Hiccstrid: An American Love Story

Chapter 12: Friendly talk

"Wait who's Hiccup?" Heather's brows pulled together in a confused look.

"Is Hiccup a real name?" Ruffnut adds on to Heather's question "I mean, we know a Snotlout and my name is Ruffnut, but still Hiccup?"

"Yeah the world is filled with crazy names but at least Hiccup doesn't start with Snot" A lovely comment like this can only come from one person.

"See Tuffnut sees my side" I say wrapping my arm around his shoulders leaning back on my couch. Waiting to see Ruff's reaction.

"Ha sis, looks who's Astrid's new best friend" Ruff glared at us making me smirk playfully. Tuffnut has the exact same face making Heather and Ruff shake their heads resignedly.

"Come on, take me or leave me" I say pulling my shoulders up. Heather can't help but chuckle at Tuff and I's silliness.

"Stop quoting Rent" Ruff says seriously "you know how much I love that show".

"Then take me for who I am" I say sassily, continuing the Rent song. But I can see I'm getting to her.

"Who I was meant to be" she mumbles. I smile knowing I was right that she couldn't hold back. I then stand up on the couch making Heather look at me like I'm crazy. But she knows I am.

"And if you give a damn" I sing. My karaoke voice isn't the best but college has given me a lot of practice.

"Take me baby or leave me" Ruff can't hold back and let's it all out. She jump up on my couch and sings the line so loudly I'm sure the entire block can hear her.

"Take me baby or leave me" Ruff and I got interrupted by her brother Tuff again.

"Oh yeah take meeeee" he continues singing really high pitched. I have to cover my ears if I don't want to be deaf for the rest of my life.
Tuff finally comes down after holding that tone for approximately half a minute. Some lungs on that kid.

"Okay enough Rent" Heather says crossing her arms which means that she's truly serious.

"Yeah and back to what matters. How handsome is he from 1-10" Ruff looks at me with eager making me roll my eyes at her question.

"Please it's not like that" I explain "I invited Hiccup to go out with us to our favorite bar so he could try the LA life".

"Mmm it always starts like that" Tuff says leaning back like every love story always starts with alcohol.

"Oh yeah name one coincidence where that happened" I lean back looking at him in the eyes with my arms crossed. He's thinking so hard of an answer but in the end comes up with nothing.

"I rest my case".

Heather looks like she's about to say something but I interrupt her before she can get to it.

"Just come with me tomorrow to Caña bailer and we'll have some fun" I try my best to persuade them and guiding them away from all their questions about Hiccup and I.

"Well it's a school night" Heather looks confused as she knows I wouldn't throw my education away for a party.

"Well we don't have morning classes and I don't have to work till noon since I took a shift on Friday. So I got it all figured out" I smile hoping to hear an "Okay let's do it" from the gang.

"Well you still haven't found your wallet so you don't have it all figured out" Ruff says reminding me that I still have a lost wallet to find.

"Okay I have the night figured out" I explain shaking my head in frustration.

"Okay let's do it" they say giving me the satisfaction of accomplishment.

"Then we can get to know this Hiccup and see if he's good enough for our Asty"