Set Fire to the Rain

Chapter 9

"That's my brother! That's Hiccup!" Freya gasped, leaning over the dragon's shoulder to get a better look, "Did you know about this and never told me?" The dragon only grunted in reply, his ears directed at the black dragon, his sharp eyes watching their every move.

"Don't let them see us! I want to follow them though. Let's stay in the clouds, you should be able to blend in." She quickly whispered as Starfire raised higher into the sky, using the clouds as their cover. "So, this is where he kept running off to and where he got his sudden dragon knowledge. That makes so much sense." Freya whispered to herself. Suddenly, Hiccup and the black dragon raised into the sky, climbing higher and higher. Starfire quickly ducked into the clouds, successfully avoiding being seen by the two, his scales easily giving them effortless camouflage.

Freya lifted her head, watching the black dragon start to fly higher before stopping, seeming to float there for a moment before beginning to descend. Freya's eyes widened in surprise when she heard him start to yell. The black dragon and Hiccup started to fall. The dragon seemed to have no control of his flight. The dragon flapped his wings around haphazardly. "Starfire! We have to help them!" She exclaimed, as she watched Hiccup and the dragon fall beneath them.

The white dragon didn't act right away, just watched as the human boy tried to direct the dragon closer to him. Starfire watched closely before starting to dive after them, keeping his speed moderate. By the time they got just a little closer, the human boy already started getting a handle on the situation. He had successfully instructed the other dragon to turn his back toward him. He grabbed what looked like what was a saddle on the dragon's back before pulling himself closer and strapping himself in.

"They aren't going to make it!" Freya whined. Her brother was back on the dragon's back, but they were going way too fast and were going to crash into the rock pillars that lined the coast. The black dragon let out a screech before suddenly swerving to the side, narrowly missing impact. Starfire swiftly stopped and started flying up above the pillars, following the other dragon's movements with his eyes.

"Cut them off," Freya told Starfire, pointing at the other dragon. Starfire grunted in understanding. It was easy for the duo to cut them off, Hiccup and the black dragon circled back to Freya and Starfire went back to the start of the pillars and waited for them. She didn't have any time to process the entire situation before Hiccup came flying out of the smoke and flames, quickly pulling to a stop to avoid crashing into her.

Both dragons hovered there, staring each other down. The two humans did the same.

"Freya?!" Hiccup stuttered, his eyes were wide with surprise to see his sister in front of him, on the back of a dragon that looked similar to his at that.

Freya just stared at him opening her mouth and then closing it before examining the dragon he rode. The dragon's large green eyes stared back up at her, his pupils narrowed, showing her hostility. In return Starfire growled at the dragon and made sure to backup, just so Freya was out of potential harms way. The two riders were quick to pacify their respective dragon, as to not cause a brawl between the two protective dragons, "We should talk." Freya managed to finally say.

"Let's go to the cliff to talk." Hiccup mumbled before tugging on the saddle he sat on, having the night fury turn and head towards the cliff.

Freya watched him fly away for a few seconds before tapping Starfire's shoulder to follow after him.

Hiccup had already dismounted by the time they landed. Freya silently slid off, her eyes never leaving her brother's form.

"So..." Freya started, rubbing her arm in a nervous manner.

"How long?"Hiccup asked, cutting her off.

"What?" Sol asked, looking towards him.

"How long?" He repeated. "How long have you been keeping this from me?"