(A/N) I can't stop trying to update it's like the only thing I have and love to do!
Arriving at Astrid's house and remembering to slow down the speed a bit, Hiccup landed Toothless at the front step. Astrid got off Toothless first, Hiccup joining her so he could say goodbye. "Thanks for the ride Hiccup. Today was amazing." Astrid's voice trailed off once they were at the door.
"It's no problem Astrid. In all honesty, I like the time with you. Your pretty fun to hang around." Astrid smiled, punching Hiccup again who groaned in slight pain. "What was that for?" Astrid snickered, still holding her fists out.
"That's for being a such a gentlemen when we both know how you are at school." Hiccup blushed slightly, but then yelped in surprise at what came next. Astrid's hand gripped his suit collar tightly, pulling Hiccup forward. With wide eyes Hiccup felt his lips crash into Astrid's.
He was stunned at first, but eventually deepened the kiss, cradling the back of Astrid's head with his hand. With his free hand Hiccup held the wrist that was gripping his suit collar a bit to tightly for comfort. Man did she not know her own strength.
Once Astrid pulled back, the most confident, admittedly cute expression took over her face. "That's for everything else." Suddenly a woman's voice called from inside the house and Astrid sighed. "I've got to go, mom needs me." With that she ran inside, leaving a stunned Hiccup on the door step as if nothing had happened.
Flying home, Hiccup and Toothless flew over the forest to admire the sights of the night. They were planning on circling around and getting home by nine as to not worry Magnus and Jacob. "So, what do say bud? Ready to head home?" Toothless agreed, turning wile Hiccup switched his prosthetic tail fin into place.
Hiccup was planning on going strait home. Plans changed though when he looked down after hearing someone shout. Freshmen such as his self, and incredible football player Snotlout Jorgensen was standing on the grass below, a truck beside him. Someone who looked like his father despite the distance Hiccup had stood in front of him, no doubt shouting insults.
Hiccup watched Snotlout take all of this, head bowed and shoulders slumped. Flying closer with the night to blend them in, Hiccup and Toothless could hear the conversation. "How could you lose to the Tuffnut kid? He's so thin and shouldn't even be on the football team!" Spitelout shouted to his son.
Hiccup tensed. Tuffnut played on the football team? Since when?! He didn't seem to like being around anyone, and really didn't like being pushed around or being on a team. Why didn't Magnus and Jacob know? Perhaps Tuffnut kept it a secret? Their really weren't any other kids named Tuffnut Hiccup knew. If their were and they were on the football team, chances are Hiccup should have heard about them.
Hiccup's thoughts were cut off when Toothless suddenly started growling. Hiccup looked up and saw Snotlout's father had pushed him into the ground hard. Unable to take just standing by and doing nothing about the situation, Hiccup had a plan.
Stepping out of the bushes with Toothless, Hiccup ran in front of Snotlout when Spitelout continued to yell. "Snotlout! Their you are! Where have you been?" Hiccup helped Snotlout to a stand, his voice thrilled as if he'd been looking for the boy all day.
Snotlout looked confused, but kept his mouth shut. Spitelout imediatly took notice of Hiccup's riding uniform and recognized him. "Wait...you know my boy?" He asked, anger seeming to diminish. "Sure do. We have a project for school and I told Snotlout we could work on it after my race." Hiccup found it hard, but was able to lie good enough. That was a first.
"Oh! So was Snotlout just ditching work like usual?" Hiccup noticed Spitelout's anger was even greater than before and flinched. "What? No of course not! I was just...I-I uh I told him I'd just find him if he wasn't at his house. No worries." Hiccup's voice faltered, but he still managed to keep it up.
"Oh. Is this true Snotlout?" Snotlout stood in front of Hiccup, no longer cowering. "Uh...yeah totally! Why do you think I said I wanted to go out to eat today before we got into our argument? I figured Hiccup here would see the truck you know?" Spitelout bought it and Hiccup sighed in relief.
"Alright. We're going to talk after you get home though." Spitelout pointed an angry finger almost accusingly at Snotlout. Snotlout nodded, trying to stand tall. Spitelout got in his truck, driving the direction of home. Hiccup turned to Snotlout who was looking at his hands.
"Thanks Hiccup. As much as I hate to say it...I really owe you." Hiccup waved it off, laying a comforting hand on Snotlout's shoulder. "Don't sweat it Snotlout. Trust me..." Hiccup trailed off, petting Toothless with a sad smile on his face. "Your not alone. I've been in the same situation believe it or not." Snotlout now looked up, surprise on his face.
"R-Really? But...But your the most famous dragon racer out their! How could someone consider you weak after all your wins?" Hiccup chuckled, getting on Toothless. "Well, why don't we head closer to your home and we can talk their. This forest if giving me the creeps and I'm starving to say the least." Snotlout's stomach growled and he nodded with a grateful smile.
Snotlout rode behind Hiccup on Toothless, and eventually they landed near a small sandwich shop. Getting off of Toothless who went to hide in the shadows, Hiccup pulled out his wallet while they went inside. "I'll pay." Snotlout didn't argue, mostly for the fact he had no money on him.
The two boys got a sandwich and drink before sitting down in a booth. Hiccup ate his cheese and tomato sandwich, but Snotlout just picked at his more loaded one. It was almost as if the boy was hungry enough for such a big meal, but suddenly something in his mind made him lose his appetite.
Some of the girls they knew from school passed by, and they were a little surprised to see Hiccup and Snotlout eating together. The two were very different at school after all. Why as Snotlout was a football addict and had a huge ego, Hiccup was more quiet, thin, and paid more attention to writing or art than any kind of sport.
Hiccup tensed when Snotlout's foot tapped his metal leg which wasn't covered by a shoe, and he hid it deeper under the table so no one saw. The girls didn't notice, thank Gods, but didn't leave. "Hey Hiccup. That was a great race today, mind if I sit with you?" The center girl asked. Her friends seemed to want to say something, but the center was obviously the center of the group.
Hiccup looked at the girl, seemingly a Junior thanks to her text book she was carrying full of homework. No wonder she was the leader of the group, she had everything a lot of girl in school loved for some odd reason. Long, flat, perfectly cut blond hair, highlights, colored purple and dark blue streaks, caked on makeup making her skin seem flawless, piercing eyes, and a figure to skinny to be considered healthy thanks to her form and height. Hiccup knew she wouldn't care though, being one of the girls who only cared what everyone else thought.
Snotlout eyed the girl like she was a Goddess, but Hiccup wasn't so convinced, not liking her sassy tone. "I'm sorry. Do I know you?" The girl looked surprised, but Hiccup was stating the truth. Not once had he met this girl in school, not really ever noticing anyone.
"Of course you do." The girl's voice seemed to falter. "I'm Celesta." Hiccup shrugged, oblivious. "Captain of the cheer squad?" "Sorry never paid attention to them." The girl faltered again. "Um...I'm a part of the Universities Scholastics Art and Spanish teams?" Hiccup shrugged again. "Sorry I only do the English writing team.
The girl got her confidence again. "I'm the one who sits at the right side table at lunch near the doors. Remember my friend James is pretty much the comedian of the school. We're the biggest group out of all the other kids." Hiccup now frowned, seeming upset.
"Well good for you. If you haven't noticed I never get to be a part of those groups. I'm the one who sits at the far left table on the other side of the room near that back. Remember how many times your friend has picked on me just because I'm a bit on the skinny side?"
The girl sighed at Hiccup's comment, seeming to try and pretend to be sympathetic. "I'm sorry about him. Like I said James only cares about Comedy and not who he hurts unfortunately. If you don't want to sit alone you can come sit with us." Her tone was sweet, but Hiccup saw right through it with practiced ease. It was like you couldn't trust anyone in that school.
"Nah thanks I'll pass. I don't want to sit with you just because you've seen me in uniform when your probably going to forget about it when I'm in more average and what others consider nerdy cloths. I'm sorry, but the world just doesn't work like that." Hiccup looked at Snotlout who actually seemed to agree unlike before when he was focused on the eye candy.
The four girls in Celesta's group all looked hurt. Celesta on the other hand managed to keep her composure and stormed off, shouting about how she was going to tell everyone at school all these different things that Hiccup knew weren't true.
"Wow. How do you handle stuff like that so well?" Snotlout asked suddenly after they left. Hiccup eyed him and realized Snotlout was kind of worried about the girls' words. "I uh...I've had practice." Hiccup smirked then tapped his leg against Snotlout's. "I really owe you by the way."
Snotlout chuckled, finally finding it in him to eat his oversized sandwich. "It's no problem." He said through a mouth full of food. "I guess we're even now. I just didn't mention it before because well...you know." Hiccup nodded, finishing off his tea he ordered as well.
Once they were done eating Hiccup and Snotlout decided to walk around, Snotlout not ready to go home yet. "So...you never did tell me why you related to my situation." Snotlout said wile looking at a new skateboard for sale in a window. Hiccup tensed, but his new found sort of friend was oblivious.
"Oh uh yeah..." Hiccup tried to find the right words after he trailed off. "Well you know, I wasn't always a dragon racer. I met Toothless when he was to young to even ride, the dragon specialists around here saying he was actually my age. Anyways we were both pretty young, and my father was a veteran." Hiccup's eyes went distant and Snotlout now listened closely along with Toothless. They stopped at a bench to sit down, Hiccup deciding to change into his covered prosthetic.
"Anyways you can imagine. My dad...he was strong, heroic, and the most protective man you ever met." A sad smile appeared on Hiccup's face, and Snotlout continued to let him talk without mentioning anything. "And me? Well I was born more on the skinny side. My mother...she hadn't been around since I was littler and therefor my father found it quiet stressful to raise me alone.
"Anyways, you get the point. I was in elementary and was always getting picked on nonstop. My dad...he didn't really grasp the concept of comfort very well. This didn't mean he didn't care of course, he just cared in his own way. From training me to fight, to trying to bulk me up, to giving me some...rather tough talks if you know what I mean. It was kind of like I saw you and your father. In the end I knew he was worried about me, but sometimes parents make mistakes and it hurts you know?"
Snotlout processed the information, then nodded in understanding. "So...you said he was a veteran. Where's he now?" Hiccup cringed, of course Snotlout had to let his curiosity get the best of him unlike Astrid who could let things go.
"Um...away." Hiccup shrugged a bit nervously, not knowing what else to really say. He stood up quickly, dusting off his shoulder pads which had gathered frost on them. "Well, it's pretty late now so if your lucky your dad might be asleep. He should be cooled off in the morning and you two can talk then." Snotlout nodded, standing up beside Hiccup and letting the previous conversation go.
After Hiccup dropped off Snotlout, he flew home and arived around eleven PM. Upon entering the house, Hiccup spotted a worried looking Magnus and Jacob. "Hiccup! Where have you been? You must be starving?" Magnus said, standing up when the oven went off. Fishlegs was reading on the couch, and Tuffnut was sitting beside Ruffnut in front of the TV wile watching something called the Emoji movie.
"Why's everyone still up?" Hiccup asked. "Well, we decided to just snack, but Fishlegs and the twins insisted we eat when you get home." Hiccup frowned, guilt suddenly pulling at him along with some odd warmth. "Wait, seriously? I didn't think they cared about that stuff." Jacob just shrugged, a playful smile on his face wile he let Hiccup's mind wonder.
Hiccup moved quickly so he could help Magnus carry the rise and cheese bread roles she made, an original recipe. "Let me take that." Hiccup said. Magnus smiled, moving to go get the tea wile Jacob got down some plates.
"Sorry to keep you guys waiting by the way. I was out helping a friend who was having some family difficulties you know." Hiccup then raised an eyebrow, turning to Tuffnut. "Oh and uh...by the way Tuff?" Tuffnut looked at Hiccup confused. "Would you happen to know a boy named Snotlout Jorgensen?" Tuffnut suddenly went wide eyed, using his hand to make a gesture like a knife cutting someone's throat. Hiccup got the message imediatly, his hypothesis that Tuffnut had a secret proving to be correct.
Magnus and Jacob thankfully didn't take any notice to the gesture, and they continued setting the table. Hiccup gave Toothless a basket of fish so he could carry it out to the other dragons to share. The family ate their late dinner, each one going to sleep for some well deserved rest.
(A/N) Their you go! I know it may seem like these ideas are kind of bunched together, but each one kind of ties in with the others in ways. Also If I didn't bunch them together, then each chapter would only be around 400 words a piece and to short. Your amazing!