This is it! The first chapter of a new era of perils. If you just randomly clicked on this, you need to read Future Girl In Berk, the first story, to understand how all this jumbled up family happened, and then you need to read Isabella In Berk if you want to understand how everything involving the relationships happened. If you have just arrived here from being one of my past readers, hello and enjoy!
Eight years since I had Azalea, fifteen years since I arrived on Berk. Time passes too quickly, especially with all eight of us in the house. Me, Rye, Azalea, Dad, then Hiccup, Astrid, and their children.
Hiccup and Astrid's kids, my nephew and niece. Sweet little three year old Auda, she is an adorable little girl. Toddling around with her soft light brown curls and bright blue eyes. And then there is Hiccup and Astrid's first child, their six year old son Colden. He is a good boy, takes after both of his parents. Clumsy, but strong. Sadly Astrid does not have a blonde child for Colden has auburn red hair like Hiccup used to have, and round green eyes that mimic Hiccup's as well. He is a little mini me.
I walk down the stairs, it is too early… I can already see my husband and dad sitting at the table eating. Hiccup, is cooking. Great.
Astrid walks over to a chair and tries to detach the toddler from her hip, but the little girl screams and clings to her.
"Is Azalea down here?" Belle asks. Hiccup turns his head and frowns. "I thought she was still asleep in her bedroom." He says.
Rye stands up and heads for the door. "She better not have sneaked out again!" He says and slips a thin vest on.
My daughter Azalea… She is so rebellious it isn't even funny. I groan and adjust my boot, ready to go find her.
At the same time Colden dashes down the stairs, screaming, "DADDY! CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!" Hiccup places his cup on the table and starts after his son. Who darts around the furniture and avoids his father's grasp.
Hiccup plops down in a chair at the table. Colden still laughing and running around. Hiccup throws his head back tiredly. "I'm too old to do this…" He says.
Belle, who was changing out of her comfy boots into more durable ones, snaps her head around and looks at her brother. "To old?!" She cries out.
Hiccup grabs his mug again, "I'm thirty. Way too old to be doing this." Belle scrunches up her nose at him, "Thirty is not old. I mean, I'm twenty eight and I'm fine. We're just becoming true adults." She replies.
Hiccup rolls his eyes at her and smiles.
The Haddock family watches the pair of Fereckson's march out the door in search of their daughter, again.
Colden darts up to his grandfather who manages to wrangle the child onto his lap and sit him down to eat something.
"Auda is still refusing to eat." Astrid says and takes a bite of her roasted fish. Hiccup lets out a sigh. Auda refuses to eat and play, and most nights are spent in the Haddock children's bedroom trying to shush the crying girl to sleep.
Stoick gives Colden a piece of fish to eat, and also to distract him from the following conversation he knew would happen.
"Have you taken her to the healers?" He suggests to the couple.
Hiccup fiddles with his cup before replying. "We tried, but she is easily frightened and we couldn't keep her on the dragons without her screaming and distracting them from flying; and we are going to try walking all the way to the healers, but I don't know how she will react."
Astrid picks up a spoon and tries to feed the girl some mashed up veggies her aunt Isabella made in hopes she would eat them, but Auda clamps her mouth shut and turns her head away.
Stoick puts Colden down and sends the child away. Then he looks straight at the struggling couple and says in a low voice.
"To at least get her used to the dragons, go find a safe meadow or something, and place her out in the grass and sit with her for a bit, and let her look at the area. Then slowly get up and walk away, hopefully keep her distracted while doing this. Go just a bit away where you can see her but she can't see you, and let Toothless go over to her. The dragon would never harm her and maybe you could warm them up to each other, or something."
The parents listen, they both cringe slightly at the idea of leaving Auda alone, even if it is within close radius. But they might try it, anything is worth it at this rate.
"AAARGH!" A loud yell is heard from the village center. Astrid and Hiccup jump up and head for the door. They know it is the other set of parents dealing with Azalea, but help is needed in those situations sometimes.
They arrive to see Rye and Belle glaring at their daughter. Azalea arguing with her parents.
"I'M OLD ENOUGH TO DO THINGS ON MY OWN! AND I'M OLD ENOUGH TO PLAY WITH WHOEVER I LIKE!" The girl screamed at them. Belle bent down a bit and looked into her daughter's dark blue eyes. She scanned over the yellow spots on each side of both pupils and said in a rough voice. "I know you are. But you have to tell us when you are going out and where you are going, AND, who you are going with. Whether it be a dragon or a friend."
"You are sheltering me again! What is it with this family and never letting me do anything! You are constantly on me, you barely let me play outside the house!" Azalea complains and lets her strawberry blonde hair with its two black streaks fly around as she waves her arms for emphasis.
"You are only eight, maybe when you are older and more mature we will let you do more stuff on your own." Rye says and sets his jaw in place, which is his way of saying no to anymore begging and complaining she will do.
"MATURE?! You two are supposed to be mature adults, and all I ever see you do is act like idiots! If that is mature than I'm way better at it than you!" She exaggerates.
Belle holds her tongue for a second, she wants to let Azalea believe that she has won this for a second. But to Belle's surprise Azalea acts unexpectedly.
An eleven year old boy named Aron passed by, walking his Gronkle to the arena. Azalea darted over and grabbed his shirt, she reached up and kissed the boy powerfully on the lips.
Hiccup and Astrid were stunned at their niece's behavior. And her parents couldn't react for a second before Rye stormed over and ripped Azalea away from him.
The boy shook his head and let his black hair fly into his face. Oh yes, Belle thought, this boy was from the same tribe Heather used to be from. He moved here when he was little.
Rye drug his daughter past her mother and headed for the house. Hiccup, Astrid, and Isabella, as well as the still stuck to Astrid's hip Auda, followed them slowly.
They shuffled their feet, watching the father and daughter fight as they walked home. "I hope Auda is never like Azalea. No offense Belle." Hiccup says and takes the toddler from his wife.
"None taken… Though at this rate Auda might not even make it long enough to that point…" There was no reason for Isabella to apologize for what she said. The parents knew that it was possibly true. If they can't get Auda to eat and drink regularly, or sleep properly, then she might not be around too long. The trio plus one picked up the pace and dashed back to the house.
An obvious voice was talking, loudly, with Azalea. Oh another day in the Haddock/Fereckson house.
"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!" Rye shouted loudly at the stubborn girl. She was sitting in a chair, rolling her eyes and playing with a fingernail that had broken.
Rye was furious beyond his words, but he held his tongue for a second. He shot his voice low and practically growled at her, "I'm fine with friends, but no more kissing, and you are not dating any boy until you are sixteen."
The girl had her fist balled up, she was ready to hit him her dad, but she resisted it.
"Go to your room and stay there." Rye said and pointed at the stairs. Azalea got up and skipped away up the stairs.
And now you get to see what this family is like with three children under the roof. (As if the sets of parents truly grew up. Ha.)
I will admit, originally it was only supposed to be Azalea was the problematic child. And then I decided darling little Auda, (Pronounced in my preference: Odd-Uh) she be a problem as well, but in a different way. Hiccup's prized baby girl has problems. (But you'll discover more about that later.) And then Colden, he's a stereotypical little boy. He is, as I described him, very clumsy, but he has his mom's go power.
Well, I don't want to spoil anything, so keep an eye out for the next chapter!