Author's Note: Change of my plans, this story will end, but in the last chapter, I will put a link to what will be the sequel to this story!
It, is, the day of my wedding. Around five hours and I'll be a married woman! I am freaking out! On the inside though, I have to be calm while random women fix up my special dress for the wedding. I'm modeling the dress by myself when Hiccup, and Astrid walk in, "Oh," Hiccup says. I can see so many emotions hidden in his eyes. Astrid smiles and says to me, "You look amazing Belle." She is circling around me, looking at the newly added details. She stands next to Hiccup, who then proceeds to say, "So Astrid, you want to wear a dress like that soon?" Oh Hiccup.
Astrid hits him in the arm, I roll my eyes a bit, "You two.." I mumble. Ash joins us, "Wow! You look amazing Isabella!" He says as he sees me. I smile at him, he kisses my cheek and hugs me, but before Hiccup or Astrid can do something Ash looks down, "Isabella, why are you glowing?" He asks, I scrunch up, "It's a very long story, I don't know how to explain it. Ash and Astrid leave to go help with other stuff, leaving me and Hiccup alone. "I only assume you will fill in for our mother, right?" I ask him, He looks at his feet, well, foot, "I guess..." He says softly. I had never thought of talking or asking about our mother before,
"Hiccup, what was your mother like? She isn't really mine... What was her name? What did she look like?" I ask him. He looks at me in a sober way, "She was wonderful, she loved me and treated me and cared for me when no one else would. She was the best thing in the world. Her name was Val, Valhallarama. She was pretty, and fierce. I love her, I even still have a toy dragon my mother made me when I was little." He says. The faint smile on his face says that Val was a wonderful mother.
One hour, until the wedding. The rest of our friends are here, I'm very happy Gobber, Snotlout, Fishlegs, Ruffnut and Tuffnut could make it. Hiccup is certainly going to fill in for our mother, in viking weddings the mothers stand behind the bride and groom, and the fathers help perform the ceremony. Astrid and Ruffnut are helping me into my dress, fixing every detail, a long belt/sash is wrapped around my waist, Ruff and Astrid are fussing over it,
"A little looser please," I say as they tie the belt. Astrid undoes it a bit then re-ties it. "Sorry…" Ruffnut smiles at me, "Me and Tuffnut aren't going to get married, marriage is for old people. But you seem to enjoy it." She says. I roll my eyes at Ruffnut's choices, then I ask Astrid, "Astrid, when do you want to get married? And who do you want to marry?" She is silent, like she doesn't want to say. "I want to get married eventually, Not now of course…" she says. I ask her again, "But, who, do you want to marry?" She stops working, "Well, I guess I'll marry Hiccup eventually, the way things are going.. I never thought of actually marrying Hiccup…" she says. I nod, they really do want to marry each other.
It's time! I can't help but be a bit jittery, unlike modern weddings, Ash and I walk up the aisle together right behind our fathers, with our mothers, technically mine is just Hiccup, behind us. It's starting! Our dad's start up to the front, I put my foot out in front of me and begin walking up, Ash is smiling and walking beside me. I peak back to see Hiccup and Agnar carefully walking up. Ash and I take our places, it's all about to happen! Hiccup stands behind me, his nice brown tunic makes his hair even darker, My own hair is loose and not pulled back, and my green dress is beautiful. Ash looks amazing in his dark blue green tunic. Everything is doing okay, we work through the ceremony until it comes to the last words, Stoick asks Ash, "Ash, will you protect Isabella with all your strength for the the rest of your life?" Ash nods his head, "I will, always." Then Melvin asks me, "Will you Isabella treat and care for Ash for the rest of your life?"
I choke up, I can't. "I, I, I can't! I'm not ready, neither of us our! We can find another way, we just aren't ready for this! We can find another way to merge the tribes! We can breed Stoick's Thunderdrum with a special one from here, or my Deadly Naddar, we could even try breeding Hiccup's dragon Toothless! I just can't." The tears are rolling down my face as I see everyone's faces, hear the crowd behind me mumbling, and Hiccup look of slight terror at my mention of breeding Toothless. Stoick and Melvin turn around and talk for a bit. Hiccup confronts me, "Belle, why didn't you speak up like this earlier?" He asks me as he puts his arms around me. I hug him back. "I, I don't know… I guess I just didn't think of it." I say.
Hiccup nods and gently wipes away some of the tears that are blurring my vision. Hiccup releases me as Melvin and Stoick turn around, "Melvin and I have talked, maybe this isn't the right way to merge the tribes, maybe we can find another way." Stoick smiles at me, I'm grinning so much, this worked out! I'm not going to have to marry Ash, we just weren't right for each other.
We stayed for a few days afterward, making plans then flew home back to Berk.
I heard a thunk on the door, it was early morning, and Hiccup and I were still asleep in our beds. I sat up as Hiccup opened the door revealing Astrid. Hiccup rubbed one of his eyes, "Why so..." He stopped as we stared at her, she had brushed her hair, but it wasn't in it's braid yet, I must say, Astrid's hair is long and beautiful. "What?" She asks, Hiccup shakes his head a bit, "Your hair, it's lovely." He says. I'm up now and standing by Hiccup, "It really is," I mumble. She straightens up, "Oh! My hair!" She starts braiding it, tying it off with a leather cord. "Alright! Dragon flights! Now!" She says, my face lights up, I tie my hair back will Hiccup calls for Toothless, I call for my purple Naddar, Zip. We launch into the air, flying and twisting, enjoying ourselves. Berk truly is home.
The End,
(Author's Note, in the chapter after this one, I will say some brief words, and put the link to the sequel to this story. So keep checking back,)
