Author's Beginning Note: SSQH consists of two parts. The first part will run for about 14 chapters and mostly follow Elsa's pov as she struggles with the mysteries around Hiccup and her own feelings. The second part will be of Hiccup's past.

What happened to make Hiccup live a thousand years? What does he want with Elsa? Why does he want someone he doesn't even know, or even know existed?

These are all good questions, and won't fully be answered or understood until the end of the story. If I give some information out now, more questions will arise than be answered. If I give too much information out then the second part of the story will become less interesting as you would know what happens.

Hopefully everyone is in it for the long run and is enjoying the story so far.

Updated 04/12/2020

Chapter 7: Rain

"Kristoff wait!" Anna cried out as she tried her best to keep up with him.

"We can't stop now. We have to find shelter before it's too late," Kristoff yelled back. Taking a brief look back to look at Anna, he held onto her hand tighter and quickened his pace.

Thirty minutes ago, they were sitting comfortably in their carriage on their way home. Anna was a little upset that the unending rain ruined her little vacation but she was still her usual chirpy self but Kristoff was quiet and distant. Anna tried to figure out what was wrong, but Kristoff only responded by saying 'something didn't feel quite right' as he continued to stare out the window.

With heavy breaths, the couple continued to run through the mountain. Anna was a mess, her clothes completely wrinkled, her wet hair clung onto the side of her face in clumps, and water had seeped into her shoes. The princess could barely breathe as she tried to keep up with Kristoff and mud continued to build up her leg with each splash. Anna wanted to stop but Kristoff had no intention of letting her. Kristoff kept raving about some sort of danger that they were in but the strangest thing was the direction they were running in. Instead of running back to Arendelle, they were running back up the mountain.

After what felt like an eternity to Anna, the two finally stopped. Bending down and knees shaking, Anna looked like she was about to fall from exhaustion. Unlike his girlfriend, Kristoff had no time to rest. Darting his head from left to right, he was in search of something. "Come on, come on, where is it? I know it's here somewhere." Kristoff thought to himself, as he desperately racked his memories.

"Your Highness are you alright?"

Turning around, Anna could see that the rest of the convoy, a number of royal guardsmen acting as bodyguards, and a handful of handmaidens, had caught up to them. The guards seemed to be fine as they were used to this sort of exertion, but the women, who were in their now mud stained dresses, looked like like they were about to cry. At the appeal of the royal ice deliverer and the authoritative powers of the princess, the convoy was ordered to abandon the caravan and follow after them.

"We are not moving a single inch until you tell us what is going on Kristoff!" Anna yelled, finally fed up with Kristoff's craziness, turning around to face him and ready to unleash her fury. But he was nowhere to be seen.

"Anna over here!" Kristoff called out. Standing on top of a rock he waved at them to follow him, "Hurry! We don't have much time!"

"No Kristoff! We are not going anywhere until you tell us what is going on," Anna demanded.

"There's no time, if we don't hurry up we are all going die!" Kristoff yelled back, but his voice went unheard as the very ground the beneath them shook and grumbled. The grumble was even loud enough to overpower the deafening rainfall as it continued to grow louder. It was as if the mountain itself came alive.

Elsa never liked the rain. As a child Elsa couldn't play outside with Anna and if she stayed outside in the rain for too long she would get sick. Clothes that got wet would start to smell foul. Even though, technically, snow was just frozen rain. You couldn't do fun things with rain compared to snow. Like build snowmen!

With a sigh, Elsa looked out the window of her palace to the dark clouds. The rumbling thunder and the rain droplets crashing loudly against the glass of her window. It had been raining for the past three days now with no end in sight. The last time it rained this heavily, her parent's ship capsized and they were drowned at sea. Elsa couldn't help but feel a sense of dread every time it rained.

"Come on Anna where are you?" Elsa said to no one in particular. Anna had left to go visit Kristoff and Grand Pabbie and his family of trolls for the week and was supposed to return hours ago.

"Your majesty?" the rough voice of her general said from behind. "Your dragon escort has arrived and are waiting for you."

"It's absolutely pouring outside and you just let my dragons stay outside in the rain?" Elsa said in complete shock and twirled around to face her general.

"Of course not!" The general said proudly as he went above the queen's expectations. But immediately deflated soon afterwards, "the blue dragon that you ride, the Nadder as you call it, kept tapping on the glass until we let them in. Damn smart beasts."

"Mmmhmm." Elsa said as she gave a knowing smirk at the general.

"Since when were they your dragons? Did the Dragon King really give them to you?" The old, veteran soldier asked.

"Well, technically they are not my dragons, but they have been getting me safely to Hiccup and in the past three days, they have been sheltering me from the rain and wind with their wings. It's only fair that I do the same by lending my palace as shelter."

"And what about the Dragon King? It has been nearly three weeks since he arrived and nothing has really happened. Not that I am complaining." The moment those words came out of the general's mouth, he immediately regretted it. The queen had a dubious look on her face as she turned away from the general.

Elsa wasn't sure how to reply. In the past three weeks things have been perfect. Hiccup and his dragons have not interacted with Arendelle. In their Ice fortress they hid away from the world. And within the confines of the ice fortress, Hiccup slowly taught Elsa all he knew about dragons. The more she learned about them, the more she grew to love their uniqueness and intelligence. To them, trust was the most important thing. Something that Elsa found very hard to do with other humans. But with them she felt safe and comfortable around them. To Elsa, they were her friends and she couldn't be happier.

Hiccup, however, was a different story. The more she grew fond of Hiccup, the more she tried to distance herself away from him. Her promise to Anna popped up in her head from time to time but that wasn't the problem. The problem was that Elsa was scared. Scared of what Hiccup could be, and scared of what Hiccup could do to her. A part of her still believed that Hiccup was evil and was simply hiding it for the right time to show his true colors. Hiccup claimed that his memories were still unclear. What if his memories returned and he remembered his Viking past? Would he still be the same person he was now, or would he turn into a savage?

Hiccup wasn't stupid, he could see Elsa actively avoid him and could feel the distance between them. Nonetheless, Hiccup was patient with her. But after three weeks he was starting to get more frustrated. Elsa knew it was going to blow up in her face soon enough if she doesn't do something about it soon. But until then.

"The cost outweighs the benefits General. Things should stay the way they are now," Elsa said.

"It's not like I am complaining or anything. I make no claims on being an expert on dragons. I will leave it to your best judgement," the General said with a shrug. "Are you going to leave with them now?"

"I don't want to leave until I know Anna is safe." Elsa replied, "They are three hours late what is taking them so long?"

"Their carriage probably just got stuck in the mud or something. There's no reason to panic just yet," Grahm reassured.

The loud sound of the heavy doors behind them opened. Turning around the two found a disheveled man. He was completely covered in mud and his drenched clothes dripped all over the queen's clean floor.

"Your Majesty!" the man said, completely stricken by panic.

"What's going on?" Elsa asked.

"I am part of the princess' convoy. Our caravans got stuck, so they sent me to notify you of the delay. But when I reached the base of the mountain I heard a loud sound. There was a landslide. Right where the convoy was!"

A sudden cold snap was felt from within the throne room.

"Your majesty?" The general said as he turned around. Elsa was in a dire state. The Queen had fallen to her knees, and ice starting to sprout from her body. Clutching her chest, Elsa could barely breath as her face started to get covered in frost. The walls and floor was suddenly covered in ice and outside the rain storm turned into a blizzard. Anna was the most important person in Elsa's life and wouldn't hesitate for a second if it meant saving her life. But he never expected such a violent response. Kneeling next to the queen, the general grabbed onto her hand. Seizing her attention, Elsa slowly looked up. He saw a terrified women in tears and none of the queen.

"It's going to be okay. I will go find the Princess and the convoy," the General said as he prepared to give out orders and take his leave.

"I can help. I am going with you too," Elsa managed to let out, her hand still clutching her chest. Having recovered from the initial shock, Elsa still held a faint glint of hope.

"I can't let you go your majesty. It's far too dangerous. If another landslide were to occur, no amount of ice and snow will be able to protect you."

Elsa never felt so helpless in her entire life. She didn't know what to do but at the same time she couldn't just do nothing. And yet her mind was completely blank. But then Hiccup's voice echoed inside her head.

"When humans and dragons work together, miracles can happen."

"Wait General Grahm. The dragons. I can ride on the dragons and be there to help my sister faster than any horse."

"Out of the question Elsa, I can't let you go. The winds are too strong and you have only been flying dragons for three weeks. If something were to happen to the both of you, there would be nobody left from the royal family to rule Arendelle.

"My sister needs me. I can't just stay here and do nothing."

"I can't let you take that risk, my Queen! I can't let you jeopardize the safety of Arendelle."

"I am going whether you like it or not. And there is nobody that can stop me." Walking past the General, Elsa headed to where the dragons were resting. Despite all of the general's reasoning as he followed closely behind her, Elsa wouldn't hear any of it.

"Please Elsa, just let me handle the situation," the general said as they reached the doors to where the dragons were.

"For the last time Grahm, I can't just stay here and do nothing. I have to save my sister," using her powers to blow open the doors, Elsa searched around the room but found nothing. The dragons were gone. In desperation Elsa ran out to the gardens. A burst of cold snow and wind came through the palace as Elsa opened the doors. The strong gust of wind keeping the general from following after her. Running out, Elsa called out to her dragons hoping to find them. But there was not a single dragon in sight. The only thing that could be seen was snow and the only thing that could be heard was the wailing winds. Without the dragons there was no way to reach Anna. Losing all hope, Elsa fell to her knees, barely able to breathe.

As Elsa cried, the snow storm grew stronger. The cold winds shrieked in her ears as if they were crying out. But then something felt different. Elsa could still feel the wind blowing against her but the cries of the snow storm had stopped. No, not silenced but muffled. A strong feeling of warmth flowed through her body. This familiar warmth, this familiar presence. Slowly looking up, Elsa found Hiccup standing in front of her with Toothless peering over his shoulder with his large curious eyes. Looking back down at her, Hiccup was unaffected by the cold winds blowing viciously against him.

"What are you doing here?"

"You called out to me," he said.

Seeing the calmness in his face and the steadiness of his voice, it all suddenly became clear to her. Elsa didn't need miracles. It wasn't humans and dragons that were going to save her sister, it was Hiccup. If there was anyone in the world capable of finding her sister and bringing her back safely, it was Hiccup.

Elsa knew the consequences of what she was about to do. She would be betraying her beliefs, her convictions and her vow to keep Hiccup and his dragons away from Arendelle. Nothing will be the same ever again. But none of that mattered. Elsa was willing to sacrifice anything to get her sister back. With tears still flowing in her eyes, Elsa wrapped her arms around Hiccup's neck and rested her partially frosted face against his chest. What she wanted, and what she believed none of that mattered anymore.

"Please save my sister Hiccup!" Elsa cried out.

"Everything is going to be okay, Elsa." Hiccup said as he wrapped his arms around her back and into his warm embrace. "Your sister is still alive and I will bring her back to you."

"Please let me go with you," Elsa begged.

"I'm sorry Elsa but it is far too dangerous for you, I can't be saving your sister if I am worrying about you." She wanted to go. The truth was that she didn't trust anyone but herself to save Anna. But as she looked up to his face, the absolute confidence that he exuded and the sheer determination in his eyes. Elsa couldn't help but trust Hiccup. Slowly the two stood up and separated. Taking a step back Elsa took one last good look of Hiccup and with a nod Hiccup mounted Toothless and took off.

With Hiccup gone, the voice of the storm returned as Elsa continued to watch Hiccup fly into the white abyss.

In the utter darkness, the only sounds that could be heard were the sounds of pain that was muffled by the heavy rainfall outside.

"You need to stop fidgeting, you're only making it worst."

"We can't stay here. We got lucky the last time but there is no telling when this cave might collapse."

"You can't do anything in your condition," Anna said "Have you found an exit yet?"

"No princess, there is only a small gap to the outside, so we don't have to worry about air. Unfortunately we are in no condition to get ourselves out and it will be a very long time before help can arrive," A Guardsman explained.

Anna never felt more helpless in her entire life. All of these people, friends, family, husbands and wives that might never return back to their loved ones. "If Elsa was here instead of me. If it was Elsa, she would know what to do." She thought to herself.

Looking up Kristoff could see that Anna was going into one of her moods again. The way that her face tensed up and how all of the energy that she exuded disappeared. Anna idolized her older sister. To Anna, Elsa was perfect in every way. Whenever she felt helpless she would always wish she could be more like Elsa. As her boyfriend this was the part where he stepped in to cheer her up.

"Hey, Anna look at me. Everything's going to be okay. Don't be so down on yourself, nobody can help us at this point, not even your sister can."

"Easy for you to say. If it wasn't for you we would have all died. You started to yell at everyone to run to safety, raving on about it wasn't safe. We barely managed to shelter ourselves when the landslide occurred. How did you even know?"

"I don't really know myself, instincts maybe. I have lived on this mountain my entire life. When we were outside; I felt like something was wrong. I'm just glad everyone listened to me."

All of a sudden the entrance blocked by rocks exploded. Now open the loud sounds of rain came rushing in and dust covered smoked covered the cave. The smoke slowly dissipated to reveal a single man standing at the entrance. Nobody knew the identity of this man except Anna. But they all knew who he was when the creatures from behind appeared. Slowly dragons entered the cave one by one. It was the dragon king, and he did not look happy.

Fearing for their lives, the princess' hand maidens let out shriek. Prepared to fight to the death, the able bodied men unsheathed their swords causing the dragons to roar back in defense. The soldiers, as valiant as they may be, clumsily went into formation and was scared to move closer to the dragons. In this hopeless situation there was no chance to survive, the hands of the men shook as they wielded their swords.

Getting up Anna left the side of her beau to confront the Dragon King. Anna was practically shaking in her boots due to the cold but tried to make herself look presentable for fear the man in front of her would take advantage of her fright. He was breathing heavily for some reason. With his head down he clutched his face with one hand. His beast like eyes were red and they stared back at her in the gaps between his fingers. He was letting out a terrifying aura.

"My name is Anna, Princess of Arendelle," she introduced herself as they have never formally met before."

"Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third," He said dismissively, not bothering to put any energy into his own introduction, "Elsa sent me to come rescue you."

"My sister sent you?" Anna said in surprise and letting out a sigh of relief. "Thank you for freeing us from this cave we were worried the cave might collapse. But we can't go anywhere. We have people injured and it would be too perilous for them to move in their condition."

"My dragons will fly everyone back to Arendelle." The moment he those words came out of his mouth, it was as if lightning had passed through him, as he clutched his head and let out a cry of pain.

"Trust your beasts, and fall to my death? I would rather take my chances here." A womanly voice from the back cried out.

"This might be our only chance to get out of this alive. We have a lot of people who were injured during the landslide and they need medical attention. My sister trusted Hiccup to send him to our aid. Don't you trust the queen?" Anna said. Turning around she could see just how terrified everyone was.

"I swore an oath to the queen. To give my life to her and for Arendelle. But what I don't trust is that Viking in front of us. How do we even know if he is telling the truth? How do we know he is not trying to capture the princess to leverage against Queen Elsa?" The captain said, with everyone else voicing their agreement.

"Have you forgotten who this man is? He is a Viking; a race of pure evil who only knows how to kill and pillage. The man who has threatened Arendelle, unless the Queen gave herself up. I would much rather take my chances here, then trust that monster to save us." A sergeant added.

The cave was quickly filled with arguing as Anna tried to convince everyone to trust the Dragon King.

"Kristoff and some of the others might not make it if they don't receive medical attention soon and the fastest way home would be by dragon." Anna retorted as she needed to set an example, to be a role model worthy of being the younger sister of Queen Elsa.

Anna didn't want to leave Kristoff's side but at the same time she couldn't abandon everyone who stayed behind. She needed to be strong enough to overcome their fears. But it was easier said than done. "There has to be some way to convince," Anna thought to herself as she racked her brain for the solution.

"Get on the dragons or I will make you get on them!" A loud voice boomed. Everyone in the cave recoiled back at the booming voice and was subsequently silenced in complete shock. It was a voice of pure power that demanded absolute obedience; a quality of a true leader. And yet, he looked like the exact opposite. Practically rasping for air, the Dragon King looked like he was about to collapse on the ground. Having fallen to his knees, Hiccup barely kept himself upright with one hand on the ground, his other hand clutching his face and groaning in pain in between breaths.

Scared out of their wits, the occupants of the cave gave the dragon king their full attention.

"Are you alright?" Anna asked, having regained her courage. Cautiously the princess started to walk closer to Hiccup, scared that he or one of the dragons might jump at her at any moment.

"I'll be fine," he said rasping between words. Gently brushing off Anna's help, Hiccup slowly brought himself up right. With a softer but still rough voice, Hiccup tried his best to calm everyone down and to give his reassurance, "I know you all find it hard to trust the dragons and myself. And all of you are scared and I understand that but it's not safe here. Queen Elsa has entrusted your safety to me and I am not leaving anyone behind."

Nervously the group turned to look at each other to see what their answer would be. Naturally they were all still apprehensive about trusting the dragon king. Not knowing what to do they were frozen in place. Waiting for the first person brave enough to take that first step forward so that they may follow. It was only when Anna returned to Kristoff's side and asked for help to lift him up to the dragons were they snapped out of limbo. Trusting the princess' judgment, the group followed Hiccup's orders. Not that they were given much of a choice in the matter.

The rain, the rain had finally stopped. No longer trapped, within the safe walls of the palace, Elsa immediately ran out to the gardens and had the soldiers set up torches to light up the cloudy night sky. Creating ice chairs, the queen, her guards, doctors, close friends and family all waited for the return of the Dragon King. The silence was almost unbearable and the sense of dread was painful. Nobody wanted to talk each other, and each family was off in their own little world. Even the children understood the atmosphere and the precarious situation as they clung closely to their parent.

Elsa tried her best to put the families at ease, despite her own fears. But they all refused to look at her, they weren't happy with the Queen's decision. "They don't trust Hiccup and his dragons. Then they don't trust me." Elsa thought as she subconsciously bit her lower lip. Her fists, resting on the armchair, clenched tightly together, and were shaking. Once again, despite all of her powers and abilities, Elsa was helpless to do anything. All of the suffering she had to go through because of powers, the loneliness she endured all her life and for what? To be able to do nothing once more? To rely on a complete stranger once more to save her sister? Elsa hated it. "Couldn't protect my own kingdom, couldn't even protect my own sister."

"Are you okay your majesty?" Master Helgen asked, clearly worried about his queen.

"Worried? I'm not worried at all. Who said that I was worried," Elsa said a little too quickly, as she was snapped out of her downward spiraling thoughts. Her voice betrayed her words and revealed her emotions.

"Everyone can feel the chill in the air. It's okay to be worried your royal highness." Master Helgen said as he smiled down at her, "I'm sure they will all arrive safely soon enough."

"You are probably the only one who believes that Master Helgen," The disappointment very apparent in her voice.

"Don't be too hard on them your majesty. People fear what they do not understand. It is only natural that they would lack faith in the Dragon King."

"Why do you trust the Dragon King then?" Elsa asked.

"I don't. I trust you," Master Helgen said simply. Hearing his answer, Elsa didn't know what to say. Her mind was trapped in a dark world. Brushing off her mentor's kinds words, Elsa continued on with the conversation.

"You know my father said the same thing to me once."

"Your father was a wise man."

A dragon's roar was heard, causing everyone to look up to the cloudy sky. Elsa recognized that roar instantly, it was Toothless. One by one, the dragons emerged from the clouds, descending in a spiraling fashion to slow down their descent towards the palace. The passengers got off the dragons and were immediately ambushed by their loved ones.

Walking through the crowd of families and dragons. Elsa frantically searched for Anna and Hiccup. Elsa could feel her heart beat as the anticipation was almost unbearable. It was only until Elsa reach the end of the line did she finally find her sister. Running over to her, Elsa saw a worried Anna kneeling over her partner who was sprawled on the ground unconscious.

"Are you alright Anna?" Elsa asked as she hugged her sister's torso from behind.

"I'm okay Elsa, but Kristoff he got hurt protecting me and it was my fault."

"We need to get him inside immediately," Master Helgen said from behind. Waving his arm, the doctor called for a stretcher. Holding each other in their arms the two sisters watched Kristoff being taken off to the palace.

"You should be next to him Anna," Elsa said looking down at her,"I need to speak to speak with Hiccup. Do you know where he is?"

Anna was lost in her own worried little world. She was scared that that Kristoff might not ever wake up, but hearing the dragon king's name snapped her back to reality.

"No! You can't. I won't allow it. Why didn't you tell me how scary he was?" Anna said fervently.

"Hiccup scary? What are you talking about Anna?" Elsa asked and gave her a confused look of disbelief that Hiccup could ever be scary. Seeing Anna give her a confused look as well, it was clear to Elsa that something happened in the mountains. But it was also clear that Anna was in no condition to tell her what happened. Today must have been a traumatic for Anna, and her sweetheart was in serious condition as well.

"It's fine Anna. You can tell me all about it later. Right now you should be with Kristoff,"

"But..."

"No buts Anna, I will talk to you soon enough."

"Okay."

Elsa waited until Anna entered the palace before she began her search for Hiccup. Spotting him and Toothless in the distance, Elsa started walking towards them.

The cheerful cries of everyone turned into quiet whispers as they noticed the queen approach Hiccup. This was the first time anyone had ever seen the Dragon King in the past three weeks. This was also the first time anyone has ever seen the Dragon King and Queen Elsa interact in public. The questions, which everyone has had for the past three weeks, would all be answered within this next few moments. Would he start hurting the queen out of anger or would they give each other a handshake like in a trade agreement? No one knew the answer.

Hiccup was standing off to the side of the gardens, away from everyone else. Whether if it was because everyone chose to distance themselves from him or Hiccup chose to be alone, Elsa wasn't sure. His head was down and was covered by a towel, apparently someone was brave enough to offer him a towel. This gave Elsa a passing moment of glee. As she got closer she could hear Hiccup quietly talking to his dragon, and Toothless grumbling back. Hiccup suddenly stood up straight, a sign that he was aware of Elsa's approach, and slowly turned around.

What had happened to Hiccup? Anna had described him as scary but in the past few weeks that she had known him, it was the last thing she would describe him. What had changed? Had it finally happened, had Hiccup shown his true colors? A wave of dread formed at the pit of her stomach.

But within that same moment, all of her fears went away as quickly as it appeared. Pulling the towel off his head, Hiccup gave Elsa a soft smile, his greens eyes sparkled brightly as ever.

"Hey, is everyone okay?" Hiccup asked tiredly. Elsa was overwhelmed by the feeling of relief. Left completely breathless, Elsa couldn't seem to form a single word. No words or sentences could describe how she was feeling at the moment.

Rushing forward to cover the remaining distance. Elsa took Hiccup by complete surprise as she wrapped her arms around his neck, not caring about how soaked his shirt was and unconcerned of the onlookers behind her.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Elsa cried over and over again as she rested her head against her shoulder, and held onto Hiccup tighter and tighter. Elsa couldn't help the tears that flowed freely from her face as she felt Hiccup's arm wrap around her. Completely lost in their own little world, the two were completely unaware of their spectators as they held other each other in their arms.

"It's time for me to go," Hiccup said. Peeking up from his chest, Elsa gave him a meek nod. Taking a small step back, Elsa watched him effortlessly climb on top of Toothless. Ready for flight Toothless gave himself a good shake. Needing help to climb onto Toothless, Elsa reached her hand out for Hiccup to grab. Instead of grabbing her hand however, Hiccup merely gave her a thoughtful look.

"You should stay here tonight," Hiccup said

"What?" Elsa said, not sure why Hiccup wasn't grabbing her hand.

"Your sister still needs you," Leaning down from his dragon, Hiccup gave her a kiss on the cheek, "You should be by her side." Giving her one last smile Hiccup and Toothless took off along with the rest of the dragons following closely behind.

Watching them leave, Elsa knew that she couldn't live in denial anymore. Hiccup and his dragons were here to stay. Hiding them away from the world was simply impossible. Today had shown her how little she knew about Hiccup. She couldn't keep running from him. For the sake of understanding him better, she needed to overcome her own fears. There was a side to Hiccup that she needed to know about. Elsa had questions about him that needed to be answered. Who was he in the past? Why was he so angry up in the mountains? And despite smiling at her before leaving, why did he look so sad?

Author's End Notes: Big thank you to ShortChannel4 and Colonel Pepper for their help on this chapter. I appreciate any reviews and constructive criticism as always.