Ashling

"People lose their mugs, a boot sometimes even a knife and somehow I lose a whole person!" Bleeh Hiccup why did you have to prefect the arts of stealth and hiding? I kept walking looking up to the skies. Come on Hic, where are you-

I tripped over a solid object landing straight onto the ground. Oh Odin, I hope I don't have a bloody nose. Getting up I look at the object the made me trip, my eyes widen when the object turned out to be an unconscious Hiccup on the ground. Gently I lifted him off the ground and brought him to a log. I slightly pat his cheek to wake him up.

"Hiccup, Hiccup, come on wake up." He gave a small groan and began to stir. I gave a sigh a relief. He slowly open his eyes, but they shot open, he looked around noticing we are alone. "Hiccup, are you alright there ladd? Here have some bread you didn't eat did you?" I asked worriedly. He looked around once more than at me, what shocked me was that he threw his arms around my neck and pulled me into a tight hug. He was shaking horribly and his breathing quicken.

"Hiccup… ladd you alright?" He pulled back and looked around again.

"Remember earlier I said I knocked down a Nightfury?" He asked me.

"Yes, why?"

"I found him."

My eyes widen. "Hiccup what happen?"

"I d-don't know. I saw him, had a chance to kill it to prove my dad I can kill a dragon, give honor to the family and village… But I just couldn't do it. I set him free instead." He looked sadden for a moment and then looked at me right in the eye.

"The strange part was he didn't kill me. He just pinned me and roared at my face and then flew away…"I looked at Hiccup for the longest time, then I pulled him back into an embrace. "I had a vision…. is the Nightfury a medium size dragon, with black scales with a large wing span?"

I felt Hiccup nod in my messy hair. I gave a small shudder, fear slowly started rise in my body. My friend must of notice because he pulled back and looked at me with worry. "That's not it is it?"

I shook my head feeling dread build up. "I saw so many things Hiccup… I saw you on the ground, you didn't seem to be breathing and I was hovering over you, I was bleeding and there was a lot of blood pouring out of my chest. I was crying, I don't know what I was saying but… Hiccup it was so horrible!" I hid my face in his chest and kept speaking. "There was explosions and a man…" Hiccup held me close as I rambled on about my visions.

We sat there for some time, I was now sitting in his lap he he rocked us back and forth trying to calm me down. After a while I calmed down I notice it was mid afternoon. "Are you hungry Hic?"

Hiccup didn't need to answer, his stomach did it for him. "I'll take that as a yes then."

I crawled off Hiccup's lap and grabbed my satchel with all the food in it. I took some bread, and yak meat. I gave him a slice of bread and meat and did the same for me, we ate in silence. Yeah weird how we can be so calm as nothing ever happen after a break down. Well this is normal in a sad way. Hiccup, Stone, Gobber, Gothi and Dagur are the only people who can calm me down after a break down if something really bad happen to me, and it used to get awkward afterwards and I didn't really like that so we agreed after I have a breakdown we will go do normal things. Like right now, eating lunch!

I finish my lunch and grabbed my water skin, bread and dried meat will make anyone thirsty. I took one gulp and offered it to Hiccup. He accepted it.

"Do you wanna head back?" I asked.

He looked at me and looked down heaving a sigh. "Not really."

"Do you wanna help me find some berries?"

"Sure, nothing better to do."

I gave a hum in agreement. We picked up our stuff and walked for the rest of the day.

Hiccup and I return to the village later on, it was now night. We had missed dinner but we enjoyed our small portion of food. We even enjoyed ourselves for the rest of the day, I even got to sing and dance with my best friend. Yes I can sing, its something I enjoy especially when I have a dancing partner. We stopped at Hiccup's house first, I couldn't help but wince in worry for my friend.

"You gonna be okay ladd?"

"Yeah, he most likely won't be in there anyways.. or?" He turned his face at me with a nervous look. Looking around I looked at the house closely, I slowly started to see red mist. I gave a small hiss for my friend.

"Yeah he's in there and wide awake my friend."

Yeaaaah another thing…. Hiccup knows what I am. He found out my secret one day when he almost fell off a cliff when we were younger. It was when Dagur came with his dad for the treaty, we were playing and Hiccup wasn't looking and yeah… saved him from his death!... Please don't tell Stone or Kyna they will kill me for telling someone!

ANYWHO! I gave Hiccup a hug. "You know where to find me." He embraced me back. "Hopefully it won't be bad… but I'll knock if its one of those nights" I gave a small nod. I pulled back giving a peck on the cheek, in return he pecked me on the forehead.

"Night fishbone." I joked.

"Night oh all seeing wise one." He cracked a smile giving a dramatic bow.

I stuck my tongue at him but laughed. I turned on my heel and started to walk home. When I was getting closer to home someone had ran into me, literally. I landed on my back with someone landing on top of me. I gave a small groan, the bastard freaking knocked the air out of me!

"Ashling?! Oh jeez sorry, I didn't mean to run in to you!"

I looked up to see Tuffnut right in top of me… I think he's blushing? Is he? By Odin he is! Oh crap he's talking.

"Ashling?"

"Oh heeeeey Tuff how are you?" Well crap, real smoothe Ash! Real smoothe… Shaking those thoughts away I moved my eyes around. "So what are ya running from?" I asked.

"Oh, well I was trying to find Ruffnut. You seen her?"

"Not since this morning, no."

We went silent. I moved my head around trying think of something and not invade into Tuffnut's head by accident.

"Ummm, can you get off of me please? I kinda want to go home." Wow that wasn't awkward or shy like of me at all. I looked up at Tuff and notice he turned pink and started to move away from me as far as possible. "U-uh yeah… sorry about that." I sat up and looked at the male twin.

Wow Tuff is acting weird tonight. Giving a small shrug I got up and dusted off the dirt on my bum and looking over to Tuff, who is looking everywhere but me.

"You alright their ladd?"

Tuff looked at me for a second and looked at his feet. What is up with the boyo?

"Yeah I'm fine just… look I gotta go." He ran away.

I stood there for a moment in confusion. What in Odin's name just happen here? Ah whatever I want to go bed now… Gods can this day get weirder?

I walked home feeling exhausted from from the emotional crap today. Oh home sweet home-

My thoughts were interrupted when I saw my brother and sister sitting at the table, my brother drinking and my sister playing with her hair. Oh no, this isn't good they only do this when they are nervous.

"Uh, hey." Kyna's head shot up with worry and my brother didn't even look up at me. Oh no, not good. By these reaction this is not good at all!

"Uh, what did I do now?" I asked nervously.

Kyna bit her lip and continue to play with a strand of hair. Stone drain the mug of mead down and slammed the cup down. Oh Odin help me.

"Ashling, we need to talk."

Screw it, Thor help me! Hel I'll even ask for Loki's help!

"I spoke with Stoick today. You will be going into dragon training while I and the others go on the dragon search."

I stared at him for a moment. Did he just say what I think he just say? OH HEL NO!

"WHAT!? When did I ever agree to this?!"

Kyna had flinched and my brother was glaring at his mug.

"You didn't, I did." Stone said sternly.

I looked at my brother in disbelief. I felt tears start to build up.

"How dare you." That voice was not my own, it had too much venom for it to be my own.

Stone and Kyna looked up in surprise. I snarled, I can hear their thoughts a mile a minute. I can see red now.

"HOW DARE THIS TRIBE!" I was screeching. My siblings blocked their ears at my own voice.

I was about to turn on my heel to march my ass up to the chiefs house to give him a piece of my mind, only to have my brother grab me by the arm. I snarled, twisting my head around I saw dark feathers forming around my brother's face, his eyes turning into a golden honey color, I felt his hands turn into claws, and damn did it hurt when it started to dig into my arms. I gave an inhuman screech and my brother did the same.

"STOP! Do you two want to wake up the village? Do you want them to kill us for what we are? Stone they will burn you at the moment they will see you! Ashling, you're not even speaking like a human! Your speaking as though you were a beast!" Kyna practically hissed out.

I felt what ever power the was holding me snap, I just felt so ever tired all of a sudden. My brother took deep breath going back into his natural form. He looked at me for moment then his eyes widen. He let go of me as though I was on fire. I looked at him then realize his fingers were covered in blood, my blood. Looking down at my arm as saw the puncture marks from his claws. Kyna must have notice because she was right by my side healing my arm. Stone spoke up.

"I do not like this either Ashling, but the only way you can live here is to do as they ask for! I know you do not like Ashling, but please just fight the dragons you don't need to kill." Stone was pleading. I can feel my tears starting to fall. I grab my bag and wooden staff the curls down like a hand holding a very heavy black stone with a blade at the top. I look down to the floor, not even daring to look at my siblings and ran out.

I let my tears go free as I go to the one person who will comfort me. As I ran I felt the presence of another. Looking up it was Stoick the Vast, I felt my anger build up once again. Ignoring him completely I ran to the chiefs home. When I got to the door I started banging it sluggishly feeling all of my energy drain from my body. The door swung open and there was Hiccup looking surprise to see me. Pfft who wouldn't be surprise to see lil ole' crying me…

"Hey…" I was surprise to hear how soft and broken my voice was.

"Hey." Hiccup said softly. "Do you want a hug?"

I gave a small nod. Hiccup open his arms and tightly wrapped me in them. The dam broke right when I enter his embrace. I sobbed like a pathetic damsel in distress for shit sakes! But I'm irritated, the vision still scares me and pretty much this whole village is afraid of me! Who wouldn't be upset?

"Do you wanna stay the night?" Hiccup asked me softly. All I could do is nod. I felt Hiccup guide me up to his room and place me into his bed. Right when my head hit the animal pelts I went to a deep sleep.

Hiccup

I was so irritated with my father, he doesn't listen! He left to go prepare the ships for the morning. I was planning to go stay the night at Ashling's but that said girl was right at my door looking as broken as ever. Okay Ashling never randomly does this she usually can handle heavy emotions by herself unless its a vision, but her eyes were bloodshot, her usual cover of clothing for the cold and rain was torn over her arm covered with blood, she even had her bag from earlier and her staff. When she spoke she sounded so distant and broken and when I held her she never broken down so hard in her life. I didn't ask anything just waited for her to relax but when she didn't I could feel her slowly going limp in my arms, she was emotionally exhausted from everything from what I can see.

When I got her to bed she went into a deep sleep. Giving a small sigh I walked back down stairs only to see Stone at the open door, he looked upset.

"Hiccup." Oh wow he sound more distant than Ashling did.

"Uh h-hey Stone. Is there something I can help you with?"

"Where is my sister?"

I froze for a moment, ah jeez did someone hurt her so bad that her brother had to get involved? Well then again there was blood on her arm. I looked up stairs, at the corner of my eye I notice Stone did too.

"What happen to her?" I asked, worried can be notice with the tone of my voice.

Stone snarled at me, I stepped back in shock. "That's none of your business!"

I felt slight anger at this, okay time to do something stupid.

"Its my business when my best friend came to my house crying her eyes out! So what happen to her?"

Stone didn't back down and neither did I. "Did someone hurt her? Don't hide it because I saw blood on her clothes." Wow where did this backbone come from?

Stone flinched his eyes widening. Then Kyna had ran into the house with some clothes. She took in a breath and let out slowly. What the Hel is going on?

"Sorry for the intrusion there Hiccup, but is Ashling here?" I stared at her for a moment, somethings up.

"Yeah, she in my room sleeping. What's going on?" I was getting fed up with all the secrets.

Kyna bit her lip and sighed. "Well lets see… your father put Ashling in Dragon training without her consent and the whole village pretty much fears her because of her birthmark." Kyna had said that in one big rush with slight tone of anger in her voice.

I looked at Kyna in disbelief, well no wonder why she was upset! Ashling had once told me she felt wrong for fighting dragons even the time she had hit the gronckle on the face. She always said she felt sorry for dragons and wish there was something she could do to help them.

"Well thats just great! Thanks a lot dad for putting Ashling and I into training!" I said sarcastically to no one. Stone seemed to calm down and looked at me with confusion.

"I thought you wanted to be a dragon killer." He asked.

"Well I gave up on that dream." I hope they got the hint I didn't want to talk about it. Kyna seemed to understand because she changed the subject.

"Here some of her clothes for tomorrow."

I grabbed the clothes and put them on the table. I turn to look at them and I notice something dark on Stone's hand. I felt my eyes widen.

"You hurt Ashling." It was a statement.

Stone looked at me with shock then snarled. Kyna grabbed him by his tunic and dragged him outside and a very loud slapped ranged through the air. The irish girl came back with with a sheepish smile.

"Look Hiccup, Ashling might explain it to you in the morning but I can tell you this now Stone never meant to hurt her. He already feels bad for not standing up for her and telling Ash she needs to go and he really upset with everyone." Kyna rambled.

I gave a small sigh. "Fine." Kyna gave a nod and left. I gave a sigh and threw my hands in the air in defeat. What is going on! By Odin I'm tired… That's it I'm going to bed, ignore everyone just go straight to bed! Oh wait Ashling is in mine…. To the spare bed then!

Authors Note: Hey! Soo this will be the last chapter of this week I will post unless I get bored and do it over the weekend. Fave, review please!