I arrived at school eventually after getting a used condom stuck in my prosthetic. I felt like I should sneak around, but this is my school. I just can't let my teachers see me or else-
"Hiccup!"
I turn around seeing Ms. Vinka with another student beside her. Fuck I have witnesses now.
"Oh uh, hi ! I totally was not skipp-"
"Hiccup I was the one texting you"
I honestly couldn't comprehend what was going on. How did Ms. Vinka get my cellphone number? My thoughts were interrupted when I heard sniffles from the student beside her. I've never seen this student before, but I can tell they are in the same boat as me.
"Thorston, meet Hiccup. Hiccup this is our new transfer student from Minnesota, USA. I wanted them to meet you first before the rest of the school."
The person looked up and their eyes are puffy and red from obvious crying. They're trying to put on a brave face for me which is highly unnecessary, but I understand where they're coming from. I then feel a strong force on my neck and I fall forward towards their face. Did they just pull on me?
"Listen here! I may be crying now, but you'll be crying if you say one bad thing to me... OKAY?"
Nodding quickly, they let go of my shirt and they start walking away.
"Thorston, don't walk away from possible friends!"
Then just like that the person returned to Vinka's side. There was an hour of school left and it would be weird for me to go to class now, so Vinka got me a hallway pass and let me show the school to 'Thorston'. The whole time on our tour they were looking down at the ground and occasionally looking up if something interested them. The lack of interest they had was making me feel anxious, so I upped my game a little towards the end.
"Lastly, we have the auditorium. We have three plays going on each year, winter one being the musical. We hardly ever have assemblies, but when we do its always in here or the gym."
Thorston was of course not taking much notice. Okay time for plan A to go into action.
"Would you like to see behind the sets?"
Thorston shrugged, but I lead them to the back. Up the stairs onto the stage we make a sharp turn and go into this tiny storage closet. Checking behind me I see that they're slightly scared, but not for long.
"Up this ladder is where you can get the best seat in the house. Of course though you have to climb this iron ladder to get there..."
Thorston starts climbing the ladder. I knew they wouldn't be able to resist a challenge. Hook line and sinker. I follow behind them after they were up a few rungs. At the top I see Thorston standing stiff at how high we were. The thing is, there are no seats up here. This is where we adjust lights and well, other technical stuff. In other words we were standing on black platform with many holes through them so the many cords and lights can be arrange through them.
"You know, this platform is pretty sturdy."
Then I become the biggest shithead by jumping on a platform that is hardly there technically with all the holes in it. Of course Thorston holds onto the railing that was next to them. Since we didn't fall through, I proved my point and I move in front of Thorston, leading them to the middle of the aisle.
"See why I say this is the best seat of the house?"
Whenever there is a school play I pay for my ticket and just go up here to watch. Not only is there no people to bother me, but this is also another one of my hideaways for when the library is closed.
"It's... Nice..."
Finally I got a reaction from them.
"Uh, by the way... Not to sound like a jerk, but how did you get up here with your prosthetic?"
"Well I'm capable of many things, just certain things liker per se... Wiggling six toes. I'm pretty much useless when it comes to those things."
Thorston laughs, and we stay up there talking about miscellaneous things. Eventually school ended, but of course we weren't paying attention and we were there until six at night. I lead Thorston out of the school, but I had no idea how to say goodbye.
"So um... I'll see you at school tomorrow?"
"Oh uh, yeah... But I was wondering if you are able to hang out now? My curfew isn't until ten and you're technically my first friend here so..."
Holy shit did they just say what I think they just said?
"You... Count me as a friend?"
"Well I mean, if you don't want me as a friend I'm okay-"
"NO I DOn't have um... Many friends myself so I'm good to hang out now. Do you like video games?"
Thorston and I talked about miscellaneous again. It's weird to just talk about nothing with someone. With Astrid its always video games, and Fishlegs its always other dangerous players and memes. Thorston was like another Jack, but somehow different.
"Well, this is my humble abode."
"This is your house? Its huge!"
"Well, my Dad is a pretty 'huge' guy."
When we entered Thorston was just staring at all the Viking items on display, but mostly the axe over the couch.
"Would you like anything to drink?"
"No, but are all these legit?"
"Well, yeah. My name isn't Hiccup for nothing. I'm one hundred percent Viking heritage from the Hairy Hooligans tribe. I was named after a famous Viking."
"Bruh that's so cool! I wish I had a cool name like yours..."
"Thorston is a cool name. Better than Hiccup by far."
"No, Thorston is my last name. My first name I hate referencing myself to."
"Oh okay. Do you want me to continue to call you Thorston or...?"
"Well... For now just call me that. I might tell you my real name later."
We left that conversation at that. We instead play Mario Party 8 in the living room. We went through a lot of Sprite, so I had to go to the bathroom really bad.
"I'll be back, just do your turn and wait for me."
Turning into the downstairs bathroom, I hear my phone from the living room. Shit that must be Jack! Piss later Hiccup.
"Who is this?"
Thorston already answered my phone. They immediately put my phone on speaker phone and Jack was freaking out.
"WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY HICCUP I SWEAR I'LL POUND YOU INTO THE NEXT MILLENNIUM I-"
"Look buddy, you better have the money by tonight or else I'll pick off every single freckle on his precious little face."
"WHAT YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO SOMEONE WITH THAT MANY CUTE FRECKLES YOU BASTARD. GIVE ME BACK MY BOYFRIEND YOU-"
Thorston puts my phone on mute.
"Wait this guy is your boyfriend? Huh wouldn't have took you as the gay type."
Gay type? Wait is Thorston cool with it or..?
"-PUSSY WILLOW BITCH FACED-"
"Look I was messing with you. I'm Hiccup's friend. Also you better be cute because your mouth is fowl."
"What I... Can I please just speak to Hiccup?"
"...And Aster showed up to with flowers!"
Thorston ended up leaving and Hiccup got ready for bed as I talked about my day. Hiccup already told me about Thorston earlier, and I was proud of Hiccup for making a friend, but I was not ecstatic about their personality.
"Jack, did they tell you when you can leave the hospital?"
"They said in the morning that if I'm feeling okay I can leave. I'll have the cast on my wrist for a while though."
"Don't do anything stupid okay? You don't want to be like me."
"Like you?"
I hear silence on the other end for some seconds when I hear Hiccup breathe out shakily.
"There is something I haven't told you yet. Its not like I don't think you can 'handle' it or something like that, but I just forget about it when I'm with you so I forget to bring it up..."
Oh no I'm terrible when it comes to surprises. When I was thirteen North threw a surprise birthday party and I ended up hitting North's coworker with the piñata stick. Please tell me Hiccup isn't a gangster, or part oF A MAFIA OR-
"I have a prosthetic."
"Prosthetic? Oh god I thought you were going to tell me you're an underground pimp or something! Wait do you have a robot hand like Clinton in Questionable Content?"
"Um, more like Emi in Katawa Shoujo."
"What game is this? Wait I'll look it up!"
"NO JACK DON'T DO THAT."
Hiccup's prosthetic was a shock to me, but I care about him more than some foot he wasn't born with. I wished Hiccup/Dandelion a goodnight, and I lay in my hospital bed again in boredom. Eventually North came to visit me with Emma, and a little later Rapunzel joined the party as well. I brought up how bored I was most of the day, and Emma jolted up in her seat.
"Oh I thought you were! I brought your laptop from home so you wouldn't be bored tonight!"
EMMA HAS SAVED MY ASS ONCE AGAIN. I wait for visiting hours to end, and I quickly log on to Berk to play some matches. I start a quick match with a random person to get in the mood, but I line up my hands on the keyboard and stop. I try moving my laptop, but no matter what position it was extremely uncomfortable and I kept hitting other keys. I can't play Berk with this cast on.
Since I didn't update for about a month last time I updated, this one is earlier than usual! I'm still up for ideas and tell me if my spelling is off! Also since Hiccup's POV was really long I just made two parts instead of the usual three.
PainInSilence-Totally fine! Not sure about his gaming career though...
violets fire-Just Thorston picking on Jack! Nothing to worry about!
faisyah865-I AM ALIVE AND WELL. I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THE CHAPTER!
TheCursedWolf-Thanks! Hope you like the answer!
The boy katniss-Yes! You'll know when to do something when the time is right, but as for now let things flow like Toothless's happy kitty tail! :3
XD-Danish is the language you're looking for! :3
VDlovesbooks-I'm planning for a really fluffy date, but with a twist :3
5/25/15- I just realized my document took out Vinka's name. Like I went back to put her name in again and it kept taking it out? So some its Vinka and other 'miss' Vinka