Hi guys! What's up? Thanks for the favourites, follows and reviews! Sorry for a very long update. I can't promise that I can update this regularly, Fridays or weekends perhaps. I know that this fanfic is not as good as other fanfics but I hope you still like it. Anyways, here's the fifth chapter. :)

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EXCHANGE OF OUR HEARTS
CHAPTER FIVE

Hiccup, together with Stoick left the kingdom of DunBroch. "I'm sorry, milady." He thought to himself whilst crying inwardly. Stoick patted his back, "You know what young lad, there are things that you need to let go." Hiccup looked at him and dug his face on his both hands. "A lot of miserable things happened to me. I don't know the purpose of my existence anymore." Hiccup said. Stoick didn't respond anymore and pitied the young lad. Stoick was given a warm welcome of the townspeople when he arrived at Berk.

"So, where's the new Viking of Hairy Hooligans?" Gobber approached Stoick and asked him. He introduced Hiccup, "Here it is! His name his Hiccup, confidante of the royal family of DunBroch." Gobber looked at Hiccup from his head down to his toe insultingly, "That lad?! You must be kidding me, Stoick! He won't last here, trust me!"

"Fergus said that he has abilities that aren't discovered yet. We might discover his abilities if we train him." Stoick said.

Astrid and her friends looked at Hiccup disparagingly, "This is not a place for you. Leave Berk, now." He looked at Astrid and her friends, "I have no choice. Stoick brought me here." The twins looked at each other and said, "What?! You're the new Viking of Hairy Hooligans?" Hiccup nodded his head slowly. Snotlout laughed and crossed his arms, "What can you do? You're too dumb to be trained here." The teens laughed along with Snotlout. Hiccup got mad and pushed him, "You barely know me so stop judging my weaknesses and strengths!"

"Snotlout!" Fishlegs helped him get up. Stoick approached Hiccup, "What's going on here?" Hiccup looked at Snotlout angrily. "He pushed Snotlout!" Fishlegs said. "Is that true, Hiccup?" He asked Hiccup.

"Yes. Whilst I was standing here, that girl (points at Astrid) and that guy (points at Snotlout) approached me and disparaged me!" Hiccup sighed. Stoick looked at the teens disappointingly. "Give your apologies to this lad. (Looks at Hiccup) Pardon them, they're just like that." He said. The teens apologised to the new Viking. Hiccup told to the teens that it was fine.

Stoick uttered, "Come with me, I will tour you here so you will be familiarised here." Hiccup and Stoick left the teens. Astrid watched Hiccup as he leaves, "It's not yet over. We're going to have a little fun." Ruffnut asked her, "First day of training?" Astrid smiled in a mocking way.

Later that evening in DunBroch, Merida locked herself inside her room and read Hiccup's letter for the second time. "Merida." Queen Elinor knocked on her door, "Come out. Your suitors are here." She didn't come out. She attempts to run away again but she's thinking of the consequence that might happen; if she leaves her room and Maudie sees her, Maudie will inform her parents that she left her room. She will be forced to wear tight formal dress and she will be introduced to her suitors.

"Merida?" The queen knocks on her door for the second time. She opened the door and pretended that she's not feeling well, "Mother, help me… I'm not feeling well. I feel so weak. I'm not yet ready." She coughed.

"Oh Merida, just keep resting. I will inform the lords that you're not feeling well but don't worry, the betrothal is ongoing. Get well soon, Merida." She left Merida and closed the door.

"Ugh! It's no use! What am I going to do?!" Merida panicked inside her room. "I'll run away and look for Hiccup!" She heard Maudie and Queen Elinor talking about her. "Merida is not feeling well, I put you in charge to take care of my daughter."

Merida called for Maudie, "I'm famished. I need you to cook me lots and lots of foods." She rushed herself to the kitchen and started to cook different dishes for the princess. Merida packed her things including her bow and arrows. Maudie went to her room and gave her the food. "Thanks! You may rest." She said. "Your Majesty, the queen put me in charge to take care of you."

"I'll tell her that I'm feeling better already."

"But your Majesty…?"

"It's okay. I will be fine, don't worry. And I won't tell this to mum!"

"If you demand, princess." Maudie thanked the princess and left her. Merida sneaks out from her room quietly. She went to the kitchen and stole twenty loaves of bread. The sons of each lord decided to tour around the castle. Coincidentally and unfortunately, Young MacGuffin caught Merida stealing loaves of breads. "Princess Merida?!"

"Hi…?" Merida waved her hands slowly.

"What are you doing here?"

"Looking for foods. Angus must be really hungry, hehe." Merida laughs a bit.

"Oh. Let me do that for you, Princess Merida."

"No! I can do it! Just go back to the ceremony."

"We are still waiting for your answer." Young MacGuffin said.

"Yes. What is your decision, Princess Merida?" Wee Dingwall asked but Merida didn't answer.

"Come on, guys. Let's go." Young Macintosh uttered.

The sons of each lord left the princess. Merida left the castle swiftly and looked for Angus, "Come on, Angus. Let's look for Hiccup."

"Princess Merdida! What are you doing here outside?" Lord Dingwall saw her and called her out. "Uhm… I'm just feeding Angus. (Looks at Angus) You must be very hungry, Angus." Merida gave Angus two loaves of breads.

"What about the bow and arrows?"

"It's nothing! I just want to shoot arrows with Angus."

"You can do that tomorrow, it's dangerous. You go inside." Lord Dingwall grabbed Merida's hand and went inside the castle. "Wait!" Merida said. They stopped walking, "Please don't tell to my parents I went outside the castle. My mum knows that I'm sick." Lord Dingwall looked at her, "You need not to worry. I won't tell this to your parents. We will just wait for your answer."

"Thank you very much." Merida bowed slightly and went inside her room. Lord Dingwall waved his hands whilst watching Merida entering inside her room. She locked the door and laid down on her bed. "Hiccup… Maybe, we're not meant to be..." She said to herself whilst looking at the ceiling. "If I only had the chance to change my fate…" A wisp appeared in front of her. "A wisp…?" She whispered. A trail of wisps appeared. "That's it. The Will O' the Wisps will change my fate! But how will I leave the castle without being noticed?"

To be continued…

Sorry for the minor corrections. I'm sorry if this chapter didn't reach your expectations. I'm sorry if I wasted your time for this chapter. I was planning to add the wisp thing but it will be very long, so I will elaborate that part in the next chapter, plus Hiccup's part! I know that this fanfic is not as good as other fanfics but I hope you still enjoyed it. If you want more chapters to be published, please add this your favourites, follows and leave a review. Thanks guys! Have a nice day! :)