"C'mon, Hiccup, why can't we meet her?!" Hiccup's friends really wanted to meet Andrea, but he was insisting not to put any stress on her, seeing as she was clearly traumatized. And then, something yanked on him. Hiccup turned around and looked at Toothless who had a pleading expression on. He wanted to go back to Andrea. He was seriously attached to her. Maybe more attached to her than he is to Hiccup. Why was she so special to him?

"Hiccup, c'mon! I'm pretty sure she's bored in your house anyway!" Snotlout was trying to be the voice of reason. It wasn't really working. And then, out of nowhere, they all heard a very high-pitched scream come from his house. Toothless was first to the door, running through it and not asking questions. Hiccup was second, and all of his friends followed inside... They saw Andrea, shaking as she pulled her hands away from the sword's hilt, with the blade buried deep in the wall. She was gasping for breath and then before she could fall forward, Toothless caught her, holding her up on his head, sad look plastered on his face.

"Andrea, what happened?" Hiccup asked, running up to her and helping her to her feet as she stumbled over her clumsy legs and into his chest. "A... A bad night terror. I'm sorry if I scared you." She said, voice very faint as if she wasn't there mentally. "Night Terror? I've heard of nightmares, but terrors?" Fishlegs spoke up. Andrea looked up and started inhaling deeply. "Please tell me that you know them... Some of them look like psycho killers." She said, grabbing his hand and squeezing it tightly. He thought that it might break.

"Andrea, I can't feel my fingers..." He said. She jumped. "Oh, I'm sorry!" Andrea grabbed his hand and lifted it up to inspect the damage she inflicted. But all she found was an outline of her hand and her fingernail marks on the back of his hand. "I'm OK, Andrea, really." He said.

She sighed. "Just feel kind of bad..." She said. Just then, something tugged on her shirt. She turned around and looked down at Toothless' sad expression. "I'm OK, Draco. Really..." She petted him like a little puppy and he purred. "Who in the name of Oden is Draco?" Andrea looked up at Snotlout before she stood back up, legs wobbling and feet straining against the hard-wood floor. She now realized she was still barefoot and the cuts covering her feet were totally visible.

"I knew him before Hiccup did... It was a struggling past. For the both of us." She got down on her knees and kissed his scaly nose with a small smile as the air blew out of his nostrils and he nipped at her cheek as if to kiss her back. "He really likes her, huh?" Fishlegs leaned over to Hiccup. "Yeah, they have this... Connection." He said.

They could all see it. It was as if they had a life bond! It was cute, weird, and confusing all at once.

So finally, Hiccup broke the awkward silence. "Andrea, do you feel up to meeting some of my friends?" He said, stepping forward and grabbing her hand to help her back up to her feet. "Yes, and then I'd like to meet your father. I want to know that me staying here is perfectly safe." She said. He nodded. "Sounds like a plan."

Andrea turned and then smiled at them. "My name is Andrea. As you know, Toothless and Hiccup found me on the beach." She said. "Why were you down there?" It was Ruff that asked. "That's for me to worry about. Don't worry about it." She said. "She didn't tell me either." Hiccup said with a shrug.

"Anyway, I'm sure you all have names..." She waited for one of them to step forward. Big surprise, Snotlout was first. "The name's Snotlout, sweetheart. I ride a Monstrous Nightmare." He was bragging. She looked at him funny... "Oh! You mean The Terató̱des efiálti̱s... Really? Strong dráko̱n..." She smirked. "Yeah, but I can handle Hookfang." Hiccup rolled his eyes at the Viking attempting to make a move on the temporary visitor.

"Snotlout, that's enough. Don't scare her." Hiccup pulled on Andrea's arm and she stumbled a little. Fishlegs was next.

"Hi, my name is Fishlegs," He started. "But your name is kind of complicated. Do you mind if I call you Andy?"

Andrea gave a look to Hiccup and then to Toothless who seemed to chuckle at the name. "I like that. Andy." She grinned to herself. "So, what's a Night Terror?" He asked. "Uh... Kind of hard to explain. A nightmare is when something taunts you in your sleep, but a night terror is when you can actually feel it happening to you... It's always been a constant with me." She sighed. "Wow, Wish my dreams were that real." Ruff commented, making Andrea look up and roll her eyes. "Andy, these are the twins, Rufnut and Tuffnut." Both blond, long hair, four horned helmets. Though, Tuff was the more dirty one.

Before she could say 'Hi' Toothless yanked on her shirt with his teeth, making her stumble into Hiccup. "Toothless!" Hiccup scolded him. But it wasn't a simple tug. Andrea narrowed her eyes as he chuckled his little way when he thought something was cute or funny. "Think Toothless is sending you signals, Hiccup." Ruff whispered. Andrea pulled her arms away and stepped back with a nervous grin on her face. After that, Hiccup's friends decided to hit her with many questions. And only a few of them were answered.

And someone asked her why she's so attached to Toothless. She sighed. "We've had a funny bond ever since we met. I always knew that dragons were good. I had this... Connection with them ever since I was born. That's why I have this," She held up her forearm and then she pulled her hair back and pulled down her shirt, exposing her shoulder blade. "And this," It was a birthmark. But not just any birthmark. It was in the shape of a dragon.

They all stared at it and one of them touched it. It was real.

"I can't explain it. And I'm glad I can't. But one thing is for sure. Draco and I are forever. Even after he left, he never left me completely." She put a hand over her heart. Tuff and Snotlout gagged. But Ruff and Fishlegs were pretty interested. "You didn't answer the question." Snotlout pointed out. She looked up. "Why are you so attached to him?"

"Well..." She was then cut off. "You don't... Have to answer that, Andrea." She looked up and shrugged. "Okay..." The rest of the day seemed to drag on like that and when night rolled around, Andrea met Hiccup's dad. Well, she met him in her conscious state, anyway. "Thanks again for letting me stay, Mr. Haddock. I know you don't know why I'm here, but I have a good reason... I just, I'm not ready to say yet. I'm sorry."

"Don't be apologizin'. As long as your not as reckless as the last pretty girl that came up on shore, I'm sure things'll be just fine." Stoick said, smile on his face. She smiled back. "Thank you. I'm glad you trust me." She smiled and then someone put a hand on her shoulder. "As long as Toothless trusts you, I trust you." Hiccup smiled. She rolled her eyes and looked over at the dragon. "Come on." Hiccup said, leading her upstairs. She followed him and she then realized something. "Hiccup, I can't just take your bed." She said. "Aw, c'mon. Course you can!" He insisted. "No, that's mean. I... I'll sleep on the floor. Just because I'm staying here, doesn't require me to take everything of yours. I've already borrowed your clothes." She said but wiggled her toes. "Most of them." She said with a laugh. "Well... If you insist." He went to a chest across the room and pulled out an extra blanket. She took it from him and then heard a growl.

Andrea looked up at Toothless who was across the room and his eyes were wide in a begging manner. She chuckled. "Alright, Draco. For tonight." She said while walking over to him and leaning against his side while he wrapped his tail to shield her legs from the cold. "That's amazing... Even I've never been able to sleep with him." Hiccup admitted. Andrea looked up. "Have you ever tried?"

"Well, no..." He trailed off. "I'm sure he'd let you. Goodnight, Hiccup." She said with a yawn before putting her head down on Toothless' neck. "Sleep well, Andy." Andrea smiled at her nickname and watched Hiccup lay down.

~Later That Night~

"Draco, I don't know... What if he wakes up?" Andrea whispered. The dragon let out a quiet growl and purred in annoyance. "Your right. I am being cautious. But you of all of them should know that it's who I am... Come on." She said as he followed her down the stairs. They looked over to the other staircase, making sure that Stoick wouldn't wake up... God, they hoped. "Come on, Draco." Andrea whispered as she pushed open the doors and waited for Toothless to waddle out and follow her. "Where can we go? Where it's... Deserted?" And then he smiled before growling at her with a follow up chuckle. She grinned. "That sounds perfect." And she jumped on his back. Toothless wasn't about to go flying, but he'll run...

The Dragon Training Academy. "It's perfect." Andrea pulled the gate open and then closed it behind her. "Okay... Here goes nothing."

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"C'mon Stormfly! We'll practice more in the arena." This was a regular for Astrid. She always stays up late with Stormfly to make sure she's the best competitor against all the other dragons. But no way she's better than Toothless. They headed for the arena but then stopped when they heard a voice... "Andrea?" Astrid knew it was her.

"Ugh, come on!" She seemed aggravated. Astrid moved in for a closer look and what she saw was pretty shocking. Andrea was naked, standing in front of Toothless, Hiccup's dragon. What in the name of holy Oden was she doing?!

Astrid thought of shouting but then saw something else... Andrea clenched her fists, closed her eyes and tried to concentrate... There was a glow... It was coming from her birthmark! Astrid watched as a spark started up in the mark and then a bright light vibrated around her body. It was loud. It sounded like a bang. "AH!" Andrea shouted out and fell forward but landed on Toothless' head.

He caught her and pushed her back up to her feet. Andrea then sighed... The dragon then began to make noises and Andrea was able to comprehend it! Astrid watched as she fell down to her knees and sighed. "I know, Draco... I'm not strong enough yet. But don't worry... I haven't given up, and you shouldn't either. She hugged his neck and he purred, rubbing against her side. "Come on, before Hiccup wakes up and accuses me of stealing you. We'd better get back."

Astrid dropped down behind the gates and started breathing heavy... "No, it can't be... I mean, Heather was strange and creepy... Andrea's nice, she can't be..." But whether she liked it or not, Astrid was always supposed to think the worst of people before thinking of the better, just so she could prove people wrong when she turned out to be right.

The gates opened and Andrea walked out, fully clothed, and jumped back on Draco's back. "Let's get going. Before someone finds us."

Too late for that...