Thanks for reviewing! As you can see, the rating has been changed. I decided to try writing some 'explicit' scenes in future chapters.

A beat passed. The wind hustling outside the cave walls.

Astrid could feel his teeth graze against her neck. Followed by tongue leisurely trailing over the angry bite marks. She made no attempts to move in fear of being stabbed by the knife pressed at her side. He had her overpowered and bent to his will. Even if she somehow snatched the offensive object out of his hold, he was now the physically stronger one. Her own strength had taken a slight toll with the years.

She could feel his light butterfly touches trailing up her waist, and her vision blurred with unshed tears as his earlier words still clung to her mind.

Only what needed to be done.

He lifted his head up to look at her, a sinister smile formed on his face, making the scars stand out clearer.

The knife was suddenly pressed to her throat. "I used to dream about this moment," he mused in a low, playful voice. "The unattainable, mighty Astrid Hofferson at my mercy." The blade sliced a superficial red line against her skin, generating a burning sensation. He then traced a firm finger against the wound, making her whimper in pain.

"Stop," she cried, to which he only repeated the action.

What more could she say to change her pending fate? Did she even want it changed now that knew she might have nothing to return to? He was lying, she tried to convince herself. Hiccup wanted her to feel vulnerable and defeated. He knew her weak spots.

His blade suddenly cut through the top her dress, exposing her neckline further. Panic rose within her. She needed to think fast.

"I'm sorry," she let out in a weak, shaky voice, "I'm sorry for whatever you think I did. Whatever inconvenience I have caused you. Your father, he-"

At the mention of his father, his face suddenly twisted. He slowly pulled away to glare into the wall behind her, the hold on the knife in his hand loosened subconsciously, causing it to slip onto the floor. Astrid took a deep breath of relief, heart still drumming in fear. She sneakily tried to move past him when he suddenly faced her again with a blank expression.

"You really know how to kill a mood," he sighed, shaking his head as if he was scolding her.

Astrid nearly screeched then, fear turning into anger. "Get off me!" she ordered, kicking him hard in the leg with all the force she possessed. He didn't budge, but instead laughed at her efforts.

Astrid looked at him in disbelief, hand covering her mouth as a feeling of nausea overtook her. "No," she muttered to herself. "No!"

"Are you done yet?" he asked in a bored tone, picking at his nails.

She didn't reply right away, fists curling against the blankets. "You are lying," she whispered, barely audible even to herself.

-x-

The young Jace Gunderson stepped out of the Great Hall for fresh air. The wedding festivities could still be heard inside. He took a swig from his sweetened mead when a dark shadow passed him. Jace didn't think much of it, instead glancing over at the house where his bride would be waiting for him.

It went unbeknownst to him exactly when the music and jovial laughter stopped. He burst back inside to find the hall empty and engulfed by darkness. He quickly lit up the nearest candle and gasped in horror at the unconscious bodies on the floor.

Suddenly, a masked man appeared in front of him.

"So you are the poor bastard, eh?"

He didn't give Jace much of an opportunity to speak before he knocked him out with the hilt of his blade.

-x-

"I don't believe you," Astrid mumbled, rocking back and forth with her legs pushed up against her chest. "One man couldn't take out a whole village!"

Hiccup shrugged, pulling out a bottle of ale from underneath the bed.

"You are lying," she repeated in a growl. "You are just playing games with me."

"If you insist," he sneered, titling his head back to take a full swig. He then had the audacity to offer the ale to her.

Astrid shot him a disgusted look, shoving the bottle away from her face, before folding her arms across herself in a protective manner.

She needed to get out of here.

I don't know when the next update will be, I have some exams I have to focus on :(

But you guys should definitely check out "Persephone" by sunflowerb! I have been reading it for the past week and it is probably the best HTTYD fanfic ever next to "Simple Gifts" by Ecountez, "Seize My Heart" by oh-you-pretty-things and "Wild Hearts" by CuriousityRedux.

Basically, Berk decides to sacrifice Astrid to the "Dragon Master" so he will stop attacking their village. The chemistry between Hiccup and Astrid in that story is AMAZING. And the smut.. I have no words. If you haven't read Persephone, go and read it now!

And "(How To Train Your) Dungeons & Dragons" by nneurosis of course! I read that one last weekend. It is absolutely hilarious and so much fun to read it. You get stuff like Astrid giving her good buddy Hiccup advice on how to go down on his girls in public. I nearly died laughing. The story is gold mine. Probably one of the best modern AUs next to "Young God" by oh-you-pretty-things. Hiccup in "Young God" is definitely a God.