Fearless

Chapter 2 - Hidden friendship

The next morning came fast and Zephyr couldn't wait to finally get back to the Night light in the woods. At breakfast she tried her best to not act too excited. ,,What are you up to today"? her mother asked, while her fathers gaze was on her as well. ,,I uh.." Zephyr looked around ,,Well..just going into the woods again...You know...getting to know the island better" she grinned, hoping to sound convincing enough to escape more questions. Astrid blinked at her ,,I can't judge that. Your father has always been the one who liked to explore. And he's still doing it". Hiccup shook his head in amusement and then smiled at his daughter. ,,You never told me you liked exploring that much". Zephyr shrugged her shoulders ,,Uhm...I err....I just found out myself. That I like it I mean". Nuffink eyed her suspiciously and Hiccup continued. ,,Well that's great isn't it? If you'd like you can come with me and Toothless today. I planned to check out the other west coast. We can go exploring together. What do you say"? Zephyr bit her lower lip. She really liked spending time with her father and as much as she would like to take a ride with him on Toothless and seeing the island, she had to go to her new found Night fury. After all, he was still hurt and needed her help. ,,That sounds great...but uh" Zephyr shoved her plate away ,,But not today dad". Hiccup gave his daughter an understanding smile ,,Alright. Just tell me when you'd like to come along". The brunette nodded and then stood up from her chair ,,If you'd excuse me now, I am going". ,,Already"? Astrid turned to her daughter in confusion. ,,Yeah, I want to be early. I can enjoy more of the day that way". While her mother sighed, her brother started to wonder about his sisters strange behaviour. Something about her seemed off but he couldn't lay a finger on it yet. One thing was for sure, he would watch her.

,,Don't be home too late"! Astrid warned and Zephyr rolled her eyes ,,I'm home right on time mom"! Hiccup gave it a chuckle ,,Astrid, Honey, don't be that overprotective". ,,Overprotective"? The blonde crossed her arms ,,Excuse me? If someone is overprotective it is you Hiccup! As I said yesterday, I don't want our children to follow our steps, when it comes to staying out late". Nuffink as well started rolling his eyes and shoved himself away from the table. It was no use sitting around when their parents started a discussion. ,,Uhm.. I am out as well then"! He told his parents and quickly made his way out of the house. His sister had been gone already. Sighing he dropped his shoulders. ,,Ok...I will see what I can do then". From afar he made out Eret, working on some new dragon supplies. Smiling Nuffink ran up to him. He used to help the elder viking from time to time.

,,Well if it isn't the chief son" Eret began as he stopped what he was doing. ,,Good morning"! Nuffink greeted ,,What are you doing"? Eret rose his eyebrows ,,Working on some new saddles and armors". ,,Wow! Amazing"! The young blonde eyed the works. ,,If' you'd like you can help me" Eret began on what Nuffink instantly agreed. Not far from them, his sister, Zephyr, sneaked to the fish catch and took one of the baskets. ,,Urgh" the young viking bit her teeth together. Heavier than she'd thought and the smell wasn't pleasant as well. ,,How am I supposed to carry all that"? She huffed. After some minutes, she finally managed to run out of the village unseen. It took her a good while until she came closer to the clearing. The heavy basket had stolen her some time. Finally she reached the place where she met the Night light and dropped the basket. ,,Whew..that was a good work out" Zephyr wiped over her forehead and looked up. ,,Woah"! She stumbled backwards as she found herself looking directly into the Night lights eyes. The dragon must have hopped in front of her. Now he had his tongue out, wiggling around happily as she understood what she had in the basket. ,,Hey buddy"! Zephyr laughed ,,That was one surprising greeting". Sniffing on the basket the Night light tried to get to the fish. ,,Yeah I know. I brought this for you but first" she pushed his head aside ,,How's your foot doing? And your wing"? The Night light turned his head to his wing and to his foot and then back to Zephyr. Purring he blinked at her. ,,I will take a look at it. While you eat of course". Carefully she took the basket again and walked into the middle of the clearing to tilt it and drop all the fish in it. Happily the Night light let out a growl and tapped over to the fish pile. ,,Good appetite"! Zephyr told him and he started eating instantly. ,,Good" concentrating, she opened her back and took out some fresh bandages and the creams. Carefully she started unwrapping the bandage around the foot and poured some water from the bottle into the bowl she took along. Wetting the towel she cleaned up the scratches and put some fresh cream on it. Suddenly the Night light moved, pushing Zephyr a bit forward. ,,Hey"! The brunette turned around to face the eating dragon. ,,Would you mind staying still, while I change your bandage"? But she got ignored. ,,Fine then" and she put her leg over the foot to sit on it. Securing it. Finally the bandage was changed and she could move on to the wing. Meanwhile, the Night light had finished eating and licked his lips satisfied. As he felt the young girl working on his wing, he turned his head to watch her. ,,Rrrooo" he purred at her and she turned to smile at him. ,,I am glad. The wounds are healing quick. In a few days, you'll be able to go without the bandages. You'll be able to fly off then". The Night light tilted his head and purred again. ,,I know. I really start to like you too. But you surely have a home somewhere. And you surely want to go back to your siblings. It's ok. We have our dragons at home. Some however, are meant to be free". Finishing the bandage on the wing, she turned to pet the dragons head. Suddenly a big wet tongue went over her cheek. ,,Eeew what"? Roaring happily the Night light continued to lick her face. ,,Urgh yeah, yeah, I know you're thankful" quickly she hopped to the side, pushing the dragons head away. ,,Dragon spit...Fury Dragon spit. It doesn't wash out you know"! The Night fury laughed at her. ,,Yeah...you definitely take after your dad a lot".