Chapter 22: Taranee's Responsibility

Once back on earth the two Vikings found themselves in some sort of building. This building is clearly different from the kinds that they live in. On top of that a big box of some kind is on top of a small table. Before they got to notice to much more, they were brought back to reality by Taranee. "Ok you two; this is where your journey ends. You're going to stay here with me while the others take care of things." Taranee said pushing the two Vikings over to the couch and setting them down.

The others then had to wonder why Taranee got to stay not that they would be thrilled with babysitting two Vikings. "Taranee, we will need you with us. You know the worlds better then we do. Why not have one of us stay?" Cornelia asked and the others nodded.

Taranee assumed Cornelia would wonder about this. "Fact is Cornelia, you aren't really much of a babysitter, Irma just isn't patient enough, and lets face it, Hay Lin would just want to have fun. No offense to any of you but I need to be the one to stay and before you ask, Elyon has to go with as she is the only one at the moment that can take you between worlds." The others shrugged and nodded in agreement. Taranee then turned to the two Vikings. "This is Will's home, you two break anything and you're toast." Taranee said glaring at the two fairly hard. "Also, you aren't allowed to leave this building for any reason at all. You do and I burn the two of you slowly. No one is allowed to know about other worlds and the way you two are is a dead give away weather people make the connection or not. We can't allow any suspicion especially now. If it were Halloween then it wouldn't matter so much but that's getting off topic. You will follow my rules or you won't live to see tomorrow." Taranee said making a huge fireball in her hand to prove a point. "Do I make myself clear?" Hiccup and Astrid nodded and then Taranee turned to the others. "You go and see what you can do about making friends with the other worlds."

"Good luck Taranee, you'll need it." Elyon said and then gave her a quick hug and then left with the others back to Meridian.

Taranee waved as they left and then whispered once they were gone. 'Thanks and good luck.' Taranee sighed and then turned to Astrid and Hiccup who were once again arguing. 'For the love a' Taranee whispered and then spoke up. "I swear you two are like an old married couple." Taranee sighed and then lifted Hiccup arm up. "You go to the back room." Taranee said pointing to a room down the hall. Taranee let go of his arm and then watched as he walked down the hall and into the room. Taranee then turned her attention back to Astrid and then sat down next to her. Astrid just glared angrily at her but Taranee just let a soft small smile cross her lips. "What is going on between you two?" Taranee asked, her legs crossed, her right elbow on her right leg, and her head facing Astrid while leaning on her right hand.

"It's none of your business Taranee, so just take care of whatever is going on and let us go home." Astrid said with a raised voice not happy about being in a strange world or being asked about her relationship with Hiccup.

"I'm not here to be the bad guy but I will be if I have to and it is my business because I have to deal with you. Since I have to deal with you two I can't help my friends with this problem and since I can't help things will just be moving slower. The slower it takes the longer you're going to be here and the longer you're here the more we have to make sure you two are safe. We can't keep you safe when you're always arguing and since you two won't stop on your own, we have to bring you here. Since we have to bring you here I have to take care of you and since I have to I can't help my friends. It's one big circle that revolves around the way you two act. So you can work with us or I can make you work with us. So what's it going to be Astrid, you talk to me or I can take care of the problem all together and get rid of one of you." Taranee made another fireball in her hand and stared at her.

Astrid couldn't believe the way this was turning out. This is a personal thing between her and Hiccup and Taranee is trying to get her to tell her everything. They never asked to be helped, they ran into them. Ok so they asked for their help to get back home but; after a second of really thinking about it, Astrid knew she would have to say something. "Fine I say something but I'm only going to say a little at a time. I'm not going to let you know everything in one day. I don't exactly trust or know you very well." Astrid said unhappily but liked what Taranee said next.

Taranee smiled and nodded. "Fair enough." This made Astrid smile ever so slightly.

"Hiccup and I have been together for a while now. We've been in love for some time now and due to certain circumstances, things have gotten complicated. Let's just say that we have different opinions on the rules in our village." Astrid stopped there hoping that Taranee wouldn't pry anymore.

The two sat there for a moment in silence when Taranee spoke up. "I suppose if that's it then let me know when you're ready to talk more but remember that the longer it takes for you two to work things out, the longer you may be here." With that said; Taranee got up and went into the kitchen. "You thirsty?" Taranee asked from the kitchen and Astrid responded with a yes. Soon Taranee came back with some water and handed it to Astrid. "Why don't you go to the back room with Hiccup and if I hear any arguing, I'll find a way to block it out."

Astrid Headed toward the back room when she flipped around and smiled a little. "Thanks Taranee." Astrid just got a wave for her to move on as a response and then she disappeared into the room.

Soon after that Matt walked in. "Hey Taranee, where has everyone been." Matt asked.

"Let's just say that we all ran into a problem and then gained a smaller problem on top of that. I'm taking care of the smaller problem here while the others are touring the worlds fixing the bigger problem. You may hear arguing in the back room, that's my problem." Taranee said with a smile on her face.

"Do I want to know?" Matt asked going to the kitchen

"Probably not but you may or may not have a choice." Taranee laughed a little.

"This is what I get for getting married to a guardian." Taranee just laughed even more and then turned the T.V. on.

A/N: Thanks for the reviews and please continue to review. I hope you enjoyed the chapter even though it wasn't the most exciting.