Chapter 14:

It was the first time that Hiccup had been alone with Sandy and Tyanne. Normally he had Bunny, Jack or Toothless with him but not today. They had gotten up early to visit an old friend of the brunet's father. Hiccup wanted to keep his promise and help the Runaways get jobs. They walked down the main street and stopped in front of a shop called 'The Forge'.

Hiccup was the first to enter the building. It was exactly like Hiccup had it in his memory. The style of the cafe was robust and simple. Hiccup had spent quite time in that place when he had been little…littler and his father had dropped him of here to go to work. Gobber, his father's best friend, had looked after him when his father couldn't. If there was anyone that would help him and his friends then it was Gobber.

"Gobber?" Hiccup called into the backroom of the café. At first, there had been no response but then there had been the sound of glass breaking and Gobber made his way rapidly to the bar. Gobber was a huge blonde man. Not as huge as Hiccup's father but way bigger than Hiccup himself (Actually a lot of people were bigger than Hic)

"Heccup!" Gobber looked at the boy with big eyes. Stoick had told him that his son had vanished two weeks ago and now the boy was here, two other people in tow. Gobber grabbed his phone, ready to call Hiccup's father.

"I talked to my Dad," Hiccup explained to him "Did he tell you what happened? The truth?"

Gobber put the phone down and nodded. He walked around the bar and pulled the brunet in a hug. "'m so glad to see ya Heccup! Though ya were lying dead in some ditch!"

"I'm okay, Gobber," Hiccup mumbled in Gobber's shirt. The older male smelled like fresh coffee and it was very comforting to Hic.

Gobber pulled back and looked the boy over. "What by Thor's hammer happened to yer face?"

"That's a long story," Hiccup said. He pushed Sandy and Tyanne forward and introduced them to Gobber.

Gobber nodded and shook their hands. He could see where this was going. "So, what brings ya here Heccup?"

"They need jobs Gobber, " Hiccup looked up at him with big pleading eyes. Who could say no to those eyes?

Gobber nodded. He put on a thoughtful face. "Hmh… I see where this is goin'." He looked at the people that Hiccup had brought into his shop. The women must have been in her forties. She had a rather sad presence. She gave of the aura of a person that had given up on everything good. The other person, a short, chubby man, looked different. He hadn't said a word since they had come in, but he looked around. His gaze was curious, taking everything in that he could see.

Gobber cleared his throat "I am eh… surprisingly hirin' people at the moment," Gobber lied. He looked at Hiccup whose face had brightened up the moment that the words had left this mouth.

"I was hoping you would say that!" Hiccup smiled at him "There is only one problem. Sandy over here is mute… I hope this isn't an issue."

"Ah, Heccup! That would be the perfect opportunity to learn sign language! I have always wanted to eh… know sign language!"

Hiccup could tell that Gobber was lying but he knew that he didn't want to let Hiccup down. "Are you sure this is okay, Gobber? We can work something else out if this is not okay for you."

Gobber smiled at the small boy and shook his head "I am sure that the three of us can work somethin' out. I've had a lot more customers lately and I'm sure that I could need the one or other hand to help me around here."

"Thank you, Gobber," Hiccup said honestly. He was so grateful to have a friend like Gobber and he wished that he had visited him in the last two weeks. He hadn't known that the man had worried about him. "How about I leave them with you for now? I have to talk to Astrid."

Gobber nodded "Alright then! There's a lot to talk about!" The elder man looked at Hiccup "I hope I don't have to wait another two weeks before I see ya again!"

Hiccup chuckled and shook his head "No. Not anymore. I might just bring my friends over."

Gobber smiled "You do that Heccup."

When Hiccup arrived in the den, he was greeted with the sight of a frustrated Jack.

"Make them stop!" Jack begged him. The white haired male led him into the living room, where Toothless and Bunny were once again making out on the couch. This must have been the thousands time that they walked in on the two making out. "They've been at it the whole day and I'm sitting around here waiting for my boyfriend to come home"

Hiccup smiled at him "I'm here now"

"Exactly!" Jack grinned at him devilishly and Hiccup knew that there wasn't anything good in Jack's mind. The brunet shrieked when his boyfriend scooped him up and laid him down on the same couch where Bunny and Toothless were making out. In the progress, Jack pushed Bunny of Toothless, making his brother fall on the floor. The Jack straddled his boyfriend and kissed him eagerly.

"What do ya think ya doin', mate?!" Bunny growled.

"I'm sorry!" Jack said in between kissed "I can't hear you over the pretty noises my gorgeous boyfriend is making!" Jack laughed and leaned down to capture Hiccup's lips again.

The brunet was blushing deeply at Jack last words but couldn't help and kiss him back. Bunny soon grabbed Jack's hood and pulled him off of Hiccup. Jack was still grinning. "What is it, brother?" He asked.

"Two can play that game, Jack," Bunny hissed. He grabbed Toothless' hand and marched out of the room.

"This is on!" Jack screamed after him. He turned around to Hiccup and held his hand out the help the smaller male on his feet. He kissed him one last time before asking: "How did things go with your friend?"

"Good," Hiccup answered "I think that he'll hire them."

Jack smiled even greater "That is amazing news!" He pushed another kiss to Hiccup's lips and walked him into the kitchen. "Toothless is going to walk you to Astrid later. He's going to buy some food. When you want to go home, you'll call Bunny or me and somebody's going to come and get you."

Hiccup nodded and frowned when he saw the kitchen. Bunny and Toothless were making out once again, with Toothless' back pushed against the fridge so that neither Jack nor Hiccup had access to it.

"Oh Bunny!" Toothless exclaimed exaggeratingly "You are such a skilled kisser!"

"Guys…" Jack tried to push them from the fridge but they wouldn't move one bit "I know that you know that I'm here!"

"OH BUNNY!" Toothless screamed overplaying Jack's voice.

"STOP IT!" Jack screamed. He tried to push his friends away but to no avail. "If you don't stop right now, then I'm gonna take Hiccup and have sex with him in your room, Bunny!"

That made Bunny stop and Hiccup blush to his ears. "You wouldn't do that!" Bunny answered but turned away and let Jack gain access to the fridge.

Jack smiled at his victory and pulled everything out of the fridge to make Hiccup and himself a couple of sandwiches.

Toothless thought that ever since they had gotten away from Jeremy that things had changed for a better. Bunny and he were in a relationship and it looked like they were getting out of the whole Runaway situation. But when Hiccup had told him that the police hadn't found Jeremy at his house he felt slightly nervous. He felt as if he was safe with the other Runaways but he couldn't help thinking that somewhere out there Jeremy might be looking for him. That's nonsense, Toothless thought, I'm sure he's left the house because he thought that we were going to the police.

He walked with Hiccup, accompanying him to Astrid before he would go and buy food. The two were walking in silence, both entangled with their own thoughts. Toothless knew that Hiccup didn't want to admit it but the brunet too was afraid that Jeremy might come back for them. The black haired teenager reached out and grabbed Hiccup's hand. The brunet looked up when his hand disappeared in Toothless tanned one. "I know what you are thinking," Toothless began "You're afraid that he'll come back. You don't have to put a mask on. You can talk to me about it if you want to."

Hiccup stopped walking and looked up to his best friend "Aren't you afraid?" he asked softly.

"I'm terrified," Toothless answered honestly "But we can't let that stop us. I've fought back two times and I will never let him win again."

Hiccup bit his lip and averted Toothless' eyes. "I-I just feel so embarrassed! Wh-When he… he put m-me in front of y-you like th-that-"

Toothless grabbed Hiccup's shoulders and pulled him into a hug "You shouldn't Hiccup. You were a victim. He did that so he could get into our heads."

Hiccup pushed himself further into Toothless hug. He could smell the old leather of his best friend's jacket and it was having a similar effect on him as Gobber's coffee smell.

Toothless pulled his hands back to his sides and looked into Hiccup's eyes "You're one of the strongest people I know. Most people that would have gone through that would now be crying in a corner but here you are; standing on your two feet and helping people out of their misery." Toothless kissed Hiccup's forehead and pulled him to the place where he would meet Astrid.

Astrid was already waiting at her and Hiccup's meeting place. She had Ruff and Tuff with her. Ruffnut, who was Tuff's twin sister, held a bag in her hand, ready to leave her friends and go to wrestling class.

"Is this gonna take long?" Ruffnut asked "Class starts in 15 minutes!"

"He'll be here any minute," Tuffnut assured his sister. "You'll get to your stupid class."

Ruffnut arched an eyebrow and prepared to punch her brother for calling her class stupid when she spotted Hiccup with a rather attractive companion.

"We're sorry we're late," Hiccup apologized as soon as he reached his friends.

"It's okay," Ruffnut said, bashing her eyelashes at Toothless. The male looked at her irritated and shot Hiccup a confused look. The brunet shook his shoulders and sent Toothless a smile.

"Alright," Hiccup began, looking at Astrid "You said that you knew somebody that could help us."

"Well not me," the blonde answered "Ruffnut knows somebody, right Ruff?"

"Hm?" Ruff answered dazzled, breaking her gaze away from Toothless "Oh yes. The brother of the guy that teaches me wrestling is looking for somebody to work the bar at his club."

"Bunny," Toothless immediately said "That could be something for Bunny."

"Bunny never worked in a bar," Hiccup threw in unsure. He knew that it was hard to get a job without experience.

"My teach told me that the other guys were thrown out because they weren't taking the job serious-"

"Maybe he would give him a chance if he could see how serious he is about the job!" Astrid interrupted her friend.

"Whatever," Ruffnut said "I'll talk to him and text you later."

"Thank you, Ruff," Hiccup responded smiling

"I'll see you later, Hic," Toothless pushed his hair out of his face. He pulled a phone out of his pocket. Hiccup had got it for him in case Toothless ever needed it but so far the older male had only used it to play Tetris. "Call me or Bunny if you want somebody to come and get you, alright?"

Hiccup nodded and watched his friend disappear into one of the many shops in the pedestrian zone.

Toothless grabbed everything they needed before he headed to the check-out. The queue was rather long and at the beginning of it stood an elderly woman which was paying with coins only. The queue was moving forward at a torturing slow speed but eventually it was Toothless turn to pay. He pulled Hiccup's money out of his pocket and gave it to the cashier. The change was pushed back into his pocket, cautious not to lose a penny. He grumbled a goodbye to the cashier and walked out of the shop. He looked around to see if he could find Hiccup anywhere but the younger male must have chosen to hang out with his friends somewhere else. That was Toothless' sign to return to the den. He couldn't wait to see Bunny. The two of them were still working on plans to annoy Jack, preferably with Bunny and him making out. Toothless smiled to himself. He didn't see the shadow when he walked past the beginning of a dark alley way and he sure as hell hadn't seen the hand pulling him in. The groceries fell to the floor and Toothless' back connected with the rough surface of a wall.

"Hello Liam…"

"Am I a male?" Bunny asked, looking at Jack. They were playing a boring game of 'Who am I?' until their friends would come home.

"Hmm… Are you? I think so," Jack answered, smirking like an idiot "Am I human?"

"No. Am I young?"

"No, you're really old and annoying-"

"Am I myself… again?"

"How do you always figure that out so fast?!" Jack complained mockingly and snatched the paper of his forehead "Frodo? Is that all you can come up with?"

"Shut up, you're always taking the same blood-" Bunny interrupted himself when his cell phone rang. He looked at the display and saw that Toothless was calling. He accepted the call and pushed the phone to his ear. Before he even had the chance to speak, he could hear Toothless sob on the other side of the line. "P-Please- Come a-and get m-me…Please Bunny, please-" and with that the line went dead.

I'm sorry this chapter was lame but it was more of a filler chapter to get things rolling again. And I kind of have a question: Would you guys like to see snippets of Toothless, Jack and Bunny's past?

Well see you this weekend (I hope so... School is going to be a bitch this week...)

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