Stupid Love - Chapter Twelve

Pairing: Hijack

Word Count: 2151

Warnings: Illegal racing, the boys almost run over a freakin cop, quite a lot of vulgar language in this

I do not own the rights to any characters from Dreamworks Animation.

The second Hiccup could see his car again, he picked up the pace and started running over to it.

Jack laughed, pulling out his keys as he called out to him,

"Eager to get your butt whooped?"

Hiccup grinned and yelled back to him over his shoulder,

"I'm eager to make you eat my dust!"

Jack laughed,

"Yeah, we'll just see about that!" he smirked, stepping into the street to walk to his own car.

Hiccup reached his car and opened the door before turning to see Jack blatantly jaywalking again.

"Where we headed?" He shouted to Jack.

Jack glanced back and stopped as he stepped up to his own car. After a moment, he responded,

"The tunnel past Knightly Park."

And with that, they both climbed into their cars and drove off.

Hiccup turned down the street, Knightly Park coming into view again. The sun was beginning to set, but there were still a few kids playing at the playground. Hiccup slowed down, looking around for the tunnel. He knew it was close by…

He drove over the hill and the small tunnel came into view. The train tracks that ran overhead were old and almost never used anymore, but the tunnel itself was sprawled with graffiti. A common place for teens to hide out and the only way to get to the run-down part of town without going all the way downtown, the tunnel was just short of three-hundred feet long.

Hiccup stopped Toothless at the stop sign in front of the tunnel, looking to see if any cars were coming from the other side. He let off the brake and drove through the single-lane tunnel, trying to imagine the look on Jack's face when he finally beat him.

As he emerged from the other side of the tunnel, the under-populated residential area came into the view and the large streets were free of any people and especially cops. Jack must have raced around here before, Hiccup considered, because it was nearly perfect for it.

Hiccup pulled around and parked his car along the curb, waiting for Jack to show up.

Just as he opened the door to step out, he heard Jack's engine revving up from the other side of the tunnel. He glanced back and watched the golden car dash through the tunnel and then skid to a stop right next to him.

Jack rolled down his window with a smirk, but Hiccup just rolled his eyes at him.

"Took you long enough," he mocked.

"You're so anxious to lose, aren't you?" Jack teased back.

"Oh, shut up," Hiccup scoffed, getting back in his car and rolling down his window as well. "You gonna call the start or what?"

"Geez, keep your pants on," Jack laughed. He glanced back at the tunnel and then down the rest of the street. "Alright, starting line is the stop sign," he told him, pointing out toward Clover Avenue. "The finish will be Indian Gulley."

Hiccup grinned,

"Perfect."

Jack drove to the stop sign while Hiccup backed Toothless up and pulled right up next to Baby Tooth.

He rolled down the other window and sent Jack a nod. Jack sent a nod back and revved up the engine in his car. The sound echoed out and down the road. Hiccup followed suit, holding down the brake and pumping the gas so the engine roared.

They both glanced at each other and they both grinned.

It was go time.

Hiccup let off the brake and pushed the gas pedal to the floor. Jack did the same, and Baby Tooth quickly zoomed ahead of Toothless with ease.

Jack laughed, glancing back as he neared the finish line. That was when Hiccup pushed the clutch and shifted gears. The engine roared again and the car sped up, matching up to Jack's as the entrance to Indian Gulley neared.

Hiccup grinned and looked over at Jack's determined expression.

"Better make this as painful for him as possible," Hiccup told himself.

One last move. He shifted again, and that did it.

Toothless pulled ahead, and Hiccup smiled wide as he just barely reached Indian Gulley first.

"No!" He heard Jack shout as he braked and drifted around.

Jack turned into the Gulley and slammed on the brakes.

"Hahaha!" Hiccup got out of his car, pumping a fist in the air. "Yes! I did it!"

Jack propped open his door and climbed out, immediately sending Hiccup a glare.

Hiccup walked around his car, smirking.

"Now, where do I submit my application to join the Guardians?" Hiccup taunted.

Jack rolled his eyes.

"Pfft, you wish!" He replied, "It ain't that easy."

"I beat you, no sweat," Hiccup snickered. "So, how tough could it be?"

Jack stepped over to him.

"Ooh, you're askin' for it, Hic," he told him.

Hiccup crossed his arms.

"Asking for what? Hmm?"

"A rematch."

Hiccup laughed.

"What's the point?" He asked. "I'll just win again."

"Not a chance!" Jack barked back. "I'm callin' it! Right here, right now!"

Hiccup eyed him.

"Now?" He questioned. "Man, you sure are desperate…"

Jack pointed a stern finger in his face, exclaiming,

"There's no way I'm letting you think a fuckin' Fiero can outrun my Baby Tooth!"

Hiccup smirked. Jack being jealous was such a nice bonus with his victory. He sighed, conceding.

"Alright, Jack," he told him, "let's do it. Call the start."

Jack moved his arm, pointing down the road.

"Stop sign is the start. Finish is the other end of the tunnel."

Hiccup stared over at the tunnel and scoffed,

"You're gonna scratch your pretty, little car pulling that kind of shit."

Jack grinned.

"Not if I blow right past you," he remarked, a determined gleam in his eye.

Hiccup smirked back at him. This was gonna be fun.

Jack and Hiccup waited at the stop sign, both mentally preparing for the race that was about to happen.

Hiccup gripped the steering wheel and glanced over, but Jack was still staring down the road.

Hiccup revved the engine loudly, and Jack looked over to meet his eyes. Hiccup nodded, and Jack paused a moment. His eyes flicked to the road and then back to Hiccup. He suddenly smirked and nodded back.

Jack took off, and Hiccup slammed on the gas, taking off right after him. They both approached the tunnel at quicker and quicker speeds. Jack sped right past the stop sign and entered the tunnel. Hiccup held his breath as he kept his foot to the floor and entered the tunnel, as well. He slammed the clutch and pulled his last trick again, shifting the gears and pulling up to match Jack, just barely squeezing in next to him.

A light flickered at the end of the tunnel. Someone must have pulled up, Hiccup figured, but they had better get out of the way soon or they'd get run over by Jack. He glanced over for a split-second and realized Jack had noticed the light, too. But they both continued to barrel down the road, their cars inches from each other.

Jack's eyes seemed glued to the end of the tunnel. He was determined to win this time, it was obvious.

Hiccup kept glancing over, waiting for Jack to slow down, just enough for him to break ahead and hopefully keep the idiot at the end of the tunnel from getting run into.

The light flickered again and Hiccup realized it was a motorcycle. They were backing up, trying to move away.

Hiccup huffed; this was his chance. He shifted gears again quickly, just barely pushing 100 MPH, and pulling ahead of Baby Tooth by a few inches. Jack gritted his teeth and glanced over at him.

"Hey! What do you think you're doing?!"

Both of them looked toward the end of the tunnel. The person who was on the motorcycle had gotten off and walked over, apparently deciding to shout at them to stop.

Hiccup suddenly recognized the black and white colors on the bike and the man's uniform.

"Uh-oh," he bit his lip.

"Oh, fuck," he heard Jack shout, but as Hiccup looked over, Jack slammed on the gas pedal, going even faster.

Hiccup's eyes went wide.

"Shit, Jack, move!" He shouted to him, but Jack kept going.

The man jumped back away from the road as he and Jack barreled out of the tunnel, and Hiccup smacked the brakes, unsure what the hell to do next.

"I'M OUTTA HERE!" Jack shouted, his tires squealing and his car zoomed off down the road.

"JACK!" Hiccup cried out, glancing back to see the man mount his motorcycle and flip on the lights.

Hiccup didn't have a better decision and took off right after Jack, speeding down the road as fast as he could. The policeman on the motorcycle spun out and followed them.

Hiccup felt his heart leap into his throat. What the hell was he doing? He couldn't be running from a cop! But he kept right behind Jack, watching his every move, hoping he'd have some clue what to do and help him out.

Hiccup dodged parked cars, speeding up to catch up to Jack's car. Jack blew past another stop sign and Hiccup shut his eyes as he followed right behind him. He couldn't believe he was doing any of this.

Another policeman on a motorcycle turned around the corner and took after them, as well. Hiccup bit his lip into a frown. Gods, why was he getting himself into?

Jack swerved over and drifted around a corner, taking off down the road toward Main Street.

"Seriously, Jack?" Hiccup groaned, speeding up and drifting around the corner, too. The last thing they needed was to make this a public event. He ground the gears, pulling into third and pressed the gas, pulling up next to Jack's car again.

"GO RIGHT!" Jack shouted at him suddenly.

Hiccup blinked,

"WHAT?!" he shouted back, confused.

"I SAID GO RIGHT!" Jack shouted again, glaring over at him for a split moment. Right as he looked back, he swerved over and turned left. Hiccup glanced in his rear-view mirror and drifted around the corner, turning right.

"I hope you know what you're doing," Hiccup mumbled, watching Jack take off in the other direction in his rearview mirror before one of the cops turned the corner to go after him.

He gulped. How was he gonna shake the cop? He looked around. He was nearing the library, and the town square. Maybe he could find a building to hide behind?

That's when he remembered the bank. The old bank that had closed down last year had a blocked off parking lot as the road that lead to it was at a hill. That would have to do. Hiccup sped up, drifting around another corner and down Hammond Street toward the bank.

The motorcycle was out of view, so he took his chance, pulling around the corner, nicking the edge of the hill and plummeting into the parking lot. He balanced out for only a moment and then drove back around the bank, and slammed the brake. He shut off the engine and waited.

After a moment, he heard a small siren go by and disappear again, and he sighed in relief. He was good. He was in the clear.

"Oh, my gods… I lost 'im," he said to himself.

Hiccup sank in his seat exhaustedly, but then he heard an engine roar and he sat up. Baby Tooth screeched to a halt right in front of Toothless and he poked his head over the dash to see Jack grinning like a madman.

"Haha, WHOO!" Jack shouted, propping up his door and getting out. "Was that fun or what?!"

Hiccup climbed out of his own car and grinned at Jack, as though he couldn't control it.

"That was insane!" he shouted, rushing over to Jack, and then glancing back at his car. "Oh, man, I'm so glad I put that neon flasher plate on today…"

Jack stepped over to him, smiling.

"Don't forget," he spoke up, "I totally beat you out of the tunnel."

The smile on Hiccup's face instantly fell. He turned back to him.

"Oh, come on," he scoffed. "That didn't count!"

"Baby Tooth was the first car out of the tunnel, Hiccup," Jack said triumphantly. "I won."

Hiccup rolled his eyes.

"Well, I won the first time," he responded.

"That was just a fluke!" Jack retorted. "B-beginner's luck!"

"Yeah, sure," Hiccup waved him off. "Someday, I'll just have to show you what Toothless can really do."

Jack laughed, asking,

"Oh, you sayin' that wasn't your best?"

Hiccup shook his head with a smirk, replying,

"Not even close."