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Hi everyone! So, here we are at the chapter where Hiccup first encounters Toothless as well as some sibling fluff. Also I'm not sure what dragons to give Hiccup's siblings, so if you have any ideas or suggestions then leave some I'd be happy to hear them!
Hiccup made his way down the winding path, sketchbook in hand as he looked through his map of the area. He'd seen the Night Fury go down, out near Raven's Point. Armed with only his wits and a small dagger, his plan was: go in, find the beast, carve out it's heart and kill it, take it back to his father, and everything would fall into place there. Seemed easy enough, after all it would be sufficiently weak considering it probably hadn't eaten anything the night before. He looked up, and quickly hid behind a random house, when he saw Magnus walking by with Astrid. He blushed slightly at the sight of the blond, Astrid was beautiful, tough, agile, a great warrior, and someone who was generally a great viking. Moreover, she didn't...hate him like the others did, well ok she hated him but she was never overtly hateful or said anything that bad towards him. His brother walked Astrid to her house across the path and leaned against the door frame.
" You were great last night, as per usual." Said Magnus.
" Thanks, you weren't so bad yourself. Don't you think you could've taken at least a bit of time to go and help your sister though? I mean, your brother and sister were possibly in danger." Said Astrid, Hiccup lifted an eyebrow had Anja gone to Magnus for help last night?
" Oh not you too, you're like Hiccup. They're twelve, and don't need to be coddled. Besides, you heard Fishlegs, there were fires burning and You need me to help you out. Unlike a certain someone, I actually care about this village." Said Magnus, as Hiccup knitted his brow and looked at his brother slightly disturbed at what he'd said. Sure they didn't need to be coddled, but still they could have gotten seriously hurt. Not to mention the fact that, there was what he was saying...of course Hiccup cared about this village, that was the whole reason why he was doing this. Because he cared about this village, and what everyone thought of him.
" What is it with you? You need to get over this petty sibling rivalry you have with your brother." Said Astrid, when he grabbed Astrid's arm roughly causing her to nearly backhand him while he grabbed her other arm. Her blue eyes narrowed, as she glared daggers at him. Hiccup immediately made a move to go stop this, when Astrid shoved him off.
"Get away from me." She demanded, before immediately going to her door and opening it, ready to step through. When he grabbed her wrist, and she immediately looked up at him, he sighed certainly much more calmer than earlier. He pulled her close, though Astrid was clearly not buying this as she had her hands firmly crossed and she was sullen as she looked at him. He gently lifted her chin up, and cupped her face.
"I'm sorry...it's just, it's so hard sometimes y'know? I mean Hiccup is so useless, but he's the eldest so my dad is determined that Hiccup should be chief. Honestly though Hiccup doesn't deserve to be chief, I do. But it's like nothing I ever do is good enough, so I have to prove myself to him, to show that...I'm better than Hiccup." Said Magnus, and Hiccup felt his stomach tighten as he looked up at his brother. He had no idea that he felt that way. Like he needed to prove something too. He sighed, and looked up as Astrid hugged Magnus and that...helped nothing. He sighed, and walked off into the woods. While he looked though, his head was wandering off in other places. Once upon a time, he and his brother didn't see each other as bitter rivals fighting for their dad's favor. Sure Magnus had always been a bit of a bully to him...but there was once a time, when they actually got along.
" What're you doing?" Asked ten year old Magnus curiously, as Hiccup sat at the docks with green eyes watching the churning and raging blue waters below.
" Looking for mermaids." Said Hiccup, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. His brother looked at him strangely, before taking a few paces back and then diving headfirst into the water. " What're you doing?!"
" Well, you won't find any mermaids like that, so come on!" Exclaimed Magnus happily, Hiccup smiled and jumped in after him. Immediately, both boys swam deeper into the blue waters of the ocean around Berk. "Hey Hiccup, I'll race you!"
" You're on!" Exclaimed Hiccup, as the two of them immediately began to swim to one of the large rock pillars that was beyond Berk. It took a good few hours, but Magnus won. The two laughed, as now soaking wet they got back onto the docks. The sun setting in the distant horizon, as they sat their soaking wet and just enjoying the breeze. "Well we didn't catch any mermaids."
"Nah, I was kind of hoping to see one. Why were you looking for one?" Asked Magnus curiously, making Hiccup look away.
"Well...I heard someone in the village saying, if you caught a mermaid then she'd grant you a wish." Said Hiccup, " I thought maybe if I caught one, I could ask her to bring mom back."
Magnus looked away before glancing outwards, he sighed sadly causing Hiccup to hug his brother.
" Mom's gonna come home right?" Asked Magnus worriedly.
" Of course she'll come home someday, I promise." Said Hiccup, with a smile as the two sat there.
Hiccup sighed, as he stood near a cliffside and looked down near the docks, the waves churning in and out as they licked the rocky cave side. It was a simpler time back then, but...all that would change soon. He was going to kill this dragon and take it's heart to his father, then everything would be ok. He'd get the respect of his tribe, of his father, his brother would actually like him again and everything would go back to normal. After what felt like hours however, he was honestly starting to lose all hope. Sure some people lose their mug or an ax no Hiccup somehow managed to lose an entire dragon! He sighed, before grumbling in irritation as a branch hit him...when he noticed the fall of several trees. He quickly made his way down the path when he hid behind a rock as he spotted it.
The great Night Fury, the offspring of lightning and death itself. It was there, right there before him trapped in ropes unable to movie. It's green eye starring at him, as he went over and inspected it.
" I did is! I did it!" Exclaimed Hiccup in excitement, he had actually managed to take down a Night Fury! He puled out his dagger, and held it over his head. The dragon however, just looked at him with those sad eyes of his. He didn't know if the dragon understood him, or even if it knew what was...no...he had to know what was going on. Because even after Hiccup spoke of how he was a viking and what he intended to do. The dragon closed it's eyes and rested it's head, as if prepared to die. Hiccup sighed...he couldn't do this.
This wasn't right... nor was it fair.
" I did this." Said Hiccup sadly, as he glanced at the dragon. How the ropes were digging into his skin and possibly scratching him, how he was in a position that looked more than uncomfortable, this creature was just as afraid as he was. He didn't deserve this. Immediately Hiccup used his dagger to cut the ropes, this was stupid and he was going to get in so much trouble for this but so be it. He cried out, as the moment he was free the dragon pinned him to the ground and Hiccup knew this was the moment he was going to die.
Fifteen years flashed before his eyes...actually, the irony was not lost on him, of a dragon bearing down and glaring at him. The dragon that took his mother had looked down at him like this as well, this time however his father would not be arriving to the rescue. He was alone, with a very angry dragon that was fully prepared to bite his face off. He turned away, expecting it to attack. All it did however was roar at him, before leaving roaring as it crashed into things. Hiccup let out the breath he'd been holding as he stood...only to collapse on the ground.
" Hurry Siggurd, I heard something this way!" Came Sigrid's voice, when she and her brother stumbled over only to find Hiccup. " Hiccup!"
Quickly the two of them, went over to Hiccup, and knelt beside him, both gently flipped him over so that he was on his back. They looked up, when they heard the roaring in the distance. Sigrid took Hiccup's dagger and stood up, knife at the ready before turning to her brother.
" You stay with Hiccup, I'll be back." Said Sigrid, as she slowly walked towards the roars of the beast.
Siggurd looked down at Hiccup, he placed an ear on his chest and sighed in relief at hearing a heartbeat, his brother was alive..thank the Gods. He knitted his brow when he noticed the large bola sitting there. As if something had escaped, possibly the Night Fury. However, if that was the case, then what was his brother doing here with it?
" Sigrid, the Night Fury was here." Said Sigurd, pointing to the bola. Sigrid immediately went to the ropes and inspected them, they didn't look like they'd been bitten off though. More like, cut off with a knife. Sigrid tilted her head to the side, before turning to the dagger in her hand and looking at Hiccup. No, it couldn't be, Hiccup would never just free a dragon. " So do we move him?"
" Probably not a good idea, but we should wake him at some point." Said Sigrid, before lightly shaking Hiccup's arm. He groaned, and slowly opened his eyes to find the blurry figures of his siblings standing there. Oh this was even better. He sat up, and rubbed his aching head as the sound of the Night Fury's screams echoed in his ears. " You ok?"
" Yeah, I'm fine what are you guys doing here?" Asked Hiccup. Immediately Siggurd shrank back and looked away guiltily.
" We were-"
" We were looking for the downed Night Fury, the one we were gonna catch before some jerk got to it first." Said Sigrid in annoyance, making Hiccup chuckle nervously. As he was the jerk they were referring to, even so he immediately went into big brother mode at what she said.
" Wait, aren't you supposed to be back home resting? What would you have done if you came across it?" Asked Hiccup.
" Cut off it's head, then given it to you, so you could show dad...duh. Besides, we're not tired right Siggurd?" Said Sigrid nonchalantly, before looking to her brother, who leaned against the rock and closed his eyes. Having clearly fallen asleep, she narrowed her eyes and glowered at him slightly. " Traitor."
"Well, one of you is, and where you get your endless supply of energy I'll never know." Said Hiccup, as he removed his fur vest to cover his little brother. Siggurd smiled, and pulled it close to keep himself warm. Sigrid sighed, as she sat down next to Hiccup.
" Precisely, so what were you doing out here?" She asked.
" Just taking a walk." Said Hiccup, though she just shrugged in response. If Hiccup said so, then it was most likely true. Her brother would never lie to her or anyone else for that matter. " Speaking f being out here though, you guys don't have any weapons, one of you was very tired, and the dragon though wounded is still a firebreathing dragon what were you going to kill it with? What if it escaped somehow, neither of you brought shields, or bandages and ointments in case something did happen. Neither of you two thought this through."
" Yeah, planning ahead...not our strong point, but we're vikings we don't need to plan ahead! We just go in do our business and get out to reap the rewards." Said Sigrid confidently.
" You should think things through though, it could come in handy in the long run." He replied.
" Were you thinking things through last night?" She asked, making him wince and look away. Sigrid immediately looked down, realizing that most likely wasn't the best thing to say. "Sorry."
"It's fine, I'm used to it." Said Hiccup, as honestly he was used to scathing remarks and passive aggressive remarks thrown his way. This was however, not the right thing to say as Sigrid immediately glared down at her lap.
" You shouldn't be." She replied, " I don't like the things they say about you."
" Trust me, I'm not a fan of it much either...but, I try not to let it get to me, and well it just makes me want to try even harder. " Said Hiccup, as he placed a hand on her shoulder. She leaned against him, and after a few minutes went to sleep. Hiccup smiled softly, he wished he had as much faith in himself as his youngest brother and sister did in him. After awhile, night began to fall and he figured he should get them home. He jostled them gently, and stood them up whilst they walked bleary eyed. Finally they were home, when he saw his father standing there with Anja and Magnus...the two of them looking not too pleased to see him.
" Uh hey guys, did I miss something?" Asked Hiccup.
" Yes, I need to speak with you son." Said Stoick, " I have decided to put you in dragon training, you will meet with Gobber and the others at the arena tomorrow.
" Oh man, uh y'know dad I'd love to but I don't want to, nay can't kill dragons." Said Hiccup,
" Well he's right about that." Said Magnus, as Anja shook her head. Sigrid apparantly, had been roused by that before pointing to her older brother and sister.
" You shut your mouths, Hiccup will kick both of yours and the dragons' butts all the way to Niflheim!" Yelled Sigrid.
"Sigrid, don't talk like that to your brother and sister." Said Stoick, before turning to Anja and Magnus. " And you two, try and be supportive of Hiccup will you? Make sure he doesn't get himself killed."
" Thanks dad." Said Hiccup, he'd give his dad points for trying at least. Stoick sighed, and rubbed his temples Gods knew he loved his children deeply but their incessant arguing and bickering was getting out of control by the day. He grabbed his things, and left after bidding his children goodbye, he had a dragon's nest to get to besides his children could handle things. Couldn't they?