How To Train Your Dragon short story

[Elemental Paradisity]

This is just something I wrote, actually for a new guild I just opened, about my main character and the encounter with her dragon. It's more of a memory, which is why there's no dialogue, but so far none of my friends have wanted to read it...
I would very much appreciate some feedback and constructive critiques if you have any, I need to start really working in my writing for college.

[Elemental Paradisity]

Opposite to his rider's early years, Kovu started at the top of his flock as a hatchling. As soon as he figured out how to walk, he started to work with his wings which is why they're bigger and stronger than usual, and from there, he kept working, running against the wind with open wings, continuing to work his way to higher and higher launching points. As with most every dragon, a young dragon's right of passage on their first birthday is their first flight on their own without guidance. However, when that time came, Kovu had already experienced the full magic of flight about a month prior.
No more than a few days after the flying ceremony though, the clan had gotten word of nearing humans knowing them to be coming along with one of their own young to meet one of them.

Roelerra had been in long wait for her chance to go out and find her dragon, and despite the many arguements against her choice, she remained adamant in her decision. Her time had finally come, and so she made herself ready, and packed well, having been warned that she could be gone for days, and might not even see a Night Fury, but she was still determined.
No new dragon rider had ever been gone for any more than five days, and if that time came, the island would send out a search party to bring them home, but Roelerra assured as she boarded the boat that would take her to the strike class island, that she would return on the back of a Night Fury.

The Night Fury clan was preparing as one of the scouts caught sight of the nearing ship. They weren't against humans by any means, knowing full well what one of their own had done those years ago, but they were a naturally proud clan and felt that their legends needed to be upheld. So as the ship neared, about half a day away, most, if not all, of the clan moved to the higher mountains, knowing that most young humans wouldn't bear the trip up there. However, there was one young dragon who remained in the lower island. Kovu had been told of these humans, and just because he was ambitious and a little hot headed didn't mean that he wasn't curious. So, with their side of the island nearly empty, save for a few wandering Skrill and other shadow and light dragons, Kovu remained as the ship touched the shore.

Recieving good-byes and good lucks from the tribe leader, her class master, and her parents who had joined on the ship ride, young thirteen year old Roe took her first step onto the strike island.
Waving her parents and company farewell, Roe set off from the shore with her pack hung over one shoulder and her staff in hand, ready to begin her search.

Kovu kept to the shadows as it continued to grow darker, but lounging in a tree on the inlands, he caught the scent of something that didn't belong on the island, something that was new. Keeping to the trees, Kovu lept and ran through the branches, slightly curious to see if it was one of those humans he'd been told about.

Listening as the sounds of the shore and ocean got further away, Roe walked through the trees, first trying to find a good place to set up camp before she went running around trying to find a Night Fury. Turning back though, looking through the trees and out to the shore, she could no longer see the ship that had brought her, she was alone, and she was almost a true dragon rider. With this in mind, Roe walked through a break in the trees, coming into a clearing just as the rest of the light from the retreating sun faded into darkness. The clearing was a good size, so setting down her bag and putting her staff in it's satchel behind her, Roe began to unpack her things. Setting out her sleeping mat and starting to put up the tarp she had in case it rained over it, all was calm as the stars shone in the clear sky above her, but something made her pause. Looking around in the still darkness, Roe stepped back, taking her staff in hand as she listened to something coming, something moving through the brush. Roe kept calm, wondering if fortune could be so kind to her, but there was a crack of a stick as she watched a Skrill fly up through the trees, disappearing into the darkness. Roe sighed, relinquishing her staff as she walked back to her settling camp.

Though the island around her grew quiet again, Roe was not alone. Up in the trees that surrounded her, black wings shifted silently as emerald green eyes watched her with a sort of critical curiosity. He'd never seen one of these humans before, but there was something intriguing, more so with everything she had with her, all of these new and strange objects. He didn't know how long she was going to be around, but he wanted to investigate.

The main of her camp set up, Roe set her bag beside her sleeping mat as she set out around her site to find some rocks and stick to make fire for light and warmth. Coming back after a few trips, Roe dug up a patch of dirt and made a circle of stones in order to contain her fire. However, as she laid the sticks down and tried to use her two flint rocks, she noticed they had gotten wet from the sea mists on the boat trip to the island. Slightly frustrated, Roe left her ground after a few failed attempts at sparking a fire in order to find some rocks that would work.

It was a curious thing, watching this human go back and forth, moving things, setting things up, and making a strange circle out of stones. Kovu watched the human girl strike two stones together, wondering just what she was trying to do, but looking closer, he saw a spark come from them, though it did nothing. Was she trying to set fire to those sticks? He pondered this, watching her leave, though his sharp eyes glanced back at the circle of stones. He sniffed the air with his round scaled muzzle, noting her scent had gone far enough. With hesitation, he dropped from his tree branch perch, landing with little sound as he moved slowly across the ground. He wanted to look around, investigate these strange objects, but he heard something coming, the human girl. He looked back at the circle of stones, firing an ember at it for he hadn't fully developed his fire yet, watching the sticks catch flame as he lept into the air, disappearing into the trees again just as Roe emerged from the brush.

It had been a bit of a struggle, trying to find a set of rocks in pitch darkness, but luckily she managed to find a set regardless. However, as Roe walked back to her camp, she noticed that the fire she had tried and failed to light was alive and dancing within the fire pit she'd made. She paused, looking around in thought, but if anything, it must have lit itself with a stray spark that finally caught.
Keeping the stones she'd found for the next few days ahead, Roe walked back to her sleeping mat, setting her staff beside her as she sat down, going through her pack and taking out a small leather bound book and opened it, beginning to write.

I just landed on the island and set up camp. Day one starts in the morning. I know what I'm looking for. A young Night Fury, preferably male. The more disproportional his wings are to his body, the younger he is. No signs yet, but I haven't even started to look.

She wrote, placing her journal back in her pack, looking up towards the fire. She watched it dance, but glanced beside it, noticing a strange pattern in the dirt. Roe stood, walking towards what she thought she saw, but stopped at the realization of the shape of it. It was a footprint, but not just any footprint. The shape of the heel, the spacing of the claws, she knew undoubtedly it was the footprint of a Night Fury. Maybe...just maybe, had it lit the fire? It was possible, but that had to mean that it was close by...but where?
Roe looked around in silent wait, listening for any kind of sign that she wasn't alone, and much to her delight, she heard something moving in the trees above her. That had to be it, it was still there, hopefully. SHe didn't want to rush things, actually wanting to go around the new environment and explore, but being able to explore with her Night Fury before her five days were up was a tempting idea. She hesitated for a moment, knowing that she only had so much food, but it should be easy enough to find more, so she went into her bag, pulled out a wrapped fish, and set it out by the dimming fire. She wasn't sure if it would be that simple, but she went back to her sleeping mat under the tarp and sat in wait, trying not to move or anything of the like, wondering if she could get the Night Fury to come out. She held her staff just in case action needed to be taken, but as she sat, she started to fall into a state of weariness.

Kovu had settled himself in the trees again, watching the small human girl go about her business, but he noticed her reaction to the fire he had made. She didn't try to put it out or seemed frightened by it, instead she seemed to almost admire it. He must have done something right.
He couldn't explain it, but there was something intriguing and interesting about watching this human. His curious mind had so many inquizitive thoughts, but he had no intention of letting her see him, because that would mean she might want to take him away from his family and home. But still he watched, though as the young human put away a small square object and started looking around the fire he had made, his foot slipped from the branch he was on, causing him to stumble. He froze for a moment, watching the female look around. She had heard him, but she still couldn't see him. He moved slowly, trying to go unheard as the human seemed to dismiss it, but she went back to her strange mat and went through a larger object. He faintly caught a familure smell, his scaled ears perking up as he watched her take out what looked like, and sure smelled like, a fish. His stomach growled a little, realizing he hadn't eaten since he'd gotten word about the humans, but what was she doing? She just let it sit there and went back to her mat...and sitting there...was this some kind of strange human thing? She wasn't touching it or anything, just sitting there and watching it. He couldn't quite figure out what was going on, but as he was watching the fish, he watched her, noticing that she was starting to doze off, her head leaning to one side as that long stick she held slowly fell to the ground.
It wasn't long before she fell asleep, and that fish looked too good to let it go to waste...she wasn't going to eat it...Making his decision, Kovu slowly and carefully made his way down from the tree, making sure not to wake the now sleeping human. Touching the ground, Kovu nearly crawled across the clearing where the fish was, and taking one more pause to look up at the girl, still unmoving, he grabbed the fish in his jaws and took off into the dark sky, returning to the mountains where his clan had gone off to.

Day 1

It was morning, the sun well past the horizon as Roe began to stir. She yawned, opening her eyes as she looked around her environment. Almost all at once it hit her, where she was, what she was doing, what she thought she found. She sat up with a gasp, looking around her campsite, catching sight of the long burnt out fire, but focusing through her swirling thoughts, she tried to find the fish that she had set out, but it was no where to be found. She stood, scrambling for her staff as she walked towards the charred fire pit, finding the spot where she had left the fish, but it wasn't there. She didn't want to jump to any conclusions, but looking around where she had set it, she noticed the same footprints that she had found the night before.

A long night of thought spent, Kovu had returned to the upper dwellings of the mountains where his clan had retreated to, earning questioning form fellow members in regards to his where abouts. He'd pondered revealing his finding of the human, but decided against it and said that he'd been out finding fish. He wanted to more or less keep this to himself. He found the human intriguing, not so much to consider what she was actually there for, but he wanted to learn. Although, his night of thought, into the early morning, continued to bear some questions he hadn't quite thought of before. There was a predominant question that held it's place in his curious young mind...If he didn't go with a human, what was he supposed to do the rest of his life?

Roe had a quiet morning as she prepared herself for a day of exploring and searching, trying to do everything as quietly as possible so she could listen around her, but as she stood, ready to start out for the day, she hadn't heard a single sound that could signify any sort of presence. With frustrated hesitation, Roe began away from her camp grounds in order to start her search. It was her first full day out on the island, and with her pack in hand, she wanted to make some progress trying to map out the island, despite her lack of directional skills.

Kovu had slept rather late into the morning since he'd spent the night before thinking about the human in their midsts. Upon his waking, however, his thoughts immediately shot back to his ideas of investigation. He couldn't be certain, but what if the human had left? He lept to his feet and was starting out of the cave into the budding afternoon, but was stopped by some of his clan members, namely his parents who questions his sudden rash behavior. He again thought about speaking of the girl, but at least for now he didn't want to be discouraged of his curiosity. So again he spoke lies, stating that he had planned to be up early to practice his flying more when the winds were just right and he had to hurry before they shifted. His parents questioned, but bid him farewell as he flew from the cave, though trying to remember just where the human had been.

Roe had spent a good portion of the earlier afternoon attempting to map out the lower side of the island that she was on, always keeping a close eye out for any sign of a dragon, but she hadn't even seen a Skrill let alone a Night Fury since she started out.
Taking a rest for a drink from her cantine, and to catch a bit of a breath, Roe came out to a hill where the trees had started to thin out, sitting underneath one as she admired the open sky above her, imagning what flying would be like once she found her dragon. She closed her eyes at the sounds and feelings of a soft breeze sweeping over the landscape, listening to the leaves of the trees rustling gently, but something else caught her attention. It was faint at first, but it started getting clearer and closer. She could have sworn it was the sound of wing beats, but opening her eyes, she had just enough time to catch sight of a shadow moving across the ground. She looked up, watching a black figure move across the sky. She watched it, barely catching sight of the shape of the wings before she stood, taking off in a stumbling spring to follow the Night Fury flying through the air.

Having left his cave after a small interrogation, Kovu flew through the air in search of the human or the objects that she had set out in the trees, which ever came first. He had a long search though, forgetting just where he had found the human, but after a few lengths of flying, he believed he found the right direction to go. Fluttering more so now because of how long he'd been flying, Kovu found the break in the trees and the strange objects of the human girl. Landing almost in a crash, Kovu skidded on the ground as he huffed, sprawling himself out to take a bit of a rest after all the flying. He'd caught onto flying faster, but he still needed to work on the overall strength of his wings. He took a little bit, laying on the ground to catch his breath, but as he did, he looked around at the strange objects that were left. Wincing slightly at the soreness of his muscles, Kovu stood up, letting his wings drag across the ground as he began to walk towards the human's objects. They were strange objects, walking towards the mat he had watched the girl sleep on. But why was it so different than laying on the ground beneath it? He sniffed at it, catching her scent and many other foreign ones, but as he stepped on it, he felt it depress beneath his foot. It was a thin mat, but between the two pieces of cotton, it had feathers in it to give it a bit of a cushion. His ears perked up at the softness of it, he'd never felt something like that before, and could understand now why humans needed them. They didn't have scales, so the ground must be harder for them. He looked around for just a moment before laying down under the tarp cover, sprawling himself out on the softness of the mat. He liked it, it was soft and comfortable, but moving around, there was a small puff when something small and white came out. It caught his eye, it was just floating there as he looked up at it in laying on his back. His sharp green eyes softened as the fluff floated down towards him, landing gently on his nose. HIs muzzle twitched before he snuffed at the fuzzy feeling, his ears perking up again as he watched the feather float away.

After having seen the Night Fury flying through the air, Roe was making a mad dash along the ground, trying to follow it. Every so often, she'd look up to make sure she could still see it, but just when she thought she'd lost it, she heard a thud on the ground with a growl. She realized she was just around her campsite. She doubted it, but walking slowly and quietly in the beginning of the setting sun, she approached her camp, breathless at the sight in front of her.
She looked at her bed mat, marveling at the figure laying upon it. It was a Night Fury, an actual for real Night Fury. She crouched behind some brush, sitting and watching with the same curiosity he had her, but she had more exitement and amazement in her curiosity. What was it doing laying on her sleeping mat though? It seemed to be just...laying there, but she watched, seeing a feather. The Night Fury was playing with the feather as it turned over and started following it. Roe studied it carefully, watching it move. She could tell it was a male, because his tail fans were larger, and much to her delight, he looked fairly young because of how large his wings were to the rest of him. He had to be at least a year old because he could fly, and he looked rather strong, and bigger than a yearling should be, but his attitude was another factor to be recognized. His personality was perfect, as far as she could tell. Assuming he was the one that lit her fire, that meant he was smart, and since he'd come out to find her stuff, he was ambitious and curious with a want to learn. And watching him play around with the feather that came loose from her mat, she could tell he was playful and young at heart. He was the perfect Night Fury, the one she knew she wanted to befriend and train with, but as she thought, she moved, snapping a twig beneath her as she fell over, being revealed from the brush she'd been hiding in.

Kovu had been enjoying himself, running around as he chased and blew at the feather. He moved around carefully following the feather's every motion, but something caught his attention. He stopped, the feather landing light on his head as he sniffed around. He could smell something, much like that of the human objects around him, but not quite. His tail twitched lightly, but no sooner had he decided to dismiss the scent, he heard a snap of a twig. His ears shot up as his eyes grew sharp, turning in the direction of the noise with a hiss, but he stopped as hie eyes locked with those of the human girl's. Had she been watching him? And for how long? It was like the night before when he'd been watching her...was she looked to befriend him like his clan knew the humans to do?

Roe regretted having moved as she found herself on the ground. She'd obviously gained the attention of the Night Fury as he turned hissing at her, but as they locked eyes, he stopped, his eyes turning soft again as they stared at each other. She couldn't assume the feeling was mutual, but looking into his eyes, she felt something, like they were meant for each other. She held her breath as she thought, daring to move in order to approach the young dragon, but no sooner had she got up on one knee than did she watch the Night Fury take off in a leap, the white feather he'd been playing with floating softly to the ground as it landed in the dirt in front of her.

In the growing evening, Kovu flew back to the mountains where his clan still remained. He didn't acknowledge anyone as he ran to a secluded chamber, trying to think. He paced back and forth, his thoughts reeling of his first real encounter with a human. As he thought though, he couldn't quite explain to himself why he'd flown away from her...why did he? She didn't show any signs of hostility, didn't seem like a threat or anything of the like...she actually held interest in her eyes and what looked like, admiration? That still didn't change his thoughts of if he went with a human, then he would be grounded, he wouldn't be free. But if he stayed, then he'd have no more feedom in having to stay on the island...would going with a human open more doors instead of closing them?

Having caught herself a fish for dinner, cooking it over her open fire, Roe thought about the young Night Fury she had seen. He was absolutely perfect; strong, smart, playful, ambitious. And looking into his eyes, his fascination seemed to match her own. She couldn't help but think that he was supposed to be her dragon, she just knew it. Putting away her things and walking towards her sleeping mat, she stopped, listening, trying to listen if he was in the trees. There was silence, nothing more than a rustling breeze and the faint sound of thunder. She sighed, laying on her mat to sleep for the next day.

First day completed, I finally came across a Night Fury. He was perfect, in every way, I just hope I can find him again. He flew away when I tried to approach him, but he'll be back, I have a feeling. But I have to get to know him...Kovu...he fits the name perfectly.

Day 2

Roe woke to a startling crash as the sky lit up above her in the early morning. A thunder storm had moved in over the night while she had fallen asleep. She sat up, looking up to the dark clouds as a rain drop fell on her nose. She moved under the tarp she put up just as more and more rain drops began to fall, until it was a full on rain storm. She sighed, knowing better than to go exploring in weather like this, but she wanted so much to find the Night Fury she christened Kovu. But even if she knew where he was exactly, it would still be dangerous business going out in a storm like this. Sure, there was no howling winds, but the rain was enough to make the ground slippery and dangerous, and if she were on a rock slope of some kind, she could slip or something of the like, and she very much wanted to stay in one piece. This was only her second day out, so she still had time, but she knew she'd be running out quickly before the island sent out a search party to find her and bring her back home. She was not leaving without that dragon.

The storm at the base of the island was nothing compared to up above where the mountains beared caves and shelter. The wind was ferocious and the lightning was terrible. No one would be able to fly out in these conditions. Kovu had woken up earlier that morning in order to continue to sort things out, but running to the edge of the cave, he was met with a wall of rain. He'd been told never to fly in a storm, not unless he was very well conditioned for such an anomaly, but he was just over a year old, so there was no telling how battered he would get out there. With a huff, Kovu remained inside the cave, wondering if the storm would let up soon, but as he thought, he still continued thinking about the human girl. He couldn't shake the feeling, but maybe...just maybe he wanted to go with her. Being able to travel the world, get away from the island he knew he'd spend the rest of his life on...it was a very tempting idea. There was no telling when another human would come along, and if they'd be the same as her, and her certainly didn't want to spend all his days on the same island like he knew most of his clan had. He wanted fun, adventure, and even that sort of bond that couldn't be shared between clan members. He remembered hearing stories as a hatchling of the one of their kind that had befriended a human all those years ago. They said he became one of the greatest Night Furies known to their clan and then some...he wanted to be that Night Fury, he wanted to be the one that could be remembered in stories, and that's just what he intended to do.
With hesitation, Kovu broke the news about his investigation of the human girl to his clan, trying to explain all that he had been thinking over. There was much debate and arguing over what his decision should be, but with a determination he'd never felt before, Kovu asserted himself, making it known that he wanted to make his own decision, he didn't want it made for him.

It wasn't until late in the night that the storm had finally faded. Roe was beyond disappointed that an entire day had gone to waste, but it was better than hurting herself or getting killed. Having stayed remotely dry, despite the few runs she made to get a bushel of berries or something of the like, Roe settled herself for another night's sleep, ready to begin her search again in the morning. Now she was running out of time, she only had less than three days to befriend her dragon, and she'd already made such a big deal about coming back with a Night Fury, she didn't want to be the joke of her tribe if she returned without one.

It stormed all day today, and there was no sign of the Night...Kovu today. I'm down less than three days now, I have to work fast, but I can't rush anything either.

Day 3

The ground still moist from the storm passed, Roe woke to a fresh morning. The leaves were still lightly dripping with left over rain drops, and a heavy dew covered the ground as the surrounding air was filled with a scent of cleanliness and renewal. She couldn't explain it, but there was something about the fresh surrounding environment that felt enlightening and invigorating. Today was going to be a good day, she could feel it.

The cave walls dripping from all the mists that had been blown in, Kovu remained asleep, the continuous sound of rain and soothing thunder having lulled him into a comfortable sleep. He needed it, considering the lack he'd had the past few days, and as he stirred, he didn't rush, his eyes opening with a contented yawn. Some drops of water dripped on him as he stood and stretched, shaking the cumulated moisture from his scales. Without haste, he walked through the cavernous labrynth, standing at the mouth and looking out at the shimmering landscape, sniffing in the air with a lifted muzzle. There was something odd about it, he couldn't quite place. Something was going to happen that day, he could feel it.

Having spent the majority of the morning to herself, Roe went through some upkeeping as she found a dry patch of ground in her clearing, cleaning out her bag to let somethings dry that had gotten wet during the storm. Taking out the clothes she'd worn the day before, she figured it would be a good time to wash them out. With the rain, the resh water around the island was sure to be clean and washed out itself, and she needed to catch some fish too. So with her clothes and net in hand, and her staff in it's satchel, Roe started out in the early afternoon, trying to remember just whwere she'd seen that lake those few days ago.

With the high noon sun out and warm, Kovu had spent a good portion of the morning laying out on the mountain's peak to warm his scales. He'd never had to spend so much time shrouded from sunlight before, so he felt himself cold and sore from having curled himself up for warmth while he slept. Sprawled out on the flat warm surface of the rocks, wings stretched out as he lay on his back, Kovu felt much better knowing his scales would continue to retain the heat he'd absorbed. He'd just about dozed off again when his ears perked up at the sound of growling. He looked up, his stomach growling again. He turned over, licking his chops with his forked tounge as he shook some gravel from his scales, walking to the leddge of the peak as he looked out, baskingin a breeze as he stepped off of the ledge. He fell for just a little, enjoying the free falling feeling, slowly opening his wings as he rose into the air again, looking around as he leveled out, in search of water to fish for a little bit.

Washing out her clothes had been a successful venture, with the clean fresh water, but catching fish hadn't granted her such fortunes. Managing to catch two smaller sized fish, Roe figured it would be best to go back to her camp for now and try fishing later, knowing that she had to keep looking for her procclaimed Kovu. With clean clothes and a nearly empty net, Roe started back through the trees, hoping that she would be able to see the Night Fury at some point.

As Roe began to walk away, out on a ledge above the lake, a large Skrill lurked in silent wait, watching the fish in the water, trying to aim for the opportune moment to swoop in and grab one from the water, but no sooner had it perched itself on the ledge, ready to jump, a young Night Fury swept in and grabbed a fish from the water, scaring all the other ones back into the depths of the water. Kovu held the fish in his claws, happy at the size of his catch, but no sooner was he beginning to fly away, than did he hear a disgruntled, angry roar behind him. He barely had enough time to look behind him with sharp before he caught a flash of grey scales.

Roe had made it a fair distance from the lake she'd failed at, but she stopped at the sound of roars and struggle. She listened for a moment, almost recognizing one of the roars...it sounded like that of a Night Fury, if anything. She dropped what she had, taking her staff in hand as she ran back through the trees, continuing to the sounds of fluttering wings and growling and snarling getting closer. Sprinting as fast as she could, Roe came back through the break in the trees, both amazed and outraged at what she found.

Kovu tried to pick up his speed at the feeling of something behind him, but he'd been caught off guard when something grabbed at his wings, throwing him to the ground. Kovu hissed and roared, landing on the ground with a thud and flailing wings as he looked up, bracing himself for the Skrill that was heading straight for him. Kovu turned, using his tail to try and swing it out of the way, but the Skrill stopped itself, grabbing onto Kovu's tail, swinging him around and throwing him into a tree. Kovu hissed again at the pain, trying to stand as the Skrill landed on the ground in front of him, but he couldn't bring himself to his feet. The suddeness of the attack was so startling, he didn't have time to brace himself, and it hurt, but even as the Skrill continued to come closer, opening it's mouth in order to fire, Kovu looked up at the sound of something coming towards them.

Roe couldn't stand by and watch the young Night Fury get attack any more. He was so young and small compared to the Skrill, she had to do something. Staff in hand, Roe ran as fast as her legs could carry her as she charged towards the Skrill. Gaining all the momentum she could, and aiming and timing just right, she dug her staff into the ground as she lifted into the air, catapulting herself over the ground and kicking the Skrill in the head with all the force she had. The dragon roared at the blunt blow to it's head, stumbling away as Roe landed on the ground in front of the Night Fury.

Kovu watched the human run towards them. What was she doing? He couldn't believe that she would have attacked like that, but she did, and it seemed to be rather effecting, but again, what was she doing? Why was she trying to help?

Roe held her staff in front of her, watching the disoriented Skrill carefully as she panted. She had just a few moments, turning back to the Night Fury behind her. She called at him, telling him to go and fly away, but she gasped, turning back at the roar of the Skrill. It's left eye twitched in pain from the blow it had taken, but it started towards her now. Roe grunted, turning as she moved her staff around her expertly as she swung at the Skrill again, landing another hit in the same place. She knew if she kept hitting it on the left side of it's head now, it would get more and more disoriented, but being a strike class dragon, she knew she had to be swift and fast. She'd gone up against a Skrill before in her training, but it hadn't been under genuine pain and anger, so this would be a challenge she'd need to act on. The Skrill hissed at the blow, stepping back and shaking it's head, but that didn't stop it from glaring at her, lunging for her with snapping jaws. Roe used her staff to get herself up over the Skrill's head, landing on the dragon's back as she ran over it, trying to get behind it now to keep it moving so it couldn't attack. The Skrill's flat body made it easy to move on, but it roared again, rearing up and throwing her to the ground. Roe huffed at the hard landing to the ground, but not before she looked up at the Skrill coming towards her again. She moved on the ground, quickly getting herself to her feet as she ran, the Skrill gaining behind her. She ran towards a tree, readying her staff as she dug it into the ground again, catapulting herself up into the branches as the Skrill ran into the base of the tree. Roe held on at the force of the collision, but looked back out to the Night Fury who still remained under the tree. She called out to it again, telling him to run and fly away, watching the Skrill below her move, getting back to it's feet after running into the tree.

Kovu watched the young human girl fearlessly combat his attacker, and she was actually winning, but there was no telling how long she could hold it off. He didn't want to leave now, wanted to watch in further intrigue at how well the human fought, but he figured that wasn't the best for now. With reluctance, he looked at the girl as she called at him, locking eyes with her once more before wincing as he got to his feet, taking one last look before flying off into the air, leaving the battle behind.

Roe watched the Night Fury take off, relieved that she'd been able to get him out of harm's way, but that still left her and her opposer beneath her. She didn't necessarily have to defeat it, just had to get it subdued long enough for her to make a run for it. She could only assume that the blow to it's head from running into the tree had just about done it in, so all it needed was just a little more force. Taking a moment to catch her breath, Roe watched beneath her as the Skrill wearily stood, shaking it's head again, favoring it's left side. She waited just a little longer, trying to aim it just right before she jumped from the tree, her staff above her head as she swung down, striking at the Skrill's head again. The dragon roared out in pain again, collapsing to the ground once more as Roe landed with a stumble, falling to the ground herself. She watched the Skrill lay there, breathing heavy and wings limp, but by no means was it going to stay down for long. Wincing just a little at a sharp pain in her ankle, Roe stood, beginning to run as fast as she could from the dragon, hoping she could get away in time before it could get up and look for her.

Kovu flew away as fast as his wings could carry him, not wanting any reencounter with the Skrill if it decided to take off after him, but still, he couldn't help but feel guilty at leaving a human to fight alone. She seemed formitable enough though, he just only hoped that he had done the right thing in listening to her. He stopped at a rock ledge, landing with a huff from the speed of his departure, catching his breath as he struggled to stand, looking out over the landscape he'd left behind. He couldn't hear any more sounds of struggle, didn't hear the Skrill roaring, or even worse, didn't hear the human screaming in the late afternoon. He sat, reflecting on what had just happened, continuing to think about the human. She tried so hard to save him, but why would she do that? She must really be persistant in the quest she'd been sent out for, and the way she fought, it was really quite interesting. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't help but feel like he needed to go with her, but still, that was a big change, and a big question to ask himself.

Roe ran as fast as she could, the pain in her ankle not apparent yet with her haste in trying to get away. She tried to listen through her panting and huffing, hoping that the Skrill wasn't following after her, but as she neared her camp, she figured that it was safe for now. Stumbling through the trees, Roe stopped, trying to catch her breath as she leaned over to brace herself on her knees, but she winced, feeling a pain in her ankle. She realized now, as she tried to walk, that her right ankle had suffered some sort of sprain, probably from jumping from the tree. Limping now, Roe walked back to her mat, collapsing to the ground in a huff, full of adrenaline and fear at what she had just done. In the setting sun though, she had to admit, that was really fun, fighting off an untrained Skrill like that...she couldn't wait to tell everyone at home.

Resting for a little bit, trying to take time to sort his thoughts, Kovu thought it would be best to go out and search for the human, just to make sure that she was alright. After all, she sacrificed herself for him, she practicaly saved him, though he still wasn't quite sure why. He stood, scanning the surrounding area just to make sure there was nothing to hinder his flying as he took off from the ledge, flying slowly so as to catch any sight of her as he flew towards her camp sight. He flew close to the tree line, scanning through the greenery and foiliage, but not before he stopped at what he thought was her scent. He landed, looking around for her in the trees, but noticed somethings laying on the ground. There was something with holes in it that smelled of fish, and then a small pile of something that smelled of her. He wasn't sure what this meant, but he gathered the objects in his claws and started off flying again, catching the scent of human and fire in the growing evening.
He was pleased to see her within her clearing as he landed silently in the trees, setting her objects next to him as he watched her. She seemed to be doing something to her foot, wrapping it with something, and as she stood, he noticed she had a limp. She must have gotten hurt, and it was at his expense. He scowled at himself for putting something in harm's way at his cost, but she didn't seem to be in too much pain. She wandered around her clearing for a moment or two, picking things up and putting them away, all the while limping with her favored leg.

Roe finished putting everything away that she had set out to dry, trying to finish things up so she could rest her leg. She hopped it was nothing serious, for she still had just a little more time to find her Night Fury, but as she put things away, remembering she'd left her net and clothes out in the trees somewhere, she figured that resting for the night would be best. So with that, she went back to her mat, the fire crackling and dancing as she sat down, taking out her journal in her bag as she began to write again.

Day three...I found Kovu again, but he'd gotten in a fight with a Skrill. I managed to fight it off, but I told Kovu to fly away. I don't know if he'll ever come back since he'd been attacked, but I can only hope. I just hope I find him before that Skrill finds me. I don't know if I could take another attack like that.

Kovu watched the human put the same square object away again, watching her fall asleep like she always did. He listened around, not hearing any sign of that Skrill that attacked them, but there would be no doubt that it was out looking for them. She was injured, she couldn't fight very hard like she had when she saved him, so quietly he emerged from the trees, setting his found objects on the ground beside him, but not before he made his way towards the fire. He basked in the warmth, his emerald eyes staring over at the human. He yawned, laying himself down beside the fire to sleep for himself. For some reason, he felt comforted, knowing the human was around, knowing that he could protect her injury if he needed. He didn't know why...but he liked being around the human.

[Elemental Paradisity]

Day 4

Kovu began to stir first that next morning, his ears twitching as his eyes opened slowly, looking up around himself, realizing where he was. He remembered he'd spent the night in protecting the human, and frankly, he felt good about it. He leaned up, looking over to her, noticing she was still asleep, but still the thoughts of her injury lingered in his mind. what else could he do for her...? He sniffed around, not catching any scent of food or something of the like, and he knew he was hungry, so that meant she must be hungry too. That could be something he could do, but how could he bring back more than one fish at a time? That would be a monotonous task, but he remembered the thing of holes that smelled of fish. He walked over to it, sniffing at it again, wondering how the girl used it. He picked it up in his teeth, looking at it for a moment, and pawed at it, his ears perking up at his foot getting caught in it. That had to be it. Smirking at his cleverness, Kovu picked the net up in his claws, taking off towards the lake in order to catch him and the human some fish.

Roe stirred later that morning, opening her eyes as she sat up and stretched. She went to get up, but winced just a little at the disippating pain in her ankle. It didn't hurt as much as it had the day before, but it was still rather painful. She had so much to do though, she had to go and find her things in the trees somewhere, but sitting up, she noticed a small pile of something beside a tree. She stood, limping over to the tree, pausing at the realization that it was her clothes, the clothes she had dropped the day before. How in the world could they have gotten there? She assumed there was one way, but listening to the sound of wing beats coming closer in the air, her assumption was confirmed as she turned to see the Night Fury land beside the charred fire pit, her net full of fish in his claws.

Kovu had had an easy time catching all the fish he had. He wished that the humans would have come sooner with such an incredible device. Catching a multitude of fish at one time was much more efficient than having to go back and forth in order to catch the same number. But as he landed on the ground, setting the net beside him, he looked around, noticing that where the human had been asleep, the mat was empty. He turned around though, his ears perking up at the sound of something behind him, his eyes locking with those of the human again.

Roe looked at the Night Fury in front of her, hoping that he wouldn't run off this time around, but that was kind of hard to assume he would if he brought her stuff back. There was no way of her knowing that he'd spent the night with her for protection, but the fact that he brought her net back, and it was full of fish, that seemed like an offering of some kind, if at all. She wasn't going to approach him directly, instead she'd go about this inadvertantly. She walked towards him, but didn't aim herself for him, instead going towards the net. She was pleased when he remained on the ground, though he moved away from her slightly, but he watched her as she picked up the net of fish, and dumped them out on the ground. She continued to move around him, going to her fire pit and placing more sticks in the middle of it in order to start a fire.

Kovu watched the human girl, trying to remain calm as she came towards him. He didn't know what she was doing, but she wasn't coming towards him, instead she was moving towards the fish. That must have been the right thing for him to do, to bring back the fish as he watched her dump them out. He was pleased at his catch, and continued to watch the female go around him, placing some more branches and such with in the circle of stones she'd made that first night. He watched her stand, but lit the fire himself before she had the chance, earning a smile from the human. His ears perked up at the feeling of accomplishment, and as he watched the girl take one of the left over branches, and take a fish from the pile, he sat contentedly beside the fire just as she did, taking a fish for himself.

Roe was beyond exstatic at the Night Fury, watching him light the fire. He stayed around, he wasn't going any where, and that made her all the more happy. The more they could get used to each other's presence, the more they could bond. She didn't know if this would be it, if this would be the day she could return home after so long, but she needed to remain calm in order to keep the Night Fury calm. So she took her fish, and put the stick through it, sitting on the other side of the fire in order to start cooking her food. She was pleased to see the Night Fury settle himself, taking a fish for himself, beginning to eat. She got a better look at him now, noticing the pure black of his scales. There didn't seem to be any kind of color or shading to his scales besides black, save for a small blotch of lighter scales around his right eye. She absolutely adored him, he was perfect, and sitting as she turned her fish over in the fire, she couldn't be more contented, just knowing that he could feel the same contentment.

Kovu reveled in the taste of fish as he started eating, having been hungry for quite sometime, ever since he'd been attacked the day before. He felt himself getting calmer and calmer around the human as he ate, and for some reason, that was comforting to him. There were no tensions, not even questions roaming through his thoughts at the moment, it was just pure relaxing and contentment as he sat and ate in front of the human, and he liked that. He did think though, just a little, remembering stories he'd heard of humans before. How they were rash and greedy, and were searching for power. There had been a few of his clan that had encountered humans before, and only a few less that had actually left with humans, but he couldn't help but think how wrong his clan were about humans, or at least about this human. They couldn't all be the same, this human saved him, and probably his life, and sitting in front of her now, he only wished he could do the same for her, to return the favor.

Roe was relieved to when she started eating her fish. She'd forgotten how hungry she was through all the excitement the day before, but she only wished, as she sat across from a Night Fury, that she knew how to keep going. She didn't want to out right ask him to come with her, she just wish she knew if he would agree or not. She didn't want to run him off like that, in fact, she'd rather leave him here as a friend than leave with an enemy. She realized her intentions were a little rash before, but now, sitting here with him, she just wanted to befriend him more than try to force him to come with her.

Kovu had eaten his fill of fish, laying on the other side of the fire now as he looked around, sniffing into the air around them as the human ate. The sun felt amazing as it was high in the sky, but there were too many trees around, the shade was kind of annoying. He wanted to go somewhere open, and continuing to sniff into the air, he caught the very faint smell of salt water, the ocean. He remembered some of the times he'd been out on the beaches of their island, and it was fun. The sand was warm and fun to play in, and the waves were fun to chase. Did humans like to play?

Roe had eaten enough of her fish, and was very pleased to be full and not starving. She set the stick she'd been eating on down by the fire, but noticed the Night Fury in front of her. He seemed a little ansy, like he wanted to do something. Roe stood up, immediately earning his attention. He stood with her, his eyes wide with excitement. He turned in one direction, looking back and forth from the direction he faced to her. What was he trying to tell her? Did he want her to follow him? There was really only one way to find out, so making sure she had her staff with her, Roe began limping in his direction, earning a soft cry of approval as he began to head towards the trees.

Kovu was pleased that the human understood. It was weird not being able to communicate directly with something, but he thought they'd be able to manage. So with the human, slowly, but surely, beginning to follow him, Kovu made his way through the trees, getting excited at the thought of playing out on the ocean. He really wanted to know if humans liked to play and have fun, and if they did, what kind of fun? Did they like rolling around in the sand, or chasing fish? There was no telling, but he wanted to get to the shore, but he had to keep close to the human so she could keep following him.

In the growing afternoon, Roe continued to follow the Night Fury through the trees, beginning to hear the ocean waves coming through the trees. Why would he want to go to the ocean? There was really no telling, considering they couldn't talk to each other, but he really seemed excited about something, so what else could she do but follow? They continued walking, and within moments, the trees started to disappear as the grass beneath her feet began to change to sand. The Night Fury got more and more excited the closer they got, and when the trees finally disappeared, and they were on the shore of the beach, he roared with excitement, leaping out into the sand, beginning to roll around in it. She smiled at him, finding his antics to be cute and funny.

Kovu was elated to be out on the beach in the warm sun and sand. He loved the feeling of the soft sand on his scales, and rolling over, looking up from the ground on his back, he saw the human in front of him, looking at him as he looked at her upside down. He watched her smile at him, and he smiled back, turning over as he threw sand everywhere with his wings, scrambling in the shifting sand to get to the water. He called out to her, trying to get her to follow him. Maybe humans didn't like to play...

Roe watched him roll around in the sand, it was really interesting to see him playing around so naturally, he was almost like one of the herding dogs back at home. She walked through the sand, deciding it was best to take her shoes off as she got closer to the water, but watched him sprint towards the water himself. The sand was soft to her skin, and the water looked really nice. He seemed like he wanted to play, and maybe he wanted her to play with him. That was a fun thought. She followed him into the water, running just a little bit despite her ankle, and leaned over, flinging some water at him as she got further into the water.

Kovu had started towards the water, but turned and watched the human take somethings off of her feet. His ears perked up as she started towards the water with him, and he wondered if she was going to play with him after all. He waded into the water just a little, enjoying the feeling of the waves lapping against the scales of his legs, but he looked shocked as the human leaned down and flicked water at him. Humans did like to play! She kept sweeping water at him with her arms, and she actually chased him when he ran away. He never would have thought he'd be playing with a human, but he was, and it was fun.

Roe laughed at the expression the Night Fury gave her when she splashed water at him, but she gasped as he splashed water at her back with one of his wings. She was wet now, but it didn't very much matter, and she didn't really care...she was playing with a Night Fury. It was so much fun, playing with him like they were friends. Well, they kind of were, at least she liked to think so, and chasing each other back and forth in the water, splashing each other and stuff was the most fun she'd ever had in her life. He was like a giant dog, and it was really fun. She even found a stick floating in the water that she almost stepped on, and when she threw it to get rid of it, he ran and got it and brought it back to her like he was playing fetch.

Kovu found it rather amazing that humans could play like he did, but when he brought the stick back to her, she threw it again. He didn't know why, but he kind of liked going to get it, and trying to find it in the water while he splashed around. She seemed to have fun with it too, it was like a game of some kind. He'd had fun before, but never like this, it wasn't like playing with his flock when he was a hatchling, it was funner than that, and much more entertaining. It was like they were learning from each other.

Roe felt like they had been on that beach for hours, and they kind of were, for as they started to wear down from all their playing, the sun had already begun to set. They'd been out there playing all afternoon, and it felt really nice to have played and got along with a dragon as amazing as him. She knew that that day meant she'd completed her mission. She befriended a dragon, the one she knew she could train alongside, and it was a good feeling. The two of them remained on the shore of the ocean, Roe sitting beside the Night Fury who laid on the ground, both content in watching the sun in front of them set on the water. Tomorrow was the day that her home would be sending out a ship to come get her, since she'd spent so much time trying to find him, so if this was it, she had to say something. She looked at him, and he lifted up his head looking at her as she held out a hand to him. He didn't flinch, didn't move away, but instead placed his muzzle in her hand. That was it, that was the bond.

Kovu had enjoyed their day of play, and found himself exhausted, but in a good way. The kind of exhausted when alot had gone on, and there was so much fun to be had, it was just, fun. He basked in the warm sand that he laid in, listening quietly to the sound of the ocean waves in front of him, looking up from watching the sun set to the human beside him. He watched her reach out a hand towards him, and knowing the last thing she would have meant to do was hurt him after saving him, he leaned in and touched his muzzle to her hand. He couldn't explain it, but there was something about the touch, something almost magical. It was nice, the way two worlds were coming together in his eyes, but he looked up to her at the sound of her voice.

Roe felt something between them at the touch, and taking her hand away she asked if he could understand her. He nodded, which was interesting. He probably couldn't understand everything, but they were very smart dragons, so she wasn't surprised if he understood her even a little. She paused for a moment, looking into his emerald cat eyes before asking if he knew why she was there. He thought about it for a moment, before nodding again.

Kovu was a little taken aback when the human started talking to him. They'd shared some exchanges earlier that day, but no more than her yelling at him or something of the like, but through all of that, he'd just about forgotten why she was actually there....she did want to take him away from his home...what was he supposed to do with that? He'd thought that would be a great thing, but now that it was actually happening, why...what was he thinking? He can't leave, this is his home, his friends, his family. He might never get to come back again if he left now, and what would his clan think if he did leave? What was he doing? He couldn't leave...he can't...Kovu leaned up at Roe's question of what he thought. That was it, she did, she wanted to take him...he couldn't let her. He thought frantically for a moment, before his eyes settled on the sky above him. He couldn't leave.

Roe paused at her last question...she noticed a weird look in his eyes. They were sharp and distant now instead of the wide eyed enjoyment she'd seen all day. He started looking around, maybe he heard something? But no sooner had his sights settled on the sky than did he jump to his feet, taking off into the air, leaving Roe in a cyclone of sand. She coughed as she stood, the sand falling around her as she looked around in the dull darkness, watching the figure of her Night Fury fly away from her...that was it...she blew it...

Kovu flew frantically back to the mountains where the clan was preparing to move back to their lower dwellings, knowing that the human would be leaving soon from past human visits. He didn't even stop to talk to those who questioned where he had been, just stormed through the caverns, not even with a direction to go. He thought rapidly, wondering why she would have the nerve to ask him to leave his home, how she could expect him to leave him home when she never has to leave hers. Why would he even want to go to her home any ways? Why can't she leave her home and come back here? ...Why couldn't she...? He stopped in his rapid thoughts....he liked her, she was an amazing human...he wanted her to stay, but she couldn't, the humans never stayed.

He came back today, and we spent the most amazing time on the beach. He's so playful and young, I know he would be the perfect training partner, but I ruined it. He was too young, he probably didn't want to leave his home and his family. I'm glad I got to meet him...but I'll be going home without a dragon tomorrow...

Day 5

Waking up solemnly that morning, Roe began packing her things in order to be ready for the voyage home. She wasn't sure when the boat would be arriving, but she knew that by now, the villiage had made full preparations to come get her, maybe had even anticipated having to come get her. That was a more than discouraging thought. What was she supposed to do now? There was no telling when she could go out to find another dragon again, if at all. What would be the point of that? There was no way she could find another bond, she just knew it. The bond she felt with the Night Fury was amazing, and in all honesty, it felt irreplacable, but there wasn't much to be done about that now, with the morning growing later. The boat would be on the shore in a few hours, there wasn't near enough time to try and find him, if he was still close by. So with a heavy heart, Roe made sure she had everything packed and ready to go for when the boat arrived. She made her way through the trees, the same path that she and the Night Fury had gone down in order to get to the shore, and she set her pack down in the sand, turning her face to a soft breeze, letting her hair flow with it. She knew it would still be a while before the boat got to the island, so she wanted to get one more look at the island, from a view she'd almost gotten to in her first day of exploring. She remembered seeing a mountain side path that one would be able to see almost the whole side of the island from. It'd be a nice way to lock the memory in, and she could see the boat coming for miles. With her staff in it's satchel, Roe began to walk back through the trees, wanting to get a good final look at it. Maybe in a year or two, she could come back. She knew she would never forget that Night Fury, she just hoped the feeling might be mutual.

Having spent an almost sleepless night within the mountainous caverns, Kovu woke later that morning, his thoughts still reeling from the day before. He'd thought about it though, and he couldn't stand how he'd left things, just flying away from her. If at the very least, he wanted to see her again, just to say goodbye. He knew that most humans always left on their fifth sunrise on the island, and he really did want to say goodbye, so with the good intentions in his mind, he left the caves once more, flying out into the late morning, pointing himself in the direction of the clearing he'd spent so much time around. However, when he neared the clearing, he couldn't find her scent, nor the scents of any of the objects she'd had with her. Landing in the same place, looking at the remaining stone circle, Kovu stared at the empty space, her mat and covering were gone, her round thing that she put stuff in...it was all gone...she was gone...Well, that was it then, there was nothing more to be done. With an almost sort of reluctance, he walked back through the trees, wishing he'd been just a little sooner that morning, maybe he could have caught her before she left.

In silence, Roe had made her way through the base of the island and began up the mountain's side in her waiting for the boat home. She knew it was a fool's effort, but she still continued to listen around her, hoping to hear any sign that the Night Fury might be around, perhaps even just out of habbit. She started up a path that led up towards the mountain's summit, admiring the views that began to open up around her. She hadn't even made it so far up, but she could still begin to see the large expanses of the island spreading out in front of her. Despite the sort of emptiness she felt in having scared off the Night Fury, she felt a sort of contentment as well, knowing that they had reached some sort of bond. It was more than just a day at the beach they shared, and having just that memory if anything was enough for her, even knowing that arriving home with her friends in full anticipation to see if she succeeded or not wasn't going to be very fun. Roe continued walking in a sort of despaired contentment, but not before she stopped at the sound of what she thought and hoped was wing beats. She looked up to the sky, not seeing anything that was flying over head, but not before she heard something land behind her on the rising rock path. She turned around, almost in excitement, subconciously knowing that it had to be the Night Fury, but as she spun around, she was faced with the snarling face of a Skrill, more distinctly, the same Skrill that she had fought just the other day. She brought her staff from behind her, holding it out in front of her as she faced the Skrill, ready to fight again, but she hadn't expected the Skrill to be so quick in it's retaliation. It spun around, snapping out one of it's wings as it struck Roe, knocking her to her feet as her staff flew from her hands. The Skrill kept it's wing stretched out, catching her staff on the appendage as it flung it's wing upwards, sending her staff flying away from their fight, and away from her use. Roe watched in fear as her staff flew across the sky, knowing she would never be able to find it again, let alone use it when she needed it. She got to her feet, facing the Skrill again, but they both knew she was defensless...She turned, taking off in a sprint, though it was less than so since her ankle still had some pain from their previous encounter. The Skrill followed after her as she ran, catching up quickly, but Roe only had the mind to keep going. She didn't know what she was going to do with no where to go on the thin upward mountain path, but she could only hope that she would come up on a cave soon, or something of the like to try and loose the Skrill. But her fortunes didn't seem so forgiving as she tried to keep running, feeling the Skrill getting closer and closer to her. She wasn't sure what happened next, but she only blinked before she heard herself scream, feeling nothing beneath her. She looked up, watching the Skrill looking down at her...she was falling from the mountain path. The Skril knew she'd run, and she did, giving herself only more of a height to fall from as it threw her from the ledge.

Having walked from the clearing that he hoped to find the human in, Kovu sulked in his journey back to the caves where his clan remained. He didn't even feel like flying, but he wondered why not being able to say good bye to her had taken such a toll on him. He never imagined himself getting attached to a human, but here he was, moping because he actually did miss her...maybe he should have gone with her, there was no telling what could have happened if that moment before he flew away had gone differently, but he stopped, something catching his attention. His ears flicked at what he thought was her scent. It was faint, but it really did smell like her. He followed it, almost a bit too hastily, but he didn't find her, instead her found that stick that she always had with her...what was it still doing here? Was she still here? All her stuff was gone...he sniffed at it, picking it up in his mouth endearingly, but all of his questions were answered as his ears shot up at the sound of a scream.

Roe fell from the ledge she'd been running on, holding herself in a ball, afraid to look around, afraid to let go of herself. She knew there was no saving herself, even if she had her staff, it would be impossible to stop herself from falling. She knew it, it was all over, the people coming to get her would have to come looking for her, and they'd find her body strewn across the ground below her, but no sooner had she felt herself falling to her death, knowing that soon everything would go black, she felt everything stop around her, she couldn't even hear the wind going past her ears. She was almost certain that she'd already died, she just hadn't quite made it to wherever she was supposed to go, but feeling herself breath, and feeling something beneath her, she hesitantly opened her eyes, seeing everything moving past her, not as if she were still falling, but as if she were moving across the landscape. She looked around her, catching the breath she'd thought she lost, feeling something smooth beneath her. There were black scales underneath her hands, and black wings spread out around her...she was alive.

Having almost collapsed from the huge addition in weight, it took a little configuring and stamina to continue his flying, but Kovu looked up behind him to the human on his back, having caught her in her falling. Roe looked around, noticing the green eyes looking back at her, gasping at the realization that she'd just been saved. He even had her staff in his mouth. Roe smiled, unable to contain her joy. She moved around, hugging the Night Fury around his neck, but they both tensed up at the sound of roaring behind them. Roe looked behind them, noticing the Skrill still above on the mountain's ledge, lunging from it's perch as it came down towards them. Roe leaned over and took her staff from the Night Fury's mouth, situating herself like she'd always watched the others fly around on their dragons. She wasn't sure if it was a mutual thing, but it had to be when she felt the Night Fury relax beneath her, as if he were preparing himself. Looking behind her again, watching the Skrill get closer, Roe lifted up on the Night Fury's shoulders, almost not believing that he listened when he began flying upwards. However, that didn't stop the Skrill behind them at all as it continued to close in on them. Roe leaned over, looking at the Night Fury below her, earning a similar expression of excitement, watching him nod to her. Roe leaned back, holding on as she looked behind her, readying for what was sure to be the best moment of her life.
She leaned to the left, holding on as the two began to turn in a spiral, dodging out of the way of the first fire of the Skrill. She grabbed onto his shoulders again as he began to fly upwards, climbing into the sky past the Skrill, trying to show off his speed. The SKrill roared again, grunting as it flew after them. Roe had a feeling she knew what game he was trying to play. He was young and hearty, he could easily out fly the Skrill, he just needed to wear it out. That sounded perfect. He continued to climb into the sky, both of them listening to their pursuer behind them as he turned over on his back, beginning to turn towards the ground. Roe held on, watching the sky turn around her as she felt the air rushing through her hair, watching the Skrill stop with an abrupt halt as they shot past it again. Things seemed to be going well, but beneath her, Roe could feel the Night Fury wearing down faster than they both hoped. It was her extra weight, she was certain he wasn't used to carrying any more than his own weight, especially being so young still. She needed to help out, try to get the Skrill away from them once and for all. She'd been letting the Night Fury take control of the flying, but she had an idea, taking hold of his shoulders and motioning him upwards again. She held on as the chase continued vertically, Watching the Skrill climb up after them. It was almost perfect, with the Night Fury wearing down, the Skrill was able to get close enough, so with her staff in hand, she jumped from the back of her black scaled mount, facing over with her staff above her head, striking down on the Skrill beneath her. She hit the left side of it's head again, noticing that it was still sore from their first encounter, and the blow to the tender spot seemed to do a good amount of damage as it flailed in the sky, reeling with pain. The Night Fury roared when he felt the human leave his back, but looking behind him, seeing her strike the Skrill, he understood what she was doing. He turned over himself, his eyes growing sharper as he aimed down at the snarling Skrill, hurling himself in a soumer sault as he swung down with his tail, using all of his weight to hit the Skrill in the head.
The Skrill roared with the pain of it's throbbing head, struggling to stay airborne as it flew away from the falling duo. Roe had been falling, only hoping that the Night Fury would have been able to tell, but she smiled at the black figure coming down beside her, returning to his back as the two stopped in the air, watching the Skrill flutter away in defeat.

Both of them landing on the ground with a huff, Roe slid off of the Night Fury as she landed on the ground, sitting against the black figure as he laid down beside her. She could feel him breathing, it was heavy and worn out, but looking at him, she could tell he'd had fun in their venture. She would have never thought something like that would happen, and looking back, it all felt like a dream. But if it weren't for the weary, but exciteful expressions they held in their faces, she would have thought so.

Kovu laid on the ground in a huff, trying to get his breath back, but watching the Skrill fly off in the distance, he couldn't help but feel a huge accomplishment. He'd never fought before, in fact, as a hatchling, he always lost against those in his flock because he never worked on his claws or teeth. He was always a flier, but having won because of his flying, that felt like a huge achievement. But the human...it was like he wasn't even flying with someone on his back. Yeah he could feel the extra weight, and it wore him out faster, but she moved with him, and she understood what he was doing...it was weird to think that they could have been so in sync, but it felt like they were. Looking at her now, knowing what they'd just done together...he couldn't even remember why he'd flown away from her the day before. He liked her, and maybe he did want to go with her, but did she still want to be his friend after he ran away from her?

Roe took a deep breath, setting her staff on the ground beside her, looking out to the vast ocean around the island, catching sight of something small coming over the horizon. It was the boat from her island, the tribe leader and her class master coming to retrieve her from her failed attempt at finding a dragon, but looking back to the Night Fury beside her, holding out a hand, she realized at the touch of black scales to her hand, that she hadn't failed at all...her training was just beginning.

About a few hours away from the island to find their young member Roelerra, the small crew on the boat had been ready to go out looking if need be, but looking up to the sky above them, the class master noticed something coming towards them. With a roar, a Night Fury flew over the boat, and looking even closer, Roelerra was atop it's back, waving down at them.

[The Drunken Jester]

Mmmm, writing a story isn't the same as writing an RPG-type post.
I'd say keep that in mind.

The bio and background and blahblahblah and having a stolen anime picture as a 'description' is all too stupid.
And skipping POVs and such every paragraph isn't really kosher for fiction writing.

But the whole OC meets Dragon in a different circumstance and... possibly in a different village (you didn't really clarify much that I could tell, I only skimmed the 'story' bits) after the fact and after dragon training is a thing seems like a pretty neat idea.