The Dinner Party
It was a surprisingly warm and beautiful September day and not actually far off from Boden's birthday. And while Valka was at the park with all her Brunch Club friends, their children and Skullette and Firefang talking about a party, it wasn't Boden's birthday party they're talking about.
Though that was the party Valka much rather be talking about right now. Unfortunately, the party that had to come first was the monthly dinner party that each District Leader was obligated to throw.
On a monthly bases and going in alphabetical order a dinner party was held at each district leaders house as a means for people to socialize and talk shop while having some fun in a more relaxed manner.
However, this had radically changed in recent in years when many unwanted guests had started to show up. For what had just been originally the District Leaders and their families and maybe a few of the neighbors had spiraled to literally as the expression goes "Everyone and his brother"
Meaning basically whichever District was hosting the dinner party expect more people the ever dreamed possible and hope to maintain order over chaos. The best thing the women had learned was as long as they had enough food and drinks no-one notice anything else wrong at the parties.
Though they'd also learned something else. When it came to the district where teenagers were likely to come mooching for free food? Lock up your valuables and make sure you had security cameras!
"This is so unfair we have to host the dinner party five days before Boden's birthday," sighed Valka sat at the table inside the beautiful gazebo at Berk Park.
"Well, that's why we're here, Valka. To give ourselves and the children a chance to get to have some fun and relax before the out of control party. So we can get two parties planned. The stupid dinner party and still make sure Boden's birthday party does get planned at the same time," Bloodthorn reminded her as she was fixing her dark blond hair into a ponytail.
"I'm glad you're all willing to help me and my family with this dilemma."
"Think nothing of it, Valka. We're all friends and we always help whoever hosting the dinner party or if one of our kids is having a birthday party we help out with that too. Don't we ladies?" asked Breezy to the group at large who nodded with smiles.
"It's just awful luck that this time they happen in the same week is all. Still, you can count on us to help with both of them none the less. We're friends and friends and family helps each other out no matter what," Lily assured her friend.
"Besides while we're talking and planning it gives our children a chance to be actual kids and play outside," Ewe gesture to the playground where all their kids were.
"Yeah, don't you think there a way to many things that have been lost in recent years thanks, both to technology and people not really wanting to spend time with their kids?" Romi voiced an opinion from a debated they'd frequently.
"Yeah, I mean haven't we all agreed that a lot of kids in this day and age don't well act like kids? Like they're mini adults almost from the moment their out of the womb?" Remi brought up the rest of the debate.
"You sure got that right! I mean how many times do you come to a park and it's completely empty because parents are too busy and won't take their kids to play at one? Or they think it's too dangerous? So they still one of those stupid brain cell killing games in their hands and that's how they parented? By not doing anything?" Odyis expressed in utter disgust with crossed arms.
"I'm appalled by the fact that there are 3 years old who can work a smartphone better then an adult or the fact kids don't play with toys. They don't play with dolls or blocks. They don't want play make-belief anymore. They don't know how anymore.
I mean you don't have any more childhood wonders anymore. Kids just don't be kids anymore." Lelane agreed sadly thinking about how the 21st century and the massive overdose of tech had ruined childhood.
"Yeah, I've heard that kids don't believe in childhood things anymore like the Tooth Fairy or do things like Trick or Treat. Or know what it means to take a shoe box and make something out of it. They've forgotten how to make forts and things of that nature.
It's truly a sad thing. Sad that parents rather not deal with their children so it's easier to stick a gizmo in their hands and ignore them than spend time with them and teach them and be with them.
If I ever get approved for adopting a child that's not the kind of parent I want to be a child.
I want to raise a child the right way. Where they can be a real child and grow up to be a good person. I envy how easy you make it all look. I hope I'm half as good as all of you if I ever become a parent." Thora replied hopefully.
"You'll make a very good parent, Thora. You already know a great deal about being a good mother. And you're good enough with children that Halvar trusted you to babysit his grandson and bring him here to play with the other kids," Frigha pointed out as they gazed at all the children all having a good time playing as kids should play.
Skullette was currently overseeing a tether ball tournament between the sisters Alle and Velika and best friends and almost sister Creel and Gala.
The boys Brimstone, Birger, Lanon, and Larkin were caught up in a fierce game of foursquare.
Ase was watching her little sister Asta on the swing and near the swing set was a sandbox where Bloodfire was busy with Firefang and Tue trying to build a sand replica of the city.
As for Hiccup and his siblings? They're playing one of their favorite playground games. It involved the merry-go-round. Una and Boden would hold on tight and Hiccup would run as fast as he could and they pretend it was a time machine.
Then once it stops spinning they get off the 'time machine" walk around a bit pretending they'd gone back in time before the time ran out on the 'time machine' and had to hurry back to get back home in time.
"Well, no-one can say our children are short of being kids or dumb down by tech. They're all alive and well with energy and imagination," Breezy commented happily as she laughed delightfully. Her Nadder Day Glider seemed to be laughing with her.
"Yes and as you can see all the dogs enjoying the fresh air and sunshine and playing with the children. Well those who have them. I'm sorry most of your children haven't found the right pups yet," apologized to the members of her Brunch Club who lived in her district.
"Valka no need to feel sorry. We all know everyone finds their puppy at the right time and no sooner or later than that.
Our children will find the puppy meant for them at the right time when the right one comes along. I mean I still even haven't found my dog yet. So don't make such a fuss. Everyone gets their dog sooner or later."
"And not all of us can get a puppy in such a romantic way as you did," teased Odyis which caused Valka to flush pink.
"Please don't bring that up. Don't make me tell that story, Odyis!"
"Too late, Valka, I've already made you mentioned so you have no choice but to talk about it now!" grinned Odyis wickedly.
So everyone turned their eyes and ears to Valka who looked a little uncomfortable but explained how she got Cloudjumper. "Okay, it was just before I was gonna graduate college and Stoick had asked to meet me at the college fountain. You all know the one."
"Yeah, the one that looks like Mrs. Wise if she was the Goddess Frigga. So what about it ?" everyone pressed.
"Well, we're talking and then he suddenly popped the question! And he popped it by giving me Cloudjumper as a puppy with the ring attached where the tag should be!" she stammered.
Everyone looked at each other then made romantic sighs. They all were saying how sweet, romantic and a little cheesy that was but an overall good way to propose. But Valka wasn't finished.
"When he asked me to marry him you all want to know my answer?"
"Well, it was obviously "Yes!" as you two been married for 16 years!" Romi pointed out rather bluntly.
"Well, Romi I didn't say "yes" in fact I didn't say a word at all."
"What?!"
"Here comes the good part ladies. Tell them, Valka. Tell them how you did end up accepting your husband's proposal as only Odyis and I know the story." Frigha answered.
After all, Frigha been maid of honor and Odyis a bridesmaid at the wedding they so they already knew the story.
"I didn't say anything because I reached down and gave him a puppy. That puppy was Soulwings who also had a ring attach to him."
"OMG! You were gonna propose to him?!" they all exclaimed in shock and she simply shrugged.
"I kind of guessed he was getting ready to propose and wanted to be ready for when he did. So I was. And that's why both of them still wore our wedding rings and walk them down the aisle to us at the wedding," she chuckled at the memory of her wedding.
"Well, that was always the cutest part of the wedding. We all enjoyed that. So we all know how to throw a good party," Lelane acknowledged for them all which everyone did agree with a mutual nod.
"So, now that we do agree to that who gonna be assigned to what duty to get Valka's house ready for this month party? You know who's doing the cleaning? Who gonna make sure the breakable and valuables are packed and hidden? And etc?" Thora asked as she pulled out a clipboard with the agenda list.
While the women brainstormed over the party agreements for both the dinner party as well as planning Boden's birthday party at the same time the children were having great fun planning around the park.
Right now at the tetherball court, Skullette was busy keeping score of their little tournament.
"Okay so right now we're tied with 3 games won apiece. So now we flipped the coin and the final round for all the marbles, well actually if you win you won't get marbles. But you'll get a pass to use at the Anquetils Community Center to reserve the party room for one day; any of your choosing for a party."
"A party of our choosing any day we wish?!" they all exclaimed.
"Yeah, so Alle you and Creel are up to see who gets it. Now let's see who wins the battle. Now let's play some tetherball!" Skullette said in her most sport like voice.
So the Alle a girl with raven black pigtails and Creel a girl with cornflower hair in a side ponytail started battling it out to see who win that prize ticket with their little sister and best friend cheering them on.
And in the end, Alle won and she and Velika were dancing and cheering loudly and of course Creel and Gala looked disappointed. But they didn't have to worry.
"Alright come here, girls and collect your passes. I've got four passes for all of you. After all, you all are winners anyway and it wouldn't be fair if you all didn't get them," Skullette chuckled as she handed them hot pink passed which the girls happily took in their hot little hands.
Skullette told them they best give those to their mothers as not to lose them themselves so the girls did as they're told. It looked like all the kids present were being given party passes by Firefang too as she'd given them to the other kids too so everyone was happy.
It'd been really the suggestion of their mothers Dotta and Firestorm that morning when they'd volunteer to help Valka and her friends watch the kids at the park. So they're doing a kind deed.
They're also gonna do some more tickets draws at the dinner party with other things for the community center at the dinner party. The money would, of course, go to charity, but the tickets would at least give everyone a delightful prize for some fun and cool.
"This is a wonderful and charming idea of your mothers for good fifty-fifty drawing. Though I still approve of gambling at least this isn't to win money. It's for the community and all the proceeds go to charity." Valka was praising the girls as they gathering the kids up to take them to her house to be getting ready for the party.
"Thank you, Valka, we are most pleased that you approve of our idea. Our grandparents have some other ideas of their own they'd like to share with you and the other district leaders," Skullette informed her.
"Oh, what kind ideas do they wish our husbands to hear?" Odyis wanted to know.
"Yes, could you give us a tiny hint? Please?" Lelane pleaded with the Anquetils who only smiled mysteriously.
"We wouldn't want to spoil Grandma Flamewing and Grandpa Olaf's brilliant ideas for them. So you'll have to wait for the party, but you'll at least remember to put the wheelchair ramp outside for Grandma, right?
I mean she does get the treatment for anemia, but she still suffers from it greatly. It's such a rare genetic disease you know."
"Yes, I know how rare and all about it," Lily replied sadly.
"It's rare and most people who have it will develop cancer. 90% develop bone marrow failure by age 40 such as your grandmother. And 60 to 70% congeal defects which she lucked out on that she didn't get that part of the disease.
Because that includes being short, abnormalities of the skin, head, arms, head, eyes, kind and learning disabilities. However, 75% do suffer from some endocrine problems of some degree.
Given the severity of the disease, the problems associated with it and treating it? And how many people don't survive it? And that it causes cancer? It's a miracle that your grandmother is even alive. I think if I had to guess she's the oldest living person with this disease." Lily proclaimed with awe in voice.
"Well, that's why she keeps pushing for other rare diseases and research to be done for so other miracle people like her can live. She runs a website to talk about her illness and other rare and little-known diseases," Skullette informed them about her grandmother another job.
"And we know she really supports what your district does, Odyis and hopes that with more time, money and research cures will be found and that your district might help as well, Lelane that someday some plants or other factors will all be used to cure things." Firefang expressed her grandmother's dream.
"Well, we all wish that but we also wish people stop airing ever other commercial about lawsuits for every medical drug or product the second it comes off the shelf. Nothing is without risk. And you have to risk your life every day to live." Thora stated quite clearly what she was agitated about.
"I mean what do you see on TV all time beside car insurance commercial? It's lawsuit commercials and it's like people nothing is without risk and do you really have to play again to the sin of greed?"
"Yeah, it can't be possible that literally, everything is a sudden cause of death, can it? With anything in the medical world, you have to take a risk and the give you all the warning that they can. But no one can truly see the long-term outcome at first." Odyis agreed.
"But people shouldn't be looking for a payday for literally everything that goes wrong, I agree on that front. Like okay, so you lost your hair due to chemo. Not a big deal. No need to sue for that. Buy a wig not sue for money," Frigha said in a practical manner as they finally got to Valka's house.
"Okay, let's not talk more about how the sins of life are on TV every day, okay? Let's just get my house ready for this party. And get our little helpers ready for their duties," Valka suggested to which everyone agreed.
"Hiccup?"
"Yeah, Mom?" Hiccup came into the kitchen where all the grown-ups were waiting to dilly out the assignments.
"You know what's expect of you, right?"
"Yeah, you want me along with Skullette and Firefang to get the safety boxes from the basement and start packing up the breakables in them, while Boden and Una quickly gather up all the valuables throughout the house, then take them to the safe in the basement so I can lock them up."
(Every district leader's house had a safe concealed in a different place location in their house. They're damn good ones too and no-one being able to get into them since the houses were built for the record.)
"Excellent, and my friends' children will handle the cleaning duties of the various rooms in the house."
"What about Ase? And why aren't Heather and Dagur here out of curiosity?"
"You should know why my kids aren't here as I figured you three get the same treatment before the dinner party house is hosted at my house, Hiccup," Odyis answered with arched eyebrows as she answered he inquire.
"My husband took them for an extra therapy session, just as he does before any dinner party. We always do that to help them deal with their problems and hopefully causes fewer problems for the host and other guests at the parties."
"Well, that actually makes logical sense. But still what about Ase? As none of her other friends are here. What is she gonna do?"
"My daughters will be occupied with making the outside of the house looking presentable and their dogs will help them as I will be assisting them with that task," answered Mrs. Caxel.
Frigha, Odyis, and Thora are handling the interior of the house after the kids are done with the cleaning. Bloodthorn, Lily, and Ewe will be helping me in the kitchen and Breezy, Romi and Remi will cover the backyard," Valka finished dishing out the duties.
"Okay, what music do you want playing for everyone to listen to so they have fun while doing their jobs?"
"Put in our best mix CDs and let jam and rock out to those, son. Now let's get to work. We're less than 48 hours to get this place ready for everyone and their brother shows up and you know your father and everyone else is already having enough headaches at City Hall as it is!"
"On it, Mom!"
Well, when you make your work fun it doesn't feel work and also knowing the value of hard work is crucial. As everyone worked they at least appreciated the lesson of hard work and that you achieve more from it. As well as you've to try, fail and make mistakes and fall down a 100 times and get back up again to get anywhere in life.
Working together was also a great way to have fun and just hang out and the dogs certainly enjoyed joining in the fun and doing all the could help prepare for the party. Given they'd been originally dragons they still had the intelligence of dragons even their bodies were now dogs.
So they could think a lot smarter than your average dogs. Particularly Toothless and his mate Moon Shadow given how frankly intelligent Night Furies were noted to be. Not that Stardust and Nightrainbow were stupid.
In the end, everyone helped pitch in and the house was more than ready to host close to well more than house capacity for sure. The last thing for everyone to do before the party went home and change into their best clothes and for the Haddock siblings also place locks on their bedroom doors.
Hiccup knew no-one had the high school realized this was his house but he sure wasn't gonna let anyone have the chance to root through his stuff. Especially not Snotlout or the Twins!
Since they always showed up when the party was hosted at his house just to eat the free food and if the weather was warm use the pool. Just leech everything they could. It made his blood boil.
Not that he could really stop it since it been widely accepted long ago there was just no stopping anyone who wanted to show up from coming in the front door. All you could do was just protect your home best you could, keep the food and drinks flowing and hope to maintain some level of control of the chaos.
The parties always started about 5:00 and you hoped you could clear out everyone by 9:00 at least you hoped you could. It didn't really work that way most of the time.
As expected by the time 5:00 rolled around the normal guest were there which was the district leaders and their families and before 45 minutes had passed nearly all of the city was there with hardly any standing room left.
Valka, Frigha with some much need help from Kara's younger sisters Eir, Rota and Mist were kept busy with serving drinks and sampler platters to all guests swarming both the inside of the house.
Their dogs which included Toothless and Moon Shadow's siblings were also kept very busy addressing all their fellow dogs needs by serving them their food and drinks and cleaning up any messes made.
At least at these parties, the cops were already there. As the Shardas District Chiefs of Police Ender and Unna Darrym and Head of Campus Security Heimdall and his dog a female Night Fury named Deadly Siren at least helped maintain order over the chaos and made sure no funny business was going on.
In one room all members who made up the school board were talking right now with Stoick about what could he and the others to help improve things for education system for Dragon City.
Kara was being mostly the spokeswoman as she was his neighbor and his children godmother. But that didn't stop Ms. Freya from letting her big personality come through.
"It's very important to the future of our city from start to finish, Stoick baby that kids improve their test scores and work harder. I can tell you things at the college aren't doing so well either.
We need to think of all our kids future from start to finish is all I'm saying. And I'm saying we want all our kids to be shooting stars if you get my meaning. After all the sky is the limit." Ms. Freya told him and everyone laughed at her pun as she had two elegant and beautiful Silver Phantoms by her side and not just any Silver Phantoms.
"Ms. Freya, again I'm very thankful for is my son Boden when you gave him your lovely and rare dogs only puppy as his birthday present a few years back.
And for your information and Yvaine and Draco, Boden has taken excellent care of Stardust and she's a fine young lady." to which Stardust's parents smiled and their collars almost glowed to reflected their happiness.
"Well, I just knew in my heart that their daughter belong to him just as my roommate knew her dogs Aria and Spectrum only puppy Nightrainbow belonged with your daughter was her birthday present when she was what three?"
"Yes, all of my children got their dogs three years ago for their birthdays. I'll say it was quite a shock when Mr. and Mrs. Wise personally come to my son Hiccup 12th birthday and give him 2 Night Fury puppies."
"Well as the told my sisters who ended up with Toothless and Moon Shadow's siblings you get a package deal when they already find true love. You have to take both since you don't split up true love," Kara reminded him.
"True, but back to the point of hand. I'll bring up all your concerns for all the schools and the college at City Hall next meeting. Is there anything else I should know that each school needs?"
Oswald was in another room being talked to by Ms. Luriel and two of the kids who lived at her group home and what they needed. "So, Mr. Agreeable I'm sure you a little family with Helena and Raven Broadwing. Both of them have been in the group home for a long time." as Luriel introduce them to Dagur's father.
Dagur was nearby making flirty eyes with Helena who was blushing. Heather rolled her eyes at her brother and then snagged a pig in a blanket from Mist as she went by.
"I want to talk about more funding as the group home is for kids who come from troubled homes, are runaways, orphans and the likes of that. Kids who have no other place to go.
I mean it was a lot of work to find a house big enough to restore which we able to buy and restore. And the kids who live there to a great job being responsible enough to help with keeping the house running smoothly."
"I've seen and heard a lot of good things from the kids at the Asgardian Hallow. But what do you need for me?" Oswald wanted to know.
"More money so other group homes could be opened in the other districts and some more funding as we are need of some repairs and extra supplies to help these kids. We could also use some counseling for our kids in the Asgardian Hallow.
I've written documents out for you too look at and talk about out at the next meeting at City Hall about how we need to help our troubled youths more," as she handed more of a small novel than a document.
"Wow, this weighs at least a pound! I'll make sure we'll go over this. I promise."
As Oswald continue to talk with Luriel Helena and Raven walked back over to Heather and Dagur.
"How are you two doing?" Helena asked as she flashed an engaging smile at Dagur.
"We're doing just fine. Let's get out of the house out to the backyard. Maybe they'll have some room to dance out there."
"Yeah, and maybe you'll be able to hear the music. At the least, we can get away from all these grumpy grown-ups! I so don't need more shop talk." Raven complained as she tossed her silky black hair over her shoulder.
"Amen to that sister! Let's see if the other kids are out back. That's likely where they are anyway." Heather agreed.
As the four teens made their way out of through the crowded house with their dogs closely behind them they caught snippets of other district leaders being talked to other important people about what they found boring.
Olaf and Flamewing Anquetils were currently talking with the Caxels who were free about a project for the Spring Festival about how all the children from all the districts could come together to perform an original musical of their own creation at the Death Song Opera House which they agreed to also bring up at the next meeting.
Miss. Sjofn was currently talking with Alvin about the importance of persevering the cultural heritage of their history and not forgetting their origins. Pointing out the rise in these unexplained crimes that were getting bolder and more radical were destroying important and irreplaceable historical icons and that they needed to work hard to preserve what they couldn't in the Dragon City Museum.
Auden was going over some figures of business with the Hagens as they're still talking about the budgets and how again to improve it and not make cuts.
It was this time the four teens got outside and they saw all the kids were indeed outside and there was a dance floor. Lots of people they didn't know dancing there.
However, there was one couple dancing a slow dance in the middle that you couldn't mistake and everyone respected no matter how much of a jerk they're otherwise.
It was Mr. and Mrs. Wise. No-one actually knew their first names other then they start with an O and F but other than that everyone just called them by their last names.
Mr. Wise looked like everyone grandfather with a kindhearted face, azure blue eyes and long starlight silver hair and his favorite color seemed to be purple as he always dressed in purple.
His wife was very beautiful even for an older woman. She'd waist length strawberry blond curly hair, smooth alabaster skin, large teal eyes and wore a beautiful green dress with a design of white, green and silver roses.
Also out on the dance floor, there seemed to be the kids from the Moralien District having a good time. And the young kids of from Berk Elementary were playing on the Haddocks jungle gym set right now along with that boy from the Shardas District.
But then they notice Hiccup was in a bit of a stand-off with the kids from his high school and the Berserk kids knew this was gonna be trouble and hurried to see what was this was about.
A circle of teens was gathered around looking at two boys. Hiccup and Snotlout and their dogs Toothless and Hookfang. Right now Hiccup looked livid about something.
Glancing around the other teens watching this you saw the twins egging things on hoping for a fight and next to Tuffnut was an auburn-haired girl in a brown turtleneck dress with gray pants who looked a bit amused at the same time annoyed with the whole event as did Astrid who was standing next to her.
"What going on, Hawly? What did that bonehead Snotlout do this time?" Astrid whispered to the girl standing next to her.
Hawly rolled her eyes once and gave an exasperated sigh and whispered back to Astrid. "Apparently he tried to do the five finger discount and take this other boy's crystal necklace that he put down for a second.
Apparently, his sister had scraped her knee and he was putting a bandage on it and Snotlout tried to swipe it and well?"
"Oh! Let me go nail him myself!" Astrid was already cracking her knuckles and Stormfly was growling at her feet.
The other teens from their high school were chanting fight and Boden and Una was already angry too and wanting to get their parents but no choice in this crowd.
Snotlout was holding the crystal necklace in his filthy hand and mocking and taunting Hiccup who rush him and Snotlout sidestepped him and he landed in his own pool and everyone was laughing.
Snotlout continued to lick salt into his wounds as Boden and Una were trying to get their brother out of the water when suddenly you heard a sound that made you think a Valkyrie was descending from the skies above.
In fact, Odin and Frigga were worried that one of the Valkyries had blown her undercover position by that howl but turned and saw it was actually Astrid who had tackled Snotlout and was proceeding to beat the crap out of him.
Astrid had charged forward at Snotlout and kicked him with her boot. Then started to kick him around the yard. Snotlout tried to fight back and defend himself but he was no match for her. She gave him another swift kick that sent him flying several feet across the yard.
He hit the ground hard as all the air was driven from his lungs. As he attempted to regain his breath Astrid charged forward again and placed her right boot on his arm and applied enough pressure to show him she meant business.
"If you ever bully someone again when I'm around, Snotlout don't even count on the Gods of Asgard to save your sorry skin! Now you and the rest of idiots get the hell out of here! And I'll take that!" as she snatched back crystal necklace.
Snotlout got up but he was a guy and wasn't about to leave without trying to recover some pride and tried to hit Astrid once and she caught his wrist and twist it till they all heard it break.
"I said get out of here! Now get out!" she ordered him again! And this time Snotlout left and following him where the Twins who could see Astrid was about to turn them for egging on the fight.
"I must say I'm not proud all the time my boyfriend Tuff keeps company with Snotlout or all of his own dunderhead behaviors. But that was awesome, Astrid!" Hawly gave her applauded for her actions.
"I never will tolerate anyone getting bullied. NEVER will I tolerate it!" Astrid seethed with so much anger she turned to Fishlegs who was cowering a bit.
"I thought you were supposed to be tutoring those three dolts on the orders of Ms. Wings? Isn't teaching them how to clean up their acts part of the tutoring?" she asked him.
"Well, all I'm good at teaching is the core curriculum of the school coursework. I'm not so good at teaching people to behave. I mean I'm just a tutor in school work. Not an edict teacher, Astrid," he mumbled to her and he and his Gronckle Meatlug were trembling.
"Geez, what good is getting an education if you can't learn how to act like a good person?!" she yelled angrily as she walked over to the pool where Boden and Una had finally fished their brother out of the pool.
Hiccup was coughing and sputtering and soaked to the bone. Una was running to get her Mommy and Boden was just making sure his brother was alright.
Astrid keeled down and looked at the kid who Snotlout stole from. "Hey, you okay?"
He was still coughing but manage to get out. "Nothing but my pride injured."
"We really hate that Snotlout guy!" Boden explained while his brother kept his head down still coughing. "He and those stupid twins have hurt the three of us so many times!
They locked me in a shed for an hour one time! And they separate our little sister from her family for twenty minutes so now she's afraid to be away from her family or ever alone!"
"You're saying they hurt you all?" growled Astrid angrily. And Boden nodded, "Yeah I'm claustrophobic now because of them and again Una has monophonic because of them! That's why we hate having the dinner party here because we know they'll show up and well you saw what they just did to my big brother!"
"Those stupid jerks! Tell me kid what makes this necklace so important? Why did your brother get so riled up beside for the obvious?"
"It's part of all three of us! I grew the crystals last year for my science fair project and one of our sister's lilac hairs got trapped inside one of the crystals! And my big brother wears the necklace all the time so he's reminded of who matters most to him and why!" explained Boden.
"Well, here's your necklace back and don't worry, if those three jackasses every try to do three of harm again they'll have to answer to me. I promise you that."
It was about this time Hiccup stopped coughing and his mom came outside to see what the trouble was after being alert by Una.
"Hiccup are you alright?! What happened?"
"We can inform you of the events of what happened, Mrs. Haddock, if you like," Mr. Wise called out to her and she looked shocked.
"Mr. and Mrs. Wise. I didn't realize you arrived! What happened out here?!"
"Well, some bully from the high school tried to steal your son's crystal necklace he took off for a second to attend to his sister scrap knee she got when she didn't stick her dismount from the swing." Frigga was starting to explain.
"And then this brave young woman steps in to fight the bully and defend your son after the bully nearly made him drown in the pool and well he and the other troublemakers left the party." Odin finished explaining gesturing to Astrid who blushed crimson.
"I thank you for defending my children from bullies. Please be honest with me. Was it a boy named Snotlout and twins named Ruff and Tuff?" she asked to which Astrid nodded and Valka shook with anger.
"Oh, that is so it! I've so had it with them. I'm taking this up with not just their parents but Kara! I will not have this in my own home. Boden? You and Una take your brother upstairs and get him dried off and into dry clothes." to which they did as they're told.
Turning to Astrid again she thanked her once more. "Thank you, Astrid. You've mine and my husband eternal gratitude. Thank you. Enjoy what's left of the party."
And while Astrid was still unaware she'd saved Hiccup the boy she'd briefly met at the school assembly she did feel proud of her accomplishment and the rest of the night went without incident.
But that didn't change the fact the next day Valka, Stoick and Kara were all in the principal office at the high school now having a serious talk with Snotlout and the Twins and their parents.
This wasn't gonna go down well at all. Not well at all. And that was your typical Dragon City Dinner Party for you!
Hawly- Tuffnut's secret fiancée-Kelly Macdonald- Merida Brave