honey lemon

As she emerged from behind the boulder, Hiccup’s eyebrows rose. He hadn’t seen her before, and she was strikingly tall. Probably one of the tallest women he had seen, and that was saying something, considering his mother was fairly tall herself. 

Though, when she spoke, his suspicion that maybe she wasn’t from Berk was confirmed. He offered her a small smile, and watched as Toothless made his way toward her, carefully and curiously sniffing at the pouch by her hip. The dragon gave a small sneeze; whatever was inside her bag aggravating his nose just a little. 

“Not many people come to this little grotto, so we’re just as surprised to see you here,” he told her honestly, and gave a small gesture toward her with his hands. “And, I think it’s probably safe to say that you’re not from around here, are you?” he pressed on, knowing full well she couldn’t have been. 

Anybody who lived on Berk or frequented the island enough knew about the dragons.

honey jumped when toothless inched forward, sniffing at her alchemy pouch, and she let go of her orb, pulling back her hands completely, staring down at him in fascination. he seemed.. harmless enough, but she’d never come across a harmless dragon before. she hesitated, moving to touch his head, but pulled back before she made contact. 

“   what? oh -- no, no i’m not. i’m from an island a ways away, actually. our defence system is quite... an interesting one, and it disguises us from outsiders. i only leave to collect herbs and plants that i can’t get from my own collection and garden.   ”   honey shot hiccup a small, unsure smile, before she crouched down, looking at toothless once more.

“   oh, amazing.. this dragon.. he’s yours? he LISTENS to you?   ”   she cocked her head to the side, smiling faintly. “   i’ve never been so close to a dragon before...! can i.. i mean.. can i touch him?   ” she glanced back at the viking, before something else seemed to hit her. 

Contentedly, she rested her head on Honey’s shoulder, marginally more relaxed. How did the taller girl know just what to say to make her consider things in a new, better light? Maybe she didn’t feel better completely, but she was definitely on the way to doing so.

“I’ll try. It’s not easy when their voices can be so… loud sometimes. But you’ve got a point, and you’re right. I shouldn’t let them bring me down. I shouldn’t let them affect me.” It was easier said than done, really, but as long as she believed in herself and had Honey to believe in her, she could take on the world in every sense of the word.

“Background noise is just noise. I want to focus on the good things. I want to focus on is tonight. On us.” With that, she linked their hands together, holding them up.

“Get ready for the best ramen you’ve had in ages.”

honey’s expression softened into a tender smile as kimiko dropped her head down onto her shoulder, and sweetly, she pressed a small kiss to the shorter girl’s temple. she knew pretty words couldn’t completely take worries away, but any kind of comfort was better than none at all. 

“focusing on the good things is the best thing to do! it’s what brings you happiness and joy, and you deserve both of those things!” honey beamed as kimiko joined their hands together, letting out a delighted laugh in response.

        “I don’t know a lot either, but I really like his shield.  To be honest, I kinda wish I had a shield.. instead of a sword.  Oh, I should explain, my kind, each of us can summon our own weapon from our gemstone.  I have a sword and whip.. combo thingy, it’s handy most times! But I feel like.. a shield is more me, ‘cause I’m not much of a fighter” the alien mumbled the last sentence to herself.

        The alien laughed at Honey, body paint?  Goodness, what a silly assumption!  she wasn’t upset though, this human likely never met a gem before.  “Me to!  Plus, walking’s just.. really nice.”  Black Star commented, a small, relaxed sigh escaping her lips.  Up ahead of them was the tiny, quaint diner in question.  “Oh, Honey, there it is!”

      “   well, it IS a nice shield, though i always thought it should be a little bigger, just for safety’s sake!” honey reasoned, a smile pulling at her lips, before fascination crossed her expression.   “   you can SUMMON weapons? gosh! how do you do that?   ”   she tucked some hair behind her ear, noting the gem’s disappointment.   “   well, it’s best to make the most of what you’re given, i think.. i’m sure a sword and whip suit you much more than you realise!   ” 

Helen had hardly had time to CHUCKLE at the  jolly PUN before the COLORFUL EXPLOSION had erupted at her feet. She watched in awe as the OOZE expanded across the the criminal’s limp frame, an impressed BEAM reforming upon her lips.  

      “ Well, that’s SOMETHIN’. ” Her masked eyes       return to her newfound, VIBRANT colleague.       “ I’ve never seen a gadget quite like THAT. Your       OWN design, I’m guessing ? ” Every indication       pointed to THIS gal being a genius –– Helen        would have put MONEY on it.

dusting off her hands once the criminal was sufficiently stuck down, pleased with how the night had turned out, honey looked back at the other superheroine. hearing what she had to say, her eyes roamed down to her purse, a fond smile pulling at her lips. 

“   well, i didn’t actually make it, but i helped with designing it! another member of our team designed all of our weapons, but they’re geared towards the things we’re good at! my skill set lies in chemistry, so i’m the only one who really knows HOW to use this.   ”    she turned, gesturing to the control pad of the purse.