Authors notes: As of late I feel I have come under pressure to change my story. I can take the criticism; it comes with the territory. But here is the simple truth, I am not a professional writer, I never claimed to be. I do not have a degree in English or Writing for that matter. I do have a degree in Political Science though, but that does not mean I know everything. I am pretty sure none of the writers here are professional. I don't get any money out of this, there is none to be had. I don't do this to for the fame since we all have pen names or aliases. Our work will disappear with the sands of time and no one will care. So why do we write? I write because it makes me happy. This story as it is, makes me happy.

If you are the kind of person that needs all the holes filled in, all the explanations basically handed to you then you are not going to like this story; I'm sorry. If there is a plot hole, it is not because I am lazy and did not care that it was there, it is because I plan on filling it in later. I am trying to create suspense or mystery surrounding a certain point.

I added on a new scene after discovering the chapter was only 3,000 words long, and I added a new character/theme that will play a small but important role in the future.

Also I would like to thank: Patty 4577, ravenx1988, cluelessRJ, Yumikana, digimak2, the-unknown-guardian, RandomReader7, Cloud4012, KtyouVsWriting, itslimx, fantasylover4evr and of course Noctus Fury who should really get a account so I can actually answer his/her questions.

Disclaimer: I don't own Disney's: Frozen or DreamWorks: How To Train Your Dragon.


Chapter 6

Blindness and New Things Learned

After getting up and heading to the library to continue his studies into now advanced matters of math and science, he was learning a lot in the first few hours. He started to learn elementary algebra, which helped him understand arithmetic's and algebraic equations. Now, most of his fellow Vikings would never use such knowledge, but since he loved engineering and building things, he believed he would use this stuff extensively. After taking a break for lunch he was launched into mechanical engineering which would help him understand how to construct engines such as the catapult he was thinking of building to shoot down dragons. At around three in the afternoon, he was able to pick which foreign language he wanted to learn. He selected the same one as Elsa, Deutsch; their neighbors to the South.

While Hiccup was learning about math and science, Elsa was learning mass quantities of politics and religion. These were things she had to know in order to appease her people when she assumed the throne, lest she wanted to step on the ideals and beliefs of the commoners, she best learn how to govern with kindness and understanding.

Finally, after nearly ten hours of continuous learning and taking in of new means, dinner was announced and they were dismissed for the day. As the teachers left the room, Elsa looked over at Hiccup who had brought a hand up to massage his forehead. "Hiccup, are you alright?" Elsa questioned her friend.

"Hmm? Oh, yes I am fine. This is the first time I have learned anything for ten hours straight, a little bit overwhelming." Hiccup said while running his hand back and forth slowly on his head, trying to get rid of the minor headache.

Elsa tried to think of something to make Hiccup feel better, but failed. "Sind Sie bereit für das Abendessen, Mr. Hiccup?" (Are you ready for dinner, Mr. Hiccup?) Elsa asked in Deutsch.

Hiccup rolled his head over to the left to see Elsa smiling at him, as he stitched the words together he responded back with "Ja, lasst uns essen Sie Frau Elsa." (Yes, let us eat Ms. Elsa.)

Elsa looked at him for a moment thinking he wanted to eat her, but realized his mix up of a few key words. She stood and stuck out her hand for him to grab, he took it gratefully and hoisted himself up with her aid. She held on to his hand for a few seconds before he pulled out of it to grab his books and writing materials.

"I will meet you at the dining room, Hiccup." Elsa said as she left for dinner.

"Okay, let me just put my stuff away and I will see you there" Hiccup replied then gave her a lazy smile.

Elsa turned her head away to blush and started on her trek to supper.

Hiccup gathered his things and walked to his room, organizing it to make sure he could find his notes right away if need be. He then walked to the dining chambers and sat down just in time to see the chef bring out a roasted chicken, a recent memory of flying into a chicken coop passed through his head. He decided to have some salad and vegetables instead. After dinner and some laughter, he found himself in front of Elsa's door. Knocking three times he heard a faint question "Who is it?"

"It is Hiccup, Elsa" he replied through the door.

"Oh, come in Hiccup." He heard her say, then he let himself into the room, after he closed the door he noticed Elsa had changed into her sleeping attire which consisted of a long sleeved white gown from neck to ankle and covered everything but the face, neck, hands and feet, leaving nothing to be desired except for the face of course. He looked down for a second at his own clothing and believed he was overdressed; he had taken off his fur vest and boots, just leaving him in his green tunic, pants and a pair of loafers he had made.

Elsa patted the spot next to her on the bed, and Hiccup cautiously took the invitation. As he took the spot next to her, they just looked at each other and blushed, not being able to think of anything to say. After nearly three minutes of awkwardness Elsa finally spoke up "Hiccup, do you mind telling me about yourself." She asked.

Hiccup just stared at her for a second "what do you mean? We have known each other for over a decade, we basically known everything about one another."

"What, no we don't. If we want this friendship to continue well into the future, we must learn everything we can: weaknesses, strengths, likes, dislikes, fears, and dreams." Elsa countered with a neutral look.

Hiccup stared back at her for a moment before realizing that she was right, they had conversations with each other about studies, but hardly any talks about just them and what they had to deal with by themselves.

"Hmm, okay. My biggest fear is being called useless or not being able to prove myself to my father or tribe." Hiccup started leaning back against the headboard. Elsa leaned back too, a smile coming to her face at learning something new about her companion. Hiccup looked at her expectantly having confessed one of his fears, waiting on Elsa to confess one of hers. Elsa's eyes widened upon realization that she had to share something, quickly pushing the truth about her powers to the back of her mind, she came up with something else.

"I am afraid of not being the queen everyone expects me to be, that is why I must learn everything I can, while I can." Elsa said with conviction.

"My strengths are math, science, inventing, building and being myself. I also like being your friend." Hiccup said while smiling at her then continued on "I like making people happy, I like making things for people, such as those gloves for you knowing you will actually use them instead of something for my father who will use it once and then never again. And my dreams are to… actually I don't know have any dreams right now, but to exist and not be a bother to anyone." Hiccup said solemnly while looking down at his hands that were resting on his lap, flexing them to make sure he actually existed.

Elsa looked at her friend, he looked like he wanted to cry, and his attitude had changed so much in the few minutes between questions. Elsa wondered if it hurt him to think of all the negative things that happened on Berk every time he would walk outside to go to the forge, knowing he didn't have many friends. She didn't have many friends either, but that was because she was doing it out of their safety, one slip of her powers could possibly kill someone. She already had Anna's memory partially wiped away once, because her powers got out of hand. She would never let that happen again if she could help it, even if she had to never play with her sister again, she was doing it out of love, not fear.

Elsa wanting to bring back the happiness told Hiccup her strengths, likes and dreams. "Well, my strengths are English, Foreign Languages, Politics, and Religion. I also like making people happy by doing what they want, but most of all I like being your friend, Hiccup, because it shows that you are not alone in this world." She replied then took his hand in hers; Hiccup looked at their hands and turned his head away to blush.

"What… what are your weaknesses and what do you not like Elsa?" Hiccup asked as his voice pitching at the end.

She shifted her body toward him to close the distance between them to show that she cared about him, then bringing their hands onto her lap.

"Well, my main weakness is being afraid of what others think of me and I dislike feeling powerless in controlling my body." She said, but in truth she wanted to say 'powerless in controlling my powers.'

"That makes sense I think. My weakness is my body, in that it can't handle what is required of me to do every day, such as working in the forge and not being able to pick up heavy things. I dislike having to do everything by myself, because no one wants to help me. They only care about themselves or they want to make me feel bad and they take their anger out on me." Hiccup said in a rush as if he was getting everything off his chest.

Elsa smiled at Hiccup as he told her things he probably never told anyone about, she felt rewarded for being trusted with this information and she wanted to reward Hiccup for sharing.

"And what are your dreams Elsa" Hiccup asked with a whisper.

"My dream is to become queen, bring peace and happiness to Arendelle and most of all have a king who is strong, confident in himself, wants the same for his people and be by my side forever." Elsa said while giving his hand a squeeze when she said the words 'my side.'

Hiccup looked into Elsa's eyes knowing she meant him by her side; his entire face went red when he realized she was leaning in to kiss him. In his head several conversations were taking place in those few short seconds before their lips would make contact.

"You don't deserve her, she is a princess and you are but a hiccup, she deserves a real man, one who can be everything she wants him to be. Do you really see yourself being strong, confident and a King? You can barely make a sword without error, you're weak, useless. If you went away into the forest and never came back, would anyone miss you? Your father, your so called friends, Astrid, Gobber? Do you really think they would search for you or would they celebrate knowing Hiccup the Useless is gone? Elsa deserves a man, not a child who can't even pick up a sword to defend her." Part of himself thought.

Hiccup saw their lips were about to touch, but was able to wretch his hand out of hers and move off the bed before she could kiss him.

"Hiccup, what, why?" she asked confused and alarmed at his sudden movement.

"I'm sorry Elsa, I can't, and I won't let you make that mistake." Hiccup replied before opening the door and walking out toward his room, leaving a saddened Elsa in his wake.

"I have done it again; I have hurt someone I care about." Elsa whispered before tearing up and turning her bed sheets to frost.


As Hiccup walked down the hallway, tears were flowing down his face, he moved his arm to wipe away the tears. He tried to take deep breaths but his lungs felt restricted. He needed some fresh air. He decided to go out into the courtyard for a walk. Pushing the door open, he walked past several Royal Guardsmen and servants, who bowed as he passed by. Looking to his right, he saw a small building he had never really noticed before. It was a twentieth the volume of the main castle.

The main doors were within an archway, and above that were more arches and slanted roofs, the main building must have been at least thirteen meters high and twenty-five meters long. There was even a tall steeple on top of the building, which was topped off with a golden cross. Deciding to investigate the strange building, he moved to open the doors, they slowly opened with a small hiss. Rust had accumulated on the hinges from lack of upkeep, the floors underneath his feet creaked with age. As he moved into the hall, there were lit candles on metal handles that stuck out from the wooden posts that went down the interior of the hall. An aged red rug ran down the center of the aisle with pews on either side of it, Hiccup counted fourteen posts with eleven pews on each side. On the sides of the walls were three tall yet thin stained glass windows between each of the posts.

"This place is amazing and beautiful, all at the same time." Hiccup remarked in a whispered voice. His eyes widened and he licked his lips at all the new found treasures of history.

Moving farther into the building, he stopped and looked around at the architecture. In the back was a small platform with an alter and a high wooden chair, possibly for a king or high ranking member of the council personally he did not know which. Above the chair he saw an aisle that lined the wall of what could be a second floor. "But why would people need to be up there?" He asked out loud this time.

"To sing." A voice called out.

Hiccup immediately spun around to see who was with him. He relaxed a little when he saw it was the King. "Your majesty, I apologize for not asking to visit this building, I will go if you want m..." Hiccup started before Adgar held up his hand to stop.

"It is perfectly alright to explore Mr. Hiccup, as long as it is within the castle's walls. We don't want a repeat of the frozen forest, do we? He asked with a small grin.

"Of course not sir." A small embarrassed smile coming to his face.

Agdar moved further into the building, touching the top of each of the pews before settling down on to one of them and sliding down till he was in the center of it. He beckoned Hiccup over with a wave. Hiccup moved and slid down the same pew till he was a mere few hands away.

"Now, as I was saying before. The choir climbs a removable ladder and sings on that second floor in full view of the entire audience. They can sing some beautiful melodies when it comes time to. I can still remember when I walked down this very aisle to become king, my father and mother were there. I had yet to marry Idun, but she was seated just a few rows ahead of us." Agdar said as he pointed to the furthermost pew. He relaxed as his back touched the front of the pew, this place always made him happy, reminding him of when he was crowned and when he married Idun. "Those were some of my happiest moments." He thought looking up at the ceiling.

Hiccup awkwardly relaxed into the pew as he took in all the architecture.

"This is a place of worship?" He asked as he looked at the altar.

"Yes it is, we go here to pray to our God and converse with each other about the teachings of God. Now I don't want to tell you everything about our religion, since you believe in many Gods and you might feel obligated to question another's religions practices."

"No. Please give me a small understanding of what Arendelle and your family believes in. I want to know more about this building's architecture and your beliefs. If you don't mind of course." Hiccup asked gently.

Agdar shook his head from side to side, "Of course I don't mind. Now, where to begin? Well the architecture of this building comes from dragestil, which roughly translates to dragon style."

"Dragon style? I thought Arendelle didn't have dragons?" Hiccup asked confused at the thought of Arendelle having dragons.

"We did, many generations ago. Now it seems the Viking archipelago has all the dragons. Something happened a few centuries ago, that caused all the dragon to migrate to the islands further north. Actually all this land was once owned by the Vikings, in essence we are all Vikings. A few centuries ago, there was a massive plague that consumed the whole province. Famine and death were rampant, a few hundred Vikings decided to leave and start a new life on the Northern Isles. The rest stayed and formed a new kingdom, which is now Arendelle." He spoke then took a small breather.

"Does that mean we are related?" Hiccup asked at the thought of being related to Elsa.

"No. I looked back as far as the family books allowed. Your family name was created on Berk as far as I can tell. As for my family name, it was created far before the plague. So no family relation exists between us." He nodded toward the young Viking. "Which is good for us since that would be awkward to find out that Hiccup and Elsa are long distant cousins or something."

Agdar thought silently.

"Now, getting back to the architecture. Most of the castle's buildings have steep roofs, large eaves which is meant to keep rain water off the walls and the top of the roofs have decorations in the form of dragon heads or serpents to ward off evil spirits. Any questions?"

Hiccup thought for a moment, trying to see if he did have any question. One came up, but wondered if he would be too forward for asking such a question.

"King Adgar, what are your beliefs concerning God?"

Now, Agdar had some knowledge that Hiccup would ask such a question, he was an adventurous young man after all. "Most of Arendelle believes in God through Lutheranism. Under our constitution, I must be a Lutheran as does any future king or queen. In essence, we advocate a doctrine of justification, by grace alone through faith alone on the basis of scripture alone; the belief that scripture is the final authority on all matters of faith. Now we hold the Bible to be that scripture for it alone has inspiration, clarity, authority, virtue, and sufficiency." He paused then looked up at the cross that was on the alter before he continued.

"We come here to pay homage to God and his son Jesus Christ who is our Lord and Savior, by way of preaching his teachings and being at peace with one another. We practice two sacraments which are Baptism and Holy Communion. And the only way to make it to Heaven is by God's grace, no amount of good deeds will matter." Agdar finished as he leaned forward to take a Bible off an inner shelf of the pew, then dusted it off. He hoped Hiccup would not want an in-depth conversation otherwise they would be here all night.

"This is our scripture, we read it to better understand ourselves and one another in hope of being better in our lives. Now you probably have a place of worship back home where you make sacrifices to your Gods: Odin, Thor, so on and so forth. From what I have heard from Elsa, you make several trips there to pray. Tell me Hiccup, why do you pray so much?" Agdar asked kindly, hoping to help the young Viking.

Hiccup was taken aback by the question, he did pray a lot whether it be in his room, the forge or the cave where they had their alter to the Gods. For all his praying, he did not see any results.

"I believe I was a mistake, that my father and village does not love me and that the world would be better off without me. My father and I are different in so many ways and he seems disappointed at me all the time. I have no place on Berk and I feel that I will never be a true Viking." He replied trembling before continuing on.

"That…that is why when Elsa asked me to be in a relationship with her I turned her down, since I am not worthy enough for her. I have nothing to offer her, I am just Hiccup the Useless." Hiccup said solemnly as tears fell down his face, he placed his head in his hands and cried silently. He felt awful crying like a little child in front of a king, but at that moment he did not care. He just wanted to wither away till nothing was left.

Agdar looked at Hiccup who was silently crying beside him, he was amazed at how well he had hidden his inner feelings from everyone for so long. Surely Stoick had noticed his own child's plight, but perhaps he really was too busy with the village. At that moment he was infuriated with Stoick and wanted nothing else than too slap the man across his face for ignoring his own child. But since he couldn't and wouldn't do that, he instead decided on consoling and rebuilding Hiccup into the man he needed to be.

Slowly he outstretched his left arm and flexed his hand, cautiously putting it on Hiccup's left shoulder. When Hiccups head drew up and looked up at him, he drew the young man into his arms. He allowed him to cry onto his shoulder, Hiccups arms stretched out and encircled him. This was possibly the first real hug from a father figure Hiccup had in a while. Sure, he wasn't Hiccups real father, but Stoick hadn't given much fatherly love as far as he could see.

"Hiccup, I am proud of you and all you have done in your life. Whether it be making my family and I those slippers, gloves, dresses and so on and so forth. You may not think you have done much, but you would be wrong. You have done so much to make my daughters happy and I thank you for that." Agdar said pulling out of the hug and looking down at the young man, cheeks still glinting with tears.

Agdar put on a reassuring smile. "I can't give you the strength or the courage you seek, only you can give yourself that. And only you control your destiny, do not let anyone change it or steer you down a different path. Hiccup, you must be strong, life will not get easier, and someday you will be Chief of Berk. Your people will need a strong, gentle and smart leader to guide them through all of life's struggle and hardship. One day, your father will be gone and you must be ready to assume the mantle of responsibility. In regards to Elsa…" He stopped and let out a small breath before continuing on.

"In regards to Elsa, take as much time as you need till you believe you are ready for that next step in your relationship with her. If I know my daughter, she would be willing to wait till rapture for you. You are a kind young man and are more than worthy enough for her heart."

Hiccup looked up at Agdar and nodded his head in acknowledgement of the kind words, "thank you so much for allowing me to stay in your home and spend time with you and your family, apparently you care more about me than my own father." He replied with a sniffle.

Agdar leaned down and kissed Hiccups head, before reeling back "if it's any consultation, I would have been honored to have you as a son in another life. And remember, he may not say or show it, but Stoick does love you. You must believe that to be true and if you need any guidance, you can write me personally if you feel inclined to." Agdar said as he put his hand on Hiccups shoulder and shook him a little to make sure he was still listening.

Hiccup looked up at Agdar and smiled, "I… thank you so much for everything, how can I ever repay you?"

"Just take care of my daughters, that is all. Now it is getting late, I think we deserve to go to bed, it has been a long tiring day. Don't you think Hiccup?" He replied standing up, and extending a hand out to the young Viking.

Hiccup grasped the offered hand and was hoisted up my Agdar. He nodded his head in thanks and slowly walked out of the pew, down the aisle and out of the chapel. A few minutes later, he was in bed, dreaming of a world where he was loved by all.

Agdar hung back and slowly walked over to the alter where he lit a candle, "God, please watch over Hiccup. He needs strength and guidance; and I can't give it all to him. If you can't do that, then at least protect him from harm. This is what I ask of you." He crossed himself, and left the church. A hopeful, yet serious look on his face.


For several weeks he and Elsa hardly spoke to one another other than an awkward hello, goodbye, or the conversations they had to have in the different languages they were learning. But none were spoken with enjoyment or happiness that they once held. Elsa tried to apologize about forcing herself on him and trying to kiss him, but each time he either ignored her or locked himself away in his room. Now this time it was her receiving the door to the face and she felt incredibly ashamed.

He wanted to forget about that moment, he just wanted to concentrate on his work and try and make himself something other than useless to his people. He only talked to two people, one of whom was Anna much to her happiness and Elsa's dismay. The other was Agdar, they met in the chapel after supper every Sunday, where they discussed what made a good leader, how to treat people correctly and most importantly how to communicate sternly yet respectfully.

Three weeks after the bedroom incident when he was outside leaning against on old oak tree that provided much of the shade in the courtyard, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked up and saw Anna smiling down at him and motioned for her to sit. Sitting down next to Hiccup nothing was said for several minutes until Anna finally broke the tension.

"Hiccup, what happened between you and Elsa? She has not come out of her room in weeks; all she does is go to the library to study and right back to her room to sleep. She eats all her meals in her room, at least when you are here she comes out to eat with the family, now though she hardly leaves that room." Anna asked in a low voice while looking at the fountain.

"I don't want to talk about it." Hiccup responded looking away.

Anna sighed and leaned forward, "Hiccup, please, I have already lost my friendship with my sister. Don't let me lose yours too."

Letting out a sigh, he gave in to Anna's pleadings.

"Fine. I think your sister loves me. She tried to kiss me a few weeks ago, when she said that she wants me to be her King when she becomes Queen." Hiccup said in one massive breath

"That's, it? What are you afraid of?"

Hiccup gave Anna a stunned look, "love is a big thing Anna, and to be someone's future husband is really big. I can't be Elsa's King; I don't deserve her."

"Why not? Is she not good enough for you?" Anna asked in an angry voice.

"What? No! She is beautiful and look at me." Hiccup said pointing to all of him. "She deserves someone that can make her happy, even my name means 'runt'. She needs a man, not a boy. She needs a man who can take care of her, who can protect her from harm and can be there for her with the confidence she wants. And I am not that man." He said while slowly slipping into a depressed state of mind.

"You don't have much confidence in yourself? Do you?"

"What do you think?" he countered in a bitter tone.

Anna looked at her older friend, realizing no matter what she said, it would not flip his attitude around.

"Hiccup, look at me." Anna asked while grabbing his chin and turning so he looked at her "I don't have any experience with love of that kind, but being strong and having confidence are not the only things in a relationship. Making her happy is also important and you make her happy every time you arrive here from Berk. She smiles more when you are here then during the rest of the year. She never talks to me anymore and I don't know why, I think I did something to her and she hates me for it. No words can create confidence, only action will give you that. You may not have the confidence yet, but in time you will, whether that be tomorrow or a year from now; I don't know when. Just please make things right with Elsa before you leave tomorrow, please?" Anna pleaded while looking into his eyes

Hiccup looked into her eyes and couldn't refuse her, "Okay."

"Thank you, Hiccup. Be sure to get a good night's rest before you talk to her tomorrow." Anna said before kissing him on the cheek and leaving.

Hiccup lingered in the courtyard thinking of what to say to Elsa before retiring for the night.


As Hiccup slowly opened his eyes and realizing that the ship would come to pick him up in about an hour, he swiftly got dressed, packed up all his belongings and made his way to the courtyard. He had a hunch that he would see Elsa there, probably by Agdar's doing, and sure enough she was there. Their eyes connected before Hiccup let out a sigh and sat down next to her on the same bench that he had given all those gifts to her on Valentine's Day so many moons ago.

"Elsa, I want to apologize for the way I acted on that day. It and the weeks following it were not only rude but mean as well. I'm sorry for ignoring your apologies and you as well. I hope you can forgive me." He said while looking down at his feet, too ashamed to look at her face.

"Hiccup, I understand why you acted that way, and I do forgive you. I also want to ask for your forgiveness in being too forward with you, I should have taken things slower, but I have been so alone that I just crave a partner to share my feelings with. So, will you start a court ship with me?" Elsa asked hesitantly.

Hiccup didn't say anything for a moment before he turned his face to look at her.

"Elsa, I'm sorry but I can't. I don't believe in myself yet, plus with everything that happens on Berk, there is a great chance that I could die before I even become Chief or the King that you want me to be. I would hate to start something then die from my ship sinking or getting eaten by a dragon." He whispered.

Elsa looked away knowing what he said was the truth, with everything that happened on the sea and on his homeland death was right around the corner for him. "I understand."

"I don't want to waste your time or your heart on a runt like me."

Elsa looked at him and saw that he had no conviction what so ever.

"Hiccup, you are not a runt. I see so much potential in you; you just have to see it. I know in the future you will be a great teacher, leader and partner. And I am willing to wait to see that man." Elsa said while taking his hand into hers.

Hiccup looked at their hands then her face "I hope you are willing to wait a long time."

"I am." She responded.

Off in the distance they heard a ship horn, signaling that Hiccups time had come to leave.

"Well until next time, good bye Elsa." Hiccup said while getting up and pulling his hand free, Elsa did the same.

Hiccup turned to leave before he heard Elsa say 'wait'; he turned around then found her hugging him.

"Hiccup, please be safe and be careful" Elsa whispered to him while hugging him.

Hiccup returned the gesture "Don't worry I will." They held each other for a few moments before they pulled free and he left to go back home.

As Elsa looked out her window and saw Hiccup's ship disappear into the horizon she slowly brought her gloved hand to her heart and thought "I will wait till he gets his confidence, no matter how long, I will wait till he discovers who is he and what he is truly capable of."