Well yesterday, my younger brother graduated from Grade School and, today, I have graduated from High School :)
In celebration, I present to you all the first official chapter of HTTYD: Frozen Fire!
WARNING: Feels may go haywire in this story so keep a box of tissues and a pillow just in case.
NOTE: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING!
Chapter One: Best Birthday Ever
'This is officially the best day of my life!' Zenna Fiersome thought as she entered the Great Hall and was greeted with all of her family, friends and all the villagers of Berk cheering, "SURPRISE!" along with the dragons.
It was her 22nd birthday and Zenna couldn't be any happier.
Of course, she wasn't really surprised. She knew that everyone had been planning a surprise party for her. Aside from the smiles she had been getting and giving back since this morning and Eret taking her out on a 'distraction flight' on Skullcrusher to give everyone enough time to prepare, Zenna knew that today was her birthday. Now she was being given all kinds of wonderful gifts, greeted, well-wished and hugged and kissed by her parents, El and Stryka.
"Zewnwa! 'Wenty-two!" Elias II Stoick Fiersome, Zenna's one year-old baby brother, giggled and clapped his little hands in delight. Zenna smiled and lovingly kissed her little brother's forehead. She just loved the sweet baby boy to bits and pieces.
"Haapprry Birwthdway, Zennwa…" Stryka warbled as she nuzzled her human sister. "Thanks, girl. I love you," Zenna smiled as she gave her one-eyed Night Fury a hug.
Zenna's parents, Edgar and Henna, smothered her with hugs and kisses. "You've grown up so much…I guess this means I can no longer call you my precious little gemstone," Edgar chuckled as he tried to swing his daughter around, but to no avail. True enough, Zenna was too big now for her father to pick up and swing around anymore. "Time flies so fast…Oh, Zenna love…we are so, so, so proud of you. Me, your father, El…and Elias…We're all very proud," Henna said gently as she kissed her daughter on both cheeks. Zenna felt herself blush with childlike sheepishness and happiness. "Mom, Dad, it's thanks to you two that I've gotten to where I am now. From the bottom of my heart…thank you," She said gratefully.
Then Hiccup, Chief of Berk and Zenna's bonded brother, stepped forward with a lovely crown of woven vines, tulips and orchids. "For you, my sister," He said, bowing to her as if she were a queen. "Thank you, my good Chief," Zenna smiled and let Hiccup place the crown on her head before they hugged. "Happy Birthday, Zen…" he whispered to her. "Thanks, Hicc…" Zenna whispered back as they let go. Then she took time to look at how well decorated the Great Hall was. "You did a fine job getting everyone organized for this," She commented. "Hey, when it comes to parties I do my best," Hiccup shrugged, smiling. "Okay?" Zenna asked coyly. "Okay," Hiccup replied and they slammed hands while Toothless decided to join in the love and gave Zenna a happy lick. "Thanks, Toothless," Zenna giggled, wiping dragon saliva off of her face.
That's when Zenna's boyfriend, Eret, Son of Eret, came forward. He was just about to greet Zenna when the young Fiersome lady just grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him into a sweet, loving kiss. A couple of Vikings let out whoops, hollers and a bunch of catcalls while the dragons crooned. Skullcrusher, Eret's Rumblehorn, merely snorted with amusement.
"I'm guessing I don't need to greet you anymore?" Eret asked jokingly once he and Zenna broke apart for air. "You already greeted me this morning and having you here…it's already the best birthday ever for me," Zenna smiled. "Well, that's one birthday off the list of the ones I need to attend in order to make up for the 12 years I've missed. Eleven more to go!" Eret smiled back and held his girlfriend close. "I love you…" he whispered, softly kissing the top of Zenna's head. "I love you too…" Zenna said softly, giving her boyfriend another sweet kiss.
Then Gobber and Valka arrived. "Alright, you two, save some loving for your wedding day," Valka laughed merrily. "Aw come on, Auntie Valka. It's my birthday. I do what I please," Zenna rolled her eye playfully before embracing her brother's mother. Gobber then raised his tankard hand up high. "Well, what're we waiting for? Tonight, we party like Vikings and Dragons!" he hollered, earning thunderous applause.
Zenna grinned as Astrid, Snotlout, Fishlegs, Ruffnut and Tuffnut pulled her in to join the party. And like, all Fiersome birthday parties, Zenna's party was wild. A bunch of people came to watch the Twins have a drinking contest while the dragons had fun playing with the children and wrestling with some of the men. There was even an arm-wrestling contest. Eret easily won every round but when Hiccup challenged him to a sword fight, even the former dragon trapper couldn't beat him. Wielding Inferno in his left hand, Hiccup expertly parried and disarmed Eret in mere minutes. All throughout the celebration, Zenna was all smiles. She got a ton of amazing gifts and when all of her loved ones gave special speeches, she was close to crying tears of joy.
Then came the time for her special dance.
As the musicians played wonderful music (I'd like to include Ed Sheeran's "Give Me Love" here ;)), Zenna couldn't possibly think how her day could get any better. First, she danced with her father Edgar and then Hiccup. But when her brother handed her to Eret, Zenna saw him wink at Hiccup and Astrid. Then, before Zenna could ponder on what was going to happen, Hiccup began to whistle.
And it wasn't just any ordinary whistle. It was the whistle his father, Stoick the Vast, had whistled when he and Valka sang their song. Zenna could only gawk at her best human friend and his axe-wielding girlfriend as she Eret began to dance.
Hiccup
I'll swim and sail on savage seas
With ne'er a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you will marry me
Zenna smiled as Hiccup sang that old familiar tune. But she was also confused. Why would Hiccup be singing the song?
Hiccup
No scorching sun
Nor freezing cold
Will-
"Will stop me on my jour-ney!" Gobber suddenly sang out! "GOBBER!" almost everyone else in the Great Hall yelled in exasperation. "Sorry…" the two-limbed blacksmith said sheepishly. Undaunted, Hiccup took Astrid's hand in his.
Hiccup
If you will promise me your heart
And love…
Astrid then joined in on the song, much to Zenna and Eret's delight.
Astrid
And love me for eternity…
My dearest one, my darling dear
Your mighty words astound me
But I've no need of mighty deeds
When I feel your arms around me
Zenna instantly squealed with joy as her and Eret's steps began to become lighter and they joyfully danced about as Hiccup and Astrid sang together.
Hiccup
But I would bring you rings of gold
I'd even sing you poetry
And I will keep you from all harm
If you will stay beside me
Astrid
I have no use for rings of gold
I care not for your poetry
I only want your hand to hold
Hiccup
I only want you near me!
Eret and Zenna laughed as they danced together and, soon, everyone in the Great Hall was singing along with the Chief and his Milady as they both danced.
Hiccup and Astrid
To love, to kiss, to sweetly hold
For the Dancing and the Dreaming
Through all life's sorrows and delights
I'll keep your love inside me
I'll swim and sail on savage seas
With ne'er a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you will marry me
Zenna squealed with delight as Eret joyfully spun her about before embracing him. Even as Gobber crooned, "Me-eee-e! I'm still goin'…I'm done!" making everyone groan in annoyance. Once the music stopped, Zenna looked at Hiccup and Astrid with a curious look on her face.
"Okay, I have a feeling you two are planning something. Give me the details," She said knowingly. "Actually, Zen, we're not the ones planning something," Astrid informed her. "Let's just say that someone, and I'm not going to say who, wants to ask you something very important," Hiccup added, winking at his sister. Zenna glanced at Eret, who smiled widely. "Wait a second…were you the one who wanted them to sing that song, Eret?" she asked in surprise. "Perhaps," Eret answered enigmatically. "Why?" Zenna asked again. That's when Eret, taking a deep breath to steel his courage, got down on one knee.
Zenna's heart leaped into her throat as everyone began to murmur excitedly amongst themselves. Was Eret…?
"Zenna…from the day we met, my heart has belonged to you and only you. You are the most beautiful, most caring and most courageous woman I've ever known. Thanks to you, I managed to turn my life around and begin anew. I can never thank you enough for everything you've done for me and I can never fully express how much I love you. I knew from the very moment I laid eyes on you that you're the only person in the whole, wide world I would want to spend the rest of my life with. You are my goddess, my princess and everything so…"
Saying this, Eret took out from his pocket a golden ring that had a beautiful gemstone of beauty unlike any other. The gemstone seemed to have been made from a combination of all beautiful gems in the world that sparkled brilliantly in the candlelight and was in the shape of a heart. A midnight black Night Fury scale and a red-green Rumblehorn scale were set into either side of the heart and intricate runes were engraved on the ring. Truly, the ring was a thing of beauty. But for Eret, its beauty was inferior to the beauty of the one-violet eyed, raven haired girl looking at him with a mixture of surprise and blooming joy.
"Zenna Arrowhead Fiersome…will you marry me?" Eret asked softly, his amber brown eyes gazing into Zenna's deep violet one. Instantly Zenna began to cry tears of joy. She had dreamt of this moment many times and wondered if it would ever come true for so long…
And now…it was finally reality.
"Oh my gods…Holy Shields…Eret…" she said, wiping the tears away from her face and smiled the biggest smile she had ever smiled in her entire life.
"YES! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! A million, billion, gazillion, zillion times, YES, Eret! I WILL MARRY YOU!" Zenna screamed in sheer happiness. Eret sighed out in happy relief and smiled as he carefully slipped the ring onto Zenna's right hand's fourth finger. No sooner had he done that, Zenna tackled him in a hug that sent them toppling over to the floor! And everyone burst into loud cheers!
Hiccup and Astrid laughed as they held each other close while Fishlegs and Snotlout were close to crying tears of joy and the Twins butted helmets. Gobber and Valka happily applauded while Zenna's parents smiled at how happy their daughter was. Little El shrieked with delight as Stryka, whom he was sitting on, bounced about in excitement along with Toothless and Skullcrusher. All the dragons were roaring and flapping their wings in celebration.
But nobody was happier than Zenna…and her fiancé.
"We are so happy for you two," Henna said lovingly. "I look forward to seeing some grandchildren soon!" Edgar laughed heartily. "Yay! Yipee!" El squealed, clapping his hands. "Let's hope Eret survives. We all know how fierce Zenna can be sometimes," Gobber joked to Valka. "Oh, come on Gob. They'll be just fine," Valka laughed lightly.
Getting up and dusting themselves off, Zenna and Eret couldn't help but laugh. They were just so happy. That's when Hiccup and Astrid came over to them. "Congratulations, you two. Now Eret, you better take good care of Zenna unless you want to get in really big trouble with the Chief here," Astrid smirked, giving Hiccup a playful punch in the arm. "Don't worry, Astrid. Eret already knows about that," Hiccup grinned before smiling at Eret.
"Take care of my sister," The Chief said simply. "I will. I promise," Eret nodded, taking the oath very seriously. Hiccup then smiled and gently gave Zenna a kiss on her forehead. "I'm so happy for you, Zen…" he whispered with tears evident in his emerald green eyes. "Thanks, Hicc…I'm looking forward to the day you and Astrid decide to tie the knot as well. And it better be soon!" Zenna chirped, laughing softly.
"A toast! To Zenna and Eret!" Hiccup and Astrid proclaimed, raising their tankards of mead up. "A toast! A toast!" the people of Berk joyfully shouted, raising their cups as well. "May the gods bless them both for as long as they both shall live!" Henna and Edgar shouted as well.
As everyone cheered, Zenna and Eret only had eyes for each other. Zenna took a moment to glance at the runes engraved on the ring, which read…
'My goddess, my princess, and everything…I love you forever…'
Eret saw her smile as she read the runes and gently took her hand in his. "Zenna…I may not have everything…but I have my love. And I will gladly give you that for as long as I shall live," He whispered into her ear. "Oh Eret…your love is already everything to me…That's all I'll ever want and need…" Zenna whispered to him lovingly as they gazed into each other's eyes.
"You are my goddess, my princess and everything…and I love you forever…and ever," Eret said softly, cupping Zenna's face in his hand. "And I love you too, Eret…Forever and ever and ever…" Zenna sighed as they shared a tender, passionate kiss. Only this kiss was different from all the other kisses they've shared. This kiss was the start…of something beautiful and new.
And that was the start of a wonderful life together.
'Best. Birthday. Ever.' Was all Zenna could think as she and Eret savored their first kiss…as an engaged couple.
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-GuardianDragon98