Hello there! Brand new story here :D

It's not exactly Snoggletog/Christmas themed (I'm still working out ideas for one-shots on that topic) but it does take place during winter.

WARNING: This may cause future tears in the later chapters.

Disclaimer Note: I do NOT own HTTYD or anything HTTYD-related. All rights go to their respective owners.

Chapter One

El's giggles woke Zenna up from her deep sleep. Getting up, she realized that the winter snow had arrived upon feeling the chill in the air. Smiling, Zenna grabbed her coat and went downstairs for breakfast. Already Stryka, Zenna's one-eyed female Night Fury, was letting El put her violet scarf around her scaly neck. Elias II Stoick Fiersome, Zenna's baby brother, cooed as he tried to get the scarf on Stryka, only to have it get draped around himself. Henna and Edgar, Zenna and El's parents, were busily fixing up a good warm breakfast of hot oats and warm yak milk for their children.

"Let me help you with that, El. Here, you just put this around her once and then a little tuck in here…" Zenna smiled as she guided her little brother's tiny hands in putting the scarf around Stryka's neck. El giggled and patted his sister's face with his hands once the scarf was successfully put on. "I love you too, my brave dragon trainer." Zenna cooed, giving El a little kiss on his cute button nose. Stryka warbled to the little Fiersome and gave him a loving nuzzle, much to El's delight.

"Breakfast has arrived, my loves. Tuck in." Henna announced as Edgar set baskets of fish out for Stryka and his and his wife's Hideous Zippleback, Serpent and Serpentine. "Chilly day today, isn't it? Lots of snow as well." Edgar remarked as the family ate.

"Can I take El outside to play, Mom and Dad?" Zenna asked hopefully. At the word outside, El began to clap his hands. He loved going outside! Outside was where all the fun and adventures happened! "I don't see why not. But don't stray too far from the house and bundle up. We wouldn't want either of you catching a cold." Henna advised. Quickly finishing her oats, Zenna assisted El in putting on his coat, scarf, mittens and winter boots before putting on her own scarf and mittens. El began to fuss over how many layers of fabric and fur he had to put on and tried to toddle out of the house before his sister could put a warm hat on his head. Luckily Stryka snatched him up by his coat and brought him back to Zenna so she could put the hat on him.

"All bundled up. Now be careful, you two." Edgar told his daughter and son. Cuddling El close to her chest, Zenna went outside with Stryka. The whole village of Berk seemed to have been covered in a white blanket. Piles of snow were everywhere and, already, children were frolicking and playing about with some of the smaller dragons, Terrible Terrors and baby Scuttleclaws, laughing and shrieking with delight.

And it was still snowing.

El looked up at the sky, his violet eyes wide with wonder, as snowflakes rained down. Stryka crooned and stuck out her tongue to catch some falling snow. El giggled and stuck out his tongue as well. "You two are eating dust, you know that?" Zenna asked jokingly. Almost immediately Stryka and El both made faces and closed their mouths. Who would want to eat dust? Yuck!

"I have an idea. Let's make a snow dragon!" Zenna clapped her mitten-covered hands gleefully. Stryka and El both began to hop about with excitement. Working together, the two Fiersomes and one-eyed dragoness packed snow together to make a dragon's body. El had great fun shaping snowballs for the head and decorating the snow dragon with sticks and little pebbles. In the end, a Night Fury made of snow could be seen in front of the Fiersome house. Stryka warbled and pretended that the snow dragon was real. El giggled and squealed with delight as his sister's dragon warbled and crooned to the snow dragon. Meanwhile, Zenna was busy working on something special for her little brother: a stuffed Night Fury.

She had just finished sewing on one of the eyes when a hand suddenly covered her one violet eye, rendering her unable to see!

"Guess who?" an accented voice asked playfully. Zenna smiled knowingly. "Hmmm…Now, who could this be?" she asked. "Name starts with an E." the voice hinted. "Funny, El. I didn't know you could talk already." Zenna remarked to her little brother, who just babbled in his sweet baby talk. "Really, Zen?" the voice sighed out. Zenna laughed and gently pried the hand off of her face and spun to see Eret, Son of Eret grinning cheekily at her. "Hey…" Zenna whispered, gazing into the former dragon trapper's dreamy amber brown eyes. "Hey…" Eret said softly before they shared a brief kiss. Stryka and Skullcrusher, Eret's Rumblehorn who previously belonged to Hiccup's father, Stoick, both groaned and shielded El's eyes with their wings.

"Someone better call Hiccup. We have an albino Night Fury in front of the Fiersome house." Eret chuckled, admiring the snow dragon. El didn't see the kiss, but he did see his Uncle Eret. Squealing happily the little boy toddled over to Eret and held up his hands, wanting to be picked up. "Hey there, you little rascal!" Eret laughed, scooping the baby boy up in his arms and tickling him in the belly. El giggled and proceeded to try taking the Stormcutter pin on Eret's fur vest. Zenna couldn't help but smile at how adorable her boyfriend and her baby brother were together.

"And what brings you here to my humble abode?" Zenna asked, raising an eyebrow. Eret smiled and decided to just go for it. "Well the gang's all at the Cove. The pond there's frozen over and I was…hoping to maybe ask you out to go ice skating, perhaps?" he asked hopefully. Zenna smiled, delighted at the invitation. "I'd love to. Problem is…I don't have any skates." She replied. In response, Eret called Skullcrusher over and took out a new pair of skates from the saddle bag.

They were the perfect size for Zenna.

"I got them from Trader Johann a week ago. Cost me one of the saddles I made at the Dragon Armory." Eret said casually. Zenna took the skates and examined them. They were brand new black ones and even had snowflake patterns painted on them, the ice sliders shiny. "Eret, they're beautiful. Thank you." She said, embracing her boyfriend. "Consider it an early Snoggletog present." Eret smiled, hugging her.

Zenna and El's parents arrived outside to see Zenna trying on the new skates while Eret played with El around the snow dragon along with Skullcrusher and Stryka. Then El let out a small sneeze and decided on his own that he had enough play time in the snow for today and toddled over to his Mama.

"Eret and I are going skating. We'll be back later." Zenna told her parents as she and Eret got on Stryka and Skullcrusher. "Be careful!" Edgar and Henna called after them as they lifted off. "We will!" Eret hollered back as he and Zenna flew off on their dragons, headed for the Cove.

I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter of Thin Ice! More chapters to come soon ;)

PS: Did anyone find the last paragraph reminiscent to another DreamWorks Animation film?

-GuardianDragon98