How to Train Your Dragon: The Rising Fire Flame
Okay! This story takes place between the two HTTYD movies so at the moment the gang are 16/17 years old!
I really wanted to write a FanFictions about Hiccstrid:3 so here it is! I hope that it's okay to add a twist to their love afair;) is that okay?
Okay!
Well, I hope you enjoy it anyway!
Chapter 1- A Good Day
This is Berk. The only island that keeps the best kept secret of well, anywhere. This great big heap of rock packs more than a few surprises. I know it doesn't look like much but its inhabitants doesn't just include generations of Vikings- it also includes... Dragons.
Life here is amazing. And all the dragons have moved in. For generations it was Vikings against dragons, gallons of blood was shed, it was violent. Very violent.
I met Toothless (my dragon) through an act of brutality. I shot him down, and I was proud of myself at the time. I shot down a dragon! Then, my father would have been beyond proud of his son, but no one believed me. No one believed that the chief's son shot down a Night Fury, why would they? I wasn't really a Viking. Looking back, I am happy no one believed me. Things wouldn't be the same as they were today. Dragons and Vikings would still be at war.
As mine and Toothless' relationship grew we became companions, life-long buddies. Together we've shown the people on Berk that instead of fighting dragons, we can in fact ride them and train them. I've made Berk a better place.
My name is Hiccup - not that you already knew that! I'm the son of Stoick the Vast (the chief of our tribe) and I have been put up to the challenge of studying other breeds of dragons on other islands. For many months now Toothless and I have been doing just that. We have flown overseas and have discovered so many other new breeds out there; we've discovered new islands, new forms of life. It has been absolutely amazing.
Today after many months of adventure, Toothless and I are returning home.
"So, what do you think, Bud?" I say, patting Toothless as we fly through the soft early morning breeze, "How should we arrive home this time? I don't really want to get beaten up by Astrid again!"
Toothless laughed in reply, "what? It hurt. A lot!" I laughed. "She gave me a black eye!"
I giggled to myself remembering the incident. It was a funny moment. When we arrived home last time, I thought it would be a good idea to surprise everyone just outside of the Grand Hall! However, only Astrid, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Snotlout and Fishlegs were there, talking. Toothless landed behind them and decided to scare them off with a Thor-almighty rawr! Astrid fell over in shock and ran over to me as if to give me a huge welcoming hug- but I was welcomed with a massive punch in the nose. "That is one horrible memory!" I say aloud. Toothless nods his head and purrs.
The sun peaks lightly over the horizon and we're about an hour away from Berk. I relax in my saddle and unlatch a bag from my side. Toothless flies calmly in a cruise like way, gliding through the smooth air. I rest the leather bag on my lap and search through to find one particular item- a bracelet. A hand made bracelet for Astrid. Well, it's not quite finished. I need my equipment back in the Forge. I hold onto the bracelet tightly and wave in front of Toothless' eyes, "do you think she'll like it, Bud?" I ask, patting him on the head lightly. He nods in response. "Good! I've spent too long on this thing." I put it away safely. All I need to do now is to carve Astrid's name into a small plate of metal I found on my ventures. The bracelet is sort of a loving gesture, but also a gesture of sincere apology. You see, Astrid hates it when I leave her- especially for a long time. And it's so she doesn't give me a black eye again... I hope anyway. I pull an unsure face remembering.
The sun shines brighter and I see the light of dawn shimmering over the Isles of Berk. Wow, it's really an amazing sight. I just wish you could see it from my perspective. Berk, a place where even the most unpopular people can be a somebody- I'm the evidence of it.
What a beautiful sight! Something's changed though, from a distance things look very different. Just can't work out what it could be.
Toothless flies over the docks and the outskirts of the island. "Home sweet home, huh, Bud!" Toothless makes a funny noise and hovers over the Forge. I jump off 10 feet in the air and land on my feet, Thor-almighty that felt epic! I grab the bag from the saddle on Toothless and run into the Forge, hoping no one saw me. I burst my way in through the front door and quickly get to work before people wake up.
I hold my finished work towards the fire in the lantern, hanging from the ceiling. "Not bad," I say smiling. I shove the bracelet into my pocket and stare and myself in a shattered mirror, I place my hand on to my cheek not recognising myself. How is Astrid going to recognise me? I stand straighter and mess my longish hair up a little. I hold my arm up and tense. Oh Odin, I have a lot of muscle in my arm. I raise the other one to see that too in the same shape. I brush my newly crafted armour down, "Yep, people are not going to recognise me. I'm no longer a hiccup. I am finally a Viking," I say aloud at my reflection. I inhale and exhale feeling slightly nervous about seeing Astrid for the first time in about 6 long months. I practice several scenarios.
"Why don't you just say hello?" I pivot on my mental foot at the surprise of the deep male voice. I lose my balance slightly and bash into my desktop.
"Err, hi Gobber!" I say embarrassed because no doubt he just saw me talking to myself in a mirror. Gobber smiles and nods and walks up to me.
"Come out here, let me look at you, son," Gobber says pointing to the workshop. I follow him and stand underneath the lantern. He touches my cheek and his face drops, "you've grown up so much young man!" He laughs. I swipe his hand off my cheek. "Oh, sorry!" He laughs again, "how old are you now? 20? 30?"
"You know exactly how old I am, Gobber! I'm 17!" I say laughing too.
"Wait 'til Stoick sees you! He's goin' to be so proud of you! I mean look at what you're wearing! Wow! I think..."
"Gobber, stop, stop!" I say cutting him off, "It's nice to see you too! Can I go out and see everyone now? I've put it off for a few hours! They'll all be awake it's passed noon!"
"Oh, sorry Hiccup. Me an' my big mouth! Off you go!"
I push passed him and walk out into the sunshine. I bow my head down so no one can see me and I run in the direction of Astrid's house with Toothless not far behind me. Just say hi. Just sayhi, I think.
I stand outside her door ready to knock, but my hand freezes inches away from the solid wood. I look at Toothless unsure and nervous. He bucks his head as if to say just do it. I take a deep breath and knock 2 times. I run my fingers through my hair, just say hi. My heart falls into my stomach. The door opens, "hey, Astrid!" I smile shyly.
Her mouth opens in shock, "Hiccup?" Oh help me Thor... She doesn't recognize me. I can tell by her face. That's when Toothless pushes me out of the way and greets Astrid. She scratches under his chin, exactly where he likes it. And then she looks at me, still in shock. She steps closer still unsure, I step forward too and wrap my arms around her waist, "I've missed you," and I press my lips onto hers. Astrid kisses back and her arms rest against my chest. Oh I've missed this!
I pull away first, with the bracelet in hand. I step away slightly, "I made you something!" I tie the bracelet onto her wrist and she looks at it closely and smiles sweetly. I step back again expecting a punch or something, but instead she jumps on me and rests her arms around my neck, "I've missed you too! I love it, thank you." She kisses my cheek and jumps down and just stares at me for what seems like forever. I shrug my shoulders towards Toothless. Astrid stands with her hands on my hips, "what?" I ask.
"You've changed... A lot," She giggles, "I mean, look at this!" She holds my arms up and pressurises my muscles. "And look what you're wearing! Wow!" She smiles from ear to ear.
"Well I've been gone for a while! I guess people change over long periods of time!" I shrug and run my fingers through my hair and look away.
She punches my shoulder, "Oii!" I say. And hold my shoulder pretending it hurt. "Can I come in now? Only you and Gobber know I'm back!"
"Sure." She pulls me in and shuts the door. I pull Astrid into my arms again and look down into her eyes. I'm now 2 and a half inches taller. I brush loose hair behind her ear and kiss her. "You're not going to believe what I found over the last 6 months! There are so many dragons out there!" I say in a hushed tone.
Astrid smiles, "care to enlighten-"
"ASTRID COME QUICK!" Someone bursts into the door. Astrid lets go of me and walks more into the light towards the person that destroyed our little moment.
I turn around to find it to be Ruffnut freaking out and hugging Astrid. Then her eyes finds me over Astrid's shoulder. Ruffnut pushes Astrid out of the way -causing her to fall. "Well, hello!" She says winking and brushing tears away from her cheeks. She stops just inches away from my face and just stares intensely. "Yep. Definitely hotter," she smiles creepily as if entering a day dream. I look at Astrid who brushes herself off from falling. Wow, I feel a little awkward around Ruff... Always a little creepy!
"I agree," Astrid says tangling her hand into mine, "and he's all mine!" She laughs making Ruff frown.
"So..." I scratch my head (like I always do in awkward situations), "what's wrong?"
Ruff's face drops into a frantic expression, "it's one of the new dragons" she starts to cry again, "no one can control it in the academy."
Oh great... I just want to spend some private time with the girl of my dreams and then Ruff runs in ruining it because they can't control a dragon... Oh give me strength, Thor! "Okay, we'll go check it out!" I say trying to smile.
"Okay," Ruff whispers and leaves.
I hold on tighter to Astrid's hand and walk outside her house and we make our way to the academy.
At the academy all of the gang were trying to calm down a dragon. They were all shouting and screaming at each other, scaring the poor young dragon. The place is an absolute dump. This dragon is very distressed. There are scraps of burnt wood and metal... Everywhere. I let go of Astrid's strong hand and run into the academy really angry. That is not how you act around a dragon, especially a new dragon. "Stop!" I shout and slowly approach the what I believe to be a Rumblehorn- a rare dragon. These dragons are skilled and can be very violent... I've seen it. But they can also be one of the kindest dragons you could possible meet. It trembles and shivers with fear in the corner, "Guys! Shut up!" I scream. Everything goes silent and they all turn to me.
"Why should we listen to you, stranger" Snotlout said pointing at me, "you don't know anything about dragons." He starts to laugh and nudges Fishlegs.
My mouth drops, "just get out of here...!" I say pointing towards the entrance, but Snotlout crosses his muscucar arms and stand still on the spot like an annoying stubborn child, "I'll punch you if you don't move out of my way!" I walk towards him in a threatening manner.
"Hiccup!" I feel an arm pulling me back, and I turn to see a smiling Astrid, "I like this Hiccup!" She says wrapping her arms around my neck. I wink at her and nudge my head towards the dragon.
"I need to sort this out!"
"Wait, that's Hiccup!" Tuffnut says coming into my view bundling piles of burnt wood in a chest. His expression portrays shock.
"Guys," I pull away from Astrid after kissing her cheek, "can I sort out this distressed Rumblehorn, then talk."
"Err, yes come on you guys!" Fishlegs says pushing Snotlout.
I turn towards the frightened dragon and hold my hands out to show respect and to show that the dragon can trust me. However, the defenceless dragon still backs away and pushes itself against the wall. I unlatch a hand crafted lighter from my armour down my leg and generate a small explosive flame to gain even more trust, smoke fills the air and the Rumblehorn calms and approaches me, still trembling ever so slightly. I reach out a hand. The Rumblehorn purrs and hold its head out placing my hand on its nose, and the poor soul automatically relaxes at my touch. The dragon purrs and roles onto its back, "good boy! It's okay, it's okay!" I rub and scratch his stomach, that's where a Rumblehorn likes it. "Aww, guys it's fine now! It's only a one year old- he's still a baby."
The rest of the gang run back into the academy, "is that all we had to do!" Snotlout said annoyed, "are you kidding me! We could have all done that! One of us could have just got a damn lighter."
"Wow, calm down Snotlout!" Astrid says, "just because you try to be Hiccup when he's not around!" She giggles.
I smile and turn to Snotlout, "really!" I smile wider and laugh. His cheeks flood with a red colour and walk straight out of the academy pushing passed anyone in his way.
Astrid winks at me when I catch her gaze.
"When did you get back?" Fishlegs asks picking up burnt pieces of wood, metal and half eaten fish.
"This morning."
"What? It's late afternoon!" Fishlegs walks up to me, "you came back this morning and didn't come say hi to me!" His tone of voice is very deep as if to show that he was angry.
I'm left speechless, I've never seen Fishless quite so angry about such a small matter. But before all of this (the fame and the peace with the dragons) Fishlegs had always been the nicest person in the gang. When the others were mean he would try to comfort me- but I just took him for granted and never appreciated him. Then, all I wanted to do was be alone. "I'm sorry Fishlegs" I couldn't help but laugh, I turn to Astrid and take her soft, delicate hand into one of my own hands, pulling her into my chest as a romantic gesture. "I just wanted to see Astrid," I say sweetly and I can tell my cheeks have turned a soft red colour. Astrid locks her arms around my neck and giggles loudly. Normally, she would pull away from me in embarrassment, tough young Astrid showing her vulnerable and emotional side was a no go in her mind. She would always show affection towards me if we were alone; maybe she was embarrassed that she loves the hiccup of the tribe. Maybe she just doesn't want people to know she has feelings for the chief's son. I stare into her beautiful eyes, and she stares back at me. Oh thank Odin this is perfect. I've missed this!
"You two should get a room!" Ruffnut shouts, sitting on Barf.
"Ha ha yeah! You two should get a room!" Tuff mimics from Belch. Barf butt heads with Belch almost causing both Vikings to fall off. I let out a laugh and so do the twins.
"Wait up guys I'll join you!" Fishlegs says mounting Meatlug. As Meatlug flies passed, Fishlegs winks at Astrid and I.
"Yeah let's get out of here!" Tuff says as Barf and Belch lift off.
"That's so strange!" Astrid says pulling away from me, "all of them have been really excited for your return and ask you all about your adventure and now they've just flown away not asking you anything."
"Oh! Well, to be honest, you've been the only person on my mind for the passed 6 months."
Pain bursts in my shoulder as Astrid's solid fist leaves my shoulder, "you can't say that!" She laughs.
I hold my shoulder again pretending that it hurt, "Ow!" I say to make it more believable. But thinking about it it's funny to think how muscular I have become over the last few months. Before I left Astrid punches did hurt and now they don't at all.
BOOM!
My head snaps into the direction of the explosion, that fills the air this a horrible burning smell. Beard of Thor, I think as I watch the wooden chest burn in golden flames. Toothless swoops down from the air smiling with his gums, "hey, Toothless!" Astrid giggles over my shoulder. Toothless lands in front of us purring for attention.
"What's up, Bud?" I ask wrapping my arms tightly around Astrid, while still staring at the Night Fury. He approaches us and butts his head against my arm- signalling that he wants to fly. "Not now Toothless, I'm here with Astrid," I say kissing her blushed cheek.
"Oh, come on Hiccup! I'll race you to-"
"Race you to the beach?" I interrupt with a wink.
"Okay!" She giggles sweetly.
I jump on Toothless' back quickly, but I wait a few seconds so Astrid can mount Stormfly.
"Right, you ready?" Astrid asks laughing.
"Of course I am m'lady just don't be upset when you lose!" And before Astrid had the chance to lift off the ground Toothless is already high in the sky heading towards the beach. The soft breeze brushes through my hair and my mouth curls up into a smile. I love this. I peep over my shoulder to find Astrid and Stormfly- still coming up slow behind me. I feel a little bad though. I haven't seen her for 6 long months and I know what she's like if she doesn't win something or get her own way. "Toothless, Bud! Slow down! Let her catch up!" Toothless obediently rests his wings and glides smoothly through the air. I lay back resting my head in my palms behind my head. All the warm, soft blue and pink colours blend together over head in the sky, what a beautiful sunset!
"HICCUP!" I hear a familiar female voice, I sit up automatically to see Stormfly gliding beside Toothless and I. "You're not even trying!" She says seriously.
"Sorry!" I place my feet back into the petals, "come on Bud!" And Toothless lifts his wings high and we zoom at top speed to the beach.
"I told you I would win!" I say breaking the silence. Astrid has been lying on my stomach for about an hour now. Her beautiful blonde her lays messily across my upper body as she took her braid out. Our eyes connect and my heart feels like it has exploded into one thousand pieces and butterfly's flutter insanely through my blood vessels.
"I know! I shouldn't have suggested it!" She laughs, "next time I will beat you!" She challenges.
"Game on!" I wink.
Silence fell again.
Astrid looks up at the night sky. I rest my head on Toothless' stomach. Stormfly is asleep at Astrid's feet. This is a perfect moment. "Toothless, fire blast!" I say and Toothless blows the pile of wood to flames. Now this is more then perfect.
I slid my arm across Astrid's waist and pull her towards my chest, she looks at me confused. Then she sits up and then lays back down but with her body laying at my side.
"I missed you so much, Astrid,"
"I missed you so much too, Hiccup," she whispers.
I lean my head on hers, I really like this girl, maybe even love. Okay definitely love. I love Astrid Hofferson! I smiles at my thoughts. Kiss her, my mind says while my heart beat roars over the fire crackles and Stormfly moaning in her sleep. "Err Astrid," I say.
She looks up at me and rests her strong Viking hand (with my handmade bracket tied around her wrist) on my chest. I quickly press my lips to hers in a passionate but soft manner.
Hours later; we migrate to the cove where I found Toothless and where Astrid discovered my deepest secret, oh, and the place where she kissed my cheek for the first time! I feel my cheeks reddening. We thought here would be the safest place to be. We start a new fire. We tangle ourselves comfortably together laying against our dragons. Astrid didn't hesitate to fall asleep on my shoulder. I smile, covering her up in a soft blanket to lock in the heat on this chilled night.
"Good night, Astrid," I whisper, kissing her forehead.
Living on Berk has never been more exciting, even if we made everlasting peace with the dragons that changed things for the better. Absolutely nothing can beat this perfect moment. Here in the Cove with the only person I want to be with.
This girl fast asleep on my arm, I love her.
I love her.
Today has been a good day.
And I don't want it to end...
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