S-U-M-M-E-R! Last exam finished with a B-, so all's good (: Now I can completely focus on this story, along with enjoying two months of freedom!

Chapter 3: Jack

Elsa.

Elsa Westerguaard.

She's amazing, of a sort. I don't know her yet, but I intend to. Somehow.

I hold the door for Bunny and Hiccup, throwing off my shoes. The door locks itself with a loud click, letting the residents of this house, aka mom and Pippa, know that I'm home.

"Hey boys! Care for an after-practice snack? I made muffins!" Mom appears from our little kitchen, holding a plate of muffins. They still steam a bit from the heat, freshly baked.

"Oh, no thanks, Mrs. Frost. Not really hungry." Hiccup declined with a polite smile. Bunny agreed after pulling off his shoes. "Maybe later, Mrs. F."

We jump up the stairs, entering my room. Pippa is sitting on my desk chair chewing on a pink bubble of gum.

"Pip, get out of here, please. I'll play with you later." She pouts as she slips off the chair.

"You're no fun, Jack."

"Sorry, sis. Gotta hang out with Bunny and Hiccup. Guy-stuff." She lightly kicks my shin on the way out, closing the door behind her. We all crash on my bed as I start up the X-Box.

"So, guys. You're up for some Skyrim, or a Hockey game?" When I don't get an answer I turn around to look at them. They bear a smirk each, scanning my face.

"Dude, what's the matter?"

"We saw you after practice. You did weird stuff with your hands, or something like that. What was that?" Bunny starts, crossing his arms, as he sits up against the wall. I freeze immediately, not knowing what to answer.

"Uh, yeah… About that…"

"You've talked with that Deaf girl, haven't you?" I lock my eyes on Hiccup, as he mentions Elsa like that.

"And what if I have?" I say, a bit defending in my voice.

"Nothing. I'm just curious." Hiccup says, raising his hands in defeat.

"So you've started practicing her wierdo language, or what?" Bunny scoffs. My eyes shoot directly at him, sharp as a knife.

"It's not weird, Bunny! It's her only way of communication, and if you have something bad to say about it keep it to yourself." I snap, turning away from him. I focus on the loading screen of my TV, trying to cool down.

"Sorry, mate. Didn't mean for it so sound like that. It's just that… Deaf-Girl… eh Elsa, is not really known for having the best reputation at school." He continues. I turn around once again, looking at him with e chill gaze.

"What would you know about her, Bunny? What do you know?" Silence roars through my room, while Bunny looks taken aback.

"What's up with you, mate? You blow up out of nowhere, relax." I take a deep breath, nodding.

"Listen, Bunny doesn't mean anything bad about Elsa, he just doesn't understand her world, that's all." Hiccup interjects. I nod again, taking a seat on my bed.

"But do you, Hiccup? Since you said it like that." I ask, looking at him.

"No, not quite. I've got some far our relatives that also have some communication difficulties, so every so often I'm at a family reunion with them. They nice but a little hard to understand." I smile at that, knowing I'm not alone. We both look at Bunny, as he coughs for attention.

"I'm really sorry, Jack. I mean it, I wasn't trying to hate on your girlfriend, or anything." Hiccup burst out a laugh, falling back on his back on the bed. My cheeks redden a little at his statement, and I slap him on the arm.

"She's not my girlfriend! I barely even know her! I'm just not a judging asshole like the rest of the school." I say. Hiccup regains his composure, and looks at me.

"That's good and all bud, but I would be careful if I were you. I fully support you as friend in this, but as the right hand of the Captain of the ice hockey team, you've got a reputation to maintain. You've gotten a nickname among the girls, I hear." My eyes widen, wanting him to proceed.

"McCutie, I believe." Bunny laughs, and my cheeks redden even further. Now, I know I'm good at the sport and all, but seriously?

"McCutie? So what, Hans is McHandsome, and Mr. Raw Viking here, is McDreamy? And you, Mr. Kangaroo, are you McHottie, or what?" I glare at both of them, as their lips press to a thin line.

"Well, close. I've heard that Hans are McDreamy, Hiccup is McHandsome and I'm McHottie." Bunny says, averting my gaze. I suppress a laugh.

"The girls are completely bonkers! I mean, nicknames like that… embarrassing." Hiccup chuckles at my statement, grabbing an Xbox controller.

"Nah, adoring fan-girls that awes at your every move? Love it." He snickers, laying the sarcasm on thick.

Hiccup's never really been much of an attention seeker. He's earthbound, though a bit delusional, but who isn't? He's quite an artist/inventor. No wonder he's going for an engineering career. He claims to have some sort of luck that got him on the hockey team to begin with. It's been years in the practice, but god has it paid off. He started out as this tiny scrawny thing in grade school, having almost no muscle, and could barely glide foot on the ice. Today, he's the teams' top player, apart from Hans, Bunny and I. The team calls us 'the fantastic four'. He's changed a lot since then. He's grown several feet, almost topping me. He's grown quite the muscles, though he's still thin as paper. His before sleek hair as gotten shaggy and a stubble started to form on his squared jawline.

The girls started awing in junior year, in his growth spurt, and realized that he was awesome. He got better at ice hockey too, winning a few girls hearts. Though he's still a virgin, has not even kissed a girl, what's wrong with him?

"Hey Hiccup? Since your name is McHandsome… Why haven't you found a Mrs. McHandsome yet?" He freezes at my question and starts to laugh nervously.

"Well, yeah. You see… I've… You and Bunny both have had crushes, right? Crushes that led into to something more, because you dared to step out of that friend zone? Yeah I'm still in it. Without sounding to sappy, I've only got one girl, I swear."

"And who is she? Do we know her, perhaps?" Bunny asked.

"Nah… She's not from around here. I met her back home in Scotland a few years back. Her name's Merida, and I swear, she's so beautiful! But she's the daughter of my dad's rival company. Plus, I'm sure she's engaged to some sort of Scottish Earl of What's-his-face by now." His disappointed scowl was easy to spot, and his eager to see this girl again, very present.

"So… You've met her once, or what?" I ask.

"Yeah, more like seen stroll down a street in all her glory, as the sunset and evening air blew in her fire red mane, exchanging a few words."

"So she's a horse? This is just getting awkward, Hiccs." Hiccup rolls his eyes, punching Bunny on the arm.

"No, you goof. She's a person with lots of hair, that's all." I once again, suppress a laugh.

"But seriously, Hiccup. You should write that down. Your romantic way of describing people is quite characteristic."

"Hahaha, very funny Snowball."

"But talking seriously, you've fallen for a girl you've talked to once in Scotland? Hate to break it to you, but you in the US. There's like eight hours in flight between you." Bunny said, grabbing an Xbox controller from the shelf.

"So what? I'm sure she'll come for me one day. If she won't I'll go to Scotland."

"Slow down, Mr. Desperate. Don't rush into stuff. Okay? You might find someone new. Who knows, maybe she'll be your 'Merida'." I say, taking a controller myself.

"Yeah, whatever. It's not like I find her sitting under tree, like you found your girl." Hiccup snickers. I grunt in irritation, as I start up the game.

"Once more, she's not my girl!" I say, trying not to blush.

Bunny laughs, high-fiving Hiccup behind my back.

"Give it a month, I bet they'll end up liking each other." Hiccup whispers.

"Ha! You're on. I'll give it two weeks. Lunch for week, loser pays." Bunny whispers in agreement. I slap my forehead, focusing on the game.

Which apparently, I found a bit hard.

The guys were completely wrong in me and Elsa ending up together. I'm sure she's nice, and I'm pretty sure that she'll become an awesome friend, but It's not like I would date her on the second day. We would have to start out slow, alone with the communication difficulties, which I don't mind, but also on every other aspect. She's new to interacting with other than family and her interpreter, and I respect that. I'll go as slow as she wants, seeing where this might lead, starting tomorrow.

One thing's for sure, I'm looking forward to school tomorrow.

II know it's fairly short, but these first few chapters are a bit of a warm up for later. I promise as stuff starts to spice, they'll become longer and more eventful. Spill your heart until next time! :D

See ya!