Told you I'd be BACK! Here I am. Here it is. Hope you enjoy.
-3 hours later near the cove-
I stare at the ground, which I can barely see. I'm near the cove, but I can't quite find it. It's too foggy out.
"Pink! Pink! Where are you?" I hear a voice call after me, a human voice. Who is it now? I reluctantly reveal myself to the voice.
"Pink. There you are. I couldn't see you through the mist. You're like a mist runner." Hiccup, Toothless' rider walks up to me. Why is he here? I thought he didn't like me.
"Guess who lost their mind after you left?" He asks me, and tries to catch his breath.
"Hookfang?" I ask, sarcasm dripping from my voice.
"Ha ha, nice try. Toothless. He's… a bit crazy, when it comes to you. What happened?" Hiccup asks me. I am caught off guard, he can understand me. He just understood me.
"No way you can understand me." I say, hoping he won't respond.
"You wanna bet?" Hiccup asks me, a goofy smile on his face.
"Not really." I admit, trying not to show how scared I am of him. "So that's how you understand Toothless?" I ask Hiccup, wanting to know more.
"I kind of picked up the language from dragons. So yes, I can understand you. Now what did you do to Toothless? Why are you hiding from him?" Hiccup stops smiling so goofily and reverts my attention back to his questions.
"He talked about me with you, right?" I confirm.
"Well, what do you expect? You're the biggest thing in his life right now. He just met you and he really likes you. He really misses having a friend who understands him. I mean, we're friends, but I'm a human, and you're a Night Fury." Hiccup explains. I'm the biggest thing in Toothless' life? He called me 'the biggest thing in his life'? Me?
"I'm a hybrid." I stare blankly.
"Don't give me that crap, Pink." Hiccup surprises me by cursing. "He just wants what is best for you."
"I know. I just… I want some stuff to stay between us, and not be passed on to you." I feel bad about saying that to him, but I don't want him to know everything about Toothless and I.
"Okay. I'll remind him of that. Now can you please come back to town before Toothless loses his sanity all together?" Hiccup pleads.
"Yeah." I say, giving in because of how much I like Toothless.
"And are you sure you like the name "Pink"? It seems a little racist to me, no offense." Hiccup says, holding up his hands to show that he surrenders.
"I'm starting to get sick of it, too, actually." I realize.
"Want a new name? I think I know the perfect name." Hiccup smiles again, goofily.
"Oh really? Does it have significance?" I ask Hiccup. That's what I want in my name. Pink just reminds me of my pink patch of scales and my parents. But I want a name that's more significant and given to me by someone else. That's what will make it special.
"I think. You tackled Toothless while playing a game yesterday, right?" Hiccup asks me.
"Umm… I did, yes. Where is this going?" I ask, confused.
"You surprised him by going through the mist. I think we should call you "Mistrunner". It has a nice ring to it." Hiccup smiles at his own suggestion.
I think for a minute about the name. Mistrunner, the name echoes in my head. I like it.
"I like it."
"Now, would you mind giving me a ride back to Berk, Mistrunner?" Hiccup smiles at me.
"Sure." I say.