The NEWBIE

Chapter 7

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ELSA

Saturday, the only day of the week where everyone can be lazy. But in my case, I still had an errand to do. At four o' clock, Hiccup called. Some may be wondering how he got our phone number, well, he asked for it after Spanish class.

I was already standing in front of Hiccup's house. I skidded along the driveway and then rang the doorbell. After a couple of seconds, the door finally opened, revealing a freakishly large man occupying the doorway. I think he was six-foot tall. He looked like a barbarian, to be honest and he looked as though he wasn't emotionally stable, which somehow gave me a nerve-wreck.

"U-uhm, is Hiccup home, sir?" I squeaked. The man suddenly gave a look and then a smile which is kind of a surprise. I expected him to grunt or something.

"Just wait for a second," he excused, turning his head to the back. "Hiccup! You got a visitor!" he called out.

A moment later, Hiccup arrived. "Uh, you can go now, Dad." He said. His Dad moved away, his monster hand patting Hiccup's back.

"So," I started off, a little awkward. "Should I come in?"

"Sure, 'course." He said and let me inside. He closed the door behind us and then led the way to their living room.

"I'll be upstairs for a second. There's something I gotta' do." He said and left me all alone. Their living room was pretty warm with the chimney burning. I somehow felt uncomfortable with all the dead animal heads looking at me. Well, they weren't really looking at me, but their dead eyeballs seemed to be moving in its sockets.

The carpet was made of bear skin (I would know that because of the bear head sticking on the end). At the top of the bricked chimney was a wide flat screen TV, complete with sound systems at the bottom.

I stopped looking around when I heard a bunch of footsteps coming from the stairs. I stopped what I was doing and remained quiet. My head sank on the cushions to keep myself relaxed.

"So she's your private business?" a familiar voice exclaimed. My head turned and saw the white-haired boy, again.

The next person coming down the stairs was Hiccup, "Oh, shut it, Jack. She's just in the living room. She might hear your annoying voice." He said almost in a hushed voice.

"What? My voice? Annoying? More like, alluring!" the boy didn't stop while Hiccup kept pushing him to the hallway.

"I'll just call you when it's movie time." Hiccup said, which was followed by a sound of a door being shut closed.

"Sorry about that." Hiccup suddenly said behind me.

"Ah, it's okay." I replied. "Well, you shouldn't have kicked your friend out, though. I mean, this wouldn't take long, right?"

Hiccup's face suddenly turned red as he sat down on the opposite side of the couch, "Oh, you heard all that? I thought we were pretty quiet."

"More like you're quietly screaming, that is." I corrected.

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RAP

"What movie should I bring tonight?" I asked Merida as I dig up a bunch of tapes. Merida just shrugged as though she didn't really care.

"Could you just cooperate with me, Merida?" I said, crossly.

"Ye know, ye really need to apologize to Elsa." Merida replied. My lips crooked, rolling my eyes at her.

"You've been nagging me about that Elsa girl, all day." I complained, slamming myself on my bed. "Did she pay you to do this? 'Cause it will NEVER work."