PROLOGUE
Hiccup strapped the basket onto Toothless's saddle. He jumped onto his back and flew off. Leaving would be the best idea would be to leave. That way he wouldn't have to kill the Monsterous Nightmare and his father wouldn't be disappointed in him.
"good-bye" he whispered
And with that, he flew off. He wanted to go somewhere not too far away but far enough that they didn't normally go to. He knew exactly where he wanted to go. He had only been there once when he was about four and didn't remember any of it. But he'd stories and it seemed nice enough. It took him about a day of what would normally be a three day trip. Once he got there, he knew he had been right, it was beautiful and he didn't remember any of it. He just stayed there for a few minutes, admiring the beautiful forest, before he heard the thuds of hooves. He had a small panic attack, not knowing what to do, before he fell off Toothless's back with a thud. A horse came around the corner. There was a girl with large, curly, hair, on the horse. They stared at each other for a minute, completely in shock of seeing each other. The girl held up an arrow, in protection.
"who are you?" she demanded "and what do you want?!"
"it's a long story" admitted Hiccup
The girl sighed and put the bow down
"I've go time" she sighed
So, they sat down by a nearby lake and Hiccup explained everything to her and she explained all her problems to him.
"so, do you need a place to stay?" asked the girl
"well, yah" admitted Hiccup
"you can stay in the town up here" smiled the girl
"really" smiled Hiccup
"yah" grinned the girl "my dad's the king and I'm sure he can find a place for you to stay."
"okay" grinned Hiccup
He jumped onto the horse behind the girl.
"thanks a lot" smiled Hiccup "by the way, what's your name?"
She smiled
"Merida" she answered "what's yours?"
"well" thought Hiccup "my real name's Hiccup. But let's tell everyone it's Scourge"
Merida smirked
"okay"
And off they went, into the sunset. Merida's father, Fergus, did give Hiccup a place to stay and Merida and Hiccup became close friends after that, then even closer.