How To Train Your Dragon: A Future Rider's Beginning

by MaxTV1234

Henry Haddock, a 15 year old teen always had a boring life until he was given a special golden bracelet by his grandmother the day he moves in. The day he moves into the big city, he finds a mysterious well in a big forest before being sucked into it and entering the world of Berk, where Vikings and Dragons are in war. With new friends by his side, can he end the Dragon War?

15. Chapter 15 - Rise In Fame!

(Satsuki rolls in, curled up like a ball before popping right out with an excited grin.)

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Previously on HTTYD: A Future Rider's Beginning...

"Enough! Fighting isn't gonna solve anything!" Runa exclaimed.

"Course it does. What you expect?" Snotlout snorted. "We're Vikings, everything is solved through violence...Sorry if you didn't get the message, beautiful."

Runa gave him a stern look before she took out her whip and...

"OWOWOWOWOWOWOOOOOOOOOOOW!"

Ah...and nobody gave two shits about him...

"You were saying?" Runa sneered at the young Jorgenson boy. Snotlout began letting out whimpers, rubbing his butt from all the whipping he's gotten.

"O-Okay...Okay..." Snotlout whined, slowly getting up. "You...win..."

Hmph...glad that you enjoyed it.

"Ha ha ha! Nice!" Tuffnut laughed.

"It feels so nice seeing him like that!" Ruffnut agreed.

"You...!" Snotlout gritted his teeth, clenching his fist at them in frustration.

"I just hope you learned to leave me alone." I smirked before looking down at his pants...Oh..."And, please, go change..."

"...Shut up Henry."

And now back to training dragons!

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Today is where we start now...To try out our new ways onto training these dragons, find out much about them, use what we learn from them into our dragon training, and make sure nobody finds out about them. Simple as that. After all, we are enjoying our breakfast by eating these candy bars. Mm...Snickers...Heh, oh well, who cares about that? I mean, I rather eat some jolly ranchers. Oh wait, I really am.

"How you guys enjoying those snacks?"

"These taste really good!"

"Man! Satsuki wished these snacks taste so good!"

"This is really tasty Henry." Well I'm glad that you guys started to enjoy those little candy bars.

"Snickers...Heh, that's a pretty weird name." Runa giggled. "I gotta say, I guess the future isn't so different when coming up with names. I think I'm one of the luckiest ones to be not named after a stupid phrase or such."

"Well my name isn't bad but not great in a way." Hiccup shrugged. "But even so, you get used to it."

"Yeah yeah..." I rolled my eyes with an amused smirk. "Even so, at least I have a respectable name. Henry is a pretty common name."

"Hmm...I don't know." Dusty shrugged. "I mean, for us girls, I think some girls names here on Berk are pretty nice and aren't like boys."

"Aye, true that." Jobber agreed. "I mean, even so, my name would at least win the world's best man name."

"Yeah, sure you would." Hiccup chuckled, rolling his eyes. "Your name is not similar to your father's name."

"I have to agree with Hiccup there." Sindri agreed, sitting on my left shoulder. "Your name is just the first letter removed and replaced with a 'J' instead of a 'G'. There's nothing interesting about that."

"Of course it is!" Jobber pouted. "I mean, your named after a dwarf."

"W-What?! You take that back!" Sindri glared at the big pudgy Viking. "My name is important than anything you can come up!"

Yeah yeah yeah, keep talking Sindri and it won't change.

"It's okay Jobber! Satsuki thinks your name sounds 'Jobber'-rific!" Okay Satsuki, you're just making some words up to make it a joke. Well it isn't working.

"Satsuki..." Dusty groaned.

"So...is this what friends talk about?" Mikako asked, walking next to Runa.

"Oh! Well yeah, it's kinda something that you get used." Runa shrugged with a soft smile. "Sometimes, Jobber says some nasty things but after a little push, he drops it quickly and apologizes...Despite that, he's still someone I rather hang out than Snotlout..."

"Agreed..." Dusty sighed. "I don't think Snotlout can ever learn any manners."

"Snot-nose just won't 'snot' out of anyone's business." Satsuki pouted. earning a smile on my face.

"Yeah, can you believe it?" I snorted.

"Well he's too arrogant, stubborn, and sometimes maybe...Oh, what's the word..." Hiccup hummed, tapping his arm before he widened his eyes a bit with a smile on his face. "Oh...and unintelligent."

"And lacks reason, too much of a show-off, has a huge ego, and so on..." Dusty counted.

"Exactly." I nodded before taking another bite of my jolly ranchers gummies. "Mm...so good..."

"You sure enjoy those 'candies'.." Sindri muttered.

"What? Jealous?" I chuckled before turning to Hiccup, "So anyway, Hiccup, you think Toothless, Luna, Silverspike, and Nights might like these saddles?"

"Trust me, they're gonna love it." Hiccup smiled. "There's no way that they would just not try these out."

"I sure hope so." Runa made a soft smile. "You guys worked so hard to get the right sizes for them."

"Of course we would." I shrugged. "After all, we all are gonna be the first people to ever ride a dragon."

Well...for me, the first human being in history from the future to ever ride a real-life dragon. Last time caught me off-guard, and while I enjoyed it, I still have a lot go through. So...this time, we all are gonna have a hand into this.

"Hm...You all get along so well..." Mikako muttered. "I suppose I never felt this kind of feeling in a long time..."

"Really?" Dusty asked, tilting her head a bit before smiling at her, "Well don't worry Mikako! We promise that we'll give you a wonderful experience as part of the Berk Misfits! Just stay positive and believe!"

"Mm...Okay..." Mikako nodded before we all entered the cove.

"Ah yes, squire," Suddenly, Gram popped right out of my sheath and floated around me. "While we are learning much about dragons, this could be a good time to train me and control your newfound powers when wielding me."

"You don't have to remind me." I stated with a deadpanned look. "I know how it goes, so no worries. I never wield a sword, so this is gonna be a first on me."

"Then what about when you were in Dragon Training?" Satsuki reminded. "Don't tell me that you were 'dull' to not face your fears?"

"No, that was just dumb luck." I rolled my eyes. "But I suppose this could be a good way to train...I guess."

"Is that so laddie?" Jobber chuckled. "Need some back-up training on your side?"

Heh, of course. You guys got my back.

"Sure, just as long as you don't swing that hammer way too hard." I smirked, earning a chuckle from the big guy.

"Ha, you crack me up laddie." Jobber chuckled.

"Yeah, he sure does." Hiccup softly smiled before frowning, "Well...Actually, there has been something that I've been thinking about."

"What is it Hiccup?" Dusty asked curiously. Hiccup looks down a bit, staring at the saddle in his hands before taking a deep breath, giving us his answer.

"...I think I should train too." We all stood there in silence, taking in his words before his friends widened their eyes in shock. I stared at him in curiosity, wondering what he was up to. I have a feeling why...

"You guys, I'm serious." Hiccup stated. "I mean, all my life, people has been calling me a runt because I'm weak and have no muscles. Well...my dad though the same and soon gave up on me during our first or second time on training. He lost all hope on me to ever be like him...Well...That won't stop me from trying. I think I can become just a bit stronger with everyone's help. Maybe even with help during Henry's swordsmanship training."

"...Heh, I imagined." I chuckled, grabbing Gram before placing him over my shoulders. "I mean, I guess I can teach you a bit of fighting and you can teach me some strategies that might come in handy."

"Henry, Hiccup...are you two sure about this?" Runa asked in worried.

"Yeah! You two could seriously hurt!" Dusty cried out. "I mean, Hiccup, you must've seen how Henry can get violent. He slapped Astrid so hard that it gotten a red mark to appear on her cheek, and even punched Snotlout, hard enough to get him a bloody nose..."

"I'm well aware of that." Hiccup reassured. "But this could be my chance to fully become a warrior. I mean, at least give me a chance." He then turned to his direction to me. "Please Henry. I really want you to at least fight with me. That way, I can become strong...It's the least I can do."

He's really asking me that? Well...I never really thought much of that...I mean, it's true I can fight but not that good...After all, I think my last fight really traumatized my opponent...and I don't mean Dan, that dickhead. What? Don't tell me you forgotten that flashback last night? Wow, I feel so sad...You guys suck...

Mm...Then again...I want to at least help my own ancestor...

"Well...Sure thing." I smirked. "Just remember, I won't hold back with Gram by my side."

"Same here with me and my...dagger." Hiccup chuckled sheepishly.

"Yeah, nice one dude." I rolled my eyes.

"Hey, I tried." Hiccup put his hands on his hips and gave me a serious look. "But I'm serious."

"Then count us in." Runa smiled, nudging the both of us. "After all, I wanna try out and get better than Astrid."

"Don't forget us!" Jobber smugly grinned. "We want to be a part of this! We want to be as strong as them!"

"Satsuki agrees! Satsuki wants to be the very best that no one ever was!" Was that supposed to be a reference to that anime?

"Me too...We might learn something." Dusty giggled. "Well...even though you guys have dragons now while the three of us don't...But we'll still be able to keep cheering you on!"

"Mm..." Mikako closed her eyes before looking away. "I supposed I can help out too with your injuries..."

"Thanks you guys..." Hiccup smiled.

"And don't forget about me." Sindri spoken with a soft smile. "After all, I can be your coach...Gram couldn't possibly teach you guys that much anyway."

"I heard that feline..." Gram narrowed his eyes at Sindri, while the cat was smirking smugly at the golden sword. "Now then...Where are those dragons?"

And there they are on cue...Luna, Toothless, Silverspike, and Nights flew over to us and stood there with excited looks on their faces.

"Hey bud!" Hiccup smiled, feeling his slimy licks from his new dragon friend. "Glad that we could see you again!"

"Have you been a good girl, Nights...?" Mikako petted Nights on the head, who starts warbling at her.

"Hey girl." I smiled softly, petting her on the head. "Sorry if we're late..."

Luna purred softly, licking my face. Jeez, what are you? A dog or a cat? I can't honestly tell between you guys.

"Hey Silver! You ready?!" Runa smiled happily. "We made something that'll make you all excited."

"That's right." Hiccup and I smiled before presenting our saddles to them. Toothless, Luna, and Silverspike all turned docile before running off.

"H-Hey!" Hiccup cried out, chasing after Toothless.

"Luna! That's not funny!" I called out, chasing after her with the saddle in my hands.

"Come on Silverspike! It won't hurt till you try! Get back here!" Runa shouted, trying to catch Silverspike who just roared back at her.

"Oh..." Mikako sighed before turning to Nights, who rolled her eyes before allowing the strange girl to walk over and placed it on her Stormcutter, who stares at it and tilts his head, feeling curious about it. "I know...it is weird, but it suits you well..."

"Get back here!" I yelled out, having a smile plastered on my face. "You can keep running away from me Luna, but you won't be able to avoid me!"

Luna looks back at me with a smirk before she took off in the air while I saw Toothless leaping over me. What the-?

SMASH!

"OW!" OW! Seriously?! They totally tricked us?! Me and Hiccup smashed into each other, falling on our butts and groaned...Ow...That was a dick move...

"Yep...That really hurts..." Hiccup wheezed out, slowly getting up and twitching a bit.

"You said it..." I groaned, shaking my head before seeing two little tricksters flying back down next to us and gave us smirks, chuckling at our little fail-out. Mm...You guys think this is funny, eh? Well in that case...

"Now!" Me and Hiccup shouted, quickly grabbing the saddles and placing them on our own dragons. Both Toothless and Luna widened their eyes before looking on their backs, seeing the saddles placed on their backs.

"Yeah, like that?" I say it with a smirk on my face. Heh heh, yeah, I had a feeling that they were get close enough for us to do that.

"Well bud, you guys might enjoy it. We got a lot of riding to do." Hiccup softly smiled.

"Yes, and do not forget about training physically." Gram added. "After all, you two are going to need it."

"Stop reminding us." I gave him a deadpanned look, not amused by his pleading for training.

"And we'll help you guys along the way." Sindri smiled. "Well, I guess me, the pervert, the clown, and Dusty would cheer you guys by the sidelines."

"Oi, calling me a pervert, eh?" Jobber huffed.

"Whoa Sindri, that's so cold..." Satsuki sniffled, taking out a block of ice from her hat.

...What? You all should know that there's nothing we can do to figure out much about this girl...It's just ain't right, okay? Trust me, it's headache inducing.

"Phew...Finally." I guess little miss shield-maiden has finally gotten that Razor-Whip to stop and allow her to place that saddle of ours. Runa dusted her hands off before turning back with a smirk, "So...are you guys ready or what?"

"Only if you are..." I snorted before getting whipped by her. "Ow! What was that for?!"

"That's...for making fun of me." Runa said with a smug look on her face. "Now then, how about we get ready for some training?"

Both Toothless and Luna looked at each other before warbling at us, feeling ready to do this.

"Well you ready?" I smirked back at Hiccup, who smiled softly and nodded.

"Ready as I'll ever be." Hiccup smiled before the two of us fist-bumped each other. Well then, let's start off with our training!

"Well then...Let's get into some riding then!" Runa cheered.

"Hmm...Okay." Mikako nodded while Nights snorted, but felt like she was ready to do this.

Now then, it's time to start our own Dragon Training.

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We first started out with riding our dragons, flying around with them while Hiccup practiced with controlling on Toothless, trying to test out the new prosthetic tail fin. He actually attached a rope to the automatic tail-fin and was holding the rope in his hands. While the four of us flew around the cove, Hiccup tries controlling the tail-fin, but it backfired, which ended both my ancestor and the Night Fury to steer out of control and fall out of the water.

"WHOA!" Ooh...Yeah, that's gotta hurt.

"Hmm...I think we're gonna need more than just a rope and a saddle." Runa commented.

"Agreed." I nodded in agreement. "You alright man?"

In an instant, Hiccup and Toothless popped out of the water and spat some of it out his mouth, but not till giving us the thumbs up. Okay, he's alright.

Luna started snickering at the two of them, which caught Toothless's eyes before blushing away, whacking Hiccup in the head with his wing.

"Ow! Hey!" Hiccup laughed.

Mm...Heh, those two are actually starting to turn out into good friends. Well, we all are with our dragons.

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"Sword training begins now!"

Ha! Yah! Ha! This is pretty easy fighting off Hiccup, well...I am going easy with him considering that we are beginners. Hiccup draw out a long blade as we continued to battle each other, fighting each other in a duel...Well more like practicing to block and hit.

"Easy your tension, you two." Gram stated sternly. "Relax and focused. Pay attention, or you might trip or fall."

"Don't need to tell us twice." We both said in a deadpanned manner till Hiccup accidentally tripped and fell on top of me, dropping our swords. "Ow..."

"I warned you two..." Gram sighed.

"Um, good work you two." Jobber clapped, giving us an awkward smile. "But you two still need some work."

"Yeah yeah, we get it." I sighed, rolling my eyes before trying to get Hiccup off of me. "Come on dude, get off of me."

"S-Sorry...W-Whoa!" Ah! As Hiccup tried moving his legs, the two of us tripped and rolled across the ground.

"What are you two doing?" Runa asked. "Can't you guys get out of there?"

"We are!" We shouted before looking at each other and started laughing.

"You guys are so unbelievable..." Runa chuckled, shaking her head.

Hey, not our fault that we ended up like this.

"You two! Stand back up!" Gram called, giving us stern glares. We looked up and saw Gram stuck on the ground with the sword edged into the grass. "Continue on with your sword practice!"

"Yeah yeah, take it easy." I rolled my eyes.

"We'll get on it." Hiccup smiled softly. "Though, I should've just used my dagger."

"True, you look more badass with it...Then again, you need to practice wielding a sword." I stated, managing to get him off of me.

"It's true. I've seen you wield a sword back when we were working in the Forge once or twice." Jobber stated, smirking at the Haddock ancestor, who blushed a bit.

"Y-Yeah...That was just luck, that's all." Hiccup cleared his throat. "B-But then again, I guess I suppose need to work out. You know, to work out all..." He then pulled off a 'manly' pose, trying to show off his muscles.

"Really? The muscles of a toothpick?" Jobber joked. "Heh, with those arms, you can easily break a pencil."

"Thank you for ever encouraging Jobber." Hiccup rolled his eyes while the rest of us laughed, along with the dragons. Mikako and Nights watched from afar, seeing what's going on, but I could have sworn that I seen a faint smile on their faces.

"Hmm...We're gonna need a way to make sure that we stay attached to our saddles." Dusty suggested.

"Yeah..." Hiccup rubbed his chin before widening his eyes a bit. "And I think I got it."

"We're all ears dude." I smirked, which made him smile back.

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Later on, we began working on some new equipment while no one was around the Forge, we were working on a new way to keep ourselves on our dragons.

"A harness?" Dusty hummed. "That could work..."

"Yeah, that isn't bad." Runa softly smiled.

"Why do you guys even need harnesses? I mean, Hiccup I get, but why you three?" Jobber asked curiously.

"It's called being 'prepared' Jobber. Maybe that's something you can learn to do." I rolled my eyes.

"Exactly, and it could be dangerous to do while high in the air." Sindri pointed out.

"Indeed..." Mikako nodded. "Besides...this could be a good idea...Well done...Hiccup."

"Thank you, Mikako." Hiccup smiled before giving Jobber a playful glare. "And you said that my inventions are always bad."

"Or he's just terrible at pointing out the irony." I shrugged.

"Hey!" Jobber pouted before grabbing the both of us and began giving us some noogies, making the two of us moaned painfully while laughing at the same time at him.

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We soon returned the next day, with the harness fully completed after one night and soon we were riding on our respective dragons, our saddles connected on our harnesses while Hiccup controlled Toothless's tail-fin with a rope that was connected to his ankle.

"What's up with the rope?" Runa asked.

"To control the tail-fin." Hiccup answered, trying to pull it and change directions, but he pulled it way too hard and caused the rope to snap, "Uh oh..."

Yep, you fucked up...

"WHOA!" Eventually, both Hiccup and Toothless were falling before blown away by the wind, and somewhere out in the forest.

"Hiccup! Toothless!" We all cried out before flying / running to where those two last landed. We managed to find them in a tall patch of grass, and saw Hiccup slowly coming out of the grass.

"Okay...gonna need to work better than that." Hiccup groaned.

"You okay dude?" I asked in concern.

"Yeah..." Hiccup nodded before wincing a bit. "Ow..."

Shit...his arm must've bruised from the landing. Before any of us could respond, Mikako stepped forward and grabbed his arm, opening up the sleeve and revealed a bloody bruised on his elbow.

"Mm...I must treat it at once..." Mikako hummed

"I'm fine." Hiccup reassured before seeing the look of her face. Yep, you aren't gonna get out of that situation dude. "...Okay...fine..."

"Hmph..." Mikako soon took out something from her cloak, revealing to be some sort of herb medicine in a small bottle. She opened it up, and spread it across his arm, while Hiccup winced in pain. "Do not feel scared...it should heal by noon..."

"B-By noon?!" Hiccup widened his eyes, flabbergasted upon hearing it. "There's no way..."

"I am...not...joking." Mikako shook her head, glancing at him. "It' should...be healed...in the morning..."

"Oh...Okay." Hiccup blinked while the others looked at each other in surprise. I, however, was just smirking at that because why the hell not? Why would I be surprised by something like that? After all, in case you forgot, she healed my old wounds when I first came to this world.

"Yeah...She has a way when it comes to healing and making new potions." Runa softly smiled.

Silverspike and Luna looked at each other in surprise while Nights simply gave them nods, confirming this to be true.

"I see..." I nodded before noticing Toothless wasn't around. "Hey wait, where's Toothless?"

Before any of them could respond back to me, we saw Luna, Nights, and Silverspike all widened their eyes, their pupils growing and started to run straight into the tall grass and began rolling around.

"What in Thor's name...?" Jobber blinked.

"Ooh look! There's Toothless!" Satsuki pointed over, finding Toothless rolling across the ground with a blissful look on his face, like there was no trouble and forgotten about the crash.

"What's going on with them...?" Dusty frowned before walking over and picking up the long grass. "Hmm...this grass...it must be causing them to act up like that?"

"Wait, let me see that..." I offered before she handed it over to me and I began smelling it. "Huh...it smells like garlic..."

"Whoa..." Runa blinked. "It's just like..."

"Cat nip..." Hiccup finished before turning to the blissful dragons. "What do you guys think?"

"Well I think it might come in handy..." I smirked. "What should we call it?"

"How about...Dragon Nip?" Hiccup shrugged. "I mean, it's similar to cat nip and plus, I think it's quite the only thing I can come up with...this."

Hiccup gestures to the overexcited dragons playing around in the fields, not paying attention to us.

"Agreed..." We all nodded.

"Besides, like Henry said, it could come in handy." Runa smiled, nudging me by the arm. "Right?"

"Of course I'm right." I shrugged, smirking at her. "Why? You wish to be as right as me."

"Like I would, you dork." Runa rolled her eyes, punching me in the gut.

"Ow!" I hissed, glaring playfully at her while she stuck her tongue at me while the others laughed at me. Hmph...Whatever.

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"Now then squire...you need to learn how to unleash your attacks at a correct timing..."

After our second or third little flight mishap, we moved over back to swordsmanship attack. I stood in front of a big rock while the others watched.

"Patience is the key...Your mind needs to be in peace in order to control the full abilities of my power." Gram instructed as I readied myself, gripping him real hard before...

"Now...Slash!" Letting out a grunt, I slashed on the rock, barely making a dent on it. "Try again! You need to use the Excal Slash if you want to break down this boulder!"

"I know...I just need some more work." I sighed.

"Well don't worry, I'm sure you'll get the hang of it Henry!" Dusty reassured with a soft smile.

"Yeah, in fact, why not I show ya to break that rock?" Jobber offered. "I'm always open."

"Hmm..." I rubbed my chin, wondering if that's right. I mean, Jobber's big and he might try and really hurt me with that big old hammer of his. Although... "Heh, okay then. I see why not."

"Henry, you need to be careful." Hiccup warned, feeling worried about that. "Trust me, Jobber's really strong."

"Don't worry Hiccup, this is me what I'm talking about." I winked. "And besides, Mikako has those special cure antidotes for injuries like my previous ones."

"True..." Mikako nodded. "Though don't try and hurt yourself more than usual...and stand back from him."

"Mm..." I nodded before seeing Jobber walking over, carrying his large boulder-like hammer. "Alright dude, just don't try and kill me."

"This is just a little demonstration, so I'll use all my strength." Jobber reassured, twirling his hammer. "Besides, no worries if I tire myself out out for the training. We got till tomorrow for the Gronckle training session so we got plenty of time to train."

"Yeah, lucky us." I made a fake enthusiastic look before planting Gram into the ground as we watched Jobber approaching the large boulder.

"Now then laddie...you really need to learn much about controlling your strength and defense." Jobber states before charging and swung the hammer at the rock, destroying it in one hit. I widened my eyes a bit, surprised by his manly strength. Though, I don't know why am I surprise for a big guy like him...despite being so...out of it just like his old man. "You see, there's a balance on facing your enemies. Think of making a sword, you need to balance out the weight of wielding the weapon and having the blade to be able to be hard as stone."

"...That really doesn't make sense." I bluntly stated with narrowed eyes.

"Hey, that's what my Pa told me." Jobber smirked. "And trust me when I say his words of wisdom are accurate."

"So in other words, when he told me that I should stop thinking about being myself, then was he right about that?" Hiccup questioned, frowning at him.

"W-What? No...uh..." Hiccup started chuckling at him, seeing how flustered his old pal was before the scrawny boy began laughing at him. Jobber pouted and put his arms on his hips before exclaiming, "Oh har har! Don't do that, you toothpick!"

"Meathead!" Hiccup retorted, making the rest of us laughed.

"She's right Jobby! You are a meathead because of your brain is as 'meaty' as you." That doesn't make any sense as well.

"Aww...Thanks Satsuki." And of course that he doesn't even seem bothered by it. "You know...how about you take off that suit of yours and-"

Eventually, Silverspike swat him in the butt, causing him to shout in agony before jumping into the water, hoping to ease the pain.

"Good girl." Runa cooed, rubbing the metal dragon by the chin. She turned over to the perverted Viking and exclaimed "Next time you do that Jobber, you'll be sorry!"

"Okay..." Jobber winced, chuckling sheepishly.

"Aww...but it would've been so much fun." Satsuki pouted.

"Seriously?!" We all exclaimed in annoyance. This girl is just so stupid...See? Even the two furies are giving her the benefits of the doubt by what she claimed. Luna turned to me with a rose brow, but I shrugged back in response, not knowing what's wrong with her.

Toothless did the same for Hiccup, who shrugged and replied, "It's just how she is..."

That's what I just said Hiccup...Heh, great mind think alike, eh? Ironic, if you ask me...

---

The next day, we were back in Dragon Killing training program with the other teens, facing off the two Gronckles. Eventually, most out of everyone was taken out, and the last one being Snotlout, but fuck him...the two Gronckles came after me and Hiccup.

"Quick! Use it!" I hissed, taking out the piece of dragon nip at the same time as my ancestory did, presenting it in front of them. In just seconds, the two Gronckles froze up and started sniffing at the two pieces of grass before began using it to rub it on their noses before taking them down on the ground for the count, making them pass out while they just relaxed and calmed down.

"Phew..." I sighed in relief while I took noticed of some Vikings were watching this and saw what we did. Huh...I guess I never thought it would actually work.

"That was a close call..." Hiccup fall on his butt before noticing the crowd of Vikings clapping for him, making him look up in surprise. "Are they...cheering for me...?"

"Apparently so..." I shrugged.

"Way to go Hicky ad Hen-Hen! Way to 'Gronckle' out of your mess!" Satsuki snickered, giving them a thumbs-up.

Me and Hiccup looked at each other before giving each other thumbs-up and smiled at each other. I guess at least these idiots are finally giving him the respect that he so deserves.

"H-Hiccup...How did you do that?" Astrid asked in surprise.

"It's just how I do." Hiccup shrugged, smiling. That smile isn't telling Astrid about how he's gloating, but he's smiling happily that he actually done it.

---

Later on, while we were walking back to the village with the rest of the gang, the teens soon came over and quickly swarmed us with excited looks.

"Hiccup! Henry! Wait!" Huh? They're interested in me now? They swarmed around us with random questions that relates by our performances yesterday.

"You guys, that was amazing!" Snotlout exclaimed before giving me a nervous grin, "Also, uh, you were good too Henry..."

"Hm?" I rose a brow before realizing what he meant. He was talking about the events last night. "Oh...thanks. Also, I hope you learned to not underestimate me or anyone like us again."

"Heh heh heh, yeah..." Snotlout nodded. "But who cares about that? Seriously dude, what the heck was that back there?"

"H-Huh?" Hiccup asked in confusion.

"What was that? Some kind of trick? What did you do?" Fishlegs joined in, getting all excited.

"How'd you do that?"

"It was really cool!" The twins smirked, smiles plastered on their faces. Dusty frowned and looked away timidly, while Satsuki and Jobber whistled innocently. Runa, on the other hand, looked away from Astrid's gaze, and you can already tell she isn't amused...at all.

"Hey, Hiccup! Henry!"

"Hey, Hiccup, Henry, I've never seen a Gronckle do that before!" Okay, this is just getting out of hand...To be honest, I never expected that I would get the attention too...Well...either way, I rather not answer any questions to them. Hiccup and I turned to each other and nodded before we stepped back from the group and headed back with our friends.

"I-I left my axe back in the ring." Hiccup excused himself, nearly bumping into Astrid. "You guys go on ahead. I'll catch up with you."

"Right, and we left some important things back at the ring. So see ya never, chumps." I winked before we began running off with the others following us. I looked back and saw Astrid giving us a raised brow, feeling suspicious of our actions.

Hmm...She better not be getting suspicious of us...Oh who am I kidding? Of course she is, we better just not let her come and find us what we're doing.

---

Toothless, Luna, Silverspike, and Nights were having the time of their lives as the Berk Misfits, even myself, were giving them each the best scratches underneath their ears and / or chins.

"Heh, almost like a dog." Jobber smiled.

"Yeah, I kinda noticed that." I commented before moving underneath Luna's chin, who widened her eyes and collapsed on the ground. What the hell? Oh...she's just snoozing off in bliss. If you think I was the only one that did that, it soon escalated quickly to the other three dragons, making them fall down and lay on the ground with joy in their faces.

"What happened?" Dusty asked.

"I guess maybe these dragons just love a little scratch underneath their chins..." Runa shrugged.

"Yeah..." Hiccup muttered before the two of us turned to each other and gave out smirks.

"Those looks means that you guys have some ideas cocking up with ya." Sindri stated. "Alright, so what is it?"

The two of us gave our friends knowing looks before gesturing them to come a little closer, which they did as they walked over and listened to what we said.

"What? You think that might work?" Runa asked in disbelief and surprise.

"Why not we wait and see by tomorrow?" I smirked before taking out Gram, "In the meantime, who's up for some training?"

"To be fair, squire..." Gram spoken, wiggling his way out of my hands. "I think it's time for you to train without the use of me?"

"Without you?" I asked before realizing what he was going on about. "Oh, you mean hand-to-hand combat, right?"

"That is right." Gram nodded. "You and Hiccup are gonna train in combat, and you're gonna try and fight against each other to prove how strong you are."

"Yeah...right." Hiccup groaned.

"Come on Hicky! Don't 'Hiccup' out of this one!" Satsuki smiled at her friend, squeezing her nose as it made a squeaky sound.

"...Alright, fine. I see what you mean." Hiccup shook his head, smiling softly at her. "So are we gonna fight each other?"

"Yes, try and to slowly time each reflex to get it right." Gram nodded.

"I see...Just try practicing by moving slowly when fighting each other when timing to block a punch or kick, and soon move on to make your senses and reflexes more better." Sindri agreed. "Huh...for a golden sword, you sure know a lot about training warriors."

"I was passed on for the many fights I have gone through back then..." Gram closed his eyes, deep in thought. "Now then...Let us begin."

Hiccup and I turned to each other while the others backed away as we prepared to fight against each other. I threw in the first punch, which Hiccup flinched till I weakly hit him in the shoulder, but somehow, he just groaned in pain.

"Seriously dude, I didn't even hit you that hard." I deadpanned.

"I-I know..." Hiccup winced. "But it still hurts..."

"Hmm...Squire, you are going to need to control yourself when it comes to fighting. Control your rage, and do not let it out till when you truly need it to fight against it. Just flow it within you." Jeez, what are you? Fucking Yoda or something? "And do not give me that look like you're mocking me, squire."

"Fine..." I huffed. "Try and hit me, Hiccup."

Hiccup nodded before punching me in the shoulder.

"Ha, that barely did anything." I smirked, crossing my arms.

"Hiccup...You need to try harder." Gram scolded. "If you wish to be as strong as you say, we're gonna need to work on...this."

"You just gestured to all of me." Hiccup sighed, rolling his eyes.

"That is right, now start timing each other's reflexes."

"Yeah..." Sindri nodded before smirking, almost like he came up with an idea. "Unless..." What is he planning? Wait, why is he turning to Toothless and Luna? "Toothless, Luna, do you two mind helping them train? Try chasing them and give them a taste of their own medicine?"

The two furies perked up before turning to the two of us Haddocks, who turned pale upon seeing those big bulging eyes of theirs...Uh oh...

"RUN!" I shouted before the two of us began running away from the two furies, who were chasing after us from each angle and pouncing at us.

"Yeah, feel the burn you two!" Sindri smiled. "With this, maybe you guys can increase your guts and agility at the same time..."

"Who decide that you should train them, feline?" Gram glared at the yellow anthro talking cat, who gives him a smug look and replied, "Since we first met."

"Mmm..." Gram narrowed his eyes while the cat glares back at him, the two sparking up a rivalry.

"Um, should we help them?" Dusty asked in worried.

"...Meh, they'll be fine." Jobber waved it off.

Oh thanks! Wow...Wow, I really...I really love my friends...

At an instant, the two furies pounced at us and roared directly in our faces. Eventually, they began licking our faces...

"Oh! Ew ew ew!" I laughed, feeling her saliva all over me.

"Toothless!" Hiccup cried out happily. "Come on bud! I just took a shower!"

Jeez, they're just ignoring us and are doing this on purpose! Well you two can play that game!

I quickly managed to scratch her underneath her neck, making her widen her eyes before making her collapsed on me. Hiccup realized what I did before doing the same for Toothless, which the Night Fury ended up being passed out on top of him.

"Huh...This could actually work..." Hiccup hummed.

"Yeah..." I nodded, smirking in agreement.

"Mm...I think I'm starting to see now..." Huh? What did Mikako say? I couldn't hear because I'm busy trying to get this Light Fury of my chest and she's just standing there, sitting on top of Nights while the two of them stared at them.

Hmm...She'll eventually cave in with these guys. I just know that. Right now...

"...Can somebody help us?!"

---

And so another day of Dragon Training began with the two Deadly Nadders. The purple Nadder just finished off Satsuki, who quickly ran away with spikes nearly hitting her all over. The last time we fought with them, it didn't end pretty for either of us, but now...I think we're ready.

Runa stepped in and used her whip to scare the blue Nadder away, but it squawked at her dangerously before attempting to pin her down with her spines, but not till an axe came hitting it from behind. It was none other than miss bitch herself, Astrid Fucking Hofferson.

Not sure if she did that out of concern for her 'friend' or just wanted to take down that Nadder all too herself.

Unfortunately, the blue Nadder decided to go after her and charged, but she cartwheeled out of the way while the purple Nadder fired its spines at Runa, who also cartwheeled and jumped out of the way in time.

While those two were gone, the two Nadders suddenly appeared before us as I quickly placed Gram back onto my sheath, trying to act naturally while Hiccup dropped his shield in the process as two Nadders sniffed at us. Huh...is it...?

...Huh?! Oh shit, here she comes with that battle cry and axe! Oh boy, that look she's giving out would nearly matched Jack Torrence's look. Okay, we're out of time!

"Hiccup!" I hissed, grabbing his attention before he realized what we were talking about. We quickly scratched our way under each of the Nadders' chins, making them both fall to the ground before Astrid could lay a hit on them. She just stood there, gawking at us while trying to catch her breathe. I couldn't help but give her a smirk and joked, "What's the matter, Astrid? Can't handle these 'Hiccups''?"

Yeah...not one of my best jokes I ever had.

Runa came over and rose a brow at me, hearing my little joke.

"Can't handle these 'Hiccups''...?" Runa muttered before shaking her head and trying to hold back her laughter. Oh well, at least she gets it and she's supposed to the feminist.

---

After today's training as the sun was shining down, we all retreated to the Great Hall for dinner. But the moment we all did, almost everyone in the Hall went over to our table and began all speaking at once, making both me and Hiccup uncomfortable.

"What's wrong you guys?" Dusty whispered to us, feeling shy by all the looks they were giving us.

"I'm...not used to being crowds." Hiccup whispered back, reverting to his shy self.

"Y-Yeah...same here..." I blushed a bit, looking down at my feet.

"Oh...really?" Runa frowned before patting the both of us on the back. "I guess being with us must've made us forgotten how you two were like..."

"Yeah..." We answered before looking at each other and started chuckling with smiles on our faces.

"Alright alright, break it out!" Jobber called, making them all back off.

"Jeez, the crowd gotten really 'crowdy'." Satsuki blinked.

"It must be because of how successful Hiccup and Henry have gotten! This is so exciting!" Dusty giggled. "You guys are getting good at it!"

"Heh heh...thanks..." Hiccup sheepishly smiled while I leaned back a bit and relaxed.

So Hiccup's finally getting the attention that he always seek..it's kinda ironic, if you ask me. Why is it ironic you may ask? Because all his life, Hiccup seeks attention and tried using anything, even his own inventions, to at least help out the village during the raids, but always failed in the process and have the entire village hate his ass...But now, getting all this attention, it's making him so shy, timid, and meekly.

Oh well...Hm?

Oh, it's the Blonde Wonder again...Ah, she's all upset...I guess she's starting to get a little jelly on poor Hiccup. Hey, you said that he wanted to pick a side and I think he did.

She noticed me staring at her, which seemed to upset her even more before she slammed her mug onto the table. Mm...better keep an eye out for her. She's a sharp one.

---

The following morning, the Berk Misfits were training with me by wielding Gram. I was getting better each day the more we practiced in both dragon riding and swordmanship.

"HAH!" I slashed Gram, who started glowing a bit before creating a large mark on another piece of boulder.

"Excellent squire, you are this close to fight back." Gram spoken, his voice filled with approval of me. "But you are still have a long way to go...Very good job."

"Did you just finally now acknowledge me?" I joked, earning a smug look from the golden sword as he replied, "Maybe I have...squire."

You know, can you stop calling me that these days? This joke is getting old.

"Nice one Henry." Hiccup complimented, banging his little hammer on the saddle. "You must be doing better wielding Gram..."

"In just several days, he's been sharp, I'll admit." Sindri admitted.

"Yes...here you go." Huh? I turned back, and nearly yelped upon seeing Mikako in front of me before she gave me a small bottled drink with the substance inside of it dark green. "I made it...to heal your...stamina..."

"Ummm...Okay?" This girl may be creepy, but knows how to make some elixirs that helps you really good. After taking the bottle and drinking it, and ignoring one awful stomachache later, I began to feel a lot better.

"I guess you still have a lot to go." Runa sighed. "As well as Dragon Training...Time sure flies...and it's almost been a month..."

"Heh, is that so?" October is almost coming to an end...I wish I knew what day it was. I wonder how many days has dad been searching for me...

...Dad...I never thought of him as much when I first came here. It's been like, forever, since I last talked about him...But...I guess maybe he is, but he's a stubborn guy so he probably won't quit till he finds me.

"You okay Henry?" I had to stop for now. Runa's calling me...

"Y-Yeah, never better..." Damn it...I hesitated...that's a problem. She's even giving that look.

"Okay...?" Runa rose a brow, crossing her arms. "Well if you're alright then, then I guess you wouldn't mind fighting me then?"

"Huh?" Oh...she's interested onto fighting with me, huh? "Oh, want to fight me and Hiccup?"

"Well actually, Hiccup's busy with the saddle." Runa stated, pointing over to my ancestor working on the saddle. "And while so, I want to see how capable you are."

"Hmm...Sure thing." I shrugged.

"You sure about that Henry?" Dusty called, who was sitting on a rock while reading a book. "I mean, she's really strong but no offense to her, not as strong as Astrid."

"I'm well aware of that. At least I want to give it a try." I shrugged, smirking. "Who knows? I might end up being crushed by her."

"Low-self esteem there..." Runa rolled her eyes. "Alright then Henry, show me what you got."

Heh, well...I certainly hope you do bring yourself a challenge.

"Hey guys, take a look!" Oh what now? We were just about to fight-What...?

...O-Oh...Oh my god...Pfft...This...Oh my god...Ha ha ha...Ha ha ha ha ha! HA HA HA HA HA!

Why am I laughing? Because of Toothless! Look at him! He's seriously trying to chase after a speck of light.

Hiccup was making it through his hammer, smiling upon seeing Toothless messing around with it.

"Huh, just like a cat." Dusty giggled, covering her mouth.

"Is Toothless 'feline' fine?" Satsuki asked curiously.

"With what he's doing right now, I don't think so." Jobber chuckled.

"Yeah..." I nodded, smirking at this. Luna soon took noticed of this before chuckling at the Night Fury. Hmm...she thinks its funny, eh? Well how would you like a taste of your own medicine? Quickly taking out my phone, I turned on the flashlight settings and allowed some light to form around her face. Luna took noticed of this, and before you know it, she began scratching herself with her paws and began chasing after my light while the others grew surprise as we continued to watch them play around, acting like cats.

"No way! It can even provide light?!" Satsuki exclaimed in shock.

"What can this thing not do?" Runa questioned, never seizing to be amazed by the device in my hands.

"Heh heh, you be surprised just how many people can come up with new ideas to make our phones more good." I smirked before pointing the light to Toothless's direction. Hiccup smiled softly before shoving the light directly over at the other direction to where Luna is, and as the two furies raced over to the scene, they accidentally bumped into each and stared at one another in surprise. Luna looked away, licking herself shyly while Toothless gave her a nervous grin.

"Aww...young love." Jobber sighed happily.

"It's surprising seeing two dragons fall in love." Runa commented.

Me and Hiccup looked at each other, seeing them get along very well before the two of us began laughing. Ha ha, yeah...Those two would get along so well since those two are the biggest pussy cats I've ever seen.

Hm? Uh oh...they're looking at us...and giving us those glares...Oh my god...

"WAAAAH!"

"AAAHH!"

Before you know it, which was obviously if you didn't see that last part I said, me and Hiccup were grabbed by the collar vest before being thrown out into the water while the two furies began laughing at our misfortune.

We popped right out of the water, seeing our dragons laughing at us while the others joined in.

"Toothless!"

"Luna!" Hiccup and I glared at the two furies, pouting. Man, I didn't suit getting myself wet like for the second time.

"Are you...feeling...alright?" Mikako asked. "You two...are wet..."

"Jeez, you think?" I grunted, getting out of the water. "Man...even my sweater is wet..."

"You need it to dry?" Runa asked curiously.

"Don't worry, it'll dry off and even so, I got a spare sweater I can use." I reassured. "Besides, it's not like I didn't come prepare for extra clothes."

"Right...then why do wear the same outfit while you came here to Berk?" Runa joked.

"She's got you there Henry." Jobber shrugged.

"Hey, you guys too." I rolled my eyes.

"Well excuse us for having a minimum of clothing." Hiccup sarcastically exclaimed before the rest of us began laughing.

"Oh right! We better get going now!" Dusty exclaimed. "I heard that Gobber's gonna introduce a new dragon to us."

"Aye, I think I know what it is..." Jobber nodded.

"Ohhh...Satsuki's 'terrified' just thinking about the 'terror' we might face." Okay, what are they even talking about? What could be scary about this next dragon?

"Right...We'll continue this later." Sindri nodded.

"Right, and me and Henry can have our little sparring match later." Runa shrugged. "Come on, boys, and Henry, get changing..."

"Yeah, yeah..." Somewhere private without you guys seeing me. To be honest, maybe they're right...I mean, I wore the same brown sweater since getting here, and it all started when I first moved to Snogard Falls...Hmm...I supposed maybe I can at least wear that grey sweater. It has a picture of the military soldier shouting 'GET THE F# * OUT OF MY CAMP" logo on it. I know, it was a gift my sister bought...she's not the best gift giver, but she tries not that I'm judging her...and if anyone just looks at me, I'll knock them out...Mostly Snotlout and his two lackeys, but they've been respecting us...but still, I wouldn't mind knocking a few teeth out of them.

"Squire, get going! You are late!" Gram cried out, grabbing my attention.

"Alright alright, let's get this over with and then I'm changing." I rolled my eyes before placing him back in my sheath with Sindri hopping in my bag.

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Sindri called.

"Mm...and I'll stay here with the dragons..." Mikako reassured with Nights nuzzling her, earning a small smile on her face. Heh...Of course we can.

"Of course we can...After all, we trust you..." I softly smirked before heading off, but I felt as though I felt what Mikako was feeling...it must be...happiness. Huh...I can imagine how that feels to have your hopes all high up...Now then, what's so special about this dragon that's gotten them all upset?

---

"Meet the Terrible Terror."

...No one. No one ever said a word upon entering the arena, and we watched the doors handle opening up, but instead of the large door opening, a small doggy-hole was opened, revealing the new dragon; The Terrible Terror, which revealed to be just a really small dragon, possibly the same size as a Chihuahua...

"Uh...no..." Jobber gulped.

"...Huh..." I muttered, raising a brow. Well...this might get interesting.

"Ha!" Tuffnut scoffed, pointing his spear at the small creature who was busy licking his eye with his tongue...Okay...this is already becoming weird... "It's like the size of my-" In an instant, the Terrible Terror leaped on his face and began attacking him while the others ran off in fear. "Aah! Get it off!"

Pfft...Okay...Now I feel better. Alright then, let's get this crap over with.

Right away, me and Hiccup shone the light from the reflection on our shields onto the Terror. Immediately, it released its jaws clamping on Tuffnut's nose and began chasing the enticing light.

"OW! I AM HURT! I AM VERY MUCH HURT!" Meh, get over with. It just bit your nose.

Eventually, we managed to get the thing back into its cage through the small doggy-hole while everyone started cheering for us.

"Wow." said Tuffnut, rubbing his nose. "They're much better than you ever were." He directed his comment to a glaring Astrid, while me and Hiccup hi-five each other.

"Nice one dude!" I winked, earning a chuckle from him.

"Same here...dude." Hiccup blushed a bit before the two of us began laughing.

"Yeesh...you guys are so good..." Tuffnut rubbed his nose, seeing his nose all red.

"Wait, didn't they say that a Terrible Terror has a venomous bite?" Dusty asked.

"Yep...apparently so..." Fishlegs nodded.

"Cool..." Uh, that's not the reaction I would like to see dude. Suddenly, someone threw something at the back of his head, causing him to hiss before picking up the said item on the ground. "Ow! Huh? What is this?"

"Oh! That's ointment!" Dusty blinked, her eyes sparkling in fascination. "Someone must've threw that to you to help rub it on your nose to heal that venomous bite before it affects your entire body!"

"Huh..." Tuffnut blinked. "Cool..."

Mm...Heh, looks like it was a little feline that did the job. I looked upwards and saw Sindri, in his cat form, popping out of my bag and winked at me. Heh, clever boy...

As soon as training ended, we began taking our leave from the arena and decided to head back to the cove, but I noticed Runa looking back with a frown.

"Something up Runa?" I asked with a rose brow. "If you're worried about Tuffnut, then I realize that you seem pretty weird for doing that, especially since he isn't one of those boys that you don't like."

"Well...no, it's about Astrid." Runa commented, slightly glancing away nervously. "I've noticed her getting slightly upset. She even gave you two those nasty glares right after sending that Terrible Terror back into its den."

"Well that's not really our problem," I rolled my eyes. "If she's mad, she's mad."

"Wait, who's mad?" Dusty asked, joining in while we continued away from the arena.

"Astrid." Runa answered, shocking the young Ingerman girl who exclaimed, "What?! Oh no...! I think Astrid's getting jealous of you two!"

"So?" I shrugged before walking over to grab my bag.

"So what?" Sindri questioned, staring at us with confusion. "Did something happened."

"It's Astrid!" Dusty gulped. "I've been noticing her giving us those suspicious looks and glaring at us in a very nasty way, more normally than ever! It's like she's getting suspicious of us!"

"You might be right...I mean, she's thinking how weird that you and Hiccup are easily turning from being weak and infamous to being manly and popular." Runa nodded, "This could be a problem, you guys."

"Hmm...yeah, it could actually turn into a big issue," I frowned, realizing that they had a point. "After all, knowing her so far that she's quite competitive and won't give up till she gets what she wants."

"More reason to be extra cautious, squire." Gram whispered to me.

"Yeah..." Sindri nodded, frowning. "We can't let her know about that we're keeping dragons. At least, not yet..."

Mm...Yeah...She could be a problem...

---

"Seriously?" Satsuki pouted, giving us her angry look which looked childish in my opinion. "Why would she? Isn't she always so angry? She's acting like a marmalade muffin!"

"A marmalade muffin? What does that even mean?" I asked with a raised brow.

"Trust us when we say, don't listen to her." Hiccup sighed, carrying some new equipment with us. "But right now, we should probably head back more..."

"Same here..." Runa nodded before turning to me, "So Henry, you ready to continue our little match once we get back to the cove?"

"Sure thing." I smirked. "I am curious to see what you got Runa."

"Heh heh, you two sure gotten close..." Jobber giggled while Runa and I gave him deadpanned looks. Like I would hear that out of you...besides, we're just...Hmm...well...she gave me that kiss, so it was obvious on what she thinks of me...

"By the way Henry, are those supposed to be your new clothes?" Hiccup asked, noticing my new gray sweater.

"Yeah...It was nothing much so I gotten these clothes while I had to let my other clothes to dry up." I shrugged.

"You know, we can teach you how to do your clothes." Dusty offered.

"Yeah! That'll surely 'wash' away your problems!" Satsuki winked.

"Thanks I guess..." I shrugged.

"You know Henry, you can stop using that hoodie to conceal your face." Runa frowned. "Letting you show off like that isn't a very good way."

"I-I know...but I just..." I tightened my hoodie, looking away with a frown. "I rather not let my face be revealed to you guys..."

"Hmm...Okay." Hiccup nodded. "We understand what you mean..." He then formed a smile. "But maybe you can tell us someday. Don't worry, we can handle it."

Handle it...? Well...my face isn't ruined, ugly, and such...I'm just worried how they might take it if they saw me with-

"Wait...what's that sound?" Sindri spoken, raising a brow.

"Hm?" I blinked before hearing some loud grunts and swinging. Wait...it sounds like...

Over by an instant, we all witnessed a familiar blonde-shield maiden throwing her axe over some many trees.

"Damn..." I muttered, seeing her out here. I never expected her to actually be here in Raven Point!

Astrid pulled her axe out of the tree trunk. She flipped over and was about to hack it into another tree when she saw us. We all stared at each other in awkward silence before looking at one another in worried.

Runa, on the other hand, bit her tongue and turned away, beginning to walk away from Astrid and her deadly glare. At that moment, I glared back at her while before taking off with Runa and the others following us behind.

Tch, perfect. Like I would ever be around her...

"Squire, she's following us." Gram hissed, pointing behind me and saw Astrid following us.

"Crap..." I muttered before noticing a rock. "Psst, guys!"

I quickly pointed to our hiding spot and we all hid underneath as much behind the rock. Astrid went over it to get a better view, but saw that the Berk Misfits somehow disappeared. She felt upset that she lost track of us before banging her hand on the rock and just took off.

"Ugh...she's so damn persistent." I sighed.

"I'll say..." Hiccup couldn't help but agree. "How great that how she now wants my head after I tried to be at least being good at Dragon Training."

What you expect? She has a huge damn ego.

Runa frowned and looked away, not saying a single word upon seeing Astrid.

"Something wrong Runa?" I questioned.

"N-Nothing..." Runa shook her head.

"Are you sure...?" I raised a brow, having a bit of an idea at what could be bothering her.

"Y-Yeah..." Runa sighed, but I just kept pressing her before saying what it is.

"...It's about Astrid, isn't it?" Runa stared at me in shock before looking away, placing a hand onto her chest.

"...Yeah..." Runa gulped. "I just wished she could understand and forgive us. I'm sure she is feeling that...maybe if we aren't friends anymore and instead, we're rivals now...but I know she's feeling guilty."

"...She is." I answered, surprising Runa a bit. "Back at the arena when we finished the second day of training...when she said that...she hesitated and started showing regret."

"You're really serious?" I nodded at Runa's question before smirking, "Well have I ever lied before?"

"...Alright, I trust you Henry." Runa sighed, giving me a smile. "By the way, I hope you don't mind if I kicked your butt."

"Alright, but I won't go so easy on ya..." I smirked.

---

Later

...

"You should know by now that we shield-maidens can handle ourselves much more than male Vikings."

S-Shut...up...Ow...

"Mm...It was at least, a nice try, right?" Sindri smiled nervously, seeing me on the ground. "I mean, at least you did your best."

Yeah...my best...that's reassuring.

"Here..." Runa walked over and helped me up. "I didn't hit you that hard, so you should be fine, you dork."

"Jeez, thank you milady." I snorted, earning a punch to the gut. "Ow! Why there?"

"Because that's your, like, most vulnerable weakness." Runa smirked.

"Touche." I chuckled.

"We might as well have a little break." Gram sighed. "Sir Hiccup is busy putting up the latest touches on the Night Fury."

Oh yeah, some more stuff to make himself feel more good when riding Toothless. He was busy adding a few more attachments while Toothless ate from the fish basket, you know, to keep him calm and make sure that he doesn't do anything wrong.

While he was busy, I walked over to my bag before seeing Luna going through my bag.

"Hey girl, what are you doing?" I asked before seeing her push my bag down, dropping some of my stuff before revealing my notebook. Oh...it's my art sketchbook. Huh...I forgotten much about it...

"Hey, what's this?" Sindri saw the book on the ground and reverting to his anthro form and picked it up, and looked through the book. "Whoa...these look like good sketches."

"Really?" Jobber took it away from him and saw the sketches. MY sketches, in fact. "Oh! Take a look at this...!"

Soon, the others, including Hiccup, who decided to stop for a while, walked over and looked through hit.

"Hen-Hen, are these yours?!" Satsuki cried out. "What the 'sketch' is that?!"

"Um...my sketchbook?" I shrugged. "I know, it's horrible and-"

"Are you kidding?! This is amazing!" Dusty smiled, surprising me a bit. "I mean, look at this sketch. That sketch of the forest looks so amazing! It's like you gotten every detail."

They...really like it?

"Y-You guys really think so?" I asked, raising a brow.

"Yeah, it looks really beautiful Henry." Runa smiled softly. "You're as talented as Hiccup."

"I'll say." Hiccup smiled. "I guess you have a neat talent for sketches, huh?"

"W-Well...it's nothing much...not that anyone notices who made these drawings I made." I sighed, looking away in a shy manner.

"Why you say that? It makes you feel like you have talent." Sindri frowned. "Unless...does this relate to your past?"

"...Yeah." I sighed. "I just, never show anyone and even if I did, it just really makes them upset and just doesn't want me to achieve this..."

"Really? Why's that?" Hiccup asked, frowning. "I mean, is it allow?"

"Well...I guess..." I frowned. "Can I tell you guys something...?"

"Sure, we're all ears." Jobber offered.

"Yeah, go on Henry." Hiccup nodded.

"Well...you see..." I took a deep breathe, looking down at my feet. Why am I feeling like this? Is it because of my past issues that I feel tensed up to tell them about my dream? Well...I suppose so...but they're my...friends, and they have the right to know about stuff about me. "I...want to be an artist...and a musician..."

"...Okay, that's nice." Huh? They don't discourage me of that?

"Oh..." I muttered, blinking a bit. "I guess...I overreacted...I mean, you guys would never expected me to actually have dreams like that."

"Hey, we all have different dreams." Runa stated, "So this is no difference. Other than that, I can see why you want to be an artist due to your drawings and a musician because you have a really nice voice."

"Mm..." I blushed, looking away. "Well...I couldn't tell you anyone because...they disrespected my dreams..."

"Why? They said that they couldn't do that?" Dusty questioned.

"Something along those lines..." I sighed. "I mean, my uncle told me that I should focused more onto getting into higher education instead of focusing on stuff like this, and tried to make me not to do that..."

"Your...uncle?" Hiccup questioned. "I take it that he didn't like you, right?"

"Something along the lines..." I sighed. "I tried telling him that I'm going to fulfill that, he told me that I should stop being a nuisance like everyone and just be normal."

"What?!" Runa exclaimed. "How could he say that?!"

"We just have a bitter relationship." I shrugged. "Besides, I guess it works here. Everyone being the same and acting normal..."

"Well most Vikings prefer training over hobbies like that." Dusty shrugged. "Only Hiccup, Fishlegs, and I loves to read." Dusty then lets out a sigh, "Yeah, though nobody bothers to listen to our facts or even reads the book of dragons except for the little kids who are always curious to learn more about them. Sometimes, I wish I could make them listen...even Fishlegs would want that..."

"...Well you can't let that discern you. We would listen to you compared to me." I shrugged.

"Yep. Same here." Hiccup agreed. "But don't feel bad Dusty, we'll find a way."

"Yeah..." Sindri agreed. "Because you guys have the ability to do that."

The ability? Hmm...maybe we can, but will they even listen to us?

"Good evening..." Hm? Oh shit! Jeez, nice surprise there Mikako...and Nights.

"Did you flew over here, Mika?" Runa called.

"Yes...it was much more...faster." Mikako sighed. "Please excuse me if I was late..."

"I-It's okay Mikako, we were just talking." Dusty giggled. "As well as seeing Henry's sketches."

"Oh...that's nice." Mikako smiled softly. "Well...I guess it would seem you all...are getting along...quite well..."

"Yeah..." I sighed. "Well...I want to thank you guys for respecting my dreams."

"Of course we can Henry." Runa smiled. "Though I guess it was obvious seeing how good you are with these sketches and how well you sang that song from your necklace."

Oh...right. That's quite something. Mm...

"T-Thanks..." I smiled, blushing a bit. "Um...I see..."

"Hey Henry..." I turned over to Hiccup, who smiled softly at me. "If by chance, do you mind singing us a song sometime later?"

I stood there in surprise, blinking at the request Hiccup made before feeling Luna nudging me, warbling at me.

"Luna?" Luna gave me a small smile, licking my face a bit. I wiped off the saliva off my face before smiling softly and petting her on the head. "Okay, maybe I will...I'll sing it to you all...all of you."

Hiccup smiled softly and nodded while the others continued to look through my sketches before handing it back to me. Mm...Well...I should've seen that coming, to be honest. I couldn't keep it a secret, and besides...I guess I wouldn't mind telling them about my skills.

A few minutes later, me and Hiccup were on a windy ledge, Hiccup mounted on Toothless while me, Runa, and Mikako mounted on our dragons, and the others were watching from behind us.

"Mm...This isn't so hard..." Runa muttered.

"As long as the wind doesn't blow hard on us..." I shrugged...Okay, maybe I shouldn't say that out loud. Mikako and Nights haven't said a word and just continued to fly through the air with solemn looks on this.

Hiccup was busy jotting down a position of the prosthetic onto a small parchment paper.

"What's that for?" Runa asked curiously.

"It's a way to memorize the different positions for the tail-fin." Hiccup explained.

"Huh...neat." I shrugged before smirking, "But don't drop off like your crashes."

"Har har, hilarious Henry." Hiccup rolled his eyes before flying back in the air with Toothless. Suddenly, the rope tethering Toothless from the wind snapped, and both of them flew into the forest.

"You guys okay?!" I asked when suddenly, another gust of wind pushes me and Runa and our dragons into the woods. "WAAAAH!"

"WHAT THE?!" Runa shrieked before we landed on top of Hiccup and Toothless.

Ow...Ugh...you've got to be kidding me...

"Are you okay?" Mikako and Nights flown over to us with the other three running towards us.

"Yeah..." I nodded, shaking my head.

"You were saying about 'dropping in'?" Sindri joked.

"Shut up..." I groaned, shaking my head before being lifted up by Luna. Huh? How the...?

"Um, guys...?" Runa paled, looking over at her saddle. "And you aren't gonna like it..."

"..." I looked over and saw the problem. "Oh goddammit..." Great, the hook to my saddle is bend up, and thanks to that, we can't get off of our dragons.

"Oh boy..." Hiccup sighed.

"The hook...was...a bad...idea..." Mikako muttered.

"No, it was but I think we need to make them not this bend up." Runa retorted.

"What can we do to get this off?" I asked curiously.

"There's something at the Forge that can break these chains off. Which means..." Hiccup gulped while I stared at him in surprise. Oh, I am not liking where this is going. "We're gonna have to go out by night time and sneak them in in order to break this off."

"Oh gods..." Runa face-palmed, sighing. "This is really bad..."

"Wait, I can go and get it." Jobber offered.

"Sorry Jobber, but I hid my tools somewhere that not even you know where they are after last time..." Hiccup shook his head, disappointing the big guy.

"Aw...Well...Wait, hold it...it'll be dangerous to go at it alone. Here, take his. It's your own wooden sword." Jobber grinned while I rolled my eyes and replied, "Ew, no dude. That's just your dirty hand."

"Oh! h! You got me...Ha ha ha ha ha...I'm so lonely!" Jobber sniffled while Runa groaned and muttered, "You're so gross."

Read my sister, girl. You read my mind.

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"Kids."

Heh heh, act casual and once he's gone, you make your move. Once he was gone, we began heading out towards the Forge. Although Luna, Silverspike, and Toothless were difficult due to sniffing around the place curiously, we managed to tug them all the way to the Forge and got in with ease.

"Okay, I'll go and get it!" Hiccup whispered, rushing over and pulling some crates off of a small table while Runa and I waited.

Toothless and Luna explored around a bit through the Forge, sniffing around till the Night Fury had a bucket stuck on his nose, which the Light Fury chuckled while Silverspike rolled her eyes.

"Shh..." I shushed them.

"Hiccup, did you find it yet?" Runa asked impatiently.

"Got it!" Hiccup quietly cheered as he found the tool he needed before quickly getting to work.

As he began cutting down the ropes for each of the harnesses...

"Hiccup! Are you in there?" Oh shit...

"Shit..." Of fucking course it had to be her.

"And...Henry?" Oh come on! I wasn't even that loud!

"Astrid!" Hiccup whispered in horror.

"Q-Quick...Hiccup, Henry, do something!" Runa cried out.

"F-Fine...!" I huffed.

"A-Alright alright, just try to remove the string." Hiccup handed Runa the tool to remove the strings before the two of us jumped through the window, shutting the doors closed before confronting the shield-maiden.

"Hi Astrid! Hi Astrid! Hi Astrid!" Hiccup smiled nervously while I just rolled my eyes. Typical...

"Hey..." I called, waving her at her slowly. "What are you doing here?"

"Look, I normally don't care what people do, but you and your friends have been acting weird." Astrid scolded us while I folded my arms and retorted, "Its not our fault that we respect our weirdness unlike you."

Before she could argue back with me, I felt a tug from the ropes, along with Hiccup's. Shit...Stay still!

"Well, weirder." Astrid corrected herself.

"Right..." I sighed before being pulled into the window along with Hiccup before landing on top of our dragons.

"Guys, we need to go now!" Runa hissed.

"R-Right...go!" Hiccup nodded before we flown right through the back doorway, and flew high into the skies before I saw Astrid looking through the shop's window.

As soon as we were out of the village, I let out a large breathe out of myself, "Holy shit that was close."

At the next minute, I heard Hicup letting out a cry, prompting me to look over and saw her punching him in the shoulder before she flew over and whipped me in the shoulder too.

"Ow! Ow! What was that for?!" Me and Hiccup yelled at her, which she replied by both giving us a stern look and said, "That was for making me so worried!"

"W-Well...I'm sorry!" I exclaimed.

"Y-Yeah! What did you want us to do?!" Hiccup frowned, crossing his arms.

"...Alright you two win..." Runa sighed. "Sorry..."

"No worries...It's alright." I waved it off before smirking at her, "But punching Hiccup and whipping me? Wow...you must really not like me if you're using your whip."

At that moment, Runa blushed at that before smiling softly.

"Hey Runa, you feeling alright?" I teased, making her look over to me and asked "H-Huh?"

"Your face is red...I just asked." I pressed, smirking at her before feeling the end result of her whip. "Ow!"

"S-Stop asking me questions, please!" Runa cried out, flushing in embarrassment while I rolled my eyes. Oh come on, you know what I'm saying.

"Heh heh..." Hiccup smirked at the two of us before we flew over to the treehouse, finding the others there.

"Oh hey you guys...Did you get it?" Sindri asked, sitting on the table in his anthro form.

"Yep." Hiccup nodded before turning to Runa, who happily handed it over to him before he began working on removing the harnesses.

"Phew...that was a close call." I sighed.

"Did somebody almost see you guys?" Dusty asks in worried.

"Other than Astrid, nope." I shook my head, shocking the others.

"Oh boy...that really is a close call." Jobber gulped. "Knowing Astrid, she's always known on wanting to find out what's going on."

"Mm...Satsuki still doesn't like it." Satsuki pouted.

"Well we're back, and that's all that matters." Runa let out a sigh of relief. "So now what...?"

"Oh right...tomorrow, we all should be prepared." Hiccup stated firmly, managing to get the harness off of Toothless and himself, much to the Night Fury's delight.

"You mean...?" Runa turned to him with a surprised look before I answered her thoughts.

"Yeah...looks like we're gonna fly high tomorrow." I nodded. "Though this will be the first time we're doing this. But...I guess we can try it out."

"Awe yeah!" Satsuki pumped her first, feeling excited. "We're going 'sky-high'!"

...Hilarious pun inserted there.

"Well...I won't mind." I smiled softly.

"Me too!" Runa agreed.

"Well we needed to learn how to fly after all." Jobber shrugged.

"Mm-hmm! Yeah!" Dusty smiled happily.

"But...who should...ride...who...?" Mikako asked.

"Hmm...I see what you mean...we should let them join us." Runa nodded in agreement before widening her eyes a bit and gagged, "But who gets to ride with...ugh...Jobber...?"

Wait, ride with-Oh god no.

"Not it!" Hiccup cried out, holding his hands.

"Not it!" Runa shouted.

"Not...it..." Mikako muttered, looking away.

"Not it!" I called, before realizing that I was the last one to call out. "Dammit."

"Sorry." Runa chuckled sheepishly.

"But look at the bright side laddie, I won't grope ya." Jobber joked, nudging me by the side.

"Wow...That's really comforting. I'm really glad to have friends like you..." I groaned, rolling my eyes in a sarcastic manner.

"Oh suck it up! Ha ha ha ha ha!" Runa laughed along with the others.

"Oh yeah, we're the best of friends!" Hiccup chuckled.

"...If you were in my position Hiccup, you would feel what I'm feeling right now..." I glared at him with a deadpanned look on my face.

"Ha ha ha...Anyway, let's get going now. We got a big day today." Hiccup smiled.

"Good...Oh yeah, what day is it?"

"It should be Friday..." Hiccup answered before widening his eyes in shock. "Oh...Oh..."

"What is it?" I asked in confusion.

"Tomorrow is when my dad and the others gets back." Hiccup stated.

"Oh...right." I sighed, looking over outside the window. "Forgot about him."

To be honest, I was trying to forget much what we went through, and he was one of them...And since we haven't seen him that much around Berk due to going to the nest, so...yeah...

"Don't worry about him..." Runa reassured. "I mean, you can see him later even if you two are on bad terms..."

"And hey, you're already famous!" Jobber pointed out. "So maybe he'll congratulate you for your success...!"

"Yeah...maybe..." Hiccup softly smiled.

"Maybe so..." I smirked softly. "Guess we'll just have to wait and see..."

Luna warbled a bit at Toothless before he nuzzled her back and then started making some strange sounds. Wait, is he-

"EWWW!" Yep, should have seen that coming...

Luna didn't seem to mind before she began eating much of the fish that Toothless regurgitated while Silverspike joined in. Nights on the other hand, didn't bother and just look away with a calm look.

"Nights rather have...the food I provide her..." Mikako stated.

"Hmph..." I shrugged. "So I guess we should see each other later..."

"Yeah..." Runa nodded. "Though Henry, your clothes should probably dry off by now, right?"

"Yeah..." I shrugged.

"You know, we can provide some of our clothing for you..." Hiccup offered. "Why not some of my clothes?"

"I don't know dude, I think I'm fine wearing these." I pointed to my blue jeans and gray sweater. "So...yeah, no thanks."

"Don't worry, we got this!" Satsuki exclaimed. "We promise to find you clothes unlike your original clothing!"

"Guys, really...I mean, they're drying out and I can get out of this." I stated, referring to my gray hoodie.

"Well don't worry...we promise to find you something suitable!" Dusty reassured, much to my annoyance.

Do these guys don't listen to me?

"Well...we must as well...go..." Mikako yawned before hugging Nights a bit. "Goodnight...Nights..."

Nights lets out a snort before purring softly at her rider before she and the other dragons head out of the window and landed on the ground safely, including Toothless, surprisingly before they began heading back to the forest.

"Well...I gotta go too..." Runa waved goodnight to us. "And Henry, don't worry, I'll find you some clothes."

What will it take you guys to just hear me out?!

"Trust me Henry...Just let them help." Hiccup sighed. "Remember, we're Vikings. We have...stubbornness issues."

"Great..." I sighed. Oh well...At least I might at least find some spare clothes to wear to fit in with this place.

"...Hey Henry, can we talk now that everyone's gone?" Hiccup asked curiously.

"Sure thing Hiccup, what's up?" I asked curiously.

"...It's about Runa." Hm? Is he bringing her up because...? "I've noticed that she started blushing a lot whenever you tease her."

"So?" I asked, raising a brow.

"Well..." Hiccup softly smiled. "I wonder if you two...have feelings for one another?"

Ah! Well...Um...

"It's okay, I won't tell her." Hiccup reassured. "W-Well, I mean, I-I mean...Uh...it's just...I thought that maybe you two were getting more close as more than friends..."

"...Hiccup..." I sighed. "I'm not sure...if she even thinks to love me."

"W-Why's that?" Hiccup asked with a raised brow. "I mean, I really don't mind...After all, Runa and I are just best friends."

"That's not what I meant if you think you're jealous." I rolled my eyes before leaning against the doorway. "I meant...No girl would ever be this close with me...they don't like some weakling like me. It's no fairy tale dude..."

"Well...not all girls are like that." Hiccup reassured, earning a raised brow by me. Really? What about Astrid? "And if you're thinking that Astrid is an example, I know what you mean...but it won't stop me from expressing how much I care for her even if she doesn't show it..."

"Mm..." I sighed before seeing Hiccup placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Trust me...Runa must be realizing that, Henry. I mean, truth be told...Runa fully understands my feelings for Astrid and respects them deeply. When we first met, I think she might've had a crush on me till finding out about my feelings for Astrid." Hiccup frowned. "It must've made her upset that she tried not looking directly at me, but soon..." He begins to softly smiled. "We started to talking to each other about how we felt...and she told me that I was the reason to make her feel special being my friend, and for believing in me...and I told her that I do think of her as a friend...Runa is a really great friend that I can rely on. After that, she deeply understood how much I felt. And when I told her about my feelings for Astrid, it wasn't because she fell in love with me and felt crush that I had feelings for someone else, it was because...of her rivalry for Astrid that she was much better than her...and I felt bad that I did my best to help cheer her up...and after our talk, she understood and forgive me, even hugging me as a friend."

"And you two grew close as one of your best friends?" I guessed, which he nodded.

"Yep...and she understands them deeply." Hiccup softly smiled. "And I don't mind if you do love her too. If she respects my feelings, then I would support her feelings too."

Feelings...Well...if that's true, then what can I say? How can I even tell her...?

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Runa's POV

...Mm...It sure has been a long week of training both dragons and fighting off. But for now, it's time to go to sleep.

Though, I'm glad that my mom's coming home tomorrow. I really missed her so much...but even so, my friends were able to help me. Now by tomorrow, I should probably find some clothing for Henry, fit right here on Berk...Mm...I wonder...what is this I'm feeling? I just...don't get it...It came right after Henry and I danced on that song of his...Is this...?

Mm...and even if its the truth, it must be...nice. Though...I just...I mean, I-I don't know...I just don't know if I can express love. I mean, can shield-maidens like myself can express love, at least this early? Mm...I'm not like Astrid, but I know that I can handle this...

I wonder...if Henry thinks about that kiss on the cheek I gave to him the other night...I wonder...if he thinks the same thing as me...

As I entered the house, and closed the door behind me, I let out a sigh, remembering much of the week we spend with our dragons. Tomorrow is where we'll put our training to the test...but...can I really do so? What am I talking about? I'm a shield-maiden, and I know me and Silverspike can do it...but...Ugh! Why am I having these feelings?! I-I mean...I-I never felt this before whenever I'm around Henry because he understands me just like Hiccup does...

Henry...Mm...I wonder if he can love me just like I am right now...

Love Like You

(Runa):
If I could begin to be
Half of what you think of me
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love
When I see the way you act
Wondering when I'm coming back
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love like you

I began to slowly dance around the room, closing my eyes as I began this soft tune that came to me.

(Runa):
Love like you
I always thought I might be bad
Now I'm sure that it's true
'cause I think you're so good
And I'm nothing like you
Look at you go
I just adore you
I wish that I knew
What makes you think I'm so special
If I could begin to do
Something that does right by you
I would do about anything
I would even learn how to love
When I see the way you look
Shaken by how long it took
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love like you
Love like you
Love me like you

After I finished the song, I looked at the window, seeing the crescent moon up in the sky before a soft smile appeared on my face.

"That's right...When the time is right...I-I'll tell him...I'll tell him...the truth."

I mean, he'll also tell me how he feels about me...right, Henry?

To Be Continued

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I hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter. Anyway, looks like Runa's feelings for Henry are growing stronger by the day. I thought of adding some more scenes of Henry training with Gram might be suitable, but I felt like I may have rushed them. Also, I thought of giving a good reason why Hiccup and Runa should be best friends instead of being a couple because I respect Hiccup and Astrid. Also, I might make up a redemption chapter for Astrid to prove that she fully wants to make amends with Hiccup and the others for what she's done. She doesn't really hate them, she does care for them in her own way and just wants them to at least change to not keep being ridicule for who they are. But trust me, I think they're fine just the way they are.

Also, 'Love Like You' is from Steven Universe made by Rebecca Sugar. I do not own this soundtrack, and I hope you all enjoy this montage of a chapter. Now then, until next time readers, sayonara!