Escaping to You -Book I of the Journey Series

Chapter 7

===Hiccup===

Sleeping with Heather while the two of us are shirtless was something I never dreamed would happen. EVER! I thought I had a larger chance of being struck by lightning 3 times than having her sleep in my arms while the two of us aren't wearing a shirt. And yet, I was wrong.

When she asked if she could sleep with me last night, at the same time, her being fully aware that we were both shirtless, I felt my heart beating rapidly, like its about to burst out of my chest. 'How did I ended up being this lucky?' I thought.

I woke up and saw that the sky was blue, with a tinge of orange. It was just before sunrise. I looked down at Heather and saw that she was still asleep. Then, I had an idea.

I gently nudged her awake, and whispered in her hair, "Heather, time to wake up. I have a surprise for you." She opened her eyes and looked up at me. "What is it?" She asked. "Now if I told you, then it wouldn't be a surprise, now wouldn't it?" I lightly teased her. She just looked at me weirdly as she got up and went to put on her shirt and armor, as I got up and did the same.

You see, my surprise for her is that I'm taking her to an island on my map. Its called Melody Island. Where a dragon lives that lures in other dragons using a sound that functions like a siren's call. I named it a Deathsong, since there wasn't any concrete documentation about it.

I chose Deathsong, because any dragon that hears its song and follows it is already considered dead. This dragon traps its victims in an amber-like substance that immobilizes them, making the Deathsong's victims its own prey that it eats. Its just as savage as it sounds. I plan on taking Heather there since the two of us have a similar fascination with Dragons,and also I didn't get a chance to study it because me and Toothless were almost trapped.

I fastened the last piece of my armor and scratched Toothless and Windshear awake and fed them both a small pile of fish before I sat next to Heather, now wearing her shirt and body armor. She handed me a slice of bread with butter on top, an apple and a canteen of milk.

"Come on, at least a hint on what it is?" She said as she looked at me, her eyes pleading and her lips curled into an adorable pout that I found myself giving in. "Fine." I sighed and she smiled triumphantly. "We're going to an island on my map. That's all you need to know." I told her and went back to eating. "That's it?" she asked, disbelieving. "Well, you only asked for a single hint." I reminded her and she slumped back on the grass, looking frustrated and somehow cheated. I rolled my eyes at her and finished my breakfast.

We finished and cleaned up the campsite, all too quickly if I may add. I looked up at the sky, and the sun is already up. I packed my saddlebag with food, water and monstrous nightmare gel. Hey, you never know?

I strapped my saddle bag on Toothless' saddle and got my Gronckle Iron shield. I fastened it on me and turned to Heather. "You ready?" I asked her, she nodded and mounted Windshear. I mounted Toothless and we took off into the sky. Luckily, I memorized the route to Melody Island, that way Heather will still be clueless as she follows me and Toothless.

Now, you're probably wondering why I brought along Monstrous Nightmare gel. You see, the last time I was at Melody Island, Toothless got trapped in the Deathsong's amber-like spit. I had to befriend a wild Monstrous Nightmare and a wild Thunderdrum just to free him and four other dragons. It took me all day to befriend two wild dragons, harvest the gel and free the dragons. And to add information, this happened while I was looking for a place to set up camp.

I brought the gel along in case we need to free other dragons-and in case we get trapped in the process. Which means I need to collect more gel. Great(note the sarcasm).