I am sorry about the wait. I've been reading a few fanfics but my writer's block is slowly going away and I am back to writing again. Hopefully this chapter makes up for the last one. There's also a surprising twist in this chapter that you guys will probably find surprising.

Secrets Revealed

{Toothless's POV}

I clutch Hali's hand as she blacks out. The blast from my transformation must have knocked her out. Her face is as pale as the moon. I know she is pale for her age, but her skin tone is fairly paler. I grab her by the arm and pull her up. I kneel down and lay her into my lap.

"Risandera!" I call. She flies over to me. She looks at Hali with concern. I brush a bit of hair out of her face. She looks like she has a burn on her cheek. I stroke it gently and she flinches slightly.

"I guess she hasn't been hit with this type of force before," Risandera says as she lies down beside me.

"But she's a princess," I object. "Surely she's been through strong hits before."

"Sklivacio, in case you haven't noticed, she only just found out that she's a princess." Risandera nudges Hali's leg softly. She doesn't move. Risandera sighs. "Like I said, even though she is a princess, it'll take a long time for her strength to build up."

"So, how do I get her up?" I ask.

"Uh.. I could just do this," Risandera stands up and taps Hali on her head with her tail. Hali instantly jolts up, her eyes scanning the Cove in a panic.

"Do you just have a magic tail or something?" I watch Hali start to sit up as Risandera chuckles. I gently grab her arm, lowering her into a sitting position. She stares at me in confusion for a moment before she seems to remember what happened. She smiles nervously at me and I smile back.

"So... what do I do in this... um... form?" I ask, gesturing to myself as I look to Risandera. She chuckles.

"I'd suggest staying in your dragon form until you have more experience with humans." She brushes her tail against my leg. I sigh as I focus on transforming back to dragon form, this time slightly slower in case I hit Hali.

I feel my wings coming out of my back as well as my back itself changing. My eyes change shape and my vision turns sharper. My hearing intensifies and that's when I hear the tail Hali made for my. I turn my head around to see Hali undoing the tail fin.

"What are you doing?" I ask, noticing her have trouble unfastening the buckle.

"I need to make a couple modifications to the tail fin," she explains as she takes it off. "Besides, Gobber is probably worried so I need to go check in with him. I'll be back later though." She takes the fin in her arms.

"Promise?" I step towards her.

"Yes, I promise." She bends down and kisses my cheek before turning around and climbing the walls. She stops at the top and waves to me. Then she turns around and runs to the village. I hear Risandera chuckling behind me. I turn to her in confusion.

"You're growing feelings for her," she says. I would be blushing furiously if I didn't have black scales. There's that tingle again. It's been happening for a while and I still don't know what it is!

"Feelings of what, exactly?" I ask, wondering what she could possibly be thinking.

She chuckles. "Of love, Sklivacio." Yeah, I'm pretty sure my scales just turned pink. I look at the ground, avoiding her eyes as a small smile grows on my face. I pray to the gods that she didn't see it. Unfortunately, the gods are not on my side today. I hear her burst into a fit of dragon chuckles.

"You're trying so hard to hide it!" she says as her chuckles go away. "Why don't you just tell her?"

I stare at her like she had turned into a Zippleback. "Are you crazy?!" I exclaim.

"Somewhat." She walks up to me. "Look, it won't be that hard t-"

"Yes it will!" I cut her off. "What if she doesn't feel the same way?"

"Doesn't feel the same-" she sputters. "Sklivacio, I can see the way she looks at you! I know that look! You give her the same one." I am about to object before she stops me. "Just tell her when she comes back. She will feel the same." I grumble. It will not be easy.

{Hiccup's POV}

I walk into the forge, only to see a crossbow pointed at me. I raise my hands up, dropping the tail fin on the ground. "Don't shoot!" I exclaim, a smirk growing on my face when I see Gobber holding it.

"I would never shoot you, Hali. Unless I absolutely have to." He chuckles and puts the crossbow back in its holder. He turns back to me. "What's that you have there?" He gestures to the tail fin.

My smirk vanishes and I quickly sweep it behind me. "Nothing," I say all too quickly. Great, now he knows something's up. He starts walking over to it. He gently moves me out of the way before I can stop him from picking it up. No, no, no, no! I think in a panic as I try to stop him. This is not happening! He can't find out!

He stops me from snatching the tail away as he starts to open it. I search in my mind or anything that I can say to cover this up without giving my secret away. I watch as his eyes turn from confusion, to absolute glee. He turned to me, a bright smile on his face.

He picks the tail fin up. "Is this what I think it is?"

"Um... uh... what are you thinking it is?" I ask nervously.

He puts it down and pulls up seats. "Sit." I do as he says and he closes the forge doors and windows and changes the sign to closed. I feel the cold autumn air slipping through the cracks in the closed window.

I sit and wait as Gobber examines the tail fin. I keep trying to think of something but nothing seems to work. I sigh. There's no way I can get out of this one. I watch helplessly as Gobber further examines the tail fin. Then he sits down in front of me. I have a feeling he knows something I don't.

"You've found him, eh?" he asks after a while. I look at him curiously. He didn't mean Toothless, right?

"W... who are you talking about?" I press.

He leans forward as says in a low whisper, "Your dragon, Hali." I stare at him in shock. He did mean Toothless. So, why isn't he freaking out?

"H... how do you know?" I ask, nervousness dripping in my voice.

He smiles and leans back. "I've known this was your destiny since you were a wee little baby. Almost the size of my wooden leg." He knew? He seems to be reading my thoughts as he says, "I've read many stories in my younger ages, but this particular story I'd never thought would come true! And now, it has." He gestures to me.

"So, you've known all this time and never told me?" I lean back in my chair.

"I knew you had to figure it out on your own. I was shocked when I saw you for the first time and I saw that birthmark on your back. I was alarmed so I had raced to my home and re-read the story. That was when I knew it was true. No one had ever wanted to read it because it was against this whole feud with the dragons. I tried to tell Stoick about it, but he said the story was rubbish and he refused to believe his daughter would face such a terrible fight.

"I was getting worried because I knew what kind of battle you'll have to face and I want to prepare you. You will be facing a dragon a size just a little bit smaller than Badmist Mountain. I don't know much about it, but I know he is called Merciless and will do anything to kill the prophecy. That is why, starting tomorrow, every weekend, I will be training you privately in battle techniques. And I want to see your dragon."

That made me freeze. I believe every word Gobber had just told me, but I have no clue on how Toothless will react. But, I trust Gobber not to harm Toothless and Toothless not to hurt Gobber. Eventually, I nod because I need both of their help if I am going to complete this prophecy.

"Alright, but I need to make some modifications to the tail," I say as I gesture to the tail fin.

"We'll work on it together." He smiles at me and I smile back. We stand up and I take the tail fin to the crafting bench where we start updating it.

It takes us about a half hour before the tail fin is updated. I have Gobber take his weapon off but he insists on each of us carrying a small dagger in case of trouble. Once we exit the forge, I grab a basket of fish and we head to the Cove. On the way, Gobber had been marveling at views of nature. I had to snap him out of his daze more that twice.

I stop at the top of the walls to see Toothless drinking from the pond. I turn to Gobber. "Okay, wait here and I'll go talk to him. Come down when I tell you to." He nods and I start climbing silently down the walls. I land with a quiet thump as I put the basket of fish down. I approach Toothless slowly and before he can turn around, I jump on his neck surprising him and make him stumble into the pond.

I paddle frantically to the surface and grab onto Toothless's back. I may need to take swimming lessons later. Toothless swims to the shore where he and I sit down. He sniffs the air and looks at my belt.

"You have a weapon," he observes. "Why?"

"Because Gobber wanted me to bring a weapon on the way in case we ran into trouble," I explain.

"Okay. Wait..." He looks around and back at me. "Are you implying that you brought him here?" I swear I see a small hint of disappointment in his eyes.

I smile sheepishly. "Don't worry. He's one of the good ones. Gobber come on down!" I call to him. I watch him like a hawk as he cautiously climbs down and reaches the bottom safely. He looks like he had won the Viking Games when he turns to me.

I stand up and motion him over. He stands beside me as he looks ready to run in case Toothless jumps him. I put my hands out in a calming gesture for both of them. "Relax, you two. Toothless, Gobber is not mean to me. He is pretty much the opposite. And Gobber, Toothless is not going to attack you. I will make sure of that."

Toothless relaxes as his pupils dilate and he gives Gobber a gummy smile. Gobber returns it. "Alright, now that introductions are over, Gobber. Can you tell Toothless what you told me in the forge?" Gobber nods and he and I sit down. Toothless watches attentively as Gobber explains everything to Toothless that he did for me.

I can just tell these two will get along well. Once he is done, I ask, "Alright, who's ready for some flying? And Gobber, I may need some supervision."

It took me a few days to write this and it is like four in the morning so once this is uploaded, I am going to sleep. Hope you enjoyed the chapter and thank you again for your support and patience with my laziness of updating. See y'all later!