What You Never Expect

For alphaflower 

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You are both 16

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Hiccup's P.O.V

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The entire village waited around the docks. My dad stood at the front, having ordered everyone to move off of the docks. He didn't want to frighten away our guests.

Being his son and the heir to the throne of Berk, I was at his left side, with Gobber being on his right. Toothless was at my other side, eager to meet the legendary night fury.

The (L/N) family is a popular family, going around village to village performing odd but stunning tricks and stunts. It is rumored to be amazing to watch and that one of the daughter's performs with her pet night fury. When I heard the (L/N) family was coming, I was excited. I had been waiting to see another night fury; to prove that Toothless isn't alone.

The ship docked, and every moment seemed to last a year. The family had many people to its name- strange people at that. They wore bright, expensive looking but tacky and mismatched clothing and many painted their faces. One man never smiled, only kept a frown, but he painted a smile on his face. Again, strange family.

A decently dressed man walked up to us. He stood before us, bending at the waist to study me, then standing taller to study dad, then Gobber.

"I assume you," he paused to empathize, suddenly turning from me to dad, "are the chief of this island."

"You are correct. Welcome to Berk!" dad bellowed, cheerfully.

"Thank you, uh, Stoick, is it?" the man asked.

"Correct, my fine friend. This is my son, Hiccup, his dragon, Toothless, and my right hand man, Gobber," he introduced.

"(M/N)!" he called.

"Yes, dear?" a woman asked, walking to his side. Her eyes immediately locked onto Toothless, who was using his teeth to itch a scratch under his arm. Gross. "Oh my."

"Are my eyes deceiving I?" he asked.

"I think not so, dear."

"A night fury! Intriguing! And (Y/ N) said (D/N) was the last of them!"

"Who's (Y/ N)?" I asked as politely as I could.

"Our daughter. (Cousin's name), could you go fetch (Y/ N), please?"

"Sure thing," a young teenaged boy answered, running back onto the boat.

"How many people are still on the boat?" I asked.

"Just a few. Mostly (Y/ N) and (D/N). They tend to stay on the ship because of most island's views on dragons. But it seems like Berk is a different story," the man observed.

Dad took the change to gloat. "We used to think of the dragons as devils, but now- because of my son- we are at peace with dragons!"

I blushed slightly and ducked my head.

"So this skinny boy made peace between Vikings and dragons here?" a girl's voice asked.

"He did, indeed," dad continued to gloat.

I looked up as the girl's footsteps came close. "And is that a night fury by his side?"

"Yes," I answered for myself. I looked up to see the most beautiful girl alive. Her (H/ L), (H/T) (H/ C) hair and bright (E/C) eyes matched the smile that appeared at my answer. "H- His name is Toothless."

She walked up, slowly, in wonder. She held her hand out, then paused. "May I?"

I nodded, "Of course." I watched in awe as she slowly approached Toothless, who immediately took a liking to her. She pet him in an excited but kind manner, laughing like a child throughout. "You seem to be quite good with dragons."

"I am the best," she bragged, unknowing of my title.

"Have you heard of the Dragon Conqueror?" I questioned.

"Yes. There are many rumors about him, but I've heard that he actually tames dragons."

I chuckled, "Do you know what island he lives on?"

"Um, Berk, I believe. And he's the heir to the throne of Berk, isn't he?" she asked, keeping her attention on Toothless. "He is quite magnificent." She froze. "Wait. The Dragon Conqueror even conquered a- No way!" She jumped up, eyes a lit. "You're him! You're the Dragon Conqueror!"

I laughed, "So I've been told."

She rushed up to me. "No way! Dad!" She then ran up to the man talking to my dad. "Are we on Berk?"

The man chuckled, "I told you where we were headed for next." He turned to my dad, "Teenagers."

Dad glanced at me, "Yup."

"Hey!" the girl and I exclaimed, simultaneously.

"Hiccup, why don't you show (Y/ N) a tour of the island. You can take your dragons and get to know each other."

"Yeah!" the girl agreed, then slowed herself. "That is, if it's okay with you."

I smiled and nodded, "Sounds like a great idea."

"Great! I'll get (D/N). (D/N)!" She ran back into the boat, calling her dragon's name. She flew off the boat moments later and landed beside me. "I forgot to ask for your name. Well, Boy, this is my night fury, (D/N)."

"I'm Hiccup," I chuckled.

"(Y/ N), but you can call me (N/ N)."

I nodded and hopped on Toothless. "Time for the tour. Follow me, mi'lady."

She giggled and we took off.

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We spent the day together, sharing stories and getting to know each other. (Y/ N) was a fierce, loyal, and funny girl that could put up a good fight with Astrid (I watched them practice together).

The next day, we spent the day with the gang. We had a best trick competition (which (Y/ N) won) and a dragon race that the entire village watched (again, (Y/ N) won). We even shared more stories.

Come the morning of the third day, (Y/ N) had to excuse herself. She had a performance to do, after all. The village huddled around the Dragon Academy, since it was the biggest place besides the Great Hall. Dad had us remove the chain dome, and the (L/N) family had added what they needed for their performance. Dad sat on his throne while we waited, I sat next to him while Gobber remained standing to his right.

Finally, (F/N) came and introduced the family. He listed a few of the performers and their acts, then announced, "And for the Grand Finale, we will have (Y/ N)'s Dance of the Night Fury!" As he introduced her act, (Y/ N) came flying out into the open, standing tall and proud on (D/N)'s back. She opened her arms out wide and flew above the crowd. Her hair was done up in silly way and her face was covered in paint. Her clothes were the same bright colored and tacky patterned as the rest of her family, whom all wore normal clothing for a good amount of their stay. After a minute of the village's loud cheering, I saw (F/N) signal for her to stop. (Y/ N) immediately nudged (D/N) with her foot and flew back, disappearing from view. "Now, for the start of the show, please welcome (M/N) and (Aunt's name)!"

Though the performance started at one in the afternoon, it lasted many hours. Some acts lasted a few short minutes while other lasted up to forty five minutes. Most acts were relatively short, though. There were all kinds of weird and strange acts, too. Many acts involved dancing, but it also included strange activities I had never imagined. Two woman danced between two ropes that were hardly visible from my view. They even walked across the ropes on their hands! Another act had children- children!- swinging from small bars attached to rope. They group of five swung from bar to bar and even had one hang upside down while the rest clung on to each other's ankles or hands! Another act, thankfully on the ground, showed a group of teenagers and young adults juggling knives at each other. An act with middle aged adults involved them juggling torches while dancing! I watched many strange performances that day and was awed by the majority of them. Despite the entertaining acts, sitting in the same spot for hours on end was quite boring. I was beginning to wonder if it would ever end when I finally heard, "And now, for (Y/ N)'s Dance of the Night Fury!"

A cart was pulled into the middle of the arena, covered by a blanket. A second cart was pulled a few feet away. Suddenly, (D/N) used her wings to knock the blanket off. She glided around the arena as the music (which played for most of the acts and was done by the musicians of the family) increased in tempo, making me expect something to jump out.

Then the music slowed, showing (Y/ N) majestically remove the blanket. She did a graceful but slow flip off of the cart, using her hand on the edge to keep herself steady. She landed, twirled, then did a few more combinations of jumps and twirls as the carts and blankets were rolled away.

Several minutes passed, but everyone was too enthralled by the performance to notice. The only way I knew was because the sun had almost completely set by the time she finished. Suddenly (D/N) stopped in front of (Y/ N), where they began a duel with orange streamers as fire and silver streamers as a sword and shield. The duel refused to release everyone's attention, the music her family members played helped create the captivating mood. Both majestically danced around each other, battling throughout the ages. They moved throughout the arena during the duration of the never ending battle. (Y/ N) bounced along the ropes as (D/N) attacked from the sky, then (Y/ N) swung from the bars, doing flips and stunts the children didn't perform as (D/N) flew through flaming hoops. They performed the most stunts out of any act.

Suddenly, a monster went to attack (Y/ N), the human. Alone, she was unable to win. Then, the monster went to (D/N), the dragon. Alone, another lost was added to the pile. As the monster (a person in brown clothing wearing a giant monster head) danced around the arena, (Y/ N) and (D/N) fought for another minute, before they suddenly stopped, the sudden lonely but bold loud drum beat making me jump, and befriended each other.

Now, the human and the dragon worked as a team. The circled the monster, suddenly attacking it from behind. Try as he might, the monster couldn't defeat the unbeatable team of the Viking and the Dragon. (D/N) delivered the final blow, and the monster dramatically fell to the ground, dead.

The crowd cheered. As (Y/ N) flew on (D/N) on the flight of victory around the crowd. Finally, at the last beat of the drum, she headed back with the rest of her family.

We had a feast in the Great Hall, but it was nearly an hour before anyone from the (L/N) family showed themselves. Slowly, in small groups, they entered the Great Hall, now dressed normally and without paint covering their faces. I waited impatiently to compliment (Y/ N) on her performance and to thank her for the thrilling story.

At long last, nearly two hours after the performance, a boy her age pushed her into the Great Hall. She stood frozen, blushing, but the boy wouldn't have it, so he pushed her closer to me. He whispered something in her ear then lead (D/N) to Toothless, who was at the dragon feeding station.

Slowly, (Y/ N) walked up to me. "Hi."

I smiled, awkwardly. "Uh, hi. T- That was a great performance. I loved the story."

She instantly perked up, "You did?"

I chuckled and nodded, "I did. It reminded me of Toothless and myself and when we made peace between Berk and the dragons."

"Oh, yeah, well, I'm what you never expect, so, yeah. I shared my story with you, now can you tell me yours?" she asked.

"I will," I promised, "but lets eat first." I guided her to the tables filled with food and we helped ourselves. I told her my story during dinner, then we simply talked about anything and everything for the rest of the night.

"Thanks for the wonderful evening," she said, as I walked her to her family's ship. "I hope we'll meet again. Someday."

"Wait, what?" I asked.

"Tomorrow morning, we're leaving," she stated. "We perform, then we leave. It's how it's always been."

"Can't you- I don't know- stay here? Even for another day?"

She shook her head. "Sorry, Hiccup. You know I can't. I need to stay with my family."

"B- but-" I couldn't think of what else to do, so I slowly leaned in. She slowly let her eyes drift close, so I took it as a good sign and pressed my lips to hers. The kiss wasn't long or passionate, but it admitted to the other our love.

"I'm sorry, Hiccup," she whispered, then ran onto the ship.

That wasn't the last I ever saw of (Y/ N) or her night fury, but it was many years before I saw either of them again.

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