A Complete Turnaround

Rated; M
Pairing; HiccupXAstrid
Disclaimer; I do not own anything HTTYD related. Everything belongs to its original creator.

Stuck Here

=Astrid's POV=

{Friday, October 15, 2021-6:25 pm}

(Haddock Manor)

Finally, my friends and me had the chance to apologize to Hiccup for Wednesday. Though, I really still couldn't believe everything I'd seen since arriving here at 4:30 pm. Okay, reaching Haddock Manor; we found out Hiccup's friends were leaving because Hiccup and Olivia were having sex. Now, while that wasn't unheard of for a couple who have been together for two years and share a child to do; the shocking part was that one; Hiccup answered the phone in the middle of said deed, and two; Hiccup and Olivia went at it for two hours! Hell, Eret and I don't make it past forty-five minutes, and that's doing foreplay and intercourse. At first, we thought it was an exaggeration that Hiccup said Olivia wouldn't be walking by the time they were done. However, that too proved to be entirely accurate from Olivia telling Hiccup she couldn't walk after he'd come downstairs. What surprised me, Ragna, Camicazi, and Nadia the most was Olivia stating to Hiccup that he was a God in bed. We had no proof of such, but it was definitely something to be curious about. Up until two weeks ago; we just thought Hiccup was a loser, so as I'd noticed before…Hiccup Haddock appear to be a man of several secrets. And they just keep coming to light. And Hiccup didn't seem to care one bit; the only one he asked us to respect is that his family like their privacy.

Regardless, Olivia was gone now, and Runa was evidently sleeping upstairs. Hiccup was listening for her, though; I could see the baby monitor attached to the waistband of his sweatpants. My friends and I came here to apologize to Hiccup, so we might as well just do it now that we had his attention.

"I'm waiting," Hiccup said after a few minutes of silence.

"We came to say sorry for Wednesday," Thuggory began.

"What happened Wednesday?" Hiccup asked. Was he being serious right now?!

"You know wh-," Camicazi began as I elbowed her arm, shaking my head. I get what Hiccup was doing now.

"For setting the Monstrous Nightmare off, and you getting hurt," Nadia informed.

"Funny. I thought just Eret did it, so you all had a hand in the act," Hiccup stated, unamused.

"Well, Eret's the one who used his slingshot…But we'd all planned it," Gruffnut remarked.

"Pray tell," Hiccup said.

"Huh?" we asked.

"It means tell me how you all planned it, and why," Hiccup explained with a sigh.

"We were jealous," Ragna said.

"Yeah, I figured you would be when you realized that Berkian Estates is the Haddock Family home, and has been since the late 8th Century," Hiccup rolled his eyes. "What did being jealous have to do with pissing off the Nightmare?"

"We got mad that you wouldn't join us, people like you," Camicazi responded.

"You lot are nothing like me. I've explained this before; just because I have all this," Hiccup motioned around. "Doesn't mean we're the same. You're all stuck up, snobby, rude, and heartless believing those who aren't like you are beneath you. You think that everyone has to bow at your feet, offering the utmost respect. That's not me, and it never will be. Your excuse is bullshit; I don't join you, so you try to kill me?"

"No! No…Hiccup, that wasn't the goal; you getting hurt was entirely an accident," I said quickly.

"Then what the fuck were you aiming to do?" Hiccup narrowed his eyes.

"We just wanted you to look like you didn't know about dragons…And get you removed as the Dragon Trainer," Eret muttered.

"And you thought the best way was to rile up one of the most stubborn and aggressive dragons in the world? A dragon that sets itself on fire and weighs in at five-thousand pounds? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get close to a wild one, earn its trust, and then train? I can't even count the number of scars I have from working with Hookfang," Hiccup retorted.

"Chief Jorgenson and Officer Ogglebert-Ingerman did say you trained every dragon we've worked with…" I mentioned out loud.

"Yes, I did. I spent all Summer doing it, on top of working. Most of those dragons came from my mother's sanctuary for them. All of them were freed from Dragon Hunter and Trappers, then rehabilitated by me. I lead that program; I work well with dragons who are scared or aggressive because of what they endured while captured," Hiccup enlightened.

"Look, we weren't trying to hurt you. We didn't know it would react that way," Thuggory stated now.

"If I punched you in the face right now, would you get pissed off?" Hiccup gave a bored look.

"Well, yeah," Eret remarked.

"Then what the fuck do you think is going to happen when you slingshot a rock at a Monstrous Nightmare's head!? You are an idiot! And it wouldn't have attacked me; Hookfang would have blasted Astrid as she was in front of him! You almost got your girlfriend killed in your jealousy to make me look bad!" Hiccup yelled, Eret glanced off to the side, trying to stay a hard-ass, but he knew he messed up. "And even with her safe, Hookfang would have gone after all of you had I not stepped in,

My eyes widened. "Wait…You got yourself hurt on purpose?"

"I wouldn't call it that; I kept his focus on me so none of you would hurt. I know how to survive the attacks; you'd be dead. I know how to calm a Nightmare down; you don't. So yes, I intentionally put myself in a line of literal fire to keep him away from all of you. Enraged Nightmares can be calmed by dragging their horns to the ground; it's just challenging to get to their horns when they are ticked off, and it involved taking a few hits to position yourself a way to pull them down. I took that beating to calm Hookfang down, and protect my students," Hiccup explained.

"That's why you told Dagur to keep us back," Ragna said, surprised.

"A lot of people don't attempt what I did because of how dangerous it is, and tough too. Trying to hold a Nightmare's horns while they are flamed up; it's next to impossible," Hiccup said. I really felt terrible now. Hiccup knew who pissed the Nightmare off, and he could have let the dragon go after those who were guilty. Instead, he got himself hurt to protect us. "Hookfang wouldn't have dared attack me, but when he's in a mood; he's rough. The tailwhip against the stable was his way of telling me to back off, but when I persisted, he fought back because he knew what I'd do. I guess you could say at that point; he was playing."

"What he did was playing?!" Camicazi, Nadia, and Ragna said in surprise.

"If Hookfang was aiming to hurt me; he would have done a lot worse by using his fire or using enough force to crack ribs. But no; he wasn't intentionally trying to hurt me. Hookfang wanted to go after Eret; he knew who did it because Eret's scent was on the rock, so I kept Hookfang's attention on me and got him to play, though frustrated still," Hiccup informed.

"Hiccup, we're sorry. Sincerely," I told him. Hiccup rolled his eyes, then closed them sighing.

"I'm probably going to regret doing this, but…Fine. I forgive you," Hiccup said, and we breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, and one more from me…For saving my life," I smiled a little. Hiccup only shrugged.

"If you honestly don't want me as the trainer anymore; I'll step down and give it to Dagur," Hiccup remarked.

"No, stay as the trainer," I spoke up, surprising my friends. "You're really good at it. We've had Dagur the past two days, and he continually says that some of our questions are Hiccup questions,"

"Well, I did teach him everything he knows, but not everything I do," Hiccup informed.

"Since we're here…Can you help us with some of the things that Dagur can't?" Camicazi wondered.

"I suppose, as long as you promise to stop giving me shit in class. I mean it…If you don't want to be there to learn about dragons, drop it and find another elective…I'm not going to waste my time instructing those who don't really care," Hiccup huffed with his arms over his chest. "And if you ever pull another stunt like Wednesday…" he warned.

"We won't. We swear," the seven of us responded quickly, seeing that Hiccup's tone was incredibly threatening and we knew he meant business.

"Good. Now, what did you need help with? And while explaining that, walk with me to the kitchen because I'm starving. I assume you all came here after school and haven't eaten yet either?" Hiccup asked, and we nodded. "Very well. Come; I'll provide you with dinner as it took a lot of balls to come here and apologize," he said. We were a little shocked. Didn't Hiccup know that we were forced to do this? I mean; I genuinely felt sorry knowing Hiccup got hurt that day, and even more so now knowing that Hiccup did it to protect us. Maybe we should just keep that to ourselves about being told to show up here. It seems Hiccup forgave us because we made the conscious choice to say sorry, and something said to me that Hiccup would flip his lid if he learned we only came on orders. I looked at the others, mouthing to shut up and not say a word.

. . .

=Normal POV=

{6:40 pm}

(Kitchen)

"Ah, young master Hiccup! I was wondering when you might be coming to see me about food," Hagen chuckled as Hiccup entered with the seven populars trailing behind. "Guests tonight?"

"Something like that. What have you got that's quick and easy?" Hiccup asked.

"Well, since your folks are out…Mac and cheese, hot dogs, ramen, burgers, chicken…Oh, and your personal favorite…Pizza," Hagen stated.

"The big ones?" Hiccup inquired.

"Do I buy anything else?" Hagen laughed a little.

"Good point. Make one of the big ones, and you know my choice toppings," Hiccup informed.

"Coming right up. They want anything on it?" Hagen wondered. Hiccup glanced at the seven.

"What are you toppings?" Thuggory asked.

"Beef, bacon, barbeque chicken," Hiccup said.

"That actually sounds really good," Gruffnut blinked.

"You girls alright with that?" Hiccup questioned.

"Can we do some with just pepperoni?" Camicazi hoped.

"I'm sure Hagen can make it happen," Hiccup nodded. Hagen smiled, then got to work with getting the dough and toppings. Hiccup led then into the family living room now but stopped and looked out the window curiously. Hiccup moved closer, inspecting outside almost.

"Something wrong?" Nadia asked.

"Hagen, can you flip that backyard light on for me?" Hiccup wondered. Seconds later, it was on, and Hiccup's eyes widened a little; it was almost a complete whiteout. "Oh, that's not good…" Hiccup said before getting his phone out. "Frigga," he called as there was a beep. "Call Dad,"

"Calling Dad."

There was ringing, and three in; there was a pickup.

"Hi, son. Everything okay at home?" Stoick's voice asked.

"If you're asking if I'm okay, then yes. Anyway…Have you or Mom been outside in the last forty minutes or so?" Hiccup inquired.

"No. We're still at the shelter, about to go to dinner," Stoick replied.

"Stay put where you're at; it's not safe to drive or take the dragons through the freak blizzard we're having," Hiccup informed. The group of seven had wide eyes, seeing the storm now.

"Good call, son. I actually just got a weather advisory text from the city. Flying and Driving Ban in effect until Sunday, but could still change depending on how the storm goes. Everyone is being urged to stay indoors." Valka's voice came through.

"I'll lock down the stables here. Are you two gonna be alright at the shelter?" Hiccup wondered.

"We'll be fine, son. We have a full kitchen and back up generator. Will you be okay at the house?" Stoick questioned.

"I'm good, Dad. Relax," Hiccup responded. "I gotta call Liv, and make sure she's alright. I sent her home with Mirage less than thirty minutes ago,"

"Keep us posted," Valka informed.

"Will do," Hiccup answered.

"Stay safe, Hiccup. We love you to-," Stoick reminded.

"To the moon and back again," Hiccup replied.

"Forever and always," Valka said afterward. The call ended as Hiccup sighed, closing his eyes.

"I hope you seven didn't have anywhere else to be for a few days," Hiccup mentioned.

"Wait, what do you mean?" Astrid asked quickly.

"Flight and Driving Ban; you can't be in the sky or on the roads as long as it's in effect, which it is until the earliest right now, Sunday morning," Hiccup informed. "You're staying here until the city says it's safe to travel again," Hiccup looked at them.

"Y-You mean we're stuck here?" they asked as Hiccup nodded once.