Hiccup was driving all over town.
'Where could Toothless be?' He worried.
He finally pulled over to the park. He'd already tried earlier but it never hurt to look again.
"Toothless." Hiccup called. "Where are you bud?"
He was hoping to get a playful and excited bark, but instead got a scream. A girl's scream. He didn't know who it was, but there was no way he was going to just leave it be.
As he ran in the direction of the scream he saw who it belonged to.
Merida DunBroch. One of the hottest girls in his class. In the school.
"Toothless!" Hiccup yelled running to the dog and trying to pull him off of her, yanking on his collar. "Come on bud get off her."
He was thrown back when he heard her laughing.
"He's fine." She said smiling.
"Are you sure? He didn't hurt you did he? He's pretty big."
"I'll say. I thought it was bear running towards me, but no he didn't hurt me. Just gave me a fright."
Hiccup could feel Merida's eyes wash over him.
"You look familiar, do I know you?"
"I'm Hiccup, err Henry, but everyone calls me Hiccup. Hiccup Haddock. I'm in your history class." He said rubbing the back of his neck.
"Right, right sorry about that. I'm Merida."
"I know…I mean…everyone knows you."
Toothless, feeling left out, quickly grabbed the girl's attention and licked her face. Merida only laughed as Hiccup tried pulling him off of her.
"Really sorry about him." Hiccup said reigning in Toothless and sitting down beside her. "He's usually not like this with strangers, but I guess he's really taken to you. His name is Toothless."
"Well its nice to meet ya Toothless." She said referring to the canine. "I've got two dogs myself, love them to death. Their regular members of the family."
"I know what you mean. Toothless was a rescue I found in this park. My dad nearly flipped when I brought him home, but he's an important member of the Haddock clan."
"I can tell he really loves you too."
"I'm just glad I found him."
"Was he lost?"
"Well yes and no. Toothless has a habit of going out on his own. He always comes back, but since it was later than usual I got kind of worried. I might give him a little too much freedom."
"I see." She said with a smile.
Hiccup watched as Merida shrived from the cold. She was wearing a dress that had little sleeves, and although she looked beautiful it wasn't doing her much good in this weather. Hiccup took off his jacket and placed it around her arms.
"What are you doing?" She said defensively.
"Sorry, it's just you looked cold. I wasn't trying anything."
"Oh." Merida said surprised. "Sorry. Thanks."
"It's nothing really." He said rubbing the back of his neck.
Merida watched and noticed he wasn't much for eye contact. He'd probably looked more at his shoes then he did her eyes, which was strange for her in fact...
"You're kind of strange…but in a good way."
"Thanks." He said with a goofy smile.
"No thank you…um Henry…"
Hiccup felt himself blush when he heard Merida call his name.
"Please call me Hiccup."
"Alright then Hiccup. I was having a pretty rough night, but now it's not so bad I suppose."
"Why are you out here dressed like that anyway? Not that you look bad, you look very nice, really nice, but…um…it's not exactly park attire."
"I was on a date."
"Oh." Hiccup said disappointed.
"Worst date ever, ended in disaster." She said with a slight smile looking up at him. "But now the nights not so bad."
"Oh." Hiccup said a little happier. "I'm glad it's going a lot better. Actually if you'd like I could give you a ride home, if you'd like that is."
"I'd like that."
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Merida and Hiccup talked all the way back to his car. Laughing.
Hiccup seemed to remember something as he spotted the old beat up 1998 toyota.
"Wait here." He called as he ran.
Merida, to interested to listen, crept up to his car and peaked inside.
"What is all this stuff?"
There were gadgets and papers with all kinds of drawings and doodles all spread throughout. On the floor, on the seats tucked into small compartments.
"Sorry for the mess. Just give me a minute and I'll clean it up."
"Where'd you get all of these?" She said picking something up.
"I…uh…well…made them." Hiccup said clearing out the papers on the floor in the front seat for her.
"Seriously. Then did you also draw these?" Merida asked snatching up a paper.
"Yes." Hiccup answered turning around.
He almost turned and knocked her down, but managed to stop when he saw her hair. He was now staring at her face to face, bodies practically touching. Her hair that had tried to be pinned back was now showing fly-aways that were loose and blowing in the wind. Her blue eyes sparkling from the rays of the moonlight, making her look even more gorgeous than he already knew she was.
" …that's pretty cool. You're really talented."
"Thanks." Hiccup said dreamy eyed.
He was so close, and yet Merida could care less. It was a first for her, this feeling, of being so comfortable and happy and nervous all at once.
Merida could only smile at him, and Hiccup could feel his whole face turn bright red. The two were snatched out of their own world when Toothless barked again.
"Right, we should get going."
Hiccup sidestepped and held the door open for Merida.
Another chapter done. I think it's so far so good, but we'll have to see how it progresses. Any who let me know anything comment and reviews. :D
