Christmas Break is almost over…So sad…

So, before school restarts, here's another update for HTTYD2.

Warning: This chapter may require tissues.

Note: I DO NOT OWN HTTYD2 AND ALL RIGHTS TO IT AND THE REST OF THE ENTIRE DRAGONS FRANCHISE BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.

Chapter 15: I Give Eret A Second Chance

"I don't think I can do this…" I mumbled nervously as Hiccup and I headed into the Sanctuary. In fact, I was close to freaking out! Hiccup grabbed my arm when I was about to turn around and go the other way. "Zen, if you and Eret don't talk things out then neither of you will ever feel better." Hiccup pointed out. "I thought you didn't like him." I reminded him. "But after he saved you, I changed my mind. Zenna, I saw the way Eret looked at you. He loves you." Hiccup told me as we neared the icy interior of the Sanctuary. "I know he does. It's just that…" I managed to say before we arrived.

The others were already mounting some of the baby Scuttleclaws, struggling to actually. True to what Auntie Valka said, the babies definitely listened to no one.

Hiccup gently squeezed my shoulder, calming me down a little. "When I said that I'd do anything for you, Chief, I didn't exactly expect this…" I muttered under my breath. "Just talk to him, Zen. I'll let you two have some privacy and you two can talk as long as you need." Hiccup reassured me.

Finally I just took a deep breath and sought out Eret. I found him with a red-green baby Scuttleclaw, trying to get on its back but to no avail. I held back a laugh as he got bucked off and landed in a pile of snow! Then I laughed for real when he tried to chase after the dragon!

"Come on! Get back here!" Eret shouted as he chased the Scuttleclaw around and around the place until I stepped in to calm the rambunctious baby dragon down. "Hello there, little guy…" I cooed, the baby Scuttleclaw instantly calming down. Eret watched in awe as I gently told the Scuttleclaw to wait with its fellow Scuttleclaws. When I faced Eret, he suddenly turned all nervous. And even if I couldn't look at myself, I knew that I was nervous too.

"Zenna…I…" Eret mumbled uneasily before I managed to ask, "Can we talk...alone?" which got everyone's attention. Hiccup gave the others the signal to leave me and Eret in peace. "We'll leave you two alone." Hiccup told us. "But don't take too…" Astrid began to say before Hiccup shook his head, silently telling her that Eret and I could have all the time we needed to sort things out, and led her away.

That left me and Eret on our own.

It was a couple of minutes later before we both had enough courage to speak to each other.

"I'll admit…I…never really thought we'd see each other again this way…" I said carefully, trying to make eye contact with Eret but failing. Eret looked down at the ground apprehensively. "Neither did I…We've changed, haven't we? You and me…" he mumbled uncertainly. I shrugged. "Yeah, we have…Me and you…we've grown a lot over the past 12 years…" I said.

But then I couldn't take it anymore and decided to just get straight to the point.

"I know what happened to your father." I blurted out. Eret looked at me in shock, before he avoided my gaze. "Valka…Valka told me…" I admitted to him. "…Oh…" Eret mumbled softly. "Eret, I'm…I'm so sorry…I-I didn't know…" I apologized as I went over to him. But then Eret backed away slowly from me. "No, Zenna…If anyone should be sorry, it's me…" he said, looking scared.

My heart began to break all over again when I realized that Eret was…afraid of me.

"Eret, don't be scared. I know you made a mistake and…" I managed to say before Eret cut me off. "No! You're wrong! I didn't make one mistake! I made a lot of them! It was a mistake for me to become a Dragon Trapper! I should have died with my father! But instead I cowardly accepted Drago's offer all so I could stay alive! I'm nothing but a mistake, Zen!" Eret all but shouted at me.

Then Eret did something I never thought he would do. A quiet sob escaped from his lips and the tears began to flow as he sank to his knees. I was shocked once I realized what was happening.

Eret was…actually crying.

"I've made a lot of mistakes, Zenna…But the worst mistake I ever made…was leaving you…Zen, I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" Eret sobbed. I went over to him and knelt beside him. "You didn't leave me…I was the one who left you…" I whispered. "But I never came to find you…" Eret replied, the tears still running down his face. "That's because you were Drago's slave. You couldn't have been able to come find me." I told him. Eret just looked away from me, still silently crying. "I'm nothing but a mistake, Zenna…I've lost my Mum…I've lost Da…Drago's basically stripped me of my pride, honor and dignity…I've lost everything…" he said in a broken voice.

For a minute there, I saw my strong and courageous Eret, Son of Eret be replaced with Hiccup when he was still 15…and considered a mistake. That's what Eret was feeling right now…He felt that he was a mistake and thought he'd be better off dead…

And that's not how I felt about him. Eret wasn't a mistake. Sure he was a Dragon Trapper, but he had changed. He had helped Astrid and the others escape from Drago and had ridden Stormfly like a true Dragon Rider!

And he had saved me…like he always had when we were young…

Then and there, I realized that…I still loved Eret…I still did…

"Eret…Eret, look at me…" I said softly, placing my hand on Eret's chest. He looked at me, tears still welling up in his eyes. "You didn't lose everything…" I said to him softly, my own eye welling up with tears.

The next words I said were the words that I hoped would heal us both from our heartache.

"You still have me, remember?" I whispered as I brushed the tears away from Eret's face. Eret looked at me, letting my words sink in, then finally smiled for real. We both stood up and tightly embraced each other. New tears, tears of joy and relief, both ran down our faces as we embraced. I sighed happily, relishing in the feeling of Eret's strong arms around me as he hugged me gently. And, in that moment, it was as if nothing bad had ever happened. No Drago…no Dark Bewilderbeast…nothing horrible had come between me and Eret…

We were finally…after all these years…together again.

"I missed you…" Eret whispered in my ear, his voice thick with tears. "I missed you too…I missed you so much…" I whispered back as he held me close.

When we pulled away from the hug, Eret gently took my chin in his hand. I smiled at him as we leaned closer to each other…

You wanna know something?

The second kiss is just as amazing as the first.

My whole body felt like it was floating up high on cloud nine as Eret and I kissed. His lips were so soft and warm, I felt like I could just melt. I snaked my arms around Eret's neck as I kissed him while he wrapped one arm around my waist and cradled my head with his other hand. We stayed there, engaged in passionate lip lock, for what seemed like forever until…someone rudely interrupted.

"Okay, you guys made up! Can we go now?!"

Snotlout's loud voice snapped me and Eret out of our beautiful love daze and we broke the kiss, slightly panting on account that we'd been kissing for a while. But as rude as the interruption was, we were both so happy. "Wow…" I breathed out, my cheeks flushed red. "Yeah…Wow…" Eret said breathlessly, flushed red as well. I giggled and gave Eret another kiss.

A real quick one because Snotlout was now practically whining, "Seriously, can we go already?!" while the others watched in amusement. Turns out they all came back in time to see me and Eret have our second kiss.

Eret just rolled his eyes at Snotlout as he took my hand in his and we rejoined the others. I took out one of my sticks and gave Snotlout a good, solid bonk on the head! "Way to ruin the moment, Snot." I told him while he clutched his head in pain.

"I take it that you two finally straightened things out?" Hiccup asked with a slight smile on his face. "Yep. We're finally back together again. Right, Eret?" I smiled up at Eret, who looked at Hiccup and managed a smile. "I suppose we are." He shrugged, blushing a bit. Hiccup extended his hand out to Eret. "You're one of us now, Eret, Son of Eret." He told him. Eret gratefully shook hands with my brother. "I pledge my loyalty to you, Chief Hiccup. As thanks for taking care of Zenna for me all these years…you can count on me." he promised.

I then noticed Ruffnut looking at Eret. Some words now needed to be said.

"And in case you're all wondering, Eret is officially my boyfriend." I announced to everyone and stepped in front of Eret to keep Ruffnut from making any advances on him. "So, Ruffnut, if you want him then you'll have to go through me." I said seriously. Ruffnut just laughed. "Relax, Zen, I'm over him. I've got two real Viking men here already." She purred while Snotlout and Fishlegs sighed longingly to her.

"Whoa, that was fast…" I remarked in surprise while the others chuckled.

But then Valka stepped forward. "Alright, the Scuttleclaws are ready. We've got a long journey ahead of us." She reminded us and we all got ready for the trip back to Berk.

"Remember, just hang on tight and you'll be fine. And don't let go, got it?" I gave Eret a few quick tips before I got on my own Scuttleclaw. Hiccup got on the Scuttleclaw next to me and looked at me. "You okay?" I asked him, still a little worried about him. "Yeah. You ready?" Hiccup nodded, looking a little bit better than before. I nodded, ready to go get Stryka and Toothless back, kick Drago's ass and save our home.

"Let's get our best dragon friends back." I said seriously and we headed out!

Time to stop Drago Bludvist once and for all!

Sorry if this update seems a little suck-ish…but feel free to read and review whenever and whatever you want. Happy New Year, everybody!

-GuardianDragon98