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Hiccup landed Toothless down in front of the Hofferson home. It rested in the middle of the village, and was a good size house, all though by no means large. Astrid was the only child, so the size of the hut was only as big as it had to be.

Hiccup jumped off Toothless, and looked around for any signs of Astrid. Stormfly was nowhere to be found, not even in her stall. So, he walked up to the door, and knocked.

Astrid's mother opened the door, Máthair (or Matty, as she was more commonly known), wiping her hands on her leather skirt. She smiled at the young man in the door way brightly.

"Oh, Hiccup! Good to see you. If you're looking for Astrid, she isn't here."

Hiccup's face fell, "Do you know where she went? She seemed… out of sorts when she left the academy. Just wanted to make sure she was okay."

Matty shook her head. "She just came in here, grabbed something from her room, then took off again. But I agree with you. She does seem out of sorts." She opened the door further, "Do come in." Hiccup stepped inside, and Matty closed the door. She went over and picked up her axe, and went back to polishing it. She looked up at Hiccup who stood awkwardly by the door. "She came in and went out without so much as a hello and goodbye. She's usually a bit more talkative… I mean… it's not like her."

Hiccup nodded, and crossed his arms. "Did she seem mad?"

"No. She just seemed… out of sorts. Not herself." Matty set her axe down and looked up at Hiccup, "Did something happen at the academy?"

Hiccup shrugged, his face masked in confusion. "No. Or at least nothing that I can think of. I got there a little late because I finished my new leg." He gestured towards his leg. "When I got there, she was already acting… strangely. Fishlegs said she was acting like "Astrid" until I got there… I wonder if she's mad at me for something? What have I done now?" the last bit he said more to himself then to Matty, musing out loud.

Matty suddenly started laughing, confusing Hiccup even more. She stood up from her seat on the edge of the table, still snickering, "Hiccup, do you not see what's happening?"

Hiccup was standing, his arms by his side, totally bemused. "Uhh… no…"

She stopped laughing so that she could talk without choking, "Oh, it's finally happened. Took her long enough to realize… I mean I know she's known for a long time… but… oh boy." She inhaled and exhaled deeply, then looked at Hiccup with a grin.

"Hiccup, my boy, you know, over the last few weeks… you've… well… changed."

Hiccup frowned. What did that have to do with Astrid?

Matty said simply, "You've grown up." She paused, "You've changed since the last time Astrid saw you, and well… she wasn't expecting you to…" she gestured to all of him. "To look so…." She then leaned forward, a smirk on her face. "You're a good-looking lad, Hiccup."

Hiccup's jaw dropped and he turned, looking at Matty in shock. She chortled again.

"What?" Hiccup asked, snapping his jaw closed. "You mean she actually might have a crush on me?"

Wow. He had a crush on her for years. I mean, he'd calmed down a bit since they'd become friends three years ago, as in, he didn't go all puppy eyed every time he saw her. But he still felt warm when she touched him, or his heart raced when she looked at him. He had never ever thought she'd actually return the feelings.

Matty nodded, a smile playing on her face, "And, I know she's liked you for years now. It's just that now that you look… well no offense… but you look more like a young man-"

Hiccup gave her a glare, pretending to be angry. But he knew it was true. He'd looked way younger then what he really was, and now he finally looked like he was eighteen instead of fifteen.

"-it's made it a bit harder on Astrid… trust me, it's a girl thing."

Hiccup mused, putting his arm across his chest and placing his other hand on his chin thoughtfully.

Matty continued to smile like a madman while she stared at him. Hiccup finally looked back at her, and smiled.

"Thanks, Mrs. Hofferson. I'll be seeing you- I've got to go and this problem figured out." He turned and headed towards the door.

"Have fun. And don't startle her, she has her axe." Matty laughed behind him as he shut the door. He turned around, seeing Toothless waiting patiently at the bottom of the steps.

Toothless cocked his head curiously as he sat up. He cooed to Hiccup as he climbed aboard the coal black dragon.

Hiccup was still a little shocked by his new-found discovery. Astrid? Like… him? I mean, she'd kissed him twice before, but she never said anything about them being a couple. Hiccup got a little giddy when he thought about it. Maybe Astrid loved him too!

Hiccup's heart soared as Toothless leapt into the air, leaving Berk behind. He began to fly towards the higher parts of the island, hoping to find Astrid somewhere up there. Then he flew towards Raven Point, also hoping to catch some sight of the girl. But it was nearly impossible finding her- especially when she could basically go anywhere with Stormfly!

When it began to get dark, Hiccup gave up and decided to go home. He would try and catch Astrid before she left to go… wherever… tomorrow.

Toothless landed in Hiccup's room, and Hiccup clamored off. "Thanks, Toothless." He said patting the dragon's head. The dragon cooed in response, shaking his head back and forth, his ear flaps flopping.

Hiccup laughed and began to head down the stairs. Toothless followed close behind, his head held high in curiosity.

Hiccup saw that his father was already home, working on something at the stove. Hiccup gulped. His father wasn't exactly the best cook in the world… Hiccup had half hoped he would get home before his father just so he could be the one to make the meal. He sometimes felt like he was the only one who could actually cook on the entire island. His Dad couldn't cook, Gobber couldn't cook, Astrid couldn't cook, he'd been told his Mom couldn't cook- so he wasn't exactly sure where he got his cooking skiills from, but at least he had them.

"Evening, Hiccup. Have a good day? Figured you be later since Astrid got back- thought you guys would go on that evening flight you sometimes go on, and seeing how she just got back-"

Hiccup interrupted him as he found a seat at the table. "Yeah, I wanted to talk to you about that…"

Stoick immediately stopped what he was doing and whirled around, a humongous grin on his face. "What!? Son, it's about time… been waiting a long time for this talk. Want to marry the girl, ay? Oh boy…"

Hiccup immediately jumped back to his feet. "NO, DAD!" he settled down, his voice returning to its normal volume. "Nothing like that. Well… sort of but no. It does involve Astrid though."

Stoick nodded and turned around. When he turned back to face Hiccup he had two bowls of steaming stew in his hands. He walked to the table, setting a bowl before Hiccup. The boy wrinkled his nose and looked up at his father. "Ehh, Dad what is this?"

"Stew."

"Yeah, umm… I meant what was in it?"

Stoick sat down across from his son. "Oh, this and that."

Hiccup didn't like the sound of that. He picked up the spoon and took a bite. He gagged, then forced whatever fowl that his father called "stew" down his throat. Stoick didn't notice and continued eating his own bowl, not seeming to mind his horrible cooking in the least.

"So, what'd you need to talk about?"

Hiccup explained what had happened that day, while Stoick said close to nothing. When Hiccup finished telling him what had happened at the academy, he went to tell him about his and Mrs. Hofferson's conversation.

Stoick burst out laughing, "She thinks that Astrid's fallen for yer good looks, ay? Hoho who would've thought?"

Hiccup glared at him, but continued, "She thinks that me looking my age has changed Astrid's attitude towards me… which honestly I can't understand."

Stoick stood up and cleared the two bowls from the table, dumping them in a bucket already stacked with dirty bowls from the last few days' meals.

"What should I do Dad?" Hiccup finally asked, his voice filled with what sounded like… confusion.

Stoick turned around and faced his son, his large arms folded over his chest. "You find her and tell her how you feel, and see how she feels boutcha. And if you both have good feelings about each other… get married for goodness sake!"

Hiccup looked at him. "Dad, we're not old enough and you know it. We've already talked about this."

Stoick waved his hand at him, and moved towards his room. "Ai, but still, I say if you two love each other, why wait?"

"We haven't even talked about… any of this yet. I don't think either of us are ready." Hiccup answered, also standing, and moving towards the stairs. Toothless got up from his seat at the hearth and followed him.

"Well, alright but I still think…"

"Night, Dad."

"Good night, Hiccup."

Okay I hope this was good… I'm having a hard time doing this where you know… it's still good and everything… not to mushy or anything. Next chapter should be the last one I'm thinking…

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