Finding You ~Book 2 of Unexpected~

Chapter 9 This Time, I Win

H I C C U P

"No, because I don't love her" I blurted out.

Ariel's eyes widened a bit, giving me a quick view of her gorgeous blue eyes.

"W-what do you mean you don't love her?" Ariel asks.

I don't know actually. One day I love Merida I think, the next day I don't. I actually like someone else, and I'm engaged to someone else.

Ariel.

Merida.

Ariel.

Merida.

Ariel.

Merida.

Ugh it's an endless tug of war and both are winning. My mind says Merida, but my heart says Ariel. They said to use your head because your heart is never right, and I think they mean that literally.

But they also say never let anything bring you down, and always follow your heart. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know who to pick.

I fell madly for Ariel within just a couple of days, and I don't think that happens everyday when you think you've fallen in love with someone you've just know for a week.

Wait.

I've fallen in love.

I've fallen in love, with someone who isn't my fiancè, but someone I can perfectly picture who I will spend my whole lifetime with. Merida might be a princess, but she isn't a princess in my heart. Sure she's nice, but something didn't feel exactly right with her. She's so eager and excited to get married, and not even caring about hearing her fiancè's view about this forced engagement.

Not even a, 'you okay with this?'

Or 'do you wanna do this?'

No. Not even a little.

But Ariel, she's one of a kind. Like a rainbow colored crayon in a crayon box. She's tough and she isn't afraid to show how she feels. But at the same time, there's this mysterious soft side she has when she's with me. A side where she actually is concerned and shows gentle signs of care, and I would die to find out more of that side.

And one thing's for sure, she isn't the Royalty kind of type.

Man, if Merida and Ariel met, I think they'd have a never ending battle with each other.

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A S T R I D

I just left Hiccup alone in his train of thoughts. He was really deep in there. I wonder what he's thinking about.

Damn, he looks handsome with his face scrunched up. I can't let him go, I can't let him marry Merida. He belongs to me, and she can't take away what isn't hers.

I sat down against a tree to wait until Hiccup snaps out of his thoughts.

I hummed a song Stoick says he used to sing with when he was with his wife, Valka.

For the Dancing and Dreaming.

Suddenly I hear someone whistling with me and I looked to see Hiccup was humming.

"How do you know that song?" I ask.

He scratches his head.

"I-I don't know exactly. It's like, it was just a memory stored somewhere in my head where I can't reach" He says.

Is this...

No. Is he, really starting to remember?

"Anyways, I guess I gotta go now. Merida says we'd be planning on the decorations to put tomorrow, and who to invite. And you will be number 1 on the guest list" He says winking.

I giggled.

"Alright alright, pretty boy" I said as he walked away waving at me.

UGH. I have to tell him tomorrow. I have to tell him I love him. He has to know. The second he says I do, is the second where I lose the one I love the most.

And the second I lose the one I love the most, is the second I realize there's nothing left worth living for anymore.

I don't want to be lonely, I don't want to lose him. Ugh Hiccup, why did you have to take me on that Romantic Flight?! Why did you have to save me whenever I fell?! Why did you always call me m'lady?!

Why'd you even make me love you. I could be at home, targeting every tree I see. But no. I'm here in DonBruch, trying to save you from the arms of a demon. A demon who wants you all to herself.

I screamed loud. I didn't care who was gonna hear. I don't care. I'm so mad. I'm mad at Merida.

For ruining everything.

For taking what isn't hers.

For intervening with something that doesn't have to do anything with her.

For stealing my only source of strength.

My Hiccup.

And for that, she's gonna pay, once and for all. She WILL pay.

I don't care if I fall into a coma again, or maybe even die.

I just want Hiccup to break free from this curse. I want him happy. I want him to do things in his own time. I want him to be free.

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"Astrid! The wedding is two days away! What are you going to do?!" Fishlegs asks.

"I'll tell him tomorrow. It's my last chance to stop him from making the biggest mistake of his life" I replied.

"You better, I kinda miss that fishbone" Tuffnut says.

"Me too Tuff, me too" I sighed.

"Anything we can do to help?" Ruff asks.

"For now, nothing. But I can tell that the wedding day is going to be pretty messy" I replied.

"Is that a way of saying we're canceling the wedding?" Snotlout asks.

"Exactly" I smirked.

Gosh I must be so evil right now, but Imm doing it for all the right reasons.

To get Hiccup back and get our asses out of here.

No one's going to stop us this time.

This time, I win Merida.

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Alright guys this is the chapter before the boss chapter!
DUN DUN DUN!

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