CHAPTER 10! I have made it to double digit chapter numbers XD soooo happy! This chapter has a bit of suicide mentioned, just mentioned. Just so ya know. Well onwards with chapter 10 XD!

A week after, Hiccup woke again, before Astrid. Not only were her ribs throbbing the night before, but she had nightmares to. Her nightmares seemed to be getting worse, she has them quite frequently to, but after everything they had seen in the past few months, he was surprised he hadden't had nightmares yet. He felt really bad because he couldn't ease the pain in her aching ribs, or stop her horrifying and violent nightmares, all he could do was hold her6 while she sobbed herself to sleep.

He decided that he would finish her Christmas present, for Christmas was only a few weeks away. He had the sketches of them all, he just had to put it all in one picture, witch shouldn't be too hard, at least he hopes.

He pulled out his sketch book and began quickly sketching out drafts. By the time he had the right one, there little garbage can was overflowing. The one he went with had both of them on the backs of there dragons, soaring high above the ocean. He had a shield strapped to his back, and she held her axe in her right hand. And to tie it all together, he drew a sunset in the background, then colored it all in. He sat back to look over his creation, then signed his name on the back and wrote 'Marry Christmas Astrid' then put the year on too. After, he set it in his sketch book and put it away before looking up at the clock. Its was 12:30 already! He's been sketching for the past 2 hours and a half! So he decided to wake his friend.

He gently shook her, a tempting to not hurt her ribs. "Astrid," he cooed "time to get up! Time for lunch!" Astrid then pulled her blanket over her head.

"Five more minutes." She whined sleepily.

"I meant to get you up an hour ago, no more minutes."

"Fine. Go so I can change."

He left the room, and within three minutes she was up and ready to go. They then marched to the little cafeteria hand in hand. But they were stopped very suddenly by the twins and Hiccup's cousin.

"Hiccup, what are you doing with my girl?" Scott says and rips Astrid away from Hiccup before either of them could react. "Hey babe." He said, but Hiccup managed to wrench his friend from Scott's tight grip before he could make a move.

"I'm not yours Scott, I'm no one's." Astrid snapped and punched him in the nose before returning to Hiccup's side, and Hiccup protectively wrapped his arms around her.

"And even if you were dating its not like you own her." Hiccup growled protectively.

"Fine Hiccup take your girlfriend and go!" Scott spat.

"She's not my girlfriend Scott." Hiccup grumbled and lead Astrid to the food (witch was much better then the cold oatmeal and chicken on the train.)

Once they had there food they sat at the table in the far left corner. They ate there lunch in silence, until Astrid spoke up.

"Hiccup why are you being so protective? I can take care of myself!" he just sighed and looked down at his half empty plate, refusing to speak. "Why? Hiccup! Why?"

"Back about a year ago when I lived in France, Scott had this girlfriend, Macy, my only friend at the time, she was almost as amazing as you and that's saying a lot," tears began to leak past his eye lids "he did such horrible things to her, he would not let her out of his sight, and, and eventually drove her to commit suicide. I-I tried to help, she said there was nothing I could do, so I did what I could. The night she, you know, she wrote me a note thanking me for everything, and that she was sorry but she felt like it was the only way out. And I don't want that to happen to you, it wasn't even just his girlfriend it was everyone around him, I just don't want that to happen to you."

Astrid knelt down onto her knees in front of him and rested her forearms on his knees, then with one hand she lifted his chin and with the other she held his hand. "I will never give up on you like that." then she pressed there noses together for a few seconds then stood up and held out her hand. "Wanna go back to our room?"

"Ya." He sniffed and grabbed her hand, and she helped him up then they headed back to there room. Once in they were in there room they sat on Hiccup's bed and snuggled for about an hour before there was a loud banging on there door.

"Astrid! Hiccup! Open the door!" It was Jackson!

Astrid ran to the door and opened it. "What!" Jackson was heaving, and out of breath he had obviously sprinted from the other side of the train.

"N-naz-i pl-anes on ra-dar." then he caught his breath "Nazis surrounding the ship! Take cover!"

"Where!?"

"Both of you go under his bed cover your selves with your bed sheets and stay up against the wall! NOW! If they pass, I'll let you know!"

She ripped the blankets of there beds and the both of them curled up against the wall under his bed and under the sheets. They grasped each other's hand and they both shook violently with fear. Astrid heard quiet sobbing and looked up at Hiccup who was crying out tears of pure fear.

"Astrid," he sobbed "I'm scared." But he was the bravest most courageous person she knew, and he was sobbing he was so scared.

"It's ok Hiccup, we'll make it."

"Promise?" He looked at her with his beautiful big green tear filled eyes.

"I promise."