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(Elsa POV)
"Elsa! Psst! Elsa!" I keep my eyes firmly closed as Anna climbs ontop of me sitting on my side. I bite my lip to keep my lips from twitching letting the younger girl know I'm awake. "Wake up, wake up, wake up!"
I let out a grunt and half open my eyes refusing to look up at her, "Anna!" I groan. "Go back to sleep." I command and rest my head on my hand.
Anna lets out a sigh, "I just can't!" She declares and flops onto me in her declaration. "The sky's awake so I'm awake and we have to play!"
I roll my eyes inwardly and lift up my hand shoving my younger sister off the bed, "Go play by yourself!" I command. She hits the ground with a thud adn for a moment I'm sure she's given into defeat. A few seconds later Anna once again scrambles onto me and pulls my eyelid open.
"Do you wanna build a snowman?"
My eyes open and I smile happily.
Nearly half an hour later, Anna tugs me into the cove I'd found when I was younger and she wasn't old enough to explore with me yet. "Come on, come on, come on!" She commands dragging me forward. I laugh and lift a finger to my lips shushing her.
We come to a halt in the center of the cove and Anna lets out a giggle, "Do the magic do the magic!" She commands. I smile softly and wave her forward.
She moves closer towards me and I spin my hands together creating a small hovering snowball. "Ready?" I ask and look up at her awed look. She nods her head several times her blue eyes widened with excitement.
I smile and throw my hands upwards. The snow ball explodes in thousands of snowflakes falling towards us. Anna throws her hands up and dances for a moment, "Pretty!" She declares. I smile and neal towards her height.
"Watch this." I command and stomp my foot on the ground. Ice spreads across the dirt and water quickly and Anna slides several feet still giggling. Hours pass in building snowmen, ice skating, shielding and jumping into piles of snow. Anna lets out another giggle as she leaps onto a pile of snow.
I throw my arms forward and create a bigger snow hill for her that the five year old happily lepas onto. Anna starts to speed up and I can't keep up, "Wait!" I command her. Anna leaps forward ignoring me, "Anna slow down!" I order and throw my hands forward.
My boot catches on a loose twig and I fall backwards hitting my elbows. "Whoo!" Anna declares leaping forward.
"Anna!" I shout and throw my hand forward. The ice sails through the air and smacks her in the head. "Anna!" I scream and scramble to my feet as she hits the ground limpy. What have I done!?
"Anna!" I gently pick up my younger sister's limb head and rest it on my lap staring at her hair as a thin white streak whizzes through a clipping of her hair. "It's okay! I've got you Anna."I promise despite the tears worming at my eyelids. What have I done!?
Anna shivers, gives a soft groan then looks up at me, "Esa?" She murmurs. I stare down at her.
"I'm here, you'll be okay!" I promise.
"Elsa how could you? I trusted you. You let me down, sis. That isn't magic." Her voice is suddenly older and this time the words sting. The tears fall and I cry out holding her towards my chest ice spreading across the ground in spiky points.
"You hurt me, Elsa." Anna whispers.
"I know! I'm sorry!" I cry out frantically. "Please be okay!"
Please…
"Elsa!" The voice rips me from the dream twisted memory and I sit up barely holding back a scream. "Elsa!" Anna says I turn my head towards her. Her hair is loose and sticking up in all angles the night is slowly turning into day but her face is etched with concern.
"S-Stay away from me!" I command my voice stuttering. Anna moves forward and sits on the edge of the bed.
"Hey, it's okay." She says and takes my hand despite my silent protests, "I'm your sister, Elsa. I'm never going to stay away, well except when I really am away but even then I'll be here in spirit." Anna assures rambling slightly. She turns her attention towards me and gives my hand a quick squeeze.
I let out a long breath. "Where's your brush?" I ask my eyes lingering on the mess of hair that has become her head. Anna's hands fly up towards her head and she gives a ackward wince smile.
"Heh, yeah, welcome to bedhead!" She declares happily. I raise an eyebrow before moving forward on the bed and taking the ratty red strands and pulling them back away from her face. Anna sits contently resting her hands on her lap stifling a yawn. She's usually a late sleeper. I must've done something to catch her attention.
After pulling apart several rats I take half of her hair and start to weave it into a braid. The white streak that pokes from her hair sticks out painfully the memory burning behind my skull. Anna remained blissfully unconscious during that episode, Gothi had to work to warm her up and beyond getting spasms of being cold Anna's fine.
I tie off the two braids and Anna turns looking back at me giving a small smile, "You wanna build a snowman?" She asks softly.
I shake my head and swing my legs over the other side of the bed, "THe final exam is today, I have to get there before Hiccup does." I say and halt as that sinks in. The final exam is today. What is he going to do?
Oh, if he took of last night I will freeze the ocean and drag him back by his ears, Toothless protesting or not. I open my trunk shuffling through several pairs of clothing.
"Oh," Anna says and leans over laying on her stomach kicking her legs slightly her eyes twinkling, "I see two love birds." She teases.
I throw a shirt back towards her and it smacks the younger girl in the face, "No," I protest.
Anna pulls the shirt away from her face and snickers. "Yeah, sure," she agrees and I look back and her. I'd been so preoccupied yesterday I'd slept fully clothed. I don't exactly feel like changing.
I pick my sword off of the ground and rest it on the desk. "Hiccelsa." Anna says suddenly and I look up at her.
"What?"
Anna smirks, "Your couple name."
"Anna!"
Anna giggles and leaps off of the bed, "GIve me two minutes and I'll join you!" SHe shouts and scampers from my room her door shutting a few seconds later. I groan and rub my forehead staring down at the gloves.
Anna doesn't think it's a curse...neither does Hiccup. Maybe it's time to let it go.
I shake my head and leave the room scanning for Ingrid, she was already asleep when I got back thankfully and she isn't here. Either at the arena already or somewhere else. I grit my teeth slightly and walk towards the door standing next to it as I wait for Anna.
Her door bursts open and my sister stumbles down the hallway still shoving on her boot. Her two braids fall over her shoulders and she manages to right herself, "Ready!" She declares.
Wish I could say the same.
000o000
When we reach the ring I send Anna off to find a spot for us in the crowd, honestly I was just trying to get her to go away so I could talk to Hiccup privately about Toothless.
We're late. Stoick's speech is almost over and I barely catch the last few words, "Today my boy becomes a Viking, today he becomes one of us!"
I move into the entrance of the arena. Hiccup is standing there pale and looking slightly on the verge of throwing up. His helmet is tucked under one arm as he stares forward dully at the arena. I release a breath of silent relief as I stare at him. He didn't make a break for it.
"Be careful with that dragon." I order quietly.
Hiccup doesn't look back at me or seem startled by my sudden appearance. "It's not the dragon I'm worried about." He admits and we both watch as his dad weaves through the crowd. I rest a hand against the side of the wall and pull my bangs away from my face. I like the way it looks, I feel less...restricted.
I bite my lip slightly before moving forward a little bit more. Frost spreads under my fingers weaving across the wall. I ignore it, "What are you going to do."
Hiccup still refuses to meet my gaze, "Put an end to this, I have to try," He finally turns meeting my gaze. His emerald green eyes look distant but firm. "Elsa, if something...goes wrong just make sure they don't find Toothless." Hiccup commands.
My eyes widen. If he dies.
I give a soft nod, "I will." I promise. "Just promise me it won't go wrong." I plead.
Hiccup opens his mouth to respond but Gobber walks in through the entrance at that moment. He stares at me and Hiccup for a moment his eyebrows shooting up in surprise before he turns his attention to the Haddock.
"It's time, Hiccup. Knock 'em dead." Gobber commands and moves past me. Hiccup lets out a shaky breath before he moves forward moving his hands upwards and putting his helmet on. I stare at his back for another moment before I turn and follow Gobber.
I quickly move through the ground moving next to Anna. She gives me a half look before turning her attention towards Hiccup. I follow her gaze and watch as he moves towards the weapons rack the cheering around coming to a softer hush.
Hiccup stares at the weapon's rack for a moment before he plucks off the smallest dagger and a shield from the wood. He releases a breath, "I'm ready." He says quietly. I clench my fists and tighten my lips into a thin line.
The door to the arena creaks for a moment, metal grinding against metal before the doors burst open and fire bursts from the inside spilling outwards. My breath hitches and the dragon explodes from the cage roaring angrily and leaps towards the ceiling climbing the chains linking the roof together and growls angrily. It fires a blast towards a group of Vikings and they leap away, not faze in the slightest.
The dragon growls then seeming to notice Hiccup, slowly lowers itself onto the ground. Hiccup watches it his eyes as wide as they can go and I feel my stomach work it's way into impossible knots. Please have a good plan, please have a good plan…
The Nightmare moves towards the Haddock and Hiccup stares at it for a moment before slowly backing up dropping his dagger and shield on the ground with equal clatters. Murmurs of confusion run through the crowd.
"What's he doing?" Someone near me asks.
I tense. He's training it.
Hiccup lifts up his hands and gives the dragon gentle murmurings I don't catch. The Monstrous Nightmare stares at him with interest before turning its gaze toward his head, his helmet. Hiccup follows it's gaze and lifts the helmet from his head.
What is he doing!?
If he does this there is no point of return.
Hiccup throws the helmet to the side and it hits the ground skidding several feet, "I'm not one of them." He says firmly. Gasps ring up next to me and Anna takes in a horrified breath.
Stoick several feet away from me sits up in his chair his eyes narrowed. "Stop the fight." He commands.
Hiccup looks up at the chief, "No!" he argues, "I need you all to see this, they're not what we think we are, we don't have to kill them." He says and lifts his hand over the dragon his gaze remaining locked onto his father.
"I said, STOP THE FIGHT!"Stoick yells and slams his hammer down on the chain ceiling.
The Monstrous Nightmare's eyes narrow before he snaps at Hiccup. Hiccup jerks his hand back and the lets out a scream of terror as the Monstrous Nightmare sends a wave of fire towards him.
"HICCUP!" I shout in panic and stare down at my fingers for a moment.
Gift or curse I have no other choice.
I turn and shove my way through the crowd peeling my gloves off my fingers, I rip the first glove off and reach the entrance of the arena pulling off the other. I throw the fabric to the side and stare at Hiccup for another moment as he tears across the arena.
I let out a long breath before throwing my hands forward.
A windy sound whips through the air before the doors to the arena explode outwards ice spreading across the arena walls. I break into the arena and race forward staring at the Hiccup and his hunter for a moment. Panic races through every heart beat and I stand there for a moment before lifting my hand forward and sending a blast of ice towards the Nightmare.
The blueish light smacks the dragon in the face and it stops chasing Hiccup turning its attention towards me. With a roar of angry murderous rage it races towards me. I throw my hands out and create several gusts of ice towards the dragon.
The Monstrous Nightmare leaps over the large gusts of ice and the large dragon smacks me away with it's tail. I fly across the area and smack into the opposite wall spots dancing above my vision.
Hiccup gives a cry of pain and a whistle builds up in my ears before a cracking conquers all. I give a startled gasp and look up spotting a spike that protrudes from the wall breaks off and I move to leap away from it. The edge whacks against my head and the world goes dark.
(Hiccup POV)
Terror.
I squirm under the Monstrous Nightmare's claw but it's useless. THe dragon presses harder against my ribs and they groan under the pressure. This is it. A whistle builds up and I jerk my head left as I realize I recognize it. Oh Toothless please tell me you didn't!
The sound the building up of a plasma blast.
A blast smashes into the chain ceiling and Toothless jumps onto the Nightmare forcing the dragon's claws off of me. I roll away on the partially covered ice floor as the Nightmare has a new appoint to face, Toothless.
"Somebody get in there and help them!" A voice screams. It's distant. All I can hear is the sound of my heart beating erratically in my chest.
Thick smoke fills the air but Toothless pushes the Nightmare into a clear part, there's several sharp gasps and I hear Gobber's shocked voice,"Night Fury,"
The Nightmare jumps onto Toothless and the Night Fury kicks it away, the Nightmare slipping on the ice. Toothless rolls to his feet and I'm surprised by how much balance he has on the ice floor the Nightmare is sliding and slipping everywhere.
Toothless roars at it and stands in front of me as I half sit up gasping for breath. Toothless prevents the Nightmare from even coming close to me. With a final roar from Toothless the Nightmare gives into defeat, scampering off.
I let out a few shaky breaths before I scramble to my feet and run over to Toothless spotting Elsa laying limply under a large column of ice on my left. It hardly registers in my brain.
I reach my dragon as Vikings start pouring into the arena. "Toothless go!" I command him and push at his head. He shakes head in a firm no and he doesn't move, "Get out of here!" I plead. I look up and see as my dad looks at the ice and the snow starting to fall before he picks up an axe and starts to run at us.
"No dad! He won't hurt you!" I promise. He doesn't listen and Toothless looks around us at the advancing Vikings, deciding they're foes and not friends he starts to fight them, he races forward and jumps onto Dad, they slide slightly from the ice and Dad tries to shove Toothless off. "Toothless stop!" I beg.
Toothless doesn't seem to hear me and opens his mouth and I hear the whistling sound of a plasma blast. "No," I breathe. I look at my dragon and Toothless stares down at dad, "NO!" I yell. Toothless closes his mouth and looks at me his pupils widening. I feel my heart sink as he holds confusion in his eyes.
"GET IT!" A Viking yells. All the Vikings race across the ice floor as best they can and jump on Toothless shoving him of off their chief.
I look at them, "Oh, no, no no. Please!" I cry. I start to race towards Toothless but Anna grabs my middle and shoves me back. Though only thirteen the girl is surprisingly strong. She shoves me a few feet her eyes remaining on both her sister, I and Toothless.
"Please! Just don't hurt him!" I plead and struggle harder against Anna's grip she doesn't give.
Barch hands Dad and axe and dad turns his attention to Toothless. My father stares at me for a moment before Dad shoves the axe into Barch's hand and looks at Toothless, "Put it with the others." He commands.
My feet give out slightly and I crumble to my knees, Anna finally releasing me her gaze locked onto something else. I look up slightly as two large Vikings the names I can't place in my panic grab Elsa by either arm dragging her to her feet.
Stoick stares at her for a moment, "Put that monster in the prison." He commands and then turns to me looking furious, "And you," He spits the word looking more than happily willing to strangle something. "Get up." He orders and storms towards me dragging me to my feet by my arm.
My gaze rests on both Elsa and Toothless.
Toothless looks at me his eyes saying only one thing: Trust.
He trusts me.
Even after the mess I've gotten us into.
A/N: :) Please review!