Hey everyone! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Oh man you guys are going to hate me… I own nothing…
The day before the court hearing, Astrid and Hiccup were sitting in the coffee shop, talking.
"So why does your dad own this place when he is a judge?"
"Well, it was my moms, then, she got cancer and couldn't run it anymore. So my dad took it over…"
"Oh, I'm sorry…"
"Well you can't miss someone you never knew…"
Astrid looked down "So are you going to homecoming?"
"Yeah, I'm thinking about asking someone…"
"Oh, sexual…" Astrid winks
Hiccup rolled his eyes "Stop…" Astrid smirks "Shouldn't you be getting ready for court?" Hiccup joked
Astrid threw a sugar packet at him, laughing. She looked up and saw Judge Haddock glaring at them.
"Uh Hic, your father is glaring at us…"
Hiccup looked at his father, then at Astrid
"Don't worry. He's not happy at me."
"Why?"
"Because I adopted a black lab yesterday."
"What? Hiccup!"
"What? I named him Toothless…"
"Toothless? That's a stupid name…"
"Hey!"
"It is! Why would you name a dog Toothless?"
"Because he bit me…"
"I don't understand you sometimes…"
"Just hear me out! He bit me, and I felt nothing, so I was 'toothless?' like, asking why he was toothless, but his tail started to wag, thus Toothless."
Astrid reached across the table and punched his shoulder
"Violence!"
Astrid laughed "You paying for my coffee?"
"No, I'm pulling an Astrid and not paying…"
Astrid punched him again
"Ouch! Violence!"
The next day Astrid, dressed in a skirt and nice shirt, sat in a courtroom.
"You'll do great…" Said Hiccup, rubbing her shoulder "I promise…"
Astrid smiled at him, and went to her chair.
Astrid sighed and looked at Hiccup again, who was sitting with her parents. Hiccup winked at her and smiled.
"All rise," said the bailiff said and everyone stood up "The honorable Judge Haddock is approaching the stand."
Judge Haddock sat and so did everyone else in the court, expect for Astrid.
"Astrid Hofferson you are being accused of shoplifting in the first degree, what is your plea?"
Astrid stared at him, fire in her eyes. "Guilty." She just wanted this mess over with.
"Then I sentence you to three years' probation. You may not leave the county, you may not leave the state lines or the country. If you violate the terms of your probation, you will have to go to jail. Do you understand?"
"I understand."
"Case dismissed."
Astrid closed her eyes and smiled. She wasn't going to jail. She felt a hand on her should, turning around, she saw Hiccup
"Hey!" Hiccup laughed
Astrid flung herself in Hiccup's arms, and he spun her around. They pulled away and stared into each other's eyes.
They were in their own little world, the only two in the courtroom.
Hiccup brushed hair out of Astrid's eyes and she leant into his touch. They leaned in, lips so close to touching when…
"What the hell do you think you're doing with my girlfriend!?"
"Shit…" thought Hiccup
Astrid pushed Hiccup away and faked a smile at Sam
"Hey baby!" She faked
"Come on Astrid, I need to have a few words with you…"
Sam grabbed her hand and pulled her away from Hiccup.
Hiccup ran a hand through his hair and sighed. He can't kiss his best friend. He can't lose Astrid, she's… she's the best thing that ever happened to him. And he will not lose her over a stupid thing like a kiss…
He walked out of the courtroom and heard yelling. He rounded a corner and saw Sam lifting his arm up…
Astrid closed her eyes, waiting for the hit. But it never came…
Astrid opened her eyes and saw Hiccup standing in front of her, like superman…
"I thought your mother taught you to never hit a girl." Said Hiccup, in a voice that Astrid had never heard before
"Stay out of this fishbone." Said Sam
"I can't. You see, if you hit my best friend, you hit me."
"She doesn't deserve any friends." Stated Sam
And suddenly, it made sense to Hiccup.
Why Astrid doesn't think she's beautiful. Why Astrid is his friend.
It just made sense…
"Yes she does. But she doesn't deserve a jackass who uses her as a punching bag…"
"What are you doing?" Astrid whispered in Hiccups' ear
"I don't know, I'm going with the flow…" he whispered back
"She can't get anything better than me. And she knows it, right Astrid…"
Astrid looked at Sam, then Hiccup, then back at Sam
"No…" she stated "I can get anyone I want. And you know it. It's you that can't get anyone better, so you hurt me to make me stay."
"Why, you little shit!" Sam raised his arm to hit her, when Hiccup punched him
"Oh my god!" yelled Astrid
"Shit, that hurt…" said Hiccup, cradling his fist "Come on, let's get you out of here…"
Hiccup walked her out of the courthouse.
"You didn't have to do that for me…" said Astrid, kicking at a leaf that fell out of the tree
"Yeah I did. He was going to hit you. I can't have my best friend abused by her low-life boyfriend…"
Astrid smiled at him "I'm going back to him…"
Hiccup shot a look at her "What?"
"I have to Hiccup…"
"Astrid, you can't go back to him. He'll take out the fire inside of you that I love so much. Astrid…" Hiccup cupped her face "Please don't go back to him…"
"Hiccup… I… have to…"
"No, no you don't!" Said Hiccup "Please don't go back to him…"
"Hiccup, you don't understand!" Astrid grabbed his hands and held them "I know what I'm doing! I can take care of myself…"
"I…"
"I know Hiccup… me to…"
"Astrid I…" Hiccup brought her face to his and kissed her. Astrid wrapped her arms around his neck. Hiccup brought Astrid as close as humanly possible to him.
Astrid pulled away and smiled at him "I'll be fine…"
"Are you sure…"
"Yeah, you promise not to tell anyone?"
"I promise…"
Astrid smiled at him and walked away
"What the hell just happened?" asked Hiccup
Astrid's lips felt tingly, her cheeks were hotter than normal.
Hiccup kissed her.
Henry Haddock kissed her.
Hiccup, Astrid's best friend, kissed her.
Astrid smiled, and thought about how he protected her.
He cared about her.
Someone cares about her. Someone in this world cares about her.
And it's Hiccup.
Astrid smiled and crossed her arms.
"Hey Bitch!" she heard
"Sam…" she whispered
"Just because that fishbone saved you once doesn't mean I'm going to stop. And you know it right…"
"I know Sam…"
"Good, come on. We have some unfinished business to take care of…"
Two hours later Hiccup was sitting in the coffee shop, when Astrid walked in. Hiccup looked up and saw her swollen lip. He sighed and walked to her.
"Let's get you cleaned up…" he whispered, grabbing her hand
They walked into the employee bathroom and Hiccup sat her on the toilet seat.
"Are you mad at me?" Astrid whispered
"Not mad. I could never be mad at you. I just don't understand why you stay with him…"
"It's… it's hard to explain…"
Hiccup handed her a wet paper towel so Astrid could clean up the blood
"If you never need to just talk… I'll be here…"
Astrid smiled "I know Hiccup, you're a great friend…"
Hiccup smiled and squeezed her hand.
"Hey Hiccup…" whispered Astrid
"What's up Ast?"
"Can we talk about our kiss?"
"Sure…" frowned Hiccup "I know I'm a bad kisser that was my first…"
"Hiccup," laughed Astrid "You were fine. So, we good?"
"We good…"
Astrid hugged him "You're the best…"
"I know, you tell me a lot…"
Astrid smiled and hugged him tighter "Don't let go just yet."
"Wasn't planning on it…"
Probation officers suck. They take the fun out of everything.
"Astrid, have you left the town?" asked Officer Johnson
"No, I haven't. Because I don't really feel like going to jail right now…" snapped Astrid
"Astrid, this is serious…"
"No it's not!" yelled Astrid "This sucks, what the hell am I supposed to do? Watch the Vikings? They suck ass!"
Officer Johnson rolled his eyes "Maybe you should have thought about that before you stole a dress…"
Astrid glared at him "You can leave. I'm here. I haven't left Minnesota. I haven't left the United States. So, bye…"
Johnson rolled his eyes "I'll be back in two weeks okay."
"Whatever…"
Johnson walked out of her house and left. Astrid looked up and saw her parents shaking their heads at her.
"What?" She asked
"We were just thinking that if Ari was still alive, this would have never happened. You let her die you know…" stated Jack
"I know…" Whispered Astrid
"Go to your room…"
Astrid ran up to her room. She locked the door and grabbed her razor.
She cut her stomach, just random lines everywhere.
Why do they compare her to Ari? Astrid was in that accident to. Astrid broke her leg and arm.
But Ari…
Ari was their first born, their pride and joy. Astrid… Astrid was the mistake. She wasn't meant to be here.
Astrid's mind drifted to Hiccup
"I'm thinking about taking someone…"
Who the hell is he taking anyway! It's probably that Heather chick that is drooling over him in Psych.
Astrid hates Heather with a passion.
"Oh Hiccup!" Astrid heard as she walked into Psych Monday morning "You are so cool!"
Astrid heard Hiccup's nervous laugh, the one that he uses around Astrid when she wants to go on a killing spree
"Thanks, I guess…" Hiccup blushed "So I was wondering…"
"Hiccup!" Hissed Astrid, Hiccup and Heather both looked up and looked at her weirdly "Get over here!"
"I'll be right back Heath…" Hiccup walked over to Astrid "What?"
"You're asking Heather?" asked Astrid
"Uh, yeah…" he whispered "Why?"
"You know I don't like her!"
"Well… she's my friend…"
Astrid glared "No, I'm your friend. She's just a girl who wants to have sex with you!"
Hiccup rolled his eyes "Just because you hate her means I can't be friends with her?"
"Well… no but…"
"Astrid," Hiccup grabbed her shoulders and smiled "You are milady. I promise. But you are going to homecoming with your boyfriend," Hiccup spit the word boyfriend "I just want to go to my last homecoming with a girl okay…"
"Okay. But I won't like it. And I won't try to like her!"
"I would never ask you to, because my bruise is healing…"
Astrid punched him "Ow! Violence!"
Astrid smirked, then walked to her seat.
Hiccup smiled at her, rubbing his shoulder.
So… yeah… You guys hate me now don't you? Well! I don't want Hiccstrid to get together too soon, but… it will happen, I promise! Maybe not as soon as you hope but it will…
So Hiccup found out about the abuse, and he went all manly on Sam's ass. Hehe, I can kinda see Hiccup beating up someone for Astrid…
And if anyone can draw, PM me, because century999 had a great idea for a new story cover! Just PM me and I'll tell you about it! Thanks again!
