CH: 4 Remember The Name

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Toothless could hear the humans coming this way. They were coming fast and angry. And I hear three of them.

What do I do? They find us like this what will they think? Will they attack? If they do Hiccup may get hurt.

Do I leave him and run? No I can't do that! I can't leave him with the same humans that may be the reason he came here today with such a foul mood. Escape with him? Where? How? I can't fly without him and he's not waking up!

There closer. I gotta do something. AHH if luck was ever on our side then we need it right NOW!

Dragging him to a corner to hide ourselves. I can only hope they don't find us or attack first.

All of a sudden I hear yelling voices overhead and coming closer.

I surprised when two humans fall down where I placed Hiccup and land harshly on top of him without any of them moving further.

I also see a human weapon fall close to us. The heavy bladed weapon on wood, ax. Did they come here to attack Hiccup? Is this why Hiccup came in low spirits today? Well I won't let them do anything to him with it.

I raise my claws to their neck ready to purge Hiccup of these human who followed him. But the yelling of names stops me from ending them.

I hear the third human hurry down pass the cove entrance. His steps are uneven and slow but he is coming.

I decide to hide for now and see what happens. Hiccup is still not awake and too close to the two other humans. They may wake sooner then and if they do it could put him in danger if we fight here. I'll at least have the element of surprise if I need it.

Taking the ax with me in my mouth so they couldn't use it on Hiccup, I rush and hide in the small cave I occasionally take shelter in hoping none of the humans had seen me.

After we made sure Hiccup wasn't very badly hurt from Ruffnut and me falling on top of him, we carefully moved him closer to the lake. We gave him some water and made sure he was more comfortable. We are going to wait a bit before we took him back to see a healer in the village.

Mostly because we were afraid of how pissed off his dad would be if he finds out we hurt Hiccup and because of that he can't finish his Dragon Training tomorrow.

"Hey Astrid let's get this thing off him." Ruff directs me pointing out the strange leather vestment he was wearing. "I wonder what it is? You think it's the reason he's got skill now?"

"Why are you asking me Ruff. Gobber?"

"I'd never sen it fore."

"Either way let's just cut him out of it. Let me get my ax." If it the reason he's doing whatever it is he's doing I don't mind destroying it. "Huh?"

"What's up Astrid?"

"Guys do you see my ax?"

The three of us give a quick look around but none of us spot the metal of my beloved ax. None of us see it at all.

"Oh please don't tell me"

"Im a thikin it fell in the lake Astrid."

"Hahhhh fucking great. The gods must hate me today. First I'm not chosen as the champion, then Snotlout ("Nuff said." Ruff comments), I fail to notice you two following me and now I lose my ax in a lake! Hraaaaaa!" I didn't mean to say any of that out loud, but I do and Ruff and Gobber just watch me throw my fist out like a wild monkey and kick the dirt like a child.

"Guess it's not your day, huh Astrid."

I just gaze at her with all my rage being thrown like my ax from my eyes. Slowly I close in on her.

"H-hey d-d-don't worry, we'll help you look. And if you don't I'll I'll I'll oh! I'll help get you a new one. Hell I'll pay for it if I have to. Ok?"

"No! I don't want a new one! I want THAT ax! I've always had that ax! Ever since I started training to be a shield maiden seven years ago. Remember Ruff, Gobber Personally made and handed us each of our weapons we still use today."

"Sorry Astrid. All I remember about getting pokey was that it wasn't a minute later that it was rammed into Tuffs face. Hah that first hit was the best."

"Pokey?" I ask her noticing the name she called it.

"Yeah. Don't you remember after we got our weapons Gobber told us that naming our weapons made them great or something so we all named our weapons, even Hiccups old sword." She explains to me.

Names? Hiccups Sword? He had a sword? No he's been using an ax in training hasn't he? Wait does that mean my ax actually had a name? And I forgot it!

"I don't remember any of that. Are you sure Ruff?"

"What? You're questioning me. Hey Gobber you remember right." Gobber nod acknowledging she's telling the truth. "Tell us again what it was with the naming thing."

"Ay, well ya see girl a name ta a weapon makes ta weapon yours. Tis a promise ta always use tha weapon fer whatever reason you named it. Like a promise ta family o oath to da gods. That weapon then becomes yer partner, always by yer side thru fire and ice and against all enemy's that ye face tagetha. And ya know how Vikings are with their promises. They would rather rip out their own heart than break their word. Even Stoic and his hammer ,Excalihulk. Ya know he got it from Valka jus afta Hiccup was born. Twas as a promise tat he would always protect him an her forever. But now its ta Keep Hiccup safe since She, well ya'll know."

Yeah we all heard how she got captured in a raid 13 years ago. That was a dark day for both the chief and Berk.

...

What the hell? Why can't I remember any of this name stuff? Ruff did, so I must have been their too right? Do the others remember?

"Ah I still emember when I gave you and da others da weapons he made fer ya and started thinkin of da names fer what ya got. Hmm I don't remember what ya'll called them. Ruffnut da ye emember?" Gobber addressed Ruff.

"Yep I even remember the oaths we made with each other on them." I expected her to be boasting that she remembers and I don't but she doesn't. In fact she kinda looks sad as if it was a really bad memory. "What were they Ruff?"

"Me and Tuff named our spears Pokey and Pointy. We swore 'So long as we carry these spears we will be the most inseparable and uncontrollable and unpredictable pair in all of Berk now and forever. Nothing in all of Midgard will ever stop us or keep us apart and if we should ever be separated we will find each other without fail. Even with death between us we would find each other again.' We all had something similar. We also had that united weapons pledge thing of always being brothers -in-arms together. I won't say the whole thing." I'm not sure why but she stopped to look at me and watch my reaction.

"You sure you don't remember Astrid? You were the first to give the name. Hell you didn't take a second after you got it and threw it at a target that you made that overly embarrassing promise. I really did like the name you gave your ax, it was like really you."

...

Wow. Seriously wow none of this is making so much as a click in my mind. Like nothing at all. And the fact that we seemed to make a big deal about it makes me feel worse about all this. And I was the first? With something embarrassing?

"What did I say?" I ask her. I'm not only worried about my memory but if I made such a big promise then how could I forget it? Have I in seven years broken my word to my ax. What did I even call it? Axey? No no way I would do that, but still?

"No offence and please don't kill me, but it's probably better you remember that yourself, Astrid."

"Why? Was it that important?"

"Ay that an just thinkin bout it was so emberissing, it made me blush." Gobber just told me whatever I said makes HIM blush. HIM? I didn't even think he could! In fact I've never seen another Viking blush, ever! Even if you stumbled on someone bathing or changing no one ever blushes. Gods those were some horrible memories

Except for Hiccup I remember him blushing quite a few times. Just another thing that makes him different from everyone else.

"You two better start telling me what I said RIGHT NOW! Or so help me I will bring the heavens themselves with all the gods down to land and demonstrate what I will do to you and save you for LAST!"

The two are now cowering behind the unconscious body of Hiccup holding close to each other looking like Loki himself was getting ready to torture them to death.

"Astrid ye need ta cam down? Perhaps a story will make !?"

Oh I'm so not in the mood now for anything they would try to distract me with now. Between the whole Dragon Training fiasco with Hiccup and this whole promise thing that I can't for the life of me remember, I'm at a level of pissed off that would make even chief Stoick cower. Or at least flinch.

"THE NAME NOWWWW!"

"Uhhu?" Hiccups of course has to choose now to wake up.

Ruff and Gobber start to try and wake him up faster "Hiccup you gotta get up now! it's a matter of life and death! Ours!"

"Lad if you eva had ta listen ta someone nows da time. Git up!"

"Uh Tooth bud why are you yelling? Ghhaa!? Gobber! Ruffnut? What are you?" The two then grab Hiccups head and swing it to look at me. "Whoa?! What is that? Dagur? Did you finally go for the drag queen look?"

"WHAT WAS THAT HICCUP!"

"Astrid? You look"

"I LOOK WHAT!?"

"I uh well dub uhh? Oh joy, she's going to kill us no matter what we say isn't she?"

Ruff and Gobber just slowly nod.

The stare down last not even a minute before Hiccup opens his stupid mouth again. "Guys I have a plan. If we all jump in the lake and split up she can't get all of us all. Thou one of us will surely die the others can at least make it out alive to tell others of horrific murder. That said it's been great knowing you two."

"Yeah."

"Ay."

"Ok count of three." The three of them start counting together.

"One"

"Two"

"Three!"

THE HELL I'M LETING YOU THREE GO. ESPECIALLY YOU HICCUP HORRENDOUS HADDOCK III!

"Du da da. We're dead."