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S~s~S
Chapter 7
Toothless' P.O.V.
My parents bathed Hiccup as I changed into cleaner clothes. I didn't want to wear a shirt covered in blood. After his bath, my parents checked his temperature. He had a temperature of 106.5.
My parents filled me in on what they saw as they gave him a bath. According to them, he had bruises and gashes everywhere on his body. They also told me about how thin and small he looked (I already knew how thin and short he was, so I wasn't really surprised), and most of the blood that was on him was not his (that one surprised and horrified me).
After that, Mom put an oversized white shirt on Hiccup and brought him to one of the guest bedrooms while Dad went to throw away the bloody gray shirt Hiccup was originally wearing.
I went upstairs to see if Mom needed any help with something and to make sure Hiccup was alright.
"Toothless, could you stay with Hiccup for me? And if he wakes up, give him some of the Tylenol. Oh, can you write down everything you know about your friend on this piece of paper? I'll be back in half an hour to an hour to see what you have or he has written down. Now, your father and I need to leave, the whole town it voting on whether or not we should expand the park. Call me or your father if something's wrong."
I nodded in understanding and did as I was told. I wrote everything I knew about the small teen, and I'll admit, it is not a lot. When I was finished, my thoughts took over my head.
Oh my gods, what if he doesn't make it? Oh, what am I thinking? Of course, he will make it! He has to! I love-
"Too...Toothless? W-what is going o-on…?"
I looked down at the bed. The first thing I saw was Hiccup's emerald green eyes looking back at me. Relief took over me. He's awake!
"Oh, Hiccup. You're alright! Wait, are you alright? What happened? Are you okay? Don't leave out a single detail!"
"Uh… I'm fine and I'm very tired. I don't remember the last time I properly slept. Maybe I could tell you what happened later." Hiccup paused. "Is that okay or are we going to continue playing twenty questions?" Hiccup replied sarcastically.
I thought about it for a minute. "...I'll let you rest, but can I ask you the remaining seventeen questions first?"
Hiccup seemed to think about it. "Only one question, otherwise I'm going to just fall asleep on you," he mumbled.
Here goes nothing.
"When you got out of the hospital, how were you feeling? That's all I want to know. I never really did get to ask earlier this week."
Hiccup seemed surprised about that question. "I was fine. I think. Goodnight, Toothless."
"Hey, before you go back to sleep, I was told to give you some Tylenol. It's to help with your fever. and what do you mean by 'you think?'" I said.
"Oh, thank you," Hiccup said as I gave him some Tylenol. "And it doesn't matter what I meant. Goodnight, Toothless." Hiccup replied.
"Goodnight, love."
Hiccup's P.O.V.
When Toothless called me "love" I didn't know how to react. The flutterbies in my stomach were active again. I felt Toothless' hand tighten around mine and get a little sweaty. Must be from embarrassment. But before I could ask him anything, unconsciousness took me away from his wonderful embrace and brought me into the land of nightmares.
X+*+X
When I woke up, my heart was pounding and I was sweating tremendously. I did just have a horrible nightmare, after all.
"Hey, kiddo. How are you feeling?" A strange yet familiar female voice said.
I looked over at the wall. All the machines I was attached to caught my attention.
"Where am I? What happened? Are you here to hurt me? Please don't hurt me!" I was trembling with tears falling down my face.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, honey. We would never do that to a child." A male voice spoke this time. I recognized both of them as the voices of Toothless' parents. I turned my head to see Toothless' parents sitting chairs that have been placed right next to my bedside. Mr. Fury brushed away my tears gently. "And to answer your questions of where you are and what happened, well you are in the hospital because of your injuries and your fever. Now can you please answer our question and tell us how you are feeling?"
"I feel like life just slapped me in the face. Hard. Oh, wait."
"Can you tell us what happened before you reached our house?" Mrs. Fury asked.
I nodded.
There was enough of that drug to knock out my father at the rate I wanted, but I used it anyway. Sadly, it also meant I couldn't save any of the drunk men's lives. My father beat me up so bad, I thought there was no way I was going to get out of here. I thought I was going to die. Then, my father forced me to clean the mess he made. The whole time he would stare at my ass or actually touch and/or squeeze it. In the corner of the room stood Hector. He wore the same thing as me, but it looked like it fit him better due to him being taller and muscular.
Next to him stood a woman with his height and my skinniness. She had auburn hair and green eyes, just like me and Hector.
They were both laughing at me, calling me names I never thought I had to hear. I shouted for them to stop and covered my ears, but their voices just got louder until my father roughly grabbed my shoulders, forced me onto the ground, and touched me. A few minutes later, he fell asleep, his mouth open so his saliva could flow out of his mouth and be uncomfortably close to my penis.
Slowly, I crawled away from him. I wiped as much saliva off of my neither region and left to go get help. I didn't need to be quiet, my father has always been a heavy sleeper, but I still wanted to be quiet, just in case.
I didn't bother putting anything on my feet. Bad idea. It was freezing outside, but it was too late to turn back now. So I ran, hoping it would warm me up.
It didn't. I went from house to house for help, but none of them did. Probably because most of the adults were voting for something (that's all I know). And because the other students don't care about me, they refused to help me, leaving me in the cold.
I kept traveling from house to house. But they all shut me out. they all thought I was just kidding around and had decided to walk under a ladder with red paint on top that eventually fell on top of me giving me brain damage.
Eventually, I made it to the final house at the end of the block. I have been traveling for two hours, and so far no one even looked at me with kindness.
When I reached the last house, I knocked, but I'm afraid it wasn't all that loud. But somehow, someone still heard it, I could hear their calls as they came toward the door, I could not have been happier to see Toothless.
He looked at me in shock and horror, but I looked at him with relief and joy.
But what if he really isn't there?
"T-Toothless? I-i-is that r-really you-you?"
I don't remember what I said or did after that, but all I knew was that I was safe in Toothless' arms and-
-a male voice cut off my thinking. "Hiccup honey, we're so sorry you had to go through that. But can you please tell us what happened to you before you drugged your father?"
I looked at them in confusion. "What are you talking about and how did you know that I drugged my father?"
"Because you told us." Mrs. Fury said. I just looked at her before it hit me: while I was thinking back to what had happened, my mouth was moving and forming words, therefore, giving the police officers sitting right next to me the information they wanted to know. that is something I have been known to do (it drove Alvin nuts).
But there was one thing I wanted to know. Something I needed to know.
"Where is Toothless?"
Toothless' P.O.V.
When my parents went with Hiccup to the hospital, they sent me to the station to see if there were any relatives that seemed trustworthy of taking care of Hiccup, but when I looked up his name the only name I realized was close to Hiccup's name was Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III.
What's worse is that Hiccup Treacher and Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III have the same hair color, same eye color, same birthdate, same, well, everything. Except for last name and middle name.
I went on to google and searched up both Hiccup's names. I found an article on HHH III (I needed to shorten the poor kid's name). The article told me about how the police chief of my town, his daughter, and his pregante (I'm sorry, I can't help it) wife were on a vacation in Spain. During the Haddock family's vacation, the wife fell into labor early- two months early, to be exact. The woman gave birth to a set of identical twin males. A few days past and a doctor came in and took both twins for some sort of testing for something. Only one was rescued.
I remember my parents telling me about what had happened when the family returned. During the rest of their vacation, they didn't reply to any texts or calls, so everyone just assumed they were spending time with the newest member of the family.
They were wrong. The family was mourning, they didn't hold a funeral service in case if he was still alive. The boy was never returned, never found.
I kept looking around the internet until I found Alvin's facebook. I decided to check to out, but what I saw horrified me. I scrolled through his story until something caught my attention. It was a post saying these exact words:
Check out my new property! Isn't he perfect? I have a strong feeling he will become just like me when he grows up.
Underneath were pictures of a naked baby Hiccup, his privates on display. There was information of who Alvin bought Hiccup from, where Hiccup was found, and Hiccup's capturer's information.
Poor kid.
I refused to look at the comments. Why did these people not call the police? Hiccup could have been rescued sooner. The best part about that is not only would he have been rescued sooner, but he also wouldn't have remembered what had happened to him. But it's too late for that now.
I got up from my mother's desk and left her office. I had to tell Stoick- the police chief- that I found his son.
But first, I called my mom to tell her what I have discovered. I heard Hiccup screaming in the background and my mother snapping at and comforting him before she hung up.
I sighed and went up to Stoick to tell him the news I had to share with him.
When I did tell Stoick he didn't seem like he believed me, but when I showed him the proof, he called Valka (his wife), Hamish (his son), and Luna (his daughter) to tell them the news. A few minutes later, we were rushing to the hospital to do some DNA testing to prove if Hiccup is indeed Valka and Stoick's child.
Hiccup's P.O.V.
Due to my sharp senes, I overheard Mrs. Fury and Toothless' conversation they had on the phone.
I was kidnapped?
No wonder why you are so different from your so-called father. He isn't even your father! Or maybe… Toothless is lying.
Toothless would never lie to me!
How do you know? He could be faking all of this concern for you and you don't even know it.
NO, HE'S NOT! HE WOULD NEVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT!
Fine, don't say I didn't warn you.
I will say you didn't warn me BECAUSE IT'S NOT TRUE!
Oh yeah? Test him. Test his so-called love for you. You'll understand that he really doesn't love you.
Shut up! That's not true!
No one loves you. And if they did, how could they? You're useless, worthless, ugly, broken! No one likes people like that. And that is only the beginning of the list.
Shut up!
You are covered in ugly scars, ugly bruises, ugly cuts. You are too thin, too pale, too short. No one is going to help you because no one likes people like you.
"SHUT UP!"
"Excuse me?" Mrs. Fury snapped, she looked irritated.
"Sorry, I wasn't yelling at you." I apologized. I don't want to be hit anymore.
"Sorry, Toothless, honey, I've got to go, love you!" She then focused her attention on me, making me feel weaker and smaller than I already was. "Then who were you yelling at?" Mrs. Fury asked nicely. I never thought I would have to do something like this.
What do I do?
Simple, end it all. Wouldn't it make everything easier?
I was horrified by that statement.
I sobbed and covered my face with my hands and the blanket to hide my shame and embarrassment.
"I don't want to die! P-p-please, d-don't hurt me! I-I-I-I-I p-promise I won't yell like that ever again!" I said in between sobs. I suddenly felt big, beefy arms around me, causing me to panic. I tried to get away, but whoever held onto me held onto me tight.
"Your alright, your father is here." When I heard that, I was horrified. This is a voice I don't recognize and he has told me Alvin is here?! "I promise you, your mother, your brother, your sister, and I will keep you safe and far away from Alvin."
I found myself relaxing.
Wait. Mother? Sister? Brother? I know I have a mother, but I did not know about my sister and brother. And what about my twin brother?
"What about my twin?" I asked. I wonder if he knows he is dead.
"He is fine. He's going to protect you. He is outside the room. Did you want to see everyo- wait, how did you know have a twin?"
"Becuase… Alvin told me… he killed him…" I began trembling (again).
"No, he didn't, son. Hamish is downstairs waiting. And your older sister, Luna. And your mother, Valka. My name is Stoick, but please call me 'Dad' or 'father'." the strange man- Stoick, I mean, Dad- told me.
I got out of his arms to get a good look at him. He had grayish-green eyes with a big red beard that looked like it could never be tamed. He stood at 6'9" (not that I've seen him stand, it's just an estimate). He had a build similar to Alvin's, but this man wasn't as wide and he seemed to be a little taller.
"Can I meet them?" I asked. I was scared he was going to say no.
"Yes, just hang on a second." my actual father told me.
I looked around the room to see Toothless and his parents were in the room with me.
"What's going on? Am I dreaming? Am I in a coma?" I questioned. My panic levels were rising.
Toothless slowly came over to me. "You're going to be okay. We think it is a better idea for you to be with your real family. And you are wide awake, I assure you. Everything's going to be okay. I promise." Toothless told me as he soothingly brushed my messy bangs out of my eyes. I felt myself relax, my eyelids getting heavy.
"Hey, don't go to sleep yet. We want you to meet your real father first." Toothless said.
I cracked an eye open and saw the man- Stoick-, a woman (Valka?), a girl who looked at least three years older than me (Luna, right?), then my eyes saw a boy who looked exactly like me, but taller and a little more muscular. He definitely had more body fat than me. Other than that, we were exactly alike. But then again, I haven't seen my reflection in a long time. Toothless and parents eventually left leaving me alone with my birth family. My family and I talked for a while before it was it time for me to go to sleep.
Toothless' P.O.V.
Alvin is on the loose. Speaking of Alvin, did he not know that taking an innocent child from his loving family and torturing and abusing the child was a great idea?
I feel so bad for the Haddocks. Hiccup's parents never got to hear Hiccup's first word, they never got to see his first steps, they never got to see his first lost tooth. Now I am wondering what Hiccup's first word was. The only thing I could think being Hiccup's first word was "help". Poor kid. He never got the life he deserved.
X+*+X
School was weird the next day. People were deadly quiet. Or they were just talking very quietly, guilt was written on lots of their faces. Everything was slow after that. I have seen a lot of Hamish lately. Sometimes I think he is Hiccup, but the proportions are wrong.
After school, I went to the gym, by myself. I didn't care if I was alone. I just wanted to be alone.
"What are you doing here all by yourself?" a menacing, deranged voice said from behind me.
I turned around and saw Dagur with his little minions by his sides. "What do you want, Dagur?" I asked, my tone showing how pissed I was (I was VERY pissed).
"Answers. I want to know what happened to Hiccup. And you are going to tell me everything." Dagur demanded.
I shrugged and told him everything I knew. He looked at me with rage. He then shoved me onto the floor. "Dogsbreath, Catsbreath, hold Toothless down!"
All of sudden, they were pinning my arms down. Dagur got on top of me, raised his fist up-
"What do you think you're doing to our son?" a familiar female voice asked with a voice that told you if you make the wrong move, you're as good as dead.
Dagur looked at parents with fear. He gulped. "I… uh… I was just going to give Toothless a… high five!" Dagur lied.
My parents looked at Dagur with disbelief but decided to drop it. "Dagur, we need to talk to you and your little friends holding down our son so you could give a 'high five.'"
At first, I thought Hiccup told them about how Dugur has tried to force himself onto Hiccup, but I guess I was wrong. Hiccup just told them about how Dagur reacted to the bruises.
Hiccup, you can be a massive idiot. Don't you see how this is your only way of getting the help you need?
Later that evening, my parents questioned me about Hiccup and what I knew. I told them everything I knew about Hiccup. They told Stoick about what I said.
After that, me and my parents went to go through the Treacher's house to get more evidence (and yes, we did have a warrant). I found some books that appeared to be diaries. Upon closer expectation, I discovered they belonged to Hiccup. I read a few excerpts of his diaries. Some of his entries told how he saw Alvin raping, beating, or killing people and how sometimes Alvin would sometimes force Hiccup to join in. Other entries were about Alvin, other grown men, or other boys at our school raping and/or beating Hiccup.
Oh my gosh. How did Hiccup even survive what happened to him?
Hiccup's P.O.V.
A week later, I was released from the hospital. I was thankful for that. But now, I'm going to be living in a new house, thankfully closer to the school and far away from Alvin. But I'm going to be with new people. They told everything I wanted to know. Well, most of it, anyway.
But they have been showing me love and affection (at least, I think that is what it is).
I was sitting on my bed, thinking about how great things were going to be now. In three days, I will eighteen! But that is not why I'm excited. I'm excited because Toothless is going to be over so I won't be stuck with relatives I am not familiar with. Another reason why I'm excited is that I am free!
Hooray! I'm out of Alvin's clutches! He can never hurt me anymore!
I wouldn't count on that. He could still be on the loose, you know.
But everyone here says I'm safe now. They say he can't hurt me anymore.
Do you ever listen to your father? Were you paying attention to the warnings he gave you?
I can't think like that! Stop it! Don't say that! I don't want him taking me away!
Sorry to break it to you, but he will come for you. Eventually.
That thought scared me so bad, I began trembling.
Suddenly, I couldn't breathe.
S~s~S
I'm sorry I haven't posted sooner. But I hope the length of this chapter is good enough to satisfy you guys.
Also, did you guys see what I did? Has anyone else seen that video where the guy pronounces all of the misspellings of "pregnant" (I at wanted to put a little bit of light in this chapter)
Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed this chapter.:)
