Hey you guys ~ Decided to focus more on Snotlout and Ruffnut for one more chapter before we get in with Hiccup's big idea about you know what ;). I don't know if anyone has noticed but all these titles are from songs or are song titles and some of the lyircs is interwoven into the text that inspired me to write what I wrote. Just felt like pointing that out :P! Enjoy and leave some reviews please 333!

And don't ask why I chose pancakes. I didn't know what else to choose lol.


Astrid woke up to the smell of pancakes. She smelled the wonderful aroma as it wafted into the room, eyes closed. Then she heard footsteps. At this, she opened her eyes, blinded by the sunlight peering into the room at first, and then she sat up. "Hey." Said a familiar voice standing in the hallway. "You ready for breakfast sleepyhead?" He said with a chuckle.

"I'll be down there in a second." Astrid replied to Hiccup as she looked at him with a smile. I can get used to this. Astrid thought to herself. She went to Hiccup's bathroom and washed up.

Downstairs, Hiccup and his mother set the table for the three of them and got some breakfast for Toothless. "Do her parents know she's here?" Valka asked Hiccup giving him a 'look.'

"Uh, of course mom!" Hiccup said sheepishly.

"I better not get into trouble for this Hiccup." She said with a stern look.

"It's okay, she's slept over before."

"Morning guys!" A cheery voice called down as Astrid made her way to the table.

"Good morning mi'lady!" Hiccup answered.

"Good morning sweetie." Valka replied.

The three of them ate breakfast and exchanged stories again, Valka of Hiccup as a babe from what she could remember and Astrid and Hiccup about their relationship and life together so far. They talked of the great adventures they went, as did Valka who talked about when she first entered the Bewilderbeast's island. "It was absolutely magnificent." she would say with amazement in her eyes as she thought back to the day she first entered.

When breakfast was over, Hiccup took the dishes to the sink and called Toothless down. "You want to go for a morning flight?" Hiccup asked Astrid.

"Nah, I'm good. I better get home and check with my mom and Stormfly. I'll see you later though." She said as she walked over to him and pecked him on the cheek. In return, he pecked her on the cheek.

"Bye." Valka and Hiccup said with a slight wave as she left the house.

~~~[Astrid]~~~

"Mom?" Astrid called as she walked into the house. She heard movement upstairs so she decided to investigate. She neared her mother's room and slightly opened the door, "Mom?"

Sprawled on the floor was her mother knocked out. Astrid giggled at the sight of her mother. She wasn't usually like this, but most vikings do love a good party every now and then. She walked over and kissed her mom on the cheek. She left the room and slowly and quietly closed the door. She made her way outside towards Stormfly's pen. "Hey, girl. How are you this morning?" She asked with a cheery smile as she fed Stormfly and scratched. "Who's a good girl?" she cooed to her dragon who squawked in agreement.

~~~[Hiccup]~~~

Hiccup was about to leave for a flight when he opened the door and was greeted by Gobber and a few other viking men. "We need to have a meeting about a few things." Oh great. Hiccup thought. "Okay, let's go." Hiccup said trying to sound enthusiastic.

~~~[Ruffnut/Astrid]~~~

While Astrid took care of Stormfly she noticed Ruffnut aimlessly walk into the Mead Hall with a weird expression on her face. Skeptical, she decided to take a closer look. She gave Stormfly another piece of chicken and scratched her one more time. "I'll see you later okay?" She said to her dragon and walked off towards the Mead Hall where Ruffnut was.

Ruffnut was sitting a table at the Mead Hall. This is stupid and pointless. Who cares about love? Ruffnut thought to herself. I don't need it. She furrowed her brow and realized what she had just thought. Wait .. what love? Why did I even call it love? This is all just happening to get our parents off our backs. She sat there staring at the table for what seemed like forever until she was interrupted.

"Thinking about something?" Astrid asked as she approached Ruffnut and sat down across from her.

"No .. maybe. This love stuff is hard."

Astrid giggled, "What do you mean?"

"How do you know .. or like .. what is love?" Ruffnut looked at Astrid, with her normal confused face.

Astrid thought for a second. Quite frankly, she didn't have an exact definition. "I .. I don't know exactly. It's just this feeling you get when you're with someone and it's like .. indescribable."

".. So what is love?" Ruffnut asked, even more confused and a little bit frightened of Astrid.

~~~[Hiccup]~~~

Hiccup was rather surprised when the meeting let out extremely early, way earlier than usual. He was also surprised when it was just simple business. Hiccup thought about looking for Astrid to go on a flight but then decided against it. Now is the perfect time.

He ran home as fast as his leg could carry him. It was the perfect time to get started on his proposal. If he was going to propose, he was going to go all out and it was going to be a total secret. He had about 2 hours before he had to be at the Academy with everyone else so he had to hurry. He ran inside, without even greeting his mother, and ran into his room. He sat down at his desk andtook out his sketch book. He ripped out pictures of Astrid that he had drawn, 7 in total. He set aside the picture he drew previously before the party and he started drawing a picture of Astrid. Not just any picture. It was a picture of her when she was flying Stormfly last night with her hands in the clouds full of joy.

~~~[Astrid/Ruffnut]~~~

"Think of it as ..." Astrid trailed off. She wasn't getting anywhere. She realized now that love isn't as simple as she thought it was or what it seemed like to her. Then all of a sudden she had her own question. "Why do you need to know?" She asked Ruffnut suspiciously.

"Nothing!" Ruffnut yelled at her before she stomped off. Astrid wasn't sure whether she was surprised at her response or confused about her answer. She shook it off and went to the arena early to practice with Stormfly before Hiccup and the others got there.

~~~[Ruffnut]~~~

What does she know? She isn't in love. Or is she? She doesn't even know what love is, how could she be in love? Ruffnut had anger burning deep down in her now. She didn't even know why. Am I in denial? Do I actually have something for Snotlout? No. Of course not! We don't know each other that well, or do we? All this thinking is hurting. I wish Tuffnut were back here. At the last thought, she stood for a moment and looked at the sky, then she made a disgusted face and shook her head. Not really. But deep down she did miss her brother, and even deeper down, she was pretty sure she had some feelings for Snotlout, whether she wanted to believe it or not. Snotlout didn't seem all that interested either, it's fine. She thought to herself, to make herself feel better.

~~~[Snotlout]~~~

Why am I even mad? Why do I feel sad that I blew up at Ruff? Well maybe it was uncalled for .. Maybe I should apologize .. Snotlout contemplated to himself. He didn't mean to yell, it just felt .. right. He had asked his father and his father said it was normal. That's how all married couples fight. But we aren't a couple, are we? Snotlout kept asking himself this. He wishes Tuffnut were back already so he could talk to him because usually, they don't talk, they just cause trouble. He had already told Tuffnut his plan, who was surprisingly ecstatic about it. He probably didn't even understand it. Snotlout thought to himself. Maybe I should ask Hiccup. He always knows what to do, and he knows about girls, a little. Snotlout recalled the times where Hiccup would mess up and Astrid would make him regret it forever, but there was a difference in the way she picked on Hiccup as compared to her picking on others. If Hiccup messed up with Astrid and he got out alive, he's got know something. At the idea, seeming wonderful, Snotlout decided he'd talk to Hiccup about it.