Chapter 36 here :) So in the last chapter, Dagur and Hicca found out about Dagny and Doglegs, and... things didn't go well :/ Dagny and Dagur had a huge fight, and now Dagny's run off. Read to find out what happens :) Enjoy :)

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Chapter 36

Father and Daughter

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After an hour or two of flying, Hicca finally found Dagny.

She was hiding in Hicca's cove, sitting at the base of an old tree stump with Spark curled around her.

The landscape hadn't changed much since Hicca had last been there. The stone walls were still high and grey, with roots and vines hanging over the sides of the walls. At one end, there was a waterfall cascading into a river, with many varying sized trees and rocks scattered around.

It also seemed that Dagny had made some changes of her own. Some of the rocks were overturned and thrown around, and she had even managed to uproot one of the younger fern trees. She now sat with her knees pulled up to her chest and her face buried in her arms.

Toothless landed softly, he then crouched lower and allowed Hicca to dismount. When Dagny heard the soft thump, she peeked up to see her mother, but quickly buried her head again.

Hicca watched Dagny for a moment, then she moved closer, her metal leg making a small clang every second step.

She stopped a little distance away from her daughter, "Hi."

Dagny shifted a little and gave a slight murmur, "Hi..."

"Can I sit here?" Hicca asked nodding her head to the tree stump that Dagny was leaning against.

Dagny raised her head slightly, but still didn't make eye contact with her mother, "Sure."

Hicca moved closer and sat on the tree stump, feeling the texture of the wood under her fingers, she remember when this very tree had stood tall in the cove, but a bad storm a few years ago had brought it crashing down. She didn't say anything. She just watched her daughter, and waited for her to speak first.

Sure enough, a soft mutter came from within Dagny's curled form. The teen raised her head and looked out over the flowing river that Toothless was drinking from, her eyes a little red and tired.

"I'm not going to apologise."

The chief shrugged her shoulders, "I didn't say anything."

Dagny gave a sigh and finally looked up at her mother, "No, but that's what you're here to tell me right? I know what you're going to say," Dagny stood suddenly, pulling her shoulders back and performing her best impression of her mother. "You're father is only watching out for you, you shouldn't have raised you're voice to him."

Hicca gave a slight chuckle, "I don't sound like that."

Dagny also gave a small giggle, but then her face turned serious again. "He just blew everything out of proportion when he saw Doglegs sneaking out this morning. Doglegs has been my best friends for as long as I can remember, and yesterday he told me he loved me... and I love him too. Last night I invited him over so we could talk about it, then we just fell asleep." Dagny turned and finally made eye contact with her mother, "Nothing else happened, I swear."

To Dagny's surprise, Hicca nodded. "I know," she said simply.

Dagny paused for a moment as the wheels in her head turned, "Huh?"

"I heard a loud sound from your room last night so I went to check on you, Gronckles are not the stealthiest of dragons. I recognised Doglegs' voice so I stayed up listening in case anything happened. I couldn't hear exactly what you two were saying, but after a while, all I heard was very loud snoring."

Dagny gave a huge groan, "So that's why you were so calm this morning."

The teen walked back over to her mother and sat on the ground near her, "I know Dad has a reason to be protective, I'm the heir to both tribes, your only child and so on... But I'm not a child anymore, I can make my own decisions."

Hicca placed a hand on her daughters head, stroking her hair comfortingly, "You father and I both know that. But you'll always be our little girl none the less."

Dagny sighed and leaned her head against her mother's leg, "... I should apologies to dad... shouldn't I?"

The chief gave a small chuckle, "I think that would be a good idea."

Dagny looked up and gave her mother a smile, "Thanks mum. How did you get so good at giving advice?"

Hicca thought for a second, "It comes with being a parent, and also... you're a lot like your father. You're both very passionate and protective about the people you love." Dagny blushed a little at that comment. Hicca noticed, "Doglegs seems like a very nice boy, and I'm sure your father will come around."

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Meanwhile, at the Great Hall, Dagur was feeling miserable.

He was hunched over with his chin resting on the table, a tankard of mead grasped in one hand, with his other hand drawing lazy circles into the wood of the table. His eyes were droopy and downcast, and he was muttering sadly to himself. It was hard to tell whether he was sad, angry, or just drunk.

It had been hard to miss all the yelling and screaming coming from the chief's house this morning, and a few passersby had even seen Doglegs land on Dagur. But the other people in the hall weren't too sure what to do, so they were staying clear.

Even Shrieker was keeping her distance. She really didn't know how to comfort her human, she just sat close to him and kept an eye on him.

Thankfully, Gobber and Harold arrived to deal with the male chief.

"There you are," Harold called out. He and Gobber had been waiting for the Berserker chief for a long while outside of the Blacksmith shop, and now they had found him trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol.

Needless to say, they didn't approve.

Harold sat next to his nephew, while Gobber sat opposite and pulled the tankard out of the younger male's hand, placing it down on the far end of the table.

"What's gotten into you?" Harold asked with concern.

Dagur raised his head tiredly, "Dagny..." He trailed off and let his head fall back against the table. His helmet was resting next to him, so his forehead made a solid thunk as it hit the table.

The two older males exchanged a knowing look.

"Oh dear... What 'appened?" Gobber asked.

Dagur let out a sad groan, "She... She said she hates me."

Harold placed a hand on Dagur's back, "Ah... You two got into a fight, didn't you?"

The chief finally dragged himself to sit up and looked up at his uncle with a serious look, "She's too young to be dating. No offence to Fishlegs and Ruffnut, but that boy is not good enough for her."

His uncle returned the serious look, "That's your opinion. But even if you are her father, you don't really have a say in a 17 year olds love life."

"But she's-" Dagur started, but Gobber interrupted him.

"She may be yer daughter, but she's also a person," He pointed out. "Besides the Little Lassie's a lot like 'er mother, she's a smart girl, you can trust 'er to make 'er own decisions."

As Dagur listened to Gobber's words, he couldn't help the slight sad feeling that washed over him. But he knew they were right, Dagny was definitely not stupid.

Just then, Harold and Dagur heard a chuckle from Gobber.

"What is it?" Harold asked curiously.

Gobber stifled his chuckle to answer, "Sorry, This whole thing just reminded me of something. A while back, Hicca and Stoick were actually in a similar situation to you and Dagny."

That caught Dagur's attention, "Really!? What happened?"

Gobber thought back, "Well... When Hicca was younger, it wasn't just you who showed an interest in 'er. Boys from many other islands were constantly sending 'er letters and gifts, she 'ated it." Gobber gave a slight chuckle at Dagur's clearly uncomfortable expression, "Of course, Stoick didn't think any of them were ever good enough. 'e chased each and every one of them away, 'e would 'ave done the same to you if you made a move too soon," He added gesturing to Dagur.

Dagur nodded in agreement, he remembered the 'talk' Stoick had given him when he and Hicca got engaged.

"Obviously, when Lassie found out she wasn't too 'appy," Gobber continued. "She said Stoick was making 'er decisions for 'er, and that 'e was being overprotecting and controlling. It was probably the worst fight they ever 'ad, neither of them spoke to the other for three days."

Dagur gulped a little at that, he really hoped the fight between he and Dagny didn't last that long. It would kill him to not have his daughter talking to him for that long.

"So, what happened?" Harold asked. He was just as curious as Dagur.

"Well, Stoick realised something... Hicca was growing up. She wasn't a little girl anymore, and she was old enough to make 'er own decisions." Gobber gave a small smile as he thought about how much Hicca had grown over the years.

Dagur's eyes widened, "Stoick let her choose?"

"Yeah... and she chose you," The blacksmith saw the small smile that formed on Dagur's face. "If mother and daughter are anything alike, then they both 'ave good instincts, and they'll always make the right decision."

Dagur nodded slowly, "So... You both think I should stop being so protective?"

Gobber tilted his head to the side, "I didn't say that. You just need to trust 'er, and if she really likes this boy, then you should at least give 'im a chance."

A frown crossed the chief's face, "But what if he ends up breaking her heart?"

Harold gave a chuckle and patted Dagur on the back, "Then you do what any good father would do. You hold her when she cries, you help her get over him, and then... you hunt down the one that hurt her and make them pay."

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On the way home from the cove, Dagny started to grow nervous about facing her father again.

Toothless and Sparked walked in front of the two females. Toothless meandering along, while Spark jumped and ran back and forth. The almost 20 year age difference between the two dragons seemed very obvious at that moment. The Skrill was around the same age at Dagny, making her about 18 years old, while Toothless was closer to Hiccas age at almost 41.

What this meant in Dragon years, even Hicca didn't really know.

But right now, the age difference between them seemed very similar to their human counterparts. Toothless had seen and flown through every part of this island, he knew every rock and tree, nothing was new to him. He had that air of control about him, and he kept an eye on Spark much like a father figure would.

While Spark was jumping in, out and around the trees, exploring everywhere she could. She bounced around, tripping over her own claws at times and rolling in the dirt. She loved running around the island, it was like a giant playground, and there was always something to do and see.

The younger dragon's actions made Toothless give a gurgled chuckle, while Hicca and Dagny also watched fondly.

"She's growing quickly isn't she?" Hicca commented.

Dagny nodded, "Yeah. It's weird, it doesn't seem like that long ago when she could ride around on Toothless's back."

The chief raised an eyebrow, "Yeah, that's the same things your father has been feeling lately."

Dagny gave a sigh, "Okay mum, I get it. I'll apologise when we get back. But only if Dad stops being so over protective," She added with a firm look.

Hicca gave another laugh and placed a hand on her daughters back, there was still that childish element in her.

But she was also a young woman now.

Hicca couldn't help the slight sadness that washed over her. Her daughter would really be an adult soon, she would be getting married and moving out... starting a family of her own...

"Mum? Why are you crying?"

Dagny's voice snapped Hicca out of her thoughts. The two stopped walking for a moment as the dragons continued on.

Hicca raised a hand to her cheek, surprised when she felt the slight dampness against her fingers. But she knew the reason why, and smiled as she looked back at her daughter. "Sorry, just thinking." Hicca raised a hand and placed it on Dagny's shoulder, as she did so, she realised the Dagny was almost as tall as her as well.

"I know you're eager to grow up, and you want to be seen as an adult. But... don't grow up too quickly, alright? Enjoy your teenage years while you can."

Dagny thought for a moment.

She hadn't thought of it that way.

She'd been so focused on being the future chief, is it possible that she forgot she was still a teenager?

Unfortunately, she didn't get much time to really think about it.

Just ahead of the two females, Toothless's ears perked up and he looked around the forest. Something was off, and he let out a growl to catch the others attention.

Suddenly, Dagny heard a whizzing sound, and felt something shoot by her, grazing her arm as it did so.

"Ow! What the...?" Dagny exclaimed as she felt something sting her arm.

She turned back to her mother to see if she saw anything. But before she could even open her mouth, she saw something that made her eye go wide and her blood run cold.

An arrow.

That's what had rushed pasted her.

Blood now starting to bloom, the arrow head having disappeared through Hicca's clothes, and deep into her side.

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Dun, Dun, Dun! Yet another cliff hanger, aren't I evil ;) Stay tuned to find out what happens :) Hope you all liked this chapter, let me know what you all think and I'll see you next time :)