Finn jumped in surprise when he saw Thora standing behind him, almost causing him to drop the quiver he swung over his shoulder. "Gods, Thora. Don't sneak up on me like that."
"Sorry." she apologized and held her hands up defensive. "I just wanted to tell you something."
Finn nodded and lifted the leather strap of the quiver on his shoulder. "Okay."
Thora looked around them to see if anyone was around and there weren't. The weaponry was empty when Finn went in here a few minutes ago to get the arrows Stoick had asked him to get before he went on a trip with Ingrid, that's why Finn jumped in surprise when Thora suddenly was behind him. He hadn't even heard her come in.
Thora rubbed her hands together and had her lips in a thin line, before smiling at him, making Finn confused and more interested of what she was going to tell him. "I told my parents everything," Finns eyebrows rose up, "I finally gathered myself to tell them about my fears and- and emptiness and this confusing of not knowing who I am and now…. Now my parents know and Brant, because he came right in the middle of the whole… talking thing, so he knows, my parents knows and-and I just wanted tell you that, because you've helped me through it all. I owe you, Finn."
Ever since Thora had come to Finn that day and wanted to talk with him and she said yes, they had talked about Thora's life. How she felt trapped and a mess. How she wanted to be the perfect daughter her parents wanted her to be and how her family in general was a mess.
Finn had listen and tried to get her out of the thoughts of her thinking to be a perfect daughter and how she made herself a mess. Thora had screamed at him when he told her that for the first time. Of how he didn't understand how to have a messed up family, because he had a loving family who even was the center of Berk. Finn had felt anger building up in him when she said that to him about his "perfect" family, but had let it slice because yelling back at her wasn't going to make her better.
Days, turned to weeks and weeks turned to months. They started to speak three days a week to almost everyday. Two years passed by and now they spoke about everything between sky and land. Finn and Thora got closer to each other and they could be seen walking through the town side by side talking about anything that came to their minds.
The people of Berk thought that something was happening between them more than friendship, even Finn and Thora's parents had asked them if anything was between them, but they assured them that it was just friendship.
And that's what it was; two friends talking about their problems in life and everything in between.
Finn and Thora never spoke about anything more than them being friends and they didn't need to think about taking a step further, they didn't want too.
"That's wonderful, Thora!" Finn beamed and hugged her, "I'm so proud of you."
Thora let him go, but still held him in a arm's length from her. "I'm proud of myself too! I was ready to run out of the door and not tell them, but I did it! I told them everything" she said with pride and smiled, "Well, not that I talked to you about it but I think they can figure that out themself or something." she took a deep breath and relaxed her shoulders. "I won't tell them anything about me talking to you about… everything if you don't want me too, but I just need to thank you for listen at my problems for two years and having patience with me of not telling my parents and me being an idiot of yelling at you in the beginning and….and just; thank you. I really owe you."
Finn placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her. "You owe me the whole story of what your parents and brother said and did when you told them what you have told me for two years." she chortle at that, "After I take these to the forge before Stoick gets home."
"He and Ingrid will be home from their little trip tomorrow or they come home they day after tomorrow because they can't let go of each other, especially when they are not in public eye."
Finn laughed and shook his head at her. "Let's hope they get married first before I become a uncle."
Thora chuckled and together they walked out of the weaponry out to the sunny day, towards the forge side by side.
