The Forgotten Warrior

Hypocrite

Astrid

  "We should camp there for tonight. We didn't make it as far as I planned so this is not a place I had ready. We're on our own." The Enemy pointed to an upcoming island that was covered in snow.

Great.

  We flew a lap around the island, looking for any danger and a place to stay.

  When there was nothing dangerous that we could've seen from our ariel veiw, we landed at an entrance to a cave.

  "I think I've been here before. This place looks familiar, but I think the last time I was here it was spring." he announced, "If this is the cave I think it is, then it has a fresh water lake inside. Which is perfect for water, bathing, and eating purposes."

  "Ok." was all I could bring myself to say. I was still angered about our conversation we had earlier. He was such a hypocrite.

  After I answered, I could feel his gaze on me. He knew I was upset, but instead of apologizing and making it right, he just looks down at Toothless and says, "Come on bud."

  This only angered me more. He made me upset and didn't even care! He really was cold. How could you ignore someone, when you know you were the one that made them upset? Who does that? Who does he think he is?

What an ass.

  Stormfly and I followed him into the cave and through all the confusing turns, marking each one so we knew our way out in the morning.

  The Enemy dismounted and stretched before taking Toothless sadle. He casually unloaded a few supplies and set up his sleeping space, making himself at home.

   I sat there watching him and waited for him to finish, finally realizing that I hadn't moved.

     "You uh gonna unpack? I'm sure Stormfly is tired from the long flight. "

  "Really? That's what you're going to say to me?!"

  My patience was running thin.

He sighed, "Look, unpack, get yourself situated, and then we can talk."

  I didn't dare move a muscle and instead stared him straight into his eyes.

"Please? I promise."

  It wasn't what I was looking for, but at least he was softening up. Maybe he was just rusty on social skills. He did live on an island only inhabited by dragons for six years.

   Unpacking wasn't such a bad idea and I'm sure Stormfly really was tired. It wasn't fair to torture her because of my anger. So I got of of her and mimicked what Hiccup did.

  Before walking over , I gave Stormfly a good scratch on her back and under her chin. Earning a grumble in thanks before making herself at home. 

    The Unknown Enemy was setting a net into the water to catch enough fish for the both of us and our dragons. I waited for him to finish to say what I needed to.

"You know Hiccup," he winced again, "you're not the only one who's been through shit."

"You're right. I'm not." He was being vague. He was mad, but was keeping his patience in check. Something that I deffinantly need to work on.

"You and I both lost our families, shunned by the people of our home-"

   He growled from obvious kept anger, "YOU LOST YOU'RE PARENTS TO AN ACCIDENT!! I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE THAT THAN THEM THINKING I WAS DEAD!! BESIDES YOU STILL HAVE YOUR UNCLE FINN!! WHAT ABOUT HIM!?! HE ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF YOU WHEN YOUR PARENTS COULDN'T!! AND YOU'RE NOT BEING SHUNNED BY THE PEOPLE OF YOUR HOME!! YOU CAN STILL GO BACK AND FIX THINGS!! YOU STILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO FIX THINGS BUT YOU'RE CHOSING TO GIVE UP!! YOU'RE QUITTING!"

"I AM NOT!! GOD HICCUP!! YOU'RE SUCH A HYPOCRITE!!! YOU QUITE TOO!! YOU QUIT ON YOU'RE DAD, GOBBER, BERK, AND EVERYONE IN IT!! INCLUDING ME!!"

   He laughed in frusteration, "YOU! ASTRID ARE YOU SERIOUS!?! AS SOON AS YOU NOTICED THAT I WAS SMALLER THAN THE OTHERS YOU LEFT ME!! TOLD FISHLEGS, MY ONLY OTHER FRIEND THAT IF HE KEPT HANGING OUT WITH ME, HE'D END UP GETTING KILLED BY A DRAGON!! YOU GAVE ME DIRTY LOOKS EVERYTIME WE PASSED EACH OTHER AND WHEN YOU DIDN'T,  YOU'D PUSH ME TO THE GROUND AND WATCH THE OTHERS BEAT ME UNTIL I WAS UNCONSCIOUS!! YOU QUIT ON ME !! "

  I tried to hold back tears. He had no idea how much I regretted all those things, but my parents told me that I'd never become a true warrior if I stuck around a weakling like Hiccup, but what they didn't know was that he was stronger than I'd ever be.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS!?! ARE YOU REALLY ABOUT TO CRY RIGHT NOW ASTRID!?!" he did that laugh again, "YOU'RE SO USED TO BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION!! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN THE SHADOWS!! YOU WOULDN'T LAST A DAY!!!"

  I finally let the tears fall. I was being told the truth. The cold, hard truth. Hiccup was never the weakling. I was.

"STOP!!" he drew in a sharp breath, "Please. Stop." He cupped my face in his hand and wiped a few tears away with his thumb, tilting my face up to look him in the eyes. "Those eyes are too beautiful to hold tears of sadness."

HEY GUYS! I KNOW, LONG TIME NO SEE. ALL LOT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY. BUT! I BRING YOU THIS CHAPTER AND I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY!! UNTIL NEXT TIME!!