Hey everybody, I'm back! I wanted to say thanks for all the good luck wishes I got for my finals. They went better than I expected, that's for sure.
For those of you who didn't know, I have another story (or whatever you want to call it) on my profile called When Worlds Collide: The Untold Stories. It's a series of one shots that take place during the story showing events I didn't write into the main story, or another person's point of view from a scene that I did write into the story. If you like this story I hope you'll check it out :) Alright! Shameless self-promotion over, so onto the story!
Hiccup woke up at 8:00 the next morning. It took him a moment to remember where he was, but when the memories of yesterday's events came flooding back, he smiled. Deciding to get up rather than going back to sleep, he opened the drawer and saw another one of those spare clothes sets that Hiccup had used yesterday. He got dressed and reminded himself to go back to his old place later to pick up his clothes and stuff.
After brushing his teeth, he wandered out into the hall. Toothless' door was still closed, so he was most likely still asleep. Toothless had told him last night that he didn't have any plans today so it made sense. Hiccup decided that to thank him again for letting him live here he would make breakfast.
Hiccup started down the stairs as quietly as he could. The last step squeaked a little, but even Hiccup in his stealth barely noticed it. He tiptoed into the kitchen, where he silently opened the fridge to see what he could make. Looking over the ingredients for a moment and checking the pantry, he decided on chocolate chip pancakes.
He set the ingredients on the counter, but then realized that the last time he had been cooking here he hadn't seen a bowl big enough for all the pancake batter. The ones he used for the eggs were far too small. After double checking the cupboard where those bowls had come from, he started, as quietly as he could, opening other cupboards to see if he could find a larger one.
He was searching through the fifth cupboard when a soft voice right beside his ear said, "Looking for something?"
Hiccup shrieked. It was without a doubt the most unmanly sound that had ever come from his vocal chords. It was accompanied by a small jump and his heart starting to race. He turned around to see Toothless laughing so hard he could barely breathe, clutching onto the counter for support. Hiccup just stood there glaring at him until Toothless could finally form a coherent sentence.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't resist."
"Hilarious," Hiccup replied, completely unimpressed. "Have you been awake this whole time?"
"No, actually. I heard a noise and it woke me up."
Hiccup should have felt sorry for waking him up, but thinking back, he couldn't remember making that much noise. So instead he asked, "What woke you?"
"That would be the creaky bottom step."
Hiccup was amazed. "Seriously? That was me and I barely heard that!"
"Yeah, well, I'm a light sleeper. You need to be when you never know if someone is going to break in trying to kill you."
Hiccup didn't like where this conversation had turned. It had become far too heavy and serious for his liking. He decided he needed to change that right away.
"Well I'm sorry I woke you up. I was thinking I'd make chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. Is that OK with you?"
Fortunately Toothless was receptive to the change in topic and replied, "Sounds great!" with a massive smile. "While you do that I am going to go get changed."
In all the morning's excitement, Hiccup hadn't realized that Toothless was still shirtless and only in his pajama bottoms. Fortunately Toothless was already turned around by the time Hiccup noticed so he didn't notice that darn blush Hiccup couldn't control.
Toothless returned just as the first batch of pancakes was coming off the stove. Hiccup looked over and saw he was in the same blue skinny jeans as yesterday, but this time in a plain white shirt. And yes, Hiccup's eyes pointed out to him that this shirt also hugged his body and tastefully showed off his muscles.
"Hey. The first batch is done so you can get started. I'll wait for the second."
"I can wait," Toothless said with a smile as he walked around pulling out plates, cutlery, and the maple syrup. "Besides, I prefer my pancakes room temperature."
Hiccup found that slightly odd, but he kept that to himself. He was sure he had quirks that Toothless would probably find odd too. Toothless was pouring the juice as the other batch came off the stove. Today it was apple juice. When Hiccup set the pancakes on the table, the conversation restarted.
"So," Toothless asked between bites, "have any plans for today?"
"Well I was going to go by my old place to pick up my stuff. You know, clothes and whatever."
"Anything else?"
"After that I guess I'll start going around town and looking for a job."
Toothless put his cutlery down for a moment before he asked, "Why do you need a job?"
Hiccup thought the answer was pretty obvious as he stated, "You know, mostly for rent."
"Rent? What do you need rent for?"
"Well you're letting me live here, the least I could do is…"
"No. No rent. Hiccup I want you to live here."
"I understand but you're letting me live here as a friend so…"
"Maybe I don't want you to live here as just a friend."
There was a pause as Hiccup pondered that sentence, then he said, "I don't follow."
"Well, if you want, I'd like you to live here as my boyfriend."
Hiccup started choking on the bite of pancake he had just swallowed. That wasn't exactly how he expected that conversation to go. Toothless handed him his glass of juice and asked if he was OK while hitting him on the back.
After he stopped coughing, Hiccup was still stunned. Had he heard that right? Had the guy he thought was way out of his league just said he wanted to go out with him? After a few more seconds Hiccup was pretty sure he could talk again.
"Toothless, did you just ask me if I wanted to officially go out with you?"
"That depends on what your answer is," Toothless said with a self-confident smirk. He was pretty sure he already knew what Hiccup was going to say.
Hiccup couldn't believe this opportunity was being handed to him on a silver platter. He barely left a split second gap before he practically flung himself into Toothless' arms, answering with a passionate, "Yes!" He had hoped that maybe Toothless would be interested in him, but he never really thought it would happen.
It was now, while he was holding Hiccup, that Toothless remembered Stormfly's words. He didn't let this opportunity go to waste, and something told him it was a really good choice.
Hiccup and Toothless took the Land Rover back to Hiccup's old place in the hopes that they could get everything in one trip. Hiccup thought they would be fine; all he needed to get was his laptop and some clothes. As they were sitting in silence Hiccup remembered something he was going to tell Toothless.
"Hey Toothless, remember when I was choking earlier and you hit me on the back?"
"Yeah, of course. Why?"
"Just so you know, you shouldn't do that. It can actually lodge the food into the person's airway and fully block it. If they are coughing that means they are still getting air."
"Oh, OK. How do you know that?"
"Before my mom died I did a whole bunch of first aid and lifesaving courses. She thought it may come in handy one day."
"Cool. Good to know."
When they finally pulled up, Hiccup started to get out when he realized something.
"So you're just going to wait here while I grab everything, right?"
"Actually, hang on," Toothless said as he pulled his phone out and opened an app.
"Uh, what are you doing?"
"Well, I figured if Stoick isn't home I can come up and help you. If he is though, well, something tells me he won't want to see me." Hiccup waited patiently as Toothless pushed a few more buttons and a map came up. "Looks like he is home. Sorry Hiccup, probably not best if I came up."
"How did you find that out?" Hiccup asked. He was amazed how Toothless could find that out so fast and sound so sure about it.
"Oh, there's this great app on my phone where I can track people's cell phone location through its GPS, assuming the phone is on."
"That's amazing." And Hiccup truly was impressed with the technology. There was no way the app could have been legal, but Hiccup didn't question it. "Alright. I'll be back down as quick as I can," Hiccup said as he climbed out of the car.
As he went up in the elevator, he wondered what he was going to say to his father. Would he still be mad? Would he be sorry for what he had done? Would he invite him to come back? Even if he did Hiccup didn't think he would want to anyways. Even after just one night he knew he liked living at Toothless' place a heck of a lot better. Hiccup's thoughts were interrupted when he arrived at the door.
Hiccup was going to use his key, but then he realized he didn't technically live there anymore, so he should knock. After three quick knocks he heard someone moving inside and up to the door. Stoick must have seen who it was through the peephole because the door didn't open, but instead there was a muffled, "What do you want?"
"I'm here to get my stuff."
"No. Go away."
Hiccup was dumbfounded. His father wasn't even going to allow him in to get his stuff?
"Come on, just let me grab my clothes." When there was no response, Hiccup decided enough was enough and got his key out. The only problem was that when he inserted it into the keyhole, it didn't turn. Hiccup jiggled it a few times but still, nothing.
"The locks are changed," he heard from inside the unit. "Now I'll ask you to leave one last time before I call security." There was something off about Stoick's voice, but Hiccup couldn't quite figure out what it was.
As much as he hated to do it, Hiccup gave up. His father wasn't going to let him in, and if he had already changed the lock then no doubt he had told the security guard not to let him into the unit anymore.
"Fine. Goodbye dad." With that, Hiccup turned to leave. He was stopped though when he heard an unexpected response from within the unit.
"Don't call me that. You've thrown your lot in with him. You're not my son."
Hiccup couldn't believe what he had just heard, and it hurt him on the inside. But he continued to walk away. If Stoick was no longer willing to call Hiccup his son, then Hiccup was no longer willing to call him his father.
When Hiccup got back down to street level, he found Toothless standing next to the car with the trunk open. When he saw Hiccup with nothing in his hands, he gave him a confused look.
Hiccup said a quick, "Close the trunk and let's get out of here. I'll explain in the car." Toothless obeyed without question and they quickly drove off.
"So, it went that well with your father, huh?" Toothless said, trying to lighten the mood. Unfortunately it didn't work.
"I can't stand that man. He wouldn't let me in and he changed the lock! That man is no longer my father," Hiccup said with a massive scowl on his face. Not wanting to keep the mood so heavy, Hiccup said, "Can we stop at an ATM for a minute?"
"Sure," Toothless said as he slammed on the brakes. Hiccup's seatbelt locked, but when he looked to his right he noticed they were right in front of a bank. "I trust that was an acceptable travel time?"
Hiccup couldn't help but chuckle as he said, "It was acceptable. I'll be right back."
"I'll come in with you," Toothless said as he pulled the car off to the side of the road.
They walked into the bank and Hiccup walked up to a machine. When he put his card in, an error message popped up on the screen. Confused, he walked up to a teller to ask what was going on.
"I'm sorry sir, but the accounts attached to this card have all been emptied and closed."
Hiccup mumbled a quick thank you and turned around to walk out. Toothless was right behind him. When they got back into the car, silent tears started to roll down Hiccup's cheeks. Toothless noticed right away and pulled him into an awkward hug over the centre console.
"I really have nothing. He's taken all my clothes, my laptop, and even all the money I've ever saved."
"Hey, hey, it's OK. Everything will be fine," Toothless comforted. "Look at this as a chance for a fresh start. It's a new chapter in life."
Surprisingly that made Hiccup feel a little better. But he still had to worry about clothing and other things that he needed to get as soon as possible. Toothless solved that problem though by continuing as if he could read Hiccup's mind.
"Now come on, first thing's first. We've got to get you a whole new wardrobe."
"Thank you Toothless. Now I guess I really need to get that job to pay you back."
"No. I told you, no job. You're by boyfriend now and that means I have a legitimate reason to spoil you."
Hiccup couldn't help but smile. The fact that Toothless had said boyfriend made him so happy. It just sounded so amazing.
"You're amazing Toothless."
Toothless smiled, leaned in really close and whispered, "I know." That awarded him a laugh and a playful smack on the arm from Hiccup.
The couple had a field day, going to all parts of Manhattan to buy Hiccup clothes and other necessities. Hiccup didn't want to spend too much of Toothless' money, so every store they went into Hiccup went straight for the sale rack. Toothless, however, went for the brand names. Naturally when it came time to meet at the fitting rooms Toothless preferred what he had picked out, and generally that's what was purchased. And when it came time to pay, Toothless' black American Express card got quite the workout. They shopped until all the stores closed on them, but by then Hiccup had had enough. They looked like something out of a movie; each of them had about 5 bags per hand. It was a really good thing they had used the SUV.
When they arrived back at the condo they brought the bags up to Hiccup's room and collapsed on the bed.
"Thank you so much for all this Toothless. I don't know how I can ever repay you for this."
Toothless turned to Hiccup and said, "You don't have to. I loved being able to do this for you. Although I'm not quite done yet."
"I don't understand."
Toothless didn't answer, but instead reached over and grabbed a bag Hiccup hadn't noticed before. He gave it to Hiccup and nodded his head as encouragement to open it. When he did Hiccup's jaw dropped. There were two boxes: one for a brand new Samsung Galaxy S4, and another for a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet.
"Toothless, when? Why?" Hiccup couldn't seem to form a coherent sentence.
"For the when, that was when you lost me for about thirty minutes in Macy's. Why? Because I know you needed them. One of the things I know you lost at your fa-Stoick's was your laptop. Hence the tablet. This one can do almost anything a laptop can. The phone is because right now all you have is that little flip phone. I figured this was a little cooler."
All Hiccup could say was, "Thank you so much. You didn't have to…"
"But I wanted to. So I did," Toothless interrupted. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have stuff to do tomorrow so I'm going to bed. I'll see you tomorrow." After a smile and a hug, Toothless left for his own room.
Hiccup still couldn't believe everything Toothless was doing for him. He felt kind of bad, and he hoped that Toothless didn't think he had to keep getting him stuff, but he was grateful nonetheless. Besides, most of the stuff here was necessity.
Hiccup put all of his new clothing purchases away, then unboxed the phone and tablet. It took him a few minutes to set them up, but afterwards he plugged them in to charge, got changed, and went to bed.
Well, apparently Stoick is still sore about the whole situation. Will he ever make amends with Hiccup? To be quite honest, I don't even know XD It's the only aspect of this story I don't have fully planned out...
Next chapter: On or before December 15. In the meantime, why not go check out The Untold Stories on my profile? XD
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