Needing To Stand Tall

A/N Here's more of the fic and thanks to those who reviewed.


Laias woke up hearing soft growling as he noticed that the turquise dragon had grown a little in size to the size of a cat but he smiled as she looked cute as it jumped up and down in excitement as he chuckled.

"Hey there good morning.

I see you grew a little." he said as it growled gently.

"I'm calling you Jewel." he said.

The turquise scaled dragon seemed to like the idea as he heard that his father Hiccup was up and probably with Toothless as they were going on another flight but he didn't mind as he wanted to help Jewel knowing that his father wouldn't mind as he was busy helping the kids of the island learn to be dragon trainers.

He then went to get something to eat as he saw Jewel follow him but Astrid smile as she saw them but thought Jewel was very cute as she was making breakfast as he was helping her make it as his grandfather Stoick was in the blacksmith's making things as he went to help him but Stoick smiled seeing Laias as he reminded him of Hiccup in a way at that age as he saw Jewel trying to reach the tools as Stoick laughed.

"I see you found your dragon after months of waiting huh?" he said as Laias nodded.

"Yeah but my Dad is always busy training the kids to be dragon trainers." he answered.

Stoick knew that Hiccup was always busy now that he had became a dragon trainer and famous in Berk for showing the clan that dragons weren't as bad as they thought and knew that others wanted to be dragon trainers.

Since he was born, Stoick had been like a surrogate father to Laias while Hiccup was busy dragon training with Toothless as he saw Laias feed Jewel breakfast as he saw that he was happy as she belched fire from her mouth as Stoick laughed as he went to get breakfast himself as Laias followed him as Jewel was in the stable.

He saw Hiccup eating breakfast that Astrid had made for him before starting dragon training as Laias hid until his father was gone as he didn't know anything about Jewel as he knew Toothless would get jealous and try something on Jewel.

"Laias you okay?" Hiccup asked as he nodded.

"Yeah I'm good Dad." he answered as he ate.

He sighed as he followed his father to the school but smiled a little seeing a girl his age with long hazel hair and slender with green eyes as he was crushing on her or had been since they were little kids.

"So you like Avena huh?" he heard his father say.

That broke him out of his thoughts.

"N-No Dad." he replied.

Hiccup smiled knowing that Laias liked Avena.

Laias sighed seeing Herai and his friends showing off.

They were doing tricks on their dragons as Laias sighed.

Herai and his friends teased Laias constantly because he was like his father and didn't have a dragon like all the other kids on the island but he couldn't wait until Jewel was big enough to ride and then he'd show them and maybe impress Avena too.

Hiccup sighed seeing Herai showing off again as usual.

He knew that was so not the way of a dragon trainer as he shook his head as he saw Avena on her dragon's back.

She'd found her dragon's egg thanks to Laias when they were little and had saved it from being hurt by Herai and his friends as she saw him as a hero in her eyes since that day.

They were good friends.

"Laias you okay?" she asked as he nodded.

"Yeah just Herai.

He's a jerk." he answered as she laughed.

That sound made him happy as he stroked Gwenilor.

She had purple scales with kind eyes.

She was shy like her trainer and liked Avena and Laias a lot.

He laughed feeling her nuzzle him as Avena smiled.

"I guess she remembered what happened when she was a baby." she said.

Their attention was interrupted by Hiccup clearing his throat.

"The Initation for Dragon Trainers is coming up and I know you've been working hard and I know that you guys have been working hard but physical strength is not everything.

Inner strength and love matter the most to a good trainer as it strengthens the bond between dragon and trainer.

We should prepare." he said as they understood.

Laias watched as the other kids mounted their dragons and took to the skies as he watched from the ground as he saw Avena was still on the ground as he wondered what was wrong.

"Gwenilor is an nervous flier.

She does okay when it's just us but here she freezes up.

I really want to do the Initation." she said.

Laias saw sadness in both Avena and Gwenilor's eyes as he had an idea.

"What if we both rode her?

That could make her feel better and not freeze up." he answered.

Avena watched as he climbed up onto Gwenilor's back as she relaxed as she climbed onto her dragon's back.

"Come on Gwenilor you can do this, I know it." Laias said.

They were surprised as the purple scaled dragon took to the sky as they smiled as they were flying high as Hiccup was surprised but smiled knowing that Laias had an natural gift for dragon training.

He wanted to talk to him later.........


Laias smiled as he and Avena were alone as they were on Gwenilor's back as he was quiet as she wondered what was bothering him as she had a feeling it was to do with the Inititation as he nodded as she understood as he didn't have a dragon or so he thought as she knew that he had been trying to prove himself to his father like his father to Stoick as she knew he was awesome.

"I did find a dragon egg last night.

But I don't know if she'll be ready in time.

Her name's Jewel." he answered as she smiled.

"She sounds cute.

I think that you don't have to try and prove anything.

I think he is already proud of you.

Besides I know you'll do great." she said.

As they landed at Laias's home, they heard commotion as Avena was curious as they ran to the stables and Laias had a feeling that Toothless saw Jewel and wasn't happy as he grabbed a shield as he went to control Toothless as the jet black dragon was chasing Jewel but Hiccup sighed as he was about to stop Toothless himself but watched as Laias calmed him down by using warm milk as he knew that helped Toothless calm down.

He noticed that Laias had his own dragon but it had gotten bigger but remembered female dragons grew faster than boy dragons as he smiled knowing his son had a chance but knew that he lived in his father's shadow.

He decided to wait until after dinner to have a talk........