Hi, here is chapter 4!
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Astrid looked at her plate in front of her. "What is this?"
Hiccup raised an eyebrow "It's chicken."
"Oookay."
"Haven't you eaten chicken before, princess?" Snotlout asked with a smirk.
This irritated Astrid. She stood up and yelled at him "I'VE BEEN A SLAVE ALMOST ALL OF MY LIFE ON OUTCAST ISLAND! DO YOU THINK THEY GAVE ME CHICKEN FOR FOOD?" She took a breath and said menacingly "And don't you ever call me princess again!"
Everyone in the hall stared at her. No one dared to make a sound. The only noise that pierced the silence was Astrid breathing heavily, seething with rage.
Suddenly the doors were pulled open. Gobber stepped in, everybody turning to look at him. "What?" he asked and looked around, completely confused. His eyes fell on the table where the gang sat. "Could someone could tell me what's going on here?"
Everybody looked again at Astrid, who hadn't finished glaring at Snotlout. Her face was in a set expression of deep anger.
"Well, I'm waiting!" said Gobber.
Hiccup spoke up first. "Nothing, Gobber. Nothing's going on. Everything is alright..."
"Can I speak to you, Hiccup?"
"Of course!"
"I wait for you outside." With that, Gobber walked out of the Great Hall. Finally, people gradually returned to their normal business
Hiccup put his hand on Astrid's shoulder to calm her down. She momentarily looked at him then pushed his hand away and sat down.
"Heather, can you show Astrid around?" Hiccup asked and looked at the black haired woman.
"Sure!" Heather said immediately.
Hiccup smiled "Thanks! I'll join you after talking with Gobber."
"Wait! What about the fight?" Tuff asked with interest.
"Yeah! You said that they could fight at the arena!"
"I don't wanna miss this fight either!"
Hiccup groaned. "Okay, but only if Astrid and Snot want to fight."
"Belive me," Astrid said dismally and looked briefly at Snotlout "I will cream him!"
"What about you Snot?" Hiccup asked.
Snotlout gulped "I...I want to. It will be easy."
Astrid just smirked and started eating.
Five minutes later, all of them were finished eating, They came out of the hall, Gobber waiting outside like he said he would. They all started walking through the village towards the arena.
Hiccup watched them go and then turned to Gobber "I'm listening."
"I don't know exactly what to say."
"Who is this woman?"
"She is the one we saved yesterday from Outcast Island. Her name is Astrid."
"Hmm, a lovely name I see."
"Yeah, I know." Hiccup asked dreamily: "Isn't she beautiful?" Gobber raised an eyebrow, and his mouth fell open a little. He looked at Hiccup. "What?" Hiccup asked when he saw Gobber's expression.
Gobber shook his head "Nothing."
"Really?"
"Yeah!" Gobber sighed "Anyways, how long will she stay here? "
"As long as she wants."
"Where will she live?"
Hiccup: "In my house, of course."
"Will you take her with you to The Edge tomorrow?"
"If she wants, then yes."
"Oh, and one more thing. Johann's leaving tomorrow. You might want to buy something from him. Okay, I need to go now. Bye!" with that he walked away.
Hiccup sighed and called: "Toothless!" A few seconds later, the black dragon ran out of the Great Hall, his mouth full of fish.
"Hey, bud! Where did you get all the fish?"
A moment later an angry yell rang out from the hall.
"Oh no! We need to get out of here!" Hiccup said and jumped into the saddle. They were in the air just in time to see someone running out of the Great Hall.
Hiccup sighed with relief "That was close. Don't you ever do that again!"
Soon they caught up with the others. Hiccup jumped down from the saddle. He looked at Toothless, who started eating his fish contentedly.
"Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile," Hiccup said silently. The dragon just ignored him.
Hiccup walked next to Astrid "Astrid, would you want to come on a little journey with us tomorrow?"
"What journey and to where?"
"Well, we're going to the Dragons Edge."
"The Dragons Edge?"
"Yes. It is our island. We lived there for a few years when we were younger. Now we go there rarely, but next week there will be a very special event in Berk, so we decided to celebrate the occasion at The Edge."
"What event?"
Eret hugged Heather and said lovingly: "Our wedding."
"Wow!" Astrid said with wide-eyed.
"So... would you want to come?" Hiccup asked hopefully.
"Sure, why not. I don't have anything to do here anyway." She kindly smiled at him
"Great! We leave early at tomorrow morning." Hiccup looked very happy.
Soon they arrived at the arena. Astrid and Snotlout stood in the middle of the arena, the others forming a large circle at the edge of the arena. Snotlout stood nervously and took his sword in hand. In doing so, Astrid looked very calm. She took one knife from her belt and held it in her right hand.
They almost started fighting when somebody told: "Guys! Maybe you should fight without weapons?" The speaker was Hiccup.
Astrid put her knife back to her belt and without warning she punched Snotlout in the face. Hard. The man fell instantly lost consciousness.
"He's so weak!" Astrid said, disappointment heavy in her voice. Everybody looked wide-eyed at her.
"What?" Astrid asked.
"Is he dead?" asked Tuffnut while he pointed at Snotlout.
"No! He's just unconscious." Astrid said directly.
"Oh!" Tuff seemed a little disappointed.
"Okay, the fight is over." said Hiccup.
"I just punched him once! You can't name that a fight!" Astrid protested.
"Yeah, he fainted after one punch!"
"What a shame!" The twins were disappointed in the abrupt end to the fight. With that, they walked out of the arena.
Hiccup sighed and turned towards Heather and Eret: "Can you take Snot home?"
"Of course, Chief!" said Eret.
"Thanks! I need to go on Johann's ship. Need to buy some items."
"Okay, see you tomorrow chief!"
"Yeah! Let's go, Astrid!"
"Okay!" The two of them walked out of the arena. Toothless was sitting outside the arena.
"There you are, you little thief!" Hiccup said to the dragon.
"Where are we going now?" asked Astrid.
Hiccup looked at her: "First to the port and then home."
"Don't tell me that we have to fly again!" she groaned.
"Well, yeah, we do!" Hiccup said and climbed into the saddle. He offered his hand to Astrid. She took it and climbed onto the dragon's back. "Ready?" Hiccup asked and looked at her. She nodded and the next moment they lifted off into the air.
