Sorry I haven't updated in so long. With Ap exams, SATs, finals, and the many other wonders that come with high school I haven't been able to. I'm finally done and I'm officially on Summer vacation! Yay!
It might still take a while for me to get back into writing, so you should probably expect rather sporadic updates for a while. I hope this chapter being longer than usual make up for it, though! Enjoy and don't forget to fav, follow, and review!


Astrid finished her meal and insisted she help Valka clean up. The kind woman politely declined, but Astrid still felt guilty and eventually she relented and together they tiedied up.

While the men were discussing things by the fire, most likely about Drago and what they'd seen, Valka went out of her way to talk to her," How old are you, dear?"

"20," Astrid said quietly.

Valka smiled," Same as Hiccup then, and do you know where you came from before Drago took you in?"

Astrid nodded," Father said he took me in during a dragon raid on a nearby island. I'd been left outside in all the chaos, and when he found my parents they gave me to him."

"Do you know the name of the island?" Valka pressed, but still tried her best not to pry.

Astrid did her best to remember the name of the island and said," Something like Be...Bur..."

"Berk?" Valka asked with a gasp.

Astrid nodded confused," Yes! But...do you know where that is?"

Vlaka let out a startled laugh," Astrid, you're actually on Berk right now...you didn't know?"

Astrid's eyes widened," No, Hiccup didn't say the name of the island, but then does that mean...?"

...

Vlaka looked at her for a moment before realization dawned on her and she studied her blue eyes, long wavy blonde hair, and pale skin. A baby taken away from Berk 20 years ago by a cruel barbarian... she didn't know why she hadn't put it together before.

She quickly set what they were doing down and sat her down," Astrid tell me exactly what your father told you about your parents." Astrid looked even more confused and she felt sorry for the lass, but if she was right about this everything would add up perfectly.

She took a deep breath and said," Well, he said that almost 20 years ago he was caught in the middle of a dragon raid on Berk. He heard a baby crying and he noticed a couple leaving the baby at the mercy of the dragons. He took pity on me and demanded to know why the couple had abandoned me, and they said they didn't want me anymore and said that if he really cared that much he could have me.

"He took me in, and left me to be raised by the servants, and when I got old enough to understand he would tell me the story over and over again, mostly on days when I misbehaved."

Valka nodded slowly and the frowned," Well, dear, I can be the first one to tell that nothing like that ever happened- that we know of."

Astrid blinked absolutely confused," But, what do you mean?"

"There was no couple who gave a baby 20 years ago to a man who took pity on it," she explained calmly.

"But then what happened to me?" Astrid asked.

"Listen, dear, there wasn't a couple like that," she said," But there was a couple who had their baby taken away from them by force during a dragon raid caused by Drago Bludvist as revenge on the Chief of Berk."

"What did she look like?" Astrid asked trying to make sense of everything.

Valka smiled," The baby was a pretty little thing with blonde curls, blue eyes, and rosy cheeks."

Astrid gasped," Was the baby...do you think that was...?"

"You?" Valka asked," I think it was, and you can't believe how much your parents have suffered for 20 years. They have been heartbroken ever since..."

"But Father said..." Astrid's voice trailed off in heartbroken disbelief and she looked up at her with the look of one whose entire life had been an absolute lie," It doesn't matter what he said, does it?"

Valka shook her head," He lied to you your entire life, lass, but I'm sorry."

Astrid nodded obviously fighting back tears but with the strength of a warrior, that Valka didn't think was possible in such a sheltered girl, she steeled herself and got back up to finish cleaning up.

Valka followed her example but couldn't help but ask," So what are you going to do about everything?"

She didn't think Astrid was going to answer for a moment until she murmured," I don't know..."

"Why not?" Valka asked," Don't you want to meet your parents?"

Astrid shook her head distraught," I don't know...I know know what I want, what I'm going to do, where I'm going, who they are, and I don't even know if they would still want me..."

"Of course they want you, dear," Valka exclaimed," They're your parents! They love you, and they did everything they could to fight for you."

"I know," she said quietly," but that doesn't change the fact that I don't know who they are, their lives, and they don't know me or what my life has been. The life I've lead is so different from the life I would've lead here, and I may not be the daughter they would want."

"You know that not true!" Valka insisted," You are their flesh and blood, and any parent would be proud to have you for a daughter knowing everything you went through and everything you've done to become who you are today. "

"The thing is," she said, " I don't know who I am anymore. The person I was raised to be, was a lie, and everything I knew and everything I did was wrong, and now I'm left to pick up the pieces and work with what's left... How can they want a broken person?"

Valka was quiet and Astrid looked apologetic," I'm sorry...you've been so kind to me, and you're only trying to help..."

"It's understandable, dear," Valka said gently.

Astrid looked at her for a moment before letting out a shaky, but genuine, laugh and said," You're a lot like Hiccup..."

Valka laughed and nodded affectionately," Aye, that boy takes after me alright...but don't let that fool you... He's every bit as boar headed and stubborn as his father."

Astrid laughed heartily at that and then hesitantly asked," What are my parents like... and what do they look like?"

Valka smiled and said," You look just like your mother, you have the same face and eyes. You have your father's hair, though, and are as strong and brave as all the Hoffersons before you."

"The Hofferson's?" she asked," What are my parent's names?"

"Your father's name is Ingvar and your mother's name is Asdis," she said," They named you Astrid a few weeks before you were taken."

"Ingvar and Asdid," she said more to herself than to Valka before shaking her head and saying," Thank you, Valka."

Valka only smiled and resolved to do her best, along with her son, to ensure Astrid got the life she deserved amidst all the chaos caused by Drago Bludvist.

...

Hiccup watched as Valka spoke with Astrid and was a bit worried about Astrid's reaction, and he wanted to know just what his mom was telling her. Soon enough, though, they stopped and Valka showed Astrid to the spare room used for important visiting guests.

She looked exhausted, and he was grateful his mom was taking care of her. He didn't know what to do, and was grateful his parents were helping. As soon as his mom returned, she walked over to them with a solemn expression that worried him," What's wrong?"

She ignored him and instead looked at his dad and Gobber and said," You saw her right?"

To his confusion they nodded solemnly and Dad said," She looks just like Asdis, and it all adds up, but what did she tell you."

"She said that Drago told her that her parents gave her away during a dragon raid because they didn't want her and he took pity on her and raised her as his own," she practically spat out which was out of character for his usually calm and reserved mom," He neglected to tell her that he was the one who started the dragon raid and stole her from her poor parents threatening to unleash his dragons on the entire island if they didn't."

"The bastard," Gobber said scowling," And the poor lass had to endure him for 20 years!"

His dad nodded and turned to him," You did well finding her, Son, her parents haven't been the same since she was taken..."

Hiccup frowned," What are you all talking about? Her parent's?!"

Mom nodded," Yes, Son, Astrid is Ingvar and Asdis Hofferson's daughter who was taken 20 years ago during a dragon raid by Drago."

He thought back to the sad couple he'd often see in the village who mostly kept to themselves ever since he could remember," Astrid is from Berk?"

They nodded and he tried to take it all in, and Gobber finally stood up and got ready to leave," Well, I hope the lass is okay because tomorrow is sure to be an interesting day for all of us."

They nodded and he was off leaving him with his parents who looked tired out themselves. He looked at them pleadingly," What are we going to do?"

Valka sighed tiredly," Astrid might not be ready to meet her parents yet, but with all the damage that man has caused her, it's no wonder."

"We'll have to have her meet them eventually," Stoick said," they're her parents, and they should know better than anyone what to do for her."

Valka nodded and said," You're right," Valka said nodding and then said," but, Gobber's right, tomorrow is going to be an interesting day for all of us, and we better get some rest."

They nodded and headed to their rooms for bed and tried to resolve themselves to face tomorrow.

...

Astrid woke up thoroughly confused for a moment or so until she remembered the other day's events and she sat back down taking it all in. The room itself, was close to what her room back home was like. It wasn't too spacious, but wasn't small either compared to what was normal. The decor was kept simple, mostly consisting of a few weapons hanging on the walls.

She was about to get out of the huge bed when a familiar little dragon appeared in front of her and she laughed completely amazed at the Terror," How did you get here?"

He just stared blankly at her, and she got up laughing. There was a mirror in one corner of the room and she studied her dress ruefully. Yesterday's flight and an entire night of sleep did not help her dress. It was now wrinkled and her hair was a mess, as usual. She did her best to make herself presentable when a soft knock came and she said," Come in!"

Valka stepped inside and gave her a warm smile," Good morning, lass, how'd you sleep?"

Astrid smiled back and said," Very well, thank you."

She beamed and then handed her a small bundle," I thought you would appreciate these."

Astrid walked over and saw a red wool shirt, blue wool leggings, fur lined boots, armbands, and hood, spiked shoulder armor, and a fur and leather spiked skirt. There was also a hair brush, wash cloth, and leather hair ties. There was so much that Astrid shook head," I couldn't...you went too so much trouble already-"

"No trouble at all, dear," Valka said waving her off ," Now if you want I can help you get ready. You have a big day ahead of you."

Astrid hesitated before relenting and nodding. She got the shirt and leggings on by the time Valka returned with some water in a bowl to wash her face in. She washed her face and then allowed Valka to brush her unruly mess of hair.

Valka lifted a loose curl before turning to her and asking," Are you going to leave it down?"

Astrid contemplated it for a second," I don't know, why?"

"It's not very practical here on Berk," Valka explained," You might want to braid it like the other women and girls."

Astrid frowned apologetically," I don't really know how to braid..."

Valka smiled comfortingly and offered," I can do it for you, if you like?"

Astrid nodded gratefully," Of course!"

And Valka set to work braiding her hair. She noticed that Valka, herself, had her hair arranged into lots of braids. She did hers in one small braid braided into another side braid which successfully got all of her hair out of her way and looked pretty good. She had kept her kransen in place and she smiled happily at Valka when she was done and said," Thank you."

Valka simply waved her off and motioned for her to finish getting ready. Once done they headed outside the room and downstairs into the kitchen where Valka had already started on breakfast.

She noticed that it was just them alone and she asked confused," Where's Hiccup and your husband?"

"Oh, Hiccup is probably on his morning flight with Toothless or making sure the dragons get their own breakfast. Stoick is probably already out in the village dealing with some problem or other chief duty."

She nodded and then helped Valka and they sat down to enjoy their breakfast as they waited for Hiccup and Stoick to join them.

They were enjoying leftovers from last night's stew and Valka asked Astrid," So, dear, what can you do?"

"Do?" Astrid asked confused.

She nodded," Yes, I'm afraid we don't know much about you to know what you could do here on Berk."

Astrid nodded understanding and said after a moment of thinking sheepishly," I can cook, clean, and sew pretty well. I also know how to treat the sick and injured."

Valka seemed pretty interested in that," Really, how so?"

Astrid thought back to the various dragon injuries and casualties, and the many prisoners Father had her tend to and she shuddered," Father...he was never one to be careful when it came down to it, especially not with his men... or enemies..."

Valka nodded and then said thoughtfully," Maybe you could work with Gothi and help her around Berk...she's not as young as she used to be and would appreciate the help, I'm sure."

Astrid smiled and nodded happily," I'd like that."

Valka smiled back and said," It's settled then."

Just then Hiccup and Stoick came in and Stoick asked," What's settled, dear?"

"Astrid is going to work under Gothi," she said smiling," I think it's a good idea, don't you?"

Stoick raised an eyebrow but only said," It is, we'll go as soon as possible."

Hiccup grinned and looked Astrid amazed," You know how to heal?"

Astrid nodded sheepishly," Yeah, I don't know everything, but I would help tend to the sick and injured back home."

He frowned," Was that often?"

She bit her lip and turned away from Stoick and Hiccup's concerned stares," I suppose...I never really..."

Stoick saved her and shook his head gently," It's alright, lass, we understand."

She nodded thankfully and forced a smile to her face," What happens today?"

"You're going to look around the village and meet everyone," Stoick said and then nodded at Valka," We'll go to Gothi and then..."

"Then?" she pressed.

Stoick sighed," We could go and see your...parents..."

Astrid gasped and blinked," My parents?"

Hiccup answered gently," Only if you want...but they are your parents, Astrid."

She nodded sadly but said," It's not that I don't want to...it's just..."

Valka put a comforting hand on her shoulder," It's alright...you don't have to decide now."

She nodded thankfully and they returned to their breakfast.

...

Hiccup watched amused as Astrid seemed to take everything in around the village. She took it all in as though this were the first time among so many people and things and...and then he realized that apart for a brief moment yesterday...it probably was.

Toothless nudged him and made a sad noise and he nodded," I know, bud, I know..."

Toothless then took to following close behind Astrid, almost protectively, and while startled she just smiled and pet him as they made their way through the village. Everyone had obviously been talking about her, due to those who had seen her yesterday, and were now all curious about who she was and what she was doing here on Berk.

His Mom was a lifesaver and laughed everyone off and simply introduced her. She didn't give anything away about Astrid but everyone was nonetheless intrigued by her. She met most everyone, and everyone was as friendly and welcoming, as physically possible for Vikings.

Astrid was handling everything surprisingly well, and Berk seemed to love her already. It was as though she really was meant to live on Berk her whole life. This only made him upset towards Drago and he had to take a moment to calm himself down.

It was then that he saw Asdis and Ingvar Hofferson surprisingly among the crowd, and he panicked. They stared at Astrid intently and he could've sworn he'd seen tears welling up in Asdis' eyes as she clung to her husband. He seemed frozen in place and his face was very pale. He tore his eyes away from Astrid only to lock eyes with Hiccup and his usually sad and broken expression was replaced with sheer questioning look mixed with unspoken determination.

He didn't know what to say but simply motioned to his Dad and hoped he understood his unspoken plea of 'later'. Thankfully he did, and he dragged Asdis away rather reluctantly and they disappeared among the crowd.

Astrid was oblivious to all of this and he let out a small sigh of relief. Once the crowd dispersed a bit they made their way towards Gothi, and knocked on the door of her hut. She ushered them inside and then looked at Astrid questioningly. She wrote some things on the dirt floor of her hut, and he could somewhat get the idea of what she was trying to say and he explained," This is Astrid, she arrived just yesterday."

She nodded and then wrote something else and looked at them expectantly and maybe a little impatient and Hiccup then explained somewhat sheepishly," We were wondering if she could work under you..."

She turned to Astrid and she spoke up for herself,"I used to handle a lot of the injuries and ill back home. I don't know everything, but I know enough, and I'm sure I could learn and-"

She was cut off by Gothi dragging her to where she tended to the injured and to their surprise his uncle Spitelout and his cousin Snotlout were there. Snotlout was clutching his upper arm in pain but he stopped when he saw them approach and he said," Hey...Hiccup...what are you guys doing here?"

He chuckled and raised a questioning eyebrow," What we want to know, is what you're doing here?"

"Aye," Dad said turning to his uncle amused," What did your boy do now, Spitelout?"

Before his cousin could reply and probably make something up, his uncle replied in a tired tone," He went and got in between a swarm of Terrors, and...well he didn't end up too well..."

Gothi snorted as if to say,' You got that right,' but his mom just smiled amused but sympathetic," You'll live."

Snotlout probably would if he was well enough to reply," Yeah...thanks."

Gothi got Astrid's attention and dragged her over to the supplies and motioned her forward. Astrid was smart enough to realize what she was silently asking her to do, and expertly picked out a few things and Gothi nodded her approval.

They walked back and went over to Snotlout where Gothi once again left Astrid to do her thing. This was good except Snotlout made the mistake of not being able to resist being his charming self and said," Hey, babe, how's it going?"

Astrid subtly rolled her eyes and got to work. She cut the cloth into strips, got some salve out, and brought a bowl over to the cauldron of warm water in the fireplace.

Snotlout refused to give up and continued,"The names Snotlout. Haven't seen you around here...where you from?"

Astrid ignored Snotlout and looked at him with a questioning look and he could only offer an apologetic one in return.

"You know if you want I could show you around...how about it?" Snotlout said.

To his shock Astrid smiled sweetly and looked up at him through her lashes and said," Really?"

Snotlout nodded eagerly and confidently with a smirk," Of course, babe!"

She batted her blue eyes and then said," I don't think so." And before he could continue, she promptly shut him up by cleaning his wounds with a few of the water soaked strips of cloth.

...

Snotlout howled in pain and she barely flinched. She was used to these types of reactions, the men back home were all the same. They carried themselves like they could take anything, but once faced with the consequences, they were like children once more.

She cleaned the wounds first with warm water because it was obvious they hadn't been yet, and once that was done she could see how bad it was. They were relatively small and nothing to worry about. Snotlout was overreacting and she couldn't help but roll her eyes and she noticed Gothi did too, which made her smile a bit. She quickly applied the salve which Snotlout seemed to appreciate and then wrapped them with the remaining dry strips of cloth.

Once done she stepped back and Gothi appraised her work before nodding her approval towards Stoick and Valka which caused a smiled to appear on her own face.

Gothi wrote some more of the strange things in the dirt and Valka beamed at her," You did it, dear!"

"I did?" she asked incredulously.

Gothi smiled softly at her and she felt the urge to hug the old woman. Gothi wrote a few more things and then shooed them all out, Snotlout and Spitelout included and Stoick chuckled," Alright, we get it, Gothi, she'll be here tomorrow."

Gothi nodded and waved them off. Once outside Valka brought me in for a hug and said," Oh, you did it, dear!"

I nodded happily yet in disbelief," I did!"

Spitelout then spoke up in a suspicious tone," And you are?"

Stoick intervened and put a comforting hand on her shoulder," This is Astrid, she'll be staying on Berk from now on."

"Huh," was all he said and then smiled," Well, welcome then!"

Astrid nodded uncertain and caught Hiccup's eye," Thank you."

Spitelout seemed to be just like his son and didn't catch on and proceeded to tell her all about the Jorgenson family. Snotlout would occasionally speak up but mostly sent her flirtatious smirks.

She inwardly shuddered and found that her annoyance with him was becoming bigger. She'd never felt like this and it confused her. She had been raised to be calm and quiet and cheerful, and one full day on Berk, and one very annoying person later, and she was ready to explode.

It must have showed on her face because Valka soon spoke up and said," Well, I think it's time we help Astrid get settled!"

Hiccup nodded enthusiastically," I completely agree, Mom!"

Valka looked apologetic," We really should be going..."

Spitelout shook his head good naturedly," Of course, another time then?"

Astrid nodded a bit reluctantly," Sure..."

Snotlout placed an arm around her," Well, just remember, babe, if you need anything..."

"She knows where to come," Hiccup interrupted dryly leading Astrid away from his cousin and she was completely thankful for that. She couldn't help but notice the edge to his voice as he had said that, but pushed it aside as he lead her away.

...

Hiccup was really getting annoyed and if he was being honest with himself, a little jealous of Snotlout. He knew he shouldn't have, but just seeing Snotlout attempt to flirt with Astrid made his temper flare, and he couldn't help himself.

He tried to ignore his dad's surprise and his mom's knowing smile. He thought back to Asdis and Ingvar Hofferson and he knew that he had to talk to Astrid. Her parents were already suspicious and probably already knew the truth, but Astrid had to be the one to decide what she wanted.

He looked at his mom meaningfully and she immediately understood and said," Well, dear, I know you and your father have a lot to do today, so why don't I take Astrid here to get a few things while you're at it?"

He smiled gratefully and nodded," That would be great, Mom!"

Stoick smiled and said," We'll be back soon."

Hiccup turned to Astrid and said," Get whatever you need, okay?"

She hesitated but must have seen his parents serious faces that left no room for her to argue nodded," Okay, and thank you."

She nodded and he went with his dad off to see the Hoffersons. They headed straight to their house, and weren't surprised when they opened the door immediately. He felt guilty when he saw Asdis and Ingvar's faces fall when they only saw them. Ingvar cleared his throat and said," Yes?"

Dad cleared his throat," We have some things to discuss with you and your wife."

Asdis nodded and let them in," Of course, Chief, come in."

They did and the Hoffersons motioned for them to take a seat at the dinner table. Asdis looked at her husband who cleared his throat and got straight to the point," Is she...is the lass...?"

Hiccup looked at his dad who sighed and said," As far as we know...yes."

Asdid broke down into tears and she clung to her husband who had a few tears in his eyes as well but he turned to his dad and said," So when can we see her?"

Hiccup sighed and said," We don't know..."

Asdis looked up and demanded," What do you mean you don't know! She's our daughter! When can we see her?!"

His dad spoke up," It's more complicated than that..."

Ingvar tried to calm down his wife and while his face was clouded with grief once more, he nodded and motioned for them to continue," How so?"

"Astrid," Hiccup began," doesn't exactly know that you know about her yet. She knows you're here on Berk, and she knows about what happened, but because she spent so long under Drago Bludvist... he-"

"What did that madman do to my little girl?" Asdis cried out in distress.

His dad frowned sadly," He manipulated and brainwashed and abused the poor lass for her whole life, and she didn't even realize it."

Asdis broke down into tears once more and they didn't have the heart to tell her to stop, but she did and once she had calmed down she asked," Why doesn't she want to come home?"

"It's not that she doesn't want to come home," Hiccup reassured her," It's more that she's scared to, and scared that you won't want her or hate her or anything really. From what I've noticed ,and from what she's told us, Drago belittled her and forced her to live up to impossible standards and when she didn't meet them..."

Ingvar's face hardened," My poor little girl..."

Dad nodded," I'm so sorry, Ingvar, but we'll ask Astrid again right now, and if all goes well you'll see your daughter again."

"Where is she now?" Asdis asked.

"She needed some things," Hiccup explained," And Mom took her to go buy them."

Asdis nodded and then turned to her husband," If she needs anything else, just let us know."

"It's not necessary," Dad said but, seeing their faces, he relented," but we'll let you know just the same."

Ingvar nodded firmly and said in a voice full of unspoken gratitude," Thank you both, Chief, we'd thought we'd never find her again."

Dad looked at him once before turning back to Ingvar and nodding," Of course, and we hope you get your daughter back after all of this."

They nodded and Hiccup followed his dad's lead and got up ready to find his mom and Astrid.

...

Astrid was feeling a bit overwhelmed as Valka was practically begging her to buy every single thing she could find. Astrid had expected to get a few changes of clothes and a few necessities, but had never expected to be swamped by trinkets, clothes, dresses, boots, hairbrushes, mirrors, and furs left and right.

She knew she had to try and talk some sense into Valka so she said," Come on, Valka, I don't need all of this! It's too much, and you've done enough."

Valka and the ladies at the stands obviously didn't agree with her and she sighed.

One lady smiled and patted her arm," Oh, come now dear, let her spoil you!"

Her daughter nodded in agreement and smiled conspiratorially," Yeah, it's not everyday someone does that, wish my mother would..."

The lady swatted the girl's head halfheartedly and she dodged it laughing, and Valka only smiled and waved her off," Come on, dear, you can't tell me this dress isn't a dream!"

She looked at the pretty frock Valka was holding up and she had to admit it was lovely, but she didn't need it and she had already resolved to make a new start on Berk. Dresses were hardly practical and definitely not when she was already so indebted to everyone," I don't need it, though."

"Of course you do," Valka insisted," Especially when I've never got to have a daughter and I missed out on all of this. I can't very well dress Hiccup in this, so I guess you'll have to do."

Astrid laughed at that, but tried to narrow their purchases down," Fine. One dress, but I really do think we should get some more practical things, don't you?"

Valka sighed and nodded," We should, but I'll get everything yet! Just you wait!"

She grinned," I don't doubt that..."

In the end they ended up buying a few warmer shirts, a lot of warm leggings, 3 pairs of boots, some furs, skirts, and of course some armour to go with everything. They got a few other things and once done Astrid was thankful Hiccup and Stoick got there because she had a sneaking suspicion that Valka was eyeing another dress stand.

"Hey," Astrid called trying to hide just how grateful she was," You're back!"

" Yeah," Hiccup said grinning looking at his mom," Is Mom going crazy or what?"

She smiled but sighed tiredly," A bit...can you do something?"

He laughed," I would...if I could, but when it come down to it, Mom will do anything once she sets her mind to it."

"I was afraid of that," Astrid said huffing.

Toothless had the audacity to make what appeared to be a laugh and Hiccup joined him," It's your fault, you know?"

"Really?" she demanded skeptically.

Hiccup nodded," Mom likes you, and she just wants to make sure you're happy here. "

She bit her lip and considered that and relented," I guess you're right..."

He smiled gratefully and we joined Valka and Stoick as they finished buying everything. Poor Toothless was swamped with carrying some of the things and Hiccup and Stoick helped him out. She felt a bit guilty, but Valka didn't seem the least bit concerned. She got the feeling that this wasn't out of the ordinary.

She smiled a bit to herself realizing just how much Stoick and Hiccup and even Toothless cared about Valka. It was actually really sweet what they were doing, and she couldn't help the wistful feeling that overcame her.

Once they reached the house, they placed the things down before turning to her seriously. Stoick spoke first and said," We have some things to discuss, lass."

She frowned in concern," Oh?"

Hiccup shook his head," It's nothing bad...I don't think...it should be something good."

"What is it?" she asked hoping he was right.

"We spoke to your parents today," Stoick said.

"What?!" she exclaimed," Why would you-"

"They saw you," Hiccup explained," They wanted to know if it was you, and well...they want to see you."

Astrid felt panic creep up on her," But I can't! They-"

"They want to see their daughter and they want to set things right, lass," Stoick said placing a comforting hand on her shoulder," You don't have to go, but it would do everyone some good..."

Astrid didn't know what to say and cursed the treacherous tears that made their way to her eyes. She wanted to meet her parents, and she wanted to see what they were like and what they looked like, but she was afraid. She was afraid of seeing what might have been. What she could've had if she hadn't been taken, and she was afraid of what she would feel when she saw it.

She didn't want to further regret her entire life, and she didn't want to be reminded of what her life had actually been like, but then she thought back on how Hiccup was with his parents and how everyone else on Berk was like, and she realized that this could be her chance to get a taste of what could have been. And with that she made up her mind.

She squared her shoulders and mustered up all the strength she could and said," Okay."


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