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EXCHANGE OF OUR HEARTS
CHAPTER FOUR

MERIDA'S POINT OF VIEW

[Imagine her accent whilst reading her point of view.]

"Some say that fate is something beyond our command. That destiny is not our own. But I know better. Our fate lives within us. You just have to be brave enough to see it."

I am Merida, firstborn descendant of clan DunBroch. I've been existing for sixteen years and became a sister of Harris, Hubert and Hamish, or the wee devils, my younger brothers. Hiccup serves our family until now. When I was a little bit younger, I used to be a very shy person. I used to hide myself beside Hiccup. My father, King Fergus taught me archery when I was a toddler. He even gave me a bow and arrows as his birthday present. My father tells us a story about his battle with Mor'du. Now I'm a little bit older, I used to interact with other people and archery became my passion. I've changed a lot. Everything has changed, even Hiccup's appearance.

"Merida." The queen called me out whilst she's on her way to my room. I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep. "Merida, wake up. We have an important matter to discuss." She said. "Ugh. Maybe later. I'm not in the mood right now, okay? Bye." I covered myself with a blanket. My mum removed the blanket, "Merida! This is very important. We had made our decision."

"For what?"

"You're getting married."

I gasped, "I'm getting married? But… but, I'm not yet ready!" I stood up from my bed and left my mum. "Milady." Hiccup approached me, "What's wrong, milady? You look upset." He added. My tears fell down from eyes, "Hiccup…" I hugged him, "Please help me… I'm not yet ready… I'm getting married." Hiccup frowned and hugged me back. "Stop crying, milady. Everything will be fine."

The royal family had their lunch together except for Merida. "Where's Merida?" The queen asked Hiccup. "Your Majesty, she locked herself inside her room. She told me she's not yet hungry."

"That little rascal." She sighed.

"Your Majesty, I don't want to impede your decision, but I think you should let milady decide for herself. It's not true love after all, your Majesty." Hiccup said. Queen Elinor looked at him, "I know, but you don't understand." She started to explain everything to make Hiccup understand. "I know what's best for her." She added. Hiccup approached his milady and knocked on her door. Merida opened the door, "Come in." He went inside Merida's room and closed the door quietly. "Milady, I talked to your parents." Merida looked at him, "Did they change their minds?" She asked Hiccup in a monotonous tone. He shook his head sadly, "Whether you like it or not, you're getting married. (Sighs.) Milady, I know that you're not yet ready and you don't want to get married but just do what your parents want. It's for your sake and for the sake of DunBroch." Merida grimaced and slapped Hiccup's face, "What do you know about love and marriage?! You know nothing about it!" She ran away from her room. "Milady! Wait!" He ran after Merida. She ran away from the castle with her pet Angus. "Your Majesty, milady ran away from the castle!" Hiccup informed the king and the queen. "Where did she go?" King Fergus asked him. "Go, find her around the forest!" He raised his voice. Hiccup rode on a Clydesdale and looked after his milady.

"Milady, where are you?" Hiccup searched for the princess in the forest. He heard Merida crying somewhere around the forest. He followed Merida's voice and found her crying in an old oak tree. "Milady!" He drew closer to the princess. "Leave me alone." Merida said whilst crying. "I won't leave you. If you don't want to go home, I will stay with you here in the forest." Hiccup said; he sat beside her and put his arm on Merida's shoulder. "Milady…" He sighed. Merida looked at him and asked, "What is it?" Hiccup was about to say something but he didn't say it anymore. "Just forget about it, milady." At the back of his mind, he wants to confess his feelings for Merida; he is just afraid and he knows to himself that he can't marry her. They spent their night in the forest. King Fergus and Queen Elinor are worried about the two. "Elinor, I'll be back, I'll look for the two." King Fergus demanded. "I need someone to come along with me." King Fergus, together with the two guards left the castle immediately.

Hiccup heard someone's footsteps. He peeped from the bushes and saw King Fergus, "Milady, your father is here." Hiccup whispered. "What? Come on, let's get out of here." Merida whispered back. They rode on their Clydesdales and left the forest secretly and quietly. "I don't regret running away with you." Merida smiled. Hiccup smiled back, "Milady… I…"

"You what?"

Hiccup sighed, "Actually, I've been keeping the marriage matter for a long time. It's just… I… Milady…"

"Get to the direct point." Merida said.

"I… I love you, milady!"

Merida's eyes widened and blushed, "What? You've got to be kidding me, right?" She laughed inwardly. "No, milady. I'm not." Hiccup said. Merida stopped her horse for a moment, "I… I don't know what to say. I have no response for that…" Hiccup stopped his horse for a moment as well. "I know, it's kind of awkward but it's true. I pretended that your marriage is just nothing to me, but I kept it inside. My heart was broken when I heard the king and the queen talked about your marriage."

"Invaders!" Hiccup and Merida heard a deep voice from the woods. They were approached by a muscular man with a long beard and a moustache. "What are you two doing here?!" He asked Hiccup and Merida. "We're here because we ran away from my parents. We came from DunBroch." Merida answered.

"DunBroch?" The stranger said.

"Aye. I am Merida, firstborn descendant of clan DunBroch."

"Are you the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor?"

Merida nodded her head. "Oh, why did you run away from your parents?" The stranger asked her. "They decided that I'll marry a prince or the firstborn descendant from another clan. And by the way, who are you? How did you know my parents? Are you a spy or something?" Merida said.

"No, I'm the ruler of the kingdom of Berk. My name is Stoick. Little lady, you should probably go home. You're too fragile. Come with me, I'll take you home."

"No, I'm not going home."

"I'm on my way to DunBroch. I suggest you to come along with me."

Merida looked at Hiccup. "Shall we go, milady?" Hiccup asked Merida politely. She squinted, "Okay. Fine!" They went back together with Stoick. "The princess is back!" The guard gates of DunBroch shouted out. "Where did you two go?" Queen Elinor asked Merida and Hiccup. Merida didn't answer her mother's question and locked herself inside her room. Queen Elinor looked at Hiccup. "Your Majesty, the ruler of Berk is here." He said. "I shall leave." He bowed his head politely and left.

"Stoick!" King Fergus raised his voice and welcomed him. Queen Elinor sighed and left the two. "Your daughter ran away. I saw her at the forest." Stoick said. The two rulers started to talk and had some chitchats. "So, what brings you here?" He asked Stoick.

"Oh, right. About that, I'm here to recruit Vikings for our tribe, the Hairy Hooligans. We need more Vikings."

"I see. Maybe you can recruit our confidante."

"May I know who he or who she is?"

"Aye. I'll call for him, be right back."

King Fergus left Stoick and looked for Hiccup. "Young lad, your duty as Merida's protector is over." Hiccup was flabbergasted, "Your Majesty, what's going on?" King Fergus sighed and patted his shoulders, "You've been serving my daughter for sixteen years and now it's over. I need you to do another duty. Follow me." King Fergus led Hiccup to Stoick. "I present our confidante, Hiccup." The king introduced the young lad to Stoick. Stoick laughed out loud, "Are you serious?! This lad will join the Vikings?! Ha!"

"Don't belittle this young lad. He has abilities that aren't discovered yet. You might discover his abilities if you'll train him." King Fergus and Stoick agreed that Hiccup will live with the Vikings. Hiccup left DunBroch without his milady's consent. "I'm sorry, milady… Even if my duty is over, I will still address you as my milady." Hiccup thought to himself whilst writing a letter for Merida.

On the next day, Merida wakes up without knowing that Hiccup left her. She swiftly went inside Hiccup's room and found a letter with the title 'Milady'on his bed. She unfolded the letter and read the content. Her tears fell down continuously after reading the letter.

To be continued...

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