Summer 2

School's Out

"Okay, pack your bags but don't go home yet." Mr Peabody said. Everyone did as they were told. Some were murmuring, some were giggling, some were squeaking, squealing, whispering, talking, chatting, laughing all about summer.

"A'a'ah. I said pack your bags. I didn't say you can talk." Mr Peabody snapped the commotion. Everyone was quiet again.

"Hey, wait for me outside." Hiccup whispered to Astrid.

"Like always." she smiled. So does Hiccup.

"Five more minutes." Mr Peabody said. Everyone was smiling brightly, can't wait to leave the 'home of torturing'. Except for Fishlegs. He was reading his book which he had fallen in love with.

"One more minute." Mr Peabody said, looking at his watch. Everyone was still smiling but wider. Fishlegs was still reading his book, focusing on it, didn't even realise that summer was waiting for them.

After five minute - exactly five minutes - , the school bell rang. The students shouted joyfully, throwing their paperworks into the air. Everyone laughed and talked at the same time.

"Yes!"

"Finally!"

"Freedom!"

"Summer is here!"

"I can't believe it!"

"Somebody pinch me!"

Hiccup and Astrid looked at each other and laughed. Fishlegs was kind of angry. He was still reading his book, but can't concentrate much with all the noise.

"Attention!" Mr Peabody shouted, hitting his desk with a long wooden ruler. Everyone was quiet and turned to him. "Whoever made the mess - he pointed to the ground full of papers - should clean them. Or detention till 5." he saim calmly.

Luckily Astrid, Hiccup and some of their classmates didn't make a single mess. Mr Peabody let them out early as the other kids groaned.

"So, what do you wanna talk about?" Astrid asked as the two lovebirds were walking towards their locker.

"Umm, first, where were you when Merida startled me?"

"Wait, you were startled?" a smile was formed on Astrid's face as she stopped walking. Hiccup stopped too and glared at her.

"I can't believe you were startled by a girl!" she laughed.

"Yeah, yeah, can we not change the topic? Besides, you haven't answer my question yet." he started walking again. Astrid followed.

"Okay, okay. Well, I was in Mr Peabody's class that time. I peeked through the small window on the door." she murmured.

"Why?" Hiccup cringed his forehead.

Astrid smiled at him and hesitated.

"I don't know.. It's what I always do. To see if you remember that the class starts five minutes earlier." she said, looking over her left shoulder which was opposite to Hiccup.

"So you did that every science period?" he smirked.

"What? Are you gonna think that I'm a stalker?" she laughed.

"Don't worry. I always do that too." he admitted. Astrid half-glared and half-smiled at him, not sure what to say.

"Okay.. Moving on. What's the next question?" she asked, bringing back the old topic.

"Why didn't you answer my text?"

"What?" she checked her pockets on her skirt for her phone. She found it, opened it and read the conversation she and Hiccup had earlier. "Oh." she finally said. "This is when Mr Peabody caught me." she said, smiling. Hiccup chuckled.

"Well, at least I wasn't attacked by a swarm of girls." she said confidently.

"Hey, it wasn't my fault I was attractive." Hiccup said, raising both of his hands in the air like he was surrendering. Astrid shooked and giggled. "So, what're you doing for summer?" she asked.

"I was thinking of bringing the gang for a vacation."

"You serious?" Astrid lightened up, looking at Hiccup with sparkling eyes. Hiccup took a peek at her face then laughed.

"Yeah." he nodded.

"Oh my God! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" she jumped, holding Hiccup's hands. Hiccup chuckled.

"So...Where are you taking us?" she asked, clinging to Hiccup's hand.

"Last year, we went to the beach right? So, I was thinking maybe we could go camping in the woods..." he trailed off.

"That would be awesome!" Astrid exclaimed.

"What is?" Fishlegs asked popping out of nowhere.

"Hiccup's gonna bring the gang for a camping trip!" Astrid squealed.

"Wait I'm gonna call Ruff!" she said as she dialed Ruffnut's number on her phone.

"Camping where?" This came from Fishlegs.

"In the woods."

"Umm, I don't know.. There's a lot of mosquitoes, bears. Talk about bigfoot." Fishlegs shivered.

"Hey, how about we go hunt for them!" Ruff joined. The boys searched the corridor for Ruff but she's nowhere to be seen.

"She's right here." Astrid said, pointing to her phone. "I put it on loud speaker."

"Okay..." Fishlegs said quietly.

"So, when are we going?" Astrid asked.

"How about tommorrow?" Hiccup sugested.

"So let's pack up now!" Ruff exclaimed through Astrid's phone.