To Belong

To Belong

She was the weird foreign girl, he was the most useless Viking in the history of Berk. Together they were just Leandra and Hiccup. Two best friends who searched for their place in the world. Would their search for it unite or separate them?

Chapter 1

Transfixed a young maiden with long wavy black hair stared out the window. She was in her room and could hear with clarity the battle cries of her neighbors and the screams of the dragons.

Just a normal night on Berk.

Was it absurd that she envies the dragons? Most people saw them as nuisances, but she wanted to fly like them.

Just away from Berk.

Away from a life she didn’t choose but had to live it. She sighed and put a bit of hair behind her ear.

Wallow in her misery wouldn’t help anyone, she needed to get out and do her job.

Gothi was counting on her.

It just was one of these nights where anything seemed too much.

She wonders sometimes if her best friend felt this hole in his chest too. He may be a born Viking, yet it was clear that in the eyes of the people of Berk and his own father, he was no Viking material.

They put him in the same spot as her the “weird foreign girl”.

A knock is heard on her room door and her stepmother, Sigrùn Jonnson, enters her sanctuary from the world.

Under her big belly with her future half-sibling in it, even the proud Viking woman has to gasp for air.

“You should rest.”, she says to her stepmother, before she can talk.

“And you should be out helping Gothi with the wounded, Leandra.”, reminds her Sigrùn.

“I was on my way.”

Not believing it the red-haired woman raises one eyebrow.

“Really? It looks more like you are daydreaming. I swerve to Odin Stoick’s boy has you infected with it.”

Angry Leandra stands up from her windowsill and grips her pouch, with her ointments and healing herbs in it, slinging it over her shoulder.

“We don’t talk about Hiccup! We only seem always to fight when he comes up and frankly it’s my free right to be friends with whom I want to be, comprender.”, she hisses.

Sigrùr raises her hands in a way to pacify her stepdaughter.

“All right, all right. I won’t say a thing. I will go back to bed, your brother is confusing my stomach for a ball. Don’t forget to greet your father.”

With that Sigrùr waddles away.

“It could be a girl.”, Leandra grumbles after her.

She doesn’t know if she was heard, but it was important to her to say this. Leandra knows how much her parents want a perfect Viking boy and not another little Spanish senorita like her from her father’s first marriage.

It all just sucks.

The black-haired girl goes down the stairs and sees her father stirring the fire in their fireplace.

“Papi.”, she calls over to him, already reaching for the door. “I’m off to help Gothi.”

“Hasta luego mi amor! And be careful out there.”

“Si!”

With that, she steps out and has to dodge already a Gronkel.

Ah yes, nothing better to start her work day!

“I’m sorry, really!”, Leandra whines at the old Viking woman and can barely dodge her walking stick.

Gothi shakes her head, scribbling down on the ground.

“That’s a bit mean, I know I should be here earlier, I was just distracted.”

More scribbles.

“No, Hiccup, hasn’t anything to do with it. It’s just one of these days.”

The old woman gives her a pitiful look and writes down.

“Yeah, you are right. It’s tough for me to find my place here.”, the black-haired girl signs. “But I like helping you, Gothi.”

She gets just a nod as answers and Gothi points out at the fighting Vikings.

“Yes, I will see if someone needs healing.”

With that Leandra runs into the fry, careful not to crash into a dragon, looking for Vikings who need healing and ones she needs to send to Gothi.

She may be "the weird foreigner", but her dear neighbors respect and trust in the healing wisdom she learned from Gothi.

The black-haired girl is handing out burn ointment to a few of the men when she sees Mister Svenson holding his right arm tight to his chest.

A quick check on it’s clear that it is broken.

“Mister Svenson, please wait here for me. I will stabilize the arm before you can go to Gothi.”, she asks him.

“All right, lass.”

With that, she runs to the blacksmith stall and calls out: “Gobber, Hiccup, I need some iron poles!”

It’s Gobber who greets her, hammering away on an anvil.

“Evening lass, full out on helping the men I see.”

She grins and waves at him. Leandra always liked Gobber. Since she can remember he had treated her just like a normal child, never making her feel like an outcast on Berk.

Speaking of outcasted, there was the second one of Berk and her dearest and best friend.

Hiccup has the poles she asked for in his hands, handing them to her.

“Here you are, Lee.”

“Thanks, Hic!”

The girl with black wavy hair and tan is my only and best friend Leandra. She is a year older than me and comes originally from a place called Spain. But since her father and she stranded on Berk 10 years ago and her dad fell in love with one of the village women they live here. She is like me on outcast since she isn’t a Viking, but she manages to become our village elder apprentice. Once I asked her if she wanted to be a healer in the future and she just told me she is doing this job so she doesn’t die of boredom. Yeah, Lee, isn’t the biggest fan of Berk. I hear her often mumbling about how she wants to go back to Spain to her grandmother.  

“All good with you?”, Leandra asks her best friend.

She knows how much he wants to be out there like the other teenagers and help out the grown-ups, but since he is so accident-prone he was basically banished into the blacksmith stall.

“Yeah, all good.”, he answers her.

“And about your little, you know.”, she pointedly looks in the direction of his new invention.

He gives her a small grin.

“Seems to be ready.”

Leandra nods.

“All right, if I get the chance I will join you in your plan, but to be on the save side, good luck, Hic.”

“Thanks, Lee!”

With a last wave, Leandra makes her way to Mister Svenson.

It’s really dumb luck that Leandra is near the blacksmith stall when she sees Hiccup racing out of it with his invention.

She was currently handing out again burnt ointment and nearly throws it in the face of Mrs. Ingerson.

“Here you go. Gotta go to Gothi, I’m all out!”, she lies and ignores the calls for her.

Her best friend needs her moral support!

She finds him on a cliff overlooking the smoking catapult, thanks to the dragon Hiccup so much wants to kill.

“Hiccup, I’m here!”

He turns happily smiling at her.

“Perfect, timing, Lee. Help me set it up?”

“You need to ask?”

Together the two teenagers crank several levers, unfolding and then cocking the bowed arms of his contraption. He drops a bola onto a chamber and then pivots the weapon on a gimbal head toward the dark sky.

Leandra steps back and listens, just like Hiccup for the familiar screech of the Night Furry, while she has her hands in a prayer position.

She hopes the Lord has mercy on Hiccp and gives him this change.         

Hiccup’s eye is pressed to the scope, hand poised on the trigger.

They hear the Night Fury approaching and Hiccup turns his aim to the defense tower.

It closes in for the final strike, completely camouflaged in the night.

“Come on. Give me something to shoot at, give me something to shoot at.”, mutters Hiccup to himself.

Leandra, still praying, mutters too: “Please my Lord, he needs it, please let him shoot it down!”

Boom! The tower topples. The blast of fire illuminates the dragon for a split second.

Hiccup pulls the trigger.

The flexed arms snap forward, springing the weapon off the ground. The bola disappears into the sky, followed by a whack and a screech.

Even if she prayed for it, Leandra can’t help it and her chin meets the floor.

Hiccup did it!

“Hic! You did it!”, she yells happily and hugs him from behind.

He is like a statue, till he realizes what he did.

“Oh I hit it! Yes, I hit it!”, he celebrates.

The boy turns around to hug his best friend better and the two jump around like two crazy kangaroos.

“Wuhu!”, shouts Leandra, so happy for Hiccup.

At least one of them would finally fit in!

“Did anybody see that?”, ask Hiccup exited.

It’s short-lived since when they turn around again the teenagers see a huge Monstrous Nightmare slithering up over the lip of the cliff.

“Except for you.”, Hiccup can’t help himself and deadpans at the dragon.

The black-haired girl grips his hands and drags him with her.

“Less talking, more running!”

“I know, I was just-“

“Hic, shut it and move these legs of yours!”

Both teens scream like children running through the Plaza, with the Nightmare fast on their heels.

Vikings scatter as Hiccup and Leandra dodge a near-fatal blast. The Nightmare's sticky, Napalm-like fire splashes up onto buildings, setting them alight.

“I swerve to Holy Mary, Hiccup, if we survive this, I’m going to kick your ass!”, shrieks Leandra.

“What did I do?! I didn’t tell the dragon to follow us!”

The boy makes them duck behind the last standing brazier, the only shelter available.

The Nightmare blasts it, spraying fire all around him.

The two best friends hug each other tight and Hiccup can hear how Leandra is praying to her god, eyes closed and shaking. He never wanted to risk his best friend’s life only to get the respect of his father and clan.

This so was not the plan!

But now it seemed that they both are toast.

With a gulp, Hiccup peers around the smoldering post. No sign of the Nightmare.

He turns back to find it leering at him, blocking their escape.

It takes a deep breath.

The boy turns himself and Leandra so around that his back is to the Nightmare and her to the brazier.

It was highly unlikely that they would survive the blast of the dragon, but if his maneuver could protect Lee even just a little bit, he would die happier.

Suddenly, Stoick leaps between them, tackling the Nightmare to the ground. They tumble and wrestle, resuming their earlier fight. The Nightmare tries to toast him, but only coughs up smoke.

“You're all out.”, informs Stoick the dragon.

He smashes the Nightmare repeatedly in the face, driving it away. It takes to the air and disappears.

Winded, Stoick turns to Hiccup and Leandra.

The girl has tear streaks going down her tan face, gripping the tunic of his son tight, while Hiccup hugs her too and pets her head to calm her down.

“Gracias a Dios!”, mumbles the girl relieved.

Stoick saved them from an early death!

That’s when the burnt brazier pole collapses, sending the massive iron basket crashing. It bounces down the hill, destroying as it goes and scattering the Vikings who were holding down the netted Nadders. The freed dragons escape with several sheep in tow.

Both Leandra and Hiccup made faces during the whole scene. It was kind of their fault.

“Sorry, dad.”

“I’m sorry, Mister Stoick.”

The escaped Nadders fly past with sheep in their clutches.

The raid is over.

The dragons have clearly won.

The murmuring crowd eyes Stoick, awaiting his response.

“Okay, but I hit a Night Fury.”, says Hiccup sheepish.

For a moment Stoick ignores his son to look at the young maiden beside him. The girl is still shaking and didn’t stop crying.

He gives her a little head pat and calls out to her father: “Gustavo, get your daughter.”

Leandra can’t even look that fast, as her papi takes her in his arms and Stoick grips Hiccup by the back scruff of his collar and hauls him away, fuming with embarrassment.

The girl knows what is going to happen and wants to step out of the embrace of her father, but he hugs her tighter.

“No mi amor you stay put, I nearly lost you, let your papi hold you.”

“B-But-“

“No, but!”

Meanwhile, Hiccup tries to talk to his father: “It's not like the last few times, Dad. I mean I really actually hit it. You guys were busy and I had a very clear shot. It went down, just off Raven Point. Let's get a search party out there, before it—“

“STOP! Just....stop.”, say’s Stoick.

He releases Hiccup. Everyone goes silent, staring expectantly. Leandra bites her lips. This will not end well for her best friend.

“Every time you step outside, disaster follows.”, Stoick nearly growls to his son. “Can you not see that I have bigger problems? Winter's almost here and I have an entire village to feed!”

Hiccup looks around. All eyes are upon him. Only Leandra’s eyes are friendly and worried for him. She is still crying.

Damn, he hates to make her cry.

Maybe that’s why he jokingly says: “Between you and me, the village could do with a little less feeding, don't ya think?”

A few rotund Vikings stir self-consciously. The black-haired girl can’t help to crack a smile.

“This isn't a joke, Hiccup! Why can't you follow the simplest orders?”

“Mister Stoick.”, calls Leandra out and sniffs her last tears away. “Please, Hiccup didn’t lie. I was with him when he shout down the Night Furry.”

“You are a good lass, Leandra, but this is between me and my son.”, reprimand her the chief.

Before she can say more her father commands practically: “Suficiente Leandra!”

So she shuts up and looks at the ground frowning.

“I can't stop myself.”, speaks Hiccup up and hopes so to get the nasty looks away from Leandra. She didn’t deserve them. She just helped him and was now probably scarred for life. “I see a dragon and I have to just... kill it, you know? It's who I am, Dad.”

“You are many things, Hiccup. But a dragon killer is not one of them.”

Autsch, this hurts!

Leandra looks at her best friend sad, while the other Vikings agree with Stoick.

“Get back to the house.”, wants Stoick from his son.

Gobber comes up and gives Hiccup a little slap on the back of his head.

“Make sure he gets there.”, Stoick tells Gobber. “I have his mess to clean up.”

Leandra wants to follow them, but her papi takes hold of her hand and leads them to their house.

“That was enough excitement for a night, young lady. We are going home!”

The black-haired maiden signs.

Oh, she will hear on earful when Sigrùr hears about all this.

Yeah!

Dictionary:

Comprender…. Understand

Papi….Dad

Hasta luego mi amor…. See you later my love

Gracias a Dios….Thank god

Suficiente Leandra….Enough Leandra

I don’t speak Spanish, so I used old google translator for it I hope it’s right!

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The most powerful piece in chess is the queen.

When this piece joins the game of Duel Monsters anything will change.

With two dragon sisters, a magician and her descendant, the queen will take her rightful place.

As it should have been.

8th Millenniums Items

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Reborn!Mana

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Chapter 6: Welcome to Duelist Kingdom!

I used again a mix of the Japanese and English dub hope it's okay ^^

Redone: 30/08/24

The next morning we find Yuugi and his friends and Sehrazat and her friends all together sitting at the grand dining table Sehrazat and Kihana have in their doppel bedroom cabin.

After a good night’s sleep, our heroes are ready to tackle whatever Pegasus would throw at them in the Duelist Kingdom.

But first, breakfast!

Like yesterday evening, the girls just ordered the whole card again, only this time with breakfast food.

The clattering of tableware and laughter is heard.

Jounouchi and Honda had the fullest plates. It seemed they had a contest about who could eat the most and the fastest.

Anzu could only shake her head at them and turned back to Maja. The two girls had discovered that both of them liked to dance. Maja even took a course on belly dancing! Even if Anzu wanted to make a career out of that, it was nice to talk about it with someone who understood the subject.

Little Sadiye enjoyed her tower of chocolate chip pancakes and would encourage Jounouchi and Honda to eat more since she found it funny how the boys ate like pigs.

Sehrazat and Kihana were still full from the amount of food they ate yesterday evening, so they ate just a bowl of cornflakes each.

Yugi was the only one who apparently had finished eating.

He had taken out his five Exodia cards and was frowning at them.

On his left side sat Sehrazat, who saw this. She finished drinking her glass of orange juice.

“Something wrong, Yugi-Kun?”, she asked him worried.

“Even if you and Joey saved my Exodia cards, the ocean’s salty water seems to have damaged them pretty well.”, he told her with a sign and put the cards away. “I don’t know if the card reader will even register them.”

“So you mean, you can’t probably play them?”

“Seems like it. And trying them out during a duel is way too risky.”

Sad for him Sehrazat put a hand on his shoulder.

“I’m sorry, Yugi-Kun.”

“No need to be Sehrazat-Chan. It’s not your fault or Joey’s. Only Haga’s.”

He turned to face her to give her a reassuring smile. Both got lost in the beautiful eyes of the other and anything else seemed to vanish.

Kihana, who was drinking coffee, hid her smile in her cup. Damn, if these two weren’t adorable. They could give someone diabetes.

The two short duellists looked away from each other, with a bashful expression, but with a little smile on their lips. This connection they felt with each other… seemed to get stronger each time they interacted.

Not that one of them is complaining.

This feeling…they didn’t want it to stop.

It was new and exciting, yet so familiar and comforting.

“You will have to battle then without Exodia for your grandpa’s soul.”, said Sehrazat. “But I know you will manage Yugi-Kun, you are an extraordinary Duelist.”

Yugi felt his heart beat faster than it ever did. She had complimented him before on his duelling skills, yet it still made him want to sign dreamily that such a beautiful and sweet girl, who was such a brilliant duellist, thought this of him.

He never had experienced that.

She was Europe Champion which put her in a different league altogether.

And still, she made him sound like he was equal to her.

He wanted to tell her, how incredible she was, but his shyness prevented him from forming the necessary words.

It was then that he felt this strong voice in his head, the voice that normally comes out to help him in duels, encouraging him to take the leap.

His hand trembled so badly, yet he managed to reach out and put a bit of Sehrazat’s pretty and smooth blue hair behind her ear. Surprised she turned to him with wide sparkling orange eyes.

“You are the one who is extraordinary.”, he told her softly.

Yugi self did not know for sure if he was only referring to her duelling skills or if there was more…it just felt right to say it.

He felt it deep in his heart.

Sehrazat eyes seemed to fill with tears and got a soft edge around them.

Our two lovebirds didn’t note how currently anyone else was looking at them, stopping what they were doing.

Kihana and Sadiye seemed to have a quiet fangirl moment, Joey and Honda were nodding in approval, and Maja was softly cooing at them.

And Anzu?

Well, she was surprised for one. She had never seen Yugi interact with a girl like this. The second was that jealousy was raising its ugly head.

It… wasn’t fair…she liked Yugi too, but he had never looked at her like he looked at Sehrazat right now.

Like she was a goddess and he was her devoted follower.

Strangely, Sehrazat looked at him the same way.

It just…no it wasn’t supposed to be like this…!

The brunette opened her mouth. She needed to say something, anything, stopping this whatever that was!

There she felt how a warm hand touched her cheek and turned her head back to Maja.

The other brunette had a raised eyebrow and formally purred: “Now, now, Anzu-Chan, we were talking so nicely together. Let them be and concentrate on me, my beautiful ballerina.”

Anzu formally felt how the red rose in her cheeks and how she quite burned.

What?!

“Is Maja flirting with Anzu?”, said Joey to Honda loud enough so she could hear it too.

She had a similar thought running through her head.

“Seems like it, bro.”, answered Honda fascinated like an explorer who had found a lost civilization.

“That’s because she did.”, answered Sadiye in her deadpan tone. “She is pan.”

“Pancake?”, wonders Joey.

“Pansexual, you ignorant slu-“

“Sadiye Kisara Schariq, don’t you dare to end this sentence!”

“But he is being one, big sister!”

“I don’t care!”

This started a discussion between the sisters about when someone should curse like that, and at what age it was okay, while Joey and Honda watched on like they saw an interesting Ping-Pong match.

Maja took the chance to roll a lock of Anzu’s hair around her finger and wink at her, which made Anzu only blush worse.

The loud discussion brought Yuugi and Sehrazat out of their own zone. Both were more than confused seeing how the Schariq sisters nearly screamed at each other, Maja clearly making a move on a blushing Anzu, and Joey and Honda seemed like to enjoy a good TV show.

They looked at each other and laughed a bit embarrassed for their friends.

/*/

After they finished their breakfast and refreshed themselves our group of friends decided to get out of the cabin and wait on the main deck for their arrival at Duelist Kingdom.

It was a warm and sunny day, which was nice.

They enjoyed the fresh sea salt air and the warm rays of the sun on their skin.

Then after a while, it became visible.

The island is known as Duelist Kingdom.

Our group of eight all looked at it.

“Man, this Duelist Kingdom looks like a pretty big place, Yugi and Sehra.”, said Joey to them. “Finding your grandpa's and ma’s soul is not going to be easy.”

“Well, we gotta start somewhere.”, answered Yuugi simply.

“If I have to turn every rock around, I will do it. I’m not going without my mama.”, added Sehrazat.

“That’s the spirit, child of mine.”, told her Afya proudly.

While she was following the others to go to the gangplank which would make them step on the soil of the Duelist Kingdom, she talked with her Yami.

“Morning, Gran-Gran. Finally woke up?”

“Mmh, I see you all full of energy.”, noted Afya. “We will need all our powers to defeat Pegasus.”

“How hard do you think this is going to be?”

“I bet all my swords that Pegasus will do anything in his power to make this trip for us a living hell.”

“Even if he wants my and Yugi’s Millennium Items?”

“Men like Pegasus like to play with their prey before they kill it.”

Sehrazat made a face at the words of her ancestor.

Meanwhile, she followed Kihana down the gangplank.

Oh finally back on land! It was awesome.

Our group of eight huddled together and Sehrazat noted that Honda seemed out of breath. What did she miss while she talked with Afya?

“My heart almost stopped.”, panted the brunette boy.

“Way to play it cool, Honda.”, complimented Anzu sarcastically. “That wasn't suspicious at all.”

“Yeah, we totally didn’t look like we were trespassing.”, agreed Sadiye in her deadpan tone.

Ah, so the non-duellists had been worried they would be found out!

“All right! We all made it ashore- Ah-choo!”, sneezed Joey in their direction.

All shouted eww and Anzu and Maja could barely dodge the sneeze attack.

“Someone should give the boy a tissue.”, advised Afya.

It’s like Kihana heard her and calmly gave Joey one, which he took with a thank you.

“You would never have caught that cold if it wasn't for Haga.”, said Yuugi to his best friend.

“Speaking of our wormy friend, looks like he just slithered his way off the boat and is already looking to start some trouble.”, noted Joey. Our friend group turned in Haga’s direction. He was standing there, just grinning creepily. “That slimeball. I'd love to wipe that smirk off his face.”

“If you need help.”, volunteered Sehrazat encouraged by Afya.

“Attention all duelists, let's gather at the castle gate!”, called one of Pegasus’s lackeys with really pointy hair.  

Yuugi rightfully said that the castle had to belong to Pegasus, while Jounouchi motivated anyone to climb them up.

“This are a lot of stairs.”, heard Sehrazat Kihana mumble as they made their way up.

“Elevators are much sexier.”, found Maja.

This made anyone who heard it giggle lightly.

Suddenly Anzu stopped and said that she saw again someone named Bakura. Her friends and Sehrazat group looked all into the forest but there was nothing. Anzu admitted that maybe it was all in her head.

“Can we just climb up these stupid stairs.”, whined Sadiye.

As the youngest and shorted she was already tired of the stairs. Kihana decided to give her little sister a piggyback ride and our heroes made their way up again.

Unknown to them a certain white-haired boy watched them do that from the security of the woods.

“So my Millennium Ring was right.”, he thought nearly amused. “The damned queen followed her pharaoh into the next life. Well, better for me to get my hands on the Fragment too.”

An evil chuckle left his mouth.

Finally, our group of eight reached with the other duellists the castle.

“Whoa! Look who's here! The Japan champion Insector Haga and the runner-up Dinosaur Ryuzaki”, they heard one of the duellists talk.

Another responded to him: ”And that's Ryota Kajiki. He took third place.”,

“Since Kaiba isn't here one of those three is likely to win.”

“But I heard that Yugi, the guy who beat Kaiba, is here too.”

“Are you serious? I thought Kaiba was the best.”

“He was, but not anymore. Do you see the boy who stands beside the Europa Champion, the Amazon Princess of the Nile, Sehrazat Faizan? That’s Yugi Muto he is to be the kid to beat now.”

“Oh wow, even the Amazon Princess of the Nile and the Lady of the Dragons Kihana Schariq are here. This is going to be the most exciting duellist tournament ever.”

Yugi and Sehrazat got all shy, while Joey nudged Yugi and Kihana patted her head proudly.

The lackey of Pegasus with the pointy hair called out to them all from a balcony to gather around. It was time for Pegasus to explain the rules of the tournament.

“Boy, would I like to get just five minutes alone with that guy.”, grumbled Joey.

“Make it ten, so I can get a piece of him too.”, growled Sehrazat with Afya in her ear.

Pegasus finally arrived on the balcony and looked down at them as if he was some kind of king and they were his humble servants.

Both Yuugi and Sehrazat gave him looks that would have killed him in one instant if this was possible, but it seemed that Pegasus was just laughing at them.

“Welcome to Duelist Kingdom. I will now explain the rules. Duel Monsters cards must be used in all duels. You begin with 2000 life points, and direct attacks are forbidden. Battle using your strongest card decks. Everyone should have received a Dueling Glove and two Star Chips."

“So seeing all the security guards make it out to window just storming this castle and get mama back from Pegasus.”, told Sehrazat her Yami.

Afya was still for a second.

“Well, if we found a secret entrance, we totally could. But I don’t think we have this much time and a chance to do this with all these guards around us. And I’m not risking your life just for a hunch.”

Sehrazat put her duelling clove on, like Yuugi and Kihana at the moment.

Pegasus continued: "The wristband has ten holes where you can insert Star Chips. Insert your Star Chips into them. These Star Chips are proof that you are a true duelist. You will wager these Chips in your duels. The entire island is your duelling battleground. In this battle royal, only duelists who have ten Star Chips will be allowed to enter this gate. The duels will begin in just one hour. There is a 48-hour time limit. At that time, all duelists with less than ten Star Chips will lose and be forced off this island. Duelists, good luck!"

"So ten starchips it is, Gran-Gran.”

“So it seems like it, child of mine. How frustrating, I rather fight someone physically than with fucking children’s card games.”

Under the cheers of the other duellist, Pegasus turned back into his castle.

“The duellists have arrived. Yugi and Sehrazat have taken the bait, and the games are about to begin! Everything goes according to plan.”, he thinks gleefully to himself.

/*/

Our group of eight waited for the beginning of the tournament in a nice meadow.

They split up for a second into their original groups since they had to discuss a few things with their original friend group.

Not that they had any secrets from the other, just they needed to decide a few things.

Mainly Sehrazat group.

So while Yugi assured Jounouchi that he could keep his one-star chip, Sehrazat frowned at what Kihana said.

“I don’t like it but you are right.”, she said to her.

Kihana nodded and Sadiye and Maja agreed with a sign too.

Sadiye found the guys funny and was sad.

Maja really liked to flirt with Anzu and was disappointed that she couldn’t do it anymore.

The girls walked back up to their new friends.

“Hey guys, we think it’s the best that we split up for now for the start of the tournament.”, told Kihana, what they had decided.

Yugi and his friends were shocked to hear that.

“But why? Aren’t we a team?”, asked Anzu sad.

“Think about it, guys.”, said Sehrazat equally sad and looking longing at Yugi. “We would like to stay but we are four duellists. You know how long these duels can take, if we wait for everyone to have a turn we never will get all 10 starchips in time to participate in the final. And we four all in will give us a higher chance at getting the souls of my mama and Yugi grandpa back and the price money Jounouchi-Kun needs for his sister.”

Yugi looked longing back at her, but he got her point. He wanted to spend more time getting to know Sehrazat, yet he had to think first and foremost of his grandpa.

“I hate to say this, but they are right.”

His friends gasped, besides Jounouchi.

“No, Yug, is right if we are a smaller group we will get faster starchips.”, he agreed.

“Don’t worry you guys we will find each other again.”, promised Maja. She took from her backpack two Walkie-Talkies out. “I brought them with me so I and Sadiye could stay in contact with Kihana and Sehrazat, but this is perfect so we can meet up again with each other and check on each other.”

She handed one to Anzu.

“That’s smart Maja-Chan, so we really will be finding each other again!”, praised Anzu.

Maja winked and purred: “And whenever you just wanna talk Anzu-Chan, give me a call. It must be hard being the only girl in a boy group.”

The short-haired brunette blushes red at Maja’s flirty behaviour. Her friends tried their best not to laugh, but it was just too cute.

Anzu was spared to give an answer to that as the fireworks lit up the sky.

“This is it guys.”, says Sehrazat to them all. “No turning back.”

“Wouldn’t dream of it.”, tells her Kihana.

“Let’s get this show on a roll!”, yells Maja and raises her fist.

The others follow suit with a loud yeah.

“Good luck girls!”, wishes them Joey, while Yuugi nods.

Sehrazat smiles at them and Kihana gives them a thumbs-up.

“Good luck to you too, boys!”

“We will see you later!”, yells Sadiye already running in a random direction to find someone Sehra or her sister can duel.

“Sadiye! Wait!”, screams Kihana and runs after her.

Maja just laughs and follows them.

Sehrazat gives one last smile at the group.

Her eyes find Yugi ones and again it’s like it’s only them.

“I will see you on the other side, Yugi-Kun.”, she says softly.

“I wouldn’t want it any other way, Sehrazat-Chan.”, he answered her just as softly.

The blue-haired girl nods and with one last soft look, she chases after her friends.

It was time to get these starchips!

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Um, I hope you don't mind me asking but, do you have any plans to transfer the Isekai Chloe story to somewhere like AO3? I've read all your chapters so far (except 7 cuz I just found the newest chapter a minute ago) and it's kind of a struggle to read it on mobile.

Yes Isakai Chloe and my other stories are all avaible at Ao3, wattpad, fanfiction.net and DeviantArt. The username is always EmpressOfTheSun or EmpressOfTheSunWriter 😀

Making Waves

You are a young mermaid, not ready for your adult responsibility when you find a secret underwater tunnel that leads to a secret cove. You couldn’t imagine how your life was going to change because of it. HiccupXMermaid!Reader

Chapter 3: Mermaid, Human, and Dragon

You were just floating around on the surface of the pool in the hidden cove and staring into the sky. Sweetheart has made himself comfortable on a rock formation, taking a nap.

After the strange boy had left yesterday, you really thought that he would be back with his whole village to hunt you two down, but nothing happened.

You were glad!

It just didn’t make sense!

What was going on, in his brain? Why did he just leave? Why didn’t he return?

Why did you want that he returned?

Yes, he was very, very handsome and his green eyes have haunted you in your sleep, but you shouldn’t feel this way.

You should just be happy that the boy left you and Sweetheart alone.

End of story.

Yet you didn’t want that it ended like this.

You wanted to understand him. You wanted to understand these new feelings in you. You wanted to understand why you thought you knew him.

You signed out loud and dipped down in the pool.

Maybe being a bit underwater would help you.

Bored you braided some seaweed. You had no idea what do to with yourself. Or for what you could use the seaweed.

Still you braided.

You were so fixed on the braiding that you got something happening on the surface as a shiny little dagger floated down your side.

With a raised eyebrow you watched the dagger floating down on the ground of the pool.

Okay?

That’s when you heard a muffled voice saying: “Huh. Toothless. I could've sworn you had...-“

Yes, this was Sweetheart who swallowed something. Probably a fish.

“-teeth.”

And a land dweller was talking to him.

Could it be…him?

You felt how your heart started to race at that thought. You needed to check!

So slowly and carefully you emersed your head till your nose out of the water to see who was with Sweetheart.

Indeed, it was him!

The strange young man from yesterday!

You felt yourself blushing. You were closer to him now and…wow he had adorable freckles on his face and his eyes were still this brilliant forest green.

You hadn’t made them up. They really were so enchanting and familiar like you remember.

Currently, he and Sweetheart are sitting in front of each other, and…is this a regurgitated bit of fish on the boy’s lap?

Fascinated you looked at how the two seem to communicate without words.

Sweetheart wanted that the boy eats the fish and he did it with great discomfort.

You have to give kudos to the young men.

Eating fish with dragon saliva on it was something nasty! Not to copy.

The boy gave Sweetheart an awkward smile, which made you smile too, and… incredible Sweetheart tried to copy him.

You had to fight a giggle at Sweetheart’s smile. It was so crocky and adorable!

Amazed, the boy sits up and tries to touch him. Sweetheart just hisses at him. So the boy didn’t know that dragons didn’t like to be touched. They needed to come to you, not you to them.

Your dragon friend flaps off to a crash on the other side of the cove. You whine silently at it and hope he doesn’t hurt himself. But seeing how he blasts the mossy ground to a red-hot temperature and curls up on it like a giant puppy, shows you that all is good with him.

You need to stifle your giggles as you see how the strange boy sits now beside sweetheart waving innocently. Sweetheart tolerates his persistent presence until the boy tries to touch his damaged tail. The dragon snaps at him.

At least he doesn’t have a death wish and leaves Sweetheart be.

Mmh…could you maybe?

He is here, so why not.

Careful and silent you swim to the pool edge, where Sweetheart is sitting.

He titles his head cutely and wants to croon at you, but you make clear that he needs to be still.

So he does and just blinks at you.

When you are out of the water, you turn your fishtail into legs and stand up. You give sweetheart a pet and then slowly walk over to the strange boy.

He is sitting with his back towards you, minding his own busy. You can see he is enjoying the rays of the sun.

What was the best way to approach him?

“You came alone, why?”, you ask him directly.

Dancing around the subject is too troublesome. Just go for the kill shot.

Startled he twirls around with his head and gets so red in the face that you need a new word for the color seeing you in all your naked glory.

He gaps like a fish, then shyly looks at the ground.

You cock a hip out and cross your arms wondering.

Humans and their weird way how the handle nudity. What was so wrong with being nude? Why did they have the need to cover up something so beautiful like the body?

“Hello, I asked you something.”, you say to him.

You see him gulp, still looking at the ground.

“You…you are the mermaid. The…the one from yesterday.”, he stutters.

“Correct.”

Why should you lie if he knows?

He is still and plays with his fingers.

You sign.

Better address the elephant in the cove.

“Okay, what has you bothered so much?”, you start. “That I’m not a bloodthirsty mermaid or my naked tits and pussy?”

How he splutters makes you bit your lip to not laugh out loud. He seems overwhelmed with all.

You are not that evil to make him suffer more.

“You know what forget it. I’m [Y/N], what’s your name?”

He still doesn’t look at you, but he answers: “I’m…Hiccup.”

“Bless you?”

“No, that’s my name.”

Which kind of parents gave their offspring such a name?

Maybe he practically hears this question in the silence between you, because he rolls his eyes and explains: “Parents believe a hideous name will frighten off gnomes and trolls. Like our charming Viking demeanor wouldn't do that.”

“So that is what you call yourself, Viking.”, you say astonished.

Now he makes the mistake to look up. He is still red, but you see how he tries only to look at your face. It’s sweet, but it’s not like you are ashamed of your body. Probably a human thing.

“What do your people call us?”, he asks curiously.

“Land Dweller and we are the merfolk or merpeople.”

“That… fascinating.”

You nod and then raise an eyebrow.

“You still haven’t answered me, why did you come alone? I was scared you would return with your whole clan to hunt down Sweetheart and me.”, you tell him truthfully.

“Sweetheart? He looks more like a Toothless.”, he rebukes with a frown.

“Only because he can retreat his teeth? You are not that creative.”, you fire back.

“Says the one who just calls him by a pet name.”, he counters.

You both stare at each other frowning, till you feel how your lips twitch and see how Hiccup’s does too.

Not a second later you both laugh.

The whole situation is so surreal.

Here you are with a human, Viking, probably the first time in the history of both your people talking and you both can’t agree on a name for a dragon.

Even thinking about it, it’s just crazy.

“I came alone because…I don’t want to hurt you two. Neither Toothless nor you. I told nobody of you both.”, he explains finally.

This…is actually good.

You sit down beside him, hugging your knees to your chest so he doesn’t see your breasts. Maybe that will make him calm down more.

“That’s really noble of you. I never heard of a land dweller who didn’t kill a dragon or mermaid.”

Hiccup doesn’t seem to share your sentiment. He rolls his eyes and huffs.

“That’s you, but if my people found out that not only I’m hiding a dragon, especially a Night Fury and a mermaid from them, they would call me crazy and banish me without a doubt.”

“Really just like that?”

“We have been enemies with the dragons for 100 years and your people have a bad reputation of singing Vikings to their doom, so yeah, the popularity award I wouldn’t win.”

“That’s just insane!”, you shout and can’t help to let go of your knees and raise your hands over your head. “Dragons are wonderful creatures, we have been friends with time since we can remember and my people don’t do that. Or at least we don’t do it anymore. When we first learned that land dwellers died because of our singing we are careful that no one of your people are near us when we sing.”

“Hey, calm down, all is good. I’m not thinking like my people. At least not anymore.”, he admits.

Like if you had agreed on, you both turn to Toothless, who is taking now a nap, hanging upside down from a tree like a bat. You coo at the dragon and Hiccup smiles a bit.

“These past days have been crazy but…I’m starting to see the truth.”

“And what is the truth?”

Now you look each other in the eyes. How you wished to dive into these pools of wonderful green.

“There…there is more than meets the eyes with dragons and mermaids.”, he whispers like he is telling a secret. “Maybe, no, we did judge to fast and didn’t try to understand you. And I want to understand.”

This really touches your heart. You feel and hear in his voice how sincere Hiccup is.

He wants to change, to learn, to understand.

“Then.”, you begin and hold out a hand for him to take. “Let’s be friends and learn from each other, Hiccup. I too want to understand you Vikings better.”

He gives you a crooked smile, which is not good for your already racing heart, and takes it carefully like you are something immensely precious, your hand in his.

Your small hand fits perfectly into his larger one. Like you are two pieces of a shell. You try not to think about it too much.

You shake each other hands.

And something beautiful is born, you can just feel it.

You don’t know how, but you and Hiccup end up drawing on the earth together.

Well he draws, you make nonsense.

Drawing was not really a hobby mermaids did.

While you two draw away, you talk with each other.

You learn from Hiccup that he is the son of the chief, the leader of the Vikings, and one day should take over. But in his father’s eyes, he was a disappointment, even if he wasn’t anymore so little as he used to be.

You tell him about your parents and your coven. How you are practically one big family. About the circle of elders who lead and made the rules, your coven has to follow. You needed to have a certain age and other merpeople had to vote for you to enter the circle of elders.

It was fascinating how different your societys worked.

What you had in common was that you both may be 18, actually been young adults, but in the eyes of your people you were a man in Hiccup’s case if he killed his first dragon and for you when you born your first child.

Yeah, neither of you was jealous of the other.

You couldn’t image killing a dragon like Toothless, it would rip your heart out and Hiccup found it so weird that he would need to father a child to be seen as an adult.

“So marriage doesn’t exist for your people?”, he asks again, after he explains to you the concept of marriage of his people.

You have given up on drawing and just watch amazed at how Hiccup is making a drawing of Toothless.

“Yes, we mate just. Sometimes for life, like my parents, and form our own family units.”. you tell him. “Most of my people stay with a mate for a short while, till the baby is a toddler, and then search for a new match.”

“You don’t believe in love for eternity. Having one person to share anything till your last breath?”

“Me personal or my people?”

“Both?”

“Did you really make it sound like a question, Hiccup?”, you try not to laugh.

He makes a face and adds some more details to his Toothless drawing.

“Also?”

You sign. You never really thought about it. You should go with that what you people believe.

“We believe in love. But the love of the family, of the entire coven, is more important than one between two merpeople. Only united we are strong. It’s not like that this love is frowned upon, my parents aren’t treated differently just because they are Mates.”, you tell him. “For me personally…never thought of that. I just know one day I need to find a mate to have a child if I want to be an adult.”

You weren’t ready to tell that you actually run away from your duty to your people since you didn’t feel ready to make this step. You guys got to know each other still, it was way too earlier to talk about something like this.

Before Hiccup could answer, you both felt Toothless behind you, staring down at the drawings.

Hiccup continued to draw like nothing was happening, while Toothless crooned at it.

What happened in the next minutes…you could only describe it as magical.

As world changing.

You were a silent observant of how this two, dragon and young men, got an understanding for each other.

How Hiccup reached his hand out to Toothless turning his head away, showing him trust.

And then…Toothless touching Hiccup’s hand with his snout.

They stayed like this for a few seconds.

You swore the world stood still and started to again as Toothless got away from him and Hiccup stared in awe after the dragon.

You walked up to your Viking friend, putting a hand on his shoulder.

“Dragons are amazing, aren’t they?”

He turned his head to you. You saw a flicker of the young boy he once was when the world was still filled with hope, magic, and unconditional love.

Somehow this was so familiar…

He nodded speechlessly.

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