The Upside of Heartbreak

Whatever You Do! Don't!

You know, every time I try to time skip in this one, it never works out. What can I say, I just love the slow burn here! I'm sure you can all tell that the fire is probably about to ignite though... Once again, this was turning into one REALLY long chapter, so instead it is getting split into two that should hopefully be posted relatively close together. Work depending. This one was tons of fun, so hopefully you guys enjoy it too. Stay safe and stay healthy everybody!

This chapter's title was obviously stolen straight from 'Whatever You Do! Don't!' by the one and only Shania Twain. If it's not just the most perfect Upside Hiccstrid song ever... lol

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After her little stunt, Astrid was 99.9% certain that Hayden now knew he was being hunted. Thank goodness too. She had woken up at the goddamn crack of dawn, and even skipped her morning run, just to make sure she looked perfect. Walking the very fine line between sexy and school dress-code. The whole day she had been waiting to get hauled to the office for a stern talking-to by Dean Terribal. Fortunately, though risky, her outfit had still covered all the necessary bases. Her jean jacket stored in her locker, just in case.

The red shorts were admittedly tiny. Normally Astrid only ever wore them at the beach. Still, if she knelt down instead of bending over, her ass cheeks never hung out. Likewise, the white top screamed sexy, but it actually covered more skin than many of her tank tops. It was just because it was styled like a corset. Even the laced back of it had a piece of white fabric covering the opening. Sure she couldn't wear a bra beneath it, but it was built like a bra so she didn't really need to. The whole ensemble still markably more appropriate than most of what Sabrina and her friends passed off as clothes.

Still, there was no bloody way Astrid was going to spend 2 hours getting ready every single day. Although it had been worth it this one time just to see Hayden falter and stutter like a lusty teen. That boy was lucky Astrid had been distracting everyone else in the class too, or they might have noticed that Professor Haddock's mind was not on the behaviour of light. Pretty sure he was a little busy thinking about the mating behaviours of hominid type primates instead...

Not wanting to waste all that effort, Astrid made sure to snap a few sexy selfies before changing into her comfy clothes again. Wanting to have them in her phone just in case the opportune moment arose. Then she tied her long blonde hair up in a messy bun to get it out of her face. Heading out of her room to join the girls in the kitchen. Finding Heather already dicing chicken breast for stir fry, so Astrid grabbed another cutting board and started chopping vegetables. Rachel getting the rice started, and then manning the fry pan.

"So, you gonna dress up as sexy science geek Astrid tomorrow too," Rachel asked blandly as she stirred the sizzling chicken around in the pan.

"Hell no," Astrid laughed. "It's WAY too much work to do that every day. Besides, I don't think I can handle one more day of Scott sidling up to me at lunch to remind me that if I want him back I just need to ask," she added with a dramatic shudder. "As if I would ever need to put in that much effort just to get my ex back. It was worth it to make Hayden drool though. Do you think he finally got the message," she asked cheekily.

"Oh, definitely! I have to say, I didn't think I'd ever see Hayden Haddock looking almost as uncomfortable as Frank," Heather sniggered. "Speaking of uncomfortable, did you see how mad Sabrina was when she caught sight of you and your entourage of admirers today?! Not to mention how heartbroken Scott looked when you chased him away. Priceless."

"Totally priceless," Astrid agreed with a grin. "Maybe now Sloppy's realized just who she's messing with and she'll back off."

"Doubt it," Rachel drawled. Dumping in the General Tao sauce and removing the rice pot from the heat before glancing over at Astrid and Heather. "A girl that crazy would never give up so easily. She'd just see it as an added challenge," she added with an eye roll. "I should know. I'm the Queen of Crazy."