Ana was walking around the village, the night already setting, making it not so easy to find a girl with really good skills in stealth. She headed to the Haddock mansion and looked around. She sighed till she heard a clink and whine upstairs.
She climbed the stairs and opened Hiccup's door room.
-"Urgh, damn you you stupid chair!", she heard Meg.
Ana pushed the door carefully.
-"Meg?", Ana called.
-"Not here."
Ana scoffed and made herself in.
-"What are you doing here?", Meg mumbled.
-"I could you ask the same thing.", Ana crossed her arms on her chest, grin on her lips.
-"Looking for something to polish my sword.", Meg crossed her arms and fight Ana's stare.
-"Sitting on the floor?", Ana raised an eyebrow.
Meg blinked. She pouted and stood, walking past Ana and this time, searching for real.
-"What do you want?", Meg groaned.
-"To know how you're feeling.", Ana sighed, letting her arms fall on her side.
-"I'm fine. Thank you.", Meg quickly closed the conversation.
-"I talked with Hiccup.", Ana insisted.
-"Good for you.", Meg said coldly.
-"Meg please.", Ana pleased.
Meg sighed and gave up looking.
-"What do you want me to say Ana? That everything is alright and that Hiccup is right and I'm okay with the fact that my own twin brother doesn't want me to know love because miiiiister thinks he's all I need.", Meg groaned, walking back to her corner she was sitting previously.
She sat against the wall and hide her face against her knees.
Ana smiled. Sarcasm was really something that runs in the family.
She sat next to Meg and put a friendly hand on her back.
-"He only worries about you. You know that.", Ana spoke softly.
-"Huuuh, I know. But doesn't mean he can forbid me to speak with other guys. I mean I'm an adult. He doesn't decide for me who I should like or not.", Meg mumbled against her legging.
-"Yeah, you're right. But he just doesn't want to lose you again. When you think about it, he's really acting like a brother.", Ana tried.
-"Yeah. An annoying and lousy brother.", Meg groaned.
-"Meg. You need to understand why he behaved like this.", Ana said more seriously.
-"No I can't!", she lifted her head to look at Ana, "I can't understand why he has so much doubts! Doesn't he trust me? I mean.. I thought he knew he was really important to me! I thought he knew nothing could take me away from him, not even a guy! I thought we were twins and we were a team, no matter the circonstances! I thought... I thought he knew I loved him.", Meg swallowed a sob.
Ana couldn't help but smile in front such tenderness. But she also wanted to laugh.
Those two truly cared about the other but they definitely took the stubbornness out of their father. They always had to fight for anything, even when they both agree on something, and before they could talk it out, it was always a long way.
Yep, definitely brother and sister.
-"Meg. Hiccup loves you. Maybe just as much he loves me. And I understand. Family is the most precious thing to cherish in a life. If I had to lose Erika, my mom or my dad, I would be destroyed, broken inside and probably nothing could ever heal that loss. Hiccup lost your mom when he was a baby, he was raised without her. And when he finally found her again and found out he had also a sister and thought that he would finally have a complete family, he lose his dad. The only family he had since his birth. Then let's not forget he almost lost his best friend because of a mad man and me because hunters thought I was him, which made him feel even more bad.", Meg stayed silent and was listening to Ana with great attention, "All I'm saying is, if he reacted so rudely, it's just because he's afraid to lose someone he cares about again. You two met each other when you didn't even know you two were siblings. You created a bond since years now. Finding out about your relatives only reinforced that bond. So of course he's even more afraid to lose you now. Even if of course, he could had been more delicate about the way he said it, he just wants to protect you and make sure you won't leave his side anytime soon.", Ana finished by a small rub on Meg's back.
Meg leaned down her head. Ana was right. Hiccup just wanted her safe and sound.
-"You two should definitely talk. Calmly.", Ana rubbed Meg's back.
-"Hm. Yeah. You're probably right. But I'm doing this for you.", Meg sighed in defeat but kept being stubborn.
-"Alright alright.", Ana chuckled.
Meg joined her in her laugh. Then Ana gave her a warm and supportive smile, making Meg smiling in return. They both stood up.
-"Thanks Ana. I uuh... needed this.", Meg scratched her back of her neck.
-"Anytime. That's what are friends for.", Ana winked.
Meg couldn't help and throw her arms around Ana.
-"I'm so glad Hiccup choose you.", Meg murmured.
Ana blinked but then returned the embrace.
After a little while, Meg broke the hug and took a deep breath, addressing a last smile at Ana and she run out of the hut.
Ana put her hands on her hips, and sighed, shaking her head, letting a small chuckle out of her throat.
She was glad she was here to help them.
She loved this family way too much to see it breaking apart.
