Hey guys! Hope this update was fast enough haha. PLEASE, if you read this story, leave a review! It would be much appreciated! The couple of reviews I've had had helped motivate me to continue to write so early, so pretty please review! Thanks so much for reading! :)I ran out of the crowd as fast as I could. I searched the crowd viciously, my eyes darting to every corner of the crowd. Hiccup was nowhere to be found. I looked over to where I left Stormfly with Toothless, and Toothless had vanished.
I ran as fast as I could through the crowd once more to get over to Stormfly, who looked concerned somehow. I reached her and stroke her head, trying to comfort her.
"Stormfly, where's Toothless?" I asked, hoping to find some response from her. She looked up to the sky, indicating that he took off. I knew right then and there where they went. "Come on, girl. We're going for a ride." Before I could even hop on without disturbance, Snotlout came out of nowhere and grabbed my hand.
"Hey, Astrid. You're looking as fit as ever," he said with his sour breath. I ripped my hand from his before he could get another word in.
"Not now, Snotty," I scowled. "I don't have time for one of your famous pick up lines. I have something I need to do," I said, hopping on Stormfly and "accidentally" kicking Snotlout in the face with the swing of my leg. He coughed and spouted at the impact. I simply chuckled to myself.
"Now hold on a minute!" he shouted, rubbing his cheek while he ran in front of Stormfly, confusing her. "Will you let me talk? I wanna ask you something." I could tell that there was no way of getting out of this situation until I let him say what he had to say. I sighed heavily and gestured to him to continue. This really wasn't a part of my whole "trying to be a nice person to Hiccup" plan...
Snotlout began to pace, ringing his hands together in a nervous action that I've never seen him make before. I was growing impatient.
"Any day, Snotty!" I exclaimed, raising my hands in the air to get his attention. I couldn't wait all day!
"Okay, okay..." he muttered, finally coming to a halt in front on Stormfly. He was breaking out into a cold sweat. "Now...Astrid...I think you've known by now that, well...I'm a pretty good looking dude, am I right?" I sat there with my arms crossed, glaring at him. I've never cared Snotlout. He was always such a pretentious freeloader who never cared about anyone but himself. Of course I've only known that he's liked me ever since I can remember, but did I ever take an opportunity for myself to go for it? No. I've always been too independent to rely on such a jerk to "take care of me." I'm not that kind of girl. The kind of guy I want is Hiccup... Someone who only cares for others, not himself. And that is definitely NOT Snotlout.
He waited for a reply, but I just sat there looking disgusted. So he nervously checked himself over and continued his speech.
"And...well...You're a pretty good looking girl. And...you know, there's this ball thing in a couple of days, and I think that we should go together, because we'd be the hottest couple there, am I right? I mean, you and me, the coolest, most attractive vikings in this whole village, going to the ball together! I mean, anyone can put two and two together, am I right? So, I think we should go together. What do you say, babe? How bout it?"
I immediately jumped down from Stormfly and landed right in front of Snotlout, inches from his face, scaring the daylights out of him. He flinched back as I stood defiantly in front of him.
"How DARE you, Snotlout. Are you serious right now? I'm not some trophy you can carry around to improve your reputation, which by the way, you should absolutely get. That trophy is absolutely NOT me." I said, as I towered over him, pushing him into the other dragons as he tripped and tried to find his guard, unsuccessfully.
"Now wait a minute, I never said-"
"Oh yes you did, Snotty! You said every word. Do you think I don't know about your little crush on me? I've known from the very get go, sonny, and trust me, I don't think it's cute. It's pathetic, really. Is that your way trying to show your feelings to someone? Ridiculing them and treating them like some sort of accessory? That's not fair to the person, or yourself in fact!" At this point, Snotlout was pressed against one of the dragons, trying to use its wing as a shield, of course, unsuccessfully, while I was fuming in his face. I had it up to here with Snotlout, and he was going to get it whether he liked it or not.
"Astrid, please! I was only trying to-"
"I know you were trying! But I'm telling you, heed my advice. If you want to win a girl one day, take some tips from Hiccup. He's so kind and good natured. He never thinks of himself, only for others. Hiccup doesn't even try to win the girl in the end. He wins her without even noticing..." I began to trail off. I remembered that I had to get to Hiccup. What was I doing, yelling at Snotlout over some stupid proposal to the ball?! "Look, I gotta go, but trust me, I suggest you find someone else to go to the ball with, because that girl is NOT me."
I turned my back against him, leaving him cowering to the ground like a scared little kid. I quickly hopped on Stormfly and took to the sky. There was only one place where Hiccup could have gone with Toothless, and I knew exactly where that place was.
