My little Flower (HiccupxOC, part 1 of Grimborn Family AU)

Chapter 17 - Captured

Lilly's POV

I looked up from my entangled position to find myself face to face with Ryker.

His cold dark eyes held an evil glimmer that caused a shiver to run down my spine and he grinned widely. "Looks like I caught myself a little mermaid." He burst out laughing due to his own joke and the surrounding dragon hunters joined in.

Uh oh, this is bad, this is really bad. Why was I so stupid to swim out that far, to sneak away in the first place?

"Let's have a look at what we have here." Ryker cheered as he drew his sword to cut through the ropes. He grabbed me by the arm and pulled me up with him before eying me up and down. "You're that little fake lady." he snorted, his gaze was freaking me out, I knew those dark eyes.

"Rykie, Rykie, come play with me, please?" I was jumping up and down in front of the big dark haired boy, tugging at his arm impatiently but he shoved me away.

"No, go and play with Viggo like always." The boy grunted, obviously annoyed by my presence. I looked at him pleadingly: "But you never play with me. Please?"

He pushed me to the ground rather harshly and I let out a small cry of pain before I heard him hiss: "It's all your fault! Mother is dead, because of you! I will never play with you, do you understand?" His hateful glare brought tears to my eyes as I ran down the hall.

"Set sail back to the camp, Viggo will find this interesting." He ordered before looking back at me. "You and your little dragon rider friends cost us all of our dragons, today you're going to pay for our loss. Where's your dragon?"

My heart was hammering in my chest as the feeling of terror and hate swept through me. I spat him right in the face. I knew it was a bad move even the moment I did it, but my pride mixed with the emotions caused from strange memories got the better of me. The consequences followed instantly. Ryker backhanded me so hard, I wondered how I didn't pass out, I fell to the ground, my ears rung and vision spun. I felt numb and sore. Wiping saliva off his face, Ryker brought his face close to me, smirking devilishly. "Maybe I should teach you a lesson?"

"Lilly?" I sensed a voice in my head. "Is that you?"

"Jali!" I felt hope rising in my chest. "Get help, quick- get Shadow and Hiccup."

Viggo's POV

Absentmindedly I let my fingers graze over the smooth texture of the little seashells on the bracelet my little sister once made for me while I was sitting at my desk. We had to set up a new temporary camp after the catastrophe at the auction. All of our dragons were gone, most of the cages and weapons were destroyed. It would cost me a fortune to fix everything. Hiccup and his dragon riders had won another victory, still I couldn't stop thinking about that girl and the night fury. How could Hiccup know? And how did he not only find that girl who looked so much like her but also a Night Fury, that reminded me so much of how I got my scars? It couldn't be her, this was impossible. Only wishful thinking, things like this can't come true.

My thoughts were interrupted as I heard loud voices coming from outside my tent. The men were cheering and yelling. I frowned, the disturbing noises annoyed me. Ryker has to be back. I wonder what's going on.

Deciding to have a look, I stepped out of the tent. In the distance I spotted several of my men, tossing something around. Then Ryker's bulky form came into my vision, he sat next to the fireplace, a smug grin on his face as he watched the scene before him. Narrowing my eyes I stepped up to him. "What's going on, big brother?" my voice came out lowly.