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Chapter 10: Yours

Astrid couldn't believe it. This was what she's been waiting for. Her lips molded perfectly with Hiccups as if they were made for each other. The thought of her kissing anyone else just seemed unnatural because nothing had even come close to what she was feeling right now. The short couple of seconds when her lips were moving against Hiccup's and his were moving back seemed like an eternity. Almost as if realizing what he was doing, he suddenly pulled back. He was blushing a deep shade of red and looking away. He started rubbing the back of his neck and backed away. At the loss of contact, Astrid found herself leaning forward for more as he pulled away. She wanted more. She started to blush as well.

"S-Sorry. I-I didn't mean to… you know… do that," he said. He was blushing even more from his stutter.

"Uhmm, you probably want to go," he said. No. No, no, no. I don't want to leave, Hiccup. She was about to respond to him, but he spoke before she could.

"I actually have to go to the auto shop anyways." He still hadn't looked up at her. "I-I'll see you tomorrow I guess? Yeah. Just, you know… make sure you close the door when you leave." Without another word, he swiftly grabbed his jacket and stumbled out the door. Astrid heard tires screeching in the driveway as the black Camaro drove away. Toothless was looking up at her with his head tilted.

"I thought he would like me back, Toothless. I guess I was wrong." Astrid had never felt more defeated in her life. It was as if the floor was swept from under her and she was tumbling down into darkness. She felt rejected. She thought that he was enjoying it; the way he moved his lips suggested just that. But then he pulled away. Sighing, she got up and started to walk back to her house. She didn't notice the pain in her ankle come back until he was gone.

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Hiccup was speeding down the road. He didn't know where he was going. All he knew is that Astrid would obviously want him as far away as possible. She obviously regretted kissing him. She's Astrid Hofferson. I'm just Hiccup the useless. Why would she want to kiss me? She must have taken too much medication or something. But he couldn't help but wonder if she really wanted him. Hiccup had a small feeling of hope. Hope that maybe, just maybe she might like him back. When he kissed Astrid, he felt electrified, he felt her soft lips on his, and he felt her lips moving against his. When his lips started moving against hers, she didn't pull back. For a second, he thought that his dreams might come true, that maybe he would finally get the girl of his dreams, that maybe he and Astrid could be together.

But then he came to his senses. He knew the effect that pain medication and concussions had on people. Even though he hadn't seen her take any medicine or show any signs of a concussion, he was sure that one or the other had happened. Who in the right mind would kiss Hiccup? She was definitely dazed, he thought.

After what felt like hours, Hiccup finally decided to drive back home. He couldn't help the faint feeling inside him that wondered if she wanted to kiss him.

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The following day, all Hiccup could think about was Astrid. When he got up in the morning, he was not looking forward to confronting her. He knew she would let him down hard because he's Hiccup and she's Astrid. They are practically two different species. She is so amazing in everything she does and he… well he's just smart, nothing more. If only he knew how wrong he was.

He thought that he was going to be driving Astrid to school as usual, but out of the corner of his eye he saw her get on the bus as he backed out of his driveway. Yep. That just shows how much she doesn't want to be around me. Fuck, this sucks, he thought.

Astrid was thinking the exact same thing. When she woke up in the morning, she was looking forward to driving to school with Hiccup, but then she remembered last night. The way he had rejected her made her heart shatter into pieces. She figured that he doesn't want to see her, so she decided to take the bus instead. She hated all the people on that bus, especially the guys that kept checking her out. She ended up sitting at the front of the bus away from all of them. She remembered when she sat with Hiccup on the bus; she wishes he were here now with his arm around her shoulders. She sighed to herself.

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Hiccup was gathering his books from his locker while looking around to make sure Astrid wasn't coming. All of a sudden, Heather popped up right in front of him with her too-much-makeup-face and her too tight skirt.

"Hey Hiccup," she said with a grin. He liked Astrid's grin better. "Where's Astrid? Don't you two usually carpool?" she asked in a sweet voice. He liked Astrid's firm voice better. Heather was playing dumb on purpose; of course she knew they carpooled. She just wanted to set up her plan.

"No, not today. There was an erm… incident yesterday between us," he replied.

"Oh? What happened?" Hiccup didn't want to tell anyone what happened between him and Astrid because if she really didn't want him, then at least he would have that memory to himself.

"It doesn't matter. All I know is that she probably doesn't want to see me anymore."

"Well, I can't say I'm surprised," she said in return. Little did Hiccup know that Heather was starting to put her mischievous plan into work. Heather smirked a little when Hiccup turned to face her with wide eyes.

"What do you mean you're not surprised?"

She crossed her arms and scoffed before saying, "What? You didn't know? Hiccup, the entire school basically knew." Her plan was starting to take off already.

"Know what? I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Come on Hiccup. I thought you were smart. It's obvious that Astrid is using you to get an A on your project."

Hiccup couldn't believe what she was saying. Astrid would never do something like that. She's too good for those kinds of things.

As if reading his mind, Heather rolled her eyes and said, "Think about it Hiccup. Didn't I use you to get an A? I acted all sweet and stuff back then, but it was only to get an A. Obviously that's not the case now, but Astrid is a lot like me and she is definitely using you to get an A."

Hiccup felt his heart explode. If that was true, then everything he had with Astrid was all built on a lie. After everything he told her, after everything they did together, he thought that maybe they could be at least friends. He could already feel his vision starting to blur. Without another word, he ran to the nearest bathroom and shut himself in one of the stalls. He leaned against the stall door and ran his fingers through his hair. How could I be so stupid? To think that Astrid Hofferson would want to be friends with me. I should have seen it from the start. This is Heather all over again.

Hiccup felt like he was dying. He could barely feel his legs underneath him. He sunk down to the floor and silently sobbed. He couldn't stay here; he couldn't face her. He didn't care if he skipped his stupid classes, he just couldn't face her.

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As she got off the bus, Astrid could feel the stares of all the other guys on her. It was an unwelcomed feeling. By now, everyone knew how she had broken up with Scott and how she was available. Well as far as she was concerned, she wasn't available. Even if Hiccup totally rejected her, she wouldn't be able to find what she had with him anywhere else.

As she walked over to her locker, she saw Heather smirking at her while leaning against Hiccup's locker.

"What the hell do you want, Heather?" she asked bitterly.

"Oh nothing, Astrid. I just wanted to tell you that I told Hiccup the truth about you." Astrid quirked an eyebrow at that statement.

"What do you mean you told him the 'truth'?"

Heather crossed her arms before saying, "Well, I may have stretched the truth just a tiny little bit." Astrid was starting to get very angry and worried. She grabbed Heather by the collar of her shirt. Heather didn't even flinch, rather her smirk deepened.

"I just told him how you were just using him, how he was nothing to you." Astrid faltered back at what Heather had just said. Her eyes went wide when realization hit her.

"What?! You told him I was using him?" Astrid yelled.

"Come on Astrid, lets face it, it's fairly obvious that you have a thing for the little nerd. Even thought most people don't see it, I can see right through you. I already claimed that nerd for myself and I am not letting you get in the way. So yes, I told him that you used him."

Astrid didn't have any words. Oh God, what happened to Hiccup? What will he think of me? Will he even care if I tell him that I like him anymore? Or will he believe Heather instead. Oh God I have to find him. Without another word, she ran off looking for him. He wasn't in their class and he wasn't anywhere in the hallway. She ran into Fishlegs and Ruffnut who were holding hands on a bench in the High School Commons.

"Jeez what's with you Astrid?" Ruff asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Have you seen Hiccup?" she asked between pants.

Fishlegs's head shot up before he said, "Yeah. I saw him run into the bathroom. He looked pretty torn up. I asked him what was wrong and he just said he had to get out. That was the last I saw of him. I'm guessing he just left."

Suddenly, Astrid didn't care if she missed all her classes, she didn't care if she had to go to detention. All that mattered right now was Hiccup. She had to fix this before it was too late. She bolted through the doors and ran the two-mile run back to their neighborhood.

When she finally reached his house, she started pounding on the door. Astrid knew that he was there because his car was hastily parked in the driveway.

"Hiccup! Hiccup it's me! Open up please!" Astrid was on the verge of tears at the thought of Hiccup never speaking to her again. After a few minutes of no response, Astrid lifted up the plant that was sitting outside the door and grabbed the key that was underneath. Hiccup had shown her where it was when he found her sitting outside his door waiting for him to get home from the forge. When she asked him why he would show that spot to her, he simply said, "I trust you." I trust you. His words replayed in her head over and over again like a broken record. What if that trust was gone? What if he could never trust her again? She would never use Hiccup like Heather did. Everything that Astrid did was because she wanted to. Not because she wanted to trick Hiccup. As she slipped the key into the lock, she realized that she was in love with him.

She loved him, and she didn't want to let him go.

She rushed up the stairs and stopped right in front of his door. She gently knocked on the door. "Hiccup… it's me. We need to talk."

"Go away Astrid." His bitter words hit her like a battering ram. She felt all the air leave her lungs. It took her a couple of seconds to steady out her breathing.

"Please Hiccup, I know what Heather told you. It's not true," she said softly. She could already feel the tears welling up in her eyes.

"Oh really? Well since you say it's not true I guess that we can just go ahead and carry on like nothing happened," he said with heavy sarcasm. She felt tears slowly fall from her eyes at his words. "Did the kiss even matter at all to you, Astrid? Did you feel anything? Or do you just enjoy torturing me?"

"No Hiccup, it's not like that!" she said as she sobbed.

"Why should I believe you Astrid?"

At that point, Astrid knew what she had to do. Even if it didn't make a difference in what he thought of her, she had to let him know. She had to let him know that their moments together were the best moments of her life, that the kiss made her feel like she was flying through the sky, that she… loved him.

"Because… Because I love you Hiccup," she said silently. A couple of minutes passed by and he hadn't said anything. She sighed in defeat. It's over, she thought. She was about to turn around and leave before the door opened. She looked up to see a wide-eyed Hiccup looking at her. In his eyes, she didn't see anger, or disappointment, or sadness. She only saw surprise and shock in his eyes.

"What?"

"I- I love you Hiccup."

"R-Really?" he asked.

Without removing her gaze from his eyes, she said, "Yes. I have for longer than I've realized." They were frozen for a minute; neither of them knew what to do.

She decided to ask the question that was taking over her mind. "Do you- Do you feel the same way?"

His shoulders dropped as he released a large sigh. She was suddenly filled with worry and fear that he wouldn't love her back, but then she saw that crooked smile that she loved so much come across his face.

"Yes." And before she knew it, his lips crashed into hers. She felt the same lightning strikes when he kissed her. She thought that nothing could be better than what she felt last night, but when he put his hands around her waist and pulled her closer, she felt out of this world. She wrapped her arms around his neck and let her tongue brush over his bottom lip. He gladly parted and let her enter and explore his mouth. His own had brushed over hers and began to explore hers as well.

The kiss was the greatest thing she had ever felt. Having sex with Scott didn't even come close to what she felt right now. After what felt like forever, they finally parted to breathe.

"Wow," he said.

She smiled up at him, "Wow."

And then she crashed her lips into his. She felt the same lightning strikes all over her body as he pulled her into his bedroom. They fell onto the bed and Astrid giggled against Hiccup's lips as their tongues tangled together. After parting again for some much needed air, Astrid laid against Hiccup's chest as he sat up to lean against his bedframe.

"I love you," she said, "I've been waiting for so long to say it. I love you, Hiccup."

"I never thought I'd hear you say it. I love you so much more than you could imagine." He kissed the top of her hair as he stroked her back.

She looked up at him and gave him a quick peck on the lips. She smiled at him before she laid her head back on his chest.

"Well I guess I should ask now," he said. She looked up at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Astrid Hofferson will you go out on a date with me?"

She sat up and gave him a light punch on the arm. "That's for waiting until I said I loved you to ask." She then kissed him and said, "I would love to go on a date with you Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the third."

He rolled his eyes and stole another kiss before she laid her head back on his chest. As she was stroking small circles on his chest, he couldn't help but say, "So skipping school Hofferson? That is unacceptable. I might just have to report to the dean." he said with a smirk. Sarcasm was always one of Hiccup's strong suits.

She punched him in the side before saying, "Shut up Haddock." He chuckled to himself as he pulled her in closer. They were both happier than they had ever been before.

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I know it's shorter chapter, but hey it's finally happened! And stupid Heather for turning Hiccup against Astrid. We'll see just how she reacts to them being together in the next chapter. Also, if you guys have some time, I have a new story that I might just continue. It's called Servitude and I just posted a quick preview. Tell me what you guys think of it. Thanks! See you guys next time!