Guess who's back from the dead! Just kidding, but with how tired I am from studying and doing homework, I feel brain dead…

Wow I got a way better reaction to this little fic than I thought I would! Thank you everyone for your kind words! I have decided to continue this and turn it into a multi-chaptered fanfic, but updates will most likely not be too quick and sporadic. I really want to try and get my other two on-going stories done before the summer, so this one might not get updated as often. I'm going to a climbing wall training camp tomorrow as well, which just sprung up on me this afternoon, so I'll be spending 5 hours driving up to a training session for this summer! I'm kind of excited, although a little upset 'cause this was my one free weekend that I was going to use to try and update my other stories, oh well, c'est la vie. Hopefully next weekend I will be completely free and able to write!

Also, just want to point out that they are around 16 in this. So let's just say that Hicca and Asher are a little closer than friends, but still in the friend-zone... if that makes any sense?

Chapter 2

All was silent after the very nervous explanation for the recent events was said. The three teens standing in a room full of hair looked at each other, waiting for someone to break the ice. Finally, Asher sighed and looked at Hicca.

"First of all, are you okay?" Hicca just nodded, rubbing her arm and looking towards the ground. "Second, what are you going to tell Stoick?" The young teen bit her lip, still staring intently at the ground. Asher knew this look. "Oh no, no no no, you have to tell him. You're not getting out of this that easily." Hicca groaned and threw her hands up, letting them drop at her neck in exasperation.

"Asher! Do you know what he will say when he sees all this! Not only can I not cut it off, but it's a completely different color!" She groaned and fell onto her bed, rubbing her hands over her eyes. The elder boys both shared a look, then glanced back at Hicca. Snotlout shrugged and started to back up towards the doors.

"Welp. This has been fun, but since I had to deal with this all the way home, it's your turn." He went to turn and run out of the door, only to stop as Asher's hand shot out, blocking his way.

"Are you-Snotlout! You can just leave us! And anyways, this is mainly your fault." Snotlout spluttered, then glared, pointing at Hicca watching the two from her bed.

"My fault! She literally begged me to take her! Isn't it better that I went with her instead of letting her go all by herself?" Asher rolled his eyes with a scoff.

"Oh please. So, basically you're saying that you are incapable of telling a fifteen-year-old girl no?" Snotlout simply nodded and crossed his arms.

"You try saying no to someone like Hicca." Hicca sighed and stood up, moving to stand in between the fighting riders.

"Alright, enough! I think we can establish that this is my fault," She sent a pointed look at Asher. "for now, we need to figure out what to do before my dad-" The sound of booming laughter, and the door slamming shut caused all teens to freeze with wide eyes. Hicca groaned and ran a hand through her hair. "-comes back…" Asher looked at the teen, resting a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see his sharp blue eyes staring down at her.

"Hicca, you have to tell him. The sooner you get it over with, the better." Hicca sighed.

"Asher, I know what it's like to have my father disappointed in me… I don't want to go through that again." Asher watched as her slightly moist eyes fell to the ground in distress. He looked up at Snotlout.

"Snotlout, go tell Stoick that we have to talk to him. We'll be down in a minute." Snotlout nodded, deciding not to argue this time. Asher led Hicca back to her bed, both sinking down on it. Hicca sniffed a little and wrapped her arms around herself. Asher sighed as he gently rubbed her back in a comforting motion.

"Hicca, things have changed. Not only has your Dad changed, but Berk has too. We'll get through this." Hicca simple shrugged, her eyes still not meeting his. He sighed and shook her shoulder. "And besides, you have us!" Toothless warbled from his spot on Hicca's other side. "And Toothless too." Asher chuckled out.

Hicca looked from the teen, to her dragon, then back to Asher. She took a deep breath and nodded, wiping her eyes with her green tunic sleeve.

"Y-you're right. I guess I'm just worried that everything's going to fall into pieces." Asher chuckled and stood up, his hands outstretched to pull the girl up. Hicca took his hands and stood, the teens and dragon making their way towards the stairs.

"Hey, even if it does, we'll be here to help pick them up. But I highly doubt your Dad is really going to be that mad."

And with that, the conversation ended, the three slowly moving down the stairs. The sound of quiet conversation met their ears, and the teens both peeked around the ledge to see Snotlout and Stoick talking in hushed voices. Hicca took a deep breath, then looked up slightly to see Asher's encouraging smile. She nodded, then looked back towards her father.

"Hey, Dad?" Stoick, jumping slightly at the sound of his daughter's voice, looked to the stairs. Just as he opened his mouth to greet the girl, the words were swallowed back down as he watched her slowly come down the stairs, a long trail of blonde hair following. He stared, wide-eyed and frozen as Hicca sheepishly rubbed her arm, trying to meet his gaze, but not being able to. Hicca chuckled quietly and looked up with a sheepish smile. "So… I may have a small predicament…" Stoick surprised look changed to one of anger, causing the teen to shrink back, only to bump into Asher's chest. The boy squeezed her shoulders, as they both waited for the Chief to speak.

"Hicca. What did you do." It was a statement, not a question. Hicca grimaced, then held her hands out in a placating manner.

"Ok, before you completely flip out, I would just like to point out that I am completely-" The young girl was cut of as Stoick abruptly stood from his seat, causing the teens in the room to shrink back in surprise, and in Hicca's case, slight fear. As Stoick went to reprimand his daughter, he paused at the scared look on her face, then sighed.

"Are you alright?"

That… was not the response Hicca expected to get. She nodded silently and looked back to the ground.

"Pleeease don't be mad?" She winced at the pleading tone in her question, not meaning for it to come out that way, but being able to do nothing to take it back. She kept her head down as she heard the heavy foot falls of her father, only raising her gaze when he knelt slightly and placed a hand under her chin, forcing her to look up. She observed the Chief, looking for any sign of disappointment, but only finding concern. It was at that moment when Stoick rubbed a thumb over her cheek that she realized she was crying. "I-I didn't mean for anything to happen, I-" She sniffed and moved her gaze to the floor, not wanting to meet his eyes.

Stoick looked away from his distraught daughter, and up to the two teens watching the exchange. He made a silent gesture for them to wait outside, the boys following orders immediately and closing the door quietly behind them. The Chief sighed internally and placed a hand in between Hicca's shoulders, leading her towards her chair by the fire and letting her sit, observing how she shoved the long locks out of the way. He watched as his daughter took a deep breath and dried her eyes, only for them to moisten again.

"I-I'm really s-sorry, Dad. I know you're probably d-disappointed in me again and I know I disobey-" Stoick cut the girl off once again, brushing some of her hair behind her ear, then bringing his hand under her chin and once again raising her head. Hicca bit her lip as she watched apprehensively.

"Hicca, what happened?" The teen sucked in a breath, her shoulders rising, then slumping back down at the action.

"U-um well, I was getting bored of being stuck in the house all the time, s-so I snuck out." Stoick sighed, figuring he should've known better. "I went up to Raven's Point -there was some neat scenery I wanted to sketch- and I found this weird rock thing, and I touch it, and then this happened…" She raised up some of the hair in demonstration. Stoick narrowed his eyes in confusion.

"You touched some rocks? I don't understand how this could come about if you just simply touched some ordinary rocks." Hicca giggled nervously.

"Hehe, yeah… they weren't as ordinary as you think… they were glowing."

"Glowing?"

"Yeah, glowing. Blue."

Stoick stared at his daughter for a moment, then brought his hand up to rub the bridge of his nose.

"I'm not even going to ask what would compel you to touch some glowing rocks, but I will ask this; why didn't you just cut it off?" Hicca shrunk down in her seat and looked off to the side.

"I can't."

"You can't? Why not?"

"I don't know, I just can't!" the teen watched her father sigh and give her a stern look, urging her to elaborate more. "I tried. Everything I used to try and cut it would just fall apart in my hands." She pulled her dagger from her belt and held up a small section of hair, then looked to make sure her father was watching. She brought the knife to her hair, and the two Haddocks sat in silence for a moment as they looked at the now broken weapon.

"… I may need a new dagger…"

I know, not the best place to end, but I need to get some more inspiration. Review and let me know what you think! And if you have any requests for anything, feel free to comment or PM them to me! Hope you all are having/have had a fantastic day!

And I feel really bad for waiting so long in between updates, but I have to prioritize and school must come first. Thank you so much for the encouraging reviews last chapter though! I really appreciate you taking the time to give feedback! It really inspires me to think about the possibilities of making writing a future career.

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