Hiccup's pov
I got up really early today, it was about 4 am and I couldn't sleep, I was too worried about the fight today. It was the final one until the actual fight and it was just Astrid and I who were fighting. I snuck out of the back door and into the forest, making sure that I didn't wake up my dad. I ran as fast as I could to the cove, once I got there Toothless and Stormfly were still asleep, Toothless was hanging upside down in the big tree at the edge of the cove, he looked just like a bat, and Stormfly was just at the corner next to the tree in a ball and sleeping. I just sat at on the big rock and thought about what could happen at the arena today.
Stoick's pov
I woke up around half 7 in the morning, I was really excited because today Hiccup had to compete against Astrid to see who could kill the
beast tomorrow, who knew that my son would be able to do that? I got up and went upstairs to Hiccups room. I opened the squeaky door but Hiccup wasn't there, where could he be? At that moment, the front door opened the door expecting to see Hiccup but it was Gobber.
"Morning Gobber," I greeted him as I walked down the stairs.
"Mornin' Stoick, is he awake?" he said as he gestured to Hiccup's room.
"Yeah, but he isn't there, why are you here?" I asked him.
"I came to talk to you about the fight and Hiccup but he isn't here." He said as he sat down on one of the chairs.
"What about the fight?" I sat down on my chair as well.
"Well, I need you to introduce the two and I had to push the fight back till 3 in the afternoon because Astrid's father wants her to practise first, that will take about 4 hours." He finished.
"Okay, well that will give me more time to find Hiccup and talk to him." I said, "I'm going to the great hall, are you coming?"
"Sure" we got up and headed to the great hall to get some breakfast. On the way there people kept on coming up to me saying that they are proud of Hiccup and they didn't know that he could do that. Maybe Hiccup could actually be chief, if Hiccup couldn't be a proper Viking then Spitelout's kid Snotlout was supposed to become chief since he is the next heir. But now maybe the chiefs could stay in the Haddock's family line.
We reached the great hall and we sat down at my table and ate our fish. After I finished eating I had a lot of chief stuff to do.
Astrid's pov
My dad shouted at me to get up and start my morning training I got up that I ate my breakfast that my mother made me, my father then told me that match wasn't till 3 o' clock and then I grabbed my new axe that Hiccup made me. I ran into the forest and threw my axe at the tree a couple of times leaving deep cuts in the tree, this axe is amazing, and that I ran to the cove to see Stormfly but when I got there Hiccup was there as well.
"Morning Hiccup," I said and ran up to him.
"Morning milady," he said as he turned around with a big smile on his face, "How are you today?"
"Well I'm kind of worried about the match in the arena, are you?" I asked.
"Yes, who are we letting win?" he replied.
"I don't know, maybe you should win. Then your dad could be proud of you and then the village will respect you, then maybe we could tell everyone about us." I said.
"But wouldn't your dad be mad at you for losing, he got really mad at you yesterday, imagine him if you loose again." Hiccup replied.
"Oh well, at least people would be proud of you." I said as I walked up to him and then hugged him, he then hugged back.
"There is only one way to settle this," he said as I pulled away from the hug and looked into his green eyes and he looked into my blue ones.
"A race!" we shouted at the same time, making us laugh.
"Have they ate yet?" I asked Hiccup.
"Yeah, does this race count as the other one as well?" he asked then hopped onto Toothless' back while I jumped onto Stormfly's I just shock my head because I wanted to actually win the other race.
We flew off to the island that we usually go to, it was like our escape because it was hidden and so small. Hiccup was in the lead until I made Stormfly shoot one of her spines at him, he slowed down and I got ahead.
"Hey, that's cheating!" he shouted.
But I just flew as fast as I could but Hiccup was about to pass me, the island was about 2 minutes so if I at least stay in the lead until we reach the island then he will have to win the fight. I stayed in the lead and was about to land, Hiccup was going to land first because he was going full speed but I shot one of Stormfly's spines at him again and landed just before him.
"Again! You cheater." Hiccup said and landed.
"I won," I said and started to laugh, "Now you have to win the fight.
"Okay, but you are still a cheater," he walked over to me and helped me off Stormfly.
"Oh well, I was thinking, we should make this place our hide out," I said and sat on the grass on the part where I usually sit, it over looked the sea and other small island, it was beautiful.
"Yeah, I mean we are here like everyday, we could even build our own cabin here," Hiccup said, he sounded like he actually wanted to do it and so did I.
"We could start tonight, after the fight, we could get the wood from the forge and build it," I said as Hiccup sat beside me.
"We should actually do that, it's a deal," he said and we both smiled looking out into the sea and stayed there for awhile.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"It's about 2 o'clock," he answered.
"2! We have to get to the fight or we are going to be late." I said and jumped onto Stormfly and Hiccup hopped onto Toothless and we flew off as fast as we could.
Once we reached the cove 45 minutes later, we sprinted straight to the arena but in separate directions, we got there with about 5 minutes to spare. Once I got there I saw my dad, "Where were you?" he asked.
"I'm sorry, I lost track of time while I was training in the forest." I said.
"Well today is the day Gothi decides who will kill their first dragon tomorrow. It is against the 'Fearless' Astrid Hofferson and my own son, Hiccup Haddock, I am so proud of them both, now let the fight begin." Stoick said and then a gronkle came out of its cage. Hiccup and I entered the arena and I gave him a glance and he slightly nodded his showing me that he knew that he had to win. The gronkle saw Hiccup and I and flew towards us, we split up and the dragon came towards me, I ran up to it but I knew that Hiccup was running up behind it, he used the dragon nip to make the dragon collapse, the crowd kept on cheering Hiccup's name and I could feel my dad's stare in the back of my head, but I just ignored it. Gobber ran up to us and faced Gothi, he held both of our wrists and waited till Gothi pointed her stick at one of us. She pointed at Hiccup and then the crowd cheered louder than before. Stoick ran up to Hiccup and picked him up in a hug and shouted, "That's my boy!"
My dad came up to me and his face was red with anger, "Home, now!" he shouted at me.
"I'm sorry dad." I said then ran to my house. Once I got into my house I ran into my room and slammed the door, I was happy for Hiccup and was really proud of him but now my dad is going to hate me forever but hopefully he will get over it. I sat in my room and waited for my parents to get home.
Hiccup's pov
I saw Astrid run away to her house and her dad looked really angry, I knew I should have let her win. I would have ran after her if my dad hadn't picked me up and walked to the great hall to celebrate, we walked past Astrid's house and her parents walked in the front door. I looked in her bedroom window to see her looking at me, I looked at her and gestured that she could come to the great hall, she just nodded then went down stairs. My dad finally put me down once we reached the great hall, he looked really proud and really happy, it was the happiest I've ever seen him. Everyone walked into the great hall and began eating and drinking mead and partying, people kept on coming up to me saying "congratulation" and "we didn't know you had it in you" I just smiled and waited for Astrid to come. Snotlout, Fishlegs and the twins came up to me and started to actually treat me like a Viking, like a human being for the first time ever.
"Well done cuz'" Snotlout said as he patted me on the back, did he just admit that we are related?
"If I was you if you see Astrid, run," Ruffnut said.
"Yeah, she hates losing," Tuffnut said, why are they being nice to me when they hated me just and hour ago? That goes the same to every other villager, even my father.
Astrid walked in the door with her dad by her side, her dad then walked away and she walked over to us. I looked at her and she just smiled the tiniest bit, "Hey guys," she said once she reached us.
"Your dad looks mad," Fishlegs said.
"He is, he doesn't like me losing." Astrid said.
"Well, I better be going I'm really tired," I said and faked yawned, I looked at Astrid and she understood that she should come to the cove.
I walked out of the great hall and went to the forge to get as much wood as I could collect in my arms, I looked about enough and then walked to the cove, and I didn't have to sneak around because everyone was at the great hall. I put the wood on the floor and went back for some more, I then grabbed some tools and went back to the cove. Astrid then appeared out of the forest with more wood.
"Well are you ready to go and build the cabin, milady?" I asked as I strapped the big planks of wood onto Toothless' saddle and Astrid strapped some more on Stormfly's. Once we knew that the planks of wood were secure and the tools were in the bag on Toothless' saddle, we flew of to the island to build the cabin escape, so when we want to get away for a bit we can just go to the cabin. We landed and luckily it was still bright outside, if it goes dark we can just light a fire. We stayed up all night trying to build the cabin, it was bigger then I expected, it was almost as bit as a house. All that we had to do was build the roof and then add a few things into the building and then the escape cabin will be done. It was about 5 in the morning that we finished, but we were too tired to go home, even the dragons so we just stayed at the cabin on the island.