Silence (How To Train Your Dragon AU) (Hiccup x reader OC)

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

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I woke up to something cold and wet lightly touching my arm.

"Leave them alone, bud," an unfamiliar voice ordered, and the wet thing went away.

I shot up, eyes alert, making the midnight black large dog jump in surprise.

My eyes darted to the figure on a nearby rock. He apologized, "Sorry, we didn't mean to wake you. I just wasn't expecting company." He looked out to the stream, smiling softly. "I come here to get away. I've never seen you before. Is this your first time here?"

I waited for him to look at me before nodding.

"My name's Hiccup, and this is my best friend Toothless. What's yours?"

I stared blankly at him, having no way to inform him of my name.

"Nothing? Okay, then. Are you one of the girls here for the Prince?"

I nodded before he finished the question.

"And who it that?" he asked, gesturing for Harley.

Again, I had no way to answer. I shook my head, pointing to my throat.

His eyes widened. "Oh! You're the girl who doesn't speak!"

I smiled and nodded.

"What was it they called you? Quiet? No. Silent? No. Um, it was something like that. I can't remember," he admitted, sheepishly. "Sorry."

I waved it off.

"So, is he yours?"

I nodded.

"I thought they only sent the eligible for the Prince."

I mouthed, "Adopted," as best I could.

"Sorry, I can't lip-read. Hmm. Can you write?"

I nodded, and he stood to move closer, the dog close behind. He pulled out a journal and a pencil, handing me the journal that was opened to a blank page.

Silence.

Harley. He's adopted.

I answered the simple questions swiftly. He leaned over, reading.

"Oh. Silence!" He hit his own forehead. "Duh, I even said Silent. So stupid. And that makes sense, about the kid."

I snuck him in. Please don't tell.

"You're secret is safe with me," he promised.

He filled a simple conversation with me, before we relaxed and enjoyed the sound of nature. I woke Harley up soon afterwards, not wanting him to sleep too much or he'd keep us up all night.

He whined but didn't protest, crawling onto my lap so he could slowly wake up. I hummed an upbeat tune, bouncing him slightly to the beat.

He was wary of the boy, who greeted him when he was finally fully awake. Harley shyly waved back, but was easily distracted by Toothless.

Harley found himself once again playing at the bottom of the waterfall, but this time he ran around with Toothless, who barked happily as he jumped around in the water.

Hiccup and I watched them play until it was nearing dinner, when I stood and clapped my hands twice for Harley's attention.

"Do you have to go?" Hiccup asked.

I nodded, taking Harley's hand in mine.

He glanced at the sky before standing up. "Yeah, we should get going, as well. Can we walk back together?"

Harley answered with a clap and squeals.

He played with Toothless on the way back, becoming quieter as we neared the castle. I picked up Harley as we neared the stables. We peaked out from behind a bush, seeing it was too busy to sneak in.

Hiccup grabbed my wrist. "Follow me. I know another way," he whispered.

It was halfway around the castle and even farther from our room, but there was an open window leading to a mostly empty room.

He climbed in first, reaching out for Harley as Toothless skillfully hopped in. Harley went surprisingly eagerly to the boy he had just met that day, not wanting to be set down afterwards. I climbed through the window last, shutting it behind me.

"This is my secret room," he admitted. "I come here to be alone. Promise not to tell?"

I smiled and nodded, reaching out for Harley. Hiccup started to hand him over when Harley let out a cry, clinging tightly to the boy. "No!"

Hiccup looked worriedly at me, and though I felt a tiny bit of hurt, I smiled, letting him know he was fine.

"Okay, mister bossy," Hiccup joked, bouncing slightly to calm him.

I sucked in a breath as the clock rang, signalling dinnertime.

"Don't worry, I can watch Harley. The other girls should be at the end of the hall, that way," Hiccup pointed. "You can pick him up here afterwards, okay?"

I nodded a thank you, kissing Harley's cheek for a goodbye, waving as I quietly left the room. I made it just in time, peaking and darting into the main room at the perfect time, seconds before Mrs. Manning called for us to line up.

"Did you enjoy you day in the woods?" Astrid asked, whispering in my ear. I nodded once, lightly. "Good, cause I call the next day off. These stupid lessons are killing me."

Dinner went by uneventful. We snuck more food for Harley and were lead back to our rooms. The other girls panicked when they saw the empty room.

"Where is Harley?" Heather and Ruff asked.

"Is he alright?" Cami asked.

I nodded, waiting a minute before leaving, letting the girls know as I left. I darted to the music hall, stupidly forgetting which door Harley was in. I opened three doors before opening the right one, beaming when Harley jumped into my arms.

"Thank Thor. He was starting to get cranky," Hiccup exhaled loudly, but he wasn't annoyed. "Though you are both a delight to be around. May we hang out again?"

I nodded, smiling, knowing I would enjoy that.

He beamed in return. "Great! You probably shouldn't skip tomorrow, but how about the next day, or the day after that?" I agreed. "Okay, want to meet here?" I nodded. "I have lessons in the morning, but how about the afternoon? After you have lunch." I nodded. "Great. It's a date. I mean, not a date date, unless you want it be." He rambled some more, stuttering some, until I walked forward and kissed his cheek, shutting him up.

I patted Toothless' head before walking out, waving to Hiccup as I left, holding Harley with my other hand. I was halfway down the hall before he ran up to me, insisting on walking me to my room.

Harley walked in between us, demanding his hands to be held (one by me and the other by Hiccup). Hiccup chuckled, and halfway through our trip, we started swinging Harley, who giggled down the halls. I stopped, worried someone would hear.

"Relax, these rooms block most of the sound from the halls. We would only need to worry if someone else was in the hall, or if a door was open."

So we continued to swing Harley until we got to our room. Harley protested Hiccup leaving, saying, "No, no, no!" while waving his index finger side to side.

We laughed, and I peaked in the room, finding the other girls relaxing or talking quietly, pausing to glance up at me. I opened the door wider, offering for Hiccup to enter.

"I- I don't know-" he started, but Harley dragged him in, giggling.

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