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Warning: Snotlout bashing. You're welcome.

Hiccup's POV

We don't get manny visitors in Berk.

Well, you'd expect that. Why would someone visit a place that gets raided by dragons daily and have the worst weather around?

But when we do have visitors it's a big deal. Even thought curiosity isn't what would come to your mind when describing a Viking, when someone new is at the village everyone's curious. That's what happened this time as well.

Even if it had only been a few hours since I took the girl to the healers hut, every one were talking about her at dinner in the Great Hall. All you could hear were things like "Who is she? Where is she from? How old is she? Has she ever killed a dragon? Is she a good fighter?"

And all that from the less curious people on earth.

Right now I'm heading to the healers hut to visit the girl. Hey, at least I have an excuse, I'm the one who found her. Plus, I wanna know why she didn't laught at my name. Not that I mind, it's just that most people laught when I tell them my name's hiccup. She didn't laught and I wanna know why.

When I get there I see Gothi sitting outside. She nobbed her head to me as a greeting. Gothi is a woman of a few words. Okay, no words. She usually communicates through her wierd writting on the ground, but only Gobber can understand that.

"Hello Gothi. How is the girl?" I ask. Gothi is among the few people in the vilage that don't give me a hard time, so I'm more comfortable around her.

She smiles and gives me a thumps up.

"That's good. Um, can I go inside?"

She nobbs yes and I go in. I see the girl standing and streching. Gothi must have given her new clothes, instead of her old torn clothes she wears a orange tunic with dark bley tights and brown furr boots. I suddenly feel uncomfortable. I don't know what to say, I was never good at talking to... okay, anyone.

"Oh, hi" I hear her say. I look up, since I was looking at the ground, trying to figure out what to say.

"You're Hiccup right?"

"Um..yeah."

"I'm Irene. Nice to meet. Thank you for bringing me here yesterday."

"It's n-nothing. Um, do you have any injuries?"

"Nah, just scratches and bruises, nothing serious. I was about to go talk to the chief of the village. Only problem, I don't know where to find him."

"T-that's good, cause he actually want to talk to you too."

"Oh, so can you show me where to find him?"

"Y-yeah."

We leave the hut, Irene following as I guide her to the Great Hall. As we walk I see people eyeing us wierdly. Probaply thinking where is she going? or why is she closer than five feet from the screw up?

I hear Irene huff and say something like 'for the love of' before she turns to the villagers direction and scream at them.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a girl walking?!"

After that every one is back to minding their own bisness, stealing a glance here ans there and Irene. Well, at least they're not staring.

When we get to the doorway I stop and turn around to face Irene.

"W-we're here. H-he's in there, he has a meeting today if I remember correctly. Y-you can't miss him, he's the larger one in there, the one with the crazy beard."

"Thabks Hiccup" she smiles at me before opening the (really heavy) door and go in there.

Remember when I told you that curiousity isn't what comes to your mind when you think about Vikings? Well that's true. Unless you're thinking about me.

Before the door closes behind Irene I stop it with my foot (Ow!) and eavesdrop on their conversation.

Irene's POV

I don't hear the door closing behind me. Well, seems like Hiccup's curiousity got the best of him. I can't help but smirk at the thought but I quickly hide it and put my respectful face on when I see Stoic.

"Excuse me sir" I say to get their attention. It works. Both Stoic, Gobber and Spitlout raise their heads to look at me.

"Who are you?" asks Stoic. Hm, suspicious right from the bat huh? I gotta work on that.

"I'm Irene, the girl found yesterday at the beach. I wanted to talk to you sir."

"Hm, and what do you want to talk about?"

"I undrrstand as the chief of this island you're cautios about me, but I swear I am not a spy or anything of that nature. I'm from a family of traders, my homeland is really south, I dout you've ever heard of it. We decided to come north on this jorney. We split up and arranged to meet in about two months from now on a deserted island. Unfortunatly, I was caught up on a storm and lost all of my merchandice. Appearantly, I was washed up on your island. I want to ask permision to stay here untill it's time for me to leave. I'm willing to help out in the village if you need help anywhere."

When I finish my little speech I can see that they bought my story. Good, everything's going as planed.

"Very well" says Stoic. "I allow you to stay on the island untill your departure. You will stay at my house since we have enough room for you. And as for work, I belive Gobber would apresiate an extra pair of hands."

Gobber nobbs next to Stoic, muttering something about how the forge needs some cleaning. Yay, I'm stuck with the chores!

"Thank you sir."

Stoic nobbs and turns to Spitlout, continueing their conversation and I head out.

Hiccup jumps back, standing ackwardly trying to look inocent.

"Did you like the show?" I ask, raising an eyebrow at him.

"I- ah, I d-don't know what you're talking about" he stutters. Maybe I sound a little cruel, but it's kinda funny seeing him stutter like this.

"I'm not an idiot Hiccup. A door this heavy would make some noice when closing. It didn't and you seem like the kind of person who would be crious enough to eavesdrop on someone's conversation."

His eyebrows shot up in surprise. I guess I got it right.

"You're good" he says.

"I know. So, um, can you do me a favor?"

That gets him be by surprise, wich shows immediatly on his face.

"Ah, sure, what is it?"

I smile.

"Can you give me a tour of the village?"

A couple of hours later Hiccup had shown me around the village. I already knew a lot but a complet stranger walking around like she was born here would be suspicious.

I've been at Berk for almost a full day and the weirdest thing is that I can understand what their saying to me. I mean. their Vikings, they Norse right? Then how do I understand them? And how do they understand me, I've speaking english since I got here in hope they'd understand.

After a little expirementing, I came at the conclusion that no matter what languege I spoke in, what I was saying got across. And I even tried the (really) few jappanese I know. And I don't think Vikings know japanese. The same thing worked in reverse since I understood perfectly what Hiccup was saying.

We were heading to the arena, the only place Hiccup hadn't shown me yet. We were close to the brige conecting Berk with the arena when it hits me that I haven't seen the teens yet. Where are they?

"Hey, Hiccup? Are they any other teens on the island other than you?"

"Yeah, there-" he starts but doesn't finish what he was saying. I look where he's looking to see the teens standing in the midle of the brige. Snotlout and Tuffnut are fighting and Ruffnut's cheering them on. Astrid and Fishlegs just stand there, Astrid looking bored.

Hiccup sighs heavily.

"They're there."

"Well, what are you standing around for? Come on, let's go meet them!" I exclaim, grabing Hiccup's wrist and draging him along.

Oh, this will be good.

I stand infront of the teens, waiting for Hiccup to do the introductions. Snotlout and Tuffunt have stopped fighting and look at us.

"Um, h-hi guys" says Hiccup feebly.

"Oh, hi Useless. What are you doing here?" asks Snotlout. My hands fold into fists, that guy's already getting on my nerves.

"T'this is Irene, the girl who ship-racked here. She wanted to meet you guys."

"Hi" I wave at them, keeping a smile on my face.

"It's expected that you wanted to meet the worlds most deadly weapon. I'm Tuffunt."

Okaaayy, I expected that.

Ruffnut pushes her brother out of the way.

"Ugh. I'm Ruffnut, sister, unfortonatly, of the deadly weapon."

"Nice to meet you. Um, is he gonna be alright?" I ask, pointing at Tuffunut, who had fallen on his face.

"Yeah, he'll be alright."

I eye Tuff sumpatheticly and walk up to Fishlegs and Astrid.

"And who are you?" I ask cheery.

"I-I'm Fishlegs."

"Well, it's nice to meet you Fishlegs. And you are?" I ask looking at Astrid.

"Astrid."

Oookay. Moving on.

"And who are you?" I ask Snotlout.

"My name is Snotlout and I'm the best Viking in Berk."

No comment on that.

"So, what is a girl like you doing with someone like Useless?"

I can feel my eye twich slightly, a tick of mine when I get irritated. I take a breath and try to sound cheery.

"Um, excuse me, but what do mean by that?" I ask sa polite as I can in the moment.

"I mean, why would any one in their right mind hang out with someone like Useless? The guy's as scrawny as a toothpick, he can't even lift a dagger and he destroies the village worst than the dragons."

Stay calm, stay calm I chant again in my head, trying to not to loose my temper.

"He's wierd, a freak, every one in Berk wish they'd die before he becomes chief!"

Breath in, breath out, breath in...

"Heck, even if he does become chief he'd burn down the village in less than a day. I can't understand why uncle Stoic doesn't just banish him, nobody will miss him anywa-"

You know what, screw keeping my temper!

Hiccup's POV

Irene just stands there while Snotlout goes on and on about why some one wouldn't wanna be around me. Great, one person my age who didn't mind being around me and now she'll leave too...

I look at Irene to wacth her reaction and I feel like hidding into a hole. She just stands there, listening to what Snotlout says, probaply thinking he's right.

"...I can't understand why uncle Stoic doesn't just banish him, nobody will miss him anywa-"

And then, before any one of us can do anything, Irene has punched Snotlout in the gut. He bends down, holding his stomach in pain as she kicks the back of his knees, causing him to fall flat on his fase.

All of us look at her with wide eyes full of awe and open mouths.

Irene kneels infront of Snotlout, a cruel I-killed-your-pet-bunny smile on her face and rases his face up to look at her.

"Let me tell you some things about me Snoty" she starts. Snotlout gulps. "One, I don't like people who treat their family like this. Two, I can't stand it when people mess with my friends. So if you value your life, you better not ever talk like this or you'll wish a dragon killed you; because what I would do to you would be way more painful."

I'm pretty sure Snotlout has peed his pants, I would if I was in his place.

"Are we clear?" she asks. Snotlout nobbs his head franticly.

"Good. Come on Hiccup, lets go" she says, stepping on Snotlout's back to reach me, grabing my wrist and draging me away, again stepping on his back.

"It was nice meeting you guys" she waves to the others, somewhat back to her cheery self. Then she eyes Snotlout and there goes her cheerful atitube.

"Remember what I told you" she warns him.

She drags me by my arm back to the village. It takes me a little to register what just happened but when I do, it surprises me.

She defended me.

She continues draging me, at first she's tense and agressive but she calms down evantually. She lets goes of my arm.

"Sorry for that. I didn't hurt you, did I?"

"No, it's okay" I answer her. "Um, Irene?"

"Yes?"

"Why did you do that for back there?"

"Oh, you see, I have a really bad temper and Snotface was annoying me so-" she starts expaining but I interupt her.

"No, I mean, why did you stood up for me? Nobody ever does that."

It's true, not even Gobber defends me.

"Oh, that. Well, what did you expect me to do? Stand there while Snotface talks like that for you? I don't think so. Somebody had to teach that guy a lesson."

I just stand ther, looking at her dazed.

"So I stood up for you. That's what friends are for, right?" she says, smiing at me.

I look at her shock for a while before I smile at her, my first real smile in a long while.

"Right."

"Good. Hey, can you show me to the woods?" she asks.

"Sure" I reply and head to the woods with my new friend.