A Visit To Remember

                                    

                                          
"We have the job of hiding the dragons from the Berserkers, so every dragon on this island has to be moved to a safe place." Hiccup announced to the gang the morning before the Berserker-Berk peace treaty.
                          
"Why do we need to be hiding dragons from Oswald the Agreeable?" Fishlegs asked raising his hand.
                          
"Well just a precaution, the Berserkers may take it the wrong way and assume that we will be using them against anyone." Hiccup explained. "I know Oswald probably wouldn't make a huge deal out of it once we shown it to him, but some others won't take it so well.
                          
"Please tell me that loon of a human is not coming." Ash groaned. "I've already used the excuse that I was on my blood week and had to stay inside because of bad cramps too much and up to a point where he offered to bring me soup."
                          
"Unfortunately he is coming." Hiccup responded with a shake of his head, and earned a groan from the group except for Snotlout.
                          
"But since you have a baby dragon Ash, you can stay inside and hide her from him." Snotlout suggested. "And the kissing bet is still on, only this time I am betting that you kick him in a more sensitive place." He added in a whisper.
                          
"You might just win it." Ash whispered back. "Knowing my father I will have to be around him."
                          
"And what for?" Astrid asked. "To keep him from breaking anything?"
                          
"Yeah something like that, and I'm still hoping that the weird crush he has on me fades away soon."
                          
"Not gonna happen if you keep getting prettier." Snotlout muttered.
                          
"Shut up."
                          
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"Just kill me..." Ash muttered to herself as she dragged her feet behind Dagur as he was boasting something ridiculous to the group, which consisted of her, her father, Gobber and Stoick. "No one cares if you decapitated someone with one swing."
                          
"....and so you see Stoick since I am the chief now and still a bachelor, a pretty handsome one if I say so myself, I've been told that I need to look for a wife soon to continue my lineage with a son."
                          
"And you haven't found one yet?" Jon asked and gave his daughter a worried look.
                          
"Nope! I was of course hoping to marry someone close to my age, already flowered, and knows me quite well." Dagur said turning his head and gave Ash a "handsome smile" and she inwardly groaned. "Been getting plenty of marriage offers but I haven't accepted them yet. Some of the girls don't really suit my taste."
                          
"Alliances by marriage should always be done carefully. And you best hope whoever you marry is of a strong and good family." Jon said and carefully pulled Ash to his side. "Duty over desire is how it should be done for someone of your status." Ash pressed herself to her father's side and glanced at him nervously. He gently gave her a pat in assurance and kissed her forehead before giving Dagur a warning look.
                          
"Jon has a point Dagur, you have to be smart about who you marry." Gobber said and ruffled the top of Ash's head. "And you have to ask the father's permission to marry as well."
                          
"I'll think on that then." Dagur said rolling his eyes at the two older men and glanced back at Ash.
                          
"I have to go, I just remembered that Gothi needed help with something." Ash said slipping away from her father.
                          
"Oh, well take care now. Say hi to her for us." Jon said knowing her real reason for wanting to get away.
                          
Ash hurried away, glancing over her shoulder to make sure no one was following her before coming to a stop behind one of the houses. As she was catching her breath, she heard a growling noise and uttered a gasp.