Before Time (How To Train Your Dragon 2 FanFic)

Chapter 5

My footsteps are slow and steady as I walk out of my room and into the dining room. I still wear my coronation dress, it's a little grotty but it's the only thing I have to wear, and I don't want to go through the trouble to get another one.

"Rise and shine," Stoick greets me from the kitchen. Hiccup rolls his eyes and continues to do whatever he is doing.

We eat breakfast in silence for a while. I'm not white sure what we are eating but it taste nice so I don't bother asking. I always have enjoyed the beauty of silence and the affect it has on me. When I was little, I tried making friends with all of the girls in the town but they would always scream in excitement whenever I went near them, and I hated it so eventually, I gave up. Maybe I'll be able to make some friends here.

"So son," Stoick begins, "what were you planning on doing today?"

"I'm not sure yet," he pauses to think, "maybe I'll hang out with the gang, and their dragons."

"Great!" Stoick replies in an excited tone, "Nora can go with you."

My eyes immediately click with Hiccup's. We stare at each other like we both don't agree with the sound of the idea. I'm not too confident with dragons and meeting more psychopaths? I don't think so. Before, I was considering but now though about it, I don't want to. I guess Hiccup doesn't like me, so that's probably the reason why he doesn't want me to come.

"No, no, I think I will be fine just relaxing here for the day," I fake a grin and force a laugh just to be polite.

Stoick smiles at me, "I'm sure Hiccup would love to show you around Ber-"

"Dad, she doesn't want to go, she even admitted it," Hiccup copies what I did earlier, fakes a grin, and forces a laugh, I wonder if mine was that obvious that it was fake, I nod anyway.

Stoick chuckles, "I don't care, I've got personal work to do."

"Anyway, I'm sure the people would freak out if they saw the Chief's dead daughter walking around," Hiccup adds even though we both know it's hopeless.

"And I'm already getting that sorted," Stoick smirks at both of us, "I'm going to be telling people and putting posters around Berk about a special celebration," he stands up on his chair, "be excited, for the Chief's daughter has been found alive," he says in a strong and manly accent, and then sits back down, "the celebration will be held tomorrow night! Just enough time for people to prepare for it."

"A celebration for me?" I stare with my mouth wide open and one eyebrow raised.

A celebration, just for me. Will people even care? I don't think so, because no one even knows me. I sigh at the idea, Stoick seems pretty excited that I'm in Berk, I wonder how hard it was for him while I was gone, to live without his wife and his daughter. Frankly, I don't even know why I believe that he is my true father, I guess it's because my father and I never really 'connected' like parents and children should.

"A celebration for her?" Hiccup repeats after me.

"Yes, and yes," Stoick grabs both of our forearms with ease and drags us to the front door. He pushes us outside, "now have a nice day," he smiles and slams the door, and I hear a lock. Perfect. Now I have to hand out with a guy who doesn't even like me.

"Great," Hiccup throws his hands in the air and groans in frustration, "finally I am able to show them my knew invention and hear you come along and get me kicked outside my house," he starts walking off and I follow him because I don't want to be left alone at this time of morning.

"Listen, I'm sorry, I don't want to be in Berk either, and it's not my fault that I am so can we please just... I don't know... Be allies?" I hear a 'pssht' coming from Hiccup after I ask, obviously he doesn't even want to be allies.