Friends or More?

It took a week to get Rapunzel to finally believe he wasn't that bad, and it was a long week. It consisted of meeting Rapunzel at her locker every morning, with Ana and Merida, who were already on his nerves. Astrid getting onto him and Flynn threatening him.

But after that long week, she was convinced.

Jack was relieved when she finally told him that she was willing to get to know him, that just meant one step closer to getting Rapunzel in bed.

"Do you have any plans today, Punz?"

Rapunzel smiled at him. She was letting her walls down and acting like herself, finally. He looked down at her when she was smiling, and he had to admit that she had a gorgeous smile.

"Nothing that I know of. Why?"

Jack smirked. He could use this as an advantage. Invite her over, sleep with her, end of the bet, he'd win. Then he started thinking of the bet, Pitch never did say what happened if he won or lost the bet. He did have a twisted mind, so who knew what he would make Jack do.

"Jack?" Jack was brought out of his thought by Rapunzel poking his side and saying his name "You just spaced out." she smiled before pulling her hand back to her "Why did you want to know?"

"Sorry," he started with a chuckle "I was wondering if you wanted to come over tonight? Watch some movies, introduce you to my sister, North, and Aster. Get to know you a little more." he shrugged "I wanna know what that real Rapunzel is like."

Rapunzel pulled her hair to the side and ran her fingers threw it "That sounds like it could be fun." she said with a smile "Actually, your sister sounds like fun. How old is she?"

"Fourteen."

Rapunzel jumped in her place and let out a squeal. Jack smiled at her. They had only been friends for a few days but it made him happy to see that excited over meeting his little sister.

Astrid walked over to them and grabbed Jack's arm, apologizing to Rapunzel and saying that she would return him in a few seconds "Jack, Pitch is getting impatient."

Jack stuck his hands in his hoodie pockets and smirked at her "I thought you weren't rooting for me"

Astrid glared and didn't hesitate in punching his arm "I'm not! But Jamie and Hiccup were too lazy to come over and tell you themselves. He wants to know whether or not it's going to happen so you can get your 'punishment' or whatever"

Jack's eyes widened "Woah, punishment?"

Astrid nodded crossed her arms "What was the bet for? What happens if you lose?"

"You know, Astird, I have no idea. Pitch never said." he shrugged and looked over his shoulder at Rapunzel who was talking to Ana "She's coming over tonight. Just tell him that" Astrid nodded and was getting ready to walk away but turned around and punched his arm again "What was that for?!"

"I'm still not happy about this!"

Jack rolled his eyes and walked back over to Rapunzel. She looked over at him with that same bright smile "What time should I come over?"

Ana's eyebrows raised and she looked between the two. Rapunzel? Going over to Jackson Overland's? She forgot that the two were even friends now. Just last week she was complaining about the guy.

"You can just come with me after school. It would be easier, I can take you home later."

Rapunzel nodded and grabbed her books she was going to need for the rest of the day, hooking her arm with Ana's and waving a goodbye to Jack "I'll see you later!"

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Rapunzel met Jack at his locker that afternoon. She was going on about some kid, Snotlout, that was in her class and was always picking on her. Jack rolled his eyes. He knew Snotlout, obviously. He's Hiccup's cousin so he's been putting up with him since they met.

"You know the way to get to Snotlout? To get him to shut up?"

Rapunzel tilted her head to the side "How?"

"Just call him by his real name." he said shooting her a smile "Snotface."

Rapunzel started laughing and grabbed onto his arm to keep herself balanced so she didn't fall over from laughing so hard. "Are you kidding me?!" She said in between her laughing fit "Why in the world would someone name their child that?!"

Jack just shrugged and they started walking out to his car "Same reason Hiccup's name is Hiccup. It's a Viking thing. They are cousins, after all."

"They're cousins?!"

Jack chuckled and nodded "Yeah, how did you not know that?"

Jack opened the car door for her and she climbed in mumbling something about not knowing Hiccup's life like Jack does.

He glanced over at her once he got in "We have to pick Emma up." she nodded and pulled her feet up in the chair and leaning against the door "I guess I should warn you. Aster is my cousin, and can kind of be a jerk. Don't mind him though. North, is Russian."

"Russian? Isn't he your dad?"

Jack nodded "Technically. He adopted Emma and me." Rapunzel tilted her head and looked at him. She didn't know he was adopted. She had never met anyone else that had been adopted before "But he's Russian, loud, jolly, enjoys making toys. "

Rapunzel straightened up in her seat with a smile "Did you just describe Santa?"

Jack chuckled "I did." he looked over at her "He has the white beard and everything."

Rapunzel clapped her hands together "I'm excited to meet him!"

Silence took over the car. One thing was bothering Rapunzel, and she really wanted to ask Jack why him and his sister were adopted. But if he were anything like her, he didn't like talking about it. "Something on your mind, Punz?"

Rapunzel looked down at her hands and bit her lip. It was bothering her, she really wanted to know "If you don't mind me asking, why were you and Emma adopted?"

Jack took a deep breath and started drumming his fingers on the steering wheel. They had made it to the middle school and were waiting for in line for school to get out. Rapunzel almost immediately regretted asking him about it, and she was going to tell him he didn't have to answer but he started talking.

"I was eight at the time and Emma was four." his voice was soft. Rapunzel wasn't use to him being this cute, she was already use to him being loud "I really wanted to go out to eat on my birthday. I was eight, so going out to eat was a big deal for me. I liked food." he let out a laugh before he continued "On the way home, a deer ran in the middle of the road and my dad swerved, going off the road. My first thought was to protect my sister. My parents didn't make it, but we did. I was in the hospital for a while, but I'm here." he said holding his arms out and motioning to himself.

"If it makes you feel anymore, I'm adopted, too." she said, looking down at her hands again.

"Why?" he would love to change the subject off his parents. He was kind of shocked to hear that she was adopted though "If you don't mind."

"I lived with my mother, Gothel, for most my life. She would keep me locked up in the house, never letting me go outside. I never thought anything of it, really. I would do one wrong thing and... She'd hit me, or lock me up in a closet under the stairs for hours, sometimes I wouldn't even be allowed to eat for days." Jack hesitated before he reached over and took her hand to keep her calm "I met Flynn one day when I snuck out. I opened up to him, and he had promised not to tell anyone, but he told his parents. They called the cops, and they took my mother away."

"And then Flynn's family adopted you?"

Rapunzel nodded slowly "I was really upset with all of them for the first few months, but I love them. They are my real family, I couldn't ask for better." She gave him a smile before letting his hand go to wipe her face "I'm sorry for just crying like that. I've never been able to tell anyone that before, they know I'm adopted, they just don't know why."

"I'm glad you opened up, Punz."

She gave him a shy smile before looking away. She didn't know what she was supposed to say to that. You're welcome? Me too? She looked out the window and saw a girl that looked like Jack walking towards the car.

Emma looked at Rapunzel, a little confused as she pulled open the back door and climbing in. Jack gave her a smile in the rear view mirror but before he could say anything Emma was glaring at him "Why is there a girl in the car?"