Dog Park Encounters
It was a beautiful crisp October day. It was the second Wednesday of October and every school in Dragon City was closed due to all day long school board meeting.
As it'd been mentioned at the last dinner party the school board and overall educational system were in need of help so right now they're at City Hall with Five District Leaders hoping to work out their problems.
The meeting had actually begun before sunup and could go well into the night as all the kids whose father's were the leaders of the Five Districts. But for most students of the school, all they cared about was having a free day and possibly another one as it was said the meeting could last two days. You find out tomorrow if they got Thursday off too.
Therefore most of the kids were taking advantage of not having to zone out the whiteboard being lectured and not bothering to do the homework they did have. They didn't use their free day to catch up on their schoolwork or their chores.
Most as soon as the sunlight shined over the city skipped breakfast, grabbed their tech, cash, and they and their dogs boarded the Screaming Death Speedway to head to the Edge to blow everything either at the Mall, Dragon Island or go to the Scauldy Beach and Boardwalk by Thornado's Bay.
(The fact was many dragons they'd tamed in their past lives had become names of locations or departments. Stormy's Port and Harbor. The Fire Worm Fire Departments, Speed Stingers Sanitation Department, The Torch Burn Center, White King Statue of Freedom etc)
Astrid on the hand? She wasn't gonna blow her money on pointless wants and not actual needs. She'd paid attention in math class when their teacher always emphasized the point was too put half your money in the bank and really think about what is a want and what is a need.
So after actually eating breakfast, she started to head to the dog park hoping for some alone time with her best friend Stormfly, her beautiful Nadder. If there was ever a beauty contest for Nadders Stormfly she was more the confident could win that.
As Astrid walked her dog the dog park she started to sing along with her I-pod revealing at least one thing Hiccup had said about her was true. She did have a voice of an angel. Which is likely why she was considered the best voice in the school choir.
"Here in this worn and weary land.
Where many a dream has died
Like a tree planted by the water
We never will run dry.
So living water flowing through
God we thirst for more of You
Fill our hearts and flood our souls
With one desire
Just to know You and
To make You known
We lift Your name on High
Shine like the sun make darkness run and hide
We know we were made for so much more
Than ordinary lives
It's time for us to more than just survive
We were made to thrive
Into Your word we're digging deep
To know our Father's heart
Into the world, we're reaching out
To show them who You are
So living water flowing through
God we thirst for more of You
Fill our hearts and flood our souls
With one desire
Just to know You and
To make You known
We lift Your name on High
Shine like the sun make darkness run and hide
We know we were made for so much more
Than ordinary lives
It's time for us to more than just survive
We were made to thrive
Joy Unspeakable, Faith Unsinkable, Love Unstoppable, Anything is possible
Joy Unspeakable, Faith Unsinkable, Love Unstoppable, Anything is possible
Joy Unspeakable, Faith Unsinkable, Love Unstoppable, Anything is possible
Joy Unspeakable, Faith Unsinkable, Love Unstoppable, Anything is possible
Just to know You and
To make You known
We lift Your name on High
Shine like the sun make darkness run and hide
We know we were made for so much more
Than ordinary lives
It's time for us to more than just survive
We were made to thrive
Hey!
We were made to Thrive!"
she sang loudly and clearly in a very beautiful voice as she came to the dog park and turned off her i-pod and put in her backpack. Then got out a tennis ball and start to play fetch with Stormfly.
Astrid really had a good arm with how far she could throw that ball and Stormfly was very athletic herself.
"Oh, you so good girl! Okay here comes the big one! Ready for the really long one?" she asked her dog who yipped happily and grinned happily.
"Okay, get ready winding up the pitch and threw it about the length of a football field. But as Stormfly was running after the neon green ball she got distracted halfway through by a stray flying Frisbee that was green, teal and lilac and jumped up and caught that in midair instead.
"Stormfly! Stormfly! Drop that! Drop that now!" yelled at her dog took off running towards the direction where the disk had been thrown. Astrid was yelling the whole way after her crazy dog.
She finally caught up with her dog out of breath and was professing a lot of apologies.
"I'm so sorry for my dog stealing your toy! I don't know what got into her! I'm so sorry..." and she then looked at who she was speaking too and suddenly she recognized the face.
"Hey, your the boy from the school assembly. Hiccup wasn't it?"
"Yeah, and it's not really a big deal if Stormfly caught it. The way we see it the more the merry. And it looks like Toothless, Moon Shadow, Stardust, and Nightrainbow now just have a new friend to play with. Take a look for yourself," he gestured with his left hand.
Astrid was shocked to see two Night Furies, a Silver Phantom and an Aurora Borealis caught up in a game of tag with her dog who was obviously it.
"You have three of the rarest breeds of dogs as your pets?!" she stammered in disbelief.
"Yeah, they're our birthday presents three years ago. I got Toothless for my 12th birthday present from Mr. and Mrs. Wise personally themselves. Though Moon Shadow, the one with the silver eyes and white crescent moon came along with him.
They said they'd fallen in love and you can't mess with powers of true love. So I've raised them both since then. My brother Boden got Stardust who is the only puppy Ms. Freya the Dean of Dragon City College's who owns only other Silver Phantoms daughter for a birthday present. And my little sister Una's dog Nightrainbow is the only puppy of Ms. Sjofn the only other person in the city to own Aurora Borealis," Hiccup explained calmly.
"But why would some of the most important people in the city entrusted you three with some of the rarest and elite breeds of all the dogs in Dragon City and all our history?!"
Shrugging Hiccup simply gave the only answer he could. "We are all destined for one dog and you can't change which dog is your destined one. And they all said we were fated to have these dogs and be the only ones to take care of them.
That's all I can say. I mean we all felt the same unbreakable bond I'm sure you felt when you went to the Asgardian Breeding farm and found Stormfly, didn't you?"
"I felt an unbreakable bond like she was mine and we were meant to be together and... wait a minute how do you know my dog's name is Stormfly anyway?"
Looking a bit embarrassed and rubbing the back of his neck Hiccup explained. "I'm the school outcast. No-one even notices existence. So I see and hear and know all but sadly knows anything about me."
"What exactly do you know?"
"I basically know the stats of everyone at Berk High. I can tell you all the stats on anyone at school. Everything from where they live, cell numbers to GPA, what they drive. I know what class everyone else is in and if they sing or play a musical instrument or if they date or not or who they are crushing or not."
"You know everything? Literally everything?"
"Well, when you are invisible you pick up a lot of information. Like for example. Fishlegs Ingerman. He lives with his mom five blocks away from the school. His mom makes good crab cakes. His dog is a female Gronckle named Meatlug.
He's both the captain of the school scholastic team and the best tutor the school anyway has. Always gets As in all of his class. Currently unable to drive. Every Sunday works with physical and mental disable children and he plays the guitar in the school band.
I also know Heather Agreeable from the Berserk District really likes him and he's vaguely aware of this and they send each other a few flirty emails which he sneaks a peek at during study hall."
"Wow. What do you have on Snotlout and the Twins?"
"Snotlout lives with his dad six blocks southwest of the school. Male Nightmare named Hookfang. Is a big arrogant jerk is in tutoring to make sure he's doing his own work and is really earning a B average so he can be the stupid jock he is? Has no respect for anyone especially girls. Can also play guitar.
The Twins are both clowns and the biggest source of gossip in any of the five districts. They own Zippleback hounds named Barf and Belch and live seven blocks north of the school. Can't drive either. Both barely manage to have a C+ average that why they got stuck in tutoring.
Tuff dates Hawly who has is rough in her life. Ruff is currently in an online relationship with a freshmen boy named Eret at the college and waiting for the chance to go meet him in person.
Tuff plays the drums and Ruff a tambourine."
"So, if you know what do you know about me?" she asked in wonder.
"What I know about you in stats? I know we are in the same English, Math, P.E. Lunch, Music, and Workshop and Art classes. Though Music classes are only 3rd period on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Art is Monday and Wednesday and Workshop are Fridays.
I also know my sister would agree that you have got the best soprano voice of all the girls in the school choir. Una would also say I've got the best baritone voice. Una really is the best singer in the family so she knows.
My sister Una she's also a soprano and since I and my little brother Boden are so much like he's also a baritone. But hey we are all great dancers and amazing musicians."
"You play and dance as well as sing?"
"Hiccup? Who are you talking to? Oh hello! Nice to see you again! Thanks again for taking care of that bully for us!" spoke a little girl with bright blond and lilac hair.
"Yeah, Snotlout can be such a jerk. Hiccup all the dogs, including the Nadder who joined in are napping by the way. So can we go read? Or, pardon me. Didn't see you! Hey, I'm Boden Haddock!" Boden said as he held out a hand.
"I'm Una Haddock."
"Pleasure to meet you both. I'm Astrid Hofferson. I go to school with your brother. That's my dog Stormfly who seems to have made friends with your dog. Um, let's go rest under that tree with those brilliant red leaves and continue talking over there?"
"Sure," as Boden and Una took off running. "So those two are your brother and sister? I remember them from the dinner party. But that would mean your father is..."
"Yeah," he smiled sheepishly, "My dad is Stoick Haddock the district leader of the Berk District. No-one at that dinner party ever realizes it my house they come to mooch from since no-one at school knows I even alive."
"No wonder your mother went ballistic after what Snotlout pulled. I remember what your brother said. That sounds awful."
"Well, you kind of get used to it after awhile. Would you like some cherry limeade water?"
"Huh?"
"It's flavored water we brought with us to drink. We always bring extra. Would you like something to drink?"
"Oh, sure. Thanks."
Astrid wasn't sure how to talk about what looked like a very close-knit family but Hiccup seemed to be a very easy guy to talk to and his brother and sister made it even easier.
"So, Astrid what do you like to do with your time?" Una asked her with polite curiosity.
"Um, well I on a lot of the sports teams at the school. So I'm in very shape. So I do my best to keep in good health."
"Do you take to drink the breakfast smoothie we drink or take the gummy vitamins we do?" Una asked her and she looked bewildered?
"What breakfast smoothies or vitamins"
"Well, our Mom has a Brunch Club since none of the members like coffee as it makes them sick," Boden explained with a chuckle, "It made up all her friends around the Berk District and the wives of the other District Leaders and her best friend Frigha Grul."
"And what does this Brunch Club do?"
"What you expect wives and moms to do. They talk about their lives, families, marriage and share ideas, advice, and problems. But they all agree to raise their families in the cleanest and healthiest lifestyles they can," Boden answered.
"One of our mom's friends Lily Luka is a nurse at the hospital and she lost her father and husband to heart disease and her other friend Bloodthorn owns the Health Food Store. Also theirs Lelane Caxel the wife of the leader of the Moralien District.
So we every morning we all drink a smoothie made from the freshest fruits and vegetables grown on the best farm in the Moralien District. The Skarpin Farm a family of five," Hiccup began to explain.
"Yeah, they have three sons who are sort of counterparts to those three boys at your school. Snotlout, Fishlegs, and Tuffnut, but a lot nicer. Their farm is full of experiments to improve the quality of farming and how crops are grown," pipped up Una.
Their cousins are the ones who raise all the animals we eat and they raise them a 1000 times better than anywhere else in the world. So it's cruelty-free, no chemicals so everything is up to standers and the animals are treated kindly. Even if most ended up as food.
But we need our meat still but at least they're sick, twisted and evil as most farms in the outside world. So all of the Skarpin clan are really the best farmers for both crops and livestock in the city and world." Boden informed Astrid proudly of this fact.
"How do you know that for sure?" she wanted to know from the little boy who blushed and toyed with his ponytail so Hiccup whispered into Astrid's ear.
"Boden and Leontes Caxel's younger daughter Asta have crushes on each other and well you can take it from there, can't you?"
Astrid stiffed a giggle and nodded. Young love was cute and she didn't want to embarrass the little boy further.
"So do you all get your produce and meat directly from these two farms owned by these Skarpin families?"
"Well, yes, everyone in the Brunch Club does. It's the healthiest for one and all. But the breakfast smoothie is made with their freshest fruits and veggies. We drink it every morning with our meds and then take the two gummy vitamins that Bloodthorn makes at her Health Food Store for all of us.
They're perfectly balanced and packed with enough extra vitamins and supplements for the body to give your body what it needs without wreaking havoc at the same time." Una finished explaining to the older girl who seemed impressed and then confused.
"Well, it does seem you do your best to keep your bodies healthy, but what you mentioned meds? Are you sick?"
There was a general uneasy look around the three of them like wondering if they should answer that question. "Did I ask an inappropriate question? Like you don't have to answer it if you don't want to!" Astrid said in a rushing way and Hiccup wave his hand.
"No, it's okay. If you can keep a secret it's fine."
"Oh, I can keep a secret. Just what is this secret?"
"Well, we take meds because we all are mentally ill," Una admitted with some tears in her eyes.
"Yeah, we go to therapy every Wednesday after school for two hours. But not today as the building is shut down so it could be fumigated. We won't have therapy for two weeks because there was a bedbug infestation at our therapy building." Boden also provided once again an explanation of Astrid's questions.
"Bedbugs?!"
"Yeah, that and also some serious mold at the same time. As a result, they're treating both problems at the same time. So that's why the mental health clinic in the Berk District is shut down for two weeks while they kill two birds with one stone." Hiccup said with a sarcastic laugh.
"That doesn't sound very funny to me."
"Well, it's not really, Astrid. But sometimes you still have to laugh at life just get through it."
"Well, yeah laughter will get you through the hard times of life. It's how I've gotten through some rough patches in my life."
"Well, if you want to know what mine and my BBBFF bad stews are, Hiccup's got ADHD, anxiety, and depression, Boden a Type 1 Bi-polar and I've Asperger's." Una quickly told her while Hiccup took a pink hairbrush from Una's bookbag and started to brush the knots out her hair.
"Um, could you get the brush out of Boden's bag, please? His hair is always a mess after we play and could use a good brushing."
"Sure, if you don't mind me brushing your hair."
"No, I don't, the sooner you get the knots out the sooner Hiccup can get to reading the next chapter aloud of book three of the "Fablehaven" book series. "Grip of the Shadow Plague"
We left off on chapter 20 "History" and there four chapters to go until the end!" Boden said with eager anticipation as Astrid scooted around him to undo his ponytail to help brush his hair.
"So you all must really love reading, I take it?"
"We love reading because it stimulates your brain instead of rotting like all those stupid computer and video games. Our parents limit our exposure and use of technology," Hiccup explained as they brushed his sibling's hair as their dogs continued to sleep.
He explained how his parents did let them have cell phones, but no useless apps with stupid games or stupid things on it. Just what you actually needed a phone for. To call someone, yes a camera and yes internet with a GPS tracker but that was it.
They had I-pods and computers but only what they needed. Just like they did watch TV and have favorite shows of a great variety. But limited to how much they could watch and when.
That their parents didn't want them to rot their brains like so many other parents made the mistake of doing. They instead let them learn to think for themselves and use their imaginations, explore the world and actually know how to read books. Which were far more stimulating than a stupid game, where you just sat on your gluiest maxim, and twiddle your thumbs, starring at a computer generating image doing nothing at all.
Astrid couldn't help but feel very impressed by all she was learning about Hiccup and his siblings and again that their dogs were so nice. She even enjoyed it after they finished brushing his siblings' hair and he got out the book that had a centaur shooting an arrow on the cover and he began to read from it.
Hiccup had a way of telling a story that brought the words alive, stirring your heart and imagination. That put you inside the world of the author and you could see, hear and feel it as if you were really there in the story.
He was currently reading how a former caretaker of Fablehaven had come forward in time was trying to get his wife Lena who been transformed back into a naiad to come out of the water again. Which meant become a mortal again.
"Kendra heard the naiads murmuring in surprised approval. Patton did not move," Hiccup was reading aloud to everyone who was holding their breath waiting to hear what happened next.
"You heard her," a snide called to him. "Why don't you crawl back to your grave!"
"Then what happens, Hiccup?! What happens?!" Una was nearly choking her brother now.
"Give me the ability to breathe and I'll turn the page and tell you, sis!" he gasped for breath.
"Sorry!"
"Okay, let's see. He read a few lines but everyone really caught up when he got the long paragraph on the next page. "Lena burst from the water at the end of the pier, leaping into the air like a dolphin. Patton caught her in a strong embrace, dousing his shirt and trousers in the process. She wore a shimmering green slip. Her long, glossy hair hung heavy and wet, draped over her shoulders like a shawl. In one webbed hand, she gripped the silver bowl from the Fairy Queen's Shrine. Lena leaned her forehead against Patton's then her lips found his. As they kissed, the webbing between her fingers dissolved."
It was after reading this paragraph Hiccup couldn't really read the book any further even though they barely started and everyone kind of knew the reason why. After reading that paragraph they'd all formed the same mental image in their minds.
Instead of seeing what Lena and Patton had been described looking like they'd all just seen Hiccup and Astrid doing what that just been read aloud and well no-one could really read the book further after getting that image in their minds.
Luckily Una decided to change the topic to get everyone's mind off that particular fantasy. "Um, we really should get back home. Everyone else might think they can slack off homework, but Mommy not gonna let us. And we need to get things ready for dinner, remember, Hiccup?"
Hiccup couldn't answer at first as he was still a little embarrassed but then snapped to it. "Yeah, we got to go do our homework, study for our upcoming test and make dinner.
Dad working so late at City Hall with all the problems brought up at the dinner party and what they're already working on he won't be home till late!"
"And with Mom having to run all over town and help Frigha with her errands and at her office? She's not gonna be home at all to cook dinner. So we ought to be getting home." Boden agreed as he went to go wake the dogs.
"Well, I guess I should be going home then if you're heading back home," Astrid started to gather her things.
"Well, do you have your homework with you? You could come back to our house and we could all do our homework together. I mean we could still hang out and study and all that.
I mean we really don't mind," Hiccup offered to her.
"Well, I do happen to have my schoolwork with me and I could use some help doing some of it. It's not exactly easy to keep up an A+ average you know."
"Tell me about it," he laughed. I guess you walked and not rode a bike?"
"Um yeah,"
"Well, you can just ride with me. I've some extra space on my seat. You know in case one of my siblings' bikes gets damaged and they need a ride," he explained when she looked at him with a questioning look.
So after putting their helmets on and surprisingly having a spare helmet with them, Astrid was biked back to Hiccup's house with the dogs all running alongside and keeping pace with their owners.
When they got back Hiccup's House Astrid paused to really give the house a good once over. Hiccup now looked at her surprised. "Is some wrong?"
"Well, when I've come to those dinner parties I've never really paid attention to the details so it's really like being here for the first time is all."
"Oh, well, come inside. We welcome you in," as he used his key and everyone came inside and again Astrid was absorbing the details of her classmate home carefully.
"Boden, can you please attend to the dogs' needs and our guest dogs needs?"
"Yes, bro. Everyone with four legs follows me if you want food, water, and some good grooming!" the pony-tailed boy called out and the dogs followed Toothless and Moon Shadow obediently.
"Una can you get the dining room set up for us to do our homework?"
"Are the healthy snacks and drinks in their usual place in the fridge?"
"Yes."
"Okay! I'll get things ready for all of us, BBBFF!" and she scampered off.
"What does BBBFF stand for?" Astrid asked curiously to Hiccup before he could move.
"Oh, it means Big Brothers Best Friends Forever. Like how Twilight Sparkle on My Little Pony calls Shining Armor her Big Brother Best Friend Forever? Una just saying in the plural form as she has two brothers, unlike Twilight who's got one is all." Hiccup explained where his sister got that little phrase from.
"So your sister likes MLP?"
"We all like a lot of stuff. I mean she watches the better shows on Disney Junior like Sofia the First and Elena of Avalor. And like with any of us we only need to hear a song once and we can sing and play it back perfectly."
"Really you can play by ear or do anything like that with music?" Astrid asked with her body in disbelief look.
"Our bodies have great singing voices and also excellent dancers and we all got their talent in music and dance. My mom can play the violin better than anyone I've heard. My father plays the trombone."
"What do you three play?"
"I'm a bit of a prodigy on the piano, Boden pretty much is a master on the flute and Una well she was given a lyre for her last birthday and can play that. Though she got a knack for about any instrument and the best singer in the family," as they had now wandered into the kitchen.
"Can you help me with getting dinner ready?"
"Sure what do you need me to do?"
He went to the fridge and plucked a note off it and showed it to her what his mom had written down and together they got things going that they are set up. Afterward, they headed to the dining room to start their homework.
They'd some healthy smoothies along with raisins and carrots sticks which Astrid again was surprised by how much healthy food was in this house. She was also surprised by the commandeering as between the three of them working together on their homework and how easily she fit in as they helped her with her homework.
"Okay, now that we got the homework done it's time to study. Let's get to the music room," Hiccup clapped.
"Music room? Why would we go there? We don't have anything for music class?" Astrid inquired confused as Boden and Una hurried to the music room.
"We have a unique way of studying and it's very fun and enjoyable. Hope you didn't ruin your voice," he chuckled.
"Somehow I think I'm in for a world of surprises today," Astrid concluded as she gazed at the amazing music room. There were several musical instruments including a grand piano and other charming decor and some comfortable chairs. It was really a nice little music conservatory.
Hiccup took his seat at the piano and Boden and Una went over to a cabinet and got some musical instrument cases and took out their own instruments. Then Hiccup took out not a music book as Astrid first thought but a math book.
Why did he have a math book and why was he putting on the piano as if it were sheets of music. He gestured for her to join him at the piano.
"You remember how our music teacher used to tell us some of the greatest composers wrote some of their most brilliant works of music as if it were two math equations on top of each other?" he asked her and she shook her head in confusion.
"I must have missed that part."
He grinned, "Music and math are very much the same. You simply are figuring out an equation to come up with the answer and the answer is the music you hear. It's all about putting the right musical notes and lyrics together to form the song."
Reaching up he flipped to his sister's math worksheets and then stopped at what would be her test next week. "Okay, Una, you're doing double digit adding and subtracting. You ready?"
"Ready as all ever be," she replied as she picked up her lyre. Astrid then watched in wonder as Hiccup musically was able to play different notes in low and high keys to symbolizes numbers and then Una played on her lyre the answer to the problem back.
And when Astrid looked at the worksheets she saw to her amazement this musical math was correct! And the same went on for Boden's work for fractions and even for hers and Hiccup's own math which they're doing square roots.
"That is an utter genius!" she exclaimed in shook and Hiccup grinned, "If you like musical math you'll love our next thing were are studying," turning to his brother and sister.
"Boden, what are also studying to do? And Una what are you also studying?"
"Well," Boden said considered a moment, "I've got a social studies test on the founding of America. I got to be named all 50 states, their capitals, the different branches of government, all the presidents, and some historical facts."
"I've got spelling and grammar test."
"Perfect. Musical storytime. I'll get the music flowing and you two know what to do from there. Just follow my lead."
Astrid watch in amazement as Hiccup played a very spirited tune on the piano and sang a song about how they're traveling through time. Then every so often he sang something to do about Boden's social studies test. At that point, Boden would sing about the facts to do with the test. Next Una would sing a verse about it that used her spelling words and grammar in some way.
By the end of the hour, they'd gone through it all and it was over. "So have we covered all that needed to be study today?" Hiccup asked to the room aloud.
"I don't think we've any other tests at school, Hiccup."
"Neither do we."
"Great, this musical study session is over for now. You two go watch some TV now. Astrid and I'll go check on dinner." so they scampered off to do that and the teens made their way to the kitchen.
"That was amazing! I never knew studying could be so fun! And the best parts of it all you're all bonding and learning together and practicing your music at the same time!" Astrid exclaimed in amazement and she seemed enthralled by it all.
Blushing he really doesn't know what to say. "I really didn't think it was that big a deal. It's just what we've done always. It's always been the three of us together. Their my best friends next to Toothless of course."
"You really don't have any friends?" she asked shocked in disbelief, "But you are such a nice and wonderful guy! Who couldn't like you?"
He blushed further and was unable to speak when a knock on the front door saved him from answering. He ran to get it and Astrid went after him and she was shocked to see her school principal standing there.
And she was just dressed in a long-sleeved pink shirt and purple jeans with a pink headband.
"Hiccup! How are you doing? Is everything, alright? I promised your parents I check in on you three after the board meeting. You know since neither of them will be back till after six and I was gonna get home first.
You three doing alright?"
"Yes, Kara. All of us are just fine. Us, the dogs and even Astrid are fine..."
"Astrid?! Astrid Hofferson? Hello! Astrid!" Kara called out to the girl who stepped out into the front hall shocked.
"Ms. Wings?! What are you doing here?! How? Why?!"
"Well, I'm here to check on my godchildren and I happen to live next door. But please keep that information to yourself. We don't need the whole school thinking I'm showing my godson favoritism or anything of that nature."
"Wait, wait, wait for a second! Hiccup your godmother is Ms. Wings and she lives next door?!" pointing to a house on the right.
"Yes to both questions and when she's not on school grounds she just Kara."
"Yes, I'm just Kara as my sisters are just Eir, Rota and Mist. Who are busy doing different things today as it is. Eir is doing all the errands for daily living. You know food, supplies and getting the car worked on. Rota took our six dogs who are Toothless and Moon Shadow's siblings to the vet for their three months check up and since Mist is the best in the family with math she doing all the finances today. Banking and paying the bills."
"And you are?" gawked Astrid who couldn't help but gawk.
"Again, I'm Hiccup, Boden and Una's godmother and please don't tell anyone. And I know this is a bit of a shock. But it's nothing to stare rudely at me for."
"Sorry, I've just had a lot of surprises today."
"Well, my godchildren are quite amazing people. If more people took the time to get to know them, they find they're full of surprises. That's why their parents asked me to check on them. And to remind the three of you of the party at our house on October 26th."
"Yes, the anniversary party to honor the day you became our godmother. We won't forget. "
"And make sure you do something wonderful for your parents anniversary on the 12th. They deserve it. Call me if you need something. I'll be getting dinner ready for when my sister's get back."
"I know, Kara, I know."
"Alright. And Astrid? Remember not a word at school."
"I promise not a word."
"Okay. See you later. Oh and just so you both know you'll have tomorrow off as well. It will be announced publicly tonight and tomorrow but this meeting didn't get half of what we needed to be done. So you'll get tomorrow off as well."
"Okay, thanks for telling us, Kara."
"No problem. Just make sure your homework is done on time still."
"Oh, we already took care of that. Do you know how Hiccup does his homework and studying?" Astrid asked excitedly.
"I've ideas," Kara said in a sly way and waved to the two teenagers as she went back to her home next door.
"Okay," as he closed the door, "Now you really promise not to let the school know I'm the principal godson? I don't need that getting around at all!"
"Hey! Don't worry! I'm not telling anyone about the fact you've mental illness. I won't tell anyone about you and Kara. That is if I'm allowed to call her Kara."
"Off school grounds, she is just Kara."
"Okay, well let's finish getting dinner ready for your family and check on everyone else and I'll stay till your parents get home."
"Why not just stay for dinner? Just okay it with your folks. My mom won't have a problem taking you home if they're worried about you getting home after dark. She's always willing to help anyone out. And she'll want to return the favor for what you did at the dinner party."
"Okay, give me a second to call my parents up and ask them."
When it was okay-ed with Astrid's she stay for dinner they just let the rest of the dinner simmered and then settled themselves down to watch TV with Boden and Una. They're watching the end of the new special My Little Pony Equestria Girls Forgotten Friendship when Hiccup's parents finally got home.
Hiccup introduce Astrid who explained how the day had gone down and they're more than happy to have her over for dinner. Astrid found herself even more enchanted by Hiccup's parents had been with his brother and sister.
And she had seen how well Stormfly had gotten along with her new dog friends all day. And to be a good guest Astrid even helped Valka with the dishes before she took her home.
But before getting her things Astrid did one highly unusual thing. "Um, Hiccup can I talk to you in private for a second?"
"Um, sure," as everyone left the living room and stayed in the kitchen but the door was opened so they still heard them talking.
"I've had a great time, actually today's been one of the best days of my entire life."
"Well, I'm glad you had a good time. It was nice spending time to get to know you and I'm glad Stormfly made some new friends. Maybe we could hang out again?"
"Maybe or maybe we could do something a little more than hang out?" she suggested.
"Huh?"
"Hiccup Haddock would you please go out with me next Saturday?"
"What?!"
"I said, "Hiccup Haddock would you please go out with me next Saturday?"
"Are you asking me out on a date?!"
"Well, it's the 21st century a girl can ask a guy out. It doesn't have to be the guy. And trust me every other guy at school is a lousy slimeball who just wants me for the perks or worse just wants to get me on a mattress!" she looked very disgusted by that and then looked at Hiccup with shining eyes.
"But you're different. All day you've shown me your different. You're kindhearted, tenderhearted, humbling, respectful, loyal and just a very wonderful all-around guy. And you've treated me with the utmost respect and actually TALK to me! Like I have a brain and I think!
I've never encountered a boy like you ever! And I really, really love to get know you better. So will you go out with me? Please?"
After hearing so much praise and compliments Hiccup finally was able to speak and nodded. "Yes, I'll go out with you next Saturday. Sure."
"Great! Thanks! See you next Saturday!" as she leaps into his arms and hugged him tightly. She released him while still smiling happily at him and then yelled, "Mrs. Haddock I'm ready to go!"
And with that Valka took Astrid home and the rest of the family went to see how Hiccup was doing. He was frozen still till Valka's car had vanished then he passed out into oblivion.
And Stoick just looked at his son and said "Oh boy!"