Oh gosh I hate this new FF document set up thing. I tried to post a one shot and it didn't go well, so I really hope I can fix that. I have created an AO3 account though! So I will be using that as well if you guys prefer that, but I'll still use FF. sorryforthewaitomg.

Ticking That Presents This To You Dear Hiccup

Okay, so maybe he could forgive Jack after he scared him out of his mind. Sure that was something that really did get him, and actually made him pretty unhappy with his dumb date. For a moment, he really did lose hope, and regretted saying yes to take him out on a date. But that moment only lasted a few seconds, because the moment his blindfold was taken off by said dummy, his mouth was gaping, and his eyes were wide open to an icy wonderland.

Jack had brought him to a winter wonderland themed ice arena! And the best part about it was that there weren't any people at all! It was just the two of them! He worried that people would give them weird or disgusted looks, all because they were two guys on a date together. He didn't want to show any of that during breakfast (though that turned out well) and at the movies. It scared him too much. But this, this was beyond perfect.

"Weeeeell?" Jack cooed, giving Hiccup a lopsided grin. He had his hands stuffed in his pockets with his shoulders risen high. A sign of patiently hoping that he fixed his little mistake a few seconds before.

Hiccup sighed, biting his lower lip as he crossed his arms. "I really hate you," He simply said with an angry frown, though he was almost at a struggle to keep himself from smiling when Jack's posture and face had a complete change of attitude. Hiccup lowered his eyes to the floor, turning his head away from Jack, now giving him the cold shoulder.

"What?" Jack questioned, unsure of what he did wrong.. You know, besides the whole 'I'm gong to kill you' act. He thought that this would seriously make up for it. Does Hiccup not like ice-skating? Did he just ruin the date with this choice!?

"I should just walk out on you right now…" Hiccup glanced at Jack seeing that he had a shocking, worried look on his face. Oh did he get him now. Maybe a little more would do, just to make him regret his actions. "You know what?" Hiccup said harshly with a scoff. "You did it now." He huffed. Rolling his eyes, Hiccup turned his back on his date and headed for the doors with an angry march. Just like he wanted, Jack chased after him.

"Wait! Hiccup! I-I'm sorry! I don't know what I did wrong, but I'm sorry! I should have asked you if this was all right. I-I didn't mean to offend you or make you angry or anything!" Jack pleaded, grabbing Hiccup's shoulder. Hiccup didn't have it though. He didn't allow Jack to turn him around just like that.

"You sir," Hiccup yelled angrily, making Jack flinch slightly. Hiccup grunted and inhaled very dramatically before turning around with a smug grin. "Are forgiven."

Wait what? Jack dropped his arm to his side, staring blankly at his tricky, freckled date.

Okay now… Did Hiccup seriously do what Jack feared? The fear that he would somehow screw up his chances with Hiccup even though he was sure that he could win his heart? Did he just shatter his confidence in a mere minute?

Hiccup sniggered, grin growing wider with his chest puffing out in victory.

He did! He seriously did!

"Got'cha" Hiccup held his head high, and his arms back to crossing.

"Wow!" Jack exclaimed. "I hate you!"

"Well yeah? The feeling is mutual." Hiccup still grinned, raising one eyebrow with a shrug of his shoulder. "And I don't even need your forgiveness to feel better." He stuck his tongue out, receiving a lopsided smile from Jack as he shook his head.

"Wow, you're perfect." He breathed out.

So that was unexpected for the both of them. Hiccup's grin was completely gone in a flash. His arms uncrossed and immediately his right hand grabbed hold of his left arm. His eyes moved to the floor momentarily for processing before giving Jack a small, shy chuckle while Jack had his hands stuffed in his pockets again and with his head ducked slightly forward. He raised his shoulders and gave Hiccup a shy smile of his own.

"Sooooo forgiven?" Jack asked, trying to forget what he accidentally let out.

"Forgiven."

The two stared at each other before bursting out in fits of giggles. Jack then held out his hand in a dramatic, princely like fashion for Hiccup to take hold of. Receiving an eye roll from the younger boy, he oh so gently placed his hand in Jack's for him to drag the two towards the front desk where all the skates are.

The two boys were quiet as Jack unlocked the door to get inside, and along the way to the very back of the room to unlock a second door to an office. He squeezed Hiccup's hand before letting go to pick up a bag that was besides a filing cabinet.

"What size are you?" Jack questioned, sitting down on a small bench in the room to put on his own personal skates. Hiccup sat down next to him, looking down at his feet that were nervously on top of one another. He switched his gaze to Jack's feet before mumbling something. Jack grinned. "What was that?" There was a pause.

"Seven." Hiccup groaned, hearing a giggle from Jack. Hiccup grumbled, slouching in his seat with his arms crossed.

"Really?" Jack questioned, looking at Hiccup's boots. They look about the same size as his own shoes. "They don't look like it." He pointed out, grabbing his shoe to compare it with Hiccup's.

Hiccup continued his grumbling, bending down to untie his boot. It was then that Jack came to realize just how tight those boots were tied, because now there was a huge amount of space between the boy's skinny leg and the boot itself. He could clearly see marks from it all around his leg, which actually worried Jack.

Hiccup's feet were now completely out of their boots and lifted up so Jack could now compare his foot with Hiccup's. They were now in fact smaller than his.

"You're not laughing." Hiccup pointed out. Jack looked up from Hiccup's feet and pale ankles. His head was tilted while his hands were clenched at his sides, like he couldn't believe that he wasn't being made fun of, but still getting ready for it.

Was that why he wore a size or so too large? Did people tease Hiccup about his small feet and other things which made him so defensive and hesitant about pretty much everything? If so, how could anyone bully someone who was so sweet, and kind as Hiccup? Jack wondered as he glanced down towards the boy's lips.

Slowly, he reached for Hiccup's cheek with one hand, the younger boy flinched at contact. And with the other, he placed on top of Hiccup's small hand. Almost everything about him was small, Jack thought as his lips twitched into a fond smile. His hands, and feet were small; his legs arms, waist; Jack glanced down, hips, chest… Just his body was so thin, but not in an unhealthy way. It made him really cute. Jack looked back into Hiccup's eyes, his eyes were big and a beautiful shade of green. Along with his button nose that had freckles scattered around on it and his cheeks. How can someone have what it seemed to be like unattractive features (Or so that's what everyone at school thinks), turn out to be so gorgeous and can cause Jack to easily fall in love with?

Jack was too mesmerized by Hiccup and began to ever so slowly lean forward, his half lidded eyes were becoming hazy as he leaned closer towards Hiccup's lips.

"Jack!" Hiccup's voiced trembled as his free hand flew up to Jack's shoulder to stop him from coming any closer, leaning away from the oncoming kiss.

Jack opened his eyes and saw that Hiccup's eyes were wide, and his teeth bit his lower lip. He then realized what he was doing and immediately withdrew. "I'm so sorry, Hiccup." Jack said, his eyes now wide with the fear of messing up once again, but this time was even more serious and just, oh man he really screwed up. How could he try to kiss Hiccup already!?

"No I'm sorry! I- I ruined such a moment! I'm so stupid!" Hiccup scolded himself as he grabbed the sides of his hair with both hands, shaking his head in disbelief. "I-I'm really sorry, Jack."

"Hiccup, no." Jack grabbed his head again, this time turning Hiccup around forcefully, yet very gently so that he would listen. "I understand. It was stupid of me to do. If you're not ready, then you're not ready. It's too early for… For kissing. I just wasn't thinking and got caught in the moment. You don't have to be sorry, okay? I understand that you don't want to kiss me yet… Or at all."

Hiccup gave him a sad smile and nodded with a slight blush on his cheeks. "… Thank you." He said, slowly taking Jack's hands into his own. "I… Still might want to kiss you," He said quietly, taking slow breaths. "but I'm not ready… I need time."

Jack smiled. "Of course."

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It was nice of Jack to let him use his mother's ice skates (They were a perfect fit like wow. Such professional, white, green and yellow skates too!) since Hiccup never liked the idea of putting his feet in something many, many other people have put their "disgusting" feet in. So using Tooth's skates felt more sanitary.

And then, skating happened.

Hiccup insisted on Jack going ahead of him as he needed to tighten the skates a little more, but that wasn't the case. He just wanted to see how the other boy gets on the ice.

Jack looked back, giving Hiccup a big child like smile before sliding onto the ice and sped up immediately for a warm up lap.

Alright, Hiccup thought as he stood up with confidant. Just stand on the ice with one foot and push the floor with the other. Just as Jack did.

As Hiccup placed his foot on the ice, holding onto the sides of the ice rink walls, he looked up to see Jack gracefully spinning slowly so that he could keep an eye on Hiccup every time his body faced the boy.

And now to push with the other and- he didn't slide gracefully like Jack. Maybe for just an inch, and down he went, attempting to balance himself with his other foot, but that too was difficult. Hiccup didn't admit it. He's never skated before in his life. He's never done any activity of such before besides walking, and he could barely do that with out stumbling once or twice every other day. So walking on the carpet with blades was easy to do when you did it slowly. It was still hard but he did it with out falling over, but keeping balance on ice!? That was a whole other story! The blades dug into the carpet, but on ice? Good luck with that, and what does Hiccup not have? Luck. And there he was, achy hands and knees on the cold ice with Jack gracefully gliding towards him.

He crouched down and slid steadily and smoothly until he was right in front of Hiccup with a grin. "You okay?" He asked, holding both of his hands out.

"Yeah. Thanks." He nodded, accepting Jack's offer, standing up with his date. "I see you have no problem with keeping it professional," Hiccup shrugged. "Keeping it cool…" Hiccup shrugged again when he was lifted back onto his feet as he avoided eye contact. "Keeping it ice cool." Hiccup muttered, now peeking at his date.

The moment those words left Hiccup's mouth, not exactly meaning for Jack to hear his bad pun, the older boy sputtered out a laugh. "Wow!" Jack commented, slightly cringing and shaking his head, but all the while still grinning. Hiccup giggled.

"Bad?" He asked, giving Jack an innocent smile.

He lifted up his thumb and index finger, leaving a small space in between them. "J-Just a little." He replied sarcastically. He knew it was great, but again, bad puns are the best puns, and he giggled.

"Do you need a little help skating, M'lady?" Jack asked politely, offering a hand to Hiccup.

The boy simply rolled his eyes and scoffed. "No!" He said, turning his head away from Jack with his head held high as if he wasn't hopeless. Jack chuckled and decided to mess up Hiccup's façade by giving him a nudge on the shoulders hard enough to make the boy fall. What he wasn't expecting though was that Hiccup had tried to catch himself with Jack's sleeves. It worked for a second until Jack slipped as well, being pulled down by Hiccup. Swiftly, Jack was able to put a hand behind Hiccup's head so that the boy wouldn't hit it on the ice.

For a brief second, they lie there, unsure of what exactly happened that got them into this embarrassing and close position. Though Hiccup wasn't exactly embarrassed for once. It was more of an unamused expression he had on while Jack's face cringed in embarrassment. "Whoops." Jack clenched his teeth, giving Hiccup an apologetic smile. Hiccup sighed, giving Jack a smile of his own before rolling his eyes with a shake of his head.

"You sure love lying on top of me, don't you?" He teased, pushing his date off of him.

"Hey!" Jack chuckled. "That was all you! You pulled me right on top of you, trying to seduce me on the first date!? How dare you." Jack crossed his arms and shrugged one shoulder with a sassy like expression that almost had Hiccup laughing.

"Oh, blame me for falling!" Hiccup replied with a shout after recovering from Jack's expressions but was still smiling widely as they both stood up.

"You totally asked for it!"

"Did I say "Jack, please push me so I may fall on my butt!"?"

"That's exactly what I heard." Jack held his head high, eyes closed like he defeated Hiccup. "Word, for word!" He nodded with a smile.

"Seek help." Hiccup simply said, trying to keep balance as the two continued to stand on the ice.

Jack giggled, holding out both of his hands with out saying another word to which Hiccup finally accepted it, feeling that his hands were not warmed by Jack's, but he knew it was only a matter of time until his whole body warms up.

It took maybe a bit of advice from Jack and ten minutes to get used to, but Jack was finally able to let Hiccup skate on his own. As much as he didn't want to let go of his hands, Hiccup wanted to skate as fast as he could around the rink. He suggested a race, but of course the boy refused because he knew he would lose. And just to annoy him, Jack skated right beside Hiccup, sliding backwards and in circles around him which honestly scared Hiccup, but he didn't want to say anything only because Jack had that love struck look on his face he is growing so fond of.

"Here." Jack came from behind a shivering Hiccup to hold him against his body. There was a slight pause between the two, Hiccup froze in place taking a moment to take in this new feeling.

Suddenly he remembered who exactly was holding him. One of the most popular, well known guys at his school that is three years older than he is. And not only was he a guy, but he is a guy that likes him back? How does that even work? Seriously, what is the soul mate sorcery?

Hiccup shuddered, chills going through his body and then suddenly feeling warmer now that he remember that Jack was still holding him, but a bit tighter after Hiccup had shivered once again. His body relaxed. He was starting to love the feeling of Jack holding him.

"This… This is nice." Hiccup commented in a whisper, putting his hands over Jack's as he leaned back against him slightly. "I like this."

"I like you." Jack immediately responded. He chuckled. "That was so lame, I'm sorry."

Hiccup giggled, hugging Jack's arms and begun to twist his body side to side slowly.

They stayed like that for several minutes as Jack kept warming up Hiccup by rubbing his arms.

"You know," Hiccup spoke, breaking the long, comfortable silence between them. "I don't know If I like that you didn't tell me you were taking me to an ice rink or not." Jack questioned him with a hum, not even wanting to let go of his soul mate. Gosh did that sound so nice now that he knew Hiccup more. "You could've told me so that I could have brought a coat or something! … But I don't know now. I kind of.. Like you.. Keeping me warm." He said shyly, hiding his face behind his hair.

"That was the plan." Jack cooed, hugging him tighter as he snuggled into the boy's neck.

Hiccup scoffed. "You're so cruel. Instead of giving me a heads up to bring my coat to keep warm here, you decided it would be more beneficial to freeze me to death just so you can make a move on me?"

"Mmmmmhm." Jack hummed joyfully before giggling. "It worked didn't it?" Hiccup let out a short noise as if thinking. "You know you like it." He squeezed Hiccup.

The boy sighed. "Yeeeah. I suppose I do, but are we gonna stand all day? My legs are getting tired from skating… I'm not really an athletic kind of guy you know."

Jack groaned quietly, not feeling ready to move just yet, but felt like Hiccup was shifting out of discomfort for being hugged this long.

"Oh alright." Jack smiled, spinning Hiccup to face him. He felt like he could do this more comfortably now, but his heart was still pounding hard at the thought of grabbing Hiccup's hands. And he was right. The moment he went for the younger boy's hands, Hiccup inhaled nervously, just like the first time he had done this action. "Besides, we've got a movie to catch."

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Without really much of a word, Hiccup and Jack took off their skates and headed out the doors with Jack locking everything behind him. He then led Hiccup passed the arcade, closed little toy shops, a huge Kid's Quest area and passed the concession stands.

Everything was so quiet and dark with this mysterious place being so gigantic and closed off to everyone. It was actually pretty scary being alone with Jack in a barely lit, spooky place, but he trusted Jack. Especially when he held his hand.

"So," Hiccup broke the silence with a question he's been wanting to ask. "What is this place? And why is it just the two of us?"

"Have you heard of Dreams of the North Pole?" Jack answered with a question of his own. And judging by the surprising look on Hiccup's face, he has.

"Is this really it!?"

"Mhmm." Jack nodded with a smile.

Hiccup has in fact heard of this place, though he's never heard absolutely anything about it. All he knew about it was that it looked like a place that could attract anybody with its exterior designs. Gosh it was beautiful, and now he's inside it! He has always wanted to, but there wasn't any reason to, plus he never felt comfortable going to a busy place besides markets. Even that was uncomfortable enough for him to go so late at night or very early in the morning when no one is around.

"Wow." He awed. Wishing it was brighter inside so he could admire the interior designs. "So about my second question?"

"Right." Jack hesitated. Pretty sure Hiccup wasn't the type of guy that would take advantage of him. "My whole family owns it. My dad, North, and his buddy Sandy were the ones to come up with the idea and what it should be for. My mom and Bunny were the designers of the place, and believe it or not, Bunny designed the gardens throughout the place. Both inside and out, including the paintings on the walls and the statues."

"Wow! That's… That's so cool! …Whoa!" Hiccup wandered away from Jack, letting go of his hand to marvel at what it looked to be a work in progress. "I remember Aster showing me the rough draft for this!" He sounded like an excited little kid. "He said he was working on something big. I didn't think he meant it literally! This is so- Wow!" Hiccup giggled.

Jack chuckled. "I'll definitely tell Bunny about your reaction to his mural. Your opinion means a lot to him you know."

Hiccup's smiled, lowering his head so his face was hidden. "Really?" He couldn't believe it. "That feels…I'm- I'm honored." Hiccup chuckled, still admiring every little detail that was painted so far.

Every piece of grass, every pile of snow, and every petal on the tiny flowers here and there were breathtaking. Hiccup just could not believe that the artist of this mural was his former teacher.

Wow he sure was lucky.

Hiccup let out a long sigh, still not believing this day. Is this really happening to him?

He turned around to Jack. The boy having the kindest, most heart melting smile Hiccup has ever seen. And at that moment, Hiccup knew this boy was in love with him. There wasn't a way to explain it, but Hiccup could feel that Jack loved him. And he got the feeling he was in love with Jack as well. He was honestly scared to admit it so soon.

"Um… Shall we go?"

Jack nodded. "Only if you want to. You're welcome to looks some more." He said with a fond smile that made Hiccup's heart melt even more.

Hiccup thought about it. Will there be any other time to get this opportunity to look around freely with no one inside the building? But what about the movie? He couldn't possibly make them late. But… Art.

"Ehhhhh." Hiccup pondered, biting his lip in guilt. Reeeally wanting to say no only because of the movie. He just couldn't. He's been wanting to take a look around this marvelous building for a very long time, and now he can.

"If you're worried about time, Hiccup, you don't need to. The movie starts whenever we want." Jack grinned.

Yes! Hiccup hopped. He wanted to start from the beginning, taking his time to look around the entire place. Maybe set a time limit for himself so that he didn't waste Jack's time.

"Okay, okay!" Hiccup grinned. "Ten minutes!" Running back to where he and Jack came from.

"As long as you want!" Jack yelled, jogging after him.

During every piece of art and every piece of furniture and plant that decorated the place, Jack didn't think Hiccup would spend ten minutes at each area!

Okay, maybe not literally ten minutes, but maybe five at least. He found it incredible how much Hiccup knew about art. He observed every piece and identified which artist created what, and almost immediately knew which ones Aster did.

Once he knew who North, Sandy, and Tooth's works of art, he could tell who did what after seeing their first paintings.

This boy was special in so many way.

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About a forty-five minutes, probably more, Jack exaggerated, they were finally right by the movie theaters.

While Hiccup was viewing a few statues that were made by North, Jack heated up a few of the machines to make popcorn, hot dogs, and nachos. He was finishing just as Hiccup walked up to the counter.

"This place is amazing!" Hiccup exclaimed, twirling around as he tilted his head upwards towards the decorated ceiling. "Oh wooow." He breathed, frozen in awe.

The ceiling above them was painted like the night sky in some place way up North where the only light that was visible were from the stars. The sky was pure black and a glowing, magnificent shade of blue, with shining white stars. It took Hiccup's breath away, because it was literally glowing in the dark.

"Like it?" Jack asked, turning off the machines as we was cleaning up the slightly, messy area. Hiccup nodded, not being able to tear himself away from the art. Jack smiled. "That one was- uh- my… Idea."

Hiccup finally broke free from the trance to stare at Jack with wide eyes. He never thought Jack could do something like this! But then again, he didn't know Jack would be the kind of guy to live in a farm like place, or be some kind of rich boy, or even be this sweet to someone like him!

He only saw the kid who was popular at school because he played the guitar during lunch hours. That's all. Hiccup never really thought about how kind he was to every single person who approached him. And actually never flirted back with any of the girls that had hit on him. Hiccup never really even took the chance to get to know him at school for who he actually was instead of what he heard from around the school.

"It's beyond amazing." Hiccup glanced up again before staring yet again at Jack's beautiful features.

Hiccup would love to stare at him for ages, going over every detail of Jack's eyes and his light skin that had a few light freckles here and there; studying every detail in his soul mate just so he could paint him over and over again, but just staring at him alone thinking about it all would take him hours to do. So, he'll keep it to himself.

"Did you do any more?" Jack nodded, smiling sheepishly towards the floors as he rubbed his neck.

"Um… The ice rink. That one I did… My sister… Inspired me to do it."

"Oh?" Hiccup questioned, unable to see the look of grief Jack had as he turned away to exit the concession stand. "I never knew you had a sister."

Jack nodded, still hiding his face by grabbing napkins before heading towards the fountain drinks. "Mhmm. So, what would you like to drink?" He changed the subject quickly.

"Oh, um." Hiccup jogged around to see the options.

After the two had gotten their drinks, Jack getting Dr. Pepper, while Hiccup got lemonade, they headed towards the theater at the very end of the longer corridor. The room Jack had took them to, was the only door that not only had a single entrance, but the only door to have a lock on it.

"One thing about this room," Jack spoke up before opening the door. Hiccup tore his eyes away from the door, giving Jack his full attention. "You mustn't tell anybody about this."

Hiccup nodded, unsure as to why this is a secret. "That should be easy for me." He smiled. "I don't talk to anyone so my lips are sealed!" Jack chuckled, finding that quite sad, but the way he said it was like it doesn't even matter, and he was pretty unbothered by it.

"I know I can trust you. So," He opened the door to a large room that descended downstairs instead of up. "Where d'ya wanna sit?" Jack asked, grinning as he looked at the expected look of awe on Hiccup's face.

No wonder why Jack didn't want him to tell anyone about this room! This room wasn't like any theater he's ever been. Not even close! Sure it wasn't huge, but he didn't care about the size. No way! It was the seats that excite him. They were not chairs, no, they were full on cushiony, comfy couches fit for gamers! They looked like they were the most comfortable couches to cuddle on for a movie.

Screw the 'meeting hands in the popcorn bucket' fantasy! All Hiccup could think about now was cuddling on the couches perfect for two people to fit in. Everyone would kill to watch a movie in this room whether it was alone or with a date.

"Wooow." Hiccup breathed out again, slowly entering the room. "This is a dream. This has to be a dream. There's no way I'm living this. There's no possible way I'd have a perfect date with a perfect soul mate, who is spoiling somebody as imperfect as I."

Said soul mate laughed, rubbing his pale cheek against Hiccup's, due to his hands being full of snacks and food. "Don't say that! Like I said earlier, you're perfect." Jack giggled. "So someone perfect deserves to have a perfect date!"

Hiccup hummed happily.

"So? Where sit, Hic?" Jack nudged, making Hiccup giggle.

"How abooouut…" Hiccup slowly descended the stairs, pausing at each row to look at the screen before selecting the third row. "This one feels right."

Chuckling, Jack set his drink and snacks on the mini side table. Hiccup did the same with his side table before slowly sinking into the cushion.

The look on Hiccup's face made Jack want to cuddle the boy right then and there, but he couldn't do that before getting the movie playing. Should he have done that first? No, but then again, he was more distracted with Hiccup on his mind now.

"Alright, don't go any where. I'll going to put the movie on."

"Don't you worry," Hiccup sighed happily, sinking himself lower into the couch. "I'm not going anywhere."

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Several minutes had passed and Jack was still not back.

Hiccup got up, for some reason feeling slightly uncomfortable and out of place as he glanced up at the window where the movie would show through.

Hiccup sighed in relief. He was able to see Jack through the window. His date was still setting up the movie. He wondered how long it takes to set up a movie in there. Hiccup looked back at the screen, then at the window where Jack disappeared, then to the door. Maybe he should wash his hands and face before touching his food while Jack was busy doing his own thing. Surely he'd be done by the time Jack was, so he quickly made his way towards the bathroom.

"Geez." Hiccup commented. "Even the bathroom's beautiful."

Before being able to become distracted by the paintings on the walls, Hiccup made his way to the sinks, washing his hands thoroughly before splashing cold water on his face.

"How could Jack like someone like me?" Hiccup questioned, staring at his own reflection, tilting his head this way and that.

He pressed a finger against his cheek, over several freckles, before moving to his darker freckles and then the scar on the side of his chin. Afterwards, he pinched his nose, not liking how big it was. The only feature he liked were his eyes. He did really like the colour of his eyes very much.

Hiccup smiled. Then he smiled like he's been doing with Jack, immediately retreating. "Egh." He cringed. Not liking that look.

Jack likes that smile? Hiccup questioned, splashing his face two more times before washing his hands a second time.

Now to return to his date.

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"You ready?" Jack grinned, plopping down right next to Hiccup.

Hiccup was already snacking on the nachos Jack prepared for the two, though he wasn't dipping the chips in the nacho cheese. Instead, he was dipping the popcorn. He decided not to question it. He too ate weird things.

"Yeah, what movie are we watching?" Hiccup asked, making Jack snicker. "Not gonna tell me are you?"

"Nope!" The older teen grinned, turning his head towards Hiccup.

"Let me guess then." Jack nodded once for him to go ahead and try, knowing Hiccup will not get it. "Is it an animated movie?" Jack nodded, dipping a nacho chip in cheese. "Is iiit…. The new Disney movie?"

Jack shook his head, grinning as the previews to a two year old movie began. "Just watch!" He cooed, well aware Hiccup thought he'll be seeing a movie that is new in theaters.

"So," Hiccup taking a risk and leaned against Jack, resting his head on the older boy's shoulder. "Have you seen this movie before?" He questioned, ignoring how hot his face was feeling, and how hard his heart was pounding.

Jack shifted in his seat, getting more comfortable so that he could lean against Hiccup. "I have, yeah." He responded, wondering why Hiccup wasn't questioning the old previews. He got his answer when he saw that Hiccup was paying more attention to his food rather than the screen.

Actually, it was better this way.

"You didn't have to see a movie you've already seen!" Hiccup snapped up, luckily looking at Jack.

"Trust me, Hiccup," Jack cupped the boy's cheek with fondness but also as a distraction. "I want to watch this movie for our date." The white haired teen grin.

Hiccup bit his lip in response, eyes shooting down. He nodded, unable to speak due to Jack's touch. They have had more intimate moments, but again, this was a surprise to him. This was real and he just cannot compute.

"So," Jack glanced at the movie screen and back to Hiccup, "What was your favourite piece of art here?" He asked, knowing this will get Hiccup to talk and not pay absolutely any attention to the previews.

Almost ten minutes have passed, and Jack still managed to distract Hiccup somehow by talking more about art, though he could tell it was becoming the end of the conversation. Oh, if only he could distract him for the rest of the ten minutes or so of the previews by kissing, but then again, Jack thought, how lame would it be to have their first kiss in a movie theater?

"Do you have a favourite book, Jack?" Hiccup asked, still not paying attention to the previews like it's not even there.

Oh good, he's continuing the conversation.

"Yeah, I'm really enjoying the Harry Potter series!"

Hiccup gasped. "Really!?" All attention was on Jack now. "What book are you on?" He questioned, coming closer to the boy with interest.

"The third book. I just finished the second one a while ago."

"Oh. The Prisoner of Askaban, I like that one." Hiccup nodded, hopping in his seat. "Who're your favourite characters? Movies included!"

"Movies eh?" Jack pondered. "I have to say it's between Fred and George, and Sirius!" Hiccup nodded again in agreement. "What about you?"

"Luna and Hermione all the way." Hiccup answered immediately, like he has been wanting to tell someone who his favourite characters were for ages… Twelve years of it, Jack snickered to himself.

"Okay…." Jack prepared himself, trying not to laugh, "Sirius question," He paused, waiting for Hiccup to get his reference, which he did and received a long sigh. "What house do you think you would be in?"

"Oh, that is a serious question?" Hiccup has thought about it several times before, but now for someone to talk about it with him? He wasn't so sure. "I think I would probably end up in Hufflepuff to be honest." He quirked his lips to the side like he knew a loser like him would be in the "loser house". Jack hummed.

"I don't know," He tilted his head. "I would think you'd be in Ravenclaw." Hiccup shrugged.

"Maybe." He guessed. "Or maybe I'm a Neville Longbottom and I belong in Gryffindor." Hiccup grinned.

"I don't know," Jack smirked. "You are quite the pain, so you have to be a Slytherin!"

They both finally broke into fits of laughter, but then, Hiccup heard faint music. Just from the first couple of notes, he recognized it instantly for it was his all time favourite music, from his all time favourite composer, who made music for his all time favourite movie.

His eyes widen and his breath got caught in his throat. In shock, he slowly turned his head towards the theater screen just as the logo to his favourite animation company appeared on screen.

"No way." He whispered, his smile widen as far as it could possibly go. "No way!" Hiccup bounced in his seat, his hands curling into little balls as he excitedly waved them up and down. "NO WAY! IT'S-"

"Yup!" Jack grinned.

"I can't-!"

"I know."

"How did you-"

"Family!"

"And you-!"

"Uh huh?"

"You're the best!" Hiccup screeched, rocking Jack violently by the arm. "Oh my gods! Shh!" Jack giggled, staring at Hiccup as the boy continue to squeeze his arm for a quarter of the movie. He found himself staring at the boy for most of it while mindlessly snacking on the popcorn. That is until he realize how much his cheeks hurt from smiling.

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All that time laying in bed the day before, thinking how bad his date might go all because he thought he would screw up by rambling on a dumb topic, or something going wrong, Hiccup never thought he would end up crying for any reason. Even if that reason was because he was too happy. Nothing has never made him this happy. No one has ever made him happy or even tried as much as Jack has done.

At the end of the credits, hearing the music was just an overflow of pure admiration. He never thought he'd be able to watch his favourite movie on the big screen ever again.

He tried not to show Jack how… Lame and unmanly he was with his tears, but it was like Jack could sense his emotions.

He leaned his head forward, turning Hiccups head upwards so he could see his face. He smiled. "Please tell me those are tears of joy."

Hiccup chuckled, pulling his head away to snuggle more under Jack's arm.

During the downfall of the movie, the boys did in fact end up cuddling. Hiccup could definitely tell that Jack was holding back before, because when Hiccup leaned in closer to hug Jack's arm, the teen let out a sigh of relief and wrapped that same arm around Hiccup to bring him even more close, making Hiccup hug around Jack's waist. Though he had no complaints what so ever.

Nodding, Hiccup squeezed Jack. "Mhmm." He closed his eyes, relaxing and wishing he and Jack could fall asleep right there. "So what's next that could possibly make this day better?"

Jack hummed, running his fingers through Hiccup's hair slowly. "I can't promise you that it'll be better than this, but I think you'll love what I have planned next." Jack pulled out his phone, checking the time. He then looked down towards his chest where Hiccup was resting his head. Smiling, Jack opened the camera on his phone and secretly took a picture of them.

Usually he would never take pictures of himself, much less put himself as a background, but with this, he decided it would make a great home background. For his lock screen, he has to find a perfect moment to take a perfect picture of Hiccup, and he planned on doing so on this next event.

"We gotta hurry before we miss it, Hiccup." Jack said quietly, not wanting to stir the boy. He looked like he was ready to fall asleep, and if he wanted to, and boy did he want to, he could have fallen asleep along with him, but he wanted to complete their date with this.

"Miss what?" Hiccup mumbled in Jack's sweater. Oh man was he cute when he's tired.

"It's a surprise. Get up before you make me want to miss it to cuddle the rest of the night with you!" Jack laughed, nudging Hiccup off of him inch by inch.

"Did you have to pay for it?" Hiccup ask worryingly.

"Yes." Jack replied quickly. "Billions."

Hiccup smiled, realizing he was joking with that kind of response, though he wasn't sure if he actually did pay anything or not. "Shut up." Hiccup smacked him playfully, forcing himself up and off of Jack.

"So, how does pizza sound?"

"Oh thank gods you aren't taking me to some fancy restaurant." Hiccup sighed, smiling.

"What's wrong with fancy restaurants?" Jack asked, raising an eyebrow, though grinning. "What if the pizza is just our lunch and I had a reservation later tonight, huh?"

"I don't want you to spend so much money on me." Hiccup whined quietly.

Jack smiled, standing up. He held out his hand to help Hiccup off the little couch. "Don't worry. Besides the pizza, this won't cost anything."

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"Seriously Jack, where are we going?" Hiccup questioned for the fifth time. "We've listened to what, eleven songs so far? That's like, forty-five minutes almost? Maybe more!"

"Two more songs and we'll be there."

"They better be good songs then." Hiccup squirmed. "That pizza is really smelling good."

"Yeah it is." Jack licked his lips, though he's probably not as hungry as Hiccup was. He ate quite a bit of snacks during the movie. "Just hang in there, we'll be there soon."

And so, just as Jack said, they had arrived at their destination. This time though, Hiccup was allowed to take off his blindfold just after Jack pulled him out of the car.

Excited, he did immediately, definitely not expecting to be in the middle of no where, very far from civilization.

"Wooow." Hiccup gasped. "I've never been out of the town before."

"Really?" Jack was surprised. "I assumed you loving to camp, you would been out of the city and into the wilderness." He mentioned from their one day they spent texting.

"Well… Yeah, but you know… I never really had anybody to camp with, and my dad is always busy, so it was just my cat and I camping in the forest by the school."

Jack grabbed Hiccup's hand after locking the car doors, holding the pizza with his other hand. "That sounds scary. Aren't you scared of that forest?"

Hiccup shook his head. "No…" He then paused, a thought dawned on him. "Wait," He looked at Jack. "Are we hiking?"

"Yeah, but I promise it's not too bad."

"These aren't really made for hiking… Or at least while I'm wearing them they aren't." Hiccup looked down at his largish boots, tilting one of his feet on its side.

"Oh right!" Jack grinned. "I came prepared." Surprising Hiccup, Jack handed him the pizza, going to the car trunk to pull out-

"Did you get me hiking boots?" Hiccup questioned confusingly.

"They're my mom's. I figured since her skates were a perfect fit…" Jack didn't need to finish his sentence to know where this was going. So that's why they stopped on the way here.

Fortunately, they were a perfect fit. And they were so comfortable around his ankles as well, as he observed them while sitting on the trunk of the car.

"They look nice on you." Jack said, looking Hiccup up and down.

"Shut up. They're girl shoes." Hiccup mumbled, scared to admit that they really do suit him and look pretty darn nice on him. In all honesty, he really liked them.

"No I'm serious, Hiccup." That caught his attention. "We really need to buy you some shoes that actually fit you." Hiccup shrugged, kicking his feet in a shy manner. "Annnd," Jack bent downwards so he could look Hiccup in the eyes. "They don't cut off your blood circulation. Doesn't that sound nice?" Jack grinned, making Hiccup smile.

He nodded. "Yeeeeah," he kicked Jack gently with the side of his foot. "I suppooose."

"Great!" Jack exclaimed, pulling Hiccup off the car and grabbed the food. "Let's hurry before it gets dark!"

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Surprisingly, it only took them an hour and a half, plus two ten minute breaks to climb the whole trail. And during that whole hour and a half, they some how carried on a single topic the whole time.

"This is so cool!" Hiccup said, standing near the cliff on top of the mountain.

"Yeah," Jack stood near the boy, grabbing him by the hand. "Let's sit down, shall we?"

Hiccup nodded. The two then sat across each other, slightly uncomfortable, but the view and atmosphere made up for the hard surface below them. Finally though, they were able to eat the pizza and start on a new conversation.

"Did you take me here to see the sunset?" Hiccup chuckled, finishing his first pizza. Jack giggled in response, nodding with a cheeky smile. "You're so…." Hiccup bit his second piece of pizza, cheese almost coming off the slice. He giggled, "Cheesy."

"Hehe, you seem to like it."

Hiccup shrugged, leaning his head side to side like he was contemplating. "I do." He smiled his shy, lop sided smile that Jack loved. "I really do, but," Hiccup bit his lip, seemingly forgetting about his pizza, putting it back in the box before wiping his hands on a napkin. "I'm not used to it. Like… It's so weird," He emphasized with his hands, "receiving so many cheesy compliments I've only read in books or lame movies; and to be treated so well…" Hiccup paused, lowering his voice bashfully. "And especially be held so… Lovingly and close."

Finally, Hiccup looked up to meet Jack smiling, which for some reason, gave Hiccup painful butterflies in his stomach.

"So…" Jack scooted closer, pushing the box aside to sit next to his date. "Are you okay with it all? Does it bother you or make you uncomfortable at all?" He asked, cautiously sliding his hand into Hiccup's.

His voice was filled with so much concern, that there was no way Hiccup could be worried. But all his life, he has read and watched all kinds of things that will make him wary about people who got too close too quickly.

He blamed his favourite crime show for that.

"I'm just… A very cautious person." Hiccup slowly laced his fingers around Jack's.

Besides the shows and books that got too much into his head, Hiccup has had a few bad experiences, but nothing that really effected him. Just his view towards people.

"That's okay." Jack leaned his head on Hiccup's. In response, Hiccup leaned against Jack, sliding his head onto his shoulder. "I can understand that. Just tell me if I'm being too much, okay?" Hiccup nodded, eyes closing.

They stayed that way for quite some time until Jack noticed the sun was already setting almost a quarter of the way.

"Hiccup!" Jack whispered loudly, shaking the boy. "Look!"

Hiccup snapped awake, sitting up straight. He'd almost forgotten where he was at and then he saw it.

It took his breath away like no other. 'Oh my gosh.' Hiccup mouthed, unable to even speak.

With the bit of clouds in the sky and the mountains far off in the distance, he could visibly see rays of lights coming from the setting sun. He tried to count them, but he kept losing count due to too many things happening around it. The clouds around the mountains were all kinds of reds, oranges, and really bright yellow, and suddenly just above it was purple and then a beautiful shade of dark blue. It was incredibly beautiful. He just wanted to paint it.

"Yeah." Jack spoke softly. "I had the exact same reaction as you did when I first saw this view." There was a long pause. Hiccup still unable to speak. "You can't help but cry."

And that's what helped Hiccup tear away from the perfect view.

Jack's eyes were watering, though not falling out like his, which he finally acknowledged.

"Jack," Hiccup whispered breathlessly, now unable to tear his eyes away from Jack's now sparkling ones due to his tears and the lighting.

It seems like neither of the teens could let out a single word. It was perfect, but Hiccup's heart was pounding so painfully hard. He knew it was coming. He knew there wasn't any way to resist the temptation to kiss this guy right now.

And just as he thought, Jack reached for his cheek, not making any of his actions too hasty so that Hiccup could react. He suddenly felt dizzy. Unable to keep his eyes open for more than a second, his vision cleared from his tears, but now slightly hazy.

"Did you like it?" Jack asked without thinking. "The date I mean." He continued shyly, his fingers ghosting down Hiccup's cheek, down his arm. "I really wanted… To show you how much I like you. I don't know why, but…. Well I do know why," Jack paused nervously. "but I really, really like you, and spending the whole day with you just made me like you even more." He took a deep breath. Cheeks burning red even as the sun finally made its way down and the cold began to seep in. "I guess what I'm trying to say, Hiccup…" He took another deep breath, still not getting a reaction from the boy, but not getting any negative responses was good enough. "Can we go out again? Can we be together? I know we're… Soul mates, but still. I want your approval. I want you to be happy and comfortable without some clock telling you you should be."

This cannot be real. Hiccup thought, his eyes wide open as he tried to detect some sort of lie, or something that would tell him if it was all just a dream.

But it wasn't. He felt the chills going through his body several times from the now cold air, and the weird electric feeling he gets in his chest whenever Jack talked to him like this.

Hiccup could only nod in response, until he found the words to use. "I- I want to be with you!" Hiccup nodded again, catching his breath. "I can't express how much you make me happy, and…" Hiccup took another breather. He was confident at first, feelings pouring out, but now he again realized who he was talking to. Man, do his cheeks burn. "I want to make you happy as well." His voice grew quieter as he spoke. "I really love how often you've made me smile and laugh." Hiccup smiled, getting a smile in response from Jack. "I really like that. I love how you listen to me, and actually have things to say back like you're interested! And, and, you like the movies I like! That's special!"

Jack giggled, tilting his head as he stared at the rambling Hiccup.

"You like art, and you're so good at it too! You know how to have fun, and I don't mean like "going to parties" fun either. And….." Hiccup paused, realizing that he's been going on for some time now. The sun has been down for several minutes now, and his eyes were finally adjusting to the night. He looked up to see Jack still smiling at him fondly. "The way you look at me." His eyes began to tear up sappily. "I've never… Felt so loved before. Like, respectfully loved and cared for…. I want that to continue." Hiccup finally finished, almost giggling when he saw Jack's eyes shimmering with tears.

Just as the tears began to fall out from the teen's beautiful blue eyes, Jack pulled him into a tight hug. "Then we're together?" Jack said hopefully. Hiccup nodded.

"We're together." Jack squeezed Hiccup even harder after that response.

"Can you close your eyes?" Jack asked. It took a half a minute, probably thinking the reasons why he would ask that, but Hiccup nodded.

"My eyes are closed."

Surprisingly, Hiccup was being laid down, still holding onto Jack until he was gently tugged off for him to lay on his back. He felt bad, but really thankful at the same time that Jack had used his arm as pillow underneath his head. "Open them."

And Hiccup complied.

Above them was what he expected to see. Billions of stars, but never has he seen them like this! Since he's never been out of the city, where the lights drain out the stars, Hiccup has never, ever seen a shooting star, nor the Milky Way. Now, every few minutes, he sees a star shoot across the sky.

Without saying a word, Hiccup brought himself closer to Jack, clenching the fabric of his sweater, as he laid his head on Jack's chest.

Hiccup wanted to say it. He really wanted to say those three powerful words, but it was too early. He felt it was way too early, but he also felt that Jack too loved him. Deep down though, Hiccup wanted Jack to say it first. Just to make sure. Because after today, Hiccup has fallen completely head over heels for his soul mate, and he couldn't be happier than he is right now.

"You cold?" Jack asked, rubbing Hiccup's back.

"Mm." Hiccup shook his head. "Just a little, but I'm good."

"Want my sweater?" Hiccup shook his head again.

"I like it better on you." He mumbled, closing his eyes, getting closer for warmth.

Jack guided Hiccup's arm underneath his sweater, Hiccup not paying any mind to the action. "I think I'd like it better on you." Hiccup giggled, slowly drifting off.

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"Jack." Hiccup whispered. "Jack." He called out again, shaking the sleeping teen.

It may have taken him a minute to register, but he finally felt the pain in his back and his arm, making him remember exactly where he was. He bolted up, knocking heads with Hiccup.

"Ow!" Hiccup laughed.

"Sorry." Jack giggled sleepily. "Guess I fell asleep."

"Yeah, me too. As much as I really, really, really. really, really wanna stay here with you, I think it's time to go."

Jack nodded, checking the time.

Oops. It's almost passed curfew. "Yeah we better get going."

Thankfully, the walk down didn't take as long. Jack had been prepared by bringing a flashlight, so going down was a breeze and made him feel more awake.

And in half the time, no breaks needed, the two teens were in the car, on their way home. Neither of them really spoke much, Hiccup still being sleepy during the walk down and almost immediately, he fell asleep as soon as he buckled up his safety belt.

Jack chuckled, taking another picture of Hiccup before draping his sweater over the smaller boy's body. He then took out a pair of headphones he kept in the middle compartment and plugged it in to his phone, turning on his music and increasing the volume. He then turned on the air conditioning, and lowed the temperature as low as it could go. This was so he could stay awake while driving.

Jack may have felt pretty bad about taking his time to drive back home, but he felt worse waking Hiccup as soon as they arrived at the younger boy's house.

"Oh gods! Why is it freezing!?" Hiccup trembled, huddling more into Jack's sweater that covered him.

"Sorry." Jack chuckled, turning off the A/C. "The cold keeps me awake. Lemme warm you up."

Before Hiccup could even protest, Jack engulfed him, almost coming onto Hiccup's side of the car.

"Jack, no, stop!" Hiccup gave a pathetic attempt to get his date off. With a response like that though, Jack immediately listening.

"Sorry."

"It's okay." Hiccup smiled. "You're making me want to stay longer that's all." Jack breathed out a huge sigh of relief. "Sorry."

"I guess you're right. Ha, geez you scared me, but you are absolutely right." He smiled. "Get outta my car before I kidnap you."

Hiccup giggled, returning Jack's sweater, before giving him a hug. "I had a really great time, Jack. Thank you so much for everything."

"I'm glad. I'll text you tomorrow morning?" Hiccup nodded, breaking the hug. He took a deep breath and kissed Jack on his incredibly chilled cheek, feeling his smile growing largely.

Hiccup back away before being pulled back towards Jack. In return, the older teen kissed him on his forehead, his hand gently on his cheek.

"Good night." Jack whispered.

"Good night."

It was hard. Hiccup didn't want this day to end, but he had to get inside, take a shower and go to sleep immediately. Though…. He wasn't so sure if he could do that as soon as he wanted to.

As soon as he walked into the door, his father marched off the couch he was sitting on and greeted Hiccup with a "Where've you been!?" in a worried parent tone.

Hiccup should have seen this coming. His eyes grew wide, trying to figure out an excuse, but couldn't exactly. "S-Sorry dad. I was with my friend. And his family. We went to the mountains and lost track of time." His cheeks redden with a blush. He definitely couldn't tell his father that he and a boy that so happened to be his soul mate, and now his boyfriend they fell asleep, alone on a mountain under the stars.

Stoick sighed, looking slightly disappointed but not entirely. "I know you're lying to me, Hiccup." Said boy looked down in shame, not knowing what to say. There was a painful pause. Knowing his son wouldn't tell him, he just decided to confront him. Stoick cleared his throat. "Do ya… Do ya like him, son?"

Hiccup's head shot up in surprise, before looking back down at his boots, realizing that they weren't his. He'd forgotten to change out of them. He couldn't speak, nor could he look back at his father. Hiccup nodded.

"Are you happy?" Hiccup nodded again, gaining hope. "He's your soul mate, isn't he, that boy?" Hiccup gulped, nodding once more. "And you're sure you're happy, son?" Stoick finally reached out, placing his large hand of Hiccup's shoulder, making him look into his father's eyes.

Nodding, Hiccup spoke. "He- He's incredible. I really…" Hiccup gulped again, his throat becoming dry. "I really like him, dad. He makes me so happy."

Stoick sighed, almost making Hiccup wince in fear of being rejected. But instead, he was embraced by his father. "As long as you're happy, Hiccup. That's all I want for you."

And that surprised him more than anything. Over half of his fears, gone. He was accepted and he didn't have to hide anymore. Hiccup was so relieved, he could cry.

"I'm happy for you, Hiccup." Stoick smiled, noticing Hiccup's new boots. "I like them." He gestured to Hiccup's feet. "They suit you better."

Hiccup chuckled. "Thanks. They're Jack's mom's hiking boots. I forgot to take them off." Stoick nodded.

"We need to get you a pair of them. And introduce me to.. Jack?"

"Yeah." Hiccup smiled, looking at his wrist. "I guess I can take this off now, huh?" He peeled at the duct tape.

"No more hiding." Stoick said.

"No more hiding." Hiccup repeated. Grateful that his father accepted the fact that his soul mate was a male instead of freaking out about it. Even more grateful though that he was a worried father and probably sat by the window all night until Hiccup returned.

Oh gods. That means he must have saw them kiss each other!

"So!" Stoick bellowed. "Tell me everything!"

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Reviews and all are really great! Tell me what you think and sorry again for making you all wait a year pretty much. There will probably be only one more, possibly two more chapters left. Thank you again for your guy's support!