I Promise [Jackunzel & Mericcup]

The Fateful Day

“What?! W-why?! Is it because of this event your mom made?”

Merida looked at him in a furious way… which made Hiccup tremble a bit and backed away a few steps.

“Merida… You can always just tell her that you don’t want to get married. She’ll understand--…”

“You don’t get it! I’ve tried everything to tell her that I want my freedom, but she never listens!” Merida shouted at Hiccup.

Hiccup didn’t know what to say… He just kept silent and didn’t try to argue with Merida. After all, he’s never met the Queen before, so he doesn’t really know how she truly acts.

The two of them kept silent.

Suddenly, they heard fainted whispers from behind Merida. She turned around and saw a wisp.

“Is that a…” Hiccup asked, unable to even complete his sentence.

Merida gave him a small nod and started following it.

“Uuh, Merida, I don’t think that’s a good idea!”

Hiccup tried to distract her and force her to go back to the castle but she didn’t listen. He groaed and just followed her to assure her safety and to still force her to go back to her home.

“Merida, c’mon, your parents are gonna get worried,” Hiccup said.

Merida didn’t even give him a look and still continued to follow the wisps. She took small steps and never even noticed Hiccup until he raised his voice.

“FOR ONCE, WOULD YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME?!” Hiccup shouted at Merida.

Merida paused because of what Hiccup said. It was the question that kept circling around Merida’s head everytime her mother would make her do something she never wanted. Her mother would make decisions for her without even listening to what she has to say about it.

She turned around to face him.

“Thank Odin,” Hiccup said.

Both of them suddenly stared at the wisp as they lessened and only one was left. It was in front of Merida, which later on, disappeared, too. They didn’t get it. What fate waited for them in the middle of the woods? They had no clue.

They suddenly hear the rustling of the leaves of the trees from the top of the hill. The sound was getting closer and closer to them. They held their ground and prepared themselves for anything that would charge at them. And as it got closer, they slowly hear the voice of a young girl screaming.

A young girl suddenly fell from the hill, rolling over to them. Her hair twisted around her whole body and she just kept laughing. It was Rapunzel.

“This is sooo Fun!! Woohoo!” Rapunzel exclaimed.

Merida raised an eyebrow, holding a bit of a shocked expression on her face.

Hiccup was hiding behind Toothless, and the dragon just gave a confused look to Rapunzel.

Jack flew to Rapunzel and just chuckled.

“Wow, you’re more excited than me,” Jack teased.

“Shut up, Jack!” Rapunzel giggled.

Rapunzel untangled herself from her hair and didn’t notice that Merida, Hiccup and Toothless were there. As Rapunzel saw them, most especially Toothless, she ran to Jack and climbed up to him. Her arms wrapped around Jack’s neck, choking him, and her feet around his waist… Pointing her Frying pan at Merida, Hiccup and Toothless.

“Are they Ruffians?! Thugs?! Did they come for me?!” Rapunzel gasped.

All four of them raised an eyebrow at Rapunzel.

“Well, they certainly don’t look like one,” Jack said to Rapunzel.

“Oh,” Rapunzel said, removing her grip on Jack.

“Sorry if I’m a bit jumpy. Hehe, I’m Rapunzel,” Rapunzel said.

“Umm… I’m Merida.”

“Hiccup… And this one here is Toothless, he’s a dragon,” Hiccup pointed to his pet.

Merida looked over at Jack, “And you are?”

Jack couldn’t believe what he heard. Someone actually saw him.

“Wait… You… You can see me?!”

“Yeah, so who are you?” Merida asked.

“Jack Frost,” Jack put out a smile and held his staff closer to rest his head.

“Wait… You’ve got to be kidding me,” Hiccup said in horror.

“Nope,” Jack teased.

“So… You’re really Jokul Frosti?” Hiccup asked.

“Oh, so, I’m guessing you’re a Viking,” Jack said.

Jokul Frosti was the name given to Jack Frost from Vikings. He was believed to be the God of Winter or Snow. He was hated by the Vikings for he was the reason people had colds and Frost-bites. He was also the reason Berk had a nasty, cold weather.

“Yeah, and you keep on messing with our land,” Hiccup told Jack.

“Oh, come on. You’re the only ones thinking negative of me. Winter’s for snow balls and fun times.”

“No, really, he’s not that bad,” Rapunzel explained.

“He even took care of me eversince I was a baby.”

Merida put out a small smile and crossed her arms, “So, what are you doing in the middle of the forest?”

“We’re gonna see the floating lights!” Rapunzel said excitedly.

“She meant the lanterns,” Jack said, with his staff on the back of his neck and his arms resting on it.

“But it looks like she was having a little too much fun… And what’re you guys doing here?”

Hiccup was about to speak when Merida interrupted him, for she knew that Hiccup was gonna tell them that they would be going back to the palace, but she didn’t want that.

“I’m wandering off… If it’s okay, could I join you? I’ve got nothing to do, anyway,” Merida said.

Hiccup groaned in annoyance and had no choice but to follow her to make sure she’s alright and to bring her back home.

“I guess that’s okay,” Rapunzel said, “WHOOO!! Best day ever!”

Rapunzel started running around again. She climbed up trees and swung around it with using her hair, splashed around the waters and ran to the fields. She was ecstatic.

Rapunzel almost forgot about the lanterns because of too much enjoyment on her freedom. It felt like they’ve been going around the forest in circles because of Rapunzel wandering off whenever she found a place that pleased her eyes.