Switching Sides
Here's the first chapter to Switching Sides! I'll try to upload daily if I can. Really exciting story coming up!
Chapter 1: Ambushed
"Hey Astrid, you see anything?" Hiccup asked
"No I only see rocks and grass." Astrid responded. Hiccup was leaving out on a recon mission and Astrid volunteered to go with him after Heather had a talk with her about confessing to Hiccup. She had kissed him more than once but she never told him the three words (I love you) yet. The recon mission was to find any info that could lead them to Viggo and maybe find something that could help them beat him. They went to a small island only to find nothing so far.
"There's just got to be something here." Hiccup said out loud to convince himself. "He must've been here."
"Hiccup, let's just land and think about where to look ok?" Astrid tried to help.
"Ya that's a good idea. Thanks Astrid." Hiccup smiled. Astrid felt a small blush appear on her cheeks but returned the smile with one of her own.
*Astrid POV*
We landed and talked for an hour before Hiccup finally found a hunter arrow laying in the grass. I couldn't believe we found it!
"Hiccup! You found something!" I was happy for him trying to keep his spirits high because he is unstable when it comes to Viggo. He gave me a smile appreciating my positivity which didn't often show from me. I'm not the 'happy go lucky' girl but for Hiccup there can be an exception.
"This must've been a camp. There's no dragons around so the only explanation would be that this was fired at a training dummy but someone missed and they just left it here. There's got to be more here now!" Hiccup was so intelligent. It was one of the things I loved about him. His kindness, smarts, and selflessness. But what I love most about him is that he loves me for who I am. I was lost in his green eyes to understand what he was saying at the moment until he started looking at me confused. "Astrid? You there?" I blushed madly realizing what was going on.
"Ya! Sorry. I- I was just thinking about something." I covered up.
"What about?" Hiccup is always interested in what I had on my mind.
"No, it's stupid." I was trying to build up the courage to tell him that I loved him. More than just a friend or a special friend.
"Astrid. Nothing you can say is stupid. I know you don't think of anything that is pointless." He was right.
"Well I was just thinking about... u- us." I finally started it. It's all downhill from here right?
"Us?" He echoed.
"Ya. I was thinking about our relationship and I just wanted to tell you something." I started avoiding his eyes and I was uncontrollably blushing.
"What is it?" He asked.
"Well... I had a talk. Well talks with Heather and I realized that there is so much m-more bet-between us." I started studdering because I was getting nervous. Come on! I'm fearless! What ever happened to that?
"Astrid, you know I care about you and what you have to say. You shouldn't be nervous." Hiccup finally gave me the confidence I needed. Here it goes.
"Hiccup I realized that I don't just like you anymore but now I.. I.. I Lo-"
"Astrid Look out!" Hiccup lunged at me and knocked me out of the way of an oncoming boulder. The boulder hit Hiccup sending him flying backwards out of sight onto the grass.
"HICCUP!" I screamed getting up and running towards him. I ran to where he landed only to find Viggo standing two feet from him.
"Why hello Astrid." Viggo greeted. "I see that Hiccup had an unfortunate accident yes?"
"Leave. Hiccup. Alone." I started snarling tightening my grip on my ax.
"Astrid you do realize that Hiccup won't survive without proper treatment and I doubt that you can get him back to your base or edge is it? In time. However I can bring him to a private outpost saving his life and bring him back to full health and return him to you for a price of course." Viggo smiled.
"What price?" I lowered my ax quickly to hear what he had to say. Each second was a second that could be vital to Hiccup.
"Leave this island and never return to this area again. But also I think an arrow from your dragon would also be a good trade." Viggo suggested.
"Fine. Deal. As long as Hiccup survives I'll do it." I gave him an arrow from Stormfly and left the Island. Looking at Viggo who loaded Hiccup onto a boat.
What's going to happen? Will Astrid confess her love when Hiccup returns? Or does Viggo have other plans in mind? Find out next chapter!