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For those who have wanted it, this chapter is nothing but Hiccstrid! Love me for that!

Also, sorry, Astrid doesn't remember what she told Hiccup. But, Hiccup does. :)

Let the mental games begin!

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Astrid frowned. There was something there; just hovering over the brink of recollection. She had told Hiccup something that made him act. . . Differently towards her. And for the life of her, she couldn't figure out what it was.

Something had happened on that flight back to Berk. She remembered falling unconscious, and waking up in Gothi's hut, but other than that, nothing. Hiccup, though, definitely remembered something.

Hiccup sighed. I really like you. That was all Astrid had gotten out before falling unconscious.

C'mon, Haddock! Use your brain! She was concussed! Even if she MEANT to say that, there was more than likely more to follow. He KNEW Astrid didn't like him like that.

But what if she did? What if she's been trying to say that all this time, and never found the opportunity? What if she was too scared to do it because she didn't know what he would say?

Gothi had warned of some memory loss, so he couldn't even go ask her about it. Because, she was Astrid. You just don't go asking Astrid if she liked you.

Hiccup thought back to before Dragon Training. He had been beaten up by the other teens more times than he could count, yet Astrid never took part in it. Even when the others stopped using his name and just called him 'Useless', Astrid never called him that. Except for one time:

Hiccup was terrified. It had come down to just him and Astrid. All the others had been eliminated from Dragon Training, and the two that were left were up against a Gronckle.

Astrid had been angry at him, and that was because he had overtaken her in Dragon Training. Using tricks he discovered from Toothless, he had managed to win and finally do something right.

Astrid leaned over to the boy, a furious expression on her face. "Stay out of my way, I'm winning this thing."

Hiccup sighed. "Please, by all means."

And, as usual, the Gronckle came straight for him, forcing him to defend himself. And, as usual, he did it right in front of Astrid, catching the look of horror and hatred in her eyes.

As the crowds cheered his name, and Gothi pronounced him the winner of Dragon Training, Hiccup could still see the furious look on Astrid's face, and realized that, while he had won, he had also lost.

As he had tried to escape to get to Toothless, she had cornered him.

Hiccup gasped as she slammed him against the wall, the look of absolute fury on her face terrifying.

"You're taking away the honour for my family. I need that honour. And, I won't let you stop me, Haddock. I don't care if you're the Chief's son, get in my way, and I will hurt you."

With that, she had left him, until Hiccup opened his mouth.

"So, you're joining them? The bullies? You have some honour left, Astrid. I never had any."

Astrid stormed back to him. "You don't get it, do you? You really are Useless. Maybe Stoick should disown you. I don't think you're actually beating the dragons. I think you are somehow tricking us into thinking that you are beating them."

Hiccup sighed as he remembered what had followed; him trying to get to Toothless so they could leave, Astrid following them and needing to be rescued from Tooothelss, and discovering the Red Death. And, at the end of it all, he had made a friend.

Maybe something more? His mind tried to ask him. He knew that whatever Astrid had meant, it wasn't that. How could someone go from bullying someone else, to liking them? It just wasn't done.

Astrid rounded the corner, almost bumping into Hiccup.

"Hey."

Hiccup looked startled and...scared?

He stuttered. "Hi."

Astrid smiled. "Hiccup, I just wanted to say thanks. You risked your life to save me, and I'll never forget it."

Hiccup smiled back, but Astrid sensed something. Almost like nervousness. Strange. Hiccup was never nervous around her, around anyone. Not anymore. Although, he would punch Snotlout in the face if he had the chance.

"Are you OK, Hiccup?"

He looked startled. "What, me? Of course. I'm fine."

Astrid squinted at him. "Well, if you're sure, I have some things I need to do."

Hiccup nodded. "Right, right. Sure."

With a frown, Astrid walked away, mind already wondering; what was going on with Hiccup?

That was a stupid plan. What was he thinking? Hey, Astrid, how are you feeling? Oh, and when you were concussed and almost unconscious, and you said you liked me, was that true? How stupid could he be?

Apparently, very. No, asking Astrid now didn't seem like the right time. He would have to observe her, see if there was any truth to what she had said.

Astrid tossed and turned that night, trying to think of what might of happened to change Hiccup. He changed as soon as they got back from Berk, so something must of happened while she was unconscious.

Hiccup had a question to ask, that much was obvious. And, if he hadn't asked about it on the Edge, where there were very few people around, that either meant it was very important, and there were too many ears, or trivial.

Astrid frowned. If Hiccup had something that important, he would of found away to ask her. And if it was unimportant, he wouldn't of been distracted to the point of her noticing it.

So, it's an important question, but not time-sensitive? If it's important, why not ask me?

Unless he's afraid of my answer.

I'm probably thinking too much into this. Hiccup worried a lot about the guys, but he was adapt at hiding it, even from me. If he had a problem, he would outright ask them.

So, what kind of problem would have him afraid of my answer?

Astrid sat up like a shot. Does he-did I say anything about-no. I couldn't? Could I of? Had her concussed mind gone and told Hiccup just what she had been thinking about the past little while?

Astrid groaned. She could of babbled to Hiccup about it and never know.

She laid back down, mind no more empty.

Do you know I like you?

Poor Astrid. And Hiccup. Well, I hope they get it resolved. It might cause problems on missions, eh?

Ah, I'm sure that'll never happen. ;)

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