Helga ask "Drake, what did Astrid say to you to make you feel undesirable for a girl to date you?"
Drake sighs "she said I was an embarrassment to hang around with. I couldn't lift anything or throw anything. She always had to save me from my cousin and his two cronies that restraint me from defending myself.
Told me she doesn't know why she hang around me after we turned five years old. She said she could change him and said he was better than me and kissed him on the cheek to prove that she likes him."
Helga gape "she did all that to you?"
Drake nods his head "yes."
Helga bends down and gives him a hug and whispers "it's okay, Drake."
Drake sniffles "I made her a double bladed ax and two daggers as a set and engraved her name on them and she said all those hurtful comments to me."
Helga sighs and pats his back to calm him down.
My daughter wouldn't do that to you because I would marry her to you and tell her that it's punishment and if she tries to get with another boy, I would publicly make her feel like your slave to be owned as long as you treat her like a queen."
Drake whimpers "do you think Shelby truly likes me for me and not because of me training a Night Fury?"
Helga grins "I can guarantee that my daughter likes you for what you do and how you treat her like a queen. If you don't believe me, I would find her in your bed with you sleeping."
Drake decides to take Toothless flying.
Helga left to go talk with her husband about Drake's feelings and how hurt he was by Astrid Hofferson.
An hour and a half later, Drake landed in the dragon arena and left Toothless.
He walked home to make himself some lunch.
Helga tells her husband about Drake's feelings on being scared to love another girl.
Drake was eating fish when Shelby walked in and says "I was wondering where you went to after working in the forge because I hoping that we could go on a date tonight?"
Drake ask "where would you like to go to have this date?"
Shelby grins "on a sea stack to watch the sunset together and eat dinner together."
Drake nods his head "sure, milady."
Shelby curious ask "is that Astrid girl still missing you?"
Drake nods his head "yes. She been asking Gobber to tell me where Hiccup is and tell him she's sorry for how she threw him away."
Shelby sighs "if you did plan on returning to Berk, would you forgive her?"
Drake shakes his head "no. I wouldn't even consider forgiving her because of what she said to me and kissed my ex-cousin to prove that she wasn't a friend after we turned five years old.
She was faking our friendship instead of being honest with herself and me."
Shelby grins "I love you, Drake Ryder."
Drake smiles "I love you too, Shelby Hartson."
They sit and talk about their morning before leaving to go to the dragon arena to get Toothless.
They fly over to a sea stack to watch the sunset and eat chicken for dinner.
(In the village)
A small traveler boat arrived at the docks.
Chief Balder ask "Audun, son?"
A boy of thirteen years old, a month older than Drake replies "hi, dad?"
Balder comments "you disappeared for three years."
Audun comments "I would like to ask Shelby Hartson to court her. She was my friend before I disappeared on my voyage to that fishing spot and got caught in a storm and ended up having to work to save up money to pay for boat ride in an unknown village far south of here."
Balder nervous comments "she is being courted by a boy already."
Audun gaped "what do you mean a boy is courting her?! She was supposed to be waiting for me to come back!"
Balder comments "he is a heir from another island village that he was exiled without reason and understands that heir gets first pick to choose a girl to marry, but Shelby agreed to marry the boy in the future."
Audun scowls "I would like to meet this ex-heir right now!"
Balder sighs and leads his son to Hartson family house.
Audun knocks on the door hard.
Eric opens the door to see a thirteen year old boy that is formaliar.
Audun ask "I would like to know who this mysterious boy that you allow to court your daughter?"
Eric ask "Audun? Is that you?"
Audun scowls "yes and I want to court your daughter, but my father told me that she was dating another heir."
Eric scowls "Balder! Visiting people who arrive here after he arrived, aren't suppose to know his true identity!"
Helga comes to the door to see Chief Balder and his long lost son, Audun and says "Audun, it's great that you returned."
Audun ask "where is Shelby?"
Eric answers "she left with her boyfriend on a date to watch the sunset and eat dinner alone. We don't know when they would return tonight."
Balder and Audun left to go eat dinner at their house.
(On Berk)
Cutie landed on Gobber's shoulder and chirped.
Gobber grabs the letter and read:
Dear Gobber,
Me and Shelby officially became boyfriend and girlfriend last night after presenting her with a courting gift and a bound ring to show her that I want to marry her in the future.
We dance and kissed at the end of the song. After that, we went back to her house to go to bed and she slept in my bed without cuddling each other.
Hiccup is scared to come out of hiding. Hope to hear from you later. Give Cutie a break from flying.
Gobber sighs "Well Drake and Shelby finally became boyfriend and girlfriend now."
(Sea stack by Kearstay)
Morning sunlight woke up Drake and Shelby who were sleeping next to each other using Toothless's wing as a blanket.
They get up fly Toothless back to the arena and leave walking home to eat breakfast.
Eric and Helga sitting down drinking tea when Drake and Shelby walk in.
Helga ask "how was the date, you two?"
Shelby grins "it was great."
They eat eggs for breakfast.
Drake leaves walking over to the forge to begin work feeling great.
Helga sighs "Shelby, sweetheart, Audun returned last night from his disappearance and ask to court you."
Shelby gape "Audun returned after disappearing for three years and ask you for permission to court me when I fell in love with a dragon rider?"
Eric nods his head "yes, daughter."
Shelby nervous says "I didn't tell Drake about being a friend of the heir."
At the forge, Drake was sharpening a battle axe.
Gunnar walks in and ask "are you feeling better, Drake?"
Drake nods his head "yes. I just questioned if Shelby really likes me for me because of what that Astrid girl told me."
Gunnar comments "the heir returned after disappearing for three years."
Drake comments "Balder did tell me yesterday morning that his son was returning last night."
A boy arrive and ask "Gunnar, could you sharpen my sword this morning?"
Gunnar grins "sure" and hands it to Drake to be sharpen.
The boy looks at the boy sharpening his sword and comments "your new here."
Drake comments "no, I been working here for about three years, almost four. This sword is almost reached it's sharpening limit."
The boy sighs "yeah, I never could pay to have it repaired."
Drake finished sharpening the sword and leaves.
The boy leaves the forge.
Gunnar grins "welcome back Audun, heir of Kearstay."
Drake widen his eyes at hearing that boy is the chief's son.
An hour later, Shelby walks up to the counter and ask "Drake? We have a problem."
Drake ask "what would be the problem?"
Shelby answers "me and a boy named Audun were friends and he left to go on a fishing boat and got lost in a storm and disappeared for three years and returned last night."
Drake gape "I just met him and didn't even know he was the heir until Gunnar called him Audun, heir of Kearstay."
Shelby uncomfortable comments "last night, he ask my parents for permission to court me."
Drake sighs "do you want to break up with me?"
Shelby whines "no, I'm not breaking up with you because I fell in love with you, Drake Ryder!"
Drake smiles "I love you too, Shelby Hartson."
Shelby grins and kisses his lips and decides to sit and watch Drake work.
Drake ask "do you like the necklace?"
Shelby grins "yes, I like it and was wondering if you would make me three daggers as a set with my sword?"
Drake comments "I would have to check our steel supply, but if you wait a week, I could make you three daggers out of a stronger material."
Shelby smiles "and could you engrave my name on them?"
Drake smiles "yes."
An hour later, Drake decides to call for break to go eat lunch.
Shelby accompanied him to the hall to eat lunch together.
She grabs his hand to hold.
They walk into the hall holding hands.
Some of the villagers that saw them ignore them because they became a couple two nights ago.
Drake and Shelby sit down and eat chicken legs.
Audun walked in the hall after being surrounded by his old friends and girls except Shelby Hartson to eat lunch.
He noticed Shelby sitting next to the boy he saw working in the forge this morning eating lunch together.
Drake comments "Balder told me two nights ago when we became official boyfriend and girlfriend that his son was returning next day."
Shelby nervous comments "I wonder what his reaction would be if he heard we slept in the same bed without cuddling each other?"
Drake sighs "I question if you liked me for me because of what Astrid told Hiccup and because he had a crush on her, but he destroyed the pictures of him and her right after she ended their friendship and said those mean comments about him."
Shelby grins and kisses his cheek and says "I love you for you, Dragon Master."
Audun gaped that Shelby kissed the boy next to her and gets up and walks over and slams his dagger on the table next to Drake's hand and scowls "who are you to have the girl that I returned to court her?"
Drake answers "I'm Drake Ryder, Dragon Master and I would be careful with threatening me with weapons."
Audun scowls "are you threatening me?!"
Drake shakes his head "no, just that my Night Fury is very protective of me and Shelby."
Shelby sighs "Audun, stop. He came here after you left on your fishing trip and Drake trained a Night Fury and I grew a crush on him and for three years, we been friends until two nights ago, we became boyfriend and girlfriend."
Audun scowls "you can break up with him or I'll invoke Heir challenge to break your two day relationship."
Drake sighs "I didn't want to fight you for Shelby."
Audun grins "good, then you can break up with Shelby so I can I court her."
Shelby sighs "Audun, I fell in love with Drake. He is sweet and caring, ask me for permission before he does anything regarding doing romantic things. He's great with dragons. I hope we can remain friends, Audun?"
Audun notice her necklace and scowls "you made her a necklace for your first courting gift?!"
And laughs "you made Shelby a necklace that doesn't even look good on her. I would of bought her a diamond necklace than a chain with wooden charms."
Drake ask "are you the heir of Kearstay?"
Audun scowls "yes I'm the heir of Kearstay!"
Drake comments "then you would know that I made her a necklace with wooden charms to represent memories of her life and I can add more charms that represents moments in her life. That's why she loved it."
Audun grins "cheap loser, at least I can buy her anything she wants because I'm rich and your just a lame blacksmith apprentice."
Shelby scowls "you don't know him and say that crap about him. I was wrong about you, your a jerk to people you don't know just because they take something you want."
Audun gaped "what?"
Shelby scowls "your a jerk! And he didn't ask me to be his girlfriend, I told him I wanted to be his girlfriend first and he said he wanted to make me a gift before we became boyfriend and girlfriend!"
