A/N: Hey all, sorry the update is late, I had exams. They are finally finished! You should know that I edited the end of the last chapter a bit, but I added in what I changed (just the last paragraph) to the beginning of this chapter. I hope you enjoy, I changed it up a bit to make it third person.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters

Chapter 5:

3rd Person

"So, 'cause it's been a while an' I don' know yer skills, we're gonna have you do some exercises an' drills to help with future lessons and let me know where yer all at. Each lesson yer all gonna be doin' somethin' different. You'll be doin' rope climbin', obstacle courses, races, some stretchin', balancing beams. I'm gonna be recording yer results in this clipboard, so do yer best. First up," he peered at his list. "Is rope climbing. If ya all'd line up in a line, behind tha' ropes, tha's right, we can begin.

Everyone shuffled towards the ropes, and Snotlout was first in line. He tried to threaten others behind him to take his place, and usually, everyone would have given in, but after the fight in the cafeteria, Snotlout had lost all his power. As Gobber approached, he straightened and puffed out his chest, trying to appear confident. Snotlout had always been good at all athletics and sports, second only after Eret and Astrid, so when Gobber nodded the go-ahead, be strutted toward the dangling end of the rope with confidence. As soon as he started climbing, Astrid grimaced. She had forgotten that the uniforms were just as revealing for the boys as the girls.

Snotlout managed to climb halfway up the rope. Gobber muttered as he wrote down the results and called for the next person. The line became shorter and shorter, some managing to almost climb halfway to the ceiling high above, others falling short. Then it was Eret's turn.

He walked up to the rope and stared upwards with a hard gaze. 'I will do better than everyone and earn the respect of the school again. No-one has ever beat me at this, and no-one ever shall,' he thought, and with a grim determination, started to heave himself upwards. Everyone had ridiculed him yesterday, had laughed and cheered and ignored him. In the periods after lunch, no-one had dared meet his eyes, the storm of anger that brewed in them too fierce. So Eret used these thoughts to fuel his determination and anger and heaved himself up the rope, hand-over-hand. The onlookers underneath stared up at him, and he pulled himself up until he felt the sweat pouring off him. At last, he stopped, unable to go any further, and slid back down. Everyone gaped, and Gobber let out a breath "Almost three-quarters of the way up! Well done, boyo, tha's a new record!"

Eret was satisfied to see everyone shrink away as he strode past to sit once more on the steps, breathing heavily. He had shown that nuisance, Jay, that he was the best of them all!

Astrid

At last, it was my turn. I was right after Eret and couldn't believe how far he had climbed. But I was determined to beat him. Or at least try.

I walked forward and grasped the rope with both hands, feeling the course hairs beneath my grip, and taking a deep breath, I began to climb.

I climbed until sweat was glistening n my body, invading every dip and hollow. I climbed until my hair came loose of its confinement and fell down my back in golden waves. I climbed until my muscles were shaking and trembling with exhaustion. I climbed until my arms couldn't heave my body up anymore, and I clung to the rope, unable to go any further. As I hung there, suspended, I looked down, the mass of upturned faces swimming before my eyes. And I started to descend. When I reached the ground, I fought so my knees didn't buckle underneath my weight, and stood and looked around, my pride not allowing me to bed over to catch my breath. Gobber grinned at me and yelled "Ya beat Eret! Exac'ly three-quarters! We 'ave the new champion!"

I smirked as everyone started cheering, and glanced to where Eret stood, mouth open in shock. I gave a small smirk and sauntered over to sit down. As I passed Jay, the little voice inside my head whispered to me again, and I gave in. Arched my back a bit, I stuck out my chest and added a more swing in my hips, waltzing passed him. I felt the material stretch over my chest, and the shorts riding up even more, and could have sworn I saw something flash I Jay's eyes. Maybe the uniforms weren't so bad after all.

There were only about five people left in the line, and I watched with disinterest as they climbed. No one even came close to beating me. Lastly, it was Jay's turn. Everyone turned and watched as he took hold of the rope and nodded at Gobber. I had to admit; I was curious to see how high he could climb. Then he started, and I gulped, turning red. Almost all of the girls around me started nudging each other, whispering. Once again, I had forgotten the boy's uniform. And instead of having to bear witness to Snotlout in the uniform, I, and everyone around me were treated to an unobstructed view of Jay from underneath. The material of the shorts strained in interesting ways, bunching and gripping tightly in all the right places. My throat went dry, and I had to swallow again. I could perfectly see the way his strong legs gripped the rope, the ripple of muscles under the skin of his arms as he slowly hoisted himself upwards. Then I suddenly realised I couldn't see the details anymore; Jay had moved too far up. In fact, he was sitting on the rafters of the roof. Distantly, I heard a low whistle from Gobber. Everyone was silent. Jay grasped the rope again and fell down with such swiftness that I had to gasp, as did many others. He came speeding down toward us, then, a meter or two from the ground, started to slow down. He seemed to float the rest of the way with an unnatural grace.

The bell sounded and everyone just stared at Jay. He raised an eyebrow and turned to Gobber. "Can we go?"

Gobber shook his head and turned to the rest of the class. "Pack up, now! Time ta go!" Hurry, go ge' changed." No one moved. Jay slowly raised his other eyebrow, then turned around to go. The slam of the door shook everyone out of their trance and the gym was suddenly filled with loud voices and moving feet. It was then I realised I didn't really mind the fact Jay had beaten me. The view had made up for it. The thought made my face turn even redder than before, and I ducked my head and hurried towards the change rooms.

At recess, Jay was nowhere to be found, just like the day before. I could hear everyone talking about PE; the girls drooling about how Jay looked when he climbed, while the boys were talking about how high he had been able to climb. No one knew where he had gone. As I unwrapped my food, idly listening in to Heather, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Fishlegs talking, Eret and Snotlout came up. Pushing Fishlegs to the side and making him squeak, they sat down heavily, dumping their food on the table with a loud, "What are you talking about?"

So it was that Eret and Snotlout sat with us once more. I didn't know what would happen at lunch when Jay came back, but for now, I'd just have to deal with it. Suddenly, a beefy arm was draped across my shoulders, and I looked up to see Snotlout had scooted next to me.

"Sup, babe?"

I groaned and got up, stalking to my locker to get my books ready for the next class. Ruffnut and Heather hurried to join me, but I tuned out their talking and started to get ready. That is, until Heather nudged me.

"We brought you a memento," she said with a wink. "Check your phone."

When I made no move to do so, Ruff nudged me again. "Come on!"

With a sigh of irritation, I turned on my phone and saw a message from our group chat. Why had they texted me now? I was about to open it when the bell rang, and I pocketed my phone again. "I'll check it later," I said to them and hurried off to maths. I heard their disgruntled muttering behind me and wondered what they could have sent me that they wanted me to see so much?

A/N: I hope you like it! Please comment, even if it is just one sentence. I love hearing feedback from you. I'm not too sure about this chapter, so again, any advice would be welcome. Also, as a little challenge, can you guess how old I am based on my writing? Just leave a message in the comments, you don't have to if you don't want to. Love you all, will update again next Sunday, or maybe earlier because exams are finished! Yay!