Ch 2. Dinner
"Wait what Berk! As in the island my country is in war with Berk?" I ask.
"Yes do you know any other Berks or something airhead?" He smirked and I rolled my eyes.
We went downstairs where there was a kitchen and a table with chairs then a den with a fire place and some furniture. The house had no windows with a front and back door so not many means for escape. He pushed me down the last few steps and pointed to a seat so I took off my cloak, draped it over the chair, and sat down. Then a woman in armor came in carrying a tray with three mugs and three bowls of soup. It didn't smell to good but I'll try it.
I was getting a good look at her face she had a long braid in her hair and..... Green eyes. Now normally I can't look at green eyes but only if it's a boy who has green eyes because they remind me of Him. She set on in front of the masked man that brought me down here.
"Thanks," He said
Then she set one in front of another chair. (which I'm assuming is for herself) Then one in front of me.
"Thank you," I told her
She looked confused.
"What?" I ask.
"Oh I'm sorry dear, but I just..... Didn't expect a "thank you" for the people who are holding you as prisoner," She stated
"Well there are some *shoots masked man a death glare* stereotypes about princesses are true. We show kindness even to people we dislike," I explain.
"Well from that death glare you gave my son you dislike him very much," She said and I smiled I like this lady, wait son?
"Son?" I ask
"Yes this is my son, Hiccup! No helmets at the table," She said sternly.
So he took off his helmet he had shaggy brown hair with freckles dusted across his face and.... Green eyes.
Images and sounds flooded through my head. The sword unsheathing. The lies *Bold: Anna Italics: Hans Bold italics: story line regular: really happening*
I would never shut you out
You won't get away with this
Aww I already have
I saw when Hans locked me in, when I was half frozen, and Elsa when she first shut the door
I was on the couch hair half white
I could hear my heart pounding in my chest
Oh Anna if only there was someone out there who loved you
Who loved you
Who loved you
Who loved you
I shut my eyes and shook my head. NO! It's not true Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven love me, it's not true it's just not true!!!! I screamed silently in my head. I opened my eyes the mom looked concerned the man in the mask or uh, Hiccup didn't notice. Thankfully. I looked back at the mom and gave here a weak smile and she smiles back.
"I'm sorry I'm not the best cook," She stated.
"Well it's better than nothing at all," I stated back. And took a bite.....It....Was.....Disgusting.....but I just need a few other seasonings that might make it better.
"Well?" She asked
"It needs.......chili powder and......hm.....paprika.....please," I told her and she nodded and went to go get it.
"Your wasting your time it's no use believe me I've tried," Hiccup said flatly.
"You lack experience that's all," I said to him without looking at him.
"Oh really and you have experience......How?" He asked.
"I................ Didn't get out very much when I was younger. I stayed cooped up in the castle 24/7 I learned to... Entertain myself with servants and cooks and I.....picked up a few things," I sighed still not looking at him.
Cooped up in a castle is my life story, that's all there ever was until two years ago.
The mom returned with the spices and I added a dash of both in the soup stirred it and it wasn't that bad.
"How does it taste?" She asked.
"Not bad at all you just need to know the right ingredients," I explained
"Let me see that," Hiccup said as he grabbed the spices, dashed them into the soup and took a bite.
"........ She's......right, not half bad," He said and I smirked pfft airhead yeah right.
"So what's your name dear?" The mother asked
"Prin-....... Anna... Just Anna," I told them
"Well just Anna you can call me Valka or Mrs Haddock... However my husband passed on last year." She said and out of the corner of my eye I see Hiccup clench a fist.
"I'm sorry for your loss," I comforted her
"Well I think that's enough for now....It's time for you to get orientated," Hiccup said sternly
"For what aren't I staying here?" I ask
"Well yes, but there are not a lot of ways to escape this island no matter how hard you try. Plus I have to show you around so people know not trust you,"He growled.
Now normally I would be offended I'm a very trustworthy person but I am a prisoner so yeah I'll let it slide. We got up and headed towards the front door. I put quickly put my cloak back on in case it was cold
"Anyway this is Berk," Hiccup said and opened the door causing me to be blind for a moment.
When I regained my sight I had two emotions awe and terrified. Dragons were everywhere! And I just stood there frozen like an idiot.
"Hang on I gotta get my helmet," Hiccup said and disappeared back inside. I turned back towards the front door, big mistake when suddenly a loud thumping sound and a low growl came from behind me. I slowly turned and gasped to see a dragon that was black as night with you guessed it green eyes. I swear it's like this island hates me which it probably does. It groweled and got closer I took a step back, another mistake I tripped and fell backwards onto the ground it jumped on top of me and looked at me with its cat eyes I held my breath but not knowing what it would do. When his pupils got bigger and rounder. I tilted my head, it followed my actions. I slid out from underneath the creature and sat there looking at it it also sat down eying me the whole time. Until it......smiled? (With out any teeth)
Finally Hiccup came out and the creature stopped smiling.
"I see you've met Toothless," he said not caring I was still on the ground.
"Toothless?" I asked
"He doesn't show his teeth when he smiles," he stated.
"Oh," I say as I pull myself back up.
"Follow me," he states.
I followed him around to the market him telling people to only give me what they think I need when I ask for something, the great hall, the boatsmen so to know not to give me a ride, and we're just about to stop at trader Johan's boat.
"Ah chief Hiccup so good to see you I have some new maps from far off islands to the east. I-" he stopped talking when he saw me.
"Princess Anna? What are you doing on Berk? Vacationing perhaps?" He asked.
"Wait you know her?" Hiccup asked.
"Berk is not my only trading place no?" Johan laughed.
"You know there is a war going on in Arendelle, and if I would be on vacation I would've gone to Corona to see my cousin. The lantern festival is always my favorite thing about that place," I talk to him like he was and old friend, which he was.
"Ah yes but what are you doing here?" He asked.
"Prisoner of war," I tell him.
"I would offer you a ride home but that wouldn't go well for business. Small boat, big ocean, lots of fire breathing dragons," he chuckled and I saw Hiccup death glare Johan and I.
"I understand," I laughed with him.
"Well Johan I just came here to tell you not to give her a ride now that that is done we must go," Hiccup huffed grabbing me by the wrist dragging me off.
"Farewell Princess!" Johan called.
"Good bye Johan," I giggled.
Hiccup growled as he dragged me off to a blacksmith shop. What's his problem.
"Gobber I have someone here I want to show you," Hiccup called as I pried his hand off of my wrist.
There were a couple of crashes and bangs until a man with a long mustache came from a doorway. He had a pegged leg and a small wooden left hand.
"Now remind me that this shop either needs to get cleaned or bigger," Gobber grumbled.
"Gobber this is Princess Anna, the new prisoner here, she will be your servant if you need her," Hiccup smirked.
He was just doing this to get under my skin I bet, not only the servant thing but the Princess Anna thing to.
"Just Anna is fine," I shook Gobber's hand trying to be polite to him, if I have to be his servant might as well not set him off by being rude.
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