This will be a lighter chapter, I hope you like it.

The first place Hiccup thought to go was the grove Toothless and he had become friends in. It was secluded and quiet, which was perfect for someone who needed healing like Astrid. Stormfly watched worriedly as Hiccup cleaned and bandaged each wound, save for the more personal ones. He only lifted the tunic just enough to get the wounds on her stomach. He'd wait till Astrid was awake again so she could care for her chest wounds.

He watched her all night long, making sure she was alright and didn't take a turn for the worse. It wasn't until noon the following day that Astrid awoke and Hiccup hugged her close to him. He left to get food while she treated her wounds and by the time he got back she was sitting against Stormfly with a new shirt on and her braid back in place. She smiled at him, and relief filled him, allowing him to smile back.

"How are you feeling, do you need anything?" Hiccup busied himself with making the fire bigger and getting it ready to cook the fish. He then pulled out a water pouch and offered it to her. "You need to stay hydrated." Astrid accepted the water and sipped at it.

A silence fell over them, Astrid opened her mouth to say something, but stopped when she saw Hiccup had fallen asleep. She couldn't help the small giggle that left her lips, and was glad only the dragons were awake to hear her. She started getting up and Stormfly helped her balance. Astrid noticed he had bags under his eyes from watching over her all night.

With the help of the dragons Astrid was able to lay Hiccup down in the shade and get some of the fish cooking. She watched the fish closely, flipping them every so often. When they looked done, she carefully took them and placed the cooked fish on the leaf Hiccup had brought them in.

Said male woke up from the smell of food and looked around confused. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes, yawned, and proceeded to try and figure out what was going on. Once his eyes landed on Astrid he remembered it all. Hiccup jumped to his feet and was by her side in an instant, cursing his human need for sleep. "You're still injured, you should be the one resting not me."

Astrid rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, "I'm fine, I've had worse wounds, and you did a wonderful job of cleaning them, so it's time for you to shut up and eat." She ordered the dragon rider, who in turn rubbed the back of his neck and smiled sheepishly. He knew that her yelling at him meant she'd be just fine. As the two ate in peace Astrid finally found the words she'd been meaning to say. "Thank you, for everything." He looked at her in surprise, but she kept her eyes on her lap.

Hiccup smiled, this was the first time he felt relaxed since he'd learned Astrid was the one after him. Though she was injured, and the barbarians were still on Berk, he was content. While he looked at her he noticed the way her golden hair shimmered in the sun light, and even in her spiked skirt, she looked like an angel. Of course he'd never mention that to her, once she was better he'd clear the island of dragons and leave forever.

Before he even registered the motion Hiccup had brushed some of Astrid's hair away from her face and tucked it behind her ear. He froze, his hand hovering near her face. Astrid turned her head to look at him, shock written on her face, but something else in her eyes. He drew his hand away and stood abruptly. Before she could question him, he'd hopped upon Toothless and was out of sight. Both of them felt confused and wondered what had just happened.

Toothless POV

He ran away, again, this is getting annoying. Why can't the humans stay and converse? Why must they play such games? I wanted to smack my rider upside the head, but that will have to wait until we land. The only reason I went along with him is to get away from the worrying, blabbermouth Nadder. All day long the female dragon nagged him with questions on the female human, how was he to know when she'd be fine, or when she'd fly again, or even if she'd choose hiccup as her mate? Nadders were so very annoying in general, though admittedly, Stormfly was more tolerable then most, that is, until recently.

"Why is it you can't just mate her and get all this over with?" I didn't expect the downward fall to happen, but apparently Hiccup had stomped his foot, causing the two of us to plummet until he came to his senses.

He straightened out our flying before responding to me, "Bud it's not like that, for one she doesn't think of me in that way, and for two when you want to 'mate' someone you have to court them and marry them first." I could feel his embarrassment.

"Human rituals are far to annoying." I shook my head in disgust, humans are so much trouble.

The Grove

Astrid felt disappointed in both herself and Hiccup. She should have stopped him from leaving, and he should have stayed to explain himself. "Ugh what was that even about?" She threw her hands in the air and flopped backwards, her back bumping Stormfly. "What do you think it meant girl? Why did he leave like that?" She hated not understanding, and not knowing, all the blonde girl wanted was answers. With a loud huff Astrid decided Hiccup wasn't going to have a chance to run again. The second the rider landed she was going to force him to give her all the answers she deserved.

Cutting it short because action is gonna happen and want it all in one big chapter.