Chapter Summary: Hiccup isn't too well with his sister being hurt and he isn't the only one that noticed. In which Hiccup is dealing with some self-doubt, fear and a little bit of depression without his little sun to shine her light and cheer him up around him. Or, the one where the teens noticed and none of them know how to handle it.

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It was raining and his sister hadn't woken up since.

Gothi had said she wouldn't be awake until tomorrow, maybe at noon. That was after the old woman kicked him out into the rain. She didn't speak and only Gobber could understand what she writes in the dirt, but Hiccup was sure the old woman had just told him to eat at the Great Hall.

He wasn't hunger though and it felt so odd without his sister walking around him. Sometimes he found himself frowning about to make sure Solveig hadn't run into trouble. Only to stare at the hut and remember what happened in training. He was an awful big brother, was Hiccup first thought as he stood in the rain before his feet finally decided to move with no direction.

Hiccup did end up at the Great Hall. It wasn't as full as normally, which was fine with him, but he was not looking forward to the class that was inside sitting around the table.

'Ah, there yer are lad? Thought you'd be carrying off.'

'I think he's missing something,' Ruffnut said frowning beside him.

'A shadow,' Tuffnut said like it was the most mind-blowing thing he had ever thought of. 'Get it because Solveig just follows him like a lost puppy.'

The male twin was laughing only to stop with a glare from Snotlout. Which was strange all in itself, but Hiccup didn't really care enough to think about it.

'Now, back to where we were. Where did Astrid go wrong yesterday?'

Hiccup sat alone beside them at a different table. He forgot something he was sure about it.

'I mistimed my somersault dive. It was sloppy.'

'Yeah we noticed,' Ruffnut said.

There was something in front of him. It was a plate of food, Hiccup looked up a little to see his cousin was the one to give it to him. Did he really look so pitiful that even Snotlout was being nice to him? At least his cousin didn't want to sit next to him as Snotlout went over to sit with the other teens.

'Astrid right. You have to be tough on yourself, if you really want to kill a dragon and yer make one wrong move. It could mean certain death. Now, where did Hiccup go wrong?'

'I let Solveig get hurt.'

Eyes looked at him. Hiccup decided that his sister might want something to eat, not wanting to be in the Great Hall he took his plate and up and left.

'Whoa, has anyone seen him that depressed?' Ruffnut asked as he was heading to the door.

'Guys, when have you see both Hiccup and Solveig apart?'

'Will he need to get used to it.'

Hiccup frowned. Dropping the plate as he done so, and turned around to Astrid that said it.

'And, what do you mean by that?' Hiccup asked.

'She's a kid. She should be with her own year, instead of following you around. She doesn't need a runt to drag her down.'

'Astrid,' Fishlegs said quietly. Only to back away from Astrid with a glare.

'Or, come on,' Astrid said. 'I'm saying what we're all thinking. She's a prodigy and she's been kept down because of him.'

Apart of Hiccup knows Astrid was right and apart of him wanted to think that she didn't mean what she was saying. Just trying to snap him out of his own guilt. He's always known that Astrid wasn't the best when it came to expression her own emotions.

'Babe,' Snotlout said. 'I love you and all, but shut it.'

'I'm not you're babe.'

Astrid let go of Snotlout collar only to notice a glare sent at her by Hiccup. Hiccup can't say anything. He wants to, but he can't because she was right and with that he walks out of the Great Hall and back into the rain. Maybe he should check on that Night Fury and see if the dragon was still at the cove rather than going into the Hall.

It's here he noticed that the plate for his sister was still smashed on the wooden floor. He forgets about it though and spends another night beside his sister beside when Gobber walks in with a book about dragons telling him to read it for tomorrow lesson. Solveig wakes shortly afterwards.

'Easy Little Sun.'

'Big brother hug.'

There are tears in her eyes as she waves her arms about, he holds her close to his chest careful not hurting her side where Gothi said it will be hurt.

'Night Fury.'

He moves his head quickly when she says that word and only sighs when he noticed her pointing to the book, Gobber left behind.

'It's about dragons.' Hiccup said as he shows her.

'I want to read it.'

'Yeah, no not yet you've just woken up you need rest.'

'Rest is boring.'

He taps her on the nose lightly much to her anger as she frowns at him.

'Careful of your side. Gothi said it might hurt, you're lucky you didn't get any broken bones.'

'I'm a viking,' she said.

'I know, but even viking get hurt.'

This catches her interested because their father always talks about Vikings being unbeatable that they could smash mountains.

'Really?'

'Yep,' he said popping out the p. 'We like to think otherwise, but we get hurt to.'

He places the book on the bed and frowns.

'Speaking of getting hurt. No more trying to protect me in the future it's a very scary moment.'

'But that's what I do.'

'And who says that?'

'Nobody,' Solveig said shyly. 'But that's what I think I should do. I'm only adopted, not really, your sister. So, there for I have to protect you. Since you be leader one day like Stoick.'

He listened because this was the first time his sister mentioned anything like this before.

'I'm going to be your body guard when I'm bigger,' she said proudly.

She winches at the sudden pain that would have gone over her body.

'I can look after myself you know.' Hiccup told her.

Will he really can't if anything was like yesterday where he needed his little sister to save him from a dragon.

'Nope,' she said stubbornly. 'I'm going to protect you because that's what I want to do.'

Hiccup smiled despite him fearing what that could do to her in the future.

'Well if you're going to protect me then you need rest and not being hurt so much.'

'But I'm not tired,' she whined.

Hiccup rolled his eyes because his sister never was if you told her to sleep, he picked up the book about dragons.

'Why don't we read then?'

'Kay.'

She clings onto him as he flips through the pages and reads the book. He noticed a common theme almost every dragon needed to be killed on sight because they were all marked as extremely dangerous, kill on sight.

'Hey, you're meant to be reading.'

He had stopped reading out loud half way through his mind focus on the page. His sister hand held the paper down and he found himself staring at a glare.

'That's not how you read.'

He pointed at the book she followed and removed her hands. Solveig hands happened to be on the page of the Night Fury. There was no information expect for the words above.

'I want to read.'

'Alright,' he chuckled. 'You read Little sun.'

'Good.' She turns back to the page. 'Night Fury. Speed unknown, size unknown. The unholy offspring of lightening and death itself. Never engage this dragon. Your only chance is to hide and pray that it does not find you.'

Hiccup frowns he was going to hunt down that Night Fury again when he could and maybe get a sketch of the dragon.

'Big brother.'

'Hmm?'

'It says our only chance is to hide and pray that it does not find you. Will, I cut it free and it attacked you, but we're both alright.'

'What you think Little Sun?'

She yawned and climbed onto his shoulder and rest her head.

'I'm sleepy.'

Hiccup smiled softly as he placed her back to bed. Little did either know the elder of the village heard everything.