A/N: Yay! Chapter two! And it's really super long to make up for the suckishly short first chapter. So, I should have mentioned this earlier, but there will be some Point of View (P.o.V.) changing going on between Hiccup and Hadyn (Hehehe I like the way that sounds X3...). About the Gobbers' diolouge, it's only written the way it is because I personally think that Gobbers' accent is WAY thicker than Stoics. Sorry if it's hard to understand, and if you have any pointers on how to make it sound, I dunno, more Gobber-ish... Well I'm all ears. You know what sucks? I can't use symbols in my writing on this sight. I really wanted to use them to show how the people of Berk write... But I can't :(. Oh well. Enjoy the story! And this is my first OC ever, so please don't judge it too harshly...

Review Replies (R.R. For short (Only one review?)): Little Miss Enigma, thank you sooo much for the review! And about Hadyns' past haunting her, I have a plan for that... It might just bring her and Astrids friendship on higher ground. And with the OC name... I seriously thought about nameing Hadyn 'Mary'. But I'm glad I didn't.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything HTTYD. I only own Hadyn, a laptop and a creative mind that might need mental help.

*Hiccups P.o.V.*

Waking up in the morning, my ears were met with a heavy snoring sound and… weeping. My eyes dart around the room and I locate the source of the crying. I walk over to the sleeping figure and see that she's shaking and that her face is contorted with pain. She must be having a nightmare… "It's alright Hadyn. It's only a dream. Come on Hadyn, wake up," I say keeping my voice soft. I gently moved a strand of her red hair from her face. Hadyn shrinks into the covers and continues to shake. "Hadyn, come on everything is going to be okay. Hadyn, wake up it's only a dream. If you wake up, it can't affect you. Now, please wake up," I say, shaking her shoulder.

Hadyns' blue eyes open and she looks at me. She suddenly flings her arms around me and begins to sob in my shoulder. I wrap my arms around her slowly, unsure of what to do. I can hear her mumbling something, "They killed her… and I was next…" I rub her back and say what I think are soothing words, "Hey, settle down it's okay now. No body's gonna hurt you now. You're safe here." Hadyns' sobs slowed until they became little hiccups. She pulls away and wipes her face with her hand. "I'm… I'm sorry about that," she says, looking away. I put my hand on her shoulder. "It's alright. Everyone has nightmares every now and then," I say.

She looks back at me, blue eyes holding embarrassment. "Yeah, but not everyone flings themselves into a person's arms, especial after they had just met," Hadyn says while looking at the floor again.

I put my finger under her chin, making her look me in the eye. "Hadyn, you wouldn't believe how many times I've woken up from a nightmare and wanted to fling myself into somebodies arms, any ones' arms really. It's not that big of a deal," I say with a soft smile gracing my lips. I stood up and walked over to my desk. I took something off of the desk, turn to face Hadyn saying "My mom gave this to me before she, uh died… and it actually scared me… until recently. It's the only thing I have from her, and this little guy has been my savior for a while now… but I think that you could use him more than me. Here, keep him." I hand Hadyn a small stitched dragon. She held it in her hand gingerly, as if it might fall apart.

"Hiccup, I… I can't take this. I appreciate the offer and everything, but… Your mom gave this to you… and I know that she's dead… and I just can't take this, because it's the only thing that you have left from her… I don't want to take that away," she says, trying to hand the dragon back to me. I took her hands and curled her fingers around the little dragon. She looks at me, surprise written clear in on her face. She blinks owlishly at me, her blue eyes shining with tears that threatened to fall again. "Take it, Hadyn. You need him more than I do," I say softly.

For the second time that morning, Hadyn flings her arms around me. "Thank you, thank you so much Hiccup," she says, burring her face into my shoulder. I hug her back gently and murmur in her ear, "You're very welcome Hadyn." We sat like that for a moment, enjoying the silence that had fallen over the two of us. But then that silence was broken.

"Hiccup! Come down here!"

Oh crap, I forgot about dad… Hadyn and I pull apart. She looks in the direction of the stairs and asks, "Uh, I'm going to take a guess and say that was your dad?" I nod and stand up. After helping her up from the ground I start for the stairs. "You might wanna stay up here for a moment. My dad, Stoic… He's a bit stubborn at times, so uh, yeah," I say before disappearing down stairs. "Coming dad!" I holler. As I turn the corner to walk into the living room/dining room I see my dad standing there with his arms crossed.

"Son, we need to talk," he says.

"About?" I ask

"About the outsider, son. You know that we can't trust them, especially after the little Heather incident," my dad says.

"But Hadyn's not like Heather. She's different, and Toothless trust her… Plus she's been through a lot already," I say, trying to defend her.

"Really? What could Hadyn have gone through that we haven't? We had a war with dragons for three-hundred years," He says, eyeing me challengingly.

"Dad, I think her tribe killed her mother," I say.

"So wha… Wait, you think her tribe killed her mother? Why do you think that?" Stoic questions, looking at me strangely.

"I woke up to her crying, and when she woke up she said something like 'They killed her… and I was next…' I mean the 'her' in that sentence could mean anyone, but I'm guessing that it was her mother," I explain, deciding to leave out the part where Hadyn flung her arms around me. I really didn't want my dad thinking that I had a thing for her. Besides, she's pretty and all, but I just freaking met her.

Stoic stands there, his arms still crossed in annoyance. "Well, son, I'd like to meet this girl then. See how she is and all. And after that, I want her under constant surveillance by the trainers."

"Dad, you really think that's fair?"

"Deal?"

"This conversation is feeling very one-sided…"

"DEAL?!"

I sigh, remembering a conversation like this that happened about a year ago. "Deal," I say, feeling defeated. Stoic nods, seeming satisfied with the answer. "Good, I'm going to deal with something at the docks. I'll be back soon and I want this outsider here when I get back," He says before walking out the door, leaving me standing alone in the room.

The sound of foot steeps on the stairs causes me to turn around. Hadyn was halfway down the stairs, clutching the stitched dragon in her hands. "Is everything okay, Hiccup?" she asks, her voice hardly louder than a whisper. I rub my hand down my face. "Yeah, everything's fine. It's just my dad wants to talk to you and keep-…"

"Keep me under surveillance. I know, I heard it all," she says.

She fishes walking down the stairs. Now that she was standing in clear view. It seems like she made a few tweaks to the outfit she wore to bed. The tunic-like tee-shirt had been cut shorter, and she had cut the sleeves off of her black long sleeve shirt and sewed them on the sleeveless area of the tee-shirt. A dark green skirt was now placed over her leggings. "Why are you staring at me like that? Is the something on my clothes?" She asks, snapping me out of my trance. "Huh? Oh, no there's nothing on you. I mean, you have cloths on, but there is nothing there. I mean, oh gods… There is nothing on your clothing," I say. Gods, that was just an intelligent response, wasn't it Hiccup? Hadyn laughs as she walks past me and sets the little dragon on the table.

"Well, we have a few hours to kill before your dad gets back, right? Why don't you show me around the village?" Hadyn suggest as she jumps up to sit on the table. I shrug my shoulders and say, "Well, we probably have nearly all day to kill. When there's an issue at the docks, it takes a lot of time and a lot of arguments to actually get the job done. But before we go and do anything, do you want anything to eat?" Hadyn kicks her legs back and forth a little before answering with, "I guess I could eat something… What do you have?"

I rummage through what little bit of stock food that we have. "Umm not much… we might actually have to find something while were out… Wait, I think I found something… Ah ha!" I say holding out a bundle of dried meat. Hadyn looks at the bundle, curiosity showing on her face. "Uh, Hiccup… What exactly is that?" she asks as I unwrap the dried meat from its' cloth. "This, my dear friend, is the best tasting thing in all of Berk: Wild Boar Jerky!" I proclaim. I hand her a piece of it and she takes a cautious bite out of it.

Hadyns' eyes widen as she chews the bite she took. She swallows and takes another bite. "It's good isn't it?" I ask, eating my own piece. Hadyn nods enthusiastically and finishes off her piece. After finishing my piece, I wrap the rest of it back up and put it in the cabinet. Turning around, I see Hadyn standing by the door, seemingly ready to go. "In a hurry, are we?" I ask as I walk up to her. She lets out a small laugh and says, "Nah, I'm just excited… I've always wondered what a new place would be like." I chuckle and step out the door. Hadyn moves to follow, but before she steps out the door, she stops. Rocking back onto her heel, she looks back in the house. I notice that her eyes land on the dragon left sitting on the table.

"You can take him with you, if you want," I say. Hadyn lowers her eyes and her brows furrow as she thinks on making a decision. Before long, she's dashing back into the house and grabbing the animal. She steps back out the door with the dragon in her hand. After shutting the door, Hadyn looks at me and smiles. "Alright, I'm ready," she proclaims cheerfully. I smile back at her and say, "Okay, let's begin."

*Hadyns' P.o.V.*

I have to admit, it felt a little strange caring around a small stuffed animal, but I got used to the weight of it in my hands. The only reason why I actually brought it is because it's the only gift I've ever gotten from anyone. My mother had died before I was five and my father basically disowned me when he realized I was the same way she was. While clutching the dragon to my chest, I feel like a little kid again. And I actually enjoy the feeling; it reminds me of an innocence I never got to experience.

I heard the sound of a hammer hitting metal, which snaps me out of my thoughts. "Ah, here we are. This would be the blacksmith shop," Hiccup says, "Or well it was… until the war with the dragons ended. Now it's a tooth care center for the dragons. I mean we still make weapons in case the Outcast decides to attack." I look around the shop and see a burly man with a prosthetic hand working on bending a sword back into place. "Oi, Heccup, is that you? Can you help wit' this thing?" the big man asks in a thick Norse accent.

"Yeah, sure thing Gobber," Hiccup replies as he walks over to help him. Gobber seems to have notice me standing at the entrances, because he taps Hiccup on the shoulder with his prosthetic. "Eh, Heccup, who's yer friend?" Gobber asks. Hiccup puts the sword down and walks over. "Gobber, this is Hadyn. Hadyn, the man with an interchangeable hand and attitude is Gobber," Hiccup introduces us. Gobber holds his hand out to me and I take it with gratitude. "Nice to meetcha Hadyn," he says kindly with a smile. When he smiled I could see that one of his teeth was replaced with a piece of metal. I smile back and say, "It's nice to meet you too."

As Hiccup and Gobber began to work on unbending various weapons, I take the opportunity to look around the shop. Multiple tools lay around the area, such as pliers and screwdrivers. An area near the back of the shop catches my eye. On top of the work bench, there were various drawings and sketches of different inventions. One of the pages looked rather old and it showed a drawing of a tail. I sit the stuffed dragon down and pick up the paper, reading the symbols written on the page. "Night Fury… Tail… Prosthetic…" I translated aloud, a little rusty with reading runes. Night Fury… was that the type of dragon Toothless was? But… I thought Night Furies were supposed to be really dangerous… How could someone like Hiccup train a Night Fury? I shake the thought away and a small leather-bound book catches my attention. 'Book of Dragons' the title read. Underneath the title there was smaller writing that read 'Flight Club Members Only!' I don't know what the flight club is, but it seems pretty important, so I might wanna leave that book alone.

A flash of light gleams in my eyes and I spot a shield leaning against the wall. I walk closer to it to get a better look. The metal the shield was constructed out of was unusually shiny. There's a design on the front that resembles Toothless. I pick the shield up, expecting it to be heavy. It was surprisingly light for its size. I slide my arm through the loop on the back and my hand hits a button. Hitting the cause something to shoot out of the front of the shield and hit a cart full of weapons, which in turn causes the cart to tip over and spill. The noise created by the cart causes the two males to turn around. I sit the shield down and take a step away from it as if it was all the shields fault.

"Eheha, yer more o' a klutz than Heccup is," Gobber says, "Ah got the mess, don' you worry 'bout it." I stood back as Gobber places the various weapons back into the cart. Some of them appeared to be made out of the same metal of the shield while others were made out of steel. I decide to step away from the mess so I don't cause more of an accident. Hiccup observes the mess with a smile on his face. "I don't see how someone like you can be clumsier than I am," he says with a chuckle.

I glare at him playfully. "Do you wanna end up like Snotlout did?" I ask, mock-threat seeping into my voice.

Hiccup holds his hands up in mock-surrender. "Nah, I do believe I can behave without being flipped onto my back," he says, trying to hold in his laughter.

Soon, both of us give up on trying not laughing, and the laughter explodes out of us. I end up snorting in the middle of laughing which causes us to laugh even more. My eyes were watery and Hiccup had the hiccups (Aw, how cute) when we finally were able to stop laughing. "Oh, gods (hiccup) I have had that (hiccup) good of a laugh since I was five (hiccup)…" Hiccup says, his words being interrupted by the hiccups every few words. I wipe the tears from my eyes and say, "Yeah, same here." Gobber, who was done picking up all the weapons, just chuckles. "You two act like an ol' married couple, you know tha' don' ya?" Gobber says, causing a blush to cross mine and Hiccups' cheek.

"Eh, wot's this? Is the 'ittle Heccup embarrassed? Aah, be gone with ya, Heccup. Enjoy yer walk, and 'ere is your 'ittle dragon Hadyn," Gobber says, handing me the stuffed dragon. Hiccup and I say our goodbyes and head out the door. Once we were out of hearing range, I turn to face Hiccup and say, "He was an interesting character… Is he always like that?" Hiccup nods and says, "Yeah, he is. I've worked with him since I was little… Er, well littler… but Gobber's been like that ever since I can remember. You grow used to his teasing." I giggle and nod, a little lost in thought.

I wonder what was in that book… and what was that shield made of… Some sort of metal, that's for sure, but I've never seen anything like that…

"Hadyn, are you still with me?" Hiccup waves his hand in front of my face, snapping me back into reality.

"Huh? Oh, uh yeah… yeah I'm here," I say. Wow, couldn't come back with a better response, could you Hadyn? "Did you say something Hiccup?"

Hiccup lets out an exasperated sigh. "I said that we have a little follower. Look behind you," he says, pointing to something behind me.

I turn a see a small blue and green following us. I crouch down and hold out my hand. The little dragon sniffs my hand before crawling onto it. "Aw, he's adorable… What kind of dragon is he?" I ask Hiccup, turning around to face him again. Hiccup studies the dragon and says, "That would be a Terrible Terror… and I believe that is a girl… Uhhh, yup it is. See, the horns of a female Terror are more twisted than those of a male." I nod as the Terrible Terror twist its way up my arm and curls itself around my shoulders. I giggle as the dragons' breath tickles my throat. "I think she likes me… Can I keep her Hiccup?" I ask. Hiccup scratches the dragon behind her ears and shrugs. "I don't see why not… You have to give her a name and take care of her though," he says. I grin and say, "Oh don't worry I'll take care of her… What should I name her though?"

Hiccup thinks for a moment. "Uh… how about 'Shadow', since she was following us," he suggest.

I shake my head and say, "No, it seems too dark for her, given her colors. What about 'Tiny'?"

"No, to common among the breed… It needs to be something different, unique, and uncommon" Hiccups says as he thinks.

Suddenly, the little dragon jumps from my shoulders and lands on the ground. She catches sight of her tail and begins chasing it in a circle, attempting to catch it. An idea pops into my head and I say, "What about Twister?" at the same time Hiccup says, "We could name her Twister." We look at each other and smile. I grabbed Twister from the ground and she goes back to her perch on my shoulders. "Then it's decided. Come on, Twister probably needs to eat. I know a great place in the wood to get some fish," Hiccup says leading me to the woods. We pass Hiccups' house and I remembered that I was holding the stuffed dragon. "Um, Hiccup… Can I run inside real quick and put your… I mean my dragon up… so I don't lose him?" I ask. Hiccup nods and says, "Yeah, sure thing. Besides, I need to take Toothless out for his fly."

After the stuffed dragon was back in his place on Hiccups' desk and Toothless was roused from his sleep, Hiccup and I started for the woods again. Toothless walks close to Hiccup and the trail we were on wasn't that big, so Hiccup had to walk closer to me. Twister sits comfortably on my shoulder, looking around the forest. We come across a tall rock formation and Hiccup take a left and disappears into a crack in the rocks. Toothless follows and I was shocked that he actually fit through the crevasse. I follow Toothless through the crack and see the most peaceful place on all Earth.

There was a beautiful pond in the middle of the area. A fallen log sat a little ways away from the pond. Some boulders were scattered around in the grass. I slid down the rocks, placing a hand on the ground to keep my balance. Once my feet touched down safely on the grass, I look around the area some more. The place was blocked off by walls that nature had carved on its own. The grass was soft beneath my fingers and the breeze was sweet smelling. "Hiccup, this place is amazing! How did you find this place?" I ask a smile on my face. Hiccup smiles back and starts to adjust Toothless' gear. "I actually found it when I meet him. That's when we started training together, after I made his tail for him. It's a little sad because he can't fly without a rider like the others can… but he prefers it that way. This spot has been our spot for a while now," He explains.

Once he got done with Toothless' gear, he hops onto the saddle. Looking at me he asks, "You wanna come with?" I shake my head and take Twister off of my shoulders. "I have to feed her first. Maybe afterwards," I say. Hiccup nods and nudges Toothless while saying, "Come on bud, and show me what you got today." I smile as they take off, hearing an excited 'Yeah!' Come from Hiccup. Twister and I made our way to the pond. Sitting at the edge, I see tons of fish swimming around. Twister tries to get them herself, but every time she stuck her head in the water the fish would swim away.

She looks up at me, her pupils widening and basically asking 'Can you get them for me?' I smile and grab a pointed stick from nearby. "Don't worry girl, I'll get you one," I say as I get into a position to throw the stick like a spear. A fish swims near the shore and I toss the 'spear'. The 'spear' pierces the fish and kills it. I pull the fish out of the water and slide it off the stick. I lay the fish down in front of Twister and say, "Here you go." Twister smells the fish… and then she swallows the thing whole. She looks up at Toothless and Hiccup flying, and then looks at me asking with her eyes 'Can I join them?' I nod and she takes off to the sky to join them. I stand up and look around for a higher place to sit. Spotting a tree near the edge of the pond, I walk over to it.

As I got closer to the tree, I saw that I actually recognized what type of tree it was. I hear a faint thump behind me and then Hiccups' voice say, "Hadyn, what are you doing? Do you even know what kind of fruit that is? It could be poisonous!" I turn around and see that he's running towards me. "Hiccup, calm down, alright? I know what kind of fruit this is; these trees are all over my island. These are called dragon fruit. Lemme see your knife," I say and hold out my hand. He reluctantly places his knife in my hand. I slip it into the loop on my skirt and climb up the tree. Spotting a ripe fruit, I shimmy my way over to it. Swinging myself into a safe position, I cut the fruit from the tree. Holding the fruit in my hand I feel that the skin of it gives a little from pressure. Perfect.

Dropping down from the branch, I land on my feet in front of Hiccup. I hold the Dragon Fruit out in front of me; showing off its bright red skin with little green leafs sprouting from it. "This is a Dragon Fruit. I tried your Wild Boar Jerky, so you have to try this fruit," I say as I cut into the fruit with Hiccups' dagger. I hand half of it to Hiccup and keep the other half for myself. Hiccup looks at the fruit questionably, and then looks at me seeing that I've already taken a bite out of my half. He looks back at the fruit and cautiously takes a bite. His eyes widen as the sweet but tart taste explodes in his mouth. He looks at me, blinking his eyes owlishly. "How- when did- I don't even know what to say… These things are freaking amazing," Hiccup says.

I smile at the look on his face, at how it was lit up like a kids face on Snogletog. The rest of the day went like that. We make idle chit-chat about what ever pops into our head, going from various dragons to fruits to everything. Twister takes her post up around my shoulders and the sun begins to set. Hiccup looks up to the sky. With a sigh he says, "I guess we better start heading home. The quickest way is to fly so… What do you say Hadyn? Ready to fly?" I nod and Hiccup jumps onto the saddle, and them helps me up. The fly went by without me noticing. Before I realized anything, we were landing in front of Hiccups' house.

Hiccup and I go through the door and are met with the smell of smoke. Hiccups father was sitting at the fire place, poking a couple of smoldering logs. Hiccup freeze then moves slowly up the stairs, trying not to be heard. Hiccups' father puts the fire poker down.

"Son," is the only word he says.

Hiccup freezes halfway up the stairs. "Oh uh, Dad… I uh, didn't see you there," Hiccup stutters.

Hiccups' father takes a deep breath and says, "Astrid was looking for you. I told her I'd send you that way when you came in. And I would like to talk Hadyn alone, please," he says, gesturing to the door with his hand.

"Uh, sure thing dad," Hiccup says to his dad, and to me he says, "I uh, guess I'll see you… uh later…" He walks out the door, looking rather flustered.

Once Hiccup was out the door, his dad turns to face my. "Uh, Hadyn, isn't?"

I nod once. "Y-yes sir," I say.

He laughs a little. "Please, call me Stoic… I just wish to speak to you about something," he says, "Pull up a chair." I do as I'm told and sit across from Stoic.

*Hiccups' P.o.V.*

As I walk down to Astrids' house, I begin to worry about Hadyns' safety. What was so important that he had to talk to her alone? I reach Astrids house and pass her dragon, Stormfly. "Hey there Stormfly. Is Astrid home?" I ask the Nadder. Stormfly bows her head then went back to eating her bucket full of fish. I knock on Astrids' door and wait for a moment. Hearing footsteps on the other side of the door, I straighten up myself. The door swings open to reveal Astrid.

"Hiccup, you're here!" she says cheerfully, opening the door wider so I could step in.

"Uh, yeah. Dad told me you stopped by – Hello Mrs. Hofferson – earlier and told me to come and see what you wanted," I say, throwing my greeting to Astrids' mom in the middle of my explanation.

Astrids' face fell a little and she looks away. She takes a deep breath and says quietly, "Well, I uh, wanted to apologize for my actions yesterday… I trust your judgment and everything, but I don't trust her, yet. But I feel like I was maybe a little too harsh on her… If you could please let her know that I'm sorry?"

I nod slowly, not sure what to say. "Um, sure… I'll let her know… But why the sudden change of heart? I mean, I'm glad you don't hate her, but…" that was the intelligent thing I settled on saying.

Astrid looks me in the eye, her light blue ones showing nothing but understanding. "Well, around the docks today, I heard someone say that Hadyns' mother had been killed… by her tribe… and well it made me think of your mom… and the fact that she died when you were only a kid… I knew how hard those days were on you, and I guess I sympathized for her… But don't you go thinking that I fully trust her, 'cause I don't... I still need to get to know her," Astrid says, her voice growing firmer at the end. I smile and say, "Alright, alright. I won't tell her anything except that you're sorry for the way you acted yesterday." Astrid smiles, but turns serious again. "Do you promise not to tell her anything else?" she asks sternly. I hold up my left hand and say, "Dragons Oath?" She smiles again and crosses her forearm with mine. "Dragons Oath," she says. We talk for a little bit and Astrid tells me about Stormflys' training and that she's proud of her dragon. I glance out the window and notice that the moon has risen.

"I should probably get home," I say while walking to the door, "And Astrid, thanks." She nods and smiles. "Don't mention it," she says as I walk out the door. I walk a little slower on my way home, enjoying the crisp night air. The moon was near full and the stars were shining brightly in a sea of inky darkness. I sigh, content with how things were working out. Astrid didn't hate Hadyn and Hadyn might get to stay. Which means spending all day with her, hearing her laugh and seeing her pretty lips curl into an intoxicating smile… whoa where did that though come from? I mean, Hadyns' pretty and all, but we just met… I need to at least be her friend before anything.

As I near home, I shake my head in order to clear it. Walking into the house, I see my dad… but Hadyn was nowhere in sight. "Dad, I'm home… Where's Hadyn at?" I ask looking around. My dad points upstairs and says, "She's up there with Twister and Toothless… Hiccup, you were right about the girl… she has been through a lot more than I expected… Treat her well son." I look at my dad, completely unsure of what to say. My dad puts his hand on my shoulder. "It's late, son. You should be heading to bed," he says. "Uh, sure thing dad," I say before heading upstairs.

Upon reaching the top of the stairs, I see Hadyn lying on the floor with Twister curled up on her stomach. Walking up to her I see that she has already fallen asleep. Checking on Toothless to make sure he was asleep as well, I change into bed clothes, grab my notebook and my charcoal and sit on my bed. Studying Hadyn while she slept, I draw her and Twister in my notebook. Smiling softly at the picture, I close the notebook, blowout my bedside candle and fell into a peaceful sleep. What a glorious start of a new life for her.

Don't give me that look. The moment was too cute to pass up.