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Tangled Up With Cupid
Chapter Nine; It's Observing, Not Spying.
He should have known it was too good to be true. Why would Rapunzel all of a sudden want to go out to eat, just the two of them, without any mention of trying to set their friends up. Why, he hadn't even seen them dressing up as a red flag that this was going to be trouble. Oh no! He'd seen it as some kink that his girlfriend was introducing him to.
She had practically pulled him into her closet, handing objects to him. He had felt uncomfortable, walking out, wearing a fake mustache plastered over his upper lip and a very itchy sweater vest replacing his jacket.
Honestly, he'd seen it as roleplay. A fetish that the girl must have been into. He'd been all for it, agreeing wholeheartedly on calling themselves by other names. But dammit! He should have seen this coming!
As soon as the waitress had settled them down at a table, Rapunzel was quickly turning in her seat. Her green eyes scanned the room, a noise leaving her when she spotted what she was looking for. Following her gaze, Flynn could only groan when his eyes landed on the couple. There, situated at another table, was Jack and Anna.
There was food already placed in front of them, cluing him in that they'd been there longer then they had. Flynn felt like an idiot for not quickly noticing the familiar head of white hair.
"Punz," he called to his girlfriend.
Her body gave a slight twitch at the sound of her name, but she didn't turn to look at him. Sighing, he leaned over the table.
"Rapunzel." he called to her again.
Twisting in her seat, she pressed her finger to his lips. "I'm Samantha."
Rolling his eyes, he reached up to take her wrist, pulling her hand away from his mouth. Her blonde hair was tucked under a brown wig, though, that really didn't do much to disguise her.
"Why are we here? To spy on them?!" he asked, motioning to the other couple.
She shushed him again, peeking over her shoulder to make sure that Jack and Anna hadn't heard his voice. Once it was clear that the other two were clueless to them being there, she focused her green eyes back on Flynn.
"We're no here to spy. We're simply observing." she informed him.
"Observing."
"Yes." Rapunzel nodded her head, picking up the glass of water the waitress had set in front of her. "We're making sure their date goes well."
Flynn ran a hand through his hair, sighing at her words. Damn, why had he not seen something like this happening?
"Fine. But we're staying for desert."
The girl gave a squeal of delight, leaning across the table to press her lips to his. Smiling, the dark haired boy pressed back into the kiss. Oh, the things he went through for his girlfriend.
Over at the other table though, things weren't going all that great for Anna and Jack. Or, at least, Jack didn't think they were. The moment they had gotten there it had been a disaster. Anna just would not shut up about her sister. It was Elsa this, Elsa that. Was he on a date with Anna, or was he on a date with Elsa?
"I mean, things have been weird. She locks herself in her bedroom all the time, and she only comes out for dinner."
Sliding a piece of crab cake in her mouth, Anna continued to talk. He was trying to listen, really he tried, but he was getting tired of hearing her talk about her sister. So the girl wasn't all that social, that shouldn't be that big of an issue, right? Maybe she just needed some time to herself, maybe she didn't want to spend every single minute with her sister.
Hell, Jack didn't want to spend every single minute with his sister.
"Elsa keeps telling me she's doing homework. But, c'mon," Anna gives a pause to swallow. "Who does homework that often?"
"Someone who enjoys homework?" Jack asked with a raised eyebrow.
Anna stares at him for a few minutes, trying to process what he's just said. She gives a laugh then, shaking her head. "C'mon, no one can enjoy doing homework! I'm sure even Elsa gets tired of filling out homework, and I doubt she'd spend that much time over just homework."
Once her laughter has died down, she wipes at her eyes. It's nice that he's gotten a laugh out of her, but he really hadn't meant it as a joke or whatever. He kind of hoped that it would just.. Shut up the whole Elsa topic.
. . . .
Hiccup sighs, looking at the screen of his computer. He's been staring at it for what feels like forever now, and he's got a good explanation for that. Well.. Sort of.
Astrid had introduced him to something new, something that he's been browsing through since the blonde female left. What is it exactly that's got him so distracted? Fanfiction. Yep, Astrid had introduced him to some website packed full of fan written stories for television shows, video games, movies, etc. And honestly, he is enjoying some of the one's he finds.
He currently found one for a movie he used to watch, and he's surprised to find that he's been reading one about a gay relationship. When he watched this all the time, he never pictured these two male characters being in a intimate relationship. But now, he's been reading about them kissing and holding each other. And he likes it. He's enjoying it, and it only makes him want to read more. But recently, their relationship has reached a point where they're mad at each other, and he's afraid to read further.
"What if they break up?" he asks himself, hand hovering over the computer mouse.
Torch gives a small mewl, bringing himself up so that his paws are resting on the human's lap. Looking down, Hiccup gives a smile, reaching out to run his fingers over the feline's soft head. Taking that as permission to climb onto the boy's lap, Torch claws a little at his legs as he pulls himself onto Hiccup's lap.
"Ow, ow, ow." Hiccup groans out, trying to pry the claws out of his jeans.
Torch tilts his head, not understanding, before curling himself up across Hiccup's legs. Fingers stroking down the cub's back, he returns his focus onto the computer screen. Taking a deep breath, he clicks the button that will lead him to the next chapter.
Green eyes move left to right, reading each line as if he's trying to print them into the back of his head. Things are starting to get heated up, and Hiccup's got a worried gut feeling that their really going to break up. His hand is clutching hard onto the mouse, and he's started up a mantra of 'please don't break up, please don't.'
And then a small cry leaves him when his phone vibrates nearby.
Panting, his heart is beating fast in his chest. Plucking the phone up off the desk, he takes a look at the screen, prepared to see Dagur's name. The boy's been texting him since he left his house, but luckily, Astrid was a good distraction from seeing what the older male wanted.
But now Astrid is gone, so if it's Dagur, it's going to be hard for Hiccup to distract himself from reading his text messages. There's at least six unread texts from Dagur, and then there's the recent one that's just come through. Relieved though, Hiccup relaxes as he see's the name. It's not Dagur, but Jack.
Can I come over?
Well, that was unexpected. Taking a glance at the time, Hiccup's a little unsure on the other boy coming over. It's almost 10 at night, and their relationship isn't really that close. But then again, he doesn't see why there's an issue with allowing the other teen to come over. Giving a shrug, he sends an answer to Jack, before setting his phone down and returning to the fanfic. His mantra didn't work, and he's a little upset when the main character tells the other male that he wants to break up.
"He didn't cheat on you!" Hiccup yells at his computer, angrily hitting the button for the next chapter.
His cheeks turn red when he realizes that yeah.. He just yelled that at his computer. He's really getting into this, and it's only fiction. This is insane.. He needs to stop. He keeps from reading the next lines, bookmarking the page and turning off his computer. Leaning forward, he let's his forehead rest on his desk.
Why can't life be like fanfiction? While no, he's not happy about what he just read, there's still more chapters he hasn't read. And the story isn't finished. For all he knows, the main character and the other boy could have gotten back together. And that's kind of what he wants his life to be right now.. Sort of.
It's funny, he had been making plans, trying to figure out a way to get back with Astrid. But the whole time she was here, the two of them alone together. He never tried to make a move on her.
They sat and watched movies, and she was so close that he could have closed the space between them and cuddled up right next to her. He could have asked her what she meant when she broke up with him, and tried to inform her that she was the one for him. But he hadn't felt the want to do either of those things.
"What am I doing with my life, Torch?" he questions.
The tiger's head tilts, big eyes looking back at him. But the feline doesn't give him an answer. His phone gives another vibration though, and he's a little curious if maybe.. Just maybe, it's an answer to his question.
A picture message from.. Dagur?!
Oh no! No! no, no, no!
He quickly shoves his phone away, not even wanting to take a look at what Dagur sent him. God, what if it's his cock? He doesn't want to see that! Just because the other guy gave him a blow job, does not in any way, shape, or form give him the permission to send him a picture of his junk. Nope, this is not happening.
Fisting his hair in his hands, Hiccup gives a groan which causes Torch's ears to twitch in confusion.
"I can uh, I can go home." a voice spoke from the doorway.
Sitting up straight, Hiccup looked over his shoulder, seeing Jack standing there. Curious at the new arrival, Torch pulled himself off Hiccup's lap, quickly moving over to sniff and paw at Jack's leg's. The white haired teen grinned, kneeling down to pet the creature.
"I didn't hear you knock," Hiccup stated.
"Your dad let me in." Jack answered, closing the bedroom door behind him.
Wow, that was kind of surprising. With the timing, Hiccup wouldn't have been surprised if his dad had interrogated the other teen. Why was he there at 10PM? What was his relation with Hiccup? Did Hiccup even know he was coming over? He shrugged it off though, not bothering over the details. If his dad allowed Jack in, then he saw no threat from the other boy.
Jack moved to sit himself down on the edge of the bed, leaning back on his elbows as he looked at Hiccup. Torch pulled himself up on the bed, wanting to continue getting attention from the other boy.
"So, uh.." Hiccup began awkwardly, scratching at the back of his head. "Why are you here?"
Wow.. What a way to sound like an asshole. Jack didn't seem to take it that way though, blue eyes settled on Torch as he scratched the back of the tiger's ear. Torch was adoring everything, lounging out and giving small growls whenever Jack would pull his hand away.
Jack could understand why Hiccup had asked him though. He was aware that it had to be late, recalling how dark it was outside. He'd come over as soon as he'd dropped Anna off at her house, not even knowing for sure why he hadn't just gone to his own house afterwards. There was just something that told him that maybe he should go hang out with the freckled teen.
"Figured I'd come hang out."
He laid back on the bed, giving a small chuckle when Torch moved himself closer to his side, large head resting on his stomach and big eyes blinking as he stared at the human. Hiccup nodded his head, rising out of his computer chair and moving to also sit down on his bed. He found himself taking in Jack's features like he had the other day in the car. His cheek bones, the small shade of pink that dusted over pale cheeks. Those faint freckles again over the bridge of his nose.
Feeling Hiccup's eyes on him, Jack tilted his head a little, blue eyes meeting green. Hiccup wasn't sure why, but part of him wanted to lean down and press his own lips to the other males.
But he wasn't going to do that. No. It was obvious that Jack was into girls, and Hiccup had never wanted to kiss another male. Not since everything that happened with Dagur, at least. It was like, one intimate thing with another guy and all of a sudden Hiccup wasn't interested in girls anymore. That seemed clear with how he didn't even want to kiss Astrid when she was leaving, instead he'd just given her a hug and told her that he'd see her on school Monday.
"Man, sometimes I wonder why I date women." Jack's words tore Hiccup from his thoughts, raising an eyebrow in confusion to what Jack just had said. Turning so he was laying on his side, Jack gave a grin as he looked at Hiccup. "How about it, how about we date?"
Some tiny part of Hiccup wanted to say yes. Jack wasn't being serious, he was just joking around, it was something Jack always did. There just wasn't a way that he was seriously asking Hiccup to go out with him. Giving a small laugh, Hiccup reached over to flick the other boy's nose. Jack gave a small cry, rolling back so he was laying on his back.
The date with Anna hadn't gone as well as planned. After they left the restaurant, he'd driven the girl home. She ended up taking his hand halfway through the drive, and he allowed her to hold it. When they stopped at her house, he walked her up to the door and told her that he had fun. Which was a terrible lie. But she seemed to buy it, and even told him that she enjoyed it. And he had seen it coming, how she had prepared herself to kiss him, but he couldn't back away before her lips had pressed against his in a light kiss.
But he hadn't kissed her back.
"Women." he groaned, throwing his arm over his eyes.
"What about them?" Hiccup questioned.
"They're so confusing." Jack answered, moving his arm to meet Hiccup's gaze again. "You think you might know a girl, but then you just find out you didn't know her at all."
Giving a small chuckle, Hiccup nodded his head. He found his hand shifting a little, his finger tip just barely brushing against a strand of white hair. What the hell was he doing?
He liked girls.
He had loved a girl for years.
So why was he starting to feel this way towards another boy?
Thank you guys for reading, for reviewing. It makes me happy to see what you guys think, or what you hope to see happen later on. I'm so sorry this chapter is short, but it'll hopefully return to it's usual 4k word length in the next chapters.
And I'll just give you guys a hint now.. There will be a kiss in the next chapter. But I'm not giving away who kisses ;)
Kigen Dawn - For what I have planned, the next Dagur/Hiccup meeting, Jack isn't dating our lovely little dragon rider. But, I will aim for a slight beat down. I think the Jack voice in my head has been waiting for a moment to kick Dagur's ass.
