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There are some things in life you don't know how important they are till you don't have them. Right now I was finding this out first hand.
I sighed rolling over again, "Who knew beds were so important?"
The cold, hard, wooden bed I was laying on, wrapped in my wings, was making me realize how nice my spring foam mattress truly was.
After a good hour more of watching them pour over the papers, I had brought as I sat and sketched my hut ideas. They had dispersed to bed and I was lent a bed in Astrid's hut.
But hear I was lying wide awake, my back telling me a rock would almost be softer to sleep on. Glancing over at Astrid's sleeping form I sat up and stretched.
How do they do that? Not even a little bit of padding. Well now that I'm awake I might as well start on my hut and I know just where to start.
I silently left her hut and jumped off the walkway, as I still had not figured out how to take off from the ground.
Gliding softly on the cool night breeze I scoured the island for some wild sheep I was sure I had seen in the show. A single bleat caught my attention and I dove quietly down to the ravine I had heard it from.
Yes! Gotcha!
Sneaking forward I hid behind a bush and calculated the pasture before me. About seventeen sheep were quietly eating grass on a ravine side.
Darting forward I crept closer to the nearest sheep before jumping on it, it freaked out and I just barely managed to close my hand over its mouth before it let the rest of the sheep know of my presence.
Dragging my prize back into the woods I set it down with my tail wrapped around its neck to keep it still. Pulling my long hunting knife from a sheath I bent forward and brought it up to the sheep's side, then began to cut its wool off.
One by one I sheared the sheep sneaking them quietly into the woods before letting them go once I was done, though I left a bit of wool on them for warmth.
Gathering the good-sized collection of wool in my cloak and tied it the best I could before slinging it over my shoulders, keeping it in between my wings.
I walked to the highest point on the hillside with a good drop below it before jumping off. The winds caught my spread wings and I flapped a bit to gain some altitude.
The woods below me where sleeping only a few insects and birds could be heard.
I enjoyed the silence and stillness as I had always considered myself partly nocturnal.
The Edge came into view, quite as well with everyone sleeping.
Gliding over the night terror lookouts I rested down on the sea stack below them, the one I had claimed.
Dropping the wool on the ground I turned and flew to the clubhouse grabbed a spare ax from a box and returned to my stock.
"Okay time to clear this land for my hut" I raised the ax and attacked a collection of bushes and small trees. Using my wings to fling the remains into a pile on the other side.
Once the area I was going to build my hut was cleared, I walked over to the pile of small timber and separated the bushes from the small saplings.
Sorting through the pile I grabbed a few good saplings and took the branches off shaping them into a basic bed frame. Then using the nails I had gotten with the ax I nailed the frame together.
When the frame was finished I used the branches from the trees and weaved a base to the bed mixing long grass in with the branches to create a softer feel.
Sitting back I looked over my work checking for flaws or anything I could add.
Well, that's done now. Now for the mattress.
I moved the bed frame over to the wool and laid the blanket they had given me on it. Taking bits of wool I spread it evenly over the surface of the base and folded the rest of the blanket over it. Standing up I brushed the dirt and bark off me before shaking it out of my cloak.
I wrapped my cloak around myself and practically fell onto my new bed, I opened a wing covering me. With a sigh, I settled in for the night or what was left of it.
It was a loud blast of a horn that drew me from my deep sleep, not ready at all to face the day I rolled over and pulled my wings closer.
I ignored the frantic shouts and dragons roaring in favor of my now warm and cozy bed. The sounds of dragons taking off and flying overhead kept me from going back to sleep.
Now awake I sat up totally in a mood, I hate mornings.
"Hey!" I yelled at the sky. "People are sleeping here!"
Shielding my eyes from the bright morning sun I dropped back to the bed and warped myself in my wings again. Only to be startled awake when something heavy landed beside me nearly knocking me out of my bed.
With a startled yelp I righted myself and folded my wings to my back again. Glaring at Hiccup and Toothless who were standing in front of me and staring at me with puzzled expressions. The rest of the riders landed behind him and joined him in staring at me.
"Really guys? I was sleeping, what's with the horn?"
Astrid slide of Stormfly and walked over to me, "I woke up and you were nowhere to be found so I presumed the worst and raised the alarm."
"We were looking for you."
"Hump." I sighed and rolled my eyes getting out of bed and stretching. "Well, you found me."
Hiccup got down from Toothless and questioned me.
"Why did you leave Artrids hut?"
"You mean leave the cold hard bed and move here?"
"Yeah, why did you?" The twins asked together.
Patting my bed I gestured for them to do so.
"I could not sleep on the bed you guys gave me so I made my own. It is nice hey?"
Tuff walked up and patted it before dramatically falling on it with a sigh of contentment. Ruff came and joined her brother.
"This is amazing! It feels like laying on a cloud." Tuff muttered dreamily.
"Yeah, can I have one?" Ruff asked giving me puppy eyes.
I ignored them and turned to Hiccup, "Are we good now?"
He nodded them patted the bed before sitting on it pushing the twins over, "How did you make this? It's so soft."
I made my way over to the one corner that did not have a Rider on it and lifted the mattress. "Simple I weaved branches and grass around the bed frame then made a cover with a blanket and filled it with wool."
"Hiccup, can we get some of these?" Snotlout asked from his place on the bed. "Yeah." Chimed in Fishlegs. "This is so good for relaxation."
He stood and hopped back on Toothless turning to the rest of the group he gestured for them to follow. "Maybe later but now we need to have breakfast."
They all jumped off my bed and followed him.
I tidied my bed then dove off my sea stack and flew up to the clubhouse landing beside Stormfly I carefully reached out my hand as a sign of friendship she looked at my then nudged my hand I smiled and patted her gently.
Go eat, you look hungry hatchling.
I patted Stormfly once more and moved into the clubhouse sure one of the riders had called me.
"So, what's for breakfast?"
The twins looked up at me then turned and glared at each other.
"It's her turn to make it." Grubbled Tuff eyeing his twin.
"No! It's your turn!" Ruff snapped back.
I looked at Hiccup who just shrugged, sighing I announced. "I'll make breakfast then if no one else will. Now, where is a pan?"
Soon the smell of egg's frying filled the room and the riders waited hungrily as I finished cooking breakfast.
"Are they done yet?"
"No."
"How about now?"
"No."
"Oh come on your killing us."
"I will tell you when they are done, now wait!"
Snoutlout and the twins sighed and looked at the pan longingly.
A few more minutes passed before I was sure the eggs where done and pulled the pan from the flames I had made. Walking over to the round table and dropped the pan on it.
"Breakfast is severed."
They dug in with gusto though Hiccup and Astrid where more polite and thanked me.
I took the silence as it was approved and began to eat some myself.
"These are the best eggs I've had! How did you do it?" Fishlegs asked moving for a second helping.
I smirked pausing partway through a bit, "Family secret."
Hiccup ever-practical simply asked, "Would you mind cooking some more? At has been a while since we had good cooking around here."
I smiled when the rest of the riders looked at me beggingly.
"Hum. I don't know."
"Please! Evanna! We will do anything. Anything!" The twins pleaded with me.
"Oh all right."
"YES!"
I laughed at there excitement.
"So what do I do today?"
Fishlegs looked at Hiccup questionly, he nodded then Fishlegs turned to me.
"We would like to get a better idea of what you can do with the wings.'
I nodded not surprised, I had expected that they would do something like that.
