Chapter 2: Jack's POV
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! I reached my hand out from under my warm quilt and smacked the annoying alarm clock on my nightstand. I turn away from the clock and snuggled back into my blankets. But, my peace is disturbed seconds later by my sister and my mom.
"Jack? Jackson Overland Frost I can see you under the blankets, you're not fooling anyone,"
"Noo, I'm not here. Go away." I can't believe she woke me up so early. "Mom, do I have to get up?"
"Silly, you're going to college today!" Emma shouts in my ear.
College? Oh shit! I jump out of bed and am already wide awake. "Am I late? Why didn't you wake me up sooner?"
"You're right on time, now go shower. Hiccup and Flynn will be here in an hour and a half," my mom rolls her eyes at my behavior.
I bolt past my family into the bathroom. I glance at myself in the mirror. My white hair is a mess, and I smell like a hockey locker room. Yeah, I defiantly need to shower. I turn the water on and step into the warm jets. Uncle North has the coolest jets in his showers. They all spray you at once. I scrub my body clean and massage my fingers through my hair. While I clense myself my mind is racing. I'm living with Flynn, Hiccup, and Punzie this year! But, I'm also living with these two girls named Elsa and Anna. And two other people named Merida and Kristoff. What if we all don't like each other? That would be SUPER awkward. My train of though is interupted by rapid knocking on the bathroom door.
"Jack?" Emma calls, "Uncle North made us all breakfast upstairs. Mom, Aster, Tooth, and Sandy are gonna eat with us. But, you're taking too long!"
"I'm sorry I can't hear you over my amazing voice. I'VE GOT A POCKET GOT A POCKET FULL OF SUNSHINE!" I love to tease Emma.
"I GOT A LOVE AND IT'S ALL MINE OH! WHOA!" She responds with even more enthusiasim.
Togther we belt "TAKE ME AWAYYY! A SECRET PLACCEE!"
"Okay Jack, hurry up!"
"Okay!" I turn the water off and begin toweling drying my body. I wrap the towel around my waist and walk to my bedroom. The cold hallway doesn't faze me, and I rush to get dressed. I grab a pair of brown shorts and a blue t-shirt. I rub the damp towel on my hair leaving it standing up in several places. Damn, I look good. I jog out of my room and through the kitchen. I open the door that leads upstairs to Uncle North's place. I take the steps two at a time and end up in the large kitchen.
Everyone is sitting around the island while pots and pans full of delicious food steam on the stove. I grab a seat next to Emma and pour myself a cup of coffee.
"Morning everyone,"
"Jack," Uncle North said in his thick Russian accent, "why must you take up all my hot water?"
"He's a showpony that's why," Aster butted in. Tooth elbowed him in the ribs after he spoke. Aster turned a mild shade of pink and glanced at his shoes.
"Everybody dig in!" North exclaimed. Soon everyone was talking loudly and reaching for their breakfast. I gulped down my coffee and inhaled my pancakes. Uncle North's pancakes are famous. Normally I'd pile my plate full of them, but today I kept the amount of fluffy pancakes at a lower level.
"Jack, you're not eating?" My Mom looks over at me with concern. She's always been a little over protective, but even more so after Pitch.
"I'm a little nervous," I confess, "What if the new girls don't like me?"
"Jack everyone likes you," Emma comments. Sandy moves his hands to agree with her. While it's nice for my baby sister to like me, I am worried about Rapunzel's cousins. Punz told me that Elsa is a little cold at first and I should take my time and not try to immediately be her friend.
I'm in deep thought when the doorbell rings. Emma jumps up and shouts "I got it!" and rushes to open the front door. "Flynn! Hiccup!"
I look up from my pancakes as Flynn and Hiccup walk into the kitchen. "Hey man, I'm almost done."
"Bro its fine, we're not leaving to pick up Blondie for another half hour,"
"We came over early since you're always late," Hiccup jabbed. Hic's shaggy brown hair has grown a little longer over the summer and it reaches his eyebrows. He's sporting longer pants to hide his proesthic leg. I bet he doesn't want to freak our new roomies out with a fake leg. But knowing Flynn, he'll prank them eventually. Flynn's chin is covered with a small amount of stuble and his leather jacket shouts player.
"Hey, Mrs. Overland, may I just say, your look ravishing as always," Flynn wrapped his arm around my Mom's shoulders and he pretends to pout his lips.
My Mom appears to be having none of it and replies, "Better not tell your girlfriend about this." Flynn immediately backs off and turns a light shade of pink. I snort into my coffee and begin laughing my ass off.
"Dude, you got burned by Jack's mom!" Hic laughs.
"Whatever," Flynn shrugs. Although I can tell he's a little embarresed. Flynn always hits on my Mom whenever he visits. When he first met her, he was convinced he found the woman of his dreams and plotted to marry her someday. Flynn was 10 at the time. Now, it's become a weird tradition of one of my best friends flirting with my mother. At least he's not using the pickup lines anymore, those got old really fast.
"Jack, you better hurry up," Tooth warns me. I stand up and begin helping Flynn and Hiccup load my stuff into Hic's car. We all slowly heave my suitcases into the trunk, I grab my hockey bag and toss it into the back seat.
Everyone was standing outside of the house when I'm done packing. Hic and Flynn wait in the car while I bid my goodbyes. Fantasy University is only an hour away, but it's hard to always come back and visit.
I walk up to Tooth, she's already crying. "Come here you big baby, I'm gonna miss you." I burry my face into her rainbow hair and breath in her tropical flower perfume. She's a full head shorter than me, which makes long hugs awkward.
I let go slowly, "I'll call once a week, and video chat if you want me too." Tooth smiled through her tears at that. I moved down to Aster. At my exact height, we glared into each other's faces. "Glad I'm gone Bunny?" I teased.
"Thrilled," he replied. He reached up and ruffled my hair, "Don't be a shithead, okay?"
"No promises!" I grinned. I then knelt down to Sandy's level. "Hey, if you want, we can write letters? I'll write the first one from my new place so you have my address." Sandy smile and signed rapidly with his hands. Thanks. I wrapped my arms around his small body. At 10, he was pretty tall, taller than Emma and she's only a few months older than him. I ruffled his golden hair and moved on to Uncle North.
"Jack, I'm always going to be here if you need me," I was truly grateful for that, I needed a father figure after my real dad died, and my step dad, Pitch, was horrible to my family. I felt myself being pulled into a rib crushing hug.
"Uncle North, I can't breathe," he let me go and I took in a huge breath of air.
Next came Mom and Emma. Emma's cheeks were stained with tears and Moms were littered with them sparingly. I pulled them into a group hug. We stayed like that for a few minutes. I hate leaving Emma and Mom all by themselves. At least I know Uncle North will watch out for my Mom when she has her bad days, and when Emma has her nightmares. Emma's brown hair was pulled into a ballerina bun, she had lessons after I left. "Hey, I'm coming to all your ballet competitions. I won't miss one."
"Jack, it's a recital, not a competition," she sounded exasperated. Just like my Mom when she is fed up with me.
"Jack?" My Mom looked at me, "Make sure to take care of yourself. And Flynn, cause he's an idiot. But please, be safe."
"I will Mom, I promise," I never break my promises, something I learned from Punz. "Okay, I'm outa here! I'll text you when I get there, I'll be back soon!"
I opened the passenger door of Hic's car and sat down. Flynn sat in the back and as we pulled out of the driveway, we all waved and honked at my family.
"Alright, next stop Blondie," Flynn announced. Punz lives 5 minutes from Uncle North's in a stately mansion with her parents. We drove by the massive houses and brainstormed many pranks to pull on the rich families who occupied them. One prank that we pulled was breaking into Punz's house. That's how we met her. Flynn got a little drunk one night while we were hanging at Uncle North's and he claimed he could break into any huge house and steal something without getting caught. So, Hic and I drove Flynn around and he stopped us at Punz's house. He stumbled out of the car and proceeded to break into Punz's house. Her parents were out until morning, so she was binge watching Criminal Minds in their home theatre when she heard Flynn break one of the windows. While Flynn was drunkenly trying to rob Punzie, she lobbed him in the head with a frying pan and tied him to her dining room chair. She then interrogated him, and when Flynn sobered up a little, and he explained what happened, Rapunzel laughed and told him he should've climbed up the tree at the back of the house. That's when they became friends. Flynn eventually flirted and they went out on a date. Punz's parents were a little worried at first, but when Flynn explained how they met, Punz's parents laughed just like Rapunzel had.
"We're here," Hic announced. As Flynn opend the car door, Punz opened the front door and waved.
"Hey! I'm just grabbing my things!" Flynn rushed over to help her with her luggage.
"Jeez, what's in here your house?"
"Eugene, it's just my clothes. I gave you the lighter one. I've got the one with the art supplies." Rapunzel raised an eyebrow at her longtime boyfriend. Flynn and Rapunzel transferred her things into Hic's car and she skipped back up to her door to bid good-bye to her parents. Rapunzel parents were wearing silk robes and holding coffee cups. Rapunzel was as animated as they were sleepy. Rapunzel's long blonde hair ended a little past her butt, and her pink sundress fit her slim figure well. Next to Flynn Rapunzel looked like a school teacher, while Flynn looked like a school wrecker. They are an odd couple, but they are also made for each other.
Rapunzel bounded back to the car and hopped in next to Flynn. "Bye! I love you!" she waved to her parents as Hic drove away. When we were out of sight Rapunzel crawled on top of Flynn and gave him a very happy hello.
"It's nice to see you too Blondie," Flynn voice was husky and Hic pretended to barf.
"God you two, get a room."
"Just cause you've never had a serious girlfriend doesn't mean you get to rain on my parade"
"I'm sorry, how many people have you slept with?" Flynn shut up after that comment.
"Guys don't fight, we're about to start a new school year! We're all living together, we don't have a dorm curfew, we don't have rules, and we can party all night long!" Rapunzel threw her long golden hair behind her and raised her arms into the sky while Hic speed onto the highway. College here we come!