A/N: Sorry guys for the delay (again... -,-").
I am going through really bad writer's block...
Originally this 'chapter' was supposed to be the beginning of chapter 10, but I changed my mind about this one...
So instead of a chapter 10, I made chapter 9.5 just to keep updated!
I don't know when chapter 10 will get posted, but I'm already thinking of some pretty good ideas... If you have any ideas feel free to tell me!
Chapter 9.5
We decided to return to back to the arena. Hiccup created the perfect plan. We called all of his dragon-fighting students for this thought to spring into action.
The students all seemed dazed; Astrid on the other hand was not. She was excited for this, but maybe a bit skeptical. They were all used to fighting the dragons off, but this time, they had to make a truce with them. The kids stared at me. Snotlout made jokes about my white hair causing all of them to laugh. I clenched my fists, they were all so annoying. Since they could see me now, that made everything unbearable.
Ruffnut eyed me slowly, pointing at what was next to him, "So… What are we going to do with that dragon?"
With this, all eyes followed staring at the frozen centerpiece waiting to be thawed. Oh right, the dragon. It was out of my ability to unfreeze things, that job was for the spirit of Fire or Summer. Since Berk was overshadowed with piles of snow, it would be a challenge to move it anywhere or do anything to it.
I tugged at my hair, irritated, "We have to work around it then."
All of them groaned. If I could, I would've turned them into ice a while ago. Hiccup went to the cages were the dragons were kept and unleashed a Deadly Nadder. The kids were startled when the dragon started crawling out, ready to pounce. They would usually be prepared, but Hiccup and I forced them to leave their weapons in the box near the entrance so none of them would try to distract Hiccup from his demonstration. I snickered as Snotlout tried desperately to hide behind Astrid who was too amazed with what was happening right in front of her.
We watched Hiccup outstretch his arm in front of the Nadder. I smiled as the dragon allowed the freckled boy to touch it. Looking at the scene made me remember the encounter with Toothless which emitted a great feeling of nostalgia. Hiccup looked at Astrid, who looked very eager to do the same. I flinched as he grabbed her wrist, placing her hand on the snout of the dragon. They seemed to enjoy each other's company. Now I'm regretting that I didn't tell him.
It took a bit of time for the students to adjust to the behaviour of the dragons. As soon as Astrid tamed the Nadder, she instantly fell in love with it, and claimed it as hers. Once the children saw the friendship that blossomed with the girl and dragon (that she shortly named Stormfly), they wanted to try as well. But, Snotlout was the most stubborn. He was trying to convince everyone that Hiccup and I were doing the wrong thing, but nobody followed his snide remarks.
Flying and steering the dragons was another obstacle to overcome. Fishlegs was close to spraining his ankle when his dragon became impatient. I tried helping him, but I was guilty with not paying attention. I distracted myself gawking at Hiccup teaching his ways with the others, but I would snap out of my daydream whenever he laid a finger on Astrid. It was a challenge to keep my jealousy in. I keep trying to conceal it, but I just couldn't. I angered Stormfly, which caused her to go berserk almost killing Astrid in the process. Whoops… Unfortunately (also luckily), Hiccup saved her which caused her to become even more interested in Hiccup. I was disgusted looking at those two. Why is this jealousy becoming stronger? Why didn't I tell Hiccup? My regret caused my stomach and heart to ache. When will I ever tell him?
Finally after forming a strong bond with the dragons, everyone seemed ready for anything. Let's hope that nothing goes wrong.