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Chapter 7:

[Aurora's Point of View]

We had returned from our flight later that night. Toothless and I were talking in Astrid's living room. Hiccup and Astrid had gone out, so I took the time to talk to Toothless.

"So did you enjoy the flight?" He asked me, laying down. I decided to remain seated.

"Yes!" I said enthusiastically. "It was so much fun!" He chuckled at my excitement.

"Glad you had fun." I smiled.

"Did you have fun?" I asked him.

"Of course, it was awesome." He reassured me. It was quiet for a moment before I spoke up.

"What was your favorite part?" I asked him, laying down in front of him. He thought for a moment, then he smiled as he thought of it.

"The sunset; It was amazing!" I chuckled slightly. "What was yours? He questioned. I tried to come up with something. My favorite part was just being with him, but I wasn't about to say that.

"Beating you in that race," I finally said. He scowled, but a smile tugged on the edge of his lips.

"Ha-ha, very funny."

"I know," told him. He laughed.

"Hey Aurora," He began. I looked up at him, but before he could say anything, I heard Stinky. And that just stunk.

"Aurora!"

[Toothless Point of View]

"What was your favorite part," She asked me. I pretended to think. I liked hanging out with her, but that might freak her out.

"The sunset," I finally said. "It was amazing!" She laughed a little at that. "What was your favorite part?" I asked. She thought for a moment.

"Beating you in that race," she told me, laughing. I scowled a bit.

"Ha-ha, very funny."

"I know." It got quiet for a little bit. I thought while it was silent. During the flight, she had looked awesome. And that didn't help the feelings I was already fighting with. I decided to tell her how pretty she looked. That wasn't so bad, right?"

"Hey Aurora," I began. But then it had to ruin the moment.

"Aurora!" Stinky called from the doorway. I closed my eyes and mumbled to myself. Aurora looked just as thrilled as I was.

"Hey Stinky." Stinky came to sit beside of her; placing his wing over her. Aurora looked disgusted. I almost growled, but then the feelings reminded me that she wasn't mine. That made me a little upset.

"So," Stinky began, trying to scoot closer to Aurora. She scooted farther away. "I hear you have a crush on one of the local dragons."

[Aurora's Point of View]

Crap. Laila told. She just HAD to tell.

Laila was Stoic's dragon, a tiny dragon called a Terrible Terror. I had been talking to her earlier, and had accidently told her that I liked someone. I refused to tell her who, but she had to tell this information. Regardless of how little it was.

I smiled awkwardly at Stinky. He thought I liked him. Typical.

"What makes you say that?" I asked innocently. He smiled.

"Well I heard from Laila," I knew it. "That you had a crush on one of the dragons in the village."

"She must've heard wrong," I told him. He nodded his head.

"But, it's okay to like me," He said. "We're stuck together one way or another, so you might as well get used to it," He said. He was right in my face. His breathe almost made me heave. Raw fish, so attractive; not really. I looked away.

"And what makes you say I'm going to be yours?" I asked him.

"Because Astrid said so. And your only other choice is that worthless Night Fury over there." Toothless and I growled at the same time.

"I'm right here numb-skull." Toothless told him. Stinky waved a dismissive clawed hand. He looked back at me, but withdrew when he saw my face.

"Look Stinky. I don't like you. You're too stuck up and annoying for me. You're rude, and you don't respect me or my friends. Thank you very much, but I refuse to be your mate." And with that, I left a very dumbstruck Toothless and Stinky in the room. I walked around to the back of Astrid's house, and leaned against the wall.

I had been putting up with Stinky since Astrid introduced us, but he made me mad, so I told him off. I felt good about it, but upset at the same time. I'm not one to yell at dragons. I closed my eyes when I heard a dragon's footsteps circling the house. I closed my eyes, expecting it to be Stinky. He must not have gotten what I told him. When I knew the dragon was near me, I spoke up, my eyes still closed.

"Look, Stinky, I-" I began.

"Didn't think I smelt that bad."

I opened my eyes to see Toothless. I made an apologetic face.

"You don't. I thought you were Stinky." He nodded, sitting down beside me.

"It's okay… gave him a piece of your mind, huh?" He asked, pushing me over a little bit. I laughed and did the same.

"Yea… he was just making me so mad." I explained. He nodded.

"I get ya. He was irritating me too." I made a face.

"Bet you were shocked when I told him off." What if he didn't want to talk to me anymore after my outburst?

"Oh yeah," he told me. "But I liked it. You gave him what he deserved." I was a bit shocked, so I simply nodded. It was quiet for a bit.

"So do you really like one of the dragons around here?" He asked me. I closed my eyes for a moment.

"Yeah."

"Who is it?" I should've known he would ask. But I didn't say anything for a while, contemplating what to say.

"You promise you won't freak?" I asked him, choosing my words carefully. He nodded. I took a deep breath.

"You."

[Toothless Point of View]

"You."

That's when it clicked. All those weird feelings I had been having, all of it was because I liked her. It made sense, and I felt good when I admitted it to myself. All the jealousy, admiration, it all made sense. I realized she was waiting on my response, so I got ready to speak when…

[Aurora Point of View]

Toothless was dumbfounded or disturbed, one of the two. I waited anxiously for his answer, ready to know if he liked me back or if I was looking at a straight up rejection. He looked at me and began to say something when I heard it. Something I never wanted to hear again, something that made me sick to my stomach and brought the memories of that night back. Toothless and I looked up to see it breaking through the clouds. His navy blue body and purple flames licking at the air. I stood up, and Toothless followed, staring in horror at the monstrous beast before us. The dragon smiled at me, and his evil voice slipped through my mind like a snake.

"Told you I'd find you."

Dun Dun duuuuuuunnnnn… cliff-hanger :) hope you enjoyed this chapter, R&R