A day in the life of a Viking
By Samhoku
Disclaimer: I do not own How to Train your Dragon or Brave. If I did I would make a cross over movie with both in it. :p
Reviewers: Moles have entered our house and they are following my dad around. :p
Chapter
Hiccup was up on the deck with all the other sailors and Vikings. He looked at Merida and watched as she puked over the side of the boat. Hiccup rubbed her back and said gently, "You will get used to motion sickness. It is also called seasickness. Look at the horizon, it helps."
Merida shuddered after she was finished giving up her meals and stood upright. She leaned into Hiccup and buried her face in his chest, "I dinna want to look at yonder horizon."
Hiccup laughed softly and got a hard expression when the other vikings started ribbing him. He kissed Merida's cheek then walked away, throwing his arms wide and addressing the viking, "You want to fight? I have no weapons." The viking that addressed him was obviously new, when it became obvious he would take Hiccup up on the offer it sent the other vikings into hilarity. Hiccup moved quickly and dodged the punch the viking tried to send at him, grabbing his fist and throwing it behind his back.
Merida shook her head, wishing that men didn't feel the need to fight all the time. Apparently Vikings and the Scots had that much in common.
Hiccup won the fight in a few minutes, the most common joke among new vikings was that Hiccup couldn't handle himself without the dragon. He bowed to the cheering crew then looked over to see Merida loosing more food into the water.
"She is so consumed with your greatness that she cannot even keep her lunch!" The vikings roared with laughter and Hiccup rolled his eyes. He went and led Merida back to their room. He gave her a bucket and said softly, "Use that, when I check on you I will empty it."
Merida nodded, groggily and curled up on the bed, looking very green. Hiccup felt bad for her, kissing her on the cheek before heading out the door. Once he was out he made sure to tell everyone to leave Merida alone. Sometimes the other vikings would come in and sit with her while she told them about Scotland.
By the next morning Merida was starting to get better. She was able to eat her breakfast and not loose it. Merida looked at Hiccup and went to sit by him, after a while. She set her head on his shoulder, dozing, "When will we get to Berk?"
Hiccup looked at Merida, then nuzzled his face into her hair, "Soon. At least 1 week."
"Sir, I see storm clouds in the distance."
Hiccup nodded and said to Merida, "Get below deck, I will check on you every once in a while. No matter what you hear, do NOT come up." He kissed her forehead.
Merida nodded once and walked down below deck, looking over her shoulder once at Hiccup. She didn't know her way around boats, but Hiccup did. She trusted his judgement.