Ronde(POV)
I ran back home after a long day of playing and training, "Dam are you in here"? I asked as my voice echoed throughout our home.
"Yes, little one I am, you may come in". She responded.
I walked inside into our home and noticed she was next to brother and sister, they were asleep, "It is around that time isn't it"?
She smiled and said, " Yes, little ones like you need to rest so they can grow up big and strong".
I chuckled at that statement, "Dam do you know where Sire is"?
"He went out to get some food for everyone, he should be back soon and when he gets here I will wake everyone so we can eat together".
"Oh okay". I said sadly.
She must have noticed that I was sad and said, "What seems to be troubling you, little one"?
"I feel like I never had the chance to apologized to him after the little incident a few days ago when I almost attacked you all".
I bow my head in shame, I did tell them I was sorry, but I felt like I should have done more.
"Come here little one". She said to me.
I walk towards her expecting her to hit me, but she didn't instead she nuzzled me. " after what you told me little one I'm not surprised for your actions, I was just surprised by your reactions but I understand why you did it for what you told me you hadn't eaten in a while, you were not in your right mind so don't blame yourself".
I was so shocked for what she told me and then tears began to go down my face.
"Little one what's wrong why are there tiny streams of water coming out of your eyes"? She asked concern about me.
I started to laugh a little " I'm just happy that you forgive me and understand".
I began to lay down right next to her in a comfortable position getting ready to fall asleep, "Dam?".
"Yes, little one".
"Can you tell me the story of how the little dragon found its way home"?
She smiled, " yes I think I can".
"There once was a little dragon just learning how to fly, his Sire and Dam we're teaching him how to coordinate himself in the air. One day however there was a big gust of wind that blew away the little dragon far away from his home. The little dragon did not know how the world worked without his sire and Dam. He didn't know how to fly, how to catch food and defend himself he was alone in the world that he just didn't understand. While wandering in the woods he found a group of dragons of many different species, they welcomed him with Open Wings and claws teaching him how to fly among other things. Months turn into years the little dragon wasn't so little anymore he was strong enough to look after himself".
"He said goodbye to those who taught him and search for his Sire and Dam. While searching for them he found a female dragon that was soon to be his mate, one day they flew together, they had strong feelings for each other so later that day they Embraced one another. The male dragon loved his mate but the idea of is sire and Dam not knowing if he was alive or not haunted him. His mate understood his pain, so they went off together to find the ones he loved. Weeks Later he found the place where he was born unfortunately his sire and Dam where nowhere to be found, luckily however he picked up their scent and soon followed it".
"He followed the trail towards the end of the world and found a great chasm in the middle of the ocean and in there what's the home of the dragons. Not one species of dragons no little one it was all of them. The chasms were so big that it took them days to find what they were looking for. The male dragon finally found his sire and Dam with a few additions to the family as well they also had children. His mate had three beautiful hatchlings and he never felt such happiness in his life. They all lived within the chasm happily ever after".
"I must ask little one why do you like that story among the other I've told".
"I like that story because I feel like I can relate to the little dragon story and situation".It also gives me hope that one day I'll Maybe find my place in this world".
"Is that so"? She asked me.
"Yes, it also makes me feel loved when you tell it to me".
"Loved"?
I sometimes forget she doesn't have a proper dictionary or understanding of certain words, "loved, it's like the feeling that you get when you're right next to Sire or your children, I guess another way of saying it is very happy no...warm...yeah warm, you make me feel warm inside".
"Do you really think of me that way"? She asked me.
I smile back towards her, "Yes I do, I do call you Dam after all just like your children".
She nuzzled me and I did it to her right back, "Go to sleep little one Sire will be here soon and I'll wake you when he gets here".
And with that, I went to sleep.
I open my eyes in shock I was dreaming of a memory that I had when I was younger. Why am I Dreaming these things now? Was it because of Stormfly or Astrid? Or because of my experience of today's events? either way, I haven't thought of that memory in a long time.
Being in this Village this long is really messing with my head I need some time to myself.
Where am I, I looked around my environment I'm still in the place they call the Great Hall? "did I sleep on the floor". I noticed my voice was a little deeper than usual. Then I looked at my body then I sighed, "it's a good thing no one is around to see me". this hasn't happened in a while it's a really good thing Astrid bought me some new clothes these old ones just wouldn't work anymore.
I stood up and scanned my environment it seems I'm the only one in here, that's good and it's still dark in here. I went towards the front door to see if it was light outside. I cracked the door open so no one could see me, it's still dark out but the Sun was just around the horizon so it's early in the morning. "I guess I still have time to clean this place before everyone wakes up".
Might as well take advantage of my current situation and just worried about clothes later. And with that, I began to clean the Great Hall.
A few hours later
Hiccups(POV)
(Bang)
"...Why must you do that to get my attention Toothless"?
Toothless made a growling noise pointing his nose towards the door.
"Ok, I know you want to go on a morning flight we just have to be quick before anyone sees us".
As we were walking down the stairs, I open the door to see that Gobber was standing in front of it.
"Does everyone know my sleep schedule now"? I stated.
"Las you're not going anywhere until we fix our village".
I tried to make a break for it but Gobber grabs the back of my shirt.
"Oh no, what do you think you're going".
"Come on Gobber I just need an hour to fly with toothless".
" No hiccup you have a duty to your people a chief must protect his own". He let me go and said, "I understand that you want to go flying but what if we were attacked, we will have no way to defend ourselves and our homes".
"Gobber all I need is just 1 hour please".
"I'm sorry Hiccup but we need to fix our defenses and build new homes since you guys keep bringing new dragons back to Berk every time you rescue them".
I sighed and looked towards toothless, "I'm sorry bud we have to fly another time".
"You know if it's too much of an issue I could fly him for you if you want".
I turned around to see Ronde in a new pair of clothes the ones Astrid bought him.
"Ronde? what are you doing here and what do you mean you can fly him?"
Gobber was next to say something, "Now young man you know we can't do that, you still have to clean the Great Hall and serve the rest of your sentence".
"Yeah, actually that's why I'm here to tell you that I'm done cleaning up the Great Hall and I was looking for other things to do".
"Wait you're telling me you cleaned the entirety of the Great Hall"? Said Gobber.
"Yeah it only took me a few hours to clean it, I had an early start this morning".
"I'm sorry to say but I just don't believe you".
"That's fine if you don't but the job is done if you want to see it for yourself come with me".
We walk towards the Great Hall to see if what Ronde said was true. We opened the front door and to our surprise and shock what he said was true he did clean the Great Hall but he went above and beyond, he got to the polls, walls and tables, even the floor was shining and I've never seen them shine before.
Gobber and I shared a gasp in unison, " you did all this morning"? I asked him.
"Yeah you told me to clean the Great Hall and that's what I did, what did I do something wrong"? He asked.
"NO, you did everything right"! Scream Gobber, "Oh the walls are so smooth! The polls, THE POLLS metals are no longer rusted! The floor they're so clean you can eat off them!
"Is he going to be okay"? Asked Ronde.
"That's just his way of approving of what you did, anyway nice job". Then I turned towards him, "how did you do all this"?
"Everything was easy except for cleaning the rust off the poles I had to use Dragon saliva to fix that".
"What kind of dragon saliva"? I asked him
"Hmm, it was between a Nadder and monstrous nightmare, they both have the same effect.
"Should I even ask how you knew that or..."?
"Knowledge from where I'm from let's go as far as that". Then he turned around towards toothless, "As I said before if you're having trouble trying to find time to fly your dragon I will kindly do it for you".
"As much as I like to you don't know how to work the pedals, but then again I could put it on solo Glide".
"I believe I can handle it without that, it's honestly not that difficult to Envision how flight works for Your Dragon".
Then he began to walk towards toothless and was adjusting the pedals that go along with his tail fin.
"Yeah this should be easy, now then if you like I'll kindly take him out right now if you want".
I thought for a moment I do trust him enough to stay in this Village and to take care of our dragons, but can I trust him enough to take care of my dragon? Toothless did save his life the other night so there's enough of a bond there but I just don't know. How do I know if they might crash or he'll take toothless far away.
I was just about to make my decision but then Astrid walk inside the Great Hall.
"Oh, my gods this place looks amazing" she stated.
I KNOW RIGHT!, Yelled Gobber.
I waved to get Astrid's attention and she came. "Hey Astrid, what's going on".
She walked over to us and said, "Really nothing new what are you two doing together"?
"I was just deciding if I should let Ronde ride Toothless for his morning flight". I told her.
I still don't know if I should let him go but if Astrid's here that means I could...
"Ronde you can go but first let me show you how to put his tail fin in Solo Glide". After showing him Ronde hopped on toothless and began to fly away.
"I'm honestly surprised that you trust him enough to fly toothless". Said Astrid.
"Yeah, about that...could you go follow him on Stormfly".
"Why am I not surprised you don't trust him enough"?
"It's just to make sure he doesn't make a mistake while flying toothless I'm not 100% sure if he knows how to use his tail fin properly".
"I mean you saw the way he took off, he seems pretty fine to me but okay I will travel a respected distance from him to see if he's doing okay".
"Thanks, Astrid".
Ronde(POV)
We were high enough in the sky for me to almost touch the Clouds.
It's been a while since I've been this high in the sky, I didn't realize that this Night Fury could move so fast in the air.
Every movement he took I knew what position to adjust the tail fin.
"not bad for a stranger huh Dragon"?
The Night Fury did something I did not expect it to do it gave me a toothless smile then stuck its tongue out on the side of its head enjoying the breeze.
I began to chuckle, "I know you're excited I am too, the feeling that you get when the wind pushes past your scales and your wings, it's been a few days since I've been in the sky like this".
The dragon again looks back at me.
"I might join you here soon but first I just want to enjoy this feeling".
As I was looking at my surroundings, I notice a Blue Blur towards the sea stacks moving and incredible speeds. At first, I thought it was a part of the ocean but then again whatever it is it's not blending as well with the ocean.
"That is most definitely a dragon but...". It took me a moment to realize who it could have been. "Stormfly and Astrid and here I thought I'll have some time to myself, I just wanted 3 to 4 hours just to have some fun or at least time to myself".
Then an idea came to mind my head, "Hey Night Fury". The dragon gave me his attention, " how fast can you fly"?
4 hours later.
Hiccups(POV)
It was in the middle of the afternoon the sun was still up, but it will be dark probably within 2 hours.
"All right let's have a rundown, The Stables are built, we build new houses while fixing the other ones and we finally got all the ice from the Bewilderbeast attack off the Island that's everything of my list that I've done what about yours Gobber"?
"Let's see we turned the metal from Drago's Dragon Army into weapons and armor, we build catapults and other weapons from your designs and schematics to defend ourselves with and finally we slightly expanded our village that seems to be about everything that needs to be done".
" and it only took six months of work".
"Would have been quicker if you guys weren't hunting down small groups of Dragon Hunters and freeing the dragons".
"Wow, Gobber did you really just take it there".
"I'm just saying las".
"You know for a fact the fewer dragons the Dragon Hunters have the safer we are".
"No, the more dragons you save the bigger Target we become".
I sighed, "There's no point of having this argument right now anyway what's next"?
"We wait for you to do something crazy or we wait for craziness to find us".
Just before I responded Astrid on top of Stormfly landed right next to us.
"Astrid? What are you doing here? Where's Ronde"? I asked concerned.
"Hiccup I-I" she began stuttering her words, I don't know".
I was shocked, "What do you mean you don't know".
"I think he knew that we were following him he began to increase his speed and we lost him in the Mist in the sea stacks". She explained. "Stormfly can't track him, we lost him about 3 hours ago and lost his scent".
Now I'm beginning to worry did he potentially fly off with Toothless off the island? Now I'm starting to Pace back and forth.
"Hiccup it is a good and bad thing that we lost his scent, however".
I was confused "How is that a good thing that you lost his scent"?
"It means he still on the island somewhere his scent is being masked by the surrounding scents on the island. If he was off the island, we would have found him".
I sighed from relief, he still in the island good but now we must find him before anything else happens. "Alright will have a search party right now I'll go get my mother and Fishlegs and then will search across the island".
I turned towards Astrid, " Astrid you must see if you can find his scent within the forest".
"Ok I'll do that let's go gir-whoa"! Stormfly lifted her head sniffing the air then she ran towards the other side of the village knocking off Astrid in the process.
I went to go pick up Astrid off the ground, "What was that all about"?
" judging by her reaction I think Ronde is very close by, we should go follow her". She told me.
We were following Stormfly Trail which eventually let us to my house.
"I don't know why you're laughing at me Night Fury if I would have known how to play that game you wouldn't have won". I heard Ronde say.
Both Ronde and Toothless we're both in front of my house and Stormfly was about to tackle Ronde.
"Wait, Stormfly don-oof"! Stormfly tackled him to the ground and began nuzzling him. "Stormfly how many times do I have to tell you I appreciate the affection, but I don't like being tackled to the ground please give me some space".
He got up and looked towards us then sat back down near the front door. "I'm assuming you were looking for me"?
"Yes, we were you were supposed to fly Toothless only for an hour". I said.
" I don't have control of your dragon he wanted to fly longer, and I couldn't say no. And you didn't give me a time frame for how long I could fly your dragon". He stated
Astrid was the next to speak up, "Wait a minute how did you know that we were looking for you"?
Ronde begin to chuckle and said, "you really think I didn't notice you flying below me Your Dragon may have blues scales, but she doesn't blend in well with the ocean".
" What were you doing that long with my dragon"? I asked him.
He began to rub the top of toothless's head, " well other than trying to build a friendship with your dragon I just wanted some time to myself".
"a friendship"? Astrid asks.
"Yeah, me and him got off the wrong foot at the beginning as you saw when he shot me then he saved my life the other night" then he looked at Stormfly, " and with your dragon of course but I was trying to build something".
"But why with toothless"?
" Well he's obviously the Alpha of this island all the dragons seem to listen to him, so I just want to make sure that I didn't seem like a threat in any way". Then he stood up, "Anyway it's starting to get late I should be on my way".
I stepped in front of him to stop him, "Hold on we're not done with this conversation where are you going".
"To find somewhere to sleep I'm not sleeping in that prison and the floors in the Great Hall are not that comfortable".
I was shocked, "You slept in the Great Hall why"?
" There's nowhere here for me to sleep you don't have any guests' places and I'm not going to ask anyone from your village if I can spend the night at there place so I just been sleeping wherever the wind takes me".
" is that why you had an early start this morning? To finish cleaning in the Great Hall"? I asked him.
"Actually... that was for another reason, but it doesn't matter".
"Look Ronde we can find you somewhere to sleep but you need to tell me why you were gone that long you're not telling me the full truth again".
He just sighed and said, " I just wanted time to myself as you probably know I haven't been around civilization for a while now and I don't feel comfortable walking around in this Village to tell you the truth".
" What you don't trust us or something"? Ask Astrid.
"No, I'm just not used to being around large groups of people for this long it just makes me paranoid". He looked towards the sky and said, " I thought I could manage it but the longer I stayed the more paranoid I got so I just wanted to feel free for a few hours to clear my mind".
" But you've only been here for two and a half days is it really that bad"?
"Yeah pretty much, it's not you guys it's just my experiences". He stated.
Astrid was the next one to speak up, " look Ronde how about this you sleep and hiccups house tonight and we'll find a living arrangement for you tomorrow".
Both me and Ronde turn our heads towards her then I said, "Whoa, whoa, whoa do I get a say in this he has nowhere to sleep in my house".
Astrid smiled and said, "That's why you're coming over to my house for dinner tonight I have a perfect place for you to sleep meanwhile Ronde can sleep on your bed or where your father used to sleep".
Ronde then looks towards the ground back at Astrid then towards me.
"Astrid as much as I like the thought of you caring about my well-being I'm not comfortable with that idea, you too can enjoy your dinner but I might just go back to my boat I'll see you all in the Great Hall in the morning or the afternoon". He stated while walking off.
As he was walking off, I notice how our Dragons Were eyeing him not in a threatening manner more of a concern.
"Well I tried to keep them in a village, but I guess I can't blame him what he says is true he's been living with dragons for almost half his life I can see why he's probably not as comfortable around humans". Stated Astrid.
This was true what she said he had the impression on dragons when he was younger probably around those natives on his island when he ran away.
" He'll come around eventually he just needs to get used to us more, but anyway when were you going to tell me that we had a date"?
"I didn't say date I said dinner and I was trying to tell you this morning but this whole situation happened".
"Yeah, yeah you don't have to remind me to let's just get everything ready". I look back towards toothless, "Toothless you have to stay here for the night I might come back to check on you but there's no place for you to sleep in Astrid house".
And with that toothless Made a grumbling noise then want inside the house not before knocking me over with his tail. "Why"?
A few minutes later
Ronde(POV)
The offer that Astrid gave me was very tempting, but I just don't trust myself around people especially when I'm asleep. I should have been more carefully last night if people would have seen me it would have been over. I know these people mean well but I just can't trust them even though they risked their lives for me it's just hard with my current situation.
This would have been a lot easier if he could have just banished me, I knew that he was nice, but this NICE to let me stay here. This Chief has some questionable methods I don't understand how he can trust me so fast I hate that because if I make a mistake it's over.
Yet this decision I'm about to make could change all that should I go back to my ship and sleep there or should I take the risk and sleep in the chief's house. The air starting to get cold again meaning the temperatures will drop below my liking and my boat still a distance away.
Alright, I made my decision, but I have to be careful about how I go about it.
2 hours later
Hiccups(POV)
After finishing Astrid's meal, I was trying to decide rather should I spend the night here or should I go back to my house. The food was nice but I'm starting to get worried about toothless.
Speaking of which the moment I turn my head I saw toothless go inside my house which was weird I could have sworn he was already inside the house maybe he snuck out without me looking so I didn't think much of it.
" the food what's great my lady but I'm starting to get worried about toothless and since Ronde is not going to be in my house, I think I might just head back".
Astrid sighed, "well I guess that was bound to happen anyway I'll see you tomorrow Hiccup".
I got up went towards her and kissed her lips, "don't look so down I'll plan something exciting for us tomorrow".
" I'll hold you to that" she responded while giggling.
I walk back to my house and while opening the door I notice how Toothless with sleeping near the fireplace which was odd he always slept on the stone tab next to my bed must have been because I was away.
I walked upstairs, got to my bed and fell asleep.
