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Astrid stood there watching him leave. She couldn't believe he had left. She then took her way back to her house. Tears of grief blinded her eyes. She then remembered the gift she brought for him. In all the goodbyes and hugs, she had dropped it. She picked it up. 'I will parcel it to him' she thought and tried to smile but couldn't.

Valka went to her room but Stoick sat there wondering about what happened a few moments ago. Maybe somewhere deep down he was feeling guilty but he didn't show any signs of guilt.

Valka cried a few tears but then stopped. She knew that one day her only child will come back and she would wait eagerly for that day but now she had to be happy for her son. She had to be strong. Hiccup might've left to make his mark but he had broken many hearts in the process.

A few days passed and Stoick's old friend and business partner Gobber paid them a visit. "Gobber come in. So nice to see you again" Valka welcomed him.

He entered the house and saw Stoick in the living room. "Good evening Stoick" he greeted.

"Hm oh Gobber good evening" Stoick replied. He was thinking about something but what? It was hard to tell. Valka entered the kitchen to make dinner.

"You know why I came here?" Gobber asked Stoick as he was absent from work for past few days. "Why?" Stoick asked.

"Because I thought you passed away and no one informed me" Gobber laughed. Stoick seemed mad like he was not in mood of jokes.

"Sorry I couldn't help but wonder where have you been for 5 days? You didn't show up at work either and didn't inform me" Gobber explained. Stoick sighed "I know " was all he said.

"So where's the kid? Hiccup!" Gobber asked. Valka came from the kitchen and placed the plates on the table. "Dinner is ready" she informed. Stoick and Gobber got up and came out of the living room to dining table. Valka offered a seat to Gobber. As he sat down and adjusted himself. He repeated his question.

"Where's Hiccup? I haven't seen him around. I asked Stoick but he didn't answer me" Gobber asked picking up the fork. Valka looked at Stoick who was looking down at the wooden table. She sighed and said "he left a few days ago for... collage".

"Collage? So soon" Gobber asked. Valka forced a smile 'maybe he wouldn't have if' she thought to herself. She still remembered the day he left, each and every bit of it.

"Yes it has always been his dream. He was very happy and I... we are happy too" she replied pushing her plate away. She was no longer hungry. "Excuse me" she excused and left the table.

Stoick saw his wife going to Hiccup's room. "Is that really all?" Gobber asked. Stoick nodded. Gobber didn't seem to believe it but he had no right to interfere in their personal matters.

"This is it. That's your collage. Good luck" a lady dropped Hiccup to his collage. She was also the one who received him at the airport and then took him to a Hotel for temporary stay. "Thank you" he thanked he lady who smiled in reply. She was from collage staff.

Hiccup took a deep breath. It was a new start. He entered the collage, it was huge and very beautiful building. He was watching the building when a black-haired girl ran into him. She dropped her books in the process.

She caught his attention. "I'm so sorry I didn't mean to" he apologized and helped her pick up her books. "It's alright I should've been more careful I didn't see you" she replied.

"Yeah that happens a lot" he muttered. "Huh did you say something?" She thought she had heard him say something. He shook his head "n-no nothing I said nothing" he replied nervously.

"Thanks for the help. My name is Heather and you are...?" She said and offered him a handshake. "My name is Hiccup. Nice to meet you Heather" he shook hands with her. "Oh nice to meet you too Hiccup. So you're new here?" She asked. Hiccup nodded.

"I'm also new but my brother is a student here. He came here a year ago. His name is Dagur and he gave me the map to explore the school. We can check it out together if you don't mind" Hiccup smiled "yeah sure".

"Hey Fishlegs" Snotlout greeted Fishlegs. "Hi" he replied. "Hey have you seen Hiccup anywhere? I haven't seen him around since..." He stopped. Fishlegs shook his head.

"I shouldn't have done that. I should probably go apologise to him for everything-" he was cut off as he saw the Twins coming towards him. "Snotlout there you are. Well we have a good news for you" Tuffnut said.

"What good news?" He asked. "Now that we're going to the biggest collage in this town. You are coming with us after of course what you did we were impressed. You have proven yourself very useful" Ruffnut explained.

"Thanks" he smiled. Now his future was settled. He had always followed his dad's instructions and it had finally paid off. "Maybe later...I'm sure he'll understand" he whispered to Fishlegs.

Fishlegs shook his head in disappointment. He should've apologized to his cousin.

"So what subject are you going to pick for your 4 years course?" Heather asked Hiccup entering the cafeteria. They found a table and sat there. "I'm not sure yet. I mean I'm good with construction but..." He replied

"Then that's perfect. Why won't you select engineering " She suggested. He gave it a thought. There was no subject about Dragons, maybe it was time to give up, it was time to move on. Engineering sounded perfect for him.

"Yeah I guess" he replied. She smiled. "Hey sister so how's first day of collage. ooh you've made friends already." Dagur came to visit his sister. "Yes! He's really amazing. His name is Hiccup" she introduced

"Well nice to meet you Hiccup. I'm Dagur and if you need help with anything, just let me know" he said. "Thank you Dagur. I will" he replied. Dagur left and both friends started talking to each other.

"So what subject are you going to select?" Hiccup asked her. "Me oh I've selected Zoology. I want to know more about animals than what I already know" she replied. He then noticed all of her books were about animals.

"So you know a lot about animals?" He asked. "Yes! Why?" She replied. "I don't know if it sounds weird or anything but what do you know about Dragons. I mean what do you think they exist? Are they real or part of a Mythology" he asked

"I don't know really. But maybe they do exist...somewhere. If they do I'd love to discover them but why are you asking?" she smiled.

"Nothing just for information" he lied "well it's time for our classes. We should probably get going" he added. She nodded and stood up. Both friends went to their respective classes.

Now he had made new friends but he still remembered Astrid Hofferson, she would always be his one and only best friend. Now was his chance to prove himself to the world that he was more than just a boy to be kicked around. And he determined to do so...

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