Hiccstrid: An American Love Story

Chapter 15: Con Calma

"¿Cómo te llamas baby?"

My head shot up when I heard the first line of the song. I look at Antonio that, even though he was a bartender, and couldn't control the music, knew that daddy yankee always got me up on my feet. Antonio smiles at making me wonder if he requested this song?

"Desde que te vi supe que eras pa' me"

I looked at Ruffnut who hadn't noticed what they were playing as her and her brother was in a passionate conversation about what to give their mom for her upcoming birthday.

"Well we can never go wrong in town with a chicken!"

"Dile a tus amigas que andamos ready"

I couldn't help but tap along to the song. My feet just couldn't stand still. I don't know if it was the alcohol or the power of the song. After all, this was one of my favorite songs. Daddy yankee mixing Spanish and English together reminded me when Tuffnut first learned Spanish. He would just randomly include English words. Which gave us all a good laugh.

"Esto lo seguimos en el after party"

"Astrid please tell me that isn't true?" Hiccup was laughing and looking at me with a big grin.

"Sorry what?" I said as I broke out of my own thoughts. Ruff looked at me with a wicked smile worrying me a bit about what she just told the others.

"I was telling them about how you rejected Ryker" her words made me swallow the lump that was in my throat. This is one of Ruff's favorite stories. It shows my "meanness" as she calls it.

"This cute senior boy asked Astrid out in front of the entire school, and Astrid just ice cold said..." I closed my eyes as I'm not that proud of that story. Hiccup was looking at me in awe yet he seemed to be enjoying it. Ruff kept her evil smile on as she saw my red face.

"Unless this can help me with the SATs I'm not interested" Hiccup and his friends died laughing. I just sat there with my arms crossed trying my best to hide my flushed face.

"I was just focused on my school" I explain myself but that just made them laugh even more.

"Dile a tus amigas que andamos ready"

Luckily I had Daddy Yankee to save me.

"Guys let's dance" I say changing the subject.

The others listened to what song was playing and I saw three wide smiles apear on Tuff, Ruff and Heather's face.
The four of us stood up and waited for the other to join. Fishlegs, Snotlout and Hiccup looked at each other in confusion before pulling their shoulders and standing up with us.

"Esto lo seguimos en el after party"

"Come on" I said to Hiccup smiling at him excited. I put out my hand for him to grab. He looks at it before taking it and smile. I drag him onto the dance floor in a rush. Not stopping until we're in the center of the party. I feel a buzz forming inside my stomach as I turn around to face Hiccup and look into his forest green eyes.

**Hiccup's POV**

Astrid's blue eyes met mine before she grabbed both my hands and putting all her her weight on her left leg and then pulling her leg back with her to the middle.

"Con calma"

In one quick motion she pulled me towards her. The alcohol had made me more than tipsy so I just tumbled much less elegant than Astrid. Her right hand then left my hand and found it's way to my shoulder.

"Yo quiero ver como ella lo menea"

Astrid's body moves to the music like she'd danced this dance a million times before. I felt the feeling of panic and fear creeping up on me. I haven't danced in so long what if I screw something up. I just follow her moves letting her take the lead.