Good Tuesday for everyone! :) How has life been to you guys? Me? Don't ask. I've been having 'issues' with my brother's dad... for the millionth time in three years -.-' I'm used to it. So I'll live. Yay me! (Sarcasm intended)

Okay! So. I really don't have to say a lot this time. Besides I don't own HTTYD or it's characters. Only Sarah.

And...

Please enjoy chapter 10! :)

Tuffnut's POV

"When we arrive to school, can I drive?" I asked enthusiastically.

Ruffnut and Fishlegs had gone to tell the other survivors the plan with departing words of "I'll tell you guys the response." Meanwhile, the four of us were checking the list for lesser needed items. Sarah had left to check the bathroom if there was something useful for us while Hiccup, Astrid and I were in the main room, closely near the exit. Items we'll need including the backpack of weapons were sprawled on the floor, Hiccup and Astrid placing them in the bag.

"No," Hiccup and Astrid both answered.

"Why not?" I pouted.

"Oh, I don't know," Astrid dropped some small clean towels she found in a random bedroom firefighters used to have. "Let's remember the time you almost crashed my car the first time I let you drive it two years ago?"

Oh right, that…. I chuckled embarrassedly. "Oh come on Astrid, you still can't forget that small accident? It just made a small scratch."

"Small scratch?" she shouted. She snorted, resulting in shivers electrocuting my spine. "Define 'small scratch' something that was this big in the very front of my car?" She spread her arms wide.

Did she really have to bring that up? That of all the things…

"Well..." I started.

"My parents got me grounded for almost a month. They said I wasn't responsible enough by letting you drive it," Astrid told me irritated. Suddenly, irritation turned into panic. Reality slammed into her face like a speeding train. "My parents!"

"What?" I asked, completely oblivious.

Why would she panic over her parents? Aren't they working right now?

Then it hit me.

"Oh no! My mom! She's in danger!" I panicked. I turned to Hiccup, who had his eyes widened, but didn't say anything. "Hiccup! We need to get to my mom, she's in serious danger! No, wait. We need to go to my house!"

"What about mine too, huh?" Astrid asked me. "My mom might have arrived home an hour ago. But I don't know if she's safe or not. And my dad works in the field. What if he's already-?"

"Hey! The two of you, calm down!" He placed a hand in Astrid's shoulders. "I know that we don't know where they are, or if they stayed at their work, or they're stuck somewhere too but we need to clear our head first so we can think properly. Having a freaked out mind will not do any good right now."

I scratched the back of my neck, sighing as I nodded slowly. For once, understanding what he was saying.

"You're right," Astrid muttered, avoiding eye contact with Hiccup. He was staring at her worriedly. "It's just that I'm worried about my mom and dad."

"All of us are," an intruder mumbled.

I turned around to face Sarah, Ruffnut and Fishlegs standing in the entrance of the room. The three had worried looks. They obviously heard what we were talking about.

"Hiccup," said my sister to the auburn haired boy. "Do you- do you think we'll be able to find them without them being bitten or... turned into those monsters?"

Hiccup's was quite taken back by her question."I- I don't really know how to answer that, Ruff" Hiccup replied, suddenly sounding unsure of what he was trying to say. "I mean... we might find them, whether there are still working or... they're at your house. But what I'm not sure is that..."

"They might really be bitten or already turned into zombies," Ruffnut told him grimly.

I looked at my sister, really looked at her. What I saw in her face was something I never thought I would see on her face.

Fear.

The first time was when my dad died resulting of brain tumor. What happened was, he had a hearty dinner with everyone looking healthy. He went to bed after that, and in the morning, I woke up with screams of my mother and my sister's wails of sadness. He had died while he was sleeping.

Her fear that day was that, if our dad had died like that, then what if that happened to our mom, too?

But now, she was scared that we we're going to lose out mom too, leaving both of us alone.

Not being able to see her like that. 'Even if i don't like acting the caring brother type'. I got up from the floor and approached her. Ruffnut looked at me, without her annoyed look she always gives me when I stare at her the way I was staring at her right now. Instead, she looked at me with hope in her eyes, probably telling me what I knew what was on her mind; 'Are we going to lose her too?'

I decided to let out my comforting big brother feelings. I don't even care if our friends will see this side of me towards my sister. And her other side towards me too.

I gave her a gentle smile at her and shook my head slightly. "No, Ruff. We're not going to lose her too." Then I placed both of my hands on her shoulders. "She's strong and you know it."

"But..." she started, but I cut her off.

"You'll see. When we get home, she'll be waiting for us. Worried sick about us, thinking if we were hurt or not although she knows how violent the two of us can get sometimes." She giggled. "Also she'll be trying to treat our 'bruises' and will be acting the protective mother she has always been"

Ruffnut smiled, but then it vanished."Do you promise me that you're telling me the truth?" She muttered, suddenly sounding like seven years old and who didn't want to the dentist.

I couldn't, I can't. There was absolutely no way of knowing. But for once, swallowing my fears I caved in. "Yes. I promise."

Suddenly, she wrapped her arms around my waist. I stood still as a statue. She has never hugged me before. Not even when dad passed away. Not even when we got into a big fight and then forgot about it by ignoring it. Not even... Oh who am I kidding, she has never done this in all our lives! It made me feel weird inside my chest, feeling her arms around me, her face buried in my chest.

Hesitantly, I slowly wrapped my arms around her.

She stiffened.

I guess she wasn't expecting me to hug her back.

"You really can turn into a big softy, big brother," I heard her mumble.

I chuckled. "Yeah, well. Sometimes I need to care for my little sister. Even if we always fight each other for everything."

"Call me 'little sister' again and I'll punch you, ruining this moment," she told me.

I rolled my eyes, smiling. "Fine."

Hiccup's POV

I stared at the twins, utterly speechless. I didn't even know what to do, seeing the scene play right in front of me. Ruff and Tuff... hugging each other back... and they're not fighting because of it? What the- what's happening?

Thankfully, Sarah was the first one to speak.

"Um... sorry if I'm interrupting this special brother and sister moment but..." she started nervously, making Tuffnut lift his head from resting it on top of Ruffnut's head and look at her." I think we should probably get going. Even though this place has food, beds and bathroom, this really isn't a safe place to be in for another day."

Ruffnut all of a sudden pushed her brother away from her, cheeks turning red quickly.

"Right!" She said too loudly. "You four have a plan to do. And Legs and I need to take care of the others." She avoided eye contact with Tuffnut, who did the same to her as he scratched the back of his neck and had walked back to Astrid and I to continue packing our supplies.

"Okay..." Fishlegs started. He turned to me. "Hiccup, Ruffnut and I already did what you told us."

"What did they say?" I asked.

"They said it was fine," Ruffnut replied.

"Although some of them wanted to go with you guys."

"But we told them that that would be more dangerous if you guys took more people with you," Fishlegs added.

I nodded. "Did 'Snotlout' say anything about it?" I had to ask.

"He got angry saying that he's supposed to go with you guys so he can show you," Ruffnut gestured at me. "... He's more better than you on leading a group and that he's more manly enough to protect us instead of a fishbone bone like you."

I mentally groaned at that. He's still going on about all that? I can't believe that after the small beating up I gave him two hours ago, he still doesn't understand what I'm capable of doing.

"But I wouldn't say you're a fishbone now," Ruffnut stated.

I looked at her, raising an eyebrow at her, confused at what she said. What is that supposed to mean?

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Don't play dumb, Hiccup," she told me. "You know what I'm talking about."

I just stared at her.

Then it hit me.

'Oh, my physical appearance,' I thought annoyed.

"Are you seriously bringing that excuse?" I asked. "Just because puberty changed me?"

"Well it definitely didn't change your nasal voice. It just made it deeper," Fishlegs mentioned. I glared at him and he lifted his hands up, saying 'hey, it's not my fault'.

"But it changed you in a good way, " Ruffnut said and then winked at me with a smirk in her face. "A veeerrry good way, I gotta say."

This time I groaned out loud, my face suddenly feeling warm. "Oh come on."

"I'm not the only one who thinks that," Ruff defended. Then she turned to Astrid. "Am I right, Astrid?"

I realized Astrid hadn't said anything for a while, which made me turn to her. I wasn't expecting her to be shyly flushed.

"Astrid?" Ruffnut told her again and repeated in a sung song voice, "Am I right?"

Astrid turned her head towards the female twin in a quick motion and scoffed. "As if," she told her, still avoiding my eyes. "You don't even know the type of guys I'm interested in."

"Uh... actually, I do," Ruffnut said back. "I've known you since we were in diapers. Don't tell me such things like that to me. You can't lie to me. Not anymore, though."

Tuffnut chuckled. This in turn received a punch to his stomach from Astrid.

"Let's just get on with the stupid plan," she muttered. She turned to Sarah, who was looking with sympathy at Tuffnut lying on the floor, groaning with a small smile. "Did you find the stuff you needed, Sarah?"

"What?" Sarah asked, confused. Then she shook her head and said with a smile. "Oh yeah. I found the first-aid kit in the cafeterias sink. Who puts a first-aid kit in a kitchen/cafeteria area anyways?"

Sarah handed the first-aid kit to Astrid.

"Do we have everything?" I asked Astrid.

She nodded and pulled out the list she had written in her notebook and began rechecking the items.

"So we have everything ready. Good," I said satisfied. I got up from the ground, Astrid following my leas.

Then I turned to Tuffnut. He was still sitting on the ground.

"Come on Tuff, get up," Ruffnut told her brother as she slapped the back of his head. "You got to go and help the others with this 'adventurous' plan."

"I know right?" Tuffnut asked her excitedly, utterly missing his sister's sarcasm.

Ruffnut snorted.

Irritated, I pinched the bridge of my nose. We were losing time right now. And that's not good.

"It's almost afternoon, guys. Let's get going," I groaned.

Suddenly, I remembered something.

Afternoon... Afternoon. Why does that make me feel worried?

It hit me like a rock.

My dad. He was leaving out of Berk in the afternoon.

All of a sudden my body ran cold. "Hiccup? Are you alright?" Astrid asked.

"My dad," I muttered. Then I turned to look at her panicked. "My dad was going to leave Berk for a meeting!"

Sarah gasped.

"Oh no," I heard Fishlegs mutter.

Riffnut put a hand on the side of her face. "The mayor, do you think he already knew about this?"

I stuttered, "N-No. Of course not. If he did, he would've made me stay home." Panicking more than normal, I muttered. "Oh God, my dad."

I pulled out my cellphone which was powered off. I turned it on. Suddenly, an alert popped up.

'Thirteen missed called with voice mail intact.

My face couldn't look paler right now; I think I almost looked like a ghost.

"Hiccup?" I heard Astrid ask worriedly.

Should I listen to the voicemals? What if I find out he's in danger too? Oh God, what if he's already been bitten and it's already late to save him?

I shook my head.

'No, he's okay,' I thought to myself. 'The bodyguards he takes everytime he goes traveling willprotect him.'

Then, before I could think twice, I began listening to the first voicemail.

"Henry, I needed to leave a little more early to my meeting. I left around three hours after you left. I send you a message but you nevee answered back. Well... I hope you take care. Gobber will see you in the evening. I bought some groceries for you to make yourself something to eat. Goodbye. "

That was the first one.

"So he left before all of this happened?" Fishlegs asked me.

"I guess," I replied and moved to the next voicemail.

"Son, where are you?" Dad's voice sounded urgent. "I- I got news on what happened in Berk just when I arrived in Rio, Brazil. Are you okay? What happened? Please call me back."

My hands shakily selected the next.

"Henry! Answer me! Are you hurt? I just got news again that some crazy people began to attack the rest of the others. Did they hurt you? Where are you so I can order someone to come pick you up."

I gulped.

"God damn it! Why don't you answer me?! Please answer me, son. I need to know if you're safe."

Tears threatened to fall down my eyes. I gulped and blinked several times, trying to make myself start crying for this.

"Hiccup..."

I took a deep breath, head bowed, and when I was able to control myself I looked up towards the others.

"Astrid, Sarah and Tuff. Let's get going," I told the three. I picked up the bag of supplies and strapped it on my back. Then I grabbed my baseball bat with my left hand.

They nodded. Tuffnut opened his mouth but he closed it, nodding firmly.

"What about us?" Ruffnut asked, gesturing Fishlegs and her.

"You'll be helping out the others and will be preparing them when we get back," I told her. "I want to get all of you out of here as soon as possible."

I ran a hand through my already messed up auburn hair and clenched my teeth.

'You got this, you got this man. Just have to go and get the bus and then get all of the others out of here,' I thought to myself.

"We're ready, Hiccup." Astrid said. She had the other backpack on her back and a golf club in her right hand.

Sarah had a long crowbar. Tuffnut had a baseball bat like me.

"Fishlegs and I will head with the others now," Ruffnut said.

"Be careful you guys," Fishlegs told the four of us, pleadingly.

We nodded, then promptly left.

"Now," Tuffnut said. Then he gripped the bat he was holding and smirked, "Let's get ourselves a school bus."

Astrid's POV

"Everybody be quiet," I heard Hiccup whisper. We all halted in our tracks.

We were outside, crouched behind a black van on a parking lot. Hiccup was in front of me, Sarah behind me and Tuffnut behind her. Luckily we managed to arrive in front of the school campus without bumping into zombies.

However, Hiccup stopping us made me glance over his shoulder to see what made him stop.

My eyes went wide and I mentally groaned at the sight before me.

Oh come on! This is the second time. But... I stared at the five zombies, not more than one.

"What do we do?" Sarah whispered.

"Well go around the area. It's the only safest way to get to the school building, "Hiccup replied.

"Why don't we just walk without them noticing?" Tuffnut asked.

"Do you want to be seen? They can see too, you know, "I whispered harshly.

"She's right," Hiccup nodded.

Tuffnut groaned but nodded. "Fine. Let's move on."

"On the count of three, I'll move to that blue truck," he pointed to the truck that was parked not far away from us. "I want you guys to follow my lead. But keep an eye out for the zombies. If one of them sees you..."

"You're dead," Sarah finished for him grimly.

Hiccup then turned around and peeked towards the zombies, checking to see the time correct to move.

One. Two. Three.

In a flash, Hiccup began heading to the blue truck, still crouched down. In a few seconds he made it.

Turning to me with a smile, he gestured to me that I was next.

I peeked towards the zombies' direction. One was close to the blue truck Hiccup was in, one was close to the entrance of the main school entrance and the other three were wandering around in the middle of the parking lot.

Great, just great. How are we going to get in there?

I shook my head. Hiccup will know what to do. It's his plan after all.

I stared at the zombie near the truck, waiting for it to turn around. It was looking at my direction. It was a man, wearing a blood stained blue shirt and black pants with white sneakers. Its face was torn like a cloth on one side, an eye was missing form its socket, and his face was all gray. Its only eye was gray as well, no pupils.

His left leg was broken at a weird angle part of its bone could be sight of it made me almost puke my guts out.

'Get control, Astrid. It's not going to be the last time you'll see those things. You'll even see worse. So get a hold of yourself.'

"What's taking so long?" Tuffnut whispered.

"Shh!" Sarah whispered harshly, slapping his arm lightly.

I looked back at the zombie. It turned around, showing me his back.

'This is my chance.'

Quickly, I crouched and headed towards Hiccup.

When I reached him, he grabbed my arm and pulled me behind him. Then he motioned Sarah for her to go next.

"You'll pay for how you grabbed and pulled me a second ago," I told him, hiding my smile.

He sheepishly said, "Sorry for that. I didn't mean to-"

He stopped when he noticed my lips form into a smirk. Hiccup smirked back. "I get it. Payback for when I embarrassed you after the fight I had between Snotlout."

I nodded.

Sarah suddenly walked towards us, crouched down like the two of us.

She went behind me and gave me a smile. I returned the smile.

"Okay. So now we need to wait for Tuffnut," Sarah said.

I turned to look at the male twin. For once in my life I noticed something different by how he was looking at the zombie, ready to come towards us in the right time. He was patient, didn't dared to do anything stupid and..thank god... he didn't look nauseated.

Seconds later he moved towards us quickly.

"Good job," Hiccup told him as soon as he got close.

"I'm not always the stupid immature guy, you know," Tuffnut said, a grin on his smile. "I can be careful when I want too."

"Alright, let's move on," Hiccup ordered.

We nodded.

"Let's go that way. The row of parked cars will hide us from the zombies. Tuffnut, lead the way."

"Please be careful and warn us if a zombie is close," Sarah said. The twin just scoffed and nodded.

The three of us commenced following him. Once in a while he stopped when we neared a vacant parking place, which we waited until he told us to keep walking.

Minutes later we arrived close to the main entrance of the school. That's when Hiccup and the others saw the zombie I noticed earlier. It hasn't even moved from there!

"Great," Tuffnut muttered. "Now what?"

Sarah touched her chin thoughtfully. Then she snapped her fingers softly and said, "The sounds make them attracted to it. So if we manage to turn a car alarm..."

"It'll lure them to it." Hiccup finished for her, a smile forming on his lips. Sarah smiled back and nodded.

"Great plan," I said

"Yeah. But who's going to do it?" Tuffnut asked.

Hiccup, Sarah and I quickly stared at him

Tuffnut's' eyes widened. "Why me?!"

"Didn't you always want to do something dangerous?" I asked him, raising an eyebrow.

"But not like this," he said, suddenly sounding scared.

"If you do it, you'll be able to say proudly to Ruffnut what you did," Hiccup told him.

That made Tuffnut grin widely, the fear wearing out of his voice as he said, "Let's give those zombies something to chase for."

Hiccup's POV

"What's taking him so long?" Astrid asked minutes after Tuffnut gone to turn a car alarm on.

"People don't always turn their car alarms these days now," I told her, making her glare at me.

"Like you don't," she told me.

"I do turn my car alarm," I said with a smile. Then, realizing what I said, my eyes widened. "My car has an alarm!"

"You already said that," Astrid said dryly.

"No, what I mean is-" I didn't finish my sentence when all of a sudden a car alarm turns off and the loud noise fills the air.

I looked towards the sound and my face fell when I saw the five zombies run towards... my car. My poor car, was about to be destroyed by those things. Just great. Just when I though it couldn't get worse, I'm losing my car too.

Tuffnut then appeared behind us, out of breath.

"There is it. A clear entrance," Tuffnut said with a smile on his face as he pointed at the school entrance.

He got up; ready to go there when Sarah put her arm in front of his chest, stopping him. "No, wait. If those five zombies heard it, then it means that the ones inside the building will..."

All of a sudden a horde of zombies come out of the building at full speed, heading straight for my car.

"Holy shit!" Astrid muttered as she stared at all of them. "They're a lot."

"Oh look, there's that girl that slapped me across the face last year when I made fun of her clothes," Tuffnut said, pointing to a brown haired girl.

She was turned into a zombie, her right arm was missing and a piece of flesh was missing in her left leg, making her stumble. But it didn't stop her for going towards the sound. If she would've been a normal person, I would have thought she was pretty.

'But not like Astrid' I thought

Astrid snorted and said, "That's why I punched you for what happened two years ago. You should never make fun of a girl."

Sarah nodded. "How can you even know it's her?" she asked him.

"She has those pink long stockings and those big round silver earrings. She always wore those since freshman year," Tuffnut explained."

*cough* Stalker*cough*" I said playfully.

"I'm no stalker," he said annoyed, but his cheeks suddenly turned bright red.

I looked back at the school's entrance and saw the last two zombies stumbled out. Or at least I hoped were the last ones.

"Now's our chance," I said.

I rised and silently ran down towards the entrance, the others following behind.

When we were inside, Tuffnut closed the doors shut.

"We're inside. Good," Astrid said breathing a sigh of relief.

"Let's just hope there are no more at the very end of the school campus," Tuffnut stated.

"Shut up," Astrid told him.

I chuckled at her attitude and turned to look at Sarah. She was sitting on the ground, knees pulled up against her chest and her hair fell down the sides of her face, not letting me see her expression on her face.

I walked towards her and sat down, sitting in the heels of my feet, trying to maintain my balance.

"You okay there, Sarah?" I asked lifted her head so quickly her long black hair almost slapped my face. I lost my balance but regained it after a few seconds.

"I'm fine, Hiccup," she replied, completely oblivious about what almost happened.

"Are you sure?"

"Actually... I'm not fine."

"What's wrong, then?" I asked.

"It's... it's about my brother, Sam," she said in a whisper.

I opened my mouth to say something, but what only came out was, "Oh."

"It's just that after he... stayed behind..." Sarah said, almost choking on her words. "...I feel like I need to take care of myself now. He always was there when I needed him or I was in trouble. He always took care of me; even as kids he cared a lot of me. Even though he was born minutes before me, he said that he's the big brother and will take care of me, not caring if he was little. But now that he's not here with me... protecting me like he always did... I feel like I don't know what to do without him and that I'll be bitten by a zombie and turn into one like him."

Right now Sarah was crying, tears falling down her cheeks quickly and her nose was turning red along with her eyes.

"I just... I don't know what to do right now," she continued. Then she sniffed. "I'm... I'm scared in getting bit by a zombie, meaning that I won't be able to survive the apocalypse and disappoint him."

I placed a hand on her shoulder. She slowly stared at me with sparkling eyes.

"You will not be bitten," She looked away, but I grabbed her chin gently and made her look at me. "Listen to me, Sarah. Don't think like that. You don't know if that's true or nor but... I know that you're strong and know what to do. You gave us the idea on using a car alarm as bait for them. And... Let me tell you... that car was mine," Sarah laughed and I smiled, relieved that she at least laughed. "...it was a good car, I got to say. And it was a gift from my dad for my 16 birthday. I guess it will be destroyed once I see it again."

"Boys and their cars," she told me with a smile.

I shrugged, but couldn't help smirk. "What can I tell you? I'm that kind of guy."

She chuckled and shook her head smiling."Thank you," she told me. "For listening."

"No problem," I told her with a gentle smile. "Just remember; never think that ever again because that's not true." She nodded.

"Guys," Astrid said. I turned her and got up, Sarah doing the same. "Tuffnut knows where the school bus is."

"Good," I said. "Where is it?"

"In the football parking lot area," Tuffnut replied.

Wait, what?!

"Why is it over there?" I asked him.

"I don't know. They just told me that they will start doing that," Tuffnut said.

"Oh great. Just great," Astrid said sarcastically. Then she passed a hand through her bangs in a nervous way. "I didn't think I would be going back there."

"Me either, but we have to," Tuffnut said.

"Oh no. No no no," Sarah suddenly said.

I turned to look at her. She had her arms wrapped around her body and was rocking back and forth in the heel of her feet.

"Sarah-" Tuffnut began.

"No!" She suddenly snapped but soon covered her mouth with her hand. Tuffnut stared at her with a concerned expression.

Then, before we could do anything, she ran off to a random direction.

"Sarah, wait!" Astrid tried to run after her but Tuffnut stopped her.

"I'll go get her," he said. "You two go and get the bus."

"Tuff..." I began.

"No. I'll go find her and bring her back."

I sighed. "Okay. We'll be waiting for you outside the main entrance. Here." I pointed where we came from minutes ago. "Be out here in half an hour. We don't want those zombies to infest the bus too."

Tuffnut nodded. "Sounds like another plan," was the last thing he said before he turned around and began to sprint where Sarah had went.

"She'll be fine," I told Astrid but decided to add. "BOTH of them will be fine."

Astrid nodded and brushed her bangs out of her face. "Let's finish this plan of yours."

The two of us began to sprint in the hallway.

Ruffnut's POV

"How are we supposed to handle this people while Astrid, Sarah, Tuffnut and Hiccup get the transport?" Fishlegs asked me.

He and I were in the cafeteria. Some kids were beginning to come here too, which didn't really bother me. I mean, sooner or later they will go here. But it'll also mean that the food and drinks will run out fast. Astrid was right on not being able to last in this fire station.

"I don't know," I replied. "But we really don't need to do anything about it. They're people; let them do whatever they want right now."

"You're right," Fishlegs said seconds later.

"Am I not always?" I asked him smirking.

He scoffed, crossing his arms. "As if. Who gets all A's in every subject?"

"That... doesn't matter. We're not in school anymore. As awesome as it sounds," I stated.

He frowned and muttered, "Fine. Whatever."

"Hey you two!" Snotlout shouted.

"Just when I thought it was peaceful for a moment," I muttered. "What do you want Snotlout?"

His cheek was a little swollen, eye and jaw purple colored and he was touching his stomach when he walked. Hiccup must have really beat him up hard.

"I came here to ask..." Snotlout began. "Why on earth did you say that 'Hiccup' is the one leading the group?"

"Everyone agreed and you saw it," I replied. "Even the teachers agreed. So no arguing on that."

"They don't know who is good and who is not," he said angrily. "I'M the one that's supposed to be the leader. Not that fishbone."

"Oh yeah?" I got up from my seat and walked towards him. "Let me remind you that HE was the one who beat you on that fight a few hours ago."

"Say that one time and I'll make you pay for that," he threatened me.

The people who were in the room had stopped walking and stared at the two us, suddenly interested in our argument.

I chuckled. "Or what? You're going to punch me like you did to my brother? I'm not scared of you."

"I don't hit girls, but if I have to... I wouldn't care that you're a girl," he told me.

"Well go ahead," I said confidently. "Hit me. Punch me. I don't care. But just to let you know... it wouldn't make a good reputation for yourself with others."

Snotlout clenched his fists tightly.

I smiled. "What? Scared to do it? Snotty?"

He lifted his fist and I closed my eyes, waiting for the blow but nothing collided.

Slowly, I opened my eyes to see what happened and what I saw shocked me.

Fishlegs had grabbed the hand Snotlout would have used to punch me. All of a sudden he brought him to the ground with a loud thud. Everyone gasped.

"Fishlegs..." I breathed.

"How dare you try and hit a girl?" Fishlegs asked Snotlout in a way I've never heard him talk.

"She deserved it for being a-" Snotlout didn't get to finish his sentence when Fishlegs punched him across his jaw.

Snotlout cried out in pain.

"If you ever dare to lay a hand at her, you'll earn a harder punch than that one," Fishlegs snapped.

Snotlout smiled. He got up, stumbling a little and said, "Of course, Frederick. Whatever you want."

Then he walked off.

Then the people, including me, turned to Fishlegs. He wore a shy red faced expression.

"Fishlegs..." I began.

"D- Don't say anything. He- he deserved it. He was going to hit you," he stuttered nervously

My eyes softened at his words. I placed a hand to his shoulder.

"Thank you for defending me," I said. "No one has ever done that for me. I mean it."

He smiled at me. "You're welcome, Ruff."

And I did mean it.

A lot.

Sarah's POV

"Sarah, wait!" Astrid shouted.

I still didn't know the places around this school, but I didn't care right now about that. All I wanted to do was get away. I still couldn't believe I snapped at Tuffnut like that I felt so bad about it that all I thought was to run off from him and Astrid Hiccup.

Still running, I turned a corner to the right and saw the girls' restroom straight ahead.

'Maybe I can hide there until I can calm myself down.'

I slowed my pace as I neared the door. Then I went inside.

The restroom was filled with small puddles of blood; two mirrors were broken while the other three were covered in bloodied hand marks. A girl was lying on the ground near the sink. She was wearing glasses, had blonde hair and had the gym clothes on. Her clothes were blood stained and didn't look like she was bit or something by a zombie. No bite mark in sight.

I gulped and moved towards her. I needed to see if she was really dead or was just unconscious.

I bent down on my knees, not caring if I wet my jeans with blood and lifted a hand to touch the girls shoulder.

The moment my hand touched her, her eyes flew open and let out an ear piercing scream, making me scream back and jump backwards, landing on my torso.

She was a zombie.

And it was starting to get up.

This time I did saw a bite mark. On her left hand. I yelped and managed to move out of the way before she grabbed me. She bumped into the wall instead. Then she turned towards me again and tried to grab me again, letting out an animal scream this time.

I moved out of the way again, but this time she managed to grab me by my hair, pulling me back so hard I thought my hair was going to rip out of my head. I screamed as she brought me down. She tried to get on top of me but I kicked her across the chest, sending her to the other end of the restroom.

I sprang up and looked at my surroundings, looked for something to defend myself against the zombie girl.

The only things were pieces of glass. But... then I saw something. A large pole from the sides of a mirror was sticking out.

The air was sucked out of my lungs all of a sudden when the zombie girl crashed into me, sending both of the ground. I screamed when I turned around and she almost ripped my neck off if I hadn't put my arms up, grabbing her head to try and pull her away.

I managed to free my left leg from both of her legs and put it against her stomach. Then, with a strong force, I kicked her in the stomach. The kick send her crashing inside an opened toilet room.

This was my chance. I got up and headed towards the large pole. I wrapped my hands around it and pulled. I cried out as I felt the sharpness dig into my skin, but I bit down the pain and pulled again at it with more strength.

"Come on... come on," I muttered repeatedly.

She moaned loudly and heard her bump into the small walls inside, trying to get out.

My heart pumped harder.

I then decided to twist the pole sideways, hoping for it to break.

So. At the very last second when the zombie came out of the toilet room, I managed to break the pole from its place. And at the very same moment she came towards me, I lifted the pole in the air, the sharp end in front of me and when she got close enough I pierced the sharp end through her eye.

She fell to the ground with that. She didn't move.

I let go of the pole, which I realized I was still holding. Then I collapsed on the floor, a soft whimper coming out of my lips.

I looked at my hands and cried out, tears swelling up in my eyes. My hands were bleeding. They began to shake and that's when I began to feel the pain in my hands. I clenched my hands, crying out again as I realized it was a bad idea. It made the pain worse.

That's when Tuffnut came bursting inside and saw me on the floor. Then his eyes traveled to my hands.

He gasped…

Oh! Damn! Did I really needed to end it like that? Well sorry for all of you folks ;) guess you'll have to live up to it until the next chapter. Hehe.

Man. Almost 6,500 words in this chapter o.O (not including my author notes) has been the longest chapter I've ever written. And mh10anthony agrees because he's the one that helps me with the story ^.^ sorry for that, Mark. And also thanks for the help... as always.

So yep. Poor Sarah. And I didn't add the part where they get to the school bus 'cause it was already too long to put it in. You'll have to see next chapter to get to that. ;)

One thing before I leave...

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