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Title: The Shifters of Walter Works High – The Dragon and the Arctic Fox
Fandom: Disney/DreamWorks; crossover AU
Disclaimer: All rights concerning the movies reserved to DreamWorks/Disney respectively. 'Guardians of Childhood' is property of William Joyce. 'How To Train Your Dragon' is property of Cressida Cowell. This fanfiction on the other hand is entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: m/m, ABO-verse, shifters, mating, heat, sex toys, explicit intercourse, anal, oral, hurt/comfort, fluff, mpreg, f/f, m/f, polyamory (m/f/f)
Main Pairing: HiJack
Side Pairings: Jamie/Hiro, Moana/Merida, Flynn/Rapunzel, Eret/Astrid, Dagur/Mala, Snotlout/Minden, Honey/Fishlegs/Heather, Fred/Ruffnut, Tadashi/GoGo, Stoick/Cass, Nick/Toothiana, Pitch/Gothel, Fergus/Elinor, Tui/Sina
Rise of the Guardians Characters: Jackson Overland, Mary Overland, Toothiana, Nicholas Saint North, E. Aster Bunnymund, Sanderson ManSnoozie, Kozmotis Pitchiner, Jamie Bennett, Sophie Bennett, Cadence 'Cupcake' Miller, Pippa Morgan, Monty Jones, Caleb Jenkins, Claude Jenkins
How To Train Your Dragon Characters: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Toothless, Stoick the Vast, Fishlegs Ingerman, Heather, Dagur, Mala, Atali, Minden, Snotlout Jorgenson, Tuffnut Thorston, Ruffnut Thorston, Astrid Hofferson, Eret Eretson, Gustav Larson, Gobber the Belch, Gothi
Big Hero 6 Characters: Tadashi Hamada, Hiro Hamada, Cass Hamada, Baymax, Fred Lee, GoGo Tamago, Honey Lemon, Wasabi No-Ginger, Mochi
Tangled Characters: Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Stabbington Brothers, Mother Gothel, Pascal, Maximus
Brave Characters: Fergus DunBroch, Elinor DunBroch, Merida DunBroch, Harris DunBroch, Hubert DunBroch, Hamish DunBroch, Angus
Moana Characters: Moana Waialiki, Sina Waialiki, Tui Waialiki
Summary: Walter Works High School is a place where shifters of all races and secondary genders learn together. It's located right at the borders of two very small towns and due to their size, the small towns share the high school. Hiccup, a young alpha dragon-shifter, is the son of the Alpha of Berk, one of the two towns. He's well respected and well-liked by others. Everyone expects Hiccup to one day be mated to Burgess' heir Merida, the omega bear-shifter. Both teens have been fighting this tooth and nail for years now, being good friends but nothing more.
One day, Jack Overland moves to Burgess and the gorgeous omega instantly catches the interest of Hiccup. The problem is that Jack is from a part of the world where omegas are seen as the lowest and most worthless of shifters, so he has no idea how to handle his new surroundings – a community of mixed racial shifters that live peacefully and see omegas as precious.
The Shifters of Walter Works High
The Dragon and the Arctic Fox
Chapter 17: Sleeping Beauty
Moana was smiling happily as she straightened her dress and turned around just a little. Damn. Jack was right, that dress really did make her ass look great. Her smile grew. Oh, she could not wait to call Jack after the date and tell him everything about her first date with Merida.
It had been a spontaneous idea this morning, to go on their first date today. They told Merida's parents that they were going to see a movie. As friends did. Only, they were now more than friends.
"Merry, you ready?", called Moana out.
Moments later and Merida came out of the bathroom, brushing her hair out of her face. She looked amazing in her turquoise vest over the white blouse, with pants to match the vest. For a long moment did Moana just gape at Merida, causing the redhead to nervously play with her hair.
"We—ell?", asked Merida impatiently. "Am I good to go? I don't know what to wear for a date."
"You are... so... so... so pretty", whispered Moana in awe.
Merida blinked and blushed. "Thanks. So are you. Uhm. So. You wanna go?"
Smiling brightly, Moana grabbed her bag and nodded, following Merida out of the house. Her heart was pounding in her chest. She was so eager to make this first date perfect. She frowned when her phone started buzzing in her bag, motioning for Merida to wait when she saw it was Jack.
"What's up, Jac... oh. Jamie? Why are you calling from Jack's phone?"
/break\
Rapunzel smiled as she laid sprawled out on the grass in the sun, eyes closed. Eugene was sitting behind her, braiding her hair, while Pascal was laying curled together on her stomach, allowing her to pat him. Today was a beautiful day and it was perfect to just kick back for a little while. Exams were coming up and they had to enjoy every bit of time to themselves.
"I can't wait for exams to be over, blondie", sighed Flynn.
"Me too, Eugene", agreed Rapunzel, her smile growing more soft. "We should do something."
"Yeah? What?", asked Flynn curiously as he added some flowers to the braid.
"I don't know", hummed Rapunzel thoughtfully. "How about... Oh! I know! We could go away for a week or so. Not just a weekend. We could travel farther away, explore more. Hiccup would love that! And we could show Jack more of the archipelago."
Flynn snapped his fingers at that. "That is a brilliant idea. The beach, the ocean, a small ship to cuddle on. Camping out with the guys and gals." He paused when he saw Rapunzel's phone buzzing. "Huh. You telepathic, blondie? Seems Merida read your thoughts."
He handed the phone over to Rapunzel who sat up with a smile. "Hey! We were just—What?"
/break\
Toothless frowned as he looked down at his phone and read the text over and over again. The chat's name read Jack of all trades, with a picture of Jack in his Arctic fox form. Toothless tapped the screen, like that could somehow change the text on it. It didn't.
This isn't Jack. It's Jamie. I borrowed his phone. We're at the hospital
Jack got hurt. He's not good. We don't know everything yet.
Shaking his head, he looked out of the bus' window. The hospital was still ten minutes away. His stomach was in knots. Surely nothing serious had happened to Jack, right? That couldn't be.
/break\
"Here's your jacket, Jamie. Your mom said you forgot it", whispered Pippa softly.
She laid the jacket around Jamie's shoulders, startling the brunette who had just been about to nod off. It was way past midnight and while that normally wasn't a problem for him when it was about playing video games with Monty all night, this was different. This was exhausting.
After he had gone to the Haddock-Hamadas to tell Hiro and Hiccup, he had gone straight to the hospital with them and after getting updated on Jack's situation and then checking up on his little sister, who was curled together with Mary in the waiting room, with Nick and Toothiana at their side, Jamie had taken it upon himself to contact all of Jack's friend, going through the omega's contacts. He had started with Wave Girl, knowing that Moana was essentially Jack's best friend (next to Jamie, of course) and just worked his way through telling the people Jack cared about – Sunshine Girl, Fitzherbert, Daughter of GimLeg, Toothless (at least one where Jamie actually knew who was behind the nickname. He still wondered who Fitzherbert was, but left a text anyway).
And lastly, he had called his own friends from his own phone to tell them. Pippa, being the trusty beta she was, had instantly gathered the others up and showed up at the hospital ASAP, with much appreciated things. A change of clothes for Mary, something that had somehow just gotten a little lost between all the haze. She was still wearing the scrubs she had gotten when the doctor had checked her. Food, even though no one was hungry. Coffee that was actually drinkable, unlike the ugly brew the hospital's vending machine made. A couple blankets, because there was no way any of them would be moving any time soon. Jamie offered Pippa a small smile that she returned.
Caleb and Claude were softly talking with Nick and Toothiana, from the looks of it trying to reassure them that Jack was totally going to be fine. Cupcake was sitting with the girls, taking to Sophie and Mary. Monty was talking to the doctor, asking for some clarifications on the things Nick and Toothiana had heard but had not been able to give because they were beside themselves.
Frowning, Jamie wanted to sit up to go and look for Hiro, just to notice something against his shoulder, slowly slipping down. Turning, Jamie noticed that Hiro was sitting right next to him, curled together on his chair with his legs pulled up and his head resting against Jamie's shoulder. Blushing a little, Jamie adjusted Hiro some to lay more comfortably and rest his head against Jamie's shoulder properly again. He blinked when Pippa threw a blanket over them both.
"You've been here for five hours now", whispered Pippa lowly. "You should rest some more too."
"Just a little", sighed Jamie with a brief nod as he saw that there were no news on Jack. "Where... Where's Hiccup though? I don't see him anywhere either."
"He went outside to get some fresh air", replied Pippa, frowning concerned. "He's... walking like a zombie. I've never seen him like that. It's... It's scary."
With another heavy sigh, Jamie rubbed his face before leaning his head against Hiro's. "It is..."
He had never seen Hiccup like that either. The inventor was always engaged and eager, with a sparkle in his eyes. Ever since Jamie had been small, he had kind of admired Hiccup and his passion. Not just about inventions, also about magical creatures. Jamie had always been fascinated by them too and when he was little and Hiccup was his babysitter, Hiccup would always entertain him, talk to him about all the monsters and creatures that lived or had lived on this planet. He had always encouraged Jamie's passion and fantasy. He had also never given Jamie a hard time about his crush on Hiro, even though Jamie was pretty sure Hiccup must know. Right now though, Hiccup was walking like he was on autopilot and his eyes seemed far, far away.
/break\
Hiccup was leaning against the railing, staring out at Berk with a far-off look on his face. He couldn't stay in the waiting room any longer. It was getting crowded and everyone was being so tense and nervous. The whole atmosphere... Jack was going to be alright, there was no reason to worry about anything. There was no way something serious would happen to Jack.
"He—ey there, buddy. Pippa said you were up here. How are you holding up?"
Startled, Hiccup turned to face the source of the voice. A very awkward looking Flynn Rider, with Rapunzel hanging off his arm, looking concerned. Behind them where Moana and Merida. Frowning, Hiccup turned back to stare out at the city without saying a word.
"The... The doctors said that family could now come in and see him. Nick, Toothiana and Mary went to see Jack", stated Rapunzel, her voice very soft and gentle.
Hiccup gripped the rail harder. Family. He was not family. He was just Jack's... friend. Boyfriend. They had barely gone on one date though. Were they really boyfriends already? He hadn't gotten to sweep Jack off his feet just yet. He'd have to wait to see him, just like everybody else did. Jack was just his boyfriend, not his omega. Hiccup had no special rights to see him.
"Hics?", asked Moana lowly, resting a hand on his upper arm. "Jack's gonna be fine."
Of course he was. Hiccup knew that. There was no way Jack wasn't going to be alright. Behind his back did his friends exchange a worried look as Hiccup didn't react to them at all.
"We're... We're going back down, check in on the others. If you need another moment to yourself", offered Merida reluctantly. "We'll get you if there's any news."
/break\
Hiccup jerked when he was being pushed. Turning to glare, he saw that it was Toothless. The black-haired alpha was looking at Hiccup unimpressed, unfolding his arms to sign to him.
"Get your moping ass back inside", ordered Toothless firmly.
"What?", asked Hiccup a bit harshly. "I-"
"That's the problem", interrupted Toothless, shaking his head. "This isn't about you."
"My boyfriend, the boy I... I love is... he's-", started Hiccup irritated.
"Mary's brother is in a coma", interrupted Toothless, eyes sharp. "The girl lost her parents and now she might lose her brother. Nick lost his niece and her husband and now he might lose the boy who had become like a son to him. Toothiana, who always wanted children, might now lose her son. No one has time to console you. This is not about you, Hiccup. We all care about Jack and we're all currently worrying about Jack, but you...You can be sad and to yourself later. Right now, you should be there for his family. Because HE would want you to be there for his family while he can't."
Hiccup frowned. He wanted to protest. Wanted to rage about how unfair this was, how bad he felt. But he also knew... Toothless was right. Mary had lost so much already and she was a total mess. Toothiana and Nick had been so out of it. Frown deepening, Hiccup brushed his hair out of his face and took a deep breath. A tear slipped down his cheek as he looked at Toothless.
"I can't lose him, Toothless", whispered Hiccup.
Sighing, Toothless opened his arms and hugged Hiccup tightly. After a long hug and a little sobbing, the two parted and Toothless tilted his head to check if Hiccup was fine. He knew how his best friend could get. He sometimes needed someone to get his head straight.
"You good to go back inside?", asked Toothless.
"Yeah. You're... Thanks, buddy. I don't know what I'd do without you", sighed Hiccup.
"Be even sadder than you usually are", signed Toothless with a smirk.
Huffing, Hiccup elbowed Toothless before the two of them made their way back inside. The waiting room was by now fully inhabited by Jack's friends and family. Nick and Toothiana were sitting with Stoick and Cass. Monty, Pippa, Caleb and Claude were sleeping in a pile on four chairs next to each other. Cupcake, Jamie and Hiro were sitting opposite them, also sleeping. Toothless patted Hiccup's arm before he went to sit with Rapunzel, Flynn, Merida and Moana in the other row of chairs. Rapunzel was nervous-braiding, both Merida and Moana had multiple small braids in their hair.
"Hey, girls. Here", whispered Hiccup gently as he handed them a thermos of hot chocolate.
Mary was rubbing her eyes, red-rimmed. "Thank you, Hiccup."
Sophie sighed as she took the thermos and filled a cup for Mary. With the smallest, saddest smile did Hiccup sit down next to Jack's sister. She was shaking just a little bit. Hiccup gritted his teeth. What Toothless had said was right. Mary had lost both of her parents and now she was afraid to actually lose her big brother too. He really shouldn't be up and desperate all on his own. Everyone was waiting for news on Jack and he should be waiting with them.
"You're the family of Jackson Overland?", asked a doctor as he entered the room.
Nick and Toothiana got up to talk to him, while everyone else was either slowly waking up or intensely watching them, trying to listen in on them. When Toothiana took a shaky breath and started sobbing as she turned toward her husband, Hiccup felt his heart break.
/break\
Hiccup was sitting next to Jack's bed, a blank expression on his face as he held onto Jack's limb hand. He had been sitting on this chair for over an hour now, ever since the doctors had finally allowed them into Jack's room. He really couldn't believe it, had hoped it not to be true until he saw Jack there. A part of him, even while waiting at the hospital for hours, had still thought that it must be some kind of mistake. That Jack would walk in any second now, laughing and smiling. But he wasn't. He was laying motionless on his hospital bed and he looked even paler than normal. He barely looked alive. It broke Hiccup's heart to see Jack like that.
"Hey there", whispered Moana lowly as she approached Hiccup. "How are you holding up?"
"Why's he not waking up?", asked Hiccup, not looking up from Jack.
"His brain was without oxygen for too long. They don't know if... when he'll wake up", sighed Moana and sat down next to him. "Your parents want to take Hiro home. It's already sunrise, we've all been here all night and... there's nothing any of us can do for him right now."
"I'm staying", stated Hiccup with a glare. "I'm not leaving him until he wakes up."
"You can't... do anything", repeated Moana and shook her head.
"I... I can also not leave him alone, Mo", countered Hiccup, clenching his jaw. "I can't."
"He's not alone, Hics", whispered Moana, resting a hand on Hiccup's.
Mary was laying next to Jack on his bed, curled together against her brother and sleeping. Nick and Toothiana had left for the cafeteria to get a light snack and a coffee. They had run out of the coffee Pippa had brought with her around three AM last night.
/break\
Moana was sitting curled together on her windowsill, staring out at the ocean, the waves crashing into the cliffs. Biting her lips, she turned a little to look at the wind-chime she had hanging over her window. They were small glass figurines. Snowflakes. She had gotten it from Jack for Christmas so she would be thinking of him when the cold winter winds blew.
"You better be alright, Frosty", whispered Moana with a glare, grinding her teeth.
A knocking at her door interrupted her. Confused, she turned some. Her parents had returned, but they knew that she was not in the mood for company right now. Jack had been in a coma for the past two days now. Tomorrow was school again and Moana had no idea how she could go to school without Jack. She had barely slept at all in the past two nights. As soon as she was close to falling asleep, she feared she'd miss news on Jack. Biting her lips, she watched as the door opened.
"What are you doing here, red?", asked Moana surprised.
Merida walked up to Moana to sit down next to her. She got a couple of brownies out of her bag and handed one to her. Blinking a couple of times, Moana accepted the brownie.
"I made them myself", offered Merida softly. "I... didn't know what to do. I practiced until I ran out of arrows. And then I still couldn't do anything more... Mom was baking and... I joined her. And then I figured I'd just... bring you some. So neither of us is sitting around alone."
"Thanks", smiled Moana, nibbling the brownie. "Not the first date I was expecting."
"We'll... We'll do that when Jack wakes up again", smiled Merida weakly.
"Yeah", sighed Moana, leaning against Merida and closing her eyes. "When he wakes up..."
/break\
It was on day four that Jack actually woke up again. The only ones in the room aside from him had been Moana and Hiccup, who had just been in the middle of a shift-change – Jack's friends had made a schedule so someone would always be with Jack so he wouldn't feel lonely. Jack had spent too much time being lonely already. Jack's eyes fluttered open just as Hiccup was about to leave the room. Moana grabbed him by the collar to yank him back harshly.
"Look!", exclaimed Moana excitedly.
Hiccup's heart fluttered nervously, just like Jack's eyelids. What if Jack didn't remember? The doctors had warned them that with how long Jack had been under the ice, he might have suffered brain-damage or memory-loss. Swallowing hard, Hiccup approached Jack just as his eyes opened.
"Please remember me", whispered Hiccup lowly beneath his breath.
Moana was right next to him, looking just as anxious. Groaning softly, Jack grasped his own head and slowly started sitting up. He blinked, eyes unfocused. A frown formed as he looked at Moana and Hiccup and Hiccup felt his heart freeze. No, no, no. Jack didn't remember them.
"What are you guys doing in my room?", muttered Jack confused. "Am I late for school...?"
"Oh, Frosty, you had us so worried!", exclaimed Moana and hugged him tightly.
"Ouch. You're squeezing too hard, Mo!", exclaimed Jack, laughing confused. "What's... Wait. This isn't my room. What happened...? Where... are we? Hics? What's going on?"
Sighing in relief, Hiccup reached out to caress Jack's hair. "That's what we'd like to know, Snowflake. You... What is the last thing you remember, Jack?"
"Dinner?", offered Jack vaguely, frowning in concentration. "Me and... my family, we were... we were at your place. And Mo! You texted me that you were on a... That you got a date with Merida."
"And after that...?", asked Moana concerned, patting Jack's hair.
"I went... ice-skating... with Mary?", whispered Jack unsure. "Did something happen...?"
"The ice broke and you saved Mary, but you broke in instead. And... just... why didn't you save yourself, the same way you did when I broke in?", asked Hiccup with a frown. "You've gotten so good at controlling it. Jack...? You don't have to say if you don't want-"
"I overestimated myself", muttered Jack with an upset frown. "I thought I had this much control over it. I learned so much from Gothi. I wanted... I wanted to do something nice for Mary. I know how much she loves ice-skating and the two of us, we... this used to be our thing. I thought I could freeze the whole lake, but I exhausted my magic and when I broke in, I just... I couldn't... a—and... and then everything... everything was cold... and dark... and I was alone and..."
"You're okay", interrupted Hiccup, pulling Jack into a hug and caressing his back soothingly. "You're safe. And you're... you're awake again. We were so worried about you, Snowflake."
"Again...? Wait. How... How long was I...?", asked Jack confused, looking at his friends.
Moana had her phone out and was turned away from them, calling Jack's family to tell them, while Hiccup sighed softly and brushed Jack's hair out of his face. "It's okay. You are safe. You're not alone and you're safe. We got you. I'm so glad you're fine, Snowflake."
Author's note: Ah. Bit of drama to shake things up. And now all's well again. ;D
Next chapter is going to feature what Rapunzel suggested; a nice trip with the three couples. Just, driving out with the boat, having a bit of privacy, exploring more islands. Meridana maybe finally managing to have that first date.