The second she stepped out of the airport, Signy let out a sigh. It felt good to finally be almost home for good. Bramble was waiting for her outside, rustling her wings. The redhead smiled and put up her hood before climbing onto the Deadly Nadder's back. Once her luggage was secured (just a saddlebag and backpack), she took off for Berk. It wasn't far by dragon—only two hours.

Eventually, her childhood home came into view. In the spacious expanse of the backyard, she could see Hiccup and Toothless performing their normal routine of target practice and making sure Toothless's tail rig was in proper working order.

"Bramble, spine shot. Don't hit Hiccup," she whispered. Bramble shot her spines at the ground next to Hiccup. He looked up, not even startled.

"Well, good afternoon to you, too," he said as his sister landed next to him. "Our typical greeting of you almost impaling me."

"Oh, come on. You know Bramble won't hurt you." Signy slid off Bramble with her luggage in hand.

"Yes, well, let's come up with a new greeting."

Toothless and Bramble dashed to greet each other. Signy set down her bags and she and Hiccup gave each other a hug.

"We've missed you, Sig," he told her.

"We've missed you, too."

"Dad should be home in an hour and a half. I didn't tell him you were coming so it would be a surprise." They started walking towards the house, Hiccup taking the saddlebag while Signy carried the backpack.

"Oh, good! I'm sure he'll be glad to see me!"

Inside, Signy set her stuff in her room before she headed downstairs to see Hiccup pulling things out of the cabinets and setting them on the counter in the kitchen.

"What are you doing?" Signy asked.

"I'm making your favorite for dinner."

"Homemade burgers?"

"Yep. I've already got everything for it!"

"I'll help!"

Stoick sighed as he arrived at the house. It had been another day at the office, since his next wrestling match wasn't for a month, and another day of missing his daughter. Opening the front door, he entered the foyer and headed upstairs for his office. He could smell burgers cooking downstairs and knew Hiccup was making dinner—Signy's favorite meal. If anyone was missing Signy more than Stoick, it was Hiccup.

Then he could hear an all-too-familiar laugh.

Signy.

Stoick ran downstairs and into the kitchen, where he saw Signy sitting at the island and talking to Hiccup. She turned to face him, and he could see that his daughter had grown a few inches. Her hair was also back to the red she'd gotten from him.

"Signy, you're home!" he blurted. She smiled and gave him a hug.

"Yeah. I'm home." He crushed her to his chest.

"For how long?"

"For good."

His heart sprang up in joy.

His baby girl was home.

"Burgers are done!" Hiccup announced.

"I'll get the toppings!" Signy grabbed the lettuce and tomatoes and condiments and everything else her family liked to put on their burgers and put it out on the kitchen table. Stoick looked at his son.

"Did you know she was coming?" he asked.

"She told me a few weeks ago. I didn't tell you so it would be a surprise."

"Well, thank you." Hiccup handed the half-pound burger to his father.

"Just the way you like it, Dad."

"Hurry up!" Signy called. "I had a six-hour flight from LA today and I'm starving!"

"Coming!"

It was as if Signy had never gone to Los Angeles.

"Okay, so, I'll take you to the main office and help you get settled." Signy looked up from her bacon and eggs, a smile on her face.

"Thanks, Hiccup."

"It's not a problem. Now, there is the slight problem of the other students."

"I'll just kick their asses."

"No, you won't, Signy. Most of them are bigger than you."

"Fine."

"Besides, I'm not going to let you get in trouble on the first day."

"Okay." She shoveled the last bite of eggs in her mouth and got up to put her dishes in the dishwasher. "We'll go as soon as I grab my backpack."

Hiccup smiled and went to grab his bag. Signy was waiting by the door, which he closed and locked behind them as they left. Signy was bouncing excitedly as they headed towards the school.

"Okay, uh, Sig. I think you should know a few things about Dragon's Edge."

"Like what?"

"Like if you want to escape, head for the band kids like me. They're really protective. Also, don't mess with the Thorston twins or A-Astrid Hofferson."

"Noted."

Before Hiccup could tell his sister anything else, a firecracker landed at his feet. He saw Snotlout and Dagur again, but this time, Dagur stopped mid-throw. He was staring at Signy, his mouth slightly open as he tapped Snotlout's arm and pointed at the redhead.

"Hey, babe, how about you ride with us instead of walking with that loser?" Snotlout called. Signy glared and turned away, grabbing Hiccup's arm as she quickened her pace. "Fine! Suit yourself!"

The truck sped by and Signy gave the truck a not-very-ladylike hand gesture.

"Wow, Sig. Hollywood's treated you well."

"I know at least three different ways to flip someone off. Middle finger, the Fig, and biting your thumb. Comes in handy when a certain costar starts catcalling."

"Gustav?"

"I swear, you'd never guess that he's three years younger than me, the way he hits on me."

Upon their arrival at Dragon's Edge, they headed for the main office, where Principal Alvin was waiting for them. He was an old friend of Stoick's and he was well-aware of where Signy had been all that time she wasn't home. He gave them each a hug.

"Welcome to Dragon's Edge, Signy," he said, smiling. "I hope you won't get bored with us."

"I won't, sir," she replied. "Hollywood is boring. Berk is what I need."

"Good to hear, lass." He took the manila envelope off his desk and handed it to her. "Your locker assignment and class schedule. I'll take you to get your books." Alvin turned to Hiccup. "Wait here for us to come back. You have the same classes she does."

"Okay," Hiccup agreed, nodding. Alvin and Signy disappeared into the bookroom and emerged with five textbooks—the four core classes and a French textbook. Signy smiled as she put her Physical Science, Geometry, and English 2 textbooks in her backpack. Her history book and French book were being carried in her arms to be put in her locker.

"Let's do this."

Astrid craned her neck to get a good look at Hiccup's spot in the cafeteria. Normally, the class outcast sat alone in a corner, eating a packed lunch and reading a book when he wasn't sketching something out. Today was different. Today, someone was sitting with him. Today, there was a very female someone sitting with him. Today, there was a very pretty female someone sitting with him. Astrid had no idea who the girl was, or why she was lowering herself to sit with Hiccup, but she was curious.

"Who is that?" she asked the twins.

"Beats me," Tuffnut replied. "She's hot, though. Why the hell is she hanging out with Triple H the Third?"

Mystery Girl burst out laughing at a joke Hiccup had made and Astrid couldn't take it anymore.

"Okay, somebody has to talk to them—find out who she is."

"She's probably his girlfriend," Ruffnut suggested.

"No way Haddock could land a babe like that," snorted Snotlout. "She has a temper. She flipped me off this morning when I offered her a ride to school."

"Snotlout, every girl does that," laughed Astrid.

"I… I could go talk to them," Fishlegs offered.

"Yeah! Fish-face can go talk to the class loser!" Snotlout agreed. The others nodded. Fishlegs gulped and walked across the cafeteria to where Hiccup and Mystery Girl were sitting.

"Um… hi," he greeted them. Mystery Girl looked up, her green-blue eyes wide with curiosity.

Those eyes…

"Hey, Fishlegs," Hiccup greeted him.

"I couldn't help but notice you had someone sitting with you today." Mystery Girl picked up a yellow can of lemon seltzer water and started drinking it. "Is she your girlfriend?"

Mystery Girl coughed and spluttered, spitting out her drink. Hiccup handed her a napkin.

"Oh, hell no," she said once she had dried her mouth. "Not in a million years. Gross."

"Then… why are you sitting with him?"

"Because he's my brother!" Hiccup nodded.

"We're twins," he added. "She's just been at a private academy for a long time."

Fishlegs nodded, understanding perfectly.

"So, what's your name?"

"If you want to talk to us, sit down and chat," Mystery Girl instructed. "It's more personal that way." Fishlegs shrugged and sat down. "My name is Signy. It's nice to meet you."

"I'm Fishlegs. It's nice to meet you, too."

He was getting a good look at her now, and she looked incredibly familiar. He couldn't quite place it, but he had seen her somewhere before. Her hair was throwing him off—it was too bright and distracting and was keeping him from figuring it out.

"Well, it was great talking to you!" Fishlegs told the Haddock twins. "Bye!"

"Bye, Fishlegs!" they said in unison. He headed back to his friends.

"So, who is she?" Astrid asked.

"Her name is Signy and she's Hiccup's twin sister."

"HA! I told you she was too hot for Hiccup!" Snotlout cackled.

"She looks kind of familiar, though… like…" He snapped his fingers. "Like Thorn!"

"There's no way she's Thorn!" scoffed Ruffnut. "Her hair is the wrong color!"

"Um, it's called 'hair dye'!" Tuffnut snorted at his sister.

Astrid looked at Hiccup and Signy, her curiosity piqued…

Welcome home, Signy!

So long and thanks for all the fish!