008 - Runaway - Action

[worstvikingever]

[After the horrific events of this log (still in progress, still horrifying and full of terrible awful things READ AT YOUR OWN RISK dear Jesus), Hiccup wakes up in his bed with a start.

He doesn't yell. He doesn't scream. He just gets up, gets dressed, packs some clothes in his school bag, and opens his window. Staring down at the ground, he considers. He could just jump out of the second-story window, but that would probably mean broken bones and he'd like to avoid any further injury for the moment thank you very much.

He looks around his room. Bedsheets probably wouldn't make a very good rope, unless he took the time to rip them into strips and he's not sure he wants to take that time. He needs to get out of the house before anyone realizes he's alive and awake.

Hiccup starts searching his closet. Over the past month, he's brought up random things up here in case he wanted to work on anything in his room as opposed to the garage. He's not really sure why he did this, for some reason working in the privacy of his room seemed like a good idea. He's not complaining, though, especially when he finds a coil of rope buried in the corner of the closet.

It only takes a few moments for him to tie the rope securely around the bedpost, toss it out the window, sling his bag over his back, and climb carefully down to the ground below.

He runs down Anderson Lane, not looking back.

After a few minutes, he arrives at 2242 Stevens Road, and knocks on the door.]

RURI. RURI. RURI ARE YOU HOME?

Comments

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Hrm... Probably something Grady did. Do you want me to start working on a plan to stop this?"

[worstvikingever]

[He shakes his head.]

No, it's something to do with their situation back home, I guess. It doesn't matter, I'm not going back. I'm just going to make sure everyone knows not to trust Klaus and stay away from them both, then head over to Quinn's forge and make myself useful.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

".....I see. Will you do me a favor then?"

[worstvikingever]

[He shrugs.] Sure.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She looks down a bit]

"I haven't been able to do anything to make myself useful, but, I've seen a lot of people get hurt. Don't be one of them, please?"

[She peers at him for a moment then gives him a very light hug]

[worstvikingever]

[Oh gods. He wasn't going to tell her about the real reason he left the house but now he really isn't. He hesitates, then hugs her back.]

I'll try not to. I don't think I'll be able to promise that, though.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Well.... Don't do anything stupidl then."

[worstvikingever]

Okay. I won't.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Good, at least one of us won't.

[worstvikingever]

[He pulls back and looks at her, concerned.]

What are you planning, Ruri?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[Ruri looks at him with a deadpan look and speaks in a very quiet and cold tone]

"I am going to guess that given how you came here in the morning, Lucrizia did something yesterday night, and since you are completely healthy, you died. So, given the fact that she was giving orders to Klaus, which he couldn't resist, I'm thinking of finding someone to rip her tongue out. If you kill her she'll only get better, the tongue thing may take longer than Grady's support lasts to recover from."

"I don't like people hurting my friends."

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup stares at her, astonished. He's silent for a moment then he shakes his head.]

I'm not going to lie and say that I don't want that, but I don't want you or anyone else getting hurt just because of me.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Mind control is a horrible thing. Its worse than a lie."

[worstvikingever]

I'm not going to argue with that.

[He's silent as he tries to figure out what to say.]

Yes, Lucrezia's dangerous. And that's why no one should get near her. I don't know what kind of effect she has on regular people, but it can't be good.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Right now, it sounds like Klaus needs to be rescued, and, did it effect you at all?"

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup looks away. He shrugs.]

She didn't use it on me.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"I see."

[worstvikingever]

[He's silent. He's not going to talk about it. But it's obvious that he didn't escape unscathed, mentally speaking.]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Does she take tea?"

[worstvikingever]

[He blinks, then looks back at Ruri, completely surprised.]

Uh... I dunno. Maybe?

Why?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Not all confrontations have to be uncivilized, and I'm sure there are sleep aids at the pharmacy."

[worstvikingever]

[He relaxes and sighs. Clearly he's not going to be able to talk her out of this.]

Fine. But be careful.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"This course of action is the opposite of careful, however, I won't be stupid."

[worstvikingever]

I dunno, knowingly facing a completely sadistic woman sounds pretty stupid to me.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Only if she isn't an ego maniacal idiot. I don't lie, but, that doesn't mean she won't think everyone else does."

[worstvikingever]

No, she's definitely very smart. But yeah, ego maniacal is right.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Then I know how to fight her."

[She nods}

"Hiccup, I can't fix what was done, but, I can at least make her suffer a little."

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup shakes his head.]

I don't care whether she suffers or not. All I care about is that she doesn't hurt anyone else.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"I understand."

[worstvikingever]

That includes you, Ruri.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Hiccup. You are my friend. I'm tired of my friends dying. I'll go have a talk with death, then, I'll make a stand."

[worstvikingever]

[He sighs and nods.]

All right. Just... [But he trails off. He's run out of things to say.]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Nobody hurts my friends anymore."

[Her face is still deadpan, but her eyes are much more determined than usual]

[worstvikingever]

Okay. I... [suddenly he realizes why he came here in the first place.] ...I have to make this phone call.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"The phone is yours. I need to stop by the drug store."

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup nods.]

Careful downtown. It's a madhouse by the Dairy.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"I know, I have an appointment there to keep."

[worstvikingever]

[He nods again, concerned, but he knows whatever she's got planned she's not going to back down from. So he just turns back to the phone.]

See you later then.