pick her up. As she drove, she smiled at the thought of her best friend. Rapunzel had always been there for her for as long as she can remember. Merida couldn't have asked for a better friend.

As she pulled up to Rapunzel's house, she beeped her horn. Almost immediately the door opened and slammed shut as Rapunzel bounded down the stairs waving at her. Her long blonde hair that she cut every month was tied into a messy bun. She wore Converse shoes, skinny jeans, and a green shirt that hugged her slim frame. Her school bag hung casually over one of her delicate shoulders. Merida smiled as she leaned over to unlock the door for her. Rapunzel slid in gracefully and gave Merida a peck on the cheek.

"Hey Mer," Rapunzel said. "Did you sleep well?"

"Uh… Yeah…. I did." Merida dutifully replied.

"And the boys?" Rapunzel asked, raising an eyebrow. "Were they being good?"

"They were like wee little bears!" Merida exclaimed, laughing along with Rapunzel as they drove to school. It had been a joke they invented since Merida and her family went hunting for bears and her three triplet brothers, Hamish, Hubert and Harris, killed a giant brown bear using sticks. Merida never did find out how on earth they did that, but she has had more respect for them since then. As they neared the school, teenagers were already crowding; the lawn, the hallway, the parking lot. Merida groaned and said, "I don't think we're going to find a parking space Punzie."

Rapunzel nodded. "That's a lot of cars." After finally finding a parking lot at the very end of the school parking area, they got out and were immediately surrounded by their friends. They both said hi to them and they started talking to each other.

"Hey, there's that Scottish girl we've all been waiting for!" Several of the girls exclaimed.

Merida laughed and shakes her head, making her red curls bounce. Being the only Scottish girl in school wasn't so bad.

Suddenly, they heard a low rumble of a car. They whipped their heads around to see a red Lamborghini park right next to them. The girls held their breath and the boys started staring. The door on the driver's side opened and Merida heard Rapunzel gasp. A boy about their age stepped out of the low Lamborghini and took off his shades. His eyes were a blend of blue and brown. He wore low slung jeans and sneakers. His navy blue t-shirt accented his wide shoulder and muscular chest. And he had….. White hair?! Merida thought. What kind of teenager has white hair?! Maybe he dyed it. He draped a blue hoodie over his shirt and reached in to take his bag. He muttered something to the boy on the other side of the seat. The door on that side opened and another boy came out. This time Merida gasped. Okay, so did a few other girls like when the first boy came out. The boy had dark auburn hair that reached to his shoulders. He had green eyes and he wore similar clothes to the other guy only instead of a hoodie, he had a leather jacket. And he had on a white shirt. He also wore low slung jeans and Converse shoes. He was also as muscular and wide shouldered as his friend. As he reached in for his bag, they were immediately surrounded by girls that flirted and boys that admired their car.

Rapunzel's green eyes widened and Merida laughed. "Come on Rap. You can stop drooling now." Then she tugged on Rapunzel's arm, leading her to school. "We'll be late for our class." They both walked away, ignoring the newcomers; looks like they won't have any trouble fitting in.

As they sat in Science class, the door opened and Principal Princeton entered and behind him the two newcomers. All the girls in the class room except Merida and Rapunzel sighed dreamily.

"Hello class," the principal said. "These young men here just transferred here all the way from Europe." He gestured to the boy with white hair. "This is Jack Frost." Jack smiled, flashing them all a straight line of perfect white teeth. Rapunzel sighed and Merida playfully bumped her shoulder. Both girls giggled.

"And this young man here," the principal continued. "Is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III."

A lot of the girls giggled and the boys laughed quietly. Hiccup blushed.

That's a cool name. Merida thought. Wait, what? HICCUP?!

The teacher smiled and gestured for the boys. "You are just in time for our science experiment." She led them to the front of the class room. "Jack will be partnered with…." The girls all closed their eyes and crossed their fingers; except Rapunzel and Merida. "Don't pick me, don't pick me…" Merida heard Rapunzel muttering.

"Rapunzel." The teacher said. The girls groaned and some of them whimpered. Rapunzel looked at Merida with panicked eyes. Jack smiled and came over to sit beside Rapunzel

"Hiccup will be partnered with…." Again the girls crossed their fingers except Merida. She was quite confident that she will not be- "Merida."

Merida's mouth popped open as the other girls groaned. Rapunzel giggled. Merida frowned as Hiccup made his way towards her table. Great…. just great. Merida thought. This is going to be a long, long experiment.