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Okay, I've got chapter twenty-one for you guys! I'm sorry about the cliffhanger in the previous chapter, but I just love cliffies :P (You probably noticed already in the previous chapters...) I'm not going to let you guys wait any longer, here is the next chapter!
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'Uhm…'Hiccup said. 'Who are you guys?'
It felt like her heart fell into her stomach. She couldn't believe what she heard. Oh no, Astrid thought. Not again! She wanted to ask Hiccup if he knew anything about him, but when she looked at him, he was already asleep.
'The fever must have exhausted him' Stoick said.
Astrid nodded. 'Yeah, must be that.' She looked at Stoick, and she saw an expression she only saw once before. It was when everyone thought Hiccup was dead after he defeated the Red Death. Astrid was one of the few people who could get a glimpse of Stoick's face. And right now, she saw that look on his face again. One of sadness, sorrow and guiltiness. Astrid felt the same. One's memories are the identity of that person. Hiccup just lost his identity. Hiccup just lost himself. Astrid didn't notice the tears that were rolling down her face.
'Astrid, maybe it's better for you if you go home, and get some sleep' Stoick suggested.
But Astrid shook her head. 'No, I want to stay' was all she said. Stoick wasn't in the mood to argue, so he sighed, and he decided he should try to sleep. But he knew he couldn't.
Toothless had been following every event in Hiccup's room. And when he heard his Hiccup asked who they were, Toothless felt a pang in his heart. He knew what would happen next. Hiccup would be afraid of him, and he had to stay away from him for a while, un till he was used to having dragons around him again. But something in Toothless told him not to. He had an argument within himself if he should go or not, and eventually he decided to stay in the room downstairs. This way, Hiccup wouldn't be scared to death when he saw Toothless, but Toothless would be near his best friend. So Toothless walked downstairs, and decided to lay down next to the fire pit, and to wait for his Hiccup to wake up again.
Meanwhile, someone was hiding near the skylight of Hiccup's room, overhearing everything that was said. The person smiled when he heard that Hiccup lost his memories again. Silently, the person sneaked away, into the forest.
Another hour had passed since Hiccup had woken up. Astrid never left Hiccup's side, and when she became too tired, she used her hands as a pillow, and fell asleep, half lying on Hiccup's bed. Stoick smiled a bit when he saw this when he entered the room. They looked so peaceful. Stoick could see Astrid had cried, her eyes were a tad red and swollen. But so were his. He had been in his room, and had cried a little when he was alone. He wasn't the one who showed such emotions in public, so it wasn't often that Stoick the Vast cried. But it felt like he'd lost his son. No one could blame him for acting like a father in a situation like this.
And now he was standing there, watching his son and his son's girlfriend. He was glad he was the Chief, because if he'd said that aloud, and if Astrid was awake, he would have gotten a really hard punch from her. Stoick chuckled quietly about that thought, but it was loud enough for Hiccup to wake up.
Hiccup woke up with the sound of someone chuckling, but he couldn't open his eyes, because his eyelids were still too heavy. But he could feel though. He felt that someone was leaning on his bed or something. He turned his head towards that person, and managed to open his eyes.
'Huh?' was all he said.
'Hiccup!' Stoick said happily. 'You're awake!'
'Yeah, dad. I know. Why is Astrid half-sleeping on my bed?' Hiccup asked.
This caught Stoick off guard. 'You know who we are?'
What kind of question is that? Hiccup thought. 'Why wouldn't I?'
'Well,' Stoick started. 'You didn't an hour ago.'
'Wait a minute. An hour ago?' Hiccup said. He didn't understand a thing that was going on. 'I was flying with the others, and I don't remember getting here. So how come I am here?' he asked.
'Astrid told me, that when you were flying, you suddenly got a really bad headache, and that you barely managed to land. But you did in front of the house. We brought you here. An hour ago, you woke up, but you didn't remember us.'
'I don't remember waking up…'
Their conversation woke Astrid up, and at first she didn't realized what was going on. But then she did.
'Hiccup! I'm so glad you're awake!' she said before she suddenly fell quiet. 'Oh, right. I forgot.'
'Forgot what?' Stoick asked.
She didn't look at him, but kept her eyes on Hiccup. 'Because you don't remember me, I have to introduce myself to you' she said. Hiccup smiled a little, but it wasn't noticeable. 'Okay. I'm-'
'I know who you are, Astrid' Hiccup interrupted.
This surprised Astrid. But then a smile appeared on her face. 'Oh my gods! I'm so happy you do!' She smiled and kissed him on the mouth. This made Stoick smile again, and he decided to leave the two alone. But before he turned around, he saw Astrid's expression change.
Hiccup saw it too. 'Astrid? What's wrong?' he asked. Suddenly, Astrid punched him hard on his left arm.
'OW! Why would you do that?!' Hiccup asked.
'Because you scared me to death, that's why' was her response.
Some things just never change, Stoick thought when he left the room with a big smile.