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Chapter 14

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    Hiccup excused himself to his room soon after Jack left, both because his nerves were shot after Mrs. North’s sudden appearance and because he really was tired. He pulled out his phone to text Jack as soon as he got to his room and found a message from Jack already waiting for him.

    Jack:): I am *so* sorry!

    Hiccup: You better be! That was way to close- *delete delete delete* Its ok, no harm done. That was way to close thought Jack.

    Jack:): I know, I already brought my mom up to speed and I’ll make sure everyone is briefed before I go to sleep.

    Hiccup: Alright. Thanks Jack :) Near disaster aside I had a really great time today.

    Jack:): Me too Hiccup :) I always enjoy spending time with you.

    Hiccup: You going to be coming over tomorrow after school?

    Jack:): As long as you’ll have me

    Hiccup: Of course! You know it sounds weird to say since I’ve only known you for a couple weeks but it feels normal having you around. Like usually when I’m around people I don’t really know it feels kind of awkward but with you it doesn’t feel like that. Is that weird?

    Jack:): No it not weird, its incredibly sweet :)

    Hiccup: Ugh, don’t do that Jack you’ll make me blush

    Jack:): Good, your cute when you blush :P Well, your always cute but especially when you’re blushing.

    Hiccup: You’re crazy

    Jack:): Crazy for you ;P

    Jack:): Oh hey, so I promised my mom that I’d invite you over this weekend if you wanted to come over.

    Jack:): Its totally cool if you don’t want to or your don’t feel up to it or you aren’t comfortable with that yet.

    Jack:): Hiccup?

    Hiccup: Sorry I dozed off. Sure, I’d love too meet the rest of you’re family.

    Jack:): -.-… No see you were supposed to pick one of those reasons to say no and then I’d show my mom the text and she’d drop it for a bit.

    Hiccup: …do you not want me to come over?

    Jack:): Its just that my family can be a bit…much sometimes.

    Hiccup: If you didn’t want me to come over Jack you could have just not invited me.

    Jack:): What? No thats not what I mean! I’d love to have you over Hiccup, I just didn’t really want to subject you to my family yet. I don’t want to scare you away.

    Hiccup: You ass! Don’t scare me like that.

    Jack:): Sorry, that was my bad I’ll work on being more clear.

    Hiccup: Good. Now I’m going to go to say goodnight before I just fall asleep. Tell your mom I’d love to visit this weekend.

    Jack:): Alright if you’re sure your ready for that.

    Hiccup: I’m sure. Goodnight Jack :) Can’t wait to see you tomorrow.

    Jack:): Night Hiccup :) I’m counting the hours until we meet again!

    Hiccup: lol you sap :P *kiss*

    Jack:): ;P *kiss*

 

    Hiccup found himself feeling cautiously optimistic about things over the next couple days. School was as it pretty much had always been for Hiccup, he paid attention in class as best he could and tried not to draw to much attention to himself. The only change he noticed was in the teacher’s behavior toward him which pretty much just meant that they were more lenient with him which he wasn’t about to complain about. Snotlout was pretty easy to avoid most of the time and the fear of what Astrid would do to him was enough to keep him from doing more than glare the few times Hiccup did encounter him. He was even making good progress on his make up work (considerably more than Jack seemed to be making at any rate)and hoped to be finished with it before his trip to Jack’s house on Friday.

    Outside of school Hiccup found himself considerably happier than he had been in months, a fact that he mostly attributed to Jack’s regular presence at his house and it didn’t take them long to fall into a comfortable habit. They would head to Hiccup’s room as soon as they got home and start working on whatever schoolwork they had and without fail something would happen that led to them kissing, not that Hiccup was complaining about that. He had always wondered what the big appeal of making out was. Sure kissing was romantic and all that, but he’d imagined that just lying there making out for who knows how long would get boring pretty fast. He was pleased to be proven wrong. In fact Hiccup had come to find it so engaging that he’d nearly missed the sound of his father coming into the house which had inspired quite the fear based adrenalin rush.

    Once Stoick was back the pair were much more careful about their interactions; something that Hiccup could tell Jack disliked but Hiccup knew he understood the necessity for it after his father’s speech on Monday. Stoick had taken to bringing home some kind of take out every night, calling to ask Hiccup what he and Jack would like whenever the restaurant offered a big enough selection. After dinner they would usually talk with Stoick for a few minutes until they were able to escape to Hiccup’s room without being rude. The evenings were usually reserved for actually working on homework. That was how Hiccup’s week progressed up until Thursday night.

    The day had been good, Hiccup had managed to finish his physic make up work which left him with just English which he was confident he could finish over the weekend. He and Jack had spent a while debating (with a few raised voices) about their favorite episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender and then had Mexican food with Stoick. Anna had made another appearance, now apparently having been appropriately briefed by Jack about the situation, and extended her invitation to Hiccup which he had accepted. It had been a very good day; right up until he went to sleep.

    *         *         *         *         *         *         *

    Rain hammered against Hiccup’s bedroom window. He was sitting on his bed with his legs crossed looking at a Hiccup who was sitting in his desk chair. His mother sat next to him and stared at the other Hiccup, her expression unreadable. The other Hiccup’s face was much more forthcoming; anger and hurt clear upon it. “I can’t believe you would say that after everything I just said! No, actually scratch that yes I can. God, I should have expected this I don’t know why I thought this would go any other way.” Hiccup could hear himself shouting, his voice straining with anger and suppressed tears. He tried to tell himself to shut up but he couldn’t talk, as usual.

    “Hiccup please, that not what I meant! Just please listen to me for a minute I-” His mother’s voice sounded just as desperate as he remembered it, and it stabbed through his chest like an icicle just like it always did.

    “About what? About how your siding with him, about how you don’t want me to be happy? I thought you were supposed to love me no matter what, thats what good mother’s do, right?” Hiccup covered his ears but he couldn’t block out his own voice. He tried to shout, to cover his hateful words but the rang through his ears, loud and absolute.

    “Hiccup how could you-of course I love you Hiccup you’re my son. I do love you no matter what thats not what I was saying! Please just-”

    “Yeah, whatever.” The door slammed shut, the boom echoing with a ringing finality.

    *         *         *         *         *         *         *

    Hiccup let out a gasp as he woke up that turned into a choked sob as he tried to orient himself. He was in his room, but there was no rain, no second Hiccup, and certainly, no mother. Fresh tears coated his cheeks and he had to choke back another sob. It had been several weeks since his nightmare had been that clear. His own words still rung in his head and he bit his lip to keep himself from dissolving into total hysterics. He hadn’t felt this bad since…since that night last month when he’d decided to end it all. The pain brought back all those old memories, but now there were new ones too, memories Hiccup had done everything he could to not think about for the last couple weeks. Memories of how peaceful he’d felt as he was lying on the bathroom floor, his head pleasantly foggy while warmth spread from his arm down his pant leg promising that soon, so very soon, all this pain would be over.

    “No Hiccup,” he whispered to himself “don’t think like that. You already tried that and it didn’t work, don’t go down that road again.” He words sounded hollow, even to himself. He was fighting a losing battle with his mind he he knew it. Not knowing what to do but knowing that he needed someone right then Hiccup picked up his phone intending to call Astrid. Thats what he say Jack’s goodnight text on the screen and without thinking hit the call button.

    The phone rang several times before Jack answered. “Mmhello?” It was clear from the groggy tone in his voice that he’d been asleep but for Hiccup it was possibly the best sound he’d ever heard.

    “Uh, hi Jack. S-sorry for, for waking you up.” His voice shoot and quavered as he fought not to cry.

    “Hiccup, are you alright?” Jack’s voice sounded more alert when he spoke again.

    “Oh yeah, I’m f-f-fine.”

    “Hiccup…” Jack’s voice was incredulous and Hiccup knew he wasn’t buying it for a second.

    “Okay actually no I’m really not okay at all.”

    “Whats wrong?”

    “I had a…a reoccurring nightmare and it-it-it got me thinking about all those things from when…well you know.”

    “Oh Hiccup…do you want me to come over? I can be there in twenty minutes, maybe less.” Hiccup wanted more than anything at that moment to say yes. The thought of Jack’s arms wrapped around him at that moment was the best thing he could imagine.

    “Heh, I would love that but its not a good idea. If my dad-”

    “Screw your dad! Hiccup if you’re you might have a repeat-” There was an unexpected swell of warmth in Hiccup’s chest at Jack words pushing away some of the icy chill left by the nightmare.

    “No it’s not that Jack, its not that bad its just…it brought me back to that place again.”

    “Are you sure Hiccup because I can make something up to trick your dad if you need me, or I can sneak in through your window, or-”

    “I’m sure Jack, honesty just talking to you right now it helping a lot.” It wasn’t a lie either. The tightness in his chest was fading as he felt himself starting to relax.

    “Alright, thats good. Do you want to talk about the dream at all?”

    “Not really, its just nice to talk.”

    “Well I do love talking to you, so whats new then?”

    “You mean since you left-white time is it?”

    “It’s two.”

    “So five hours ago then?”

    “Yeah, whats new?”

    “I had a nightmare, but I think we covered that. Whats new with you?”

    “Oh all sorts of stuff, lets seeeeeeeee…well I think Aster is planning something for this weekend. I caught him in my room when I got home and he was being all shady and sneaky and stuff.”

    “Oh? What kind of something?”

    “No idea but I can be sure that it will be embarrassing if he pulls it off. I looked all around my room but I couldn’t find anything out of place or missing.”

    “Does he do that sort of thing often?”

    “What mess with me? Oh yeah. Well maybe not quite as much since he’s been with Pitch since now they have each other to torment but he’s still done some pretty evil things in recent memory.”

    “Like what?”

    “Let’s see ummm. Okay so you know that thing where you put plastic wrap over the top of someone’s toilet?”

    “Oh my god he did that to you?”

    “Yes and let me tell you that that is not a prank, that is pure evil. Thank god I was only going pee.” Hiccup chuckled.

    “That does sound pretty terrible.”

    “Oh it was. I got him back though.”

    “How’d you manage that?”

    “Well my mom makes these really amazing chocolate covered strawberry things where the berry is completely covered by the chocolate right? And Aster really loves them, like, a lot. So one say when she was making them and I know she was I borrowed some of the chocolate and made my own version. Then I hid the real ones before Aster got home and replaced them with mine.”

    “What was in yours?” Hiccup could piratically hear the Jack’s triumphant mysterious grin as he answered.

    “Onions!”

    “That is awful!”

    “I know! He was sooo pissed! Dad and Pitch thought it was hilarious, mom was a little peeved cause at first she thought Aster was gagging over one of her treats.”

    “So did Aster retaliate?”

    “Oh yeah he…”

    Hiccup listened to Jack recount what was basically ongoing prank war between him and his adoptive brother for the better part of an hour before stopping him.

    “Remind me to never give you the phone number of anyone important then.”

    “Oh he totally deserved it, besides that was no where near as bad as the time he-”

    “He Jack, as much as I would love to hear another way in which you and Aster tormented each other, it’s really late and I should let you get to bed.”

    “Are you sure? Because I’m fine, I could say up all night.”

    “I’m alright now Jack, thanks to you.”

    “Oh I didn’t do anything I-”

    “Yes you did Jack. Thank you.” Jack was quiet for just a second.

    “Your welcome Hiccup, I’m really glad you called me and remember, you can call me anytime that for anything, alright?”

    “I know Jack.”

    “Because I’ll be here for you no matter what Hiccup.”

    Hiccup didn’t really know how to respond to that so he just said “Thanks Jack.”

    “Any time Hiccup.”

    “We really should get to sleep, we’ve got school tomorrow, and it sound like I’m going to need my rest to avoid any crossfire between you and your brother.”

    “Oh Aster knows that you are off limits, at least for now.”

    “Thats encouraging. We should get to sleep though.”

    “I know, you’re right.”

    “Goodnight Jack, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

    “I can hardly wait, Goodnight Hiccup.”

Hiccup hung up the phone with a smile on his face, feeling like he might actually be able to sleep through the rest of the night.

Just cause things are going well doesn’t mean that old issues have just disappeared.

 

Sorry this isn’t the extra long chapter I’d mentioned. I’m on the 3rd rewrite of the ending of this chapter because it just doesn’t want to seem right. So here is the most logical place I could find to break the chapter into two. Asallways I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thanks for all the favs and comments, I love getting each and every one of them!

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