Snow for the Dragon

Solitude In The Meridian Of Misery

Hiccup had never in his entire life more violated, or disgusted, as he did when he was walking back to the Great Hall along with the rest of the elders. Thankfully the walk back to the Great Hall was offering him an opportunity to breathe a little, the cold air easing his headache as the snow kept falling slowly to the ground that was already completely white. But while he enjoyed the moment of peace, he also couldn't wait to get back to the Great Hall. Ever since he had left, his mind had been returning to Elsa's troubled and confused expression that he had seen right before he had been forced to leave. He didn't know what had caused it, but from the way she had looked at him he couldn't help to feel it had something to do with him.

Just as he was about to enter the hall, Heather came running out and stopped him. "Hiccup! She... I can't find her anywhere. .. Elsa stood up and bolted away. .... " . A feeling is great filled Hiccup as the Elders reflected his expression.Then, a loud thump was heard behind him and Hiccup turned to see Toothless rearing up and cooing behind him with a troubled look on his face . "You go ahead, if it wasn't something important, Toothless wouldn't have come alone." Hiccup told the elders who watched them. At his words, they nodded to him before they continued walking hastily towards the Great Hall, probably happy they would soon escape the cold and rejoin the feast. Then, Hiccup and Heather turned to the dragon. "Now what is it bud?" Hiccup asked Toothless, turning back to his dragon who pushed Hiccup in the direction of his back, gesturing with his head that he wanted Hiccup to jump on."Toothless, are you sure this can't wait until tomorrow?" Hiccup asked, thinking about the fact that Elsa was missing and he had to find her quickly . But as a Toothless growled at him and hit Hiccup with his tail. Sighing at his friends overly dramatic tendencies, Hiccup still had to admit Toothless never was this persistent if it really wasn't a pressing matter. He turned to Heather. "Okay. I'm gonna go with him to see what he wants. Just keep looking for the Queen. She's bound to be here somewhere. And don't let anyone else know what you're looking for. I'm not sure I can handle the wrath of her butler and captain on me.". Heather had an anxious look ad she nodded and stepped back. Without any more arguments Hiccup jumped up on Toothless back, barely having the time to sit down before Toothless was already in the air and steering towards the ocean. At the strange direction, Hiccup felt himself become a little wary. He had simply assumed that something at happened at the nest, but apparently Toothless had discovered something else entirely. Hiccup just hoped it wasn't a ghost from the past, but then again Toothless wouldn't have come alone if it was."Where are you taking me bud?" Hiccup quietly asked him, voicing his thoughts more than anything, as Toothless simply shook his head to tell Hiccup that he would see soon enough. In silence they glided over the black eerie water, the night dark since the moon was hidden behind the thick clouds that covered the sky and therefore couldn't offer it's light.

After a few minutes of flying though, Hiccup stared to notice that something was strange with the water beneath them. Trying to figure out what it was, Hiccup finally managed to see the it was small platforms of thin blue transparent ice that was floating around in the water. Strange, Hiccup thought, for he had never seen water freeze that way. Looking ahead to see if he could see find out if there was something in the horizon, he felt his eyes widen in disbelief."Beard of Thor... what is that?" He whispered as he squinted his eyes to get a better look. He soon realized that it was an icy platform with stood raised ten feet above the water and looked like a rocky stump in the was more than anything else. It had an eerie reddish glow that emanated from within and he thought he could see a dark figure, silhouetted in the glow, pacing back and forth on the platform. Then he saw the person scream and blast ice at the ocean. Now he realised that this silhouette could only belong to one person. Elsa.

Carefully, since the ice was slippery, Toothless landed on the platform behind Elsa who didn't acknowledge them in any way. Her behavior only made him even more worried about her, but when he took a step towards her he finally got a reaction. "I thought it was obvious that I want to be alone." She said, her tone icy-cold without any trace of warmth anywhere. "Toothless brought me, I didn't even know you were here. Heather said you dissapeared. She's worried and looking all over the place for you." Hiccup told her cautiously .
"I'm worried about you too." He added, in fact he was more worried about her now than ever before and at his words he finally did get a reaction from her, though not one had expected. Turning around so that her dress flew around her, Elsa glared at them with eyes that held nothing but anger, hurt and disgust. Seeing her look at him like that made him even more confused about what was going on, but it hurt him as well. "Well atleast your sister had the decency ti notice that i was gone. And you...you didn't even notice did you? You have been far to busy with the wedding couple and Astrid all night." She told him, her voice like a whip as Hiccup could see the storm that was raging behind her cool demeanor. It wasn't Queen Elsa before him. It was the Snow Queen who stood before him now."Astrid didn't tell you everything I asked her to, did she? " He asked with a pang of anger flooding through him at his best friend.
He stared at Elsa as he tried to comprehend the fact that Astrid not only lied to him, but she had also betrayed his trust. He had trusted her. Despite being aware of Astrid's problem with his feelings for Elsa, he had still trusted her when she had offered to share everything about their traditions. "What didn't she tell me exactly?!" Elsa spat his question. "That you are all perverted wildings? Or maybe the fact that she has feelings for you? For she kind of left both of those parts out!" She shouted with anger clearly breaking through her voice. Hiccup looked at her with a shocked expression. He didn't know that Astrid had liked him . That explained a lot of her behaviour the past few months. Why couldn't she have admitted her feelings for him when he was fifteen and did have a crush on her? It would have been easier for everyone if she had. But he no longer fekt the same way and he couldn't allow his mind to linger on the past now . He had to focus on the woman standing in front of him with piercing blue eyes. He would deal with Astrid later .