You'll be in My Heart

It all started with a promise, and he intended on keeping it...

My first try at Stalka fluff. I started to write this in study hall one day and the idea never left me. Don;t worry BlueDreamer31, I'm working on your prompt! Check your PM inbox please and thanks!

PS: I'm not sure if Spitelout is really Val's brother, but it worked with the plot so, for the sake of the story, Spitelout is Val's brother! I own nothing.

They were four when Stoick the Vast first laid eyes on Valka Jorgenson. Her older brother, Spitelout, being her bodyguard and making sure she doesn't set fire to anything.

And from that point on, Stoick knew he didn't want anyone other than the pale green eyed beauty.

They were six years old when Stoick saved Val from certain death.

Stoick was walking through the forest with his father, the chief, when he looked up and saw a girl dangling from a branch. At first, the young pride of Berk was confused. Why would a little girl climb all the way up there?

Stoick reached out to tug on his father's fur, to find him walking away, mumbling something about 'crazy kids'.

"Hold on!" Stoick called up

"I-I can't!" True to her word, the girls hand slipped and sent her falling to the earth.

Stoick sprang into action. "I got you! I promise!"

Stoick caught the girl, and tumbled to the earth.

"Ouch…" they said, sitting up

Stoick looked up and saw the girl that has been on his mind for the past two years.

"Sorry. Sorry! I was chasing a butterfly, and then… oh my gods." Valka looked up and saw the chief's son "I just landed on Stoick the Vast…"

"It's fine, really, it is…" Stoick stood up and helped her up "don't worry about it."

Valka looked down, then ran off.

"Stoick!" Stoick heard his father yell, and took off running.

It's a week later and Stoick is running through the Great Hall, when he spotted Valka sitting in a corner.

"Valka?" he asked

Valka looked up "Stoick? Why are you standing by me?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Because I'm… different. My own brother doesn't even like me."

Stoick sat down next to her "I don't think you are different…"

Valka looked at him "Really?"

"Yeah…"

"Do you want to be friends? I mean, you don't have to…"

"Yes, that would be great. I would love to be friends with you…" Valka smiled "and I promise you that I will always protect you, whether you're falling out of a tree, or being attacked by a dragon. You'll be in my heart…" Valka laughed

"Dragons!" They heard from the outside

"Ready to keep your promise?"

"Ready? I laugh in the face of danger!" Stoick smiled and Valka ran out of the Great Hall "Wait? Valka! Don't do anything I won't!"

Which isn't much thought Valka, running into the fire…

It was nine years later, the two best friends are now fifteen, and Stoick is walking through the village with his best friend of nine years, Valka Jorgenson.

"Aren't you excited? We start dragon training tomorrow!" said Stoick

Valka looked down "Yeah, very…"

Stoick stared at his best friend "Val…"

Valka blushed "It's nothing Stoick. I promise." It's been nine years, but Valka still can't believe that Stoick the chief's son, is her best friend. And that Stoick protects her from bullies, from dragons, (who aren't as bad as everyone thinks they are. They are just misunderstood) from anything.

Stoick looked at his best friend "You'll be in my heart?"

"No matter what they say…" finished Valka "I have to go… see you later Stoick…"

They were eighteen when Valka got her first boyfriend. Stoick didn't understand that feeling of anger he got every time he saw the two of them.

"You're staring at my sister." He heard Spitelout say

Stoick looked away from his best friend (who hasn't talked to him for about a week, but he wasn't upset. Vikings don't get upset at little things like that.) and at her brother.

"I wasn't staring at her…"

"You were."

"Okay, maybe I was…"

"Ha!"

Stoick walked to his best friend and her boyfriend.

"Val, come on. We need to talk…" Stoick grabbed her hand

"About wha- AH!"

Stoick pulled Valka to their spot, the spot where they met.

Stoick's favorite spot…

"Why'd you bring me here?" she asked, hand still entwined with Stoick's

"Because I need to show you something." Stoick pushed away some vines to revel a cliff.

"Stoick?"

"My father once showed me this." Stoick picked up a rock and threw it over the edge "He made me promise to only show it to people I trust."

"I'm guessing you trust me…"

Stoick looked at her "With my life."

Valka smiled "You'll be in my heart?"

"No matter what they say…"

And then he was kissing her…

It's been two years since Stoick and Valka got together.

The pair of twenty year olds were walking through village and smiling.

"Val!" They heard, and Val turned to look

"Spitelout? What's the matter?"

"Mom needs you at the house. Don't ask me why."

"Okay, I'll see you later Stoick," Val kissed Stoick's cheek and ran off and Spitelout glared at Stoick

"I don't like that you're dating my little sister. I don't get why you would, she's weird."

"Look Spitelout I made her a promise when we were little, and I intend on keeping it."

"What was it? That stupid thing you two say to each other. What is it? 'You'll be in my heart'?" Spitelout scoffed "Val's different, and you'll see that soon enough." Spitelout walked away saying 'Spitelout! Spitelout! Oi! Oi! Oi!'

Stoick sighed and walked away.

"Stoick!" Val smiled as she sat down next to her boyfriend in the Great Hall "I have the most awesome day I-"

"Val, I actually have something to do now… for my… uh… dad, yeah my dad. So I'll talk to you later?"

"Uh, sure…"

Stoick started to walk away when he heard Val whisper "You'll be in my heart?"

Stoick paused for a second, then walked away.

"What in the gods name did you do?" Val demanded to know of her brother as her hands slammed down on the table.

"What are you talking about?"

"Stoick won't even look me in the eyes anymore!"

"Oh, that. Don't worry, I took care of that problem."

"Problem? You call a fourteen year friendship a problem?"

"Val, you know nothing lasts forever. You really thought the chiefs son would want to be with…" her brother looked her up and down "you."

Val glared at her brother and ran out of the Great Hall. Spitelout looked at his friends and shrugged "I guess the chief's son is scared of Spitelout. Spitelout! Spitelout! Oi! Oi! Oi!"

Valka was running as fast as she could to find her boyfriend. She tripped, rolled three times and landed on her left side. Val closed her eyes and started to get up.

"Here, let me…" She heard a familiar voice say and she opened her eyes

"Stoick?"

"Sorry I ran out." Stoick helped his girlfriend up and Val jumped into his arms

"I'm sorry about Spitelout."

"It's fine. I was a coward. A chief shouldn't get scared… he protects his own." Stoick looked at Val "You're the only thing I get scared about. I have nightmares about losing you… I go crazy if I can't spend a day with you…" Stoick smiled, green eyes sparking "You'll be in my heart, forever."

"No matter what they say, you'll be in my heart to."

Val let a few tears slip out and Stoick wiped them away "Don't you cry."

Val smiled and cover his hand with her own.

"Val?" Val looked at her boyfriend "Will you marry me?"

And the rest was history…