Disclaimer: I do not own How to Train Your Dragon and do not own any of the character. Halla and Ash are based on character from the movie, but have been modified for my story
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Toothless point of view:
I was restless. No that's no the right word I'm agitated. Yes that's it I'm agitated. It is about mid-day now and still there was no sign of Halla.
I had heard the dragon's attack from here, but I knew that this wasn't just a simple attack for food.
No the queen sent these dragons here for one reason and one reason only…to find me. I suppose I should be glad that I'm trapped in this little cove hidden from the other dragons, but the thought of what could have occurred if the dragons found me here made me shudder. Trapped in a cove, unable to fly, fighting another dragon. I shuddered again; things would not end well for me.
I remembered the roars, one standing out against the rest. It's the roars that haunt my own Nightmares, the roar that makes my blood turn cold. It was Vulfiend, the Queen's loyal subject. One of the strongest if not feared dragons of the hive. It was said that he was so violent that the Queen stopped him from entering Berk, claiming in such a praise tone that his fire would burn every thing one swoop. Vulfiend was ruthless and cruel and now he was hunting me.
If the Queen truly sent him here to find me than there is no doubt in my mind that the Queen wants me dead.
However none of that matter, because I needed to make sure Halla was okay.
Halla could not compete with Vulfiend, no Viking could. He was practically born from evil and pain. I started my pacing, suppressing the fireball that I desperately wanted to shoot.
'Halla will come' I thought, trying to control my emotions. 'She made a promise to me.' As I tried to sit by the pond my tail twitching violently behind me a voice in the back of my head reminded me that I had question her ability to keep such promises. I growled, my tail slamming into the ground.
As I scowled at my reflection scarring off any chance of fishing, I heard a shifting of rocks behind me. I didn't move, the steps where off. The person was panting, feet dragging. Suddenly the footsteps stopped and I knew that they were at the entrance of the cove.
I turned around slowly getting ready to attack if need be, but to my surprise it was Halla. She had a small picnic basket in her arm. When she noticed I was looking at her she smiled, sliding the picnic basket up to her shoulder. She started to climb down the rocks like she always did, but this time she was slower, stopping a few times to catch her breathe.
I walked over to her as she reached the bottom. "Hi Toothless" she said, smiling "Sorry I couldn't get you more fish, but uhh…I have an uninvited guest at my house, so this is all I can sneak out." She opened the lid and reveled three fish inside. She emptied the basket leaving the fish on the ground. I looked at her and than at the fish.
Something wasn't right. I reached down to grab one of the fish still watching her as she walked away to the pond to clean her basket. I watched as she hesitated to bend down, but when she finally did she was biting her lip and grabbing onto her side.
I abandoned the other two fish and walked over her. "What's wrong Toothless, don't like the fish." She said playfully. I growled irritated that here I am worrying about her and she's just joking around. So with out thinking I hit her arm causing her to lose her balance and fall into the pond.
She gasped, dropping her basket and grabbing onto her upper arm as she fell into the pond. Her breathing became ragged, and she curled herself into a ball, sitting in the pond. "Toothless what the hell" she snapped, trying to stand up.
I saw that she was going to slip so I grabbed onto her sleeve, keeping her up. She found her footing and walked out of the pond. She looked at me and sighed. "Sorry Toothless it's just been a long day, but I shouldn't take it out on you." She walked over to a rock sitting on it as she started to wring her baggy shirt and brown pants of water. I walked up to her and sat in front of her.
For a while she just worked on wringing out her clothes, but after a while she sighed again and placed her hands in her lap. The air was tense and my tail was twitching in anticipation. She turned to look at me and than looked back at her lap. "So I guess you know about the dragon raid" she asked already knowing the answer, but I nodded anyways. "It wasn't a typical dragon raid, this Nightmare…" she gulped "This Nightmare busted into the dragon training arena and freed the other dragons. I was there when this Nightmare, attacked another Nightmare…and I…I threw a something at it." She paused smiling one of those irritating fake smiles. "I had a instinctual moment and it got me into a lot of trouble' she laughed, looking at her feet. "But that's how I figured out...that's how I figured out that the Nightmare that was freeing the other dragons." Her hands wrapped around the lose fabric in her lap. "That the Nightmare was the same one that killed my mom." She paused to look up "You know they lie when they say the more you say something the less it hurts."
Her eyes watered, a small smile still on her lips as she lowered her head. "I'm telling you this because I promised you Toothless that I would never hurt you…and when I meet you I thought I couldn't kill another dragon ever, but when I saw him. When I saw how he acted when I saw the scar on his eye I knew who he was" ''Scar…is she taking about…there is no way…she couldn't be talking about Vulfiend.' "I wanted him dead and I challenged him" she gave a weak laugh "with no weapons, no help, but I challenged him because I want him dead. Even now I want him dead, and I can't say that if I didn't have the chance that I wouldn't kill him." She paused again raising one hand to wipe her eyes as she lifted head "I'm sorry Toothless."
I was confused. I was sad. I was…I don't really know. I knew one thing though. I wanted her to stop talking, I didn't want to think that this little girl The girl I was starting to trust could start to become a Viking, 'but is she really becoming a Viking if all she wants is revenge. My mother was killed just as Halla's was and I wanted revenge just like she does, but that would mean challenging the Queen and Vulfiend. An impossible task. The only thing I could do after my clan was killed was survive even if that meant being ruled by my clans killers...' It was Halla's voice that snapped me out of my thoughts. "Toothless" She looked at me straight in the eye trying to figure out my reaction. Her voice was filled with uncertainty and doubt, fear even. I didn't like it.
I stared at her for a moment before walking up to her. Her spine straightened a bit and her breathing stopped. I took a bit of her sleeve in my mouth pulling her up off the rock. She followed a little hesitant at first, but eventually stood up. I let go and circled her. Stopping when I was behind her. She still didn't move and I'm sure that for a moment even her heart stopped beating. She was scarred and I didn't want her to be, after all I understood. My tail swiped under her foot.
She gasped, but instead of landing on the ground, she landed on me. She was on my side, my wings tucked back so when she laid down she wasn't pressed against it. Her expression was priceless and as she looked at me with wide green eyes. I could only chuckled in amusement. I curled my tail around us the tip touching her leg, twisting my self so that my head could rest on her lap if I wanted to. I saw her shocked expression and purred a little as I lowered my head to hers.
I wanted her to know that I understand. I understood more than she will ever know. 'How strange…a child… this child as scrawny and small as she is can be as stronger as a dragon. Just what is it about this girl that makes her…her.' She saves dragons, she wants one dead, she is strong, but she is weak. This girl is a contradiction, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
There was a pause in the air. I looked her in the eyes and she looked at me and as she smiled I knew that she understood. Her eyes glimmered and she smiled…a real smile that reached her eyes. 'Thank you Toothless." She wraps her arms around my neck and I nuzzled her. After a moment I lowered my head to her lap. She didn't move for a second, but after a moment I felt her finger ghost over my neck. A moment later her fingertips brushed across my skin until she grew brave enough to scratch around my neck. It took me a moment before I eased into her touch lifting my head a bit for her to scratch better. Before I could stop myself a purr slipped out and she started to scratch around my ears, only to me drop my head completely into her lap when she scratched underneath my neck. She laughed a bit, moving to scratch behind my ears.
I nudged her stomach a bit and she stopped. I nudged her again and she looked at me. I looked at her not lifting up my head and she nodded. "The dragons it freed came after me, I was able to get rid of the Zippleback with an eel, but than the Deadly Nadder and the Gronkle…" I lowered my head listening as she retold the events of last night. She spoke about her fight with the Nightmare, about how she rid herself of the Gronkle, her encounter with the Deadly Nadder. At some point in the story I would growl, most of the growls coming out when she spoke of Vulfiend and her near death experience. She would only pause and scratch around my ear, neck, and chin.
"Aunt Helga was the one that saved me, well it was her and a crew mate…I forgot his name, but he's not that much older than me…Its funny after all these years of not seeing her and then seeing her leaning against my door its strange...I'm not exactly sure how to feel about her return." She sighs, and I know that not the end of the story, but she doesn't seem ready to share the rest just yet. I nuzzle her stomach and let out a sigh of my own as she scratches me again. 'So much for not being a pet' I thought as I let out another purr. I thought back to those times before the Queen eliminated my clan, back when my mother used to nuzzle me around the neck and chine. Back when I was apart of something greater than the Queens hunting party.
The sun was almost gone now, but Halla made no move to get up. "Would you mind if I stayed here tonight Toothless." I gave a little roar and shifted. I curled tighter around her. My tail and head completely shielding her lower half from exposure. She wiggled around a bit getting comfortable and leaned back, her eyes shutting. "Thank you Toothless."
I purred lowering my head, before shutting my own eyes.
