Okay. So this is my first FanFiction… also the first book I've published online… so yeah. I read through it a few times, so I'm 99.9% sure grammar and word choice are okay. Here it goes…

Disclaimer: I do not own How To Train Your Dragon. I wish I did, but unfortunately, that doesn't mean I do. : (

Chapter 1

Catherine Mary

I woke up with a throbbing head. I was lying on the ground and there was a boy kneeling next to me and looking at me with concern. Sitting next to him was a large black dragon who was also watching me, but his expression was one of curiosity.

"Are you alright?" the boy asked, but I was already backing away, using my hands to drag myself farther away from him. When I had moved so that the pair wasn't right next to me, I got up and turned, dashing into the forest. My instincts were telling me to get out of there. Fast. I heard the boy call out to me, but I was already gone.

I ran through the forest, trying to ignore my aching head and get away as fast as possible. I saw a streak of black, and the dragon landed right in front of me, the boy on his back. I let out a small scream and then turned, running in another direction. The forest end abruptly, and I had to come to a quick stop. In front of me was a cliff. I turned to go back the other way, but before I could, the dragon landed at the edge of the forest, blocking my exit. I was trapped.

Hiccup

We found the girl on accident. Toothless and I had been exploring. We saw an island we didn't recognize and I decided to have a look around. As soon as we landed we saw her. She was sprawled out on the ground, unconscious. I went over to take a closer look. When, I knelt down to see if she was ok, her eyes flew opened.

"Are you alright?" I asked, then I saw her eyes widen with fear. Before I knew it she was on her feet and running away. "Wait!" I yelled after her, but before I could even get the word out, she was gone. That girl was fast.

"Come on, bud," I called to Toothless, "Let's see if we can track her down. I want to make sure she's okay before we do anything else. Can you find her?"

Toothless just looked at me as if to say, of course.

"Right," I muttered as I got into the saddle, "Forget I asked. Okay, bud, let's go find her."

When we finally caught up to her, she was at the edge of a cliff. I slid out of the saddle. "Toothless, stay," I commanded in a low voice. I thought he might be the one scaring her. He did look pretty intimidating sometimes. I took as step forward and she scrambled back as much as she could without falling.

"I don't want to hurt you," I told her, "I'm just making sure you're okay. I want to help." At this point Toothless must have gotten bored and decided he wanted to meet the new person, because he bounded over to her before I could stop him. I watched nervously, worried she would try to back up and find only air under her.

Surprisingly, the girl grinned and started to pet him. "Hello, who are you?" she asked.

"His name is Toothless," I offered. She turned, and her expression instantly changed from relaxed to fearful. Then she tried to back away, and fell off the cliff.

So… How'd I do? Hate me yet? I hope I got Hiccup right. I think I did, but I might be wrong. Please review! I will try to get the second chapter up next week, but I might put it up earlier if I get a bunch of reviews… Helpful criticism is welcome, but please don't put it too harshly, and don't just tell me that you can't stand the story or something like that. I can take some heat, but I'm not fireproof.

*So I made a few edits. Nothing major*