Chapter 10
(Hey everyone, so I have finally finished up the college semester and am going to start typing more chapters. I will be gone three weeks of July, so no chapters will be up during that time period. I also need you guy's opinions on what my next story is after I finish my two unfinished stories. Lately I have been catching up on my star wars and came up with two possible httyd stories implementing the star wars universe. I need your opinion on what I should do either one with hiccup as a rebel pilot, or hiccup on his journey to be a Jedi during the clone wars. These will not be cross overs so everyone can find them under httyd. Please give me some feedback on what you think and thank you for your patience.)
Hiccup Pov:
I looked at the helmet in my hands, mulling over Gobber's words of advice he had given to me. "The longer this is kept hidden from her, the harder it will be to tell her.". I sighed as I realized he was right. I couldn't keep up the charade much longer, but what would she do? What would she say? These questions only created more questions and what if answers, which made me even more deterred to tell Astrid the truth. I sighed once more before getting up and heading to the door. As I opened the door in the midst of putting on the helmet I froze. There in front of me was the one person I least wanted to have discovered my identity. Astrid stood in the doorway, her blue eyes filled with deep confusion and hurt, and her skin seemed almost ghostly white. I stared at her, my mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water, as I tried to find an explanation about the predicament we are in.
Before I could muster up the courage to say something I felt a searing pain in my cheek and a loud smack in my ear. I lifted my hand up to my now red swollen check and winced as I stared at Astrid's hurt expression. "Why… did you not… tell me…?" She choked out as she tried to maintain her composure. "Why did you hide this from me, your best friend?" She asked her voice slightly rising in anger and growing stronger. I could only look at her as I tried to say something. "Did you not trust me? Did I do something wrong to not deserve to know my best friend is a talented singer?" She continued on getting angrier and angrier. "No, I trust you with my life." I said realizing my mistake a little too late. "Then why didn't you tell me?!" She practically roared before I cut her off. "Because I didn't want you to only like me for being a singer!" I shouted before realizing I had just yelled at Astrid and covering my mouth.
Her eyes were wide as dinner plates as dead silence fell over the room they were in. Astrid took a step back, hurt completely filling her eyes. "You think I would have been a groupie?... Like all of the rest of those sluts?! I could care less about you being able to sing. I liked being with you because you were being you! Now… I don't know who you are." She finished before running out the door. I stood there looking after her trying to find a safe solution to this mess I made, but the more I thought up one, the more I realized she was right. I had not been myself when I yelled at her and that she had every right to be mad at me. I stared out the door for a few more seconds before finally making a reckless decision. "Oh…. Fuck it!" I growled to myself as I ran out of the room with my helmet on and grabbing my mike. I jumped up on stage just in time to see Astrid walking to the exit. "Wait!" I shouted in the mike, immediately silencing the room and Astrid freezing in the door way turning to look at me. I took a deep breath before continuing. "Lately I have not been myself everyone. I know I may seem normal but really, I was not. I never noticed that I had changed until someone, very dear to my heart, pointed it out to me. I tried to tell that special person they were wrong, but they slapped some sense into me." I never broke eye contact with Astrid as I spoke, but I saw her lip twitch at that little comment about being slapped. "I was wrong for not listening to them, for not trusting them for what they are really worth." I said before nodding to the band telling them to que up a certain song before looking back at Astrid, jumping off stage, and walking towards her.
Normal Pov:
How you remind me- Nickelback
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing
Tired of living like a blind man
I'm sick of sight without a sense of feeling
And this is how you remind me
Every step Hiccup took brought him closer to Astrid reaching his hand out to hold hers. She slowly gave him her hand, which he took and led her to the middle of the room.
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you a heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong, I've been down
Been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head
Scream, "Are we having fun yet?"
Yeah, yeah, yeah
No, no
yeah, yeah, yeah
No, no
It's not like you didn't know that
I said I love you and I swear I still do
And it must have been so bad
Cause living with me must have damn near killed you
And this is how you remind me
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you a heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong, I've been down
Been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head
Scream, "Are we having fun yet?"
Yeah, yeah, yeah
No, no
yet, yet, yet
No, no
Yeah, yeah, yeah
No, no
Yet, yet, yet
No, no
After having spun her around a few times with my free hand I led her to a seat and hopped back on stage to face the audience.
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing
And this is how you remind me
This is how you remind me
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you a heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong, I've been down
Been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head
Scream, "Are we having fun yet?"
Yeah, yeah, yeah
no, no
Are we having fun yet?
Yet, yet, yet
Are we having fun yet?
Yet, yet, yet
Are we having fun yet
The crowd cheered for such a touching song ignoring that it was directed towards that one girl. Gobber gave a knowing smile and knew that this boy was not done yet with his apology. He waited patiently while washing out another mug. The band started up the last time for the night.
Someday- Nickelback
How the hell'd we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
Try and turn the tables?
I wish you'd unclench your fists
And unpack your suitcase
Lately there's been too much of this
But don't think it's too late
Nothing's wrong just as long as you know that someday I will
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
Well, I'd hope that since we're here anyway
We could end up saying
Things we always needed to say
So we could end up staying
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
Nothing's wrong just as long as you know that someday I will
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
How the hell'd we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
Try and turn the tables?
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
Nothing's wrong just as long as you know that someday I will
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
I know you're wondering whenEveryone applauded once more before they started trickling out of the club chatting with excitement. Hiccup stood on stage until the only people left was him, Gobber, and Astrid. Once everything was locked up was when Hiccup took off the mask and faced Astrid who sat at the same chair waiting to hear his explanation. In which he could only sigh and ask Gobber to get him a big glass of cold water so he can explain everything to Astrid.