Chapter 1 Arrival and a New Friend

Hiccup stared at the ticket in his hand. He still couldn't believe he was here, and by here he meant on a plane with his father, flying to one of the best vacation spots in the whole world. Usually when his father tried to plan "Family Activities" it never ended well. While things were never bad with his father, they hardly ever shouted at each other, but ever since his mother died Hiccup noticed things were awkward between them. Anyway this whole thing started back last Christmas where Hiccup and his brother Toothless were given one slip of paper each that read "For the best vacation ever" HIccup had tried to ask his father what it was all about, but Stoick only smiled and said he would have to wait and see. The boys only found out where they were going that morning. As he looked around the cabin of the plane he found Stoick looking at him an odd smile plastered to his face. He looked over at his adopted brother in the window seat. Toothless was a bit taller than Hiccup, standing at six feet tall compared to Hiccup's Five foot ten. He was dressed in his usual black hoodie, unzipped to show off his favorite T-shirt, a jet black one with the logo of his favorite team in bright red. Faded jeans and red Converse shoes completed his outfit. His lime green eyes shone with excitement under his charcoal colored hair as he stared out the window.

"Can't believe it, huh son?" The Stoick asked. Hiccup could only shake his head. "That's ok" he chuckled and reclined as much as the cheap seats would allow him. "Soon we will be there and you will have your hands full." He closed his eyes and attempted to catch some much needed sleep. Hiccup tried making conversation with Toothless, but he had his earbuds in and was completely oblivious. Hiccup just shrugged and opened his sketch book. He could never sleep a plane. The excitement of being up in the sky among the clouds was to much of a thrill for him. Instead he started sketching one of the dragons he had seen in a book he was reading a few days ago. It was a particularly difficult task when the plane was bouncing and swaying in the air. After a few futile attempts he sighed frustratedly and closed the book. He looked out, past his brother's head at the clouds drifting by and smiled. Moments later his left leg throbbed and made it's discomfort known. He moved his feet and accidently kicked the seat in front of him. It was one of those planes where first and second class seats were only divided by a thin curtain.

'Way to go Hiccup. Not even landed yet and already you're pissing people off' His mind said to him. Hiccup winced and prepared an apology. He was expecting some self righteous buisman to turn around all indignant but when a boy about his age turned around he was taken a bit by surprise. The boy's curious ice blue eyes looked Hiccup over. Curious and not at all angry.

"S-s-sorry" Hiccup stuttered out. The other boy shrugged and replied

"No big. My names Jack. What's yours?" Hiccup almost didn't hear him, he was too lost in his eyes.

"Huh?" He asked shaking himself out of the daze he fell into. Jack chuckled and asked again,
"What's your name?"

"Hiccup" Jack smiled and extended his hand which Hiccup shook

"Nice to meet you Hic, so where yah headed?" Hiccup was a bit taken aback 'Hic? I suppose that's not the worst name he could have called me.'

"Uh...Disney." He said blushing slightly at the goofy smile involuntarily spreading across his face. Jack's eyes widened in excitement

"No way! Me too." He smiled a perfect white smile. "It's my first time."

"Me too." Hiccup smiled bashfully back.

"We'll have to hang out. Go on some rides together." Hiccup nodded a bit unsure of what to think, after all he had literally just met this guy. How would his father react to him hanging out with a stranger? Jack, apparently read his thoughts and looked over at the large man sleeping next to Hiccup.

"I wouldn't want to intrude on your time…"

"No it's fine." The words left Hiccup's mouth as if they had a mind of their own. After realizing what he said he immediately blushed and looked at his father. "I mean, I would like to see you again...but it would be like a million to one…" Jack only smirked and replied,

"Oh, I dunno...it's a small world after all." He sing softly before turning around and closing the curtain. Hiccup sat staring in surprise for a few moments before he smiled and put his headphones in. Before he knew it the plane was landing and it was time to leave. As the people stood to get their things Hiccup had a better chance to talk to Jack as they left the terminal.

"Hey Jack wait up." He said chasing the shock of white hair down the long corridor. Jack stopped and looked back smiling.

"Hey Hic." He said pulling his deep blue suitcase to his side.

"Hi." Hiccup smiled and threw his black backpack on his shoulders. Stoick still had Hiccup in his sights so he let him run ahead, Toothless opting to stay beside his father for the time being

"Where you guys staying?" Jack asked as they headed toward the bus.

"Port Orleans Riverside. You?" Jack seemed to shy away from the question but replied, "The Grand Floridian." Hiccup couldn't believe it.

"No way! Isn't like one night there twenty thousand dollars?" Jack nods and sighs.

"My father is kinda...well...ritch."

"No?" Hiccup asked not trying to hide the sarcasm. The other boy smiled softly and nodded.

"I know hard to believe but...yeah he is." Hiccup was amazed that Jack seemed so modest about his money, ok to be fair it was his father's money but still. He knew if he had that kind of money he would be more than happy in life. Just then a man about Stoicks size and age runs over to Jack.

"Jack, I thought I lost you…" His thick Russian accent dripping from every word.

"I'm fine North. I'm not a kid anymore. I can handle myself." Jack said a bit of annoyance in his voice. The man nodded and turned to Hiccup.

"Who is this?"

"This is Hic. I met him on the plane." Hiccup extended his hand and the older man shook it firmly.

"My full name is Hiccup Haddock." Hiccup said slightly surprised by the other man's strength.

"Nicholas North." The man introduced himself with a wide smile. "Are you here alone?"

"No my dad's back there." Hiccup said motioning behind him toward where his father and Toothless were walking. North walked off and introduced himself to Stoick. Toothless ran up and joined them.

"Dude, you totally bailed on me."

Sorry dude…" Hiccup said truly apologetically. Toothless looked Jack over,

"Who's this?" Jack holds out his hand for a shake that Toothless excepted if a bit apprehensively.

"Names Jack Frost." He introduced himself

"Toothless Haddock." Toothless said still not sure what to make of the other boy.

"Man this is going to be one great Vacation." Jack said smiling excitedly. Clearly he had missed the suspicion in the other boys eyes

"Yeah, It is!" They all talked about things they wanted to see and do for a while before they had to split up.

"Hey lemme see your phone before we go." Jack said and held out his hand.

"Uh...ok?" Hiccup dug in his pocket and handed Jack his phone. Jack took it and after a few minutes of typing he gave it back to him and smiled.

"There, I'll be in contact." He gave Hiccup a quick wink and waved as he walked off down the hall to his bus. Hiccup looked through his phone and saw that Jack had entered his name in his contacts list. 'Jack :-)' He smiled softly and put his phone back in his pocket.

"How did you meet that boy?" Stoick asked from behind him.

"When you were asleep on the plane I might have kicked his seat...my leg was bothering me again…" He looked down at his left leg. It looked normal on the outside but that was because Hiccup was wearing long blue jeans and high top converse shoes, something he noticed both he and Jack enjoyed. Stoic seemed to accept that and nodded.

"I'm glad to see you making friends son."

"Thanks dad." After a half hour wait in line they loaded their luggage in the compartments and boarded the bus. The line was moving much too slowly for Hiccup or Toothless's liking. They were just sitting down when a woman, whom Hiccup thought took her job WAY too seriously, grabbed the microphone at the front of the bus and began speaking.

"Welcome aboard Disney's Magical Express. This bus is bound for Port Orleans Riverside." Hiccup rolled his eyes and mumbled

"Thanks lady, I would have never figured out where this bus was taking me without you..." Toothless chuckled and put his earbuds back in, he had to take them out in the terminal to hear Stoic's directions.

"We hope you enjoy your stay here with us. Our trip should take about a half hour, so just sit back, let us handle the driving and you watch this little welcome video." She sat down and a video started playing saying something about the different parks and how to check in, but Hiccup was only half paying attention. In truth he was more interested in the new text he got on his phone. 'Jack :-)' His phone flashed back at him. He smiled and opened the text.

' Hey Hic. This is that weird kid you met on the plane. The one with the white hair. Anyway I just wanted to say I hope I do see you again. Cause...and I really hope I don't sound creepy here...You seemed like a really cool guy and one I might like to get to know better...Anyway I'm going to go now...Text me back if you want or whatever...Sorry. Bye.' Hiccup stared in confusion at the text. The awkwardness was almost tangible. He chuckled and typed out a quick reply,

'No not too creepy. lol I hope we run into each other again too. I'd like to get to know you better too...See you soon Hic.' He smiled and sent the text. Soon enough they arrived at their hotel. Then began the long process of disembarking, which Hiccup could have sworn took even longer than boarding. After Stoick checked them in the three walked out the main doors and headed toward the rooms. They passed an old wooden water wheel that looked like it powered something inside the cafe area. They passed the main pool area on their way back following the long and winding paths to their rooms. Once they found their room Stoic held the bracelet they were given at the desk up to the lock and the door clicked open. Hiccup looked around and smiled, the walls were a creamy off white and everything seemed to be made out of wood. It was similar enough for Hiccup to feel at home but was different enough to be a welcome change. He flopped down on the bed and sighed happily. Stoick was right behind him with Toothless not far behind him.

"Comfortable son?" He asked chuckling.

"These beds are so comfortable…" came Hiccup's muffled reply. Stoick chuckled and went to look around the bathroom and small closet area.

"Kinda reminds me of home." Toothless said as he entered. Hiccup slowly sat up and pulled up his pant leg revealing the prosthetic lower half of his leg. He carefully removed the straps holding it in place and set it against the wall next to his bed. Just then there was a knock on their door.

"Our luggage." Stoick said and walked to the door. He carried their three medium sized suitcases inside and set them on the floor.
"This place has everything…" Hiccup said impressed.

"It does." Stoick laughed. He looked at the prosthetic leaning against the wall. "You sure you're up for this? It's a lot of walking…" Toothless asked concerned

"I'll be ok...If I get tired I can always take a break...right?"

"Right." Stoick nodded and got out his pajamas. Hiccup crawled to the end of the bed and unzipped his suitcase he got out his deodorant and toothbrush. He swung his one leg off the side of the bed and hopped over to the sink. He quickly brushed his teeth and removed his t-shirt, socks and jeans. Leaving only his boxers on. He hopped back over to the bed and found Toothless nearly asleep and taking up the whole bed.

"Hey!" He chuckled "Stop hogging the bed." Toothless grunted and moved over on his side. Hiccup climbed inside after plugging in his phone so it could charge. He saw there was a new message from Jack. He quickly opened it and read it.

'That's great! I was really beginning to think I creeped you out there. We're going to Epcot tomorrow. You guys?' Hiccup wasn't sure himself so he asked

"Hey Dad, are we going to Epcot tomorrow?"

"We can. It's all up to you." Hiccup quickly texted Jack back,

'Yeah we'll be there. Want to meet at the big ball thing?'

'Sounds good to me. What time?'

'Um...how about 9:30 10 ish?'

'It's a date. ;-). See you then.' Hiccup blushed when he read the last message. He felt strangely comfortable around Jack, which is a new feeling for him. Usually Hiccup was always afraid if somebody was judging him because of how he acted or how he looked. More recently another fear had crept it's way onto that list. What will they think when they find out about my leg? But Jack never once seemed like he was judging him, by how he looked or anything else for that matter. It was a feeling Hiccup could get used to. A soft smile crept onto his face.

"Still can't believe we're here huh son?" Stoick asked from his bed misreading the relaxed smile on his son's face.

"Uh...I guess so...Maybe I'm just tired…" He turned his phone off and set it on the table next to him. "Oh Jack said he would wait for us at the big ball thing in Epcot since he and his father are going there tomorrow too…" He said as he crawled under the covers.

"Sounds ok to me. North is a great guy and you seem to really enjoy Jack's company."

"Yeah...I do." Hiccup smiled to himself and closed his eyes.

"Night Dad."

"Night son."