Just a quick authors note: Thank you for all the really cool people who reviewed and stuff! This is the second chapter of The big move.I hope I wont dissapoint any of you in this chapter,and I'll try my best to write up to all your Review if you can, each one really means a lot to me!
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Hiccup was not in Berk anymore, nor was he in any other city he'd seen before.
He was in a forest, surrounded by a thick wall of trees that blocked out the sunlight through their leafy branches. He looked forward and saw a stone path before him leading towards a clearing at the very end of the tree tunnel. The path was scattered with red,orange and yellow leaves signalling the beginning of autumn,Hiccups favaorite time of the year. He followed it curious to what was in the clearing and also eager to get out of the shady forest,which was starting to make him feel claustrophobic .Once he reached the edge of the forest,he gasped at the sight that met him there. It was so much vaster and more wonderful than he had imagined. It wasn't a clearing,it was a meadow covered in beautiful red pansies that stretched for miles .Not a single tree was seen,only hundreds of cheerful flowers swaying in the autumn breeze. He felt himself smile and close his eyes,it was the warmest he had been in months. He continued to bask in the sunlight a bit more,listening to the sweet singing of the birds that he could hear from where he stood. He felt the urge to yell,or dance or sing in joy of finding this perfect place,when suddenly the birds stopped chirping.
He hesitantly opened one eye to see what was going on. Everything was eerily still .Only a while ago,the sun was shining brightly on Hiccup. Now it was gone ,covered by the thick mass of dark clouds swirling menacingly on the once cloudless sky. The next thing he realized made his eyes widen in shock. It was cold,very cold. The bitter air was freezing him to the bone. He shivered,his teeth chattering painfully . Where was the blissful warmth he was in a while ago? Something cold and wet touched his nose. "Snow" Hiccup thought. He hated the snow. Snow was beautiful before,but not since it had taken his mom away from him. Before he knew it thousands of snowflakes were floating through the air making the meadow a uniform white . Soon they were pelting right at him,growing bigger and heavier,until every one that touched him burned his skin like cold fire. The air was thick with the snow,transforming his perfect place into Hiccup's worst nightmare,a blizzard. He was cold,so cold,Was she this cold when it happened?. His vision went slack as he saw her, A warm smile and sparkling green eyes that crinkled at the corners…an image of his mother.He let out a gasp before finally letting the wind blow him away…
Into his bedroom,eyes opened wide in the schocked realization that all the terror he experienced was a dream. Hiccup sat up and leant against the oak headboard tiredly. "I hate winter" he mumbled to himself as he rubbed his hands. They were oddly warm,his hands were always cold and clammy when he woke up. It was after effect of sleeping in an area whose temperature was akin to the south pole without a working heater. He blinked several times to clear his vision and then looked around.
Suprisingly, he didn't find the usual tiny, poster covered, clutter filled bedroom that he had growned accustomed to. Instead he saw that he was in a bigger room. The bare walls were painted an almost lifeless white and the inside was completely unfurnished ,save for a mirror and a small wooden desk that stood next to his bed. Hiccup was about to stand up and ask his dad what the heck happened to his room when the last two day's events hit him like a storm.
"Oh." he exclaimed,remembering that this was technically his bedroom, except it was his new bedroom,in the new apartment they had moved into,in their new city. His heart started to ache with home sickness again. He would miss their old house,practically a cottage with its lack of everything a home in the 21st century should contain. Even so,his entire childhood took place there. Each flaw it had, held a little piece of Hiccup's memories. The leaky sink his father had always tried to repair had ended up flooding the entire first floor,a gigantic swimming pool in Hiccup's eyes. The Door that creaked like an old frog and the constantly flickering lights always scared little Hiccup,so his mom and dad would tuck him into bed and tell him his favourite stories to scare away the boogie man. Even the walls were scratched with hundreds of small lines going upwards,following his growth.
Suddenly,the alarm clock went off, Startling Hiccup and causing him to actually fall off his bed. He fell to the floor,landing on his face." Ouch" he complained rubbing his sore nose as the alarm clock kept ringing insistently "Alright,alright already! Would you shut up !" he yelled at no one in particular. Pushing himself from the floor,he walked sleepily towards his desk where a lamp,a few books,pens,a calendar and the irritating digital alarm clock lay. He stared it angrily then punched the snooze button hard, almost breaking the only piece of technology he owned. The blue fluorescent digits blinked 5:30 am. "Too early" Hiccup thought,about to go back to sleep in his nice warm bed when a big fat sad face and a small massage on his calendar caught his attention. He read it hesitantly,the words slowly making sense.
" UH" he groaned like a depressed zombie, his first day of school just had to be today didn't it? He then proceeded to facepalm violently,dreading the start of his new torture. His yellow duffel bag was next to his bed telling him to get dressed already. Hiccup reluctantly obeyed throwing of his comfy pajamas and opening the bag to find some decent clothing."No" he muttered eyeing a hideous green shirt with ruffles flowing down the center."No" he said again tossing a side a sparkling pink polo and a white shirt that boasted a glittering image of the fairy tinkerbell. Why in Odin's name had he let his dad buy all his clothes in the first place?
He had plowed through almost everything when he found a plain green long sleeved shirt and a nice pair of jeans. Sighing in relief he quickly put them on and turned to look himself in the mirror. Freckles dotted his cheeks and his green eyes still looked sIeepy. "I look fine" he remarked eyeing his messy red hair critically,it looked passable. At least no one could mistake it for some dead animal or something . He then decided to practice some basic introductions. He needed to make a good impression,today of all days." Hi,I'm Hiccup" he practiced,giving himself a half hearted wave. 'Not that good' he thought. 'Maybe with a bit more gusto'. "Hi! I'm Hiccup"he shouted trying to make his voice manlier while flexing his thin arms to no effect. This was impossible. How about if a girl actually came up to him.."Hey" he said in a sing song flirty voice "If you were a booger" he continued putting on an akward smile "I'd pick you" he finished it off with a spasdomic wink.
He was sure somewhere out there,someone was laughing at his attempts to look cool.
"Well me," he talked to himself,looking on the bright side "I promised remember?"That was right. He was going to make sure his last year of highschool in this alien environment would be the best year of highschool he'd ever have. No longer would he be,bucktooth or nerd boy or freckle time he would be Hiccup, the awesome guy who was memorable. Hopefully for something good,hiccup reminded himself as he gave a himself a big thumbs up and rushed off to the kitchen.
The pungent smell of burning food was the first thing that hiccup noticed once he stepped through the door. "Dad!" Hiccup yelled worriedly. His dad was never to be trusted near a kitchen,much less try to cook anything at all. When he finally made his way into the new kitchen,the sight that met him there made him feel the urge to call the police or burst out laughing or maybe even both.A tall bulky figure in an blue apron that was much too small was hunched over a stainless steel stove,shouting out very intresting swears and waving his arms wildly.
"Dad!" he called out louder as he walked towards his very disheveled father . His dad yelped in a very unmanly manner,when he suddenly heard his son's voice. "Hiccup!" he exclaimed surprised,quickly changing his shocked feautures to give a broad smile (that even to Hiccup seemed a bit too robotic). "Good mornin'.I..uh.." His eyes shifted to the heating pot that was puffing black clouds of smoke into the air. He rushed to it madly,in an attempt to hide the breakfast catastrophe that he had worked on the whole morning. Once the fire was gone and the distorted pot was quickly stashed to the closest drawer he could find, he continued to greet his son.
"…I was making ya breakfast. First day of school and all..so…yah..."he trailed of awkwardly and averted his gaze waiting for Hiccup to say something. "Thanks dad." Hiccup smiled then pulled his dad in for a hug. His dad had a confused yet happy face once they pulled apart. He quickly grabbed some cereal he had bought from the groceries the other day and handed it to Hiccup. It was always handy to have some cereal when you knew you were bound to fail in cooking. "It's yer favourite,cant go to school with an empty stomach"Stoick added as he took off the embarrassing apron. "Dragon Flakes!" Hiccup gasped in happiness at the colourful box of cereal decorated, with as the name suggests,dozens of flying dragons "I haven't had those in years! I used to love them!"He grabbed the box ,ripped it open and practically scarfed it down. Each flake was in the shape a different kind of Hiccup's favourite creature; his favourite ones were the grape flavoured night furies.
His dad chuckled at his wide eyed son,who looked like he had just found some wonderful treasure. "I'll be going now, off to work" his dad announced walking towards the door to put on his shoes and get his things. Hiccup grunted , his mouth too full of rainbow colored deliciousness to talk. "Don't be late for school! I'll be comin' home a bit late tonight but there's some soup ya' can heat up in the microwave" The word microwave was said slowly as if it was still hard to form the strange new word in his mouth. He pointed to it,sitting on the gleaming kitchen counter. "In case ya' don't know…I think yer supposed to press…the button with the … no actually.." he stopped when he realized that he really had no idea how to control the new technological wonder . Stoick shrugged his shoulders." Well,you'll figure out sooner er later". His son nodded as he savoured the fruity flavours that burst in his mouth and pondered on how his dad didn't know how to use a simple microwave. His dad waved a big meaty hand in his direction and Hiccup waved back cheerfully." Goodbye son!"Don't forget to lock up after ya leave" he yelled as he pulled open the door and walked out into the corridor of their building. His heavy footsteps soon grew quieter and quieter until all Hiccup heard were the honks of cars and whistles that came from the busy trafficked streets.
He pushed back the chair,finished with his meal of cereal ,and started to get ready for was school. Hiccupwas done in 10 minutes,face washed,teeth brushed and hair controlled. "The school bus comes at 6:00 sharp" his dad had told him. He checked his wristwatch, 5:58.
"Okay,5:58 hmmmm" Hiccup just stood there staring at the door calmly…then he started panicking."5:58. 5:58! Oh god,oh god.I cant be late today!He almost screamed as he grabbed his brown bag in a hurry. He was still trying to put on his other sneaker when he burst through the doors. He ran to the elevator,a crazed look in his eyes."Stop! Wait"! Hiccup shouted at the closing elevator. Thankfully, the people in it were kind enough to let the poor kid in and Hiccup sighed in relief . His heart was beating erratically in his chest." Please let me not be late" he almost yelled as he folded his hands together and scrunched his face up,as if in a fervent prayer. The old lady in the elevator looked at him strangely. Hiccup winced and quickly turned away, embarrassed at his outburst.
The doors opened to the lobby and Hiccup stumbled out to find the bus. There it was right in front of the glass exit doors ,a large metal yellow monster that truthfully Hiccup was slightly intimidated by. A short grubby man in a bright blue shirt with the logo BURGESS HIGH was standing in front of the bus waiting for any more passengers. Hiccup pushed his way past the dozens of people milling around the lobby,saying sorry excuse me and I really have to go now constantly. He stepped on a lot of toes and received a few very angry glares but in the end he finally got to the bus stop
." I' m here" he gasped exhaustedly at the bus driver. Said bus driver looked up briefly then checked the list he was holding . "And you are…?" he asked his voice as gruff as his appearance . Hiccup smiled slightly,trying to appear more likable" Hiccup Haddock the third" he said shyly. He left out the horrendous,his name was already bad as it was. Trust his dad and his Viking blood to give him a name that sounded like some brand of rat killer. The bus driver (thankfully) didn't mind the weird name and checked it on the list the nodded grunting," Next time." He chided tapping on his wristwatch " be a bit earlier, a few more minutes and we would've left you. School's a decent distance away, you wouldn't survive the walk."
Hiccup nodded enthusiastically and headed onward to the bus. Once he came into the monstrous contraption he noticed that a number of people were staring at him like new meat .He gulped, as he felt his palms getting sweaty, "You can do this Hiccup,you can do this" he whispered like prayer to whoever was out there.
He looked around the crowded bus,trying to find someone who looked like they could share a seat without pummelling him to a pulp . There was a tall guy in the right side who was casting him some amused glances while laughing heartily with his other muscular friends.' Jocks 'Hiccup noted telling by their brash behaviour and of course their matching navy blue varsity jackets. Probably best steer clear of that . Far to the back he saw a small group of quiet teenagers dressed in nothing but the color black…. And were those nose peircings ?. He shuddered inwardly not them either. The group to the front left seemed by far the nosiest and most excited group . It consisted of a bunch of attractive (admittedly ) girls who squealed and giggled every two seconds. One blond girl with two long pony tails seemed particularly hyped up pulling on her hair and blushing like crazy. In fact their group did look pretty loco .
What was up anyway? "No!" Hiccup thought in disbelief " was it because of him?" For the first time in his very existence had a bunch of pretty girls actually taken notice over him? He was about to dance in joy and start thanking the gods, when he saw the real reason behind their high pitched madness.
Right beside their aisle was a teenager in a blue seemingly plain article of clothing. It was cheap, ratty looking even, but somehow the guy pulled it off , making him look even cooler. He had stunningly white hair which didn't look dyed in the least, messy but messy in the way that girls drooled after him . Hiccup grumbled, his hair was messy in the way someone would feel the urge to call animal control. He had such pale skin, not a single blemish to be seen and cold blue eyes that sparked mischieviously as he smiled at the short haired blond girl right next to him. He felt a pang of jealousy in his chest "typical cute looking popular guy" ( not that he thought the guy was cute or anything )definitely don't go near that one .
Hiccup then found a suitable place next to a silent golden haired man who was focused on reading a book,determined to make friends with him. Hiccup decided he would approach the ones who looked nice and quiet, just like him and try to be friends. Though he hadn't really made a new one in a long time, he supposed he'd do fine. All you had to do was say hi and make yourself look not that spazzy right ? Hiccup was walking towards the seat when he remembered something that made him want to suffocate himself so he wouldn't have to face the effort and humiliation.
" Goodbye son!"Don't forget to lock up after ya leave"
His eyes widened in realization and self-hate. He forgot to lock the door. It was probably swinging open lazily by now, just inviting someone to come and steal all their things. He had been saved at the last minute and now when things were going smoothly then they decided to mess things up didn't they!? He face palmed furiously, groaning as a loud smack resounded in his ears. He had to tell the bus driver. Whether he had to walk to school or not, he didn't care. He just had to get the door locked .He stood there a pained look on his face, totally oblivious to the bus driver telling everybody to sit down.
The bus driver saw Hiccup still standing and walked towards him starting to fume."Sit down,boy we're leaving already!" he announced rather loudly. That boy was irritating him, first he was late now he was ignoring his instructions. The school was going to kill him if they got to school late.
The bus grew quiet. They 've never seen Rodney that mad before,especially to a new face. He barely even talked either, only seldomly chatting with the typical cute looking popular guy ( as Hiccup noted) Jack Frost who was too friendly for his own good. Suddenly the people who were ignoring Hiccup a while ago were focused intently on him. Even the chattering boy crazy girls stopped their gossiping to stare at the angered bus driver. "I need to go back for a while" Hiccup tried to whisper intent on not letting anyone hear his stupid mistake. Sadly for Hiccup,everyone did hear including Jack Frost who knew Rodney more than any other student. Hiccup tried to explain stuttering and tripping on his words in fear of the increasingly angry man.
"Please,I just need a few minutes to lock up!" Hiccup pleaded desperately .
"No." Rodney growled "You either get back to your seat" he ordered, firmly pointing towards a chair "or you get out of my bus."
Hiccup sighed in frustration. This guy wouldnt budge and he knew no amount of begging or asking would make him change his mind. He understood though, it was all his fault anyway and this guy was just doing his job. "Well,I guess I did need the exercise" he thought sarcastically deciding to just walk to school after locking up his apartment." Fine" he said nodding towards the driver . Rodney sighed, no person in his right mind would try to walk to school at this distance. His sigh was quickly revoked when Hiccup pushed his way past him towards the exit.
"Where do you think you're going!" He shouted surprised at the student's actions (though reluctantly admiring his sense of responsibility).He honestly thought the kid was just going to sit down like a normal person would.
The wide eyed students watched the argument unfold,both entertained and baffled at the sight of the new boy's persistance. "This is intresting" Jack thought smirking slightly. He decided he liked this new kid. Ana looked at him and sighed, she was already starting to feel sorry for that guy and Jack didn't even speak to him yet.
"I'm going lock the door" Rodney stared flabbergasted "and walk to school" Hiccup finshed calmly giving small sorry smile towards the driver in excuse for his actions. Not the impression he had wanted to give but…oh well…he had to do what he had to do.
Hiccup turned to the door. Rodney looked as if he wanted to shout at hiccup or at his himself for ever becoming a stinking bus driver in the first place, but before a sound could escape his mouth another voice broke the tense silence.
"Hey new kid!" a cheerful and boyish voice asked. Ana visibly cringed pulling on her short blonde locks nervously while,praying just praying that he wouldn't do anything stupid. Half the bus was in shock, they just couldn't comprehend why someone as well known as Jack would start talking to a guy who had just popped out of no where. Half the bus started hyperventilating at the sight of the Jack frost speaking aloud, eagerly awaiting what the school hottie ( or should they say cool guy?) had to say.
Hiccup turned around. Was someone talking to him? His questioning gaze was met with typical cute looking popular guy ( which he decided he would call him) smiling brightly straight at him. Hiccup was confused. Did he do something? "No way" he thought expecting the worst "Did I just set off the typical cute looking popular guy?Not good!NOT GOOD!" the sirens in Hiccup's head wailed signalling danger. Once you come off bad on the popular guy the rest of your school life was going to be a pain. He knew that from experience,and he did not want to ever experience anything like his old school again.
Jack was confused at the new kid's reaction . He just said hi,why did he look like he wanted to throw up? Ignoring Hiccup's dread he continued,smile on his face "What's your name?"
"Me?" Hiccup asked pointing at himself shyly while severely hoping that he was talking to another new kid right behind him.
The bus looked at him as if he were an idiot while Jack nodded "Yeah,you! I can't keep calling you new kid forever you know."
Honestly Hiccup didn't want typical cute popular guy to call him anything,he just wanted to get out of here without causing any problems."Hiccup" he said with a small wave. Deciding he couldn't call him typical cute popular guy forever he asked what his name was,ignoring the nosy girls disbelieving stares.
"I'm Jack" he said walking out of his seat and towards Hiccup who was freaking out more by the second . Jack reached out a pale hand and Hiccup just stared at it unsure what to do. "A handshake Hiccup!" his inner self screamed. Hiccup warily took the taller boy's hand as Jack grinned and shook it a bit too enthusiastically, almost breaking hiccups fingers.
The entire bus including the bus driver just watched the two boys quietly. Except for the group of girls of course who were biting their nails and thinking up ways to get back at Hiccup for catching Jack's attenetion on his first day. Rodney was practically torn by now,between his thoughts to tie both of them to the back of the bus and drag them to school or trust Jack Overland
Jack meanwhile was in his own little world. He just couldn't help it,once he set his eyes on something or someone,no teacher,student, or angry bus driver was going to get in his way.
He raised a dark eyebrow while breaking from the handshake "Are you really going to walk all the way to school?"
"Yes" Hiccup said with a sense of finality. Was it really so far that the thought of Hiccup going was so unbelievable? He did have some stamina despite his looks.
"Your new, not to the school but to the city too? Jack asked again.
Hiccup nodded wondering where this was going. He hoped it wouldn't take too long,someone could have robbed them by now."Yeah,I'm sorry but I really have to go now" Hiccup turned to the exit again. He was happy that someone actually asked him his name but it was getting annoying. If this guy was purposely trying to slow him down and he ended up getting robbed…well he would do something.
Hiccup opened up the bus door and was ready to leave when the guy talked once more. 'Friendly wasn't he.' Hiccup thought slightly irritated.
"Do you even know the way to school?" Jack shouted leaning out of the door ,blue eyes focused on Hiccup's reaction. He was glad he looked because Hiccup's face was just so funny! Some might call him mean for that, but once again Jack couldn't help it. These weird quirks of his probably made him so likable or in Hiccup's case so unlikable.
Hiccup's eyes were wide, his eyebrows shooting up to his forehead as his entire face reddened like a tomato. He totally forgot about that! Hiccup didn't have the slightest idea where his school was. The fact that he had the sense of direction of a 5 year old didn't help either. Great,Hiccup felt his face heating up uncontrollably. He hated this when it happened . His hundreds of freckles were probably even more noticeable now and uhh! Why was he cursed with such full face blushes! Trying to get his blush under control, Hiccup nodded, lying. So what if he didn't know! How hard could it be for a 17 year old to just walk to school. He had been walking to school since he was ten!
After,his blantant lie ( his blush was just too reavealing) Hiccup ran off ,a faint shade of crimson still on his ears. Jack was left there staring after the stubborn boy. He smirked amused at their meeting. "That kid,hiccup was it?Yeah Hiccup was going to be his friend" Jack decided and once Jack decided no one could stop him. Not even Hiccup himself who looked like did not in the least want to be his friend. He then started to think of his plan of attack"Friends helped other friends." Jack grinned at his own cleverness " So I guess that's just what I'm going to do".Quickly forming his most charming smile he turned towards the bus driver,Rodney. He was a good guy, Rodney. Though gruff and somewhat intimidating on the outside he was all soft and cuddly on the inside…like a pie. He faced the grumpy bus driver,still laughing inwardly that he had comparared the middle aged man before him to a delicious pastry. He was probably still hungry.
"You already know what I'm going to do,don't you" Jack told his favourite staff member of the school.
Rodney sighed tiredly. He really wished he didn't know… but yes he did. 'When did kids get this crazy" He thought to himself clearly forgetting that all kids were crazy,then,now, and in the future. That 's what he loved most about them.
"Good luck kid!" he wished smiling and patting Jack on the shoulder softly "Don't get too late for school, Mr. Black will kill you!" he added,a chastising finger pointing towards him. Jack smiled giving Rodney a thumbs up."Bye Ana."He yelled over to the back ignoring all the other students who were staring at him,wondering what the heck the ice price was doing . Ana meanwhile was burying herself in her colourful sweater, pretending that she wasn't there. "He's about to do something stupid isn't he" she thought ruefully to herself while practically suffocating her face in the fabric of her sweater. As if reading her thoughts,Jack continued "And yes Ana!" He almost cheered,his blue eyes tinged with mischief as he added "I am about to do something stupid!"The last word echoed throughout the school bus as Jack leapt into the lobby. He looked like he was about to dance or something. Ana could barely suppress a painful moan.
Before any of the students could register what had happened though,Rodney stepped on the gas pedal. The bus practically launched itself out of the tight driveway and into the road,towards the open doors of burgess high school. Soon the students started talking again,the confused tension disappearing almost completely. Everything was back to normal,except for an obnoxious question that lingered in the air.
Who was that strange freckled boy and why in odin's name (as Hiccup would put it) did Jack Frost have an intrest in him.
They didn't know,Hiccup certainly didn't want to know,and now Jack Overland was going to find out.