A/N: I told you I would update soon! (Well, as soon as I could write a chapter and sneak my way onto a computer) Thank you for all the amazing reviews! I love you guys!

The morning was not kind on Merida. Any morning, really. During the night her hair would get into the worst of fights with the pillow. Unfortunately, much to her dismay, the pillow would always come out as the victor. Leaving a wild, tangled glob of hair, and in the correct lighting, made it look like her head was set on fire.

If that ever happened to be the case, (which she hoped wouldn't be) she would put the blame of it on Jack.

So, like every other morning before, she would survey the damage the pillow inflicted upon her hair, sigh, and pull out a hair tie to put it back and make it look like her hair had not been violently attacked with friction.

However this time, a chill feeling on the back of her leg jolted her out of her surveying. Looking over, she saw a foot planted against the back of her thigh. Following the foot, she found that the leg was attached to the body of Rapunzel.

It only took a moment glance before Merida started snickering. Rapunzel was tucked into the curve of Jack's body, using his arm as her pillow, her arm draped across his stomach. She was smiling in her sleep. And so was Jack.

"'Bout time." Merida sat up, carefully moving away her legs, and stretched.

After settling down again on the sofa, she stared at the TV screen. It was still on. The main menu for CoD neglected for hours while they slept.

Sighing, Merida got up and turned the screen off. As she did, her stomach growled violently. "Time for a meal then, huh?" Absent mindedly talking to her stomach, she walked towards the kitchen.

Hiccup always had a large variety of food. Mainly for his dad (who ate like the vikings of old they were learning about in history), but a lot of it was also for the Big Four.

It was a kind of joke between them. They had been hanging around the park one late summer day when they overheard a group of kids nearby. They knew one of the kids: Jamie, who was the leader of the little group. They had been talking about the four of them; Jack, Hiccup, Rapunzel, and Merida.

"I call them the Big Four." Jamie said proudly to the meagre group of children.

"Why the 'Big Four'?" Another child asked.

"Well, they're a group of four, big kids."

"But there are a lot of big kids out there."

"Yeah, but these guys are awesome." Jamie took a glance at them, his eyes glimmering at them like they were rare trading cards. Turning quickly, he ran off to the small playground, laughing and saying something along the lines of 'when I grow up I want to be like them!'

That was the start of their group name: the Big Four. They stuck with it too, making occasional jokes about it. Even most of their classmates knew them as that by now.

While this remembrance was occurring, Merida had dug through the massive pantry to find the Trix box they had stashed in the back long ago. Pouring her cereal, she retrieved a spoon and ate it dry. She was never fond of milk with cereal.

Bowl in hand, she wandered the house. It was similar to her own, her father having a fancy for the rugged mountain cabin style. But that was only limited to the inside of her home. The outside would say otherwise. Her mother was determined to have her way with the exterior, preventing any of the rugged 'misty mountains' look from scaring away the neighbours. The exterior was almost castle-like. A small tower close to the back, slanted rooftop, high eaves. And it was clean.

Almost too clean.

Her mother most of the time was a little controlling, but on good days she would be the loving, relaxed mother Merida loved.

Standing in front of one of the many prize deer heads on the wall, she heard the creaking of footsteps. They were light, and barely noticeable. Punzie.

"Well look who's up." Merida turned to Rapunzel with a teasing smile on her face. "Have a good night with Frosty?"

Rapunzel stopped combing her fingers through her hair as her cheeks turned a dark shade of red. "Uhhh…"

"Punzie, I just kidding." Merida patted the top of Rapunzel's hair lightly. "But seriously though, I'm glad for you. I was starting to worry there." Merida gave the blushing Rapunzel a smile, and she was given one in return from her.

"Alrighty. In celebration of you making the first move, I'll serve you breakfast." Taking Rapunzel by the hand, Merida hopped into the kitchen.

Settling her down at the table, she hopped over to the pantry. "You want Apple Jacks, right?"

"Uhh, yeah. How'd you know?" Rapunzel watched intently as Merida poured the cereal and headed over to the fridge.

"Punzie, for as long as I've known you, I would know your favourite cereal by now." Tossing the milk back in the fridge she walked back to the table and set the bowl down in front of Rapunzel.

"Is anyone else up yet? Or do you know?"

"I don't think so. But I thought I heard Hiccup stirring before I left."

"I'll go check up on them, then." Leaving Rapunzel to eat at the table, Merida made her way back to the TV room.

Jack was still in his previous position, but Rapunzel-less. Hiccup, however, was sprawled on the floor. His arms were sprawled by his head as he lay on his stomach. Head turned to the side as he snored lightly. His shaggy hair covering his eyes.

Merida crouched down close to his head. He looked so much more peaceful asleep. Less worried about the next test or where his father had run off to for a hunting trip.

Standing back up, she looked gently upon the sleeping boy. He looked so vulnerable asleep.

… Didn't everyone?

Shaking her head, she turned away and started to make her way back to the kitchen. Then she heard it. A voice that brought out the sass in her that she reserved for this the owner of this voice and him only. Jack.

"Nice hair, goldilocks." She could hear the sassy grin in his voice.

"At least mine is actually natural, Frosticle." She had long forgotten to put her hair up in a tie. At least he reminded her.

"Hey, this is my natural hair." Merida was already out of the room by the time his retort reached her ears.