Day Five: Sneaking Out

"'Night Ruff."

"Eh, night Tuff," Ruffnut yawned as she climbed into her bed, boredom prickling in her chest as she looked up at the wood-paneled ceiling of her house. She could hear her brother wriggling around on his bed, attempting to find a comfortable way to sleep, but she attempted to ignore it.

Ruffnut groaned moodily when she heard Tuffnut squeak something and then yelp in pain. Glancing towards her brother, who was hopping up and down on one of his feet she snarled, "Shut up, Tuff. I'm trying to get some sleep."

Tuffnut glanced at her, his eyes lowering miserably as he said, "Sorry sis...I accidently got a splinter in my foot that's all." Tuffnut stood up slowly, gritting his teeth as he put his stinging foot to the ground and walked towards their parent's room, hoping they would pull the splinter out for him.

Ruffnut rolled her eyes, annoyed at her brother's typical annoying antics, and with a weary huff she slowly climbed out of her bed. Slinking towards the door, checking to make sure neither her parent's or brother came charging down the stairs, she slunk outside.

As she slunk away from her house she didn't notice someone else walking her way until she accidently bumped into them. "Watch it- Snotlout?" she asked incredulously as she stared at the short male, who was giving her an icy glare of annoyance.

"Yes Ruffnut, it's me," Snotlout said sarcastically, as Ruffnut looked away sheepishly.

"Sorry," she muttered to Snotlout, though he had seemed to brush it off because he shook his head nonchalantly at her apology.

"It's ok, Ruff. I forgive ya. Not that you really hurt me or anything, so it doesn't matter," he reassured as he tugged at her arm beckoningly. "Come on, I want to show you something."

Ruffnut shrugged as she followed him, figuring he was going to show off some dragon he found, which she wasn't too keen on wasting her time following him for. Ruffnut followed Snotlout for what felt like an hour until he stopped and turned around, pointing towards something.

Looking towards where Snotlout was pointing she was shocked to see a beautiful tree-laden cove, a tall waterfall falling into a large stream which eddied away from the cove though a large hole in a rock. It's beautiful, she thought as she followed Snotlout, who had beckoned her towards a different place a little farther away from the cove.

"Look Ruff, it's a swimming hole," Snotlout said as he clambered down some rocks to where a rock, flat and barren, was jutting just slightly over a deep hole filled with water.

Ruffnut glanced at Snotlout like he was crazy as she snapped, "But Vikings don't swim! We-"

Ruffnut's voice was ripped out of her when she felt Snotlout shove her, laughing hysterically as she fell into the deep cavern.

"I'm going to kill you Snotlout!" she screamed as she pobbed out of the water, which was surprisingly not as cold as she thought it would be. It's not that bad, she mused as Snotlout smiled down at her, laughing raucously at her still shocked expression.

"I knew you would like it Ruff," he said as he clambered down the rocks to where she was pulling her dripping body out of the water and up onto some rocks to dry off. Ruffnut glared at him, and with a quick movement lunged at him and drug him into the water with her. Serves him right, she thought as he shot out of the water gasping in shock.

"Why would you do that?" he squeaked as he swam away from her and climbed out onto some dry rocks laying at the edge of the swimming hole. Ruffnut smiled mischievously as she watched Snotlout pick at his sopping wet bear-skinned cape, shooting her icy glares the whole time.

Ruffnut smiled as she climbed up onto the rock next to Snotlout and with a quiet sigh she said, "Thanks Snotlout. It really is beautiful here."

She sighed happily as she gazed into the starlit sky and leaned against Snotlout, who was shivering slightly from the cold. Thank you so much Snotty.

Thank you Lakota! I'm glad you like it so far!