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-Hiccup's P.O.V.-
Another school, another house that will never be home. I woke up to my alarm clock and quickly turned it off for fear of waking my father. It had been three days since we moved. Today would be the fourth and the first day of another school yet again. I quickly got dressed in my worn out jeans, green shirt, and brown jacket. I went downstairs and found half of a granola bar. I stuck it in my mouth and put on my brown converse shoes. I grabbed my one strap backpack and while putting it over my shoulder, I left my house and reached the school in thirty minutes. I got my schedule the day before so I was just going around trying to find where all my classes were.
Suddenly someone screamed, "Watch Out!" As a book came right at my face.
"Are you alright?" A girl with long blond hair came up to me and asked. She was wearing a purple shirt and skirt with a small pink jacket and skinny belt around her waist. Her shoes looked like ballet shoes that were pink as well.
"I'm fine," I said quietly as I stood back up.
"Sorry about hitting you in the face," A girl with wild red hair said, "Jack wanted to see how far he could throw it," She was wearing brown boots that went mid way up her calf with brown pants, a long dark green shirt and a brown belt that made it look like she had a mini skirt on.
"It's alright," I wanted this conversation to be over already. I already knew that I would move too fast to make any friends.
"I'm Jack," A guy with white hair said, "And this is Merida and Rapunzel, but we call her Punzi for short," He was wearing a hoodie with brown pants and brown converse.
When I didn't say anything Rapunzel asked, "What's your name?"
"Hiccup," I responded, my voice only barely going above a whisper.
Jack laughed so hard that he started crying. When he was done he wiped his eyes while saying, "That was a funny joke, so what is your real name?" Jack stared at me for a few seconds, "Oh, you were serious, hu?" I nodded, "I'm sorry for laughing."
"It's ok, everyone does when they hear it," I was starting to leave when they followed me.
"Are you new here?" Merida asked. I nodded.
"Would you like us to show you where your classes are?" Rapunzel asked.
"No thank you," I answered politely, "I've already found half of them," That was a complete lie. I have only seen two of my classes and they happen at the end of the day!
Apparently Jack was not going to take no for an answer because he took my schedule from my hand and after looking at it for a second said, "We have the first two classes together, then we all have band together. What instrument do you play?"
I barely restrained myself from sighing and rolling my eyes, "Guitar, piano, drums, and I sing a little," I was starting to notice all of the other students coming in.
Jack's smile brightened, "No way! I do to, although I sing the most."
"I play the drums the best," Merida said, "While Punzie here plays the piano the best."
"Merida," Rapunzel interrupted, "We need to get to class or we'll be late."
"Alright, see you guys later," Merida and Rapunzel waved as they walked off to their first class of the day.
"We should probably get to class to," Jack said as he started dragging me, making me wince, "And luckily we are almost there," About two minutes later we walked into a room that was definitely for math. Luckily the teacher just introduced me as a new student, said my name, and let me sit down. I pulled out my art book and started drawing. I would have been listening, but I already knew everything that was being taught.
When class was over I walked out hoping that Jack didn't catch up with me. Unfortunately Jack knew where science was and I didn't, "Wait up for me!" Jack said as he came running through the halls and catching up with me in no time. "Do you know where your suppose to go?"
I turned to face him and answered, "Not really."
"Then follow me!" Jack smiled and started walking again, "So, Hiccup, do you know anyone here?" I nodded my head no, "Do you want to be friends," I gave him the same response, "Why not?"
"I'm going to be moving in less than three months, so why bother," I looked down at my shoes.
"How do you know that?" Jack stopped in front of our classroom.
"It happens every time we go somewhere," I looked up at him, "I just don't want to make it any harder to leave."
"That must be tough," Jack looked a bit sad.
"I'm use to it," I walked into the classroom after that and introduced myself to the teacher. As my luck would have it, I was going to sit next to Jack and we would be lab partners. Luckily we weren't doing a lab today, just worksheets. I finished them all in the first ten minutes.
I was just pulling out my art book when I heard Jack say, "Are you done already?"
I nodded, "It wasn't that hard."
Jack scooted closer to me, "Could you help me?"
"Sure," I spent the rest of the hour helping Jack and we finished a second before the bell.
"Thanks for the help, Hiccup," Jack started to put his things in his backpack. I was doing the same, "So, do you want to sit by Merida, Punzie and I at lunch?"
"Ok," I stood up and started to look at my schedule when Jack took it out of my hands, "Didn't you already look at it?"
"I only got to see your first two classes," Jack paused as he looked at the rest of my schedule, "Well, we have next hour together as well with Punzie and Merida. You have Art with Punzie and Band with all of us. You have engineering alone, but the teacher's name is Gobber. I think he will like you," Jack smiled and handed me my schedule, "Other than that I can't really tell you anything else about your schedule."
"Thank you," I grabbed my schedule back, "Shouldn't we be going?"
"Alright," Jack grabbed my arm and started to run to the boys locker room, "Did you bring some gym clothes?"
"I didn't know if I needed any," I did my best not to trip over my feet as Jack dragged me, "So, I didn't bring any."
"Well, since it's your first day I don't think that will be a problem," Jack went straight through the locker room and out to the gym, "Just tell the teacher that your new and you will be good for today. Now, just wait out here." Jack disappeared back into the locker room.
I sighed, but waited anyway. What was up with them? I did nothing to receive their kindness, so why were they giving it to me? I saw Rapunzel and Merida come out from the girls locker room. They both had their hair up, were wearing shirts that had the school name on it and shorts. They had tennis shoes on and when they saw me they came right to me.
"Hey Hiccup," Merida said, "What are you doing here?"
"It's my next class." I responded
"So, how has your first day been?" Rapunzel asked.
"Fine," It would be better if Jack, Merida, and Rapunzel would ignore me like everyone else. It was weird and uncomfortable, getting attention like this. When I usually get attention it is physical or mental abuse except for teachers. I'm actually planning on running away, but I have to wait because I don't have enough money yet. I was going to kill myself, but that would be to messy and my father would have to pay for my funeral. So if I run away then everyone can forget about me and I'll take care of myself.
"What other classes do you have?" Rapunzel asked.
"Art, Band and Engineering."
Jack's eyes widened as he came over, "Wow, you must be really smart," Jack responded.
"I'm just good at making things." We didn't get to talk anymore because the teacher came in. I quickly told him I was new and he told me where to go to get gym clothes because apparently they supply them for us. After getting the smallest size, which was to big for me still, I quickly got changed and joined in stretches.
When we were done Mr. Jorgensen said, "Today we are going to be playing tennis. So everyone grab a racket, find a partner and go to the tennis field and start playing."
"Do you want to be my partner?" Jack asked when he suddenly appeared behind me. I quickly turned around to face him.
"Sure," I replied, still not speaking above a whisper.
"Great, I'll get you a racket," Jack walked toward the rackets and bumped into Merida on the way. I couldn't hear what was being said but it looked like they were fighting about something. When Jack came back he handed me a racket and started to drag me outside, "We are going against Punzie and Merida. I know we are going to win."
When we got on the field and started playing. Jack was in the middle and I was on the outside, so I had to get almost every ball. Because I was fast, I was able to make sure that we almost always got the point. When class was over, we won every single game and the girls got a total of two points. As we were walking towards the locker room Jack was going on and on about the game. When we were leaving he was finally starting to go to a different subject, "Hiccup you should join the track team. You were really fast and would be great at it," Jack said as we met up with Rapunzel and Merida.
No matter how hard I tried I could not get away from Jack, Rapunzel and Merida. I finally stopped trying to get away and simply said, "Thanks Jack, but I'm not that good."
"Don't put yourself down!" Merida almost yelled, "You are good enough to crush all of our school records."
We got in the lunch line as Jack said, "Exactly! Even red agrees with me."
"I told you not to call me that!"
"And because you lost you have to bring all the snacks to movie night for a whole month," Jack smiled.
"Wait," Rapunzel interjected, "You guys bet on who would win?"
"Of course we did," Merida said like it shouldn't be a surprise, "We do this all the time Punzie, you know that!"
"Well, you should have told Hiccup and I. We need to know when you guys are going to do things like that so we can keep track. It's what friends do."
"Wait," I interrupted what Merida or Jack would say because I was confused, "You guys consider me as a friend?" I looked up from the floor to look at their faces.
"Well I hope so!" Jack said with a smile on his face, "Even if you know you're going to move, you can always come visit us."
I started to tear up, "I need to go," I quickly left without eating lunch and with Jack, Rapunzel and Merida following me. I didn't really care, I just needed to get out of there and away from people. I burst out of the back of the school and ran into the forest behind it. I ran to my safe place that I found yesterday. Merida, Jack and Rapunzel followed me the entire way.
Once I reach the small clearing, I collapsed onto the ground and cried. Soon after I hear running coming from three people. They stop when they reach me and I felt a pair of arms wrapped around me. I turned to the person and hugged them making myself cry onto their chest. I don't feel the other two pair of arms wrap around me. When I finally finished crying I sat up and noticed that Merida was the first one to hug me, then Jack and Rapunzel joined. Jack, Rapunzel and Merida let go and Merida asked, "Are you ok?"
I didn't say anything for two minutes, then finally said, "Why?"
"What?"
"Why do you guys want to be my friend so much?"
"Because you looked like you needed someone to help you," Rapunzel answered.
"Because you looked like you need someone to make you laugh," Jack responded.
"Because you looked like you needed one," Merida told me while smiling.
"I did nothing to deserve your kindness," I stood up and started yelling, which wasn't that loud, but loud enough, "Why do you even care about me?! I have done nothing to you and you have done things that I will never be able to pay off! You sentenced me to a life of working for you! That must be why! You all want me to be your servant for the rest of my life so you will have to do nothing for the rest of your lives!" I was breathing hard by the end of my rant, but it did make me feel a bit worse than before and not better. The wonderful life of me.
After silence for a minute Merida asked, "Hiccup, why do you think that you need to pay us off for being friendly?"
"Because everything in this world that is given to you has payment."
Merida shook her head, "No, that is not why we are nice to you."
"Then what is?" I was completely confused at this point.
"Because we want to get to know you, the real you. Not the one who hides from the world or when you are acting to get ignored by everyone, but who you are. Your personality, your likes and dislikes…."
"What makes you laugh and smile," Jack added.
"Your dreams and accomplishments," Rapunzel said.
"And what makes you, you Hiccup Terrom," Merida finished and smiled.
I started crying when Jack spoke. When I was finally able to speak I whispered, "Thank you. No one has ever tried to be my friend."
Jack smiled and hooked his arm around my shoulders while saying, "It's no problem Hic. Can I call you that?" I nodded and Jack's smile widened, "Great, now we should be going back to school. Lunch is probably almost over and we still have classes later."
"Alright, but by the time we get there lunch will probably be over," Rapunzel said, then started walking with us following behind, "So Hiccup," Rapunzel asked a few minutes later, "Do you want to come to movie night this friday?"
"Um….where and when?" I asked.
"It would be at Jack's house, we can give you his address, and it would start at about seven at night and go into the next day. We usually sleep over, is that ok with you?"
"Should be fine, I would just need to be home at nine."
"At night?!" Jack asked with a joking look, "Well then we should plan on what we are going to do all day long."
"He means in the morning," Merida said.
"I know, I was just trying to get him to laugh," Jack looked at me, "He didn't laugh, but he did smile a little bit."
"I would love to," I interrupted them before they could fight.
"Great," Merida responded, "And look where we are," Merida pointed to the school just as the bell rang, "And just in time to."
Rapunzel and I quickly said goodbye to Jack and Merida as we went into the art room. A few minutes later the bell rang and the teacher came in, "Hello class, today we will be working on using charcoal. You will be drawing anything you want, but I want to know why you choose to draw it so you will write it down on the back. Now everyone get a piece of paper and some charcoal so I can begin showing you how to use it."
Since Rapunzel and I sat together we decided that one of us would get the paper and the other would get the charcoal. Ten minutes later the teacher let us go to draw what we wanted. Rapunzel immediately started a conversation about what they usually do on movie nights. I didn't really say much, but I was still new to this whole friend thing. When the bell rang we put everything away and I quickly said goodbye to Rapunzel, knowing that engineering was on the other side of the school.
As I walked into the engineering lab I could tell that I was in the right place. "You must be Hiccup," A man with blond hair and a beard said, "I'm Mr. Blech, but call me Gobber."
"Nice to meet you," I said quietly while taking his outstretched hand, "Where are the other students?"
"I guess nobody told you, but you are the only student. We were about to cancel this class until you signed up for it. We decided to keep it. Now, we will get a car here every once in awhile and you will help me. That is what you will be graded on. The rest of the time you can do whatever you want. Homework, sleep, build, I don't care just as long as you stay in the classroom."
"So, I get to do anything I want for a whole two hours?" I started to smile.
"Until a car comes," Gobber replied, "You can use anything here," And with that Gobber walked into his office, but before he closed the door he said, "Try not to blow up the school."
I smiled while looking around. For an hour I looked around and memorized where everything was. The second hour was spent putting all my ideas on an actual blueprint. When I left I ran into Jack, Rapunzel and Merida, "Hey Hiccup, do you need any help unpacking?" Rapunzel asked.
"No, I only have one box left, but thank you," I tried to make my voice go a bit louder, but it was hard.
"Then would you like a tour of the town?" Jack asked.
"Sure, when do you want to do it?"
"Would today work?" Merida asked.
"Sure, we could go right now if you guys want."
"Alright then, let's start at our favorite place then, The Guardians!" Jack said with a smile while grabbing my wrist and dragging me away.