Rating: K+

Part 1

Mericcup


Merida panted as she rode angus away from the battle field, hanging tight to Hiccups injured body which was slung over the horse's back. "Hold on Hic!" she said choking back tears. They rode all the way back to the empty castle, almost everybody was gone on the battlefield, the Vikings and Scotts teaming up to fight against the Outcasts.

He was badly hurt, cuts stretched across his chest, and arms. Toothless was running alongside with them when they arrived at the castle. Merida was out of breath as she helped the viking off the horse, he could barely stand. She had to get him inside before he was too weak to walk. Sh began to walk inside when she heard a groan from the dragon. "Toothless boy, stay here, ye can see him soon ah promise'." she kept walking, Hiccup limping along mumbling something which Merida couldn't understand.

"Mer...I.." Merida put his arm around her, and hushed him "Et's alrigh' your going te be ok.." she helped him up a few steps, but halfway to her room, his legs give way and he ends up being dragged to her room.

She heaves him onto her bed and touches his cheek, "Stay wit me, Hic...please.." His eyes where half open as he weakly reached out for her, Merida took his hand giving it a squeeze. Then she hurried over lighting the fireplace, setting the room aglow. The princess shuffled around the room grabbing a healing kit setting it on the bed before sitting on the edge.

"Alrig' Hic, this may...may hurt a little.." it was a shame he wasn't wearing his armor, it would have protected him from most of his injuries. She reached up for the collar of his shirt gripping it tightly before ripping it down the middle, a determined look on her face.

Hiccup felt the fabric being lifted from sticking to his open wounds and winced. He looked up at Merida her blue eyes locked on his injuries. He hated seeing him like this, he could take care of himself.

Merida gasp at his wounds, there were scars and scrapes all over his chest, but there was one that was pretty obvious as well as nasty looking. Merida raised her hands to her lips, touching the outside of the wound Hiccup flinched at her touch. The cut ran from his collar bone to his belly button, it was pretty deep, blood welling in the gap.

She reached over grabbing a small bowl of water from across the room moving it onto the bed. Then she dipped a small piece of cloth in the bowl letting it soak up the water. Merida moved the dripping wet cloth with shaky hands over Hiccup's chest, squeezing the cool water out and onto his chest, before dabbing at the cuts.

Hiccup groaned, his hand searching for Merida's instead finding her knee, as she sat on her legs leaning over him on the bed. She jumped at his contact almost forgetting he was actually conscious. The red head shifted her attention quickly to his face, he had a cut on his chin and cheek she looked into his green eyes. He squeezed her knee as she continued.

She kept wiping his chest and arms, till the blood was gone. Merida leaned up to Hiccup's head and started to dab his cuts her eyes locked on his green orbs.

Hiccup laid there exhausted letting the princess continue to clean the cuts on his face, mesmerized by her blue eyes looking at him. And they stayed in the silence till finally Merida spoke up.

"Ye scared me Hiccup...Ah thought- Ah thought-" tears welled in her eyes at the thought, she shook her head, her fiery mane bouncing everywhere.

"But I didn't.."he said weakly, as she bound his arms in bandages.

Merida refused to look him the eye, she knew if she did she'd burst into tears, and she didn't want to bawl like a child in front of him. Looking at the bed she carefully helped him sit up as she quickly bandage his chest, and since the gash was so big, it basically was his entire upper torso. When she had finished she set him back down onto the bed.

Merida felt dizzy, her arms filling weak she reached to her head then pulled her fingers back down noticing blood. She grabbed a spare bandage and rapped it around her head quickly without Hiccup noticing. Her heart pounded in her chest, she still didn't look him in the face. She put the water bowl back onto the table as well as the other stuff before collapsing on the bed beside Hiccup.

The scot laid beside him, laying on her side facing him she felt a pain in hip but ignored it, in fact the more she though of it the more she felt pain through out her body especially her back. She place her head agains the side of his shoulder still not looking him in the eye, Hiccup on the other hand felt this.

He turned his head towards her cupping her chin and lifting her head up, making her look into his eyes. "It's going to be ok..." he turned his body so he was also facing her.

Merida couldn't take it any longer as the tears rolled down her cheeks, she felt the man wrap his arms around her bringing her close. She put his arms around him, "Ah could have lost ye today Hic," she choked out between tears, "If I lost ye...ah dunno what ah's dae." she felt hands wipe her tears from her cheeks as she opened her eyes again. Hiccup leaned in and kissed her forehead.

"Shhh..." he pulled her to his chest, "It's over now..." he stroked her curly hair kissing her on her shoulder trying to comfort her.

They stayed that way, for the rest of the night. The war raging only a few miles away, the castle, empty silent. The young adults stayed there, there was nothing they could do with their injuries. They fell asleep in each other's arms, safe, warm, and ok for now.

That was...until morning.


Comment: yea man, cliff hanger time :D So, what happens in the morning? find out in Part 2 c: *le evil laugh*