A/N: Hello, I uploaded the first chapter a few hours ago, but it seems that the whole story wasn't published properly. -_-; Anyways, this is my first fanfiction to be ever posted in this site as well as in the internet. It also have been years since I wrote something... so I hope that you guys can help me improve my writing more. Reviews are very much appreciated.

Enjoy.

Chapter 1: Simplest of Things

"Hiccup, let's fall back!" Astrid yelled through the harsh wind, hoping her voice will reach the said boy. Hiccup nodded and urged Toothless to land on the forest clearing below them, Astrid and Stormfly following behind. The minute they descended from the darkening sky, it started to rain. As they reached the ground to take shelter from the sudden downpour, Hiccup spotted a cave carved at the side of the mountain nearby. "C'mon, bud." Hiccup led the four of them inside.

Today was supposed to be a beautiful day. There were no signs of a storm, judging from the clear blue sky and warm air. Well, that was what Hiccup thought. It was supposed to be their day off, and it was already planned that they should explore the group of islands they found at the North of Berk. They should have made new discoveries right now- out where the sun was shining, the sky clear and the air warm; not stuck inside a rocky cave filled with damp air and dirt.

"What luck." Hiccup mumbled to himself through gritted at the sudden change of weather. He brushed the water of his leather suit and ran his hand through his hair in annoyance. "Hey," Astrid walked towards him, taking her soaked fur hood off her head.

"Hey." Hiccup replied curtly. "Babe, the weather will clear out soon. Everything's going to be fine." Astrid smiled at him, putting a reassuring hand on his arm. Hiccup sighed and faced her, taking her hand into his.

"It's just that I've been so busy lately with Dad, and, and all the crazy chiefting practice so I thought that today… you know, I'll finally have that much needed break and go back to the old times." He smiled bitterly at her.

"And you will," he reassured him, cupping his face with her hand. Hiccup has started his chiefdom training a month ago. Even though his Dad is there to help him all the time, he's not making the training any easier on him.

On Stoick's part, as soon as Hiccup learns how to perfect these things, the easier it is for him to handle them as chief. Forced to deal with foolish arguments, meetings with other tribes and maintaining the peace between the Dragons and Vikings, are just some of the things dumped on his plate as the future chief and the Pride of Berk. And, that's not exactly what he wants-ever.

"Let's get a fire going, before we catch a cold." Astrid told him, and moved to the farther side of the cave to collect some discarded logs and twigs that were blown inside by the raging wind.

Hiccup helped her and got some rocks to add to the pile. Once they were down and arranged the wood and rocks, Hiccup whistled to Toothless who was curled up with Stormfly on the mouth of the cave, blocking out the tumulus weather. Toothless shot a plasma blast to the pile, igniting a fire.

The teenagers sat down and their dragons nestled close to them, adding more heat. Astrid rubbed her clammy hands together and stretched them near the fire, basking in its warmth.

"Much better." She smiled at the fire. Hiccup on the other hand, fiddled with the straps of his leather suit, preoccupied. She snuck a look at her boyfriend, and rested her gaze on his sullen expression. "Just like the old times, huh?" she smirked at him.

Surprised, Hiccup averted his eyes to her. "What?" he asked her dumbfounded.

"I said, just like the old times." Astrid repeated the statement slowly, rolling her eyes at the process. Hiccup just stared at her, eyebrows raised. Not the ever-patient type, she slugs him on the shoulder.

"What was that for?!" Hiccup scowled, flinching at the contact.

"For being forgetful.' She snapped.

"Wha-?" Hiccup started, rubbing his throbbing arm. Astrid groaned at his response and chewed the inside of her cheek. How can he forget? When they were kids, they had handful of moments that they got trapped inside something with their dragons.

"Really, Astrid-" Hiccup sighed. Astrid squeezed the water off her braid and interrupted him, "Remember before, we used to get trapped inside caves like this because of your stupid missions?" Hiccup's eyes widened, allowing the inviting memory to flood him.

He remembers of course, but he didn't consider it to be something he should be sentimental about. But it didn't occur to him before, that sometimes those simple things are memorable too. He shrugged and smiled at his girlfriend.

She certainly has a way of cheering him up. Feeling that she got his hopes up again, she smiled at herself for doing a good job. Hiccup scooted closer and put an arm around her, tucking her in. She laid her head down on his chest and settled comfortably in that position.

"Now this, I really miss." Hiccup chuckled lightly.

Toothless lazily opened one lidded- eye and snorted at his human's cheesy remark. "What's that supposed to mean?" Hiccup retorted at the Night Fury, feigning hurt.

Toothless just snorted again and covered his face with his tail. Astrid laughed at the dragon's antic, while Stormfly squawked in delight at the scene in front of her. Hiccup glared at Toothless, muttering "useless reptile" under his breath.

Toothless' head perked up at the comment and narrowed his eyes at Hiccup. They both exchanged a stare down until Toothless decided to whack Hiccup on the back of the head with his tail.

"Why would you do that?" Hiccup winced and held the back of his head, giving the Night Fury a deadly glare. In return, Toothless titled his head upwards and let out a series of warble that's mimicking a laugh. With this, Astrid broke into fits of laughter.

"Ha ha, very funny." Hiccup replied sarcastically. Toothless nudged him and gave him a lick on the face.

"Okay, okay! You know that doesn't wash out!" Hiccup surrendered, with mirth in eyes. "You win, bud." He laughed patting the dragon's nose.

Toothless gave him a gummy smile and returned to his sleeping position. Hiccup shook his head and sighed, a smile plastered on his face. Maybe this day wasn't so bad after all.

The rain has ceased when the four woke up. They were been asleep for at least an hour. The fire near them was still blazing, drying their damp clothes completely. Yawning, Hiccup's head jerked up and looked where the cave opening is, the weather outside was clear again, as if the storm never happened. Toothless and Stormfly excitedly ran outside to play in the water puddles.

"See, I told you that everything's gonna be fine." Astrid grinned at Hiccup, punching him playfully on arm.

"And you're always right, Milady." He smirked at her.

"And don't you forget that." She laughed, and kissed his cheek.

It was a good thing that the rain stopped earlier than he expected, because that means he still has time to explore the island before the sunset. It is a little over noon, and that's enough time for him to return to his escapade.

A few hours later, the four was looking for a place to rest before calling it a day.

"Babe, over here!" Astrid called out. She found a small hill with a grassy patch and a huge tree looming over it. It's a perfect place to relax and cool off.

Even if the storm was crazy a while ago, the sun magically dried everything up; including the air for it was suddenly humid. Hiccup and Toothless flew towards her and landed with a thump at the end of the hill. He climbed up and sat next to Astrid who was already comfortable in the shade.

Such a crazy weather, he thought. The two dragons proceeded to continue their game and began chasing around one another where the high grass sprouted. Hiccup smiled again at scene. Today was weird, but it is definitely perfect. After what happened a while ago, what could possibly go wrong?

Suddenly the two dragons stopped on their tracks and crouched down. Toothless let a small growl and stepped back. Stormfly did the same, squawking nervously. Hiccup, noticed the sudden change of Night Fury's mood.

"Toothless?" he called out. Toothless, didn't flinch at Hiccup's call, instead he kept his eyes fixated on the ground. Stormfly started squawking nervously again, and tried to pull Toothless away from it. Astrid raised an eyebrow at the their dragons' behavior.

"Hiccup, I think there's something wrong." Her voiced trailed off. "I know, let's go check it out." Using his elbows for support, he pushed his way up. Astrid offered her hand to him for support, which he gratefully took.

Stormfly started to be frantic and pulled Toothless' tail, meaning to pull her friend away from that obscure thing. But Toothless was being stubborn, or he was hypnotized by it. Squawking, she nudged him on the side of his face.

Toothless ignored her, and pushed her off. Annoyed, Stormfly headbutted him, which made Toothless, flinch at the sudden impact and glared at Stormfly. He huffed and sat on his hind legs.

"Hey bud," his ears picked up Hiccup's voice from behind. Toothless looked at him and cooed, earning a scratch from his human. Stormfly is still not convinced that Toothless is out of harm and nudges him away from that thing. Resigning, Toothless walked away with Stormfly following behind.

"What was that all about that?" Astrid stared at the two retreating figures. Hiccup crouched down and started digging with his hands.

"No idea, but I'm sensing it have something to do with this." He scooped up a bunch of flowers and showed it to Astrid. Her eyes widened at the peculiar-ness of it.

There were five petals, each transparent and the center is sapphire colored. It is so delicate and beautiful to look at. She took one from Hiccup's hand and turned it over, observing it. Strange, the flower doesn't omit any kind of scent it just looks like some kind of decoration that some people buried in the ground.

"It's just a flower." She blurted out.

"I don't think it's just any flower, Astrid. The dragons sensed that's there something wrong with it." Hiccup told her.

He read about this kind of flower before, somewhere, but he wasn't so sure if it was the same thing. But his gut told him that it is. And if it is, then he should immediately see Gothi.

"Well? What are we still waiting for? Let's get back to Berk and show that to Gothi." Astrid told him as if she read his mind. Hiccup nodded and whistled back for the two dragons and prepared to fly back home.