Chapter Twenty(filler)

Hiccup-

Hiccup was only half listening to the lecture Professor Moor was giving. His mind was still on the events of last night. He was still trying to fully accept the fact that Jack was Nicholas's son. It seemed like such a crazy thought to him. Jack and Nicholas were so different from each other. It almost seemed impossible that they were related.

He sighed and shifted in his chair. Merida glanced at him from where she was sitting next to him. "Thinking about Jack?" she whispered. Hiccup nodded. Merida grabbed her red notebook and jotted something down. Hiccup opened up his own blue one and red what she wrote.

Merida- I still can't believe Jack is his son. I mean they look nothing alike!

Hiccup- I know. That's my thoughts exactly. They don't act alike either.

Merida- There's gotta be some mistake. I mean there are plenty of Jacks in the world.

Hiccup- But Jack had the picture.

Merida- Oh yeah… I just realized that is Jack were to open this he would read everything we just said.

Hiccup- Eraser time!

Hiccup and Merida quickly erased the few sentences they had wrote and returned to their work. Still Hiccup's mind wandered back to Jack and Nicholas. How was Jack feeling? Was he excited he had a father or mad it was Nicholas? Did he want to tell Nicholas he knew or keep it a secret? Did Nicholas even know it was the same Jack?

His mind churned with the questions he longed to ask, but he didn't want to bother Jack or offend him. They had been trying to talk to him all day, but Jack didn't say anything. He just sat there and stared out the window or the teacher if the room had no window.

I wish I knew how to get him talking again, Hiccup thought. Suddenly it hit him. He reopened the notebook and grabbed his pencil. Merida gave him a confused look, but grabbed hers as well.

Hiccup- I have an idea!

Merida- For what?

Hiccup- I can't say anything until everyone joins us.

Rapunzel- I'm here now.

Hiccup- What about Jack?

Jack- I'm here.

Merida- Now tell us what this is about Hiccup.

Hiccup- Well, it's been awhile since we went to see Simpion for training and Toothless hasn't been ridden in a while so I was wondering if you guys would want to come and go on joy rides. What with finals coming up the teachers will be cracking down on getting our work done and we won't have much free time so it's now or never!

Rapunzel- Ohhhh I want to go. I love Toothless!

Merida- Me too!

Hiccup- Jack?

Jack- Did you think I wouldn't go? I mean would I really miss out on a chance to break the rules? Hiccup smiled as he read what Jack wrote. It sounded like he was almost back to him old self.

Rapunzel- When are we going?

Hiccup- In four days?

Merida- Sounds good!

Rapunzel- That's fine.

Jack- Sure.

Hiccup- Then it's a date!

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Hiccup stepped into the clearing with Merida, Jack, and Rapunzel. Toothless wiggled his haunches excitedly and gave them each a lick. Rapunzel and Hiccup laughed loudly. Merida and Jack looked less than pleased.

"Who brought the brooms?" Hiccup asked. Merida and Jack handed over two brooms they had snuck out of the school's supply.

"I call Toothless," Rapunzel said.

"No offense buddy, but I think I'll take a broom," Jack said, looking at both Hiccup and Toothless.

"None taken. What about you Merida?" Hiccup asked.

"I'll fly with Jack," she said, taking back her broomstick. Jack took the other one.

"Where exactly are we going?" Rapunzel asked.

"We're just flying," Hiccup said. He climbed into the saddle on Toothless and held his hand out for Rapunzel. She took it and climbed up behind him. "Hold on," he said. Rapunzel held him in a tight hug as Toothless's wings unfurled and he prepared to take off.

Merida and Jack mounted their broomsticks and kicked off the ground so they were hovering next to them.

"Ready?" Hiccup asked. Merida and Jack nodded. He could feel Rapunzel's head move up and down against his back. He patted Toothless's neck. "Let's go boy." The sudden burst of air as Toothless took off made Rapunzel squeal and Hiccup laugh.

He loved the feel of wind blowing through his hair and the complete freedom that came from flying. In front of him he could see Toothless's tongue hanging out of his mouth. The dragon gave a few more rapid beats with his wings so that they were far above the Dark Forest. The air was clear up here and there was a slight breeze. Straitening his wings, Toothless began to glide on the drafts of air.

Rapunzel lessened her grip on Hiccup now that the ride had smoothed and there wasn't much threat of getting thrown off. He heard her sigh and guessed she was enjoying the beauty of it all.

Suddenly something big and black whizzed by. Toothless grunted and beat his wings slightly to keep them from going forward anymore. Hiccup gasped and turned towards the thing. To his surprise he found jack sitting on his broomstick behind them. He laughed at Hiccup's startled face then whizzed by again.

"Be careful Jack," Rapunzel warned.

"I'll be fine Punzie," he shrugged it off and did a loop through the air. Just then Merida arrived.

"What have we stopped for? I thought we were flying," she said.

"Jack startled us," Hiccup explained. Merida shot Jack a frosty glare. Jack shrugged and gave them a goofy grin. He was almost acting like nothing had ever happened in the office. Hiccup didn't know if that was good or bad.

"Let's keep going," Rapunzel urged. Hiccup nudged Toothless and the dragon continued to soar forward. Jack and Merida flew on either side of him, easily keeping up with them.

Above them the sky had turned a purple-blue color and the first few stars were starting to appear. Hiccup pulled slightly up on the saddle and Toothless started head upward. Merida and Jack glanced at each other before following him.

Rapunzel held on to Hiccup again as Toothless went faster and faster upward. Hiccup leaned forward so his head was directly above Toothless's head. Toothless beat his wings harder and they were rushing towards the stars.

Out of the corner of his eyes we could so Merida and Jack clutching their broomsticks with white hands as they rocketed upward. Their broomsticks were completely vertical and they were doing everything they could to keep from falling off.

Suddenly Toothless stopped beating his wings and for a moment they were just suspended in the air. Time seemed to slow as Hiccup took in the landscape. Above them the dark sky was now filled with twinkling stars. Below the forest was completely dark and almost invisible. In the distance the castle was shining brightly, like a beacon calling them home.

Next they were falling. The shadow of the forest was gradually growing closer and the air was rushing against him, threatening to pull him out of the saddle. At the last moment Toothless beat his wings and lifted them back into the air.

Hiccup felt breathless with exhilaration as they began to soar through the air again. He loved the thrill of riding Toothless. There was nothing better than it.

"Are you crazy? What was that about?" Merida demanded as she and Jack rejoined them. "What if you hadn't stopped in time? You would have plummeted right into the forest and you could have been killed!"

"Relax. I do it all the time with Toothless," Hiccup shrugged. Merida looked furiously at him.

"What about Rapunzel? What is she had fallen off?" she asked.

"Toothless could have caught her. Besides Rapunzel enjoyed it. Didn't ya Rapunzel?" Hiccup glanced behind him. Rapunze was breathless and her braid was in a terrible mess, but her eye were bright with excitement.

"I loved it," she breathed. "Can we do it again?" Hiccup and Jack laughed. Merida did not.

"I'm surrounded by idiots," she groaned.

"Like you haven't taken chances before. Remember our first flying lesson?" Jack said slyly. Merida glared at him.

"Shut-up Jack. You aren't in this conversation," she snapped.

"You're right. Besides Hiccup seems to be taking care of himself. I think that's the first time I've heard him stand up for himself against a girl. Good job buddy," Jack smirked. Hiccup could feel the blush rising in his cheeks and was happy it was dark out.

"Can we just keep flying?" he asked.

"Fine. But don't do anything so stupid again," Merida said.

"Ok, ok," Hiccup nodded. He shared a look with Jack and he nodded. They were going to do it again.

A/N:

I'm really sorry I haven't updated in forever and that this chapter is so crappy and short and boring. I've been working on some of my other stories and I've been getting ready for High School which is starting next week! Ahhhh. I also have guests coming over today so I didn't have time to make this any longer. Sorry! There's no excuse for why it's so poorly written. That's just my bad :P I promise the next chapter is wayyyyy better. It's a major fight chapter. Then sadly it's the train ride home. Yep there's only two more chapters for year one. Don't worry though, the story isn't over yet. I've decided to combine years one and two together so we've still got a lot more to happen in this story. Thanks for sticking with it for so long. Now I'd like to thank AlexJohnD, HeyDickGrayson, Rylee88, October-SkySong21, FloralmaTylee, ROTBTD FANGIRL, NatalieHawk, and changeofheart505 for reviewing. I'm really sorry for the disappointing chapter. I'll try to finish year one this week, so keep a lookout! Thanks for reading and please review!

P.S. Someone had commented on the notebooks before and they asked how they could tell who was writing what. In my word document I have them using different fonts, but I guess it never carried over to FanFiction so I decided to label them instead. I hope this helps!