"Yeah Dad, we're just getting on the plane... Scarlett and I. No dad, no grandkids, we're just friends and she's twenty. Yeah... yeah, okay. Love you to. Bye."
Scarlett took a sip of the overpriced, under-flavored airport Starbucks coffee and smiled at her best friend.
"That's cute."
Henry glared at his best friend and turned off his phone. The pair started to the terminal and Scarlett grabbed Henry's hand
"What?" He asked
"I, uh, never been on a plane before."
Henry smiled that loop sided smile he hasn't smiled in three years
"You'll be fine. I'm here..."
Astrid was biting her nails. Hic- damn it, why did he have to change his name?- Henry comes into town today and she was admittedly nervous. Ruff (or should she call her The Traitor/Bitch) promised that Astrid doesn't even have to talk to Hic- god damn it- Henry, just walk up and down the aisle together, then fight as much as they want.
Astrid do a little more than 'fight' she'll kick that little rat in the penis and walk away. (No, Astrid didn't put that on her bucket list... so what if she did? Henry -Yes! Finally- deserves it).
At least Henry is staying with his dad. And his date is too... Astrid's not jealous. He broke her heart. Not the other way around.
"Astrid," started Ruff as she entered Astrid's apartment "I know where I want to go for my bachelorette party."
"Oh no..."
"STRIP CLUB!"
"Lord help me..."
Henry walked into the brisk Minnesota air (January man... it's a bitch for Minnesotans) and looked around for his dad.
"What does your dad look like?"
"If you see a red haired, 400 pound moose, that's my dad..."
"What-..."
"Son!" A voice boomed from across the parking lot "There you are!"
Scarlett watched as Henry's father easily lifted Henry off the ground in a bone crushing hug
"Dad. Can't. Breathe." Gasped Henry
"Sorry Son," Stoick Haddock set his son on the ground as looked at Scarlett.
"Hello Judge Haddock, I'm uh... Scarlett Snow, nice to meet you..."
"I'm sure my Henry told you about me."
"He did." Smiled Scarlett "Many good things," Scarlett shoulder bumped Henry and giggled "It's very nice to meet you.
"You to Scarlett." Stoick smiled and led them to his car "So Son, how long are you two staying?"
"Three weeks. The longest I've been away from work in three years."
"The wedding is in a week Son, why are you staying longer?"
"Scarlett's never been to Minnesota."
"Oh."
Astrid triple checked herself in the mirror before deciding she was date worthy. Ruff set Astrid on a date, and Astrid wasn't too excited about it.
The buzzer rang and Astrid ran to her intercom
"Who is it?"
"It's, uh, Mark, Regina told me to be here…"
"It's open."
"Dad, this is too much. Really." Henry looked around the expensive-looking restaurant and sighed "Scarlett and I would've been fine with a pizza. Trust me, I feed her every night."
"Shut up Henry, I don't mind Mr. Haddock. Henry, take notes out of your fathers book and feed me better."
"I don't feel right leaving Toothless in the car though."
"Henry, enough! Enjoy your free food!"
Henry rubbed his forehead and nodded "Fine, you're right, it'll be fine."
"So, how's the company Son?"
Astrid shrugged Mark's arm off of her shoulder and look at an all-too-familiar car. She heard a familiar bark and gasped and looked into the car window
"Toothless?" she whispered
"What was that?"
"Nothing, uh, let's go inside…"
Henry wrinkled his nose at some rubbery looking food and pushed it away.
"Henry, you haven't eaten a good meal in two weeks, are you okay?" asked Scarlett, touching his hand
"I'm fine. I need to do some work when we get to the house though. I forgot to call the Russia partners before we left."
"Henry, live a little okay! You're twenty one!"
Henry rolled his eyes and tried the overpriced wine his father ordered.
Scarlett looked up and saw a blond girl walk through the door. She looked familiar, like she's seen a picture, but never meet her before. Scarlett tilted her head to the side, trying to place the blond. Scarlett elbowed Henry.
"Ow." Said Henry, rubbing his bicep (You know… if he had one). "What was that for? I wasn't acting like a dipshit… was I?"
"No, Henry are you kidding me right now? Do you know that blond over there, in the black dress?"
Henry looked up and his eyes widened
"Shit…" he swore
"What?" asked Stoick
"It's… it's Astrid…"
Astrid glared at Mark, who had pulled her chair out for her.
"I can do that myself, my arms aren't broken."
"Sorry…"
Astrid sat down and looked around the restaurant. She caught the eye of a red headed girl sitting next to a familiar auburn boy, or should she say man.
Time seem to freeze as the auburn man with green eyes stared at Astrid.
Hiccup
"Scarlett, dad we need to go."
"Henry, what's going on?" asked Stoick, turning his head in the direction his son was looking in "Hey, it's Astrid. Hello Astrid!"
Astrid looked up and gasped (And no… she wasn't singing Mamma Mia in her head… okay, maybe was but that's beside the point… mamma mia here I go again…)
"Mr. Haddock… hey…" Astrid looked at Scarlett and Henry, who were holding hands "Who's that?"
"Oh, this is Scarlett, Henry's best friend…" said Stoick "Well, it was nice seeing you. Henry, don't you have some work to do or something?"
"Uh, uh…" stuttered Henry
"Yes, he does. Trust me…" said Scarlett "He needs to call Russia."
Astrid lightly gasped and glared at the girl. Just because Henry isn't hers anymore doesn't mean she can't hate the people he dates.
"Let's go dad…" said Henry, and practically running out of the restaurant.
"Sorry about that Astrid. Jet leg…" said Scarlett "It was nice to meet you…" Scarlett ran after Henry
"What the hell was that?" asked Scarlett
"I know. I know."
"Is that the girl you're running from?"
"I'm not running from her okay. She ran from me."
"Look Henry, it doesn't matter. You're still running from your past."
"Who are you to talk Scarlett? You made your parents move to Miami for college."
"At least I went to college!" Henry looked down "I'm sorry, that-that was over the line."
"You're right, I should've stayed here. Astrid… she needed me, and I left."
Scarlett looked down "But… Henry, sometimes you have to leave the people you love…"
"Not that lame quote again!"
"Shut up for a minute and let me talk," Scarlett took a breath "You didn't leave because you wanted to, I know you well enough to know that, you left because you thought you needed to. But you didn't need to."
Henry looked into the restaurant, then back at his best friend "I love you, you know that."
"I know."
They hugged and Scarlett smiled "I love you to…"
I'm so sorry! I meant to get this up sooner, but I could seem to finish it. This ending is so horrible but I'm okay with it. And the thing with Mamma Mia, I was in study hall and was listening to the song, and I gasped. Someone asked me 'What?' and I go 'This would fit perfectly with my fanfiction!' then the study hall teacher yelled at me…
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