Seven Frosted Days

Am I in Pain?

~Rapunzel~

I can't say I was not surprised when Hiccup drove up to an apartment, because I was. A lot. Did he live here? Why when he's stinkin rich? Then my thoughts suddenly became dark. Don't tell me he's brought me here to rape me!? No, no, I decided to trust Hiccup. Believe in him....believe in him, I repeated to myself willing my heart to slow down.

"You aren't going to rape me are you!?" I blurt out.

"What!?" He yelped.

"Ehehehe..........." I let a nervous laugh escape my lips, scooting away subtly.

"Stop scooting away! You're not being subtle!" I stop.

"Is that what you were thinking!? That was going to pull you behind a run down apartment and rape you!?" He raised his eyebrows confused, looking at me for an answer.

"It.......does....sound stupid now that I say it out loud..........." I say, looking down, ashamed of myself for think Hiccup would do a thing like that, and right when I decided that I would trust him. Boy! Wasn't I just so loyal. I thought sarcastically.

"Wow! Don't you just have the pleasantest thoughts!" He said, sarcasm laced in his voice, looking at me like I was unbelievable.

"I mean it's not like an impossible situation. I don't blame you for being worried, but I thought you had more faith in me than that." He reasoned.

God, doesn't he just love to rub salt on the wound.

"You just love making me guilty don't you?" I said, thinking out loud.

"And you must love blaming people for rape don't you?" He replied.

After he said that, I knew that this is how it would always be with us, unreasonable arguing, and etc. I kinda like the idea of arguing with him, because it's not the kind that make you feel down, but the kind to just vent out you feeling, and laugh together.

"So why did you bring me here?" I asked, glaring at him playfully.

"I don't know, you said that you didn't want to go home, so I kinda ended up here? I was at first take you to the park, but it started to rain on the way there, so............"

"Ughhh, stop!" I say irritated.

"Stop what?" He asked, really confused.

"You're always saying sooooo.............., or well. It's like you don't know how to complete a sentence."

"I guess I do?" He said, just realizing.

"I just kinda expect you to know? Like connect the dots or something."

"It's not thats it's bad or anything, it's just something about you that I noticed. I mean no one really talks like that around me, so I'm not used to it, but I will sooner or later."

Then he flashed a bright smile in my direction

"W...what?" I say blushed. I looked away so he wouldn't see my flustered face. Why did he suddenly smile at me?

"I don't know? You noticing one of my quirky habits, just made me kinda happy."

"You're so embarrassing." I say, covering my face with my hands, and he laughs.

"So, why did you bring me to this apartment? Don't tell me you live here?" I asked, wanting to know. Was this place special to him?

"Yeah, actually I do live here. I don't like fancy places. I'm totally fine with an apartment. I would much rather prefer a small cozy apartment, then a cold empty mansion....." He said.

I heard some emotion behind his words at the last part, but I decided to leave it be. It's not any of my business.

After that a few minutes of silence ran between us, and I turned to him.

"Look, I appreciate all that you did for me when I.....uh....broke down, but I really think I should get home. My mom will get worried." I said, thanking him, politely trying to get him to take me home.

"Yeah! Sure, Of Course!" He answers, suddenly feeling awkward. He gave out a nervous laugh, and scratched his head.

The rest of the car ride included of long minutes of awkward silence and avoiding eye contact, but when he dropped me off home I thanked him again and told him I would see him tomorrow. I explained to my mom why I had been late, and headed upstairs to my room. I just cuddled up to my bed, and started to zone out and think. I've been doing a lot of that lately. Just staying secluded in my brain thinking about the situation at hand, instead of going out and doing something about it. Another thing that has been annoying me for a while now, was how suddenly I had started crying when hearing about Jack, but then a few minutes with Hiccup changed that, and I wasn't sad anymore. He really tried to make things better, even when we don't know each other very well. He even went as far as going to his apartment. He didn't react weirdly when I started crying. He knew how to handle the situation. It was kinda scary how much he calmed me, his presence just sorts settled my emotions, and I'm not sure if it's just because he's Jack's brother or something more?

The moment I had started crying it was truly painful, my heart ached so much, but now I'm questioning if I really am in pain? Am I really suffering, anymore?