Hey guys AI here! Happy (really late) Snoggletog and Happy New Year! I hope you guys are having a great time! Well, I guess that's all I have for now. On with the story!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own How to Train Your Dragon (2)
Ayla was crouched down on the forest floor, watching a small rabbit. Sigrid on the other hand, was sitting under a tree, drawing on the ground with a stick. Ayla got ready to attack but the bunny suddenly hopped away. Ayla huffed in frustration and walked over to Sigrid.
"What are you doing?" Ayla asked, sitting near her friend.
"I'm drawing." Sigrid answered, not bothering to look up from her drawing.
"Okay." Ayla said and looked around for something to do.
After a few minutes of complete silence and Ayla trying to find something to keep her entertained, Sigrid finally spoke up.
"So, how's it going in your tribe?" She asked.
"It's been great, my dad is teaching me a few things about the other tribes since, you know. I'm apparently expected to know a lot about each tribe." Ayla answered and sighed, laying down against the grass.
"Let me guess, you just want to fly around and discover new things." Sigrid said with a bored expression.
"Yeah! He never lets me fly around after the sun sets and that's like the best time to fly around!" Ayla exclaimed.
"Well think about it, he is just protecting you. We both know what has been happening to some of the clan members at night." Sigrid explained.
"I know, I just don't want to stay in my little cave all the time..." Ayla said quietly.
Sigrid just nodded, showing that she understood what Ayla was explaining. Suddenly, there was a noise coming from a nearby bush. Ayla held her necklace and transformed into her dragon counterpart. She then turned to the direction where she heard the noise and began to growl. Sigrid quickly got up and held the stick she was holding in a threatening sort of way. The two female halflings stood like this for awhile. waiting for the creature to come out. Finally the creature came out to reveal two male halflings.
One had bright red hair and brown eyes, he wore a red shirt and a pair of black pants. Around his neck he wore a necklace with a Monstrous Nightmare symbol on the end of it. Across his right eye, a scar can be seen.
The other boy had blonde hair and light blue eyes. He wore a sleeveless blue shirt and a pair of brown leather pants. The boy also wore a necklace with a Deadly Nadder symbol attached to it. This boy seemed a little younger than the other one but still older than Ayla.
"Oh, it's just them." Sigrid said and lowered her stick.
"Hey guys." The younger boy said and waved.
Ayla turned back into her Halfling form and smiled at the two. "Hey Aidan, Edzard." She greeted the two.
"Nice to see you here" Edzard said and bowed to Ayla, waving at Sigrid when he stood back up.
"No need to be formal..." Ayla replied and glared at him teasingly.
"Whatever..." Edzard mumbled and rolled his eyes.
"What are you guys doing here?" Sigrid asked with an eyebrow raised.
"We just wanted to hang out." Aidan answered in a quiet tone.
"Why didn't you just say so? I was starting to get bored." Ayla said.
"I can fix that." Edzard said with a smirk.
Ayla was running through the forest with a fearful look. A roar can be heard in the distance and soon a Monstrous Nightmare appeared along with a Deadly Nadder. The Nightmare kept its eyes on Ayla as she ran.
"Um, guys! How is this helping my boredom!" Ayla yelled and quickly climbed into a tree. She took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. She saw the two dragon fly past her. She sighed in relief and closed her eyes. But just then, something tapped her on the shoulder.
"What the heck?!" Ayla exclaimed in surprise and turned around.
A girl who looked a little bit older than Ayla with dirty blonde hair and dark blue eyes was sitting behind Ayla with a smile. The girl wore a plain green shirt and light brown pants that had a few holes in it. Around the girl's neck, she wore a necklace with a Changewing symbol on the end of it.
"Hey Velia." Ayla greeted after she calmed down.
"Hey Ayla, what are you doing in the Unknown territory?" Velia asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Oh you know the usual, Aidan and Edzard were chasing me in their dragon forms." Ayla answered as if it was a normal situation.
Velia nodded, understanding what her friend was explaining. She looked up at the sky for a moment, whistling a little tune as she did this, before turning her attention back to Ayla.
"You know, today is the gathering." Velia said, looking down at her feet.
"Oh yeah! No wonder my dad wants me home early. Are you going to the gathering?" Ayla asked.
"Yeah." Velia answered with a smile.
"That's great!" Ayla exclaimed. Velia nodded in response.
"Hey, um, I got to get back home. See you later okay?" Velia told her before turning invisible.
"Okay..." Ayla mumbled and jumped off of the branch she was on.
"Ayla?!" Sigrid called out, walking around the forest with Aidan and Edzard.
"Where could she have gone?" Aidan asked in a worried tone as he helped by looking around.
Suddenly, one of the nearby trees began to make some noise. Aidan quickly ran behind Edzard who looked at him with an eyebrow raised. Aidan chuckled nervously and rubbed the side of his arm, feeling a bit embarrassed. Sigrid rolled her eyes and walked over to the tree.
"Ayla? Is that you?" She asked, looking up.
As an answer to her question, Ayla suddenly fell on top of Sigrid.
"Yup! It's me!" Ayla said and got off of her friend.
"Did you really have to do that?" Sigrid asked with an annoyed look.
"What? I was just trying to have some fun..." Ayla said with an innocent look.
"Well, sometimes having fun can get you or someone else hurt." Sigrid told her sternly.
"Whatever, anyways, I just wanted to tell you guys that I have to go meet up with my dad and do some...stuff because today is the gathering!" Ayla announced.
"Oh yeah! I forgot about that!" Aidan said.
"Yup...so...yeah...I got to go now. See you all at the gathering!" Ayla said and waved before she flew off.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! (Sorry if this chapter sucked or felt a little bit rushed). Sorry that I haven't been uploading for awhile...I've been kinda busy and plus I'm back at school and I've been getting a lot of work lately as well as the lack of inspiration. (Boo...) I'll try to update once a week for you guys! Oh and I have been working on another story! I'm planning to publish it soon! So...yeah, Until next time, Ride On Dragon Riders!
~AI