Things are subjective to change in the near future when it comes to this chapter. it may be rewritten or certain scenes will change. This chapter was not supposed to come out like this. It was supposed to be more edited and detail but it's been 2 months and I feel like I made you guys wait for too long. Here's the chapter, enjoy.

Ronde(POV)

I just laid here on the grass right next to their campsite and yet they are all were just staring at me but I can already tell this is going to be a long night. But I am tired I flew all the way here from Berk just by there scent. But I could tell by their faces that they had questions. So I said, "Before you asked, yes it's is me Ronde, let's not repeat the same thing that happened on my boat. I may look different...but it is still me." My voice was still somewhat the same just a little deeper.

Fishlegs looked at me then laughed, "The fact that you continue to call that ship a boat is proof enough that it's you for me."

"Whatever," I almost growled, "Anyway I'm tired by following you guys here so whatever you have to say please make it quick."

Hiccup was the first to say something, "The one thing I don't understand is how are you able to change into different Dragons?"

"To tell you the truth I don't fully understand how myself I just can. I can change into only a few species of dragons from only the Strike and Mystery class. But I can't become anything bigger than what I am now or anything smaller than my human self."

Fishlegs then cut in front of Hiccup before he asked his next question, "Were you born like this?"

I shook my head, "No, I had an accident that involved my father and my friend that was a dragon, I don't want to get into details but my grandmother tried to save my life but whatever she did change me into this."

I turn over and noticed how Astrid and Hiccup glanced at each other but I decided to said nothing. But Astrid took a step forward and said, "So you where the Chimera Dragon all this time?"

I nervously looked away from her, "Yes, I don't believe that there are other dragons that looked like me. It was just a side effect of what my grandmother gave me, so it's just me."

She walked a little closer to me and said, "So you saved my life and tried to protect me."

I found the courage to look her in the eye, "Ever since the day I kidnap you I felt like I owe you something, I tried making it up for you but I couldn't think of anything. To tell you the truth that was the reason why I stayed in your village to make up for what I did to you. But when Bog Burglars came to the village and I heard some of the dragons roaring and screeching, I knew that you were in danger I quickly tried to change and hid around the village just to make sure you guys were ok but then you were surrounded. I warn Stormfly what I was about to do and well...the rest you know."

"That why you were focused on me?"

I nodded, "Yes."

"And when I was injured you were trying to speak to me."

I look away from her, "My voice slipped, I was trying to see if you needed help but..."

They all look at me then Astrid walks a little closer. "But what?"

"The moment I saw blood going down your arm and the destruction of Berk and the body's of the dragons that were tranquilized, I got angry and began to slowly lose myself then I just snap and I don't really remember what happened next."

They all looked at me confused, then Hiccup said, "You don't remember what you did?"

I looked away from them, "Just small moments, I remember charging at the Bog Burglars, looking down at the docks seeing people fleeing and looking towards the sky roaring but that it."

They all looked at me with an almost scared expression, "Was it...was I that bad?"

They all tried to composes themselves and face me, "You just gave us a little bit of a scare, when you finished the Bog Burglars you were coming for us next."

I was almost was shocked but I figure out that might had happened if Toothless and Stormfly were trying to calm me down. "I'm sorry."

Hiccup then spoke up, "Ronde did you see our letter that we left for you?"

"Yes, I did, however, that why I broke out the cage I thought you guys already left and I was trying to hurry to catch up with you."

Astrid then walked over next to me then she was in my face and staring at me with an angry expression. I asked, "Uh Astrid what are you-"

She suddenly slapped me on my snout and I yelp in surprise, "That for lying to me all this time."

Then she punches me on my left cheek, "That for destroying the ring!"

She suddenly she puts both her hands in the air, "And this!," I tried to brace myself for the impact and closed my eyes.

Then I felt soft something on my nose and underneath my chin, I opened my eyes to see Astrid rubbing her hand on my nose and my chin. Then she spoke, "This is for saving my life twice and help rescuing Hiccup."

Then all of a sudden she was scratching my chin and I couldn't think straight, the feeling that on my skin felt so good and then a soft deep rumble appeared deep in my throat. But the moment it starts she removes her hand from underneath my chin. I was slightly irritated because she stopped but it took me a moment to realize what I was doing.

Astrid looks at me confused, "Were you just purring?"

My eyes widen, I was shocked and tried to lie, "N-no I was, uh growling."

Then I noticed that everyone was looking at me like I grew to heads, "What?"

Fishlegs the said, "Your uh...scales are changing colors."

"What?" I looked at my body and my purple scales have turned from purple to a pinkish-red. 'Oh no, not in front of these guys!'

Astrid then looks at me, "Is that your way of blushing? That so cute."

I felt even more embarrassed and my scales changed color again from a pinkish-red to glowing crimson red. And the others were laughing.

Yep that my limit for today. "Ok enough! I'm going to sleep! No more questions!" I quickly wrap my wings across my body to shield everyone from my sight and lay down on the grass.

They were all still giggling but heard Astrid next to me, "Wait Ronde two more questions then I'll leave you alone."

"What are they?" I nearly growled.

"Can't you change back to your...old self?"

Old self? what is she...oh, "If you're talking about if I can change back to human yes I can."

"So why don't you change back and we'll make you a place to sleep in?"

"Well for two reasons, one I can't change my appearance multiple times in one day. Remember the situation with the Chimera D-" 'oh right I can't lie or make a story up', "I mean with me and Fishlegs when everyone was searching for that night fury which was also me."

She answers, "yes."

"Well when I was injured I wasn't faking my condition, I've changed at least 5 times during that day, I can't change more than 3 to 4 times a day unless I get to rest. But if I push myself too far I can possibly rip apart my insides."

I could hear her gasp, "But then why do you change your body at all, is it painful?"

"Yes, but I've been doing this for nearly 4 to 5 years, I'm used to the pain. Believe me or not and this is going to sound weird but the pain sometimes makes me feel more live."

"What?"

How can I explain this without sounding weird? Oh, I got it!, "My grandma told me that every living creature has something called endorphins. People like spicy food because they enjoy the burning sensation in their mouth that their endorphins kicking in. Endorphins sometimes give a creature pleasure to reduce the stress of pain that one receives. That the best way to describe it to you."

She gave me a confused look, "Ok, I think I understand."

This part going to be embarrassing, "The other reason is...well uh...I don't how to slowly tell you but I don't have any clothes on or with me."

I slightly open my wings so I could see her face and she was slightly blushing. Then she tried to speak, "Oh, so all this time you were..."

"Yes only as a dragon, I can't just change with my clothes on they'll rip apart or get destroyed," I told her.

"I just thought that..."

"No, I have no choice but to take off my clothes, change then put them somewhere that only I could find them. Mostly in trees and under boulders. And I left my clothes at the Bog Burglars island."

"I see," she says while looking away from me.

"Yeah, this is awkward for both of us but at least on the bright side. Everything is hidden so you won't see anything, in my eyes I'm not exposed."

"I didn't need to hear that so goodnight." She said quickly and walked towards her tent and went inside.

I couldn't help but laugh, now she knows I felt after she made me purr. But that feeling wasn't bad it's just I hate being treated like an animal or pet. If it was just me and her I wouldn't have been embarrassed but Fishlegs and Hiccup were watching and my scales changed color to add insult to injury. But that feeling reminded me of Kindle.

"Kindle.", she doesn't know that I was human when we first met but she made me feel less like a dragon and more human. She knew I was smarter then the average dragon, she knew that I could understand her every word and yet she kiss me on my snout when I help her with training. Why did she? Did she know I was human or that was her way of thanking me? I didn't know how to talk then but she still gave me a chance to express myself.

I hope that I'll see you again and that your free from any of the men on your island that didn't believe in you. I think I finally have the courage and words to ask you could you be...my...

I just want to tell you that... you're so beautiful.

And I...miss you every day.

Astrid(POV)

The sun was shining, the birds were chipping and something is very close to my tent. I got out of my bed and saw a shadow at the entrance of my tent. I went out to see what it was, it turns out it was Ronde at the entrance still a dragon asleep. 'Weird he was over in the middle why did he come over here?' Then I saw it, his body was protectively wrapped around Stormfly as she was asleep as well.

I tried walking him up, "Ronde it's morning it's time to wake up." When I place my hand on his cheek his eyes snap open. They were slits and he had the same look when attacking the Bog Burglars. He then looked up at me and had his teeth bared out. I was scared until...

"Yhannnnnnnnnnn...Oh, Good morning Astrid. What wrong?"

He was just yawning? I thought that he was about to attack me. "No-nothing you scared me is all."

"Oh sorry," he said while rubbing his closed eyes, "Why are you up so early anyway?"

"Oh I hear the bird, the sun was shining on my face through the tents and saw your shadow. What are you even doing over here?"

He looked over towards Stormfly and said, "It was getting a little cold out here and Stormfly decided to share her warmth with me."

I look over towards him then Stormfly. He had his wing covering her and I look at him with one eyebrow raised. "Share warmth? Are you sure? You look a little protective to her." I was joking when I said this, "You don't have a thing for Stormfly do you?"

He looks at me with an unamused expression and walks away from Stormfly and towards me, "I know that you're just joking but let's not start that. I already have someone in mind to be more then just friends and when I see her I hope she can accept me. But no I don't a thing for your dragon, we're friends that it."

It slipped out but I said, "Is the person Kindle?"

He was quiet and just stared at me with an almost hurt expression, "I'm...going to go and get some food. Wake up the others so we can get a move on."

I didn't even have a chance to say anything before he walks away from me and then flew off towards the sky. 'Did I go too far with him?'

(A few hours later)

We were on our way to the next island to rest, Ronde was somewhat far behind us flying. It seems like he wanted to stay away from us until we landed. But is this because of me?

Hiccup notices Ronde was far behind us and then he asked, "What wrong with him?

"It might have something with what I said to him this morning," I responded.

"What did you say?"

I looked back towards Ronde, "Something I shouldn't have, Guys I'll be back."

I signaled Stormfly to slow down so we could be next to Ronde. She tilted her wings to slow down her speed and then we were next to Ronde. He didn't even acknowledge that we were there next to him.

I tried calling him, "Ronde."

He didn't respond or even look at me.

"Ronde please."

Still no response.

I was about to give up until Stormfly squawked something to him.

He looked over and growl something back at her.

There were going back and forth with squawking and growling at each other. It took me a moment to realize that they were communicating with each other! But I thought he said that he couldn't before but now he's a dragon.

After a few minutes of theses two growling to each other, he finally looked up at me. "Yes, Astrid what do you need?"

I was very confused, "What were you just doing?"

"I was...having a deep conversation with Stormfly." He said a low monotone voice.

"May I ask about what?"

He hesitated but then he told me, "Maybe later, right now I just want to focus on following you guys to the next island."

"Ok." Was all I could say, the conversation that they were having was probably about me. But whatever Stormfly said, made him wanted to talk to me.

I wanted to talk to him a bit more, "What's it like."

He looked at me, "What are you talking about?"

"What it's like being a Dragon?"

He looks down towards the ocean, I believe he was staring at his reflection. "It's only fun if you're when you're around people that you know that trust you. The 7 years that I was a dragon were better than the 10 years I spent with my family."

I noticed that he had a slight smile on his face, "The fun parts are flying high in the sky, it gives me a sense of freedom that I never had as a boy. Or meeting new friendly dragons that will accept you into there home or nest. Or just exploring the world around you going places that would be impossible if you didn't have wings."

Then his smile was gone, "There are things and people that I miss but I had to move on. I had to let go just to make the pain of never seeing my home or family again to stop. And now I have accepted that I may never see them again or at least they'll never accept me for what I am."

"I'm sorry I didn't know."

"Don't be, it's just how I lived all these years."

I started to notice that when he gets comfortable around me he said something deep or at least something about how he feels. He didn't need to tell me about what he had to let go of. I think he trusts me more out of anyone, he did tell me that he was going to reveal his secret to me. But maybe he just likes to vent to me but he's becoming more and more talkative now than before. I wonder however did he read my side of the letter?

A few hours had gone by, it was close to getting dark but we managed to find the next island, this island had fewer trees and more hill and cliff sides but we managed to find a small Lake and decided to set up camp there. Ronde did help out with firewood and food but after he was done he sat at the edge of the lake and just stared at his reflection. I wanted to talk to him but now isn't the time, I think he just needs some space.

The rest of us just set up the tents made a camp. Once we were done we made a campfire and we all sat around it.

"Well, now what?" Fishlegs asked.

"I don't know it's barely night time yet." Hiccup responds, "Ronde managed to capture plenty of food for everyone and there nothing else to do."

"So we just sit here until our food is cooked in the fire?" I recommend

"We could tell stories or something," Fishlegs suggested.

I noticed Hiccup's eyes were wide as if he had an idea, "Fishlegs you just reminded me of something."

Then he looked towards the lake were Ronde was and yelled, "Hey Ronde, come here for a minute."

I look over to see him coming towards us, but I noticed he was slightly hesitating as he was walking towards us. "Yes, Hiccup?"

"I never did tell you the story of how we defeated Drago did I?"

That got his attention, he moved closer towards us and laid down beside the fire. "No, I believe you didn't."

Hiccup then tried to get comfortable because he knew this might be a long story to explain, "Well Ronde sit back because this is a tale that all of us need to share."

"Wait."

Everyone then looked at Ronde, "I want to know the events that lead up to that point. So if you could please start at the beginning where Berk first accepted dragons, or tell me the story of how you first met Toothless that led up to Drago defeat."

We all look at each other and smile, "Well Ronde you're in for a story."

Ronde(POV)

They told me there life story of how dragons were first integrated into Berk. It was almost the same way that my father did it, only theirs cost them Hiccup foot. That day we lost over 100 men and women and some of the kids were angry with me because they blamed my father for some of their parent's deaths, it was hard making friends then. But I was intrigued by how Hiccup and Toothless met and how Astrid reacted to their friendship at first. Hiccup's father sounds like a man who was broken and blamed the dragons for everything, but I can see why he thought that the dragons killed his wife but they just took her to the Bewilderbeast nest. But he took a chance when rescuing Toothless from drowning. 'His father had changed, while mine...stayed the same.'

They also were telling stories about how difficult it was to make some of the people of Berk to trust them because of some old man but I wasn't listening to those parts.

The next part was when they found something called a dragon eye that had secrets about dragons but they decided to destroy it so people like the dragon Hunters couldn't find them. But what shocked me the most was there encounters with Krogan and a man named Viggo who at the last moment of his life tried to redeem himself.

The last part of their story was is were Hiccup tried to find Drago to convince him about dragons, That was very stupid of him. "You can't convince evil to be good, most of the time when people tried to do that someone ends up dead," I said out loud when he told me that part. I noticed his facial expression changed when I said that. I soon realized why when he continues his side of the story, he found his mother or she found him. They bonded but then his father found him and reunited with Valka. But as they were bonding Drago army attack the Kings nest, and the other Bewilderbeast killed the king.

'The king is dead...I didn't want to believe it but that would explain why that woman wasn't at the nest. That dragon...the king...I hated him at first because of my experience with dragons his size but I soon realized I was wrong and he did care about his dragon's.'

They continued with their story because the other Bewilderbeast had killed the king he became the new king of dragons. And then forced Toothless to tried to kill Hiccup but his father protects him but was killed in the process. Then Drago took all the dragons heading towards Berk.

'So that what happened, I guess that it was one of the dragon Hunters who saw that event were the ones spreading rumors about how the chief of Berk was killed.'

They managed to fly back to Berk on baby dragons which impress me, I can't find any patience when it comes to baby dragons anymore now that I'm older.

That managed to get back to Berk and somehow managed to free Toothless from the Alpha and fought back against Drago. But the Alpha managed to get Hiccup and Toothless in his icy breath and trapped them within it but toothless managed to free to get out and challenge the Alpha and won and blew off the Bewilderbeast tusk.

"And that the end of the story, can't believe it already been 7 months since that incident," Hiccup said.

"So that how I knew I sensed something when I first saw you too in the sky. When Toothless roared to tell me to stop I felt something familiar." I responded.

Hiccup eyes begin to widen, "That reminds me, that day when you came to our island, you were able to ignore Toothless because of your human right?"

I tried to think of a way to explain why I was able to, "I believe that part of it. The impulses that I have are from my dragon instinct, although sometimes I can't control them even when am human. However, I still have my intelligence from my human side and that side is always dominating unless I am dealing with extreme pressure or emotion. But the call of an Alpha cannot affect me, however, it does give me a slight headache."

"So wait."

I turned towards Fishlegs.

"Can you talk and understand our dragons?"

Before I had a chance to respond Hiccup said, "Astrid told me that you can communicate with them but you couldn't talk to them."

I was slightly embarrassed, "I wasn't telling the full truth. I can't talk to them when I'm human however I can understand what they saying. But I can talk to them when I'm a dragon."

"Wait you can understand our dragons?!"

"Yes, the best way I can describe it is that sounds of a grunt or a growl that a dragon makes is filtered through my head and I can make it out to words I can understand."

Then I looked over towards Toothless, "it was Toothless that gave me the courage to speak to you guys while I was that Night fury."

"That amazing, you could be the key that can bring humans and dragons together."

"Maybe...," 'I hated that idea, I don't think that possible in the current time that we live. There is so much hate on both sides.

Then I noticed that everyone was looking at me. "What?"

"Well it not too late in the day and we were hoping that you can tell us a story."

I growled very low, "You expect me to tell you a story about my past just because you told me yours?"

They all looked disappointed.

"But you have inspired me with that tale of yours, so I'll tell you guys this."

They all looked surprised but they gave me attention.

"Am more than positive that some of you read or at least hear some of the stories within my diary."

Fishlegs looked guilty but I continued, "there's no point telling the story about why I ran away however I can the what happened after that."

Astrid then spoke up, "wait are you going to tell the story about the 3 days you were on your boat getting away from your home?"

"Yes, I am."

"But we heard about that story."

"Yes, you all did, however, there is more to that story that I didn't put in my diary and I couldn't say."

They all gave me confused looks,

"Before I tell this story I want to say this, Fishlegs you read my diary and journal entries. I'm more than positive that you were wondering why I was being extremely vague."

He nodded.

"Well after I wrote my first entry I wonder what had would happen if someone found this book they would destroy it because they thought that the person who was writing it was insane. I knew that if I wrote I was a dragon they would just destroy the book or kill me if I found some way to be human again."

I looked up towards the night sky with the bright stars. "The locals of the Island I went to were dragons, not people."

Everyone gasped.

I looked towards Astrid, "Do you remember why I said I was surprised that I could understand them? That was the reason why it was the first time I met other dragons while I was one. I knew when I was a boy that dragons were intelligent but the fact they can communicate with one another just blew me away."

"So when you were 10 you were raised by these dragons on that island."

"Yes and no, I was raised by two dragons and their children, the rest would sometimes play with me or train me. Those two dragons adopted me when I had nowhere else to go. They fed me, they would teach me things and tell me stories. They even would try do make me happy when I was feeling down. They became my adopted father and mother, my Sire and Dam, they like to be called that."

"So that time when Stormfly woke you up, you called her Dam. Was that the reason?" Astrid asked.

"Sort of, my adopted mother and father were Nadders and Stormfly somewhat looks like my Dam."

"Wow."

"At first it was difficult, they wouldn't believe me when I told them that I was human. My Sire thought that my dragon parents were killed and humans must have stolen my egg and when I was hatch and I thought that the first humans I saw were my parents. My Dam just thought that I was delusional and she tried her best to make me feel comfortable about it but she didn't believe me either."

"Why couldn't you just change back to your human self?"

"Because during that time I didn't know how or if it was possible. I just wanted to live somewhere safe away from my home until I found a way to become human or at least to survive longer."

"But you found away you were human when you came to our island."

"Yes I did but that a story for another time." 'That story is very uncomfortable to explain to these guys. How could I forget with the 3 claw marks on my chest?'

"Anyway despite that they didn't, believe me, they still raised me and taught me how to be a dragon. My Sire taught me how to fly and hunt, my Dam would give me inspiration and advice to make me feel better. But one morning my parents discovered something about me."

"What was it?"

"That I might have over abilities similar to other dragons. I was very upset that morning because there was no food, everyone was busy and I didn't know what to do. I was irritated because I was hungry and argued with my Sire and told him that at least my human parents would feed me. And then he told me 'the same humans that tried to kill you because you are you?! They sound like the perfect parents for you!' I almost snap but then he looks at me scared while I was yelling at him. But when I was finished screaming he still had a look of worried and shock. I was still angry but his facial expression scared me sorry I asked him like he was looking at me like that. And he told me that I was on fire."

"Wait on fire? Like a nightmare?"

"Yeah, it was a very strange feeling the first time. I felt the heat around my body but it didn't burn. I never experienced something like that before and I didn't know how to turn it off so he took me to a monster's nightmare to see how to stop it from happening. But I had to be careful I was on fire throughout my body and I could have set the forest ablaze. But we managed to find one of his friends who was also one of the dragons who took care of other dragons and train them. He then threw me into a small puddle of water and told me to calm down and it worked. The Nightmare then decided to train me about my abilities, he was impressed that a different species of dragons could have the same abilities similar to his. So he trains me for a few days to get my abilities under control, but again, it happened."

"What happened?"

"I discovered that I could change my scales color like a Changewing, I could copy a dragon Firepower among other things."

"Just like what your book said."

"However to took me 3 years to find out that to copy the abilities of a dragon I have to make contact with them, but it is very limited base on my physical abilities I can't spay acid like a Changewing."

Hiccups eyes then widen, "that how you change into other Night Fury as well?"

"Yes, but like I said I can only change into a few species, not all of them."

"Tell us what can you turn into," ask Fishlegs

"Well...I do prefer to stay like this," I had to pause for just a moment to gather my thoughts, "This form is what I'm used to. But I discover that I can change into Sand Wraths, Nightmare's Razorwhips and now recently a Night Fury. I can probably change into more but I just don't want to. As I said before I like to stay like this more."

"Is that because you've been like this for almost half your life?" Astrid asked me.

I sighed, "Yes, I've been like this for a while now. I only change back to my human body is when I'm going to interact with humans or stopping the Dragon Hunters." I looked around at the group in front of me wondering why they even cared about me. Is it because I'm a dragon or is it because of my abilities? I lied to them yet why are they trying to be friendly towards me? But I continued talking. "It was hard at first trying to get my abilities under control but I've learned throughout the years."

"Ronde."

I looked over towards Astrid but didn't say anything, but then she asked, "When you were in our village...where you...suffering because you couldn't change? That day you said that you were paranoid was it because of...this?" She gestured toward me.

I couldn't help but slightly grin, 'I know I keep saying this but why does she remain so much of Kindle? Astrid and Kindle are the closest people I can consider to be something like a friend. Yet my hope of finding you Kindle are...no just answer Astrid question.' "Like I said before it was my choice to come back to your village to face my punishment for kidnapping you. Hiccup gave me a slap on my wrist but...I felt like I need to be punished further, so I told myself that I would ground myself and not to change my appearance. But I broke that vow the first and second night that I got there."

Hiccup look confused, "How?"

"During the night with the freezing rain, I was going to die, I needed to change but then in the middle of my transformation your dragons came to help me. That why my shirt was stretched."

"Yeah, I knew something was up when you said that." Hiccup said, "Our dragons have smooth scales."

"A necessary lie to make sure my secret wasn't discovered," I responded. "The second time it happened was when I slept inside of The Great Hall. I was having...a good dream about my childhood, sometimes it happened in my sleep when I'm too happy inside my dreams or when I'm having a very stressful nightmare. I sometimes cannot control it."

"So that the story of The Great Hall being cleaned."

"Yes," I looked up towards the night sky. "It's getting late and I believe that we should make it to the area where the Day of Peace is located tomorrow correct?"

"If we're quick yes, we should make it before tomorrow afternoon," Hiccup stated.

"Alright then, goodnight to you all." I got up and went back towards the edge of the lake.

When I got there I just stared at my reflection in the water. I looked to see myself, how much did I change over the years. Not just physically but mentally, how much is left of the boy who ran away all those years ago? No, my instincts didn't take over but what is left to give to those who knew me? "What I'm I?..."

"You know."

I was startled that someone was behind me. I didn't even hear Astrid sneaking behind me. Or maybe I was just focusing too much on the water either way she scared me enough to make me jump. "Astrid?"

She continues, "You never did answer my question."

I tried to regain my composure. "I did answer your question, Astrid."

"Not really. But were you?"

"Why does it matter what I say?" I already beginning to get irritated.

"Because I want to remember what you say right now."

That line caught me off guard and I stumble on my words, "M-my op-opinion doesn't matter only my actions do."

She only stares deep into my eyes for a couple of moments and said, "So that why."

I was confused, why is she doing this anyway?

"We need to talk privately in the woods."

I was dumbfounded, "Why? I have nothing to say." I had nothing to say to her.

she looks back toward me and points one of a finger at me, "Your lying."

'She knew!? How?'

"By your shocked expression your face you're probably wondering how I know you're lying."

I just stared at her waiting to see what she was going to say.

"You change the tone of your voice when you're lying. Just slightly monotone as if you weren't giving any energy to your voice, it's very noticeable now that you're a dragon your voice is slightly deeper."

'This girl...really is something else, and now it starting to be a real pain. Now I can't lie to her anymore.' I lower my head and close my eyes. "Congratulations you figured me out, now what."

"Follow me into the woods." She demanded.

She walked ahead of me and I followed behind her.

"Great," I said sarcastically, what does she want? And why is she talking me towards the woods? Is this supposed to be away for me to talk about my past?

After several minutes of walking through the forest, you stopped near the edge of the island where there was a beach.

"Now then." She said, "tell me the truth why did you stay in our village?"

"What?" Was all I could say at that moment, why does it matter to her?

"You could have change into a dragon and fly off with the other dragons after the Dragon Hunters left your island yet you decided to stay, why?"

"Why does that matter?" I nearly yelled.

she walks closer toward me, "Because your actions don't make sense. Why would you stay with us if you use to being with dragons?"

My anger was rising and before I had a chance to calm myself down something escaped my control over my mouth, and I roared, "BECAUSE I DESERVE TO BE PUNISHED FOR WHAT I DID TO YOU!"

It was silent the bird lew off into the forest, the wind had stopped blowing the only thing you could hear was the sound of the ocean and my roar echoing in the distance, Astrid took a step back away from me and she almost looked scared.

'Oh no please...don't be scared i... ' "I'm sorry Astrid. please don't-"

"So that why." She said cutting me off.

"Huh?"

She took a step forward, she was closer then she was before. "You felt that much guilt that you would rather take punishment than to be free."

My eyes widen and I couldn't think of a response.

"Ronde I told you that I have forgiven you and now that I know that you are also the Chimera Dragon, you saved my life and risk your own to save everyone in our village and rescue Hiccup. Yet you still feel guilty don't you?"

I couldn't face her anymore, everything that has happened up till now is my fault. The Dragon Hunters attacking my Island, the Bog Burglars raid and wasting my abilities on the Bog Burglars instead of using them to get Hiccup off the island.

"Ronde?"

"I guess my father was right about me, I am a disappointment," I said out loud.

"Hold on Ronde what do yo-"

"All these past events were because of me. Everything that has happened is my fault. EVERYTHING! My island, your village and Hiccup kidnapping all of that was because of me! I don't understand how any of you can even look at me! I am a Dragon, a monster, a freak of nature! I lied to you all about me and I'm still not telling you guys the full truth about me yet you trust me with your lives, WHY!?" Where did this anger come from? I don't mean to yell at her but...

"Because you care about the lives of others that why we trust you."

I almost lost my balance when she said that. "You..."

"Plus I know for a fact that you don't see yourself that way. You believe that is how we feel about you, but we don't."

'This female...'

"You just said that your actions speak louder than words. Ronde just think for a second, every major event that has happened these weeks you risk your life trying to save others while trying to protect your secrets from anyone. But you saved my life even at the cost of your secret. I don't know anyone with a secret as big as yours and willing to risk exposing themselves to save another person."

She walked even closer to me until she was in front of my face. I couldn't move out of sheer nervousness. What was she doing?

She suddenly was rubbing my snout. "Ronde I do...no we all forgive you. But can you please forgive yourself?"

"I don't know if I can. What I did is unforgivable."

She sighed and said, "Ronde what the worst thing you've ever done?"

I gave her a confused look, "isn't that a little personal?"

She back away from me and sat on the sand on the beach, "Just tell me."

"Kidnapping you."

She looked irritated. "Ok what the second."

I thought for a moment trying to remember something. Then It hit me but then was it ok to tell her? 'Oh forget it.' "I blasted off a horn off of a giant six-eyed dragon."

I have never seen a person looks so confused, "You did what now?"

"I blasted off a horn of a dragon because she wasn't respecting her nest," I repeated.

"You have some stories to tell."

"Yes I do but those can wait. Now, what was the point of this?"

"Did the dragon deserve it?"

"Yes, she did," I answer quickly.

"Do you hate yourself for that?"

"No, I did it so she would know her place and not treat her dragons badly."

"You did it for the right cause, to protect others. Ronde no matter what you do you try to put others first."

I know was she getting at but the philosophy of what I've been taught at my home still resides in me. What I did was and still is unforgivable, but she forgives me for what I put her through. But maybe I should just let it go. Maybe...

"Alright Astrid I understand, thanks to you for that. And I'm sorry for yelling at you."

"It's Alright if you need to talk to someone I'm here." She said while walking off.

There was one thing, "Actually there is something I do need to talk to you about."

She turns around, "Oh, about what?"

I was slightly uneasy, "About this morning."

"Oh, Ronde I'm sorry it was a stupid thing to say about you and Stormfly."

"No, not that although that was uncalled for and accurate which is why I was irritated."

"Accurate? About you and Stormfly?" She said confused.

This is going to be slightly embarrassing, "No, what I mean is it is possible for me and Stormfly to..." I can't tell her that! "No, not now, I'm not going to say that it's too embarrassing. But I was upset that you mentioned Kindle."

She walked a little closer to me, "Why?"

I haven't told anyone this but I need someone like Astrid to tell me something. I sat down on my on the beach. "Come here."

She sat down near me, "Ok what."

I took a deep breath and said, "What I'm about to tell you is a secret. No one knows about this, so I beg you please don't tell the others."

She looked curious but gave me a stern look and said, "I promise I won't tell anyone."

I close my eyes and began to explain my reasoning, "When I first met Kindle she tried to kill me and I tried to end her as well. But I couldn't do it, I never killed anyone before and I still don't want to. But the look of fear in her eyes I felt bad so I let her go."

"Ronde you told me this already."

"I know but you should know by now I don,t tell the full truth unless it's necessary." I looked at her, "Tell me, do you remember what she had to do to prove that she was a warrior?"

Astrid looked like she was in deep thought but then her face lit up. "She had to kill an intruder or a dragon..." she then looks up at me with pity in her eyes, "You were a dragon when you first met her weren't you?"

"Yes I was, at first she thought the reason I didn't kill her was that I didn't see her worthy enough to kill."

"Why did you just tell her the reason why."

I sighed, "I couldn't, I didn't know how during the time."

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"I didn't know how to talk like I am doing now back then."

"That doesn't make any sense how could you not talk to her?"

"Don't you think your dragons would try to talk to you if they could?"

She didn't say anything

"I don't know why but she spared me that night, maybe it was her mercy but I don't know. But the next day I found her on an edge of a cliff just staring at the open sea. I thought I should approach her slowly, she was startled at first but once I showed her that I wasn't a thread she calm down. We spent weeks together, I would hide and sleep in a cave and she would sneak off to come to see me. She wanted to practice how to handle weapons but I started to notice that her foam and Stance were off. I tried to help her, she was confused at first but then she figured out what I was doing."

I looked at the stars above me, "She inspired me to learn how to talk while I'm a dragon. It took a while to properly adjust my vocal muscles but I figure out away."

I looked over to see Astrid smiling at me, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"This sounds like the beginning of a love story."

"In some ways it is, I do like her but..."

"But what?"

"I don't know if she likes me the way I like her. I mean look at me I'm a dragon, and I sure that what she saw me like that as well. But she knew that I was very intelligent for a dragon and knew that I could understand her. She even kissed me on my nose when I help her with her training, but if I ever get the chance to see her again will she see more then what I look like.

"Ronde..."

"I was upset because you reminded me that I am very different from this girl. I know that I can change back but she won't see me the same way, she might not even like me, the real me."

Astrid was silent.

"Astrid I need your opinion on this, Do you think that I have a chance with her?"

Astrid just looks at me with sympathy, "I don't know what to tell you. I never met this girl so I can't give you my opinion on this matter."

'So, that a no. Of course, maybe it was too much to hope for.'

"But if what you say is true, if I reminds you of her I would at least give you a chance to explain yourself."

I was shocked, "Y-you would?"

"Yes, I would like to hear an explanation from a talking dragon to know how or why it could talk."

"I guess your right."

"But she knows that your kind, smart and resourceful, I'm more than positive she will give you a chance." She looks over towards the open ocean, "Love is...weird, love is complicated but it always finds away. If she does feel the same way about you she would look past the fact that you're a dragon. Plus you told me that you can turn back to a human, you not that bad looking.

"Maybe...wait a minute did you just call me handsome?"

"No, I said you not hard to look at, unlike Snotlout."

I couldn't hold in a laugh and completely lost my balance and landed on my back on the sand. "Thank you again, Astrid, I did need some closure."

"It's alright, let head back towards the campsite."

We walked through the forest back to the campsite, Astrid went inside her tent and I stay near the middle with the campfire losing its flame but not heat.

'I thought that they'll reject me but they are trying to help me. I don't understand their kindness towards me but I'm grateful for it. But they did tell me in the letter how that felt about my secret.

-Hiccup

Wow, this hasn't happened to us before, but before I have to write what I have to say just let me say this, thank you Ronde for rescuing me even if you think that I don't trust you now I do. Now that I know the reason why you were so secretive I understand why you didn't want to tell anyone. You are afraid that we would judge you and banish you, but we would never do that to you. We are shock and confusion about how this happened or how this is even possible you becoming a dragon but we won't judge you. By the time your reading this I should be heading towards The Day of Peace, I don't know when I'll come back but you can come with us if you want, the cage you are in should be open. We put you in there because we didn't know where else to put you. By the way, Only I, Astrid and Fishlegs know about your secret, my mother didn't believe me but we didn't tell anyone else.

-Astrid

Look am not good at this but your risks so much for us and I wanted to say thank you for rescuing Hiccup and everything else you have done for us. Ronde, you told me that you might leave our village once this rescue was over. But please don't leave just because of this incident, I saw the way you look at us when you reveal yourself and you look worried. Ronde we are not scared of you we're just shocked is all, but I don't want this to be another reason for you to leave. We trust you, all this time when we were asking you questions about your past is because we were trying to understand you. I hope you can come with us to this meeting but I don't know when you'll wake up. Just please don't leave because of this, I hope to see you soon. Your friend Astrid.

I still don't understand why they're not scared of me, but I'm glad for their naivety or maybe it just there friendliness. I guess I'm happy that they can accept me like this. Maybe it was a good thing that I forgot about the Bog Burglars, it was probably for the best to reveal my secret in the way it happened rather than telling Astrid. At least tomorrow I should be able to put my past behind me if they come.

...

Wait a minute...The Bog Burglars took Hiccup a few days before this event, that can't be a coincidence. If the leaders were only invited, Bertha would also be coming but she would only have told the higher-ups so the people within her island shouldn't have known. But the Bog Burglars are working with the Dragon Hunters and they work for the Warlords.

Oh no, The Warlords must have heard of this in the event and place a bounty on Hiccup to take him away from Berk. And if he was captured during the day of peace there would probably be repercussions for the village. That means that the Warlords might be there during this meeting. Meaning this meeting could be a trap to take Toothless.

I have to tell Hiccup in the morning, right now I need sleep...

Some of the previous chapters have been reworked and edited thanks to the Beta readers who had helped me with the Story so far. The next chapter is finished but I want someone to help me work some of the scenes within it. Once it's done I will upload the chapter immediately.

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