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Chapter 2- Jack Overland

Hiccup's POV

"Nnngh, I'm going to die!"

"You're being over dramatic Astrid it's just one more hour until lunch." I rolled my eyes at her sprawled out on my couch.

"Why don't you just drag me through hell now?" She groaned.

"Oh stop it and be useful and pass me them files. And sit up you're wearing a skirt." I shook my head.

"Wow you sound like my mother." Astrid visibly cringed as she sat up and pasted me files.

"Astrid stop insulting me and get to work."

"Hey!" She threw a pillow at me, "My mother is not that bad!"

"Astrid you can go to hell for telling lies like that now." I cracked a smile as she threw another pillow at me.

"Screw you."

Astrid Hofferson. Now she was my best friend since I could remember and she's been with me through everything. We first met in the 7th grade during gym while playing a game of dodgeball and back then Astrid was known for being extremely aggressive towards other kids and I was that other kid. You would think I could handle a girl because I was boy but I was two years younger than her because of me skipping two grades ahead so that left me nowhere. So while I was fighting for my very life Astrid who was on the opposing team shot a ball right at me and gave me a broken nose and I cried like a pussy.

I guess she felt sorry and walked up to me to apologize and me being a child I hit her in her stomach and she fell down.

"Okay, I deserved that." She wheezed out before punching me in the stomach and made me groan out in pain. "But don't ever do it again. Besides I did you favor, you know it isn't fun unless you get a scar out of it."

"You broke my nose." I whined.

"I know. Awesome, right?" She lifted up her shirt to see a purplish bruise already starting to form. "Niiice hit. I think I'll keep you around…"

And that's how I became best friends with a psychopath.

"Earth to Hiccup, hello anyone in there?" She waved her hand in my face.

"Sorry, what'd you say?"

"I was asking how's it been going with you and Pitch? You seem kinda distant from him lately." She walked up to me.

"Since when do you care about Pitch? I thought you hated him." I looked up at her strangely.

She scoffed "I do. I mean who does like that asshole I don't even know why you married the douchebag…"

"Astrid…"

"Sorry, and you're right I don't care about him but I do care about you." She said as she sat on my desk facing me, "Are you guys fighting again?"

I sat down in my chair and sighed, "Yes, technically."

"I knew! Did he cheat on you?! Did you cheat on him?! He secretly has kid and he didn't tell you? No wait, he has a drug addiction? Hold on, oh my god he cheated on you and got HIV and then slept with you and now your for the results to come back any day now?! That such of a bitch gave you an std, didn't he?"

"Astrid no! What the hell? Just no." I was too flustered make a full sentence.

"Then what's going on?" She pushed.

"Can I breath first? Jesus Astrid." I breathed out. "What's been going is nothing that serious so just forget it."

"Hiccup I've known you for over 10 years and I know when something is bothering you, that and I can tell when you're lying. C'mon Hiccup you know you can trust me."

I leaned back in my chair thinking. "Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't know if it's just me or if…"

"What?"

"It just seems to me that work is always intervening our relationship and I get he has a lot on his plate, I get it. But after awhile I started to get sick of it because I just never see him anymore and I feel like I'm just invisible to him it's as if I'm not even there, am I just being too clingy or am I just expecting too much from him-"

"Hiccup, no it's not you, trust me. I mean Hiccup, c'mon it's marriage you're suppose to want to spend time with him. And I think you should talk to Pitch about this honestly if it's bothering you this bad." She advised to me.

"I know-I DID actually and it wasn't like he ignored me it more like he didn't take much into consideration about what I was saying. And right after he basically took on another job that he didn't even need to handle."

"So he just dismissed everything you said."

"If I had to put it simply, yeah he did." I turned around in my chair.

"Okay what I'm hearing is you are having troubles, right?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Were you even listening? No shit I am."

"And troubles lead to fights and fights lead to a divorce! Yes! Finally I'm going to have my best friend back! Wait one second I have this one guy on speed dial who deals with crap like this." Astrid pulled her phone out.

"No, no, no! Where did that come from? I never said nothing about a divorce and there will be no divorce." She glared at me as she plopped down in chair on the other side of my desk. "And what do you mean 'Finally I'm going to have best friend back'? We hang out everyday."

She looked me up and down and grunted, "Nothing."

"C'mon, tell me." I came around in b front of her and leaned on my desk. "You know I won't stop nagging you about it."

"Hic just leave it."

"Why should I? Astrid something is bothering you just tell me, I won't get b get mad."

"He changed you." She stared at me. "Like a lot and not in a good way either."

"What?" Why would she-have I changed.

"Pitch changed you. From the very first day Pitch was trying to change you and you let him."

"That isn't true. People change all the the time by themselves."

"Exactly, 'By themselves'. That means they were chose to change willingly on their terms not forced and manipulated into it like you were. Before him you used to be fun and free and nobody-not even your mother-could tell you what to do like, shit I can't even count how many times you've broken the law. Leather, ripped jeans, wild hair, and not giving a shit about anyone's opinion was what made you...well you. But all of a sudden Pitch comes into the picture you turn into a whole different person. You're wearing suits, you care about what people think about you now, and you're so easily influenced by him that you started to wear contacts and hiding yourself away from people because that asshole." She ranted on and on as she stood up and started to pace back and forth.

"Astrid…"

"No! When is the last you have hung out with your actual friends? Huh?! Oh wait I forgot Pitch does approve of us, right? We're too of a risk of his oh so high reputation."

"Astrid…" I pressed more this time.

"In fact what was the last time you talk to your own mother Hiccup!"

"Astrid that is enough!" I snapped at her making her stop pacing back and forth. "P-Please I just want to be alone right now."

Her face softened "Hic I'm sorry…"

"Yeah I know." I walked back behind my desk and sat down. "Just leave please." I mumbled.

She sighed, before gathering her things and walking out. I groaned leaning back in my chair. 'Great…' I thought, 'now I'm in fighting with my best friend and my husband what's next? Am I getting hit by a car?'

The office phone on my desk rang pulling me out my thoughts. Can I please catch a damn break? I can't even collect my thoughts now and days.

I answered the phone and put on speaker, "Hello?"

"Mr. Haddock, Mr. Black would like to see you in his office." His assistant answered from the other end.

"For what?" I huffed o pinching the bridge of my nose.

"It's for the new designer he just hired yesterday. He wants you to show him the ropes." Great, a rookie.

"Fine, I'm on my way."

I ended the call and headed to Pitch's office. Once I was there I headed straight for his headquarters and stopped once by his assistant who was staring through Pitch's window. I think her name was Cassie.

"Is there anything I should know about before I walk in there?" I asked her.

"Other than the new designer is hot there's nothing I can say-oh my god Mr. Haddock!" Cassie snapped out of when she turned and realized it was me. "So sorry, I didn't know it was you…"

"I noticed…" I chuckled and rolled my eyes. "So is there anything else I need to know about him?" She shook her head quickly and rushed past me.

Continuing on, I walked up the hall to his office and knocked on the door as I came in. "You called?"

"It's about time you came." Pitch said when saw me.

"It took me five minutes to get up here." I looked at him in disbelief.

"Still too long-"

"Where's the new guy?" I cut in. I didn't feel like hearing this today I've had enough.

"I'm right here." A familiar voice said.

I looked to my left to notice a boy with white hair in a suit who turned wide eyed once he saw me. Is he fucking with me, because it isn't funny.

"This is Mr. Overland. He will be in charge of the new appearances of the new tech we put out." Pitch introduced. "And Mr. Overland this is Mr. Haddock, he is the one who handles and designs our software."

The white haired boy took a step forward and stuck out his hand, "Nice to meet you." I saw a faint sly smile when I shook his and it made me sick to my stomach.

"Pleasure's all mine." I gritted through my teeth.

"Mr. Haddock…" God I hate it when Pitch calls me that, "could you please show Mr. Overland around the office and show him to where he'll be working, I have to head to a lunch meeting…"

"Uh sure, whatever you need." I reluctantly agreed. "Follow me Mr. Overland."

"Please, just call me Jack." He said with a cunning smile.

Jack. Oh I'm having feeling I'm going to be hearing that name for a long time.

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