Fearless

Chapter 5 - Flights and Memories

A loud thud on the roof, made Zephyr wake up from her deep sleep. Grumbling, the young viking pulled her blanket closer. She wanted to sleep some more. It didn't take long until the thudding sound was repeated, joined by a roaring sound. ,,Ugh...Toothless"! Zephyr whined ,,It's too early for me"! and she pulled her pillow over her head. Hoping it would make the sounds less loud. However, the dragon on the roof had other plans and continued to hop around, roaring and scratching. ,,Nrgh" the brunette girl tried her best to ignore the dragon on the roof but it was no use. Where was her father anyway? Where was her mother and her brother? And her grandmother? Why did nobody stop Toothless from going nuts on the roof? Usually her father would come out sooner or later and take Toothless for a morning ride. Then he would follow his chief duties. Stormfly never went on the roof. Snowflake on the other hand did. But in contrast to her mate, she knew how to behave. Again, a loud roar made Zephyrs thread of patience finally rip and she yelled out. ,,Toothless! Cut it out"! Suddenly the thuds stopped and the dragon jumped from the roof. Landing in front of Zephyrs window, he kept jumping up and down. Looking inside. Roaring and making noise. ,,Ok, that's enough! Wait until I ...WAAH"! Zephyr let out a surprised yelp as she flinched a bit to the side. ,,Fearless"! She looked out of the window, right into her dragons face. Finding his rider awake, Fearless stopped roaring and started to wiggle and heckle happily. Satisfied he archived his goal.  Zephyr rolled her eyes in amusement. ,,What are you even doing? I thought your dad was on the roof annoying me". Fearless let out a purr. ,,You're way worse than him". Slowly Zephyr got out of her bed. Yawning. Her brown hair hang tousled over her back and shoulders. Making her look almost like a swab. Fearless again roared at her. ,,Hold on buddy. Let me get dressed first". Patience was one thing that Fearless wasn't good at yet. He wanted to see Zephyr and he wanted to see her now. ,,Mrroooo"! He stepped around the house. Walking up and down. ,,I am coming! Just a moment Fearless"! Zephyr called as she pulled her shirt over her head. Her mother wasn't there to do her hair, so she just braided it in a casual braid, slipped into her boots and hurried outside. How long had she been sleeping? Her parents were out as well as her brother. Normally he was there at least. However, this morning he wasn't.

As Zephyr went out, she almost got knocked over by her dragon. Heckling, he jumped around her. ,,Woah! Easy there buddy"! She tried to calm him. As his tongue slit out even more, she quickly stepped aside. ,,Nope! Not this time"! Fearless purred and calmed down a bit. ,,Do you know where everbody went"? Fearless blinked at her, blowing out air. ,,Anyway" Zepyhr shrugged her shoulders ,,I wanted to make you a saddle remember? Let's go to Eret and Gobber. They know how to help, when dad isn't around. They are good at crafting and building stuff"! Fearless gave her an approving purr and followed her to the smithery. As they reached the smithery, Zephyr leaned over one of the tables. ,,Good morning"! She called and startled poor Gobber in the process. Letting out a high pitched squeal, he flinched to the side ,,Dear goodness, you gave me a heart attack". ,,Ooops...sorry" Zephyr grinned excusing. ,,What's up with you kids sneaking up to me all the time"! Gobber sighed. ,,Sorry Gobber" Zephyr repeated and pressed her lips together. ,,What brings you here"? Eret asked. ,,Well, I wanted to.." she started. ,,Hey sis"! A familiar voice appeared from one of the corners and cut her off. ,,Nuffink"? Zephyr turned around. Her brothers head appeared from one of the tables next to Eret. ,,What are you doing here? Are you helping out again"? Nuffink shook his head ,,Nope. I am working on Duskclouds saddle". Zephyr started to smile ,,Yes, that's why I came as well" she crossed her arms with a proud smile towards Eret. ,,I see". Right at that moment a Night light head appeared next to Eret, sniffing at his working supplies. ,,Ey! careful" he shoved Fearless away slightly. Duskcloud was laying in front of the shack. Relaxed he waited for Nuffink to finish what he was doing. Fearless however, was way to curious. He couldn't stop sneaking around, sniffing at everything. Suddenly his tail swiped against a pile of pots and tools. Knocking them over, they fell on the ground. Clanking loudly. Shocked Fearless jumped a few inches high. ,,Fearless"! Zephyr called. ,,Hey"! Gobber looked at the brunette viking ,,Get your Night fury under control"! ,,Actually he's a Night light" Zephyr corrected. ,,Yeah whatever" Gobber waved his hand ,,As long as he doesn't mess this place up". Fearless lowered his ears and purred ashamed. ,,It's ok buddy. Don't listen to him" Zephyr fondled Fearless and he got instantly happy again. Nuffink gave it a chuckle. ,,Hey sis, won't you start with your saddle"? ,,Oh right"! Zephyr jumped and went over to Eret to get some leather.