Hey it's Vy!

*hides* I know I've been a bad author! I recently started writing again, So hopefully new chapters will be here soon! Anyways, here's chapter 5, a little rushed but it's here. Disclaimer: I do not own :(

"So, your name is Hiccup?" Merida asked, leading the new boy back to the kingdom. He chuckled nervously.

"Yeah, that's me. Where I come from they think names have the power to scare off evil spirits," he said, and Merida snorted.

"Oh sure, every spirit's gonna be absolutely terrified of you," she teased, laughing. He rolled his eyes, but she could tell he was smiling under his mask. "So what's with the mask anyway?" She asked, and he shrugged.

"Nothing. I just feel safer with it on," he said, but Merida could tell it wasn't the whole truth. Deciding she'd find out more later, she let the matter drop.

"Sorry about shooting you out of the sky," she said, remembering her manners.

"It's fine, we've been through worse, haven't we Bud?" He said, directing the last bit to the Dragon. Merida shook her head.

"I can't believe a scrawny little guy like you managed to tame a dragon. How is that even possible?" He laughed.

"Lots of time and lots of fish, that's how you train a Night Fury," he joked. She rolled her eyes this time.

"You are so lucky we're at the kingdom or I'd smack you for that joke," she said, turning to face him as they approached the kingdom gates. He looked up, an emotion she couldn't identify flashed across his face.

"Ok, um. Where should Toothless stay?" He asked awkwardly, and she looked around thoughtfully.

"He can hide in that cave over there," she said, pointing to a cave she found with her old friend. He nods, and removes the dragon's tail fin, much to the dragon's frustration.

"Calm down Bud, I'll be back later," he comforted the Dragon, who shoved him to the side with his nose. Hiccup laughed, and Merida watched, amused, as he attempted to push the dragon.

"Why did you name him Toothless?" She asked once the Dragon was safely inside the cave.

"He has retractable teeth, I thought he was toothless the first time I saw him so I started calling him that and he doesn't seem to mind," he explained, and Merida nods.

"Ok, I think I get it," she said, slightly confused as to why you'd name such a dangerous dragon something as harmless as Toothless.

"What about you? Do you have any pets?" He asked curiously. She nodded.

"My dad has three dogs, hunting dogs, they have a lot of energy so be warned," she joked, and he laughed. "And this is my horse, Angus," she introduced, motioning to the horse that was following them closely, watching the cave Toothless had disappeared into.

"Angus. That's a good name," the boy said, reaching over and petting the horse. Merida was surprised to say the least when Hiccup first tried to pet Angus. Her horse hated having new people touch him, but with this boy he was fine. She shrugged it off, leading Hiccup into the kingdom.

"So, where should we start?" She asked him, and he shrugged.

"Where's your blacksmith? If you could convince them to let me borrow some material that'd be helpful," he suggested. Merida nodded, leading him to their blacksmith's stall. Unfortunately, he wasn't in, so she scribbled a note for him, saying she found someone that needs to borrow the space and that she'd back around 7. Hiccup seemed very interested in everything they passed, taking everything in and asking about random things.

"So where do you live?" He asked finally, and it dawned on her that she never explained ho she was. She pointed to the castle, where the front entrance was just coming into view.

"There," she said simply. Hiccup stared, slowing down as he approached the doors.

"You, you're- What?!" He asked, sounding surprised. Merida knew what faking it sounded like though, and this boy was definitely not surprised by her being the princess.

"What? Shocked that I'm a princess?" She teased, letting it slide for now. He shook his head.

"I shouldn't be, you're full of yourself enough," he said, and she slapped his arm.

"How dare you!" She said, pretending to be offended. He laughed. She glared and lead him up to the door, stopping before entering.

"This is your last warning. My dad will not be too happy about a new guest," she warned. Hiccup nodded, following her into the castle. They passed the triplets on their way to the throne room, successfully scaring Hiccup with their chaos.

"They remind me of the twins." He'd commented. They entered the throne room, and Merida lead him up to her parents.

"Mum, Dad, this is Hiccup. Can he stay in on of our spare rooms?" She asked, not too polite.

"I don't know Merida, we have your suitor's family visit to prepare for. Merida rolled her eyes.

"Come on Mum! It's just for a couple days! I accidentally broke his ride home so I said he could stay until it was fixed," she explained quickly. Elinor bit her lip, turning to her husband.

"Fergus?" He shrugged.

"I trust our daughter to bring home trustworthy people. He can stay for a few days." Elinor groaned.

"Fergus that's not what I meant!"

"Too late you said he could stay!" Merida said triumphantly, pushing Hiccup to the stairs.

"Wait Merida, I want to speak with you," Fergus called. Merida groaned.

"Wait for me upstairs, I'll be right there," she said. He nodded.

"Thank you for letting me stay Sir!" He called down to the king, who waved it off. Merida approached her parents, patience wearing thin. Fergus leaned over and whispered, "Be careful around him. Don't be too quick to trust someone that won't remove their helmet." Merida nodded, turning and walking up to meet Hiccup. He stood awkwardly, and she began to lead him to his temporary room.