Man I haven't updated for a while. So this one is set for when Midnight and Shadow are 7, and it's a long one, because It's like a two-in-one. Hope you guys enjoy.

I raced over the tall green grass, just a blur to anything that sees me. My legs pounded the rich Earth, lifting me over the terrain. I jumped over boulders, crawled over trees, and splashed across streams. Nothing could stop me.

Except for an ambush.

A war cry sounded to my left, and I was thrown to the ground by a blur of blond and brown.

"That's one point for me." Kanna heaved, out of breath.

"You took me by surprise." I pointed out, getting to my feet. "That's how you got me. I'm to fast for you."

"Brain beats brawn." he taunted.

I rolled my eyes. He was smart for a seven year old. "Yeah, yeah."

He was still breathing heavily, and I looked up too see the sun almost setting. I turned to Kanna. "We should head back home." I told him. "Do you wanna ride me or walk?"

"We can walk." He answered. "It's not that far."

I nodded, and jumped into the air find the path we used to get back home. Beating my powerful wings, I looked around across the tall grass, looking for a break in the trees. When I found it to my left, I dropped back down beside my friend.

"This way." I told him, pointing my wing in the direction of the path.

"Ladies first." he said, and bowed. I rolled my eyes and walked forward, Kanna following.

We got back to his mother's house by sunset, who was a very nice person. Always polite, cheery, and had a nice sense of humor. And she was a fantastic cook! She made salmon just the way I like it, although I always had to be in human form when I go to his house. I didn't mind though. His family was very nice to me, it was the least I could do for them.

We went in, and immediately I smelled cooking fish, but more importantly, Icelandic Sea bass. My stomach rumbled with hunger as we stepped into the home, and I looked at Kanna, but never got the chance to speak, because his mother stepped through the door to the right leading to the kitchen with her arms outstretched.

"Happy birthday!" she cried, and wrapped me in a hug while I was so dumbfounded to speak. She let me go, and I finally managed out a small squeak.

"How did you know?" I asked.

"It was Kanna." She told me. "It was all his idea." She said. "He told me he wanted to do something for you, and he planned this."

I looked at Kanna. "You did all this?"

He nodded, and pulled out something wrapped in leather. "I wanted to make you something, but I wasn't skilled enough to do it myself, so I asked daddy to do it." He handed me the package, and I had a slight idea of what it was. Kanna's father was a skilled craftsman, and forged everything from swords to rings, and crafted things from wood also.

I pulled at the small leather cord, and the leather bundle opened to reveal a small necklace with a long leather cord. It had a small pendant made of oak wood, and carved in the small oval, was one word;

Family.

Tears rushed to my eyes, but I wouldn't let them fall. Instead, I threw my arms around Kanna. "Thank you." I told him. "For everything."

He hugged me back. "You deserve it."

. . .

We stayed outside that night, staring at the stars behind his house. Eira knew where I was, Kanna's mother reassured me. So we sat under the stars, making wishes as a few shot by. Mine were simple: That my family were alive, and that I would find them.

"How much do you think about them?" Kanna asked.

He didn't have to clarify what he meant. "Every waking moment." I told him. "And I think about how I'm gonna find them." I added.

"When will you leave?" He asked.

"Years from now." I answered. "When I'm strong and smart, I'll set out and track them down, find out where they live now."

"And I'll be with you." He told me, and I looked at him.

"You will?" I asked him. "It'll be dangerous, and-"

"Midnight," He stopped me. "I know what it means. But you're my friend; I'll always be by your side."

I hugged him. "You have no idea how much this means to me."

"But maybe I do." he said.

Suddenly we were doused in colorful light, and Kanna gasped. "Midnight, look!"

I let go of him and looked up. But nothing could have prepared me for this. There were blue, purple, and green ribbons of light across the sky, illuminating the night like nothing I have never seen. There were no words that could describe how beautiful it was.

"The Aurora Borealis." Kanna mused, staring in awe of the colorful lights.

"Aura-what?" I said, confused.

"Aurora Borealis." He said again. "My mother told me they happen when something important happens, something that will change the world." He smiled at me. "Maybe they knew about your birthday." (You're close.)

I elbowed him in the arm. "Yeah right." We looked back up at the sky, and the colorful lights shining down on us.

. . .

At the new nest, south of the Archipelago

"Are you sure we should tell her today, Luna?" I asked my mate.

She nodded. "It's her birthday, of course we should tell her." She told me. "She'll be getting a friend once again, someone to bring her out of the shadows."(get it? Get the joke?)

I nodded in understanding. Ever since we had found this island, our new home, Shadow has been distant, like she hadn't really been here, and her soul was still in our old home, the place her and her sister were born, waiting for Midnight to return, as if she were still alive.

We pushed through the moss hanging that led outside to the slab of rock that hung over the ocean, staring out into the sea. At the end, Shadow sat, staring into the distance. We walked over to her and sat down on either side of her.

Tonight was even more beautiful than ever, because the Aurora Borealis was out, casting a warm, colorful glow on everything. The multicolored ribbons of light were calming, and my eased just a little.

"Happy birthday." Luna told her.

Shadow didn't even look at her mother. Other parents would have scolded her, but we knew why. And we were sorry about it.

"Thanks, mom." She said.

"There's something we need to tell you, honey." I said. She still didn't look at us, her eyes fixated on the Borealis. I decided to come right out with it. "You're going to be a big sister." (SURPRISE!)

That got her out of it. She snapped her head in my direction, then at her mother with wide eyes. "Really?!" She exclaimed. Luna nodded, and Shadow jumped in celebration, whooping with joy. I curled my tail around Luna, watching our daughter celebrate, and being happy for the first time in years.

. . .

One Month later, the night the egg hatches

The Aurora Borealis continued for the next month, every night getting brighter and brighter. And one night, they were so bright, brighter than the sun. And on that night, our one little egg hatched, and he was beautiful. He was white all over, and when he opened his eyes, we finally found a name for him after thirty minutes of thinking, but none could fit. His eyes were multicolored; blue, green, and purple, the color of the Aurora Borealis. As he looked on with his eyes open, the colors shifted around, like pools of light. And I knew just what to name him.

"Aurous." I said. "His name is Aurous."

That wasn't as long as I thought it would be. So you may be thinking: oh he'll just be another child of Hiccup and Luna's, he won't be important.

WRONG!

In the next two or three chapters, you will find that he is probably the next most important night fury in this story. You find out why the Aurora Borealis was there, and why it got brighter each evening. You guy will flippin cry when you find out what my devious plan is.*Laughs maniacally*

HOPE YOU ENJOY!