Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons Wolrd Shards

by Mico-J-Ken

Hogwarts, Camp Half Blood, the DWMA. Hunters, Mages, Descendants. You name it and it's most likely here. This is what happens when The Big Four are place in several different AUs. See how their stories unfold in each world. Rating changes depending on each story. Ships- Frostcup/Hijack. Merelsa/Eslerida and Eugen x Rapunzel. Read warnings please, and enjoy.

6. Chapter 6

Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons World Shards

This is the story about six foster kids coming into adulthood and trying to survive on the south side of Berk. Dealing with depression, relationships and coming out, surprise hardships, disappointment, and an abusive foster father. Life is a bitch, best to make it your bitch rather than the other way around.

AU- Shameless

Rating- M

Warning- Mental health (depression), attempted murder, mild smut and strong language.

Special thanks to Nesthellshirt for beta reading and editing. Hope you enjoyed the few Hicstrid moments.

The Big Four belongs to Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks. And Shameless US was created by Paul Abbott.

Enjoy.

4 Shame

Six young adults, living in one house under one roof with only three bedrooms in the whole house. You would think that this was a normal situation. But in all honesty, it shouldn't be. These six people were all at one point or still are foster kids and their life was anything but normal. When they were first introduced to Pitch Black they had hope. Now, five years later, they know better.

"Hey, breakfast!" Elsa hollered from the kitchen. "C'mon wake up!"

"Please tell me you didn't cook." Jack pleaded pulling on his blue hoodie quickly pulling the sleeves in place- because it's cold Elsa assumed.

"No." she sighed back smacking her younger brother upside the head."Rapunzel made it."

"That girl doesn't know the meaning of sleeping in." Hiccup yawned, scratching his head, going for the windowsill where a small black cat was meowing at him insistently. "Hey, bud."

"You're telling me. She rises with the sun, while the rest of us howled at the moon." she told them still standing by the doorway waiting. "Damnit, why aren't Anna and Merida awake yet? There gonna be late."

"I'll go get them." Jack told her.

"Be quick." Elsa warned.

He nodded running back up the stairs after giving Hiccup a quick look. There were three bedrooms in the house. The master, belonged to Pitch- though he was never there to use it. One bedroom belonged to the four girls and the other to the two boys. Bye, the way the two rooms where the size of a walk-in closet. He didn't bother knocking if he did he would just end up standing there wasting time and he just didn't have that luxury.

"Sis, Mer, time to wake up," Jack called banging his fist on the bedpost to his sister's bunk bed. "Like now. Or we'll be late for school."

"Shat!" Merida hissed hopping down from her bunk. "Wa th' heel didnae ye wake us up sooner?!"

"What's going on?" Anna mumbled rubbing her face.

"Dressed noo!" Merida urged throwing some clothes at the youngest of the fosters. "Ur we'll bae late fur skalel."

"Fuck!" Anna groaned, taking the clothes thrown at her and struggling to get them on. "Shit, Jack get out!"

"Language," Jack warned. "Be down in ten, or else we'll all get it."

"We gie it!" Merida hollered.

Five minutes later the girls came down dressed in their second hand clothes, but that didn't matter. All that matter was that they made it to school. That was part of the deal, they had to go to school and graduate or else they were on the street. That was what their foster father said anyway and he meant it. He kicked Jack out for a month when he got suspended for pulling a prank on the principle. So they stayed in school and did as well as they could while working their jobs. Hiccup was the most successful out of all of them with that. He graduated with high honors and was now in college. He managed to work it so he didn't have to stay on campus so he could come home every night to his foster siblings. He worked as a teachers assistant and in a mechanic's shop part time. The rest of the kids all worked after school while Elsa worked at a diner and handled an internship at the local publishing company. She was hoping that by the end of the month they would hire her as an assistant to the editor she was working for. They used the money to pay their bills, for food and to pay off Pitch so he wouldn't kick them out.

"Okay, talk," Elsa said after getting bacon and eggs in front of everyone. "What's on the agenda today, what are we all doing after school?"

"I got a shift at the rink," Jack mumbled around a mouthful of bacon. "Won't be back till nine."

"Classes till three." Hiccup nodded sipping his coffee and tossing a piece of bacon to the cat eyeing him. "Got to grade papers with the professor then got an early shift at the garage tomorrow, So I'm gonna be dead by the time I get home."

"You'll eat with the professor then?" Elsa asked looking slightly worried.

"Take out is the healthiest food group for a coed." Hiccup smirked.

She nodded reassured.

"Don't forget to take Toothless with you." she reminded glaring at the cat. "Last time you left him here Pitch came by and-"

"Yeah, I remember." Hiccup shuddered. "Don't worry, he's coming with me."

Toothless was a stray that hated everyone for the longest time. It took Hiccup a whole summer to get the cat to trust him enough. He fed him and eventually the cat let him pet it, then it bit him and that was when he saw that he was missing one of his incisors. Hence the name. By the beginning of September, the cat was following Hiccup wherever he went.

"Rapunzel?" Elsa asked, "Got nursing class after school?"

"After my shift at the coffee shop," Rapunzel told her. "I'm only working two hours after school. I'll be back by six."

"I'll be working till eight tonight," Anna told her, she also worked in the same coffee shop as Rapunzel. "Then Hans is driving me home. Be back by seven."

"Ah've got a few clients tonecht." Merida murmured. "Sae Ah'll bae at th' Wicca shop till six."

"Okay, I've got my internship today, and a shift at the dinner." Elsa sighed doing the math in her head. "So I'll get back by nine so I'm gonna be late for dinner again."

"I'll start dinner by nine," Rapunzel assured. "So you can eat with us."

"Another late dinner." Jack sighed.

"Don't forget that the end of the month is tomorrow." Elsa warned. "Next paychecks go to the home fund."

"Got it." everyone echoed somberly.

"Let's get going already." Elsa called finishing up her food.

Tossing their plates into the sink and grabbing their coats, they all filed out of their tiny debilitating house. This was every morning for them, talk about their days and make sure they had a plan- new when the end of the month was coming- so there were few to no surprises. Hiccup and Elsa, of course, didn't go to school with the others, but the train station was in the same direction so they always walked with them. On their way, they passed shity shacks after shity shacks. Just part of living on the south side of Berk. Not that they minded, they were all south side born and bred. They knew how to survive in this place and how to pretend they were north side. They were survivors.

"Hey hold on." Jack murmured grabbing Hiccup's wrist and pulling him into the nearest ally.

"Jack what are you doing, we're gonna be late." Hiccup hissed looking back at their foster siblings while Toothless mewled in protest at the sudden movement- he was resting on Hiccup's shoulder.

"You're not gonna be home tonight." Jack smirked pushing Hiccup against the wall. "I need to get my fill of you now."

"We are not fucking right now." Hiccup groaned. Toothless had jumped down at this point and was watching curiously.

"Nope, just a quick makeout session."

Hiccup glared at him for a moment before letting out a heavy breath.

"Fuck it." he snarled switching their positions so he had Jack pinned to the wall, pressing in close to him. "You're a fucking imp."

"Less talking." Jack chuckled as their lips crashed together wrapping his arms around Hiccup's neck.

This has been going on since Hiccup was a senior, so roughly two years. It started off as harmless flirting. Then Jack just kind of threw himself at Hiccup and it went from there. They hang out in random places doing whatever makes them laugh then screw whenever they feel like it. Which has been hard to do since Hiccup started to go to college, they don't really get any time together anymore. There was also the small fact that if Pitch knew what they were doing he would kill both of them. Homophobic bastard. So they had to keep it in the closet, which drove Jack nuts. Especially since Hiccup went the whole nine yards and got a fake girlfriend that didn't know he was gay.

"Shit." Jack hissed pressing his forehead to Hiccup's. "Feels like I haven't seen you in months. I hate this whole college thing sometimes."

"You'd rather I'd be working some god awful minimum wage job, barely making ends meet?" Hiccup rasped letting his lips trail under Jack's jaw.

"Fuck no," Jack growled arching his neck so he'd have better access. "I'm proud as fuck that you're working so hard. Your going places Hic. Just sucks I can't see you all the time like when you were in high school. I miss you."

"I miss you too." Hiccup smiled. "I should be home tomorrow night. No shifts, no professor riding my ass."

"What about homework?"

"That can wait."

"Oi, Jack, Hiccup, hurry up. We'll be late." Merida called from the mouth of the alley. "If ye tois dorn't zip up yer keks, 'en yer sister will see."

"Jesus Merida." Hiccup cried backing a few inches from Jack.

"Och please, Ah've walked in oan ye tois sae mony times Aam desensitized tae yer dicks." Merida sighed adjusting the strap to her pack. "Let's gang or yoo'll miss th' train."

"Shit." Hiccup cursed running forward before backtracking and pecking Jack on the lips then stooping to pick up the black menace and running off again.

"'Hoo romantic." Merida snickered as Hiccup ran past her.

"Leave it, Merida." Jack warned as he joined her.

"He still seein' 'at gurl?" she asked.

"What do you think?" Jack asked glaring ahead.

Looking ahead she saw Hiccup embracing the blonde coed that was his "girlfriend."

"Astrid, riet?" she asked.

"Don't care." Jack shook his head as they set foot on the school grounds, which happened to me right by the station.

"Oi," she called pulling him back towards her. "Fancy a fag?"

He nodded solemnly.

Walking past the school and to the track/football field they snuck under the bleacher and pulled out a pack of red Marlboro cigs.

"Only a coople left." she ticked. "Ah booght th' lest pack."

"I'll buy a pack after my shift." Jack assured lighting up his cig before holding out the lighter for her.

They didn't smoke that often. Just when they were beyond stressed and when they were talking about Jack's relationship.

"Sae, ye want tae gab abit it?" she asked blowing out smoke in one smooth breath.

"You mean my closeted boyfriend that spends more time with his fake, not fake girlfriend than he does me?" he asked taking in more toxin before blowing it out again. "No. No, I really don't."

She nodded turning to look past the stacked plastic benches thoughtfully. He watched her wandering, not for the first time, what was she seeing. She would space out like this every now and then. At first, they thought that she was just spacing out, but after a few years of living together they found out the truth. She was seeing things.

"Have any more of those dreams?" he asked.

She groaned rolling her eyes then glaring at him.

"They're nae dreams." she said tightly. "Dreams happen when yur asleep. Ah see these when Aam waukin'."

"So daydreams." he smirked.

"Och, shut it." she sighed looking away.

"So have you?" he asked, a kid waiting for story time.

She hesitated, he always laughs when she tells him what she sees. But she knew that once when he got wind that there's a new vision he won't let up until she tells him, like a dog with a bone. So she sighed through gritted teeth and nodded.

"So what was it." he bugged. "Were we hunters fighting demons and angels? Or wizards in a magik school? C'mon tell me."

"Ah shood hae ne'er tauld ye." she groaned.

"Well, you should have thought of that before you dragged me here freaking out about seeing Rapunzel with glowing blonde hair."

"Ah thought Ah was havin' a psychotic episode." she squawked. "An' Ah tell ye everythin'."

"Hence why you dragged me here that day."

She snorted taking another drag.

"So tell me."

Shaking her head, she closed her eyes letting the vision flood across her mind's eye.

"We… waur guardians… ay loch th' planets. They gae us powers. We used 'em tae protect Rapunzel hoo was th' princess ay th' sun an' th' protector ay th' Earth. We hud things loch dream power, an' planet hearts, an' we drew oan th' power ay uir haem palaces tae power thes solar crystal 'at only Rapunzel cood use." she moaned screwing her eyelids close tighter. "Thaur was thes darkness 'at wanted tae take over th' moon an' Earth. We used th' solar crystal tae end it. 'At is whaur it ends, we win, happy endin'."

With a deep breath, she finished letting the vision fading into the recess of her mind. Soon enough it would fade and a new one would take its place. Leaving only a vague memory of ever existing. But until then it would remain in the corner of her mind. Even though she was done she didn't open her eyes. Choosing to smoke the rest of her cig in peace before her foster brother started laughing at her.

"Did you kiss Elsa in this one too?" he asked stubbing his cig on his shoe.

"Och fur th' love ay god." she groaned scratching her head.

"Well?"

"Aye." she hissed. "Jist loch th' one afair 'at an' th' one afair 'at. Jist loch ye were kissin' Hiccup an' Rapunzel was Eugene. It's th' sam in e'ery vision. We're always wi' each other. Ne'er wavering."

"So you and my sister are gonna bang at some point?"

"Nae 'at Ah woodnae mind 'at." she smiled wistfully. "But Ah doubt it. She is straecht an' tae busy wi' runnin' a hoosehauld."

"Hey, you're the one that sees the future. Shouldn't you know this kind of stuff?"

She glared at him, tossing the butt of her cig and holding out her hand.

"Lit meh see yoors." she said still glaring.

"We've already been through this." he sniffed. "You can't see me, or any of the other fosters for that matter."

"Ah know." she ticked still holding out her hand. "But Ah still want tae try. Ah dorn't loch 'at yer futures are unsure."

Shaking his head he decided to humor her and gently placed his palm in hers. Closing her eyes again she focused entirely on Jack. Letting his body heat emanate from his hand and into her palm. Images filtered into her mind but they were blurry and unintelligible. She tried to focus harder on what was being shown to her but it only caused a massive headache.

"Fuck." she hissed dropping his hand so she could rub her temples. "Wa is it only th' fosters. Ah can see everyone else jist fine."

"Maybe we're too close," he suggested. "Like you've grown so used to us you can't see us."

"Bit Ah coold see mah mum and dad when they waur alive." she groaned.

"Then I don't know what to tell you." he shrugged.

The bell then decided to ring letting them know they needed to head inside.

"You good?" he asked as she dropped her hands.

"Aye." she answered searching his eyes for specific signs. "Ye?"

"Always." he smiled.

"Here's your chai Ms. Fairy." Elsa smiled placing the Starbucks on her boss's desk.

"Oh thank you, sweetie." Toothiana Fairy smiled taking a gentle sip from the cup. "Oh." She moaned. "Tea and sugar are so bad for your teeth but sometimes you really need it."

"Need any help with the manuscripts?" Elsa asked staring at the pile of unedited stories. "Seem to be piling up."

"Yes please." Tooth whimpered. "I don't know why I give these authors deadlines if they're just gonna send them all in the last second. They just pile up. I've barely even got through a fifth of them."

"Gonna be another all-nighter?" She asked taking the first story off the pile and grabbing a red pen.

"Seems like it." The multi-colored hair woman sighed. "You have to work tonight don't you?"

"Yeah, but tomorrow's my night off. I can help you then."

"No, it's your night off. You should be having fun."

"This is my version of fun. If I'm not here reading manuscripts then I'll be home reading a book." Elsa smiled. "It's no trouble really."

Tooth scrutinized her for a second then asked;

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"You're so good to me Elsa." She smiled. "I don't deserve you."

"Reverse that then you got it right." Elsa chuckled taking her manuscript to her desk so she could get to work. Putting on her glasses she got to work. Answering the phone when it rang, fetching tea, lunch and whatever else for Ms. Fairy and editing. Lots of editing. And when it was over she headed to the small diner where she waitressed. The tips were good and she had quite a few regulars. But by the time her shift was over she was dead on her feet. The only upside was that she got sent home early, at seven rather than nine. Two hours less pay but she was so tired she didn't mind.

Such is the life of a Southside foster.

Hiccup was falling asleep in his chair. The papers were all the same thing just slightly altered. He wondered how professors kept from going postal. Who knew that a robotics paper could be detrimental to your mental health.

"Haddock."

"Ah wah, yeah I'm awake!" Hiccup cried staring wide-eyed at Professor Callaghan who was smiling softly back.

"In need of some caffeine there son?" he asked kindly.

"God yes." Hiccup yawned.

"Here." The Professor said handing him a twenty. "Go to that twenty-four hour coffee shop and get us some wake-up juice."

"Sure thing." Hiccup nodded. "Want me to get some Rockstars too?"

"That sounds like a good plan." Callaghan nodded going back to his papers.

Standing with a stretch, Hiccup grabbed his coat and scarf and headed out rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Giving Toothless a pat on the head as he went. The cat loved Callaghan's armchair. Couldn't get him off of it as soon as he saw it. So he left him there as he made his way across campus. The best part about the twenty-four hour cafe- other than its open twenty-four hours- is it was a block away from the professor's office. It took only five minutes to walk there and five back. And it's where most of his friends hung out to work on their homework.

"Hey, guys." He called with a tired smile.

"Hey." his classmates called.

"Getting coffee for the professor?" Tadashi asked.

"Yeah." Hiccup nodded going up to the counter. "Two sixteen ounce caramel macchiatos to go."

"You got it." the barista smiled.

"Hey there Viking."

Turning with a practiced smile Hiccup let Astrid- his girlfriend- wrap her arms around his shoulders and press her lips to his. His gut twisting with guilt like it always did. But he just had to grin and bare.

"Hey." he smiled after they parted.

"Feel like ditching your prof and hanging out at mine tonight?" she asked lowly with a wicked smile.

This only made him cringe on the inside.

"Sorry," he said looking sheepish. "But part of the deal in order for me to stay in my house is the whole school thing. If I blow this teacher's assist gig then I can kiss my scholarship goodbye along with my room at my foster home."

"So ditch the foster home and stay in a dorm room." she shrugged.

"I'm not ditching my foster siblings." Hiccup growled pulling away. "Why would you even say something like that?"

"I didn't mean ditch them." she rolled her eyes. "I'm not heartless, I know what your siblings mean to you. But you don't have to live in the same house as them. At one point you're going to have to move out and find your own place."

"Not right now I don't." he shook his head taking a deep breath. "Look, my siblings and I, we've been through a lot. We managed to make it through all of it but only because we were together. So until we all feel like we can all move on I'm not leaving them. We gotta stick together."

"I know that sweetie." she murmured. "But it would take the pressure off."

"I'm fine, I swear." Hiccup assured grabbing the drinks. "I'd rather be close to my siblings."

"Okay." she nodded.

"Hey man, there is this party next week on campus," Tadashi called around a mouthful of sandwich.

"It's gonna be fun." Honey-lemon, Tadashi's girlfriend smiled. "Bring your siblings, they'll have a blast."

"I'll run it by them." He told them with a nod before turning back to Astrid. "I'll talk to you later."

"Kay." she smiled pecking him on the cheek. "See you later."

He smiled at her then ducked out. He still had a long night of grading and an early morning of working on cars and bikes to look forward to. No rest for the wicked.

"Mune and Glim!" Anna called placing the two sixteen ounce cups on the counter.

A boy with blue hair and a ton of freckles on his nose, smiled as he took said cups back to a table where a tan girl with pale blonde hair sat. Anna smiled at him as he ran back to leave a two dollar tip in their jar.

"Thanks." She nodded before getting started on the next order.

"Okay, I'm out." Rapunzel called as she wrapped her scarf around her neck. "I'll be at the nursing school, you've got a ride home right?"

"Yeah, Hans is gonna pick me up." she assured.

"I know you've heard it a thousand times from all of us, but I'm just gonna say it one more time. He's-"

"An arrogant northsider who only thinks of himself and I deserve better." Anna finished with a glare. "I know what all of you think, but you're wrong."

"We're only looking out for you," Rapunzel said gently. "You know how we are. Stick together, fight together, keep it together."

"I know." she sighed. "It's just getting old."

"I know." Rapunzel smiled hugging Anna quickly before jogging out the door. "Take my share of the tips alright. I'll see you later tonight."

"See you." Anna called after her.

The rest of the night went by slowly, agonizingly so. It wasn't enough to take her mind off what was going to happen later tonight. It took everything in her power not to check her bag where the offending object that would determine her future was tucked away in a plastic bag. She was dreading the moment her shift ended. She may lose Hans tonight but prayed it would all work out.

Never a dull moment when you're a foster.

Jack never minded the cold. So the Ice rink was no problem. His co-workers thought he was crazy for walking around in a t-shirt.

"Seriously, Overland." Kristoff- the bosses kid and a close friend of the family- scoffed. "Put a freaking coat on before you freeze to death."

"I'm fine man." Jack smirked as he cleaned another pair of skates.

"Whatever." the other boy rolled his eyes. "Don't forget that you need to teach a class in ten."

"Yeah, I didn't forget." Jack smirked. "Hey, you coming to dinner tonight?"

"At everyone-should-be-asleep- o'clock?"

"Yep."

"I'll be there." Kristoff smiled.

"HEY OVERLAND!"

They both looked up to find a big Hawaiian man slowly making his way across the ice.

"Shit." Jack hissed dropping the skates and grabbing his coat.

"Who the hell is that?" Kristoff asked wondering what Jack did this time.

"Maui," Jack growled, hopping the counter. "Cover for me."

"What did you do this time?"

"I pulled a prank on him and his girlfriend Moana." Jack moaned. "Just a harmless bucket of water, but now I think he's out for blood."

"You better run man, he looks ripped."

"Dinner?"

"I'll be there," Kristoff assured. "And I'll take care of your lessons."

"Thanks, man." Jack smiled noticing that Maui was now on solid ground. "Shit, tell the kids I'm sorry!"

"I'm gonna kick your ass." Maui roared.

"It was just water with food coloring." Jack cried back.

This was life for Jack, constant running and earning money for his family.

Mostly running.

"Aam tellin' ye 'at ye dorn't stop talkin' ta yer ex, yur gonna end up in th' hospital." Merida groaned rubbing her forehead.

She was wearing a puffy peasant shirt with wide sleeves that dropped to her hips when she held out her arms. Her jeans- because she refused to wear a skirt, she didn't care that customer paid for authenticity- and sandals. Her earlobes where heavy with big gold hopes and her unruly red hair was piled atop her head in a messy-fat- bun. She refused to wear makeup, but her boss said she didn't need it so she was thankful for that.

"You saw that in a vision?" the lady asked looking amazed.

"Nae." she groaned. "Ah jist know hoo thees hin's gang. Dump 'im an' fin' a new man."

"I'm paying you to tell me my future," she said now getting pissed. "So answer my question."

"It doesn't work 'at way." Merida sighed. "Ah take yer hand, see whatever yur future has instair fur ye. Nothin' specific. Sometimes Ah dorn't even see th' future. Ah might see yur past instead."

"You're a fraud." the woman cried standing quickly.

Not wanting to deal with the whole 'you're a liar' shtick Merida reached out and grabbed the ladies hand. Images appeared before her eyes, she could tell this wasn't a vision of the future. Her client was younger, maybe high school.

"Ye waur a cheerleader." she murmured just loud enough for the client. "But ye hated it. Ye wanted tae be oan th' math-olympics team. Ye waur raither bricht. But yur mum wanted ye tae bae a bonny little hin' an' smart gurls didn't fin' guid husbands."

"She…" the client paused falling into her seat. "She used to say that to me every morning. How did you-"

"Ah tauld ye." Merida sighed falling back into her chair. "Sometimes Ah see th' past. Keep comin' back an' mebbe Ah'll see yer future."

"Yes of course." the client smiled handing Merida fifty bucks. "I'll come back tomorrow."

"Thenk ye." she smiled taking the money and putting it in her little box under the table. "Teel yer friends."

"Will do." she smiled before taking off.

"Anither satisfied customer." Miss Woodwhitch, the owner of Crafty Caster, the local Wicca store.

"Almost lost 'er." Merida sighed rubbing her temples.

"Yer more powerful 'an anyone Ah've seen." she smiled gently at the redhead. "Ne'er seen someone wi' yer kin' ay talent."

"Aye, well if someone else wants 'em they can hae 'em." she groaned.

"Those visions still gie ye trouble?"

"Aye. Ah can't get 'em tae stop. Ah keep seeing 'em."

"'Mebbe try meditation."

"Doesnae' help."

"Are ye doin' it riet?"

"Hoo dae ye mess up oan meditation?"

"Well mebbe ye shood try wi' a crystal." Woodwitch suggested shuffling over to her personal cabinet. "Loch mebbe this."

She came back to the table with a small pouch, carefully she maneuvered her bony fingers to remove a tinny shimmering shard and carefully placing it on the pouch.

"This is Herkimer diamond, it amplifies psychic energy, can bae used fur healin' an' is especially useful in vision work." she tittered excitedly.

But Merida looked unimpressed.

"Ah hink, 'at's a piece ay glass." she informed glaring at it through narrowed eyes.

"It's Herkimer diamond." Woodwitch insisted. "Jist take it ye ungrateful fannybaws."

Merida snorted reaching out for the shard to bring it closer. The second that her finger brushed the glassy edge her eyes snapped shut and she gasped harshly. Every vision she had before of the fosters came crashing into her mind's eye and several more to follow. She saw as she and her siblings wielded the elements. Saw Hiccup and Rapunzel turn into weapons and she and Jack wielding them. Saw them fighting zombies with gaming health bars in the corner of their vision. They were using blood as weapons in another. And flying through the air on wires as they faced off giants. All these and more flashed past her eyes so fast she missed a few. Shocked she wrenched her hand away from the shard and just stared at it.

"Everythin' alright deary?" Woodwitch asked staring at Merida and the shard.

"Hoo much?" Merida asked still staring at the shard.

"Aam assuming it was helpful 'en."

"Hoo much?" Merida demanded now looking up at Woodwitch.

The old woman just rolled her eyes taking the shard and placing it back in the pouch.

"Jist take it." She said tossing the pouch to Merida.

"Whit?" Merida barked.

"Take it."

"Ye ne'er gie meh anythin' fur free."

Merida would have argued further but looking up at the clock she realized there wasn't any time.

"Closin' time." she sighed standing and taking out her god-awful earrings and heading for the backroom.

"Dorn't forget ye hae double th' clients oan th' morrow." her boss called.

"Aye," Merida called back pulling the pins out of her hair so it cascaded down her shoulders. "Anither day, anither sucker."

"Great work today Rapunzel." her professor called as she stuffed her things in her bag.

"Thank you, ma'am." Rapunzel nodded shouldering her bag and going out into the cold night.

"Hey, there blondie."

She looked down the stairs to a sight that made her smile.

"Eugene." she giggled hurrying- carefully, Berk winters are more ice than snow- down the steps. "What are you doing here."

"I'm here to take you home." he smiles taking her into his arms and locking his lips to her.

"You just want a free dinner." she snorted.

"Hey, I love dinner at the foster house."

"You love my cooking you mean."

"Hell yeah." he chuckled starting to lead her down the street. "Hey, I got you something." They paused as he pulled out a book on astrology. "You don't have this one right?"

She looked down at it wearily, did not take it, just stared.

"Did you steal it?" she deadpanned.

"Oh c'mon Raps." he groaned.

"Did you?"

"No.," he said sternly pulling something out of his pocket. "I even have the receipt."

"Where did you get the money for it?"

"From my job."

"Real job or steal things and sell them."

"What's the difference."

"You know how I feel about this."

"Raps-"

"I told you;" she gritted backing away. "What you do for money is your business, just don't make it mine. Leave me out of it." Trying to keep herself calm she took a few deep breaths, rubbing her temples. "Please," she begged. "I love you, but please keep this from me."

"Okay." he murmured rubbing her arms. "Okay, no more gifts with dirty money. I'll get a real job."

"You always say that."

"I mean it this time." he promised looking almost desperate. "I'll get a real job as soon as possible and put the thieving behind me."

She didn't believe him. Maybe the first time he said it she did, but now it was just something he said to stop her from being mad at him. But she knew what kind of man he was, from the second he snuck into the foster girl's bedroom and she whacked him with a frying pan what kind of man he was. But it didn't matter, she still loved him. Being mad him is always really hard.

"Okay." she sighed. "C'mon, got to go get dinner started."

A few minutes later Rapunzel was making homemade lasagna southside style while Eugene told her stupid stories and jokes. Merida and Jack would be on their way, and Elsa was upstairs taking a nap before dinner.

Outside Merida was just walking up to their gate when she noticed Jack falling over their back fence.

"Whit did ye dae this time?" she asked as he joined her.

"You remember that food colored water I balanced on the door of our homeroom." he panted slumping against the banister of the porch.

"Aye." she snorted. "It landed oan Moana an' Maui. Ah was laughin' abit 'at fur hours."

"Yeah, well he didn't find it funny." Jack huffed climbing up the stairs. "He chased me all the way from the rink."

"Serioosly." she snorted.

"Yup." he laughed. "Oh, Kristoff is coming over for dinner."

"Cool, Eugene is inside."

"And I bet Anna is bringing Hans." Jack sighed. "Our sisters have terrible taste in men."

"Foster sisters." Merida snorted.

"Whatever." he snorted.

"Hey, guys." Rapunzel called. "Jack your home early."

"Ran into some trouble at the rink." Jack shrugged.

"What did you do?" she glared.

"Why do you automatically assume I did something wrong?" he scoffed.

"He pulled a joke oan Maui an' Moana an' it backfired in th' f'rm ay a radge Hawaiian." Merida smirked.

"Oh god, Jack." Raps groaned pulling the lasagna out of the oven.

"You realize he's like three times your size, right?" Eugene asked sipping his beer.

"Eugene, thought they busted you for possession of things that don't belong to you." Jack chuckled.

"Nope. The law will never catch up with me." Eugene smirked.

"Whitever ye say." Merida snorted grabbing a soda for herself and Jack.

"Dinner is ready." Rapunzel announced turning to Jack. "You wanna go get Elsa."

"She's home?" He asked.

"Napping upstairs. Her boss sent her home early." Rapunzel informed. "That's why I'm making dinner now rather than later."

"Cool." he smiled heading up the stairs to the girl's room.

Once again he didn't bother knocking. Elsa sleeps with earplugs. He waltzed right in turning on the light. And hopped atop her bunk.

"Dinner time sis." he yelled shaking her.

"Go away." she mumbled buried under the covers.

"C'mon, Raps made southside style lasagna. Stuffed full of artificial cheese and chicken. Yummy, yummy." He murmured pulling at her blankets.

"Sleepy." she grumbled.

"C'mon-"

"SCREW YOU HANS! YOU FUCKING BASTARD!"

Instantly Elsa was up, pulling off her DO NOT DISTURB mask and pulling out her earplugs.

"What the hell was that?" she growled.

"Anna." Jack groaned.

"God Damnit." she snarled jumping off her bunk and following Jack outside.

"Anna, listen to me. You can't do this to me." Hans growled.

"Do this to you?" Anna snarled back. "What the hell does that even mean? You don't think that this affects me too."

"It doesn't have too. We can fix this, you just need to come with me to the clinic tomorrow."

"I'm not going to the fucking clinic you monster!"

"What the hell is going on?" Elsa cried rushing to Anna. "Why are you yelling in the middle of the street?"

"This has nothing to do with you, Elsa." Hans growled dismissing her.

"If it involves our little sister then it involves us." Jack interjected pulling Anna behind him, turning to her to ask; "What's going on?"

"Yes, go on Anna, tell them. Tell them how you're planning to ruin our lives." Hans exclaimed.

"Screw you!" Anna screamed. "You don't have to worry about it anymore! We're over asshole! I'm not going to kill this baby!"

"Babey?" Merida asked.

Everyone, now on the street, stared wide-eyed at Anna.

"...fuck." she hissed looking down.

"We are going to the clinic tomorrow to get this taken care of. You are not ruining my life." Hans insisted stepping closer to the Overland siblings.

"Hey you need to back off." Jack warned pushing Anna to Rapunzel who stepped in front of her.

"This is between her and me." Hans growled. "Anna, you are getting that abortion."

"Fuck you." Jack hissed getting in Hans's face.

"Hey Jack, calm down." Eugene soothed reaching for Jack's arm only to be shaken off.

"Enough!" Elsa called pushing the boys apart. "You don't get to make that decision for her."

"You'd rather her have it and ruin her life?"

"If that's what she wants." Elsa screamed. "You don't get to control her like this. You need to leave, and if I ever see you near her again-"

"You'll what?" He challenged getting in her face. "Huh, Elsa?"

"Get the fuck away from her." Jack barked pushing Hans back.

This of course started a brawl. The girls were yelling for them to stop- or in Merida's case, for Jack to kick ass- Eugene was trying to pull them apart only succeeding in getting whacked. The two boys tumbled, rolling on the ground with Jack landing on top more often than not. Just wailing on each other. It seemed the only thing that would end it would be if one of them fell unconscious.

"What the fuck is going on!?" Hiccup cried running up to the scene Toothless and Kristoff on his heels.

"Hiccup, help me." Eugene pleaded.

Without a second thought, Hiccup swooped in and dragged Jack off Hans still swinging and kicking.

"Hey calm down." Hiccup whispered in Jack's ear. "Calm down man."

"You stay the fuck away from my sister you bastard!" Jack roared struggling against Hiccup's hold.

"Jack enough!" Merida shouted getting in his face. "Ye need tae calm th' heel doon!"

"It's done, man." Hiccup soothed, tightening his hold letting one hand rest on his hip.

"Anna," Elsa said turning to her sister. "Inside, we'll talk about what to do in a sec." Anna nodded following Rapunzel inside. Then Elsa turned to Hiccup. "Get Jack inside."

"C'mon." Hiccup urged pushing Jack toward the door, giving a meaningful look towards Merida who only nodded taking her place next to Elsa.

Eugene and Kristoff stood on the other side of her, all letting their southside auras rage. Showing the pompous northsider they meant business. In short, shut up and listen.

"I'll only say it one more time." Elsa snarled pulling a knife from Eugene's pocket and holding it with malevolent purpose. "Stay the hell away from my sister and this baby, or you'll wish you had never heard of us."

Hans only glared at them before getting up and storming to his car, starting it up and peeling off while flipping the bird.

The threat now neutralized Elsa let out a low sigh handing Eugene back his knife.

"Thanks." she murmured.

"Don't mention it." Eugene nodded.

"I think you two should go home." she sighed.

"Yeah." Kristoff nodded looking back toward the house. "Call us if you need any more help."

"Thank you." Elsa smiled. "Sorry that you'll miss dinner."

"Nah, it's fine." Eugene smiled. "Krissy here and I will just grab something from a dinner."

She nodded before turning back to their home and heading inside with Merida at her back, always watching her six. Once inside they noticed Rapunzel and Anna curled up on the couch.

"Where are the boys?" she asked looking around.

"Hiccup took Jack up to their room to calm him down." Rapunzel answered still running her hand through Anna's hair.

"Good." Elsa nodded settling in on her sister's other side rubbing her back. "Then it will be just us girls."

"Elsa," Anna sniffed, burying her face in Rapunzel's chest. "I'm so sorry."

"Anna, I need you to tell me." Elsa implored. "What do you want to do with this baby?"

Anna sniffed again lifting her head and whipping her face.

"I don't want to kill it." she choked. "I don't care if it's just a bunch of cells right now. It's my baby and I don't want to kill it. But… I-I don't think I can raise it. It wouldn't have a good life with me."

"'At's nae true." Merida shook her head, she was sitting on the coffee table in front of Anna. "Yoo'd bae a great mum."

"I'm not ready." Anna shook her head.

"There are other options." Elsa assured. "You don't have to get an abortion. There is always adoption."

"But what if it ends up with someone like Pitch?" Anna whimpered. "I don't want that for my baby."

"It won't," Rapunzel assured. "We won't let it."

"Speaking of." Elsa sighed now looking at all the girls sternly. "He can not know about this. We have to keep it from him for as long as we can."

They all nodded then pulled in close as Anna continued to sob.

"That asshole." Jack gritting as Hiccup shoved him into their room. "Trying to force her into something like that."

Hiccup sighed placing Toothless in the hall with a quick apology as he shut the door on him.

"He won't ever touch her again." Hiccup assured pressing close behind him. "We won't let him. He knows that we are all a bit crazy and willing to go to jail for your sister. He won't touch her."

"I know." Jack gritted. "But I'm still pissed."

"Well, I can think of a way to help with that." Hiccup smiled leaning in and gently kissing his lover's pules.

"Mmm." Jack hummed. "Yeah, that could help."

Seconds latter found Jack writhing under Hiccup as said boy pounded into him. Biting into Hiccup's shoulder to keep from being too loud while Hiccup bit his lip to do the same. They weren't in that position for long. Jack managed to roll them so he was riding his partner, hand placed over his lips while the other kept him balanced on Hiccup's knee.

"Fuck." Hiccup gritted.

"Mmm." Jack moaned around his hand.

"God, baby your so good."

"You keep talking like that and I'm gonna lose it." Jack gritted trying to keep it down.

"Then lose it." Hiccup growled sitting up, rolling onto his knees and ramming his hips against Jack's ass. "C'mon, cum for me baby."

"Fuuuck!" Jack groaned rushing to cover his mouth with Hiccup's neck.

They only lasted a few more minutes before they were both climaxing locking their lips together to keep their cries muffled. Spent and thoroughly fucked they collapsed on the mattress and fell into an exhausted sleep. Forgetting just for a moment that their lives were extremely screwed and it was only going to get worse.

The next morning Jack woke up alone, Hiccup had an early shift at the garage. It was a little jarring sometimes when he woke up like this, sore from last night, the images of their passion still burned into his retinas, and without Hiccup for morning cuddles. It took him a few minutes to get his bearings and when he did, everything from last night came flooding back.

"Anna." he sighed.

He needed to talk to her, make sure she was alright.

So with a groan, he got up rubbing his face and giving a big yawn while he stretched then got dressed.

"Morning sisters." Jack called as he entered the kitchen.

"Morning brother." all the foster girls greeted back.

"Hey, how you doing this morning Anna?" he asked sitting at the table pouring himself a cup of coffee. "Any morning sickness or anything like that?"

"It's too early for that." Anna rolled his eyes. "I'm fine Jack. I'm never going to talk to Hans again and I'm going to give birth to this baby."

"So you're going to keep it?" he noted eyeing her quizzically.

"No." she shook her head looking down. "I need to find a really good family to give them to. Someone who will give them the life I can't."

"Are you sure that's what you want?"

"Yes." she said confidently.

"Then I will help in whatever way I can." he smiled.

"Thank you." she murmured laying her head on his shoulder. "Best big brother in the world."

He smirked sipping his coffee.

"Okay, everyone it is the end of the month you know what to do." Elsa called as she and Rapunzel placed two platters of pancakes down in the center of the table for everyone to snatch up.

"Cash the checks and get them to the bastard once he gets here." Jack snarled.

"Exactly." Elsa sighed. "I already reminded Hiccup to do the same thing."

"Dorn't see wa we dorn't jist report heem fur abuse an' negligence." Merida growled spearing her flapjacks with a fork.

"You know why." Elsa groaned. "He has a seemingly perfect record as a foster parent and until Anna is eighteen he has custody of her. Until then. We grin and bare."

"What's the plan after that?" Anna asked.

"Find our own place." Rapunzel offered. "By then we'll be in college or moving to our awesome jobs."

"Until then grin and bare." Elsa repeated.

They all agreed and moved on with their days. Which went by quickly and without any major incidents. Which was weird considering that they can't ever go one day without something or another blowing up in their faces. Yesterday is a perfect example. They should have known though, the day wasn't over.

"You given any more thought about the party next week?" Astrid asked as she and Hiccup exited the train, hand in hand.

"A lot has been going on with my siblings, so I haven't really been able to talk to them." he said trying to ignore how sore his hand was from Astrid's grip- she never realized how forceful she was, not at all like Jack's playfulness.

"Oh." she groused letting go of his hand- much to his relief.

"What?" he asked knowing that tone and fearing her wrath.

"I didn't think you would actually bring them." she deadpanned. "I mean your sister, the one with the strawberry blonde hair, isn't even legal. Neither is the redhead or the boy with the platinum blonde hair."

"So they just won't drink." Hiccup shrugged even though he knew his siblings wouldn't give a damn about the legal drinking age.

"It's just that, we don't spend any time alone together." she groaned. "You're always so absorbed in your siblings bullshit."

"Bullshit…" he nodded. "Look, I get that your upset with me for not spending more time with you but my siblings are a huge part of my life. I can't just cut them out."

"Whatever." she snorted turning to him. "I'll see you tomorrow at school."

"Yeah." he nodded letting her pull him into a kiss which took everything not to balk from.

She pulled back with a small- near nonexistent- smile. He watched her go wanting nothing more than to eat a ton of mints. He liked her, but his brain was wired for Jack. She was just a cover to protect them from Pitch. Which he felt like a total ass for doing so, but if Pitch got even a whiff of his and Jack relationship then they were both dead.

He groaned turning back toward home, only to pause at seeing Jack just a few feet in front of him, staring at him with dead eyes.

"Jack?" Hiccup called rushing forward.

The blonde ignored him turning and marching down the walk.

"Jack, hold on." Hiccup urged grabbing his elbow. "What's up?"

"You said that you would just do things like hold hands." Jack gritted stuffing his hand deep into his pockets.

"I'm not initiating anything." he insisted. "She is the one doing it, not me."

"Is that supposed to make me feel better?"

"No, but please, she means nothing to me."

"Your so freaking cliche."

"Jack just stop." Hiccup urged forcing Jack to stop. "Look, this arrangement… fuck, I can't… I'm just trying to protect us."

"That's what you always say." Jack growled looking anywhere but at Hiccup's grass green eyes.

"Look at me." Hiccup compelled, eventually he did. "You are it for me, okay. I love you and only you."

"... you sound gay."

"Pfft, maybe because I am." he snorted pulling Jack closer- but not to close that it would be obvious that they were together- smiling with his eyes. "Forgive me?"

Jack glared at him for a minute before he deflated.

"Fine." he growled, rolling his eyes- which still had a bit of darkness in them.

"C'mon." Hiccup smiled throwing an arm around Jack's shoulder. "Raps probably made this extravagant dinner that we're gonna miss out on because the girls scarfed it down."

"They do weirdly eat a lot more than we do." Jack chuckled.

"They really do." Hiccup groaned.

"Get your butts in here already so we can start eating." Anna called as soon as she heard the boys enter their home. "I'm starving."

"We're moving as fast as we want, darling sister of mine." Jack smirked.

"Hey-hey!" Elsa called from the doorway. "Money. Envelope. Now."

With soar looks on their faces they pulled the wads of cash out of their pockets and stuffed them in the envelope which contained all six of their paychecks.

"Alright come sit down and get some food." Rapunzel smiled. "No one really ate the lasagna last night so I reheated it."

"Sounds good." Jack assured taking his seat.

"Smells amazing." Hiccup moaned plopping a huge portion on his plate.

"Okay, I take it back." Jack snorted watching Hiccup stuff his face. "You eat way more than the girls."

"Wait, what?" Anna asked. "Are you saying we eat like pigs?"

"Boys, that's not nice." Rapunzel chastised.

"Seriously, Hiccup." Elsa rolled her eyes. "You eat us out of house and home."

"I do not." Hiccup grimaced.

They all laughed at his expense. Falling against each other and slapping the table in their mirth. So lost in their happiness they didn't hear the door.

"Well isn't this lovely."

All laughter died, freezing in the air and shattering with their glee. Looking up slowly they were met by their worst fears, the fuel to their nightmares.

"Pitch." Elsa gasped standing up.

He only chuckled walking further into the kitchen.

"It really is touching to see all my children together enjoying a meal." he smiled folding his hands together.

Without a second thought Elsa marched forward pulling the envelope out of her back pocket and holding it out to him.

"It's all there." she murmured. "I triple checked it."

"And I have no doubt of that." Pitch nodded. "However after today, you will have to pay twice the original amount."

"Whit why tv's heel woold we saw 'at?" Merida asked unable to hold her tongue at this.

"The economy makes things a bit more expensive. Times have changed and so must you." he said airily.

"Perfect." Jack growled.

"Young man." Pitch ticked gliding closer toward Jack.

Hiccup didn't hesitate to stand in front of him almost matching his height.

"Don't." Hiccup warned. "If he has any kind of bruises or marks then I will call CFS, have them deem you unfit so they take Anna away. We'll have no reason to stay and leave to find another home and you'll lose your paychecks. So don't."

"You dare-"

"Yes I dare." Hiccup gritted. "You touch him or the others and I will not hesitate to go to CFS and end this stupid game you have us playing."

"Hiccup." Rapunzel warned.

"That's enough." Esla called getting everyone's attention.

Pitch smirked at the boy before turning to the oldest.

"Good girl." he smiled.

"We'll each add another fifty to our payments. We need the rest to survive." she reasoned using a tone that made it clear she wasn't taking no for an answer.

He glared at her, but in the end he nodded pocketing his money and looking to all the fosters.

"Don't forget that it's thanks to me that you all have a home." He reminded. "Without my generosity you would all be on the street or be living with some pervert. Be grateful."

"We are." Anna assured, resisting the urge to place a protective hand on her belly.

"That's my darling." Pitch purred reaching a hand to Anna's head.

"Don't touch her." Jack snarled stepping in front her.

Pitch merely smirked, nodding to the fosters and taking his leave.

As soon as the door slammed closed, they all relaxed.

"God I hate him." Jack snarled.

"We all do." Elsa agreed, marching back to her seat. "But he's gone now, let's eat."

A half hour later they were all sitting in front of the tv, the Overland siblings curled up on the couch along with Hiccup, Rapunzel on the armchair and Merida on the floor leaning against the coffee table. They were watching Supernatural- their favorite show- just enjoying a peace without Pitch when it was ultimately shattered.

A loud banging on the door had them all jumping in their seats looking at each other in confusion.

"Cop?" Jack asked no one in particular.

There was another bang only making them more nervous.

"Someone gie it!" Merida hissed.

Elsa rolled her eyes getting up and stomping toward the door.

"What?" she demanded, throwing the door open.

"Ma'am." a female cop with peppered hair in pigtails and violet eyes addressed. "I'm officer Judy Hopps, this is my partner officer Nicholas Wilde. Is Rapunzel Corona home?"

Sighing she waved them in stepping aside still on guard of what they wanted.

"Miss Corona?" Judy asked looking around the room.

"Yes?" Rapunzel said standing from the armchair. "What can I do for you?"

"We're looking for your boyfriend." Wilde informed. "Eugene Fitzherbert, or as some on the street call him, Flynn Rider."

"Why are you looking for Eugene?"

"We have reports that he may have stolen a tan 1970 ford Mustang." Officer Hopps told her sounding uppity and highly confident.

"That's Hans's car." Anna interjected now standing next to Rapunzel.

"You know the victim?" she cop asked.

"He's not a victim." Jack snorted. "He's an asshole who wanted to hurt my sister."

"So this was an act of revenge?" Wilde interpreted.

"No!" Rapunzel cried. "Eugene is ridiculous but he is not stupid. He would never steal a Mustang!"

"Hey Blondie!"

They all turned to the back door were Eugene was sauntering in, all confidence and swagger, throwing a ring of keys up in the air.

"You are not gonna believe what I managed to pull." he hooted. "I don't think Hans is gonna bother Anna ever again. Don't worry I'll get his souped-up douchebag car back to him by tomorrow morning. Might have a few scratches on it, but nothing too ser… i… ous…"

Finally seeing the cops he now realized his enormous mistake.

"Oh shit." he gulped.

"Run!" Rapunzel cried.

Who needs tv when you got great drama like this in your everyday life. The cops zoomed past the fosters as they chased Eugene out the back door, Rapunzel right on their heels.

"What the hell is wrong with you girls." Elsa cried pulling at her hair. "Why can't you find decent boyfriends."

With that they quickly ran after their foster sister and the cops catching up in a matter of minutes.

"Ask for a lawyer!" Rapunzel was yelling as officer Judy kept her back and Wilde cuffed Eugene, shoving him into the back of a cruiser. "Don't say anything without a lawyer!"

"You heard her man!" Jack hollered now standing next to her.

"No lawyer, no talking!" Hiccup called.

"Don't say anything!" Anna ordered.

"Not a word." Elsa urged.

"Ye hae th' riet tae remain silent." Merida reminded. "Sae stay fuckin' silent!"

"You all need to stay back." the cop ordered.

They did, but still they all shouted unintelligibly at Eugene about not saying anything, knowing his rights and to get a lawyer. From a random outsiders point of few, this was pretty funny. But from Rapunzel's, her world was crumbling around her.

A cab ride latter found them all sitting in the lobby of the precinct waiting for any news on Eugene's fate. Rapunzel quietly cried into Hiccup's shoulder while the others bounced their knees or bit their nails with nerves.

"God this is takin' furever." Merida growled pressing her fingertips to her temple.

"You getting any visions?" Jack asked in a hushed tone.

"Nae." she snarled. "Ah hae nae idea whits gowin tae happen."

"Guys please just stop talking." Rapunzel whimpered.

"Sorry." they murmured.

"Miss, Corona?" the receptionist called.

"Yes." Raps cried standing fast she almost lost her balance.

"Mr. Fitsberbut is asking for you. You may see him before they move him to holding."

She nodded following the woman to a door just down the hall.

"We'll wait here for you." Anna called giving her foster sister a soft smile.

Rapunzel smiled before entering the room and vanishing from their sight.

Vrrrr~

"Shit." Elsa hissed looking down at her phone. "It's work, I got to take it."

"Dinner or publishing company?" Hiccup asked purely for curiosity sake.

"Publishing." Elsa smiled. "Maybe they're finally gonna start paying me."

"Guid luck." Merida wished adding a little wink at the end.

Blushing now Elsa walked toward the entrance answering the phone halfway there.

"Subtle." Jack snorted.

"Shut it." Merida gritted.

"Hey, blondie." Eugene cooed softly.

"Eugene…" she sniffed taking her seat across him. "What did they say?"

"They're slapping me with a misdemeanor." he shrugged. "Better than a felony, but I'll still have to serve some time."

A choked whine breached Rapunzel's lips making her bite her lip.

"How long?" she asked.

"One year, maybe less if I behave."

"... so that's it. You try to scare off a jerk who was harassing Anna and you go away for a year."

"It's worth it," he assured. "Hey, I'll be out soon. This doesn't change anything."

"Yes it does." she gritted. "A year, Eugene, that's a long time."

"Better than three, which is what I would get for a felony. Rapz, we can handle this."

"You can, I can't."

"Rapunzel."

"No!" she cried covering her eyes. "I can't. I can barely handle school, work, and classes. But without you, I don't think I'll manage at all."

"Yes, you will." Eugene insisted taking her hands into his cuffed ones. "God, Raps, you are way stronger than you give yourself credit for. And you won't be alone in this. You have five amazing siblings that will help you. And you can come to visit me as often as possible. We are going to get through this. And when I get out I'm gonna do better."

She laughed at this.

"You mean make sure you never get caught again."

"No." he said sternly. "I'm gonna do better, get a job, pay taxes the whole nine yards. I won't put you through this again."

She should have been happy to hear this, but it only made her cry harder. She wanted to believe him. But a part of her was sure that he would never change.

Only time would tell she supposed.

"I love you." she whispered kissing his knuckles.

"Hey." he murmured catching her eyes. "You're my dream."

A smile, tightening her grip.

"And you are mine." she murmured back.

"Hey." Jack called as Rapunzel reemerged.

"What's the verdict?" Hiccup asked standing with the rest of his siblings.

"He, um…" she swallowed. "He is being charged with a misdemeanor and has to serve a year in Night County."

"Och god." Merida cursed. "Aam sae sorry, hen."

Rapunzel just nodded, letting slip more tears as Anna took her in her arms.

"We really need to rethink our taste in men, huh." she sighed getting a choking snicker from the blonde.

There were even more tears to be shed it seemed. Jack had looked toward the entrance to see if his sister was coming back yet. She was, and she had streaks running down her cheeks.

"Elsa," he called drawing everyone's attention to her. "What's wrong?"

Elsa shook her head.

"That... that was the publishing company." she started arms crossed over her chest to keep the pain in. "They no longer need me as an intern, and… and I didn't get the job…"

The weeks that followed Eugene's incarceration were torture. Elsa had to pick up more shifts at the dinner so she wouldn't focus on the fact that she wouldn't be working at what was supposed to be her dream job. For the first couple of days it was impossible to get Rapunzel out of the house meaning she missed a bit of school and was falling behind in nursing school. But now she was up and about throwing herself into her studies. As for the rest of the fosters, they went on with life. School, work, home. But things between Hiccup and Jack were getting a bit tense.

"Hey." Hiccup murmured, pulling a shirt over his head and watching Jack stretch.

"Why are up so early?" Jack asked seeing it was five in the morning.

"Skipped out on grading papers last night." He explained. "Got to get an early start. Astrids' gonna help me."

"Oh." Jack mumbled burrowing under the covers further.

"You alright?" Hiccup asked.

There was this vibe coming off of his lover. Dark, something that was so very unlike him. He didn't like it. Jack wasn't Jack without the fun-loving smile and cool attitude. Whatever this was needed to stop.

"Jack?" he called kneeling on the bed close to Jack's head, trying to pull the blanket back. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"I'm fine." he groaned tugging the blanket back into place. "You're going to be late. You better go."

"Not till you talk to me." Hiccup demanded.

"I'm fucking tired okay." Jack growled. "Just go."

Hiccup stared at the cocooned lump that was his boyfriend, worried. Even though Jack was a night owl he was still chipper as hell in the morning. He shouldn't be this moody. He had a feeling he knew what this was about though. A topic that was getting old, and he wished Jack would just let go.

"Jack." he sighed wrapping his arm around him as best as he could, pulling him close. "I swear she is just a cover. I feel nothing for her. She-"

"I know." Jack sighed. "I know. I'm sorry. I just… I'll get over it."

Hiccup stared a bit longer before nuzzling into the lump a little more.

"There is this party on campus tonight," he said. "I want you and the rest of the siblings to come. I'll spend the whole thing with you. Just come."

"Really?" Jack asked popping out from under the covers. "You'd ditch all your college friends just to hang out with me?"

"Of course." Hiccup smiled leaning in and kissing his forehead. "You and our siblings are the most important thing to me. I'd rather spend time with you watching our sisters dance like their crazy. I'd rather be with you."

Jack smiled locking their lips for a second before locking their eyes again.

"I'll tell the girls when they wake up." he promised. "We'll be there."

"Good." he smiled pecking his lips before standing. "I'll be waiting." he smiled down at his lover running his fingers through snow white hair. "Go back to sleep, you still have two hours before you have to wake up."

Jack watched him go, a twinge of jealousy and insecurity still aching in his heart. But for the moment it was overshadowed anticipation for that night. And by a twist in his gut that could only be described as love.

Two hours later he was awakened by the sound of Anna rushing to the bathroom and emptying the contents of her stomach. He stretched, throwing the blankets off and crossing the hall to the bathroom. Kneeling down he pulled her hair back holding it gently on the back of her neck and rubbed her back waiting for her to finish.

"God." she moaned flushing the toilet. "I was hoping I still had a while before this started. I don't wanna be puking my guts out every morning."

"It's not just in the morning." he warned getting a cool washcloth and pressing it to her brow. "It's all day."

"Then why the fuck do they call it morning sickness?" she whined holding her belly.

"Because they were a bunch of dumb medieval doctors who thought the world was flat." he offered giving a small sad smile.

"Stupid." she groaned.

"Think your gonna be okay now?" he asked feeling her cheeks.

She nodded.

"Actually, I'm starving." she said suddenly, looking up at him with aw. "What the hell?"

"Don't ask me." he snorted throwing his hands up. "You should talk to Raps."

"I'll do that." she nodded holding out her hands. "Help me up."

He pulled her to her feet, waited for her to tell him when the room stopped spinning, then held her hand as they made their way down to the kitchen.

"Morning sweetie." Rapunzel hummed placing a bowl of watermelon, apple slices, and strawberries in front of the youngest foster. "This gonna work?"

"Smells amazing." she moaned digging into the natural sugar like she hasn't seen food in decades.

"Where did we get money for fruit?" Jack asked sitting at the bar so the smell of bacon didn't bother her baby sister.

"We didn't." Elsa snorted looking over toward the living room just as Kristoff came out with another bag of groceries.

"What the hell man?" Jack cried staring at the bags.

"What?" Kristoff asked.

"Dude, I told you we don't need help." Jack groaned spearing his eggs.

"Yeah I know, but c'mon man." Kristoff huffed placing the bags on the counter. "A few fruits and vegetables are not gonna hurt and she needs them for the baby."

"Oh god." Jack shook his head now knowing what this was about.

Kristoff has a soft spot for things like this, his parents left him on a street corner when he was five and never came back. He was adopted by the people who own the rink but never really got over the trauma. This probably reopened the wound. And the fact that he had a crush on Anna probably didn't help any either.

"I also got some tea that's supposed to help with nausea." Kristoff said pulling out a small box.

"Give me!" Anna cried snatching the box out of his hand and rushing to make a cup. "You're a god send."

"Yeah, a modern day saint." Jack snorted.

"I know you guys don't like getting help." Kristoff sighed. "But you guys are like family to me so I want to help with this in any way I can."

"Uh-huh." Elsa hummed glaring at him.

"Oh c'mon sis," Anna whined. "He brought fruit. Would it really be so bad to have him around? You guys are always so busy with everything. You can't watch me twenty-four seven."

"I can ask for fewer shifts at the diner." Elsa offered.

"No!" Anna urged. "We need to pay rent. He upped the price. We need those hours."

"She's right," Rapunzel said sadly. "And it's not like he's Hans. We like Kristoff, he's the good kind of jerk."

"Hey." Kristoff mumbled.

"Fine." Elsa cried throwing her hands up in the air. "Fine, but if I get even a hint that you have ulterior motives, I will tie you to a pole and let you freeze in the snow. Understood?"

"Yes, ma'am." Kristoff gulped.

"Hey, where's Merida?" Jack asked looking around the kitchen.

"Aam haur." she groaned, her hair more wild than normal.

"Honey, what happened?" Elsa asked rushing up to feel Merida's forehead. "Do you not feel well?"

"Aam fine woman, leave meh bae." Merida snapped smacking Elsa hands away, making said woman step back with her hands in their air… and now Merida felt like an ass. "Sorry. Ah didnae sleep well last nicht. Had bad dreams."

"I'm sorry to hear that." Elsa sympathized. "But you're still going to school."

"Ah know." Merida mumbled taking her bacon and eggs and poking at them.

"Here." Rapunzel smiled at her handing her a steaming mug of black coffee.

"Och, bless ye." Merida moaned sipping the liquid energy with fervor.

"Hurry up and finish." Elsa called. "You need to be to school in thirty."

"Oh hey, Hiccup's got a party on campus and were all invited." Jack told them shoveling more eggs into his mouth.

"Aam in." Merida said instantly. "Anythin' tae keep meh frae havin' tae sleep an' see those damn nightmares."

"No thanks." Anna moaned rubbing her stomach. "I doubt I'm gonna feel any better by tonight and I want nothing to do with older guys for a long while."

"I have nursing class tonight, and an early shift at the cafe." Rapunzel shrugged. "Sorry."

"My party days are over." Elsa said sipping her coffee.

"You never had party days." Jack snorted.

"He's right." Anna agreed sitting back down with her tea. "You should go, sis, have some fun. You don't have to work tomorrow anyway."

"No, I should use this night to stay with my sister and sleep." Elsa sighed. "I could use some sleep."

"Kristoff can stay with me." Anna offered.

"What?" Kristoff blanched watching Elsa's reaction.

"Yeah, we can watch movies." she smiled.

"C'mon, ye can lit yer hair doon an' hae som fun." Merida smirked suddenly getting slammed with a burst of energy, taking Elsa's hand and swinging her around the kitchen- making Jack bite his tongue to keep from laughing. "C'mon yoo'd hae a great time."

"Oh god." Elsa giggled letting Merida catch her in a dip. "Kay fine, I'll go. I'll go. Now put me back on two feet. You need to get to school."

"Guid." Merida smiled trying to hide her now noticed embarrassment.

"Go." Elsa smiled. "You're going to be late."

"Hic," Tadashi called from his working station. "Did you get those papers graded?"

"Yeup." Hiccup nodded pulling off his goggles. "Managed to get them in just before the professor came to class."

"Barely holding on man." Tadashi chuckled.

"Siblings." He offered. "My sister's still pretty bummed about not getting that job. Another sister is pregnant and just started getting morning sickness. And now I just got a text from Elsa saying that Merida is having nightmares."

"Geeze and I thought my brother was a hassle."

"Oh and my brother…" he suddenly paused trying to figure out how he was going to explain this to someone who would understand what they had.

"What about Jack?" Tadashi asked. "I thought he was your favorite."

"He definitely is." Hiccup chuckled. "It's just… God, he would kill me if he ever heard I told you this, but I could use some advice."

"Okay, shoot."

"My brother is gay." he stared. "But if our foster father ever found out he would kill him, like seriously murder him."

"Yikes."

"Yeah, but my brother is dating this guy. A guy who really likes him loves him even. But this guys is pretending to date a girl so that Jack doesn't get caught. He's doing it to protect him, but it looks like its bothering Jack a little."

"Does the girl know?"

"No… no, she doesn't."

"Then that guy is a coward and a dick and your brother should find someone better."

"... harsh." Hiccup hissed.

"Well, this guy should have been smart enough to find either a lesbian willing to beard with him or a girl that knows he is gay and is willing to pretend their dating."

"Shit your right." Hiccup groaned. "Fuck."

"Dude, just tell Astrid you're gay and if she wants to break up fine. Go find a lesbian."

"What the fuck Tadashi!" Hiccup cried whipping around.

"You think I'm an idiot." Tadashi chuckled. "You talk about him like he's a fucking angel, proud of all his accomplishments. You are so in love with him it's sickening."

"But… I mean… you…"

"Yeah, I know. And no I don't care. You're not actually related."

"But-"

"Dude, chill. It's cool. But seriously, talk to Astrid. Stringing both of them along like this is wrong."

"Yeah…" he sighed. "Maybe your right."

To bad neither of them noticed that Astrid had stopped by to see her boyfriend and that she had heard everything.

"Holly shit." Elsa gasped stepping into the defining, slash blinding fraternity house. "Why didn't Hiccup tell us it was in a frat house."

"Didn't want to scare us." Jack shrugged.

"Waur is he?" Merida called trying to see past the crowd.

"I don't know." Elsa hollered spinning in a quick circle. "Oh, hey, isn't that Astrid. Hiccup's girlfriend."

Jack resisted the urge to growl as he looked the way she was seeing that it was in fact, Astrid.

"Aye." Merida said glancing towards Jack worriedly.

"Astrid!" Elsa called waving at the girl. "Over here."

Astrid looked over at them but did not look happy, still started walking towards them.

"Hey." Elsa smiled when she reached them.

"Hi." Astrid smiled tensely. "You're Hiccup's foster siblings right?"

"Yeah." she smiled. "I'm Elsa, this is Merida and my brother Jack. Our other sisters aren't here right now. Rapunzel's got nursing school and Anna wasn't feeling so good."

"Oh." Astrid nodded looking Jack up and down making his glare all that more intense.

"Hey have you seen him around?" she asked looking around the room. "He invited us but, um we're having trouble finding him."

"Um, no." Astrid said rubbing her thighs. "I've actually been looking for him too."

"Oh well, let us know if you find him." Elsa smiled.

"Will do." Astrid nodded.

With that Elsa and Merida took their leave, but Jack stayed.

"So your dating my brother." he coldly.

"I am." she said just as coldly.

"Look." he started stepping a little closer to her so he wouldn't have to yell. "I know my brother, I know how these things go. He's a great guy, but he lets us and his school work get in the way of all his relationships. I don't want to overstep, but I'm just warning you. Best to get out of that before you get hurt."

"Pfft." she snorted. "I know he's always put you and the others first, but that is going to change. Your sick little game is going to end. He is mine."

"I have no clue what you're talking about." Jack snarled. "And he's not some fucking prize for you to take. He is a person. Leave him alone, before you get hurt."

With that, he stomped off not even noticing where he was going.

"Great." Merida groaned as she and Elsa leaned against a wall still looking around. "Now we lost Jack tae."

"Yeah." Elsa mumbled rubbing her arm. "Maybe we shouldn't have come."

"Och no, dorn't start 'at." Merida sighed leaning her head against the wall. "We can steel hae fun. Th' boys will fin' us sooner ur later."

"Yeah I guess." Elsa smiled glancing at her foster sister, the bags under her eyes were evident and tension in her shoulders more so. "So you gonna tell me what the nightmares were about?"

Merida shook her head.

"It's nae important." she murmured.

"It's keeping you up."

"Trust meh, ye dorn't want tae hear it." she assured pulling out her Maroblos. "Ur ye won't believe meh."

"Try me."

Merida turned to her, searching her eyes, the eyes that she would stare at forever if the world would allow it. Searching for any kind of judgment even though she knew she wouldn't find it. Snorting she lit her cig and then blew the smoke away from Elsa.

"They waur abit us." she started. "Aw these… different lives we've lifed."

"What?"

"Ah can see hin's. People's futures, pasts tae. But when it cams tae us, aw Ah see is these different versions ay us."

"Different versions of us, you mean you and me?"

"Aye, an' th' rest ay th' siblin's."

"So what do these other versions of us do?"

"Weel, th' furst time Ah saw 'em they waur wizards in this magic school. 'En they waur hunters fighting demons an' angels. 'En we waur guardians ay planets."

"Sounds cool." Elsa smiled. "I don't see the cause for nightmares."

"Its th' fact 'at they won't stop noo." Merida sighed. "It used tae bae 'at Ah wood jist see one e'ery few days. But noo Ah see thousands ay 'em e'ery day an' nicht. Ah've seen us fight giants, you command snow, Hiccup an' Rapunzel turn into weapons. An' us fightin' zombies in a virtual reality. It jist goes oan an' oan an' th' worst part is…"

"What?" Elsa asked.

Maybe it was the loud bass, or the never-ending cloud of weed over their heads. Or maybe it was that they were at a university and that is where crazy shit happens. Either way she was feeling a bit bold.

"Dorn't hate meh." she begged, cupping Elsa's cheek pulling her closer as she leaned in so they were meeting in the middle.

She expected Elsa to push her away and curse her out. To maybe slap her. She didn't expect her to grab her hips and pull her closer. Their slow lip lock quickly turned into a full-blown make-out session. Everything that Merida had seen in her visions didn't prepare her for the absolute bliss she was feeling. She saw herself happy with Elsa in every universe but never thought she could have it in this one. Maybe she was wrong.

Hiccup had walked circles around this party, but he still couldn't find his siblings. He's been texting Jack but every time he would get to where his lover says he is he's not there anymore. It was driving him crazy.

"Hic." Astrid called slinking up his arm. 'I've been looking for you."

"Hey, have you seen my siblings?" Hiccup asked still looking around, not even really looking at her which was driving her crazy.

"Um." she played innocent looking behind her noticing that Jack had spotted them. "Actually yeah, they were looking for you. I put them in a room so they could wait for you."

"Yeah?" Hiccup smiled.

"Yeah, c'mon." Astrid smiled taking his hand and quickly winking at the blonde who was trying to fight the crowd to get to them.

How had Jack managed to lose not only his sisters but also his lover? He was getting dizzy from all the spinning he was doing trying to spot any of them. Not to mention he was still pissed about his little run-in with Astrid. It was obvious she knew there was something going on between him and Hiccup. It was also obvious that she was not happy about it and she was planning something. He needed to find Hiccup like right now. Just as he was about to pull his phone again to call Hic he spotted him. Relief was brief as he noticed that he was not alone. Astrid was with him and she had this look that made him nervous. He pushed through the crowd, they pushed back. It was as if they were a sea forcing him back to shore. Away from the life raft that held his life support. He saw her turn and wink at him and knew if he didn't get through then it was game over. Finally, he pushed through the sea of people, except now he lost them. He was facing a hallway of doors. A few coeds here and there making out against the walls. But no Hiccup. He walked up to each door and jiggled the handles, each on being locked so he moved on.

Then he came upon one that was ajar.

"Hey whoa, Astrid!"

That was Hiccup. Jack threw the door open and was met with a sickening sight. Hiccup was laying on the bed, leaning against the headboard. Astrid had his pants down her face in his crotch.

This isn't happening. He told himself unable to look away from the scene before him.

They both looked up at him, Astrid smug and Hiccup panicked.

"Jack!" Hiccup cried pushing the blonde off him.

Jack only backed away shaking his head.

"Jack, please let me explain." Hiccup begged, pulling his pants up.

But he didn't, he gave the boy he loved one last heartbroken look then ran.

"Jack!" Hiccup yelled running after him only to lose him in the crowd. "Jack!"

"Hiccup!" Astrid called coming up next to him.

"I have to find him." Hiccup rushed whipping his head this way and that.

"Just let him go." She told him grasping his wrist.

"No you don't understand." He shook his head pulling his arm from her.

"Look he's long gone." She huffed. "He's not coming back. He's too young anyway."

His mind barely grasped what she said, but when it did he turned to her even more panicked.

"You…" he couldn't put enough rage into his words to properly portray what he felt. "You let him see that on purpose."

"He needed to see."

"See what?!"

"That you're not gay. That your mine. He needed to see you had no interest in him."

He couldn't believe what he was hearing. How could she? Oh god what had he done. He leads her on and now she used him to hurt Jack.

"You don't know what you've done." He shook his head. "I should never have lead you on like this... no… I'm sorry, we're done."

With that he walked away desperate to find Jack and make this right.

"Hiccup!" Astrid called after him.

"Done." He roared back. "Don't come near me or my siblings ever again."

He couldn't hear if she had some retort. He couldn't hear anything over the pounding of his own heart. The room was spinning, people were blurring together and he was going to be sick. All he wanted to do was find Jack and make things right. Explain and ease the worries that were definitely whirling around in his head right now.

His salvation took the form of a head of platinum blonde hair just off in the corner.

"Jack- aah, what the hell!" He cried finding that it wasn't Jack but his sister who was in a lip dominance battle with Merida.

Both girls broke apart looking like they just got caught burying a body.

"Dude whit th' heel?" Merida demanded.

"That's what I just said." Hiccup choked. "Since when were you two a thing?"

"We're not." Elsa urged missing the hurt look from Merida. "Where were you? Where's Jack?"

"I don't know." Hiccup growled pulling at his hair.

"Hiccup, whit's wrang?" Merida asks not liking the vibe she was getting from her brother.

"Jack…" he groaned rubbing his face. "Astrid tricked me into going into this room, then she pushed me on the bed and pulled my pants down. Jack saw her and he ran off I lost him."

"Shat!" Merida gritting desperately looking around the halls.

"What's the big deal?" Elsa asked looking confused. "Astrid's your girlfriend. She can do stuff like that. What's my brother's deal?"

"Nae she can't." Merida gritted. "Ye numpty bampot. Hoo cood ye bae sae stupid!"

"I thought she was taking me to you guys." Hiccup defended.

"What the hell is going on?" Elsa demanded.

"I love Jack." Hiccup exploded not able to handle the building pressure anymore. "And he loves me. We've been together for two years."

"What?" Elsa cried looking between her two younger foster siblings. "But your dating Astrid."

"That was a cover so Pitch wouldn't kill us." Hiccup groaned. "But she didn't know, and when she found out she staged that to try and prove to Jack I was straight."

"What the fuck is wrong with you Hiccup!" Elsa screamed slamming her hands into his chest pushing him back so he stumbled closer to the other party goers. "How the fuck could you do this to Jack!"

"I know, oh man this is all so messed up." Hiccup whimpered. "Please you got to help me find him. He's been acting weird for the last couple of days and I think this might just push him too far."

"Weird hoo?" Merida asked.

"Like he's not as fun-loving as he normally is. It takes an effort to make him smile." Hiccup supplied thinking of this morning.

"Shat!" Merida cursed again now even more desperate to find Jack.

"What is going on?" Elsa demanded.

"Is thaur a playground, skale yard, anithin' wi' a swing set?" Merida urged now gripping his arm.

"Ow!" he cried pulling his arm free. "Yeah on the other side of campus, why?"

"'At's waur he'll bae." she nodded heading for the door.

"Merida, talk now." Elsa interrogated. "What the hell is going on with Jack."

"It's hard tae explain." she gritted pushing drunk assholes out of her way.

"Then try." Elsa growled seconds away from strangling the next person that bumped into her.

They finally made it out into the cold Berk air, and Merida felt like she could breathe. Though her siblings didn't feel the same. Still the less oppressive air gave her the breathe to finally tell the secret the had been eating her up since eighth grade.

Turning she looked both of them in the eye already feeling the relief.

"Jack has clinical depression." she deadpanned.

"What!" they both cried.

"Aye." she nodded turning back around and heading to the playground.

"Other way Mer." Hiccup called.

"Cheers." she called back turning around.

"Explain. Now." Elsa gritted.

"We foond out when we waur in middle school. He tried ta droon himself, Ah pulled heem out, an' took heem tae a mental health professional." She rushed out, panting now because she started power walking. "She diagnosed heem an' tauld us ta gang ta th' clinic ta gie th' reit meds but he wooldnae go."

"Why the hell didn't you tell us?" Elsa was beyond words at this point.

"He wooldnae lit meh." she groaned.

"So you just kept it from us all this time?" Hiccup gaped. "What the hell does that even mean he has clinical depression? I mean I know what that means, but what does that entail exactly. I mean he's always so happy and fun loving."

"That's part ay it. Bein' overly canty 'en crashin'. An' when he crashes it's bad." she hissed breaking out into a run.

"Hey wait." Hiccup called. "What do you mean? What happens when he crashes? What happens?"

"He'll hae muid swings 'at will make yer head spin. Sometimes self-harm. An' finally he has a nervoos breakdoon."

"Self-harm!" Elsa cried. "Like what?"

"Cuttin'." she sighed. "It's nae often. He's normally fine."

"So what do we do?" Hiccup asked.

"Talk ta heem." by now they had come to the playground, quickly searching for the swings and starting for them. "He's gonna gie agitated an' 'en start hyperventilatin'. He jist has ta go through it. Aw we can dae is be thaur fur heem." She stopped short of the swings assessing Jack and his state. "He's awready agitated." She sighed. "See how he's scratchin' his arm loch 'at. He'll start hyperventilatin' soon."

They saw. Jack had his head down, arms crossed around the chains his left-hand scratching at his right arm. He looked miserable.

"What do we do?" Elsa asked feeling useless. "How do we help him?"

"Wee dorn't do anythin'." Merida shook her head grabbing Hiccups elbow. "Yoo go talk ta heem."

"What do I say?" Hiccup worried looking into her eyes desperately.

"Apolagize fur starters." She gripped giving him a push. "He'll start freakin' out soon, jist talk heem though it. He'll either calm doon or pass out."

"Pass out?" Elsa gasped. "Oh god, Jack."

"Ah need ye ta be calm love." Merida urged grabbing Elsa's hand. "He jist needs ta go through it. Lit Hiccup handle it. Now go."

Taking a deep breath, Hiccup put one foot in front of the other until he was standing before the boy that held his heart in an ironclad grip.

"Jack…" he softly called wanting his lover to look at him. But he didn't. "Jack." he sighed sadly kneeling so he was looking up into sky blue eyes that were staring but not seeing. "Talk to me, please." still nothing. "Yell, scream, tell me how much of a fucking ass I am. Please just say something."

Now Jack was looking at him, grassy fields meeting blue skies.

"She was…" he murmured not able to finish.

"It wasn't what you think." Hiccup sighed reaching for his hand only for Jack to pull away.

"Then what was it?" he hissed.

"She tricked me." Hiccup ground, rubbing his neck with his previously stretched out hand. "She told me that she had you and our sisters in a room waiting for me. I believed her and followed her to the empty room. She pushed me on the bed and before I knew what was happening she was pulling off my pants and you were at the door. Nothing happened. I would never do anything with her. I'm not bi or confused, I'm one hundred percent gay. Please believe me."

"I-" he cut himself off shaking his head repeatedly. "She said your hers."

"I'm not." Hiccup urged grabbing his hands quickly and holding them to his chest. "When I realized what she did I broke it off. I'm not dating her anymore. I'm not dating anyone but you now. You are it."

"I-" he couldn't finish.

It was then that Hiccup noticed that Jack was panting, his skin so pale it was practically transparent.

"Oh shit." Hiccup gulped. "Jack, it's okay. I'm here, I'm not going anywhere. I'm here."

"Hi- Hic-" he was already down the rabbit hole now.

Panting and pulling his hands-free from Hiccup's he fell from the swing and landed on his knees.

"It's okay." Hiccup assured kneeling with him, rubbing his back. "You're okay."

The panting was getting worse. Hiccup could see Elsa in his peripheral holding onto Merida to keep from rushing up and embracing her brother. He needed space right now, not crowding. He was only getting worse and it was worrying Hiccup to the point where he was clenching his hand into his pant leg.

"Jack," he whimpered. "I'm so sorry."

The panting suddenly stopped. Hiccup was hopeful that he was going to be okay now, only for Jack to suddenly slump into his arms. How had he not seen this before.

"Jack!" Elsa cried running for them. "Oh my god. Is he alright."

"He just passed out." Hiccup assured holding Jack close, that was when he noticed the sleeve of his hoodie was hiked up. He pulled it up all the way and noticed all the scars. "Jesus Christ. How the fuck did I not see this when we were together?"

"Oh baby brother." Elsa whimpered petting his hair, moving it from his face. "I'm so sorry I never noticed this."

"We need ta git heem home." Merida told them looking exhausted. "He's gonna sleep it off. We shoold git home."

Hiccup nodded getting Elsa to help get Jack onto his back so he could carry him. He felt that carrying him bridal style would embarrass him if he woke up. Elsa walked behind him with Merida at her side watching to make sure that Jack didn't fall. Though Hiccup didn't think he would since the second Jack's chest touched Hiccup's back, he wrapped his arms around Hiccup's shoulders tightly. They walked in silence for a few blocks before he announced his thoughts.

"I'll take him to the clinic tomorrow." he told the girls "He has to get the meds he needs. He can't go on like this. If those meds will make him feel better then we need to get him to take them."

The girls didn't say anything but he knew they agreed. It sucked, and they knew that for a while Jack wasn't going to be himself. The meds would take a while to get right and would mess with I'm. But in the end they would make him feel better. Less sad and more like himself.

It sucked, but it needed to be done. He wondered, if when they get home, if they should tell Rapunzel and Anna. Pitch, Anna's pregnancy, Elsa's not getting the job she loved, Eugene's arrest, Merida's nightmares, and now this. Why did the world hate the fosters so fucking much?

Couldn't they catch a fucking break.

He hated the morning after a nervous breakdown. His head hurt, his eyes stung and his lungs felt like he was going to kill him. Not to mention he always woke up with the fucking dawn. Like six in the morning. Every freaking time, even though he was so freaking exhausted. But there was one upside this time around it seemed. He woke up in Hiccup's arms. Smiling just the slightest he pulled Hiccup's arms tighter around him feeling a sense of peace wash over him.

"I know you're awake." he told Hiccup. "I'm sorry."

"Don't." Hiccup sighed curling around Jack protectively. "You have nothing to apologize for."

"Still." Jack mumbled kissing Hiccup's knuckles. "I should have told you."

"Yeah." he nodded kissing the back of Jack's neck. "Jack, you need to go to the clinic and get the medication to fight this."

"No." Jack shook his head pulling free from the sweet embrace and going to sit on his bed.

"Jack." Hiccup sighed rubbing his face and sitting up. "This is only going to get worse. You need to get the meds to keep it under control."

"Control." Jack snorted. "Do you have any idea what those pills will do to me? They'll turn me into a robot. I won't be me anymore."

"Only at first." Hiccup assured. "After they get the right dosage you'll be like you were before."

"Like what?" Jack damned shooting to his feet.

"Happy." Hiccup soothed. "Fun loving."

"I am Happy." Jack urged crawling back onto the bed so he was sitting in front of Hiccup. "You make me happy."

"I know but Jack…" Hiccup sighed rubbing Jack's shoulders. "I can't see you like that again. That scared the hell out of me. I didn't know what to do. That darkness in your eyes, it wasn't you. Please. Just… I can't see you like that again please."

Jack wanted to tell him no, wanted to tell him to fuck off that he doesn't need the meds. But the heartbroken look was eating at his soul. Remembering the fear in his eyes as he tried to talk him back from the edge.

"Fine." he gritted, laying his head on Hiccup's shoulder. "I don't like this."

"I know." Hiccup sighed holding Jack tight. "I'll take you before I go to work. I know this sucks. But no matter what happens, I love you."

"You might now, but after the meds-"

"I'll still love you." Hiccup urged, kissing his brow gently. "Your it for me. You got this. I believe in you."

Jack nodded pressing closer to Hiccup.

"I love you too." he murmured.

"Christ!" Merida cried about thirty minutes later as she was jolted awake. "Fekin' dreams." she hissed rubbing her face. "Coffee." she moaned jumping down from her bunk.

Downstairs, she found the house empty and quiet. All except Elsa who was reading a book at the counter with her own steaming mug.

"Whaur es everyone?" she asked grabbing a cup from the cabinet and pouring herself a cup, drinking it black.

"Rapunzel has an early shift at the coffee shop, Hiccup took Jack to the clinic, and Anna is at a doctors appointment with Kristoff." Elsa listed taking another sip.

"Sae we're alyon?" she smiled.

Suddenly realising she was right she grabbed her book and cup hopping off the stool.

"Yeah, I guess." she nodded heading for the living room.

Staring after her- watching as her ass swayed while she walked- she sighed and followed.

"Ye dornt' wark the-day?" she asked shuffling after her.

"No." Elsa shook her head curling up on the couch pretending that it didn't bother her when Merida made herself comfortable next to her. "What about you?"

"Nae a body wants their future tauld before noon." Merida shrugged taking a scalding gulp. "Ah gang in aroond one."

"Cool." Elsa said focusing on her book.

Merida stared at her for a while. Wondering how long it was going to take before she lost her cool. Not long apparently.

"What?" She snapped slamming her book on her lap.

"Ur we gonna gab abit lest nicht?" she asked scooting closer.

"You mean Jack?" Elsa asked looking relieved. "Yeah, we can talk about that. Like why you hid it from me for so long."

"He wood hae killed meh if Ah tauld ye." Merida groaned.

"That's no excuse." Elsa grabbing her cup and heading back to the kitchen. "What you did wasn't right."

"Ah know 'at. An' aam sorry, but that's nae whit Ah want tae gab tae ye abit." Merida called following her.

"Then what?" Elsa gritted rinsing out the cup.

"Ah kissed ye, an' ye kissed meh back." Merida said placing her cup down crossing her arms. "Let's gab abit 'at."

"Or let's not." Elsa sighed heading back to the living room.

"Elsa, ye kissed me. Sae oan some level ye feel th' sam hin' fur me as Ah feel fur ye. Sae let's gab abit 'at." Merida insisted grabbing Elsa's arm.

"There is nothing to talk about." Elsa pressed freeing her arm.

"Whit dae ye meen?"

"You said it last night." Elsa sighed slumping into the armchair. "The dreams that you've been having, you said that in every single one of them we've been together, or at least you implied it. What your feeling isn't for me it's just the dreams influencing your emotions. It has nothing to do with me."

It took Merida a moment to find her voice, and when she did it was stern leaving no room for arguments.

"Yer wrang." she gritted sitting on the coffee table so she could look Elsa in the eye. "Ah didne start seein' th' visions abit us until Ah was fifteen. Ah feel in loove wi' ye when Ah was thirteen."

"Why?" Elsa snorted.

"Whit?"

"Why do you think you love me?"

"Ah dorn't hink, Ah know." Merida urged grabbing Elsa's hands. "Ah knew when Ah saw ye stain up tae Pitch fur th' first time. Watchin' ye raise Jack an' Anna. Th' way ye gang oan each day yer heed high an' a buck ye attitude. Ah loove ye coz yer ye. Yoo're strength an' fearlessness."

Elsa snorted again.

"Fearlessness. Please that's you. You're the brave one." Elsa murmured.

"Whit dae ye mean?"

"You're the one that doesn't give any fucks. You don't care what anyone thinks of you. Your honest and blunt and tell everyone what you think without worrying about what others are going to say... And that's what I love about you."

"... Ye love meh?" Merida smiled.

"I kissed you back didn't I?" Elsa giggled.

Merida didn't waste any time, quickly straddling Elsa's legs she latched her lips onto Elsa's. Wrapping her arms around the redhead, Elsa pulls her closer so their bodies were melting together. Their hands are tangling in each others hair, Merida unbraiding Elsa's. Fingers moving to rip at clothes. Desperate to feel each other wholly.

Which is why they didn't hear the front door open.

"WHAT THE FUCK!"

Breaking apart they both looked up to find Pitch Black standing there, his gold eyes burning with disgust and loathing.

"Fuck." Merida cried jumping up and pulling Elsa with her. "Rin!"

They bolted for the back door, not sure where they were gonna go just knowing if they got caught they were dead.

Literally.

"I'm not having some lesbo skanks living in my home!" he roared on their heels. "Come here!"

Merida was jerked back by Elsa's hand. Looking back she saw that Pitch had her by her hair. A pained grimace on her face.

"Lit 'er gang!" Merida cried charging Pitch.

"Shut up, you little bitch." Pitch growled backhanding Merida hard enough to send her to the ground.

"Merida!" Elsa screamed.

"I said shut up!" Pitch hissed pulling out a Ruger.

"Och shat!" Merida cried. "Dorn't hurt 'er, please!"

"I hate these." Jack gripped shaking his new pill bottle, hearing the robot makers rattle.

"You'll be okay." Hiccup assured rubbing his arm. "It'll take a few weeks to get them right, but then it'll be alright."

"Yeah you can say that when you don't have to go through it."

"I'll read up." Hiccup assured with a smile. "So I understand this better. We'll work through it all together. It's gonna be okay."

"You say that one more time I'm gonna beat you with that shepherd's crook I found in the trash on main." Jack groaned pocketing the pills and rubbing his neck. "Don't you have a shift in like ten. You should go before your late."

"Jack.-"

"I'll be fine." Jack assured pushing Hiccup towards the garage. "No cutting or trying to drown myself. I'll take my stupid pills and be okay. Besides, Elsa's' home. I'll be fine."

"Okay." Hiccup nodded pulling Jack in for a quick kiss.

"I thought you didn't want PDA." Jack snorted.

"I don't give a shit anymore." Hiccup sighed. "I want everyone to know your mine… except for Pitch. Pitch will kill us. Bury us alive."

"Well besides the whole Pitch thing, I like this." Jack smirked leaning up for another kiss. "Now go, or you'll be late."

Hiccup smiled walking backward so he could stare at his lover for just a little bit longer, that is until he ran into a pole.

"Ow, shit, I'm good." He called turning the right way around.

Jack only chuckled turning back to the house.

He had no idea what he was walking into.

"Dorn't hurt 'er, please."

He looked up in time to see Pitch pistol whip Merida.

"Mother fucker." Jack snarled charging and latching onto Pitch's back and using his leverage to pull him back.

Unfortunately, it landed Pitch right on top of Jack.

"RUN!" he screamed at the girls.

"Jack!" Elsa cried letting go pulling Merida into her arms.

"Just go!" Jack gritted trying to hold Pitch back. "I'll catch up."

"Elsa we need tae gang!" Merida urged pulling Elsa to her feet and out the door.

His sisters safe he could now focus on his own safety, which was going right out the window.

Growling Pitch forced his elbow into Jack's ribs making him groan and let go. Standing Pitch turned and started kicking the shit out of Jack. He curled in on himself to try and protect his face and stomach but that only made Pitch start to stomp on him. Soon enough he was a bloody mess panting and bleeding out of every orifice.

"Son of a bitch." Pitch growled turning to the back door. "Little sluts won't get away from me."

"Wait." Jack choked reaching for Pitch. "You don't want them. You want me."

"I already dealt with you." Pitch spat.

"I'm gay." Jack croaked. "And I've been fucking all the neighborhood gays."

This made Pitch pause and glare down at the red, white and blue blood stain below him.

"You're lying." Pitch hissed.

"I'm not." Jack spat. "I can prove it. In my room, under my mattress."

Pitch glared at him for a second before running upstairs and to the boys' bedroom. Jack would have tried to get up and run, but his body was most likely broken in several different places. He couldn't move to save his life, which it would. So instead he stayed put and waited. He didn't have to wait long.

"You disgusting fag." Pitch snarled throwing the dirty mags of nude men down before Jack.

"Yup." Jack smirked.

"Get your ass up." he gritted pulling Jack by the hair to his feet.

"Ow, fuck." Jack cried hobbling along. "Where the fuck are we going."

"Shut up." Pitch hissed throwing Jack in the trunk of is Buik.

"What the fuck!" Jack cried, groaning in pain.

"I'm first gonna deal with you." Pitch smirked. "Then those slutty bitches."

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Jack called as Pitch shut him in the dark.

Jack had no idea where he was going or even how to deal with the panic washing over him. Scratch that, drowning him. The lady at the clinic didn't tell him what to do in a situation like this. Should he take one of his pills… why the hell would that help? Panicking! He was panicking and it was making it impossible to think. Worse, it was making the darkness of the trunk all that more dark.

"Hiccup." He whispered to the darkness. "I believe in you."

Then the darkness swallowed him.

"Hiccup!"

"Yeah." he called from under a 97 Chevy Impala.

"Hiccup!"

"Wha-AAH!" He cried as his wheel board was dragged out and he smacked his head on one of the many parts of the car. "Ow! What the he- Holy shit! Merida, what happened to you?"

His sister's were a mess. Elsa's hair was knotted and sticking up at odd . While Merida had a red Mark on her cheek and blood running down her brow on the left side.

"Pitch!" Elsa cried tears rushing down her face.

"Pitch did this?" Hiccup growled clenching his wrench. "Where is he?"

"Nae listen tae us!" Merida urged grabbing his arm and suddenly gasping.

"Merida?" Elsa worried gripping her shoulder making the girl jolt back from both of them.

"Merida, what's wrong?" Hiccup implored.

She couldn't answer. Her eyes were flicking left and right as if she were watching a train rocket by. Years of blurry images that caused her headaches suddenly cleared. She had been looking through smudged goggles till now. Now she could pull them from her eyes and see what was always a mystery. Her future and that of her foster siblings was suddenly laid out before her. Ice. Jack. Gun. Elsa. Pitch.

The images faded to the back of her mind and she was seeing present as it stood. Her foster siblings both staring at her like she grew another head. Her breathing was quick, clipped, as she got her bearings back.

"He took heem." she gasped.

"Who?" Hiccup asked.

"Pitch took Jack?" Elsa supplicated.

Merida nodded.

"Are you sure?" Hiccup beseeched. "How do you know?"

"Ah saw it.

"How?" Hiccup screamed.

"Her visions." Elsa murmured.

"Her what?" Hiccup gapped. "What the fuck are you talking about?"

"Hiccup wha is goin' on over there?" Gobber- his boss- called from his office.

"We need tae gang." Merida implored pulling on Hiccup's arm. "Ah saw whaur he's takin' heem. Thaurs nae time." she urged remembering something. "We need tae fin' Kristoff, and the others, he has a motur."

"What?" They both asked.

"'At's whit Ah saw." she growled. "He'll gie us thaur in time."

"Fine." Hiccup hissed looking back at Gobber. "Call the cops. My foster father just kidnapped my brother"

"Wha, are ye sure?" Gobber asked.

"Yes, just do it." Hiccup roared following the girls out the door.

"Wha do ye want meh ta tell 'em?" Gobber called.

"Teel 'em tae gang tae th' cabin oan Sleepin' Child," Merida told him, inching towards the door. "'At's whaur they'll fin' us. Hurry."

And with that, they were running down the walk Hiccup dialing Kristoff on his phone.

"Hang on Jack." he gritted with every second the phone went unanswered. "I'm coming, just hold on."

The car lurched to a stop pulling Jack forward then hurling him back so he smacks his head waking him up with a cry.

"Mother fucker." He growled rubbing his scalp. "Shit that hurt."

The trunk lid was thrown open making him close his eyes against the sudden brightness, so he missed the gun pointed at his head.

"Out." Pitch snarled.

Adjusting and looking up he focused on the barrel.

"Oh shit." he gulped.

"Out!" Pitch snapped, snatching Jack by the hood of his hoodie and throwing on the frozen grass.

"Ow." he groaned. "Fucking hell Pitch."

"Up." Pitch ordered.

Not wanting to get hit again, he stood on shaky legs and started walking when Pitch pushed him forward. Looking ahead he saw that he was at the lake. He used to take Anna skating her all the time. It was frozen over now. But it was the end of February. The ice had to be pretty thin… oh fuck.

"You have got to be shitting me." Jack hissed as Pitch pushed him onto the ice- to his credit, he didn't fall. "You don't have the fucking balls to just shoot me." he gritted as he heard cracking. "You have to drown me in a half-assed frozen lake."

"Better this way." Pitch smirked, motioning with the gun for Jack to keep moving. "These fell out of your pockets."

Jack stared wide-eyed, walking backward, as Pitch shook the medicine bottle that contained his brand fucking new meds.

"Oh shit." he whimpered.

"Antidepressants." Pitch snickered. "Are these to help cope with the fact that you now most likely have aids."

"Fuck off." Jack hissed hearing another bout of cracking.

"This way, when they find your body they'll just assume you committed suicide." Pitch smiled dropping the bottle at his feet.

"There's no proof of that." Jack had stopped moving, the cracking was so loud he feared if he took another step he would fall through.

"There will be." Pitch shrugged pulling out his phone, queuing up the camera.

"What are you doing?" Jack demanded, standing as still as was humanly possible.

"I want you to tell me, why are you doing this."

"Because you have a fucking gun pointed at me!"

"Come now Jack, tell the truth." Pitch smiled. "You want to do this don't you?"

"Fuck no."

"Yes you do. Because you know there is no reason to live anymore."

"Screw you." Jack growled.

"You know that even if you do this, you're sisters, the others, they won't care. They won't even notice."

"Stop it!" Jack gritted covering his ears. "Stop it."

"They won't care Jack and you know it." Pitch cooed. "That fag that your fucking won't even care. Because he doesn't see you. He just sees a warm body. Something to use and discard when he's done."

"Shut up!" Jack roared shifting his weight violently creating visible cracks on the ice.

"You know it's true." Pitch soothed, his voice poking at Jack's mind, snuffing out his will.

"No." Jack whimpered falling to his knees. "You wrong."

He knew Pitch was full of it. Knew this was all bullshit. But at the back of his mind, his worst fears were thriving. Eating at his light. He fought it. Hiccup loved him. His sisters were on their way now. He wasn't invisible. The only reason they didn't notice his pain before was that he hid it. They see him. They do.

"C'mon Jack." Pitch coaxed. "If they really did care wouldn't they be here."

Jack shook his head, the ice giving just a little bit more but he couldn't care less.

"Don't you just want the pain to stop?" Pitch asked enticing Jack to heed his words.

Jack didn't answer, rocking back and forward worsening the situation.

Pitch knew he won. With a little editing this will solidify his claim of suicide. Now he just had to seal the deal.

"Rest now, son." he cooed aiming the gun at the ice.

"Don't fucking do it!"

Before he knew what was happening, Pitch was suddenly bulldozed, thrown to the ground. Hiccup quickly straddled him wrenching the gun out of his hand. He threw it as far from them as he could before he started wailing on Pitch.

"You son of a bitch!" He growled. "I'm gonna fucking kill you!"

"Hiccup stop!" Merida cried as she and Kristoff pulled Hiccup back.

"It's not worth it man." Kristoff told him. "Cops are on their way."

"Hiccup enough!" Rapunzel urged just behind him.

"Hiccup?" Jack murmured looking up.

Pitch was unconscious now. Hiccup struggled with Merida and Kristoff as they drug him away. They weren't having much luck, but that didn't matter.

They came for him.

They came.

"Jack!" Anna cried catching his attention.

She was running for him Elsa on her heels, completely ignorant of the ice.

"No!" He called seeing the ice start to give.

Without a second thought, he shot forward pushing both of them back. He had a split second of respite, knowing they were safe before he was falling. Deeper and deeper into the cold.

"JACK!" Anna screamed getting everyone else's attention.

"Jack!" Hiccup cried running to the ice.

"No, stay back." Elsa warned as she pulled Anna back.

"No, we have to get him!" Anna sobbed. "Jack!"

"I'll get him." Elsa assured. "Just stay back."

"Elsa!" Merida called.

"Don't," Elsa warned. "He's my brother, I have to save him."

"Ah know," Merida assured giving her a small smile. "Ye got this."

Elsa didn't let herself be surprised. She didn't even acknowledge Merida's answer. She just turned sliding along the ice before diving through the hole her brother dropped through.

"Oh god!" Anna cried clinging to Kristoff. "No please, someone, help them."

"I'm going after them." Hiccup announced only to be stopped by Merida.

"Nae, she's got this. Lit 'er handle it." She urged.

"Fuck." Hiccup gritted pulling at his hair pacing the shoreline.

"Hiccup." Rapunzel called catching his elbow. "I need you to calm down. When she brings him back up, I'm gonna need your help."

He nodded, willing to do anything to make this right.

There was a loud splash and they all looked to see Elsa dragging Jack across the ice towards them.

"Jack!" Hiccup cried pulling him the rest of the way when they were close enough.

Merida went straight to Elsa rubbing her arms and letting her lean against her.

"I'm okay." Elsa coughed. "The cold doesn't bother me."

"Kristoff, do you have a blanket in the car?" Rapunzel asked checking Jack's pulse while Hiccup hovered.

"Yeah." Kristoff nodded.

"I need it." she told him. "He's breathing but his pulse is weak. He's going into shock. Hiccup help me strip him. We need to get him out of his wet clothes. When Kristoff gets back with that blanket you need to strip down and hold him to you. The blanket will insulate you and your body heat should keep him stable until we get to the hospital. Do you understand… Hiccup!"

"Yes." Hiccup nodded, starting to shake with fear.

"Hiccup." Rapunzel urged shaking his shoulder to get him to look at her. "He's going to be okay. Now help me get him out of these clothes."

Seconds latter Hiccup was sitting in the car, naked, wrapped in a fleece blanket, with Jack pressed to his chest, and the heater on full blast. Kristoff drove as fast as he could while Elsa fussed over Anna in the backseat. Rapunzel and Merida stayed with Pitch, waiting for the cops. They tied him up so he couldn't do anything and kept his phone on hand so they could show the officers the video.

Moon memorial was just in sight, everything was moving in slow motion. Doctors took Jack from him placing him on a gurney and piling blankets on top of him. They followed as far as the doctors would allow, then watched from the doors as they started hooking him up to machines. Watching all this, all Hiccup could think was he couldn't lose him. He just couldn't.

"Please." he begged. "Please don't leave me."

A hand on his back had him looking down at Elsa, tears running down her face, arm wrapped around a sobbing Anna, she still had a small smile on her face.

He had to be okay. Everyone was waiting for him. He had to pull through and stay with them.

"Jack." Hiccup whispered, staring longingly at his lover. "I believe in you."

It was hours later. Merida and Rapunzel had gotten a ride from officer Hopps and Wilde- funny enough- and had joined them just an hour ago. It was when Merida held Elsa that she finally let go. Crying into Merida's shoulder with abandon. It wasn't discouraging though. She kept saying things like she was scared but she knew he was going to make it. They all understood. She needed to let go.

They were sitting in the hallway now, all curled up against the wall. Hiccup now back in his clothes. They refused to sit in the waiting room. They need to be as close to Jack as possible.

"Overland?" the lady doctor asked the fosters.

"Yes." Elsa called shooting to her feet. "Is he okay?"

"The first aid you administered helped." She told them. "He's stable now. But he has slipped into a coma."

"Oh god." Anna whimpered, letting Kristoff pull her closer to his chest.

"Will he wake up?" Hiccup asked coming up behind Elsa.

"We don't know for sure." she sighed- she must get that question every time she says her patient slips into a coma. "We're hopeful, but it could be a while."

"What can we do?" Elsa asked. "To help my brother."

"For the moment, just talking to him and being with him is all you can do." she informed sadly. "I'm sorry I can't give you better news."

"Can we see him?" Hiccup asked softly.

"Of course." she nodded stepping aside.

They all filled the room where Jack was laying on the bed. An oxygen mask covering his nose and mouth. IV sticking into his arm, dripping saline to keep him hydrated. The rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor was a small comfort. Proof he was alive.

"Jack." Hiccup sighed running his hands through his hair.

"Oh, my poor baby brother." Elsa whimpered holding his hand in both of hers.

"Wake up," Anna begged, grabbing his other hand. "Please, big brother. Just wake up."

They all took positions around the room. Talking in soft coos to Jack, telling him about their days until now, or memories they had of him when they were young. Then suddenly Merida pulled something out of her pocket and handed it to Hiccup.

"Ah foond these oan th' grin. Pitch hud 'em." she told him.

He looked down at the orange bottle, tracing the black print on the white sticker.

Jackson Overland.

"We saw the video." Rapunzel sighed. "He was using the pills against Jack. Trying to make it seem like Jack was going to commit suicide. Kept telling him we didn't see him. That we didn't care."

Hiccup looked up at her, questions raining down his cheeks from his eyes. She smiled at him giving a shrug and sighing. He waited.

"Merida told me everything," she told him. "Jack's depression. Your relationship with him. The nervous breakdowns, all of it. I know why he didn't tell us. Why you didn't tell us about you two. He was trying to protect us from seeing him unhappy. And you were trying to protect him from Pitch."

"Lot of good that did." he snorted.

"He didn't get hurt because of you." Elsa sighed rubbing her thumb along her brother's knuckles. "He got hurt because he was trying to save Merida and me. Pitch caught us kissing."

"What the fucking hell, guys." Anna cried glaring at them all. "Why the hell didn't I know any of this. I told you all that I was pregnant. Why didn't you all tell me about Jack or your love lives?"

"It jist kin' ay aw cam crashin' doon in th' lest coople hoors." Merida sighed leaning against Elsa's shoulder. "Didn't have th' time."

"Still." Anna growled shaking her head. "As long as we're telling each other about our relationships; Kristoff and I are dating."

"Anna." Kristoff hissed.

"We figured." Rapunzel shrugged.

"Yeah." Hiccup sighed. "Not that big of a shocker."

"He's good for you." Elsa smiled.

"Guid fur ye." Merida nodded.

"Oh screw all of you." Anna snarled laying her head down on Jack's hand. "Jack would at least pretend to be surprised."

They all chuckled, soft, barely audible.

"Maybe you should try kissing him." Anna told Hiccup. "It worked in sleeping beauty."

Hiccup shook his head at the absurdity of it, but secretly wanted nothing more than to try it.

Before anything else could be said there was a vibration making them all look to Elsa.

"Sorry." she sighed pulling out her phone. "Probably the… publishing company?"

"What?" Hiccup asked looking at the phone.

"It's the publishing company." Elsa gaped.

"Wa?" Merida asked.

"I don't know." she shook her head.

"Well answer it." Rapunzel told her.

Quickly she tapped the screen and put the phone to her ear.

"Hello…" she listened. "Yes, this is- Oh hi Miss Fairy… Oh... Oh um yes of course… Really… As soon as you want… Yes, I'll be there tomorrow morning. Thank you. Thank you so much."

Elsa was ecstatic. Looking at all of them. Forgetting just for a moment that her brother was in a coma.

"The lady that got my job just quit." she smiled. "Something about Miss Fairy being too crazy. So I got the job. I'm going to be an assistant to the best Editor in the city!"

It was the first bit of happiness they had in a long while. They smiled and congratulated her. Hugging her, kissing her in Merida's case. It was good, it was great, it was short lived.

Jack was still lying there, unknowing to his sister's joy or to the fact that he was the sobering sadness that had them all crying again.

Weeks had passed since that day. Pitch was now serving time for attempted murder, child neglect and abuse and extortion. Jack was still in the hospital, but the fosters couldn't stop their lives to stay with him all day. Elsa quit her diner job and worked full time in the city at the publishing company while working on getting custody of Anna. Merida, Rapunzel and Anna were focusing on school and work- and baby shit in Anna's case. And Hiccup was throwing himself into his robotics projects and work. But every spare second the fosters had was spent in the hospital room with Jack. Sometimes all of them went, or just a few or just one. Hiccup spent most of his time there. Doing homework or just talking to Jack. Sometimes just crying into his hands.

It was on one of the days he was talking to Jack that he got an unexpected visitor.

"Hiccup?"

Looking up groggily he saw someone he thought he had cut out of his life weeks ago.

"Astrid?" he asked not sure if he wasn't hallucinating.

"Hi." she murmured holding out a Starbucks cup. "Brought you a caramel macchiato."

"Um thanks," he said taking the cup. "What are you doing here?"

She sighed sitting in the only empty chair.

"I'm here to apologize." she shrugged. "What I did was sick and just, I'm sorry."

"It's fine." he shrugged, honestly not upset anymore about it. "I shouldn't have used you like that."

"No, you shouldn't have. If you had just been straight with me- pour choice of words… sorry."

"It's fine." He chuckled.

"If you had just asked for my help I would have done it." She murmured.

"Yeah." Hiccup sighed slumping into his chair.

"I should've known though." she chuckled. "The way you talk about him. It's like he hung the moon."

"In my mind he did." Hiccup smiled. "...Sorry."

"No it's fine." she smiled. "You two are cute."

He smiled at her giving a small broken chuckle.

More weeks passed, more tears, more memories revised.

It was hell on them all.

"Just wake up already." Hiccup sighed laying his head on edge of the bed.

"He will." Rapunzel insisted they were currently the only ones there.

"When." he whimpered.

"Och dear."

Looking up they saw Merida standing in the doorway with an elderly woman in shawls.

"He dosnae lock sae guid." she said in an aged wobbly voice.

"Ah know 'at." Merida hissed. "Can ye don anythin' tae help?"

The elder looked at the young redhead as if she grew a second head.

"Wa ur ye askin' me? Yer th' a body wi' th' diamond. Th' hin' 'at can channel energy." she scoffed.

"Hoo is 'at supposed tae help?" Merida gritted.

"Yer th' most powerful psychic Ah know." she said then pointing at Rapunzel with a nubbly finger. "She's teamin' wi' healin' energy." then to Hiccup. "An' he's th' wee jimmies lover. Ye hae aw ye need tae charge 'at diamond an' wake heem up."

"Will that work?" Rapunzel asked looking hopeful.

"Aye." the woman nodded.

"Merida." Hiccup implored. "You saw Pitch take him, knew where he was. Something I still can't explain. But paranormal or not it saves Jack. I'll try this if it means there is a chance it will wake him up. Please."

Merida looked back and forth between the two of them before sighing, pulling out the diamond and going to stand next to Hiccup, holding out her hand.

"Place a hand oan mine," she told them. "An' th' other oan his. Now focus oan wakin' heem up. Fill his min' wi canty memories."

They felt a pull, a pulse going from their joined hands to the ones on Jacks. Memories flowing from them to him. Rapunzel's healing energy washing over him. Merida's psychic energy strengthening him. Hiccup's loving energy filling him. Memories of their lives in this universe filled the shard taking a piece of them without they're noticing.

At first, it didn't seem like anything changed. Hope plummeted in their hearts. Tears ready to spring.

"Damn it." Hiccup hissed laying his head on Jack's chest. "Please." He begged. "Wake up. Come back to us. To me." sniffling, ignoring the girls own whimpers, he moved to hover his lips over the sleeping boys. "I believe in you, you're it for me. So come back."

Desperate for anything to work, he leaned down pressing his lips to Jack's. Holding it there a count then pulling away letting his tears drip down to snow pale cheeks. Creating temporary trails of sorrow. He fell back in his chair in defeat he pressed the heels of his palms to his eyes. Willing everything to just stop.

"Why are you all sobbing like a bunch of kids?"

Heads shooting up they saw that Jack's eyes were fluttering, his face scrunching up in pain.

"Jack?" Hiccup asked not sure if what he was seeing was real.

"Yeah." Jack moaned. "My head hurts."

"JACK!" Hiccup cried surging forward to press his lips to Jack's. "Thank god."

"Hey Hic, easy." Jack moaned, but his fist stayed bunched in the other boys shirt.

"Ye looney bat." Merida laughed turning to the old crone. "It actually worked."

"Ay course it did." Woodwithch smirked.

"JACK!"

Both Overland sisters cried running into the room to pile onto Jack's bed wrapping their arms around both him and Hiccup.

"Don't ever do that again." Elsa cried.

"You're okay." Anna smiled.

"I'm fine, I'm good," Jack told them smiling. "I also can't breathe."

They laughed pulling back just smiling at the happy moment. Not something that comes often enough to the fosters. So they cherished this moment, which was about to get better.

"Looks like a party in here."

Looking up they all stared at Eugene freaking Fitzherbert as he leaned on the door jam.

"Eugene?" Rapunzel gasped.

"So Miss Overrrland, yourrr herrre to gain custody of yourrr sixteen-yearrr-old sister frrrom Pitch Black."

"Yes, your honor." Elsa nodded.

This wasn't her first time in a courtroom, dressed like a Northside douche, but it was the first time she was in there with Pitch just a few feet away. Her siblings were all behind her, both physically and figuratively. Hiccup hadn't stopped glaring at the monster since he first saw him. Jack had to keep a firm hold on his hand to make him stay put. There was no way they could lose this battle, after what Pitch did to Jack. They were a shoe in.

"And you mister Pitch vant to keep custody of miss Anna Overrrland." Judge North asked looking dubious.

"That is correct your honor." Pitch nodded, his cuff chains jingling just the slightest. "All these children are dear to me and I am shocked that they want to leave me."

"Bullshit." Hiccup hissed.

"Hic." Jack hissed back squeezing his hand.

"Given yourrr rrrecent konviction, I find it quite obvious." North snorted.

"Your honor." Madame Gothel- Pitch's lawyer- called. "The reasoning behind my client's conviction was flawed. Mr. Overland provoked my client by coming onto him. As we know some people have extreme reactions to such things. It can make them do things they wouldn't normally do. Me. Black has a near perfect record with all his previous foster children. It is simply this one boy that took things too far."

"Objection." Aster Bunny- Elsa's lawyer, working pro bono because he truly believed in this case- chuckled. "We all saw the video the persecuted took as he was trying to kill Mr. Overland. If his foster siblings hadn't shown up Mr. Pitch would have succeeded. We have had all the young adults evaluated by Sandy Mann this city's finest psychologist. They have all been abused, neglected and scarred by that man. The fact that he was convicted with no chance of bail should be a red flag. Leaving Miss Overland in his care is not only impossible with his incarceration but also unjust. He will continue his abuse of her if he were to ever get out before she turned eighteen. My client is not only a blood relative and of legal age to claim Miss Overland, but also has a good paying full time job and is in the process of moving into a new home. You can not possibly believe that denying her custody would be the best for anyone here."

"He rrright. Zerrre is niet vay I kould lawfully give you custody of the young lady. So, Miss Overrrland, I grrrant you custody of yourrr sister." he nodded slamming down the javelin.

Cheers erupted throughout the courtroom as the fosters yelled in victory. Hugging and jumping for joy, rubbing it in Pitch's face. Jack and Hiccup waited till he looked their way before sharing a deep and passionate kiss. This sent him into a rage as he attempted to charge them only to be dragged out by the bailiff. They laughed as he was dragged past.

Finally, they were free.

"Hey, quick making out and help us out." Jack chastised his older sister as he caught her in a lip-lock with her girlfriend. "There's still a ton of boxes, plus we got to set up the beds so we can actually sleep in comfort tonight."

"Bugger off." Merida groaned heading out to grab another box.

The house was perfect. Four bedrooms, one and a half baths, attic and basement space and plenty of room for everyone. It was still on the southside, but it was home no matter where as long as they were together.

"Anna, put that down!" Rapunzel cried taking the box from the youngest foster. "You're not supposed to be lifting heavy things."

"But it's not that heavy." Anna whined.

"Listen to Raps," Kristoff told her. "Besides we've got Eugene here now. We got plenty of hands."

"So what am I supposed to do?" she gripped folding her arms.

"Get the door when we need it." Hiccup told her, trying without success to not trip on Toothless who always seemed to be under foot.

"But-"

"Stop arguing." Elsa sighed. "No lifting, you're on door duty."

"Fine." she whined standing by the door.

"So how long are you going to be with us Eugene?" Jack asked smirking at the ex-convict.

"Forever." Eugene smirked back.

"Nae plannin' oan breakin' parole?" Merida teased taking another box into the kitchen.

"Nope." he shook his head raising his voice to get everyone's attention. "I actually have some good news."

"Ooh." Anna smiled. "So much good news in such a short amount of time. I might just pass out from pure happiness."

"What is it, Eugene?" Rapunzel asked putting down her box full attention on her lover.

"I'm joining the police academy." he smiled. "Hopefully in a few months, I'll be an officer."

"What seriously?" Hiccup gaped. "What made you decide this?" Rapunzel asked her glee barely contained behind her gentle smile.

"Officer Wilde." Eugene chuckled. "Turns out he used to be a hustler on the Southside, till he met his partner. Said he'd give me a recommendation."

"Why would he do that?" Kristoff asked.

"Saw something in me I guess." he shrugged.

"That's great." Rapunzel smiled wrapping her arms around his middle. "I'm so proud of you."

"Alright, this is cause for celebration." Jack announced. "Chinese takeout on Eugene."

"What hold on, I don't have any money yet." Eugene whined.

"I'll pay." Elsa chuckled. "You owe me though."

"You got it." Eugene winked.

Dinner was a loud affair. They didn't have a table or chairs set up yet, so they all sat on what would be the dining room floor laughing and eating and kissing in the couple's cases. Completely content in their bliss.

Things were finally good for the fosters. Not perfect, but good. Perfect was overrated anyway.

They were happy and alive on the southside.

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