Hey you guys! I'm back with a new chapter.

Thanks alot for the reviews. They were all very thoughtfull. I was so happy when i read them that i began writing this chapter, right away. So thank you.

Oh, and I highly recommend that you listen to the song called "People just ain't no good" By Nick Caves while you read this chapter. It really helps set the mood. Just search for it on you tube. But don't play it at the beginning. I'll tell you when to start the music. Oh, and one more thing. I use an umbrella in this chapter. I realize they didn't have umbrellas back then, but it plays a good part in the chapter- so please just try to imagine a Viking- ish umbrella, I don't know… looking all rough, made of leather…

(Oh, and by the way, i read all of your comments about sushi, and your right, i goofed up. Thanks for telling me: If you care to look back, i changed it to salmon, instead of sushi.)

Please read, review, and ENJOY! (:

CHAPTER FOUR

Astrid woke up feeling horrible. She didn't get much sleep the night before. She was up late, scolding herself for running away from Hiccup. Astrid thought about how sad she left him. What kind of Viking would run away from the simplest question? She wasn't ready for that question. She just wasn't. Guys could be so unpredictable sometimes.

She got out of bed sighed. Astrid looked out the window. It was a gloomy day. It would probably rain. She grabbed her umbrella.

All she wanted was to have a normal date with Hiccup. Was that too much to ask for? Why did it have to go that way? Why did she have to put up with these things?

And then she realized, she didn't. She didn't have to put up with it.

"I'm gonna tell Hiccup. I'll set things straight. I know he'll understand". Astrid stood up and walked boldly out the door.

She sprinted along the steep uphill path that led to the Haddock home. The wind blew her hair back as she ran. She felt confident. Not even a rampaging Nightmare could stop her.

She dashed up the hill's summit, where the Chief's house stood tall and proud.

There, she saw Hiccup, and Toothless, exiting through the side door.

"Hiccup!" She called.

He didn't hear her.

She approached them. Hiccup was talking to Toothless, and he didn't notice Astrid approaching.

"I'm so confused. Girls are so complicated," He told his dragon. Toothless Grunted. "Of all people to cut me so deep, I never would have expected it to be-" He looked up at her in surprise "ASTRID!?"

"Yeah, it's me."

Hiccup froze, and looked worried. "We weren't saying anything." He put his hands behind his back.

Astrid put her hands on her hips.

"We weren't talking, were we toothless?"

Astrid blew her hair out of her eyes.

"We wouldn't be talking about anything. Especially about you, Astrid," Hiccup floundered. "Well, I mean, we wouldn't be saying anything bad about you. Only good things."

He grinned expectantly, hoping she would drop the matter.

Astrid smiled a little, remembering one of the reasons she liked him. Then she got serious.

"Listen Hiccup, there's something you should know."

Hiccup looked up at her.

"Yesterday, when you wanted to know why I liked you…"

Hiccup looked nervous.

"Is something wrong?" she asked.

"Listen, I'm sorry Astrid." Hiccup said. "I'm not fooled this time."

Astrid looked confused. "Fooled? What are you talking about?"
"You were faking it, all along."

"Faking? What? Hiccup!?"

(Start the music here.)

"You don't love me, Astrid. You never did."

His eyes began to water.

Astrid looked around helplessly, as if a solution would reveal itself. But nothing came.

"Wait, no. Hiccup!" she said.

"You know," Hiccup said, "It would have hurt a lot less if you would have told me at the beginning."

She stepped toward him. "Told you what? I really do love you!" she blurted desperately.

"You can stop pretending, the joke's over," Hiccup said. Tears began rolling down his cheeks.

Rain began to pour from the dark sky.

"Aww-" Astrid said, trying to hug Hiccup.

"No!" Hiccup sobbed, pushing her away.

"Aw Hiccup, don't do this!" she pleaded. She wanted to hug him so badly, but she knew that he would reject her.

"Hiccup?" she looked at him pleadingly. He buried his face into the Night Fury. His shoulders shook as he cried into his best friend.

"Hiccup?" Astrid said weakly. She turned to the black dragon "Toothless?" she said, looking into his huge sad eyes.

The large reptile unfolded his wing over hiccup to protect the boy from the rain and the two of them turned and walked away.

And Astrid was helpless. She hung her head in defeat. She could do nothing as Hiccup disappeared into the rain and left her. For good.

She still had the umbrella, but she dropped it to the ground. It splashed into a puddle.

Astrid realized that she was holding back tears. She blinked. She was drenched with rain already, so why not? Tears slid down her cheeks as she stood alone on the hill.

And she let them fall. They mixed with the rain.

Nobody walking by gave her soaked face a second glance.

Meanwhile, Hiccup made his way to the inn, supported by his dragon.

And Ruffnut was there waiting for him with two plates of salmon.

RULE NUMBER FOUR-

Lesson learned:

If a girl is crying, it's real. Their real tears. Don't learn this one the hard way. No Viking girl could (or would) fake crying. If you don't realize this, they will probably become angry and vengeful. Unless their soft, quiet, and nice. But that doesn't fall under the definition of the word Viking. So there you have it.

Pr etty sad, huh? (Twice as sad with the music) Poor Astrid. What do all you Ruffnut/hiccup shippers have to say about that?

Astrid/Hiccup shippers, you are probably dying.

Snottlout/Fishlegs shippers… I'm just gonna stay far away from you guys.

So, if you're not a Snottlout/Fishlegs shipper, please tell me what you have to say, real quick- two seconds. That's all it takes. A little more if you're feeling generous.