One God

by HeLovesMe66

At the age of six, Hiccup learned something from Astrid's cousin Gertrude (OC) and whata he learned was enough to plant the seed. Through events in his life and also sharing with others, this seed grew not only in him but also others he cared about and loved. I do not own HTTYD. First chapter is long, rest will be under 3K words.

1. One God Introduction

Thank you for opening this story and hope you give it a chance. My story is hopefully faith based and as I get into chapters I will also give some of my testimony in the end author notes A/N. I am not an expert with Christianity and learning each day and if I seem to say something incorrect about the bible or Christian faith, please correct me and also teach me. I am a sinner and make many mistakes and with the fellowship of other Christians, we can learn together. Love to all and God Bless.

This story is about the life of Hiccup and Astrid and the troubled times they go through. An OC of mine will put the seed of the Truth into Hiccup and through his curiosity he will spread what he knows to others and also do what he can to learn on his own. Astrid has always loved Hiccup but through a couple of misunderstandings they had at times some separation but life is meant to be for them, read to see how they work through things.

This whole first chapter goes from six year old Hiccup to almost eighteen years old. Astrid is one year older than him and my OC, Gertrude is two years older than him and Astrid's cousin from another island. Toothless is in it and in this story Hiccup will not lose his leg, I am not ha big fan of that part but I understand it was needed in the movies. I am debating who from Berk joins them but none of the normal ones will join them the first couple chapters and maybe not at all.

Again thank you for reading and also I wanted to say if anyone had prayer request, pm them to me. A community of people who pray is a strong community.

1 Thessalonian 5:11 - Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

Six year old Hiccup was playing with his friend Astrid and also her cousin Gertrude. They were playing hide and seek and it was Astrid's turn to seek while Hiccup and Gertrude were to hide and she wanted to hide with Hiccup. Hiccup thought this was weird but he did not have many friends and thought it was nice she wanted to be with him.

Gertrude was eight, a year older than Astrid and two years older than Hiccup. Hiccup thought she was very smart and loved when she came to visit Berk. She had been here for a week now and she seemed to get closer to Hiccup and Astrid has noticed this.

Astrid was not sure if she was jealous or what she felt but she knew she did not like that her cousin took up all of her friend's time and she felt like the odd person out. Astrid finished counting to twenty and then looked for the two youngsters. She had been looking for a while now when she heard whispering behind some rocks that were partially hidden by taller bushes.

Astrid went behind the rock and she gasped when she saw Hiccup and Gertrude holding hands and looking at each other but with their eyes closed. She could not take any more and things just started to come out of her mouth "Why don't you two just kiss, get married and have babies?" she then tried to run off.

Gertrude caught up to her and what she said was taken different then what she meant. "Astrid, I was just trying to teach him about the true love of the world and not the love the Vikings believe in." Astrid was scared and hurt that her cousin was telling her best friend about love and was sure that love was from her cousin to Hiccup.

She broke away this time and Gertrude let her go and turned back to Hiccup who was not sure what was wrong. He at first thought this too but then Gertrude explained there is a love greater than what man can give to each other and how that love can be received. Hiccup was confused and right now his mind was on Astrid, the girl he knew someday would be the love of his life and he did not want to think about loving anything else even though he was not sure what any kind of love is.

One Week Later

Hiccup avoided Gertrude to try and prevent from hurting Astrid anymore, but then Astrid avoided him and Gertrude so the three of them spent the past week not talking to each other. Today is the day Gertrude was leaving and Hiccup was required as the chief's son to be present so he did say his good byes and when he turned back, he saw Astrid and she was crying.

Astrid was not one to cry much but he has seen her cry a few times in the past week, especially when they saw each other and she would turn from him but with tears in her eyes. This time he did not avoid her and tried to walk towards her but she took off and ran.

Hiccup was confused because all he wanted to do was hang out with his friend and have things like they use too. He also hoped the next time Gertrude came they could all get along and play together. He loved being with both girls and just as friends since he did not know anything about all that relationship stuff his dad and mom teased him about.

Gertrude will never be coming back, two days after she left word was out that their ship was attacked and no survivors including the children. Both Astrid and Hiccup mourned for Astrid's cousin and since both were sad, this brought them closer together. They supported each other as best friends and Hiccup is not sure why but he would hold Astrid's hand and when he did, she did not cry and even smiled a couple of times.

Years Later

Hiccup was now thirteen years old and Astrid fourteen, they were not as close now as they were before, instead Astrid seemed to be too busy working on her warrior skills and Hiccup was too busy messing things up and getting picked on. Astrid did not take part in the picking on Hiccup but she did nothing to defend him either.

Hiccup could never get the words from Gertrude out of his mind 'There is a love greater than the love between humans' and he did not understand it. He tried to ask his dad and he laughed at Hiccup and his mom told him some day he will understand but he felt that is what parents and other adults said when they did not know themselves the answer.

He once asked his so called friends but they were friends only because they bullied him and that caused them to be close to him physically so he considered them friends. He was more of entertainment to them or a punching object but he at least got attention he ached for. They laughed at him about his question and then beat on him.

When he asked, Astrid started to cry at the mention of her cousins name so Ruffnut kicked him for making Astrid cry, Astrid scolded her for that but did not say why just this once Astrid defended him in front of him. She then ran off but as she did she looked back at Hiccup with concern on her face.

Over the next couple of years it seemed like times when Hiccup was beat up or ridiculed in public, Snoutlout and the twins ended up with bruises the next day. Hiccup was not sure how this was happening and some days he went the whole day not being picked. Astrid still ignored him unless she had to interact with him and this was starting to hurt him more than the beatings.

Fifteen Years Old

Hiccup was trying not to get killed when a raid happened; he was in the forge and heard the sound of the Night Fury. He snuck out with his trap and this time, after he shot it off he knew that he caught something and had to go find it. That night he took out his map he made of the area forest and tucked that and some food since he was going to search until he found it.

He also brought along his sword and dagger for protection. He might have been thought of as weak but really he was not, he has worked in the forge for five years now and he could handle any sword or axe with ease but he tended to not show this strength he had. He also brought with him his sketch pad in case he came across anything worth drawing.

"Where are you going" he looked over to see Astrid sitting outside her family's hut.

He looked down and kept walking but she asked again and she seemed to ask out of concern. "Promise me you will not laugh" she nodded so he continued, "I think I might have shot something down last night and I want to go and find it. If I do not come back in three days than think of me as dead." He then started to walk towards the woods but he felt two arms around him.

"Be careful please, I do not want to lose you" she then kissed him on the cheek and ran into her house.

He had all kinds of shocks going through him right now such as she did not doubt his comment, she hugged him, she kissed him and she told him she did not want to lose him. Is this that greater love he heard about?

He searched for a couple of days and came up with nothing. He stayed the first night in a shelter under some fallen trees and the second night he stayed in the spot that Gertrude and him hid and caused the issues between the three kids nine years ago.

He entered the little hole and realized how much he had grown or the hole had shrunk. He noticed something else when he was in there, a sketch in the rock done with a knife, it looked like a large plus sign or cross but he did not know why or when that was put in there. He ran his fingers over it thinking Gertrude did it but he did not notice it when they hid out.

He also notices two words below it and they said 'One God' and he had no idea what that meant. He has been told of the many gods they pray too so One God made no sense to him. He learned his lesson not to ask his parents or friends so he put this in the back of his mind.

He eventually fell asleep and the next day he was going to go out one last time and search for the dragon he hoped he hit. He was going to kill it and then bring the heart back to his dad as proof he was a Viking Warrior. He also hoped he would be accepted by everyone else too but mostly Astrid.

It was late in the afternoon and he heard a whimpering from below him. He ran down the hill and then he slipped and fell into a pit. The pit was beautiful with a small lake, many caves and room to run around. He quickly took out his map and determined this pit, or cove as he called it was off the edge of the known map he had of Berk. He marked it so he could get back here and maybe he will show this part to Astrid.

He scanned around the area and noticed behind some rocks something that looked like a long black tail stuck out. He walked over to it and saw a large black dragon and looked like it was dead. He tossed a small rock to it and the dragon did not budge. He poked it with a stick and it moaned but did not move at all.

He knew the thing was alive but he was scared because he now recognized it as the feared thought to be extinct night fury. He stepped back and then he heard the grumble of the dragon's stomach and figured if it has been tied up for three days then it was hungry. He tied his knife to a stick and he managed to spear three nice fish and brought them over to the dragon.

The dragons head was also tied up in the netting so would not be able to eat but he did not want to get too close so he took the fish and put them by the dragon and then cut a couple of the ropes of the net to free the head enough so he could eat.

When he made the net, he made it so if one or two ropes were broke; the rest would not fall apart. He was thankful because now the dragon could eat but not get away. He was worried about the fire part but had to hope the offering of food gave him some time to understand this beast.

The dragon roared at him but then remembered the fish. While he ate, Hiccup walked around him and did not seem to see any damage. The wings were not torn and the fins on the tail looked the same on both sides. Hiccup knew once he released this dragon he might get killed if he did not kill it beforehand.

He thought to himself why he even fed it if he was going to kill it; it was not like he will need the energy to die. He maybe thought it was like with prisoners and they got one last meal before they died but he also thought about another thing Gertrude said, something about a last supper but before she could explain, Astrid showed up and that is where his lesson ended.

Hiccup took the spear and put it near the dragons heart and before he stabbed the beast he did a prayer to all the gods that he knew of and then he paused, after a moment of waiting he decided to do a prayer to this One God and when he did, he felt guilt for what he was about to do. He did not understand it but he felt he was doing wrong by taking the life of an animal that lives and breathes like he does.

He looked down at the dragon and they dragon was looking at him and seemed to be scared, the same look Hiccup has had many times when he was picked on by his "friends." When his and the dragons eyes locked, the feeling of guilt was replaced with comfort and warmth. "I cannot kill you so please do not kill me."

Before he knew it, he sliced one, than two and then a third rope and that was enough to free the dragon. The dragon hopped up and looked at Hiccup but did not approach him. He went over to the lake and dove in and came up with a mouthful of fish and spit them out by Hiccup. He then dragged over some wood and started a fire before pushing a few fish over to him.

Hiccup was not sure what was going on but he had made a friend, a friend with the beast that everyone in his village trained to kill, learned to hate and wanted to be on earth no more. He was friends with the enemy and this could be the end of his life if he was found out.

He stayed another day and the dragon, who he named toothless because he had retractable teeth, did not attempt to fly away but a few times he fly at night to stretch his wings and then return to rest beside Hiccup. Hiccup by now had got close enough to him to touch him and at first Toothless growled at him but he then let Hiccup put his hand on his snout and both felt the warmth of the bonding.

Return to Berk

The fifth mourning of being gone, he made his way back into the village and he was greeted by Astrid and she had her arms around him. He would not have been too shocked because she did this before but the big shock was she did it in front of people, lots of people and she smiled and kissed him on the cheek again. She grabbed his hand and ran with him to the Great Hall yelling for Valka and the Chief. They both ran outside and when they saw him they hugged him and welcomed him home.

"Son, did you kill that beast you caught" but Hiccup knew it was not a serious questions but mocking him. He looked at Astrid and she mouthed out a sorry to him and then walked away. She thought he would be upset for disclosing his secret but she also felt he was killed by it since he did not return in a couple of days.

"I did not kill it but I have had some time to do some thinking and I am leaving Berk for a while and not sure when I am coming back, you cannot stop me."

Astrid stopped in her retreating tracks "You are leaving me?"

"Astrid, I was hoping you would come with me and I will not leave for two weeks but I need to prepare for us to leave. I will not be leaving by one the village means but of our own means and I ask you trust me on this." She could only nod and she took his hand again and ran off with him.

"What is going on Hiccup, you are scaring me and I am not sure what to think. I need and explanation and need it now." Her voice was increasing and her heart was pounding faster as she finished and then waited.

"I did catch a dragon but I did not kill it. He is a wonderful beast and we have become friends. If you do not want to come with me I understand but I cannot stay here now that I have becomes friends with a dragon."

She looked at him, then towards the village thinking if she should run and tell the chief and then back to the person she has wanted to be with since she was a toddler. She was so torn and she also remembered he asked her to come with him and that would make her as guilty as him. She was so torn and then she made up her mind.

"Chief, Chief" she yelled as she went to the village.

Hiccup did not stay to listen and he ran off to the cove and he found toothless and for some reason, he got on his back and Toothless took off and they flew, he obviously never flew before and did not know where they were going but it all felt right, that is except his heart broken from the golden blonde girl he thought would never betray him.

Over the next several months, he kept an eye on Berk and he noticed the raids increased. Another observation was Astrid did not have the spunk she used to have and others seemed to ignore her. Did they not believe her and was she in trouble. He could not let this distract him as he had a mission he had to accomplish.

Before he left each night, he always looked back one more time and his eye always caught the shield maiden working alone to fight or put out fires. He was sad for her but is she tried to betray him, and then she deserved to be treated like this.

A year later, the almost seventeen year old boy was now full grown and with his hard work and being the leader of the Guardian Dragons, he was in tip top shape. His muscles have become very well defined and his looks were stared upon by many females he met, including two who he has rescued and become part of the Guardian Dragons, Cami and Heather.

He did not submit his heart to anyone, even though Astrid had hurt him bad, he felt for her and still could not think of anyone else to be his wife someday. He cried over her many times even now that it has been over a year after the betrayal. He loves her and tries to forgive her many times in his heart but he is having a hard time.

His Guardians besides himself consist of Cami (Deadly Nadder), Heather (Razorwhip), Eret (Rumblehorn), Jerrod (Whispering Death), and the newest one is Athelias (Deadly Nadder). Athelias just joined the group after Hiccup was patrolling and found her passed out on a beach. He sent Toothless to go and get Heather and Cami and they have been at her side since then. Hiccup helped her bond with the Deadly Nadder but besides that he only knows she works hard and will be an asset to the group.

The group was ready to go on night patrol and once they were in the air, the noticed a large flock of dragons and Hiccup knew where they were heading, Berk. He motioned for the others to follow and as they got closer they could hear the roar of the dragons and the screams of the villagers.

The Guardians are used to this so they divided up, Athelias stayed with Heather but the rest went alone. Hiccup did as normal and looked for Astrid, he found her and what he saw pissed him off. It was Stoick fighting a dragon and when the dragon lunged at him, Astrid was coming by and he grabbed her and threw her in front of the dragon as a distraction.

The Rescue

Hiccup jumped the thirty feet to the ground and as he hit, he rolled and grabbed Astrid at the same time. She screamed but from being surprised and also wondering who was saving her. She looked up and saw her rescuer talking to the attacking dragon and then when the dragon tried to lunge at her again, he stopped it with a sword to its leg.

The dragon would heal and flew off to do so. Astrid looks at the masked man and after the shock wore off, she asked" Who is this who has rescued me?" Her voice was soft and her eyes were softer as she looked into her rescuers green eyes.

"Gertrude loved us both and I still love you" he whispered into her before mounting toothless and flying away.

Astrid sat down crying and would have stayed there much longer but Stoick grabbed her and dragged her off to his home. He tossed her into the house and then appointed two guards to watch, one in the front and one in the back so she would not escape. "Could this be Hiccup?" she thought but then all were told he is dead. Who is this and why would he say something like that and how anyone else would know to say that.

Stoick was battling two more dragons when he had enough, he kept thinking about the rider who had interrupted his kill and also saved the girl he hated the most, the girl who lied and said she was going to run off with Hiccup who was leaving the island. She wanted to marry him and spend forever. Stoick smiled when he thought how he tied her up for three weeks to make sure that she could not leave with Hiccup. He did let her free during raids to help but then tied her up again under the threat of death. He figured if she was tied up Hiccup would not leave on this wild adventure of his. Stoick had no idea his son trained a dragon and to this day Astrid kept this a secret.

He finished off one of the dragons and was about to kill the other when the rider returned and demanded Stoick let him get rid of the dragon; Stoick smiled and agreed "You get rid of the dragon and I will kill the lying girl. She deserves death for telling untruths about my son." He then walked off.

Hiccup quickly whistled to the other Guardians and they guided the dragon away and Hiccup jumped off of toothless and ran to his old home. "Stoick, you lay a hand on that girl and you will be the next death in this village."

Stoick turned and saw the small person who was threatening him. "How dare you challenge the great Chief of Berk? I am not afraid of a tiny person like you and this girl should have been killed the day she chased my son off."

Hiccup wondered what he was talking about but figured Astrid was being blamed for his leaving but he wanted to take her with and she betrayed him. "How did she chase your son off?"

"She must have told him what she told me that she wanted to marry him and he got scared so he left."

"Marry me" he said softly to himself.

"I will take her so the Chief of this village does not have the blood of one of his own on his hands."

"You just want to rape her and use her for your own but I do not care, just make her miserable before you kill her."

Hiccup was ready to tear his own father apart and with the rage in him, he knew he could. He stormed into the door, grabbed Astrid and she screamed still not sure if this was Hiccup and she also heard the rider saying he will kill her for the chief so the chief does not have her blood on his hands. She was scared that she is not better off now than she was with Stoick.

He got onto Toothless with Astrid in front of him and he whispered into her ear "I will never kill you" and she looked at him but was not sure if that meant he had other ideas for her.

As they lifted off, he had Toothless fly in place about thirty feet off the ground, Hiccup took out a bag and threw it to Stoick and when it landed, it busted open and many years' worth of gold spilled out. "Give this to her parents for a bride's price and if you do not, I will find out and kill you. I will not miss you DAD" and then he flew off.

Stoick looked in shock as this person who claimed to be his son flew off and threatened his life before he left. He also was shocked that this man wants to marry Astrid and all of this added up since he knew his son always had a crush on her and she showed in public her care for him right before he left. Son or not, no one does this to Stoick and he will kill his son and wife and make sure all know how powerful he can be.

Reunion

Astrid passed out from all the excitement and fear she had just experienced. The last thing she remembers is the rider throwing some gold down and telling Stoick it was for the bride's price to her parents and also called Stoick Dad. When she woke, she was in his arms and they were in the air flying, she passed out again.

She woke up and this time she was in a room with a bed, comfy bed at that and she was not alone. Looking down at her were three females and they were talking to her. Her head finally cleared and she noticed how pretty they all were. She was jealous because Hiccup was with these three girls for maybe the last almost year and a half and she was not.

"Astrid, you are safe now and no one will harm you."

"Is it Hiccup who rescued me?"

"Yes, he has never forgotten about you even though you betrayed him."

"Betrayed him, he thinks I betrayed him?" Astrid said sadly.

"You did go and yell for the chief when he told you of his plan, right?"

"I did but not to tell on him, I went to tell the chief I wanted to marry his son and if we could do it soon and then I would leave the island as his wife and we could be together. I love Hiccup and would never betray him. I need to talk to him."

"He is out now taking care of some business. I am going back to Berk tonight get your things. I am the sneak of the Guardians since this one here is blonde hair and her chest can be seen a mile away." Astrid had her first laugh in many months and felt she will get along with this girl.

The girls introduced themselves and told her later they will share their story and how they became part of the Guardian Dragons. They needed to prepare for Heather's trip to Berk and Astrid let her know the things she really wanted and everything else can burn with Berk.

"Astrid, Hiccup has vowed to always protect Berk and even when we got back early this morning, he said has not changed so if he can help it, Berk will not burn."

She smiled knowing his heart had not changed. She would have smiled more but Eret rushed in and was screaming, "Girls, I need you, Toothless dragged Hiccup back but he is bleedings and his breathing is almost undetectable." The girls rushed out including Astrid.

They all stopped when they saw him covered in burns and blood. His face was so charred and his clothes were almost gone. Normally the girls would be red in the face with the private parts that were exposed but they jumped into action. Astrid did not know what to do and it was noticed. "Hold his hand and do not let go" was said but she did not know by whom, she just did it.

Heather cleaned up his face first and he did not have many burns on his face or the rest of his body. His skin was open in a few spots but his limbs seemed to be okay. Astrid still held his hand after he was bandaged up and once his face was cleaned and body wiped down, he seemed to breathe easier.

He slept for three days with short periods of waking up. He stared at Astrid but never said anything during this time. He would stare, drink some water that had chicken boiled in it and fall back asleep. She only left to take care of personal needs and then returned.

After three days, he woke in the middle of the night and he was screaming. "Don't kill Astrid, I will do anything but do not kill Astrid." She woke up and she tried to calm him but he would not stop saying the same thing over and over.

"Shhh my Hiccup nothing is happening to me" but he did not calm. She got on the bed and wrapped her arms around him and started to place kisses on his head and cheeks and he grabbed on to her arm tight, almost hurting her but she did not pull back. He yelled a few more times and each time with a softer voice and finally he stopped, closed his eyes and fell back to sleep with his body in front of Astrid and her arms around him.

She woke the next morning and she noticed she was alone in bed. "What happened" she said to her own self, she wondered if she dreamt what happened last night or was it real. She looked around and she was alone in the room too.

She got out of bed and noticed she had night clothes on but when she went to hold Hiccup, she still had her clothes from the day on. She was getting really confused and foremost wondered where Hiccup was.

"We checked on you last night and Hiccup woke up again so we took him to the bath to clean him and he then fell asleep again. He is on my bed now and the girls changed you. You were so exhausted you did not even wake when they did." She thanked Jerrod for the update and then he left her to change into her clothes for the day.

What Happened

Astrid went into Jerrod's room after getting permission from him and sat beside Hiccup. His sleep this time was more like a normal sleep and she enjoyed watching him. She was not sure why or if it was okay but she crawled under the furs with him, wrapped her arms around him and fell asleep resting against his back.

When she woke, she could sense she was being stared at and she had not opened her eyes yet. When she did, she saw those wonderful green eyes looking at her and a little lower she saw a big smile.

"I assume you are not mad at me for taking you?" She looked at him and for the first time, she kissed him. Kissed him with all the energy she had and pulled him in really tight to her body. She was not going to let go but then they were interrupted. "Hey, can you two save that for your own bed and not mine?" They had forgotten they were in Jerrod's bed and separated with red faces.

"Take it easy Jerrod, we are not married yet and I would not make her an improper woman before our marriage."

Hiccup managed to get out of bed and then she followed. She accepted his offered hand and they walked into the area he had set up for eating. She was kind of surprised three women live here because the place looked like it had not been clean in years and the table was unfit for eating. She had been in here before but never paid attention because her mind was on Hiccup's recovery.

"Hiccup, is it okay if I ask what happened?" She was concerned but still trying to figure out what she is allowed to ask and to make her business.

"I was going to wait for the others but if we are to become husband and wife, I should learn to disclose everything to you first." Astrid beamed with pride knowing he wanted her to be part of everything of his and she is willing to accept all.

"There will be no more dragon raids because I defeated the Red Death." Astrid heard a few gasp and realized there were eaves droppers on their conversation. "Okay the rest of you, come on in and stop being so secretive."

"What the Fu…"

"Watch your language Heather; you know that is not allowed in my home here."

She knew it but it slipped out. Heather apologized and then sat down with the rest and listened on how he defeated the Red Death. Astrid listened and withheld all her questions until Hiccup was done.

He went on to explain how he lured the large dragon out and forced her to fly and then when he got her in the air, him and Toothless along with ten Deadly Nadders he summoned to help, fought her until they forced her to follow Toothless and Hiccup towards the ground.

He told that when the dragon crashed, they were making their escape when they saw that tail club coming at them. It was like slow motion and he prayed to all the gods and the tail still came at him and then he prayed to the One God and the tail somehow exploded from the seventh plasma shot of Toothless. All looked shocked except Astrid who looked confused.

Cami explained that Toothless can only do 6 plasma shots in a short period of time so the seventh one was a gift from the One God.

Hiccup went on to say he was still hit with debris and knocked off of Toothless; he crashed into the ground and then the next thing he knew he was home and in bed with Astrid. He asked to be moved because as much as he loved it, he was not going to make her impure before their wedding. He was taken by the men to be bathed and was then moved to Jerrod's room. When he woke up again he had the golden blonde haired girl at his side again.

He told Astrid then he has a room set up for her, a room he has had since he built the house planning on somehow forgiving her and asking her to be his wife. He looked down after telling her this because he was still upset with her.

"Hiccup, I did not betray you and sorry you thought so. I ran to your dad, the chief and told him I want to marry you and will be leaving with you. He then turned dark and grabbed me and tied me up so I could not run back to you. He only let me go during raids and made sure I came back or he would kill my family. I helped on the raids and then returned to his home where I was held captive for three weeks."

She was still looking down not knowing if she wanted to see the look on her face. "I should have just left with you but I wanted to properly marry you and leave Berk with you. You announced to your dad already you were leaving and I was trying to do my proper part. I am sorry I messed up so much Hiccup and caused you pain. I did not think your father would do something like that and he has turned very evil. I have not seen my parents since the day you left and I was abused daily by your father."

She was still looking down and she could hear sobbing. She looked up and saw tears in everyone's eyes and the most tears belonged to Hiccup. "You suffered because you love me and not hate me?" She nodded.

"Yes Hiccup, I love you so much and over the past couple years, my love for you is all that kept me from going crazy. I love you" she then kissed him on the lips in front of the others but did not care if they had witnesses.

"Can all of you leave us alone please?" The other five left and it was not Hiccup and Astrid in the room.

"Astrid, when we were young I had a conversation with Gertrude that day we played hide and seek. That is why we were holding hands. She was teaching me to pray to what she referred to as One God. She explained she referenced Him because He is the almighty creator of Earth and all on it. She told me that when she prayed to Him good things happened but not all prayers were answered and this was not always bad."

"When I met Toothless I prayed to all the gods before I cut him free and I felt like I was just talking into thin air, when I prayed to the One God, I felt warmth over take me and Toothless opened his eyes and I saw gentleness in him. I cut him free and he could have attacked me but instead we became friends. I also prayed to all the gods the other day and nothing but when I prayed to One God, the tail exploded and I was saved with little damage considering I could have been killed."

"Why do bad things happen if this One God is so powerful?" She asked out of concern and not questioning what Hiccup was telling her.

"I am not sure Astrid but look at how many bad things happen to us when we pray to the many gods we worshipped on Berk. Gertrude was going to tell me more when you came in and then she promised on her next visit she was going to bring me a book that told the story of life and this One God sending his Son to save us all if we choose to follow him."

Astrid still was not sure what to think of this but she saw the determination on her best friends face and he was serious.

"Astrid, I am not sure what all this means because no one besides Gertrude has helped me learn but all of us here have started at times to pray to the One God and better things have happened. I prayed to Him the night I took you from Berk. I prayed for a way for me to rescue and I did. The many other raids we watched over I prayed to the other gods and nothing happened to allow me to rescue you. Astrid, will you travel with me to try and get answers about this God and find out why Gertrude told me she loves him more than even her parents?"

Astrid was not sure what to say, she wanted, no she needed to be by Hiccup but everything he was saying was against the beliefs she has had over the past 18 years. She was not sure if she could change her ways but she still needed Hiccup so she agreed.

"I am not sure about everything you say and maybe this is for all the wrong reasons but I will go with you but only because I want to be with you."

"Astrid, I am not sure what I say is right either but so far I believe what Gertrude seemed to believe so strongly in. She came to me in a dream once and told me that ones I love might not follow the One God but I need to focus on him and great happiness will come to me in many forms but also sadness will be in my life too. In the dream she told me God does not promise a perfect life but he promises if we believe in His Son then we are never alone during the storms of life."

"In another dream Gertrude told me I need to rescue you, she said that your soul was in danger more than your body and to rescue you, I need to find my own way to God. She said we are to be together and will be happy but before we marry we need to seek God and get the answers we seek about Him. Astrid, I am scared about this because I too was raised to believe in the many gods of the world and now I am told one God rules overall and he is the creator and the judge of us all."

"Hiccup, how many dreams have you had of Gertrude?" She was concerned how much he thought about her cousin and she was jealous.

"Not near as much as I dreamt about you and about us." She was satisfied with this answer.

He went on to tell her about some of the dreams that he learned about proper treatment if a girl and not to bed her or anything like that until after marriage. How to respect the woman and the woman must submit to the man but also the man should not take advantage of this, he must respect her and protect her from all evil including any evil within himself.

He told her that he learned about forgiveness and had already forgiven her before he knew she did not wrong him. He explained how he was having a hard time thinking how to forgive his father but he still wanted to protect the village and that is why he killed the Red Death.

"Astrid, I need to go back to Berk and confront my father, will you be okay here with the others?"

"Please do not go yet Hiccup, I want to spend time with you and learn more of what you know. I am not sure of this God you speak of but I do know you are strong about Him even though you also need to find out more. I need time but I also need time with you. I am scared I will lose you, I feel I should go with you and we together will face him; please let me do this with you."

"When I go to the village, the Guardians will be near and any sign of danger they will step in and protect me Astrid. You are not trained to be one of them yet but someday I hope you will ride alongside me as we protect both human and beast from each other. I am not about death but sometimes death needs to happen when one is more evil than the other and cannot be changed."

"Two weeks please, can I have two weeks to train and learn to be at your side. Can we sneak into the village and find Gobber too and have him marry us. Gobber and Gothi are the only two who treated me with respect and believed me when I told them I did not betray you but wanted to marry you. I want to confess my love and intent to be your wife in front of them and skip the rest of the Viking condition. I am not longer a Viking but the love of your life and that is enough of a title for me."

"Two weeks seems reasonable of a request but during this time we will not sleep in the same bed and also we will act properly towards each other. I am not sure of my dreams but I want to try because so far this One God has answered my prayers, including letting me bring you here. I know Gertrude said 'we' need to seek this God before we get married and I already believe in Him even though I lack knowledge in what He is about."

"I am not sure about this God Hiccup but since you trust Him and are not scared to tell me about him, I promise to open my heart to learn more about him and also if you can teach me to pray to just one God. I see the changes He has made in you so you are my witness to Him and I am willing to accept him as well but we need to find more answers. After we marry and confront your father, can we search for this book and study it together?"

"I would love that Astrid, I love you too. We will get married in two weeks that is if you want to marry me so soon and they will also confront his father."

She agreed to this but after she confirmed if they could hold hands and also kiss and he said that is okay so she did, she kissed him hard and Hiccup loved the feel of her lips and so did the rest of him. He thought to himself how difficult it was going to be to resist her and wondered if she would be a test of his temptations like Gertrude said will happen before he marries Astrid.

They walked hand in hand to the area the dragons stayed and when she looked around, she was amazed how many dragons stayed with Hiccup and the others. She saw deadly nadders, monstrous nightmares, a Skrill, and many breeds she did not know of. When battling them she never studied the types but her goal was to stay alive and protect others.

"Come with me Astrid, I have your future dragon over here and if she is like her mother, she will be so beautiful, just like you." Astrid blushed but she also tightened her grip on Hiccup and thought how fast these two weeks would go buy and she needed to cherish each moment.

They went through the house, out a back door and into the dragon stables were the rider's dragons were kept. She noticed one stable had a large flat rock with many burn marks on it and the stall was bordered not with wood but stone. She guessed this was Toothless's stall and he liked to heat the rock before he lay down. She saw him do this to the rock that was in Hiccup's room.

When they were closer to the stall, she noticed a blue and white speckled egg and she drew nearer to it, she felt a connection. She put her hand out and her hand felt warm, almost hot but did not burn. She placed her hand on the egg and a glow overtook her and the egg, a glow so bright Hiccup could not witness what was going on.

She felt warmth through her body and then she heard a voice "Astrid, take care of Hiccup and trust in his words. One God is your savior and what Hiccup tells you is true. He still needs to find answers too but join him on his journey and protect him. He will encounter darkness from within him but you are safe because of the sacrifices of the Son of God. Hiccup might scare you at times but trust him that he will never hurt you."

Astrid knew this voice even though it has been over ten years since she heard her cousin's voice. She felt her love enter into her heart and she turned to see Hiccup looking at her, she did not know she could see him but because of the glow he could not see her.

She turned to the egg and in front of her she saw it crack and then a white snout poked out followed by the rest of the dragon. She put out her hand and the dragon pushed her snout against Astrid's hand and she felt energy from the little dragon. She was in shock how all this felt and after a bit her mind and body could not take much more and she fainted.

When she came too, she was on the floor of the stable but her head was on something soft to touch but yet firm, like muscle. She realized her head was resting in Hiccups lap and he was running his fingers through her hair and pat of her wanted to pretend to not be awake yet but he already knew.

"Welcome back sleepy head" he joked with her and she smiled.

"How long have I been out" and he told her just a few minutes but he caught her as she fell so she did not hit her head. She thanked him and then closed her eyes to try and adjust her thinking and come to a realization of what she heard.

"Hiccup, I talked to Gertrude and it was not a dream because I had not fainted yet. She told me to trust everything you have told me and I do Hiccup but I still have doubts and need answers, this is so much to take in but I promise to go with and we seek out the answers together. I love you and to be with you is my life to be and I gladly accept it."

He smiled at her and then held her close. He could not wait to be married to this woman and to have her in his arms at all times night and day. His love for her grew with each minute he was with her and he will protect her from any evil even if it means giving his own life for her.

Astrid and Hiccup looked at the newly hatched dragon and Hiccup gasped at the site, "How can this be?" he said out loud.

"What do you mean Hiccup?" Astrid asked.

"This egg we found on an island that Toothless and I found not long after we left Berk. The night we found it I had a dream that a rare dragon resided in this egg and the egg will only hatch for my soul mate. I never doubted who that is but seeing it happen and then to see this dragon makes me know there is more to this world than what we believe and a higher power exist."

"I am confused Hiccup."

"In my dream, the person also told me that in this egg was a gift that no one else will ever have and will be from the God of Gertrude. The person told me this dragon will be as rare as Toothless but are of the same breed and together they will have many dragons and populate the world with their kind. Toothless and I have been looking for a mate for him when he gets of age. He is only six years old and will start to mate at the age of ten. A female can mate at the age of four since they grow faster."

Astrid was not sure how to take this and this talk of the One God has her confused and she can tell Hiccup is too. She holds his hand and they watch as Toothless sniffs his white miniature cloned female and then is all excited. The little albino female night fury seems disinterested in toothless until he sends up a fish from his stomach and shares it with her. She eats the fish quickly and then begs for more.

"Is this really my dragon?"

"Yes" was the only response he gave as he watched in amazement.

Two Weeks Later

Snowstorm, the name given by Astrid to the dragon seemed to approve was still too young and small to carry a person but she could already fly great distances. Toothless took her flying each day and also helped her learn to hunt.

Heather, Cami and Athelias had Astrid dressed in proper white dress but not a wedding dress and Hiccup was in his Guardian Rider gear but the girls had cleaned it up so he looked nice for the weeding. He had flown ahead with the men and they were scouting over Berk before the girls showed up.

On the way there, he said a silent prayer to the only God he prayed to now. "Dear One God, I ask for protection for the women and strength in us men to handle this situation with non-violent resolve. I also ask for this to be the beginning of the journey for Astrid and me and for us to be blessed with many descendants from us." He was not taught how to end a prayer yet but he did say thank you and then pushed his mask down as they landed in the cove and then made their way to the village.

They made their way to the forge and lucky for them the village was quiet except for the pounding of metal from the forge. Hiccup had Eret and Jerrod stand guard as he entered the forge and with Gobber's back to him he was about to say something but he heard another voice, the voice of Gobber "I will meet you their Hiccup and I will not tell anyone." He then went back to work and Hiccup shrugged his shoulders and then left.

Eret and Jerrod were confused they only heard one voice and it was not Hiccup's and also confused that this person acted like he knew what their mission was. Hiccup was also confused but he put his trust no in the one he prayed to and felt this was His doing.

The men met the women in the cove and explained what had happened. Hiccup told of his prayer he said on the way to Berk and the prayer he said last night to have Gobber understand and to help them. He was sitting on a rock he had sat on many times before and looked around to see if Astrid was around.

"She cannot see you on the night of your wedding, you should know that Hiccup."

"I hate traditions" and everyone laughed but he was serious. He even heard Astrid's laugh as was tempted to go to the cave she was in but he did not want to ruin the fun everyone else seemed to be having.

"I had a dream last night and in the dream a man told me to stay late at the forge and the heir of Berk would show himself and need my assistance and I was to offer it to them. I then saw Astrid in a white dress and you in that outfit you have on now. When you entered the forge I saw your reflection on some metal I had I front of me and it was just as the dream was. Can we get this wedding started?"

A little bit later Astrid, the now Mrs. Haddock was on her husband's lap and all were catching up with Gobber. He told how Stoick has gone crazy and the names Hiccup an Astrid are not to be said on the island.

"I know you are here to defeat him and take over the island and I will not help you with that but I also will not help Stoick."

"I do not want to be chief of Berk and will gladly give it to Snotlout if it comes to that. I am here to forgive my father and ask for him to forgive me."

"I am afraid he will only try to kill you and Astrid and not listen to you."

Hiccup figured his da…Stoick would be like this but he had to try. He dreamt of this and he also dreamt this was going to be a great challenge between him and his dad but he woke up before he found out what happens.

"I will enter the village tomorrow but tonight I am going to the cabin on the far side of the cabin with my wife to celebrate alone our marriage and then tomorrow we will enter the village as Chief and Chief's wife of the Guardian Dragon's."

Facing Dad

The next morning the newlyweds arrived back at the cove with the look of not much sleep but a fresh glow about them. True they were near the springs so they bathed but there was more to it. Astrid had a hard time looking at the others, especially the girls who she could see were begging for details. Hiccup acted like a true leader and started in on the plans for the day.

"Today we liberate ourselves from this village. I will cut my ties and that means none of you need to hear me talk about it. We are going to offer a few people to join us on our journey as long as they agree to support our cause and do not have to join the cause but cannot go against it." He looked at Astrid and she knew he was talking her family and his mom.

Astrid thought of her family daily and hoped they were not angry with her. She was kind of angry with them because to her knowledge they did not once try to rescue her the whole time Stoick kept her captive. She did miss them and she is willing to forgive them and so is Hiccup.

Astrid and Hiccup walked into the village but with confidence. They knew they had the backing of five other people and their dragons plus Toothless was with Heather as well if any problems came up. Snowstorm was left behind under strict orders from Toothless and also the promise of many hours of flying once he got back.

As they passed people in the village, they ran off and looked at Astrid as if she was a ghost. She was confused by this and figured it had to do with some lie the chief told them. She looked at her home and noticed her parents look at her and then they turned from her and closed the door. She was hurt they did not run to her but she felt her husband's hand in hers and he looked at her. "Give them time Astrid, they think you are dead or were told to never mention you again. I am thinking there is a lot of fear in this village and must all come from one man."

She knew he was probably right but that did not take from the hurt she was feeling right now. She noticed in the second story of the house she used to live in, a young girl was looking out from her old bedroom, had she been replaced already.

Once they approached the Great Hall, Hiccup asked one of the guards to get the chief as he had urgent business to talk with him. The guards left and a few minutes later, a man who looked like he had been beaten down was in the doorway.

"Hello Stoick, I am sure you missed us" said Hiccup with sarcasm. Astrid gripped his hand as if saying stay civil about this so he changed his attitude for the sake of his wife.

"We are here to ask for forgiveness of our previous actions and we forgive you for the actions you did against Astrid. We are now married and we will be going back to our village but we want to with a cleared heart and hope we can start a relationship that we never seemed to have."

"We did not have a relationship because you choose to be so different and not of the Viking way, you are a traitor who has accepted the beast as your friends." Hiccup and Astrid turned to look and see Snotlout fuming after he said this. He was still in love with Astrid but it was one sided.

"Snotlout, I am not here to be chief, I already have my own small tribe and with luck it will be growing soon. With that said, I also ask if my mother, who I know no longer stays in the same hut as my father, and also Astrid's parents and the girl staying with them want to come to our village. They are welcomed to come with us and learn the peace of the dragons and also how we are a family unit even if not of the same blood."

Astrid looked over and saw her mother let go of her father's hand and rush to her. She grabbed Astrid into a hug and started to cry and ask for forgiveness on the name of Odin."

"I do not pray to Odin anymore mother but you are forgiven." Her dad stood their along with this girl who looked to be 4 or five years old.

Her mother noticed her glance and she turned to Astrid. "She was forced onto us by Stoick and told us to raise this one right or we will be banished from the island. She is a great little girl but she is not my baby, I love you Astrid and sorry we failed you." She hugged her mom again and looked over her shoulder and saw her father with no emotion on his face.

Her mother's show of affection was interrupted by a loud voice. "Enough, this is my village and I will not have the show of forgiveness to traitors or consider yourself to be traitors yourself."

Astrid ignored the chief and she walked over to the little girl and knelt down before her. "What is your name?" She looked at the girl who hid behind Astrid's father but he did not more, he did nothing as if he was a statue.

"My name was Hailey but he" she pointed at the chief "told me I am to be called Astrid from now on."

"As of this moment, you are named Hailey and if no one else will accept that, Hiccup and I will and you can live with us. Where is your real mom?"

"She was killed by dragons and my dad disappeared and was told it was an accident."

Astrid turned to look at Stoick and he smirked and she knew he had Hailey's father killed and forced this girl on her parents. She walked up to Stoick and slapped his face to wipe that smirk off. He went to grab her but she moved away quickly and he was stopped by Valka who glared at him. "You had the girl's father killed so you could force her onto the Hofferson's?"

"Get away from me woman, I do what is best for the tribe."

Valka went over and hugged Hiccup who tensely returned the hug. He was still trying to grasp what was happening here and released how far his dad is gone. He leaned down to Astrid and whispered into her ear. "Grab Hailey and get to Toothless, we are done her." He then turned to his mom and Astrid's mom. "You both are welcomed to join us" but both shook their heads no and said they needed to stand by their husbands good or bad.

Hiccup knew this was wrong on their part and both might even be dead by the end of the day. "Sorry you feel that way and sorry you did not say good bye to Astrid as we are not returning. Good by mother and I wish you well and God Bless." He turned to leave and Stoick yelled at him but Hiccup did not listen.

As his back was turned, he could sense evil behind him and just as he quickly turned, he moved just in time to avoid the ax being thrown his way. He caught it and returned the ax and it struck Stoick in the chest and the big man fell instantly dead. Hiccup looked at everyone and then he turned to join Astrid who was on toothless and witness the whole vent.

Hiccup did not turn back to look at the villagers but instead asked Astrid to fly Toothless and he held Hailey and also took the time to mourn the death of the man who was supposedly his father. Astrid also mourned the death of her mother because she considered her mother and father dead for not wanting to come with them and trusted in the wicked chief instead of their daughter.

Hailey was not sure what was going on but she did not like the people she lived with before and also she thought it was fun to be in the air and she giggled every time they hit an air pocket causing Toothless to bounce around a bit. Astrid and Hiccup could not help but smile and hang on to the little girl a little more.

"Let's go home family" Hiccup said and Astrid urged toothless on faster and also listened to Hiccup as he helped guide her in flying him.

A/N: Thank you everyone for reading the first chapter of this story I hope to accomplish. I have been working on this chapter for a while now and have part of the second chapter done in the next week or two.

My goal is to have an entertaining story along with the word of God in it. I have another account that I no longer write on and part of that is I have wrote some stories I am not proud of. I have been a Christian for 15 years now and a times when I go through hard times I start to move to a side of my life that is not right and I found writing this story, I have come closer to God and also I am gaining my faith back. God is always with us but it is us who separate ourselves at times. Our everlasting loving God is faithful and good to us and he takes us back like a parent taking back their children who stray from them, that is why He is the almighty Father and His Son is our savior. Thank you Lord for not giving up on me and help me to spread your word through the enjoyment of writing.