The calm morning air was broken as footsteps came stomping down the stairs, Rapunzel had already been up at seven, a routine she got herself into as she preferred to be up, productive and useful than staying in bed and doing nothing for the rest of the day. Moving the pancakes out of the pan and onto the stack she had managed to balance, Rapunzel looked over toward the door as a mess of red hair stomped her way in.

"Good morning Merida!" She sang out with a large smile, placing the pancakes in the middle of the table and setting an extra place for Jack if he were to emerge.

The only reply she got in return from the red haired girl was a grumble as she pulled her knees up and began to sip from the mug of coffee on the table in front of her. Rapunzel could only smile and shrug slightly, she knew that Merida would polish off three pancakes in about three minutes. She walked out of the kitchen after seeing Merida pull one of the pancakes onto her plate and went to the door just off of the dining hall and knocked twice.

"Hiccup! Breakfast!" She called before gracefully moving back into the kitchen, knowing the brown haired and freckled boy was following behind.

"Hey, Punzie?" Merida's voice was heard although muffled through the mouthful of pancakes which she was still chewing. "What's the other plate set of for?"

"Yeah, I just noticed that too," Hiccup said, backing Merida up as he slid into the chair next to her and gave Rapunzel a look as if willing an answer.

"Well.." The blonde girl mumbled, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear before Merida piped up again.

"Rapunzel, just tell us already, I mean if you finally met a guy then that's great, sure, but you could at least warn us" Merida said, her mouth full of pancake again as she pulled herself yet another pancake onto the plate in front of her.

"I swear, either I'm dreaming or that red bush just spoke" Jack's tired voice was heard from the door.

All three heads snapped around to the door where Jack was walking in, a yawn taking over his features as he ran a hand through his hair. As he walked in, Jack sent Rapunzel a sleepy smile before sitting down at the opposite end of the table and staring at Merida and Hiccup who were now giving him very confused and accusing looks.

"Oh.. the red bush is actually human? Learn something new everyday" Jack said more to himself as he grabbed a slice of toast from the middle of the table and took a bite from it.

"Guys, this is Jack, he's our new room mate?" Rapunzel introduced the white haired boy to the two of them, unsure of the reaction she was to get.

"What did he just call me?" Merida asked through gritted teeth, her Scottish accent becoming a lot thicker than it had been before.

"I'm sure he didn't mean it" Hiccup offered the red headed girl who's knuckles were turning white from how tight she had began to grip her fork.

Jack only laughed to himself and raised his eyebrows at Merida before pulling a pancake onto his plate. He ignored the filthy look that the redhead was giving him and the inquisitive look that Hiccup had as if he was trying to read him. Turning to Rapunzel, Jack raised an eyebrow as she had been stood awkwardly watching the rest of the table.

"Are you going to join us? I mean you should eat you know, breakfast is most important meal after all" Jack told her, lifting a piece of the pancake to his lips.

Blushing slightly, Rapunzel sat down in her usual seat and poured herself a large mug of coffee, trying not to look at Jack who was still staring at the other two people at the end of the table. She felt awkward, Hiccup and Merida was still strangers to this boy, even she was really, but she seemed to the be the only person who felt as if it were her duty for him to be accepted into the house.

"So.. the two of you know my name, what are yours?" Jack asked the both of them, making sure he'd swallowed the mouthful he had before speaking.

"I'm Hiccup, welcome to the house" Hiccup introduced himself almost unsurely but offered his hand for the other boy to shake.

Hiccup was slightly apprehensive as to how the boy was going to react to his name, whether he'd laugh or make a remark about it but Jack didn't do either, just smiled at the boy and shook his hand causing Hiccup to return the smile and then go back to his breakfast. Merida was still glaring at Jack, and if looks could kill, Jack would have been cremated by then. Both Hiccup and Rapunzel exchanged an uneasy look as Jack raised an eyebrow and used a hand gesture to prompt the redheaded girl into speaking.

"Merida" She spat out before pushing away from the table and stomping back up the stairs.

"So what are you studying, Jack?" Rapunzel asked the fair haired blonde so not to let an awkward silence fall over the table.

"Well I originally got in for an ice hockey scholarship but I'm also taking a major in Philosophy" Jack explained with a grin before gesturing to her and Hiccup. "What about you both?"

"Well, I'm doing a major in Art" Rapunzel said with a smile herself.

"I'm doing one in mechanical engineering" Hiccup told him with a small shrug, taking a sip of his juice after finishing.

"They're pretty cool!" Jack commented before remembering and reaching into his back pocket to pull out the drawing he'd found last night and turning to Rapunzel. "Is this yours? I found it on the kitchen floor after you went to bed last night"

"Yeah.. it is" Rapunzel said, her voice taking on a slightly shocked tone as she took the drawing off of the boy. "Thank you"

"No problem, its seriously good though" Jack told her before standing up and stepping away from the table. "I'm going to go have a shower"

The two teens left at the table watched Jack as he walked out of the kitchen but didn't dare to speak until he was out of earshot and had made it up the stairs completely.

"He seems nice" Hiccup mused, taking another sip from his juice.

Secretly, Hiccup liked the boy already, he hadn't laughed at his name and other than the digs he had made at Merida, he seemed genuinely nice. Hiccup had been wanting a boy to move in the house, not that he didn't like living with Rapunzel and Merida, because he did, but there is only so much a guy can go through on his own before he needs another guy to talk to and get away from the girls and their mood swings.

"Yeah.. seeing as I hit him over the head with a frying pan" Rapunzel muttered in agreement.

Rapunzel wasn't sure what to make of the white haired boy. He seemed arrogant and rather full of himself but yet at the same time he seemed sweet as he hadn't laughed or made a remark over Hiccup's name and had actually complemented the artwork he had picked up from the kitchen to return to her. What confused her the most was the fact that he hadn't kept a grudge over her hitting him with the frying pan, instead he was acting as if the night before had never happened.

"You did what?" Hiccup asked, choking on his juice as he began laughing, but Rapunzel wasn't able to explain before a scream and a yell was heard.

"What the fu-!"

Jumping up, Rapunzel and Hiccup ran up the stairs where Jack was on the floor clutching his nose while Merida was standing in the doorway of the bathroom, a towel wrapped around her and her hand still clenched into a fist.

"What happened?" Rapunzel asked as Hiccup helped Jack to his feet.

"This bint punched me in the fucking face!" Jack accused the girl, throwing his hand up to Merida not caring about the river of blood coming from his nose.

"Maybe because this perverted asshole walked in on me in the shower!" Merida screamed back.

"Believe me, I wouldn't have done it willingly" Jack shot out icily.

"Mer, you did lock the door.. didn't you?" Hiccup asked her, running a hand through his hair, not really wanting to break the two of them up incase they lashed out at him.

The angry blush which took over Merida's cheeks was answer enough and a sigh was heard from Hiccup and Rapunzel. This had happened before when Hiccup first moved in, the incident itself was the reason why they bought the lock but Merida still didn't use it. Taking Jack's arm, Rapunzel pulled him away from the bathroom and back down into the kitchen after Merida slammed the door shut and made a show of locking the door. After getting Jack to sit on one of the bar stools, Rapunzel pulled out her first aid kit and started to clean up the blood which had been dripping off of Jack's chin.

"What's her problem anyway?" Jack asked, his voice coming out muffled through the cloth he was holding against his nose to soak up the blood.

"Merida's lovely really, she just.. she doesn't react well to new people in a place she feels comfortable" Rapunzel attempted to explain to the injured boy.

"Doesn't mean she had to punch me in the face" Jack said quietly, glaring down at his bare feet. "Wasn't like I actually wanted to walk in on her in the shower"

"Well you did rile her up this morning so you deserved it in a way" The blonde haired girl said with a slightly smile and took the cloth away from him so she could check his nose again. "I'm pretty sure you'll live, just give Merida a chance"

"Fine, but I'm not apologizing" Jack muttered.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Hiccup was sat at his desk, surrounded by different scraps of paper as he attempted to design a new engine for his car when a completely black cat jumped up onto the desk and butted its head against his.

"Hey Toothless" Hiccup said with a smile, stroking the cat as it jumped up and made itself comfortable around the brunette's neck.

Hiccup was just beginning to draw out the idea he had forming when he heard a loud noise coming from the room across the hall. Getting up, he made his way across the hall and pushed the door open to reveal a fully dressed Merida laying back across her bed with her bow held in one hand. He followed her angry gaze to see the arrow embedded in the wall opposite from where she was laying.

"You know North doesn't like it when you do that Merida" Hiccup said, flicking his eyes to the arrow then back at Merida.

"North shouldn't let arrogant, pig headed, perverted, bleached hair boys live in this house then" The readhead grumbled to herself before looking up at Hiccup who was still standing in the doorway.

"You are the one who left the door unlocked… that wasn't really Jack's fault." Hiccup said with a shrug and looked at Merida again. "I mean, just give him a chance, you might even become friends."

"Fine, but I'm not apologizing" Merida muttered.