Aright I owe you guys another apology. Midterms came up and I didn't want to get distracted and I have fallen behind on my updates. I will try and make up for this with 2 chapters per week for the next couple weeks to make up for the setback. This is not my best chapter but I wanted to get this one out there because you are loyal readers and you deserve to be sated. Having said that you deserve good quality so I apologize again.
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Alright, let's not waste time. It's mostly Elsa's POV. You know the drill. I own nothing. Let me know what you think and here we go.
Elsa was having lunch with Rapunzel at a table outside looking over the ocean during their school lunch break. The Monday sun was high in the sky but the wind off the sea kept everything cool. Rapunzel was wearing a yellow tank top with a pink crop top with HelloKitty printed on it and jeans while Elsa was wearing a simple blue tee and blue jeans.
"So how's your skating going?" Came the opening salvo from Rapunzel, "I haven't asked in little while and I missed your last competition."
Elsa chuckled, Rapunzel knew darn well how they were going but she needed an excuse to just talk, "They're going well, Callaghan and I are swapping 1st and 2nd place in the standalone competitions. There's a drag coming up for the next few weeks of no competitions but practice will be going on."
"But not as strenuous?" Rapunzel asked.
"I suppose so." Answered Elsa.
Rapunzel grinned "Leaving you with more free time."
"I suppose so." Elsa replied knowing where this was going.
"Like hanging out with a certain-"
"Cousin?!" Elsa beat her to the punch, "I know we could go swimming or hiking or-"
"That's not what I meant and you know it." Huffed Rapunzel, "Although that would be fun. We should do that."
"I agree." Elsa nodded disappointed her angling hadn't worked.
"But I meant you spend your time with a certain boy…" Rapunzel teased.
"Punzie." Elsa stated simply yet with a little force, "My life does not revolve around Hiccup Haddock. Never has and I don't plan on it happening anytime soon.
"Even if I have kissed him." Shit She put a hand over her mouth but it was too late, she could see Rapunzel eye's light up with delight. Oh boy here it comes.
Rapunzel squealed, "YOU KISSED HIM! What was it like? Is he a good kisser? Did he taste nice? Was hot? Was it sexy?"
"Uh," Elsa paused at the rapid-fire questions, "Which one would you like me to answer?"
"All of them!" Came the response.
Elsa didn't want to answer but if she didn't Rapunzel would bug her to no end, "Uh, It was nice, he was a pretty good kisser, I guess he tasted nice and I refuse to answer the last two."
"Aw come on." Whined Rapunzel, "Although really when you think about it in a way you did answer them."
"That's enough of that." Elsa snapped. "Anyway with us doing the skating thing I see him a lot anyway."
"Pfft, whatever." Punzie snorted, "Just tell me you made out with him."
"I did not." Elsa answered vehemently. "We're trying things slowly."
"Aw but that's boring." Rapunzel whined, "With me and Flynn-"
"You and Flynn are not a good model on this kind of relationship." Elsa retaliated. To that Rapunzel could only pout. Of course, at that moment a certain boy with a black jacket and blue jeans had to stroll into view.
"Hey." Called the biker. Elsa groaned inwardly: He had to show up in front of Punzie.
"Hey." Elsa replied reluctantly.
Rapunzel grinned "Well, hello there Hot Stuff."
"Well I've been called many things but that's a new one." Hiccup chuckled as he sat at the wooden table.
Elsa made the formal introductions "Hiccup this is Rapunzel Coran. Rapunzel this is Hiccup Haddock." Hiccup held out his hand for a handshake to which Rapunzel returned.
"It's so nice to finally meet you. Elsa's told me so much about you." Rapunzel squealed, a big grin on her face making Elsa pink with embarrassment which clearly did not go unnoticed by Hiccup.
"I'm sure she has," He teased, "But unfortunately I've not the pleasure of hearing anything about you. You are a wonderful vision."
"Oh stop." Rapunzel giggled. Elsa was getting redder and she knew they hadn't even gotten warmed up.
"Before we talk about you Rapunzel," Hiccup continued, "I have to ask: how does Elsa not have a list of boyfriends? I figured she had one for every night yet she deigns to hang out with me."
Rapunzel raised her hands to the sky as if some prayer had been answered, "Oh Hiccup where have you been all my life?" Do you know how hard it is to get her to go out on a date?"
"Excuse me!" Elsa interrupted, "I went on that date with Tadashi didn't I."
"A walk around a science fair does not qualify as a date." Rapunzel quipped, "Honestly. And on top of that: she was the one who made them go to the science fair."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Hiccup clucked, "All work and no play."
"Exactly." Rapunzel concluded. Elsa didn't know if should punch him or curl up in a hole and die. She could have only imagined what her face looked like.
"Well maybe we can fix that but perhaps another time." Hiccup determined but this time in a tone that signaled the end of the teasing, "Coran? BY any chance are you related to George Coran?"
Rapunzel nodded and took a seat as well, "Yeah, he's my dad and Chief of Police."
"I knew he was the chief," Hiccup responded, "I just didn't realize you were his daughter." Oh boy Hiccup do you have to go to racers vs cops every time?
"Why? Thought I'd be a goody two shoes like this one?" Rapunzel quipped back as she elbowed Elsa.
"More like surprised that the chief daughter is the same one that suggested a race between me and Hans Islander." Hiccup replied as he lounged on the one bench while Elsa and Rapunzel. That memory brought a few chuckles out of them.
"Well maybe there is more to me than meets the eye." Rapunzel countered.
"Fair enough." Hiccup bowed in consent then brought a hand to his chin into the thinking position. "Tell me how are you two cousins? Whose Dad and whose Mom are siblings?"
Elsa jumped in on that one, "Both Moms."
"Really I would have guessed a brother and sister not two sisters." Hiccup mused and then his eyes perked up, "Family money?"
"We're not going to dignify that with a response." Articulated Elsa.
"We're not?" Echoed Rapunzel albeit in a question.
"And yet you just did." Hiccup had a smug grin on his face. How did his face become so slappable?
Rapunzel quickly shook it off, "Eh it's whatever, by the way Elsa I meant to ask you: How's Anna doing?"
Oh, Punzie did you have to ask that in front of him?
Elsa quickly answered the question, "She's doing very good. She's going to be coming to school on Wednesday."
Rapunzel's eye's perked up, "But isn't that to soon I mean what about…" she trailed off as her eyes moved to Hiccup, "Does he know?"
Hiccup chuckled ruefully, "Oh yeah, he knows." Elsa nodded in agreement with his statement.
"Long story." Elsa told Rapunzel heading of any questions she undoubtedly had, "As for Anna I have no idea about her condition asides from how she feels, she's been home for a few days so I think she should be good."
"Well that's great." Rapunzel cheered and then turned back to Hiccup, "Anyway back to our conversation."
"Actually Rapunzel I came back here to talk to Elsa about something." Interjected Hiccup.
"Really?" Punzie raved, "Ooh, I wonder what nice drippy goodness you have to tell her. Don't worry, I see nothing and I hear nothing."
Awkwardly Hiccup explained "Well actually… Rapunzel… It's kind of private."
Rapunzel gasped, "Well far be it from me to keep you waiting. Heaven forbid I should stop a blooming romance. I should be getting going. I know Mr. Haddock did not come here to talk to a gossip like me." Elsa almost choked and felt her cheeks blushing.
"Nonsense." Hiccup denied, "You are like a ray of sunshine."
"Oh stop." Giggled Rapunzel, "I can only imagine the things you say about Elsa. Anyways, ta-ta." And with that she flitted off.
As soon as she was out of earshot Hiccup raised his hands in exasperation, "Oh thank God, I thought she'd never leave."
"You and me both." Elsa groaned, "Did you have to encourage her with 'private conversation.' She's bad enough on her own. The last thing she needs is something to fuel her loose lips."
"I figured it would be the quickest way to get her gone." Explained Hiccup, "How did I do by the way? Did I sell the reluctantance of an embarrassed lover?"
"In Rapunzel's eyes you would have won an academy award." Elsa snickered.
"Hah those matchmakers right. They think they're so smart." Hiccup scoffed
"Hmph." Elsa acknowledged, "Hey listen I know you're not my sister's biggest fan but thank you for not making a scene in front of Rapunzel."
"Oh pfft, think nothing of it." Hiccup chided, "If I made a scene every time I didn't like something, I wouldn't get anywhere."
"Maybe but still it means a lot to me." Elsa explained.
"What did you mean that you have no idea about her condition?" He queried. "Did something happen?" Shit.
"Ah… just a little familial spat. My dad and I have been avoiding each other and he knows more than I do." Elsa elaborated. Not a complete lie. Not a complete truth. A girl has got to have her secrets. She could tell he didn't quite believe but he didn't press. Probably figured that if he had his secrets, she was entitled to could keep hers.
"Okay." He consented, "Anyway I wasn't lying when I said I needed to talk to you."
"Oh, what's up?"
Hiccup made a show of checking to make sure they were alone when it was obvious they were. "Well, let's just say that I managed to secure that item you requested."
It took Elsa a moment to realize what he meant, "So soon? But how did you get the money?"
Hiccup shrugged, "I cashed in a favour." A favour?
"What kind of a favour equivalates a motorbike?" Elsa asked in disbelief.
"Big enough that really it was a bargain." Hiccup divulged.
"Wha- never mind." Elsa withdrew her question, he had his secrets, "Umm, thank you."
"I was thinking after practice maybe we could go and you know give it a test drive." Hiccup explained.
"Don't you have to work?"
"I told Dom that I was getting a bike to try out. He won't think twice: I've been holding that favour for a couple years now."
"Ah." Elsa nodded: it made sense.
Hiccup got up to leave then he remembered something "One more thing. Just to be clear on both fronts: we are both aware that I own the bike for the time being, right?" Truth be told, Elsa hadn't thought about it until he said it but now that he had it made perfect sense. He bought it albeit through a favour but he paid a price for the bike why would he just give it to her for nothing.
"Oh yeah of course." Elsa agreed, "Would I be wrong in assuming that I can buy the bike from you?"
"You would not be wrong." Hiccup confirmed. "And if we have a falling out before said action I can sell it to someone else."
"That's cold." Elsa commented, "No wonder all your girlfriends dumped you."
"Really?" He mocked, "Not because they didn't understand me?"
"Oh please a child could figure you out." Elsa scoffed.
Hiccup thumped his chest, "I've been wounded," He moaned waving his arms in exaggerated circles, "I've been wounded by savagery."
"Save it for the theatre." Elsa grumbled.
Hiccup raised an eyebrow, "What no sympathy for the wounded soldier."
"Tis but a scratch." Elsa responded with a bad attempt at an English accent remembering a funny movie with that quote.
"A scratch? My leg's off." Hiccup replied with the same bad accent having seen the same movie. They both looked at each with deep intimidating looks, then slowly they started to crack: Grinning at first, then snickering and so on and so forth until the bursting with laughter. They took a moment to regain control after a little bit. It might have ended there until Hiccup opened his mouth.
"A science fair?" That led to even more laughter until Elsa got the hiccups and they had to reign it in.
"In my defence, I knew Tadashi was interested in another girl who was going to be at the fair so I threw him a bone and he took it hook line and sinker." Elsa clarified.
"You always this selfless." Hiccup asked.
"Only when I'm bored and I'm rarely bored." Elsa digressed.
"Liar." challenged Hiccup, "I got to get ready for Phys. Ed. We good for later then?"
"Sure thing." Confirmed Elsa.
"Great. Right then." Hiccup sprinted while Elsa felt a growing excitement for this afternoon.
That afternoon. Hiccup's POV
"Now before we go in." Hiccup paused in the in the parking lot in front of the shop, "Do be careful around the owner."
"Why what's wrong with the owner? He's not some weirdo who has a secret fetish with vehicles and thinks they're living things." Elsa chuckled.
"Yeah if you could not say that out loud again that would be great. I really don't want to die just yet." Hiccup urged. Even if it is accurate.
"Alright so tell me about this owner." Elsa smirked as she waited for her answer. How does one describe E?
Hiccup tried to explain, "Well let's just say the owner is ah well is you know…"
She raised her eyebrows. "Looney."
"ECCENTRIC." He nearly yelled, oh how he wanted to put a hand over her mouth to keep her quiet Yeesh. "The owner is eccentric and maybe… Slightly obsessed and a… tiny bit paranoid." He could tell she didn't believe him. He could only imagine how his face looked.
Sure enough her eyes rolled, "Okay then well this should be fun."
"Good." Hiccup breathed, at least he had deniability, "One other thing: He's a she."
Her eyes bulged "She?"
"Oh yeah. Come on, she's waiting." Was all Hiccup offered her as he walked toward the door. When it came to Edna it was best to just let the first impression speak for itself.
Unlike her home Edna's shop was what you'd expect from a motorcycle store in Berk: Square, cement walls, aged white paint and a black tin overhang. He held the door open for Elsa and followed her in. The inside was also the same showroom in another shop but Edna didn't care about that stuff she cared about what the shop housed. To a normal person the bikes wouldn't look all that different but any gearhead worth their salt would be able to see the extra work and refinement Edna put into her babies. Speaking of which.
"Edna!" Hiccup called out, "You here?"
A PA system squeaked out "Are you shouting?" Whoops.
Hiccup chuckled nervously, "Heh. Sorry E. Won't happen again."
Edna came out from the garage, "You are damn right it won't happen again." Crap she set me up. He spared a glance towards Elsa who was clearly perplexed. All Hiccup could do was shrug.
"Well." The small woman snapped, "Aren't you going to introduce me or are you going to stand there with a stupid look on your face."
"Right." Hiccup stirred, "Edna this is Elsa. Elsa this is Edna Mode."
"Um hello." Elsa gave Edna a small wave. This is the owner? The woman was basically a midget and only came up to her waist. She had an all black wardrobe going on to match her slick black hair.
"Ah so this is who you wanted the bike for." Edna muttered while examining Elsa's figure like she was a diagram, "Nice muscle tone, takes good care of the body, natural balance."
"I beg your pardon?" Elsa asked politely.
"Well I assumed that if you take care of the body, you'll take care of the bike." Edna explained as though it made perfect sense. Not that Elsa had time to confirm that she knew what Edna was talking about as she turned right back to Hiccup.
"She'll do." She declared and then smiled, "I was worried that this all going to be for nothing. First I had to disassemble the entire bike right down to the bolts and then reassemble it with the new equipment and added refinement and of course paint it and it came out so beautiful it would have broken my heart if she was some skank."
"Yes ma'am." Hiccup answered like a dutiful dog.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down here." Elsa exclaimed, "I have no idea what you are talking about so do you think-"
"Yes, words are useless." Edna interrupted, anticipation dripping from her words, "Gobble, gobble, gobble. Too much of it darling. Too much.
"That is why I show you my work." Edna explained. "That is why you are here." She then walked over to a spot beside the garage door, the same one that she just walked out of, where there were four devices. The first one was a keypad; on which she dialed a ridiculously long code, then the second was a palm scanner, the third was an eye scanner and the fourth was a vocal scanner. How much money does this woman have?
Edna spoke slowly into the mike of the vocal scanner, "Edna Mode." The next moment Elsa was staring down the barrel of a minigun that had extended down from the roof, "And guests." Quick as it appeared the minigun retracted back from it's hidden position. Edna opened the door and the two teens followed her in but not before Elsa grabbed Hiccup's arm and pulled him closer.
"What the hell was that?" She whispered vehemently as she squeezed his arm tighter, "A minigun?!"
The chill bastard only shrugged, "I told you: a little paranoid."
"You call a minigun LITTLE?" her voice raised a few decibels.
"Coming?" Edna asked while waiting patiently.
Hiccup nodded in her direction, "You should see her home. Come on." The two walked into the garage and Elsa was stunned. The place meticulously clean but every bike seemed to have a place of prominence. Bikes of every make and model seemed to be here: Harley Davidsons, Hondas, Kawasakis, Suzukis, Yamahas, Victorys and so many more. Elsa noticed a specific bike
"Is that a 2002 Heritage Softail?" Elsa asked pointed to the bike. Hiccup and Edna looked at her then the bike then her again with a puzzled look.
"I thought you said she didn't know anything about bikes." Edna nudged Hiccup.
Elsa blushed, "I don't I just figured if I was going to ride a motorcycle I might want to know a thing or two. So, I did some reading on Wikipedia." The two looked at each other with clear looks of surprise.
"And she takes the initiative." E mused, "I like it. Come."
"So, I was right then?" Elsa asked eagerly.
Hiccup smirked "Not even close."
"D'oh." Elsa moaned before they all shared a chuckle.
"Try a 2008 Dyna Wideglide TwinCam 88." Edna called out as she continued walking ahead. The garage was quite deep all things considering but soon they were where they wanted to be or Elsa assumed anyway since there was a bike with a tarp over it.
"Ms. Elsa." Edna announced as she threw the tarp off, "meet the Harley-Davidson 750 Street!" What was in front of Elsa was a sleek compact bike that looked amazing. Most of the bike was overlapping shades of blue with the occasional white lightning bolt. It was small, light but even from where she stood it felt like it was more that willing to show off.
"60° SOHC, water-cooled V-twin engine with balance shaft with a 749 cc displacement." Edna started rattling off some of the features with no small amount of excitement even if Elsa didn't understand them, "With the bore size of 85.0 mm × 66.0 mm it has 53 horsepower 8,000 RPM and a torque of 47.9 lbf·ft 4,000 RPM and so much more." Elsa had walked closer and was examining it from every angle.
"Can I touch it?" Elsa asked, almost afraid that she might break it.
"But dahling, Do more that. Sit on it. Sit, sit, sit" Edna squealed. Elsa place her fingers on the handles and gasped. As stupid as it sounded in her head the handles seemed to fit her hands perfectly. Even when she sat in the seat it was almost as if the bike was made for her.
"Wow." She said unaware that it was aloud until Edna did a fist pump.
"Hiccup snickered then spoke up, "Should we give it a test drive?" Gulp test drive?"
"Uh Hiccup." Elsa stammered, "Ha, I… I don't think that's a good-"
"If I can learn how to skate you can learn how to drive" Hiccup countered as he walked up beside her and tried to get her comfortable, "Just relax, Edna could you open the doors, we'll start slow okay."
Elsa gulped, "Okay."
"Okay." Hiccup confirmed and then began instructing her, "Place your feet on the ground and kick the kickstand." She did as she was told and now was straddling this machine that now felt much, much heavier.
"It's heavy." She chuckled slightly. She could already feel beads of sweat sliding down her forehead.
"It's only 480 pounds." Hiccup explained as he grabbed a spare helmet and slid it on her head. "You should try to move Toothless."
"Is that supposed make me feel better." She growled.
"Nope." Hiccup quipped, "Alright start it up."
"Right." Elsa mumbled, "Uh how?"
"Here." Hiccup reached and grabbed the left handlebar lever, "That's the clutch."
"That's the clutch." Elsa repeated as hiccup pointed to a pedal beside her foot.
"Okay that is the gear lever. Press down or up on the gear lever with your foot and that's how you switch gears. Down to go higher up to go lower." Elsa nodded her head in understanding. "Good, it's in neutral for now, so keep it there.
"Make sure the motorcycle gear shifter is in neutral. Squeeze the motorcycle clutch lever with your left hand all the way to the grip. Press the start button with your right thumb. Let the starter motor turn over until the engine fires before you release the start button." Elsa followed his instructions and the engine purred to life.
"Ha, ha, ha!" Edna laughed manically, "She lives."
Hiccup rolled his eyes as he went and pointed out the other important levers such as the throttle and brake(especially the brake), "Okay so have you driven a manual transmission before. A car with a clutch."
"Uh yeah once in my friend's car." Recalled Elsa remembering Tadashi's car.
Hiccup continued, "Alright same principle here, Pull the clutch in, place the bike in gear." She followed his instructions. "Alright now after this next step you'll be moving, so before we get to that a few things, wait until you have enough forward momentum before you place your feet on the running boards and if you want to slow down just press on the clutch and let the bike coast down. so gently ease off the clutch until it catches then release the clutch." Elsa gulped and took a deep breath.
Gently ease off the clutch until it catches then release the clutch. She repeated to herself. She then followed through. She could feel the gears wanting to connect so she did what she was told and let go of the lever. The bike shot forward and Elsa's stomach shot to her throat and said hello. The bike started to sputter.
"Give it some throttle." Hiccup yelled. Throttle are you crazy. Elsa listened nonetheless and added throttle. The bike kept going but unlike the first lurch it continued smoothly. Elsa continued to just add the occasional twist to the throttle was going out the door. Outside was a fenced in area; for bikes to be tested she assumed.
"Give it some more." Hiccup yelled. She obliged him and soon felt that it was time to place her feet on the boards. Sure, enough the bike had enough forward momentum to keep it upright. She made a right turn, went a little way and then a left turn.
"Shift up." Hiccup called again. She pressed the clutch and pressed down on the other lever and then released the clutch. She lost a little breath at the surge in power but the longer she stayed on the bike the more her confidence grew.
"WHOOO!" She hollered as she picked up a little more speed. Alas the area was only so big so she couldn't go faster. For the next hour, Hiccup with Edna adding input instructed her about the basic driving of a motorcycle. Eventually they finally had to leave but not before Edna saddled her with a manual for her bike and a textbook about engines and told Elsa to expect an test per chapter per week and also to expect a surprise in a week or two. When they left, Elsa was on her bike which she decided to dub Marshmallow while Hiccup rode Toothless. They went slow seeing as how Elsa was still new at riding a motorbike and of course she was following him.
She was exhilarated, she had ridden with Hiccup many times now but that feeling she got at the restaurant when she first rode a motorcycle with him was back. That feeling of freedom and being let off a leash. She was so excited she forgot to ask Hiccup where they were going. They drove into a residential area on the west side of Berk and pulled up in front of a worn-down house. She thought about pulling up into the driveway like Hiccup had done but she thought better of it; she still didn't have everything down pat so she stopped on the road, shut off her bike and rolled it up. She wondered for a moment why they were here until it hit her.
"Is this your house?" She asked.
"Yep." Hiccup sighed as he opened the garage door, "It's not much but I call it home."
"It looks… nice." Elsa tried to compliment his home.
Hiccup sniggered, "It looks like a dump Elsa. You can say it."
"Well it's not fair of me to say that." Elsa tried to alleviate the matter, "It's just you know I mostly have lived or have been in homes of people that have well nicer homes. That doesn't mean your house is a dump."
Hiccup scoffed "Elsa if I say it's a dump, it's a dump but it's my dump so it's not a big deal. Can you roll it in please?" He gestured for her to bring her bike into the garage.
"What are we doing?" Elsa asked slightly confused but before he answered, she kind of pieced it together.
"I figured it would be easier to not have to explain to your family why you are driving a motorbike." Hiccup clarified
"Yeah." Elsa admitted reluctantly, "That does make sense." Even trying to explain it to her uncle would have been more trouble than it was worth.
"We'll have to schedule a training session." Hiccup commented.
"That'd be great."
"Yeah, we should get you back before someone misses you." Hiccup said as he walked over to Toothless. Elsa nodded and followed him. It would have been nice to check out his home but there would be other times.
The two of them were soon on their way having spent no more than five minutes there but if they went unnoticed: They couldn't have been more wrong.