The Story of Us || HTTYD

Chapter 3

Third POV
"Today is about survival. If you get blasted you're dead," Gobber said while Gronckle looked at everyone with an angry expression. "Quick! What's the first thing you're going to need?" Gobber asked everyone who guessed answers. "A doctor?" Hiccup guessed. "Plus five-speed?" Fishlegs questioned. "A shield," Astrid answered. "Shield go!" Gobber said while everyone rushed to grab a shield. "Your most important piece of equipment is your shield. If you must make a choice between a sword or a shield. Take the shield," Gobber said while helping Hiccup put on his shield. Hiccup noticed that Sam was watching him. "Get your hands off my shield," Tuffnut said to his sister while pulling on a shield with skulls and fire painted on it. "There's like a million shields," Ruffnut said while pulling. "Take that one, it has a flower on it. Girls like flowers," Tuffnut said while nodding his head towards another shield. Ruffnut ripped the shield out of her brother's hands and hit him in the head with it. "Oops, now this one has blood on it," she said while handing it to her brother. The Gronckle came back and shot at the shield that the twins were both holding. "Tuffnut, Ruffnut, you're out," Gobber called out. "What?" Both of them asked. "Those shields are good for another thing. Noise. Make lots of it, to throw off at dragon's aim," Gobber said. Everyone started to bang on their shields with their weapons making tons of noise. Hiccup noticed Sam was not affected by it, but that the Gronckle was. The Gronckle looked very confused and disoriented. "Every dragon has a limited number of shots. How many does a Gronckle have?" Gobber asked. "Five?" Snotlout guessed. "No, six!" Fishlegs answered. "Correct. Six. That's one for each of you!" Gobber called out. Fishlegs wasn't paying attention and the Gronckle shot the shield out of Fishlegs hand. "Fishlegs out," Gobber said to Fishlegs who panicked and threw his hammer away while screaming. "Hiccup, get in there!" Gobber said to Hiccup who was hiding behind a large piece of wood. Hiccup went to come out when the Gronkle fired at him. Hiccup went back to hiding.
Sam looked concerned and she crawled her way through the bars. Readying herself in case her mate got in trouble. Hiccup doesn't know that Sam is his mate, but Sam knows and she's going to do everything in her power to help him and protect him. Hiccup finally came out of hiding. "So, I'm moving into my parent's basement. You should come by sometime to work out. You look like you work out," Snotlout said as the Gronckle shot at his shield. Astrid tumbled away from Snotlout before the dragon hit. "Snotlout, you're done," Gobber said.
Astrid tumbled near Hiccup. "So, I guess it's just you and me, huh?" Hiccup said as he lowered his shield a little. Astrid then moved away, "Nope, just you," she said and Hiccup got blasted. "One shot left," Gobber said and Hiccup's shield was blasted from him. Hiccup tried to grab it, but he was cornered by the dragon. Sam immediately dropped in. "Hiccup!" Gobber yelled and Sam got in front of Hiccup and started growling at the dragon. The Gronckle listened for a few moments before flying away. The Gronckle shot somewhere else. Gobber then grabbed the Gronckle and put it back in its cage.
Gobber looked over at Hiccup and was surprised to see a girl with Hiccup. A girl he's never seen before. Sam pulled Hiccup up and immediately checked on Hiccup to see if he was alright. She then hugged him and Hiccup awkwardly hugged her back. "You're okay?" Sam asked. "Yeah. I'm fine," Hiccup replied and Sam smiled at him. Gobber walked up to them. "So, you want to fight dragons, huh? One more wouldn't hurt. Welcome to dragon training..." Gobber said while trailing off. "Sam," Sam said. "Ah. Sam. Well, I expect to see you tonight at dinner," Gobber said to Sam who just nodded and kept on looking at Hiccup. The other teens whispered among themselves. "Who is she?" "When did Hiccup get a girlfriend?" "She's pretty." "I've never seen her before in my life."
Hiccup walked out of the arena with Sam following. "Thanks," Hiccup said to Sam in a sheepish voice. Sam just smiled. "For what?" She asked. "For saving me back there. I probably would've been roasted by that Gronckle if it wasn't for you," Hiccup said to Sam while giving her a kind smile. "It's okay. Sam is just protecting her mate," Sam answered while staring at Hiccup who stopped walking. "Your what?" He asked. "Mate. You're my mate," Sam said again, slower. Hiccup looked perplexed. "Like a soulmate," Sam explained. "Wait. So, I'm your mate?" Hiccup asked Sam who nodded hesitantly. "Unless Hiccup doesn't want to be Sam's mate then Sam can just leave," Sam said sadly while turning her back, thinking that Hiccup didn't want her. "No, no, no. Uhh, it's just confusing," Hiccup said to Sam who stopped walking away. Hiccup thought for a second. "Why don't you come to stay with me. My father's away and we can talk more in private," Hiccup said who Sam who answered, "Okay. I go wherever you go." Hiccup was confused about the whole mate thing. Sam and he walked back to Hiccup's house in silence giving Hiccup time to think.
Hiccup thought about having Sam as his mate. It wouldn't be bad. It would be like having a girlfriend and a dragon because Sam can turn into a dragon. Sam wouldn't hurt her soulmate, so Hiccup would be safe. Hiccup then made up his mind. Hiccup opened his front door and allowed Sam to walk in there first. Sam cautiously looked at all of the weapons hanging from the walls. "Don't worry. They won't hurt you?" Hiccup said placing a hand on Sam's shoulder. Sam looked at Hiccup expectantly and Hiccup sighed, "I've decided that I do want you as my mate." Sam smiled brightly and hugged Hiccup. Hiccup hugged her back. Hiccup was very comfortable and didn't want Sam to let go. "Yay! Now what?" Sam asked letting go of Hiccup. "Now, we go to dinner," Hiccup said.
Hiccup and Sam walked in the rain to dinner. No one was outside so Sam put her wing over Hiccup so that he could stay dry. Hiccup was grateful for it. "Now, you have to put them away," Hiccup said to Sam as they arrived at the Great Hall. Sam nodded and put her wings and tail away. They walked through the door. Everyone stared before going back to what they were doing.
"Alright, where did Astrid go wrong in the ring?" Gobber asked. "I mistimed my somersault dive. It was sloppy, it threw off my reverse tumble," Astrid stated. "Yeah, we noticed," Ruffnut said sarcastically. "No, no, that was great. That was so, Astrid," Snotlout encouraged. "No, she's right. You have to be tough on yourself. Where did Hiccup go wrong?" Gobber asked, gesturing to Hiccup. Hiccup grabbed a plate of chicken and so did Sam. Hiccup also grabbed a cup with water and Sam followed. Snotlout moved over so that Hiccup couldn't sit down, but moved so that Sam could sit. Sam growled at him and then sat next to Hiccup. Snotlout stared at Sam with a confused look. "Uhh, he showed up," Ruffnut said while looking at Hiccup and then at Sam. "He didn't get eaten," Tuffnut commented. "He's never where he should be," Astrid stated. "Thank you, Astrid. And Sam was not there until the end. But you need to live and breathe this stuff. The dragon manual," Gobber said while holding the book up. "Everything we know about every dragon we know of," Gobber said as he dropped the book on the table.

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