I found the inspiration to write this after re-reading the manhua, Sarasah by Ryu Ryiang. It was a time travel romance story about a girl whose spirit was brought back to her past life by the heaven's magistrate to correct what went wrong in her past life that somehow affected her fate in the future.

Main pairing is Jack Frost x Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third. Side pairing (I know you don't like these but it is necessary for the plot): Hiccup x Astrid, Hiccup x (Secret until further notice haha)

Special thanks to ChibiSasori for allowing me the use her artwork as cover. Your hijack arts are awesome!

Please, give this story a chance to unfold. That's all~ Good day and hope you enjoy.

Status: Unbeta'd

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Chapter One

The petals were scattered, so, were his hopes.

Running fast on his agile feet, a young man of auburn hair passed through the streets in haste. To outside observers, they could rationalize that he must be late for school, explaining why the boy had to scamper his way to reach the confines of the school gates. Little did they know, Hiccup was actually thirty-minutes away before the school bell even announced the start of morning classes.

If the other students did not know better, they would have thought that Hiccup was one of the learning enthusiasts who felt compelled to arrive before the teachers beat them to it. But the truth of it all, Hiccup was in haste to arrive before a certain girl did.

Upon reaching the school gates, he rested his hands on the top of his knees as he clambered to fill his lungs with air. Once he was satisfied, he stretched and straightened his back before checking his wristwatch for the time. "6:30…Yup, just in time." He muttered, smiling crookedly as he felt accomplished.

"Good morning, Hiccup! On time as usual, huh?" A random student greeted which Hiccup had the least bit idea who.

Hiccup, oh how Henry hated this nickname of his. But what could he do? The fit of nervous hiccups he had before made its way to different people's ears. Naturally, he had no more control to stop the nickname from going around.

Hiccup chuckled sheepishly, waving his hand unsurely at the random student.

All throughout the three and a half years that Hiccup spent studying in Berk High, he got well-known for several things. Other than his embarrassing hiccup incident, obvious passion for mythical creatures, outstanding academic marks, outrageous lameness in team sports, he was most popular for one reason - and that reason was Astrid.

Oh, Astrid - the typical school heartthrob. With her silky blonde hair, sky blue eyes and model-like figure, several boys could not help but watch her when she was around.

And Hiccup was one of those boys…

The first time he saw her back in his freshman year, she was walking proudly by the school corridors. It was apparent at that moment that cupid struck a stupid arrow straight through his beating heart. He thought it was a simple crush, a puppy love as what girls categorized it, and that after a few weeks, the feeling would perish.

But days turned weeks and weeks turned months, the feeling did not subside, rather, it got stronger.

According to a random psychological fact (or perhaps it was a hoax) that he had read over the internet, a crush that surpassed the length of more than four months was already considered love. Love? Hiccup brushed off the idea at first but then months turned into years and he knew for sure, he was indeed in love.

Hiccup was not a coward but he was neither the most courageous of his peers. None the less, his feelings for Astrid swelled him in a coat of fake bravery, making him leave his comfort zone to seek an honest relationship with her.

Too bad, Astrid hated his entire existence.

All the morning and afternoon greetings, well-thought gifts and straight from the heart compliments he hopelessly presented to her were harshly denied. She did not say it straight to his face, but the way Astrid would throw sharp glares at him was more than enough to know the efforts were unappreciated and that she would be more than happy to bring him the pain of a thousand needles if he dared get too close.

He should have given up years ago. Too bad, Hiccup is stubborn.

Hiccup beamed as he saw the girl of his dreams walked nonchalantly along the pavements that led to the school gates. Raising a hand up high in the air, he waved energetically at her - an action that always amused the bystanders who knew Hiccup as the energy-deprived teen.

As punctual as Hiccup was in greeting her, the grim scowl and sharp glare that made its way on her pretty face appeared just as punctual. She continued walking in a nonchalant pace, not bothering to bestow Hiccup another glance.

He followed, putting a three meter distance between her and his self. The moment Miss Heartthrob and Mister Nothing (but popular for a reason) stepped foot inside the school building, the small army of Astrid's friends came to greet her.

Frank Ingerman, otherwise known as Fishlegs (for some unknown reason), was a huge smart boy with the penchant for science studies. If one ever needed a partner for science projects, Fishlegs was the man one would ever need. How he got inside Astrid's little circle of friends despite his nerdy nature was a real mystery.

The notorious Thorston twins, Rhian and Thian, who were more known as the nutty duo. Nutty in the sense that the twins never cared for detentions, suspensions and possible expulsions they were punished for the havoc and mischief they provided the whole school term. And besides that, the two used to call themselves the Rough nut (Ruffnut) and Tough nut (Tuffnut) of Berk High.

Lastly, Scott Jorgenson, aliased Snotlout, was the widely known smug bully of Berk High. The very same asshole Hiccup had for a cousin. The two had competed all through their lives. Snotlout won with brawns while Hiccup won with brains. But now, the two stupidly fell for the same girl.

And sadly, they were both failing. It must be the stubbornness running in their blood that kept them at their ministrations. And the glare Astrid bestowed them, kept the both of them at bay.

"Well look who's here?" The obnoxious cousin of Hiccup smarted. It almost took all of Hiccup's reprieve not to roll his eyes.

"Little fishbone here swam its way to the sharks...," Snotlout continued, "..again!"

"Kudos! Your insults are getting better." Hiccup said, failing to sound amuse despite his implication.

Snotlout looked like a bull about to ram a bullfighter. He harshly grabbed Hiccup by the collar, his fist promptly pulled back. "You never learn do you?"

A vigorous chant of "Fight, fight, fight!" was started by the Thorston twins. Comically, they intentionally gathered the attention of the students passing by.

Hiccup, a man that must be out of his mind, refused to back down. Where ever the hell he got this false courageousness was beyond anybody. "Oh, the question sounds funny coming from you. I'm not even sure if you learn anything besides writing your own name."

Snotlout, being a dimwit for brilliant retorts, chose to reply the way he knew - a straight up knuckle sandwich to the skull.

The last thing Hiccup saw were the sparks of stars and birds circling atop his head.

A humiliating hour later...

"You never learn do you?"

Hiccup groaned aloud. For some dreaded reason, this sentence seemed to be thrown his way twice…by different people none the less.

A tube of healing cream was thrown down his lap. Picking it up, Hiccup inspected his face at the bedside mirror. "Shit, he gave me a black eye."

The other person inside the school's clinic snorted rather loudly. "You are lucky that it was just a black eye."

Hiccup rolled his eyes, nonchalantly squeezing the cream to the palm of his hand and applying it on the blackened eye. "How long was I out?"

"About an hour."

Hiccup hummed. "Thanks for saving me then, Toothless. I knew I could count on you."

Toothless snorted aloud. "It's not me who save you this time."

Hiccup spun to face his friend. "Uhh, a teacher then? Shit, I'm going to get suspension, aren't I?"

Toothless, real name Terrence, shook his head. "You're a lucky fishbone. One of the student body members got to the scene first."

"The student body…? Since when did they care about stopping a fight?"

Toothless snorted aloud, "A fight? It was more like a boxer and his human punching bag."

Hiccup glared at him, daring him to continue.

Toothless kept on chuckling but at the same time, he chose to drop the mockery fit bubbling in his throat. It was not like he enjoyed seeing his friend getting bruises and cuts. To be honest, he always felt protective of the smaller male, more than willing to beat the idiots who chose to lay a hand on him. But when it came to the bruises Hiccup received from pursuing Astrid, he already got tired from caring.

Hiccup spread out the cream to his throbbing eye in silence until he decided to break it with a question. "Don't tell me, someone from the student body managed to wrench Snotlout from me?"

"Haha, I can't believe you are underestimating them."

"I'm not. But you know on how much of a brute my cousin is."

Toothless snorted. 'Nah, he's just a weakling who enjoys messing with men weaker than him.'

"They didn't rat me out at the teachers?"

"Nope…but you know, you should be prepared."

The warning mystified Hiccup. 'Prepared?' "Huh?"

"Well~" Toothless said saccharinely, "A rumour may or may not be going around by now~"

Hiccup narrowed his eyes. "What are you talking about?"

"Haha, people might call you gay."

"…"

Toothless smiled, showing his sparkling teeth.

"…you better explain."

Toothless raised his hands in mock surrender, "Alright, bud. Keep the sword sheathed. Damn." He brushed his long raven hair to the back of his head, crossing his arms before he started explaining. "Earlier when you were knocked out, the snow man manhandled Snotty out of you."

"Hold up, snow man?"

It was Toothless' turn to narrow his eyes, "I meant Jack Frost."

"…"

"…Don't tell me you don't know him?"

"…"

"…"

"…Is he the mythical god?"

"…"

"He's not, huh?"

"…well, no."

"Well, fuck! Who cares?" Hiccup waved his arms up.

"He saved you." Toothless retorted.

With a roll of his eyes, Hiccup childishly tossed the cream at the bedside table before crossing his arms. "What makes me rumoured gay then?"

Toothless adopted a mischievous smile, "The whole situation is cliché at its finest!"

Hiccup dropped the hands to his sides. 'When Toothless talks this way. It. Was. Never. A. Good. Sign.' He thought in demise. "…"

"To perfect the title of a knight in shining armor, he did not only save you from Snotlout but he also did the courtesy of carrying you to the school clinic."

"…Please tell me he carried me like a sack of rotten potatoes."

"Haha, fuck no. He carried you like a bride. Told you it was fucking cliché." Toothless laughed aloud.

Hiccup, on the other hand, did not find the situation the least bit amusing. "And this all happened in front of Astrid!?"

Toothless immediately halted from laughing. He automatically adopted a pissed off expression. "Is Astrid all you care about? Damn it, Hiccup, just give the fuck up!"

Hiccup was quick to sneer at his best friend, grabbing his school bag from the nearby chair. "I'm not having another talk about this."

"You just get hurt every single time. Can you not to see that she was not interested in you?

"I don't need your preaching, damn it!"

Toothless disapprovingly shook his head. How unfortunate that his friend was stubborn. He was still perched on his chair when he heard Hiccup called.

"We still have classes to go to. Let's go…bud."

Toothless sighed. It was great to know that despite their usual fight regarding Astrid, their friendship remained intact.

After two long months...(Hiccup was still a stupid dork)

"Pleeeeeaaaseee, Terrence, just this once!" Hiccup pleaded. And, Hiccup using the real name of Toothless meant desperation.

Toothless, on the other hand, fought off the boa-constricting grip of Hiccup around his arm. 'Damn, where did all that strength came from?' Failing to wrench the hand off him, Toothless hung his head low, "For the last time, NO fucking WAY in hell would I help you with that!"

"Look, all you have to do is back me up."

"You know that I don't like that girl. What makes you think I'll help you?"

"Oh come on, please! I can't think of a better way to ask her to prom."

"Damn it! It was not even about that."

"…Please?"

"The puppy face would not work this time."

"…"

"…" Toothless felt the sweat trickle down his neck.

"…"

"…Damn! This usually does the trick." Hiccup let go of Toothless' arm to perch his hands on his hips.

Toothless sighed in visible relief. If the kicked puppy look lasted for few more seconds, he surely would have given in. And before he was bombarded with another fit of manipulative cuteness, he decided to walk away, intent on leaving Hiccup in the middle of the school corridors.

"I guess…I will have to eat sushi by myself tonight." Hiccup exaggerated a disheartened sigh, stopping Toothless in his tracks. How funny it was that Toothless' ears made a very obvious twitch.

'Hooked.' Hiccup internally swelled in smugness. 'Now all I need is to coax him a little bit more.' "I heard they have something new at the menu too…"

Toothless still had his back on Hiccup, trying not to spin around in his precarious attempt to hide the unwanted salivation in his mouth. What can the poor guy do? Sushi was his weakness. And Hiccup knew it well enough to use against him.

"Ohh, I think it was made of cod…" Hiccup continued, "I was planning to treat you since cod and sushi is your favorite. But, I guess you a-."

Hiccup was intent to go on and on with his speech but before he could finish, Toothless spun on his heel, slumping in defeat. "I hate you."

"I love you too, bud." Hiccup said saccharinely for he knew that he had won.

Hearing the two aloud, three random girls squealed and whispered (not so quietly), "Is that what you call boys love?"

"Yeah, I think it is."

A random camera sound resonated within the corridors. 'Did somebody just take a picture?' Toothless narrowed his eyes around, searching for the culprit.

Hiccup did not know whether he would blush or be infuriated in embarrassment but he chose to let it go. 'Shit, we're at the corridors.'

"You are starting to humiliate us before we even do this prom proposal of yours."

Hiccup rolled his eyes, "Since when did you care about your image?"

"Since you have been my friend."

"Touché, asshole."

Toothless chuckled, "And for that, you better triple the sushi because I won't be able to show my face at the school for the following months of my high school life."

Hiccup jumped in joy, "Heck, I'll even buy you five plates of sushi tonight. I knew I could depend on you, bud."

Toothless shook his head. "Anything for you….and sushi."

Two weeks after the last encounter...(Hiccup is about to humiliate his self...again!)

The loud chatters of student approaching the school gates were not enough to dissuade the strong sound of the duo's nervous heart beats.

'Why are we doing this again?' Unbeknownst to the two, they had the same question in mind. Somehow, they wanted to flee but Hiccup planned this for so long, practicing the routine with his bestfriend for the past week. And chickening out would be a complete waste of time and energy.

'What's there to lose, right?' Hiccup questioned. If Toothless heard him, he would surely reply with, "Pride and dignity, you idiot!"

"Are you sure about this? It's not too late to back out, you know."

Hiccup had the fires of determination mirrored in his eyes which was more than enough answer for Toothless. "Yup."

Toothless scratched his head in defeat, looking ahead to lock his vision on their subject. "Well…the Viking woman is here."

Hiccup shook his head in mute disapproval. His best friend really had the penchant to give weird titles to those around him. "Position." He ordered.

Toothless smacked him lightly at the back of his head just for the heck of it. "Roger."

Massaging his head, Hiccup visibly scowled at his bestfriend. He dropped the act to breath deeply in precarious attempt to still his thrumming heart. Several students turned their heads towards the two of them, stopping in their tracks as they had an idea on what was about to happen.

Astrid, on the other hand, seemed to not notice them. Or perhaps, she was just ignoring their presence. And once she was close to the school gates where the two idiots stood with guitars in their arms, the two had started strumming.

"W-well…" Hiccup's voice jumped in nervousness, making Toothless stop strumming to give him a disappointed look.

Hiccup cleared his throat, tilting his head for another go signal. Toothless nodded his head in affirmation but not without giving a roll of his eyes first.

"Well, you done, done me and you bet I felt it~" Hiccup continued, now without failure in tune. He was not really the best singer out there but anyone could comment he was fairly decent. His bestfriend, however, was another matter, for Toothless had a unique serenading voice and he knew how to use it well.

"I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted~" Toothless seconded.

"I fell right through the cracks…"

"And I'm trying to get baack~"

If the two were not starting to enjoy the show they were putting on, they would have surely tinted red at the number of spectators they gathered. And unbeknownst to them, the watchers seemed to enjoy whatever show they were doing, including Astrid's friends with the exception of Snotlout who looked smugly annoyed at his finest.

"Before the cool dawn ran out, I'll be giving it my bestest." Hiccup sang once again, mustering up his precarious courage to walk closer to Astrid. "And nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention~"

"I reckon, it's again my turn~" Toothless backed, following his friend towards Astrid.

Once Hiccup was a meter away from Astrid, the two bestfriends chorused, "To win some and learn some~"

Funny thing was, the crowd joined in at the little charade the two were doing, clapping and singing along, "But~ I won't hesitate. No more, no more~"

"It cannot wait, I'm yours~" Hiccup soloed. The crowd voiced a rhythmic sound of oohhs right after.

The two must have been a real amusement because right at this moment, several phones were out and surely were busy recording a video of the event.

Hiccup, now aware of the crowd, felt happy that the spectators enjoyed watching them. Toothless seemed to feel the same for his strumming and singing was more enthusiastic than when they started.

Hiccup would have been more happy, if and only if, Astrid, whom he wish to amuse, did not sport a grim scowl on her face which seemed to deepen more and more as seconds passed by.

"Well open up your eyes and see like me~"

Seeing her expression, Hiccup felt his momentary confidence slip off, causing him to miss the cue to start singing the next stanza of the song. Toothless, who continued his strumming, knew that his bestfriend was distracted. He did not wish to mess up, so, he decided to sing the next stanza for Hiccup, "Open up your plans and damn you're free~ Look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love~"

Toothless was slightly unnerved now for Hiccup seemed to falter more from concentration. The strumming of Hiccup turned late and sloppy and the sounds did not come off right. Not only that, Hiccup seemed to forget the next words, so, as an effective wingman, Toothless took the initiative to keep the show going. He spun around, coaxing the crowd to continue singing with him.

And the crowd seemed pleased, singing along with him.

"Soo~ I won't hesitate no more, no more, it cannot wait, I'm sure~"

"There's no need to complicate~" The crowd continued the song as Toothless continued strumming. He spun to look back at his friend, who looked like he was about to chicken out from the deathly glare Astrid was directing his way. 'Uhh…this doesn't look good.' Toothless said inwardly. He proceeded to walk closer to Hiccup, muttering in his ear, "Now's your chance to ask her to prom. Do it." Though he doubt Astrid would accept. 'Better he face the harsh truth. It's not like he was not used to it.'

"I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror~" 'It's a good thing we chose a popular song.' Toothless thought while he half-listened to the singing crowd.

"Enough!" A loud girl's voice shrilled, silencing everyone around them. The now quiet crowd looked at the owner of the voice, finding her to be Astrid who looked more infuriated than when they usually see her.

"What is this bullshit, huh!? You nerd, you never learn, do you? When the fuck will you get that I don't like you?" She ranted, making Hiccup took a step back, the hand, holding a bouquet of red roses, hanged loosely on his side.

"A-Astrid…sorry."

"Sorry…?" She suddenly whispered before gritting her teeth in anger to shout, "You're sorry!? After all the humiliation that you are doing to me!? The least I wanted is to get involve with a loser like you. You. Piss. Me. Off!"

The crowd murmured to each other now, seemingly shocked at the situation. Toothless, who still held his guitar, was silent and immobile, uselessly watching the situation unfold before him. Although he was Hiccup's best friend, there were situations where it was not right for him to butt into and this was one of them.

Astrid then wrenched the bouquet from Hiccup's limped arm, "And what is this? Ohh, flowers! Do you think I would be swooned by shitty things like these?" She harshly mocked, although it was indeed her favourite flower, she could not help but feel dismayed at the sight of it now. In her uncontrolled rage, she slapped the bouquet to Hiccup's face, luckily, the torn did not make contact with his skin, leaving it completely unscathed but Hiccup's dwindling resolve was now in dire pieces.

He felt panicked and scared for he knew he pushed Astrid to the edge, and now…he probably would never have the audacity to greet nor see her again. "I'm…really sorry." It was never his intention to anger her.

Astrid did not heed his apology, throwing the bouquet harshly down in the middle of the road, perhaps, she wanted it messed up into million pieces. "…I hate you!" She said, storming off, pushing against the crowd.

She was meters away from the scene, whilst the crowd watched her back. She did not even had the single intent of looking back, not until a shrill cry resonated to her ears.

"Kyaaaaaa!"

"Oh my God!"

"What are you standing there for!?"

"Make way, damn it!"

"Somebody, call for an ambulance!"

Her head whipped back, seeing the crowd panicking, some of the school gate guards ran towards the growing crowd. She took notice of the black car whose driver's car door was left open; the owner seemed to be running at the cause of commotion.

She took a step towards them, listlessly making her way to the center.

What she saw both surprised and horrified her. There, in the middle, was a body, soaked in a pool of blood and covered with ruby petals. The bouquet she threw in fury was now in the possession of a motionless hand.

She was not even aware that she gasped in fright. Her hands covered her mouth that threatened to scream.

"It's her fault…" An unknown voice whispered behind, making her search for the owner.

"Henry! Shit. Bud, wake up!" Toothless cried out. For a man who was known to be tough, the tears that streamed out of his shocked eyes tarnished his title.

Murmurs and panicked shouts continued to break the serenity of the supposedly serene morning.

"As…trid. Why...?" Surprisingly, it was Snotlout who asked her. It was even more of a surprise that a look of remorse was plastered on his face.

The twins and Fishlegs, on the other hand, were pushing some of the crowd off. "Damn it, you idiots! Stop crowding and call for a fucking ambulance!" Ruffnut shouted with hoarse determination.

And while the crowd was in panic, Astrid stood there, motionless, 'No…He brought it upon his self.'

I just want to justify that I, in any way, do not hate Astrid. I LOVE ASTRID, but whatever behavior she had, the same as Hiccup's, were driven by SOMETHING that I would explain in later chapters. That's all.

Point is, I did not create this chapter for you to hate neither characters. It is for you to understand.

(The flow follows the manwha for the first few chapters, but the rest of it would drastically change since the manwha was on hiatus for almost five years now if I am correct. I believe it won't be continued at all.)

Edit: I chose the Guest reviewer's suggestion for the timeline to use. Thanks, man!

Thank you for reading. :)