Henry groaned as he heard his alarm. He reached out to hit the snooze button, accidentally breaking the damned clock by accident. He pulled his pillow over his head trying to forget the world existed for a while. And then he heard his phone ringing. Reaching out he picked it up and noticed that the stupidly bright screen claimed the caller was Astrid. He grunted into the phone as he answered the call.

"They said no," he heard Astrid say from the other end of the line.

He had just woken up and his mind wasn't yet working properly. He tried to figure out what she was talking about but ended up resorting to making a confused grunting sound. He could practically hear her eye roll.

"To being home schooled. My parents said no. I spent all weekend begging them." Now he understood. Someone had filmed the two of them fighting and it had been all over the news. Anyone who knew them would recognise them. They were both anxious about going to school.

"I didn't even bother," Henry replied, finally finding his voice. "At least we don't have to do this on our own. We have each other."

"I guess," was all he heard in reply. "Well, I guess I'll see you later." And with that she hung up on him. He lay staring at his phone in confusion for a while. Astrid could be very strange sometimes.

He eventually managed to get up and wandered down the stairs to the kitchen. He stepped through the door to find his dad cooking bacon and eggs.

"Morning, son," Steve said with a jolly look on his face. He turned around with a plate of bacon and eggs and placed them down on the table. He took one look at his son and shook his head. "Why do you insist on sleeping without a shirt on? It's nearly November, for Odin's sake."

"I get hot in the night," Henry replied with a shrug, getting started on his eggs. "Apparently it's a 'side effect' of being bonded with a dragon. Especially when Toothless decides to sleep on top of me in the middle of the night." At the mention of his name, the dragon in cat form strolled into the kitchen, leaping onto the counter and stealing a piece of bacon before running off out the door. Steve just stood shaking his head at the retreating form of the black creature.

Just as Henry was finishing up his breakfast the doorbell rang. Father and son exchanged a look. Lately a lot of reporters had been hanging around the house. It was annoying but they both took delight in slamming the door in their faces.

"My turn," Henry said standing up and heading to the door. Opening it a crack he was surprised to see that the only person standing on the other side was Astrid. He opened the door fully with a confused look on his face. He didn't even have to ask why she was there. She looked a bit surprised at seeing him shirtless but shook it off quickly and answered the question he was thinking before he could say a word.

"I decided that if we're going to do this, we're going to do this right." And with that she pushed past him and into the house. "Morning Chief," she called as she walked past the kitchen and up the stairs, Henry behind her shrugging at the questioning gaze from his father. Once they got to the top of the stairs she stopped outside his bedroom door gesturing for him to go inside and telling him to get dressed.

Henry stood staring at her for a while trying to figure out why she was in his house. After her pointed look turned into a glare he decided it was probably safer to just do what she told him to. He turned to go into his room when she grabbed a hold of his arm. He turned to see what she was looking at and saw his Dragon Mark on his upper arm. He had always kept it hidden so she had never seen it before.

"Since when do you have a tattoo?" she asked, her finger tracing the markings across his skin.

"Tattoos always signify rank," Henry replied simply. "From what I've heard about your dad I'm sure he has one."

"He does," she said not taking her eyes off the mark. "He always refers to it as his Warrior Mark. I always thought he was just joking." Henry smiled with a slight shake of his head.

"My dad has a Chieftain's Mark. When it's my turn to take over from him, I'll have one too. This one is a Dragon Mark. It means I'm bonded with a dragon. I technically hold the rank of Dragon Rider. I've had it a few years now."

Astrid nodded finally letting go of his arm and stepping back. She looked up at him expectantly and he headed into his room to change into his uniform. He opened the door when he was done and she took a step forwards and started tugging at his sleeves.

"What are you doing?" he asked her.

"You look like a nerd. Which I guess was fine before when everyone thought you were, like me." She left off rolling up his right sleeve and turned to his left arm. He took a moment to notice that she didn't look like she usually did. Her hair was usually pulled back tight in a pony tail but it was now in a braid. Her sleeves had also been rolled up and she wasn't wearing a school tie. The most noticeable difference was that instead of wearing the school trousers as she usually did, she wore a skirt with leggings underneath.

Next he felt her tugging on his tie and he realised that she was loosening it so that it hung loose around his neck. She stepped back for a second, looking him up and down before stepping forwards and untucking his shirt from his trousers. One more look and then she was running a hand through his hair. He looked at her in question.

"You don't look like you with neat hair," she laughed. "Now go look in the mirror." He did as he was told and stepped towards the mirror. He was quite surprised at the difference her few tweaks had made. She was right. Before he hadn't really looked like himself. He looked like the weird kid that sat at the back of the class that had been bullied for years. But now he looked, and felt, more like himself. She was definitely right about the hair.

"So," he asked her with a pointed look. "Are you satisfied now?"

"I am," she laughed. "Now, let's go. I want to get this day over with and the longer it takes to get there the more anxious I'm going to feel." She turned around to walk out of the room and almost tripped as she caught sight of the cat that sat watching her from the doorway. "You have a cat?" she asked looking at him confused look on her face.

"Actually, he's not a cat," Henry replied. She looked at him like he'd gone mad and he grinned. "This is how Toothless hides." Her eyes widened in realisation and looked down in surprise at the cat that was now rubbing himself against her legs.

"Your dragon looks like a cat," she stated, more to herself than anything else. Henry just smiled and scooped the 'cat' up into his arms.

"Yes, he does," he said, scratching the creature under the chin causing it to start purring. "Now, shall we go?"

Astrid nodded and they headed downstairs, Henry leaving Toothless in the kitchen and saying goodbye to his father. They left the house laughing at the sound of Steve yelling at the dragon to keep away from his bacon.

School was a nightmare. Almost like that nightmare where everyone stares at you while you're naked. Except that they were fully clothed. It was still just as awkward though. Somehow, they managed to get to their last class but that was the one they dreaded. P.E. The one class that they both shared with Scott.

They headed into the separate changing rooms and both put on a white t-shirt, jogging bottoms and jacket as was their P.E. uniform. Stepping out of the changing rooms they both walked to where he class was assembling on the other side of the gym. They could both hear Scott from where he sat on a bench, surrounded by girls.

"I was completely surrounded and I had no idea what I was going to do. But then my faithful dragon swooped down and took out all the robots surrounding me so I was left to take out the last two robots and save all the children in the orphanage." The girls around him all gasped and squealed. Henry and Astrid just exchanged a look. Was he serious?

"Sounds like you had an exciting week, Scott," Henry said as they stopped in front of the group.

One of the girls in the group turned to face them with an excited look on her face. "Scott is one of the Legend People too," she said with a slight giggle. That's what the public had taken to calling them. The 'Legend People', because of legend. It was kind of embarrassing really.

"You hear that Useless? I'm one of the Lengend People," Scott said, his chest puffed up with fake pride. Anyone in earshot looked at him in surprise. Henry and Astrid just shared a look. He didn't know. The girls all had looks that showed they were wondering what Henry was going to do. He just winked at them with a mischievous smile and turned back to Scott.

"Really? Wow. So what clan are you?"

Scott's prideful look dropped, replaced with slight panic. "The clan...the...the clan...of the north," he finished weakly. Henry and Astrid exchanged a look. The clan of the north? Really? Astrid could see what Henry was doing so she continued.

"Wow, the clan of the north. That's an impressive clan," Astrid said, feigning surprise. Henry was about to say something when their teacher decided to make himself known.

"Astrid! Henry!" They both turned around. "Since it's obvious that you," he pointed to Astrid, "don't have a problem with your back, and that you," he pointed to Henry, "don't have asthma, the head called your parents for an explanation. Once they explained why you lied, the head decided that you too should have your own set up for my lesson. So, we have you set up over there with everything you need." He gestured to a corner of the gym were a large mat was set out and an array of sparring sticks in all different sizes were perched off to the side.

"Wow," Astrid muttered. "Thanks." Their teacher smiled and looked like he was about to say something else when Scott spoke out.

"Why do they get their own section?"

"Shall we give a demonstration, Henry?" Astrid asked with a smirk. Henry nodded and the two headed off to the mat, everyone else in the room following to watch. Henry picked up a long staff and Astrid picked up two short sticks. They stood opposite each other before Astrid lunged, making the first move. The two of them fought back and forth, moving at impossible speeds and performing feats that were clearly not human. After a few minutes they both stopped, Henry's staff at Astrid's neck and Astrid's sticks crossed at Henry's midsection.

"So, we'd both be dead," Henry stated. They both let out a laugh and took a step back, lowering their weapons. They turned to see the looks of those watching, ranging from surprised to impressed. "Hey, Scott," Henry said as he looked at the fear across the other boy's face. "Didn't you mention a dragon in your story earlier?"

Scott looked like he was about to deny it but one of the girls spoke up before he could. "Yeah, he did," she said with a smile. Scott glared at the back of her head.

"I just wondered what your Dragon Mark looks like," Henry said. Astrid stood beside him trying not to laugh at the panic on Scott's face.

"My what?" Scott asked quietly.

"Everyone with a dragon has one," Henry replied. "It looks like this." He took his jacket off to reveal the dragon tattoo wrapped around his arm. Eyes bulged, especially Scott's. He started stuttering and Henry gave him a look. "I think you have something you need to tell everyone Scott."

All eyes were on Scott. He started to say something but at Henry and Astrid's glares he shut his mouth and sighed.

"I'm not one of the Legend People," he admitted, his head hanging low. The girls all gasped and stepped back away from him with disgusted looks on their faces. Henry and Astrid nodded and turned to get back to their sparring session.

"How did you know?" They turned back to see Scott watching them with narrowed eyes.

"Only Chieftain Clans have dragons," Henry stated simply.

"What's a Chieftain Clan?" Scott asked.

"Originally the Chieftain was the head of the village," Henry replied. "He was the one in charge of running the village. Now, since we're all so spread out, there is a Chieftain from every area, chosen from their specific family line, or Clan. Only those from a Chieftain family can have a dragon."

"And how did you know I wasn't?" Scott asked.

"Because there's only one Chieftain Clan in London. And it's mine." Scott's eyes widened slightly.

"Also," Astrid stepped in. "No Berkian would call himself one of the 'Legend People'. That's just embarrassing." With that they both walked off to finish their fight leaving a room full of surprised people behind them. Why had they been so worried. That felt good.

Okay, so that was the idea. I know the whole 'Robot Apocalypse' part wasn't greatly thought out but my whole idea was based around the idea of Henry having to hide who he really was and then being able to show everyone who he really is.

So, let me know what you think! Reviews are greatly appreciated!

For those who follow Dragonborn, I'm working on the next chapter, don't worry. I just got this in my head and couldn't focus on Dragonborn so I decided to write this out in hopes of getting it out of my head.

Thanks for reading!