Trouble (Hijack)

Part 22

March had finally rolled in, which meant that spring break was only a couple of weeks away. Hiccup had never really done anything fun for spring break and wondered if he ever would. Of course, he'd been busy going to open houses at colleges and finding the right fit. Not to mention graduation was slowly getting closer.

He was going over some notes in class when Astrid sat down next to him and beamed excitedly, "So...do you have plans for spring break?" she asked excitedly.

Hiccup shrugged, ignoring her. To be honest, he really didn't know how he felt about the whole thing.

"Well..." she said dramatically, "Clyde and I are going to North Carolina with his brother cause his parents have a rental house out there. They said that we can go this year with friends if we want. The place apparently has like four rooms! And it's by the beach."

"Wait, they're seriously letting you go without them?" Hiccup said, looking up.

She nodded, "They're really cool, and they said that as long as we don't mess up the place and stay safe, it's all good. Besides, Clyde's brother is super responsible and his wife is going along too, so they're like the chaperones."

Hiccup nodded, "Well, have fun." He smiled.

"Hey, wait a sec, don't you wanna hear my next offer?" she laughed.

He looked up.

"We want you and Jack to come with us."

Hiccup's jaw dropped, "For real?"

She nodded excitedly, "I also invited Sandy and said she can invite whoever she wants."

Hiccup stared at her and actually smiled, "Seriously?"

She nodded happily, "Just think, our first spring break away from home at the beach with our best friends. What could be better?"

Hiccup smiled happily, not sure what to say.

"Well, ask Jack and your parents and we'll start planning. Prepare for an epic week!" she grinned.

"You guys talking about spring break?" Snot said, sitting down behind them.

They turned and Astrid glared at him. She was softening up to him, but still hadn't quite forgiven him all the way just yet, "And what if we are?" she said.

He smiled mischievously, "Let's just say I'm RSVPing for Sandy and myself."

She stared with her mouth open at him, "What?"

Hiccup smiled, "Cool!"

Snot shrugged smugly and smiled at Astrid, "So when we leaving?"

.....

"OH. MY. GOD!" Astrid yelled as she stood next to everyone in front of the rental house. It was absolutely beautiful. It was a tall blue structure with wooden stairs and balconies going up at least four stories high. It faced a street that led to the ocean while the back faced the sunset over a lake surrounded by green grass. Hiccup could see the large deck that led out to the small lake beach.

"White Cap." Jack read the sign on the house, "Sounds like my kind of place." He smiled.

"This is so amazing." Astrid swooned.

"Okay everyone," Clyde's brother Clark said, coming over with his wife Heather, "Let's go over some rules and then you can pick the rooms. Rule number one: the master bedroom is ours. Number two..."

He went on for a while and they all stood there ignoring him as they looked around at the beautiful scenery.

Once he'd finished they ran to grab their things and rush to get a good room.