10 years later
The sun was shining bright over the city, the temperature was perfect, it was hot but had a wonderful cool breeze from the wind, it was enough to put almost anyone in a good mood.
In the centre of the city of Toyla the marketplace was as alive as ever, the stalls were busy, the seating areas full, the streets constantly filled with people and it was just an ordinary day if the lives of all the citizens.
Skipping through the marketplace was a smiling happy young lady with blonde hair that was braided bouncing freely and a brown basket on her arm that contained a few vegetables and a loaf of bread, it could be said she was the happiest person in the city. She stopped at an empty stall that had fruit on display and she gave the stall keeper a glowing smile.
"Good Morning April, doing your regular shopping?" The old stall keeper said and she gave the girl a warm smile.
"Good Morning, Mrs Barrow, yes just finishing up and I thought I would end at your stall to end on a high note" April genuinely said, brightening her face even more as her sapphire blue eyes shined.
"Oh you, young ones and your flattery, seeing you always gives my days purpose even if I don't have a profitable day, anyway my dear, what can I get for you?" Mrs Barrow smiled
April looked over the fruit, giving a thinking hum before making her decision.
"Could I get a couple of oranges and a bunch of apples please" She smiled warmly
"Anything for you deary" Mrs Barrow started packing the fruit into a small basket and set it on the stall but caught her hand on a small nail that was protruding from her stall, causing a small cut
"Oh dear, are you ok?" April reached across to check her hand and touched the cut accidently which caused her to recall back hissing
"Oh I'm fine dear, I'll go wrap it in a moment"
April nodded and looked at her finger which had traces of blood on it, she went to wipe it on her clothes but she just looked at it a bit longer, until she was interrupted
"You ok dear?"
April looked up to see Mrs Barrow looking at her with an raised eyebrow smiling.
"Oh yes I'm fine, I'm just a little freaked out by blood, always have been, sorry how much do I owe you?"
"4 Pieces please"
April pulled the the gold coins out of her little satchel and handed then over and picked up the basket putting it into her larger one.
"Oh before you go, my son Helfore made some wine your folks may enjoy, please pass it on to them with my regards"
She took the bottle of wine but she didn't have any room in the basket so decided to carry it in her other hand
"Oh of course, thank you very much Mrs Barrow, I will see you tomorrow" April began to skip away whilst Mrs Barrow waved her off, and stepped away to pick up some wrappings for her cut.
Looking down on the city from atop one of the buildings a figure with their arms crossed, kept their focus on April and suddenly walked away.
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April began skipping home, basket still still on her arm and the bottle of wine in her hand, she was looking at the wine label reading what it said
'Helfore's Wine!'
'Wine so fine it should be a crime!'
She chuckled at the label, unfortunately it distracted her enough that she didn't see the person she was skipping towards, who themselves had no idea about the sudden impact.
April found herself hitting the person and falling backwards, the basket fell from her arm and the wine flew into the the air.
She prepared to hit the hard ground, but her momentum halted as felt someone grab her waist stopping her falling.
She looked up at saw a pair of emerald green eyes looking at her and a smile on his face.
She then saw the basket in his free hand which he moved to his arm as he looked up and saw the wine falling, He threw his hand out and caught it perfectly.
He helped her stand and continued smiling at her whilst she smiled back.
"I'm so sorry sir, I wasn't looking where I was going" She apologised
"It's quite alright M'Lady, no harm done and nothing broken." He chuckled
He handed her back her basket, but looked at the wine with an interested gaze.
"Interesting wine 'Helfore's Wine' hope it tastes nice" He commented passing it back to her.
"Yeah it's a present for my folks, hope they like it" She commented
She continued to look at him before realisation set in "I'm so sorry I never caught your name?"
He laughed softly "The name is Hunter M'Lady and your's might be?" He jokingly bowed
"April, good sir" She replied with a curtsey which made then both laugh
"Where did you get reflexes like that" April commented gesturing to him
"Oh just training and practice really, nothing too special, anyway I'm really sorry M'Lady I have to get going, I have to meet my friend before Sun down" He said disappointingly
She looked at the sky and gasped
"Oh Gods above I should be home now, I need to get going as well, sorry again Hunter and thank you, hope to see you around"
And with that she took off running leaving Hunter looking back over his shoulder to her with a smile that turned into a scowl, he then ran to the left down a back alley and disappeared into the shadows.
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April opened the front door of her house which was located on the outskirts of the city, where her folks owned a farm and livestock, it was a simple lifestyle but one she wouldn't trade for anything.
As she walked into the house and closed the door, she heard muffled voices coming from the kitchen. She walked through the living room and looked into the kitchen which was at the back of the house only to see her folks standing in front of her.
"Ah April, we were getting worried" The male said worryingly
April smiled and placed the basket and the bottle of wine on the counter "Sorry I'm late, I had a bit of an incident" to which they raised their eyebrows in shock, this made April back up quickly.
"No nothing bad or anything, I was skipping home and I skipped right into someone, a boy"
The male raised his eyebrow at April "A boy you say, did he anything? Do anything to you?"
The female slapped his arm with a backhand "Fred, don't be so overprotective, our April can handle herself. What happened?"
"Your right Mye, but yes please April tell us what happened"
April smiled at her folks, they were meant to be together, sho hoped in the future she would meet someone and have the same romance as them.
"Well it was my fault really, I was skipping back after shopping and I wasn't looking where I was going and I skipped into him. I fell backwards but he caught me, but that's not all he caught all the shopping as well with amazing reflexes" April explained almost with admiration
Mye smiled "Should we get a wedding arranged for you two?"
April flushed red, "No, it's not like that! He was just really nice and funny, I wouldn't mind seeing him again, but I've never seen him before so he may have just been passing through"
April grabbed the bottle of wine and passed it to Fred "Mrs Barrow also gave me this, said you may like it"
"Ah I'll be sure to thank her the next time I see her, anyway go get washed up it's almost time for supper"
April smiled and turned around heading out of the kitchen but was stopped briefly by Mye's voice
"Sorry dear, we forgot to ask, what was the name of this boy?" She asked curiously
April looked over her shoulder smiling "Hunter" the name rolled off her tongue, she then skipped out of the kitchen.
Mye and Fred turned to each other in panic and shock, before My began shaking "No, Gods above please no"
Fred reached out and held her, "We knew this day would come, we haven't got long, so let's make the most of the time we have"
"Soon she will learn who she really is, but will we see her become who she is destined to be" Mye began to cry
"I don't know, but we have done our best to get her this far, but he will protect her, remember the promise they made each other? He never will forget"
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He walked through the entrance of the cave he still had the scowl on his face and his heavy footsteps echoed throughout the cave.
"Well what happened?" A voice sounded from above him
Hunter looked up to see a black dragon hanging upside down with his tail hooked around the metal supports in the cave.
"They're coming bud, we need to get ready, in two days we will be heading back and then the true challenge begins." He replied as the dragon landed in front of him.
"Do you think the plan will work?" The dragon asked
"I don't know Toothless, for now I'm just hoping she will be the same Astrid as I remember just older obviously"
Toothless purred in agreement, nudged Hunter's hand with his head, and Hunter responded by scratching
"You also have to hope, she responds well to what she is, I mean you didn't exactly react amazingly when you found what you are"
"I have no idea what you're talking about" Hunter shrugs his shoulders
"Oh really the well explain the whole destroying an entire fleet of Viggo's army ten years ago" Toothless laughed
"I was cranky that day" Hunter walked to his bed and laid down
"Oh yeah, finding out you're the O..."
"Go to sleep you useless reptile"