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Mrs. Drippy: Toothless cannot sing in the talent show. To Hailey it would sound like singing, but to others, it would sound like a very angry dragon.

The Cousins Brawl

Hailey was sitting at the lunch table eating her ham and cheese sandwich. The crumbs were getting all over her deep blue shirt and pink jeans. Her outfit was similar to the one she wore when she met Toothless. Her day had been normal so far, until it was time for lunch. She was sitting with Travis, Robin, Adam, and Silvia. They were talking about football. Strangely, none of them seemed to have any hostility towards Hailey. Toothless was just staring at them, a blank look on his face.

"But I just don't understand why our school doesn't have a football team and every other school does!" Robin exclaimed. "It's pathetic! Even the elementary schools have football teams!" She banged her fists against the table, shaking every tray on top of it. Travis laughed, Silvia steadied her food, and Hailey didn't do anything.

"I'm sure we'll get a football team soon," Frank said comfortingly. Hailey looked at him strangely. He had been acting strange around Robin for a while. Hailey peered closer at him to see a strange kind of look. She had seen that look on Toothless before. Then it hit her. Frank had a crush on Robin. A huge one at that. She grinned as she began finishing off one half of her sandwich. She then felt Toothless butt his head into her shoulder. She looked over to him.

"What's up with Frank?" he whispered. "He has a kind of look on his face." Toothless gestured to Frank with his head. Hailey chuckled quietly.

"That is the same look you had for me," she told him. A small smirk made its way onto Toothless face. "Exactly." She finished off the half of her sandwich and gave the other one to Toothless. Though, she didn't just hand it to him. He opened his mouth and Hailey tossed it in, which seemed to satisfy his stomach. She rubbed the top of his head.

"Hailey," Adam said through a mouthful of his sandwich. He swallowed noisily as he continued. "Are you going to enter the talent show this year?" Hailey nodded which leaded Adam to a follow-up question. "Are you doing a duet with someone?" She shook her head. It was bad enough she had to perform, but performing with someone else would just throw her off. "What are you going to do for the talent show then?"

Before she could answer, Dylan came up to the table. She heard Toothless growl behind her. As she looked back, she saw Toothless ready to pull her out of there. Giving him a relived smile, she turned back to Dylan.

He looked like he was about to say something before she heard Adam slide his chair back forcefully. Startled, she whipped her head around. Adam looked furious. She glanced rapidly between Adam and Dylan. The whole cafeteria went silent. All eyes were upon them. Adam stomped over to Dylan who was eying Adam angrily. Adam stuck a finger in Dylan's face.

"Now you listen here, buddy boy," he said as he poke Dylan's shirt. "You stay away from Hailey because she is mine!" Hailey was taken aback. She scooted silently next to Toothless, afraid that this would turn into a battle.

"Please!" Dylan countered. "As if she would fall for a guy like you!" Dylan shoved a finger towards Adam. Gasps filled the room as eyes drifted to Hailey. She turned red from the attention and was somewhat relieved when Toothless wrapped his tail around her and laid his head next to hers. Everyone probably understood the action as they nodded their heads slightly. Then, they turned their attention back to the ones who didn't understand which were Adam and Dylan.

"Well, she would never fall for you either! You are just a player!" Adam batted Dylan's finger away. Hailey swallowed nervously.

"Should I stop this?" Hailey asked Toothless. He looked over to her, amusement flickering in his eyes.

"Nah," he replied softly. "I want to see what's going to happen. Besides, it looks like just about everyone here knows what's going on. So, let's just see what they'll do." She nodded, an amused grin spreading onto her face.

"Besides," Adam went on. "She's way out of your league!"

Confusion struck Hailey. "Since when am I in anybody's league?" she whispered to Toothless. He shrugged (if that were possible for a dragon).

"Oh yeah, right. And she's in your league? I find that very hard to believe." Dylan countered. Hailey didn't particularly like that comment, not knowing if that was an insult or a compliment. But she didn't dare enter the brawl, considering that Toothless had her surrounded.

"You've got nothing to prove that Hailey likes you." Dylan stepped closer to Adam, anger flowing through both of them. "For once, you have no proof. And you never will." As soon as he finished that sentence, Adam threw Dylan onto the table. When he made contact with the table, he landed on the edge of a tray that had a metal knife on the edge. It was flung off the tray and got stuck in Hailey's right leg. She nearly fainted as the knife buried itself deep into her leg. She saw blood starting to ooze its way out.

As soon as she regained air, she screeched, "Oh bloody hell!" Instantly, she clapped her hand over her mouth, wishing she could take back her curse. She felt all of the blood rush out of her head and soon, her vision blurred. She could just barely make out the shape of Toothless' head as it began to rub against hers. It comforted her, but it wasn't enough to stop the excruciating pain that coursed through her.

She blinked vigorously in attempt to clear her vision. It worked, but only slightly. She saw Robin and Silvia rush over to her. She also saw Dylan and Adam standing behind them, their hands covering their mouths. She looked to Robin and Silvia who were crouching down next to her, worry clear in their eyes.

"Please get the nurse!" she begged as the pain increased. They nodded quickly and rushed out the door. Frank reached into his lunch bag and pulled out an ice pack. He then hurried over to Hailey. He gently placed the ice pack just underneath where the knife had struck. He also took one of the napkins that were on one of the trays and dabbed it carefully around the wound. She heard Toothless coo worriedly and felt him lick the wound.

She couldn't summon any kind of strength to tell him everything was fine because frankly, it wasn't. Her leg was bleeding vigorously and the napkin was already covered in blood. The pain was threatening to make her pass out, but with her leg hurting so bad, she couldn't see straight. Heck, she couldn't even think straight.

A moment later, the cafeteria doors burst open and the nurse came in running with a first aid kit at hand. Silvia and Robin were already kneeling next to Hailey, their hands on her shoulders in an effort to calm her. The nurse knelt down as she opened the kit. She pulled out bandages and put on a pair of gloves.

She also pulled out a towel and offered it to Hailey. She shook her head, knowing that it wouldn't help at all. She would probably bite right through it. Thankfully, the large window was all the way open, so Toothless was able to cover Hailey with his wing. She quickly squeezed her eyes shut, bracing herself for the pain. Then, she heard a snap, a gasp and everything was dark.

Hailey woke up to see she was in her room, tucked in tightly in her bed. She looked over and bumped her head into Toothless' nose. As she tried to move her legs, an agonizing pain shot through her. She instantly laid back into her bed and squeezed her eyes shut, silently begging the gods to make the pain stop. She felt Toothless rub his head against Hailey. Slowly opening her eyes, she saw Toothless' green eyes staring into hers.

"Where's my dad?" she asked, her throat stinging with the effort.

"He's off on a business trip," Toothless replied. "Said he wouldn't be back for at least a few weeks. But before he left, he was at your bedside non-stop. He wouldn't take his eyes off you. He also said that the business trip was too important to ignore. That he would be fired if he didn't attend this one." Hailey nodded in understanding. "He mentioned something about you not going to school for at least a week."

Confusion still lingered in her mind. She couldn't exactly remember what happened. All she could remember was a sharp pain shooting through her leg, and passing out, but that was about it. Everything else was blank. "Toothless?" she asked. "What exactly happened in the school? You know, after I passed out." She saw a flash of pain show itself in his eyes.

Closing his eyes for a brief moment, he opened them once more and stared into Hailey's eyes. "Well, after you passed out, the nurse confirmed that the fork had struck a vein and one of your leg bones. Then some other people came and put you in some kind of wrapper on your leg. They said something about you being on crutches for a couple weeks. I'm guessing that crutches are those things next to your bed." Hailey looked over to see a pair of crutches leaning against the wall. Hailey nodded as she turned her head back around.

Suddenly, a flash of worry stabbed through her. "You won't leave me, will you?"

"Of course not!" he replied, resting his head next to hers. "I am not leaving your side. I'll stay with you through every bit of this." He kissed her cheek lightly. He then gently nuzzled her head which comforted her. Suddenly, an orange flash appeared in her room. Hailey shielded her eyes as she squinted. The light disappeared and Firestar formed from the light.

"I heard about what happened, Hailey," he said as he came towards her. "Sorry that that happened. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Hailey shook her head. "No, it's okay Firestar. I think I'll be fine here." Firestar nodded. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out two necklaces. One of them had a silver chain and a sword charm on the end. The other was a chain painted black with a charm that looked like a shield. Hailey tilted her head in confusion.

"These are for you two," he explained. "This one with the sword charm is for you, Braveheart. The sword represents bravery and courage. This one with the shield is for you, Toothless. It represents protection and loyalty." He handed the two necklaces to Hailey. "These will help you contact me when you need me. Got it?" Hailey and Toothless nodded. "Good. I must be off now. I wish you both good luck in both your training and you relationship." With that, he walked towards the wall and in a flash, he was gone.

Hailey grabbed Toothless' necklace in her hand while she placed the other one in her lap. She reached over and secured the necklace on to Toothless' neck. Then she locked her own necklace on to her. All of a sudden, the necklace charms began to glow. A beam of light shot through each of them and connected at the end. It then faded, leaving the two shocked.

"What just happened?" Hailey asked. She attempted to move her leg again, but to no avail.

"No clue," Toothless responded. He glanced worriedly at her.

"What's wrong, bud?" Hailey stroked his head.

"Well," he began. "When that knife got stuck in you, I just felt so helpless! I didn't know what to do. Then, when I tried to get your attention when the knife was out, you weren't responding! I thought the pain was too much for you to bare and I thought you..." He trailed off. He didn't seem like he wanted to finish that sentence.

"Toothless," Hailey said as she shoved her blanket off. She then pulled her legs off of the bed and onto the side so she could face Toothless more comfortably. He looked up at her. "It wasn't your fault. I don't know what's gotten into them, but we'll pull through. No matter what, we stick together." Toothless nodded as he licked the side of her head.

Thunder rumbled in the sky as a flash of lightning struck near Hailey's house. It startled her enough to jump out of her bed and land on Toothless, who had been ready to catch her. She looked out of her window, but saw nothing but dark clouds. Rain was pouring down and lightning struck everywhere. Oh why did we have to live in an area with so many trees? Hailey wondered.

"We finish this now!" a voice in the clouds shouted. "Braveheart, I know you're here! Show yourself!"

Hailey looked to Toothless, fear shooting up inside her. Together, the two said, "Vorpent."

BOOM! Cliff hanger! Here's another chapter. Hope it was worth the long wait. Please review. It helps me a lot. Tell me if I could use any improvement.