Tuffnut P.O.V.
Damn Snotlout! Him and his big mouth, getting stupid ideas in my head like that.
"HA! You'll never get Astrid to fall for you!" I said and laughed in his face.
"Oh shut up! You don't know that! You'll see, one day she will fall for me!" he argued and turned pink in the face.
I laughed but the next thing that came out of his mouth completely changed my thoughts on my best friend.
"You're in love with Azalea aren't you?" He said.
I stared at him totally shocked.
"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked.
"You know what I mean! I see the way you look at her, when you think no one else is looking." He said and smiled his idiotic smile.
"You're insane! She's my best friend!" I argued.
"I bet every time you see her, your heart beats really fast, and you get sweaty hands. And I bet when you see her, you think about her 'pretty hair' or 'how much you love her eyes' or something." Snotlout said and poked me in the shoulder.
I swatted his hand away, and glared.
"Shut up! At least I could make someone fall for me!" I shouted and stormed off.
I was walking to the mead hall thinking about what Snotlout said.
'I am not in 'love' with Aza! She's my best friend, and that's all.' I tried to reason with myself.
As I was walking past the docks I noticed a lone figure standing there looking out at the horizon.
'Oh great just what I needed…well actually this might help prove Snotlout wrong' I thought to myself as I ran towards her, but stopped when I was a few feet away.
"Hey Azalea." I said, but she didn't hear me so cleared my throat and tried again.
"Oh hey Azalea, what are you doing here?" I asked, and this time she turned around.
While she was turning everything seemed to move slower. Her hair flipped behind her in a way that it seemed like it was shining, and her eyes...they just…wow…they were like…I don't even know how to explain it… they looked greener than any plant I had ever seen, and their sparkle was prettier than any new shield I had ever laid my eyes on.
'…CRAP! That is not a good sign! I am not in love with her! She's my best friend! Oh she's talking!' I thought to myself.
"…-ching the sunrise." Was all I caught.
'Quick say something!"
"Oh well do you wanna go get some breakfast? You know to gather some…energy, and stuff before training." I said as I felt the heat moving up to my cheeks.
'Well no shit, for energy! Why am I being such an idiot, just because Snotlout said something stupid? Why am I letting that get to me- oh she talking again!'
"…-but why are you blushing?" she asked as she walked up to me.
"I'm not blushing! …" I regretted how sharp that sounded.
'Calm down!' I shouted to myself.
"Hmm, you're acting weird, are you hiding something?" she asked and raised a perfectly shaped eye brow.
'Don't mess this up!' I shouted at myself.
"It's nothing."
'smoooooth!' I thought to myself, and grinned inside.
"Well ok then. So are you ready for training today?" she asked.
'Be hyped up about this!'
"…"
'CRAP! What did I just say!' I yelled and mentally slapped myself.
"Whoa easy there champ, don't tire yourself out just yet!" she teased.
'Ok so I didn't make a complete ass of myself…yet'
"What? You don't think I have in me to be the top of our training class?" I asked as we walked into the mess hall.
"Not if we're with Astrid." she said jokingly
"Well see that's the problem, if she's with us, she'll take the spotlight! We won't have a chance!" I said as we got our food and sat at an empty table.
'Can that sound anymore of an excuse?'
"Sure, sure, lets just focus on surviving the training, before we focus on the killing part, otherwise the dragon will be the one who kills us!" she said as she took a bite of her food.
I stared at her for a while and noticed her arm was completely healed.
"So Azalea, I see your arm is healed." I said and tried not to make it sound suspicious.
"Yeah, you know, I'm a really fast healer." She said, but I knew she was lying, but I didn't question it any more so I shrugged my shoulders and continued my meal.
As the morning dragged on, everyone else started to join us, and after a while I got in a fight with Ruffnut about something I can't even remember. Then Hiccup came along and sat at our table. Everyone stopped doing what we were doing and moved to another empty table, except for Azalea.
I watched as they began talking, then whispering, then Snotlout tapped my shoulder.
"I bet she's falling for him again." He said.
I glared at him and said "Shut up! It's not any of your business!" I practically shouted.
"Suit yourself, but don't come crying to me when she is getting married to that loser, and having his kids." He said and ate his food.
I glared at him but I suddenly saw a vision.
I was standing on at the mead hall along with the rest if the village. Hiccup and Azalea were sitting at a table in front of everyone, suddenly Stoick walked behind them and put a hand on each of their shoulder.
"Well let this village rejoice as my son has chosen a bride. Little Mrs. Azalea Swanwhite Alunsdatter. I always saw this coming. Seeing as they were always together growing up, and no one else was there to keep this happy couple apart! May you bring many children!" he said with a chuckle.
Both of them were smiling, and they both leaned into each other, with puckered lips.
Suddenly the vision changed. Now I was standing outside Hiccup's house. The door opened and 6 kids, maybe around 5 to 9 years old, came running out.
"Tuffnut!" they all shouted and ran at me. Before I could move they tackled me to the ground. Each of them began pulling my hair and hand and shirt, or anything they could get their hands on.
"Stop it children, leave Tuffnut alone." A familiar voice shouted from the house. I looked over and saw Hiccup standing at the door way.
"These are all your kids?" I asked.
Hiccup smiled, and shook his head. "No, Aza bring the others!" he said to the inside of the house.
From the darkness of the house a woman with a huge belly walked out holding three babies.
"Oh hello Tuffnut. Meet my entire family!" the woman said as she gave Hiccup the babies, and spread her arms. All the kids ran at her and stood in front of her.
I stared speechless at the big family.
"You're- you're-you're…." I trailed off.
"Yup I'm pregnant, and I have 9 kids!" she said happily and kissed Hiccup.
"NOOO!" I shouted as everything began to dissolve. Suddenly I was back at the mead hall, with everyone looking staring at me.
"I can't let that happen!" I said as I stood up and walked over to Azalea's table.
"Come on Azalea, you don't want to be late to our first training session." I said and began pulling her away from the table and from…Hiccup.
"What are you doing Tuffnut? I was talking to Hiccup!" she said as she tried to get out of my grasp, but I was not about to let her go.
"I'm taking you to the arena." I said facing forward.
I could tell she was glaring up at me, one of the ups to being almost a head taller than her, then she stopped walking and made me drag her along.
"That was rude." She said as I kept dragging her.
"Like I care." I said.
'Don't drag her!' I shouted to myself, and threw her over my shoulder.
"LET ME DOWN! LET ME DOWN! LET ME DOWN! LEMME DOWN!" she screamed.
After a few more minutes all the other recruits came and we were on our way to the arena.
I rolled my eyes when Snotlout began provoking her, and before I knew Azalea had kicked me in the stomach. I fell on my knee and let her go. She ran and punched Snotlout in the face, of course I had to stop her. I pulled her away and threw her over my shoulder again. She didn't struggle this time though.
She was talking back to Snotlout when she asked me "Anyway what's wrong with you?"
"What do you mean?" I asked and looked at her.
"I mean you usually let me fight with anyone, and you never carry me." She said as we got closer to the arena.
'Yeah what's with me? Why do I care anyway?' I thought to myself.
I sighed and said "I don't know."
"…well I can walk from here." She said and tried to get out of my grasp.
"…ok." I said and stopped walking. After a few seconds of just standing there I finally let her down.
She gave me a confused look and we walked to the arena.
Most of the training was a blur that I don't really feel like explaining.
But after training Ruffnut and me wanted to go hang out with Azalea, but apparently she had already made plans.
I was a little sad(?) but I decide to go bug her.
I ran to her window, jumped in and laid on her bed while I waited for her to come back. Once she did I think I scared her so much she started choking. When she had gotten better she began to yell at me.
"What the hell are you doing here!" she shouted.
I knew she was going to pull me off her bed, from past experience, so I held onto the back board thing
"I wanted to take a nap here!" I joked and I felt her pull harder.
"No way! You have your own bed! Go take a nap there!" she shouted as I held on tighter.
"But your bed is so soft!" I said, making up an excuse.
"Yeah because I take care of it, unlike you!" she shouted between clenched teeth.
"You'll never take me alive!" I joked and she pulled harder.
"Let GO!" she shouted.
'Might as well have some fun with this!' I though to myself.
"Ok!" I said and let go of the backboard, which made us both fall to the ground.
Before we hit the floor I flipped in the air so we were face to face when we landed.
She glared at me for a moment, before she spoke.
"Why are you so impossible?" she muttered as I laughed.
"Because I'm tuff…nut. Get it?" I asked.
'Wow can I get any cornier?' I thought to myself.
"Got it." she muttered.
"Good." I said with a chuckle. She rolled her dark green eyes and pushed me off of her.
I watched as she walked over to her door and got a weird bag, looked inside then looked at me.
"Geez, do whatever you want just don't make a mess!" she said and walked to the window.
"Where are you going?" I asked as she sat on the window sill.
"Out." she said as jumped out of the window and ran towards Hiccups house.
'Well that went better than expected…' I thought to myself as I climbed on her bed.
I laid down face first into the pillow, and when I couldn't breath I turned my head to the side
"Smells like her…" I mumbled. "ARGH!" I shouted and quickly shot up, then jumped out the window.
"I cant let this happen. She's my best fiend." I muttered and slowly walked to my house.
I looked up at the sky and noticed it was getting dark.
'Hope there isn't any thunder or lightning tonight' I thought to myself as I reached my house.
Later that night we were all in the mead hall, while Gobber explained to us were we all went wrong, or something, I wasn't really pay much attention until the doors opened and Hiccup and Azalea came in. They were both soaking wet, and shivering a little, well Azalea was.
"Where did Hiccup go wrong?" Gobber asked, as Azalea sat down next to Ruffnut.
"He showed up." Ruffnut said, answering Gobber's earlier question.
"He didn't get eaten." I said.
Hiccup sat at the empty table next to us.
"He's never where he should be." Astrid said with a glare.
I laughed and heard Azalea get up.
"Where are you going Freckles?" I asked as she walked to Hiccups table.
'Why'd she go over there?' I asked myself and sulked a little.
"Thank you, Astrid." Gobber said as he stood up. "You need to live and breathe this stuff." He continued and dropped a giant book in the center of the table.
I didn't pay too much attention to what he said because books just bore me to death.
So when a sudden roll of thunder, shook the hall, I instantly looked over to the other table where Azalea had ducked under the table.
I didn't know what to do. Was I supposed to go over and try to calm her down, or was I supposed to just stay here, and watch.
"Come on Azalea, they won't get you." I heard Gobber said trying to get her calm down, but after a few minutes on no success he left her holding the table leg.
I guess this was a normal reaction for her, considering her biggest fear was thunder and lightning.
"Well the storm tells us one thing. No attacks tonight. Study up." Gobber said as he left.
I heard Hiccup try to talk Azalea to get out from under the table, and after a few moments she finally came out from hiding, and that's when it hit me.
"Wait, you mean read?" I asked shocked.
"While we're still alive?" Ruffnut finished for me.
"Why read words when you can just kill the stuff the words tell you stuff about?" Snotlout said aggravated.
I watched as Hiccup and Aza talked then she smiled as Fishlegs said something about reading it seven times. He then began telling us about the different types of dragons, aaaaand I got bored.
"Yeah, that sounds great. There was a chance I was going to read that..." I said interrupting Fishlegs.
"...but now..." Ruffnut finished for me again.
Snotlout said something and stood, and the rest of us followed, Fishlegs still rambling on about the book.
Before we were too far from the mead hall, Snotlout pulled me aside
"So are you sure its ok to leave miss freckles with the loser?" he whispered to me.
"What are you talking about?" I said and rolled my eyes.
"You just left your lo- err um your…best friend with the other guy." He muttered.
"And?"
"And, they might end up getting together!" he said and began shaking me by the shoulders.
I swatted his hands away and glared as he walked away.
'Well might as well walk her home…' I thought to myself as I ran back to the mead hall.
"Azalea, are you still here?" I shouted from the door, and she turned around to see me.
"Yeah I'm here!" she called.
"Want me to take you home" I asked as I walked over to where Hiccup and she were.
"Uh Hiccup already-" "Yeah she wants to go with you." Hiccup said cutting her off.
"Who was talking to you?" I sneered, and suddenly she slapped me behind my head.
"Be nice, if Hiccup wasn't being so nice I'd be walking with him." she said with a small glare.
"…fine." I muttered.
"Anyway are you sure Hiccup? I mean I said I'd go with you." Azalea asked as she turned back to Hiccup who had his nose in the book.
"I'll take that as a yes." she said as she walked next to me.
"So you ready" I asked.
She nodded her head and looked back at Hiccup.
"Bye Hiccup. I'll see you tomorrow." I said.
'Why is that bugging me so much?"
"So are you gonna be alright tonight?" Tuffnut asked as we walked to my house.
The rain had stopped which meant it was only a matter of time before it started again.
"What do you mean" she asked.
"I mean with the lightning, and stuff." I asked and shrugged my shoulders.
"Oh…I don't know, maybe?" she said unsure of herself.
'Ask her, but don't make an ass of yourself!'
"Do…do you want me, err um, do you want…" I trailed off and stopped walking.
'step one: make an ass of yourself, check. Step two: stutter over your words, check…' I thought to myself.
"Spit it out before it starts raining again." She said looking up at the dark sky. Even in this darkness I could see the worry in her eyes.
"Do you want me to stay over? Err…um, me or Ruffnut." I said trying not to feel so awkward.
She stood there speechless, 'Did I say something wrong? Oh damn it! I never offer to stay at her house, she's probably thinking I'm an idiot! What do I do now!' I shouted to myself.
She was about to say something but she suddenly got distracted, and looked around.
"Hey Azalea, are you ok?" I asked. She looked back at me and smiled.
"Yeah, I'm fine." she said, at that moment lighting struck, and a loud BOOM was heard.
I looked at the sky for a second, and before I knew it she ran at me and buried her face in my chest. I kinda freaked out and tensed up, due to my reflex's, but I slowly wrapped my arms around her head.
'Don't freak out, don't freak out, don't freak out!' I shouted at myself.
"Lets go to my house, its closer!" I said, and felt her slowly nod her head. I then unwrapped my arms from her head, grabbed her hand, and began running towards my house.
Another bright flash and more thunder.
She screamed and ran into my back, but I saw this coming so I crouched down, let her run at me, then stood up so she was on my back, then I began to run again. A few minutes later the rain had started up again, and the thunder had gotten a lot louder, and had been coming every few minutes.
By the time we got to my house, we were soaking wet, shivering, and I could tell she was terrified.
"HEY LOSER!" Ruffnut shouted and was about to tackled me down, but stopped when she saw Azalea.
"Freckles! I didn't know you were coming over." She said as I let Azalea down from my back. "What happened?" Ruffnut asked and walked next to Azalea.
"L-L-L-L-L-" she stuttered out.
"The storm scared her." I said for her and shoved Ruffnut away as I walked past her.
She fixed her helmet, and glared at me, then walked over to Azalea again. I walked to the kitchen for something to snack on but see as there was nothing, I walked up to my parents room to see if the were home or if they had left with the others.
"Gone with the other's I see." I muttered when I opened the door to revile an empty bed.
'Might as well check on Ruffnut and Azalea.' I thought to myself and walked down the hall to the room I shared with Ruffnut.
I walked in at the same time lightning made the entire room light up. I watched as Azalea made a mad dash to my, embarrassingly untidy, bed and hid under the covers.
"Come on Aza you have to calm down a little." Ruffnut said as she uncovered Azalea.
I'm pretty sure she said something back but she didn't move.
"Watch it!" Ruffnut shouted as I shoved her away from the shivering girl in my bed.
"Leave her alone fat lip!" I shouted at her.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Ruffnut shouted back at me.
I ignored her, mostly because I didn't know how to answer, and walked over to my bed.
"Hey Azalea, come out." I said quietly.
"No." I heard her whispered.
"You're on my bed." I mumbled, embarrassed because my bed.
'Why the hell am I even embarrassed? I'm never embarrassed about anything…'
She took a breath and slowly got off my bed, but I never once saw her face.
"Sorry I'll sleep down stairs." She mumbled and crawled to the door.
"Why'd you kick her out?" Ruffnut shouted at me and tackled me to the floor when Azalea had left the room.
"I didn't!" I shouted and shoved her away. She hit the wall and a shield landed on her head.
She glared at me and rubbed her head.
"Why are you in such a bad mood?" she asked.
"I DON'T…I don't know…" I muttered and turned to the door. I was just about to open it when a super bright light, and super loud BOOM almost made him jump out of my skin.
'That sounded bad… where's…Azalea!' I shouted to myself as I tore the door open and ran to the top of the stairs, just barely catching a glimpse of Azalea as she ran out the door and into the storm. I ran down the stairs, tripping a few times, and finally made it outside, but by then I had lost all signs of her. It was so dark I could only make out a few shapes, but none were of the freckled faced girl. I ran a few yards away from the house and within a few moments, I was soaked to the bone.
"Azalea!" I shouted in the night. There was no response, except for more thunder, and lightning.
"Tuffnut get inside! Mom's gonna kill me if she figures out I let you get sick for being in the rain." Ruffnut shouted from the doorway.
"Azalea!" I shouted one more time before I was dragged back into my house by Ruffnut.
"You know she always disappears when there's a storm like this, and her parents aren't around." She said as she shoved me down in front of the fire place. I glared at her and the sighed. "Whatever…" I muttered and looked at the fire.
'This sucks…' I thought to myself when Ruffnut left me alone.
'Wanna know why this sucks? Because, after hearing what Snotlout had said my mind has been just…I don't know….crazy! I cant love Azalea for anything more than a friend! At the most as a best friend….but I do wonder if I could love, no scratch that, like her more than just a friend…this is just….ARRRRRGHHHHH' I shouted at myself and pulled at my long hair.
"The heck is wrong with you?" Ruffnut said when she walked into the living room.
"Nothing…" I muttered, as I got up and slowly walked to my room, where I changed into some dry clothes, and jumped into my bed and tried to fall asleep.
Downstairs…
"Well looks like you were right Snotlout…he's got it bad for her. Guess it's time to give him a little shove…" Ruffnut said with an evil laugh.
"No, let's just watch, and if things get bad for them, you can shove all you want." Snotlout said as walked back outside.
She glared at the boy's back as he ran away in the storm.
"Why'd he even come here?" she asked herself as she shut the door and shrugged her shoulders.
THE NEXT MORNING ~~~
Azalea's P.O.V.
When I woke up the next morning the moon was going to set in a few hours, but I could tell it was going to be another cold, cloudy morning.
"Sometimes I really hate this weather." I muttered as I stretched in my bed, or what I thought was my bed. I looked around and noticed I was still in Embers den.
"Embers?" I called out as I got stood up.
I walked to the back of the cave and found nothing, but my riding equipment. Another one of my own inventions, created especially for Embers.
"Embers?" I called out again. I was about to take a step outside but Embers suddenly came crashing in, and knocked me over.
"There you are you silly dragon!" I said as she walked over to me and helped me stand back up.
'Sorry…' she said in my head.
"It's alright, but where were you?" I asked as I scratched her head.
'…I was…out…' she muttered.
"Out where?" I asked as I stopped scratching.
'Oh you know, just…out…for a quick fly around the island.' She said, though I knew she was lying.
"Speaking of which, I'm in the mood for an early morning fly." I said and smiled at her.
She looked up at me with big excited turquoise eyes, and started to shift around with happiness. 'Really? We can go for a fly?' she asked happily.
I laughed and nodded my head. "Let me just get my saddle." I said as I walked to the back of the cave with Embers right at my heels.
"Someone seems excited." I said as she laid down on her belly and let me put the saddle over her.
'We haven't been for a fly in such a long time!' she said as she stood up on all fours, and I slipped underneath her to tie the saddle.
"What are you talking about, we went flying a few days ago!" I said as I crawled back out and stood up. I looked around and found a decent sized rock and put it in my pocket.
'…no I'm pretty sure it was longer than that!' she said in my head as I climbed up onto the saddle.
I chuckled as she walked out of the cave. It was still pretty dark out and I was sure that today would be interesting.
"Let's go!" I said as Ember's took off running and before I knew it we were up in the air.
I took a deep breath and the smell of morning dew, on the pine trees was some what nostalgic. "Fly high so I can throw the rock." I said. She did exactly what I told her to do, and soon we were past the height of the island.
"Let's see if you can beat your old record." I said as I threw the rock far above my head, and prepared myself for Embers fast flying, and terrifying mid air tricks.
'Oh please, last time I was tired!' she said as began beating her wings faster and faster, until we were flying so fast the cold wind rushing by was like a slap to the face, and it was making tears form at the sides of my eyes.
"YEAH! COME ON GIRL! I KNOW YOU CAN GO FASTER!" I shouted over the rushing wind.
'This is just a warm up!' she said in my head, and soon we were flying faster than ever before. I had to pull my shirt over my mouth so I could breathe properly.
It felt like had wasted absolutely no time by the we reached out starting point, though this time we were at a lower height. I shut my eyes held out my hand and waited…
I opened my eyes when I felt something hit my hand, and smiled when I recognized the rock.
"Good work, Embers you beat your old records!" I said as I scratched her head.
'Thanks, I do try my best to be the best!' she said I knew she was smug.
"Sure, now lets just relax, and take a nice fly around." I said as I stretched my arms over my head.
' Ok…NAH!' she said and soon we were going straight up. With the little time to prepare myself I almost fell off, but luckily I hooked up so I wouldn't fall of and I also held on tight to the saddle and was able to adjust myself so I was now sitting back in my seat and a little tense.
"Warn me next time!" I shouted as I tried to calm my racing heart.
'Where's the fun in that?' she teased.
"Jerk…" I muttered under my breath, but she heard me and slapped me with her ear.
'Oops! My mistake!' she said sarcastically.
I glared at her and relaxed a little when she started flying horizontally again. I looked down to see how high we were and I very soon regretted it.
Our island of Berk was now only a speck beneath us.
"Wh-Why so h-h-h-high?" I asked as I gripped onto the saddle.
'You know why.' She said mischievously.
My head snapped back to her, "You don't mean…" 'Yes…I do mean…' she said as I groaned.
"If I die I blame you." I muttered as I slowly and carefully stood up on Embers back.
'Hey for the record you asked me to do this to you!' she said as I tried to keep my balance.
"And I regret it every time…" I muttered.
'Relax, you'll be fine, I wont let you get hurt." She said to me soothingly.
I looked over and nodded.
"I trust you, but could we do this a little low-"
'NOPE!' she shouted in my head as made a quick turn to the left making me loose my balance, and fall off her back.
When I fell, I fell head first, but with the shock of falling/ being thrown off, I was looking back at Embers who was flying above me now, but soon I was look straight down at the ocean that was rushing to meet me.
I think if I hadn't already seen this coming I would've screamed the whole way down, but I saw this coming so I only screamed half way, the other half I contained my screams until I was at least 100 feet away.
"EMBERS!" I screamed as I covered my face with my arms. I looked over and saw the water still rushing at me. I was about to scream again, but suddenly something caught my leg and I was pulled up.
I smiled at the black creature above me.
"YOU'RE GONNA GET ME KILLED ONE OF THESE DAYS!" I shouted but laughed at the same time.
'I wont ever let that happen.' She said seriously as she spun and threw me up, this time I wasn't scared so I just opened my legs when I came falling down again. 'FLUMP!' and I was back in the saddle again.
"Come on girl, take me home please?" I said, as I looked over and saw the rays of the sun that would be rising very soon, on the horizon.
'sure…' she said as she flew over the forest and pretty soon we ended up in my back yard, just as I saw Tuffnut walking out of his house, with Ruffnut.
"Hurry!" I whispered and Embers all but dropped to the ground.
"Thanks!" I said as I jumped off the saddle and hugged her head to my chest.
'You're welcome, but go!' she said as she nudged me with her head.
I smiled at her as I opened the back door ran in, then ran back to close it, then ran to my room and undressed myself until all I had on was my shirts, and pants.
I jumped into my bed, wrapped myself up in a quilt, and pretended to be sleeping just as I heard the shutters bang open. I was half expecting Tuffnut to roll me off my bed, and then begin our morning wrestling match as normal, but he did something completely unexpected.
He gently shook my shoulder. "Wake up Azalea, it's time for Dragon Training." He said softly.
I pretended to be sleeping, and started to stir.
"M-Mom?" I asked 'Sleepily'
He chuckled, "Nope, I'm not nice enough to be your mom." He said as sat up.
"Oh, good morning Tuffnut." I said after a yawn.
He looked at me weird, shook his head, and began to give me a noogie.
"OW, Ow, Ow, Ow!" I shouted as he continued to noogie me. I wiggled out of his grasp, and tackled, and pinned him to the ground.
"How do you like it?" I said as began to noogie him back.
"I feel bad for you." He said as if he were unaffected.
"And why is that?" I asked as I straddled his chest.
"UH…you, er," he stuttered out then cleared his throat. "You will never really understand how it feels to bully someone." He said as the blood rushed to his face.
"Is there something wrong with you? Your face is really red." I asked still sitting on his chest.
He avoided any and all eye contact with me and he shook his head. "Nope there's nothing wrong." He said.
"Ohh lookie here, I just caught two little love birds!" a voice said from my window. I looked over and saw Ruffnut, with her elbows on the window sill.
"What are you talking about?" I said as I got off Tuffnut and walked over to the window. Ruffnut was outside on her tip-toes, but she smiled at me, "Nothing, nothing, so you ready?" she asked changing the subject.
I rolled my eyes and smiled. "I just woke up thanks to your noisy brother over there." I said and pointed at Tuffnut, whose blush was just starting to go away, as he leaned on his elbow.
"Why're you so red?" Ruffnut asked.
"I'M NOT!" he shouted at both of us, as he stood up and walked to the window.
"Anyways I just need to put on my boots, tunic, and do my hair." I said as I walked to where I had left my clothes only moments ago.
I put on my tunic, and boots then walked to my dresser where I untangled my hairs, and made a quick braid.
"Now I'm ready!" I said as I ran past Tuff, and jumped out the window. I rolled a little then came to a complete stop.
"Lets go!" I said happily.
Tuffnut P.O.V.
'That was the most embarrassing thing of my life. How could I let the blood rush to my cheeks, just because she was sitting on me? That was pathetic! Never do that again!' I thought to myself as we all walked to the arena.
Azalea was talking happily to Hiccup who was following us to the arena.
"Great, another training session and he has to come gain." I heard Ruffnut say.
"Yeah no kidding, one of these he's gonna learn that he doesn't belong here with us!" I said as we walked into the arena.
"Ok I know something is different about this place." I said and looked around.
Walls were set up everywhere, and you couldn't see past them, they were so high up.
"Well no duh!" Ruffnut said and shoved me over to the arena's stone wall.
"It looks like a maze." I heard Azalea say to Hiccup who looked around amazed.
"Get your weapon's the dragon will be out soon!" we heard Gobber's voice from somewhere above us.
Everyone scrambled to find a shield and spear.
This time I didn't get in a fight with Ruffnut, because as soon as I touched one of the shield we all heard a roar from the inside of the maze.
"Oh the dragons out!" Gobber said.
Everyone made a mad dash for one of the three entrances, including me. After running around for a bit I finally caught a glimpse of the mystery dragon.
A Deadly Nadder.
I hid behind a corner and watched as it looked towards me then looked up. And suddenly it jumped up and then began running on the top of the walls.
I ran out of my hiding spot and ran in the other direction, when I bumped into someone.
"Oof! Ugh watch where you're going meat head!" Ruffnut shouted at me.
I glared at her and was about to tell her off when we heard the Deadly Nadder shoot out at someone.
" FOCUS Hiccup! You're not even trying." We heard Gobber shout.
"Typical he would be shot at first." I muttered under my breath as Ruffnut and I began to run in random directions.
"Keep running Hiccup!" I heard Azalea shout.
"Don't you think I'm doing that!" Hiccup shouted.
'So they're together…' I thought to myself.
"Today... is all about attack." Gobber said. "Nadders are quick and light on their feet. Your job is to be quicker and lighter."
We continued running as we heard Fishlegs scream then shout, "I'm really beginning to question your teaching methods."
"Look for its blind spot. Every dragon has one. Find it, hide in it, and strike." Gobber said sounding bored.
As Ruff and me ran I saw Hiccup and Azalea run past us, and me not really paying attention ran in the direction they was running from, and suddenly stopped face to face the Deadly Nadder. Ruffnut was just behind me, invading my personal space.
I heard her sniff my hair or something then gag.
"Do you ever bathe?" she whispered as we moved with the Nadder head, trying to stay in the blind spot.
I felt her shove me forward with her shield, and closer to the damn dragon. I shoved her back and said, "If you don't like it, then just get your own blind spot."
She shoved me so that I was facing her.
"How about I give you one!" she shouted and head butted me. I Head butted her back and we kept doing for a few seconds before we heard someone shout on the other side of the wall.
"QUIT FIGHTING YOU MORONS!" Azalea shouted.
We looked at the wall then at the Nadder was about to blast us.
Ruffnut pulled me out of the way, and we then began running.
"Blind spot? Yes. Deaf spot? Not so much." I heard Gobber say as I continued to run.
'Very funny!' I thought to myself angrily as I ran into someone else.
"Ouch! Watch where you're going- Azalea?" I said as I fixed my helmet to see her looking behind her.
"shh…" she said and ducked down and looked past the corner.
"What are you looking at?" I asked as I leaned over her and peaked around the corner.
"Oh…" I muttered when I saw
"What are you guys doing?" Ruffnut asked as she climbed over my back and looked around the corner.
The Nadder was a few yards away.
Then out of nowhere Astrid came summersaulting in front of the dragon, then Snotlout behind her, then last and least Hiccup, who stopped halfway into his summersault, and landed right in the Nadder's path.
The dragon looked down at him and he got up and scrambled away, the Nadder right at his heels.
"Watch out Hiccup!" Azalea shouted and ran after them with her shield and axe in her hands.
"Azalea?" I said and was about to follow her but with her suddenly gone from where she was I lost my balance and fell to the floor with Ruffnut on top of me.
I shoved her off of me, and ran after Azalea.
When I finally caught up to her she was standing behind the Nadder, and Snotlout and Astrid where I front of it.
Astrid was about to throw her Axe at the creature but Snotlout shoved her away and said something, and then threw his weapon, but completely missed. Astrid glared at him, as Snotlout came up with an excuse about the sun or something, then the Nadder blasted them. They ran off with Azalea right behind them.
"Stop running after them!" I shouted at her, but she didn't listen to me, and kept running after them.
As we followed, Snotlout made a mad dash to another hallway, while the dragon chased Astrid.
The ground must've been slippery because when Astrid tried to turn she kind of skidded then continued to run. But the dragon didn't have any grip so it just ran into the wall and literally knocked it down. And it continued to knock down walls as it chased after Astrid.
I guess with all the walls falling down everyone decided to run in the same direction except for Hiccup who was talking up to Gobber.
"Move it Hiccup!" Azalea shouted, but she was a little too late and the wall came dropping down on him, along with Astrid.
"Hiccup!" Both Astrid , and Azalea shouted at the same time.
Hiccup spun around to see the maze wall collapsing toward him, then Astrid came flying through the dust and crash-landed on top of him.
'No better opportunity to tease them.' I thought to myself.
"Oooh! Love on the battlefield!" I said a few feet away from them
"She could do better." Ruffnut said appearing next to me, as I nodded.
All of a sudden the Nadder came running through the cloud of dust, towards the two laying down.
We watched for a moment before Ruffnut shoved my head away. I was about to shove her back but I saw her running away from me to the wall that had collapsed.
"What was that for?" I said walking behind her, as I straightened by helmet again.
"Ow, ow, ow!" I heard a voice say under the wall.
"Freckles?" I asked down as Ruffnut got on her knees and began moving pieces of rubble, that were apparently covering the blacked haired girl.
She coughed twice before smiling up at us. "Well is it me or am I always at the wrong place at the wrong time?" she asked and coughed again.
"Come on help me move this wall!" Ruffnut said as she tried to pick up the wall, which was heavier than it looked.
I looked over just in time to see Astrid hit the Nadder in the nose with the shield that her axe impaled.
"Well done, Astrid." Gobber said as he made the Nadder go back to its cave thing.
"Yeah good job, whatever. Help us pick up this wall!" I shouted over.
"Why?" Snotlout asked walking over to.
"Um, I kinda got stuck down here." We heard Azalea say quietly.
Everyone stopped what they were doing, then suddenly rushed over and helped us lift the wall, well just enough for her wiggle out.
"Whoa thanks everyone! I thought I was a goner there for a second!" she said with a smile on her face. "That thing weighed a TON!" she said happily.
"…How can you say that with a smile on your face?" I asked.
"Simply like this…ok now I'm dizzy…" she said as she began to sway around a little, and held her head.
I threw her arm over my shoulder and helped her keep her balance.
"I'm ok! Go back to what you were all doing." She said waving everyone away.
Astrid looked back to Hiccup who was just getting to his feet.
"Is this some kind of a joke to you? Our parents' war is about to become ours. Figure out which side you're on." Astrid said to Hiccup. She then grabbed her axe and stormed away.
"Serves him right." I muttered, and Azalea elbowed me in the side.
I flinched and looked down at her. She was glaring at me.
"Thanks Tuffnut, I can walk from here." She said as she wiggled out of my grasp, and wobbled over to Hiccup.
I watched stunned. She picked him, who got her stuck under the wall in the first place, over me, who helped her get out. That hurt, but I'm not gonna let her find that out.
"Someone looks hurt." Snotlout said walking up next to me.
"What are you spouting out this time?" I asked not in the mood to be listening to him.
"Nothing, it's just you look like kicked sheep." He said shrugging his shoulders.
I tried to ignore him as I watched Azalea and Hiccup slowly make their way out of the arena.
"Leave me alone…" I muttered and walked even slower out of the arena.
"So, it seems to me that what I said to you has really made you start thinking!" Snotlout said walking next to me.
"What are you-"
"You DO like Aza don't you?" Ruffnut said walking up next to me.
I froze in place then glared at Snotlout who smiled at me.
"I didn't tell her anything. You just make things so obvious," Snotlout said.
"No I don't. I don't like her, she's just my friend!" I said, starting to get mad.
"We all know you like her!" Ruffnut said as she threw her arm over my shoulder.
"Knock it off! I do not like her alright!" I said as I shoved her away.
She shoved me back and it all lead up to another fight.
"Where is little miss freckles anyway?" Snotlout asked looking around.
"She was over by Hiccup." I said as I pushed Ruffnut away, but she was pulling my hair, so pushing her away didn't help.
"Well they're gone now." He said as Ruffnut shoved me to the floor.
"What? Where?" I asked as I scrambled to my feet.
"Dunno, they just walked away." He said as we began to walk out of the arena.
"Well damn, looks like you let your love get away with the other guy!" Ruffnut said with a laugh.
I shoved her to the floor and stormed off.
'I wish they'd just leave me alone with all that stupid stuff about love and liking and whatever!' I thought to myself as I kicked a rock that was in my path. 'Why are they bothering me with that stuff anyways?' I thought to myself as I looked up at the cloudy sky. 'Whatever, I if ignore them they'll leave me alone.'
"Yeah that's what I'll do!" I said out loud as I walked to the mead hall for lunch.
"Do what?" I heard a voice ask behind me.
I turned around and saw Azalea looking at me with a raised eye brow and a smirk.
"Oh, uh nothing, I was just…talking to myself." I trailed off.
"Whatever you crazy boy." She said with a smile.
Then I said something I would really regret, for the rest of my life.
"I never noticed you had such a pretty smile…" I said without thinking.
Her smile fell, and she looked at me wide eyed as the blood rushed to her cheeks, "Wh-What?" she asked.
"Oh, uh…." 'Damn! What did I just do?' I thought to myself as I thought of a lir to tell her.
"Azalea, lets go!" we heard Hiccup shout behind Azalea.
"Uh, see you later Tuffnut." She muttered and ran off to Hiccup.
'What. Did. I. just. Do!' I shouted at myself as the heat increased in my ears.
'Ok now this officially sucks!' I shouted at myself as I pulled my hair.
"Wow look at him now! He's really going crazy!" I heard Ruffnut say behind me.
I turned around and saw them both walking towards me.
"What's wrong with you now?" Snotlout asked as they got closer.
"Because of you," I said and pointed a finger at him, "I think I'm going crazy! I cant look at her right, I have weird thoughts of her, and I even complimented her!" I whispered the last part.
"You aren't going crazy, moron! You just never noticed that you liked her, you just needed someone to point it out, and now that we did, you are now accepting that you like her!" Ruffnut said smug.
Both Snotlout and me looked at her weird.
"What? I'm a girl too, I know these things!" she said as she crossed her arms over her chest and walked away.
"I never thought she could be such a girl…" Snotlout muttered and I nodded my head.
"Well let's get lunch, I'm starving!" I said as I walked away, but I could get my mind off what Ruff had said.
Maybe, just maybe I really do like her... or maybe not…
Well that ends that chapter! My goodness, time sure flies, when- look guys I'm really really really sorry for not updating sooner, but I feel like whatever I say, is just going to sound like an excuse so I'm just going to apologize for the late update. This chapter took so long to make because I didn't like how it turned out the first time, so I redid it, then I didn't like that one so i- in a nut shell I redid this chapter like four or five times, sorry again for the long time to update…
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