Chapter 5
After his defeated battle with Jack, Kristoff was laying on the small bed in the nurse's office. The nurse did not look surprised with his "injury" and instead gave him a 7Up and a Midol.
Could this school be anymore weird? Kristoff thought as he looked at the soda can and pill in his hands.
When Kristoff glanced around the small room, he noticed that he wasn't the only patient. Across from him sat another boy with a black bruise on the side of his head and looked just as worn out. He was the complete opposite of the blonde. Unlike Kristoff, who was tall and muscularly built, this boy was short and chubby, with a bright red nose and scruffy clothes.
"Hey what are you here for?" LeFou asked.
"Dodgeball, right in the balls." Kristoff answered with a wince.
"Ooooh that's gotta hurt!" the other student cackled.
Kristoff turned to him. "And you?"
"Thrown at a locker, I think I left a dent in it." As LeFou laid back down on his own bed, Kristoff looked up to see Hiccup approach him with a worried glance.
"Are you feeling better?" the brunette boy asked.
"Oh sure, if I was on my period!" Kristoff snapped.
"Okay so I know Operation Impress the Girl failed but we're not gonna give up so easily!" Hiccup demanded with an energetic pump of his fist.
"I don't think I can do this Hiccup….did you hear this girl? I don't know if I can trust her judgment."
"Hey I don't wanna hear that kind of talk! Astrid did a hell lot more damage to me and I'm still falling for her! What we need is to formulate a new plan. What did Anna tell you at the library?" Hiccup asked, pulling up a chair and sitting down.
"Her dad made up this new rule."
"Which is?"
"No dating unless Elsa dates." Kristoff whispered.
Hiccup straightened and ran a hand through his hair with sudden nervousness. "Crap, this just got a whole lot more complicated."
"There's gotta be someone out there that'll be right for Elsa. If you want I can go and ask my matchmaking parents. They're good at this kind of stuff."
Hiccup suddenly stood up and snapped his fingers. "Kris you're a genius! That's it! We gotta find Elsa a date! Someone dumb enough to go out with her! And then pairing up you with Anna will be a piece of cake!" He smiled wide and grabbed his backpack from the floor.
"And how exactly are we going to do that?" Kristoff asked suspiciously.
Hiccup chuckled and turned to walk out of the office. "Trust me, I got everything under control. Just meet me in the commons after school." and without another word, he was gone.
Kristoff sighed and laid back down on the bed. As he starred at the ceiling, he suddenly remembered his little conversation with Anna and he felt his lips curve into a surprising smile.
I gotta admit she looked kinda cute in her gym shorts...wait what? Kristoff groaned and covered his blushing face. What was wrong with him?
Elsa was standing in front of her locker and throwing her books into her bag when she saw Astrid march towards her.
"Hey did you get the notes from -" Elsa began yet before she could finish her question, Astrid covered her mouth and glanced around.
"Shhh! I gotta tell you something." her best friend hissed.
Elsa pushed her hand away. "What's wrong?"
"For your sake you better stay as far away from Frost as you can." Astrid advised while stealing a glance over her shoulder.
Elsa shut her locker and gave her friend a funny look. "Why?"
"You know Hiccup and Jack are next door neighbors right?" Astrid said as the two of them began to make their way down the hall towards their last class.
Elsa shrugged. "Yeah, so?"
"Did you by any chance return Jack's IPod to him?" Astrid whispered.
Elsa stopped and turned to face her best friend. For a moment she was nervous about revealing the actual truth. "Um….no."
"Are you out of your mind? Hiccup told me that Jack went ballistic for three straight hours last night! And to top the cupcake, Hiccup actually saw Jack toss his lamp straight out his window. I dont know about you but I don't think a sane person would do that." Astrid exclaimed.
Elsa let out an exhausted sigh and reached into her jacket pocket. "What's his next class?"
"He has study hall with me but always ditches it. I don't think the teacher even cares anymore. I heard him say to his friend that he's going to the weight room."
"Then that's where we're going." Elsa smiled and grabbed her best friend's arm before Astrid could protest.
"Excuse me? What do you mean we?" Astrid cried as the two girls began to make their way down the hallway.
The boys' lockeroom was empty and silent when Elsa and Astrid opened the door and peeked in. Stepping into the musky, sweat and cologne mixed room, Elsa turned back to Astrid, who looked beyond disbelieved that she had to be part of this charade.
"Stay here and keep watch. If he comes, do whatever it takes it keep him out. Got it?" Elsa ordered.
"And how do I do that?" Astrid huffed.
"I don't know ask him questions….engage in a conversation….just do something. Now Pitch gave us his locker number but I can't even read this kid's chicken scratching!" Elsa cursed and pulled out a slip of paper from her pocket.
"Your mess." Astrid held up her hands and closed the door behind Elsa.
The senior held her breathe and turned to the room.
"Okay, now where are you Locker 199." Elsa murmured.
She began to walk along the rows and search for the bold white number, refusing to acknowledge the randomly scattered dirty socks and under shirts. After a few minutes of going through the endless rows of ugly gray lockers, Elsa smiled and stopped in front of Locker 199. Taking out Pitch's note, Elsa dropped her bag on the bench and began to twist the combination lock. Sure enough, to Elsa's luck, the lock clicked open on the first try and Elsa's smile grew.
When she propped open the door though, Elsa's eyes widened as she looked inside the locker. Everything was neat and organized, not messy and scattered about like she thought it would be. His sweatshirt hung on a coat peg and his backpack leaned on the side. On the small top shelf were a bottle of cologne and a can of deodorant spray, along with a pile of chain bracelets and a package of bubble gum and cigarettes.
"Hmmm, not what I suspected." Elsa whispered as she pulled out a stick of gum for herself. Popping the gum into her mouth, Elsa turned her gaze to the locker door, where a few pictures were taped.
One picture was of Jack and a young girl at the park. They both were smiling at the camera as Jack was pushing the girl on the swing, her dark hair framing her face and her mouth opened as she laughed. Elsa had to guess that she must be Jack's sister. The next two pictures were of Jack and a smiling couple that stood on either side of him. They had to be Jack's parents. And the last one was taken with Jack as he held a small black puppy in his arms and laughing as the puppy licked his face.
Snapping back to reality, Elsa shook her head and fumbled with getting the device out of her pocket. What was she doing?
"Focus!" Elsa zipped open a side pocket of Jack's bag and slipped the IPod into it.
Perfect. Now all I have to do is get out of here. Elsa thought proudly as she zipped up his bag and closed his locker. Swinging her bag over her shoulder, Elsa was about to make her way back to the door when all of a sudden she felt her body fly back.
"What the…." Elsa's head snapped back and she rolled her eyes down to her wrist. One of the cheap charms on her stupid bracelet was caught in between the locked door.
"Oh crap!" Elsa breathed. Shooting a glance at the closed door, Elsa froze and listened. Sure enough, she was able to hear Astrid's loud voice behind the door.
"So what do you really think is in the Tuesday casserole? Just name your guesses. The people's voice always counts."
"Who do you think even eats that shit anymore?" Jack asked.
"Oh trust me I know a ton…for all we know they could be eating…"
Elsa snapped her head back to her situation and she bit her lips. With a deep breathe, she began to tug at the chain with all her might. The chain was suddenly digging into her wrist the more Elsa pulled.
"This is the last time I'm wearing these AAAHHH!" Elsa cried out as the cheap chain broke and she went flying back, her head slamming the locker across from Jack's. Jack's locker door flew open just as Elsa's forehead made contact with the metal door.
"Ow!" Elsa whimpered and stroked her poor forehead.
Before she could grab her scattered bag and close the locker though, the door flew open and a pair of footsteps walked in. Gasping, Elsa scrambled up from the floor and kicked Jack's locker door closed with a loud rattle.
"Okay thanks for the input! I'm sure the lunch ladies will highly consider your opinion on the meat casserole!" Astrid said loudly behind him.
Elsa gasped and stumbled deeper into the locker room.
Shit! Shit! Shit! The girl cursed as she frantically looked around. At the close sound of footsteps, Elsa ducked behind a set of lockers and held her breath as Jack walked up to his door, dressed in a pair of sweats, a black T-shirt and a towel draped over his shoulders. Elsa felt her heart thunder inside her chest as she heard the lock twist.
Get it together Elsa! Just start moving towards the door. Elsa told herself. She pressed her back to the locker and closed her eyes. After a few seconds she opened them and made a move to sneak a peek around her hiding spot.
Okay just breathe and check if he's got his back…HOLY FREAKING COW! Elsa panicked as her eyes fell right on Jack as he pulled off his shirt, revealing his impressive muscles and torso. His snowflake tattoo stood out on his pale arm and a faint scar ran along his torso.
"Oh snap!" Elsa breathed, her cheeks flaming red as she swept back behind the locker before she'd officially got nuts.
Suddenly hearing her outburst, Elsa gasped and covered her mouth as Jack straightened, his head snapping up. When Elsa slipped under cover, he casted a glance over his shoulder and frowned.
"What the…."
Setting his deodorant back in his locker, Jack was about to make his way towards the lockers when the door opened and a bulky huge man marched in, thankfully diverting Jack's attention from the intruder.
"Ah Jack Frost, sneaking away from study hall again?" the loud Russian voice boomed.
Elsa silently thanked the coach and began to move past the lockers and closer towards the door just as Coach North approached the silver-haired boy.
"Yup, hey North can you excuse me for a moment?" and without another word Jack moved around the lockers. His eyes widened at the empty spot where Elsa was just standing a few seconds ago.
"What is it?" Coach North asked, following Jack's gaze.
"Nothing, I must be imagining things." Jack admitted with a shake of his head just as Elsa pushed the door and slipped out of the locker room.
In the hallway, Elsa let out a relieved sigh and turned to see Astrid hurry over to her. Elsa gave her a victorious smile and a thumbs up.
"It's done!" she breathed, her heart still thumping like mad in her chest. Yet she wondered what shocked her more – the fact that she almost didn't make it out alive or the fact that she saw Jack Frost half nude.
"I swear you should join the army after this. I almost thought you were a goner." Astrid laughed as she and Elsa hurried away.
"That was so close!" Elsa agreed.
Her best friend smiled. "So the school's safe then?"
"For now, I can already see him dancing with joy at having his beloved Dragons back." Elsa snickered as they rounded the hallway to their class.
"Jack Frost? Dancing? Now that would be a sight! So what else did you see...any guilty treasures?" Astrid smirked.
Elsa blushed and quickly shook her head. There was no way she could tell...
"No! Nothing! Just opened it and threw the music in!"
Astrid chuckled. "Really?"
"Yup," Elsa nodded with a roll of her eyes. "C'mon let's get to class. The last thing I need is a detention!"
"What is this?" Kristoff exclaimed.
After his last class, Kristoff walked into the exact spot where Hiccup told him to meet and he stood there now, along with a line of boys who stood in front of one of the round tables. Hiccup sat with a piece of paper and a pencil.
"Interviews. These suckers don't know what they're getting themselves into." Hiccup chortled.
Kristoff sat down beside his friend, still cringing a little from the pain. "I don't know about this Hiccup. I know I…."
"Come on over!" Hiccup cut off before Kristoff could continue his protest. A short boy with large glasses and a freckled face stepped up.
"Hello my good man! Are you looking for a nice, beautiful girl to date?" Hiccup asked.
The boy beamed and nodded. "Hell yeah!"
"Would you be interested in dating the lovely Elsa Northland?" Hiccup asked.
The boy's smile fell and he immediately took off.
"Wait! We're just trying to help you!" Hiccup cried.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" the kid screeched like a banshee as he fled. The other boys in line and Kristoff and Hiccup could only stare. A few seconds later the door to the building slammed shut right after the boy.
"Well that went well." Kristoff murmured after a while of awkward silence.
"Hey it's just one kid. Next!" Hiccup called.
"What's this?" The boys spun around and Kristoff swallowed loudly as Anna approached them, a confused look on her face.
"We're getting your sister a date!" Hiccup announced.
Anna raised a brow in question. "With interviews?"
"Not my idea." Kristoff insisted quickly.
"How else do you want to find the right guy? Hold up a huge sign during passing periods?" Hiccup asked.
Anna turned to Kristoff and suddenly nodded. "Good point, let's see what you got down."
"Hi you two! Would you by any chance be interesting in dating Elsa Northland?" Hiccup asked Miguel and Tulio.
Tulio looked at them like they were crazy, while Miguel rubbed his chin.
"Does she have a lot of money?" he asked.
"Uh Miguel do you even know who this chick is? She's nuts. Ballistic. Crazy. Should I go on?" Tulio insisted.
"This is her." Hiccup held up a large picture of Elsa in a midnight blue bikini and Miguel let a flirty growl.
Anna blushed at the picture and snatched it away. "I told you not to use that one!"
"Me likey!" Miguel decided with a smile.
Kristoff and Hiccup glanced at one another yet before either of them could say anything more Tulio sprung up.
"That's it we're leaving. These guys are bewitching you." Tulio exclaimed as he pulled his friend up and they left just as quickly.
Kristoff rolled his eyes and Hiccup shrugged with an innocent smile.
"Next!" Anna called.
"Hey you look like a guy who'd really like to date my sister. Did you ever I don't know...try to ask her out?" Anna asked.
Ed gave her glance before he let out a crazed laugh that terrified Hiccup right of his seat.
"Eh-hee-hee-hee. Heh-heheheheheheheheheh!" he laughed, inhaling deeply afterwards.
"Um...okay thanks for your cooperation but..." Anna began, her cheeks blushing red.
"Next!" Kristoff cut off.
As Ed shot up and ran away, laughing like mad, Hiccup, Anna, and Kristoff glanced at each other.
"Scratch him out good." Hiccup squeaked.
Kristoff nodded. "Got it."
"Elsa Northland? Are you willing to go out for her so her innocent sister here can go out on her first date?" Hiccup gestured to Anna, who gave Snotlout an innocent pout.
Snotlout could only blink before he chuckled. "Dweeve I've never been that ripped."
"Next!" Kristoff called.
"This is gonna take a while with him deciding." Hiccup whispered to Anna.
"Look on the bright side….we got twenty more lucky guys." Anna chirped with a cheerful shrug.
Hiccup groaned and dropped his head on the table. If they were anything like Snotlout, Ed, or the class clowns...then he was officially screwed.
Anna looked up and beamed a smile as Jack Frost causually approached the table. Kristoff and Hiccup left to get a snack, leaving Anna to take care of the next boys in line.
"Hi would you be…" Jack gave her an odd look before glancing at the table and around her.
"I heard that they were giving out free snow cones. My bad." and without another word he turned and walked away, his hands in his pockets.
"Hey I was….oh forget it. Hey and you still gotta apologize to Kristopher for hitting his snowballs!" Anna cursed behind him.
"I think you know what we're about to ask you. So are you in?" Hiccup asked, clearly exhausted.
In front of him, LeFou let out a sarcastic chuckle. "Maybe we if were the last two people alive. And there'd be no goats...are there goats?"
"Get outta here!" Hiccup cried.