So, I've been away for a long time, almost two weeks, and I'm going to update today with a large chapter. I do have only one concern, it seems as though I have lost some of my regular reviewers. Where are you guys? Is the story just...not worth reviewing anymore? Do I need to change something, or...? Please help me out here, I need to know if I need to change something, or keep doing what I'm doing. Please let me know. Anyways, here is the next chapter. Enjoy!

Merida POV

My face brightened. "Course I do."

"Great. That's good." He said with a quick nod. We continued walking in silence. Hiccup glanced behind him, observing Punzie and Jack laughing loudly about something. He flashed a grin then turned back to face me.

"Let's go." He said. He suddenly turned down the east corridor, away from the Great Hall. I followed him reluctantly.

"What about Punzie?" I whispered to him. Though I didn't stop, I wasn't exactly in a hurry to get there. Wherever there was.

"She looks like she wouldn't mind some time alone with Jack." He muttered.

My mouth opened. "You don't think-"

"Punzie likes Jack?" He finished. "I don't know. I'm personally not a fan, but you know how close they were before he-we-left."

"Like us." I mumbled

Hiccup blushed. "Uh, yeah. Sure. Like-like us. Oh look, we're outside." He said, clearing his throat.

We had reached the east courtyard of the school. We continued walking towards the forbidden forest, careful to avoid the incoming quidditch players coming in for a meal after practice. We snuck past the Slytherin team and entered the dense foliage of the forest, with Hiccup in the lead.

Eventually, we stepped out into a clearing in the forest, the cove. Hiccup whistled loudly and a large black creature leaped out of the small cave occupying the area. The dragon crooned upon seeing Hiccup and jumped at him. I stepped back, cautious of the large beast as he ploughed into Hiccup. He rolled around in the dirt with him, covering Hiccup in slobber and various twigs from the forest floor.

"Toothless. Stop it!" Hiccup groaned. "You know that doesn't come off."

"Oi! Beastie, off of him!" I shouted.

Toothless stopped and looked up, seeming to only notice me now. It stepped off of Hiccup, with his tail hitting him on the head on the way.

"Toothless, Merida. Merida, Toothless." Hiccup said, patting the dirt off of his suit. He stood slowly. "You guys have met before."

Toothless came closer to, sniffing me with ears perked up. After snuffling my hair and nudging my face with his nose he turned back to Hiccup.

"What?" He asked Toothless. The dragon snorted and turned back to me. He took another hard look at me before he tilted his head, his curiosity piqued.

"Hello there, beastie. Easy now." I said gently, holding a hand out in front of me. With only a moment of hesitation, the dragon leaned forward, placing his nose in the palm of my hand. I inhaled sharply. The dragon pulled away and went back over to Hiccup who swung his leg over his back.

"Is that a saddle?" I asked him, disbelief in my voice.

"Yep. Made it myself." He extended a hand my way. "Coming up?" He asked.

"Course I am." I said. I placed a hand in his firm grip as he hoisted me up.

I heard something click below my feet and looked down, to see Hiccup's prosthetic locked into a pedal, with gears and wires running down the length of the dragon.

"What's that?" I asked, pointing to the pedal.

"This is how I control Toothless's tail fin." He replied, moving his prosthetic up and down. I heard slight clinking of metal behind me and saw a bright red tail fin opening and closing next to Toothless's natural one.

I gasped. "That's incredible. Did you make it?" I asked him.

"Uh, yes. Back on Berk."

"Why don't you just use magic?" I asked him.

"I do, but this is more fun." He grinned. "You ready?"

"As I'll ever be. Let's go, Viking."

"Hold on tight, Scot." He smirked. "C'mon bud."

With a pat from Hiccup Toothless pushed up from the ground, leaping into the sky.

Punzie POV

"Where did Hiccup and Merida go?" I asked. They had been just in front of us as we were walking down to the Great Hall.

Jack shrugged. "I don't know. They weren't that far ahead of us. Besides, Hiccup's slow on the ground."

"That's not very nice, Jack." I couldn't help but say, though I did so with a grin.

My eyes searched the corridor for Merida's flaming head of hair, easily noticeable in a crowd.

"Maybe they're already in the Great Hall." I suggested.

"Maybe." He said. Then he looked down at me, a playful spark lighting his eyes. I looked up at him, smiling. I knew that look very well.

"Why don't we have some fun, instead?" He suggested.

"Would this, by any chance, involve pulling a prank on the Slytherins?" I asked, already knowing the answer.

"It may or may not." He said lightly. "But if it did, what would you say?"

"Yes." I said. Jack looked to me in surprise. I smiled.

"Is there a reason for this?" He asked, a mischievous grin lighting up his face. I set my face into a determined look and gave a short nod.

"Something that happened a few days ago." I said, trying to sound vague about it.

"And what would that be?" He asked, suddenly interested.

"It's not really my story to tell. Are you coming?" I taunted, pulling ahead of him.

"Yes." He said, laughing. "Let's go!" He grabbed my wrist and pulled me excitedly past the open doors of the Great Hall, both of us laughing joyously. I loved these little carefree moments with Jack. With so much happening all at once this month, it was nice to just get away and have some fun. Besides, I wasn't exactly complaining being alone with him...

Jack POV

"Anyone in particular you want to get back at?" I asked Rapunzel. She looked thoughtful for a moment before her face lit up.

"Malum Puer." She said with conviction.

"What did he ever do to you?" I asked her.

"Not to me." She shook her head. "I only want the slightest bit of vengeance."

I whistled. "He must have done something really bad to make you want revenge."

"The slightest bit." Rapunzel nodded, then looked up at me with large green eyes. "You promise this won't hurt him?" She asked.

Of course she was worried for a Slytherin, this was Rapunzel I was talking to. Sweet, caring Rapunzel who-no. That wasn't fair. Not to her or to myself. I had to shake this idea that we could be something...more.

I shook my head and smiled to cover my thoughts. "Course not. I just wanna have some fun."

Rapunzel nodded, apparently satisfied with my answer.

"So, whats the plan?" She asked.

"Malum is going for a swim." I smirked.

Rapunzel frowned slightly, a small crease appearing on her forehead.

I used the charm Tooth had taught me to extend my wand back into my staff. I leapt out from around the corner of the building, catching Malum and his friends on their way back from quidditch practice.

"Heads up!" I called. I launched a snowball at Malum's face and he dropped his broom in shock.

"It's Overland!" Someone called. It was one of Malum's two goons, probably the taller one as his voice was much deeper.

"Get him!" Malum said. I laughed as I ran in front of him.

"Catch me if you can!" I taunted them, racing across the courtyard.

I threw another snowball over my shoulder as the three sixth years chased after me. I ran towards the hill that led down to the lake, preparing to cover it in ice to slip them up to send them tumbling down, into the water below. Malum and his friends continued chasing me until we reached the top of the hill that led up to the castle. I ran down about halfway, waiting for them to catch up. As soon as I saw them take that first step off the top of the hill, ice appeared beneath their feet, slipping them up as they tried to find purchase on the icy ground.

Malum fell first, knocking the other two of his crew members off their feet. They went sliding down the hill quickly in a tangle of arms and legs. With a large splash, they flew into the lake, spraying water everywhere. I pumped a fist in the air and laughed. The water wan't cold enough to harm them, but it couldn't be comfortably warm either.

Without notice, Rapunzel had come up from behind me, panting heavily after running down the hill. She was faster than I'd thought her to be, especially with all that hair she always wore in a braid. Although she was smiling, I could still see slight anxiety in those mesmerizing green orbs.

"Anything you wanna say to them?" I asked her, beaming.

"Yeah." She muttered. "That was for my mudblood friend!" She yelled loud enough for them to hear across the lake. I could hear faint cursing coming from the center of the lake as they swam towards the shore.

"We should get going." I told her. "Before they get out of that lake."

"Good idea." She said. We turned and ran up the hill, laughing along the way.