Hi! I'm back with another chap!

And I'm soooooo happy with your reviews! I hope the new chap is gonna be good enough!

Surferbabe2019: I'm glad, then! And thanks os much for reviewing! I hope you enjoy the new chap!:D

ManaketeSmoocher: You also have a good point, I agree that there's not much sense in developing their relationship if it wasn't developed in the first place. I guess it differs from person to person how developed (or not) they can stand. But the fact that they only got together on season 4 was completely annoying. When RTTE began, I thought they'd be already a couple, and then, when I watched it, I noticed they weren't… It was frustrating, but since I liked the stories, the eps, the animation and, obviously, the couple, I overcame it quite easily, and I also understood they were developing their characters throughout the RTTE series… I still think they could have gotten together waaaay before that… But I don't think Astrid suffers form bing the one interest, to me, at least, she might have been born for being the romantic interest, but they gave her a good personality that they developed throughout the movies and series (though of course it could have been better from the beginning, but, as you said, the movie was focused on Hiccup and his father, and obviously, Toothless). Anyway, true! It's hard to see Merida with anyone, I guess I can only ship her with Hiccup because he is a wonderful and totally shippable character, lol. And I don't know, this adventurous part of Hiccup kinda matches her rebel one to me, hehehe.

Guest: Oh, you have a keen eye indeed! I do categorize those three kisses as "reward" somehow, but not only that, saying just "reward" is like saying it's just half of it. In all of these situations, at least in my opinion, there were some level of reward, being it for coming up with the Red Death's plan, for surviving through that, for bringing the dragons back for Snoggletog or for throwing the race and being the better viking… The thing is, that's just half of it, saying they were rewards, Astrid was taking out the romantic meaning of the kisses. She was taking out the part of how much she was relieved to see him well again, or for recognizing the amazing person he was. And Astrid (my Astrid, from the fic), did this on porpose, because she didn't want to freak him out even further, she wanted to be sure he'd be more used with the present to actually talk more about their relationship. And come to think of it, she wouldn't get near kissing anyone else in there even if they deserved some kind of reward, and, the way I see it, it's because of the affection and romantic feelings she has only towards Hiccup. Btw, I'm glad someone noticed these details that much, thanks! :D

SunshineGirl14: Oh, Yeah! She changes a lot and develops a lot throughout the movies and series, she's totally different in movie 2! Thanks for reviewing and here is the next chap! I hope you enjoy the flying lesson! Hehehe

SailorMew4: Thanks so much for reviewing, like, every chap from the beginning! And I hope you'll like the flight and that the wait was worth it! :D

Made For More: Even without much to say, I still love your reviews! Thanks so much for spending your time reading and commenting! :D

Thearizona: No, it doesn't help… I'm having trouble with the book I'm working on right now because every time I take a break, I forget a little more and it's harder to keep track of everything… Anyway, Yeah, Flying will be fun and I hope you like it! :D

SquallofVIII: Thanks for your review! Hiccup is gonna start having the memories back soon, but it will still talk a while to go back to his former RTTE self, that's because it's going to be a process, and you'll see this happening after Stoick arrives, because some things around are going to change (can't tell much, spoilers), and Hiccup will start having more memories, too. I hope you'll like it!

Threni: You saw that scene really the way I pictured it! You know, all the tragedy and the disappointment… And lol! Im not that scared of driving cars, but I guess I would if I had to drive on air, I'd be freaking… And now I'm picturing myself in a sic-fi movie like Back to the Future or Star Wars, driving several feet above ground, hehehe. And yeah! I knew the scene would be from Dragon King 2, Snotlout is already showing a few signs that he'll do something worth apology… About the around the world fic, I meant something smaller, maybe showing Hiccup growing up and meeting the dragons he found around the world, if I'm not mistaken, I think Persephone was one like that, right? I guess he met her in China… My memory is not that good… But yeah, perhaps someone will do this, sooner or later, anyway… Oh, yeah! That time when she tricked the hunters were awesome (I don't think I'd have thought of that, i mean, maybe in a story, but not in a real life situation, lol). BTW, loved the "shall remain nameless" reference… hehehe

Fillerr: Hi! Thanks for reviewing! I actually thought about doing that, Astrid with amnesia, but the thing is that the plot would be too similar and (at least right now) I don't think I'd be able to do something like that and still keep it somewhat fresh. But who knows? Maybe after s5 I could one up with something. I can already imagine a 15-year-old Astrid noticing how 18-year-old Hiccup looks hot, hehehe. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chap! :D

And now, on with the chap! :D

How to Deal With Amnesia

Chapter 10: Lift Me Up

Hiccup could not believe his sight. The already beautiful island was even more wonderful from the air.

"It's… amazing!"

"Yeah, I know." Astrid said behind him on Toothless. "See? It's not that difficult."

"Oh, it is. And I've seen my notes about flying, I fell like a hundred times before I could get the hang of it."

"Hey, you created a tailfin prosthetic out of nothing, it was obvious you had to get some things wrong before you could get it right. But now, the prosthetic is all done and working properly. Besides, this time you have something you didn't have the first time."

"It's certainly not my memory" He mumbled.

Astrid chuckled. He could be so naive!

"I meant me, you silly. I'm here to help you."

Even sitting behind him, she could see that he smiled at her kind words with red cheeks. Maybe, just maybe, she was starting to do the right thing, he seemed a bit more open to her, and relaxed. Or maybe it was just flying on Toothless that caused him to feel this good. Either way, she leaned closer to him. He was surprised, but soon relaxed again.

Having Astrid behind him like that was somewhat familiar and cozy. He already always admired her and had an attraction to the blond warrior, but this shallow distant feeling was growing bigger, maybe it had been before.

Hiccup was agape as he remembered flashes of something similar, one seemed recent, she almost fell and he had to hold her, and he guessed they were searching for Stormfly. The second time seemed closer to what he remembered, given the fact that he still had both feet, then.

"You know, I think it might be safer to soar above the sea instead of the land. Water is no cushion, but if we fall it's less dangerous than falling on land…"

"Sure, you just need to move the pedal and lean right."

He agreed and pressed the pedal, first it was a wrong position and they end up going left, until he quickly adjusted it to the opposite way and they flew to open sea.

A gust of wind found them and before the flight had the time to get unstable, Hiccup maneuvered the pedal to compensate and keep them still. He frowned. It was automatic, natural… He didn't even had to think… Almost like second nature.

"What's wrong?" Astrid asked when she noticed he was different.

"No… It's just…" He petted the dragon's neck, smiling. "Do I get off your back, Bud?"

"Hiccup, what are you talking about?"

"I may not remember flying, but my body does. I just adjusted it naturally; I didn't have to think about what I had to do to actually do it. I'm probably so used to it that I might spend more time on the air than on land." He joked, happily and excited.

"I guess it's something like that." She chuckled. "I think you're already getting used to it. Maybe I should leave you and Toothless to fly by yourselves a little."

Astrid called Stormfly that was already close to catch them, if needed and so the girl stood up and jumped to the Nadder. Hiccup was a little uncertain to being alone, but the excitement of flying blew the uncertainty away.

"I don't know if I'm already getting used to fly, but I surely like being up here." Hiccup leaned forward to pet Toothless's head. "Come on, Bud, show me what you've got!" The dragon snorted proudly and sped up.

"Hey! Hiccup, wait up!" Astrid yelled making Stormfly go after them. Luckily, the Nadder was used to push herself to go faster and could almost keep up with the Night Fury. "Hiccup, you're not that used to flying, it's dangerous!"

However, knowing he could move the pedal so naturally sent an adrenaline rush right through Hiccup's system, and he wanted to see if he could remember something else by flying, since he had been on the air for so long during those three years.

He turned back and shouted. "Come on, Astrid, you're getting behind!"

It was weird how it felt familiar, flying around, playing, joking… He had done it before, he just couldn't remember. And this was so frustrating! Hiccup held tighter on the handles and kept going faster, hoping that this wonderful sensation of cutting the air so quickly could make him forget his worries and just feel better for a while.

The wind was blowing in his ears and ruffling his hair, it was amazing! He felt invincible… And it reminded him of how it felt like flying for the first time, the real first time when he almost fell to his doom and rocked his way out of various sea stacks. Yes! He remembered that. He remembered the scenery, the rush it felt going up to the clouds and then the despair of falling until he managed to go back on the saddle, finding himself flying in an impossible speed to the sea stacks and how he moved his foot on the pedal with perfection until they were out of there, safely.

His heart raced even more so, it was breathtaking to finally have a more consistent memory back instead of just flashes out of context. He was so excited with it that his leg started moving on its own as if he was back on the sea stacks, the memories so vivid in his head as if he was deviating the rocks for real as if his life depended on it. The only problem was that it didn't and he ended up moving the tailfin prosthetic, sending Toothless to the right, while he didn't expect the sudden move and didn't follow, falling forward.

"Hiccup!" Astrid saw what happened and hurried Stormfly to try and catch the boy. She was obviously worried about Toothless as well, but dragons were made to handle some falls, humans, on the other hand, weren't. However, they were so fast and so distant that she couldn't reach him on time and he fell against the water, and so did Toothless a few meters away, leaving Astrid and Stormfly hovering above, desperately searching for them.

The water was cold, hard, and he fell so fast that he nearly passed out. He was in a haze, without knowing where was up or down, it was utterly confusing. As soon as the bubbles around him vanished, he could see a black mass with big green eyes looking at him.

This has also happened before, both of them underwater. Probably a lot of times, but Hiccup had the impression he almost drowned at least two times, one Toothless was stuck and Hiccup was trying to free and save him, the second time, it was the opposite. Again, they were just pieces of memories he didn't even know it was true or not or what was going on or even if it was accurate, but he had flashes nonetheless and they were all he had! The mistake was gasping underwater as he had the flashed in his mind.

Toothless noticed Hiccup choking and swam to him quickly, positioning himself underneath the human to go up. They broke the surface of the water and Hiccup coughed and gasped for air.

"For Thor's sake, Hiccup! Do you want to scare me half to death?"

"Thanks, Bud… I think I swallowed a bit of water, shit…" He looked up to Astrid. "I'm fine."

"No, you're not. I'm gonna kill you if you scare me like that again! Geez, you're so stubborn!"

"Hey, but I was going just fine… I just…" He smiled, truly happy even after nearly drowning and with his lungs on fire and his skin was cold as ice. "I remembered flying for the first time!"

"That's wonderful, really! But please let's go back to your hut before you freeze! You're not completely used to flying, yet. So take it slow next time you decide to go around trying to kill yourself. See what I told you? You got these suicidal tendencies after you met Toothless."

"Hey, don't blame it out on him." Hiccup mounted on the Night Fury and they took off.

"I'm not blaming him, he does what he can to save you." It was her comeback as they flew back to the Edge, to his house.

As soon as they entered, Toothless shook the water off of him and lit up the fire. Before Hiccup could search for a blanket, Astrid was way ahead him, already putting one on his shoulders. The boy thanked her and pushed the blanket to warm himself up; there was an adorable smile on his lips. But then, it faded and was replaced by red cheeks as he looked away. Hiccup shivered and embraced himself under the thick cloth. Trying to get rid of the freezing sensation, he got closer to the fire.

Astrid sighed, remembering how they were so embarrassed by getting close to each other, like in that time the two of them and their dragons were trapped under the snow. Toothless and Stormfly protected them, but as soon as they realized they were hugging each other, they separated immediately and red all over. Yes… He was still stuck on that level in their relationship, and she kept forgetting it until he did something like blushing or looking away.

It was so hard to handle it, she missed her Hiccup, yet, he was there, right in front of her! He was their leader, the pillar that kept the group well and together, and he was the guy she always went to ask for help. If he were there, he'd be able to help her deal with it, and he would be able to help his forgotten self to get back on track. But he couldn't do that and deep down, she wondered if she'd ever see him again, talk to him again or ask for his guidance again.

She took a step back.

Astrid needed time alone to pull herself together. For the good of the team, she had to keep cool; she was the second in command and the group would turn to her to lead them. And for Hiccup's sake, she had to stay calm and not lose her nerve with him again or he could shut down for good. She was the closest one to him, but back to when he remembered, he had no friends, Astrid didn't want him to feel lonely again, but she also didn't know how she could make him feel more comfortable around her and the group as a whole… She wanted him to trust them. And she needed to lift up her mood in to accomplish this task. It was a shame that her Hiccup wasn't here to do that; he'd be able to make her feel better in a blink of an eye; he always knew the right words to say.

She could also see that Hiccup didn't know how to deal with this eighteen-year-old Astrid, so different from the fifteen-year-old one he remembered. At least no matter what, she knew he'd have Toothless. He had already become very fond of the Night Fury.

"Well, I guess I'll leave you and Toothless for a while, I have to check if Snotlout is doing all his punishment chores and if Ruff and Tuff didn't set anything on fire… Will you be okay?"

"Sure. I'm sorry to hold you up when you have stuff to do…"

"No, it's okay. I like spending time with you… Even when you're scaring me like that. But don't worry, I'll be back later to check on you." She shrugged and mounted Stormfly to leave.

Hiccup sighed and sat down near the flames, leaning on Toothless for support and warmth.

You know what, something that always bugged me in the series (and movies) was that no one seems to be cold (unless it's snowing, and they still use sleeveless clothes (apart from Hiccup)). I mean, it happens, but it's rare… So when Hiccup fell in the water, I imagine he'd be freezing… So, what did you guys think of the chap?

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