Hello! It's me…. I've been wondering if you have what to read. Cause if you don't…. I bring you today…. A new chapter of this fanfic….

They say time is supposed to dicrease…. the desire to read….something you're in love withhh….

Okay enough of singing.

Just read and enjoy chapter 2!

PS: If you didn't notice, I'm not being bad in this fanfic- for now hehehe- so there's no need to sharp your weapons- for now mwahahahah- XD

"Ok Hookfang, lets do this!" Snotlout told his dragon.

Hookgang landed near a lake in the middle of a forest in the Edge. There were several lakes like this one here and there, but they were all small and this one was the biggest he knew.

The lake was in the middle of a clearing, located in the opposite side of the riders' base which was perfect for Snotlout. He didn't want the others to see him there.

There was a little big inconvenient thought. The whole lake was exposed to the sun and Snotlout was already starting to feel dizzy from the burning hot light in his head.

He dismounted and stumbled on his own feet as soon as he reached the grass. Hookfang grabbed Snotlout by the back of his shirt. "Thanks Hookie… Wow I think Hiccup was… right… about the sun." He hated when Hiccup was right, mainly because… he was right almost every time!

There was a bit of shadow on the water of the lake and Snotlout chose that area to start his learning. Unfortunately that shady area was provided by an odd tree nearby. The tree had a huge treetop but the trunk was really skinny which resulted in a thin line of no-light grass.

"You better go find a shadow and lay there Hookfang." Snotlout said. Hookfang turned and stumbled towards the end of the clearing, his tongue hanging loosely outside his mouth.

Snotlout sighed and jumped to the shady area of the lake. Just as expected he had no standing.

But what to do first? He didn't know so he just started waving his arms and legs in an attempt to swim. For a few moments he didn't need to touch the ground but after that he started going down and his instinct told him to settle his feet on the bottom of the lake. That's what he did, the thing was: there was no bottom.

His feet kicked the water around him in a desperate attempt to keep floating, his head was suddently involved in water and he sank quickly. The patterns of the shadow and light in the surface were now far away, so close but so far and impossible to reach at the same time.

"Hoo-bluakg" He tried calling Hookfang but that was all that came out. He never thought the lake could be this deep!

Snotlout struggled to swim back to the surface but to no use. He needed to breath and he couldn't.

He slowly closed his eyes. That was it. Snotlout Jorgenson was going to die, drowning in a lake while trying to learn how to swim. He remembered his friends. Every single moment they went through. The last thing that passed in his mind was how he had treated Hiccup. Sure he was reaalllly annoying when he wanted to but he was also a caring, worried cousin and maybe, if Snotlout hadn't treated Hiccup like he did, the Jorgenson wouldn't be in that situation right now.

His thoughs were interrupted by something pushing him up. That something or someone struggled to drag them both up and it took a while but suddenly Snotlout could breath. He could breathe! And he needed to cought…

Snotlout opened his eyes to see who had rescued him, maybe Hookfang saw him drowning. His eyes met Hiccup lying on the grass beside him, breathing deeply.

Snotlout stared at his cousin. Hiccup went after him? After their disagreement?

His shock was interrupted when Hiccup looked at him and noticed the Jorgenson's look "What is it Snotlout?" Hiccup asked, closing his eyes as if expecting his cousin to just blow up with another fury attack involved in bad humour.

"I didn't need you to save me! You know that!" Snotlout replied.

"Well yeah. 'Cause you were doing great down there…" Hiccup muttered.

"Why are you so… so… so that?!" Snotlout exploded, moving to a sitting position.

"That?" Hiccup asked, moving to a sitting position just like his cousin.

"Yes! You… ahh. Forget it!" Snotlout crossed his arms.

Hiccup took a deep breath and rubbed his hands in his face. "Look Snotlout I'm sorry."

Snotlout was about to go KABOOM again but froze. "What? You-you're sorry?"

"Yeah. I don't really know what it was that I did to make you upset but I know that it's not easy to be my cousin… I get it… Just don't do crazy things like this because of that. This was reckless. You could've died."

Snotlout looked at Hiccup and suddenly found himself speacking. "It's not you… it's me, well you're really stubborn and that drives me crazy... but you don't have to apologize. I've been impossible lately, maybe because of this stupid heat, maybe because of my stupid pride or maybe because I… envy you…"

"What?" Hiccup looked at Snotlout, his eyes widening.

"Yeah, you heard it! It's not easy to be the cousin of a Jorgenson either, especially if that Jorgenson is me. I always provoke you, and tell you horrible things and never thank you for anything. Anything! Like now! You saved me from drowning and I can't say those stupid two words! Do you know why? Because I admire you Hiccup. I don't know how you do it. You killed the Red Death, lost a leg, took a freackin' lightning bolt to the head, you have this way with dragons, you're selfless, brave, you always know what to do, you're always right, you're the one leading us to wherever we have to go, hard times, easy times…. You're perfect! It's impossible not to envy you! I couldn't do half the things you did! And you're a hiccup! I'm supposed to be… better… So when you start with those crazy ideas I get so mad. I-I… I don't know… I just think I'll never be like you. I don't even know how to swim!" Snotlout blurted.

Hiccup looked at him and placed a hand on Snotlout's shoulder. "Of course you'll never be like me Snotlout, because that's what makes you you. We all have a role to play, how many times have you saved my skin? How many times have a made bad decisions, acted like a stubborn person and nearly killed us all? I'm not perfect Snotlout, I have lots of flaws. Just like everyone. For example I suck at speeches like this one."

Snotlout laughed.

"And you don't have to thank me. That's what friends are here for. What do you say, do you want to learn how to swim properly?" Hiccup asked.

Snotlout nodded and they both got up.

"I'll start to help you from inside the water but when you've learned the basics I'll just give you instructions from outside okay?" Hiccup informed.

They entered the water and instantly Snotlout started sinking. Hiccup helped him floating and started giving him instructions.

After a while Snotlout was laying with his back on the surface of the water, Hiccup with a hand on his cousin's back to help him float.

"Don't let me drown ok?" Snolout begged.

"Okay…" Hiccup told him.

"Hookfang only obeys me so if I die it'll be very hard for you to take care of him- Whoa!" Said Snotlout.

"I promise you won't drown Snotlout…" Hiccup said for the 50th time those last five helped Snotlout if slightly.

Suddenly Hiccup removed his hand from Snotlout's back and the Jorgenson floated for a moment. This is, until he realized that Hiccup was no longer holding him.

The boy started waving his hands and feet like a crazy dragon and would've started drowning again if it wasn't for Hiccup.

"You never do that again!" Snotlout snapped.

Hiccup laughed. "You were floating Snotlout. For a moment you actually floated!"

Snotlout splashed water to Hiccup's face.

A few days passed and Hiccup no longer had to be in the water with Snotlout. Actually, he couldn't since the area with shadow wasn't big enough for Snotlout to practice his swimming. If inside Hiccup would only obstruct his cousin's way.

Yeah that meant he had to be in the sun but Hiccup just couldn't leave Snotlout by his own and go sit in the shadow with Toothless and Hookfang. There had been a few times when Hiccup had to go save Snotlout and although the Jorgenson was now better in the whole swimming and not drowning business, the Haddock just didn't want to risk it.

Astrid had been a little mistrustful with the fact that Hiccup and Snotlout always disappeared in the morning and only appeared in the end of the day, while she, Fishlegs and the twins spent all day in the now-water pit to try and forget the heat. Hiccup wanted to tell her where they spent the days and doing what but Snotlout made him promise that he would never tell the others about Snotlout's classes and Hiccup always fulfilled his promises.

Snotlout emerged and threw a rock to the grass near Hiccup. That was one of the many exercises he'd been practicing. It was one the hardest for Snotlout (he couldn't complete it many times), especially after nearly drowning a few days ago. It consisted in diving to the bottom of the lake, grabbing something like a rock and then coming back to the surface with it.

Hiccup looked at the rock and his vision blurred. He was feeling dizzy so he stumbled in the direction of the odd thin tree and used it as a support to sit down.

"Hahaha I did it! Yes! Snotlout, Snotlout oy oy oy!" Snotlout celebrated while struggling a little to float.

Hiccup would usually tell him something like, 'well done' or just the next exercise but this time he didn't and the Jorgenson wondered why.

Snotlout's gaze stopped at Hiccup who was sitting against the thin trunk of the oddest tree he had ever seen and that provided the shadow he was swimming in.

"Hey, you okay?" Snotlout asked.

Hiccup blinked his eyes several times. His head hurt and his ears were constantly hearing an annoying piiiiiiiiiiii, but he tried to ignore it and answered Snotlout. "Yeah yeah… just resting a little bit, being on foot for so long can be…" he tried to think of an excuse which was not easy while being lightheaded and 'hurt- headed' at the same time. "… really uncomfortable if you have a prosthetic…"

Snotlout looked at him as if deciding whether to believe Hiccup or not.

"Okay…" he said " then what do I do now?"

"Just… try to do the same exercise again." Hiccup answered.

Snotlout dove again and Hiccup pressed his head in his hands. It must be from being exposed to the sun for so long…. But I can't leave Snotlout alone. He's still learning. What if something goes wrong?

The world was spinning so he just stayed like that while Snotlout tried to reach the bottom of the lake several times- failing a lot too.

Okiiiiiiii this was the second to last chapter yay! I'll post the last one tomorrow I think. If I don't I'll post it the day after tomorrow promise! XD

Snotlout! I didn't know you felt like that! WOW.

Well I don't have much more to say. Only that you guys are AMAZING! Always giving me support and motivation to write, that's why I want to give you the best I can. You deserve it! In this fanfic and in the last one you guys have been outstanding!

See ya all next chapter! XD