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"Toothless?" I breathe looking at the dragon next to me.

He doesn't answer so I laugh and say "Ok, I'm going crazy. I' thought that a dragon can speak to humans!"

"We can Hicca." The same voice from before says.

I jump up, Toothless following, and slowly back away from him. Toothless slowly follows me, matching my steps, keeping the distance the same, no matter how many steps I took.

I glance behind me to see that the entrance wasn't that far away and that if I run fast enough, Toothless can't catch me in time. The only problem is Toothless saw where I was looking and spoke again.

"Hicca, please. You have to hear me out. Please don't run." He looks at me with that one look that makes me want to stop and just hug him. But, before I do, I shake my head and back up more before turning and running out of the cove, his footsteps thundering behind me.

Right as I reach the entrance or exit, in this case, I see his shadow right behind mine and have a sudden burst of speed, until I'm out of the cove. I stop for a second to breathe then start running back to the village, not wanting to risk going back. At least not until I thought about what just happened.

"Hicca!" I hear a call faintly, but I don't stop running, not until I'm safely in my room.

AT HICCA'S HOUSE (IN HER ROOM)

"How did he talk? Why did he only talk now? Did he not trust me? If so, what made him trust me?" I mutter all of the thoughts running through my head as I pace back and forth in my room.

"All I know about him is a lie…" I say looking out of my window, towards the forest.

"The only question is whether or not I should go back. I mean, I feel betrayed in a way. He could always talk to me but he didn't, even when I brought him fish and stuff like that. That's a good point though if I don't go, he eventually won't be able to survive without the fish, or a villager will find him or something. Whether or not I go could literally decide whether or not he lives or dies." I say, realizing how much of a responsibility I had, and how I would have to go back, whether or not I wanted to.

You know what? I'll just go until I can successfully make him a tail that he can use to get away from here, then all of my problems will be over… at least the ones involving him. I perk up, my decision made, and leave my house, going to the forge to do just that.

I march towards the forge, only to see Austen waiting at the entrance, looking around for something… or someone.

I quickly duck behind a cart and peek over the edge, only to see him staring straight at me with a slightly puzzled look on his face.

I cringe and, knowing that I can't hide anymore, step out from behind the cart and walk toward him hesitantly.

"HICCA! HI!" He says eagerly, before realizing that he was basically screaming and cleared his throat before continuing at a normal volume.

"Hicca, I finally get to talk to you."

"I guess so…" I trail off, not knowing how to start the conversation I was dreading.

"So anyway, I just wanted an answer about whether or not you still felt anything for me." He says, looking at me with such a hopeful expression on his face that I want to cry.

NOOOO! Please stop with that look Austen! I don't want to say this anymore than you want to hear it but has to be done.

"Austen…" I sigh, trying to figure out how to tell him that I only want to be friends, or at least try to be friends without the awkwardness that I knew was never going to go away after this conversation.

"I really don't know how to say this…" I start, before sucking in a breath and just saying what I've been scared to this whole time. "I know that you know that I liked you since I was around eight years old. But recently, I just… haven't had those feelings around you. You have become a friend to me. I'm sorry to say this, but I really think that we should just be friends." I say, slowly looking at his from the ground where I had lowered my gaze to. I meet his eyes and see… determination? Uh-Oh

"Okay, that's fine." He says. Not what I was expecting but ok.

"Ok, Great! Now that that's settled, why-" Before I can finish my sentence, he speaks up again.

"For now." Huh?

After seeing the confusion that must have shown on my face, he continues. "I'm going to win your heart back. I'm not going to stop until I do." He says determinedly before walking away.

What the heck was that? I think, staring after him with a slightly shocked look on my face.

I snap out of my daze when he disappears from sight, and turn towards the forge once more.

Well, let's start tail fin number two. I think grimly, walking in and gathering equipment I need, after acknowledging Gobber and saying that I'll be working on a project so I would appreciate it if he didn't interrupt, of course.

I bring it all to my little private work are, in the back of the forge, hidden from view of the window where Gobber was. Putting it all down, I take out an unused piece of parchment and charcoal and began to sketch out the basic idea of what the tail fin would be this time.

Okay, so in order to make turns, it would have to be able to move like his actual tailfin. What about if I… Oh I know! I'll tie a rope around his other tailfin, attach it to this one, and when he moves his tailfin, this one will move too!

With the planning done and my idea set on paper, I get to work on the tail that will set both Toothless and me free.


So yea, Austen is determined and Hicca is creative.

That's the chapter! I hope you enjoyed!

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~Night Fury's Avenger