All Gone Differnt Ways. [Book 1]

Chapter 13

When Astrid can see him more clearly, her smile instantly disappears into a frown. His face is pale, he is more hunched over, and he looks like he is going to fall any second.

She scoots over and he sits next to her.

"Hiccup, did I wake you?"

"No. I was skydiving." He jokes. Astrid hits his arm.

"I'm sorry."

"So why did you want me to come to the park in the middle of the night?"

"I just wanted to talk to someone."

"I have a question: How did you get my phone number?"

"Ruffnut gave it to me." He looks at her like 'Why would she do that?' "I don't know." She says after seeing his face.

"What did you want to talk about?" Asks Hiccup.

"My dad is giving me a hard time."

"I don't know what to say to that because..."

"Because what?"

"I don't know.That's all I got."

"Your not helping!" she says and hits his arm again. Hiccup chuckles but gets a pained expression.

"Are you okay?" She asks.

"If it will help you sleep at night." he mumbles.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"Whatever..."

"But seriously. What did your dad do?"

"He knew that this move was hard on me and saw that I liked my old school. He yelled at me because we aren't moving back."

"I'm confused. Isn't that how all people react when they move?"

"Yes but my dad will yell at me for the smallest things. It gets so annoying."

"What does your mom do about it?" Astrid looks away. She doesn't say anything. Hiccup realizes that she doesn't want to talk about it.

"I'm sorry. I-I didn't know you don't want to talk about that. I-I'm sorry."

"No. No. It's okay. But when I was little, she got in a car crash. Before that, my dad was the kindest man I ever met. But after my mom... um.. you know, he has never been the same." Astrid looked close to tears.

I made a girl cry. Hiccup thinks.

He shifts in his seat, clearly showing something is bothering him.

Then, he can see that day all over again.

*****FlashBack*****

11 year old Hiccup comes home from, beat up. His dad, Stoick the vast, sees his son. Its not anything new. He once came home and he passed out as soon as he stepped through the door.

His father sighs. Hiccup sees the disappointment in his eyes. He puts his head down. He knows that his father will start saying that this never would of happened if...

"Hiccup." His dad finally says. Hiccup doesn't show any sign of responding so he continues.

"Why do you let those people push you around? Why do you have to be so scared to stand up for yourself? Why can't you be a man and stop all the trouble?"

"I can't." Hiccup mumbles.

"You can't. That's all you say since she died. That's all I get from you is I can't."

Hiccup doesn't say anything.

"You don't know how hard it is to keep you from getting killed because of everyone who pushes you around, beats you til you pass out, and make fun of you for when she died. My son would do what is best for him. He wouldn't let people do this to him. He wouldn't let it get this for as to going to the hospital four times in one week!" He was now yelling at his shaken up son. "My son won't embarrass the family name! He would make that name known to everyone! This... this isn't what I meant!" He says while gesturing to his son.

"You just gestured to all of me." says Hiccup.

"You don't act strong! You don't act brave, powerful, like a leader, positive, or like my son." Hiccup's head shoots up to look at his dad.

"You not my son." that's the last thing he heard form his father. That's the last he saw of his father. 

The night his father did the unthinkable.

Disowning and walking out on his son and replacing him with the horrid person called Uncle Tom to ruin his life.

*****

"Hiccup?" Astrid says, waving a hand in his face.

"Are you alright?"

"He left me." Hiccup mumbles.

"What?" Astrid face is shown of pure shock, confusion,and worry. She heard what he said, she just can't believe what she is hearing.

"He disowned me. He left because of who I am." he says louder.

"Hiccup... what are you talking about?"

"She died in a car crash. He blamed me for it."

"Hiccup..." she says, close to tears.

"And I don't blame him for it." 

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Ha!

I did it again!

I am going to take a moment to enjoy this.

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Okay. moment over,

So.. whatcha think?

I know you like it.

I know you hate how I ended it.

I know you are annoyed with all my cliffts.

I know you are laughing with me when you read my a/n.

I know you know that I should stop.

Anyway...

Peace!