The Hangover

5

Chapter Five
"Ꮖ'Ꮇ Ꭺ ᏚᎢᎪY-ᎪᎢ-ᎻᎾᎷᎬ ᏚᎾN."

After the long flight, they finally made it to the resort. They were thankful that they were able to see some of the beautiful scenery on the way over from the airport. It was completely different than what they were used to.

As they chatted among themselves, a voice caught their attention. "Baby! Hi! Oh, my God!"

Mulan jumped into Hiccup's arms, hugging him tightly. They hadn't seen each other in over a week and it was killing the both of them. It felt great to finally hear each other's voice in person and actually touch each other.

Hiccup put her back down on her feet and kissed her.

"How was your trip?" Mulan asked, brushing her dark strands out of her face once they pulled apart.

"It was long, but good." Hiccup said, smiling at her.

Teddy softly smiled in the distance. He hadn't seen his sister this happy in a long time. He was glad that it was with Hiccup. The guy was nice and cool and could be occasionally funny when he wasn't trying too hard.

Kristoff glared at Teddy from behind. He had been glaring at him the entire trip starting from the airport. He glared at him while they were watching a movie on the plane, while they were just chatting, and even when Teddy was asleep.

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"This is so absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much." Hiccup said, slightly glancing at Mulan. He was getting nervous and really needed her support. He wanted to make a good impression before the big day.

"Of course." Fa Zhou, her father, said.

"Ya know, between Teddy and me, you must be pretty excited. Pretty soon you'll have two doctors in the family." Hiccup chuckled, trying to make a joke. Mulan gently rubbed his arm, smiling.

But her father didn't even chuckle.

"You have to realize that in my country, we don't consider dentists to be real doctors." He scowled. He did not like Hiccup. In fact, he thought that he was completely wrong for his daughter. Hiccup was jumpy and always nervous.

"Dad." Mulan said, looking to the ground. She hated when her father would tear down Hiccup. Obviously it had been a while since he was in the U.S. It took years to become a dentist. It wasn't okay for just anyone to take up the career without training.

"Okay." Hiccup nodded. He just wanted to make Fa Zhou happy. He would do it in any literal way possible. Even if it meant letting the guy tear him down with every chance he got.

"Anyway, I have to go and talk to Teddy about his cello performance tonight." He said, beginning to walk away. "See you." He softly said to Mulan.

Once he was out of earshot, Hiccup turned and looked at Mulan. "Ouch."

"I'm so sorry." She apologized, rubbing his shoulder. She felt terrible that Hiccup had to put up with her father's unnecessary stubbornness.

Hiccup nodded off to the distance, keeping his voice low. "Your dad's kind of obsessed with your brother."

Mulan turned and looked at the scene. Her father was showing off Teddy, introducing him to people and clearly praising the young boy. "Teddy is my dad's prized possession." Mulan answered. "It's always been that way." She added.

Noticing that it didn't help Hiccup feel any better, she frowned and rubbed his shoulder again. "He'll warm up. I promise. Okay?" She said, looking into his green eyes.