HTLANF: Race to the Edge

Chapter 17 ~ Of Mates and Vengeful Ones (Part 4)

"Kala!!"

Hiccup and I turned our attention to the dragon that screeched for me. I immediately lit up when I saw who it was.

"Stormfly!!" I cheered as I ran towards her, transforming as I did.

Her and I danced about one another in greeting as Hiccup caught up to me and chuckled at our antics.

"It's so good to see you again! How are things?" Stormfly asked.

I smiled as my tail swayed back and forth happily. "They're going good. Been through some stressful situations, but that's to be expected. What about you?"

"Same as always. Miss you and the others, but I heard what happened and we all know how Astrid is. I'm sorry I wasn't able to come and visit." She apologized, bowing a bit like all Deadly Nadders do when apologizing.

"It's okay. No need to apologize Storm." I reassured her.

She nodded in understanding and smiled. Hiccup took the chance to scratch the side of her maw.

"Hey Stormfly. Long time no see." He greeted, acting as if he hadn't understood a single word of our conversation.

Stormfly purred at the attention, but stopped and sniffed both of us. Hiccup and I stiffened up, nervousness filling our bodies. After a minute went by, Stormfly's eyes widened.

"You two mated!" She screeched happily. "Oh this is wonderful! How long have you been mates?"

We sighed in relief once we realized she was ecstatic about it.

"About a day or so now." I said, a small blush forming under my scales.

"Only you, Hookfang, Meatlug, and Barf and Belch know though. So try to keep it down, yeah?" Hiccup asked with a low voice.

Stormfly's eyes widened a bit and she nodded. "Right. What made you two decide to mate now of all times? If Astrid finds out this will give her more fuel to turn the Vikings against you guys."

Both Hiccup and I blushed a bit at her question.

"W-well..w-we had been talking about it quite a bit and just were tired of waiting.." I stuttered out, hiding my face a bit with a paw in embarrassment.

Stormfly giggled a bit and smiled. "Well I'm happy for you two. You guys deserve to be happy."

We smiled at her with appreciation shining in our green orbs.

"Thank you." We said in unison.

"Of course. You're my friends. I would hate to see either of you sad. You two make each other whole. Without the other you're not yourself."

"And yet Astrid is wanting to separate us." Hiccup growled out, but he collected himself as I nuzzled his side.

Stormfly sighed and nodded. "Unfortunately. How are you two going to handle being here with the bounties she and the Dragon Hunters have out there for you?"

"We're keeping our guards up for the time being. Just gonna be here for today and leave in the morning. No point in staying any longer than we have to." I explained, just a bit let down that I couldn't spend more time with Stormfly, but it is what it is.

"Stormfly, where'd you go?!" We heard Astrid call.

Stormfly squawked in annoyance. "Oh for the love of Akatosh. I must go now. It was good to see the two of you again."

"You, too Storm." I smiled.

She nuzzled me in a sisterly way and did the same to Hiccup, then she flew off to go to Astrid.