Well, hello everyone. This is one of my first fanfics so before you start reading here are a few things.

I will be happy to answer comments, questions and explain parts of the story, but I do not think or listen to those that are of the type: "But valak would not do that" or "Astrid is not like that", ect ...

This is a fanfic, an invented story that I make with characters from a movie that I love, in this case a modern fanfic that is going to deal with the relationship of Valka and Hiccup, years after she left.

If you do not like it, do not read it. I also want to make it clear that this is a hobby that I use to relax and practice my writing, I will not hear to any kind of demand.

I hope you enjoy

The Sanctuary

Chapter 1

Valka look to the neighborhood throug the window of the kitchen. Like the most part of the days, the sky was cover whit grey clouds, but that was something normal in Berk, after all, the city was in the northwest coast of America. Grey skies, rain and water was the normal thing here, even in the summer.

¡Taking the last sip of his coffe, Valka start to think on the day she in front of her. First she has the metting whit the girls and boys, time to review this month bills, see if this month they have repairs to do in the houses, preparing the week schedules, ect….But all that is going to be worth, beacouse that night she and Cloudjumper were going to have beautiful diner, and what comes next. It will be a wonderful after a week like that. All the last week s of the month where an ordeal, but after the las reunion it was time for the reward for her and Cloudjumper.

She was so into his thougs , that she jump when she heard the bell of the principal door. Probably one of the girls or the boys that are going to be in the reunion. Slowly se moves to the door, preparing hersealf for a long morning.

-Hello there dear-she says opening the door.-You are the first one to arrive.

-Hello Valka, long time no see you.

At the sound of that voice, the cup of coffe sly down from Valkas s hand to the floor, followed by the crack of the cup when made contact whit the floor. She was in shock, nearly seventeen years since she hear that voice, Gobber s voice. He just look the same that the last time she saw him, well, more old, whit more white hair mixed whit his blond hair, he was a little more fat and his moustache was more longer. But what more drive the attention of Valka where his eyes, the eyes of and old man that has seen a lot of good and bad, but right now what she saw was anger, a lot of anger and the effort he was making to have it under control.

Right now she don t know what to do, she never expect that she would see anyone of that years. How did he find her? Was Stoick near? Or worst, was Hiccup near? At the times this questions comes to his head another one did too, one that fill his heart whit fear, what if something terrible has happened? She don't know what to say, what do you say to a person that you don t have seen in years and that is very probably that he hates you?

-Gobber, what a big surprise seen you here- she was not liying, this was a big surprise, but it not seem that this will be a good one.- How did you know….

- Don t do that- interrupt Gobber.- The gods know that I really have a lot of things to say and a lot of questions to ask, in fact, if the situation right now wasn t so bad I will really nor prefer to see you- that words hurt Valka, but she understand it, she always knew that if the moment where her past comes out , she will have nothing to say to defend herself. Gobber pick up a small bag and a big package.- Listen Valka, like I said I have lot of things to say to you, but right know you and I have something more serious that you and I need to discus.

-About what?

-About your son.

An hour later she and Gobber where seated in the kitchen s table. It was one of the big places of the house, something normal if you tend to have for lunch or dinner a lot of people, like she and Cloudjumper do. But in that moment all the warms feelings that place have were not present, the only feeling she could feel now was guilty, and the looks that Gobber was sendig her don't help her.

She asked Cloudjumper to take care of the reunion and ask her to make them stay when they are finish, if this is going to go the way she thinks, then she is going to have to speak to all of them, specially the young ones, they are the only ones that don t know the truth.

The silence keep going for a few minutes, the two of them wating fo the other to say the first word. Valka was in agony, asking herself what had happened that have make Gobber find her. Then he stand up and walk to one of the kitchen´s window, then he start to talk.

-Okay Valka, like I said before, we need something very important to disccus, so I will start to giving you a bad notice, also I don t think you care to much- Gobber turn around and look to her very serious.- Stoick is dead.

In that moment Valka could feel how something broke inside her, how could that be possible?In his mind she sudenly see a image of him, so big, with his red hair and beard, that big smile...In that moment she fell something cold in his face, and when she touch it she could see that they where tears. She look to Gobber, but his expresion didn´t change. Valka almost can hear what he was thinking " how she dare to act like that after all she has done", and she knows he was right. After a few minutes and overcome the fear she ask.

-¿How?

Gobber sigh and stan up of his chair, then he walk to the window. After a few more minutes he turn around and look to Valka.

-After you left, they made Stoick Chief of the police department. He was a good one, not only he clean the city of most of the gangs and the bad people, he also make a lot of programs of coperation whit other agencies, help the economy, make a lot of new buissnes to open, ect..Let just say that after all his hard work the town was a better place- Valka could see In that moment how his face turn dark.- But like always happens, when someone do something good other people wants their catch.

In that moment he stop and Valka could see how old he looks, well after all seventeen years had gone, but even knowing that she was surprised to see him in that way. And right now she feel all that, all those seventeen years crushing under his shoulders, and she ask herself how would she feel when Gobber finish telling the story.

-A year ago a new person came to the city, a man name Drago Bloodfist. For what we discover he was a corrupted politician,in his home city he was the mastermind behind of all criminal business, to the point that the city became lawless. As soon as he got everything he could, he moved to Berk with the same intention. Luckily Stocik stood in front of him, luckily for us. For the next two months, Drago tried everything, but Stoick prevented bad thing is that he also make him tired and take external measures, to the point that he ordered the murder of Stoick-Valka gasped in horror, fearing what he would say next- and it was successful.

At that moment he could see how a tear came down the cheek of his old friend. Valka could not even imagine what those moments would have been like for him, and for Hiccup. Gobber wiped the tears and continued with the story.

-He would have gotten his way if it were not for Hiccup, he did not trust Drago either, so in order to have proof in case something happened, he installed small cameras near his house, the office, god even in the clothes of his father - for a few seconds a smile appeared on their faces. - That boy is a genius, capable of manufacturing anything and in a thousand ways. With the camera in his father's coat, Hiccup recorded as he was murdered, the bad thing is that he saw what happend, but we'll get to that. In short, with the evidence that Hiccup gathered not only we caught Drago for the murder of Stoick but from there they closed all their businesses, locked their people and he is in a maximum security prison.

Valka felt that all that information hit her again and again. A story that seemed taken from the movies, but now what interested him had happened with his son. It seemed that his old friend had read his mind.

-Hiccup had a bad time since then, and it's normal, not only had they killed their father, but also had to see how. During the following months he got involved in a lot of trouble, to the point that two weeks ago he was arrested for an altercation he had with some guys.

Gobber opened the small package and started taking out a lot of papers, and Valka recognized many of them, birth certificates, schools, ect ...

-What is all this for?

-As anyone who arrests, Hiccup had to be in front of a judge. It was sentenced to community services, but Judge Dunbroch believes that what he needs now is to leave the city, and in this case live with his mother.

Valka understood at once what Gobber meant. No, it's not possible, he can not come here, she could not face it, Ishe could not and she had never thought that she would do it.

-I'm not asking you- Gobber took out a piece of paper and put it on the table.- This is an order signed by the judge, in which she orders you to take charge of him until he is in legal age and she aproves that he is ready to take care of himself - he kept taking out sheets. - I asked the judge to let me tell you this, more for Hiccup than for you, these sheets are all the legal papers you need, also dates in which the judge will make visits to see how everything goes. -Valka gave him a confused look.- Judge Dunbroch was a friend of Stoick and she and her family loved Stocik and Hiccup very much, so she wants to make sure everything goes well. And me too.

Valka did not know what to say, all the information he had given her made his head spin and she did not know where to start. From what she saw, she had no other choice, but that did not take away the fear of having to face his son. Gobber looked at her for a while before continuing to speak.

- Listen Valka, sincerely I think like you, I do not want him to be with you, I do not trust you, that is, you left, without more, without ever contacting your husband or your son, and you also end up riding a site like that. But just like you, I have my hands tied, at least maybe this will help you to deal with the mistakes you have made.

Gobber collected all his things and Valka accompanied him to the exit. Once outside, on the porch, Gobber turned to her.

- Hiccup will arrive tomorrow, make sure you have everything ready and that he can join the school as soon as possible- Gobber's look changed to a more serious one.- And I want to be clear, as I said before, I will come to see how everything is going . Hiccup has already suffered more than necessary, more things than what has happened to Stoick and I will not allow you to do more damage to him. It's time to act like a mother.

And with that, Gobber left. Valka saw him leave and once he lost sight of it he turned to go back inside, but before he shot a look at the caertel that hung from the porch of his house

"The sanctuary

Households for families in need"