It's been forever since I've updated! I swear, the last three weeks I really wished someone would just kill me. I had to write 5, yes you heard me, 5 diplomas! 2 for LA (English), 2 for Social and 1 for Science! But finally it's all done! Now I just have to wait for my results!
I seriously cannot stop watching the new HTTYD 2 trailer, even if it's just for the incredible quality of the animation. A question suddenly crossed my mind: if Hiccup looks this damn sexy in this movie, what is he going to look like in the third!?
Be prepared for fluff and maybe some crying. Enjoy.
Chapter #24: Discovery
Freyja smiled down as she watched the impossible happen in Berk. A Viking and a Scot, two enemies in love. Not only were they defying their people but they were defying their society too. A blacksmith and a princess in love.
After Berk, the two lovers met nearly every day. At sunset, Hendry would leave the smithy and go to the clearing. Only minutes later, Merida would excuse herself from dinner and take Angus to the clearing.
Nobody suspected anything, nobody was suspicious. Everybody, except William.
Merida's POV
Hiccup and I were lying under a tree in the clearing, my head perched on his shoulder and his arm around my waist. I could hear his heart beating strongly in his chest, the consistent sound making me calm.
The wind blew softly through the tree above us, adding to the already tranquil feeling in the clearing.
"Are you sleeping?" Hiccup whispered, moving the hand on my waist to comb through my hair,
"No." I mumbled. He gave me a warm kiss on my forehead. The silence prolonged, only disturbed by nature. I moved my head so that my chin was perched on his chest. We made eye contact,
"What was it like?" He shifted his head slightly and looked at me confused,
"What was what like?"
"Living on Berk." He let out a breathless, sarcastic laugh,
"For me? It was horrible. I was the runt. The other teens made fun of me and my own father put me down. No matter how hard I tried to prove myself, I only ended up making everything worse. Vikings want brawn but I didn't have that. I had brains but they cared little for that."
"Oh," I said with slight disappointment. I had expected his life to be much better than mine, filled with adventures and freedom. How he described it, it made my life seem much better, "And your life here?"
"More than I could've asked for. I have a family that loves me, friends," I squealed loudly when he switched positions with me. I grunted a little when my back hit the hard forest floor but I smiled, "And I have you." He whispered. I giggled like a little girl. Wrapping an arm around his neck, I pulled myself up to kiss him.
He pulled me closer with a grin and gently nipped at my lower lip. I giggled through the kiss which riled him up more. We separated for only a moment to catch our breath before Hiccup plunged down to capture my lips again.
"Merida?" I gasped and in sync, our heads shot up. After a brief moment, I spotted my brothers at the edge of the clearing, staring at us with large eyes. I hastily got up and ran to them, nearly falling onto my knees,
"Please don't tell William!" I all but screamed, "Please!" Hubert and Harris stared at me while Hamish looked at Hiccup,
"You love him?" He asked. I nodded fervently,
"With all my heart." I grabbed his shoulders and looked each of the boys in the eye, "Please, you can't tell William." The boys looked at each other and I noticed the mischievous grin on their faces,
"Your dessert for a year." Hamish said.
"Have it for two; I don't care. Just don't tell William." A moment of silence when Hamish replied,
"We won't say a word."
Third Person POV
Aileen was staring at a waterfall that fed into a shimmering lake. She took in a deep breath, relishing the fresh smell and the calmness it brought. Aileen wasn't stressed about the operation, not even annoyed with Seoc.
She was frustrated with Seòsaidh. Always complaining, always critiquing and criticizing how she organized and ran the operation.
"Are you alright?" Aileen looked over her shoulder to see Seoc. She went back to staring at the water,
"I'm fine." she said stoically. She continued to stare as Seoc joined her on the boulder she was sitting on.
"I'm sorry for the way my father has been treating you." He said suddenly. Aileen looked at him questioningly while Seoc sighed, "He thinks I'm a better leader than you."
"And what do you think?" Aileen asked. Seoc was quiet, staring at the hands he was wringing nervously,
"I think you're a much better leader than me." Aileen stared at him in disbelief. Aileen had known Seoc for a very long time. They had grown up together, an experience Aileen had dreaded. Seoc had always been flirting with her, trying to impress her with his supposed mightier warrior skill but she had always, often violently, refused him. To hear him praise her and admitting that she was better at something than him was something Aileen had hardly dared to dream of.
"The years must've really changed him." She thought. They exchanged smiles and sat silently for a while, staring at the tranquil water,
"I'm sorry." Seoc suddenly said,
"For what?"
"For being an absolute ass to you when we were younger. I guess I was just trying to get your attention or trying to prove that I could be as tough a Viking as you." Aileen remained silent briefly before nodding lightly,
"You were an ass to me." Seoc chuckled lightly but refused to meet her eyes, "But you know what? You've proven to me that you're not an ass years ago. After all these years, you know what I see?" Seoc stared at her and shrugged his shoulders. Aileen placed a hand on it, "I see a Viking, a true Viking, that is loyal, brave, and honorable to the core." Seoc looked away in hope that Aileen wouldn't see the re tinge spreading on his cheeks. When the burning feeling stopped, he looked at her and gave a sweet smile,
"Thank you." They didn't notice how their eyes were locked and they couldn't stop staring. Slowly, they began to lean closer, and closer, and closer, and then...
"Seoc! Aileen!" The voice of Seòsaidh cried in the distance. Aileen opened the eyes she didn't realize she had closed, her breathing heavy. The brown eyes of Seoc were staring right back at her blue ones,
"Seoc!" They heard Seòsaidh cry again. Seoc looked up in the direction that his father's voice was coming from. His attention returned to Aileen when she suddenly punched him hard on the shoulder,
"That's for disturbing my peace." Seoc rubbed the spot and gave Aileen an annoyed look. He wasn't all prepared, let alone expecting, Aileen to grab his shirt and place a kiss on his cheek, "That's for everything else."
Rapunzel's POV
There had been a pain in back for almost the entire day. As annoying and distracting it was, I managed to ignore it for the whole day.
The rest of the day went as it should've. My days of working have been very peaceful ever since Artair decided to stay behind in MacInroy Castle.
Dinner had just finished and I was carrying dirty dishes back to the kitchen. I was joined by Máiri. We laughed a little and talked. We dropped off the dishes at the cleaning station when a pain started in my belly. It was very little but it was uncomfortable. I began to rub my belly in hope to soothe the pain,
"Are you alright?" Máiri asked.
"I'm fine." I replied, continuing to rub my belly but it got more and more painful. A spasm of excruciating pain ripped through my stomach. I screamed,
"Rapunzel!" Several women screamed. They crowded around me, each with an expression of shock and concern. I let out another groan as more spasms wracked through my body,
"Rapunzel?" Máiri asked
I felt something warm running down my leg. Hastily lifting my dress to feel the warmth, I was praying it wasn't blood. If it was blood, my fear would a reality again. My fear of miscarriage. I've already had 5 miscarriages; I couldn't bear another one.
I pulled my hand up. Máiri and the other women gasped and I collapsed to the floor for there, on my hand, was undoubtedly blood.
For those of you that don't know what a miscarriage is: a miscarriage is the death of the embryo in a mother's womb. If that still didn't make sense: the baby died in Rapunzel's womb and her body expelled the fetus (that's why she's bleeding). Considering the cleanliness and medicine of the middle ages as well as other factors, miscarriages happened quite a bit. They even happened today but not as much as they did then. PS: you can say I'm mean.
Note to self: this is the first and last time I'm doing a POV fiction. Writing POV is a lot harder than I thought (that's part of the reason of why I constantly have writer's block). So expect fiction written entirely in third person in the future.
I found a post on Tumblr and it instantly reminded me of Merida and Hiccup. lovelyflowinglocks. tumblr. com (forward slash) post/50591161514 (just remove the spaces)
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