Astrid POV

"Astrid you can't avoid me forever we live in the same room." Merida was chasing after me as I power-walked through the hallway around the dorms. I needed to get some stuff out of our room. I had been crashing in Mulan's room in hopes of not seeing Merida. 

"Watch me." I sighed speeding up. She groaned loudly before I felt her hand on my shoulder. 

"I'm sorry, okay? I know I should have told you about Hiccup but I wanted to make sure things were real before I hurt you." Merida explained. At these words, I turned around to face her. 

"Really? That's why you didn't tell me?" I scoffed and rolled my eyes. "Do you really think I'm that mad about you dating Hiccup? You're my best friend and you've been lying to me for months. Do you know how that makes me feel?" 

"Wait you're mad because I didn't tell you?" Merida realized and I shook my head. I turned back around and continued on my way. In all honesty, a part of me was jealous but I couldn't tell her that. "Astrid, wait!" 

"I don't want to be around you right now." 

"Can we please just talk and make up? I miss my friend!" She pleaded. I sighed and ran a hand over the braid in my hair. 

"I just need time okay? I'm not mad." I was mad at first but something had changed. I had gotten over the initial feeling of betrayal and now there was something else. I was hurt. 

"Wait, you're not mad?" Merida was not taking the hint that I didn't want to talk to her. 

"No. Now if you'll excuse me-" She grabbed my arm and turned me to face her. 

"Stop. If you're not mad then we can put all this behind us and go back to being us." She insisted. I wish we could. 

"Merida I need time." 

"Why?" 

"Just leave me alone! I'll talk to you when I'm ready."

"Just tell me why you can't talk to me now!" 

"Merida!"

"Astrid!" With heightened emotions, I allowed myself to get lost in the moment. I grabbed the sides of her face and pressed my lips to hers. It was only for a second but I pulled away. I would have regretted it except it effectively shut her up. 

"I'm not mad that you're dating Hiccup. I'm sad that you're not dating me." I confessed before backing away. I sprinted to the room leaving Merida completely dumbfounded in the hallway. I quickly packed my bag and went back to Mulan's room. As I sat down on the spare bed I had been sleeping on, I processed what I had just done. 

Oh, Gods.