This is modern just for an FYI. And even more FYI all names are the same from Viking canon. It's easier for me to remember that way...
HTTYD © DreamWorks
"And that's all for our barrel racers today! With Ruffnut leading the pack at 13 seconds and no penalties, she will be a hard time to beat tomorrow! Up next are the bull rides starting with Joe Castle riding Smokey!"
Ruffnut sighed happily as she patted the neck of her Kiger Mustang, Barf, a smug smile on her face.
"We beat them again buddy. You are one awesome horse, Barfy," Ruffnut said as she signaled Barf to head towards his stall with a slight tug on his reins. Barf snorted impatiently as Ruffnut pulled his head away from the grass he had been contentedly chewing, complying to Ruffnut's demands lazily.
As the horse and his rider reached the stable Ruffnut heard a familiar cackle echo through the barn.
"Nice job out there sis. I thought that Bryn was going to beat you but you beat her by a second," Tuffnut said as he walked towards his sister, who had slid of Barf and was slowly untacking him.
"Thanks Tuff. I guess…" Ruffnut said, a hint of bitterness in her voice as she thought about how she had almost lost to her rival all because of that dumb black-haired idiot cheering her on from the stands, even though she definitely didn't like him.
"You must really like him if able to distract my sister of all people." Tuffnut said this with a smug grin.
"Oh shut up! He almost made me lose!" Ruffnut snarled as she socked her brother in the stomach hard enough to force the blond to clutch at his stomach painfully.
"Why would you do that?" Tuffnut gasped painfully, shooting his sister a pointed glare. Ruffnut glanced down at him, the same smug grin her brother had had on his face only a minute before now plastered on her face.
Ruffnut turned away from her brother, bitter annoyance glowing in her eyes as Tuffnut slowly stood up, shooting his sister a glance long enough to see her shoot him another icy glare.
"Oh sis get over it. I mean, you can just beat him up you know," Tuffnut said, a sly grin his face as he picked up a brush and began brushing down Barf's coat. "But we don't want to miss your idiot boyfriend's-"
"He's not my boyfriend!" Ruffnut snapped, though inwardly she couldn't help admitting she did sometimes like Snotlout, and his obnoxiously annoying
Tuffnut glanced over to his sister's side, a mischievous, knowing grin spreading on his face as he noticed Ruffnut's happy expression. "Come on Ruff. Let's get to the stands before the bull rides start. I want to see people get hurt!"
Ruffnut shot her brother a stony glare as she walked Barf into the pasture, unhooking his lead rope with a quick movement, and with a gentle slap to Barf's side sent him galloping away from her.
"You know I hate you sometimes brother? But I want to see people get hurt too," Ruffnut whispered evilly as she and her brother headed towards the special stands where all participants in the rodeo were allowed to sit.
Ruffnut sat beside her brother, who was casually glancing over at a black-haired girl sitting some rows down in the stands. Ruffnut shot her brother a glance, rolling her eyes exasberdatly as her brother brushed his hands through his hair in an attempt to smooth it down.
"It's not going to work brother," Ruffnut whispered as Tuffnut slowly stood up and headed down towards the girl. What an idiot.
Ruffnut glanced up towards the ring where the first rider was preparing to get on his bull, which was bucking madingley below the rider. "Ugh this is so-"
Ruffnut was cut off when she felt strong arms wrap around her frame, pulling her backwards out of her seat and onto the lap of her boyfriend.
"Hey babe. Miss me?" Snotlout said as he brushed his hands through Ruffnut's hair, much to her annoyance though. "Good job out there Ruff. I wouldn't expect less from my bae though."
Ruffnut groaned in annoyance as she pulled herself off his lab, turning away from Snotlout. "Snotlout, leave me alone! I want to watch-"
Ruffnut was cut off again when Snotlout grabbed her wrist gently and turned her back to him. Snotlout pulled her in gently, kissing her on her lips.
"Ugh! Yuck!" Ruffnut snapped, quiet enough so Tuffnut wouldn't figure out what was going on, shoving Snotlout away from her.
Ruffnut stared in disgust at the lovestruck expression glowing in Snotlout's ice-blue eyes, but slowly it changed as Snotlout lowered his head sadly. "Ruffnut…"Snotlout whispered, a hurt expression replacing the happy, lovesick expression he had had for a few seconds.
Ruffnut opened her mouth to chide Snotlout again but he got up, slowly, a tired expression on his face, and walked down the steps of the grandstands.
Ruffnut stared after him in bewilderment as a flush of embarrassment colored her cheeks. "Damn it…" she whispered as she watched Snotlout head towards the place where most of the bull riders were getting ready for their chance to try to stay on the bull's for eight seconds.
Ruffnut sighed as she walked down to where her brother was flirting with the black-haired women and with a huff, Ruffnut sat next to him.
Three more bull riders came and went, none of which managed to stay one for more than five seconds when Ruffnut heard the announcer call out a name that caused her heart to stutter for a second.
"And now we have Snotlout Jorgenson riding Benevolence!" Mutters emitted from the grandstands as the crowds remembered how no one had ever been able to ride for at least eight seconds on Benevolence due to his unrelentless bucking and twisting, which no one person had ever been able to hold onto.
"Oh Ruff, your boyfriend is so screwed," Tuffnut's voice broke through Ruffnut's worry as he glanced over at his sister with a uncaring look.
"Shut up," Ruffnut hissed as she watched the shoot, where the cowboys were attempting to hold the bull long enough for Snotlout to get a proper seat on the bull's back. Ruffnut's hand unconsciously fell on her brother as she squeezed it tightly, teeth gritted in worry.
The timer blared and instantly there was a blur of movement as the bull jolted from the chute, legs flying in the air wildly.
Time seemed to drag as Ruffnut watched Snotlout grip the bull as it flung it's body back and forth, leaping straight upwards on it's back legs.
The announcer's voice drowned out from Ruffnut's ears as she noticed the bull whack it's head against Snotlout, causing him to loosen his grip on the rope wrapped around the bull's chest.
It was a sudden, so fast that Ruffnut almost missed it, when the bull lowered it's head to the ground and with a huge movement of it's legs the bull rolled over it's back, crushing Snotlout under it as it leapt upwards and fled, still kicking it's back legs in the air.
Fear lanced through Ruffnut's heart as she noticed her boyfriend's body laying in the middle of the arena, unmoving. No! Ruffnut leapt from her seat, running down the stairs of the grandstands two at a time, vaulting over the fence of the arena towards Snotlout.
Ruffnut skidded to a halt beside the black-haired man, who was groaning painfully.
"Don't move Snotty… Please," Ruffnut ran her hands over Snotlout's body, checking for bruises of any sort.
Ruffnut by now had been joined by Snotlout's cousin, Hiccup, who had volunteered to help the emergency doctors on the field for the day, and he gently moved Ruffnut out of the way.
"Ruff…" Snotlout's voice cracked out in a pained wheeze as he glanced her way, and to her happiness she saw an adorable, happy love sick smile curl slowly on his face.
"You're my angel...babe."
Hiccup rolled his eyes exaggeratedly as he glanced towards Ruffnut, who was smiling with one of the goofiest smiles he had seen ever.
Oh vey, Hiccup thought as the rest of the medical team finally came to his side, loading Snotlout into the ambulance carefully.
Ruffnut glanced after the ambulance as she felt Hiccup grab her arm and yank her away, back towards the grandstands, an audible sigh of annoyance escaping from the tall, green eyed man.
A smile spread on Ruffnut's face as she slowly realized what Snotlout had said, and with a happy grin she pulled away from Hiccup and ran towards where her brother was sitting, to unceremoniously gush about being called "angel".
Most likely I will write the next one and have it published by tomorrow. If I'm not distracted...