Hi everyone,

Sorry it took a while. so many things have been happening to me. I just found out I'm gonna loose my job. so If you don't update soon, I'm just looking for another job. I really hope you guys will understand. but I will continue to update every chance I get. I'm glad you guys are enjoying this.

Just a disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or world these people come from, just the idea of the story.

(Hiccup POV)

I hold Astrid in my arms, unable to let go. I couldn't stop my stream of tears coming down. I never felt so empty. My heart felt like it was being punched and squeezed. Is that what it feels like; when a heart is broken? My whole body went numb. My head is pounding more than my heart. I didn't want to feel anymore. I sank my head to her chest and let my tears soak her dress.

Toothless and Stormfly were right in front of us, showing a moan full look. They were as grief stricken as I am. Toothless had tears coming down his cheek. Stormfly wasn't doing any better. Her eyes became soaking with tears, and she was roaring painfully. She sank down to the sand, almost in a fetal position, and tries to calm herself down. I can understand why she would feel this way. Astrid and her bond in a way no Viking could ever imagine. Those two were almost like sole mates. Losing one completely destroys the other. I can't imagine life without toothless. Now I don't know what to do without Astrid.

I look at her again through my tears. She's completely still. Her skin has a lot of red spots and tears. But I don't care; she was still as beautiful as the night we danced. How I wish I could tell her that now. Now though, it's too late. I will never see her eyes again, or her smile, or her laugh. The thought of it all causes my eyes to water more.

I can't take it anymore. I turn my head to the sky and let out the biggest roar ever heard. It was painful and sad. I think the whole island could hear it. I didn't really care, I need to let it loose, let it go. I kept roaring until I was almost out of breath.

That was it. I just don't want to feel anymore. I can't take the heart ache or the pain of lose. I just can't live like a human anymore.

Toothless can close to me, when he deemed it was safe. "Hiccup." He said in a quiet tone. "You did what you could to safe her."

I sigh; I wish I could do more. I should've known I couldn't stop this curse. But still, why her? Why did the spell affect her?

"Why?" I stuttered through my tears. "Why her? Why was it her? It's supposed to be snotlout?" Anger began to replace the sadness. Just the thought of snotlout being safe, and Astrid gone, it just too much. "It's supposed to be him!"

Toothless thought long about this before coming up with a possibility. "You said the spell is for 'the future of the tribe'. So she became the future of the tribe."

That just confuses me. "How?"

Normally the future would mean the heir. And snotlout is the heir. So why is she laying here? It makes no sense.

Then toothless's eyes lit up. "The marriage!" He said with urgency.

I look to him. "What about it?" I questioned.

"Well," he began. "If she married snotlout, then she would be his wife. Therefore, she would produce the next heir."

That still didn't make sense. "They didn't get married though. All they did is a rehearsal. That's it."

"Did they say 'I do'?" He asks.

I search my thoughts for the answer. I never saw it, but I'm sure that was required for the rehearsal. But if they say I do, then that would bind the contract. Then...they would...

"Oh god." I said in shock. Realizing the truth in front of me. Because of that rehearsal, Astrid is now dead in my arms.

"It's the only reason I can think of," toothless said. "Also maybe because she's also teaching the future generation. That could be part of it to."

I was beyond angry. All of this because of what berk did to her. They forced her to that training, they forced her to marry snotlout, and now she's dead and gone! Toothless could tell I was getting extremely frustrated. He backed off almost to the rock wall.

"Stupid! son-of-a-half-troll! Piece-of-dragon-daung!" I yell into the air. "If only snotlout wasn't a self-centred idiot! This is all his fault!" I was so ferrous; I could just fly, grab snotlout and drop him in a volcano.

I turn to toothless, holding back in fear. I saw my reflection in toothless's eyes. My eyes changed again, my wings ready to slice anything. I look at that reflection, what I saw was a monster. The monster who would destroy everything. The monster Astrid feared. I realized that snotlout wasn't the one to blame.

"And mine." I finished with my head hanging low. The tears found their way back to me. I just can't take this anymore.

Assuming I'm safe now, toothless came to me. "What happens now?" He asks.

I know what had to be done now. I look to the sea. The sun fully set and the stars began to shine. I stood up, still holding astrid close to me. I turn to toothless. "You take Stormfly to the hideaway." We both look at her. She still isn't doing so well. "I need to go to the village."

"Why?" He asks.

I sigh before I answered. "I have to tell them the news."

Toothless nudges me near my hip. "You don't have to. You could keep her in the hideaway, like your mother."

"No," I said sharply. "Her parents have the right to know. Besides, I'm sure she would never want to see me again."

Not wanting another word of comfort, I flew high with astrid, and made my way to the village.

(N. O. POV)

Everyone continued to run around in utter chaos. Knowing that snotlout will be taken soon, and astrid is still nowhere to be found. Stoick is doing his best to calm everyone down, but it wasn't working.

He sighs in anger and holds his head with his hand. "This is hopeless." He said to himself.

His time was about to get worse as he sees his brother coming towards him. "What are you doing?!" He said angry. "The people should be protecting my son! Not running around like fools!"

Stoick look at his brother dead in the eye, "I know spitelout. But we also need to keep an eye out for helhiem. We don't know when he's coming or where."

"And that's another thing!" Spitlout continues. "What of astrid?! She should be there with my son. Where is she?"

Stoick try to find the right words to say to his brother. "Well, we are...she is.. Well..."

"Stoick!"

The two men turn to see gobber running towards them. When he got to them, he was almost out of breath. Stoick silently thank the gods for gobber's intrusion.

"Did you find her?" Stoick asks gobber, quietly so spitlout wouldn't hear.

"No," he said still catching his breath. "But look at the sky." Both men look at the sky, realizing it's already dark. "The sun has set."

"You're right." Stoick said with disbelief. He guessed all the stress and concern for the village made him forget to look at the sky every so often. He then turns to spitelout, "go and see if your son is still alright."spitelout nods and leaves. Stoick ran straight for the steps of the great hall.

"Everyone! Listen!" He called out to the crowd. But the people continue to run around. Left with no other alternative, he motions gobber to blow a giant horn. With a loud 'BROOOAAAAMMM!' The crowd hush with stillness, and turn their attention to the chief.

"My fellow Vikings!" He said trying to be cheerful and serious at the same time. "The sun has set." The crowd had a mix of emotions. Some were sighing with relief, while others had worry in their eyes. Then a huge scream of joy came in from behind the crowd. Snotlout stood up near his father, both with big smiles.

"Yay! Baby!" Snotlout said jumping up and down. "I'm alive! Oh snotlout's too beautiful to die!"

Most of the crowd roared with glee. The rest only clap in respect. The other teens had mix emotions. Fishlegs groan, Tuffnut didn't look too happy, and Ruffnut looked around for astrid.

Snotlout made his way to the stairs if the hall, basking in all the attention and cheers.

"Ah," he said with a smile. "It feels so good to be alive!" He said when he stood beside stoick. "Now all that's left is to wed my beautiful new bride. So Astrid, come on up!"

Everyone cheered even louder, but stoick and gobber had a nervous look. They still haven't found her. Just hearing Astrid's name broke her mother to tears. The father held her close to comfort her. So the crowds cheer died down and the look to try to find astrid, but she was nowhere to be found.

Spitelout pushed his way to the front of the crowd. "Stoick!" He yelled angry. "What's the meaning of all this?!"

Stoick took a big sigh before answering. "Astrid disappeared last night."

The crowd gasp in horror.

"We don't know where she went, but we will find her." He said over the mumble of the crowd. "She couldn't have gotten far. I need volunteers to go and search for her."

"Then bring her back to me!" Snotlout finished. "I can't have a perfect wedding without my perfect babe!"

Alot of men raised their hands to volunteer. Ruffnut on the other hand shook her head. "They'll never find her." She told the two boys beside her.

They turn to her with a questionable look.

"What makes you say that darling?" Fishlegs asks.

She smirks, "I just have a strong feeling she's far from here." Ruff figured that Astrid was with her guardian now. She leaves the boys, who are still confused.

Spitelout called for everyone's attention. "I don't care if you have to fight her to get her, but she must come back to we'd my son!"

With that, the crowd disperses. Spitelout and stoick stay on the stairs to talk, or argue with each other. Snotlout meanwhile, has to endure gobber's company.

"They'll never find her." Ruffnut assures herself.

(Hiccup POV)

I lay her gently down on a hay patch near her house. I move my hand away from her head, yet her face still faces me.

I back off in shame. She was so wonderful. So caring and beautiful. Oh Odin, how could I done this too her.

I heard a tiny scream behind me. I turn to see a little girl. She almost resembles Astrid in a way. Camzi I believe she was called. Her eyes can tell everything she's feeling. She's afraid if me. Oh, how can this world torture me?

I sigh as I look away from her. "Tell your tribe, the curse has been fulfilled." I said in a low tone.

Not wanting a chance to repeat myself or get captured, I flew off. I just wanted to go home, but part of me wants to make sure the people see her. So I hid myself in a nearby tree. I look through the branches to see camzi crying for help. I soon see a number of villagers running towards her. They see Astrid and the state she's in. A lot of them cried out in horror, others just felt defeated and cried. It wasn't long till I saw her chief and her parents. Her mother race through the crowd and hugged her tight.

I did hear her mother's voice through the sobs and cries. "Helhiem! She screams. "You monster!"

She was right, I am a monster. Only a monster could do this to a wonderful girl like Astrid. Not wanting to see her again, I flew off to the hideaway, shredding a few tears along the way.

(N. O. POV)

Gobber laid Astrid on her bed. She looks so peaceful. He then backed away and bowed his head in respect. Her parents, the teens, stoick and the louts were all there. Looking at astrid with heavy hearts. A few tears were produced in most of the faces. Especially the mother, she couldn't stop crying on her husband shoulder.

Stoick look at the couple. "Don't worry, I will ensure you that helhiem will pay for this."

"Certainly glad it's not me." Snotlout said under his breath.

Unfortunately, Ruffnut heard him. She walked towards him and punches him in the face.

"Ow!" Snotlout flinched holding his jaw.

"How could you say that?" Ruffnut said angry. "What about your vows? You said you would protect her! Does she look protected to you?!"

"Enough Ruffnut." Stoick instructed. Ruffnut huffed at snotlout before joining her brother.

Gobber looks at Astrid with compassion and sadness. "Is there really no hope sir."

Stoick shook his head. "No, I don't believe there is..."

The whole room was silence, with the exception of the mother's tears.

But then fishlegs eyes light up and shook his hands around. "There...there might be one thing." Everyone looked at fishlegs confused. "The troll's gift. Remember, he said an act of true love may break the spell."

Everyone soon caught on to the idea.

"An act if true love." Gobber said. "Like a true loves kiss!"

Snotlout immediately walked towards Astrid. "Alright then. Everyone step back, and allow me to present the lovers kiss." With that, he leaned over, and kissed Astrid on the lips.

Everyone held their breath to see what will happen next. But as snotlout raises his head, astrid still lay there, motionless.

"Maybe you did it wrong son!" Spitlout said cross. "Try again."

"It won't work." Ruffnut said out loud. "She doesn't love him."

Spitelout turn to her. "So you are saying she won't wake up because she refused to love my son!"

"What did you expect? You forced her to wed him. You thought she would be grateful? Not! She hates him! She wants nothing to do with him!"

"Regardless," stoick said in between them. "Arguing won't help us now."

Snotlout was devastated. 'How could she not love all of this.' He thought to himself. He slowly shuffled his way to his father.

Astrid's father looked to his wife. "Maybe we should give it a try. We're her parents, she loves us."

Fighting through her tears, the mother nods. "Worth a try." She said quietly. He then led her to their child. They kneeled down and planted a kiss on her cheeks. But she still did nothing.

The mother wept even more, knowing their daughter doesn't love them. Was it all so hopeless.

(Hiccup POV)

News about what happened to Astrid spread fast. A lot of the dragons laid their heads in sadness. I do feel bad for the little nadder. He's been asking his mom where she is. She refuses to tell him. Possibly out of love, or she just can't say it without tearing up again. Amazing really, a few months ago, she would want nothing more than to tear astrid apart. But now, she moans for astrid like she was a dear friend. Goes to show how much her influence she had in the hideaway.

I sigh and keep to myself alot. Probably best that way. I keep raising the temperature around me. Trying so hard to cleanse this pain in my chest. But it's just no use. No matter what, I can't stop thinking about her. Walking or flying around doesn't really help either. Gods what is wrong with me? Is this heartbreak a force of guilt?

Arg! I wish it would stop.

One thing did come to mind though, what was it she was going to tell me? She somehow knew the queen's real name. I sure didn't tell her. Man, I have so many questions, but not the answers.

Just when I thought I would continue to get some alone time, toothless came behind me.

"Doing ok?" He asks.

I didn't really need to answer, my body language says enough.

Yet he continues to come close to me. I really didn't want his company. He tries to nudge me with sincerity and affection. But I want none of it. I decided to walk back to our cave.

I walk faster than toothless. "Wait!" He said. "Do you want to..."

"No!" I scream and wave my hands behind me. I accidentally shoot a wave of flames to form a barrier between me and toothless. Toothless backed off in fear. Great, even my best friend is afraid of me.

Maybe it's for the best. Maybe it's better for me if I just live alone. Maybe then, I won't ever feel this pain.

(N.O. POV)

"You're gonna do what!" Ruffnut yell in surprise.

She couldn't believe what stoick told her. "That's right." He said with a heavy heart.

Most of the guests are now in the living room. The mother was crying harder than ever. While everyone else stayed silent. Ruffnut just can't believe her ears.

"You want to give her an oseberg ship!" She said scared. "You want to burn her?!"

Stoick nods his head. "Exactly."

"But why?" Fishlegs asks.

Stoick took a deep breath. "So she won't have to suffer anymore. It will be respectful to her, and it will make sure she is sent to Valhalla."

"But..." Ruffnut stuttered in shock. "She's still alive. You will kill her."

"She's already good as dead." Snotlout said still holding his jaw. "If my kiss didn't work, she's never gonna wake up."

"But there has to be something more we can do." Ruffnut said not willing to give up. "We can't just give up like this!"

"If you know of another way to help Astrid, Please, we are all ears." Gobber said waving his hook.

Ruffnut searched her thoughts, but no answer came to mind.

"We will send her off at dawn." Stoick declared.

"But...but..." Ruffnut began to say.

Before stoick cuts her off. "That's my final word. Now you three need to leave. "

Ruffnut want nothing more than to stand her ground, but she's pulled out of the house by fishlegs and her brother. Soon as they were outside, Ruffnut screams.

"How could they do this?!" She said angry. "Just kill her just like that! They're idiots!"

"Yeah," her brother surprisingly agrees. "And they say we are the village idiots."

"We are," she said. "But at least we have enough sense to think clearly. We have to figure out a way to save her."

"Look, I like her, but I don't love her." Tuffnut said will sincerity.

"And you know my heart belongs to you darling." Fishlegs confesses.

Only to make Ruffnut roll her eyes. "Well, we have to think of something!"

"What?" Fishlegs said looking at the ground. "True love doesn't just fall from the trees."

'Wait, trees,' Ruffnut ponders. The mention of trees triggers something in her. An old memory came to mind. A memory of her spotting Astrid in the forest, all dressed up. She was following a dragon and meeting...

"Wait! That's it!" She said with an awe struck look. "Of course, why didn't I think of it before? Fishlegs you're a genus!"

Fishlegs felt proud by that compliment. "Thanks darling." But then he quickly became confuse. "What did I say?"

Ruffnut explains. "There is someone else. And I'm pretty sure she loves him, and he loves her."

"Who?" The boys ask her.

Ruffnut smiles a proud smile. "Her guardian"

After a moment of silence however, the boys broke up laughing.

"Her guardian!" Tuffnut said while holding his sides. "But you said he was just make believe."

"I thought he was." She said irritated. "Until I saw him about a couple weeks ago. He's real."

Fishlegs just shook his head. "The idea of him is impossible-"

Ruffnut cut him off. "I saw the two of them together. Having dinner, dancing and kissing! I know there's something between them. It could be the thing that can save her."

While the boys look slightly dumb, Ruffnut huff at them and walk away.

"Where are you going?" Fishlegs asks.

"To find her guardian." She said with determination. The boys watch her entering the forest without a weapon.

"Wait darling!" He calls out while grabbing a spear and a small hammer. "You'll need protection!"

With that, fishlegs disappears in the forest close to Ruffnut. Leaving tuffnut alone.

After some time though, he sighs. "Well, I guess I better go after her. Who knows what she'll do without me."

With that, he grabbed a spear, and follows the other two in the forest.

Soon, they were on the hunt, looking for Astrid's guardian.

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