This chapter is just one of those chapters to help the 2nd and third ones come together, this story will make more sense soon I promise! Will be uploading 2 and 3 before Monday!

(FOR EXISTING READERS.)New story... yes, I will be continuing with Lacking Self Control soon but this story came to me when I was on holiday. I managed to write 5 chapters already so I will get back to the other story soon. Promise.

Enjoy!

As she stares out the window at the moving, unchanging scenery, bored out of her mind Astrid thought of how she came to be sat in her parent's car. Squished in the back that was filled to the brim with stuff she can't really be bothered to name.

A month ago her parents had announced they were moving because her mum had been transferred to a different office in another city at work. Astrid had been happy at first until she was told where it was. Berk. She thought sourly, her face twisting in irritation at the memory of the conversation. Her disgust came from her aunts descriptions of living there. Cold. Wet. Sheep. Far from any existing friends. Cold.

"Astrid it's not that bad, your college was fine with transferring you to here...No Astrid it is too far for you to get to your college every day. ...No you haven't got the money to stay there...you don't qualify for a loan... You're coming with us. That is that."

That awful conversation with her mother made her sulk for at least a week straight. Luckily she knew a girl at the college she's getting transferred too so she had been talking to her for a while and they'd agreed that when Astrid got to her knew house she would meet her and go for a well needed drink.

She hadn't realised she had dozed off until the feeling of the car coming to a stop woke her from a light nap.

"Astrid wake up and look at our new house!" Her mum exclaimed, a little too loudly for Astrids liking.

"Help your mother bring the stuff in from her car; I'm off to help to guys in the truck." Her dad bellows through the lowered back window where she balanced her head.

She groaned in response while opening the door and swung her legs out like they weighed a ton each.

After sorting out the car she had been granted freedom by her mum and as soon as being told this she found a relatively 'sexy' early evening outfit, tight jeans and an interestingly cut shirt, as she felt like looking better than she felt during her first exploration of the local drinking places with her friend the night before her first day at her new college.

BUZZ BUZZ

Just as the thought of calling her friend had popped into her head Astrids phone had started vibrating then playing the intro to 'Cool Kids' by Echofalls just before she swiped her screen and answered.

"Hey" Astrid answered sluggishly.

"You ready to go out and get smashed out your nut?" Her friend replies in a very excited tone.

"Yeah, where am I meeting you? I can get my dad to drop me off maybe."

"Chieftain Avenue, on the corner of it you'll see a sign for 'The Chief' I'll be under there."

Astrid had arrived and met up with her friend and they begun walking along a strip of bars, shops, stuff like that when she decided it would be a good idea to ask where they were actually going.

"So where are we getting shitfaced Roxanne?" Astrid asks with a little more gusto in her voice than earlier.

"Hey call me Rox or Ruff, and to the place I meet you outside of, I work there so I know it's good. The drinks are good, the people are good and some guys are goooddd." She replied winking at Astrid.

When they get through the doors of 'The Chief' Roxanne is greeted by all the workers but as 'Ruff' 'obviously a nickname...' Astrid thought after hearing it twice, as she took in her surroundings.

The dark large room with booths around the walls, a dance floor located in the middle and the bar to the left of the door was glowing with a bluey purple hue that was almost like ultraviolet. She noticed this more as the bar was empty which confused her until Roxanne answered her thought.

"We haven't opened yet because there is a stock count until half 9 so we get special access." She says nudging Astrid with an elbow.

"Oh, nice. I'm Astrid by the way." She announces to every new face behind the bar.

'I'll introduce you to the gang, everyone has nicknames too. From some sort of embarrassing or funny thing that happened when they started." Ruff began, gesturing to the guys behind the bar.

"This here," she says gesturing to a tall dark haired boy, "is Snotlout."

"My names actually Scotty but that nickname stuck..."

"I'll explain why the nicknames are after I mention everyone; this here is Gobber, mister boss man!" She continues pointing to an older man.

'Aye, so don't get too Ruff, Ruff." He orders walking into the back room which Astrid supposed was his office. She also noticed a faint accent in his speech.

"Oh there you are!" 'Ruff' exclaimed to a boy coming through the doors from the walk in fridge.

"Hey Ruff I'm pretty sure tonight is your night off..." He answers looking at her with one raised eyebrow.

"It is I'm just giving my friend here a tour of the local scene; care to make us a drink Hiccup?" She snaps back with a smug tone in her voice.

"Hiccup?" Astrid asks choking out a laugh with it.

"Yup, my first night after we closed, we all got very drunk, beside Gobber, and I got the Hiccups so it stuck... And your name?" He asks expectantly raising one of his brows.

"Don't forget the part you fell on your ass...multiple times... Haha!" Scott adds punching Hiccups shoulder making him wince a little.

"Her names Astrid you dope I said it already!" Ruff shouts with a temper shining through.

"Nice name babe." Scott winks leaning closer to her over the bar.

Astrid responds with a roll of her eyes and returns her attention to the boy nicknamed Hiccup, she was sure he was probably scrawny as a little boy from his build, but obviously working in a bar made him want to bulk up a little... Well more like just get toned... But still he had a nice body from what she could make out from the shadows on his dark shirt. Scott had an alright body too but she promised herself she would never go there...the thought of it made her cringe.

"Astrid...Hellooo you there?" Ruff asks waving a hand in front of her dazed face.

"Oh yeah sorry it's been a long day, so this drink then Hiccup?" She asks snapping back into the land of wherever she was.

"The black dragon." Hiccup answers proudly, pushing two glasses along the bar in the girls' direction.

The small straight shot glass was filled with a dark coloured alcohol of some sort, that Astrid couldn't quite work out what it actually was. It was mixed with a purple-blue liquid that was floating around the other liquid as if at some point the two would become separate.

"Soo what is it...?" She asks inspecting the glass from all angles.

"A secret..." Hiccup answers, his mouth being pulled up slightly by a lopsided small smile.

"Drink up! Astrid, trust me on this, it's actually good, and Hiccup is good at making drinks." Ruff shouts reassuringly at her friend, patting her on the back encouragingly.

The two pick up the drink and knock it back quickly making Astrid shiver and Ruff 'woo' loudly.

"Ooh I liked that." Astrid announces happily looking over at her friend.

"Good, Hiccup how many black dragons does it take to change a light bulb?" Ruff asks earning a confused look from everyone.

"Hmm maybe 2?" He returns, sounding as if they have a secret joke happening.

"And how many to get Astrid drunk?" Ruff giggles mischievously.

"Let's find out!" He replies placing more shot glasses in front of the two.

Scott and Hiccup end up joining in a little with the drinking in between serving people. The bar had started to fill up as it was now 11pm. Astrid had noticed that even on a Thursday people in Berk still liked to get drunk. Nice.

After many many black dragon shots later Astrid started to feel it. The blurred vision and slurred speech were two of many tell tale signs.

"Guys!" She shouts draping her hand over Ruff, "this has been awesome, but Ruff and I need to go cut some shapes on the dance floor!" She shouts pulling her away.

"Did you just seriously say 'cutting shapes'?" Ruff replies with a giggle.

The two danced together in ways that made Scott stare continuously at them and want to join in; other guys in the bar seemed to look as if they were thinking the same thing.

Astrid ended up dancing alone as Ruff had found a guy that she knew and had once had 'previous adventures' with so she was off with him.

Astrid could do many things, but dancing in a way that made the male species seem to trip over any words they had, was a specialty she seemed to have. She was a dancer and a gymnast from a young age, thanks to her mother, which made attracting the attention of guys in a club very easy when she danced.

She had noticed Scott's eyes on her most of the time and she started to like the nickname better as he was drooling and maybe even snotting while he watched.

She also noticed Hiccup looking at her but not in the same way as Snotty over there, he would look away when she caught him glancing her way. It was odd and quite cute.

She needed to go home...she needed sleep. She was surprised her mum had been okay with her going out the night before her first day at her new college. She also needed to tell Scott to stop looking at her, it was past creepy now.

Ruff had returned to leaning on the bar after disappearing with the guy from earlier for a bit and had suggested her and Astrid got a taxi home. Great idea...Astrid thought as her heeled boots started to hurt and her choice of underwear was starting to feel like it was cutting her.

After saying their drunken goodbyes the taxi had dropped Astrid off first luckily, so she could crawl into bed as soon as she had got in. When she finally got into her bed she was out in seconds.

"ASTRID?"

"WAKE UP!" Her mum shouted through her door.

College.

Shit.

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New chapter Saturday night!