Anxious Astrid stood the next day at the docks, sending unsure glances over the horizon. The sun shone bright, like in her dream, but it was rather cold and a chilly wind blew constantly her blond bangs into her eyes. Right behind her a worried Stormfly watched her human eagerly, rubbing occasionally her snout against Astrids shoulder just to get a comforting stroke back like for assuring that the girl was okay.

Actually she had planed to glimpse now and then to the docks, to the ocean or over the horizon all over the day to not miss the ship that would bring Hiccup back home, but in the end she couldn't think of anything else. Again and again her mind traveled to the one day, two years ago, when they stood at the same place she stood now, surrounded by the whole village.

The "big strike", as they named it, with the dragon island and green death, was now over for a little while longer than a year. Live went on and it made no excuses for anybody of them.

So was Hiccup visible several inches taller than Astrid when he went to that foreign viking ship where Toothless already sat on. He had already hugged his over proud father and clapped on the shoulders of Fishlegs, the twins and Slognout, as every villager hat patted his'. – So now it was her turn.

With a shy smile he stood in front of Astrid clearly not knowing how to behave. She herself could just look back. No one got a word out.

Finally he took both her hands in his, started to rub nervous circles with his thumbs on their backs.

They weren't official a couple but nobody on the whole island doubted their common bond.

It was she who broke the silence: "So you're leaving." she stated emotionless, almost bored.

"Yap. Seems so." He nodded.

"And you wont be back for the next 2 years, hu?"

"Yes... I understood so..."

Suddenly she fetched her hands back just to dart forward to embrace him completely. Immediately his arms complied with hers. Her head buried in his crook of the neck.

"Please come back." here muffled voice sounded out of the embrace.

"I promise. I have to."

She let him loose but not go. Uncertainty was shown in her blue eyes when they locked with his green ones.

He smiled confidently. "We have unfinished businesses. You and me." With these words he leaned in to gave her an intensive kiss on the lips.

Then he turned right away and rushed with far strides onto the ship.

And now Astrid stood here again - scanning the ocean, looking for any sign.

The gently rubbing of his thumbs still tickled at her hands and the soft pressure of her lips kept stuck in her mind. It wasn't their first kiss. They had shared occasionally little peeks to the cheeks or anywhere else in the face but never that intensive...

For goddess sake, how old was she!? Embarrassed she span around, startling Stormfly with this abrupt move, as if she could get away from the memory by turning her back to it. Helpless anger swelled in her.

It wasn't even sure he would arrive today! The ship could be coming tomorrow or even only next week. Who knows!?

As if by command the thick storm bell from the observing tower began to ring excitedly. Suddenly the whole island seemed to listened attentively.

"SHIP IN SIGHT!"

Hello again! :)

The second chap wasn't planed for today - not even with this content...
But when I started to write it, I couldn't do else but take my time to finish the whole scene. The cheesiness totally carried me away! (sorry for that. ; - ; I vow improvement! Promised!) And then it was complete and nothing else would fit anymore. So I decided to post it right away...
What means Hiccups return will start next chap. (Definitively! Look, the ship is almost there! :D) I'm so sorry... v.v

Nevertheless thank you very much for you nice reviews!
IreneMagicwielder thank you very much. :)
"no one" I will, don't be afraid! :)
SweetSearene thank you, that means a lot for me! - The formality was planned (because of the dream) but was it really that creepy? :C XD

Okay!
Read you!
akira