Im back after so long, I know too long but I promise everything getting its update anyway Ive answered some questions and fulfilling some requests made by fans in this chapter anyway lets go…..

A Ruffnut To Crack

Chapter Seven - Acceptance

I had wondered as I walked to the chiefs house why Stoic needed my presence at this time, is it good or bad? Do I get my flintlock back? Why cant I wait until I get there? Finally I knocked lightly on the wood of the front door and slowly crept inside to see Stoic standing by the fire, tall and proud. "Sit." He said calmly.

I did as I was told and quickly sat down on a small wooden chair, Stoic took a seat on the seat in front of me, he didn't look angry at all, in fact he looked rather pleased.

"Well done lad, word just got to me about you training your first dragon and now you are part of the hooligan tribe." He stood up and put his hand on my shoulder. "Your initiation and trial is complete Alex, you are now trusted within Berk and so here is your odd item back." I almost squeaked in excitement as I was rejoined with my beloved flintlock, luckily I still had plenty of bullets. "Lad you must also show me and Gobber how this odd contraption works, I've never seen anything like it, Its marvellous."

I stashed my flintlock back in my belt. "I promise I will but I have a young viking I need to see." Stoic then laughed and patted me on the back.

"I know that excuse lad, I know about you and the thorston girl, just don't make too much noise." I rolled my eyes and scoffed.

"You and my dad would get on too well, you're very much like him." I murmured as I gingerly left the Haddock residence, i could still hear Stoic laughing his head off, a pity wouldn't come off.

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I examined my precious firearm as I walked to Ruffnut's, It was still intact and in good firing condition, I daren't not test it without warning I might have it taken off me again, I looked around the rest of Berk en route to Ruffnut's, I even stopped to have a chat with several vikings I had made friends with since landing here, and now that I was accepted, no one would give me the look of a dangerous outsider, I then noticed a familiar viking with an odd sense of headgear. "Evening Bucket." I said cheerfully, he turned around and his confused look turned into a grin as he saw me smiling up at him.

"Hello Alex, Ive heard about your dragon, very well done."

"Thanks Bucket, Im just glad that I don't have to fear him any more."

Bucket then raised an eyebrow. "Him? That isn't me is it?"

"What? No Bucket I meant the dragon." I smirked as he became even more confused.

"Im a dragon? Can I fly? Am I dangerous?"

"Sorry Bucket I need to go now, But we can continue this later." I quickly hurried off I heard bucket call out a few more things about dragons.

"Did I eat the fish? Did I enjoy them?" I finally couldn't hear the confused viking anymore, He was pleasant and friendly enough, but he was living proof that confusing was infectious, finally after many side trips, I made it to my final marker, the house of the insane viking girl I couldn't stop thinking about since seeing.

I knocked on the door, which was answered by Tuffnut, who seemed very happy to see me. "Al! Come in!" Tuffnut said happily as he lightly pushed me inside, I knew the entirety of the thorston house so I was very familiar to where I was, I mean I had been coming here for months.

"You wanna have a headbutting contest?" Tuffnut said quickly as he began to prepare.

"Sorry Tuffnut, Il have it later, Im here to see Ruffnut." Tuffnut looked disappointed at first but instantly got over it.

"She in her room, Im gonna go find Snotlout, later." And with that note he was gone, leaving me alone in the living room, I decided to go up the stairs and right up the wooden door of her room, I knocked a couple of times, After a minute of listening to rustling and thumping from the other side of the door, the gorgeous viking answered with a delighted smile. "Hey Alex!" She chirped as she grabbed me in a giant hug, a hug which I gratefully returned. "I missed you." She said in a very cute way that very nearly hypnotised me.

It had only been a few hours since I last saw her but I did admit that I missed her more than a little. "I missed you too." Safest thing I could say back.

"So what did Stoic want with you?" Ruffnut asked as we both took a seat on her bed, I kicked off my leather shoes and leaned back into Ruffnuts embrace.

"Nothing much just that Im now part of the Hooligan clan and I got my flintlock back!" I very nearly cheered the last part as I drew my arm and showed my pride and joy my other pride and joy, if I had to choose which was more dangerous…. Id go with Ruffnut.

"Thats great Al!" She cheered as she kissed me on the cheek. "I knew Stoic would let you in, but what is that? It looks awesome."

"Well this is a custom made Scottish flintlock, My father made one for me when I was stationed as a sailor in the navy, for defensive purposes."

"I bet you did other things with it." Ruffnut grinned evilly as she said this, I just loved that grin, it really did it for me, I didn't do anything else with it but I decided to oblige her.

"Oh yes, any escapees or enemies were met with the fury of the guns." I couldn't not have sounded more like Snotlout, I felt a little ill but a sharp peck on the lips form Ruffnut eliminated any negative feelings I had before.

"Alex, what is it do you like about me?" Ruffnut asked randomly, she was putting me on the spot, luckily I was good at this sort of thing.

I took in some air, gave myself a couple of seconds before saying…. "Apart from almost everything? Your gorgeous blonde hair that dangles so elegantly around the perfect features of your face, Your love for life and your fear of nothing cultivate my sense to a near sense of contentment, thats what I like about you." I said all that wondering if Ruffnut understood a word of what I said, my question was answered as she brought her lips to mine rather quickly, she was really getting into the kissing, I could feel the air coming out of my lungs as we kissed, but I didn't care, this was better than good.

As soon as we broke apart, Ruffnut began to speak. "You know what I like about you Alex? You're charming manners and your skills with your weapons, but most of all you noticed me above Astrid and the other pretty girls on this island, you chose me over them, theres no other viking teen on Berk I could care more for right now than you."

I beamed as she finished I could feel my heart thumping in my chest trying to get out, I simply took both of her hands and gave her another kiss, then Ruffnut slammed down a line I didn't expect to hear.

"I love you." I nearly fell over backwards, she did? But thats absurd, me of all people, I liked her to the point of loving her, to the depths with thinking it over Alex say it back!

"I love you too." I said with as much passion as she did, we kissed again before touching our foreheads together and looking into each others eyes for what seemed like hours, we lay down on the bed and hugged and kissed until hunger got us up….

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We met with the others in the morning after I was given a place to sleep next to Ruffnut, it was oddly ok with her mother, lovely woman, however all we did was talk and share kisses, it was a great night, we walked hand in hand to the smithy where Astrid, Hiccup, Fishlegs, Tuffnut and Snotlout were waiting, and they clearly wanted to see how my gun worked.

"Morning Alex." Hiccup said cheerfully.

"Likewise Hiccup." I could notice he was looking at my gun an awful lot. "Its fine Hiccup ask."

He breathed out and fired his first question. "How does it work?"

I removed it from my belt and held in front of everyone who stared in awe. "Whats that? Its awesome!" Tuffnut said incredibly quickly.

"Would you like me to show you how it works?"

Everyone cheered in agreement as Fishlegs kindly set up some barrels with conveniently painted targets on the front of them, I could tell they had prepared for this little weapons demonstration….

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