Sup' everyone! Usagi is in the house. I am having fun writing this story so please continue to read my coming chapters. If i'm writing this a little too slow, well please bear with me. I would like to explain things one by one..even if it takes time, it is really my pleasure to know that the story i write can explain how it goes slowly by slowly. Anyways, less talk more reading, people. Please enjoy! The next one might take quite sometime since i'm back to school soon. Or and while i am at it, please remember i don't own anyone on this.
Chapter 2 Unknown feelings?
Hiccup climbs up on the soft and cushy bed that he has never felt before. He moves a little on the bouncy bed, holding onto a soft pillow in his arms as his body is moving slightly on its own. He giggles as he touches the bed.
"You never had this kind of bed?" Elsa asks curiously, seeing him as if he has never seen a cushy bed before. Hiccup gazes at Elsa who just recently came out from the bath, rubbing her wet hair with a dry towel. He shakes his head, smiling in excitement.
"In Berk, we don't have such thing but I think when I get back, I'll take that in my note." He said childishly." "But what is in this bed?" He asks as he presses the surface of the bed up and down like it is a sponge.
"Hmn..the skin of the sheep.. you know the fluffy thing…"she gives a little hint for him to figure it out himself.
"oh wool!" Hiccup exclaims, crossing his legs, hugging the pillow close to his chest. Elsa smirks, entering her room with a pure white silky gown.
"Hmn? I thought royalties usually have servants to help them." Hiccup asks innocently. Elsa notices Hiccup wearing a cute pyjama with flowers pattern as his emerald eyes reflect with hers. He doesn't seem picky with clothes despite the clothes looks so girly in a way; not that she's complaining though.
"Oh. Actually I don't like to be spoon feed. I was honest with my parents because I want to try learning to do things myself. At first, they protest but in the end they give up." she smiles warmly, reaching her bed and climbs onto it to where Hiccup is. Hiccup gazes at her, nodding his head as a sign of respect for her.
"To be honest, although we just met, I like you a lot Elsa. You're brave to face a lot of things and want to learn something. Unlike me..I really respect you." Hiccup said honestly, tilting his head as he gaze at the white sheet, doubting himself.
Elsa scoffs, gazing at the boy in front of her. Her father acknowledged him when he bravely suggested ideas to deal with the neighbouring country. Usually she doesn't see her father being amused with people but today she saw his eyes gazing at the young Hiccup in amusement. Aside from that, Hiccup is creative and imaginative with things, and lots of thoughts bottling up in her mind as she gazes at his drawings with inventions that she has never seen before which bewilders her. With his humble personality to add along, it bewilders her that he hasn't realise his own ability. She smirks.
"Hiccup you're more than that. You just haven't seen your own ability in yourself." She whispers softly in his ears. Hiccup feels ticklish at his ear as it is turning red.
"*giggle* Elsa, its ticklish. ." Words came out from his mouth as he moves apart from her.
Elsa smiles till the end of her cheeks. Why is it today so sweet and colourful in her eyes? She wonders why.
"Well we better get some sleep. Come here Hiccup. It might be cold in the night." She said sweetly, looking at him, patting her hands on the spot next to her. Hiccup hesitates for a moment.
"I-I ..my father said that I should respect a girl's privacy especially when they are not married." He blurts out nervously.
Elsa arches her eyes brow but soon replace with a playful smile. Hiccup can sure say the cutest things.
"oh so you want us to get married so that we can sleep together (Innocent teasing)?" She teased. Usually she doesn't have a fond with teasing people around her but it seems like Hiccup is an exception.
Hiccup flusters a little and slowly averts his gaze away from her.
"N-no…sorry." He replied warily.
She grabs his hands gently, pulling him closer to her. Hiccup didn't say much but to go with the flow as his eyes are getting heavy.
"Night, Elsa." He said sleepily, nudging closer to Elsa in the blanket to keep him warm.
"Night. Hiccup." Elsa whispers and slowly closing her eye lids as she embraces him more closer. Hiccup wraps his little arms around her waist like a koala bear hugging its mother for warmth and comfort. Elsa gasps, a little surprise with his actions, but let it slide since he is different than others that doesn't seem to have any bad intentions. Slowly, she reaches out for her right hand and stroke gently on his smooth silky hair while humming a lulluby. How long has it been since the last time he felt such warmth? Feeling not accepted in the society in Berk because he just doesn't fit in and cause trouble for them even though all he wanted was friends and people who he can share happiness and sadness together. Even if they didn't accept him, his mother was always there to hug him and give him comfort, whispering sweet words to cheer him up. But now, she's gone to a place where he can never reach to her. The longing in his heart for love and comfort makes him feel happy even if it's just a moment. A drop of tear streaming down his eyes as he smiles till the end of his cheeks, clinging close to Elsa. "Mummy." He mumbles in his sleep.
Elsa eyes dilate. He must have missed his mother. She continues humming until she fell asleep as well, wrapping herself onto Hiccup as well
Elsa opens her eyes, gazing at the familiar ceiling that she has always seen. Usually she's quite gloomy in the morning and the bed seems so comfy that always tempts her to sleep more but as she turns her gaze, her sulky face soon replace with butterflies in her stomach. Her face is so close to a certain auburn hair boy, making her face flustered. His hair is quite messy and he seems to be clinging onto her right hand; tightly. She brushes his hair till the end of his left hair, leaving her a clear view of his long eyelashes as he sleeps soundly, hugging his cushy pillow in his sleep.
She smirks, gazing at him. She feels weird for some reason, as if her world only revolve him in her eyes. Her heart is beating rapidly as she gazes at him like she almost forgot how to breathe. What is with her trouble feelings? She shakes her thoughts away. Hiccup groans softly as he slowly forces himself to get up. His eyes are still blurry, rubbing his watery eyes while yawning.
For some unknown reasons, Elsa blushes furiously, having the urge to hug him in her embrace. The way he wakes up is too adorable for words, like a cute pup that have just wake up. Elsa quickly bites her lips to hold back her urge. Something in her is definitely not right! It feels like she has done a sin or something.
"Morning. Elsa." Hiccup said warily, climbing down the huge bed slowly like a small cub that is just starting to learn on how to walk. Elsa somewhat feel like every actions he makes is cute, no matter what he does.
"M-morning. Did you sleep well?"
Hiccup still yawns sleepily, stretching his arms to ease himself.
"Yeahhh. I like sleeping with you, Elsa. It's very comfortable. Can I sleep with you from now on?" Hiccup said giddily, innocently looking at her with two pleading eyes. Elsa feels her blood is rushing throughout her body. Once again her heart is beating rapidly. She quickly tries to breathe slowly to ease her heartbeat.
"S-sure. Anyway, you hungry?" Elsa blurts out hastily. Why is it she's feeling strange? It's odd and weird yet it's like butterflies in her stomach. Out of the blue, Kai knocks the door and enters Elsa's chamber after pardon for his intrusion.
"Master Hiccup, Princess Elsa, the king and queen waits for both of your presence." Kai announces.
"Master Hiccup, if you please, follow me so that you can get dress and princess, Gerda shall assist you as usual." Kai continues.
Hiccup still feel cautious with the stranger. He gazes at Elsa for her to assure him that its safe and Elsa merely just nods her head, giving him a warm smile. Hiccup somewhat feels odd in his tummy as he looks at Elsa. He smiles back in response and starts to follow Kai to get himself dress up. Elsa sighs heavily as soon as Kai and Hiccup is out from her sight. She feels so relief as soon as Hiccup is away from her, not that she hates his presence but her chest feels odd as if she can't breathe well every time Hiccup is in her eyes. It's hard to control her heartbeat and keep a cool mind.
Hiccup nearly tumbles onto the floor since the clothes are too tight and it's hard to move. In addition, the frills around the clothes are quite a bother.
"Kai, can you tell them to give me a little more loose. I can't breathe and it's hard to move." Hiccup said in a suffocating manner. Kai gazes at the maid next to him, sending her a sign to get other clothes instead and something simple. The maid hastily return back with a white topping and the
"Master Hiccup how is it?"
Hiccup tries to walk around the room and the clothes are quite smooth and comfort to move and no frills added.
"It's comfy actually. It's perfect." Hiccup smiles, showing that he's satisfy with his clothing. As soon as he has dressed, Kai leads him to the dining hall where the king, queen and Elsa awaits his presence. His eyes glitters as he sees Elsa waving at him and asks him to sit next to her.
Hiccup hastily goes to her side, leaving the king and queen smirk mischievously, unnoticed by the two children. Hiccup feels a little nervous with the dining since everyone eat with grace and not gobbling the food down like Vikings back in Berk. Elsa notices his nervousness as he hasn't start eating at all, looking confusingly at how they eat. She giggles lightly, slowly patting his shoulders. Hiccup gazes at her in a slight surprise as his body stiffens up a bit but he calms down again. Elsa shows him how to eat and how to handle the cutleries on the dining table. Hiccup smiles sweetly at her, being thankful for helping him.
After breakfast, Elsa leads him to the royal library, explaining what kinds of books in each section of the shelves, sending him to be impressed with the pictures, structures, designs of different culture. As Elsa walks a little deeper into the hallways, Hiccup tries to catch up with her pace. The palace ground is enormous and anyone might get lost.
"Elsa wait!" Hiccup squeals.
Elsa hastily turns her head to see Hiccup is rather 10 meters away from her. She finally slows down her pace, waiting for Hiccup to catch up with her.
"Elsa you're going too fast!" He said in frustration.
She smiles as she sees him pouting. Slowly she reaches out her hands and grabs his left hand, taking them in her hand. Hiccup yelps like a helpless puppy since she somewhat does thing that is always unexpected.
Elsa giggles upon seeing his adorable behaviour.
They walk across the hallways side by side, talking about the silliest things that come across their mind. The two children explore the whole palace from A to Z. Elsa felt grateful that her tutor taught her about the history of the castle. All this time she thought that studying history is just a waste of time and it was just an obligation but today she feels good about it, being able to explain everything there is in the castle to Hiccup. She realises that Hiccup is quite a curious kid and unlike the noble kids who tend to talk about their new toys or bragging about themselves and their family's wealth, Hiccup is curious about everything he sees. When Elsa explains in detail about a particular place and its history, Hiccup jots the info he has in his tiny notebook. His eyes are filled with fascination, hungry for knowledge but in a good way. Right now they are at the last place in the castle and she had just recently finished explaining the history of the place. She settles herself on the bench nearby to ease the strains on her legs after walking around for the whole day with Hiccup. Hiccup on the other hand was totally indulge in his own world; sketching, jotting and scribble on his third little note book. Elsa smiles from afar as she gazes at Hiccup. He seems different than others, but in a good way of course that makes him special than others. As soon as Hiccup finishes his business with the place, he eyes scans the area to find where Elsa is sitting while holding tightly onto his note book. Elsa smirks, waving at Hiccup from afar. Hiccup immediately runs towards to Elsa's direction.
"Elsa, sorry I took so much of your time. You must have been bored." He pants, trying to catch his breath. Elsa immediately shakes her head.
"It's okay. I was reading a book actually." she assures him.
"So, are you done?" Elsa asks him.
Hiccup nods his head cheerily. "Yup." he smiles. Out of the blue, they hear a strong sound of growling from a certain someone's tummy. Hiccup touches his tummy and chuckles nervously.
"Sorry." he said sincerely, knowing that it must been rude of him to have his tummy rumbling and tumbling in front of his friend, especially when she is a royal princess. But then, his tummy rumbles again but a little louder than before.
Elsa and Hiccup couldn't help themselves but to laugh.
"Ahahaha..what was that?" she laughs. And Hiccups tummy still rumbles.
"How should I know.."Hiccup smiles yet still a little embarrass.
Soon both of their laughter dies down and Elsa is glad that he is hungry. She told Gerda to prepare their meals in her room by dinner after discovering that Hiccup would not quit half-heartedly when he is learning something. Just now, when the clock is striking noon already, Elsa invites Hiccup to take a break and have some food but the young stubborn little boy refuses as he wants to continue on sketching to fill in his notebook. Early today, while Hiccup is super busy with his notes, she decides to wash herself up since her clothes are sticking to her skin like glue.
"Come on Hiccup. You should wash up first before we eat." Elsa snickers, reaching out her hand and naturally Hiccup's small hand is held tightly in Elsa soft and fair hands.
"Okay…what are we having?" he asks cheerily with sparks in his eyes.
"You'll see." She whispers. She leads him to her room and both of them find a set table with cutleries with food are served hot on the table. Without wasting no time, Hiccup takes the first gulp of the hot mushroom cream soup and much to his delight, it taste superb.
"Hmnnnnn…its so gooodd.."he said happily, as he eats his meal. Elsa giggles with his funny reactions since he is the first person that truly look at her as her friend unlike the noble kids who keep on pretending who they are not supposed to be.
"Elsa you should eat too. They are super yummylicious." he smiles while grabbing the roast duck in his hand and takes bite after bite like a hungry mouse eating its cheese. Elsa nods her head, smiling with his gestures, taking her spoon to scope the soup into her mouth.
"So. What are we gonna' do later?" Hiccup asks.
"Hmn. Since its going to be late and we can't go out to play outside. Hmn….Oh, I got an idea! wanna play chess?" Elsa asks.
"Chess?" He tilts his head to his left, raising his eyebrow in question.
"Wait here. I'll just get the chess board from the toy room."
"Toy room? Is there such room exist?"
"No. but I like to call it that way." she snickers, getting up from her seat and goes out from her room. "You just continue eating. I'll be back soon." She smiles.
"Elsa, I should go with you. It's dark in the night. Bad things will come in the night." Hiccup voices out his thoughts. Elsa snickers, walking to where he sits and gently pat on his head. "Silly, I'll be fine. It won't take long. If you come with me who's gonna stand guard of our food? Later, someone will steal our food."
"Really?" Hiccup said in shock; never knowing that people in the castle would steal food. Elsa nods her head.
"So, you stand guard while I go. That way we won't lose anything. Okay?"
"Okay." Hiccup nods his head.