Six years on Berk. SIX YEARS ON BERK! I can't believe it, I, Isabella Elma Haddock have been living on Berk for six years. So much change, Everyone has grown up! Hiccup is twenty, and I myself am eighteen. But we are the biggest children you will ever see, With age we have grown physically, Hiccup, he hit a very long growth spurt. We were two of the skinniest kids you could find, Hiccup around five four, me about five two. I'd say we weighed the same as each other,
I only discovered that many years ago when we were dared to pick each other up. Not now though, Hiccup has grown to be about six feet tall. But I'm not far behind, I'm fairly tall, five eleven. Even taller when I put on thick boots, But I'd say in looks all of us kids did pretty good. Hiccup has become one of the best looking guys on Berk,
Ruffnut and Tuffnut, they grew apart look wise, even more than before.
Snotlout, he's okay, still trying to persuade Astrid into dating him, but he grew a beard! That's about it for him,
Fishlegs became a decent warrior. Him and Meatlug are an inseparable pair. Like most of us dragon and rider teams,
Astrid, oh she has grown to be one of the most beautiful women, her attitude has changed in ways, but she's still her same old self, with some twists here and there.
I myself, I grew out my hair a bit, I still refuse to braid it. I'd say I've grown to be pretty, not gorgeous like Astrid, but pretty. It's funny, but instead of getting clothes of my own as I grow, I've taken a liking to wearing Hiccup's clothes, he gives me old tunics and leggings, and other clothing. Whatever he doesn't want or grows out of, I take it.
I sit up in bed, Hiccup's still asleep, I slip downstairs and make breakfast, then come back up to do the typical thing I do when Hiccup doesn't wake up first. I grabbed some small thread and straddle Hiccup lightly, making sure he can't feel my weight on him. I take some of the thread and pick up a strand of his hair. Carefully making it into a loop and tying it off with the brown thread. I do about thirty more before Hiccup starts to wake up.
He rolls onto his back and sits up. I lean back as he almost smacks into me. "Morning!" I say, He rubs his face, "Huh? Oh, morning Belle. What did you do?" He says drowsily, then snaps into his typical fashion, I smirk as I say in a joking tone, "I made breakfast!" He frowns at me, and puts his hand on the back of his head. "Oh, don't tell me you were messing with my hair again!" He whines in a pretend tone. I'm laughing, "Yup! Your hair is shaggy, why shouldn't I mess with it?" I say. He rolls his eyes with a smile, "Because you have hair of your own." He says. I snicker, "But your beautiful locks are layered and separated perfectly!" I joke. He pushes me off of him with a laugh and jumps out of bed before I can attack. We are such children, Hiccup puts on a dark brown tunic and is about to grab at some shoulder pads when I snatch them first, "You have no need for armor," I place the shoulder pads on a high shelf and go down to fix up a bowl of soup for him.
Hiccup takes a comb and his hands and undoes the looped hair, until he stops, it actually looks interesting having just one little twisted braid. He clomps down the stairs,
"Dad back yet?" Hiccup asks me, I look up at him, "No, how many days has dad been gone Hiccup?" I ask him a bit worried, he moves his jaw a bit, "Twenty two..." He says as he stares at his fish soup. "How long will you wait until we send a search out for him?" I ask, He takes a bite of soup, "I'll give him another week, there could have been a mistake, or they needed to stop for something. I know he said two weeks Belle, but he has been late, never this late, but I'm sure he is fine." He says, badly trying to calm me.
"Okay... Hey, you left one of my braids in," Hiccup smiles at me, "I thought it looked nice, would you like me to make us match?" He says. I smirk at him, typical Hiccup. "So, you and Astrid?" I ask, Hiccup scarfs down some of his soup, "Us? I guess we are okay, after so many years... But, as I am, and always have been, the adult in your life, I need to ask, have you found a guy?" He says. I carefully set my spoon down, "Me? Me, Me find a decent guy on this island? Um, no." I say as I pick up both of our bowls, Hiccup let's out his breath, I turn and look at him, "It's like ever since the whole thing with Ash you've wanted me away from all men. That was years ago Hiccup, we are adults now." I say. Another day of things to do.