EXCHANGE OF OUR HEARTS
CHAPTER ONE

Welcome to the Emerald Fort, a lavish kingdom that has been divided into four, mainly, Arendelle, Berk, Corona and DunBroch. Centuries ago, Emerald Fort was the most copious kingdom during that time. A conflict between the East and the West side of Emerald Fort has affected the nation and decided to divide the said kingdom into two nations; Greenacres and Coxville. Ten scores and five years passed by, the war had begun between the two kingdoms. A lot of innocent people died during the war. An innocent young lad lost his family during the war and was adopted by King Fergus of Greenacres. After several months, Greenacres withdrew and decided to divide their nation into two kingdoms; Berk and DunBroch, same as the Coxville; Arendelle and Corona. After the conflicts and wars, the rulers of the four kingdoms signed a peace treaty, the Treaty of Otium. After signing the peace treaty, they signed another treaty for trading.

The rulers of DunBroch, King Fergus and Queen Elinor treated the young lad as their real son; his name is Hiccup. After several years, the king and the queen had their daughter and named her Merida. Hiccup looked at Merida happily. King Fergus sighed and patted Hiccup's back, "We can only do so much. Please take care of Merida." Hiccup agreed and promised to himself that he will take care of the new born princess until his last breath; he owes King Fergus and Queen Elinor for adopting him when he lost his parents.

The adopted young lad knocks on his milady's doors, "Rise and shine, milady." The princess giggles inside her room and when she opens the door, Hiccup surprises her by making scary expression and his 'rawr'. "I'm going to eat you! Rawr!" Hiccup said. "Catch me if you can!" Merida laughed and ran around the halls. Hiccup ran after her and caught her, "I got you!" They both laughed out loud and smiled at each other. "Can I ask you something?" Merida looked at Hiccup oddly. He gave her a clueless reaction. "Why are you calling me milady if you are my brother after all?" Hiccup was about to say something but then he closed his mouth. Merida looked at him and moved closer. She hugged Hiccup out of a sudden and held his right hand. "M-Merida…" Hiccup breathed out, "I'm not your brother." Merida gasped, "Hiccup…?" Hiccup started to explain everything she needed to know, "Your parents adopted me and treated me as their real son. King Fergus told me to take care of you because they can only do so much. I promised to myself that I will take care of you and protect you until my last breath. (Stops for a moment and sighs, then starts to explain again.) I owe your parents for adopting me when I lost my family during the war." Merida held Hiccup's hand out of a sudden; Hiccup's eyes widened. "Everything will be okay. I accept the fact that you're not my brother." Merida smiled. "I'm sorry, milady. I kept the truth for five years." Hiccup said. Merida twinkled, "We can still pretend that we're siblings." They both laughed.

"Merida! Hiccup!" Queen Elinor called them. Merida and Hiccup looked at Queen Elinor. "We received an invitation from the king and queen of Arendelle." The queen said.

Merida raised her brows. Hiccup pouted.

Queen Elinor scrolled the invitation outwardly and started to read the invitation:

ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE LIVED A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE PRINCESS NAMED ANNA.
BY HER ROYAL REQUEST, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO HER
6TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

- FRIDAY, MAY 15TH, NINE IN THE MORNING ONWARDS / ARENDELLE -
/AN INVITATION FROM THE KING AND QUEEN OF ARENDELLE/

Queen Elinor scrolled the invitation, "Be ready, Merida. Princess Anna euphorically invited you to her sixth birthday. (Looked at Hiccup.) Hiccup, you will come with us."

"Yes, you're Majesty." Hiccup bowed politely.

"And by the way, did you take your breakfast?" Queen Elinor asked Merida. Merida hides herself beside Hiccup. The queen looked at Hiccup, "Did she eat her breakfast?" She asked.

"Not yet, you're Majesty."

"Merida. Come here!" Queen Elinor called her out.

"But mommy-"

"Merida!"

Merida holds Hiccup tightly. "Come on, Merida. We will eat together." Hiccup patted Merida's head. Merida walks to her mother and watches Hiccup walking after her. She smiled at Hiccup and turned away from him.

HICCUP'S POINT OF VIEW

[Flashback]

Sometimes, I don't get it. Why do we exist? What's the point of living? These are the questions that I always ask to myself. I lost my family. My mother died. My father died. My little brother died. My mother was pregnant during that time. I am nowhere to go. I pity myself so much. I stayed in a corner and cried. A stranger reached out his hand, "Come with me." I looked at him oddly and grabbed his hand. I stood up and walked with him. "Where are your parents?" The stranger asked me. I gave my response and cried out loud. He patted my back and comforted me, "Oh… Poor little boy. You can treat me as your father and my wife as your mother." He said. I continued to cry. "We want to adopt you because you're nowhere to go." I stopped crying and looked at him. "Do you want us to take care of you?" He asked me whilst patting my head. I stopped crying and I shook my head delightfully. The stranger laughed a bit, "Come with me." He went to a castle and looked for his wife, "Elinor! Elinor!"

"What is it, Fergus?" I heard a voice from the stairs.

"I brought a young lad."

I looked everywhere with amazement. The stranger's wife approached me and asked, "What is your name?" I looked at her nervously. "My name?" She nodded her head gently, "Yes, your name, young lad." I looked around nervously and rolled my eyes, "Uhm… My name… My name is Hiccup."

"My name is Elinor. I'm the queen of DunBroch and this is King Fergus." Queen Elinor introduced herself and her husband. They took care of me and they treated me as their real son. In payback, I want to take care of and protect their new born daughter, Merida. I will remain loyal to the royal family who opened their gates and welcomed me.

To be continued...

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