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Hi everyone! So, wow it's been awhile since I've updated! Anyway, get ready for some Hiccup and Anja fluff!

Q/A:

snake screamer - Yes, I will be using Defenders of Berk and Race To The Edge after this whole 'movie arc' is done, I have something special in mind!'

Also thanks to, both guests for their suggestions about the dragons!

The next day, neither Anja or Magnus said anything to him as they made their way to the Kill Ring. Then again, Hiccup knew that neither of his sibling were exactly happy he was there. He sighed, as he carried the ax when Siggurd and Sigrid traipsed along behind them happily. The two of them chattering away like a couple of Terrible Terrors. Which to be fair, was slightly fitting.

" - Uh what're you talking about? The Gronkle is super slow! Now Nadders those can do some damage. Giant jaws with razor sharp teeth and poison nettles on their tails. Big snouts they can use to sniff you out. A Nadder is one of the most dangerous dragons out there, second only to the Night Fury. Way deadlier than a dumb old Gronkle." Said Sigrid, as she rolled her eyes whilst her brother scoffed.

" Gronkles can be deadly! They're slow but they spew out lava and they're massive with big club tails! Imagine if one hit you in the head with it's tail! You'd be done for!" Exclaimed Siggurd. "Plus according to the Book of dragons, Nadders have a blind spot and guess what doesn't? Yeah Gronkles don't."

" Uh huh, ok if you know so much tell me how can a Gronkle's tiny wings support it's big fat body? It should be impossible for it to get off the ground." Asked Sigrid.

" Because Gronkles don't care what humans think is impossible. " He replied with a smirk, nodding affirmatively as he folded his arms over his chest. He went over to Hiccup and smiled up at his eldest brother. " Right Hiccup?"

Uh no, Hiccup thinks Nadders are deadlier don't you Hiccup?" Asked Sigrid, as she and her twin brother both walked on either side of him. Hiccup however, was not paying attention. Only thinking of how he was going to end up very...very injured and fail on a level he didn't even know existed. Then again what else was new? The twins shared a look before glancing up at Hiccup worriedly.

" Are you...ok?" Asked Siggurd.

" Huh? Oh yeah fine." Said Hiccup absentmindedly.

" Cheer up Hiccup, I'm sure you'll do great!" Exclaimed Sigrid happily.

" If he doesn't get eaten first." Said Magnus under his breath, when Anja nudged him. He gave her a look to say 'What it's true!' Anja just rolled her eyes and shook her head before looking back at Hiccup.

" Just stay back alright?" She replied.

"Oh yeah, because I really want to get close to a firebreathing dragon." Said Hiccup sarcastically, finally after awhile they were there. The twins gasping and looking around the enclosure with big bright eyes, and excited stares. They'd only have to wait one more year before coming here. Just one more year until they could train to kill a dragon.

" Uh who invited Hiccup the useless? Asked Snotlout.

" Yeah, what's he doing here? I thought this was for y'know actual vikings?" Said Tuffnut, as his sister chuckled.

" Uh Hiccup is here to kick butts and take names." Said Sigrid with a scoff.

" Yeah Hiccup's gonna kick the crud out of the dragon!" Exclaimed Siggurd, Hiccup chuckled nervously and cleared his throat before leading them to the doors that led to the stands.

" Why don't you guys go sit upstairs." Said Hiccup, Astrid and the others looked over to Anja and Magnus.

" Why is he here?" She asked more out of curiosity than anything.

" Dad made him come, just ignore him he won't do much anyway." Said Magnus scathingly, when Ruffnut scoffed in response.

" Yeah except get in the way." Said Ruffnut, when Hiccup returned. Gobber gently placed a hand on Hiccup's shoulder as he joined the lineup.

" Don't worry, you're small so they'll think you're sickly and weak so they'll go for the vikinglike teens instead." He replied in comfort before stepping forward. The teens stood there in a line, as Gobber explained about what was expected to come. Whomever did the best would get the honor of killing the Monstrous Nightmare before the whole village. He removed the wooden bar, before releasing the Gronkle. Siggurd gasped on the stands, his face awash with anticipation and excitement. Because holy crap that was a Gronkle! An actual Gronkle. The teens down below at the pit immediately grabbed their shields though a few of them dropped like flies. Ruffnut and Tuffnut were taken out after fighting for a shield, Fishlegs ran off after making noise only stunned the dragon for a moment, and Snotlout was concentrating more on flirting with Astrid. Magnus roared and jumped on the Gronkle. Immediately the beast tried to shake him off before tossing him away. Anja looked up, as it was just her, Astrid, and Hiccup left surprisingly. Hiccup cried out, as his shield was blown off.

" Hiccup!" Yelled Gobber, as the dragon flew towards him. Immediately, Anja dove for him and the two tumbled into a wall with Anja crying out as she rammed into it. Immediately, with the Gronkle only inches away Hiccup made himself a bigger target and made sure his thirteen year old sister was behind him. Anja looked up, fear in her eyes as the dragon's gaping maw opened and the fire was forming. Her green eyes widened, as she immediately flashed back to that night, instead of the Gronkle she saw the dragon standing before her mother...watching her, before her father barged in and it stole her mother away. It was so big, so vast, and it's eyes bore down on her mother just as the Gronkle bore down on her and Hiccup. She screamed, as Gobber used his hook to lift up the Gronkle and it immediately launched a fireball at the wall. Hiccup turned to Anja who was trembling, to the point where Hiccup wondered if maybe she was going to faint, and immediately he hugged his sister who clung to him.

" You'll all get another chance don't worry, but remember a dragon will always go for the kill." Said Gobber, before turning to Hiccup and Anja. He went over, and knelt before them placing a gentle hand on the thirteen year old girl's shoulder. " Don't worry lass, I remember my first time with the beast...I was scared too, are you alright?"

"Y-yeah I Ah!" She exclaimed, immediately holding her side which now ached considering she had been rammed into a wall. Gobber lifted her tunic slightly, and saw an angry looking bruise beginning to form.

"Oof, well best get some ointment or ice on that. Why don't ye just relax for the rest of the day? I'd say you earned it." Said Gobber, as Hiccup helped her up. Guilt washed over Hiccup's face, as she had only gotten hurt because of him. Anja nodded, and had a hand on her side. " Hiccup, go walk your sister home."

Hiccup nodded, as he did so. The way home was silent, as the two of them walked along the cobbled street.

" I'm sorry you got hurt." Said Hiccup sincerely, as she shrugged.

" We're vikings it's an occupational hazard. I don't see why I have to go home and rest because of a bruise." She replied with a slight scoff.

" I think it was more than that, and he was just using the bruise an an excuse. Anja, you were shaking...and I mean really badly, what happened to you back there?" He replied softly, and immediately Anja looked away before tensing up. He gently placed a hand on her shoulder, as she folded her arms.

"...I'm a viking, vikings don't show fear. To show fear is to be a coward." She replied.

" A coward is someone who lacks courage, whose afraid of doing things that are dangerous and that's not you. You were willing to jump infront of me and get me out of harm's way. That's pretty courageous to me. You're thirteen years old, and this is your first year being out there fighting dragons. So yeah there will be fear there...and that's ok. " Said Hiccup comfortingly. " It's ok to be afraid, it makes you human. "

Anja opened her mouth to deny it, however... she knew that wasn't the case...she was afraid. Plain and simple. She bit her lip and looked down, slightly kicking a rock as she did do.

"it happened the other night too, I lost the twins and I was trying to find them when a Nadder found me. I got so scared, even more scared than when I couldn't find Sigrid or Siggurd. I know I have to kill a dragon, I know I have to be strong and brave...but it's scary. When the monster is right up against you, with it's face right near yours and all you can see is it's eyes looking at you, while you can't move? It's not a good feeling...it reminded me of...you know. I'm so stupid, a stupid little girl, who freezes up infront of dragons, and makes stupid decision." She replied softly, as she rubbed her arms. Hiccup wrapped his arms around her in a tight comforting hug. Sure, she didn't like him and there were moments she seemed older than her age...but she was still thirteen. Just a thirteen year old girl, who'd been expected to grow up too fast.

" Anja, you're not stupid." Said Hiccup reassuringly, he knew what she was referring to. He shook his head, and gently brushed some of her hair back and sighed softly. " You were two years old then and you're thirteen years old now. It's completely normal and natural to be afraid, it's scary when a dragon is that close to you, especially since Gobber said they go for the kill and-"

Hiccup was interrupted from his thoughts when he recalled Gobber's words. A dragon would always go for the kill...except the Night Fury hadn't. He had literally been in the exact same position yesterday, with a dragon bearing down at him yet all it had done was roar. If they always kill, then why hadn't it killed him? Not that he was complaining but, there had to be more to it than that.

"Uh Hiccup?" Said Anja in concern, one minute her brother was giving her a speech about bravery and the next thing she knew he was just...thinking.

"Uh hold that thought I um, I'll be back." Said Hiccup, before running off much to Anja's confusion.

" Where's he off too?" Asked Magnus.

" No idea, and where did you come from?" She asked, hoping he hadn't heard her spiel earlier.

" Just caught up with you, relax. You were careless today though." He replied, making her look away.

"I was trying to help Hi-"

" No excuse. What if that was out on the battlefield? You could've gotten yourself or someone else killed, and then what? You're so stupid sometimes y'know that." Replied Magnus making Anja look down in shame.

" I know. What was I supposed to do? It was going after Hiccup!" Exclaimed Anja, when Magnus shook his head.

" Well next time, let him handle it. He's gonna be future chief anyway right? Besides you're the little sister, it's not your job to protect him. So next time, leave it to him. If it blows his head off? Well, that just means one less thing we have to worry about." He replied, making her look up at him in disgust. " Oh and don't give me that look, you don't like him either."

" I make not like him all the time, but I don't want him dead. " Said Anja forcefully, before storming off back home.

Meanwhile Hiccup returned to the scene of where he'd last encountered the Night Fury, he looked at the bolas and one thing ran through his mind. Why hadn't the Night Fury killed him? Had it taken pity on him? Showed him mercy? Something didn't add up. He followed the Night Fury's trail, and found himself in a strange cave that led to a small clearing hidden by larger rocks. His eyes widened, when he saw the dragon there scrambling around trying to fly..much to his confusion. Why wasn't it flying away? He got out his pencil and sketchpad before immediately drawing it..only for his pencil to fall into the water...great. The dragon studied him as he slowly climbed down. It just stared with those big green eyes of is, as he reached in and tried to find his pencil. Not even paying attention to where the dragon was...when something pushed him into the water.

" Hey! What was that for!" Exclaimed Hiccup, the dragon growled slightly as he waved his tail before Hiccup. As if to say, 'payback for what you did to me'. Hiccup shot him a slight look, before getting out. "Ok Mr. Grumpypants, point taken. Wait...I ripped off your tailfin?"

Actually now that he thought about it, it would explain why it wasn't flying as well. He went to go take a closer look, when the Night Fury roared at him before rushing off.

"Ok, ok I can take a hint." Said Hiccup, before sighing and feeling the guilt gnaw at him. Especially since it was currently having a hard time catching any fish. " Tell you what, you uh...you promise not to throw me in the water again, and I'll be back tomorrow with fish. How does that sound, bud?"

Bud? Since when did he call a strange dragon bud? A dragon which was now looking at him strangely, yet turned away saying 'fine' and trying to look proud while doing it? Even so, he did owe it to him. What with the whole tearing off it's tail fin. He looked down, he'd hurt it...sure he'd been planning to but, well...he'd tore off a piece of it's body! He knew how he'd feel if something took off his leg or something, he'd be angry! He sighed, and tried making his way back to the village...when it started raining because of course it did. He entered the mess hall, as Gobber was lecturing the others.

" Now where did Hiccup go wrong?" Asked Gobber.

"Uh he showed up?" Said Ruffnut.

" He didn't get eaten?" Asked Tuffnut.

" He's never where he should be." Said Astrid.

" He was born?" Said Magnus, earning him some looks from the other teens, as well as disapproving looks from his other brother and sisters. Gobber cleared his throat, deciding to pay him no mind...he'd have a talk with the boy later.

" Thank you Astrid, now this is the dragon manual, it contains everything we know about every known dragon species in the Archipelago. Study it well, now there's no attacks tonight so that should give you plenty of time to do so." Said Gobber, before placing a hand on Magnus' shoulder and motioning for him to follow. Magnus gladly did so, not wanting to hear the others complain. He stood and followed the man, when they were outside.

" Magnus, this vendetta you have against your brother needs to end. He may be a small, weak, and pretty inexperienced viking. However, he's still your brother and if Odin forbid anything were to happen to your father then he would be one of the only family you all had left. I understand, there are moments when he does things that aren't the brightest things to do, sometimes he makes more trouble than he's worth. But Hiccup is also someone, who tries very hard, who works hard, and tries whatever he can to help. " Said Gobber, immediately trying to defend Hiccup, which only served to make Magnus roll his eyes.

" He's also useless, good for nothing, weak, and I could go on. I know what you're trying to do Gobber, and it won't work. I made up my mind about him, and there's no changing it." He replied, stalking off. Gobber sighed, and shook his head not knowing how else to get through to him. Inside, as the other teens left, Hiccup cleared his throat and went over to Astrid.

" So I guess we''re sharing then?" Asked Hiccup, when Astrid shoved the book over.

" Read it." She replied simply, as she walked away.

" Uh, alright uh well it's all mine I uh I guess." Said Hiccup, Anja and the twins giggled.

" Smooth." Teased Anja, as Sigrid went over, and sat next to him, whilst Siggurd sat on the other side.

" I wanna learn about the water spewing dragon! That one sounds awesome!" Exclaimed Sigrid, as she grabbed the book.

" Ooh, what about the one that eats its victims alive?!" Exclaimed Siggurd.

" The two of you need to get to bed, it's late and you need your rest. The Dragon Manual, is for those of us training to kill dragons, not children. Why don't you go play or something?" Asked Anja, with an icy tinge to her voice, Hiccup lifted an eyebrow. Gone, was the thirteen year old who'd come to him for comfort earlier, instead she was replaced with a much harsher and colder person. She immediately sat up straighter, to make herself appear older..despite the fact that she was only a year older than them.

" Anja, you're not even that much older than us, so you can't boss us around." Said Sigrid.

" I'm still your older sister, and that means you have to listen to what I say and respect me. Now go home." She ordered. Hiccup immediately stood, ready to calm the situation down when Sigrid stood up.

" Shut up, you're not my mom!" Yelled Sigrid, Anja snapped and slapped her sister across the face. The resounding smack, echoing in the hall and causing all noise to stop. Anja's eyes widened in horror at what she'd done.

" Anja, why would you do that, how could you be so stupid!" Exclaimed Hiccup, immediately he regretted saying those words the minute they left his lips. When the thirteen year old looked up at him in hurt, she hadn't meant to hit her sister. Sigrid had just...that comment hurt...and here was Hiccup, throwing the insecurity she'd divulged to him back in her face. Hiccup's anger vanished when he saw the guilt in her eyes whelling with tears. " Anj-"

The thirteen year old shook her head and ran off, Hiccup sighed and sat back down as Siggurd went after his sister the guilt beginning to ebb and gnaw at him. He'd messed up, he sighed and rubbed his temples before turning to Sigrid.

" Stay here, I'll get some ice for that." Said Hiccup, before walking away and coming back with ice wrapped in cloth which he gently placed on her cheek. " You shouldn't have said that to her."

" She was being bossy, and I was right. She's not my mom, and she needs to stop acting like it. I don't like it when she does that...when she thinks she's all better than me and Siggurd just because she's one year older than us." Said Sigrid, fighting back tears.

" She does have a point though, I mean Siggurd is only a few minutes younger than you and you expect him to do what you say don't you?" He asked, she pouted slightly, because her brother was right. " She shouldn't have slapped you, but...she wasn't even saying anything that bad, just that you needed to get to bed."

" She also called us children." Said Sigrid, still trying to justify her action.

" Because you are children, all three of you are technically." Said Hiccup, before sighing, and rubbing his temples. " Look, I think we should apologize to her I um...I'll talk to her tomorrow and we can work something out ok?"

" Fine." She replied. " Do I have to go home?" No, I don't think that'd be a good idea right now, you can stay here for now. " Said Hiccup, as she leaned against him. He sighed, and opened the book. He began to read as his twelve year old sister listened. He flipped through the pages, to make it's way to the Night Fury. Most of which was unknown, Sigrid knitted her brow as Hiccup placed the illustration of the Night Fury down. No one had ever seen a Night Fury close enough to draw one, yet Hiccup had drawn it out with some good detail. She wordlessly looked up at Hiccup, as this coupled with why Hiccup was out in the woods with a dagger and a destroyed bola..it raised some questions. Had her brother shot down the Night Fury?