Sacrifices

Truth or Dare

M7654321y Persony_person

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"I've got it!" Tuffnut cheered as Hiccup and Oakley rejoined the group. "Truth or dare." He said rather dramatically. Heather agreed immediately, being the most evil player in the game.

"What's truth or dare?" Oakley asked innocently. Astrid spent a moment explaining the game and as enthusiastic as Oakley was to join in; "Astrid, I can't." She whispered.

"You'll be fine." She assured. "But if Heather chooses you, it's always safer to choose dare."

"Got it."

"Okay, I'll go first," Heather called dibs. "Hiccup. Truth or dare?"

"Uh, truth." He chose. Ooo, big mistake.

"What was all that awkwardness with your dad about?"

"Oh, gods." He sighed.

"Maybe we should just tell them." Oakley decided.

"Tell us what?" Tuffnut asked her. "Tell us what?" He then asked Hiccup. "Tell us what?!" He whimpered to anyone who would give him an answer, bouncing impatiently.

"Oakley is... my long-lost twin." He said, almost not believing his own words as he spoke.

"Wait, what?!" Heather gasped. "You guys are related?!"

"Yup." Oakley nodded. "I guess that's why we were so similar."

"Wow... gotta say, I did not see that coming." Fishlegs noted.

"Okay, Oak... truth or dare?" Her brother asked.

"Dare." She decided without a second thought.

"I dare you... to drink a glass of Yaknog." He smirked.

"Yaknog? That sounds disgusting what is that?" She chuckled.

"Astrid made this gross drink at Snoggletog when we were 15 and almost killed half the people on the block. It's Astrid's poison." Snotlout stated. "Don't do it!" He warned her.

"Shut up, Snotlout!" Astrid pouted. "At least Hiccup liked it!"

"Bring it on." Oakley thought.

Astrid spent the next twenty minutes making the foul beverage, just like she does every year. She handed a glass to Oakley and sat down beside her. Hiccup and Heather sat close by with a bucket and a glass of water ready and waiting. Oakley took a deep breath before finally taking a tiny sip. She smacked her lips together a few times and stared down into the cup curiously before taking another, bigger sip. And another, and another, and another. Each sip getting bigger and bigger until the glass was completely empty.

"That's not bad." She thought.

"What?!" Snotlout shrieked.

"Can I get some more of that?" She asked. Astrid chuckled and shrugged, pouring her another glass.

"Are you even human?" Hiccup wondered.

"Technically no." She blurted, biting her lip.

"Wait, really?" He thought.

"Hiccup..." Astrid shook her head in warning, reminding him that the others didn't yet know about her powers.

"Okay, my turn," Oakley said.

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"Oakley, truth or dare?"

"Dare." Oakley took Astrid's advice and chose dare when Heather asked.

"I dare you to... kiss someone in this room."

"Heather!" Hiccup shrieked.

"Truth..." Oakley changed her mind.

"You can't do that!" Snotlout scoffed. "Can she do that?"

"Okay, out of everyone in this room who would you kiss?" Heather asked, smirking mischievously. Oakley's hand flew to her temple as she winced in pain.

"Ah- never have I ever!"

"That's not the game!" Heather protested.

"You have to pick one, Oak."Hiccup said. "That's the rules."

"Fine." She exhaled, grabbing Astrid by the shirt and kissing her, as quickly as possible to avoid;

"Woah, what in the-" Snotlout awed as a few lonely rose petals appeared from nowhere.

That. To avoid that.

Astrid took a moment to process the previous ten seconds until Oakley pulled a petal out of her hair causing them both to giggle.

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"Oakley..." Snotlout called.

"What, why me again?" She whined.

"Cause I chose you. Truth or dare?" He asked.

"Truth."

"Do you know who started that fire?" He said. "You know, the one that almost killed me!"

"Yes." She blurted.

"Wait? You do?"

"Snotlout, maybe you shouldn't-" Astrid attempted.

"Who was it?"

"Me."

"What?"

"I was angry." She shrugged.

"So, you set me on fire?!" He shrieked.

"It's not like I meant to do it!" She defended. "Even though you deserved it." She muttered quietly.

"I'm guessing you're also responsible for the magical flowers that appeared from nowhere too." He scoffed sarcastically.

"Yup." She admitted.

"Oak!" Astrid gasped.

"Astrid, what's the point? They're gonna find out eventually it might as well be now." She figured. Oakley uncrossed her legs and stomped her foot on the floor. A line of ice shot across the floor, and right under Snotlout causing him to jump up with a girly scream. "Feel familiar?"

"Woah..." The twins awed.

"That was incredible." Tuffnut thought. He threw his hands up in cheer. "Do it again!"

"No!" Oakley waved her hand causing the ice to disappear.

"You did that to me in gym too!" Snotlout realized. Remembering the feeling. "Right before you set me on fire!"

"I told you to get off of me." She scowled. "Maybe next time, you'll think twice."

"I warned you," Astrid added.

"You people are crazy!" He thought.

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