Jack walked into his house with Hiccup. They were planning on going hiking for the day, but it rained on them last minute. They were about to get walking when it just started pouring non-stop, getting them soaking wet. Jack laughed as he and Hiccup tried to beat the rain and prevent themselves from getting even more soaked, only to no avail.

Jack walked in with Hiccup who was groaning and laughing at the same time.

"The drowned rats are here!" Jack announced loudly.

"Jack? Hiccup?" Gwen said, coming out.

Jack noticed something different about his mom, but he couldn't quite make it out until he heard a male voice come out from behind her.

"Is that Jack?"

She smiled and motioned for a middle aged man to come out who was giving Punzie a piggy back ride.

"Horsey, horsey!" Punzie giggled happily.

Jack stared at the guy; he was huge!

This guy had to be at least over six feet. And his bright blonde hair brought out his brown eyes so clearly, Jack was stunned that the guy's hair could even be that bright. Along with his tall figure, the guy's muscles could be seen through the black t-shirt and tight jeans that he wore. This guy screamed intimidation. And yet, despite the nearly frightening stance of leadership and determination, he smiled warmly at Jack, not to mention his hold on Punzie was gentle and caring.

"Man, look at you!" the man said.

"Jack, this is Max. Max Pembroke."

"Corporal Maximus Pembroke, at your service!" he smiled, saluting.

Punzie giggled, "Maximus?!"

He chuckled and reached up to tickle her, "Don't make fun of my awesome name little lady!"

Gwen smiled at him, "He was friends with your father. Max, this is Jack and that's his boyfriend, Hiccup."

"Nice to meet you both!" Max said, "Jack you sure got big! I remember when you were a little tyke and had brown hair!"

Jack could only stare at him as Hiccup looked from him to Jack and then to Gwen, obviously trying to make a connection.

"Did you both get rained on?" Gwen asked, "I can go get some towels." She said walking away.

"Do you need help Gwen?" Max asked.

"I'm good, go on ahead and get comfortable." She said.

He nodded to her and then carried Punzie back to the kitchen, "Punzie was showing me some of her art work." He said, pretending to gallop to the kitchen.

Jack followed him and nearly ignored Hiccup when he felt him put a hand on his back. He turned and found Hiccup grinning at him.

"What's with that face?" Jack asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Nothing." Hiccup said innocently.

Jack glared at him playfully and then turned to see Punzie showing Max some pictures on the fridge. He was listening to her patiently go into detail what the pictures were. He would point to some of their school photos and she'd tell him when they were taken.

"He seems nice." Hiccup said quietly.

"Yeah." Jack said, distractedly.

"Here you both go." Gwen announced as she tossed them towels, "Hiccup it's supposed to storm really bad today, if you need to call your mom, feel free to stay over tonight. Oh and I can dry your clothes if you need to." She said.

"Thanks Gwen." Hiccup smiled, and then looked to Jack, "Mind if I borrow some clothes?"

"Dude, we make out, duh you can borrow my clothes." Jack rolled his eyes, laughing.

Max looked over at the two of them curiously. Jack wondered what he was thinking.

He put Punzie down and sat at the table with her and Jack noticed him look up at Gwen off and on as she cooked something. Punzie was telling him all about her upcoming surgery and he was smiling and listening to her, giving her advice and telling her all about how much ice cream she would get to have.

Jack walked with Hiccup upstairs.

"Lunch will be ready in about twenty minute's boys, so no funny business up there!" Gwen warned.

Max raised his eyebrows and snorted a little. Jack shot him a quick look and then took Hiccup's hand and ran upstairs with him.

"Dude, who is that?" Hiccup asked once they were in the clear up in Jack's room.

He closed the door and sighed, "I'm not sure, but apparently he was in mom and dad's wedding and he was close friends with my dad. Now he's like some police detective or something."

"So he's just good friends, right?" Hiccup asked as he stripped his shirt and shorts off. Jack did the same and then handed Hiccup a clean t-shirt with a band logo on it.

"I'm not sure; they've been talking a lot lately. I think he's staying with us for a while, since he's here on a business trip or something." Jack said, remembering his mom explaining this to him ages ago.

Jack quickly put on a white t-shirt and found his favorite blue hoodie to put on. Hiccup was able to find some black sweatpants and put them on while Jack found his blue and white checkered pajama pants. Since they were probably not going anywhere, he didn't care how he looked.

"You want a sweater?" Jack asked Hiccup, who still looked cold.

"Nah, just you." Hiccup grinned.

"That's my line!" Jack teased and pushed him onto his bed carefully. Hiccup laughed as Jack straddled him and began tickling him, "This helping?" he laughed.

Hiccup fought Jack off, trying his hardest not to pee his pants, "Jack!" he gasped through his laughter, "Quit it! I'm gonna wet your bed!"

Jack laughed and rolled off him, lying next to him on the bed. He found a blanket and covered him up, "Better?" he asked.

"No." Hiccup pouted playfully.

Jack smiled and hugged him close.

"Better." Hiccup smiled, breathing into Jack's shoulder.

They stayed like that for a while, listening to the rain on the windows and the thunder rolling by.

"I love you." Hiccup suddenly said and Jack smiled happily, forgetting his curiosity and worry about the man downstairs.

"I love you." Jack answered, squeezing Hiccup tighter.

Hiccup looked up and Jack was finally able to kiss him.

"Damn! You are cold!" Jack chuckled as he leaned in to kiss Hiccup's nose, "Even your nose is cold!"

"I get cold pretty easy." Hiccup shrugged.

"Aha! You are a reptile!" Jack teased as he tickled Hiccup's stomach playfully.

Hiccup giggled, "No I'm not! I'm a dragon! Get your facts right."

"Dragons are reptiles." Jack said, getting closer to Hiccup and finding his mouth to kiss again.

Hiccup couldn't push him away because his arms were trapped in the blanket Jack had wrapped around him.

"Mmm." He moaned, "True-mmm…dragon's are-ngh….better…." he tried saying as Jack kissed him.

"You talk too much." Jack teased, finally slipping his tongue inside Hiccup's mouth.

That shut Hiccup up real fast.

…..

Max was telling them stories of cases he'd investigated in his home state. Some of them were pretty intense sounding, but he kept it clean for Punzie's sake.

Jack had to admit that although he felt weird about the guy being there, his job sounded incredible, yet hard. But Max seemed to really enjoy helping out when he could.

"It's always great when you find a missing person and are able to get them home." He said.

Gwen nodded at him.

Jack began watching his mom and noticed how much nicer her hair looked and how her eyes just lit up when Max talked.

"So, Jack, Gwen tells me your going into art school." He said.

Jack nodded, "BCAD." He said, "So I'll be able to stay home and take classes in art and design." He said, shrugging.

Max nodded, "That's a smart move, college is expensive these days. What do you wanna do with art and design?"

"Video game design or something like that." Jack said.

"Sounds like a plan."

"I wanted to join the military but Mom and Uncle North convinced me to go to college first."

Max narrowed his eyes thoughtfully and nodded, "Why military?" he asked.

"Max!" Gwen interrupted, "Did you want any more to drink?"

He smiled and got the hint, shaking his head, "I'm good, thanks Gwen." He then turned to Hiccup, "And what about you Hiccup? Where are you off to?"

"Changewing University." Hiccup said, "I'm gonna study engineering. I wanna help design medical equipment." He admitted.

Max widened his eyes and little and nodded, "You don't say! That's a noble field! Good luck!" he smiled.

"Thanks." Hiccup said.

"How long you two been going out?" Max asked as he drank some more of his coffee.

"Since August." Jack said, smiling at Hiccup.

Max nodded, "How'd you meet."

"Merida and me!" Punzie said proudly; glad to finally be included in the conversation.

"Who's Merida?" Max asked curiously.

"Merida's Punzie's age." Hiccup answered, "She's my little sister. We met when we both took them to ballet."

"Yeah! Jack told me to punch Merida, so I did and then we became friends and then Hiccup and Jack fell in love!" she smiled.

Jack turned beet red.

Max merely stared at her, trying not to laugh.

Hiccup grinned at Jack, who looked so guilty.

"But it was okay in the end, because they took us to McDonald's where I got stuck in a slide and Jack had to save me. But then he lost his shirt and was naked and I think that's when Hiccup really fell in love with Jack."

It was Hiccup's turn to blush deeply. Jack merely smiled through his red face as he stared at the table.

"I'm surprised you're so cool with this." Hiccup admitted, looking up at Max, "Most people get nervous or intimidated by a homosexual relationship."

Max shrugged, "Please, I see murders, kidnappings and drugs all the time. Shoot, I see kids who do things they really shouldn't. You two aren't doing anything wrong in my book. I mean if two kids wanna hold hands and kiss in public, that can't be a crime compared to somebody doing drugs or hurting others."

Jack looked up and actually smiled at Max for the first time that night. He was so used to getting cold looks from people who would watch as he and Hiccup kissed lightly or held hands as they walked. He could sometimes hear the names they shot at them. But whenever someone genuinely said that what they were doing wasn't wrong or bad in any way…it just felt good.

Punzie yawned and Jack had a feeling her medicine was still in her system. She had to take naps off and on to rest up.

"Okay missy, let's get you to bed for a bit." Gwen said.

"Can Uncle Max put me in bed?" Punzie asked.

Max smiled, "Sure!" he got up and carried her like an airplane up to bed, causing her to giggle.

Gwen watched fondly as he carried her daughter upstairs, "He's so good with kids." She admitted, "He volunteers at domestic violence shelters to teach self-defense and stranger danger, but he just loves visiting the kids."

"He sounds like an awesome guy." Hiccup admitted, getting a look from Jack.

Hiccup merely smiled, "Thanks again for letting me stay the night. My mom was worried sick about us coming out in the storm."

Gwen smiled, "You can stay with Jack, but I don't want either of you doing anything you shouldn't." she warned.

"We won't." Hiccup promised. And he knew Gwen would find out, so he knew better to keep his promise.

Max came back down and sat next to Gwen, casually putting his arm around her shoulders to rest on the back of her chair.

"I heard you two got into quite the pickle a few months back?" he said.

"Which one?" Hiccup chuckled.

Max looked sadly at Jack and he knew what Max meant.

"I'm fine now." Jack said, shrugging.

Hiccup looked quickly at Jack and frowned. He had nearly forgotten about that and was happy to do so. He hated remembering how battered and broken Jack looked. He found his hand under the table and squeezed it.

"You boys did a good thing." Max said as he finished off his coffee.

"How?" Jack asked.

"You didn't let them get away with it." Max nodded.

Hiccup looked to Jack again, who was looking down.

"I usually only tell this to the women at the shelter who's boyfriends or husbands are beating on them, but I'm gonna go ahead and tell you boys too." Max said, leaning forward, "Being in love isn't a crime, but assault is. Being hit once is enough. Period." He leaned back in his chair and gave them both looks, "You understand what I'm saying?"

Hiccup and Jack stared at him and he narrowed his eyes softly, "No matter what anyone says, you aren't doing anything wrong, so don't be ashamed of anything."

Hiccup smiled at Max and looked to Jack who looked back at him. Hiccup merely raised his eyebrows to say 'I like him'.

Jack sighed, admitting defeat. Max was probably the coolest guy on the planet.

…..

Hiccup and Jack played a video game and Hiccup was surprised at how much Jack was letting him win until he realized that Jack was listening to his mom and Max talk in the kitchen, doing dishes together.

Hiccup finally paused the game and pulled Jack in to kiss him.

"What was that for?" Jack gasped in surprise when they broke apart.

"Come on." Hiccup sighed, getting up and taking Jack's hand.

"What?" Jack asked as Hiccup dragged him upstairs to his room.

Hiccup closed the door and crossed his arms, "Spill."

Jack could only stare at him.

"You have been out of it all day. You aren't even trying to have fun like you normally do. So what's up?" Hiccup asked as he found a seat on Jack's desk chair. He sat in it backwards and rested his arms on the back of the chair, watching Jack as he sat on the bed, ruffling his white hair.

"I don't know…" Jack admitted, "I mean…Max is a great guy…but…"

Hiccup narrowed his eyes, "Are you afraid he and your mom are getting close?"

"No!" Jack yelled.

Hiccup raised his eyebrows.

Jack groaned and finally shrugged, "Is that so hard to believe?"

Hiccup smiled thoughtfully, "I know you're used to being the 'man' of the house and all, but, don't you think its okay for your mom to start finding love again?"

Jack glared at him, "Of course I think it's okay! I just…"

Hiccup raised his eyebrows.

"I just don't want her to forget dad…" Jack admitted, "God that sounds like some stupid stepchild talking." He groaned.

Hiccup laughed, "Just a little. Jack, don't you watch those cliché movies? Your mom isn't going to forget your dad or you if she falls in love. But she deserves to find happiness. And she's not abandoning you guys."

"I know…" Jack groaned, "I just don't want her to get hurt."

"Jack, I don't know if you noticed…but your mom is the equivalent to Wonder Woman. I don't think much fazes her."

Jack chuckled, "She did punch Gothel the other day and totally got away with it."

Hiccup snorted, "You have to admit that your mom is kind of scary."

Jack raised his eyebrows and nodded.

Hiccup got up to join him on the bed, "Relax, would you? At least the guy she likes is accepting and actually really cool."

Jack nodded, "You're right…I'm just…still not sure yet."

"Well, get out of your funk, cause I'm itching to have fun at prom." Hiccup smiled.

Jack looked at him and grinned, "You bet. We're gonna be the baddest mofos there!"

"Yeah, we're totally swag." Hiccup nodded slowly, rolling his eyes.

"You'll never guess the theme of our prom…" Jack snorted.

"Oh no…tell me it's not as bad as mine?" Hiccup asked.

"What's yours?" Jack asked suddenly.

Hiccup groaned, "Hunger Games: May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor."

Jack stared at him and then started laughing non-stop, "Okay…I'm sorry, but you win!"

"What's yours then?" Hiccup whined.

Jack suddenly frowned and then glared at the wall, "Under the Sea: Better Down Where its Wetter."

It was Hiccup's turn to laugh.

….

Max had spent the entire week at Jack's house and he knew he had at least two more weeks to go. Jack didn't mind the guy, but he still was a little put off by his sudden appearance. Little by little he was getting used to Max. But he still hadn't really been able to just sit and talk with the guy. He didn't mind really, he was too focused on his prom this coming weekend. Jack and Sandy had not been invited to anyone's after party, but luckily, Astrid was organizing her own and inviting people for Hiccup's prom. So Jack didn't mind this weekend just going out with Hiccup to dinner and then dancing at prom for a while. Hiccup's prom would be the big weekend with parties and friends, so it was nice to have a prom to themselves. He was able to get them reservations at a nice restaurant and couldn't wait.

It was the day of and Jack had to go pick up his tux and boutonniere. Punzie was having another sore throat so Gwen had to take her to the doctors suddenly.

"Have Max go with you!" she suggested.

"What?" Jack gasped.

"Hey!" Max came in, almost like he was coming to the rescue, "Need something?" he asked.

"Would you mind going with Jack to get his tux and his boutonniere?" Gwen asked as she carried a coughing Punzie around, "I just can't wait until she gets her tonsils out." She sighed.

"No problem." Max smiled, grabbing his leather jacket, "Feel better princess." He said, ruffling Punzie's hair.

Jack sighed and followed him out to his truck.

"Hop in, excuse the mess. Being a detective you live on coffee and fast food." He chuckled.

Jack crawled into the truck and ignored fast food bags and coffee cups on the floor. Hey at least there wasn't mold.

They drove in silence for a while and Jack was showing him where to go.

"This is helpful, considering I'm moving down here next month." Max admitted.

Jack nearly shot out of his seat, "What?"

He nodded, "Yeah, the business trip is my official training. I'm becoming a police chief down here. I applied a couple months ago and got promoted."

"Why down here?" Jack asked innocently.

"Well, I have good friends down here and I like the area a little better." He admitted, "I finally found an apartment nearby so it's been great being able to settle a few things and visit with you all." He smiled.

"Does Mom know?" Jack asked.

He nodded, "We've been talking for a while back and forth about it. I asked her opinion and she gave me a good one."

Jack said nothing as he let the news sink in.

"Something tells me you aren't so happy about it." Max grinned.

Jack looked up awkwardly, "No! I mean, that's great that you found a job…"

"But…?" Max chuckled, "Seriously Jack, I'm a detective, nothing gets past me."

Jack could only stare out the window, hoping Max would let it go.

"Jack, I get too many runaway cases in my department. Over half of them it's because their mom or dad is seeing someone new. I'm not saying you're gonna run away or anything, but I get the feeling you don't like the fact that I'm seeing your mom."

"So…you really are going out with her?" Jack asked.

Max nodded, "We've been taking it slow. I asked her out a year ago and she turned me down. The distance was hard and she was still dealing with her own issues. But one day we met up and hit it off. I kept in touch and planned to move. Now we're moving forward."

Jack stayed silent and then asked him, "I thought you two were just good friends…I mean…you were my dad's friend. Why would you do this?"

Max frowned, "Jim and I were the best of friends. When I lost him…I actually needed Gwen to comfort me as much as I comforted her. Over time, I began missing her friendship just as much as I missed his."

"So just stay friends." Jack grumbled.

Max smiled, "We tried that, bud." He chuckled, "But, something about your mom…she's just incredible."

Jack sighed.

"You know how you feel about Hiccup? You two could easily just be friends, right? But you're not. That's kind of how Gwen and I are."

Jack looked at Max and glared. He just had to bring up his boyfriend.

But nonetheless, he made a point. To save themselves the trouble, Jack and Hiccup could have just been friends and not gone any farther…but thinking about that made Jack sick to his stomach and nearly broke his heart. He loved Hiccup and couldn't imagine his life without him. Maybe Max had a point.

Jack did like the guy; he was great with Punzie, he treated his mom right, and even supported Jack and Hiccup being together.

"Just promise me one thing." Jack said.

"Shoot." Max smiled.

"You ever hurt my mom; I'm allowed to kick your ass." Jack said.

Max grinned and ruffled Jack's hair, "You bet."

Jack couldn't help but smile at the contact. His dad used to ruffle his hair that way. It felt nice.

…..

Merida was making faces behind Hiccup as he posed for nearly fifty photographs his parents were taking of him in his suit.

"This occasion won't come for another hundred years probably so I'm taking advantage of it!" Elinor said frantically as she kept snapping photographs, "MERIDA! GET DOWN!"

Hiccup turned and grinned at Merida who was still making faces behind him, "Careful, at your prom I can get revenge." He warned.

She giggled and hopped down into her dad's arms.

"Oh, Hiccup, you look so handsome!" Elinor cried happily.

"Please don't cry, Mom." Hiccup laughed as he grabbed Jack's boutonniere.

His mom grabbed her purse and turned to Fergus, "I'll be back in a little while, the triplets should be sleeping. Merida! Bed in one hour!"

Merida whined and her dad put her on his shoulders and waved to Hiccup, "Have a good time son!"

"Bye Dad!" Hiccup smiled as he waved.

Toothless wagged his tail by the door and let Hiccup pat his head, "I'll be back later, bud. Be good." He said.

Toothless whined as he left and he walked with his mom to her car.

By the time they got to Jack's house, both of their mothers were in tears.

Max was smiling and having to take the camera from Gwen to take pictures of Hiccup and Jack exchanging boutonnieres and posing for the pictures quickly.

"Okay, my jaw is breaking." Jack muttered, "I've been doing this for over an hour."

"Let your moms have their moment." Max chuckled.

"We're doing this again next weekend." Jack complained.

"Tough." Max laughed as he kept taking pictures, "Okay, can they go now?" he chuckled.

"You both are so handsome! Have fun!" Gwen said as she ran forward to hug Jack and Hiccup. Elinor right behind her.

"Be safe, both of you!" she cried.

"Call if you need anything." Max said as both boys ran hurriedly from the house.

Jack opened Hiccup's door for him and he heard their moms sobbing loudly and squealing about how adorable it was.

Hiccup rolled his eyes, "How long have you been doing that for me?" he laughed.

"I think it's the suits." Jack smiled as he showed off his white tux.

Hiccup rolled his eyes but couldn't deny how incredibly gorgeous Jack looked in his suit.

Jack finally got in and they took off. Jack was massaging his jaw, "Man…next weekend's gonna be crazy too." He muttered smiling, "But man is it going to be incredible."

"I think tonight's gonna be great too!" Hiccup smiled.

Jack grinned at him and finally parked his car at the restaurant.

He leaned over and quickly took Hiccup's chin to kiss him, "You look incredible." He breathed.

Hiccup blushed and rubbed his neck awkwardly, "Really? You don't think it's too much?" he asked nervously.

"You should wear bow ties more often." Jack grinned.

Hiccup smiled and waited for Jack to open his door for him. He knew that if Jack didn't do this he'd flip his lid, so he let him have his moment.

They held hands and finally walked inside the restaurant. Hiccup had only been here once before when his father invited him to a company celebration. But Jack was in awe of how incredible the place looked.

As usual, people gave them funny looks as they held hands. He had a feeling the suits were a dead giveaway. Hiccup suddenly spotted a few kids, obviously dressed for prom with their dates.

People would smile and compliment the girl's dresses and how handsome the boys were. But when he and Jack were spotted, it was almost like disappointment and confusion. It sort of hurt.

"Ignore them." Jack muttered, "They're just jealous because they'll never look as handsome in these suits as we do."

Hiccup smiled as they were seated, "Maybe Gobber's would have been better." He shrugged.

"It would have been, but, this is prom night. It's okay to be different once in a while." Jack smiled, "Besides, I don't care what people think as long as I'm here holding your hand."

Hiccup smiled at him.

The waitress came over and began taking their orders. One of the first things she asked was where their dates were.

Hiccup turned red and uncomfortable but Jack spoke up, "You're looking at him! Isn't he handsome?" he smiled.

Hiccup had a feeling she thought he was joking until she saw how fondly Jack looked at him. She merely cleared her throat and took their orders.

"We'll change her mind once I give her a tip." Jack grinned.

"Don't tell me your gonna give her a bad one." Hiccup groaned.

Jack smiled, "Quite the contrary, I'm giving her a good one."

Sure enough, she gave them free dessert.

….

"I wonder if Sandy's here yet." Jack wondered aloud as they walked through the doors of the hotel lobby. The dance was being held in the banquet hall. Jack took out his phone to text her when Hiccup was punched lightly from behind.

"Found ya!" Snot teased as Hiccup rubbed his shoulder.

"Sandy! Snot! You made it!" Jack smiled.

Sandy was stunning in her light blue dress. Her blonde hair had been done up in a curly updo and she was practically glowing from excitement.

Snot wore a light gray suit with a blue tie to match her dress and Hiccup could tell he was sweating nervously.

She held his hand tightly and beamed at Jack and Hiccup.

"Sandy you look incredible." Hiccup smiled as he went up to hug her after Jack did.

She thanked him and Snot was grinning proudly.

"PICTURE." She signed quickly and they all quickly took pictures and paid for a photo booth session.

Once inside, it got very dark and Hiccup could tell the school had indeed gone all out to make the place an "Under the Sea" theme. There were bubble machines and special light effects that made it look like they were in the ocean.

They quickly got punch and watched as people mingled and danced.

"Did anyone else think the theme sounded like a porno?" Snot asked them and Hiccup snorted so badly that punch came out of his nose.

"On that note!" Jack laughed as he pounded Hiccup's back with his hand, "Let's dance."

Snot turned to Sandy and held out his hand, "Did you wanna dance?" he asked her politely.

She smiled and took his hand and followed him out to the dance floor. He seemed nervous as she put her arms around him and he put his around her waist. But she seemed giddy with excitement as they moved to the music. He finally got into it and felt comfortable dancing with her, smiling at how beautiful she looked, even if there wasn't enough light to see her properly.

Jack took Hiccup's hand and led him backwards to the dance floor where he took his hips and brought him closer. Their heads touched lightly and Hiccup smiled as his hands found Jack's shoulders. They swayed to the music, a nice slow song that neither cared to even name. Their foreheads stayed connected and Hiccup closed his eyes as Jack's lips found his.

…..

They were dancing so long that neither even realized the time. The dance was finally coming to a halt soon. Both the king and queen had been crowned so all that was left to do was dance until it was over.

But Hiccup was definitely getting tired, so Jack sat down with him at a table. Sandy and Snot finally came over as well. It seemed everyone had removed their jackets at that point.

"You guys wanna go get some late night food after this?" Snot asked as Sandy sat in his lap.

Jack looked to Hiccup to see if he was okay with it. Hiccup smiled and nodded.

"We're in." Jack smiled.

Snot nodded and then Sandy shot up again to drag him back out to dance. He laughed and followed her.

"You okay?" Jack asked Hiccup.

Hiccup nodded and rubbed his leg, "Yeah, sometimes I forget I have a fake leg." He laughed.

Jack smiled warmly at him and scooted closer, "You want me to get you something to drink?"

Hiccup nodded.

Jack got up and was about to pour them some punch when he heard somebody talking nearby.

"I can't believe that fag had the nerve to show up with his boy toy."

Jack looked up and turned around to see a couple of girls talking with some guys. They weren't facing him so he had a feeling they had no clue he could hear them.

"Pitch was supposed to be prom king this year. It's so not fair." One of the girls said angrily.

"Yeah, I mean, I don't believe a word that ass hole says, because Pitch was the greatest guy on the planet and he should be here and not Jack."

Jack looked down angrily and tried his best to ignore them.

"You heard what Pitch said. Do you know what he did to his baby sister?"

Jack balled his fists tightly.

"It's disgusting. Look at the two of them while they dance, it's so gross." One girl laughed, "Jack's pretty good looking but his little fling is totally a flop."

"What a loser."

Jack turned, dropped the punch and finally walked up to them, "You know you can say all you want about me. But if you ever bring my baby sister or my boyfriend into the mix; then we have a problem."

They all turned when they heard him and glared anxiously.

"Just thought you should all maybe check your facts or at least make sure the person you're talking about isn't right behind you. Talk about pathetic." Jack spat, "Now please, enjoy the dance. I'm gonna go make out with my boyfriend now, who by the way is hotter than all of you combined."

He walked off and was relieved to see Hiccup enjoying himself as he watched Sandy and Snot dancing. He smiled when he saw Jack, then frowned when he realized how upset Jack look.

"What happened?" he asked with concern. Jack walked right up to him and put his hand behind his neck and pulling him in for a deep kiss. Hiccup would have protested, considering this kiss seemed different than most, but Jack always had a way of leaving him speechless.

Jack let go and found a seat, pulling Hiccup's chair closer to him.

"You okay?" Hiccup asked curiously.

Jack looked down and Hiccup put his arms around Jack's neck and touched his forehead to Jack's, "Talk to me." He whispered.

Jack looked up into Hiccup's eyes and smiled again, "Nothing happened, let's go finish the night." He smiled, getting up to take Hiccup's hand.

Hiccup decided to probe Jack about it later and followed him out to the dance floor. Jack kept Hiccup close as they slow danced to another song. Hiccup buried his face into Jack's shoulder and felt Jack's chin on his head.

Jack would be lying if he said he wasn't hurt by what those people said, but these days he seemed to take it in stride. He knew that as long as he had Hiccup, he could face anything and anyone.

He held tightly to Hiccup who had his arms around his neck, relaxing. Jack wondered if he was purposefully leaning against him because his leg hurt.

"Did you wanna go?" Jack asked him.

Hiccup looked at him curiously, "I'm okay." He said, "Why? Did you wanna go?"

Jack looked around and could tell people were giving him angry looks and talking about him. It began to feel even more upsetting to him. And all he wanted was to enjoy prom with Hiccup. Hiccup kept looking him in the eyes and Jack finally nodded.

Hiccup took his face and kissed him gently, "I love you." He said.

Jack looked close to tears as he answered back, "I love you."

…..

Sandy was getting annoyed by the constant looks she was getting. People didn't even bother to compliment her at all. They merely complained that the little liar who got Pitch in trouble had the nerve to show up. Nobody even bothered to ask what happened and what he'd tried to do to her. Even though she felt protected with Sean, a part of her was very upset.

Snot noticed it near the end of prom when she began looking around nervously.

"You okay?" he asked her.

She looked up and put on a smile, nodding. Her arms wrapped tightly around his neck as they danced. She bit her lip and avoided his gaze. He didn't fail to notice and would look around. He began seeing people glare at her and he found Jack and Hiccup getting the same treatment. He sighed and broke from her, taking her hand, "Let's get out of here, this party's lame." He smiled.

He found Jack and Hiccup who were walking towards the exit as well, "You guys going too?" Snot called.

Jack turned and nodded.

"Yeah, this whole shindig is pathetic if you ask me." Snot yelled loudly, enough for people to hear him, "I mean, 'better down where it's wetter'? The hell is that? Guess some guys aren't getting laid!" he laughed.

He got a few glares and Sandy put a hand to her mouth to hide her giggle. Jack and Hiccup smiled as they walked out.

"Ignore those ass holes." Snot continued and Sandy couldn't help but smile up at him, "Take it from the guy who beat that Bitch guy to kingdom come."

"Pitch." Jack grumbled angrily.

"Same difference." Snot shrugged and Hiccup snorted again, "Anyways, I saw what he did and if those people are as pathetic as he is, then they aren't worth your time."

Jack smiled at him as he held Hiccup's hand. He frowned a little though, "I just wanted to enjoy prom."

"I did have fun. I mean, prom was almost over." Hiccup shrugged, "And after that they would have crowded everything trying to get out. What a hassle." He said.

Jack nodded.

"Besides, next weekend is the real party." Hiccup smiled.

Jack grinned and looked at him, "You wanna trade tux's to mix it up a little?" he laughed.

Hiccup rolled his eyes.

"Let's eat!" Snot said.

Sandy smiled as he pulled her waist in closer to him as they walked.

They all made plans to meet at a local 24 hour food place and separated to get to their cars.

"Hey, babe, wait a second." Snot said before they reached the car.

She turned to him.

"You look beautiful." He smiled shyly.

She smiled back as well and tried pushing some hair from her eyes.

"Really." He said, "And I'm glad that I got to save you that day."

"SAME." She signed, biting her lip and smiling.

He pulled her in for a hug, "No matter what anyone says, I'm one lucky guy."

She put her hands on his face and pulled him in for a kiss. He was a goner after that.