Hola! Okay, if you guys are confused about Hiccup's little "his father didn't really force Astrid to join dragon training…" thing than I'm here to explain.
Okay, so basically Stoic had told Hiccup about the possibility of Astrid being put in dragon training, but he thought it was terrible idea, so he didn't really agree with her going, but he didn't object either. So Hiccup pushed it that little extra mile and made her go to dragon training. So yeah, Hiccup may be a jerk, but he's the reason she's there so…
I saw the awesome reaction that my "original" chapter got so I figured I'd give it another shot, only thing is that this chapter changes a lot (hopefully) in the following chapters.
And I'm sorry if Hiccup's being a bit to "obvious" but hey. Cut me some slack.
And help out the newbie, what is an AU? And another thing! What does OC stand for? I know what it is but what does it stand for what's the definition of the acronym?
Anyway, ONTO THE STORY!
Chapter 11
Hiccup held his sword in his left hand, and had his shield strapped onto his right arm. He swung sideways at Snotlout, who dodged. Snotlout brought up his hammer with intense speed and brought it down on his cousin's head. Quick as lightning, Hiccup brought up his shield and blocked his cousin's attack. His tiny form shook at the sheer pressure, but he recovered quickly, using his shield, he threw Snotlout's arm to the left and the weapon flew out of his hand.
Snotlout only had a second to blink before a sword was thrust at his neck. The brunette quickly dropped his shield and threw up his hands in surrender.
"I give!" He said weakly.
Smirking at his victory Hiccup removed the offending weapon and un-strapped his shield. He held out his hand and Snotlout shook it firmly.
"Good job." They both said at the same time.
Suddenly they heard someone laugh and the turned around to see Stoic the Vast.
Hiccup dropped his sword and ran up to his father.
"Dad you're back! When did you get here?" Hiccup asked, excited that his father had finally returned.
Stoic laughed, "I just got back, I decided to visit you and see how you were doing. I see you haven't lost your touch! Maybe Gobber was fibbin' about Astrid again!"
A dark shadow crossed over Hiccup's face at the mention of the Hofferson girl. Seeing his cousins attitude change Snotlout quickly backed away.
"Dude, if you're going to flip out like you did last time go into the forest before it's too late!"
Hiccup shot his cousin the meanest glare he could muster before grabbing his sword and slipping it into its sheath.
"No, I am calm." He said through gritted teeth.
"Oh yeah?" Snotlout used all of his strength to rip off a small piece of his shield.
He held it out to his cousin, "hold this."
Hiccup took the chunk of wood and it was crushed in his fist. He opened his palm and nothing but saw dust was left. He blew angrily and then wiped his hands on his vest.
"That only proves I'm strong."
"No it proves you're angry."
"It does not!" He screeched.
Stoic stared at his son in shock. Hiccup rarely got angry, well he did, but never like this! Obviously, something was upsetting him.
"Son, do you want to talk? It seems like something's bothering you."
"I'm fine dad." He muttered quietly.
"He's in denial!" Ruffnut sang out as she entered the ring.
Hiccup glared at his friend, "I thought we agreed that you wouldn't say that anymore!"
"In denial about what?" Stoic asked, confused beyond repair.
"That's he's in love with Astrid!"
Hiccup's cheeks burned a vibrant red and he glared at Ruffnut, "I've told you guys a thousand times. I don't like Astrid like that!"
If Stoic was confused before, he was ten times more confused now. So his son, his son, liked Astrid Hofferson? Astrid Hofferson? What was the world coming to?
"Wait! Stop everything." He turned to his son, "Hiccup, do you like Astrid Hofferson?"
"No! Dad, my only goal right now is to be the best so I don't let down my tribe when I become chief. That's all I want! I don't want to think about girl friend's right now!"
A small smile spread onto the chief's face at his son's answer and he threw his arm around his son and laughed.
"Of course! Come on son; let's go get something to eat. I'm starved!"
Hiccup rolled his eyes, "I'm sure you are dad."
He looked over his shoulder and glared at Ruffnut and Snotlout, his green eyes saying 'you got off lucky.'
The two teens shivered as they watched him leave and turned to each other fearfully once he was out of sight.
"You don't think he's going to kill me tonight right?" Ruff asked, fear obvious in her voice.
"I suggest hiding now."
Ruffnut gave a small sound of terror as Snotlout patted her back reassuringly, "well, it was nice knowing you Ruff."
Stoic and Hiccup sat across from each other in the Meade hall. Stoic was busy feeding his hungry belly and Hiccup was turned the other way, his arms crossed and his eyes closed in concentration.
At that moment the door to the hall was thrown open and Astrid strode in, probably getting herself lunch.
Hiccup's eyes opened at her loud entrance, and just like last time, his eyes followed her every move.
The big chief noticed his son's behavior and was greatly confused.
After getting her food Astrid sat down at a nearby table. She looked up from her plate and waved happily at Hiccup, he grinned and waved back.
Happy with the response Astrid turned away from him and focused on her lunch.
His grin faded and he sharply turned away from her, as if she didn't exist, and he hadn't just smiled at her.
Stoic's eyes darted between the two teens in confusion. Hiccup said he didn't like Astrid, but was that true? Or was Ruffnut right and he was in denial about it? Either way, Stoic didn't like it. He didn't mind if Hiccup did indeed turn out liking Astrid, but he wasn't okay with his son lying to him about it.
"Son." Stoic started, wiping grease off his face, "are you sure you don't want to talk about something?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Just eat your lunch."
"Hiccup, you can tell-"
Hiccup stood up from his seat, turned around and glared at his father, "I am fine, and I'm sorry but people constantly pestering me about this is not helping! I do not like Astrid okay? I didn't like her when we were kids, and I don't like her now! All right? I could care less about her!"
Suddenly there was a loud crash behind him and he turned around to see Astrid standing there, her empty plate on the floor in front of them. Hiccup froze in place, she had heard.
If he didn't feel like a jerk before, he certainly did now.
Tears filled Astrid's eyes and with unknown strength she pushed Hiccup backwards.
"You don't like me? Well I don't like you!" She kicked her plate at him, "thank for nothing Hiccup!"
With that said she turned around and flew from the room, crying.
"Astrid wait! I'm sorry!" He shouted running after her.
Astrid ran until she entered the forest, where she collapsed against a tree. Tears poured down her face and she tried to quickly wipe them away, she was a Viking now! She couldn't cry!
But the tears refused to stop. She leaned against the scratchy tree as she continued to cry. Astrid knew Hiccup didn't like her the way she liked him, but she thought they were at least friends.
"Astrid!"
The blonde girl turned around to see Hiccup running towards her. When he finally reached her Astrid was beyond crying, she was now sobbing uncontrollably. He touched her shoulder and she ripped away from him.
"Astrid I am so sorry! I didn't mean what I-"
"So why did you say it?" She asked, anger obvious in her voice.
"I didn't mean it like-"
"I don't want to hear it. You know, we may not be the closest of people, but I thought we were at least friends, but I guess I was wrong!" She harshly turned around and began to stalk away.
Hiccup chased after her again, "Astrid please, just give me one minute-"
Astrid turned around, fire burning in her eyes. Then, it happened. It was so fast that Hiccup didn't even see it coming; he only felt the searing pain growing on his cheek. Astrid had pulled back her arm, and slapped him right across the face.
The red head stared at her in shock and disbelief. Astrid had just slapped him!
A sad expression crossed his face; it wasn't what she did that surprised him, because he deserved that slap. No, it was the person who did it, is what surprised him. Astrid was the kind of girl who couldn't hurt a fly!
"A minute? I've given you fourteen years Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the third!" Hiccup gulped, she was pissed.
He reached out a hand to her and she slapped it away, "go away! I never want to see you again!"
Without another word, she turned and ran further into the forest.
His cheek turned red and he brushed his fingers against it. He winced at the slight sting and sighed.
"I'm sorry." He whispered to the trees.
Astrid ran into her and Toothless's clearing. She was sobbing loudly and the Nightfury nudged her lightly in concern. Astrid simply fell to her knees in sorrow.
Seeing her despair, Toothless wrapped himself around her and rested his head in her lap.
She sniffed loudly and stared at the Nightfury through tear filled eyes. "Oh Toothless, I know he didn't love me, but I at least thought he'd like me!"
Toothless looked at her confused. Seeing his expression Astrid explained everything, from the very beginning. Starting with explaining who Hiccup was, all the way to their fight. The Nightfury let out a low rumble when Astrid brought up the slap she had given him. The girl translated that to, serve's him right.
Astrid laughed and the Nightfury game a gummy smile. The girl blinked once as she realized that she didn't feel sad anymore. She turned to look the dragon in the eye and smiled.
"You cheered me up. Thanks Toothless." She scratched his head.
No one in the village, minus Gobber, ever gave her a pep talk when she was down. People who knew her, her entire life didn't care about how she felt, but a dragon who she only knew for about a week cared.
"You're a real friend Toothless." The Nightfury purred in response.
She looked to the skies, then to the bundle of cloth a few feet away and smirked.
She stood up and looked at the Nightfury, confidence flowing from her body.
"Let's get you back up there!" She said pointing directly to the skies.
Yay! Oh gosh, I am so sorry I haven't update Home in a while. I have it typed out, but it's like I've hit a rock...
