A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! It was a really good lift from having to be in band camp all the time lol. It's nice to just kick back and type now, especially considering all this routine stuff I gotta do during this camp. Lesigh. Nevertheless though, thanks for holding out with me. I'm trying to get back to my house from band camp super early in hopes of updates, but you know, it gets hard.

And did I tell you all that I met Ludi the other day!? I'm serious, guys, it STUNNED me. I went to a farm with my three year old sister a few days ago to ride their horses and see their baby turkeys ((she was really excited to see the baby birds)). And they had this light gray kitten that they owned and they let wander around the farm willy-nilly. It came right up to me, and so I bent down to pick it up. And from my arms, it SERIOUSLY moved from my arms to my shoulder. And when she did that, the owner was like: "Oh yeah, she does that all that time."

I was like: "I have found you. O-o"

I have a picture; maybe I can upload it to Deviant Art later if I have time. It was just so amazing XD

Voice of reason

Inner desires

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The rain drummed noisily against the ground, turning the once-dry and humid dirt into a slosh of mud and grime that clung to you as you walked. The wet earth was seeping into Toothless's toes, splashing over his feet and dying them a dark brown color instead of his normal black. He tried not to fidget too much, not wanting any more of the sticky gloop to latch onto him any more than it already had. The shelter he had taken underneath a nearby tree did barely anything to slow down the downpour that was raging around them.

The oncoming rain had proved itself to be much more of a problem than they had first thought it would be. Of course, that was to be expected; the journey was never thought of to be very simple in the first place. And with youngling and elders already suffering in order to keep pace with the others in their group, once the rain came, Hiccup had immediately ordered Mistyeyes to start searching for an island to rest for the night and wait out the gale. But as they all hunkered down for the night, Toothless had to keep himself from groaning aloud; by the looks of this storm, they weren't about to go anywhere anytime soon.

The Night Fury had taken to standing still underneath one of the less denser trees. He had been unable to find a shelter any better than this one, he and Mistyeyes had already helped the other dragons to find the best places to rest first. Putting the other dragons' comfort before their own, the group from Berk were left with the much more dingy retreats, the ones that let in drafts or buckets of rain. Even from where he sat, he could see Nightflight curling up alongside Shadowclaw and Leafdapple. All three were shifting restlessly, dark expressions of scowls written across their faces as they flicked away the raindrops that were getting through their bush.

Mistyeyes was nowhere to be seen for now, the female probably having gone off to find her father among the crowd around them. At the thought of Talon, Toothless's expression settled into one of more thought and concentration. It was odd, he realized, as he mulled over the pair's tight bond. Mostly, parents and children grew apart over time. Once younglings were old enough to leave the Nursery, the mothers and fathers acted just as sentries; they observed their child from a distance and nothing more. Night Furies were the strongest dragons in the world, so it was decreed long ago that young ones needed to learn how to become independent on their own once they were fit enough.

But Talon and Mistyeyes were polar opposites of that form of thinking. Mistyeyes's father was like a shadow, keeping pace with her with everything she did as he helped her grow up. When she stumbled or tripped, you could be sure that Talon would swoop in to help and prop her up. When Mistyeyes had trouble learning tricks in flying or hunting, Talon would halt whatever he was doing and veer away to help coach her through it. Back then, that was probably why Mistyeyes had no other friends except for her father. Actions like they were performing together was frowned upon; a Night Fury was weak if it couldn't fend for itself, and weakness was not tolerated in their Pack.

Parents and children went separate ways, it was always as simple as that. Even now, looking at Shadowclaw, who had started to show as much potential as Mistyeyes when it came to relationships with parents. The little Night Fury had seemed to take a liking to his mother, and Toothless had almost been sure that the pair would have become closer now that they were traveling. But he surprised, the older dragon, distancing himself properly from the dragoness like any other dragon. When he talked to her, it was polite and formal. It was obvious that the male was trying to make sure that he would get no closer.

Nightflight and Toothless hadn't made any move to find their parents either, he realized. The thought never occurred to him that his mother might be around here somewhere; was she watching him from the sidelines like she used to, or had she just forgotten about him altogether? Despite the fact that they were as close as the south sea from the north sea, the thought stung a little to linger on. He lifted his head, blinking through the rain as he tried to see through the darkness of the night. He scanned the dark bushes and foliage around him, but he couldn't make a clear image out in the middle of all this rain.

His tail hit the ground with frustrated huff, the male's ears flicking impatiently back and forth. He didn't know why he felt so disappointed. After all-

"Toothless?" A high-pitched voice snapped him to attention. The male straightened at once, ears perked as he looked down. As he came out of his mental mantra, the ache in his wings and muscles rushed back into his head, Toothless realizing what he had gotten sidetracked from as he looked at his extended wings. Underneath his wingspan, the group of little younglings peered up at him, looking like curious owls as they stared expectantly at him.

The little one that had spoken up first, the one that Hiccup had saved from her fall, flicked her tail a little impatiently through the air. "You didn't finish your story!" She declared, her friend giving her a sharp look that quieted her at once. The dragons around them were trying to find places to sleep; if they weren't quiet, they could wake the whole clearing. After having the children nearly wake up every single dragon on the island, Toothless had volunteered to give them a distraction. More or less, a story.

He had figured telling them all a tale would help to quiet them down. And since the mothers were also responsible for guarding the kids when they were in the air, Toothless was more than willing to take their burdens off their paws for a while. The parents had agreed pretty readily, and Toothless had ushered everyone into someplace that was a ways away, just in case they all decided to get hyper again. He must have gotten sidetracked thinking over what was going on, he'd blanched right in the middle of his tale.

Shaking himself mentally, and trying to remember where he had been, Toothless smiled kindly down at the little one. "Oh, I'm sorry." He said easily, wincing a little as the ache in his wings started to grow a little more apparent. Amber swelled up at this, cheeks blowing out like bubbles as she tried to mimic the expression he shot down at her. It was sloppy and a little obnoxious at the same time, he wondered if he had looked that way when he first tried on the expression. The others around Amber tried to grin as well, each having their own little comical slip-up as they couldn't quite get it.

"Alright… so where was I?" Toothless prompted, suddenly drawing a blank in his story.

"You and Hiccup were going down towards the island!" Amber squeaked at once.

"Yeah! And the Red Death was a tail-length behind!" Another little female squawked.

"What happens next! Don't stop now! What happens next? What happens next? Tell us!"

Toothless quieted them all with a slow nod of his head, a mixture of annoyance and humor rising up in his throat at their pestering. "Alright, alright." He said, successfully managing to cease their questions for once. They went silent, the only noise around them being the rain as they waited for him to start up again with bated breath. Feeling a little bit of their excitement, Toothless leaned forward eagerly. "Well." He started, the younglings craning their necks up at sharp degrees. "The Red Death was a heartbeat away from us, I could feel its huge breath on my tail! I was scared out of my skin -don't ever tell Hiccup I told you, of course- but Hiccup assured me that he knew what he was doing. And he did! He waited until its huge mouth was wide open, spinning us around right when it did. It was so close I could see right into its disgusting maw; it was like nothing I'd ever seen before! I thought for sure that we were going to be Queen fodder for sure!"

"That's so awesome!" One piped up with wide eyes.

"What happened next?" Amber demanded next, paws kneading anxiously on the ground.

"Did you die?" A small male pressed.

"Almost." Toothless said, trying not to show in his expression how silly the question had been. "But I controlled myself just like Hiccup said; after all, the situation was going by way too fast, I couldn't possibly stop and think out a plan like Hiccup was. So I drew up a huge breath, opened my own mouth, and shot out the biggest fireball I've ever managed! Right into the monster's mouth." Awed mummers met his words, shocked eyes fixed up on him cutely. Toothless flicked his tail dismissively, smiling despite himself. "The flame ate its way through the giant dragon from the inside, and he crashed into the ground in a huge explosion!

"On the way up, we crashed into the beast's tail because of my tailfin." He turned, nodding down to the red half of his tailfin with an inviting look. The children looked down at his, flexing their own experimentally as they did so. "Hiccup fell off of my back, and I immediately doubled back to save him. I did it just in time too; if I had waited any longer, we would have both been goners." As he spoke, a movement caught his eye, the dragon looking up towards the intrusion. Hiccup was walking away from the dragons, making for the short with an odd look. Like he was torn between sadness and thoughtfulness. Toothless's eyes softened at the sight of his human, but a question from below caused him to look back down, tearing his gaze away from his figure.

"Why'd you go back?" A little male asked, tilting his head as his voice was filled with confusion and bafflement. Toothless stiffened angrily at the question, fluffing up with indignation at what the child was implying. But there wasn't any scoff in the boy's voice, only a fuzziness of puzzlement. "If it was a close call in the first place, why didn't you just fly away?"

Amber was surprisingly the first to reply. She whirled around, baring her tiny teeth in what looked like a form of anger. Most of Toothless's anger faded at once at the movement; Amber had been head over heels for Hiccup ever since the boy had saved her from her fall into the ocean. And now her stubby little wings flapped wildly in the air, her already-high voice rising to a sharp squeal as she snapped out a retort. "Toothless saved Hiccup because him and Hiccup are friends, that's why! Without Hiccup, none of this would be happening anyways! The Queen would still be out there!"

Seeing that she was going to start waking people up, Toothless reached out with a paw, soothing the little girl and making her sit back down. She complied easily enough, but she still eyed her friend with a sharp glare, as if daring him to say anything against Hiccup again. Taking in a slow sigh and willing himself patience, Toothless looked back over at the one who had spoken first. "What's your name?" He asked invitingly, tipping his head to the side imploringly.

The male shuffled his feet, eyes downcast by now, as if guilty. "Flint." He mumbled, ears flat.

Toothless flicked an ear, grinning at his put-out look. "Well, Flint, that's actually a really good question." He stated, surprising the youngling as he straightened with a brightening look. "After all, I was the first Night Fury to ever look at humans and not think something against them. And I did at first. But Hiccup helped me to get over that barrier of hatred. After all, humans hated us back then just as much as we did. I helped Hiccup to see that dragons weren't all that bad, and he did the same with me for humans." He cleared his throat at the memory, looking up and over to Hiccup, who had taken to sitting down near the shoreline. "I went back for him…because I felt like I owed him for showing me what life really could be. And I still do…I don't think I'll ever stop feeling that way." He turned, looking at each youngling in turn now. "And hopefully once you get to Berk, you'll feel exactly the same way."

Flint looked subdued now, having such a thoughtful look for one so young. Amber was trying on her smile again, though this time Toothless wondered if she was actually aware that the expression had come to be this time. "Are we going to make friends when we get to Berk? Are we going to get friends like you did with Hiccup?" She fidgeted impatiently, as if she were just managing to hold herself back from dashing away to Berk. Her friend leaned over, clamping their paws down on her tail to get her to stop jumping. But she didn't tear her gaze away from Toothless at the contact, too focused to even notice it.

Toothless waited a moment before replying, considering his answer. "I don't know." He said finally. "Hopefully you'll do something of the sort. The whole reason we're going to Berk in the first place is so that we can have a better future than what it was back at your island. But…" He trailed off a moment, looking at Hiccup with narrowed eyes of thought. "I think it would be pretty hard to find another Viking like Hiccup. Hiccup is one of a kind."

Amber perked, twisting around to look back at the boy. "Well…then I'll be Hiccup's friend too!"

A chorus of agreement rose up around Toothless, and the male had to hold in another irritable sigh at their nativity. It was cute, so he couldn't hold back a small pang of amusement, but then that made him all the more annoyed, and yet it was cute, so… "You'd better be his friend!" Flint crowed as he looked over at Amber with flashing eyes. "He risked his life to save your's when you started to fall into the ocean! I think he'd be a little peeved if you weren't his friend!"

Amber fluffed angrily. "That was an accident! I thought I could fly good on my own!"

"Hush." Toothless whispered quickly, wings curling in with a relieved flash of relaxation. At once, the children cried out as the rain started to roar down on them, the shelter of Toothless's wings disappearing as he got to his feet. Stepping forward and nudging the flock of younglings, he said softly: "Away to your mothers with you all. It's very late, and that was my last story to tell. We're probably going to get an early start tomorrow, and your mothers will be looking out for you by now."

"Goodbye Toothless!"

"Thank you for the story!"

"See you tomorrow!"

The hushed goodbyes slowly tapered off into the rain as the younglings raced away. As they went, Toothless could hear them daring others to try and run through the raindrops, watching with an amused snort as each little dragon tried to do just that. They tripped and stumbled on the way back, racing the way they had come. Toothless watched them go, making sure they didn't get into any trouble. But soon enough they were gone, having disappeared into the darkness. Finding himself unable to watch them anymore, Toothless heaved a large sigh.

Wishing them luck on their own, Toothless turned, pinpointing Hiccup once more as he started for the human. He was sitting down by the ocean, eyes fixed on the waves that rolled forward and backwards in rhythm. His head was held in his hands, face slightly downcast as he looked on. He didn't budge as Toothless walked forward, and he made no move to start a conversation as the dragon sat down beside him.

Shifting a little on the rocks, Toothless glanced at Hiccup, making a move to say something as he opened his mouth to say something. But he bailed, biting it back wisely as he turned around instead. Following Hiccup's silent advice, Toothless studied the water that stretched out in front of them. It was still, looking like glass as it reflected the night sky perfectly. It was only disturbed by the pounding raindrops, the small drips of water furrowing the surface and marring the portrait on the surface of the water.

After a few moments of silence, Toothless looked at Hiccup from the corner of his eyes, a worried frown overcoming his face at the sight of the human. He looked sad. It was a simple statement, but it sufficed. Usually when Hiccup was feeling down, he'd try to hide it, coming up instead with a lot of jokes to try and cover up the fact that he really just wanted to sit and wallow. That was when Toothless knew that Hiccup was sad: the boy would start to come up with millions of (bad) jokes. But now, Hiccup didn't even attempt to bury the expression that was written across his face. He was just…sad.

"…It's beautiful." Toothless offered, suddenly anxious to hear the boy talk. But Hiccup only offered a small nod, the breeze rolling over the ocean ruffling the boy's hair lightly. Toothless's tail flicked, the dragon turning fully now as he looked at his human. "You should get to sleep." He said, not making it a suggestion. "Didn't you say that we were going to be getting an early start tomorrow? You'll be leading us; you're the one that needs the most rest out of all of us."

Hiccup shrugged.

Toothless snorted. "Well don't answer me all at once." He scoffed.

"…Sorry." Hiccup said finally, dropping his hands into his lap as he leaned back. "It's just…a lot. I'm in charge of all these dragons, and they're looking up to me. Like… they expect me to know what to do. And I should know what to do. It's what I'm meant to know: how to lead people. But-" He broke off, looking as if he weren't able to finish. But after a moment, he lowered his head, voice coming out small now as his bangs went down over his eyes. "I'm afraid." He managed, Toothless's ears drooping at this statement. "I'm supposed to become this person to look up to. Someone that has all the answers. And…I do have them most of the time."

Toothless blinked, tilting his head to the side. "Isn't that a good thing?" He asked.

"Well…yeah, I guess it is." Hiccup muttered. "But I just…I don't like ordering people around. Or making decisions. I don't like any of it, but it comes so easily." The boy's shoulders hunched forward, eyes going down sadly to look into his lap. "It scares me. I don't want to be like that. I don't want to be like…my dad." He closed his eyes, missing Toothless's own rounding out with pity. "I know I should know better. I shouldn't think that just because I dish out a few orders, that I'd be exactly like him. But…I can't stop it. Just being like him is the scariest thing I can think of. And that makes it all even more worse." He snapped his eyes open, raw with sadness and grief as he took to looking back out across the ocean.

His next words came out in a small whisper. "I'm a terrible son."

At once, a surge of rage so great filled Toothless that it nearly knocked him off his feet. But instead, he shot up, eyes narrowing at once as he took a step towards Hiccup. The Viking blinked, looking over at him with a look of surprise at the sudden advance. "What did you just say?" Toothless snarled angrily, Hiccup leaning backwards with a flicker of fear in his eyes. But the Night Fury only paced forward even more, eyes alight with fury. "What did you say?" He pressed when Hiccup didn't answer at first.

"I-I didn't-"

"Don't ever say anything like that ever again." Toothless growled through clenched teeth. Hiccup blinked rapidly, fear ebbing a little at this. But the dragon wasn't finished yet. He lashed forward with one claw, prodding Hiccup gently but firmly in the center of his chest. "Hiccup, if you haven't realized this yet, you're more idiotic than I thought you were. But you are an amazing Viking. You're better than Stoick, better than Gobber, better than Snotlout, Ruffnut, and Fishlegs combined into one! You defeated the Red Death single-handedly, you made sure that dragons and humans were friends with one another, and now you're trying to join a Pack of the most dangerous dragons into Berk for the safety and betterment of both sides!

"You're not doing it because it'll make the humans weaker to have the Night Furies, and you're not doing it so that the Night Furies can kill of everyone on Berk. You're doing it so that the people on Berk will be better protected, and so that the Night Furies can have a better life! So don't go thinking that this is some crusade to ruin peoples' lives, because you'd be wrong. You're doing something great here, Hiccup, just like you always do. And you'd better not forget that!"

Hiccup's eyes were round with shock as Toothless brushed forward quickly, nearly stumbling over his words as he raged on. "Stoick is lucky to have a son like you, Hiccup, and the sooner he realizes it, the better off everyone in the world will be! Sure, he can't see two inches in front of his nose sometimes, and he can be a terrible person once and a while," Hiccup raised an eyebrow at this. "but that doesn't mean you're going to be exactly like him. You have your father's good traits, not the bad ones. You're the best Viking that Berk has to offer, and it's okay if none of them realize that yet. All that matters is that you realize it, okay?" He panted, words coming out slower now as he drew to the end of his spiel. "You're a great leader, Hiccup, and you're everything that your father isn't. Don't think less of yourself, because you'll just be getting sad for absolutely no reason."

It was a few moments before Hiccup could manage a reply. "…You really mean it?"

Toothless growled crossly, leaning over and pressing his head against Hiccup's shoulder in a rough form of affection. "Of course." He sighed wearily, leaning back on his haunches now as he studied the boy fully. "I don't talk for the pleasure of hearing my own voice. And I'd never lie to you either, you know I wouldn't."

Hiccup paused a moment before: "I need to stop feeling sorry for myself, don't I?"

Toothless looked back at him, feeling a wash of relief as Hiccup cracked a smile. The dragon sighed heavily, shoulders slacking down as he shook his head slowly. "Yeah, you do." He said breezily, thanking his lucky stars that the boy seemed to see sense at his rambling. First Mistyeyes, now Hiccup. He should let his words get out of hand more often, he figured. It was a lot better than when he was thinking through his speech, that was for sure. "You need to see what's right in front of your nose too, it looks like."

Hiccup breathed out a laugh, rolling his eyes as he drew his knees up to his chest. Folding his arms over his knees, he rested his head down once more. Toothless felt a flash of worry at the movement, but Hiccup's expression was much more relaxed, as if most of his worries had been quelled by his dragon's assurances. "I guess you're right, though." He said in a small huff. Toothless perked at the words, ears flicking upwards at the mention of him knowing more than Hiccup. It didn't happen very often, so whenever it did, he was sure to cherish the feeling. "We are going to have to get up early tomorrow."

Toothless threw him a frustrated look, fuming underneath his scales.

Hiccup sighed, smiling once again as he shook his head. He leaned over, nudging his shoulder against Toothless's leg good-naturedly. "And you were right about the other stuff, too." He said lightly, green eyes softer now as he gave a small sigh. "I guess we won't know anything for sure, though. Not until we get to Berk. I guess all we can know a hundred percent right now is what time we get up and how long we should travel the next day."

Toothless flicked his tail. "More or less a hundred." He said swiftly. "More like fifty."

"I'm trying to be upbeat now." Hiccup said slowly. "If you would rather me be sad again, I can surely make the fix."

"Please don't."

Hiccup rolled his eyes again, leaning over and pushing himself up to his feet. He cracked his knuckles in a nervous form, blowing out his cheeks with a held-in sigh. "Well…I guess we should both go to bed." He said eventually, suddenly reluctant to leave. Though his limbs dragged with stiffness and tiredness, the ocean was a pretty sight. Even if it was punctured by the rain, Hiccup wanted to stay out here longer than the storm, just to see whether or not it would truly look beautiful once the rain had passed. He didn't know why, but he felt the need to sit back and watch something for once, and not be the one at the head making it happen.

"Or not." Toothless commented suddenly, jarring the Viking out of his thoughts.

Hiccup turned, twisting around with a concerned look as he saw what was coming. Astrid was heading down the slope towards them, her face set into an odd sort of frown as she came forward. Her hands wrung nervously together in front of her, and Hiccup could tell by her step that something was troubling her mind. Something was wrong, and she was clearly bothered by it. At once, Hiccup's heart went up to clog his throat, a frown plastering itself on the Viking's face as she came closer.

Once she came to a stop, Toothless's ears flicked. Astrid turned, the blonde eyeing the dragon a little uncomfortably, as if she wanted the Night Fury to leave but was too nice to make the request. But Toothless got the message easily enough, getting back up to his feet as he flicked his tail in goodbye. "I'll see you tomorrow, then, Hiccup." He said, green eyes slightly curious as he looked at Astrid. The girl refused to look at him, but when the dragon spoke, she gave yet another deep frown. Toothless looked as if he were about to ask, but then shrugged, giving a parting nod to Hiccup. "See you tomorrow, then." He said, spinning around and charging back up the slope. "Don't sleep in tomorrow! And when you're tired in the morning, don't say I didn't warn you!"

Hiccup watched Toothless go, trying to suppress the small niggling sensation of irritation. But he had to admit, if he didn't have Toothless with him, it'd be like trying to walk without his prosthetic leg. And when the dragon was right, he was right. Hiccup was almost too busy sending silent thanks along with his friend, that he didn't notice Astrid as the blonde stared at him intently. He crossed his arms tightly over his chest, suddenly feeling a small twinge of nervousness as she didn't make any move to say something.

"…Astrid?" He prompted her softly.

She closed her eyes tightly, giving a small shiver as she took in a slow breath. "Can you promise me?" She asked haltingly.

Hiccup straightened, eyes widening slightly. "Of course." He said before thinking. He broke off, blinking before: "I mean- I'd promise you anything, you know that. But…promise you what…exactly?"

Astrid still did not open her eyes, as if unable to look at what she was about to do. "Can you promise me that nothing bad will happen?" Her words came out slow and measured, a light whisper in the rain. Hiccup didn't say anything, eyes wide with confusion and worry as he waited for her to elaborate. "I thought about what you said." She said, ducking her head low to her chest. "About having Nightflight try to help me understand dragons. Like you."

Hiccup didn't say anything.

"I want to do it. I'm tired of feeling like the short end of the stick."

"You're not-"

"Hiccup." She snapped firmly, blue eyes snapping open to glare accusingly into his green ones. The look silenced him, the blonde giving a short nod as he agreed with her silently. "I'm tired of being the one that everyone has to baby. Of being the one that has to be walked through everything because I can't understand dragons. I want to be with you, Hiccup. In everything. I want to comfort you and be there for you, but I can't if I don't know what's going on."

"….But…?" Hiccup guessed, still waiting for her to go on.

Astrid sighed heavily, taking a small step towards him. "But you said that Nightflight didn't know how to do it. Or…she didn't know exactly how she did it in the first place. I'm willing to try it…but…Nightflight has caused a lot of trouble with her spells." The comment wasn't accusing, Astrid was merely stating a point. A point that was unfortunately true. Her blue eyes were locked firmly with Hiccup's own, and Hiccup could almost feel her sadness, fright, and vulnerability. "I'm afraid…that something could go wrong."

"It won't." Hiccup said at once, unable to stop himself. He lunged forward, grabbing Astrid's hands tightly in his own as he forced her to look up at him fully. Her blue eyes were heartbreaking to look into, but Hiccup forced himself to do just that. He took a few breaths before going on. "Astrid, I already consider you a valuable person on our team, but if you want more, that's fine. If you're willing to do something as brave as this, then I'm right behind you."

"So you promise?" She demanded. "You'll let me go through with it? You'll make sure nothing goes wrong?"

Looking into her trusting eyes, Hiccup felt a small tremor of unease.

Tell her the truth! What kind of power do you hold over what may or may not happen? This is a risk; Nightflight doesn't even know how to fully do the spell? All these things happening right now…they're from her spells. Are you truly willing to let Astrid do something as potentially-dangerous as this? She's the most important person to you in the entire world! Are you so quick to lose her? And if you do let her do this….are you really going to lie to her and say it'll be okay?

It'll be okay. Of course it would be, Nightflight knows what she's doing! And even if something does go wrong, how bad could it be? It's not like it would be the end of the world, right? It'd just be a: 'Whoops.' A simple mess-up of a spell, that's all. There's no harm in doing it; look at her, she's so upset! You'd do anything to make her happy again, right? You'd be heartless not to let her do this!

Don't let it happen.

It'll be fine.

"Yes." He said finally, voice steady as he looked at her. "I promise you that it'll be okay."

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A/N: Some people fall, some people fall apart. Some people fall while running in the dark.

Some people fall when they run out of luck. Some people fall, some people fall in love

Fall - Cider Sky

Sooooooooo I'm tired. My first day off from band camp in a week, and I literally sleep for a total of eleven hours. ELEVEN HOURS. THAT'S MORE THAN TEN AND LESS THAN TWELVE, PEOPLE. THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.

I was showing my sister the HTTYD 2 trailer, and at the very end, I was like: "Wait for it!" And then Hiccup tore his helmet off, and I was like: "He's so attractive! I wanna MARRY that face!" And my sister just quietly goes: "If I was attracted male gender, I might indeed find him attractive."

Thank you, Lauren.