A Dragon Rider's Heart Chapter 5, a how to train your dragon fanfic

A Dragon Rider's Heart

Chapter 5

A/N: I worked my tooshie off getting this chapter up and ready before I left for you, my loves. It's a little short and might have a few more mistakes. Gomen. I decided that since it was going to be a long wait this time between chaps I'd do my best to get Chapter 6 up at some point tonight as well. If I don't manage, I deeply apologize and will see you Monday.

RANT WARNING!: Also, I just wanted to note, if I receive any reviews that don't actually pertain to the story, I delete them immediately. I get that you don't like the pairing, but I honestly just don't care. It is my story and I have creative freedom to put characters with whomever I please. Hell, I've read stories about Hiccup with Toothless. At least I'm not going with that route. (Not that I'm dissing those stories necessarily, you also have the freedom to write what you choose.)
This site is meant to be a collaboration of many different peoples and stories and I appreciate everyone who writes, even those who go with pairings I don't necessarily support. So buck up folks and put your big girl panties and your big boy britches on and let the story flow. We are all supposed to be adults (or at least if you are on an M story you should be) so don't hate, just go read something else. I promise, I won't miss your traffic. :D

Anyway! For those of you who do want to read a lot of shameless lesbian fluff, read on!

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A loud banging woke the girls up with a jerk. Both of them jumped out of the bed and pulled on the last sets of clothes Astrid had stored. They dashed up the stairs as the banging started again.

"Astrid! Heather! Open up!" A voice they recognized as Hiccup's called from outside the doors.

"The storm must be over!" Astrid cried happily as she rushed to open undo the lock. Before she could open them, the door flew open and she had to scramble back to keep from getting hit. A large blur knocked her to the ground and she had only a second to identify Stormfly, before the dragon started licking her in earnest, crooning happily at being reunited with her rider and friend. "Stormfly!" Astrid cried reaching up to hug the Nadder, as much to stop her from licking as out of joy at seeing her. The Nadder lifted her head pulling Astrid to her feet in a familiar gesture. "Oh, I missed you so much!"

A loud laugh from the side made her glance over and she smiled as she saw Windshear giving Heather a similar greeting. She smiled when Heather glanced over and then returned to snuggling her dragon. She gave her dragon a good scratch and turned Hiccup, who was still standing in the doorway quietly as they greeted the dragons. She ran towards him and gave him a tackling hug. He let out an `oof' of surprise and only Toothless's quick reflexes stopped them from falling.

Both of them laughed as they straightened and Hiccup patted the Night Fury's head fondly. "Thanks, bud."

"Hiccup!" Heather cried as she ran towards them.

"Heather!" He greeted her happily as she threw her arms around him in a hug that wasn't quite as active as Astrid's had been but just warm.

She pulled back and grinned up at him. "Did you get taller again? When are you going to start putting on muscles instead of inches?" She teased, stepping back.

"Har har har." He said sarcastically as Astrid laughed. "It's great to see you, but did you have to bring the wrath of the gods down on us when you came?"

Heather gasped in mock affront before smirking. "Not my fault they're jealous of all this awesome." She flipped her hair in cocky gesture.

Astrid licked her lips and had a sudden urge to kiss her girlfriend. She always loved it when Heather acted so confident. Hiccup's laugh snapped her back into her senses. "Better be careful there. Wouldn't want to tick anyone off." He joked, glancing up at the sky. It was clear, as if the storm had never happened, only a few fluffy white clouds to be seen.

Stormfly suddenly tried to nudge her head under her arm and she turned to give her dragon some more attention and realizing that Hiccup had saddled her. "Thanks for saddling her, Hiccup." She gave her friend a light punch on the arm and he pretended it hurt. Astrid chuckled and turned back to her dragon. "Wanna go for a quick fly, girl?" The Nadder crooned and pranced a little in excitement.

"That is a spectacular idea!" Heather said happily, turning to pet Windshear. "You wanna fly too, girl?" The Razorwhip nudged her happily and moved towards the door.

Astrid turned to Hiccup. "Want to come along?"

Hiccup grinned. "Thanks, but I need to get back I just came to check on you and give you the news. Oh and I need to get a little of the painkilling herbs from the stores. Take your time though. I don't think we'll be doing much today. Everyone's too excited to be outside. There are some people I want you to meet though."

Astrid snapped her fingers. "That's right! The strangers. Is everyone ok?"

Hiccup nodded. "They will be. It was a small family party and crew. They were going to visit some relatives in another village when the storm hit. A few cuts and scrapes and a broken bone or two. They looked a lot worse than they were. If I'd know it wasn't serious I wouldn't have worried you, but a few of them were carrying on like they were dying. Wait `til you meet them. I know you're going to really like one or two."

Astrid went to respond when Stormfly nudged her insistently. She laughed at her eager dragon. "We can talk when I get back to the compound. Someone needs to work off some of her energy." She teased her dragon softly.

"I guess I shouldn't have let Fishlegs feed her all that chicken then!" He laughed. " I'll see you both in a little while. Have fun!" He waved and went inside the tower. The Night Fury crooned at them affectionately, before following his rider.

"Oh, we will." Heather called, already astride Windshear. She gave her dragon's neck an affectionate pat, before looking over at Astrid. "Mind if we take a quick trip to my island? I'll leave my things here, but I want to check on my supplies and get some clothes and things."

"Not at all." Astrid turned to her dragon. "What about it, Stormfly?" The Nadder chirped and kneeled so her rider could mount.

Astrid hopped on and the Nadder took a few running steps before leaping off of the small balcony and into the air. Windshear and Heather were right behind them. The Razorwhip pulled up beside them. "How about a race?" Heather called over the rushing wind.

Astrid smirked. "You're on!"

Windshear roared happily and Stormfly responded. Heather patted the Razorwhip's neck and they shot forward. Astrid leaned forward on her Nadder and felt the dragon tense before they shot forward as well. With a happy whoop, the girls pointed their dragons to the sky, big smiles on both of their faces.

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About an hour later, they touched down at Heather's campsite. They slid off their dragons and Astrid gave her Nadder a quick scratch, before turning to Heather and pulling her into a happy kiss. Heather responded eagerly and it was a few moments before they pulled apart.

Heather smiled brightly and then turned to her dragon. "I know you must be hungry. Go eat while I pack up. I know there aren't as many of your favorite on The Edge." The Razorwhip nuzzled her affectionately and nudged Astrid, before turning to Stormfly and crooning.

The Nadder tilted her head and responded before looking inquisitively at her rider. Astrid smiled and patted her. "Go ahead and play. We'll be right here when you're done." The Nadder nuzzled her and then the two dragons took a few bounding leaps before taking off for the shore.

The girls watched them fly off, before turning to each other. "So. What can I do to help?" Astrid asked.

Heather smiled and turned to gesture to her campsite. "Not much actually. The tent is gone, not that I'm surprised, but it looks like everything else weathered the storm pretty well. I just need to gather a few changes of clothes and check my food. I would like to check everything though, just in case. Shouldn't take too long."

"Ok then. Let's get it done." Astrid said, clapping her hands and rubbing her palms together.

Heather laughed. "You, my dear, are too much."

They set to work, opening up caches and crates full of all the things Heather had `liberated' over the years. Astrid gaped when she opened a small chest and found it to be full of gems and gold. "Holy snapdragon." She whispered.

Heather looked over. "Ah. That one goes to Yohann next time I find him. Lifted it from a shipwreck on Knucklebone. It's an island a few hour's flight away and pretty tiny." She explained to Astrid's questioning look. "No bodies, no people, just that chest and a few papers. Windshear was the one who found it actually. We were there looking for signs of Riker or my brother. Dead end, but a lucky one at least."

Astrid looked back at the treasure and nodded. "I'll say." She said softly as she closed the chest.

Shortly after, everything was pronounced fine and they put everything they'd gotten out back away. Heather quickly packed a satchel full of clothes and other necessities. "Think we should go ahead and set some things aside for the trip before we call the dragons?"

"Sure." Astrid grinned. "Less time we have to wait before heading out. I gotta say, I'm pretty excited about it."

Heather grinned over at her. "Me too. Some of the places I want to go will surprise you. "Then she frowned. "Wait a second. I seem to remember a certain someone said they had a surprise for me, when we got out of that tower."

Astrid gasped. "I totally forgot about that." She recovered from her surprise and waved her finger at her girlfriend. "Hold that thought until we get back to the compound. It's in my hut."

Heather smirked, digging into the one crate she'd left open that contained most of her travel gear. "You'd better hope I like it enough to forgive you."

Astrid laughed. "If you don't, I know how to make you happy anyway." She started walking towards the other rider.

Heather hummed in amusement, still sorting through the items in the crate. "Oh? And how is th-"

Astrid cut her off with kiss, taking advantage of Heather's surprise to deepen it. After a moment, the ebony rider recovered enough to kiss her back. Astrid wrapped her arms around her girlfriend and held her close as their tongues met. Heather's hands smoothed up her back and into the blonde rider's hair, pushing their faces together even more. Astrid pulled back slightly, taking Heather's lower lip between her lips and sucking it gently. Heather moaned softy and Astrid was overcome with the desire to taste her. She released her bottom lip gently and started kissing her way to her neck. Gently, she bit the soft flesh under Heather's ear, before kissing and nipping her way down to the junction of her neck and shoulder. There, she finally allowed herself a deeper taste, sucking the soft skin into her mouth and grazing it lightly with her teeth. Heather moaned softly, hand fisting in the blonde's hair and shirt. Astrid, not wanting to leave a mark, soon released the flesh in her mouth and felt Heather tremble. The blonde rider quickly recaptured the other girl's lips and they kissed passionately.

The sound of flapping wings, brought them back to reality and they pulled apart, both breathing heavily to see Windshear and Stormfly returning. They smiled at each other and went to greet the two very happy dragons. Astrid noticed some dry patches as she was giving Stormfly a good scratching and mentally promised her a good oiling the next chance she had.

"Well. Are you ready to head back to reality?" Heather asked lightly.

Astrid grinned at her. "Not really, but I suppose we have to, don't we?"

"Or we could shirk our responsibilities until one of our conscious' drives us batty."

Astrid laughed and pulled her giggling girlfriend into her arms for a quick kiss. "Come on. Let's go before I forget why I have to."

Heather gave her another peck on the lips, before pulling away and taking a running leap to mount her dragon. Astrid turned and mounted Stormfly and a few moments later, they were airborne and on their way back to The Edge.

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And there is Chapter 5! Hope you enjoyed! Ja ne! :D