Chapter 9
I looked up, blinking the tears away.
"I love you, Kara, I can't ever forget you." He towered over me but his eyes were kind.
"Then come with me." I whispered. He leaned further down.
"Why? Can I just drop my life?" I nodded.
"I did." He leaned further down.
"Could I come with you?" I nodded again.
"Can you keep a secret?"
He smiled. "You never knew I loved you." I smiled and arched my head up.
"You never knew either."
"Knew what?" he said with an arched eyebrow.
I stood on my toes and was an inch from his face. "I love you, too." He smiled and his lips meet mine. I smiled and wrapped my arms around his neck. His arms wrapped around my waist and he lifted me higher. When we broke apart he was smiling.
"You ready to go?" he said before he smiled, I smiled back.
"You're really coming?" to answer he kissed me again. I smiled again. "You've thought it through?"
"I get to be with you, what more do I need to know?"
"You won't see your dad or your family." His smile went down on one side.
"I have to grow up some time." I grabbed his hand.
"Then let's go." I slipped my mask half on and whistled. Three black shapes came out of the clouds. They landed soundlessly and Gust growled at Ivar. I held a hand up.
"Majesty," Helga said cautiously.
"Please don't call me Majesty." I said automatically. I winced and Ivar looked at me.
"Majesty?" he said.
"Ivar!" we spun around and Hiccup and Toothless ran (or flew) over. "What are you—?" he stopped and saw my dragons. "Night Furies!" he yelled. I pulled my mask the rest of the way on and hopped onto Eclipse.
"Ivar," I said, he turned to me as villagers came out and ran toward us. I reached out a hand. "Are you with me?" he stayed silent for a second, then he grabbed my hand. When I pulled him up he leaned forward.
"Forever." He whispered in my ear, wrapping his arms around my waist. I smiled through my mask and we flew.
"Ivar!" Hiccup called hopping onto Toothless.
"Gust, Helga, go back to the nest, I'll led them away and meet you there soon!" they looked ready to argue but the other dragons were flying toward us.
They nodded and we were in the clouds. Gust and Helga flew away, undetected, while I made sure Eclipse made enough noise for Hiccup and the others to follow us.
She shot a warning ball at them and it grazed one dragon's wing. It roared and blew fire. We moved and hide in the clouds, Ivar clinging to me.
We kept to the shadows and took off the opposite direction of the nest. When we knew they weren't going to follow we made a U-turn and steered clear of the island.
After some hours I felt Ivar stir. I removed my mask and turned to him.
"You okay?" I asked over the wind, he looked up.
"Oh, yea, but," he looked down and sighed. "You're their queen?" I sighed and nodded.
"I can understand every word they say and can talk to them." I pulled my necklace out and showed it to him. "This is a symbol of power for the Lord of the Night Fury. In my case, I'm the Queen of the Night Fury."
He looked troubled, but not about this. "What are they going to do?" I asked, though I feared the answer. He looked to the ocean and exhaled.
"Their going to find the island and destroy it."
