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I'm sorry if this chapter seems a bit rushed but I just really wanted to post something for you guys…

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Chapter 10: She's Back.

For another week, Zenna remained stone faced and completely unresponsive. Even when Astrid and the other Viking teens visited and tried everything from having the Twins head butt each other senseless and Snotlout making silly faces and falling flat on his face, Zenna refused to show emotion.

Hiccup tried really hard to remain cheerful all week. He knew he had to keep his chin up for Zenna but it was so hard. All he wanted now was for Zenna to get better. All he wanted now was to go home with Zen and hang out with her again like old times. All he wanted now was his best friend in the whole, wide world…

Then one night after the depressing week, Hiccup was awoken from his sleep when he heard screams coming from Zenna's room. Quickly getting out of bed, Hiccup made his way to his best friend's room. Zenna was thrashing around in her sleep, screaming at the top of her lungs while Gothi was trying her best to calm her down.

"Zen! Zen, wake up! Wake up!" Hiccup said frantically, shaking Zenna awake. Bolting upright from bed, Zenna stared at Hiccup and Gothi in shock for a few minutes before reverting back to her blank state. Gothi sighed sadly and looked at Hiccup. The young Viking teen looked tired as he turned to the elder and politely asked her to leave.

When Gothi had gone, Hiccup turned to Zenna who was still staring at him with a blank look on her face as he sat on her bed right next to her.

Hiccup could feel all the weeks of sadness and loss beginning to spill from his eyes in the form of tears as he began to cry.

"Zenna, please…Please don't do this anymore…I've tried so hard…Tried so hard to stay happy so you can feel better…But I can't do this anymore, Zen. I want you back…I miss your smile, I miss your laugh and I…I miss your voice, Zenna. I miss you…Please come back…I've already lost Mom, I've lost Eli…I don't wanna lose you too, Zen…" Hiccup choked out before he buried his face in his hands and cried.

That's when a small spark lit up Zenna's eyes. Blinking, Zenna saw Hiccup crying much to her worry. Suddenly, all the events of the past few weeks flashed before Zenna's eyes and she realized what she had doing to her best friend all along.

She had been breaking poor Hiccup's heart all this time…in the worst way possible.

Through her silence.

"Hi-Hiccup…?"

Hiccup's head suddenly snapped up when he heard that small voice, raspy from all the screaming, crying and refusal to speak for roughly four whole weeks, say his name. Through his tears, Hiccup saw Zenna looking at him with a pained expression and her own violet eyes filling with tears.

"Zenna…?" Hiccup whispered, reaching out to touch her. "Oh, Hiccup!" Zenna cried suddenly flinging herself into Hiccup's arms. Hiccup gently cradled her in his arms as she sobbed. "Hiccup, I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" Zenna whimpered, tears running down her face like waterfalls. Hiccup cried with her and soothingly rocked her back and forth.

"Oh, Zen…Zen, you have no idea how good it is to hear your voice again…I've missed you so much…" he whispered to her, his voice cracking. The two best friends cried for a few more minutes until they managed to calm each other down. Hiccup, overcome with emotion, softly kissed Zenna's forehead before gliding his lips down to her cheek. Zenna held onto Hiccup as if her life depended on it. When all was calm, the two of them decided that it was best to just go to sleep.

"Hiccup, I'm so sorry…I was just so…I was just so lost and confused when Eli died that I…that I forgot that I wasn't alone. I still had Mom, Dad…and you. I forgot that you were always right there with me and I pushed you away…I'm really sorry…" Zenna apologized as she and Hiccup decided to lie down on her bed.

Hiccup smiled and lovingly brushed aside Zenna's bangs from her face. "Don't worry about it, Zen. All that matters to me now is that you're finally okay…" he whispered as he embraced her. Zenna smiled a bit and returned the hug. Hiccup then gently kissed her cheek and murmured, "I love you so much, Zen. Don't ever forget that…"

Zenna felt a warm, fuzzy feeling envelop her as she kissed Hiccup on the cheek as well. "I love you too, Hiccup…I love you so much…" she whispered smoothing down Hiccup's russet locks.

Hiccup began to softly sing his lullaby while gently stroking Zenna's cheek. Zenna sighed contentedly as she snuggled closer to Hiccup and fell asleep. Pretty soon, Hiccup fell asleep too, happy that his best friend was finally back…

I hope you guys like it. I'm going to be pretty busy for a while due to school so I won't really be able to update that often for now. See you later, FanFiction readers and writers ;)

-GuardianDragon98