A cold winter wind swept through the small wooden house Eret had come to call home. He pulled his sheep wool blanket tighter to his bare chest and let out a groan his eyes opening.
It was about three in the morning, and Eret couldn't sleep, he was unsettled. In fact Eret hadn't had a decent night of sleep in around two months. It was because of her.
Ruffnut had terrorised Eret from the moment she laid eyes on him, constantly flirting with him, watching him and it had repulsed the former dragon trapper... At first.
Then something changed, Eret didn't like to admit it but he began to like the attention from Ruffnut and began to like her more and more. She was a fine Viking lady, dangerous with any weapon, a wicked sense of humour, a passionate caring side that admittedly would rarely be seen and not to mention curvaceous body, pretty face and a gorgeous mass of blonde hair.
Only Eret didn't know how to show that he returned her feelings, because for so long he had showed to have no interest in her, he didn't know how to suddenly show that yes he wanted her and even needed her.
In waiting so long to come to terms with his own feelings Eret had ended up where he least wanted to be now, out of her affection. Ruffnut had lost interest in him, even she knew when to stop chasing a seemingly lost cause. And much to her dislike Eret was a lost cause, much to the liking of Snotlout and Fishlegs who both continued in their pursuit for Ruffnut.
Now Ruffnut showed as much interest in him as she did with her other friends, nothing special for Eret and this infuriated him.
For the past two months Eret had been plagued at nighttime with sensational dreams of the Viking girl, both sexually fuelled and emotionally. These dreams would cause Eret to wake in a sweat and to curse himself for thinking such things of a girl he had denied the advances of for so long. This was just his knew normal, little sleep, going into the village and seeing Snotlout and Fishlegs flounce around Ruffnut, infuriating him, staring to long at Ruffnut and getting caught by either Hiccup or Astrid who both had suspicions before denying any such thing frantically.
After all how did he have any right to Ruffnut, how did he have the right to suddenly decide that he indeed did like her, that she was funny, caring, dangerous and of course beautiful. It wasn't fair on Ruffnut and he knew it, it wasn't fair that he suddenly felt jealous of Snotlout and Fishlegs attempts to win her over and his sudden need to hold her, kiss her and love her. No it wasn't fair.
Eret let out a deep breath and came to his feet, slandering towards the window ledge he rested his elbows upon it and looked out at the sleepy village before him. "Shit" he groaned rubbing his sleep deprived eyes, he knew it was going to be one of those days.