One for Each Day of the Year
"I can't believe I forgot! H-how could I forget?!" Hiccup asked.
Rapunzel shrugged. They were at Kristoff's house. Astrid, Elsa, Anna, Eugene and Kristoff stared at Hiccup.
"How did you even forget? You wrote it down!" Anna said as loud knocking came through.
"Come-" Kristoff began.
"HADDOCK, YE IDIOT!" Merida kicked the door open.
"In." Kristoff finished lamely.
Merida marched over to Hiccup, grabbed him by the front of his shirt, and started to shake him rapidly. "HOW DARE YE BREAK MY BEST FRIEND'S HEART?!"
Hiccup looked at the others for help, but they didn't move.
"I a-al-re-ready sa-a-aid so-o-or-ry! Pl-ea-ease s-to-o-o-p sha-a-aking me-e-e-e!" Hiccup somehow managed to get out. Merida dropped him.
He panted and glared at the others.
"So?" Merida glared at him, "FIX IT!"
Hiccup sighed, "How?"
Merida shot him an unimpressed look. "Ye really don't know him."
"And you do?" Astrid sneered, "So Hiccup forgot! He'll get over it!"
Merida growled, "He was MY friend FIRST!"
"What does that have to do with anything?" Elsa asked. Merida just smirked.
"It means he's like my brother. We met in Scotland."
FLASHBACK!
Merida sighed as she saw her mother leave. Just another great day at Bear Elementary.
She was in kindergarten, her teacher was Mrs. Whitler, or Mrs. Witch as the older kids called her.
The old woman was currently talking to a man. Merida looked over at them, and saw a large brown eye peak out at her befire disappearing behind the man. The man stepped aside and shoved a young boy in. Merida was shocked to see streaks of white in his brown hair.
"Class!" Mrs. Whitler said, getting the others attention, "We have a new student. This is Jackson Frost Overland. He came all the way from America."
"So he can't speak Scottish!" A boy, Merida forgot his first name, but knew his last was Macintosh.
Jackson looked down.
Mrs. Whitler glared at Young Macintosh, "Be nice! Sit anywhere dearie."
She walked away.
Jackson looked around. He didn't know where to go. And he spoke perfect English! It's not his fault he doesn't have a Scottish accent...
He walked around and eventually sat in the reading circle, near the corner. He grabbed a book and opened it.
Merida looked over at him, shrugged, and went back to her toys.
That is, until she heard laughing.
She looked over and saw Young Macintosh, Wee Dingwall, and Young Maguffin all teasing Jack. Well, Young Macintosh was, the other two just watched and did nothing to stop him.
"Aw, is the little freak gonna cry?!" Young Macintosh laughed. He held up the book and laughed.
Jackson held back his tears as he reached over to grab the book.
"GIVE IT BACK!" He yelled.
Young Macintosh sneered as he held Jackson back. He saw the tears in his eyes and laughed loudly, "AW, HE'S CRYING!"
Merida stood up and walked over, "LEAVE HIM ALONE!"
Young Macintosh scoffed, "Step aside Merida, you're just a girl."
Just a girl?
Did he just...
Merida growled and jumped him. Out of shock, he fell over.
Jackson ran out of the way and crawled into a cupboard. He closed the door enough so he could still see.
The two boys with Young Macintosh left quickly, having more brains than their friend.
Rule number 1, never, under any circumstances, do you ever, EVER, call Merida "Just a girl."
Merida smiled as the other boy groaned from where he was. Grabbing the book, she looked at it. It was a book she hadn't seen. At least not before. The words were odd, but the pictures were cool.
She looked around and saw a familiar brown eye from the cupboard.
She walked over just as it slammed shut. She knocked on it and it opened slowly. "Here."
Jackson smiled slightly at the book.
Merida looked at him.
Jackson stared back at her.
"Aren't ye coming out?" Merida asked.
Jackson shook his head.
"I don't bite."
Jackson frowned, "Imma a freak."
Merida frowned at that, "Yer just special."
Jackson shook his head.
Merida looked around and smiled. She opened the other cupboard and crawled in. Now she and Jackson were face to face.
"Tell me anout yerself."
Jackson narrowed his eyes, trying to look menacing, but it came off as cute. "Why?"
"Ye look like ye need a friend."
Jackson bit his lip. Slowly, he nodded, "What do ya wanna know?"
"Why is your like that?"
"I was born that way, but my parents didn't want a freak son, so they left me."
"Then they aren't yer family."
"Huh?"
"Family always looks out for each other. We accept each other, for all our flaws. We'll always stick together. That's a real family, who was that man then? Santa?"
Jackson giggled, "Close. He was North, I guess you can say he's my daddy now."
Merida smiled, "I'm Merida DunBroch!"
"Jackson Frost Overland!"
The two kids continued to talk and laugh until Mrs. Whitler shooed them out of the cupboard.
Merida and Jack, as she learned was what he preferred to be called, had grown close quickly.
Merida waved to him as North picked him up. Elinor watched as she did.
"I see ye made a new friend."
Merida nodded, "Mum, what's a...a..."
She thought about the word and whispered it to her mother. Elinor looked at her and smiled, "It's a..."
END FLASHBACK!
"Okay," Eugene said, "you know Jack. What does that have to do with aanything."
"It means, I know the one thing Hiccup here can to get Jack back." Merida smirked.
Hoccup looked at her,"I'll do anything, tell me what it is."
Merida smiled, "Jack..."
Review!
Overland Haddock and Guest, not even close! Next chapter will reveal what it is, so you all have one more chance to guess. What does Hiccup have to do for 365 days?