Disclaimer: As always, I own nothing. Everything you'll see in here belongs to their rightful owners.

Note: So, I may be wrong in how many chapters this will end with.

Forgive me for taking so long! I had a bit of a block, and it took me so long. I had rewritten the first part over and over, but I think I'm satisfied with it now. Hopefully, the next few chapters won't take as long.

Tangled Up With Cupid

Chapter Fifteen; Involved In A Mess

Aster had a free period after lunch, and so he spent it talking with a friend of his. Leaning against his desk, he nodded his head in agreement to what it was the dark haired male had said. He was so caught up in the conversation, he hadn't taken a notice of the two female's that walked into the classroom. Rapunzel lead Astrid over to where the Australian was, hoping that he would help them with their newest plan.

"Hey ladies," the dark haired male talking to Aster greeted, leaning his elbow on his desk and propping his chin in his palm.

Rapunzel flashed the boy a smile, before turning her attention to Aster. He raised an eyebrow, letting his own green eyes settle on her. Her hands were behind her back, small frame swaying a little where she stood. Astrid seemed annoyed though, leaning herself against the other boy's desk as she watched the other blonde.

"Aster, we uh.." Rapunzel shifted her gaze to Astrid for a second, chewing a little at her bottom lip. "We had a request."

Eyebrows furrowing, Aster pressed his hip into his desk. "What sort of request?"

"Can I help?" The dark haired male asked, sitting up in his seat.

"Sorry Ted, we only need Aster." Rapunzel apologized, watching Ted sink in his seat before her attention moved back to the older male. "It's about Hiccup and Jack." she told him.

As soon as the words left, panic filled Aster. By the way she'd worded it, it sounded as if something was wrong with his friends. He straightened up a little, eyes shifting between both girls.

"What's wrong with them?"

Though what was next said quickly washed the panic away, instead setting a feeling of dread in the pit of Aster's stomach as the girl's - or mostly Rapunzel - explained to him the plan they had formed.

Over Winter break, a new building had been forming in town. No one knew what it was, but there had been a lot of rumors going around. It was going to be a casino, it would be a bar, even some saying it was going to be a fancy hotel with expensive prices. It hadn't been until some time late January where the construction had finally ended, and they finally let their eyes rest on the building.

Finally, all of the unanswered questions had gotten their answer. With it's bright lights and loud music, the building turned out to be a dance club. It had been aimed for teenagers, due to the high population of teens or young adults surrounding the area.

It was finally ready for customers, and it had been most of the talk aside from who was who's 'valentines date' or the dance coming up. It was nice for those who weren't going to the school's dance as well, because you could go in whatever clothes you wanted. Meaning you didn't have to spend a lot of money towards dresses or nice dress shirts.

And so, that's what the girls wanted to do. In going there, Astrid hoped to lose Scott, and meanwhile she could invite Hiccup there with her since he owed her. Rapunzel could find a way to get Jack there, and then next was what brought Aster into the plan. With his new friendship forming with Hiccup, both girls felt that maybe he could show up there as well. He could purposely bump into Hiccup, maybe flirt with him a little, and try to get some jealous reaction out of their white haired friend.

Rapunzel felt the plan was a good thing, but the other's weren't as agreeable to it.

"Nope, not doing it." Aster said, crossing his arms.

Green eyes widening, Rapunzel pouted a little. "Why not?" she questioned.

"What do you mean why not?" Aster ran a hand over his face, moving so that he could sit himself down at his desk. "How are we even sure they like each other? This could all go up in flames just because we're trying to set up two guys who have had girlfriend's and never voiced having any interest in guys."

Astrid gave a frown, unsure on if she should vocalize the feelings Hiccup had expressed to her. It had become very clear that he was interested in guys, or at least in Dagur. But there was just something about that look she'd seen earlier. There was something there between Jack and Hiccup, something that had made her agree to helping Rapunzel with this crazy plan.

"Well," Ted spoke up from the side. "I'm sure we've all seen how some people react to guys coming out. What if they're afraid to voice those sort of feelings?"

Rapunzel looked over to the boy, before turning her attention to Aster. As much as he didn't like this plan, he had to agree that Ted was right. There were a lot of people at his school who he was sure wouldn't be happy about that kind of display of affection around the school. If Hiccup were to admit his feelings about Jack around the wrong person, the boy could be a victim of bullying. He'd be excluded from hanging out with other male friends, and they'd surely throw a fit whenever he'd have to change with them for gym.

Still, Aster didn't see this as a good plan. He opened his mouth, about to voice his doubts, but before he could he was cut off when a pair of small arms wrapped themselves around his body. Peeking over his shoulder, he smiled when his eyes met a familiar pair of mismatched eyes.

"Good morning everyone!" The girl said excitedly, her eyes scanning over the group.

Dark brown hair streaked with multi-colored locks, Beatrix was a freshman wildly known already for her similar looks to her older sister. If it weren't for the different colored streaks, or the eyes, she could have easily been mistaken for her sister. Her tiny arms were wrapped around Aster's neck, leaning her body a little on him, feet lifting off the floor.

"Good morning Baby Tooth!" Rapunzel greeted just as cheerily, her focus moving off Aster to the girl.

It was a nickname gifted to her by Aster. Both colorful sibling disliked their birth given names. Tooth - or Ana - disliked hers with how overused Ana was. She knew at least four other girls with the same name, and it always got so confusing when one was called and five heads turned. For Beatrix, it was more due to how rare and different her name was. People were always misspelling or mispronouncing it. And so, she was given the nickname Baby Tooth, since her sister was Tooth.

Untangling her arms from around Aster, Beatrix moved to sit herself on his desk. "I didn't know you two were in this class." she pointed out.

"We're not." Both Rapunzel and Astrid answer.

Ted gives a small snicker, eyes shifting between both female. "It's almost like their twins."

The blonde female's gazes lock, before Astrid reaches over to shove Ted. He gives a small cry as he almost topples out of his chair, but manages to catch himself before he can hit the floor. A little confused though, Beatrix tilts her head, glancing over to Aster who won't meet her eyes. Pouting a little, she turns her attention to Rapunzel.

"Well, why are you two here then?" she asks.

"It doesn't matter why their here, I've told them no." Aster grumbles, but Beatrix ignores him as she waits for an answer.

And so Rapunzel tells her of their plan, how their trying to get Jack and Hiccup together. The girl listens intently, full attention focused on them as they explain everything. By the time their done, her eyes have turned back to her friend. The male narrows his eyes, but she won't give up. Her eyes are big and she's beginning to pout out her bottom lip.

He looks to Ted for help, but the boy holds his hands up in a sign that he won't be coming to Aster's rescue. Groaning, Aster reluctantly gives in to the girl's plan.

. . . .

So far, the plan had been set into motion. Though, they were running a little bit late.

On Astrid's end, it had taken much longer than necessary on trying to get Hiccup to agree on heading out. Jack's rejection to the question earlier seemed to really take a toll on him, and he'd wanted nothing more than to sit at home and play World of Warcraft with Fishleg's. But Astrid had showed up, practically wrestled clean clothes onto him and then drug him out of the house. No help from his parents, who agreed with Astrid that he should be outside with his friends.

Now he sat in the passenger seat of her car, arms crossed against his chest and green eyes staring outside the window as they drove down the street. Astrid hadn't said anything to him, and he hadn't tried to strike up a conversation either. It was a silence that neither could find a way to end.

Sighing, Astrid knew she had to try and end this silence. "Hiccup, I'm sorry for dragging you out. Alright?" she glanced over to him, before letting her eyes return to watch where she was driving. "But you do owe me."

"Yes, yes. Because of your distaste for Scott." Hiccup rolled his eyes, settling further back into his seat.

Astrid gave a snort. "You're his cousin. I'm sure you see why I don't like him."

Groaning, Hiccup nodded his head. He did, he knew exactly why Astrid didn't like him. The past bullying Scott did to Hiccup when they were younger, the way he acted as if he were better than everyone else. It wasn't hard to find a reason to dislike Scott.

"Fine."

Smiling, Astrid reached over to pat her friend's arm. "See, was that so hard?"

After that, things seemed to relax between the two friends. Astrid informed Hiccup that she'd started looking over colleges, unsure exactly what she wanted to do once they graduated. Hiccup wanted to smack himself. He'd been so distracted himself with trying to work out his emotions and tending to the new animal at home, he'd almost forgotten how close graduation was approaching.

"Can you believe it, soon we'll be getting jobs and hopefully some of us will be having our own families." Astrid smiled at the thought.

He wanted to feel that same joy she was, but he just couldn't bring himself to. He hadn't even figured out what he wanted to do. When he was younger, there had been so many jobs he had planned for himself in the future. But now that it was so close, he was uncertain of himself. Did he want to take care of animals, like his mother? Or did he want to go off onto his own path?

He was decent at art, but he'd always heard that trying to get a career as an artist was hard. He could look into programming, but was that really a passion he wanted to seek out?

"Hiccup?" Astrid questioned, taking notice of his silence.

Blinking, he turned to look over to her. He met her blue eyes, giving her a small smile in reassurance that he was alright. Which was false, but he really didn't want to ruin this more. She was already going to be stuck spending the night with Snotlout, and he should at least let her have some fun and enjoy herself before his cousin decides he wants to be an ass.

Pulling up to the building, they weren't really that surprised by the line. It was a new building, and a lot of people wanted to check the place out. Once they were safely parked and the vehicle was off, Hiccup and Astrid made their way to the entrance.

"Is Scott meeting with us outside or inside?" He turned his attention to Astrid, shoving his hand into his pocket when the security guard at the front requested for their ID's.

Astrid also reached into her own pocket, pulling her ID out and showing it to the large man. "Hopefully, he'll forget his ID and have to skip out."

Hiccup gave a small smile, nodding in agreement. While he had been the one to basically set this up, Astrid wouldn't be as angry with him if the other male didn't show up. And, hopefully he could still tutor his cousin without him asking Hiccup to try and set the two up again just because he'd failed in bringing something he should have on him at all times.

The place inside was dim, a tiny light available to guide them through. For it's size, it didn't seem as packed at Hiccup had expected. There were a lot of people dancing, mostly teenagers. The music was loud and pulsing under his feet, and he knew it would take a bit to adjust to the noise outside once they left.

His blonde companion took his hand, the two weaving through the crowd back to where there were tables and booths set up. Both peered around for the male they were joining, unable to make him out between everyone else.

Though, it'd still be a relief to both of them if Scott decided not to come.

"Hey, maybe you got your wish." He teased gently.

She was still searching the crowd. Unknown to him, she wasn't just searching for Scott. In the distance, she thought she saw the male she was looking for. But she wouldn't know until she found out. Looking to Hiccup, she took her friends arm and leads him over to a table.

"Sit. I'm going to get us something to drink."

He opened his mouth to say something, but she was already walking away. Groaning, Hiccup sat down and waited for her to return. His eyes looked around the club again, taking in all of the sweaty, dancing bodies. He took in how they looked, as if dancing came naturally to them. How was it, they were able to make it look so smooth? Whenever he danced, it looked like he had something in his pants.

'Though, the only dancing you've done was at your uncles wedding. Or, at least that's what mom and dad said.' He told himself.

It was a memory he couldn't remember, though there were photos that showed proof. His uncles wedding to his new wife, Scott's step-mom. His mother told him how he was a little heart breaker, that he danced with everyone who asked. Even trying to slip into every dance between his parents.

Lost in thought, Hiccup hadn't noticed that a familiar pair of green eyes had spotted him. Having met up with Astrid, he told her where Jack and Baby Tooth were, before she'd pointed out Hiccup to him. While he wasn't happy with the plan they had formed him into, it felt too late now to quit. Moving over to the table, Aster swallowed thickly.

"Hiccup?" He questioned, acting as if he hadn't known the freckled male would be there.

Pulled from his thoughts, Hiccup glanced up, meeting the Australian male's gaze. Flushing a little, Hiccup gave him a small wave. He hoped Aster hadn't been standing there long.

"How are you, kid?" The older male asked, sitting himself down next to Hiccup.

Either he didn't notice Aster's close proximity, or he didn't care. Aster sat close though, his knee just barely grazing against Hiccup's. He wasn't sure how he was going to get this plan started. And he was really trying to keep from just hightailing it out of there.

The girl's had talked him into flirting with Hiccup. They thought that maybe, if Jack saw it, he'd get jealous. He'd try to get Aster off of the other boy, try to take Hiccup as far from Aster as possible. Which would hopefully make both of them realize their true feelings. Maybe Jack would admit his jealousy. Ted-who'd been listening to the plan- even brought in how Jack should fight Aster for Hiccup.

'The things I'm pulled into.' Aster rolled his eyes, the motion unnoticed by Hiccup.

"I kinda got dragged here by Astrid.." Hiccup looked for his female friend. "Have you seen Scott?" He asked, looking at Aster.

"Scott?"

Aster raised an eyebrow, before shrugging his shoulders. He recalled Astrid talking about being set up on a date with some guy from their school, but he hadn't really paid it any attention. It hadn't concerned him, not until he'd been volunteered to possibly ruin his friendship with Hiccup and Jack.

He scooted his chair a little closer to Hiccup, who didn't seem to take notice. Though, if he had, he didn't say anything about it. Lump forming in his throat, Aster stretched his arm out slowly, until it was draped around the smaller boy's shoulders. Tilting his head, Hiccup looked at him, not questioning the action.

"Never mind, I really hope he's not here anyways." Hiccup turned his gaze away from Aster, scanning the crowd of people one final time before returning his attention to the other male. "Did you come here with anyone?"

God, Aster felt so uncomfortable like this. He wouldn't have, had he done it on his own cause. But because the girl's had involved him into this plan, he just felt really.. Strange. His hand came up, fingers playing a little bit with Hiccup's hair. Hiccup shifted a little at the feel of it, eyebrow raising before he turned his head away.

'I'm sorry Hiccup.' Aster thought.

Green eyes looking, he found Jack, his friend probably searching for where he'd gone off to. Taking a deep breath, he cupped Hiccup's chin in his hand, turning the boy's head to face him. Hiccup opened his mouth to question him, but Aster's lips quickly shut him up.

Hands pressing against his chest, Aster pulled back before the kiss could last long. Just a quick press of lips. There was a look of sheer terror on Hiccup's face, and before either could say anything, the Aussie was getting a fist to his cheek and caught off guard he went toppling out of his chair. Fists clenched, Jack was breathing heavily as he looked between his best friend and Hiccup.

"Jack!" Hiccup cried out in shock, before looking to where Aster lay sprawled on the floor.

Fuming from what he'd just seen, Jack stepped back as guilt started to fill him. He hadn't meant to hit his friend, he just felt a rage of something inside him when he'd seen the other male kissing Hiccup.

Rubbing at his face, Aster watched Jack, wondering if the boy was going to explain himself. Astrid hadn't said anything about this in the plan, and he really should have put more thought into agreeing with it. Slowly, he pulled himself off the ground, Hiccup leaning down to help him to his feet while Jack continued to remain silent. His hands were limp at his side, blue eyes still shifting between both before him as if he were watching a really short tennis match.

Once Aster was safely back into his chair, Hiccup slowly moved over until he was standing by Jack's side. He reached out, a little hesitant, as he grabbed a hold of his hand.

"Jack?" he asked, tilting his head. "What's wrong?"

Relaxing at the feel of Hiccup's hand taking hold of his, Jack turned his head to meet his eyes. A lump was forming into his throat, before he tugged the other male away from the table. Surprised, Hiccup didn't fight him as Jack lead him through the crowds and toward the exit of the club. They'd passed Astrid, the girl watching them go with a little confusion in her blue eyes.

The cool air outside greeted them once they left the building. Leading him over to his vehicle, Hiccup hadn't even taken notice that Jack had pulled his keys out until he was unlocking the car and then pulling the back door open.

Any questions he'd tried to asked just weren't coming up, and he was a little flushed when Jack pulled him into the back seat of the car and they were both a little cramped into the small space. He was about to question Jack if he was drunk, or if he had some problem with Aster, but all questions were gone the moment he felt his lips against his.

Jack was.. Kissing him?!

So, can any of you take a guess on who Ted is?

Sahreah - I'm trying to make a Dagcup shipper out of you, is it working? Hehe.

Anie6142 - Pikachu, when did you get in here?!