So, here we are. Standing in the middle of nowhere. Her eyes were almost fire, what did I do to end up like this? Oh, now I remember. I fucked up, good one Hiccup.
"Hey, hold up!" I say in a louder tone so Hiccup could hear, but as I predicted, he is too far gone into his world. Whenever he is in Toothless back, he just becomes one and submerges himself into the feeling of the wind in his face and the adrenaline of flying. It is always like this, he runs away, Stoick worries, I worry and well, I end up following him wherever he went.
"Come on bud! Higher!" Hiccup says with such a tone, like a kid in Christmas who is about to open his gifts. He is such a dork. He has always been that type of guy. But sure, he has become a hottie but never stopped being the unique kinda guy that change the world.
Huh, change the world, right? He changed Berk for sure, he changed everyone in Berk, he changed her. He was special.
"Hiccup!" I call once again. I can see him, his green eyes and a big smile and of course, big head.
"Astrid! You are here!" He says with surprise, his eyes shine brightly. I don't get to know for sure if it is because of the flight, or is because he likes to see me. "Come! I want to show you something!"
I follow him into a small island in the middle of the vast sea, it is full of green. As always Hiccup, the explorer, finds the best spots. "You always have to flee, isn't it?" I say in the middle of a short giggle, I look at him directly as I came down from the back of Stormfly. "You know, the usual. I flee, you follow me, we get lost for a couple of hours exploring and well, you know, having some time alone for ourselves. We get back and voilá, my dad is waiting for me with a short but concise lecture" He says with glitter in his eyes, and a beautiful smile while he fixes his hair after a good flight.
"You know, I was hopeful you noticed some day. Because yeah, we do this everytime. How can you not get tired?" I say quite worried. He noticed, he flies off, I go after him. "How can I get tired of this?" He says getting closer and closer by the second. Since when the dorky, little, and nervous Hiccup Haddock the Third became this young, hot looking, not-at-all-shy lad. He raised his hand to caress my cheek as he gets closer and closer, to the point that I can feel the warmth of his breath.
CRACK! PLASH!
We turn quickly to see from where the sound came from and what we encounter is no more than two playful dragons, who just knock down a tree into a lake from all the excitement. "Oh, come on you guys! I was trying to make a move here!" He says in a half angry, half joking tone. I can help but look at him, why am I looking at him so much? Stop it, Astrid, control yourself! Are you that hungry of him?
"Haha, really funny. Seemed like you forgot but you already have me, Mr Haddock" I say teasing him a little bit and coming closer to his lips and then pulling off. "Now you are taunting me" He says narrowing his eyes. "Miss Hofferson, you are a delight. Too much teasing and talking. Come here" He says before pulling me into a long kiss. The temperature rises, what can I say, we have been pretty busy and we haven't had time to see each other for the past 48 hours. I love this escapes, I love spending time with him like this. We end the kiss and he starts to talk about his day in Berk. Stoick is giving him more and more tasks to do around the village every day that passes by. "He is testing you, you know that right?"
"Yeah, of course, I know that, but it's getting harder to see you like this. You know how much I love running off. And more if it is with you" He says taking a blank from Toothless bag and lay it in the grass.
"Look, I know you don't like the idea. But eventually, is going to happen" I say as I lay down in the blank. "Stoick is Stoick. After all, he is the chief, and you are his son. You are going to fill up his place and I just want you to be aware of that"
"I know, I have always known. When I was younger I wasn't as confident, but I'm better now, you know. The talking fishbone is gone, well, at least physically" He says gesturing himself. "Because up here, I am still the geek of always" He says as he over-gestures with his hands.
"Huh, believe I know. I have seen the evolution up close. And I like what I see" I say in a flirty way. Since when am I so helpless around him? "You know, I used to be the great warrior Hofferson that was unbeatable and stone cold"
"Hey, you still are. The great Hofferson, the second in command of the Dragon Riders, the best warrior and soon to be Haddock" He says in admiration and kneeling to look me in the eyes as he kisses my cheek. "You have always been amazing, m'lady"
"Thank you but, look at you. Mr Dragon Master, heir of Stoick the Vast, your ingenuity is unbelievable. I am the second in command, you are the leader" It's true, he made all this, he changed it all. I was just a mere spectator. Wait, what am I again? The SECOND one? Since when I, Astrid Hofferson, wanted to be the second one.
