Astrid walked out of fifth period with a smile of her face. Her next class was with Stormfly, Hiccup, and unfortunately Snotlout. But other that that annoying fact, science was alright. She wasn't Snot's lab partner, or at least she hoped not. They were getting lab partners today, and their seats for the rest of the semester and she really hoped she wouldn't have to sit next to that greasy haired, bad smelling, flirt!
"Ohhhhhh, Astrid!" Stormfly sang running up to her best friend. "We get our lab partners today!"
The girls locked arms and Astrid giggled.
"I seriously hope I'm not yours though, you might be my best friend Storm, but do you remember that dissecting incident in eighth grade?"
"Oh come on Ash! It's not my fault that I couldn't cut open a dead frog!" Stormfly sneered at her friend, while Astrid rolled her eyes.
"It was already dead, get over yourself, you can't save every animal that comes your way!"
"I can try!" Stormfly whined.
Astrid was already annoyed with people, and after she was in such a good mood too!
"Shouldn't you be clinging to Toothless right know? The whole school kinda knows you're a thing." She said, wanting nothing more than to walk alone.
"They do..." Storm replied, looking a bit pail.
"Dude, we hung out with Cami the day you two had your little 'date' do you really think that she wouldn't put that in the paper?!" Astrid chuckled.
"Well... oh god!" Stormfly said rubbing her neck. "I guess she would, wouldn't she?"
Astrid nodded trying not to laugh. She had to be nice!
"So does that mean everyone knows about Camicazi's and Hiccup's little thing too?" Stormfly asked, unaware of the strike of pain that brought to Astrid.
"Um... sure..." She muttered. Ok why was this just SO hard. He was her friend, Cami was ok... Why wasn't she ok with them being together?
"You alright, you seem flustered..." Stormfly said, looking at Astrid's confused face.
"Oh yeah I'm fine, just thinking."
Stormfly raised an eyebrow. Astrid doesn't think unless she wants to, so what was she thinking about?
"Anything I should know?" Stormfly grinned, with a slight smirk.
"Not unless you want to talk about my odd, depressing life..." Astrid said with an even bigger, sarcastic smile.
Stormfly laughed as they walked into room 280.
"I'm serous Ash, you can tell me anything."
"I know," Astrid agreed looking around the room.
Right away she spotted Hiccup. He was sitting next to his friend Fishlegs, with his big dorky reading glasses on catching up on page one twenty in their text book. But there was something about those big dorky reading glasses that made him somewhat cool. She smiled as he glanced up at her, then got back to his book. Why did he have to be such a good student? She could tell Legs was yapping his ear off about something that Hiccup had no interest in what so ever. Astrid chuckled at the sight of this unaware of the big, sweaty hands coming up to her face so they could cover her eyes.
"Guess who?" She could recognize that incompetent voice anywhere.
"Snotlout..." Astrid sighed, trying to sound annoyed and disappointed.
"How did you guess?" Snot teased, using way to much baby voice while he let go of her.
"Its hard to mistake that smell!" Astrid said, plugging her nose. This made Stormfly let out an awkward giggled, but she covered her mouth quick. She wasn't one to be mean.
"Oh come on you don't love my mad stink!?" He asked.
"No... ewww..." She glanced back to Hiccup who was now laughing along with Storm.
"You pip down toothpick! I'm talking to my lady over here!"
Hiccup gulped then put his eyes back on the book. Astrid felt like screaming at Snotlout! No one makes Hiccup feel bad except her! Wait... used to anyway...
"I'm not your lady Lout!" She snarled.
"You do know you always can be," He said, causally putting an arm around her.
"Get off of me!" She said rolling his arm and almost cracking Lout's wrist.
Snotlout let out a high pitch squeal hopping away from her, shaking his arm to numb some of the pain.
"What the fuck Astrid!?" He yelled.
Hiccup broke out laughing and everyone in class stared at him.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." He started, whipping his eye. "You do know when a girl isn't into you right Snotlout?"
There was a few chuckles... then silence. The look on Snot's face was horrifying. Eyes squinted behind dense black eyebrows, nostrils flared in front of a scowl. And this was all for his dear cousin, Hiccup.
"Oh, and what do you think!? Just because you have a sophomore girlfriend now makes you the king of judging girls?" Lout said, walking up to Hiccup with his arms crossed. There was a brief moment of confusion on his face, then a crooked smile.
"Nope..." Hiccup said obviously keeping something to himself.
Astrid laughed slightly as he glanced up at her once more, this time in such an adorable way. Snotlout paused, looking between their eyes. He could feel his face getting red with envy. Was his own cousin flirting with his future girl friend?
"HICCUP! I swear to god I will-"
"-Everyone stand up, lab partners are about to be assigned." Mr. Feader said cutting Lout off as he walked into the classroom.
Hiccup closed his book and walked to the side of the classroom with Fishlegs.
"But, no Hiccup it doesn't work like that!" Legs said, stunned that Hiccup actually agreed with him.
"Yep, no sure Legs. I totally get it!" Hiccup laughed a little as he took off his clunky glasses, and hung them from his shirt.
"Your not even listening to me, are you?" He asked.
"No... no, I totally, er, get it?"
Legs looked at his friend, smiling slightly.
"Ok fine... Astrid kinda distracted me dude..." Hiccup admitted, to loudly than he had hoped.
"I get it, its cool. But Snotlout looks like he wants to bite your head off now!" Legs said, pointing at the beast of a boy.
"Alright! Shall we get started?" Mr. Feader said over his noisy freshman class.
"I think he wants to do more than just bite my head off, I think he wants to roast it on a stick!" Hiccup whispered to his friend, and the boys laughed quietly.
"Ok, the first table we have Milles and Erosa." There was a groan that made Feader look up for a moment, then he went back to his chart. "Next we have Kabbison and Fishlegs. Then Astrid and Hiccup." He gestured to the two other tables in the front of the class, then moved on to the second row.
Astrid glanced over at Hiccup. Of all people her lab partner had to be him! Why did their last names have to be so similar... Oh well guess this was going to be a distracting semester.
"...And last but not least," Hiccup was relived to finally hear those words, he wanted to take his seat already. "Dynic and Pinnie."
The class seemed to awake in a wave as the students rushed to get into their seats. Astrid took one last breath, waiting for the commotion to die down, then walked over beside Hiccup.
"Hey lab partner!" She said, almost throwing her books on the table. Oh god, why did she have to do that! He probably thinks shes weirdo! But to her surprise Hiccup started laughing... too loud really.
"Easy there Ash! Books have feelings too!"
Astrid blushed. Did he just call her Ash?
"Yeah well..." She said brushing her bangs out of her face and taking a seat. "I don't apologize very often."
He glanced over to her and smiled.
"I feel so special," He smirked sarcastically.
"Oh shut up!" Astrid hissed, punching him in the arm... AGAIN!
"I think I'm immune to that now," Hiccup said, rubbing his arm but only a little.
"Aww, that takes all the fun out of it!" She grinned.
"I know right, pain! Love it!" She groan at the obvious mocking tone in his voice.
"Some days Hiccup..."
"Oh come on!" He said playfully poking her in the ribs. "You know I'm the best!"
Astrid turned an even darker shade of red as she turned back to face those... deep, green, emerald, eyes!
"Fine, you're the best." She said, her voice cracking in the middle.
Hiccup sighed. Looking back to his book.
"What..." Astrid asked after a few seconds of silence.
"Your doing it again!"
"Doing what?" What was wrong with boys? Did they always have to point out everything?
Hiccup causally lifted his head back up to her, eye lids half closed. Almost like he was annoyed. Oh crap! Did she make him pissed or something!? The last thing she needed now was for them to get in another fight!
"Blushing..." He said softly.
She tilted her face away, making sure he couldn't see her cheeks.
"What made you get that idea!" Astrid barked, more harshly than she had hopped it would sound. He studied her cheeks, squinting his eye lids tight to be positive he saw what he thought he saw.
"Yep, your blushing as clear as day!"
She tried to make it go away, she really did. Curse her pale skin!
"Is there some cute guy behind me or something?" He laughed turning around to make sure.
"Just shut it dude..." Astrid whispered sternly as Mr. Feader made his way back to the front of the class.
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Hiccup walked out of class with his bag in his hand and Astrid at his side. Why was she all jumpy today?
"And don't forget to do the questions from the video you two!" Mr. Feader yelled after them.
"Won't sir!" Hiccup called back.
Mr. Feader was defiantly one of his favorite teachers, well, Gobber was his favorite but Feader came in a close second. Not that Hiccup had much of a chose labeling coach Gobber as one of his favorites, the coach and his father have been friends for years. So he was kind of like an uncle to Hiccup.
"Oh so, where are you guys headed? To your little tea party?" Oh Snotlout... always so mature.
"Yes, would you like to join us? We have such a pretty pink dress in mind for you!" Hiccup said, batting his eyes towards Snot. Astrid giggled.
"Oh come on you find that funny!?" Snot asked at his laughing crush.
"Well yeah! Can you imagine what that pink fluffy thing would look like!?" Astrid snickered, trying to hold back the laughter.
Snotlout frowned.
"Why do you find it so hard to be friends with me and not this bozo! Hmm Astrid?"
"Well for one this bozo doesn't flirt with me all the time!" She started, making Hiccup blush. "And he... just..."
She looked up at the stupid looking boy who was towering over her. He grinned at her with his gap-toothed mouth, making her smile back.
"He just gets me I guess..." Astrid finished.
Snotlout scowls. God why did Hiccup have to be such an idiot not to see the way she was looking at him. Eyes gleaming, actually smiling. The way he wanted to be looked at by her for years! But, no... she has to go and look at his screw up cousin like that instead. Hiccup had to pay.
"HICCUP!" Snotlout yells, running towards him with a fist ready to punch.
Hiccup quickly slides away, forcing Lout to run right into their green lockers.
"Snot! Calm down man!" Hiccup squeaked.
"NO DUDE, I will NOT calm down!"
Snotlout ran at him again, this time with more furry. Punching him straight in the gut.
"Phhht~" Hiccup groaned, trying to stand on his own two feet.
"What the heck Snot!" Astrid yelled walking over to help the clumsy boy.
"I-its fine Astrid... I'm alright," Hiccup said, standing up a little straighter still holding his side.
"Aww, what's the madder Haddock? Don't know how to fight like a man?!" Snotlout teased.
Hiccup flicked his eyes to him, frowning, looking at him with angry eyes.
"I will be more of a man by not fighting with you Snot!"
Snotlout chuckled.
"So what your saying is that your too much of a chicken and would never win in a fight with me?"
"No!" Hiccup yells, making his stomach hurt again.
"Oh, so your just too much of a wimp to hit back!" Snotlout laughed taking another swing at Hiccup, but this time he caught Lout's fist.
"No, I just don't feel like fighting with someone I know I will beat!"
Astrid's eyes widened, and Snotlout looked up surprised at the bean pole. "And do you really think I would fight with you in school? In my father's building?" Hiccup laughed coldly. "No I wouldn't."
Snotlout tried to take a step back, but he couldn't. Hiccup was now holding tightly around his wrist.
"You would think after all the years you treated me like crap I would finally give up and punch you in the face, if I was that dumb I probably would have. But I never did, I never once hurt you even those holidays I had to spend with you basically begging for a fight."
Astrid could hear footsteps behind her, but she ignore it. Probably just some more classmates.
"I never wanted to hurt you as much as I do right now though Snot." Snotlout gulped. "Your pity jealously is driving me insane! It's not that Astrid likes me more than you! It's the fact that you through yourself at her!"
Astrid stared at him. Defending her, again...
"I don't understand why you are so mad about us being friends! We are friends dude, I have friends for once in my life can't you be happy for me?"
Snotlout scowled at him, sternly. Looking just above his eyes.
"Answer me!" Hiccup demanded, pulling him in closer so he could stare him down.
"Hiccup! I think I have seen quiet enough of this!" Astrid turned around to see, Gobber. He was walking up to the two boys.
"With all honestly boy, I didn't know you had this in ya!" The coach basically had to pry Hiccup's fingers off before the two boys were separated.
"I know right, this maniac comes out of no where and starts to threaten me!-"
"-Save ye own breath Snot! I saw everything..." Gobber snapped at the lager boy who was rubbing his wrist
Astrid let out a sigh of relief, at least Hiccup wouldn't be in too much trouble for helping...
"You two will have to come to the office with me though," Gobber said, groaning a little himself.
Maybe she had spoke too soon.
"Oh come on Gobber! My father would kill me if he found out about this!" Hiccup pleaded, not planning on facing his dad today...
"Sorry Hiccup, them the rules."
Astrid grabbed her arm. She couldn't let Hiccup get in trouble for Snotlout!
"Excuse me, Coach?" Astrid said, trying to sound as sweet as possible. "Hiccup honestly didn't do anything except defend me, couldn't you let him off with a warning? Please?"
Gobber sighed, and glanced back to Hiccup with a slight smile.
"Well, I can't do that. But we can always make a deal."
"What kind of deal." Hiccup grumbled crossing his arms.
"You have to be my monkey for a month. Be a water boy, set up things, and that rare times when you bring me lunch." Gobber grinned.
Hiccup tilted his head, like he was actually considering this!? Gobber would have him on his feet all day.
"And my dad wont hear about that, or this little accident?" Hiccup asked, a sly smile forming on his lips as well.
Gobber shook his head.
"Not unless you want him to."
"Oh come on coach you CAN'T be serous, did you see how he threatened me?!" Snot sneered, a little pissed off that Gobber would take Hiccup's side.
"Hush up Mr. Jorgenson, its for your own good too!" Gobber snapped.
Astrid looked over at Hiccup again. Why couldn't she just keep her eyes to herself for a change?! He was just so...
"So we got a deal Hiccup? You'll be my apprentice?" Gobber asked turning to the boy with a raised hand.
Hiccup let out a relived laugh, grabbing his hand and shaking it.
"You got a deal coach!"
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"So you think he really isn't going to tell principle Haddock?" Astrid asked as the two teens finally walked out of the school doors.
"I think so... Gobber isn't really one not to keep his word. But he does love to gossip." Hiccup laughed, pulling his backpack strap further up his shoulder.
They walked silent, it was awkward, but nice. Astrid looked up at him a few time, but quickly looked away when he noticed. Why...
"So um, how are things with Cami?" She asked finally, afraid really of what he might say.
Hiccup sighed. All he wanted to do was say that they WEREN'T dating! It would take it off his shoulders and Camicazi could hang out with him like normal again. If only it were that simple though. Cami had got him in this fake dating this way to far. It was just a madder of time before it got between Astrid's and his freadship. He knew he had to tell her, but instead he just mumbled-
"Its ok."
Its ok? What was he a total idiot!?
"Just... Ok?" She asked cheerfully, sounding too pleased then she should have. "I mean, a-hem," Astrid cleared her throat trying to re-shape her words, but it was a little too late for that, Hiccup had already heard. "Just ok?"
"Yeah I mean, she is like a guy friend to me, so it's a little awkward." God why did he say that!
"So... you're not really into her?" Astrid asked quietly.
"Um... can we not talk about this now. It's just, I am but... you know." He glanced down at her puzzled face. "Oh that's right, you don't know..."
Hiccup sighed and looked down to the concrete, kicking a rock.
"Do you need any help?" Hiccup muttered.
"What?" Astrid said, brushing her hair away again.
"Do you need any help with homework today?" He asked, this time a little too loud. "Sorry," He groaned.
"Its fine," Astrid giggled, making him look at her again. "Sure you can help."
"Cool!" Hiccup yelped. "I mean... ugh... yeah."
He rubbed his neck awkwardly as she laughed at him.
"God what is wrong with you today?" She asked, trying to cover some silence.
"What's wrong with me?" He asked, grinning wickedly. "What's wrong with you!"
Astrid snickered.
"I'm perfectly fine!"
"I don't think you are though," He laughed along with her.
"Oh really? What is wrong with me today, hug Hiccup?" She asked, poking him in the side as pay back for earlier.
"I think your madly in love with me," Hiccup teased crossing his arms.
"HA! THATS what you THINK!?" She asked laughing hysterically like it was the funniest thing in the world.
He smiled.
"If it's not that, then please Ash, tell me what's wrong."
She looked up, seeing his deep emerald green eyes, the smirk expressed all over his face. She grinned at him.
"Nothings wrong, really." She said quietly. She should have told him she hated how he was dating Camicazi, she should have told him why she always blushes when she sees his eyes, she should have told him that she can't stand to be near him anymore in fear she might just crack and hold his hand or something. But she was scared of what he really thought of her. She was scared to ruin what they had...
I'm not really sure if she likes him or not either, It's a bumpy road of feeling for Ash.
I am so loving writing these chapters! I don't know why it so much fun but it is! :D Thanks so much Gop for the amazing idea of the Snotlout thing... it gave me a chance also for Hiccup to be caught up in things with Gobber! Oh, can you believe that Hiccup and Astrid are lab partners (Yes it was so obvious Emy! :D) :/ yeah I know probably all of you guessed that, but come on guys MORE FLUFS CAUSE OF IT! Ok ok I'm done babbling, leave more suggestions - I love to hear them and usually add them in.
Anyways love you guys!