There was so much blood soaking the grass underneath him that it looked permanently stained red, as he was suspended above her. His eyes were locked onto her and she could see the pain hidden behind the devotion for her. He was still trying to reassure her that everything was okay, even after everything he had gone through. She tried desperately to reach him, the chains, however, holding her in place, chafing her already raw, bloody skin. Then she saw it, the golden tipped arrow pulled tight and ready to strike right above her head, aimed towards….

"STOP!" she gasped. Trying to calm her wildly beating heart and erratic breathing.

"Shhh, I'm here love. You're safe...you're safe" He whispered, holding the love of his life in his arms, slowly rubbing his large hands up and down her sweaty arms to soothe her. He gently laid soft kisses on her untamed bedhead, hoping that it was enough to get her to go back to sleep. After a few minutes, he could hear her gentle, shallow breathing and laid her back down under the covers.

There was a soft pitter patter of a morning shower outside. It was still dark, due to the gray rain clouds, and he could tell it was still before dawn. He was tired, those night terrors have been coming more and more frequently for his wife and he couldn't help but be filled with worry. The elders have always stated that dreams foreshadow the future, but what she was dreaming about every night, he prayed to the gods it wouldn't come true. He slowly eased himself away from the warm cocoon, and glanced at the dark figure snoring softly in the corner. No...they need their rest, I'll just make breakfast for them. He told himself. As he began to exit out of the master bedroom and down the stairs, his trusty companion Toothless, warbled softly behind him. Hiccup slowly smiled to himself, knowing that Toothless was eager to get some extra scraps for breakfast.

Balancing a small bowl of fresh fruit from their garden, some hotcakes drizzled with honey and a cup of warm milk, he carefully shuffled into the bedroom and placed it on the dresser near the bed.

"Astrid, honey, it's time to walk up, can you get up for breakfast please" Hiccup whispered in her ear.

"a fewh mwah minwahs, im…." Astrid barely replied, pulling the covers over her face to block out the sound.

Hiccup felt guilty for waking her up, after all her restless nights but he was chief, and she was the wife of the chief, they needed to perform their duty before their people woke.

"Please, I have warm milk and hotcakes with honeeeeyyy" he sweetly said, knowing hotcakes drizzled with honey would get her up.

The covers flew off her face, and she slowly narrowed her blue eyes at him. "That's not always going to work, you know." She grumbled, sitting up against the headboard and grabbing the breakfast tray beside her.

"I know" He said, watching her face shine in delight as she took a bite of the hotcakes. He smiled at her happiness but it quickly turned into a frown as he finally noticed the deep purple circles under her eyes. Her blond hair and pale skin highlighting her dark circles and red eyes that he had to hold in his worry filled sigh, to prevent her from noticing him staring at her. But Astrid noticed, and in the midst of chewing her second hotcake she gestured Hiccup to come closer. As Hiccup moved closer, Astrid brought their lips together in a slow, passionate kiss, "I'm fine." she said as she gently pulled away.

"I love you, you know." He proudly said, still tasting the honey off his lips, knowing that those three words could not be said enough. Astrid replied by popping a berry into her mouth and giving him a wide grin. Toothless warbled behind him, announcing his presence as he sat on his hind legs watching the couple with interest. He warbled again, before regurgitating a half piece of cod from breakfast at the foot of their bed.

Hiccup let out a small laugh, "Remember we don't eat raw fish Toothless, but thank you Bud."

Toothless just shrugged, slurped up the half- fish, and walked out of the bedroom ready for their morning route.

Hiccup got up from the bed and dressed into his riding gear, as he was about fasten the last buckle on his chest, he felt skinny arms snake around his waist. "You already know the rules, so I'll just say I love you" she said pressing her head tightly against his back. "Don't do anything stupid and see you later for the morning report" She said again, her voice muffled by his riding suit. Hiccup turned around and engulfed her into a hug. After all these years together, he would never get tired of hugging Astrid. He kissed her forehead and walked out the door.

Loving the wind in his hair, he could not help but let out a whoop as he and Toothless soared in the sky, glad the rain finally stopped. It has been 10 years since Hiccup defeated the Red Death and at the age of 25, he finally took over as Chief of Berk, letting his father enjoy his retirement with Gobber. It has been 3 years since, he and Astrid got married and he could not help but love every moment of their marriage. He and Toothless soared through the clouds, searching the unpopulated islands, he charted on his adventures before chiefdom for any signs of disturbances from any humans or dragons. When all was clear and the sun was rising above the gray clouds, he maneuvered Toothless back towards Berk. But instead of a slow glide Hiccup was used to, Toothless was picking up speed and Hiccup was once again glad for his face mask.

"Toothless! What has gotten into you!" Hiccup exclaimed, as he tried to control the eye splinting speed Toothless was going at. He was diving right towards their home and that's when he saw it. He jumped off of Toothless before he could land and ran as much as his metal leg could go, up the path to his door. The closer he got towards the wide open door, the more his heart felt heavy, falling lower and lower into the pit of his stomach. How can anyone not notice this! Hiccup thought angrily, but before he could say anything else he knew everyone would be up after sunrise, for only the chief's family rises before dawn.

"ASTRID! ASTRID! ANSWER ME!" Hiccup yelled, his voice filled with panic as he ran up the stairs, searching wildly for his wife. He barely heard the growls Toothless was making at the front house, not registering who he was growling at. As he finally reached the master bedroom after what seemed like an eternity, he saw her and Hiccup prayed to the gods that he wasn't too late.

Author's Note-

As crazy as it sounds, my professor decided that she wanted to spice up our nerdy lives by having us write a sequel to any movie or show we are passionate about. Most people in my class are writing about the Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Orphan Black and a few others, but my friend and I decided to write about How to train your dragon because we are absolutely dying to see the sequel. It's also our final paper too, so it has to be written well. I've decided to post this story here to see what you guys think about it. Reviews are highly welcomed, suggestions...anything, I want to know, because whoever's story gets to be on the top 3 list, my professor is buying them 5 deluxe movie tickets each! That's 3-D in my area! Perfect for HTTYD 2! Thank you for reading!