One Sneaks, Another Greets
Chapter 8: One sneaks, Another Greets
"Yes, Mother." Rapunzel replied rolling her eyes on the office phone. "Good bye Mother," she hung up the phone and huffed. "Really Ms. Corona, this has to be fourth time this week Ms. Gothel has called to "checkup" on you. Is everything alright?" Asked Ms. Gretchen. The blonde gave her an apologetic smile. "Yes, Ms. Gretchen everything is fine. Aunt Gothel just gets really worried a lot, when my mom and dad are out on their business trips and she has to take care of me." The older women arched an eyebrow at her with her hands on her hips. "Your 16 years old love. I'm sure you can handle, high school." Rapunzel chuckled lightly, "I know, but she really called to tell me she may be picking me up early today." Ms. Gretchen just rolled her eyes, "She could have texted that dear." Rapunzel grabbed her bag heading to the door smiling, "Oh Ms. Gretchen you know the school rules. We can only use them if it an emergency." The blonde smirked walking out leaving the front desk attendant giggling.
Rapunzel walking up a flight of stairs, while the bell sounded for study hall. She found her way into class room L42 and immediately saw her friends. Hiccup was reading one of his many dragon books and Merida was struggling with her homework. "Hi guys!" Rapunzel whispered happily getting her friends attention. The red head quickly looked up, and sighed relieved to see her. "Oh thank god yer here Punzie. I'm dyin on this easy lass! If I don't get 'it done by lit class, Ms. Belle'll have me head on a platter!" she explained in harsh whispers. Rapunzel chuckled at her best friend, "Why don't you ask Hiccup?" She looked at the brunet that was read calmly.
He didn't look up from his book as he felt his girlfriend's eyes glaring at him and spoke. "Because she got this assignment two weeks ago and I'm not helping her now, when I offered to do it then." Rapunzel glanced at Merida as the fireball teen turned red and glared at the boy. The blonde shook her head and rolled her eyes on the sky. She took her friends arm, "I'll help you this time, but your goanna have to learn from this." Merida sighed with a relieved smile on her face as the green eyed girl lead her back to the table. The two sat down and Merida explained the assignment to her and they began working on the essay.
After 45 minutes of working Rapunzel let Merida finish the work herself. Looking away from the over the girls shoulder she glanced up to see the mystery of the day being showed into the class by a student consoler. She listened really hard to hear the adult speak. "And this will be your study hall, sorry we didn't put it in your schedule," The man smiled. Jack shrugged, "its fine. I'm just glad I was smart enough to find your office and get your help. Thank you again sir." Jack smiled at the man and he nodded, "No problem Jack. Do you need help, finding a seat? "Jack shook his head, "No sir I think I've got from here. Thank you again." The consoler nodded, "Ok, if you need anything else you know where to find me." He patted Jack's shoulder before leaving.
Rapunzel was about to call out his name when she got a better idea. Jack had already sat down in the closest chair to him, he pulled out an flashy mp3 and placed his blue headphones on. The instrumental music began to play in his ear. He was about to lose himself in the symphony when a familiar vibration ran through his feet.
Hiccup looked up at his friend and her weird sneaking around each table to get to the other side of the room. "Hey_ Merida," he tapped the red head who looked up from her work to him. "What? Wanna help me now?" she smirked at him, and he rolled his eyes. "No. What's Rapunzel doing," he asked motioning to the girl as she tip toed around the room. Merida looked with an arched eyebrow just as confused as Hiccup till she look ahead of the blonde and saw white hair. She sighed and her shoulders dropped as she slouched back in her chair. "Oi, she's at it again with that weird new guy," she spoke with a slight groan in her voice placing her chin in her right palm.
"New guy?" Hiccup questioned and Merida pointed at Jack. His eyes fallowed her finger seeing a boy with a head of white hair. He blinked a bit taken back for a moment. He wasn't prepared to see something like that, but after he adjusted to the guy's hair color he noticed something familiar about him. He ached his eye brows looking harder at the teen, trying to place his face. "Hiccup? Did ya hear a word I said?" Merida's voice caught his ears and he looked to the girl. "Sorry, wha?" he blinked at her to rewind and she rolled her eyes. "I was saying Punzie was talking to him earlier today. She had that dreamy look in her face when he left." She repeated, slightly glaring at the boy who seemed to be paying Rapunzel no mind on purpose. She could see the sly smirk on his face as Rapunzel got closer and closer to him.
"Not the Rider face?" He asked his expression a bit more crossed remembering what the senior did to his friend in the past 2 months. She was crying for days after finding out the guy only dated her for her money. Hiccup was always watchful for the girl, but even more so after that, and watched the guys that came around since she was starting the winter off single. It was nice to see her finding interest in new people so quickly, but still he worried about her. Hiccup and Merida looked at their friend loom over the new guy, waiting for her to scare him.
Rapunzel quickly stood from her hiding spot behind Jack's chair and raised her arms up like a monster. She leaned in and took a deep breath to blow in his ear, and was ready to release, when two fingers were pressed against her lips. She looked down at the white haired teen as he smirked, "looking" up at the girl. He balanced himself, while leaning back in his chair, the front legs were off the ground a bit. Jack smiled, "Nice to see you again Dr. Watson."
The bell rang and Jack was back on the ground. He stood from the chair and grabbed his bag. He didn't hear Rapunzel move and knew she was still there so he smiled at her and chuckled as she held her breath. "There always next time doctor," he smiled and patted her head before leaving the red faced girl.
Merida and Hiccup walked over to the trembling girl. Merida waved her hand in the blonde's face and sighed looking at Hiccup. "Yep defiantly the Rider look," she said poking Rapunzel's cheek. But her friends were taken back at the blonde finally exhaled into a fit of laughter and shouted, "I'll get you yet Sherlock!" Jack's smirk formed into a smile as he continued walking at the end of the hall.