Okay, here's chapter five. I have to figure out how to balance Dagur in here so this might take me a bit, so bear with me. Anyway, enjoy.
(Oswald's p.o.v)
I could only shake my head at the sight, we had left a day early and we were all ready 3 hours behind schedule. I glanced at the water in annoyance, the battle cries of my son echoed through-out the ship. I ducked quickly as one of our men flew over my head, I stood up and sighed.
"Son…" I try but I only receive a glare in response "Is this really necessary?"
"Yes father it is" Dagur responses with a growl "You forced me on this ship against my will so now I'm forced to work out-" he throws a wicked left hook and sends two men clean over board "My frustrations!" he kicks a third in the head and I cringe a bit as his body slumps to the deck in a not so human way.
"Dagur every time you knock a man over board we have to stop and get him, your only making the process longer" I sigh as he punches another man out "WE are three hours behind schedule, its rude to keep our hosts waiting."
"With respect father, I couldn't give a damn about Hiccup or his father" he growls "We're not exactly on the best of terms remember?"
"Well what did you expect, you kidnapped the chief" I sigh.
I had given the tribe to Dagur a few years back, thinking the challenges of leader ship would offset some of his- well... deranged thoughts but I was forced to intervene when my son kidnapped Stoick and held him hostage. Taking over the tribe was the only way I could keep peace between the two tribes, Dagur wouldn't forgive me but it was the only thing I could do to keep him alive. WE were also forbidden from telling anyone that hiccup was the dragon master.
"I wanted that night-furry, kidnapping the chief was the most logical choice" he growls and throws another man to the deck "But Hiccup and his friends are harder to beat that I originally thought"
"Well what did you expect, he is the chief's son" I chuckle
"So what am I? Chop Liver?" he asks, I glance down at my son. He was surrounded by a small group of men, the last ones standing actually. Everyone was panting hard, Dagur had sweat dripping off his face but no one could miss the smile on his lips "besides, we wouldn't have to stop so much if our men were pussies!" he growls.
"Language Dagur!" I growl but it did little good as he just snorted and knocked another man off the ship, he sends me a challenging smile before rolling his eyes.
"Language…?" he chuckles before ducking and flipping someone into the deck and placing a heavy foot on their chest "did you really just say that?"
I smile a bit before glancing out at the water; Dagur rolls eyes before the smile fades from his lips. He stopped listening to me when he turned 15 so I knew it was pointless but I was still his father whether he acknowledged it or not.
"Dagur you're still throwing the men over board" I remind him again in a bored tone
"Well, then why don't you put a dinging in the water" he growls and knocks another off "then we wouldn't have to stop as much"
"Dagur, we still need people to work the ship" I say calmly and grab a smaller man before he goes over; the said man sends me an appreciative smile before quickly heading below deck.
A loud annoyed groan leaves Dagur's mouth as he was now out of men to beat up, sweat covered his skin and his chest heaved with anger.
"Come on!" he yells "Can no one beat me?!"
"Dagur you're the best fighter on the island, no one is going to beat you" I say and steer the ship a bit to the left.
Dagur sends a death glare at the water before slamming his sword into the deck; his hand rubs the three large scares running from his left eye down to his chin.
"Some-one can…" he trails off before leaving under deck.
(Dagur's p.o.v)
I stomped down the steps and went to my room, he door slammed shut loudly as I fell on my bed. I was hoping to cool off from that fight but what father said had brought back bad memories and it made my blood boil. My fingers went up to my face and gently traced the large scares, feeling the tough flesh that would never be the same. That stupid warrior, I was so close to getting that dragon and HE had to intervene….
It made me even angrier because I couldn't for the life of me figure out who he was, the masked warrior flying on the master dragon. What I wouldn't give to run my blade through him. He threw me around like a rag doll, all the fighting I had learned was no match for him. My speed was to slow to even touch him. He just stood there staring at me through that stupid mask. I clenched my fingers in the bed sheets and rolled over in my bed. He didn't say a word, only stood there staring at me.
His weapons strapped to his back, calmly standing in a fighting stance waiting for me to make my move. I growl and burry my face in my pillow, I bit the fabric in anger and after a few moments turned my head to the left to breathe. A steady breathe of air left my nose and I glared at the wall. I will find that warrior and I will kill him… if it's the last thing I do.
(Sophia's p.o.v)
I was standing at the wheel with my father, the boats would be docking in less than 40 minutes and to say I wasn't nervous would be a lie. My hair had always been a calming agent for me, it was their when I needed it and I couldn't help but run my fingers through the soft strands. Though this proved difficult with the braid Cara had put in and I could feel the beautiful master-piece falling apart. I dropped my hair and curled my hands into a tight fist; I had to learn a better way of coping with my nerves. I had so many emotions running through my mind, it took every ounce of will power not to grab my head and groan.
"Relax, you'll be fine" Cara's voice echoed from beside me, I jumped slightly and looked at her.
"No I won't be" I growl "you forced me to come on this ship, to see people I haven't seen in YEARS and no I think I'm losing my mind!"
"Okay, first of all those people would be your friends." She says and gives me a small smile "And I'm sure they're just as nervous as we are"
I picked up on the "we" part of her words but supressed the smile that was forming, I know she was trying to comfort me but I felt like I should still be mad at her for forcing me to do this.
"I am NOT scared" I say but she sends me a smile
"Right" Cara says with a chuckle before turning to face the water, I blush but look at the water also "This is going to be interesting"" she says, I glance at her
"Why would you say that?" I ask
"Well knowing the twins…" she trails off and I hear a laugh escape my lips, just the thought of the two tiny trouble makers was enough to brighten my mood.
"Do you remember that time they set the great hall on fire?" I giggle; Cara throws a hand over her mouth.
"Do I ever, they almost set me on fire!" she laughs "And if not the twins then Snot-lout is bound to mess something up"
I groan a bit and fell back against the bed; the mere mention of the brunets name was enough to annoy me.
"Oden's beard, there is something wrong with that Viking" I groan
"Only because he wouldn't leave you alone" she chuckles, I shake my head as memories of the annoying boy filled my head.
"No matter what I did he wouldn't stop fallowing me!" I chuckle
"I think he likes you" Cara whispers with a devilish grin, my eyes widen a bit as I roll over to face her.
"He does not!" I say and lean my head against the bed "He just likes to annoy my father" Cara smirks at that but shakes her head.
"No" she sighs "I could see it in his eyes. The way he looked at you…" she sighs slowly and lays on her back "It was like you were the sun and the moon for him"
I made a gagging noise with my throat and raised my eye brow
"The sun and the moon?" I chuckle, Cara blushes a bit before nodding
"I know it sounds weird but it's true!" Cara whines as she hides her face in her pillow, I roll my eyes at her words; she could be such a romantic sometimes.
I roll over onto my back and stare up at the wooden ceiling, the pounding of foot-steps was easily heard above. The calm sounds of slashing water echoed through the windows, and the slow rocking off the ship was enough to fill me with dread.
(Cara's p.o.v.)
I rolled my head into my pillow as the blush darkened on my face, the laughter of Sophia did nothing to help but I was happy that she was calming down. The cabin quieted down as I smiled into my pillow, the soft rocking of the boat was calming to me. I hear Sophia's voice and my eyes go wide, lifting myself off the pillow I glance at her but Sophia's eyes were glued to the ceiling. I blinked a few times as her words registered in my mind.
"I wonder how much everyone has changed."
I wasn't like she said a weird question it's that she asked it. Sophia always puts up such a face, a shield to block out her emotions from other people. It's like she's afraid to show people what she feels. So when she does show it I have to make sure I'm not dreaming. I blink twice as I fall back into reality; she was waiting for an answer.
"Well physically I'm sure everyone's changed a lot" I say with a shrug "Hopefully they matured a bit" I hear the faint chuckle form my mistress "But I'm sure that they are still the same idiots that we grew up with" I say and turn to face her.
I smile when I see her brown eye glancing back at me, a small smile on her face. This would have fooled most people but I could see the small flickers of worry that were well hidden behind her eyes. It pulled at my heart to see her like this and I began to wonder if I had made the right choice by coming here, I hated putting her on the spot. She was the chief's daughter which meant that she would be front and center though out this whole trip, and she would be expected to participate in ceremonies…. Oden beard! I am such an Idiot! No wonder she's worried! It's not just reuniting with old friends its doing everything humanly possible that Sophia hates.
"Oh Soph-" I try to say but the thundering of feet was heard as people rushed around the deck. The ship started rocking back and forth, a pencil rolled across the deck as the ship stopped and loud voice of the announcer cuts me off. Sophia's eyes widen as the drums begin to sound, I wanted to talk to her but there was no time.
We had arrived at Berk.
(Astrid's p.o.v)
We were walking down the road to the docks; it was almost noon which meant we had less than 20 minutes before Sophia docked. My hand was wrapped in hiccups; (even though I would never admit to having them) it helped to calm down my nerves. I had prayed to oden that the twins and Snot-lout would be on their best behavior but knowing them that was a long shot. Even now I had to resist rolling my eyes, the tell-tale chuckles and giggles of the twins and snot-lout were putting my nerves on edge.
"Okay what on earth is so funny?" I ask after a minute, I knew I would regret this but I had to know
"Nothing" Rough chuckles again
"Really?" Fish-legs answers "then why are you three laughing?"
"Yeah guys, you promised that you wouldn't do anything while Sophia and her father arrived" Hiccup says, I squeeze his hand "this is very big and you three can't mess it up."
"We're just thinking…" Tough smiles
"About what?" I ask
"Well it's been years sense we've last seen Sophia right"
"Well what do think has changed" Snot-lout giggles
"Maybe she's stupid!" tough giggles "Maybe she's gotten ugly"
"Uglier" Rough corrects him with a chuckle.
Both Fish-leg's and I roll our eyes with a sigh; I frown and glance back at them
"Okay did you guys jump off a cliff today or something?" Fish-legs groans
"And Sophia was never ugly, so how could she be uglier?" Hiccup growls
The three of them bicker a little bit between themselves and I roll my eyes yet again before turning back to hiccup.
"This is not going to end well" I sigh and glance at the sky, hiccup shakes his head.
"Why can't they be normal for once?" he sighs and I chuckle
It was mostly quiet as we continued our walk, the three idiots were chatting and laughing about Oden knows what but I did my best to block them out. Unfortunately Roughs loud voice echoes behind me.
"Maybe she's a horrible fighter, just like hiccup!" she chuckles
"Or she's fat!" Tough chuckles loudly at that
"Could you imagine her walking around with her gut hanging out?" Snot-lout explodes with laughter
"To see her waddling around like Fish-legs!" he yells.
"Alright! That is ENOUGH!" I yell.
My foot slams on the ground on that, I let go of hiccups hand and faster than most can blink I grab the ax on my back. I spin around and use it to knock snot-lout in the face, before grabbing his arm and hurling him into the twins. I drop into a quick roll before punching Tough-nut in the face and knocking rough-nut to the ground and drop the head of my ax on to her stomach. I catch it as it bounces back into the air and I give the twins two hard kicks to the ribs before pointing my ax at all them threateningly.
(Hiccup's p.o.v)
I jumped a bit as Astrid took out three of our group members, the sounds of skin to skin contact was not new to me but I shivered a bit at the thought of broken bones and bruised skin. I suppress my grin before putting on a frown, I knew the twins could be idiots but what they were saying had crossed a line. I step a bit closer to Astrid before crossing my arms, the three groan a bit before turning to face us. Snot-lout's face was bruising a bit and I could see the twins as they gently grabbed their ribs, blood was on all three of them and I couldn't help but shake my head. Would they ever learn?
"First of all, there will be none of that at the docks or I swear I will personally run all three of you through myself" she growls.
"Second, Fish-legs may be bigger but he is not fat" I say and glare at the group too
"And in what world have you EVER seen me waddle?!" Fish-leg's yells and throws up his good arm "Never have I ever waddled!"
"That you know of…" Snot-lout says quietly.
The other two chuckle but its quickly silenced as Astrid throws her ax in between his legs. Snot-lout shrieks as the blade land half a centimeter from his crotch, he glances at her in shock as Astrid lowers herself to his height.
"Say one more word and next time I won't be aiming for the ground." Astrid growls lowly
"Kill joy…" Snot-lout mutters but shuts up
"Third, if you three do anything like that in front of Sophia we could have a clan war on our hands." I say "It doesn't matter what Sophia looks like you can't say stuff like that"
"And why would you even want to?!" Astrid half yells "Sophia is our friend and stuff like that hurts people's feelings."
"So…" Tough-nut shrugs "We're siblings and rough-nut hurts me all the time" Rough snorts at that
"Only because you're such a baby" she laughs, both Astrid and I drag a hand down our faces before sighing.
This was getting us nowhere and Sophia's ship would be here any minute. And like fate I could hear the drums of Sophia's ship.
"The ship!" Astrid yells before we all run down to the docks, dad looks at me before sighing
"There you are!" he says "I was beginning to think you had forgotten!" He glances at the three idiots before turning back to me "Do I even want to know?"
I shake my head slowly before glancing out at the water; this was going to be one interesting trip… I just prayed to Oden that nothing went wrong.
(Cara's p.o.v)
I tapped against the door lightly; Sophia had freaked out mere moments before we arrived on shore and had locked me out of the cabin. I sigh and tap again.
"Sophia…" I say lightly and kneel down to the ground "Sophia we have to meet the others, you have to come out"
I was met with silence, this was not only bad but a bit embarrassing, I was getting odd looks from the crew members. Sophia was the daughter of the chief and she was acting like a three year old, of course it would be odd but that didn't stop me from sending death glares their way. Moments later I'm alone and I gently tap against the door, this was something I had done many times before. Calming Sophia down before big things was normal but she hasn't done this in years so I was hoping to avoid it. In all fairness I did black mail her but it's not like she didn't want to come with me.
I could hear Sophia's father getting introduced and his heavy foot-steps heading across the deck, I knew we had about 30 seconds before Sophia was called and I was yet to receive an answer from her. I clench my fists together and tap on the door.
"Go away Cara, I'm not coming out" Sophia whispers, I could tell she was leaning against the door.
I sigh and sit down with her
"Sophia their our friends and they will love you no matter what. You've grown up but it's not like you've changed that much" I say and stick my fingers under the door, I feel her touch them back "Come on, it's not that scary when it's over."
"I can't…" she whispers, the small bang told me she was leaning against the door now.
I couldn't tell if there were tears but it's not like I could break down the door…. Right?
"Sophia, what are you so afraid of…?" I whisper and lean my head against the door. We had less than 10 seconds before we were up; I was running out of time.
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