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Astrid smiled as Hiccup led her to a small clearing.
"It's nice isn't it?" Hiccup said and she had to agree. It was beautiful. Trees were spread out around the clearing, surrounding it and making it seem larger. Grass and flowers were in abundance, flashes of different colors scattered on golden green. It was quiet here and Astrid felt at peace.
"It is. Thanks for bringing me here."
Astrid leaned in to kiss the boy when Hiccup turned away and proceeded to confuse her in standard Hiccup fashion.
"Uhh… Astrid," Hiccup stammered out, "I actually brought you here to talk about that."
Astrid's eyes lit up slightly, a smile forming on her face before Hiccup's next words came out.
"Could you stop kissing me?"
Astrid's smile fell. She'd grown to like Hiccup and she was sure that the Viking boy liked her too. She furrowed her brow and asked the only thing she could think of.
"Why?"
Hiccup stammered and Astrid thought she saw a faint blush coloring his cheeks as he looked away.
"Toothless gets jealous," Hiccup said.
What? Astrid looked at Hiccup, trying to figure out what he could mean.
Hiccup took her silence as a bad thing and continued to mumble on, avoiding her eyes.
"He doesn't like it whenever we're alone, or when you give me hugs and he's still mad at you kissing me on the lips that one time."
Astrid continued staring at him.
"Astrid?" Hiccup asked, feeling uncomfortable. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah. Just… just give me some time to think."
"Okay."
The two sat in awkward silence as Astrid organized her thoughts. Astrid liked Hiccup. Or at least, Astrid could start to like Hiccup. The Viking boy liked her too. She wasn't blind to his affection. So where did the dragon fit into all this? Astrid liked Hiccup and Hiccup liked Astrid except when Toothless was involved then Hiccup didn't quite like Astrid as much anymore and-
"I should—I should get going. Toothless is waiting for me and…" Hiccup trailed off. "So, uhh…I'll be going now."
This was when Astrid realized that Hiccup had just blown her off for a dragon.
"Yeah, sure." Astrid nodded dumbly as Hiccup walked away uncertainly, looking back at her every few moments.
Astrid rubbed her forehead. Hiccup was the most confusing boy ever.
