Ta dah! My first published fanfic. I fell so happy. *tear rolls down face* Ahem. *tells self to get it together* Please enjoy Dragon Skin!
Asken had no idea what he was doing in the cove. He had never thought of it as a special place, even if his parents did say it was. To him, it was just another part of Berk. The light of the sunset was making it glow golden. 'I gotta admit, it is pretty here.' 'Isn't it?' He turned. A girl was sitting behind him on a log. She had snow white hair with streaks of black and pale blue eyes. Her face was delicate, and she was just as thin as Asken, the current "Hiccup" of the village. She was dressed in a blue tunic, with leather wristbands and straps crisscrossing her chest. They began at small silver plates on her shoulders and the top of her wrists and wrapped around her torso. A creamy fur cape was attached at these plates and went down to her waist. A black skirt thing was held up with another disc, and was over a pair of red leggings. She had brown leather boots trimmed with the same creamy fur. She stared at him curiously. 'What?' 'Who are you?' 'I'm Vera. Aloe Vera. Nice to meet you, um…' 'Asken. Asken Haddock.' 'Like the fish?' 'Yeah…' 'Don't worry. I love fish. Especially when they're grilled and then lightly buttered and seasoned…mmm. I'm getting hungry just dreaming about it.' 'So this is a-' 'Yes, this is a dream. Why else would you be here?' 'So are you just a figment of my imagination?' 'No. You see, I have a friend who is helping me contact you.' 'How?' 'Right now, we're in the realm of Dreamtime. It's similar to Niflheim, but the living and the dead can meet there without crossing the Bifrost.' 'Does that mean we're dead?' 'No. If either of us was dead, we'd be able to tell.' 'How?' 'The dead can't appear as they were before they died.' 'Which means?' 'The dead can only appear as how they died. If you died from an axe, you would have the weapon or the wound visible in Dreamtime.' 'Ugh.' 'Yeah, well, it's not the most disgusting thing. My great aunt died by getting hacked to pieces.' 'Would not want to meet her here.' She nodded in agreement and got off of the log. Aloe walked up to him and started circling him slowly. 'Asken, I need your help.' 'Why? Why me, I mean?' 'Because you are the only one who can get inside the citadel.' 'Citadel?' 'There isn't much time. Follow the setting sun. It will take you where you need to go.' She began to ripple like water and vanish. 'Wait! Go where?!'
Sorry it's short. But don't worry, there'll be more to come! Till then, Wild Cat 214, out!