The Thief Who Stole My Heart

Part 2

For alphaflower123

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Same ages (15&16)

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You were screwed.

The boy signaled the girl to stay on her dragon and he hopped off his. He had both hands held up so you could see them and took a few steps towards you.

"Stay back!" You warned.

"Relax, we aren't going to hurt you," the boy said, in a calming manner that didn't work on you.

"What did you do to (D/N)?"

"Your night fury? Relax. She's safe. We found her and took her to our dragon training academy. (D/N) is safe. We don't hurt dragons here on Berk. Nor people for that matter." The boy managed to sneak a few steps closer as he spoke.

"I told you to stay back!" You shouted, and pulled a knife from your boot.

The night fury growled and jumped in front of the boy.

"I would put the knife down if I were you."

"Night furies are protective of those they care about," you muttered, tossing the knife on the ground.

The night fury stepped back and the boy patted his head. "Good. Now, come with us and-"

"How about you give my best friend back and I leave?" you snapped.

"How about-" the girl started.

"Astrid," the boy warned. "Let's start over. I'm Hiccup, as I told you last night. This is my night fury, Toothless. The girl is Astrid and her dragon is Stormfly. What's your name?"

"None of your business. Now give me (D/N) and I'll leave."

"And all the stuff you stole?" Astrid asked.

"You can have it back," you said. You tossed your bag to the boy, Hiccup. He nodded once and tossed it to Astrid. "There everything I stole from y'all is in that bag. Now let me go."

"I'm afraid we can't let that happen," the buff man from earlier said. "Now, come with me-" he started to reach for your arm but you jumped up and did a flip over him, using his shoulder to boost yourself up. The moment your feet touched the ground you took off. Shouts of protest erupted behind you but you took off towards (D/N).

It wasn't but twenty minutes before you found the training academy. You looked around and opened the large doors. You heard (D/N) call out for you and ran to the cage she was in. You saw a lever next to the cage doors and pulled it. You stepped back as the doors opened and (D/N) eagerly bounced on you, greeting you in her usual way.

"Hey, girl," you laughed. "Now come on, let's get outta here."

"Not so fast," a voice said from behind. You turned around to see the buff man, Hiccup, Astrid, and a few other behind you and (D/N).

"I gave you your stuff back. Now let (D/N) and I go!" You yelled.

The buff man was about to shout something back but Hiccup stopped him. "Hey, dad, let me."

"Dad? He's your dad? Chief of Berk? Stoick the Vast?" you asked, wide eyes.

"Yes, I am," he stated proudly.

"Dang it," you groaned. You suddenly started having doubts of ever escaping. Not many people as big of a reputation as Stoick the Vast. Then again, Hiccup the dragon conqueror was a big reputation too, but you could clearly see the rumors were only that: rumors. He wasn't ten feet tall and you highly doubted a hiccup like him had the strength of a dozen men.

"How did you guess that my dad was chief?" asked Hiccup.

"I heard on another island that Hiccup the dragon conqueror had a night fury," you paused and gestured to Toothless, "and his father was chief, Stoick the Vast."

"Oh, okay."

You climbed on (D/N) and said, "Now, it was nice meeting you all, but I'm afraid I'm gonna leave now."

Hiccup jumped on Toothless. "And I'm afraid I cannot let that happen."

Your eyes narrowed. "That's what they all say, pretty boy."

Hiccup blinked. "'Pretty boy'?" he asked, but you were already gone. You heard shouts as you raced to the forest. You would be able to lose them there, then at night (D/N) could blend in and you would never come back.

Your plans were abruptly put to a hold when bolas were suddenly shot and (D/N) fell to the ground, with you tied to her.

You struggled free but couldn't break the ropes. You pulled out your knife and cut some ropes. You finally freed yourself and (D/N) from the ropes only to be pinned down. Your hands were tied tightly behind you before you were pulled up.

Hiccup.

"Sorry, but I can't let you and your night fury escape," he apologized as you glared at him. Many other Vikings had pinned (D/N) down and tied her up.

"What do you want with us?"

"You have a night fury," he said, casually. "I cannot let this opportunity pass."

"And you stole," Stoick the Vast said, walking in front of you. "That is a crime here on Berk. As chief, I can't let it slide. Now, who are your parents?"

"I'm not telling you," you grunted, trying to jerk your arms out of Hiccup's grasp. He didn't let go until someone else's hands replaced his and he moved beside his father.

"Come on, why not?" asked Hiccup.

"Because I don't even know who they are!" You shouted. Tears sprang to your eyes but you blinked them away. Now was not the time to cry.

Or was it.

A sob story might get you out of this mess.

You grinned mentally and forced many tears out. You let out a sob and fell to the ground. The person holding your arms let you drop.

Hiccup came up to comfort you. He patted your back as you cried.

"They died when I was six. A fire trapped them in the house and they died. I barely made it out but I wished I didn't. I wish I died with them!" You lied/ sobbed.

Your plan worked and soon Hiccup convinced his dad to take it easy on you. You would receive no punishment for stealing other than not being able to leave for four months.

You were allowed to fly (D/N), but only with Hiccup and a rope on (D/N)'s and Toothless's legs prevented you from flying off. At night you stayed with Hiccup. At first you slept on his bed while he took the floor, then a second bed was made so you had your own bed a few feet from his. (D/N) was also put in a cage at night, locked with a key you couldn't get.

You spent a lot of time with Hiccup, since he volunteered to be your "babysitter," and you quickly developed a small crush on him. As time went by your crush only grew, as well as your liking to Berk. You were happy here, and so was (D/N) (except for when she was locked up at night). You both felt like you belong.

One day, you and Hiccup came back from a short walk to find Toothless and (D/N) cuddling next to the fire.

"Awe," you whispered to Hiccup. "They're so adorable!"

Hiccup nodded, "Yeah," but seemed slightly off.

"You alright?" you asked.

He shook his head, as if to escape some sort of daze, "Huh? Oh! Yeah, I'm fine. Perfectly fine!"

You knew he was lying, but let it go. It was none of your business anyways. "Okay."

His behavior was like that for a week before he confronted you.

"(Y/ N), next week you'll be allowed to leave. You're punishment will be over."

You smiled and nodded, bouncing slightly in place. "I know." You didn't tell him you were going to ask if could stay. You wanted it to be a surprise.

"You're excited?" he asked, sounding a bit heartbroken and with a fake smile

"Of course!" You said excitedly. That was the day you were going to tell him how you felt about him. No matter what his response was, you were going to ask Stoick if you could stay. You would ask that morning while Hiccup was feeding the dragons and ask Stoick not to tell Hiccup and why.

His spirit seemed to fall even more. "Yeah, pretty exciting, isn't it? Yup. Can't wait. Hehe. Yeah," he trailed, failing horribly at faking enthusiasm.

"Something wrong, Hic?" you asked.

He shook his head viciously, "Nope! Nothing! Absolutely nothing wrong. Nope. Nada. Zero. Nope," he trailed off again. "Astrid!" he called. He grabbed your wrist and pulled you towards her. You two have become friends in the past three months and three weeks, not best friends but good friends.

"Hey, Hiccup. Hey, (N/ N)."

"Hey, Astrid."

"Hey, Astrid, um, can you hang with (Y/ N) for a few hours? I need to do something." Otherwise known as "Can you watch (Y/ N) for a few hours to make sure she doesn't escape while I do something?" Though he'd never word it like that.

"Sure thing! I love spending time with (N/ N)," Astrid smiled. "Come on, (N/ N)."

You wondered what was up with Hiccup, but didn't say anything.

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Today was the day. The day you were free.

Today was the day. The day you would tell Hiccup that you loved him.

And, boy, were you nervous.

Hiccup had been avoiding you a lot the past week, except for the last two days which he rarely left your side and had a bazillion things planned for y'all to do.

"I'm gonna go feed the dragons," Hiccup said, leaving his plate almost untouched.

When the door shut you turned your attention to Stoick. "Um, S- Stoick?" you stuttered.

"Yes, (N/N)?" he asked.

"I- I was w- wondering if it would b- be alright if I, you know, stayed? You k- know, like, lived here and-"

"(Y/ N)," he interrupted gently, with a chuckle, "you can stay. I was wondering when you were going to ask, with you and my boy being in love and all."

"What?! Me? And Hiccup? In love?" you asked.

"Well of course! It's obvious."

"It's that obvious that I love him?" you groaned, sinking in your chair.

Stoick laughed, "And he you."

"Hiccup? Love me? Impossible."

"Not impossible. My boy does love you, (N/N), I can see it in his eyes when he talks about you or looks at you."

"H- He talks about me?" you asked, shyly.

"Of course! You're just about all he talks about! At first it was you and your night fury, but after the second week it went to mostly you."

You heard Hiccup start to open the door but then yell "Toothless!" and close it again.

"Please don't tell him!" You quickly begged. "I planned on telling him how I feel when he allows me to leave. Same with me staying."

Stoick laughed, amusement dancing in his eyes. "Of course. I won't tell him."

You sighed in relief. "Thank you, Stoick."

"You're welcome, (Y/ N)."

"What happened?" asked Hiccup, taking his seat next to you.

You blushed a bright red and ducked your head down, "Nothing!"

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"This is it," Hiccup said, more to himself than to you. "You're free to leave. Oh! I almost forgot," he reached into his pocket for something. "I made you this." He handed you a necklace with a emerald on it. The emerald had been engraved with the Berk crest.

"Hiccup!" You gasped, staring at it as you held it.

He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "Yeah, I remember how you said you loved emeralds so I got one and made it into a necklace. I even engraved the Berk crest onto it so, you know, so you won't forget about Berk."

You shook your head. "Hiccup, there is no way I could possibly forget Berk. Now, help me put it on!" He smiled and obliged.

When he was done you turned back around and took a deep breath. Now was it. Now was the time.

"Hiccup?"

"Yes, (Y/ N)?" he asked, looking at you.

"What would you say if I said I wanted to stay?"

His whole spirit lifted. "I would say 'That's amazing!'"

You smiled at him. "Well, I talked to Stoick this morning. He said I could stay!"

"Yes!" Hiccup shouted. He grabbed you by your waist and lifted you in the air, spinning. You put your hands on his shoulders and laughed at his excitement. Maybe Stoick was right. Maybe Hiccup did love you.

He put you down and stared into your (E/C) eyes for a moment before pressing his lips to yours. You gave a tiny gasp and he pulled away with shocked green eyes.

"I- I'm so sorry, (Y/ N)! It was just a spur of the moment and when I looked in your eyes and the fact that you're staying-"

You shut him up by putting your lips against his. You pulled back with a smile. "Hiccup, I love you, too."

His eyes lit up again and he wrapped his arms around your waist and pulled you a hug. He smirked at you and said, "You, mi'lady, are the thief that stole my heart," before pulling you into another perfect kiss.

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