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It's a curious fact. No matter how stupid Astrid thought Hiccup was, he always managed to surprise her.
Astrid thought he was pretty dumb when he burned down mostly all of the town way back when she first met him. She thought he was an idiot when he'd rather hide than fight during dragon training. She thought him slightly crazy to have a pet dragon and keep him a secret. She thought he was mentally challenged when the decided to take on the Red Death single handedly. She thought he fully deserved the karma he got when he lost his leg.
So far, the week had been ridden with stupid Hiccup mistakes. On Moon's Day, he was winding a length of rope and managed to tie his wrist to his shoulder (Astrid refused to help him and let Hiccup walk around like that all day.) On Woden's Day, Hiccup had managed to fly poor Toothless into a cliff. On Thor's Day, he almost set the entire forgery on fire, and only Gobber's quick thinking saved the building from being destroyed.
Finding that Hiccup's mistakes kept on getting worse and worse, Astrid decided to take matters into her own hands. The only logical answer was to beat some sense into him.
Choosing to put her plan into action sooner rather than later, Astrid combed through the town of Berk, searching for Hiccup and inquiring about his location from the villagers. She found him just as he was leaving, carrying a great deal of cloth, a harness, and a large iron bar. Catching up to him, Astrid eyed the assortment of items in Hiccup's hands warily, and, looking guilty, he hastened to hide them behind his back.
"Hey, Hiccup!" Astrid said, deciding not to even try to figure out what he was planning. "I've been looking all over for you. Can I have a word with you for a second?" Hiccup shrugged and nodded, looking slightly relieved that she wasn't going to tell him off for his mischievous doings, and followed Astrid. She stopped a safe distance away from the town, and turned to Hiccup.
Hiccup raised his eyebrows expectantly. "What?" he asked.
Astrid had chosen this spot for a reason. Walking up closer to Hiccup, she looked him straight in the eye, reached up her arms - and pushed him as hard as she could.
"Wha-" Hiccup let out a yell, tripped on the log behind him, and fell backwards, landing on his head. "Ow!" he said, upside-down.
"That was for being an idiot," Astrid said, standing next to Hiccup. She kicked him over so that he was on his back. "And for trying to kill yourself with you stupid inventions."
"Ow! Astrid, what the…?" Hiccup moaned, massaging his head.
Astrid whistled loudly, and out of the undergrowth charged Toothless. Spotting Hiccup, the Night Fury pounced on him. Hiccup grunted as the breath was knocked out of him by a hundred and fifty pounds of over-excited dragon.
"That," Astrid said with satisfaction, "is for everything else."
Just one example of how thoughtful Astrid can be. Please reply! Thanks!
