Disclaimer: I do not own How to Train Your Dragon and do not own any of the character. Halla and Ash are based on character from the movie, but have been modified for my story

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Sorry for the long wait I know i said i was ready to write, but i had major writing block, but now i know where i'm going with this story...hopefully i have enough time to write it out before school. If not I apologize.

Halla's point of view

'Uhh what time is it.' I thought, trying to lift my self up only to feel numerous amounts of papers and books shift off of me. I lifted myself up on my elbows until collapsing on the bed again to stare at the ceiling. Some how the candles were still burning, but just barely. "Uhh" I said trying to stretch out on the bed only to hear the crinkle of papers underneath me. I lifted myself up again this time leaning against the wall. My head hurt and my neck felt stiff, but I'd live. 'Not if I don't get home soon, Gobber is going to get worried.' I thought, moving paper aside.

As I stood up off the bed and stretched I couldn't help, but let out a disappointed sigh. I didn't find anything that could help bring back Toothless' flight. I twisted side to side trying to get the kinks out of me, before turning off the last bit of the lanterns. I cleaned up the papers and books off the bed making sure to leave them in the right pile for later and exited the cabin. As I left I noticed that the sun was just starting to raise which means that the village should just be starting. I turned around and locked the door before heading out.

'Can't believe I didn't find anything…I was sure there would be something to help me.' I sighed again, kicking a rock as I headed back to the village.

Just like I thought most people were still in their homes sleeping. The only people out being shopkeepers and fisherman. Like usual most people ignored me as I walked by, some stopping to staring at me. I could partially hear their questions from their shut mouths. What the heck is she doing out so early or great what type of trouble is this girl getting into now. I ignored them shuffling through the village until I reached the forgery.

When I got to the forgery I started to open up the shop. Since Gobber was our dragon-training teacher and I his apprentice was in training work around the forge has been piling up. As I walked in to see the pile of weapons I felt a pang of guilt hit me. After all I have been so busy visiting Toothless I haven't helped Gobber out at all.

I placed some wood and coal in the pit waiting for it to get hot. I started the sharpening stone taking some of the swords and axe to sharpen. I brought a sword to the stone, watching sparks emit from the blade. It wasn't long until my mind shifted to Toothless. It seems the same questions were just swimming in my head. I knew the answer would come to me eventually, but I just couldn't wait neither could Toothless. I saw Toothless expression when he saw that bird fly away, that depression and desperation...looks that didn't fit the face of a furious dragon.

"I think that blade is sharp enough"

I jumped dropping the blade on the ground and stumbling back a bit. I placed a hand over my heart and turned to the open window. Leaning against the windowsill arms crossed an amused smirk on his face. 'One way or another Ash is going to kill me.' I thought, picking up the dropped weapon.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, noticing that I had indeed sharpened the blade to the point of warring the metal.

"I came to see if Gobber had finished my battle axe" I looked around the room for Ash's axe and found the handle in the pile of unfinished weapons.

"Looks like he hasn't gotten to it yet…but if you hang on a minute I'll get to it soon." Ash nodded his head not making any sign of moving any time soon. "That means you can go now" "I think I'll wait here make sure you don't hurt your self." I narrowed my eyes, I know he was just teasing me, but when did we get chummy enough to tease each other. I turned back to the sword sharpening the other end. It didn't take long to finish the sword running my thumb over the blade nodding my head in satisfaction.

"You really like it here don't you" Again I jumped forgetting that I had an audience. Ash of course caught my jump and chuckled. "Yah I do" I said, placing the blade on a table. "Than why do you want to be a dragon hunter so bad if you're so good here." I turned to look at Ash who was now sitting on the windowsill Indian style. I must have been looking to long because Ash asked "What." I just shook my head "Nothing its just…I can't really remember why I wanted to be a dragon hunter…I think I wanted respect, to prove I can be somebody other than a screw up, but" I paused being careful about what I say now. "But what" "Something just clicked in me that I don't need to be something I'm not. That I am somebody even if other people don't see it." I grabbed Ash's battle-axe twirling it in my hand. For being big it was pretty light. "And how did this click come about." I paused the battle-axe and inch from the sharpener. "I uhh umm" I paused before turning towards Ash. "Ash can you keep a secret" Ash straightened up "Of course" "Good because so can I." I laughed a bit at Ash's expression before turning towards the battle-axe.

Toothless showed me that I'm not a dragon hunter in any way and mom showed me that it was okay for me to just be me. No one needs to know about my sudden acceptance of my life, but than again I don't need anyone acceptance either…well other than Gobber and Toothless of course.

After my little teasing Ash was silent the entire time. I finished with his axe and handed it to him. He reached for it, but what surprised me was that he placed his hand over mine while retrieving it. "It's about time you put Snotlout in his place." His voice was soft and held much praise and pride. As he was taking his axe back I reached for his wrist. I watched as his eyebrow raised at me. "First of all my goal wasn't to put Snotlout in his place" I say spitting out the words "hell I feel extremely guilty that things turned out the way that they did. I just…" I sighed, letting go of his wrist "I just wanted him to stop, to go back when we could actually stand each other." There was awkward pause between us again, but luckily Gobber came by to break it.

"Morning lass" Gobber shouted, "ah Ash what'cha need." Ash lifted his axe "just needed it sharpened." Gobber nodded his head and Ash jumped off the windowsill landing inside the forgery, his axe placed on his shoulder. He nodded to Gobber and I before leaving. "Ash could you do me a favor and tell the rest of the kids that dragon training is going to start later, as you can see work has piled up here." Ash nodded his head and walked off.

"So lass found your way back okay." "Yup I didn't even trip." Gobber chuckled and changed his prosthetic. "Uh this blast thing." Gobber shouts banging his prosthetic in place "Its to small now." "I didn't know metal shrinks," I teased sharpening another weapon. "Very funny lass very funny." I just smiled showing all of my teeth.

That was how the rest of the day went; Gobber and I would talk and work about anything that popped into mind, most questions being about aunt Helga's cabin. We even had to work through lunch to catch up. Which worried me because I needed to get away to feed Toothless, but it was nice to spend some time with Gobber just the two of us. By the time we were done it was late afternoon the sun just starting to lower 'Hold on just a little bit longer Toothless.' I thought, placing the last sharpened sickle away. "How can there be this much work, most of the weapons are out at sea." I asked, massaging my shoulder. "These haven't been used in a while lass, they dull with time." "Does that mean that there will be more as time goes on." I asked, worrying for my shoulder and Toothless. "We'll have to see lass." I groaned in response "Do we really have dragon training after this." Gobber chuckled "No lass I don't think we will, it's getting late, but we should all eat dinner tonight" I made a face "you mean all of us eat together" Gobber nodded "to discuss dragon training tomorrow." By the end of Gobber's sentence he was wagging his prosthetic hand. "Yes sir" I say saluting him with a rag in my hand. "Go home lass I can pick up around here." Normally I would say no and help, but I had to get to Toothless before it got to late. "Thanks Gobber" I threw my apron on the hook and ran home as fast as I could.

It didn't take long to get home and grab a basket of fish, strapping it on my sore shoulders. I strapped it on and ran to the forest. It seemed that the sun hadn't moved that much by the time I reached Toothless' cove. I walked in and saw Toothless sitting in front of the pond scanning for fish. "Hey Toothless you hungry." I asked, climbing down the rocks the basket of fish still on my back. The only reply I got was a low hiss. "Sorry Toothless I has work to catch up on-" My foot slipped on the rock and I skidding down the wall. I dig my hands deeper into the wall to stop my descendent. For a while I'm just stuck as close as I could be. I heard a coo coming from below me and saw Toothless standing up on the wall just below me or rather the basket.

As I lowered myself little by little I could feel the pressure on my shoulder lessen little by little until I couldn't feel the pressure anymore. Soon I was just floating in midair dangling from the straps of the basket. "Toothless you can put me down now." He made a muffled coo and dropped me. 'Oww stupid dragon' I thought, struggling to stand up. I heard what I assume is Toothless laughing. "That's not funny." I said crossing my arms, but Toothless wasn't listening he was poking at the basket of fish. "I got it your hungry." I took the basket of fish off my shoulder and placed it on the ground kicking it over.

"Got a bunch of different fish here got some salmon, some nice cod, even a whole roasted eel." That's when Toothless started to act funny. His eyes narrowed and he started to back away slowly his mouth open exposing his teeth as he growled. I squatted down and picked up the eel trying to see if there was anything wrong with it, but when I lifted it Toothless freaked out. He screeched, his wings expanding, and his eyes widening, lifting the top of himself up in the air like a spooked horse. 'Oh shit' I thought, trying not to get scarred by Toothless reaction. "No no no no…it's okay," I say throwing the eel as far as I could away "its okay…yah your alright…its fine I don't like eel very much either." I say, wiping the slim of the eel off of me. I watched as Toothless relaxed again and started to devour the fish. I sighed in relief.

I stood there for a moment and then felt a little awkward watching Toothless eat so I went to sit on a rock picking a stick up along the way and started to draw. The first few drawing were just scribbles, but than I started to draw Toothless. I sighed again this time out of boredom. I looked over at Toothless his tail swishing back and forth. One side still missing and another sigh escaped me. 'Why can't it be as easy as making a human prosthetic…wait a minute why can't it be as easy as making a prosthetic.' My thoughts paused for a moment and I placed the stick down grabbing my journal and pencil from my vest.

I turned around and scanned Toothless tail drawing a quick sketch of his tail. The tail seemed to have five different parts with different heights shifting with each section. I scanned the tail and drew as much as I could in my journal. When I was sure that I drew as much of his tail as I could, I etched the lines with darker lines. I started thinking about how I could piece this all together mechanically.

My thoughts were interrupted by a coo noise. I stood up a little straighter and noticed that in the corner of my eye that Toothless was now behind me. 'Seems like everyone can get the drop on me.' I placed my journal on my lap and looked up at Toothless. He was staring at the unfinished drawing of himself. So I picked up the stick to draw in the forgotten dirt made Toothless's eyes. I drew the eyes and the irises when I heard thumping behind me. I lower the stick and turn around to see Toothless on his hind leg, a wimpy full grown tree in his mouth, the bottom digging into the ground. Toothless started to swing the tree in circles making big and small loops and lines, at one point he even stopped to look at me and than making a dot in the ground, before continuing on with his drawing.

After a while he stopped tossing the tree aside and examining his work his what I assume is a smile. His eyes were wide and playful his ears flopped a bit as he nodded his head. All I could see where lines and circles that surrounded me. Part of me was amazed that Toothless even wanted to draw the other part was wondering if his skills were just bad or if these scribbles were really how he saw me.

I started to walk towards the drawing examining it. With out realizing it I had stepped on one of the lines, only to hear a growl erupt from Toothless. I scrunched up a bit, remembering that Toothless was after all a dragon and not a toddler…even if he did draw like one, but his reaction was funny because when I lifted my foot he went back to his playful self.

I placed my foot down…growl…lifted…curious playful gaze…foot down…growl…repeat for about one more time. Place my foot in a circle nothing, but a curious tilt. I started to spin around Toothless drawings. It wasn't long until I was spinning and twirling making a game out of this maze, I smiled as I almost lose my balance and nealry land on a line just catching my self. I looked towards Toothless his head was bowed watching my steps carefully. So I kept it up just spinning and twirling a little while longer until I finally made it out of the maze and beside Toothless.

When I reached Toothless he was standing tall again, glancing down at me. "Nice drawing Toothless it was fun" I said a little breathless. Toothless just cooed again standing tall.

I stayed with Toothless a little while longer just drawing, but it was starting to get dark and I had to make it back for Gobber's little get together. 'Because that's not going to be awkward at all.' I thought, thinking about Snotlout. "Alright Toothless I need to head out, I'll try to make it out here earlier kay" Toothless nodded "Try not to draw all over the place." I said walking to empty basket and than the wall. Toothless made a grunt noise, but retreated to his little cove. As I was walking I saw the discarded eel. 'Hmm Gobber likes eel, I guess someone might as well eat it.' So I picked up the eel and placed it in the basket. '

I had made it to Gobber's little dinner on time even after stopping by my house to drop off the basket and placing the eel under my vest. This shirt is definitely going to have to be washed.' We were perched in one of the newly made watchtower. Roasting different meats over the fire and since I was the last to show up I was stuck with the fish. For the most part it was civil I mean Snotlout and the rest of the teens were still ignoring me and Gobber was being…well Gobber.

"And with one twist, he took my hand and swallowed it whole. And I saw the look on his face. I was delicious! He must have passed the word, because it wasn't a month before another one of them took my leg!" he says gesturing to his wooden leg. Like always someone had to make a comment this time it being Fishlegs "Isn't it weird to think that your hand was inside a dragon? Like if your mind was still in control of it, you could have killed that dragon from the inside, by... crushing its heart, or something." Really this guy has a big imagination on him. "I swear, I'm so angry right now! I'll avenge your beautiful hand and your beautiful foot. I'll chop off the legs of every dragon I fight... with my face!" exclaimed Snotlout. 'Yup defiantly back to his old self because that didn't even make sense' I thought, curling up a little tighter due to the cold. Gobber shook his head "Uh-uh-uh, no. It's the wings and the tails you really want. If it can't fly, it can't get away. A downed dragon is a dead dragon." And there was the sucker punch of guilt again, until I remembered my drawing in my journal. 'I need to get to the forgery to start actually making it, getting the weight and measurements is going to take time.' As I thought over Toothless's tailfin design, I could hear a distant noise over the groups chatter.

It sounded familiar, but I wasn't sure what it was. I stood up from my seat looking out into the night it was to dark that I could hardly see anything, but that noise was getting closer. "What's wrong lass?" asked Gobber. That's when I noticed that everyone was staring at me. "What is the baby scared?" said one of the twins. It wasn't long until the rest of the groups started to rag on me. I blocked them out only staring into the darkness. My eyes widened, they were close enough now for me to see there outline.

"Dragons" I whispered

"What was that lass" asked Gobber standing up and looking out where I was.

"Dragons…Dragons are coming" I exclaim. It wasn't long until the rest of the group stood up staring out into the sky. Sure enough the dragons were closer their roars undeniable.

That's when Gobber started to shout orders, but only words running though my head as I watched the dragons get closer was "DRAGON RAID."