I'm so sorry, I just… I honestly am running out of excuses. I just graduated! I will really try to get more chapters up, but you know- life. I own nothing


"You can't just dump your baby with me!" Astrid said, holding Thora, and Sven grabbing at her spikes on her skirt. "Sven, how many times do I have to tell you not to pull on Auntie Astrid's skirt."

"Well, Fishlegs and I need alone time."

"Alone time is how you got Thora!" Astrid "I swear-"

"Sorry, thanks Astrid!" Ruffnut ran out of Astrid's house and hopped on Meatlug "Before she changes her mind!"

Astrid rolled her eyes and closed her doors. Her mother was sitting at their kitchen table, and smiled as she saw Sven and Thora.

"Hi Mrs. Hoffewson." He smiled and Astrid saw her mother melt. Her mother had been bugging her for grandchildren ever since before Hiccup came back. But now that Hiccup was back, it was an almost everyday thing. Astrid shifted Thora onto her left hip. Soon, Sven was coloring with her mother, and Astrid brought Thora up to her room, sitting Thora on her lap, and working on a letter for Hiccup.


Five hours later, with a screaming Thora, and a crying Sven by her side, Astrid just couldn't take it anymore. How could Ruff do this to her, leaving her with a screaming four and a half year old, and a hungry three month old. Astrid was bouncing Thora up and down "I know! I know, I'm sorry! These are dry! I have nothing!" Astrid said, spit up on her shirt, a burp cloth over her left shoulder, hair all a mess. Her mother walked into her room, laughing "As much as I want grandchildren, it is very weird seeing you like that."

Astrid glared at her mother, and Sven reached out to grab her axe. "Sven! No!" Astrid pulled Sven, and picked him up. He let out a scream and Astrid winced. "I'm never having kids." She whispered, making her mother laugh.

"It'll be easier when you have kids. Because when you do, Hiccup will be there."

Astrid rolled her eyes, bouncing Thora up and down. "I have nothing to feed Thora with! Ruff left me nothing!"

There was a knock on the door and Astrid smiled "Thank Thor!" She handed Thora to her mother and ran to the door.

"You look awful." Ruffnut said

"I ought to punch you." Astrid said, glaring at Ruff "How dare you leave me alone with a baby. I can't feed her!"

"Sorry, I just needed to be alone with my husband." Ruffnut said, walking into the house.

"MOMMY!" Sven ran down and hugged her legs. Mrs. Hofferson walked down, handing Thora to Ruff.

"Thanks, Astrid." Smiled Ruff "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Bye…" Astrid said, shutting the door. Mrs. Hofferson smiled "Hiccup better hurry up and put a ring on that finger."

Astrid glared and walked up to her room.


Hiccup was watching his father delegate with the other chieftains. He pushed his shaggy hair out of his eyes, bored out of his mind. It had been three weeks, three weeks of sneaking behind his father's back, and seeing Savannah. Three weeks of lying to Astrid. He laid his head on his hand, the same pose that all the chieftains' children had. Stoick 'nudged' Hiccup, who sat up.

"So, do we have a deal." Stoick asked the others.

They nodded, and Hiccup looked at his dad "Does this mean-"

"Hiccup, quiet." Stoick said.

Hiccup sat back, and thought for a moment. "Ow…" He said, grabbing his stump "I need to walk… bye!" He ran out.


"Anna!" Hiccup whispered "Anna, where are you?"

"I'm here…" Anna said, climbing out from the bushes.

"I have some news. I'll be leaving for Berk first thing in the morning."

"I thought you had a whole week before leaving."

"I did too… what's going to happen?"

"I don't know. But you're leaving me around with Dagur…" Savannah said, rubbing her tan arm.

"If I'm leaving, then so is Dagur. Don't worry, everything is just fine."


"Everything's not fine!" Astrid screamed, hiding behind a barrel, and Fishlegs behind the next one. A Nadder was on the fritz again in Fishlegs' class, and naturally Astrid was the first one he called (okay, yelled) for. "You fucking lied!"

"Don't use that word, there's ten year olds around!"

"Don't tell me what words I can and can't use!" Astrid yelled, right as the Nadder shot at her, grazing her arm. "Shit." She whispered, looking around the barrel. She didn't that much time to analyze the situation when an another shot came rushing at her head, and hid behind the barrel. "Four more shots left. Should we let her-" A shot came shooting at her head.

"What the fuck is going on here?" Astrid heard and looked around. Hiccup, in all his glory, was standing in the entrance. The Nadder stopped instantly, looking at him. Hiccup had his Inferno on, and started to wave it in the dragon's face. Astrid stood up and gasped. What was Hiccup doing back so soon? She looked over at Fishlegs, astonished. Hiccup was amazing at dealing with dragons, and she got that feeling the pit of her stomach again. She shook that thought out of her head, rubbing her arm, then wincing when her hand touched her burn.

Hiccup put his hand out, and the Nadder nuzzled his hand. He put the dragon her cage and turned to her at Fishlegs and Astrid "I leave for three weeks and when I come back the arena is a mess!"

Astrid smiled, and couldn't help but run straight for him. "Hiccup!" She shouted and jumped into his arms. Hiccup grabbed her, stumbling back on his metal leg. "Astrid?" He asked, voice muffled against her hair. He shrugged and hugged her, stablizing on his mismatched feet. He kissed her shoulder softly. "I've missed you…" He whispered against her hair.

"I've missed you too…" Astrid smiled and jumped down. "Thanks for saving the day…"

"I didn't, but it's great seeing you again." Hiccup said, grabbing her waist. Astrid stood on her toes, leaning in to kiss him.

"HICCUP!" Fishlegs shouted and ran over. He jumped on Hiccup, making Hiccup groan.

"Fish-legs- can't-breath." Hiccup wheezed

"I missed you so much!" Fishlegs sobbed

Hiccup laughed and shook his head "I missed you too, buddy." Fishlegs got up and pulled Hiccup up. Hiccup brushed off his tunic, wrapping his arm around Astrid "Want to be alone?" He whispered in Astrid's ear.

"More than you know…"


Val was watching the sky, missing the freedom that came with being the Dragon Queen, although she would never admit it to Stoick. Cloudjumper nuzzled her, noticing that his human was upset.

"Oh Cloudjumper…" She whispered, petting him. "What am I going to do?"

The door opened and Valka looked up, confused. Brenda and Eret were off on a weekend of flying, and Stoick and Hiccup were still going to be gone for another week.

"Who's there?" Val grabbed the axe lying on the ground next to her. She hates violence, but it's different if someone is breaking into her home. Who would break into a chief's house? "Show yourself!"

"Val, it's just me!" Stoick smiled, grabbing the axe out of her hand.

"Stoick? You're home early." Val smiled "You scared me."

"I've noticed." Stoick said, holding up the axe "I thought you didn't like violence."

"If someone threatening my life, I'm a little more lainat."

"Where's Bren?" Stoick asked, hugging his wife.

"She out for the weekend with her future husband."

"AND YOU LET HER!?" Stoick bellowed in her ear.

"Of course I did, Stoick. She's twenty five now. How can you still not like Eret?"

"Because he's taking my little girl away."

"How come you just love Astrid?" Valka asked, putting her hands on her hips, and raising her eyebrow.

"Because Astrid's my future daughter in law!"

"And Eret is your future son in law."

Stoick glared and stomped into the kitchen, grabbing an ice block, putting it on his head.

"Stop acting like a child, Stoick."

"I'm not, Val." He said, rubbing the bridge of his nose "I've had a long three weeks, okay. I just want to spend time with my wife."

Valka smiled and kissed his cheek softly.


Hiccup flipped Astrid onto her back, kissing her. Astrid laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck. Hiccup opened his eyes and saw a shadow disappear quickly. Hiccup sat up and backed up.

"Hiccup?" Astrid asked, sitting up and taking a tree branch that was stuck in her hair out.

"Did you see that?" He asked

"See what?" Astrid followed his eyes and didn't see anything.

"I saw something… in the trees." Hiccup stood up, wobbling on his fake leg.

Astrid stood also and stabilized him, holding his hand "Hiccup, you're seeing things." Astrid said

"No I'm not!" Hiccup pushed her away "I'm not crazy!" Hiccup shouted

Toothless looked up from where he was sleeping. Hiccup ran a shaky hand through his messy hair.

"I didn't say you were crazy…" Astrid said, softly, touching his arm

Hiccup ripped his arm away. "I saw something there!"

"Okay… okay, if you say you did, you did."

"No… no… you don't believe me." Hiccup stepped back, looking around.

"Look, Hiccup, you're just tired, and you need rest. Come on back to your house…" Astrid grabbed his hand, and Hiccup tightened his grip. He nodded slightly, and let Astrid drag him back to the house.


Hiccup was laying in bed, looking at the cieling. He was picking at the skin around his fingernails, a nervous habit he had since he was born. He couldn't sleep, all he could think about was the shadow. Who the hell could it be? Who would follow him back to Berk? Why would he be followed back to Berk? Was Astrid right? Was he going crazy? He turned onto his side, watching Toothless sleep. He groaned and sat up, running shaky hands through his messy hair. Hiccup stood up, quickly putting on his flight suit, and nudged Toothless awake "Come on, bud. I can't clear my head here… let's go for a flight."

Toothless glared at him, but got up anyway. Hiccup climbed through the window, Toothless quickly followed. Hiccup climbed onto his dragon, and hooked his peg leg, and took off.

Hiccup smiled, loving the freedom. He loves this freedom, he craved this freedom.

Has he ever thought of just… ditching Berk in the middle of the night with Toothless and some food, without so much as a note. Of course.

Will he actually? Probably not.

Hiccup took some sharp breaths, then screamed. He flopped on the back of Toothless, and closed his eyes.

"What in Odin's name am I going to do?" he asked, petting Toothless' side. Toothless looked back at Hiccup, with his big sad eyes. Hiccup closed eyes, shaking his head


Astrid was walking back to her house after dropping off Hiccup. As she was walking back to her house, she saw Ruffnut and Fishlegs walking around their house, Ruffnut trying to put Sven to sleep, as Fishlegs was rocking Thora to sleep. She smiled and walked by Tuffnut's house, Kari was reading on the couch, while Tuffnut was cleaning up after dinner. Astrid rubbing her arm, her fingers ran over the scar from when Hiccup burned her arm with his Inferno.

People don't change. Heather's voice echoed through her head. She shook that thought right out of her head, she knew for the fact that Hiccup had changed, she knew that Hiccup would never ever lie to her. Hiccup loved her, they never lied to each other.

Astrid walked by Heather and Snotlout's house, and saw them fighting. But that was just what they do, they fight, and it works.

Astrid looked down at her finger, and finally admitted it to herself that she wished that Hiccup would just… propose already. She wants a family and she wants Hiccup for ever. She shrugged and walked out of the town, and into the forest, prepared to whack a tree when she felt someone cover her mouth. She swung her axe, but the person grabbed her axe, and she wouldn't let it go, but finally she saw nothing but black.