Jack finally arrived home at nightfall.

He had went for a long walk just go clear his head afterwards. Though he had a hood up, a few people gave him sympathetic looks as he passed them, which he hated. He didn't deserve those looks; he deserved hateful ones, ones like his parents gave him. Walking in the door, both boy's sighed as they saw each other.

Jack walked up and hugged him, squeezing him close as North returned with a gentle hug.

"I'm sorry…" He whispered. Even his voice sounded pathetic; it cracked and sounded as though he was dying. He felt North shake his head, tightening his grip on the boy.

"No Jack, i'm sorry. I shouldn't have talked to you like that… I was only worried about you and I made it worse." Jack tightened his grip.

"Exactly, you were only worried, and me running like that, that was not helpful at all." He shook his head, sighing. "I'm going to go to sleep, I have school in the morning." He gave a small, broken smile. Though the man had a face full of worry, he nodded and followed the boy up to the room, sighing as he watched the boy from the door go to his bed and lie down with a sigh.

North flickered off the light and shut the door, knowing the boy slept only in his underwear anyway. And Jack did just that; stripping himself and lying in his boxers as he stared at the wall momentarily before finally closing his sore and tired eyes, falling into a dreamless sleep.

Waking up the next day by his alarm, he almost broke it once more by turning it off. he sighed as he turned onto his back, looking up at the roof. Finally sitting up, he went over to the bathroom and slipped into his shower after taking off his underwear.

Washing his hair, he found he would need to dye his hair when he got home. Washing the conditioner out, he washed his body before finally getting out and towel-drying himself out. He sprayed deodorant on himself before wrapping the towel around his waist and walking out to his room.

Going to his dresser, he took black skinny jeans out (Yes, the same ones he wore on the date) and a simple blue button up with white strips and a light brown jumper. Walking over to his nightstand, he put on his glasses. The glasses weren't 100% needed, it was so he could see long distances, which for school they were needed.

Blinking a few times at the adjustment, he grabbed his school bag and slung it over his shoulder before beginning to leave. He walked slowly to school, dreading the pushing, shoving, etc. After a few minutes he finally saw the school and sighed in defeat, quickening his pace before running through the doors.

Hiccup saw this and frowned lightly, was everyone really that bad on the boy? He decided to follow silently behind him, and sure enough Snotlout already had him in a grip. It was obvious the boy had ran into him, as his books and glasses were scattered.

Snotlout was tall for his age, and easily had Jack in the air as he gripped the collared shirt, a fist on his side. Jack just sat there with a neutral expression on his face, which confused Hiccup- Didn't he say he wasn't afraid of bullies? That he stuck up for himself?

Hiccup launched forward as Snotlout raised his fist, pressing his hand against the boy's fist he gave him a cold stare.

"Drop him." He said, almost spitting at the boy. Due to Hiccup being the 'leader' he knew that Snotlout, despite looking big and scary, was actually afraid of many things, including Hiccup. He knew that he only turned into… This, was because of his father raising him to believe bigger is better.

Snotlout's eyes flickered between Jack to Hiccup, Jack having a shocked expression on his face. "This nerd ran into me!" He defended, an annoyed expression on his face.

"Fucking hell Snotlout, drop him now!" He said, Snotlout instantly dropping him with an annoyed expression as Jack fell to the floor with a small groan, before getting on all fours and picking up his glasses. With one last 'hmph' Snotlout walked away, Hiccup squatting to look for any damage on the boy.

Jack groaned as he realised that one of his lenses now had a scratch, and his father was going to kill him. Looking over at the boy as if he had just noticed him, Jack rolled his eyes, picking up his books and walking away.

"What? No 'thank you'?" Hiccup asked sarcastically, catching up with him. Jack rolled his eyes again, a pissed off expression on his face.

"Oh yeah, i'll say thank you, in five million years, asshole." He spoke before turning and putting his books in his locker. "If you think, that i'm going to act all chummy with you because you did that, you have another thing coming." He shook his head, taking out the books he actually needed and putting them in his bag.

"What the fuck did I do?" Hiccup asked, already knowing, but it felt like the appropriate thing to say. Jack slowed down putting his books away before looking up at Hiccup with narrowed eyes.

"You know what? If you do this with every person you date, you will never keep a boyfriend." He shook his head, closing his locker before stomping off. Hiccup sighed, looking down.

"Well fuck…" He mumbled. He knew this would require a lot to win Jack back, and a lot he was going to do.

Walking to his first class, he knew he had it with Jack, and decided instead of taking his usual seat, he sat right next to Jack, who sighed, annoyed. He kept his eyes ahead, but Hiccup saw them hardened. He narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the desk in front of him, realising he really hurt the boy.

Opening his mouth to apologise- something he hardly ever does- the teacher got their attention, and Hiccup closed his mouth, sighing through his nose. Jack caught this, but decided to ignore it, instead taking out a pen and book to write down notes.

By the end of the class, his page was full of notes and doodles, ignoring the stares from Hiccup. Except this time it was much harder- him being right next to him and all.

Jack left immediately, not wanting to have another talk with Hiccup. Making it to his first class he sighed and sat down at the front, ignoring the paper balls being thrown at his head. When the teacher finally arrived it had stopped though, and he was thankful for that.

At recess, he had actually debated whether or not to go to the library or the cafeteria. He decided on the cafeteria, making himself crave a red apple. The line didn't take that long, and when he finally paid for his apple, he went and sat at the corner at the back away from everyone. Surprising and annoying to him, Hiccup came over with his food and sat across from him, and began eating as if nothing had changed.

"So you're going to do this now, aren't you?" Jack asked with narrowed eyes. Hiccup lifted his gaze with a smirk, nodding casually before taking a sip of his water and gesturing to his apple.

"Is that all you're having? Really?" He asked shocked. Usually teenagers ate too much, but Jack had hardly eaten anything on their date or at lunch times. Jack scoffed.

"Dont change the subject, you're still an asshole. What even is your deal? You take me out on a date, completely ignore me at all costs, then today you seem to think that i'm going to act like I like you?" He raised an eyebrow, shaking his head and taking a bite from his apple.

"Rumours started about us… I couldn't let that get out of hand." He said shortly, not wanting to mention the man he calls a 'father'. Jack's gaze softened slightly as he saw it was something personal before swallowing.

"I really thought I did something wrong." He shook his head. "You didn't even made eye contact with me Hiccup, I thought you really hated me or something. Like I was some sort of joke or I was set up." He sighed, shaking his head again. "Believe it or not, I actually thought I had someone to talk to for once in my whole life." With that, he stood, walking over to place his core in the bin before going to walk to the library.

Hiccup sighed as he put his soggy half-eaten pizza back on his plate, rubbing his face stressfully. Standing up, he dumped the rest of the food in the bin and placing the tray on top and taking his water bottle and walking to catch up with Jack. He needed to make things right, whatever the cost.

Jack rolled his eyes as he saw the boy walk in, sinking back into his chair behind the shelf and away from everyone. Hiccup found him within a few minutes, and Jack sighed irritably. He just wanted to forget Hiccup, and him to get lost.

"Look Jack, we need to sort this out okay?" Jack looked up with an eyebrow raised.

"Sort it out? Okay, you sort out the last two days in which I was trying to sort it out. Because I came to the conclusion, you didn't. In fact, you didn't want anything to do with me, can we just accept that?" He whispered, slamming his book shut annoyed. Hiccup's lips tightening in a thin line as he crouched next to the boy.

"Jack… I'm sorry… I am." He spoke gently, almost afraid to scare the boy away. "But if my father… If he found out about us… Well, I would never see you again…" He sighed. "And I couldn't handle that." Jack scoffed.

"Last I remembered, you never saw me because you completely ignored me for 2 days." He pointed out, giving him a hard look. Hiccup sighed and shook his head.

"No, I didn't look at you when others were around to see. But now, I know I can just tell my dad that you're just a friend." He smiled softly. "He won't like that you're not a big tough guy, but I can handle that." He said looking up at Jack. "Just give me one more chance." He asked with begging eyes.

Jack sighed, looking away as he closed his eyes tightly. The boy was obviously genuinely sorry, but Jack still felt that sadness somewhere in him; knowing he would soon grow tired of Jack and leave him to go back to his friends.

"Hiccup, i'm the nerd, you don't want to be seen with me." He reminded quietly. Hiccup chuckled, shaking his head at how stupid Jack had sounded.

"For someone so smart, you are quite dumb." He chuckled. "I don't care if you're a nerd, I don't care if i'm a punk." He looked up at Jack with a smirk. "And anyway, i'm stronger than any of them, I can kick their asses if they get in my way." He chuckled, even earning a small smile from Jack.

"I hate you," He said softly, but his eyes were soft, not meaning a word he said. Hiccup smiled, stood and went to place a soft kiss on his lips. Jack put a hand between them, and Hiccup's shocked eyes opened. And Jack gave him a hard look. "How about we take things one step at a time?" He said regrettably.

He wanted nothing more than to let Hiccup kiss him, but he still wanted to take his time so he wouldn't be hurt again. Well, so he knows Hiccup won't do it again.

Hiccup nodded, pulling away with a small smile. "Hey, i'll take it as slow as you'd like." He shrugged, but he knew that wasn't the case… He knew he wanted Jack, and that would grow worse with time. But if it meant for Hiccup to grow close to Jack, then even thought it would be agonising, it would eventually be worth it.

Jack smile gratefully and nodded. Looking up as the bell rang, he sighed and looked at Hiccup with a shrug. "I'll see you at lunch, yeah?" He asked before taking his bag and going to his next class.

The next couple of classes were boring, and Jack more paid attention to thinking about Hiccup anyway. In what felt like forever, the bell finally went, and Jack actually looked forward to lunch. He would actually have someone sit with him, and someone to talk to.

Walking to his usual table, he took out a book from his bag. It was a small A5 book he took everywhere just to simply sketch. He wasn't that great, he preferred photography. He sighed happily at the thought of his photography. It had always been his release when he was depressed. Some teenagers cut, or draw, or write, but Jack loved to take photos.

Focusing back to reality, he realised he had actually drawn himself with a camera in his hands, smiling as he was taking a photo. He chuckled slightly, and heard a chuckle from in front of him. Looking up, he wasn't surprised to see Hiccup sitting there with a smile. He had an elbow sitting on the chair behind him another hand sitting on the table tapping lightly.

"You know, when you go off into your little world, nothing can grab your attention?" He raised a dark brow, causing Jack to roll his eyes.

"Either that or I chose to ignore you." He lied, closing the book and placing it on the table. Hiccup let out a breath before moving to get more comfortable- actually sitting like a normal human being for once.

"You know you're an asshole right?" Hiccup asked amusedly. He rolled his eyes for extra show, and Jack chuckled, shrugging while pursing his lips.

"Learned from the best I guess." He smirked over at the boy who faked a hurt expression. Hiccup was dressed in a black shirt, leather jacket with studs and black jeans. Jack knew for a fact that if anyone else would wear that, they would be told to take the jacket off… But no one seems to bother with Hiccup, and that interested Jack.

"Well I never." He faked a british accent before instantly dropping the facial expression and smirking and even chuckling slightly. Jack rolled his eyes, fixing his glasses before looking up at Hiccup with bright blue eyes. Hiccup bit his lip and looked down.

Hiccup knew one thing; it was going to be hard to take things this slow.

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