I'll Be The One
Pairing; Hiccup X Toothless
Rated; M for Mature
Disclaimer; I do not own anything How To Train Your Dragon related; everything belongs to its original creator. I also don't own any of the songs I may or may not use.
{Authors Note; Below I will be listing the main characters of this story. Anyone else who gets mentioned throughout is side characters as filler for the story. The side characters range from Mala, Throk, Atali, Nadia, Grimmel, Drago, Viggo, Ryker, Alvin, Savage, Johann, Camicazi, Spitelout, Freda, Adelaide, parents of friends, Chieftains from other islands, or any of my OC's. When these characters get used, I'll mark their Viking name, like above in specific markings. Also, for the reference of why there are two lines involving locations. There is a marker for the Point Of View. There are three lines below that with information. The first is the Day of the Week, the Date, and what Time. The second line is World Location, and which Island. Archia Isle is the Mainland. The third line is Location on the island listed from the second line. Just wanted to clear that up. Archia Isle is the center island, and then the surrounding eighteen islands are all connected with several means of travel such as monorail train, roads, and boats. Thank you! -Nightstar.}
Characters;
Hunter Haddock as Hiccup
Tallon Raseri as Toothless
Salvatore Haddock as Stoick
Dustin & Rachel Raseri as Toothless's parents
Gregory Forger as Gobber
Seth Jorgenson as Snotlout
TJ Thorston as Tuffnut
Roxanne Thorston as Ruffnut
Flynn Ingerman as Fishlegs
Avery Hofferson as Astrid
Harper Bazirk as Heather
Drew Bazirk as Dagur
Elijah Trapp as Eret
Trevor Meatsen as Thuggory
Chapter 1:
=Normal POV=
[Monday, 8/27/2018-1:30 pm]
[Archipelago; Arc Isle]
[Dreki Apartments; A1]
It was another fine, summer day in Barbaric Archipelago. While the weather around these parts was always cold, sometimes the summer months, April to October, was a bit warmer between the fifty and sixty degrees range. The winters months, November to March, were around thirty and forty degrees. Occasionally, it was around twenty degrees in between the December and January months. The skies were blue with minimal clouds; there was a light, cool breeze blowing through.
"Ugh, this is impossible!" yelled a frustrated voice belonging to a husky male that had short blonde hair and green eyes. The male dropped his head down onto his arms that were resting on the center island in the kitchen of his apartment. Sitting before him was his open laptop after checking his email and finding no replies about his post, inquiring about looking for a roommate.
"Still nothing, babe?" asked a female with dark brown hair and green eyes. The male shook his head. "Flynn, it'll be alright," she placed her hand on his shoulder comfortingly.
"I can't help but worry, Harper…If I can't find a roommate in the next week, as in by Friday night; I can't make rent, and I'll get kicked out. I'll have to go back to my parents' place on Berk…That's an hour away, babe…I'd have to figure out travel for school, or end up transferring to a Berk school…" Flynn sighed heavily with worry.
"Dude, it's alright," said a male with long blonde hair in dreads and blue eyes.
"We're all working at it," stated a female who had the same look like the male who spoke before her, only her hair was in braids, but the same color for eyes and hair.
"Yeah, don't worry," remarked a male with short brown hair and blue eyes, he was kind of short and big, but not fat; he had a big upper body.
"Everything is going to be fine, Flynn," said a girl with blonde hair in a braid that hung over her left shoulder, and blue eyes.
"I hope so, guys, and girls; this is stressful. I posted this ad as soon as the old roommate left. My parents only agreed to pay the rent because it was summer break, but now they paid my next year of college, so I've only got half the rent saved up from working…It's been seven weeks, and no one has contacted me about renting the extra room,"
"Maybe the add isn't inviting, or people don't think it's a good price. What did you put for the advertisement?" inquired a female with auburn hair and blue eyes.
"Looking for a roommate in a two-bedroom apartment on the mainland. $650 to cover room, food, and utilities," Flynn replied.
"Well, maybe that's the problem. It doesn't sound catchy or inviting. And why that price?" inquired the male with long blonde hair.
"Well, the rent is $900, TJ. Divided by two; that's $425 each. Then you factor in food; I figure at least $100 each to make $200 food budget for the place. Anything extra bought, like snacks, could be a personal expense as is anything for their vehicle or phone. Utilities are electricity and internet, so that's an easy $100 for both," Flynn informed.
"Guess that makes sense, but what if one time the bills are higher? Like the electricity, or whatever," stated the male with dark brown hair and blue eyes.
"That's a good point, Seth," Flynn sighed. "I'm only sitting on $650 myself for rent right now. When this is over, I'm gonna have like, $35, left to my name," he added.
"That's only because you've had to pay for everything by yourself, baby. Now, why don't you make the price an even $700? That leaves the extra $50 just in case. If the electricity isn't as high as your estimate; give the extra money back to the whoever takes the ad," Harper smiled.
"I guess that could work, but seems kind'a high," Flynn shrugged, going into the advertisement and preparing to make changes.
"It's not that bad," TJ shrugged.
"Also, you don't mention what the person would get, and there aren't any pictures," said the female with auburn hair and blue eyes.
"Yeah, let's redo the whole advertisement, and repost. Perhaps it will look more appealing to anyone on the site," said the female twin of TJ.
"Seems like a good idea, Roxy. Alright, let's do it," said the other blonde with blue eyes.
. . .
[2:00 pm]
"We've done all we can to spruce this up. Let's give it a shot," Harper encouraged her boyfriend Flynn took a deep breath as he clicked the Post Advertisement button and the ad went up as the first in the line above all the others on the page.
"Gods, I hope it works…" Flynn prayed, hoping that someone would answer. Flynn had taking pictures of the kitchen, living room, and bedroom spaces, then the bathroom and laundry. Flynn gave a good description of what the roommate would get, and now he could only wait that someone was interested.
. . .
[3:15 pm]
The friends sat around after coaxing Flynn off his computer for at least an hour and give the advertisement time to be seen. Flynn's girlfriend, Harper, assured that a bunch of people was looking for options outside of dorming at the school to save money, and compared to a lot of other advertisements; Flynn's was not expensive at all for everything offered.
"I should probably go check on the ad," Flynn got off the couch and moved towards his computer. The others stayed put as Flynn began checking things over. And much to surprise, he had one e-mail in response to his advertisement. Holding his breath, Flynn opened the e-mail and began to read.
-Hi,
I'm inquiring if this is still available because it says it was posted almost two months ago. If it is, would you mind me coming by to see it in person?
Thank you!-
"Anything, Flynn?" Roxanne called over.
"Yeah, one person. Asked if it was still available and if so, can they come by to see it in person," Flynn replied as the others got up to come over.
"What's the name?" the girl with blonde hair and blue eyes asked.
"I don't know, Avery…It doesn't say. I only have the e-mail address; VikingFury96 arcmail . ba," Flynn said.
"Well, don't pass it up, dude!" Seth shoved Flynn a little.
"Write him back and say yes!" Roxanne chuckled.
"His message only came in twenty minutes ago," said the auburn-haired girl. "He could be looking at other places by now!"
"Good point, Madison," Flynn nodded as he quickly clicked reply and typed a response out. "Okay, how's that sound?"
The friends and Harper glanced at Flynn's reply. "It is still available, and I don't mind at all. I did post this a while back but updated it today with pictures and a better description. When do you want to come to see it?" Harper read aloud. "Sounds perfect," Flynn smiled and pressed send as the e-mail sent off.
"Now, we wait for a response," Avery stated. It wasn't more than five minutes later when a new e-mail popped up from the same address. Flynn clicked and started reading.
-Okay for 4 pm today?-
Flynn instantly replied saying it was fine and to text him when he arrived so that Flynn could show him where the apartment was. Flynn included his cell phone, and then he sent the message. "I probably should have asked for a name…Oh, well. I'll meet him when he gets here," Flynn shrugged.
"Want us to go?" Harper asked gently.
"No, you're okay," Flynn kissed her cheek. Flynn closed the laptop, and the small group returned to the living room to wait for the potential roommate to arrive.
. . .
[4:00 pm]
Promptly at 4 pm, Flynn received a text message from a number not programmed into his contacts.
298-610-1715, 4:00 pm
I'm here.
"Alright, he's here. I'll be right back," Flynn rose from the couch, typing a quick reply.
4:01 pm
Coming now.
Flynn exited the apartment, heading down the hall a bit and turning at the corner towards the entry doors to the complex. Opening the door with a push, he saw a male about his age with auburn hair and green eyes.
"Hi, are you, uh, VikingFury96?" Flynn asked, feeling stupid for it immediately afterward.
"Are you Flynn?" the male wondered.
"How'd you know my name?" Flynn inquired.
"It's at the bottom of your e-mail signature," the male pointed out.
"Oh…I didn't know that. Anyway," Flynn shook his head. "Come on in," he smiled, opening the door more to let the young man inside. "Are the doors to the complex always locked?" the male inquired.
"Yes, and if you, uh, start living here; you get a card that will let you in. It's like a hotel one, but magnetic, if you know what I'm talking about," Flynn stated.
"I do," the man informed.
"Well, the place is right off the entrance and first door on your right in the hallway. It's A1, first floor," Flynn explained while they walked while reaching the door and setting the card in the slot as the light turned green.
"Card to the entrance also works on your apartment door, verifying the resident and allowing them inside. I like that, good security measures," the man stated calmly, nodding his head approvingly.
"And from within the apartment; we can visitors in. There's a camera on the wall by the door inside the apartment. When someone rings the apartment, the camera will activate, and we can see to make sure the person is who they say they are," Flynn stated as he opened the door and let the man in first, then himself, closing the door. The friends laid eyes on the male entering and remained quiet knowing this was a big thing for Flynn.
"I didn't know you had guests; I could have come another day," the male said.
'No, no; it's alright. We're just having a little get together before the school year begins next week," Flynn smiled.
"Tell me about it; that's why I'm trying to see if anyone needed a roommate; I've been searching for a month. I tried not to reply to anything that didn't give a decent description, or have pictures," the male informed.
"Well, this is the place. You got your kitchen to the left. My room is here on the left across the way, and then there's the living room. Uh, the open room is over there, on the right of the living room. That spot on the other side of the kitchen; the single door leads to a half-bathroom. The double doors open up to the hot water tank and stackable washer and dryer," Ford started.
"You said there was a half bathroom over there, so where's the full one?" the male wondered.
"Oh, yeah! Should have said it first; there are a full bathroom and walk-in closet in each of the bedrooms. You can go look at the room," Flynn offered. The man headed forward to the room Flynn motioned too, opening the door and peering inside. After that; he went in more to check out the closet and bathroom before exiting. "So…What do you think?" Flynn inquired, very hopeful.
"It's nice. Open concept, natural light, good size room. Love that there's a personal bathroom for each bedroom…Better price than some of the ones I've seen, so I think I like it a lot," the male said, nodding his head. The friends held their breath that this guy would be taking the offer. "Yeah, I am totally fine with this," the guy informed. "Where do I sign?" he smiled a little bit.
"I only have to bring it up with the complex people; I can text them today with the information, and then everything can get taken care of by Saturday when they come for the rent," Flynn replied. "Signing and getting a key would be then, but I can give them the heads up since they knew I was looking for a roommate," he added.
"Works for me. Do you or they mind if I started moving stuff in before Saturday? So I don't have to rush it all two days before the semester starts?" the man inquired.
"I don't mind, but I can text and ask them if they are okay with it right now if you have time. They get back to me pretty fast," Flynn responded.
"I got some time," the man stated. Flynn grabbed his phone and texted the owners of the complex, then waited for a reply.
"I'm…Flynn Ingerman," Flynn introduced. "Figured we should probably know names if we're gonna be living together," he added. "These people are my friends and girlfriend," he smiled.
"Seth Jorgenson," Seth said with a grin.
"Madison Guarder," Madison smiled. "Or Maddie; I'm dating Seth,"
"Harper Bazirk, Flynn's girlfriend," Harper stood beside her boyfriend.
"TJ Thorston," TJ stood up.
"Roxanne Thorston," Roxanne said from the couch. "Most call me Roxy,"
"Avery Hofferson," Avery smiled at the man.
"Nice to meet you all," the male faced them. "I'm Hunter," he introduced himself.
"Cool to meet you," Seth greeted as the others nodded. Flynn received a message on his phone and pulled it out to check.
"Owners say it's okay if you move in this week; they'll add you to the lease on Saturday when they come for rent, and give you a card to get into the building and apartment. For now, I'll buzz you in. Oh, and they want to know if you have a car because we have assigned parking," Flynn informed.
"Sweet, and no car," Hunter replied. "Alright, awesome. I'll probably be back tomorrow or Wednesday with my stuff. It's all packed; I just need to get it in the moving truck," he added.
"Okay. The owners said to bring check or cash with your half of the September rent," Flynn mentioned.
"Can do. I should get going. See you soon; I'll, uh, text you before I come since I need you to let me in," he added.
"No problem," Flynn smiled. Hunter waved to the others as Flynn opened the door and Hunter left the apartment, heading down the hall and turning right at the corner to exit the building. Flynn sighed out in relief. "Thank the Gods…"
"See, told you it would work out," Harper giggled as she hugged Flynn.
"Seems like he'll be a good roommate," Avery smiled.
"Time will tell, but he looks like he's a focused, responsible guy," Flynn nodded. "I'm just glad this nightmare is over," he sighed.
"Everything is gonna be good, dude," TJ chuckled.
"Well, we're gonna head, for now," Madison stated.
"You staying, babe?" Flynn asked Harper.
"I am; we can have dinner together," Harper replied as she laid her head on Flynn's shoulder. The friends said their goodbyes and left the complex as Flynn and Harper picked out what to have for dinner, and while it was cooking; they set the plates and silverware on the center island. Flynn enjoyed a peaceful dinner with his girlfriend; then she left around 8:30 pm to get home. Flynn cleaned up the apartment, did the dishes, locked the door from the inside with the deadbolt. Afterward, Flynn took a hot shower and relaxed until 10:00 pm. Following that, Flynn closed the blinds and shades before going to his room and finally following asleep in his bed; happy that the stress was gone and he'd found a roommate.
. . .
[10:30 pm]
[The Archian House]
"Welcome home, Mr. President," Hunter heard two voices from outside his room say.
"Aye, thank you, Harry and Cody. Is my son asleep?" the third voice belonging to his father inquired.
"No, sir," Hunter heard his two bodyguards, Harry and Cody, reply. Seconds later, there were a few knocks on the door.
"Yeah?" Hunter answered. The door opened as Hunter saw his father, Salvatore Haddock, enter the room. "Hey, Dad. Welcome home. Long day?"
"You know how it is, son," Salvatore gave a short laugh.
"Yeah, you're a busy guy being the President of the United Islands of the Archipelago," Hunter smiled.
"Never too busy for my son," Salvatore smiled, ruffling Hunter's auburn hair a little.
"Dad, you're in the middle of a campaign…" Hunter reminded.
"But that doesn't mean my son plays second best, Hunter. I had you long before I became the president and before I was the mayor of Berk too, so you will always come first," Salvatore said.
"Thanks, I think. How're things going, for the campaign?" Hunter wondered.
"Good. Real good, son. We're up in the polls, and there shouldn't be any issue in being re-elected. How was your day?" Salvatore questioned.
"Semi-eventful. I finally found a room to rent that isn't severely overpriced, outdated, and close to campus," Hunter informed.
"Oh?" Salvatore arched a brow.
"It's twenty minutes from here, but only six minutes from campus and ten minutes to my job," Hunter told his dad.
"Go on," Salvatore invited.
"It's a complex, Dreki Apartments, on Strike Way. It's one building with seven floors, and the apartment I found is on the first," Hunter continued.
"Hunter, you know what I'm asking; don't dodge the questions," Salvatore sighed.
"Fine, fine…" Hunter mumbled. "It's a two bedroom, two and a half bathroom apartment; modern, and recently updated. The rent is $900," he explained.
"And your half of the food and utilities?" Salvatore pushed.
$100 for food, $150 for electricity and the internet," Hunter said.
"$700 all together then. Not bad. Indeed cheaper than some of the places you looked at when this idea was suggested to me that you live in an apartment as a roommate to avoid dormitories," Salvatore nodded. "Is it safe?"
"Key card entry for residents and guests have to be buzzed in. If someone tries to break in; there are motion sensors and cameras around the property. An alarm will sound, police and owners are notified right away. There's one other guy living there; he's a little younger than me. His name is Flynn Ingerman; he attends the same university. Don't worry; I did the thing as soon as I left because I knew you'd ask," Hunter informed. "It's a good place, Dad, and the best I've found through the searching…I wasn't passing it up,"
Salvatore sighed a little. "Very well," he nodded.
"I know you would prefer me in a dorm, but I'm sorry, Dad…It's awful being your son and attending public school because of who you are. First, it was Mayor of Berk; now it's President of the United Islands of the Archipelago…I get treated…Different when people know who I am. Things are semi-private in an apartment. Can I please enjoy my last year? Can I pretend to be a normal college student, please?" Hunter pleaded almost.
"Alright, alright…" Salvatore nodded.
"Thank you!" Hunter sighed out in relief. Now, all he needed to do was move into the place and enjoy his final year of college.
*Author's Note #2; One of my good friends has started writing stories on this website. Now; she's writing a full OC story based on something she roleplayed with a friend ten years ago. The story is called Dark Virus, and chapter one is posted. The author's name is NovelOfARose. Please give it a read! Thank you my loyal, amazing fans! -Nightstar.*