Here's chapter 3.
Hiccup had just come back from the docks with a basket full of fish for Toothless. Toothless came running to his human companion and licked him constantly.
"Whoa, easy Toothless." Hiccup laughed a bit as he gently shoved Toothless' head aside.
At that very moment, Hiccup saw the girl standing a few feet away, staring at the both of them.
"Hi there." Hiccup waved. He had no idea how the girl got out of Mildew's house, but he was glad she was finally out. "I'm Hiccup. This is Toothless."
The girl stood there nervously, eying both Hiccup and Toothless cautiously.
Hiccup decided to try to help the girl gain a little confidence and took a fish out of the basket.
"Wanna help feed him?"
The girl shy-ed away a little. Feed him? What if he tries to bit off her hand?
"Its okay, I'll help you." said Hiccup as he approached her, gave her the fish and slowly walked with her up to his dragon. "Now, just hold your hand out flat and gently hand it over to him."
The girl nervously approached Toothless, holding the fish like Hiccup had said. Toothless gently sniffed the fish, then quickly grabbed it in his jaws, and swallowed it whole. The girl flinched as Toothless took the fish away.
"Don't be scared; you did great." said Hiccup placing a reassuring hand on the girl's shoulder.
Toothless then turned his eyes upward and started to move his head back and forth while making guttural noises. The girl didn't know what he was doing and was scared. Suddenly Toothless spit out half of the fish he had just eaten and looked up at the girl with gleeful eyes.
"That means he likes you." said Hiccup, "Thank you, Toothless, but I don't think she's hungry."
Toothless just looked up at them with his big green eyes and purred. Hiccup then took the girl's hand and started to lead it over to Toothless' nose. The girl tried to pull away, but Hiccup held on toghtly.
"Its okay. This is why we're here."
Hiccup then placed the girl's hand on Toothless' snout. Toothless purred and the girl's eyes started to light up. She couldn't believe it; she was touching a dragon and it wasn't hurting her.
"There you are." a familiar cranky voice spoke.
Toothless looked over at Mildew and growled.
"Easy Toothless." said Hiccup trying to calm the beast.
"I see you've been trying to woo that girl onto your side. Well it won't work. That dragon maybe calm now, but sooner or later he'll snap and try to attack."
"Only if he's provoked." Hiccup shot back, "I'm not gonna let her live in fear any longer. This is why I'm doing this."
"Well then why don't we let her decide whom she's going with. Me, or the crazy boy with the fire breathing demon."
The girl looked over at Mildew and Hiccup and Toothless. Sure, she was still scared of dragons, but Mildew was so creepy that going back with him scared her more. The girl then decided to go with Hiccup and Toothless and patted Toothless on the head.
"Well, looks like she's decided." Hiccup smirked.
Mildew cursed under his breath and started walking away, but not before saying one final word to the girl.
"Be careful, child. Dragons are still dangerous beasts. They've hurt you once; they can do it again."
Hiccup turned to the girl.
"Well, I'm glad you've made the right decision."
"...Eir..."
"What?" Hiccup asked, thinking he had just heard her speak.
The girl looked up at Hiccup with those big blue eyes.
"My name is Eir. Thank you, Hiccup."
Hiccup couldn't help but smile now that the girl finally had confidence enough to speak.
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