Chapter 3
Snotlout jumped out of his seat and walked over to Henry and grabbed him. " who the hell do you think you are sitting at our table you pathetic worm!?" Snotlout yelled. Henry looked coldly at Snotlout and said " I was invited over by that beautiful woman over there." At that comment everyone looked at Rachel who was blushing madly. "Leave. now!" Snotlout yelled. By this point everyone in the bar is now staring at the scene. Gobber was about to say something until Henry spoke. "Let go of me Lout before I break your arm for crumpling my perfectly straight uniform." Everyone who knew Henry was in awe, no one has ever seen this side of him. "And as for leaving I was not invited by you as I was invited by her." He said pointing at Rachel pretending not to know it was her. "So it is up to her if I stay or go." By this time snotlout had let go and was staring at Rachel to await her answer.
After a minute of silence Henry sighed and said "It appears I am not welcome here at this table." Rachel looked up at him and said "That's right you're not." Everyone looked at her in shock and Henry with a little hurt in his eyes. "But that table over there looks welcoming." She said while pointing at an empty table while smiling as well. Snotlout was furious "you would rather sit with him than all of your friends?" She replied with "I see no harm in catching up with an old acquaintance. If any of you wish to join us you are welcome" she said while standing and walking to the empty table in the far left corner of the bar. After Henry and Rachel were seated Fredrick got up from his seat to sit with them. It wasn't long before Astrid and Trevor sat with them as well. Snotlout realizing he was alone stormed out of the bar.
After a minute of silence trevor spoke up "man hiccup you sure have changed." Henry froze at hearing the name and decided to have a little fun. "I'm sorry I don't actually know who any of you are, I just did all that to piss snot off." Everyone looked around and looked down with shame on their face. Astrid was the first to speak " it's us Hiccup. I'm Astrid, that's Frederick, that's Trevor, and that's Rachel." She said while pointing at everyone while saying their names. Henry steeled his face and looked at them with a fake angry glare that made all of them shiver. At seeing this Henry almost burst into laughter but held it in. He then said "The same one's that tormented me all through middle school and high school? The same ones who made every day of my life a living hell?" Everyone of them looked down in shame. Truth be told they felt guilty with the way they treated him all those years. Even though Rachel talked to him when no one was around she didn't help when he was being bullied and that made her feel worse. "We are all sorry for the way we treated you. We really truly are." Said Astrid. "Well what all of you did to me can't be forgiven." Henry said looking down with his eyes closed. They all looked down with sorrow in their eyes. Rachels eyes were almost briming with tears. When Henry saw this he smiled his loped sided smile and said " not with out some beers." They all looked up surprised at what he had said. Henry started laughing so hard he was almost crying. Everyone else looked around confused. When he was done laughing he said " I really had you guys going you all looked so sad." "Y-y-you mean?" Rachel asked with a stutter. "I knew it was you guys the moment you walked in." He said wipeing tears away. "And to make things clear I forgave you guys when I joined the marines. Hell I even forgave snotlout." Everyone was shocked and stunned to say the least. "But don't get it twisted I still don't like him." At that everyone burst out laughing until Rachel pushed him and said " that was in called for Henry you actually made us feel really bad especially me." Henry looked at her " I'm sorry it was just a joke honest I meant nothing by it." He said with big puppy dog eyes. She then blushed and turned away and said "I forgive you." At that they all started laughing again.
Thirty minutes later they were talking about their lives the others more than Henry. As he was just listening and laughing at the stories they were telling. He paid extra attention when Rachel spoke. " So Hiccup got any war stories to tell us." Trevor asked. With that Henry froze. He looked around and said "not really." "Oh come on there has to be at least one. Especially since your a major." Trevor asked once again. "Not really, sorry" he said as he took swig of his whiskey. "Come on at least tell us what it was like killing some one." With that memories that he kept locked away resurfaced. He stood straight up with his breath ragged and un-even his skin pale. Gobber saw this and rushed over knowing what was happening. After getting Henry's attention he told him to go up stairs as Gobber lived on the second floor of the bar. Which Henry listened and said good bye and went upstairs. "What was that about?" Trevor asked. Rachel then punched Trevor in the gut."He was re-living a battle." Gobber said. "You mean like a flash back?" Rachel then asked. " aye. And from the looks of it it was a horrible battle for a man does not normally quiver in fear of his own memories." Everyone looked down with sorrow. " I think its time you all leave it getting late you should head home." Gobber said and they all nodded and left.
A\N THANKS FOR READING CHAPTER 3. I KNOW SOME OF YOU DONT LIKE MY CHOICE IN PAIRING BECAUSS YOU THINK THERE IS NO CHEMESTRY BETWEEN HICCUP AND RUFFNUT. BUT THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS WITH A RUFFCUP PAIRING IS BECAUSE I DONT THINK RUFFNUT GETS THE CREDIT SHE DESERVES. EVEN THOUGH I SEE WERE MOST OF YOU ARE COMING FROM. BECAUSE I ALSO AGREE THAT HICCUP AND ASTRID ARE THE BEST COUPLE EVER. I WANT THIS STORY A LITTLE DIFFERENT. AND I HOPE TO THROUGH SOME MAJOR TOPICS INTO THIS STORY.
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