Dragon Paradise

Chapter 19

I tiptoe towards my room, in hopes that I can manage to keep dad oblivious as to the fact that I secretly befriended a dragon and am taking care of him. Oh and let's not forget the fact that I'm going to make him a new tail, which means that I have to keep Gobber oblivious somehow as to why there's metal missing as well as what i'm making in my work area in the forge.

I manage to get into my room successfully with no sign of dad. Thank the gods.

I do a small happy dance before changing then going to dad's room, knocking lightly until he wakes up and looks at me.

"...Hicca?"

"Hey dad. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to the forge so you didn't worry that I wasn't in my bed later." At his nod, i continue. "Okay good! Now go back to sleep, it's early and Gothi said you need sleep to help your arm." with that, he lays back down and the room is immediately filled with his snoring again.

With a quiet laugh, I close the door and make my way to the forge.

***At the forge***

I gather some paper and charcoal to begin planning out Toothless' tail fin. I write the approximate measurements of Toothless' tail fin so I have at least some idea of the sizes I should make each piece before I put the tail together.

Once I am finished planning out how the tail fin will look, I focus on how the different pieces will fit together so they help him fly instead of just being a dead weight on his tail.

I don't even realize how long I am working on the plans until I suddenly hear Gobber walk in and the sun shines on my face briefly from the open door. Before it closes, I realize that if Gobber comes in to check why I'm in here, he will see the plans. So, hurriedly, I roll up the plans and hide them behind my other ones (weapons) so that he won't ever suspect anything is different. Unlike if I had put it anywhere else, since I am a very organized person.

Right as I finish putting it away, I hear Gobber coming towards my work area and see Austen's axe glint out of the corner of my eye. I grab it and my tools and act like I had been working on the axe.

"Hicca? What are you doing here so early, the sun just rose, and based on your appearance, you've been here for a while."

"I was just working on Austen's axe. I wanted to get it done so I can focus on other things today and so he stops bothering me."

Even though he seems to have forgotten about it being here.

Gobber looks at me for a few seconds and I start to get uncomfortable but then he just nods and walks back to his station, the sound of metal being hammered echoing through the air soon after.

I glance at the hidden plans then at the axe and decide that once I actually do finish sharpening the axe, I'll take the plans to Toothless and see what he thinks, since he is much smarter than I originally thought.

So for the next few hours, I work Austen's axe. Once I finish, I take it and leave the forge. On my way out, I call out; "Gobber! I'm going to give this to Austen and go visit my dad! I'll be back later." At his responding "okay", I go to Austen's house.

***At Austen's House***

I knock on the door a couple times and after a few minutes, Austen's mom, Helga opens the door. She takes one look at me then shouts behind her. "AUSTEN!! HICCA IS LOOKING FOR YOU!"

I close my eyes and say tightly. "Thanks Helga."

Before I can think of running away, I hear then see feet pounding against stairs. Soon after, Austen comes to the door. Only problem is, he's shirtless.

I'm guessing he just got out of the shower because there are little water droplets running down his smooth...pale...defined...

I'm snapped out of my thoughts by Austen's laugh. My head shoots up at I see Austen smirking at me, his mom nowhere in sight.

"You okay?" He asks, fully knowing what I was staring at.

"Yea, I was just... distracted." Dang it Hicca. -

"Why don't you come on in while I go put on a shirt so I don't...distract you." He says turning around and leaving the door open for me.

I follow him in and sit at the table, putting the axe on the floor by my feet, while he goes upstairs again. When he comes back down, with a shirt on, he sits down across from me and gives me a pointed look.

"So why are you here? Or do I know the reason?"

"Ummmm... actually, I'm here to return your axe." I say, picking up the axe from the floor and placing it onto the table.

"Oh." He says, taking the axe, looking slightly surprised and slightly disappointed.

"Yea... So now that that's done, I'm just gonna go check on my dad." I say getting up and rushing out before he can say anything.

I run out of his house then take a quick turn to hide behind another house. I look back at Austen's house in time to see him in the doorway, looking for, i'm guessing, me.

I wait until a few minutes after he went back inside before heading back to my own house. As I arrive at my house, I hear someone, I'm assuming my dad, banging around in the kitchen. I walk in and as I get closer to the my room, the noise suddenly stops. I hear a groan, a crash, then a dull thud, causing me to run in the kitchen to find my dad. Only problem is that he's unconscious on the floor... again.