Astrid stared at the door of their bedroom until she felt her anger die down. Hiccup had infuriated her, and she just had to let him know. Some of the things he said to her she couldn't believe, especially when he said that she didn't want this baby. It was a proven fact that she cared for her child, that was why she hid the truth from him.
She knew that she had hurt Hiccup, but she didn't want to think about how badly. When she lost her temper on him, he looked remorseful.
Good.
He should regret all that he said. All the problems started with him. When she almost fainted, he didn't ask if she was okay. He didn't even walk her back to the hut. He just dismissed her without second consideration for how she was feeling.
Truth was, Hiccup has already failed as a father.
Astrid looked down at the ground, wondering if she had gone too far. She didn't think that she had. Everything that she was saying was true and straight to the point. Not once did she lie.
Maybe it was a little too much to say that she liked him better before he became chief, but she couldn't think of anything else to say. It was most likely hurtful to hear, but she didn't actually mean it. She just wanted to prove to Hiccup that she was the tough one.
Astrid walked towards the bed and laid down. She stared at the door as the pale moonlight shined on it. Maybe they just needed a little time away from each other. She didn't want them to divorce and it all end right here. Her and Hiccup have never truly gotten into a heated argument like that. She just hoped that Hiccup wouldn't take it too badly.
After what it seemed like hours, Astrid finally went to sleep alone in the bed. The door never opened, nobody came and crawled in the bed, nobody laid beside her. Hiccup never came back into the room.
Astrid woke up early the next morning, hoping to see Hiccup's face when she turned over. She felt the bed, rubbing the place where Hiccup's generally slept.
Nothing..
Astrid sat up, rubbing her eyes and stretching. She felt her usual wave of morning sickness come over her, so she immediately rushed to empty her stomach into the toilet. She crouched down as she began to vomit, her chest began to heave, her eyes watering a little.
This was one part of pregnancy she couldn't stand. Throwing up almost every morning. She wiped her mouth, leaving her throw up in the toilet. As she walked out of the room, she noticed that Hiccup's sword had disappeared from the corner. When he left the room last night, it was still there.
He must have woken up early, Astrid thought. She pulled on her usual attire, even though her shirt was feeling a little tighter than it used to be. With a sigh, she left out the bedroom and made her way down stairs. As she opened the door, she instantly came face to face with a villager.
"Chieftess." The young lady answered. "I need to speak with the Chief. It's vital that he comes immediately. Where is he? I haven't seen him all morning." Astrid looked at her with a puzzled expression. "You mean that he isn't here? Did you check the Great Hall?"
The villager nodded. "That's the first place I went. I thought that maybe he had still been sleeping."
Astrid shuffled uncomfortably at what the villager said.
"Um. I'm sure he is here somewhere." Astrid said. "Until then, I will assist you with whatever you need help with."
The younger lady nodded, leading Astrid back towards her house.
~Time Change~
By the time Astrid had finished helping the young lady, more and more villagers needed her assistance. There had been no sign of Hiccup all day, and she was actually beginning to worry. The sun from the afternoon was dipped in an odd way today, as if it was showing grief and sorrow.
It's usually bright yellow color was a dim and faint. Clouds barely covered the rays, yet it shined like they were. Astrid began to feel a negative vibe.
Something wasn't right.
She thought that she should ask the other dragon riders and the scouts. It had been a while since she last talked to them; one of them was bound to know something.
Astrid quickly made her way to Fishleg's hut, slowly knocking on the door. She waited for a reply, but instead received a dragon cry.
"Up here Astrid!" Fishlegs said as he hovered over his house with Meatlug. The Gronckle landed, shaking her body a little as the larger male climbed off her. "It's been a while since I've talked to you. Is there something wrong?" Astrid bit her lip, then held one arm.
"There's nothing wrong." She lied. "I was just wondering if you've seen Hiccup."
Fishlegs shook his head no.
"Sorry Astrid. The last time I saw Hiccup was when we were leaving the dragon fight with the dragon hunters." Astrid raised an eyebrow at him. "You know he is your chief right?" She questioned. "Yes, I know.. He said. "Do you need help finding him?"
Astrid shook her head no. "It's okay. I'm sure that he's around here somewhere." Fishlegs nodded. "It was nice speaking to you again Astrid." He gave a subtle smile, then climbed back on to Meatlug. In less than a few seconds, the two were gone.
Astrid gave a sigh, but before she could do anything else, she heard a loud boom. She almost felt herself jump out her skin as she looked over towards her left to see the twins, of course, setting things on fire.
"Do it again!" Tuffnut said. Belch sprayed the green gas, and Barf lit it on fire. Astrid winced as she watched a small boar lift into the air. "What are you two doing!?" Astrid said.
"Astrid!" Ruffnut said. "How nice it is to see you again." The twins attempted to hug her, but Astrid gave a harsh scowl. "Why are you setting that poor boar on fire?" She asked.
"What'da mean Astrid?" Tuffnut said. "The boar clearly likes it. Right Stinky?" All three of their gazes fell on the black and brown boar. It looked eyes with them for a second. Just for a second. Then it gave a loud squeal, flipped over, and stared straight into the sky.
"Did he just die?" Ruffnut whispered. "No dear sister. He simply is showing how much he loves it." Tuffnut said. "Oh my Gods who in the entire Archipelago can be dumber than you morons?!" Astrid snapped. "Uhhh..." Tuffnut said.
"Don't even bother answering that question. I don't want your brains to explode from thinking too hard." She said. Honestly, she felt as if this conversation was going nowhere.
"Okay fine Astrid. You clearly came over here for a reason. I mean we've been doing this for weeks now and you are just now saying something. What is it?" Ruffnut asked.
"Where's Hiccup?" She asked.
"Hiccup?" Tuffnut asked.
"Huh, doesn't ring a bell. What does he look like?" Ruffnut asked.
"Hiccup! Your Chief!" Astrid said.
"Ohhhhhh..." Both of them said at the same time.
"Dear Gods." Astrid said.
"I haven't seen him." Ruffnut said.
"Me neither." Tuffnut said.
Astrid sagged her shoulders. "Okay, thanks anyways. I guess." She said.
"Except for last night." Tuffnut said.
"Wait what?!" Astrid spun around to look at Tuffnut so quick.
"Yeah, I saw him leaving with Toothless. That way." Tuffnut pointed towards the right. "No I actually mean this way." He pointed to the left. "Or which way did he go?"
"Tuffnut!" Astrid shouted.
"He went to the right!" He said quickly.
Astrid felt her heart bump a little harder. "You saw Hiccup leave here with Toothless?" She mumbled. "Yeah." He said.
Astrid didn't even give an answered back. She took off running to go get Stormfly, her chest burning.
Hiccup left... Hiccup was gone.
