"Hey Merida." Macintosh said over the phone.
"Hey What's up? Are youokay?" Merida asked back.
"No. It's not working." Macintosh told her.
"Wait. What?" Merida asked confused.
"Us. I'm breaking up with you." He told her and he hung up.
"Hello? HELLO!" Merida screamed into her phone. "He breaks up with me two god damn days before homecoming! I don't think so!" she screams to herself as she walks to the bus stop.
Merida rode the bus to school twirling her soccer ball in her hands angrily. She had already told Punzie what had happened.
PUNZIE POV KINDA
Rapunzel had only seen Merida this angry once. It did not end well. She was scared out of her mind. She might as well warn a few people first.
Punzie: Jack. I'm scared.
Jack: what happened?
Punize: Macintosh dumped Merida. She is more pissed than I have ever seen her. I am scared. Just warn people. Get Hiccup. He is the only one who seems to be able to get through to her. Be ready were almost there.
Jack: already on it. Just be careful.
Rapunzel read that last text and got really nervous as they pulled in the school's parking lot. Merida got off the bus in silence and walked to the spot in the cafeteria where Macintosh, Dingwall, and Macguffin hang out in the mornings.
"Merida wait!" Rapunzel cried.
MERIDA POV KINDA
Merida heard her but kept going. She put her stuff down on a table but kept her soccer ball. She walked calmly over to the corner. "HEY MACINTOSH!!!" She screamed.
People moved out of the way and Merida saw him with his arm around another girl. This made her even more angry. She tossed her soccer ball up in one hand caught it in the other and chucked it straight at his face. She heard a satisfying crack as the ball slammed into his face. "Dabbit Mer. You broke by nose." He said as it started gushing blood.
By this point she was pissed off to no end. He broke up with her not even an hour ago and all he cares about is his damn nose. Merida strode forward but her arms were grabbed by Jack and Hiccup.
"Let me go!" She said loudly through clenched teeth.
"Merida. Calm down. You already broke his nose." Jack told her.
"I don't care." Merida said as she pulled her arms.
"Damns she's strong." Hiccup thought.
"Merida. Just come on." Hiccup tried to tell her. She gave one last pull then dropped her head. They took her outside into the cool air. She leaned against the wall and slid down. She sat down and put her head on her knees. From a distance she would look like just a curly red fuzz ball against the wall.
HiccupPOV KINDA
Hiccup looked down at her and sighed. Jack and Punzie left them alone. She sat like that for ten minutes in silence. "Are you going to say something or am I just going to have to sit here dwelling on my own thoughts." She said at last.
"Oh. Um... Well. You've got a hell of an arm." Hiccup spoke up.
"Ha. Thanks." She said as she smiled. "I knew he was going to break up with me. I am not mad about that. I'm mad about him cheating. I figured it out just a bit too late."
"Oh. Sorry." He said as he sat next to her.
"Nah. It's fine. I'll get over it." She told him.
"So you're okay?" He asked.
"Yea. I guess. But I might wanna stay away from him for a while." Merida said.
Then came Jack and Punzie back out. "Is she okay?" Punzie asked.
"Yea Punz. I'm good." Merida told her as she elbowed Hiccup playfully.
"Here's your soccer-ball." Jack said tossing it to her. Merida caught it and looked up at him.
"Thanks." She told him.
"Alright. Now lets get the hot head to class." Jack said.
"Hey!" Merida said defensively.
"Well you did throw a soccer ball at his face. Nice throw by the way." Jack told her.
"Thanks Jack." Merida said.
"Come on guys lets just go to class." Punzie told them.
*THE NEXT DAY TRANSITION*
Merida walked into the school and joined Jack, Punzie, and Hiccup.
"Did you hear Wilbur finally asked Violet?" Punzie asked Merida.
"No. When did he?" Merida asked. "Kinda last minute. Don't ya think?"
"Well Macintosh did dump you four days before so why can't someone ask four days before?" Jack said in a smart aleck tone.
"Ha ha. Very funny Jack. What about Punzie? You were going to ask her today weren't you?" Merida said back in a taunting voice.
"Jack?" Punzie asked. Jack was shooting daggers at Merida. His face was almost as red as Merida's hair.
"Well. I was until someone," he stressed looking straight at Merida, "spoiled it. It was supposed to be a surprise. They were going to help me with it too." Jack told her.
"We can still help. You still haven't technically asked her yet." Hiccup told her.
"Well what about you? Are you going with anyone?" Jack asked him changing the subject.
"I don't know." Hiccup said turning red.
"Well. Get on it or all the good ones will be gone." Jack said jerking his eyes toward Merida.
"Who are you planning on asking?" Rapunzel asked.
"I don't know yet. I don't know if I'm even going." Hiccup told her.
"What!? You have to go! It's homecoming!" Rapunzel said.
"So? I'm not going." Merida told them.
"Well you did get dumped." Jack added. Reminding her.
"If you don't stop I will throw a soccer-ball at your face." Merida warned him.
"Well Punzie. If I don't get the guts to ask her today I am not going. I will put it that way." Hiccup told her.
"Well get your guts together and do it." She said as she elbowed Jack a little harder than she should have. Then the bell rang for school to start. The four friends got up and walked to their classes. Merida, Jack, and Hiccup had English together while Rapunzel had a sewing class.
Merida wrote a note to Jack.
M: when are you gonna ask her?
J: during lunch will y'all still help?
H: of course
M: duh!
"Ms. Dunbroch. Stop passing notes in my class." Said the teacher.
"Sorry." Merida said with attitude.
Hiccup started a note for him and Jack.
H: Should I ask mer?
J: what do you mean?
H: she just got dumped. Has it been enough time? I don't know these things.
J: dude. This is Merida. She is probably over it already.
H: I know but just in case.
J: Asa back up just say you want to go as friends.
H: yea that sounds like a good plan.
Merida elbowed jack. "Hey ladies are you done gossiping yet?" Merida whispered.
"Not quite." Jack said as he passed the note back to Hiccup.
"Alright then. Hey by the way Hiccup can you pick me up a snack after school? I have soccer and then I go straight to shooting. Then horseback. Do you think you can drop something off for me before shooting?" Merida asked.
"Um. Yeah.sure no biggie." Hiccup said getting the perfect idea on how to ask her. And he was pretty sure she couldn't say no. But he'd been wrong before.
Hello ladies and gentlemen. I am pleased to say that there will be another part to this story so don't go getting your pantyhose in a twist. :) LUV YA Let those votes keep coming in.