Hello! I'm back with chapter 5! Thank you to katlyn19 for editing this chapter. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: One day I'm going to write a story that becomes very popular and then I am going to publish fan fiction on it just so I can say I DO own it. Then I will take it down and actually publish it so I can make money off of it. But today isn't that day. I don't own How to Train Your Dragon. :-(
Chapter 5
Catherine Mary
The tour of the village wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was worse.
Everything was going fine until we got to the busiest part of the village. We found out that, not only was I afraid of people, I was also sensitive to noise. Very sensitive. As we were walking to the village center the noise hit me like a wall. I actually took an automatic step back as if I had run into a physical barrier. It was overwhelming. I could hear each voice and I was naturally trying to process all of it at once. Both Hiccup and Astrid looked at me with concern.
" Are you okay?" Astrid asked.
"I'm fine," I told her. "The noise is just overwhelming."
"Maybe we should come back later," Hiccup suggested, " when it's be less crowded."
I nodded, ready to get away from all the noise. Hiccup and Astrid led me away from the village to the edge of a forest. I was already starting to feel better.
"Better?" Hiccup asked.
I nodded, the quiet starting to calm me down.
"Well," Hiccup said, " you should probably stay away from crowded places."
I nodded again. We went over to an ocean-front cliff and sat down.
After a moment, Hiccup started talking. "While you were unconscious," he started to explain, "Astrid and I went back to where I found you and looked for clues about where you came from. When we arrived, we found these where you had been lying." Hiccup took something out of the bag he had been carrying. He then placed the items into my outstretched hand.
One of the items was a circlet. It was silver, with pictures of bears stamped around the edge. The other thing was a small bag. I opened it and poured the contents into my hand. The bag held at least a dozen large beads, also made of silver. At the bottom of that bag was a wide strip of white cloth.
"Do any of these things seem familiar to you?" Astrid asked.
I nodded. "These are mine," I confirmed, already tying the white cloth around my wrist, making sure the knotted part was on the outside.
"Are you starting to remember?" Hiccup asked, hope evident in his voice.
I shook my head. "Not much," I told him. "I remember that my parents gave these to me, but that's all. I still don't remember where I came from or how I got to the island."
I could see the disappointment on Hiccup's face. "Well, at least that's something," he replied, with a sympathetic half-smile on his face.
I nodded and tried to smile in return, though I'm sure mine looked just as weak. "I'm sure it will all come back to me eventually," I said, even though in reality, I felt like I never would remember anything.
"Well," Hiccup said, "I think the town center probably isn't as crowded now. Everyone is probably at dinner. Do you want to finish the tour and then go get something to eat?"
I nodded.
"Well let's go," Hiccup said as he started to stand up. Astrid and I did the same, and we started walking back towards the village even though I really wanted to run in the other direction.
Ok. That's it! I know this is another short chapter, so sorry. I haven't finished chapter 6 yet, so I don't know how long it will take me to get it up. And please review! (does really adorable puppy dog face with quivering lip) The button is right down there.
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