Hello there! So if you've stumbled upon this stroy, then yay! Please give it a read... I need feedback and if people want more I'm happy to carry on! The ideas are aaaaall in my head! But basically this is going to be a Hiccstrid fanfic, mainly, but there's going to be two main plots, one being the Hiccstrid love (oooh yeeeah) and then another plot containing all the other charcaters we know and love from the HTTYD films/show! And ther will be some new ones too. But it's gonna be full of love (most likely some frick frac...), action, drama, heroes, dragons and villans! So yeah, give the first chapter a read and let me know the thoughts and even ideas! My tumblr is thatscottishblog! ENJOY!

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It was the first clear day the island had seen in months, and although the sun shone down there was still a sharp wind. She stood near the cliffs edge looking out to sea. She closed her eyes, enjoying the wind as it hit her. For Astird, the sound of the wind and sea was a comfort. A place where she could go to be alone with her thoughts. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a concerned Nadder.

"Hey girl" Astrid muttered, scratching Stormfly to reassure her. The dragon sat down beside her rider, and Astird leaned against her. She let out a heavy sigh. "Things have been so different girl, I still can't get my head around it all".

Astrid thought back to the day everything changed. It had been 2 months since Stoick the Vast had been murdered by Drogo. All Astrid could think of was Hiccups expression. The disbelief and anger on his face had been enough to make Astrid cry. Stoick had pushed his son out of the way to protect him against the plasma blast which had been fired from Hiccups best friend , Toothless. Poor Toothless had had no control over what he had done, and was as hurt as Hiccup, only to have been pushed away, to be taken by Drogo. They had managed to salvage a ship to use for Stoicks desent to Valhalla that day. Astrid had watched with much pain as Hiccup had shot the flaming arrow towards the ship. She had wanted nothing more than to go and comfort him, but she was too shocked to even speak. He had been so strong that day. She had no idea how he had done it. She remembers the look on everyone's faces, and how Hiccup had been able to overcome the grief and get everyone back to Berk to defend the island. Later that night, after he had taken on his duty of Chief, he had come to Astrid and broke down. She had held him whilst he cried until he fell asleep. She remembers what he had said that night.

"A..A..Astrid how am I supposed to be Chief? He never thought me anything about it. I..I..I kept putting it off" .

"Ssssshh, it'll be fine Hiccup. Everyone will help. They'll understand" she whispered in his ear, as she gently rocked him back and forth, trying to sooth him as she'd seen mothers do with young babys. She stroked his hair to try and comfort him. She figured it had worked but not long after he had fallen asleep and she just lay there with him all night, hugging him and sometimes kissing the top of his head.

Astrid thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the sound of dragons wings. She looked up to she Toothless and Hiccup heading towards them.

"Hello, m'lady!" chimmed Hiccup as he climbed off of Toothless , walking towards Astrid. He pulled her up and greeted her with a passionate kiss that left her breathless and smiling.

"How are you today?" he asked as he pulled her closer into his embrace, looking down at her face.

"I'm okay, better now that you're here!" she mumbled as she leaned into Hiccups chest.

He looked down at her with concerned eyes. "Is something on your mind?"

"I was just thinking about the past few months and how everything has changed"

Hiccup gently broke the embrace, and walked towards the cliff edge. He sat down on the edge, his foot and peg leg dangling. Astrid walked over the join him. He let out a sigh. He put he arm around Astrid as she sat down beside him and pulled her close.

"I've been thinking a lot about it all too" he rested his head on her hers before he continued. "I never quiet realised what being a chief meant. If I didn't have mom or Gobber around then I don't know what state Burk would be in right now. And if I didn't have you keeping me sane then I don't think I'd have gotten this far". He paused for a second and pulled Astrid's face up so that his eyes met with hers. "Thank you, Astrid." He planted a kiss on her forehead. They sat there in silence for awhile, listening to the wind and sea. Astrid felt the motions of Hiccups chest moving up and down with each breath and found comfort there. She smiled.

Hiccup picked up the sleeping Astrid and carried her away from the cliffs edge, putting her down and laying down beside her, wrapping his arms around her waist. She had fallen asleep shortly after they had stopped talking. He liked that she was so comfortable around him these days. He thought back to a time when Astrid couldn't stand to look at him. She had been taller and stronger than he was. He couldn't help the smug smile that spread across his face. He was now taller and maybe a bit stronger than she is. He was so relieved when he finally took a growth spurt once he was past the age of 16. His dad had commented on it once he had noticed.

"Aaaaaaaahhh, at last! Yer no longer a wee stump no more! Yer turnin intae a fine Viking. Skinny, but I'm sure ye'll bulk oot a bit in no time!" were his dads words, followed by a pat on the bag the felt a bit more like a punch. He was glad his dad had been able to see him continue to grow tall and go from being lanky to finally bulking out a bit.

"Ahh, dad. I wish you were here just now. I.. I've got something big coming up and I really need your advice. You see, I'm not sure how to go about this..." Hiccups mind wondered into what I might say to his dad right now if he was here and what his father's reply would have been. Then he nodded off into a light sleep.

When Hiccup woke up, Astrid was still in his arms. His arm was numb from where she had been lying across it. He wondered how the flight home would go with a numb arm. As he got up, he gently shock Astrid till her eyes began to flutter open. He smiled at the sight of her sleepy blue eyes.

"How long have I been out?" she asked, rubbing her eyes to try and wake herself.

"About an hour or two m'lady! It's still light, but not for much longer. We should get back". Hiccup looked around for his dragon. He didn't have to look far, as Toothless was curled up in a heap, sleeping soundly like they had been. "Toooothless, time to go back bud!" Toothless opened one feline eye to look at Hiccup. He then let out a noise of protest and turned his head the other way. "Oooh come on you lazy reptile! Time to go back!" It took Hiccup a short while to rouse Toothless, while Astrid sat on Stormfly, laughing at Hiccups attempts to push the dragon awake. Once sat upon Toothless ready to go he turned to Astrid and asked "Race you back?"

Astrid replied with a grin.

* That evening, Hiccup made his way towards the forge. He had a night of hard-work ahead of him. Although it was late, Gobber was still at the forge, working on orders for the next. "Oh, well Hullo Hiccup! Fancy seeing you here at a time like this!?"

"Well, I'm working on something that HAS to be kept a secret. Can I trust you with it..?"

"Ooooooh, aye. Of course. Wit is it?"

"Well.. I... I'm making a few bits a pieces. But the main bit, well.." Hiccups let out a sigh. "Well I'm going to ask Astrid to marry me"