A/N: Well guys, this is the chapter you guys have been waiting for...so enjoy!

Ripper's POV

"He's starting to like you" I said as I walked into the cave after collecting some water to see Heather rubbing Razorcut's chin.

"Yeah, he's not so bad when you get to know him" she said, stopping the petting to which Razorcut was semi-disappointed. "Ripper, it's been a week and they still have showed no signs of talking to each other" she said with a sigh.

"Well they did need their space from each other to collect their thoughts" I said in their defense.

"But I didn't think it would take this long. I mean this rate, they'll never talk to each other."

"Well I've been talking to Hiccup and he's still working on how to apologize Astrid. He did say he's making progress but he didn't say how much" I said sitting down next to her.

"I've been talking to Astrid and she's made some progress in getting over that incident, but she's also trying to figure out how to apologize to Hiccup, along with everyone else. By the way where is everyone else?"

"They're all together somewhere working on how to apologize to Hiccup. I think they're also involving the dragons in their apology" I replied. "But I do know Astrid has just taken a break from it and is near the lake if you're wondering" I finished.

"Well if they're involving dragons in the apology they must be really going all out on it" she said with a small laugh.

"It is their only choice if they want to show him how sorry they really are and it seems like the best idea. The only problem is getting Hiccup to see it" I said. With that in thought, how will Hiccup get Astrid alone to apologize? He had been planning it for a week and that was the only obstacle...and working up the courage to confront her.

"Will he want to see it?"

"He doesn't know about it, and the others don't know about his apology either."

"Well, this is bound to get awkward if they try and apologize on the same day."

"That is one thing that Hiccup will have no problem with" I said with a laugh. She also laughed along with me for a bit. I looked outside to see the sun setting. It had been twenty two days since we left Berk in Drago's hands and we've heard nothing from them. The others and I have conducted routine patrols and have not encountered any of his men, expecting that they would try and search for us. But I guess that wouldn't be a good military tactic since you don't want to waste your resources going after a group that you have no idea where they are.

On the other hand, his men could be out there searching for us since he knows we're a threat to him and he wouldn't us interfering with his plans again. I hope Stoick and the people left behind on Berk are doing alright. With a man like Drago left in charge, who knows if he lost his mind and took his anger out on them. What am I thinking? I shouldn't be thinking like that.

"You know Ripper, you're remarkable" Heather said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"I'm sorry, what?" I asked, a smile creeping on my face. She turned to me and smiled.

"You heard me...you're remarkable. When I look at you, you've seem to taken up a big brother role when it comes to Hiccup, and you always look out for him" she said.

"Well, even when we were younger, I did talk and play with him every now and then. He always enjoyed those days, but as I grew, my training began to control my life and I had no time to hang out with him or my other friends. But I made sure to say hi whenever I could. I was also more than happy to help train and travel with him for those two years. Allowed us to grow close and strengthen our bond" I said.

"It's just that, I've never to hardly seen guys like you."

"Well I hardly see girls like you" I replied, and we were caught in a stare, and that's when I realized how beautiful her eyes were...those ruby green eyes, soft lips, and perfect facial structure...

"Get a room you two" we heard a voice and turned to see Astrid walking in with a slight smirk. That's when we realized we were caught in a stare and turned away from each other blushing like mad.

"So how's the training going?" I asked, trying to cool down my cheeks.

" (sigh) We're getting there. Have you heard from Hiccup?" she asked.

"Yeah, don't worry, he's recovering well. It still hurts a little when he breathes and if he does anything strenuous but it's getting better as the days go by" I replied.

"Do you think he'll be alright by the time the apology is ready?" I could sense the anxiety in her voice. She really wanted him to see it. What she didn't know was that she had to prepare herself for Hiccup's apology.

"Well, I can drag him out if you want me to" I said with a small smile. That's when I saw her frown a bit. "Hey you know I was just kidding right?"

"Y-Yeah...I know, it's just I hope he understands and sees how sorry we are, after doing so much to him. You know, in these past few weeks, I've seen how selfish we've been towards him and he's kept it quiet because he was used to it...and it just hurts me that I never saw it" she said, leaning against the soft wall of the cave, and letting herself fall to the floor, holding her elbows.

"I guess you have to learn to show him that his efforts are recognized more than it usually is, and encourage him to speak his mind. I think that should help" Heather said and I nodded in agreement.

"But we always made sure we did...I mean when he drove the Speed Stingers away from Berk, when he cleared my family's name of the Flightmare, when he saved me from Dagur, when he saved the village countless times from the Outcasts, the list goes on and on" she said, obviously wondering where they went wrong.

"Maybe it's how you showed him that you were thankful. Maybe you were thankful but just never said anything assuming he knew that you were thankful. In a weird way...he wanted to hear he did a good job, and from what I've seen, you guys act like it's his responsibility to do all that...and he does it, but you've never really given him the credit he felt he should have got" I said.

"That...makes a lot of sense" she said after a few minutes thinking it over.

"I think he figured you all were grateful, but he also wanted to hear it...I guess that's the part you guys forgot" I said, trying not to apply more guilt onto her. She still looked depressed about the whole thing, and then I felt a nudge in my chest. I looked over to see Heather moving her eyes, signalling me to leave. I guess she wanted to talk to Astrid alone and saw I wasn't really doing a good job.

"Well I'm going to go for a walk now" I said getting up with Razorcut following me out. I guess I could go see Hiccup and see how he was coming along.

Astrid's POV

I didn't pay attention to Ripper walking out as I was too busy thinking about how many times I never showed Hiccup I was grateful, and that list was growing. The time where he proved my uncle was never scared of the Flightmare, I never said thank you for that...I assumed he knew it. Even the time where he came for me when I was kidnapped. I was expecting him to come, and sure I did give him a kiss, but I think that was the only real situation where I actually expressed my gratitude for his actions. Then there was when the Outcasts attacked and he was severely injured. He was the main target and no one actually took time off their schedule to make sure he was ok.

"Keep dwelling on it and it'll eat you out, Astrid" Heather said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"I know, it's just...I won't be able to stop thinking about what he said."

"Nobody will. It's something that will stick with you until the day you die. But you're not the only one going through this, everyone else is as well. Even Hiccup" she said.

"Why would he be going through emotional dilemmas like us...we're the ones who are thinking of what he said."

"But then you would know due to Hiccup's kind nature, he's blaming himself for shouting at you and I quote "ending" his love for you. He knows he took it too far and he's probably feeling just as bad."

"Like I said before...it's just like him. I don't why he gets so angry at himself for speaking the truth about the rest of us...I mean he's just so...Hiccup" I said.

"And that's why you love him?" she asked.

"That and so much more, Heather...I just want to show him that he is appreciated, if not by the others, then by me" I said, finally meeting her gaze.

"I'm sure he'll love what you guys are planning...and I'll tell you in advance when Ripper decides to bring him out" she said. I smiled in return. Heather could really be a great friend.

"By the way, what was that moment in here you were having with Ripper?" I asked, giving her an all knowing smirk, and saw her blush.

"T-that? That was...nothing, just a friendly chat" she attempted to cover it up.

"Looked more than a friendly chat from where I was standing, the way you two looked into each other's eyes. I could literally see your faces closing in for a kiss" I said, trying to hold in my laughter.

"We weren't! I was just telling him what good qualities he has!" she defended.

"You like him don't you?" I asked.

"What? No...no, I don't like him...did he say he likes me?" she asked and I raised one of my brows. "Fine! I like him ok? There I said it" she said, huffing and crossing her arms.

"Feels good to get it out of you doesn't it?" I asked.

" (sigh) It actually does. Thanks" she said and I smiled in return.

"So when did you start developing feelings for the Whispering Death trainer?" I asked, leaning a bit forward.

"I actually don't know...I guess it just sort of happened" she said.

"Come on, there has to be more than that?"

"Maybe there is Astrid...but I can't tell you now since it's still relatively new to me."

"Astrid!" I turned and saw Ruff running in. "It's ready" she said before running back out. I turned over to Heather.

"I hope this works" I said before getting up.

"I'll tell Hiccup in five minutes" she said. I nodded and followed Ruff's trail back to where everyone was.

Hiccup's POV

"So, have you figured out what you're going to do?" Ripper asked as he stood leaning against the wall of the cave.

"Yeah...take her to that secluded cave with the waterfall and mini-lake and apologize there" I said, laying down on my covers.

"That's it? I thought you were planning bigger than that" he said, pulling out his sword and inspecting it since it looked like he was bored as Hel.

"There's nothing here for me to work with Ripper...I can't give her the ring since technically we're still in a war and I'm reserving that moment for after, and I'm restricted to the cave and some other parts of the island right now because of my wounds, which are healing fine by the way" I said, throwing the ring box in the air and catching it...equally bored as well.

"You know that's if she forgives you" he said.

"Did you come here to try and make me feel bad or what?" I asked, not wanting to think about that.

" (chuckle) You know me Hiccup, I would never pass up that opportunity for all the gold in the Archipelagos" he said, and I also couldn't help but chuckle at his humour. "That's the first time I've heard you laugh in a while" he said.

"I guess my mind is not occupied with anything right now...except playing the scenes of how my encounter with Astrid will go" I said looking away.

"Again with that pessimistic attitude...you really have to look at the bright side of things and imagine yourself succeeding in apologizing to her" he tried to encourage.

"Maybe you're right."

"I'm always right" he said with a laugh.

"Don't get cocky Ripper...that's been your one weakness" I said with a smile.

"I embrace my weaknesses, makes me a stronger man than I am today...wait that came out wrong" he said and I laughed in amusement. That's when we heard Heather come in.

"There you two are, Hiccup you've got to come see this" she said pulling me up carefully.

"See what?" I asked.

"Trust me Hiccup, you'll want to follow her" Ripper said walking out, and I had no choice but to follow them. As soon as we exited the cave, I couldn't see anything that had Heather and Ripper so excited.

"What am I supposed to be seeing?" I asked them, but saw that they were looking at the sky.

"That" they both answered at the same time. When I looked up, I couldn't believe my eyes. I saw Astrid, the Twins, Fishlegs and Snotlout come in from different directions on their dragons and let go bags of flowers right above us, while doing a few twirls and dives to add to the display, and when I looked to my right, I saw a formation of the different dragons...with a few riders on them...Gustav leading on Fanghook, and they seemed to spell out something. When they were right in front, I swear I shed a tear at that moment.

The dragons flew in a formation that said 'WE'RE SORRY', and soon after, my friends landed in front of us.

"Hiccup..." Fishlegs started, "...I know we never really spoke or hung out when we were younger, even though we were the closest ones alike, but after you showed me who dragons really were...I would never have the most awesome dragon a boy could have" he said hugging Meatlug who licked him back, and I couldn't help but smile at the site. "I would never have met her, but also I wouldn't have all the knowledge about dragons if it wasn't for you. I would still be limited to the knowledge of the Book of Dragons, and would have never been able to make my own version. You made me the man I am today Hiccup...you take my ideas into account, you say you could never do anything without me...but the truth is Hiccup, it's thanks to you I have a purpose...it's thanks to you, my friend, that I'm where I am today" he said with a smile.

"Hiccup..." Ruff started, "...I know me and my brother, mainly my brother, have been behind years of teasing and pranks and other stuff, and I know you'll never forget them..." "neither will we" Tuff said with a laugh but got elbowed in the stomach by his sister. "I mean that in a 'look back upon' way" he said holding his stomach.

"What me and my idiot brother are trying to say is that we're sorry Hiccup...for everything, including helping in that forge prank" she said and gestured to the burnt mark on my face.

"Plus, you actually see the potential in us, Hiccup" Tuff said. "We can't blame you if you have your doubts in us, heck I've doubted myself many times, and I mean way many times, but you do take some of our ideas into account, even though I have no idea when I say them, and you give us credit for it, like when I trained Torch, or when we stole the Skrill from Dagur...you give us the credit that many others don't really give us. Thank you" he said with a bow of his head.

" (cough)" I turned to Snotlout. "I guess I've never been fair to you cuz'. I don't why I bullied you, made fun of you or tormented you; maybe I was really stupid..."

"You still are" Fishlegs added in.

"Much more stupid" Ruff said.

"Way, way more..." Tuff said but was interrupted.

"Do you guys mind!? I'm trying to apologize here!" he yelled at them.

"Well that's a first" Fish remarked with a laugh, and the others laughed as well, and I couldn't help a small chuckle escape my lips.

"Anyway...as I was saying, maybe it's because I was dumb and reckless and stupid and I didn't think you deserved to be chief. I was...wrong" he said that last part quietly. "I never gave you the credit you deserved even after your defeat of the Red Death. Maybe I was jealous that you would steal my spotlight, that I would take a backseat to you...and in my mind I couldn't allow that. I was even jealous that Astrid had her eyes on you, and...well, I was jealous of everything you had Hiccup, and everything you did" he said, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"I'm sorry about the prank Hiccup, really I am...and the hundreds of others that I did to you before. I haven't been the good cousin I should have been, but if you give me time...and a lot of patience, I will try and change" he said, and he stepped back to the others. The only one left was...

"Hiccup..." Astrid started. "I actually don't know where to start" she was holding her elbows and looking at the ground. "We had been close when we were young. We used to hang out with each other. But when I started hanging out with the others, I started pushing you away, leaving you behind...and I began to take up that whole view the village had towards you at that time...Gods I was such an idiot" she said shaking her head and holding herself tighter.

"I wanted to help you so bad, I wanted to talk to you...but I was afraid of what people would think of me...they always said you were weak and useless, but after the Red Death, I realized I was the weak one...for not taking a stand and defending you when you needed it most. I did care for you Hiccup, even though I didn't show it, I did care for you. When we joined Dragon Training, I did those things because I wanted you to improve. I know it seemed what I did was harsh and uncalled for...but back then I didn't know how to express my feelings..." I saw a few tears brimming her eyes.

"When you showed me Toothless, I began to see the real you...the Hiccup I secretly hoped you'd become, and when we couldn't find you after you killed the Red Death...I had so many regrets going through my head...not getting to know you better, not talking to you, not being able to tell you that I love you" she sniffed, holding back the few tears. "And after that, the adventures we had, you always knew what to do, clearing my family's honour of the Flightmare, even helping me get along with Snotlout with Option number 3...you always knew what to do...and I've realized that I never truly expressed my thanks and gratitude each time you helped the village...which was almost every single time, even when you helped me when I was in trouble."

"I'm sorry Hiccup...I'm truly sorry for the things I didn't do, and I hope you can find it in your heart to see the new me...the new me that will make sure to recognize your acts and be there for you when you truly need it!" she said, and I saw a tear fall down her cheek. I couldn't believe what I just heard and saw. All my friends apologized and they meant it...every single word.

Without thinking I started walking to Astrid. She had her face buried in her chest, so she didn't see me walk up to her. She only did look up when she felt someone's presence over her, and before she could do anything, I enveloped her into a hug, and she hugged me tightly back.

"I forgive you" I whispered to her, and I meant it...for everything she did, I forgive her.

"Thank you Hiccup...thank you" she mumbled into my chest, still not letting me go. We let go after a good two minutes. We had been apart for nearly a month, and we didn't realize how much we missed each other. I thought she didn't want to talk to me, let alone see me, but all along she had been wanting to apologize to me...they all wanted to.

"I forgive all of you" I said to the others, who smile at me.

"Does this mean we're cool?" Snotlout asked raising out his hand.

"We are" I said grasping his hand at the shoulder, and he did mine, and we shook.

"You know Hiccup, even though that burn is healing, and will be gone...you look like a marauder with that burn...that's awesome!" Tuff yelled, and I laughed a bit. But then I remembered my apology.

"Astrid, I need to tell you something" I said turning to her.

"What is it?"

"Not here, please follow me" I said, holding out my hand, waiting for her. She gladly accepted and we said our goodbyes to the others who went back to their cave, while I took Astrid to that secret spot on the island, followed by Toothless and Stormfly.

"So how long did it take you to train those dragons to do that?" I asked after a few minutes of walking in silence. I was truly interested in how she did it.

"It took a week...and a lot of fish to train them. I learned from the best after all" she said with a slight smile looking in my direction. We soon entered the cave that opened up a bit to an enclosed mini-lake and a small waterfall. The stream that fed the waterfall I believe led to the large lake in the other direction. There was a small hole in the top which allowed the moonlight to enter and bask the area in a sort of glow. This would be the perfect place to say it.

"This place is beautiful. How come I've never seen it?" she asked as she looked around.

"My mom kept this area off limits to you all. It's sort of her place to relax. I told her I was going to bring you here and she allowed it" I said, facing her.

"Why bring me here?" she asks, truly curious. I guess I should start now.

"To say I'm sorry for the things I said to you, Astrid" I said with a serious/sorry face. She tilted her head a bit, in I believe annoyance.

"Hiccup, you don't have to apologize for anything. You were right about what you said about me and..." but I cut her off.

"No I wasn't!" I said a bit too loudly and she stopped. I started walking towards her, "I said that you loved me only because you and your family were going to be set for life if you married me...I questioned your love for me, even when you did show it, when we were in the forge and Ripper interrupted us, when we were on that survival trip with our friends...you made it evident to me that you loved me for me. And I let my anger cloud my judgement" I said, stopping right in front of her. She tilted her head up and I looked down into her eyes.

"I let my anger control me. I had anger which many you say I deserved, but what I didn't deserve was to direct it all at you...the person who cared for me the most after Toothless. I was weak in letting my emotions get the better of me when it came to you...I was weak for letting Drago into my head" I said, as I felt a tear run down my cheek. I then felt a soft, warm hand cup my cheek and felt a thumb rub away the tear. I opened my eyes to see her staring lovingly into my eyes.

"You are not weak Hiccup...Drago exploited your emotions...no decent person with a conscience would ever do that." I couldn't believe she was trying to justify my actions towards her.

"No Astrid. I accept my weaknesses, but it was too late when I had already dealt the damage to you. Throwing the ring at you was...not even stupid, but cruel and unjust. I went too far. I let my anger control me and let it hurt you...which was the last thing I ever wanted Astrid. But now I know that that event, will always hold a place in our memories...a memory that I wish I could forget, or not even made" I said as I held her hand.

"It opened my eyes Hiccup" she said, and I stared at her, not knowing what she meant. "It allowed me to see the errors of my treatment of you, ever since we were young until now. It showed me how much we took you for granted, and it will remind me never to make that mistake again" she said.

"But how can you forgive me after all that, when I drove you to attempted suicide? How can you forgive me like that?! No person would ever do that."

"Because you do it all the time...forgiving people. You always try to see the best in them and you do. You could have easily run away when I found you and Toothless, but no, you came back to show me what dragons really are because you saw the good in me and decided to trust me...it's my turn to forgive Hiccup...and I forgive you" she said.

Words or actions couldn't describe how happy I felt at that moment. She closed the gap between us by pressing her body against mine, and I hugged her around her waist while she had the palms of her hands against my chest. We looked at each other and gazed into each other's eyes, and we both saw the longing in each other's eyes for the other. We had been apart for two years, but this one month had been filled with more uncertainty of seeing or talking to each other, and now we were passed that.

She leaned in and so did I and our lips met. It had been a long time since I kissed her lips. That sweet, soft strawberry taste of her lips, and the highly distinct aurora that surrounded her. We pulled apart after a minute or two...but that kiss was different. It wasn't a full make-out kiss that we shared many times, but it still had the same passion...but more in-depth. When we looked into each other's eyes, we saw more than passion...we saw lust.

A/N: I guess this is where it might get T/M to an M. Not sure. But just had to warn some of you.

Our lips met once more, but with much more force, as if they had been starved for years and this was their only food after that time. Her hands made their way from my chest to the my hair, and began to tangle themselves in the braids she had made for me. I left my left hand at her waist and let my right hand explore her lithe frame; letting it roam up against her red tunic (like the one in the poster) trying to feel her soft smooth skin underneath it.

I felt her pushing her tongue against my teeth, begging me to part them. I did as she wanted, and they met with a clash. She let out a soft, muffled moan as I pushed my tongue into her mouth. I never knew we were moving while we were kissing as I soon pressed Astrid against a flat rock, leaving her no escape...which I don't think she wanted.

I began to grow more bold as I managed to find my way under tunic and began feeling her soft, beautiful skin. At the same time I moved my lips along her jawline, to her ear lobes and started to move down along her neck. Every moan she made just pushed me further on. "H-Hiccup...y-you're...w-wounds" she managed to speak as she was having trouble gathering her thoughts from her current position. I began moving my lips back up the way they came, right back to her lips. It was nice she cared about my well-being, but she spent two weeks, even a month before all of the events, taking care of me. Tonight, it was my turn to take care of her.

"My wounds...can take a backseat to you...tonight" I breathed out before capturing her lips again. I guess she was alright with it because she moved her hands from my head to underneath my shirt and began removing it.

Normal POV

Astrid removed his shirt right over and tossed it to the side. He was not bare-skinned as he would have been due to the the bandages wrapped right around his middle and upper torso, where the wound and cracked ribs were, and his entire right forearm wrapped in bandages as well. But there were slight traces of the bruises he suffered, reminding her of the pain he went through. But even through those bandages, she could see how well-toned he was. Two years of training, and dragon riding, plus smithing had all left their marks him...and they were very attractive marks.

She could make out an evident outline of abs on his torso. Even his arms were well defined, thin, but she didn't care. They looked capable of winning any fight he was in. Even when her hands trailed against his back, she could feel the strong shoulder and back muscles he had gained. However, the bandages and bruises even made him look more masculine than she could ever dream of him looking...which was well beyond them.

Through those bandages and bruises, she knows what he went through for her, and on his well toned body...they made him look like a God who had fought his way to make it to his love.

Hiccup wasted no time in performing the same to Astrid. He unclasped the robe on her back from her shoulder pads, and it fell to the soft grass. He unclasped her shoulder pads and let them fall, and soon pulled her red tunic over her head, leaving her only in her breast band. They also managed to toss their shoes off, but ended up falling to the ground, with the soft grass absorbing most of their impact, but that did not break them apart.

Astrid had fallen on top of Hiccup, and he began slowly unbuttoning her spiked skirt which she moved clear once he was done.

"This night...is not going to...be the same...as the others...is it?" Hiccup breathed out, both of them taking a breath of fresh air.

"No it is not" Astrid whispered and clashed their lips once again. Hiccup sat up a bit and without breaking the kiss moved his hands to the braids of her hair, and just as skillfully he had forged Stinger, he let her hair fall in one beautiful, smooth motion, that the very action of it falling played in slow motion in his head, and the only thing that came close to describing it was a river of gold silk, flowing freely and illuminated by the moonlight. He paused in his kissing and took a good look at her. Not even Odin himself could resist such a sight. There she was, in her blue leggings, breast band and her golden hair flowing right down to about three inches above her waist...she was truly a Divine Beauty.

That's when Hiccup flipped the positions and she was on the bottom, and he was on top, once again engaged in a passionate and lustful kiss.

"You are truly not of this world" he breathed in a low voice that Astrid had never heard before...and she loved it. He began trailing down her neck, planting many love bites alone it, with one or two licks here and there while he lets his hands explore her goddess like frame.

"And you...clearly are more...than any Viking...in these lands" she said, getting into the mood as she closed her eyes to enjoy the experience she was receiving from her lover.

"That's because this Viking...will do anything to protect his love" he said as he stopped his onslaught of kisses and moved up to her face and they locked eyes. He became lost in her sky blue eyes, that bore nothing but love, caring, fire and spirit in them...with a hint of lust as well. She became mesmerized by his emerald green eyes, seeing the care, love, loyalty and young man that she longed for the last month, with lust mixed in with them.

"You've...already proven that...Hiccup" she breathed as she began caressing his legs with hers. He closed his eyes, as he almost knew it was her skin trailing along his pants.

"No I haven't" he said and she began moving his hands to the his belt, as if guided by instinct. "I would die for you in a heartbeat...Astrid. I would fight Loki, Thor and Odin himself just to come back to the world of the living and die for you again...and I'd do it a thousand times over...till the sands of time run out themselves" he said as he moved his hands to the top of her leggings as well.

Astrid couldn't believe what she just heard what Hiccup would do for her. She knew he felt strongly for her, and her for him, but never that strongly. This was a completely new Hiccup from the last one she remembered...and she loved this one even more than the last if that was even possible. They then looked at where their hands were and looked back at each other's eyes.

"A-are you...s-sure...you want to do this?" he asked. She could tell that he was hoping she'd say yes, because now they were too far to stop. But at the same time, he was checking on her if she wanted to do this. He was putting others before his own personal pleasures. She knew no other Viking would be this controlled when it came to a situation like this. But he was also checking because of the severe consequence they might face since they'd be breaking a sacred custom if they did do it. But in all honesty, she didn't care...all she cared was the young man above her makes her his.

"I wouldn't have it any other way" she smiled and kissed him.

The two faithful dragons who had followed them and saw the whole scene unfold before them saw what their humans were about to do, and knew they deserved their privacy. They walked to the entrance of the cave, and unbeknownst to the young lovers inside, it had started to rain. It was loud thunderstorm that could mask any noise. Perfect.

Toothless and Stormfly arrived at the entrance, which was in plain sight from where Hiccup and Astrid were. The entrance was big enough for both dragons to be beside each other. Toothless extended his right wing while Stormfly extended her left wing. With their wings and bodies covering the entrance, they effectively hid both their riders from view to anyone who was outside.

"Hey you two!" both the dragons heard and saw Ripper walking over to them with a cloak covering him from getting soaked. He rubbed both them under their chin, careful not to hit the knockout spot. "Do you know where Astrid and Hiccup are?" he asked and both dragons just gestured behind their wings.

"Well then I'm going to..." but he was stopped when Toothless pushed him away with his head. "What's wrong Toothless?" he asked, and tried to go again, but Stormfly this time, pushed him away gently with her head. "What's wrong with you two?" he asked as he stared at the two. They glanced back again to their closed wings and back to Ripper as if telling him 'you don't want to interrupt them'.

That's when Ripper started putting two and two together, and his lips curved into a slight smile. "Hiccup you sly dog" he said with a slight laugh. "Good dragons" he said to Toothless and Stormfly before walking back to the cave. Both Stormfly and Toothless looked at each other and back at their wings which concealed their two riders. For once in a while, both dragons became at ease, since this was the first time in a month, where both their riders had found peace.

When he entered he saw the rest of the teens asleep, save for Heather, who laid by the fire with Razorcut asleep in the back.

"Well, did Hiccup and Astrid make up?" she asked.

"Oh, they've made up alright...in fact they'll be making up for a while" Ripper said sitting next to her, and was amused by her confusion.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"Let's just say, I hope Astrid's not in her period" he said, and in a few seconds Heather's eyes went wide and blushed, and had to cover her mouth with her hands to stop her from squealing.

"Well it looks like they've truly made up" she said with a smile as she and Ripper got settled in for a peaceful night...something that no one had in a long time.

A/N:Hope you guys liked the chapter. This is officially the longest chapter I've ever written on Fanfiction, 6745 words! Hope it wasn't too fast, and just at the right pace, and hopefully it was what you guys were expecting. Take care everyone!