Senior Year

Author: Nightstar Fury

Rated: M

Disclaimer: I do not own HTTYD, Frozen, Brave, or Tangled. As well, I don't own ANY of the storylines in which I got the idea for this story. So...A Cinderella Story, and a few more I can't think of at the moment. But know that I don't own them. Also the characters Jack and Karter Essemer are VERY good friends of mine in RL and I wanted them in the story. Yes I had their permission first. You don't like it, don't read it. Kay? Thanks. Enjoy! :)

Their Meeting

Astrid couldn't believe it, the man standing before her was Hiccup Haddock the Third. The son of the mayor of Berk, the star athlete and most popular guy at Berkian Academy! He was FuryRider? He was THE Fury, the one she'd been talking to for a year? It...wasn't possible. This was the guy she'd fallen madly in love with? The one she stayed up talking to until 3am? Hiccup was Fury...How did she even deal with this...

"Hi–Hiccup Haddock? You're...FuryRider?" Astrid forced out in her shock.

"Y–yeah, I guess my costume doesn't do a very good job of...hiding who I am, does it?" Hiccup laughed nervously. Oh my Gods it was him. No, this...couldn't happen. It couldn't be this way. He was FuryRider, there was...no way. It had to be a joke, what did she do. Make him prove who he was? No he'd already done that. He used her screen name, no one but Heather knew it. She had to get out of here before she made a fool of herself, her a loser liking someone like him? There was a better chance of Hell freezing over.

"N–no, its okay. I know exactly who you are...I'm sorry...this was a really big mistake. I gotta go." Astrid said quickly as she held her dress up a little and turned away from him, making her way through the crowd. Hiccup was in shock, she thought meeting him was a mistake? No. He wasn't losing her, he'd waited a year to meet her. He left Cami because he loved her, he quickly rushed after her.

"Wait...Wait!" He said then lightly grabbed her arm and moved in front of her. "Wait. Its not a mistake..." He said to her.

"Don't you know who I am?" Astrid asked him.

"Of course I do...you're...NadderGirl...You're the girl I've been waiting to meet, I know exactly who you are." He said quickly. Of course the was a lie, he didn't know who she was behind the mask. Just that she was the one he fell in love with and wasn't about to lose. "What's your name?" Hiccup asked softly now.

"What about your girlfriend?" Astrid asked, though now that she knew Fury was Hiccup she knew that he and Cami were no longer a thing.

Hiccup smiled softly, "Its over." He replied simply offering his hand to her. Astrid blushed a little as they walked to the drink table. "So I guess you're hoping for some guy who sat in a library and writes poetry?" Hiccup asked her.

"Something like that..." Astrid responded. "Come on...you're Hiccup Haddock. Captain of the Baseball team, student body president, and closet poet?" Astrid asked him still in disbelief. "You can't be both guys." Astrid sighed.

"I'm not..." Hiccup stated calmly.

"Then who are you?" Astrid asked again.

"At the beginning of Senior year...September 1st...I wrote you I live in a world full of people pretending to be something they're not...But when I talk to you I'm–..." He paused as she nodded with a soft smile.

"I'm the guy I want to be." Astrid finished for him.

"Give me a chance to be that guy..." He asked softly, silence for a few moments. "Do you...want to join me for a stroll outside?" Hiccup asked her.

"If you want to be voted prince of the ball, you better stay in the scene." Astrid giggled a bit.

"Ah, I really don't want to be prince of the ball." Hiccup laughed a little as he offered his hand to her again, she smiled accepting it. Hiccup smiled and led her towards the exit of the mess hall so they could talk in private without the blaring music. Heather was across the room and watching, her eyes widened when she saw who Astrid was with. Hiccup Haddock. No way, he was FuryRider! Heather giggled excitedly with an almost evil plan forming in her head as she rushed to the ballot box.

(Outside)

The rules were still the same, they could go anywhere as long as they stayed in eyesight of the mess hall. It was quiet between them at first, "So NadderGirl...Would you tell me who you are if I guessed it right?" Hiccup asked as they walked down a path of ground and overhead lights together.

"Maybe." Astrid replied gently.

"Maybe huh? How about we play 20 questions?" Hiccup suggested, Astrid giggled. Heather had said to play hard to get. So why not but she knew she didn't have all night.

"How about 10." Astrid stated.

"Alright, I'll take what I can get." Hiccup smiled as he offered his hand to her again but she didn't take it, motioning that she had to hold up her dress. "Okay first question...you do actually go to Berkian Academy right?" Hiccup asked curiously.

Astrid gasped at him, "Of course I do, would I be allowed in the camp if I didn't?" Astrid replied a little shocked.

"Hey, I'm just checking, never know with who you meet online these days..." Hiccup chuckled a little. "Okay next question...were you disappointed...when you found out I was FuryRider? Be honest." Hiccup asked.

"Surprisingly...no." Astrid replied. She didn't know how to feel about it, a senior class with close to 550 students she guessed anything was possible. So do in truth it didn't surprise her.

"Did you...vote for me for student body president?" Hiccup arched a brow at her.

"Surprisingly, yes." Astrid laughed gently as they walked.

"Really now...okay okay...Given the choice...would you rather have a baconator or a salad?" Hiccup looked at her.

"A baconator...but what does that have to do with this?" Astrid asked back.

"Well I like a girl with a hearty appetite...and by the way you just eliminated half the girls in our class." Hiccup replied to her as she smiled and looked at him gently now, he was staring at her. "You think I'd remember those eyes..." He sighed contently. "You're so beautiful." He added going to stroke her cheek, she blushed turned her head from him.

"Um...next question?" Astrid asked bashfully as they kept walking down the path, Hiccup looked back to check to make sure they were still in sight of the teachers.

"Alright...Does it count as a question if I ask you to dance?" Hiccup asked her.

"But there's no music..." Astrid giggled gently as they stopped in a slightly open area, looking closer they noticed it was where the fire ring was from the first night of camp.

"So. We don't need it..." Hiccup told her as he offered a gentleman like bow holding her hand, then bringing it up and putting it on his shoulder, he put his hand around her waist and locked their left hands together moving around slowly. It was only a few moments later they heard music playing, looking over they noticed that 3 of the assistant trainers were playing their instruments. A soft tune as Astrid and Hiccup both laughed a little, perfect timing indeed. One had an acoustic, the other a violin and the last a tambourine.

Hiccup and Astrid stared at one another in the eyes while dancing, neither of them said a word to the other. Hiccup couldn't figure it out, who was this girl. He knew those eyes, he absolutely knew them but couldn't put the eyes to the girl. Hiccup smiled as he twirled her, then dipped her in his arms before bringing her back up. He slowly moved his hands to her face to take off the mask but Astrid's nerves got the better of her and she shied away from him. Hiccup shrugged as he bowed again and they started to dance.

"All out of questions?" Astrid asked him lightly.

"Do you believe in love at first sight?" Hiccup asked calmly.

"I'll let you know..." Astrid replied smiling.

"I've seen you before..." Hiccup breathed out.

"Yes..." Astrid said softly.

"Man...How could I of seen you before...and not know who you are now?" Hiccup asked.

"Maybe you were looking...but not really seeing." Astrid responded with a gentle smile. The music was slowing down now as he stared at her. He had to know who she was, had too it was no longer a question.

"Fair enough...Lets see...I have 4 questions left right?" Hiccup asked her. She nodded to him, "Okay got one...Have we ever talked outside of the computer and text before now...face to face?" Hiccup asked.

"Many times." Astrid replied.

"So three left...Do you, NadderGirl...feel like you made the right choice, meeting me here tonight?" Hiccup offered a rose to her from the decorations around them. She blushed accepting it from him.

"I do." She said to him. "Do you, Hiccup Haddock...ever want to see me again after tonight?" Astrid decided to ask.

"Well...I might have to think about that...girl I've been dying to meet for a year who knows as much about dragons as I do, and shares my love them, understands me like no one else can...That's a pretty big question..." Hiccup said as Astrid gasped a little, he smiled at her. "Absolutely." He finally responded. "Do you want to see me again after tonight?" Hiccup asked her.

Did she want too? I mean this was...Hiccup Haddock. Most popular guy in school wanting to see her, well see NadderGirl. He didn't know who she was yet and she was hesitating on telling him. Why though? This was the guy she accidentally fallen in love with in the last year. They couldn't...be together, could they? It went against...every social status in high school. He was willing to be her friend after the trip, if that could happen then so could them being together, right? "Yes...yes I do want to see you again after tonight, Hiccup." Astrid replied.

"Alright then...last question for you..." Hiccup paused cupping her face with his hand.

"Ask away." Astrid said gently.

"What's your name, Naddie...I have to know who you are...please tell me." Hiccup asked her.

"Why don't you take my mask off...and find out." Astrid replied as Hiccup smiled and went to lift her mask off her face, it was then that her phone rang and she sighed heavily. "Not now..." She grumbled, that was the call from Savage or Alvin saying Gustav was ready for bed.

"What's the matter?" Hiccup asked her as she picked up her dress and rushed back to the mess hall.

"I'm late..." She replied leaving him there in shock. What just happened? Hiccup rushed after her but lost her in crowd of dancers. She found Gustav, picked him up and rushed towards cabin 1 to put him to bed. She had snuck out the back so Hiccup wouldn't see her, why was she so scared to show him who she really was? Or was it not about that, was she afraid because he was seeing her as NadderGirl and not Astrid. He'd said it himself, he'd seen her but didn't know who she was.

They had spent a lot of time together the last two months with her always being around to help Gustav, and she spent the night there. How could he not know it was her? Astrid sighed as she laid Gustav in bed and then left, she still had to go back to the dance. Heather was there and she promised herself she wouldn't hide who she was to Hiccup so regardless of what happened tonight, she was telling him. Astrid walked back to the hall as they were preparing to announce the winners of the ball a prince and princess.

"Yo dude, where's your girl? Did she not show?" Tuffnut asked him when he returned inside.

"No, I met her. Her phone rang and she left...you seen her? She's that girl who walked in wearing the white ball gown and mask." Hiccup asked them.

"No man, sorry. I'm sure she couldn't of gone far..." Dagur added.

"Alright students, gather round...its time to announce the prince and princess of the ball. The winners will get a spotlight dance together..." Alvin announced. Astrid made it back in and looked for Hiccup, he was towards the front and hadn't seen her yet.

"Astrid!" Heather whispered lowly.

"Sorry, I had to take Gustav to bed..." Astrid replied.

"Does Hiccup know its you? I saw you two leaving the hall." Heather asked.

"Almost...then my phone rang and I rushed off...I'm going to tell him now but...I can't get to the front...I'll tell him after the announcement." Astrid sighed as they looked forward to listen.

"The prince of the ball is...Prince Charming!" Alvin announced.

"That's you man!" Viggo said pushing him towards Alvin as he looked around quickly to see NadderGirl standing in the back of the room. He had to get to her and fast, he wouldn't dance with anyone but her.

"And the princess is...Cinderella!" Savage called out, Heather gasped looking at Astrid now.

"That's you girl...get up there!" Heather urged as she pushed Astrid towards the front. Astrid blushed, go figure they were picked as the prince and princess of the ball. Now she really had no choice but to tell him, Hiccup breathed a sigh of relief as he offered his hand to her and she took it.

"There you are..." Hiccup said calmly through the loud clapping.

"Sorry had...something to take care of..." Astrid lied quickly.

"Its alright, you're back now. So go figure we're crowned prince and princess right?" Hiccup smiled softly.

"Y–yeah...guess we're...going to be dancing now." Astrid said nervously. The room became quiet as a spotlight shown on them as he took her in to the waltz like dance position.

"After this...I want to know who you are...I have to know..." Hiccup said softly to her.

"I promise you can see me after...Hold on. I can't dance in this thing..." Astrid sighed as she let got of his shoulder and hand and undid the clip around her waist line then pulled the dress bottom off leaving her in still a white dress just it was less ball gown like and went just past her knees. "Much better..." Astrid smiled gently.

"And just when I thought you couldn't be more beautiful..." Hiccup said softly as the music began. They both blinked, they knew this tune. It was the one to Dirty Dancing, "I've had the time of my life". "You know this one?" Hiccup asked her.

"Who doesn't? Should we give them a show?" Astrid grinned a little, he nodded.

"Now I've had the time of my life. No I never felt like this before...Yes I swear it's the truth, and I owe it all to you." Hiccup began as he pulled her close and swung her around bringing her back up to him.

"'Cause I've had the time of my life...and I owe it all to you..." Astrid sang gently as he took her hands and they began dancing like how the characters in the movie had done.

"I've been waiting for so long. Now I've finally found someone, to stand by me." Hiccup sang back while they moved perfectly together.

"We saw the writing on the wall, as we felt this magical fantasy..." They smiled still going as the crowd began to clap for them.

"Now with passion in our eyes. There's no way we could disguise it secretly. So we take each other's hand, 'cause we seem to understand the urgency!" They sang together now.

"Just remember!" Hiccup sang to her.

"You're the one thing..." Astrid smiled singing back.

"I can't get enough of..." Hiccup leaned in close to her, almost enough to kiss but he didn't.

"So I'll tell you something..." Astrid blushed deeply but never faltered.

"This could be love because..." They both took a breath, "I've had the time of my life! No I never felt this way before. Yes I swear it's the truth. And I owe it all to you...'Cause I've had the time of my life. And I've searched through every open door. 'Til I found the truth...And I owe it all to you." Astrid and Hiccup sang together still dancing perfectly.

"Woo!" Heather called out as Astrid laughed, there was no way she wasn't telling Hiccup who she was. In an answer to his earlier question. Yes, she very much believed in love at first sight. She loved him, and there was no denying that anymore.

"With my body and soul...I want you more than you'll ever know..." Astrid sang lowly as Hiccup separated from her backing up a little, doing a small dance around her.

"So we'll just let it go, don't be afraid to lose control." Hiccup sang back to her as she smiled wide.

"Yes I know what's on your mind, when you say: 'Stay with me tonight'." Astrid giggled a little. She was just realizing how sexual this song sounded.

"Just remember...You're the one thing." Hiccup sang to her standing a good 3 feet away smiling.

"I can't get enough of..." Astrid sang back, she knew what was coming.

"So I'll tell you something..." Hiccup sang softly as he gave her a nod. Yep they were totally doing it.

"Oh gods, they're gonna do it..." Fishlegs said.

"Can they do it?" Heather asked now.

"It's a dance, why not?" Ryker shrugged as they kept watching.

"This could be love because..." They sang together as Astrid took a deep breath and ran towards him, reaching the spot she leapt in to the air forward as Hiccup caught her holding her above him with no trouble at all, her arms were spread out as she was laughing but they were still singing together.

"'Cause I had the time of my life. No I've never felt this way before. Yes I swear it's the truth. And I owe it all to you. 'Cause I've had the time of my life...And I've searched through every open door. Till I found the truth and I owe it all to you." They sang as Hiccup carefully lowered her down in to his arms. They continued to dance during the instrumental part of the song. After a few minutes it slowed down as they just stared in to one another's eyes, not caring who else was around.

"Now I've had the time of my life...No I never felt this way before." Hiccup sang calmly.

"Never felt this way..." Astrid sang softly as they swayed together a bit, her arms wrapped around his neck.

"Yes I swear it's the truth...and I owe it all to you!" Hiccup sang smiling wide as he bobbed his head with each word making her giggle softly.

"'Cause I had the time of my life. And I've searched through every open door. Till I've found the truth. and I owe it all to you. 'Cause I've had the time of my life...No I've never felt this way before. Yes I swear it's the truth. And I owe it all to you..." They sang together staring still. They were both smiling as the room was going wild for what they'd done.

"I don't care if we just met...I've felt strongly for you for a long time now and tonight...has been the best night of my life. And I can't go another day without you knowing that I love you. I'm in love with you...I have to know who has captured my heart..." Hiccup breathed to her as he reached for her mask, she stopped him.

"Wait...Before you see the real me...I have a question for you..." Astrid said a little nervously.

"Ask me anything..." Hiccup whispered to her.

"Do you promise that you will still love me after you see the real me?..." Astrid asked him.

"I promise on my life. Now I have to know...do you love me the same as I love you?" Hiccup stared in to her eyes.

"I love you, Hiccup. I've loved you...since we met in that chat room a year ago. You captured my heart and I don't want to be loved by anyone but you and even more so...I'm glad you're FuryRider, because I think I fell more in love with you these last two months than anytime before...I just hope when you see me, and realize who I am...you aren't too disappointed." Astrid told him.

"I could never be disappointed in you...So moment of truth, are you going to let me see the real you?" Hiccup smiled. Astrid put her arms down as she nodded to him. Hiccup moved his hands to her mask as the room fell silent wanting to see who this mystery girl was, he slowly pulled it away and then up and around so it'd go over her head being it was only in place with an elastic string. Once off, Astrid opened her eyes fully to him as the room gasped. "As–Astrid?" Hiccup said in complete shock.