So, a new chapter is posted early and I don't care; I can do whatever I want

So I just got back from school, my friends and I had a meeting with the teachers earlier, and we had to do an activity for some nine to ten year old kids

Of course, you guys would think that it wouldn't be a problem but we are going to be facing a whole group of eighty of them... possibly more...

And the kids will be here in a few weeks...

And I'm the one who will be conducting the activity...

ANYWAY, onto the story!

(Those kids will be my writer's block... I seriously hope not)

Enjoy Reading And Review If You Feel Like It!

Chapter 7
Dead

Everyone on Berk was still worried that Hiccup was still missing but they weren't allowed to send search parties because they might get infected by the disease.

Also, the giants were kindly yet threatening them to not to.

Astrid was pacing in front of the Haddock household, hoping that Hiccup would return soon but a day had passed since he escaped unnoticed. It surprised her that Hiccup managed to sneak passed the giants who had been surrounding the house all the time.

Now, the household wasn't surrounded by any giants. In fact, the only giant there was Commander alone. Astrid wanted to yell at the giant to send more search parties but she wasn't at ease to even yell at Commander.

Commander was standing near the window that led to Hiccup's room and he just received some news from the Army Medics. It turned out that the disease can only transmitted through physical contact only. And the blood that Hiccup and RJ threw up didn't contain anything that might lead to infection, so the blood was save.

The Army Medics had tested the disease on different subjects. So far the disease had no effect on dragons or felines, especially felines. That was massive good news, but the cure still had to be found.

Hiccup was still missing and that made the whole village worried. Also he was infected by a deadly disease that could spread through the entire forest.

But Commander wasn't worried even the slightest. He had confidence that the boy will survive and live stronger than ever.

He raised a hand and placed it over his heart.

At least, that was what his heart told him. What 'she' said to him.

Commander looked at the blonde girl that was pacing in front of the Haddock household. She had been doing that since early in the morning. The faithful dragon, Toothless, was lying down near her, eyeing her as she paced. The dragon was much calmer than her but he could see the worry in the dragon's eyes.

If she kept pacing, Commander swore that she will make a hole on the ground.

"Please calm down, Astrid Hofferson. I assure you that your mate will return one day," Commander again trying to make her calm that day. But, Astrid was still pacing. Commander realized that the chief was nowhere to be found. Probably doing something that chief had to do.

"How can I calm down that my boyfriend still missing?" she demanded, still pacing. "Can't you send any more search parties to find him? Can't you send a… Army Searchers or Army Trackers or what ever that started with the word 'Army' and end with something?"

"The Army Trackers are on the search now," he lied her, but quite impressed and amused how correct she was. Astrid didn't catch the lie and just sighed, finally stopped pacing.

"Can I see Ralph?" she suddenly asked.

"Yes, you may. And do not worry about the disease. It only gets to you if you touch him since the disease can only transmit from one host to another through physical body contact," Commander reassured her as he opened the front door. She, along with Toothless, came into the house while Commander stayed outside since he was just too big to fit in.

"Ralph?" she squeaked as she and Toothless ascended the stairs. When she opened the door, she jumped in surprise while covering her mouth in order to prevent her from vomiting over the sight. Even Toothless covered his nose from the nasty smell.

What made her jumped was there were three celestial beings, the size quite bigger than an average man, scrubbing the floor with sponges. It was kind of weird and funny to see it.

But what made her nearly vomited was because of what they were scrubbing at.

They were cleaning away the large amount of dry blood. And the smell was hard to avoid.

"Sorry for the gruesome sight and horrible smell. It's one of the symptoms of having this unknown disease," she heard RJ talked but his voice was hoarse and dry.

Astrid found him, sitting down on the floor leaning against a wall near Hiccup's bed. He was very pale and he was wheezing, having difficulty breathing. But he cheerfully waving at her hello, making the bell on his right wrist rang gorgeously.

"Hello Astrid. Say, who received the flower?" RJ asked her, making her confused while still holding back her stomach content as Toothless curiously sniffed the Army Medics who gave him a nice affectionate pat on the nose and continue cleaning away the blood.

"What do you mean?" she asked as she averted her eyes away from the blood.

"Commander should give a flower to one of you," RJ replied. "One of you should have a flower," now that he said it, Astrid did remember that Commander gave a flower, to her.

"He gave the flower to me," she said to him, remember that she placed the small yellow flower in a small vase, thinking that it might be needed later. "What does it mean?"

"It's his peace offering, and don't get the wrong idea," RJ quickly added. "If one person took the flower when he offered, then there will be peace"

"But why flower out of anything?"

"It's how he first time met with the person who took place in his heart," RJ told her, softly. "Anyway, what brings you here?"

"What's up with the blood?"

"Like I told you earlier, it's one of the symptoms for having this disease. Weren't you listening?"

"Oh, I was- Toothless leave the big guy alone," she scolded the black dragon that kept nudging the Army Medic. The Army Medic doesn't even bothered by Toothless, but the dragon did stop nudging the celestial being.

"Sir," said another Army Medic who walked towards RJ and knelt down. "Are you sure about the boy?" he spoke with worry tone. Astrid turned sharply towards RJ, knowing who he meant by 'the boy'.

"I'm not really sure," RJ spoke.

"If you throw up blood again, we all know that that will be the last thing he will do," the Army Medic spoke, making Astrid paled.

"I know, I know," RJ said as he rubbed his face under his glasses, making the bell rang gorgeously. "Commander said 'she' told him that the boy will survive and live up to a title given to him by the Vikings in the archipelago," RJ continued.

"I don't know about that, Sir," the Army Medic said as he bowed his head. RJ looked at the being before him through his hand.

"But I trust him," RJ defended. "We all know how helpful 'she' had been this whole time," he added. Astrid suddenly budded in.

"Wait, you know where Hiccup this whole time!?" she yelled.

"Not me. Commander," RJ stated like it was nothing.

"Why didn't you tell me before?" she yelled angrily.

"That's because 'she' told Commander to not to"

"F-"

"Mew"

"-k this girl you're keep talking about! I want to-" Astrid got cut off by a hard stern pat on the head that made her dropped to her knees. Her head hung as she placed her hands on the floor. Astrid was shocked that a pat on the head made her this weak.

"I would watch my mouth if I were you," Astrid stiffened as she stood on her hands and knees, recognizing the tone RJ used. He used it once before when he warned her about his family but it was the same tone.

Someone firmly grabbed her head and tilted it upward so she could see RJ straight to the eye. Once her eyes locked with his eyes, she couldn't look away.

"Insulting Kira is also the same as killing a family member of mine," he stated darkly at her as she could feel the glare she received. Again, she could only feel the glare coming from his right eye only while his left eye was emotionless. "Luckily she told Commander to protect you because if he heard you insulting Kira, you wouldn't be alive a minute ago," RJ suddenly coughing violently, hunching over.

"We trusted Kira with our life, even if she's already gone," said the person who held her head. "But even if she's gone, she lived in our brother, Commander's heart," he added as RJ still coughing.

That statement seemed a little made sense. Astrid noticed that Commander sometimes placed a hand over his heart occasionally.

RJ was still coughing violently. Astrid remembered what Commander told her yesterday, that the symptoms to this disease were synchronized with all of its victims. So every time RJ coughed, Astrid knew Hiccup was too coughing.

Then, she remembered something.

The cure for this disease was still on the search, and RJ and Hiccup were still infected by the disease. She heard what the Army Medic told RJ earlier, that if he threw up blood one more time, he will die.

Horror was dawn onto Astrid once reality struck her.

If RJ threw up blood, Hiccup too threw up blood. That meant if RJ drop dead in the room, Hiccup too will die somewhere.

In other words, Astrid was going to witness how Hiccup will die.

But during the time since the first day when RJ and Hiccup got infected by this mysterious disease, The Army Ants – that was what the giants proudly called themselves – only worried about Hiccup and Hiccup alone. They weren't even concerned or worried about RJ even the slightest. When she brought him up, they just shrugged their shoulders and acted like it was nothing.

RJ suddenly coughed more violently as time passed. He was hunching over to the side. Astrid along with the other Army Medics just stood there, doing nothing as they witnessed how Hiccup will die.

The sound of large amount of liquid poured onto the floor could be heard as RJ hunched over. The sound he gave out made Astrid's stomach tied into a knot, knowing that Hiccup will make the same sound. The final sound RJ made was a heavy thud when he hit his head on the floorboard.