Chapter 7: Secrets
Snotlout's POV
I slowly opened my eyes and woke up with a pain in my head..how much did I drink last night? The sun's ray was seeping through one of the windows and onto my face. I squinted and turned the other way. I looked down and I saw (y/n). She looked so beautiful and peaceful when she is asleep. I looked down at myself and noticed that I wasn't wearing any clothes.
Wait...I wasn't wearing any clothes!? What happened last night!? Where am I!?
I don't really remember everything but what I do remember is that we were at the Great Hall and that was it.
'Did I..we? Do the...no...no, (y/n) wouldn't let that happen, right? It would have been too fast. Besides, I'm still in my underwear.'
I started to get hot and embarrassed just by the thoughts of all the possibilities that could have happened last night. I shook my head. I carefully lifted (y/n)'s arm off my chest and move my legs off the bed.
I needed to find my clothes...but where were they?
I started to rummage through some of her stuff. I didn't mean to pry into her private things...but I need to find my clothes. I looked across the room and went to her closet. It was nicely organized.
A nice bow and a quiver full of arrows leaned against the inside of the closet and beside it was a small lute that (Y/N) found years ago and always played for us.
In the corner of my eye though I spotted something that glistened from the sun's ray. It was on a high shelf in her closet. I looked over to (Y/N) for a few seconds to make sure she was still sound asleep.
I reached up to get it and it's a book with a familiar looking golden locket hanging down between the cover and the first page.
The book was lined with silver and had light blue jewels on each corner of the book. There was a band that kept the book shut. I looked over to (Y/N) again.
My heart is racing.
'Should I open it?'
I decided that I was going to...my curiosity got the best of me.
"Sorry, (Y/N)" I quietly whispered to myself.
I pulled the band back and opened the cover slowly. It creaked a little bit. It looked old and smelled old too. There was stuff written in the pages.
I first opened the locket and there was a single dragon scale. It was from (Y/N)'s Sand Wraith.
I closed the locket and placed it back. Then I turned to a random page in the book and I started to read.
Dear Diary,
My father hates me! It makes me so sad...My mother told me I wasn't suppose to happen. That these spells, amulets, herbs, and so much more were supposed to stop me from being born. "I ruined her life," she says. There were rumors going around that my father wasn't my real father that my mother got pregnant with a different Viking. Maybe that's why he has so much hatred for me. He doesn't accept me. And if that's not true it could be because I am a girl and not a strong Viking man like he had hoped and wished for...I guess it's common for girls to be abandoned...
There were some tear stains. Some words got smudged.
I went a few pages back to see what was going on here.
Dear Diary,
I found this really cool book!
Oops, too far!
Dear Diary,
I have been told by my "parents" that I was found in a forest. Left there to get eaten by wild animals. I always knew it! I never looked like my "parents". I asked if they could take me back to where they found me. That maybe I can see my biological parents. They seemed uneasy. But there has to be a good reason why they left me! I don't believe my biological parents left me to die! I refuse to believe that! Fortunately for me, the clothes that my "parents" found me in had my family house crest!
I turned to a different page
Dear Diary,
I'm on my way now to this new place! I'm excited to go on this new fun adventure! Woohoo!
I smiled because of how cute she sounded but I frowned knowing what was going to happen. I started to hear rustling from the bed but (Y/N) was still asleep
'phew'
I couldn't stop reading I need to know more. I turned to a new page.
Dear Diary,
It's been a day since we left our home to meet my biological parents. We arrived safely. But I felt...queasy. This place was very big, way bigger than our small island with a population of 30 people. This place seems like it had at least 100! I started to ask around if they recognized the crest I held up. No one really paid attention. I ran up to an older man and asked if he knows this house crest. Before he could answer a tall big Viking loomed over me. I turned around he looked angry. Beside him was a large lady with a baby boy.
I skipped a page because I already read it.
Dear Diary,
I'm back at home now. I couldn't help but cry all the way back home. My biological parent's made up I guess. I'm not sure but they had a baby boy together who they love an-
There were a lot of smudges, it was illegible.
I turned a couple more pages and one caught my eye. It started off differently.
I can't believe it. Both my parents have gotten very sick and were taken to a tent to prevent their sickness to spread. At least ten people are infected right now. I hope they are okay.
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It's been five days now. I am not allowed to visit. I pray to Odin every day that they will be okay.
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It's been a week now. Three tents were burned yesterday. And three the day before.
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It's been two weeks now and I saw my parents' tent get burned.
What am I going to do?
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I turned 14 today. It's been a month since my parents passed. I feel lonely... No one in my village is able to take care of me. I need to go far away. But where? Being here brings me pain.
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I found a small boat. I grabbed everything that I hold dear, some food and water that could last me for a bit. Before I pushed the boat out to sea. I burned my house. I didn't want anyone else to live in it. Only my family...my real family. I didn't want to have the urge to come back too. I looked back at the house that I set ablaze. I'm going to miss home.
I breathed out. 'Wow that was heavy it all makes sense now.'
I turned the page. It started off normal again.
Dear Diary,
It's been a couple of weeks...I think. I lost track. Along the way though I saw some dragons. It was scary I thought I was going to die. But I might be going crazy because I saw someone riding it?
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It's been a couple of hours now and I see an island with two very large statues in the water! I also saw ships and people! And...people on dragons? And dragons free roaming the island? Whoa. Should I be scared by that? Do they kill strangers? Are they savages? Well, what is there to lose? I ran out of food and water and I'm really desperate right now.
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Oh my Thor! Everyone was so nice and the dragons are super cool! When I arrived at the docks these group of teenagers who looked like my age (maybe they were a year older?) Greeted me. They probably didn't really see me as a threat which was good except for the twins. I remember each of them. Hiccup who was the chief's son. He was scrawny but smart. Astrid, she seems like a really tough girl and aggressive but kind. Fishlegs, he is a big Viking. I like his little helmet with horns on it. He also seemed very smart too and love learning about dragons. The twins...Ruffnut and Tuffnut...Ruffnut is the guy and Tuffnut is the girl...right? No....I'm not sure at this point. I'll figure it out. But they are funny. And Snotlout, he was shorter than the others which I thought was interesting since that was uncommon. He has a pretty cool Viking helmet with horns going off to the sides. It also seems like he has a lot of confidence. He started to say things to me that...no one ever said to me before. I liked it but... he started to flirt with Astrid so I assume he likes her.
But at the end of the day I like Berk. I like my new home.
'And the rest is history.' I thought thinking back. I started to realize she never really explained about her past. She was always vague about it. After reading all this. Things are really starting to make sense now. Her parents and her locket. Basically, her past.
Flipping through the pages there seemed to be a lot more. She must have written almost every day.
I heard some soft rustling, I looked up, I started to notice (Y/N) waking up.
I quickly closed the book quietly and placed it back where it belonged. As I backed away from the closet (y/n) sat up. Hair a bit frizzy and mumbled "Snotlout? What are you doing?" As she rubbed her eyes.
'Oh shoot, think of something! Quickly!'
"Oh! I...was just looking for..." I looked down "my clothes!"
She yawned. "Oh yeah...let me get them for you."
As she was going to the door I gave her a guilty smile she looked at me with her eyebrows scrunched up.
"What?" She said.
"Oh! Nothing...nothing..." I replied quickly
She looked at me and crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. "Tell me." I never have seen this side of her being all serious with me.
I rubbed the back of my neck. "Imayormaynotreadyourdiary"
"What," she said quietly
I was about to repeat myself "I-"
"No! I mean what? Why??" She started to blush.
"I'm sorry! I have gotten curious and-"
"How far did you read!?" She interrupted
"Not that far just when you arrived at Berk!" I explained as quickly as I could.
She seemed to settle down...?
"Okay...good!" She exclaimed. Did she not care that I went and read about her past?
She went to grab her book but I stopped her. Now I'm really curious.
"Why?"
"None ya business!" She said as she turned red. She then went around me and grabbed the book.
"Awe, why not! Just tell me. Pleeease" I begged her hoping that it would work. I also gave my best puppy dog face.
She looked at me and then at the book.
Your POV
He just gave me his puppy dog face. Lips quivering and everything. I sighed and gave him my book while looking away. I mean we did kiss and seems like we are starting something. Right?
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