Meant To Be
Rating; M
Author; Nightstar Fury
Pairing; Hiccup & Signy[OC]
Disclaimer; I do not own the HTTYD movies or series. I also don't own any of the songs that I might use.
Twenty-Five: Goodbye
Hiccup was done with it all. Why keep fighting Drago who wanted him dead to protect the people who also wanted him dead. There was no winning this anymore, and he was cast out as a traitor so he would never get to return to Berk. Hiccup only cared about keeping Signy safe, and she was on Berk, he did love her, and that's why he willing to let her go forever. With Drago alive, the two of them would never have a happy life and Hiccup didn't want Signy living the life of an outcast with him. What life would that be? Nothing they could settle down and marry with children. Traitors didn't get that happiness and Hiccup was okay with that as long as Signy was safe from harm, hidden on an island that Drago wouldn't enter the Archipelago to search.
Hiccup could hear Signy crying, and it killed him to listen while knowing he was the one causing the tears, that he was breaking her heart. Gods he would give anything to hold her close and whisper words of comfort that he would return for her but that was the problem; Signy was going to be living on Berk, and if Hiccup ever returned to these islands, he would be attacked and killed if captured. There was life for Signy and him to live together unless Hiccup proved everything he told them was true and regardless of the fact he said he was, he wouldn't sentence them to death by Drago or the Bewilderbeast.
"I'm sorry, Signy. I do love you and wish we could stay together but I love you enough to let you go and not endanger your life further than I already have," Hiccup stated, and then he faced Stoick firmly. "I will stay out of the Archipelago and off your islands, I won't interfere in the raids if you agree to let Signy remain unharmed on Berk under Gobber's care. Do we have a deal?" Hiccup put his hand out.
Stoick stared at Hiccup a moment, seeing a drive to protect the woman he loved from harm even if it meant giving up his happiness to do it. Finally, Stoick stepped forward and placed his hand in Hiccup's and shook it. "I'll accept the terms of your deal. The girl will remain on Berk as a member of the Hairy Hooligan Tribe under Gobber's care and won't be harmed if you stay beyond the Archipelago boundaries and off our islands," the Berk chieftain stated firmly.
"Done," Hiccup said pulling his hand back then getting Signy's packed bag from earlier and walked it over to her as she was sniffling with tears still rolling down her cheeks. "This is how it has to be, Signy. I won't be able to live with myself if anything happens to you because of me,"
"Please. Please don't do this?" Signy grasped his hand after giving Soren her bag.
"I don't have another choice beautiful," Hiccup give a soft smile as Signy threw herself at Hiccup, hugging him tightly. "You're safe, and that's all I need to know. A man in love will do anything to make sure the people he cares about taken care of and out of harm's way. I wish it could be different. As Drago lives and I'm a traitor to these people, there is no future for you and me," Hiccup hugged her back as Gobber sighed, it hurt him to have to watch the lad he raised giving up his love and happiness, something he always wanted for Hiccup to obtain.
Signy lifted her head up to look into his eyes as Hiccup lightly moved a piece of hair from in front of her face, then cupped her cheek lovingly before leaning in and kissing her deeply while both their eyes closed. A few people's looks softened when Signy wrapped her arms around Hiccup's neck and his arms locked around her waist, drawing one another closer together. Gobber smacked Stoick's arm now, "At least let him stay the night to recover, Stoick. He was tortured and raped for two days. Hold onto some of your own humanity. Come on, wouldn't you give anything to have just one more day with the woman you love?"
Hearing this, Hiccup broke the kiss slowly and pulled away from Signy. "Don't worry about it, Gobber. These wounds aren't enough to kill me; I'll be okay. Staying one more night will only make it harder to leave tomorrow. Best if I don't delay the inevitable," Hiccup told his mentor.
"Where will you go?" Gobber asked, "Drago knows where Dragon's Edge is; you won't be safe," he added.
Hiccup shrugged. "I don't know where I'll go, Gobber. With Toothless, the possibilities are rather endless. I'll make my way around, stay a bit, then hit the sky again,"
"Chief, dragon hunters on the island," stated one person as Hiccup's eyes narrowed.
"Soren, hide Signy. The hunters and trappers work for Drago," Hiccup demanded, Soren nodded as he led Signy back out of sight. "The rest of you call me Drake, anyone who uses my real name gets it from Toothless," Hiccup saw the hunters make their way to the mass group around him, same two he dealt with while captured for two weeks. Viggo and Ryker Grimborn. Hiccup pulled Inferno and ignited the blade.
"Oh fantastic, you caught the dragon rider! We can take him away for you, our boss has been looking for him since the escape," said the shorter of the two Vikings before them.
"Escape my ass, Viggo, you threw me overboard because you thought I was dead," Hiccup growled along with Toothless.
"Minor mistake. You're an excellent actor, but you're alive. You and the boss have a deal, his prisoner until the day you do die," the taller man reminded. "Come now, put that away. We haven't come to fight, just talk."
"Like I'm going to believe you don't want to capture and take me right back to Drago's ship. Not putting away my weapon, I can't trust you any more than I can trust them not to shove a sword in my back. And shut up, Ryker. Not my fault you fucked up. The deal was until I die and you thought I did so...technically since you released me on your own because you tossed me into the sea the deal was off," Hiccup retorted.
"No matter. The boss sent us with a message for you, Drake," Ryker, the older brother of Viggo mentioned.
"This outta be good," Hiccup rolled his eyes.
"Join us and live or fight us and die, this will be your last chance," Ryker stated firmly. Hiccup leaned a bit with a hand to his chin.
"Let me get this straight. My options are to join Drago in his foolish crusade to take over the world with dragons and keep my life or...continue to be the only person in his way by fighting him and get killed?" Hiccup asked.
"That about sums it up," Viggo remarked.
"How much time to I get to decide?" Hiccup inquired.
"The next minute, the boss is a busy man as you know," Viggo replied.
"Well, I have my answer then," Hiccup said as everyone leaned closer to hear it. "You can tell your boss that if he wants me dead, he's gonna have to catch me first," Hiccup retracted his blade and flipped it around to the other side while released a green gas around Viggo and Ryker. "I choose to fight, and I'm starting with you two!" Hiccup pressed a button, and a spark lit the gas, causing an explosion around the two. When the smoke cleared both brothers charged at Hiccup with their swords out. Hiccup lit Inferno and pulled the sword off his back to block both of them.
"Foolish boy!" Viggo snapped. "Why do you risk your life for these ungrateful people!?" Hiccup pushed Ryker back by kicking his midsection.
"We've had this discussion before the last time you tried to get me to join you. I know what I get if I join Drago! The ability to get revenge on everyone who ever hurt me, the power to make people do as I say. Why am I helping the people who hate me? Because they don't deserve to get enslaved and lose their freedom by a madman who wants to take over the world." Hiccup yelled at Viggo while drawing his elbow back to hit Ryker in the face, then crouch low to sweep him on his back. Toothless used his tail to knock Ryker's weapon away, and Hiccup held Inferno at his throat so he wouldn't move. With one swipe of Hiccup's second sword, he got Viggo's weapon away from now both hunters were unarmed and defenseless against Hiccup.
"Woah, did anyone else know he could fight like that?" Ruffnut mentioned.
"Right? Drake knows how to duel wield his swords. That's a serious skill that takes years to master," Tuffnut agreed.
Viggo gulped and moved to a semi-conscious Ryker. Hiccup pulled Inferno back and retracted the blade while hooking the handle to his right hip then pulling back his other sword and returning it to his back. Hiccup grabbed Viggo's throat and held him over the edge of the island as the man gasped for air. "This is your only warning to take your brother and leave this island. Oh, and this time...I have a message for you to give to Drago. You tell him that Drake Riddari doesn't fear death and if the son of a bitch wants me dead, then he better step up his fucking game to catch me and kill me on the spot if he does. Locking me up to torture me apparently hasn't been working since I have escaped five other times in nine months alone."
"Why...risk your life for the people who want you dead?...I need to understand that..." Viggo asked in small breaths.
Hiccup brought him back on solid ground and released him as Viggo attempted to catch his breath. "I've said it before, and I will say it for the last time. I protect the innocent." A few people gasped. Hadn't Hiccup said he was done protecting them? "I refuse to join him, and I will continue to fight until the day I do die. However, I will promise you this...even if I die...I'm taking that mother fucker to hell with me. That's my message to Drago; if it's war, he wants then a war he gets. You'll deliver it for me, won't you? Or should I kill you now?" Hiccup asked.
Hiccup pulled his silver shield off his back and held it, so the top faced the sky while he grabbed an arrow from the ground, then the shield split apart, and Hiccup loaded the arrow to fire by pulling it back on the bow string. Viggo lowered his head, "I'll give him your message,"
"Good. Get the fuck off this island then," Hiccup spat out with cold eyes. Viggo helped Ryker up as the two made their way to the docks to leave. Hiccup retracted the arrow and closed the shield returning it to his back with the sword.
"I did...not know you could fight like that lad," Gobber blinked.
"I picked up a lot of skill in my travels. Duel wielding any two weapons at the same time happened to be one of them. It's best I leave now," Hiccup said as he whistled for Toothless who rushed over to him, Hiccup cringed a bit and held his side then pulled his hand away seeing blood. "Always goes for the sides," he grumbled.
"Soren, let go!" Signy demanded as she rushed over to Hiccup seeing him hurt, "Oh, Gods...you're injured. Let me see it," she insisted as Hiccup sighed heavily as he removed the top portion of his armor and Signy lifted his shirt off to see the extent of the new injury plus the ones he received from Drago a few days back. "Dear Odin, Hiccup..."
Everyone else was able to see the damage too. "I'll be fine, Sig. I got bandages and wrappings in the bag; I'll wrap it and then leave," Hiccup mumbled.
"Look at you, Hiccup! All these injuries that you got taking my place..." Signy began to tear up.
"And I did it because I love you and would likely do it again if need be. However, we're going to avoid that. I'm leaving you here, and then I'm going so he'll chase me instead of look for you," Hiccup smiled a bit as he stood up and put his shirt back on, then the rest of his armor after wrapping it quickly with things from Toothless's bag. Afterward, Hiccup threw his leg over Toothless's back and sat in the saddle slowly.
"Hiccup, just show them the truth about Drago and the Bewilderbeast, and they'll believe you. We can...all fight together. You don't have to leave," Gobber tried to stop him.
"Gobber, if they don't believe me now after seeing all that with Viggo and Ryker, then showing them the truth will make no difference. It's not about Drago and the others; I'm a traitor because I faked my death and ride a dragon. Regardless of what I said back there to those two, I'm done fighting a senseless battle," Hiccup said.
"Hiccup, I don't care what these mutton heads say! We need you! They can't handle the raids under that thing's control..." Gobber insisted. "You can stay with me; I'll protect ya from any of them,"
"Gobber, you have protected me all my life, and I appreciate it, but it's just not worth it to fight a battle where nothing will change. If I fight Drago and win, I'm still wanted for death by Vikings, so I don't have a home to return to. If I lose to Drago, I still end up dead. This plan was set to make everyone's lives better, and as it stands, all it will do is land me alone or dead, and that's not the outcome I was aiming to achieve," Hiccup replied.
"Then I'm going with you!" Gobber demanded as Hiccup chuckled a bit.
"You're not coming with me. Your place is with the Tribe; they'll need their blacksmith if they want any chance at all in those raids after I leave. It's better that I go alone, there won't be nothing for you to do with me," Hiccup smiled a little as Gobber looked down.
"B-But lad...you'll die out there," Gobber choked up a bit.
"Hey, I'll be all right. Come on; you're worried about the kid who trained and is best friends with a Night Fury? They guy who organized the whole dragon attack and made everyone think he was dead for four years. You know me, Gobber, better than anyone else. You raised me, remember? Everything I know about survival is because of you. I've only made it this long because of you, Dad," Hiccup hugged him, Oh, that did it, Gobber hugged him back and tried not to cry.
"I don't want this to be the last time I see you, Hiccup. I just...got you back. I won't lose you again!" Gobber refused to let go.
"We'll see each other again if these stubborn idiots change their minds. If that day comes, you know how to find me," Hiccup whispered then pulled back from the hug with a wink. "Until then, it's goodbye," he added as Gobber stepped back. "Hit the sky, Toothless!" Hiccup called out as Toothless raised his wings, for only a moment, Signy and Gobber saw Hiccup take a hesitant step forward as if he was going to stop Hiccup from going, but Hiccup was in the sky before Stoick could say a word. It was done now, Hiccup was gone and knew he couldn't come back unless they all changed their minds about needing his help and allowed him back. As Hiccup said, until that day came, it was goodbye.