Hicca

Chapter 2: Training

Hicca rarely ever acknowledged the fact that being scrawny like she was was a good thing, unless it was situations like this. She saw her home had been rebuilt, so she was sneaking into it.

She cracked the door open just a tad, and saw her dad was tending to the fire. She carefully slipped into the house, and shut the door behind her. Then went up the stairs, she got halfway when.

"Hicca, we need to talk." Her father said, and she gulped. Slowly making her way down the stairs, she face her father.

She thought about what she just said, and decided to reword it.

"Dad, I can't fight dragons." She said, and he just looked at her.

"You can and you will, you injured a Nightmare on your own. With a bit more training, you could be killen than. Now, I'm off, I'll be back, possibly." He said, and Hicca sighed.

"And I'll be here, maybe." She said, as he closed the door. Hicca felt like her life just was meant to be miserable, and she set the axe against the stairs. Then went to the forge, she needed to work. It helps her clear her mind, that and walking.

As she walked she hummed a song she remembered her mom singing to her, she was just a little baby, but she can remember the words. When she sings it, she feels closer to her mother.

'I'll swim and sail on savage seas
With ne'er a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you will marry me

No scorching sun nor freezing cold will...
Will stop me on my journey
If you will promise me your heart
And love me for eternity

My dearest one, my darling dear
Your mighty words astound me
But I've no need of mighty deeds
When I feel your arms around me

But I would bring you rings of gold
I'd even sing you poetry
And I would keep you from all harm
If you would stay beside me

I have no use for rings of gold
I care not for your poetry
I only want your hand to hold
I only want you near me

To love to kiss to sweetly hold
For the dancing and the dreaming
Through all life's sorrows and delights
I'll keep your love inside me

I'll swim and sail on savage seas
With ne'er a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you will marry me'

She started singing it once She made it into the forge, which thankfully was rebuilt. Hicca was pounding away at some bent sword, not caring about anything. Just, lost in her own thoughts, and working away her emotions.

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He was walking back home after a long day, when he passed the forge. He heard soft singing coming from inside, and was confused. When Gobber sings, he isn't quiet about it. It was a well known fact, and one many people didn't like.

So he got closer, and peered inside the forge. His eyes widened, it was Hicca singing. While she was working, he could tell she was lost in thought due to the fact that she wasn't muttering invention ideas. She was just working, and he heard her song.

It was a beautiful tune, or her voice was just pretty. Wait, did he really just think that!??!? Come on Aston, get it together. He thought as he mentally slapped himself.

He looked back into the forge and was curious, he knew blacksmithing was a task requiring muscles. So how could scrawny Hicca do it? She was good to, everyone knew this. She was probably better than Gobber at this point, yet she was so small.

He decided to head home, he had training tomorrow. He didn't want to let some girl get in his way of being the best, cuz only the best are listened to.

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Since her last set of clothes got burned, Hicca got new clothes. Curtesy of Gobber, since he's like her second father.

This time she has a green dress, with a leather vest, it's as long as her new tunic dress thing. Then there is green ish brown leggings, with brown leather boots. She was able to take off the wrap today, and there was a slight scar now on her head.

Grabbing the axe that was way to big, she made her way to the arena. Wishing to Thor that she lives, and that she could get out of doing this.

The video at the top, I'm not writing all that right now, maybe another day.

Hicca was saddling up Toothless, getting him ready for their first real flight. He seemed ready to go, not wanting to be on the ground anymore.

Once he was saddled, she hopped on. Checking to make sure everything was in order, she then leaned forward.

"Ready bud?" She Asked, and Toothless just responded by taking off. At first she was scared, but then, she relaxed.

Video below.

Hicca was happy, it worked! She didn't even mind the fact that she was torched by Toothless. Anyway, she was sitting with her friend. Watching the sunset, and she learned a interesting fact. Dragons aren't fireproof on the inside, she was keeping that in mind for later.

"Well, time to head back bud." She said, as she mounted up on Toothless. Then they took off, back to Berk.

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He was angry, what the heck did Hicca do to get so good?!?!? He threw his ax at a tree, then another, and another. However, he stopped right before he was about to throw it, cuz Hicca just appeared out of the woods.

What was she doing out there all alone at this time of day?

Granted he was, but he had training and a weapon. Hicca didn't have a weapon on her, and she was humming.

She then disappeared back into the tree line, out of sight. And I sighed, probably should head back. Tomorrow is the day before the final exam, I need to be rested.