Rating: T
Words: 556

"Show meh!" Merida fumed, throwing her hands in the air, tears brimming in her eyes. "Show meh what freedom means!" A sob tore out of her mouth as she spun around "I'm tired of beeing cooped op behind stone walls!"

Hiccup sighed, holding the mask in his hand. He knew he should leave, but he didn't want to. It was something in the way she moved, the way she was begging him to set her free, make her feel alive. He finally decided as he extended his hand out for her. She looked down at his hand before looking back up into his forest green eyes. "I'll show you, if you're brave enough."

She didn't take his hand. Her eyes narrowed as fresh tears began to fall. Another sob tore out of her throat as she jumped towards him. Hiccup opened his arms and let her fall into him. He held her tightly. His arms were the only prison she wanted to be in.

Flying with him on Toothless made her breathless. Her azure eyes were wide as she eyed the clouds she was right next to while holding onto Hiccup's body. He turned to look at her, mask off due to the casual nature of the flight. "You like it?" he called over his shoulder. Merida's smile widened considerably as she nodded her head.

He scoffed lightly before turning around. "Alright, hang on!" He shouted before Toothless took a dive. Merida screamed, small bouts of laughter escaping as they plummeted downward and then pulled up right before they hit the water, almost seemingly gliding along the water's edge.

Merida reached down and her fingers grazed the surface of the ocean's salty waters. She laughed some more, heart pumping adrenaline through her veins. The Scott let go of the Viking dragon rider and put her hands in the air, shouting into the empty air. She was in pure ecstasy now.

She was free.

The joy ride had to come to an end eventually, much to her disappointed. He had to get back to his tribe and she had her castle. Hiccup was walking away, mask at hand when she reached out for him. "Wait," she mumbled, holding onto the edges of his armor that were slipping through her fingertips. He stopped though, turning around to look down at her, seeing her tremble.

She never looked so fragile, so weak. Merida looked up at him, tears in her eyes once more. His eyes widened slightly as he turned around to face her. "Yew can take me away, can't yew?"

Forest Green eyes softened as Azure ones continued to plead in the dim light of the setting sun on the shore of the isle. "Hiccop?" she choked out. He couldn't take it anymore, he thought, as his arms wrapped around her and her brought her face up to his, lips clashing.

Both of them knew he couldn't take them away, running away together. But he could stay, she knew that. And he managed to illustrate that he could stay through the night through lips, tongue, and hands.

He gave her a fever, a fever she loved having, a touch she couldn't live without, a feeling she couldn't live without.

They were both doomed as Romeo and Juliet, but at least they chose their way to burn; each other.