Hiccup found Belle sitting under the eaves of a roof. She jumped put at the sight of him. He hugged her, and said happily to her, "Everything's okay Belle! My dad will let you into the family! Tomorrow, he might even perform a ceremony so that we are all true family!"
I heard the good news and pulled away from Hiccup's tight grip on me. "That's fantastic! Now, can we go home? It's cold and I'm tired." I said, Hiccup laughed and we started walking home.
Once we were back in the house Stoick looked at me, that might have had a smile hidden in it, and said calmly, "Well, let's see if I can find you a makeshift bed for the night Belle." Hiccup quickly spoke up, "She can sleep with me!" Stoick looked at his son oddly, "Alright then, off to bed with you two." We curled up in the bed together, tomorrow, Hiccup would be my official big brother! He must have been excited to because he smiled at me and ruffled my hair.
We both woke up the next morning grinning. We raced each other down the stairs and to the fire to get breakfast. Stoick was heading out, "You two eat, I need to get some work done, be at the meeting hall after the lunch meal for the ceremony. " He said to us. We ate soon after Stoick left, then we were out the door.
Hiccup raced Belle out the door, but he caught sight of Astrid, he saw her hurt face and didn't watch where he was going, his metal foot landed on a rock and he fell. Belle turned around, "Are you okay Hiccup?!" She asked him, He stood back up and brushed himself off, "I'm fine, now I need to see about a certain tunic, and you are being sent out for a new dress." He said to her,
I was given directions to the woman who could give me some dresses, out of the corner of my eye I saw Astrid running up the hill, she must be upset. I feel bad for her, but she has got to accept this. It's not like Hiccup and her aren't dating anymore, but... I found the house I was looking for and got myself a new dress for special occasions. I managed to get a green dress, which is nice considering I like green, and all the other dresses looked more like prison clothing. It was about two hours before I met up with Hiccup.
We are just walking around when I said, "So Hiccup, someone told me how the ceremony works for only children, because it's you and me, well, there is this one thing we have to do.." He also knew what we had to do, cause he was cringing, I continued on with what I was saying, "How long are you going to kiss me for?" I asked him finally. He looked frustrated, "I wasn't really going to choose a specific time, just long enough to complete the necessities and show how much we truly care about each other. WHY did the vikings have to put such a stupid thing into this!? And just our luck,because only a pairing like this have to kiss to meet regulations, bigger family's or two sisters or two brothers just have to say an oath, but no, we have to kiss each other as a gesture of how much we love each other as family! And the only way to avoid it is by calling off the ceremony, or the family becoming one through marriage. Neither of those are happening." Hiccup ranted.
I listened to him until he finished and said, "Hiccup, calm down. It's a very worthless piece of the ceremony, but it will be fine. So if the requirement is a five second kiss, which isn't long, and the longer it lasts the more official it is, then I'm guessing between seven and twelve seconds will be sufficient?" He groaned, "Alright. Now we need to go home and get dressed, and get to the meeting hall in around an hour." I nodded and we took off, we surely do a lot of running.
We were both ready and at the meeting hall right as people started filing in to watch. Stoick was trying to calm us down, but we were both excited and couldn't keep still, I saw against one of the walls was Astrid, poor girl. She looked so upset and angry, maybe I'll send Hiccup out to spend time with her later. A couple minutes passed and finally it began.
Stoick had Gobber do the ceremony reading stuff for him, finally came the last to pieces first, a special little knife was brought out along with a cloth, we pricked one of our fingers, then pressed them together so that we were "blood family," vikings⦠Next we wiped off our fingers, and then came me and Hiccup's moment, the sibling kiss, "Ready?" I whispered to him as we faced each other, he nodded and it began.
Hiccup put his arms around me to keep us steady, and then he leaned in and kissed me, I pressed up into the already awkward kiss so that I wasn't just standing there like a log, I had my eyes scrunched closed, but I opened one to see a very hurt and betrayed looking Astrid. I wasn't counting the long and slow seconds, but I kept kissing Hiccup so that this filled the requirements, finally Hiccup started to draw back, it was almost over, a couple seconds more of a barely existent kiss, and then it stopped. It was done, everything was done!
Hiccup's my brother and Stoick is my dad! Wait, Stoick is my dad. Hiccup was grinning and hugged me, Stoick came and picked us both up in a tight hug, when he put us back down I took a deep and needed breath. I am no longer just a stranger! Wait, I'm now the chief's daughter! Which means that if something happens to Hiccup, I take over. I don't want to though, let's keep it that Hiccup becomes leader.
A few days passed, everyone celebrated, the chief's children, people still can't get over that. Hiccup and I stood in the house, up in our room, my new bed had recently been put in, but me and Hiccup sleep together like infants in a crib most nights.
Hiccup leaned over and placed an arm around my waist, Toothless was sleeping at our feet as we stood there, I cringed, as his arm wrapped around me, Hiccup noticed. "Belle, something's wrong, you're hurting, let me see your cuts." He said, I looked at him, "Hiccup, I'm fine-" He cut me off, "Belle, do as I say and show me your cuts." He said as he placed his hands on my shoulders and looked straight into my eyes. I resisted, "Okay," he said, and with a grunt he scooped me up into his arms, for such a small boy he can lift heavy stuff. He placed me on the bed, I winced a little as he rolled up the side of my shirt to look at my injuries. He looked a little shocked when he took a look at my scars. "Just stay here Belle, I'm going for help." I was panicked now, I needed help? I heard him thud down the stairs and out the door, great.
Hiccup ran along to find one certain person. He stopped when he saw her, she was just sitting there at the tip of Raven's Point, "Astrid! I know we aren't exactly happy with each other right now, but I need your knowledge on this! I think something's wrong with the cuts from Belle's chest plate, they haven't healed and she's really hurt!" he begged her, Astrid turned around and let out her breath, "Fine, where is she?" She asked. Hiccup lead her back to the house, Belle needed to be okay.
I heard Hiccup racing back up the stairs, I didn't know what to think when I saw Astrid trail in behind him. He sat on my bed, I looked up at him, was she the best choice? "Alright, Isabella, let me see the cuts." She said, I rolled my shirt back up and rolled onto my side a bit, she bent over me, her cold hands brushed my cuts, I tried not to scream. Hiccup was staring at her, they are still dating technically.
She turned towards Hiccup still bent over, his eyes widened the tiniest bit, was he, staring down her shirt? I'm shaking that thought off. She stood up tall, "Hiccup, I'll need you to get me something, these cuts can't heal, it looks as though something from a dragon, saliva or whatever, managed to get into her cuts. They won't heal." Astrid said, at the word 'dragon', Toothless woke up, he nudged Hiccup who was now standing in front of Astrid, Hiccup turned around,
"Toothless, buddy! You have to fly me somewhere," he said. Astrid leaned in and whispered what she needed to him. He nodded, then she bit her bottom lip and leaned in again, she whispered something that stunned Hiccup, cause he looked, stunned. When she finished he scratched his head, "Are you sure Astrid?" he asked her, she raised her eyebrows and gestured towards me. Hiccup frowned, Astrid grabbed his hand and placed it on my forehead, Hiccup pulled his hand back. "Alright, I'll take her with us. Meet us on the island Astrid." he said, I think I saw Astrid smile, she must be accepting this.
Hiccup helped me out of the house, Toothless followed us out the door, where we mounted him for the ride to, wherever we are going.
