#killer was going the smash cross' face into the cake but then cross started crying so he felt bad and didnt do it

[ser-res]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CROSS

he deserves much love<3

cross - jakei's silly boy

killer - rahafwabas

[clemanime]

Strawberry Pound Cake

TASTE

Second installment of 5 Senses, gotta love it.

WARNING: smut, oral, other stuff, issa mess

This one was inspired by this perfume and lotion I got from Bath and Body Works. It smells really good.

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Steve took in a breath of fresh air, taking in his surroundings with a slight smile on his lips. He decided he’d take a walk to the small bakery down the way rather than a cab. It was busy this afternoon and traffic would be a killer since it’s lunch time for the Corporate men and women. As he walked, Steve greeted the small shop owners of places he’d frequented. His warm smile brightening their day even if nothing bad happened. His atmosphere was a welcoming.

When he reached the shop, he straightened himself up, wanting to look presentable for her. He pushed the door open and the bell sounded, signaling to the owner of the place that she had a new customer. “I’ll be right with you in a minute!” She called. Her back was turned as she worked on the putting a name on the cake that was just ordered. She packed it, grabbing a cake cutter and placing it in the paper bag along with the small cake. “Alright. Here you go Marge. Tell your girl Happy Birthday for me.” She smiled brightly.

     “Thanks. I will.” Marge walked out of the shop, a bright smile on her face while leaving Steve and a few customers.

She wiped her hands and looked at Steve, her smile growing. “Steve. How are doing you today?” She leaned her head to the side as she placed her hands on her hips.

     “I’m good.” Steve felt himself warm, clearing his throat.

     “That’s good.” She nodded. “Did you walk today? Need a bottle of water?” She looked outside behind him to see if there were any cars backed up.

     “Uh, yeah I walked.” Steve confirmed. “But you don’t have to get me any water.” He pushed his hands in his pants pockets when she turned to the cooler and pulled a bottle out for him.

     “Are you sure?” She questioned, holding a chilled water in her hand. “It’s on the house.

     “Positive.” He nodded. “You���re a real sweetheart.”

She tried to contain her slight blush but the way she looked off to the side, proved that she really appreciated the compliment from him. “How’s the team? Did they like the cake I made?”

     “Yeah.” He nodded, pulling a hand from his pocket to rub his chin. “They loved it.” He thought for a moment, running his hand from his chin to the back of his neck. Steve snapped his fingers. “Tony wanted me to ask you to cater his party next week. Is that alright with you?”

     “Sure.” She smiled. “It’s not a problem.”

The atmosphere around the pair was one of strong sexual attraction and tension. But not one of them knew, nor did they try to know. The last time Steve was at her bakery, he was accompanied by his friend, Bucky, and the poor guy had to endure the innocent flirting along with their silences followed by yearning glances. And as soon as they got back to the rest of the team with the treats, Bucky told Sam, who in turn told everyone else. Now it’s common for the Sam and Tony to tease Steve about his Baker crush.

     “That reminds me.” She started. “Do you mind staying for me? I’m about to close for lunch and I wanted your opinion on a cake I made.”

Steve took a moment, staring blankly at her before nodding. “S-Sure.” 

     “Great. You can have a seat in my office if you’d like.” She motioned towards the double doors. Steve moved silently, heading into the kitchen then into her office.

She got started on closing the bakery for lunch, allowing the rest of the customers to finish before turning her sign and l heading to the back. She grabbed the Cake she had sitting to cool, biting her bottom lip before heading to her office to get him. “Steve?” She smiled when he quickly turned to face her. “Ready to be my test subject?”

Steve chuckled, following her out of her office and standing at her prep table. “Looks good.” He crossed his arms, smirking.

     “I’m proud of this one honestly.” She looked up at him, oblivious to the fact that he was staring at her the entire time. “It’s Strawberry Pound Cake.” She perked up, grabbing a clean knife and cutting a reasonable size for Steve. “Here you go. Have a taste.” She handed it to him with a fork. She watched him closely as he started eating, closing his eyes as he nodded and groaned. “Is it good?” She grabbed his hand, lighting up when he finished.

Steve licked his lips and turned to face her. “It’s so good.” He held her hand, rubbing his thumb over the back of her hand. “You’re so talented.” He cupped her cheek. “These should be a magazine or something.”

     “O-Oh?” She giggled. “It can’t be that great.” Steve shook his head in disagreement.

     “I’m serious.” He let her go, cutting a piece for her and pushing it in front of her. “Do you eat what you make?”

     “Sometimes.” She picked up the fork and started eating, smiling. “It does taste really good.”

     “It does.” He stepped closer to her when she took another bite, catching her off guard. She looked up at him when he spoke. “I want to taste more.” Steve’s large hand moved to the back of her neck, pulling her in and pressing his lips against hers. She closed her eyes and melted against his lips. He can taste the strawberries on her tongue, nibbling on her bottom lip. She moaned, placing her hand on his chest to steady herself. She hadn’t been kissed that way in a long time. She sighed, placing her forehead on his chest. “Tastes even better on you.”

     “You can have some more.” She whispered, insinuating that she wanted him to continue. Steve took that as a go ahead.

He picked her up, placing her on the prep table and undoing her top. He kissed her neck, nipping and sucking. Steve ran his tongue along her skin, groaning as he enjoyed the way she trembled. “Delicious.” She arched against him, wanting more of his tongue. He undid her pants, pulling them down her hips along with her underwear. He got one of her legs free from her clothes and leaned forward, eyes locked with hers. “Do you have more glaze?”

     “Y-yes.” She pointed to a bowl that sat next to the stove.

Steve smirked, walking over to it and picking it up. As he walked back towards her, she could feel herself getting wet. His darkened eyes taking in her weakening form. He placed the bowl next to her thigh, dipping his finger in the creamy liquid and placing it on her waiting womanhood. She bit her bottom lip, panting as he stared at her. “I’ll help you clean up the mess if you’d like.” He dove in before she could give him an answer, his tongue tracing her folds. He sucked on her cunt, running his tongue over her clit. Her body jolted as she cried out, eyes closing as she tried to keep her composure. He licked his fingers, shoving them into her. He straightened up, using his other hand to gather some more icing on his fingers. He placed them on her lips, staring at her as she desperately licked her lips. She grabbed his wrist, sucking on his fingers as the others slipped deeper into her center.

Her hushed mewls encouraged Steve to pump his fingers as he grew more turned on. Her peak sent her body into a frenzy, shaking and tensing. “Steve.” Her voice was raw and hushed, eyes glazed and skin coated in a thin sheen of sweat. Steve lapped at her mound, catching her sweet juices so they wouldn't hit the table. Steve allowed her to put her legs down so she could stand on her unstable feet, licking his lips before kissing her soft lips. She turned around, pulling her chiefs jacket up so that he had a full view of her ass. “I want you inside me Steve.” She looked back at him with desperate eyes.

Steve undid his pants, pushing them down and lining his sex with her pulsing canal. He growled as she tightened around him, nearly pulling all the way out before slamming back into her. She bit her bottom lip as she met his thrusts, catching him by surprise. He grabbed her hips, thrusting harder. He leaned forward, pressing his lips against the shell of her ear, whispering in her ear. “You want more don’t you.” He kept going, pushing so deep that she could feel his tip at her cervix. “You enjoy my cock deep inside of you, don’t you Doll? You’ll take me on a daily wouldn’t you?” Steve pushed his fingers in her mouth, using his other fingers to circle her bundle of nerves.

Her body tensed, gasping as her eyes rolled back and her body shook. She felt as if she was floating, legs numbing as the seconds went by. Steve pulled her back down to earth, turning her around and placing her back on the table. She stared at his lips, her thoughts filled only with Steve. Kiss. She thought to herself. He smirked and leaned forward, catching her by surprise.

Steve smashed his lips against hers, nipping and sucking on her bottom lip. She could still taste herself and the glaze from the cake on his lips, the mixture sending a soft buzz through her being. He grabbed her leg, pull it over his shoulder as the other relaxed as much as it could. He held her thigh and her neck, pressing his forehead against hers as he pushed himself into her. Her mouth fell open, silently crying out as he filled her completely, the angle allowing him to drag against her g-spot.

She felt pure pleasure as he pounded into her, whimpering and screaming when it became to much for her to handle. But Steve didn’t let up, groaning and panting in her ear and against her lips as he kept himself from release.

He felt as if he was going to lose his mind being inside of her. She tasted good and felt even better. Something that he could have never imagined would feel so euphoric, was sending him into a frenzy of need. When she climaxed again, Steve felt it was his time.

She was pulled from the table and onto her knees, mind gone and body sore. She looked up at Steve, watching as his large hand pumped his length. They stared at each other, Steve feeling himself getting closer the more he looked into her beautifully dazed eyes.

She licked her lips, moving up so that her lips were inches away from him. She opened her mouth and took him in, running her tongue around the head of his rod. Steve pulsed in her warm mouth, groaning as his eyes shut and he finished. She took him further, his seed coating her throat.

Moaning then swallowing it, she licked her lips.

Steve used the table to keep himself on his feet, catching his breath. “Are you okay?” His deep voice questioned.

     “Yes.” She whispered back, allowing him to help her to her feet. She fixed her clothes and stared up at him. “Friday. 9 o’clock.”

     “What?” He questioned in confusion.

     “Come by again.” She giggled at his confusion. “I’ve got other things I want you to taste.” 

[jloves-pp]

The Story of Merida and Hiccup part 4

Chapter 4-Tales of bears and dragons

Merida led Hiccup and Toothless to a large river, they could see tonnes of rainbow trout that swam and jumped up the small waterfall. The Night Fury's eyes lit up, on impulse he jumped into the water, splashing both teens.

"Thanks for that, I needed a morning soak" Hiccup said sarcastically while Merida laughed as she shook water off herself.

As Toothless was enjoying catching fish after fish, Merida and Hiccup sat on a log nearby, they were eating the food Elinor had given them. As the princess happily ate her sweet cake, she glanced over to see her horse drinking the fresh spring water.

"So, what's this bear incident your dad mentioned" Merida heard Hiccup ask. He was thinking to himself about what to say to Merida, then he remembered the comment Fergus had said. "I mean, if it's something you don't want…"

"No, no, it's fine. It's no big secret" Merida reassured him. She turned to face him properly and began to tell her tale.

"It all started when my mum told me that at the highland games that three suiters would be competing for my hand" she began.

"You mean to marry you?" Hiccup interrupted in shock. He didn't understand why anyone would force someone their age into marrying.

"Aye" the redhead answered clearly annoyed "You can imagine how angry I was about this; I knew talking to my mum wouldn't change a thing. On the day of the games, when mum announced that the first born on the clans will try to win my hand and the princess will choose the game, that gave me an idea"

The Viking could see where the story was going.

"I, of course picked archery and after they had taken their turns, I snuck into the field and won by shooting all the targets" Merida said, but then her face fell. "Mum pulled me away and we had the worst argument we'd ever had, she was shouting and I was shouting and I was so angry that I ripped the tapestry of own family in two, then to make matters even worse mum threw my bow in the fire. I hated her at that moment and I ran off".

Hiccup felt really sorry for her, he of course knew the feeling when something you cherish is taken from you. He noticed tears running down her cheeks, that memory was still painful. Merida almost jumped out of her skin when Hiccup gently placed his hand on top of hers.

She looked up, Hiccup gave her a small reassuring smile

"Hey it's ok, it's ok" he said softly to the princess. Normally Merida would havepulled away if a man had tried to hold her hand, but Hiccup's touch made Merida feel calm and safe. She wiped her tears before continuing on with her story.

"I rode Angus to the forest; I didn't care where we were going. We ended up at the standing stones and before we could leave, I saw something in the distance, a wisp"

"A…a what?" Hiccup asked.

"Well, Willo the wisps are spirits that look like small white flames in the forest that lead you to your fate." Merida explained "I went up to it and then more appeared, so I followed them, they led me to a cottage that belong to a witch" Merida noticed Hiccup's eyes widen. "What's wrong?"

"Oh, it just back home, we're very superstitious about witches. You know, tales of them cursing people to go crazy and stuff like that" the boy told her, rubbing his neck. Merida nodded understanding and then continued.

"Even though she wanted me to leave, I asked...well demanded a spell, a spell to change my mum. I wanted her to change her mind about the arranged marriage thing and call it off. The witch gave me a cake and I headed home to give it to my mum".

"But how did you know if it would work?" He asked.

"What do you mean?" Merida said raising her eyebrow.

"Well what happened if you gave your mum the cake and she dropped dead".

Merida was horrified by the thought. She would have yelled at him, but he was right, she knew what she did was wrong and selfish so she couldn't be hard on him. She took a moment before she spoke again.

"I didn't think probably, I was blinded by my anger. I gave her cake, waiting for her to cancel the marriage but mum became unwell, I took her to her room and that's when it happened.

"W…what happened?" Hiccup asked, not knowing if he wanted to know.

The princess took a big breath in and then said

"That's when she turned into bear".

Hiccup's eyes widened; fire breathing dragons was one thing but people turning into creatures was unbelievable.

"I was scared, she was scared and we tried to escape the castle".

"Why?"

"Because my dad is well known as a bear killer, he can smell them. Well unluckily for us he did smell my mum, now she was a bear, so he the lords and their men went on a rampage around the castle, they were after my mum. Luckily my brothers helped us, so desperately me and mum headed back the witch's cottage." Merida explained rubbing her hands, thinking back on everything. "We searched till we found it but the witch wasn't there. She'd left a message saying the spell may be permanent".

"Did she mention anything to reverse to spell" he was hanging on her every word, now wondering how Elinor had changed back.

"The only thing she told me was a riddle. Fate be changed, look inside, mend the bond, torn by pride"

Hiccup thought over the words but he was coming up with blanks.

"I didn't know what it meant at first. We slept in the forest for the night and next day we came here so mum could have breakfast." Merida remembered the fun she and mum had had, but then her head face changed suddenly, "But then she started acting like bear"

"Acting like ... wild?" Hiccup asked. He of course didn't know a thing about bears but knew what wild beasts were like.

"Aye, after a while she was back to normal but it was obvious, we were running out of time, the wisps appeared again and led us to a ruined castle" she added, Merida was looking in the distance at place were the path went down.

"Why did they take you and your mum there. Was there something in the castle that would help? Merida snapped out of her memories by Hiccup's question. Seeing his soft green eyes made Merida smile.

"Well, we didn't know what we'd find until we found the throne room. We discovered that someone else had use the spell before" Merida explained.

"Who?"

"A prince from a long time ago. Long story short, he wanted to rule alone, hedestroyed the kingdom and became the demon bear, Mor'Du"

"So, what happened to him" Hiccup asked, worried now for Merida and Elinor.

"He roamed the Highlands attacking whoever or whatever crossed his path, we came face to face with Mor'Du in the ruins" Merida said, she saw the boy's eyes widen once again. Hiccup felt fearful.

Then they heard a low growl next to them. The two teens found Toothless sitting near to them.

"I don't like the sound of this bear either bud" Hiccup said grinning, seeing the hate in his friend's face but it changed when Hiccup scratched Toothless's neck.

The princess let out a small laugh, seeing the blissful look of the dragon's face. After this, Merida told the rest of her story. "We managed to escape and return home, we thought that if we fixed the tapestry, that would change mum back"

Hiccup did think that maybe the tapestry wouldn't provide the answer.

"The plan was to reach the sewing room, but a huge fight had broken out between the clans while mum and I were gone, and they had barricadedthemselves in the main hall" She huffed a bit. "We didn't know what to do at first but mum came up with the idea for me to try and distract the and calm them down, while she sneaked in"

When he heard this, Hiccup thought about the time he snuck Toothless into the village to fix his tail.

"After I calmed them down and they left the room, we reached the tapestry but as I tried to fix it, dad barged in and when he saw my mum, he tried to fight her" Merida said as she rubbed her arms.

"Did you try to explain to him? Hiccup asked, worried what would happen to them.

"Yes, but he was convinced that she was a real bear that killed my mum, my dad and all the men chased after her, but not before he locked me up and gave the key to Maudie the housekeeper".

"That's...not good" Hiccup bit his lip and Toothless shook his head in agreement.

"I felt powerless, I didn't know what to do. Luckily my brothers found me and would you believe they were all bears too!".

Hiccup was genuinely shocked. He thought back the triplets and the spell cake.

"Well your brothers DO have big appetites".

Merida clutch her fists, letting out her frustration.

"I should had thrown that cake into the fire when I had the chance"

"Well, to be fair. You were a bit busy with a huge bear who happened to be you mum, plus you were hiding from men with swords and spears, its no surprise you didn't think of a small thing like a magic cake" Hiccup said showing a toothy grin.

The princess couldn't help but laugh, feeling better by his comment and his smile.

"Well, they managed to get the key and with the tapestry, we rode to the circle of stones where dad and the men caught up with us and tied mum up. I stoppedthem, but then Mor'Du showed up, we tried to fight him off. There was a moment when he was close to killing us both"

"What?" Hiccup spoked faintly. Even though it had already happened, he didn't want Merida to get hurt.

Merida could see the worried look on his face. She gave her a reassuring smile before finishing her story. "Aye but it was mum who saved us. I wish you could've seen it, she didn't hold back when she fought Mor'Du. Mum smashed him against one of the stones and half of it fell on the demon bear and killed him."

"Wow, remind me not to get on your mums' bad side" Hiccup joked and Merida giggled faintly. Understanding what he meant.

"We noticed the sun was rising, I put the tapestry over mum but nothing changed. I was crying and was so sorry" Merida's voice dropped to a faint whisper "I was telling her I loved her". Tears welled up in her eyes, the fact that she almost lost her mum was still a painful memory. The redhead was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice Hiccup gently place his hand on her shoulder. She gave a slight jump and glanced up, there was that strange warm feeling again as she saw his kind eyes and warm smile. She soon felt better at this and took a few breaths.

"I thought I'd lost my mum forever until I felt her hand and saw her back to her old self" Merida said smiling at the memory. "And after that, mum and I have become closer and the kingdom is better than before".

"Wow" Hiccup said when Merida finished her story "That's incredible what you and your family been through" Toothless nodded in agreement. "But what happened about the whole marriage thing?"

"Oh, well during that time my mum and I became closer, we've listened and learned for each other. We both know we've made mistakes, it's shown me how much my mum really loves and cares for me, and she's proud of me, so she changed the marriage rule, so from now on we can choose who we marry" Merida said before she took some water.

"That's great" Hiccup said, happy for her but then asked " What about your old suitors".

"They were happy with it too, they told me later that they didn't want to compete for me, we're just friends now and one has a girlfriend too" Merida explained.

"Oh…well that's...ok" Hiccup murmured under his breath. I don't know why he was glad at this news.

"Well enough about me, let's talk about you now" Merida then said placing her head in her hands.

"Oh...ur...it just, my story isn't as interesting" Hiccup admitted starting to rub his neck.

"Oh, come on, tell me about how you and Toothless met then" Merida insisted before poking a long stick at the fire.

"Alright. Where to start" Hiccup murmured. He didn't mind talking about his and Toothless's story but he had to try not to mention about the Vikings.

"Well at little bit of background. For over 100 years, my village and the dragons didn't get along. My... leader wanted to find their nest and destroy it so they could move on. I wanted to help fight them but when you're someone like me, you're seen as a nuisance and as a joke".

Merida looked at him in shock.

"Were you bullied?" She asked hesitancy.

"Yeah" Hiccup reluctantly said "Everyone saw me as a disaster waiting to happen. Even my dad. He sighed heavily and looked down.

Merida couldn't help but feel sorry, Hiccup seemed like a good person, hearing that everyone in his village hated him made her heart sink.

"So, one night when the village was attacked, we noticed a Night Fury was among them. Knowing that no one had ever killed a Night Fury before, I was determined to be the first". Hiccup said, then saw the princess's expression of disbelief.

"What?" said Merida.

"Now I know what you're thinking but let me continue and things will be clearer" the boy reassured. Merida was willing to listen.

"I ran off to find it with a large slingshot of my own design, I waited until I caught a glimpse of it across the sky. To my amazement I actually shot it down...but my triumph was short lived".

"Why?"

"An enormous dragon called the Monstrous nightmare came out of nowhere and chased me into the village and nearly burned everything down." He answered before he continued "After getting told off in front of whole village, I snuck off to find the Night fury. I nearly gave up until I came across him. I found Toothless tangled up in ropes and... One of his tail fins was gone" Hiccup explained then he felt a thwack at the back of his head.

"Ok I said I was sorry Toothless" Hiccup apologized, rubbing his head as his dragon turned his back to him. Merida gave a small giggle as she watched the two. "Now where was I... Oh yes" Hiccup remembered where he was up to. "I was determined to prove to everyone that I could be just like them, but I could see he was scared as I was and..."

"You couldn't hurt him" Merida said.

"No. I wouldn't hurt him" Hiccup replied "Then I released him. I thought that he'd try to kill me, but he flew off". Hiccup told Merida but skipped the part where he'd fainted.

"Then what happened? did you follow him?" Merida asked as Toothless lay next to Hiccup, the young boy gave his dragon a scratch behind the ear which made Toothless purr happily.

"No, I went home. I was headed to bed when my dad wanted to talk" he said before having a drink of cool water.

"What about?"

"Well he wanted me to start dragon training, even though I'd changed my mind. I tried to tell him but he wouldn't listen, he ordered me to do it and then left to sail off to the find the dragon's nest" Hiccup explained with a small huff.

Merida couldn't help but think how similar Hiccup's relationship with his dad was like what she and her mum had before.

"The first lesson was a disaster, I was being chased and nearly fried by a Gronkles, Gobber who was our teacher told us that dragons always go for the kill. That got me thinking, was that was true? If so, then why didn't the Night Fury kill me when it had the chance? So, I decided to go back and search the last place I'd seen the Night Fury and I found him in a nearby cove. Because of what happen to his tail, Toothless couldn't fly" Hiccup continued.

They then heard Toothless growl as he lay down next to Hiccup and began eating some fish. Hiccup laughed lightly to his best friend before he continued on with the story.

"Later on, I learned that there was no information about Night Furys so I asked Gobber the next day, but he said that no one knew".

"Could you not have asked anyone else?" Merida wondered.

"No. They probably wouldn't know either" Hiccup replied.

"Oh"

"Well later that day. I snuck into the cove to find Toothless, but he found me" Toothless let out a laugh at what Hiccup said. "Anyway, I offered him some fish but he wouldn't take it because he was very nervous and threatened when he saw my knife, so I got rid of it and wearily with one eye fixed on me he ate the fish. We got to know each other, Toothless saw me drawing on the ground, he then started doing his own drawing".

Merida was amazed hearing that Toothless could draw, but was curious about Hiccup's skill, she needed to asked about his drawings later.

"It was then that something incredible happened" Hiccup said getting Merida's attention back. "Me and Toothless were face to face with each other, I wasn't sure why but I held my hand out. At first nothing happened until Toothless began to trust me and pressed his face into my hand. I felt a deep connection between us, it was amazing and that was the start of our unique friendship."

Hiccup felt his dragon pressing against his head, the boy smiled before he hugged Toothless. Merida could already see the special friendship they had;they were as close as brothers.

"Thanks bud, it was later that I learned that dragons will suffer if they don't have their wings and tails. So, I worked on a tail fin for him. I tested it out the next day, it did work but it still needed some fine tuning.

Hearing this, Merida was impressed and wanted to see how the tail was made.

"As the days went by, as I improved the tail, we learned about each other. Being around Toothless, I got to know what dragons were really like. Probably more than any human ever before" Hiccup went on.

"Well most people would've ran at first sight or ended up being it's dinner" Merida then commented. This made both teens laugh, even Toothless laughed to in his own dragon way.

"You're not wrong there" Hiccup added before he ate some bread while Merida had some of berries she picked. "Anyway, back to the story. I took what I'ddiscovered and used that knowledge in the dragon lessons, soon I was popular but...I didn't know about the attention. I had my best friend and that was the most important thing to me" he said softly as he pressed his head to his dragons who purred happily.

The princess had to smile. Even though he got admiration from the others, he'd found what he needed from of Toothless, so he didn't need the other people acceptance.

"One day after we were flying over my island. I was in sitting in the workshop, just thinking when my dad walked in without warning. It turns out he and the others returned that day and he wanted to talk to me. I was panicking because I thought he somehow knew, but he'd heard how well I was doing in Dragon training and that led to the most awkward chat we'd ever had" Hiccup sighed, burying his head in his hands.

Merida always thought her conversations with her mum were bad. Hearing this, it made hers look like small chats over cakes and drinks.

"Ok" Hiccup started after a moment. "Me and the other students did our last dragon training, it's tradition the best student gets to kill their first dragon and that ended up being me".

Merida instantly knew this was bad. She was about to ask but was before she could...

"Everyone was excited, the whole village! I was always planning leaving with that evening" Hiccup then said. Merida let out a sigh of relief,

"Just as I was about to find Toothless. Out the nowhere, Astrid appeared, she wanted answers. She got them when Toothless tried to stop her, she ran off, I thought she was probably going to tell everyone about Toothless so we stopped her by...ok we kidnapped her and showed her what dragons were like".

Hiccup had told Merida about Astrid and the other kids. She would like to meet them, even though she was wondering about Astrid.

"We flew around for a while. Toothless was suddenly distracted and flew off with us on his back with a pack of other dragons. We didn't know what would happen as we entered a mountain until we realised, we were in a dragon's nest, the same nest my dad was searching for" Hiccup said. "We barely escaped that place with all of dragons except their queen"

"Queen. Do you mean there's a dragon who rules over the other dragons" Merida asked?

"Yes, the Red death. It was as big as the whole mountain. We returned back safely but I still didn't know what to do the next day. I knew no matter what I did, it would end badly. Hiccup sighed and buried his face in his hands.

He was deep in his memories when he felt something holding his hand. He looked up to see Merida had place her hand into his. She understood how he felt confused and hopeless.

"I know how you feel, you're stronger than you think" Merida reassured Hiccup just as he had done. At first, the young boy wasn't sure what to do. He would be freaked out by a girl holding his hand but Merida's touch gave him strength and confidence he didn't expect. He also felt his heart was lighter and warmer than he'd ever felt before. It was the same with Merida, she couldn't understand what she was feeling.

"Thank you" Hiccup said, smiling sweetly at the princess. He shook off the thoughts before he said "So the dragon killing day came and everyone including my dad was happy. I had a plan. To be honest, it wasn't a great plan but I didn't know what else to do".

"Well a bad plan is better than no plan" Merida said and the two laughed lightly at this.

"Well. My plan was to show them that we could have peace between us and the dragons, but you can guess how well that turned out".

"It didn't".

"Exactly. Things went out of control, I tried to escape but the Monstrous Nightmare trapped me. I thought I was going to die but Toothless saved me. He risked his own life to save mine".

"Because he loves you" Merida said which was true and she knew Hiccup would do the same. The dragon let out a soft growl and pressed his head to Hiccup's.

"Hey me too" Hiccup said as he wrapped his arms around his dragon's neck. After a moment he pulled away, petting Toothless he said "He managed to stop the other dragon, but dad and the others ended up fighting him and then he was captured".

Merida could see the pain in his face, but didn't think things were going to get worst.

"Dad pulled me away and yelled about lying and Toothless. Then he found out about the dragon's nest and planned to use Toothless to find the nest, I couldn't stop him" Hiccup felt tears running down his face, just remembering the disappointment on his father's face.

Merida's heart went out to him, she thought back to the argument she and her mum had but Hiccup's was worse. He was protecting his best friend and his dad didn't care at all. Merida gave him a reassuring squeeze, she smiled at Hiccup to show her understanding.

He wiped his face with his sleeve and continued.

"They tied Toothless to the ship and sailed in no time, I needed to think quick, Astrid and I thought up a plan. I taught Astrid and the others how to bond with the dragons, then we flew off to the nest, luckily, we arrived in time, for the Red Death was attacking my dad and Gobber. As the others distracted the Red Death, I went to save Toothless, but by now the ship had caught fire, the Red Death had broken the ship, Toothless could free himself he was trapped".

Merida was astonished, but before she could ask. Hiccup continued.

"Suddenly the ship began to sink beneath the waves, in horror I saw my dad diving into the water and rescue Toothless, amazingly he managed it",

"Honestly?" Merida asked, he could see how surprise she was and Toothless nodded too.

"Yes. He said he was sorry and how proud he was" Hiccup answered "Me and Toothless soared up and lured the giant dragon away from everyone. We blasted it and it exploded in a ball of fire but before it was destroyed it swung its tail and hit me! That was the last thing I remember".

"Hiccup..."

"I know. It was awful, everyone filled the blanks. Toothless was the first one I saw when I woke up weeks later, it was great but then I found I'd lost half of my leg" lifting his leg "Gobber made me this one, I lost mine in the fall".

"So that's how…" Merida murmured but caught herself. "I'm Sorry"

"No. It's fine everyone else couldn't believe it either but I couldn't believe what I found. I opened my front door to see dragons all over the village and not burning the place down". Hiccup explained.

"So, the dragons and the village are at peace?" Merida asked.

"Yes, life is great now. We can't imagine life without them, sometimes it's hard but I wouldn't change that" Hiccup said as he gave his best friend a scratch underneath his chin.

"What about you and your dad?" Merida asked. Wanting to know if his relationship with his dad was like hers and her mums.

"Well dad did change, he listened to me more, he let me plan ideas to help the dragons and he trusts Toothless. We're closer than I can remember" Hiccup said smiling to the princess. Then, an idea came to him. "Wanna see something really cool?"

"Aye?" Merida said. She wondered what he was up to as Hiccup and Toothless got up, Hiccup then held out his hand to her. Merida didn't know why but she already trusted him, she slowly took his hand and stood up. Hiccup the led herto the front of the Night Fury.

"Ok, hold your hand up like this" Hiccup said softly placing her hand down. He let go and backed away, Toothless came closer, then Merida gently pressed his head against her hand. Merida realized what this was, she felt the smooth scales and the incredible feeling flowing over her. She couldn't help but smile. "So how was it?" Hiccup asked Merida.

"That's was magical" She said still amazed "Thank you Hic"

Hiccup never had a nickname before, mostly he was called by names he'd rather not mention, but it was a genuine surprise to Hiccup being given a sweet nickname.

"You're welcome...Mer" Hiccup replied. Merida didn't know what to think. No one had ever given her a nickname before but she found herself liking it.

The two teens smiled sweetly to each other. It was surprisingly how they like each other so quickly, maybe even...

They heard Toothless growling which made them both turn around; they saw him chasing a butterfly and trying to catch it. This made Hiccup and Merida laugh.

"It's getting late. We should start back" Merida said looking up to see where the sun was.

"Yeah you're right. Come on Toothless, you can chase them tomorrow". Hiccup called as Merida went to get Angus. They packed up and started the long trip home.

"If you want," Merida said "I can show those standing stones tomorrow".

"Sure, maybe you can help me mend Toothless's Tail" Hiccup suggested.

"Ok, I'll have someone set up a shed for you to work in".

"Thank you" Hiccup said. He thought how similar their stories were, Merida thought it was nice to have someone who could understand her and not judge her. They asked the other some questions about some details of their stories as they rode away.