HTTYD: Fears and Gifts

As you know by now, or at least I think you know that I am afraid of snow and the cold. And you would be right if you guessed it had something to do with my late mother. Her body arrived back at Berk in its final broken stage when it began to snow. And I developed this fear that something bad would happen anytime the unholy chill would arrive.
Today when I awoke it was snowing but there was this determination in me to block out all fears from my mind. Snotlout was sitting outside, his arm still slung in a cast as he patiently waited on his rock. He looked like he was stuck to it, his bum firmly planted there as he waved his free arm to me. I popped my head out the window as Ferocious greeted me with a growl and bit dragon tongue. After full being slimed in Nightmare saliva, I wiped myself down and told my dad I was going out for a while. He wanted me to come back before sunrise at least to help him pack. With the cold weather, his fur trading business was going to blossom well for a few weeks.
Our weather is really freaky. One day itll be nice and warm, the next theres ten feet of snow surrounding your home. I slowly clambered onto my dragons neck and she lowered me down under her warmth. Her body was radiating with heat but I had to get rid of this insipid curse.
She watched with careful eyes as I stepped into the snow, hearing it crunch beneath my toes. My boots were thick with fur so there was no way I could feel the burn of the chill immediately. Snotlout gave me a giant smile as I began to walk toward him in slow motion. As I neared he opened his arms. I spun a little, watching the ice crystals fall around me and some stuck in my red hair. When I touched them, they melted into small puddles between the creases of my palm. And for once I felt okay with this, almost fuzzy about this. Snotlout snuck his arms around my waist and as snow began to dash the surface of the land again he picked me up. I let out a playful yelp and kicked about but  he refused to let go. We laughed and I knocked his helmet off his head, snickering at his terrible helmet hair. He pat it down and placed his hat back on, holding my fingers to keep them warm. "Wow, you actually came out here!"
"Yeah." I told back, "So whats up. Youre usually not out this early." I questioned, seeing him fully dressed and prepared for the day ahead. He scratched the back of his neck and looked off towards something. "Well actually I wanted to show you something." He led me along a stone-laden path. There was something undeniably strange but beautiful about the ice and snow surrounding us. I was happy to see Fishlegs and Ruffnut getting together, even if they were chasing one another down in a snowball fight. Out of the corner of my eye I spotted her tossing one onto his chest but he counteracted it with a huge lump of snow. The two giggled in their pile and gave each other a small hug.
It was nice to see things coming back to normal after that long raid we had. I can recall just a few days ago, standing back to back with Tuff as I held an axe in my hand. There was smoke everywhere, hellfire flaming and blood coating me. But now nothing but snow was around us. We stepped in tune with one another until we came to the point where the land dropped off into the ocean. "Why are we here?"
He brought a small package from his pocket and opened it, revealing a handmade ring with a heart-shaped stone implanted in the metal. "This is for you. We've been dating a while and I thought you might want something nice. I couldn't find any pearls in the limpets by the beach…but this is nice right?"
"Its perfect…" I told with tears building in my eyes. I nearly strangled him in the hug I gave and kissed his cheek. "Thank you."
"And it congratulates you getting over your fears too."
He received a swift punch for that remark.