Where I Belong
Author: Nightstar Fury
Rating: M
Pairing: Hiccup/Astrid
Disclaimer: I don't own the HTTYD movies, or any of the HTTYD series such as Riders of Berk, Defenders of Berk, or Race To The Edge.
Crash
-Hiccup's POV-
I had it. I was done, so beyond done! I should of left long before now but stupid me decided to stay and let it continue. 16 years of neglect from that woman who calls herself my mother but she doesn't show even an ounce of care like a mother should. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure raising a child on your own in terrifying after you were kidnapped with your infant son in your arms but I was pretty sure that ignoring his existence after he turned four years old wasn't how a mother was supposed to be! After yesterdays display over a simple question like whose initials were on the back of this pendant that she exploded over saying it was the past, and garbage, to throw it away. Woman that means its part of my past too! I knew nothing about my former life before being taken with mom, I didn't know what island I was from, who my father was. Nothing and I despised it so I was done. I was leaving tonight when mom went on another one of her rescue escapades.
I loved dragons, I did. Hell my best friend was one, a Night Fury who was feared by all Vikings. I understood that killing the dragons was wrong, and I did want to rescue and protect them but not the rest of my life! I wanted to change peoples minds, show them that dragons weren't bad instead of hiding them as a dragon vigilante. I knew there was more to this life than just this: living in a secluded ice nest with Thor only knew how many dragons. I looked over the necklace, I assumed the front had some kind of crest on it and that would give me a clue of what to look for but it was so damaged that I couldn't make out even some of it. The back with the initials was all I had to go off of, maybe someone would recognize it but I still had to be careful because I was traveling by dragon and Vikings didn't exactly take to having them around. I'd figure it out later but for now, I just wanted to get out of here. I had everything packed and stashed away in my closet, just some clothes and drawing supplies. Didn't need much besides that, I could eat on the traveling.
As nightfall fell over the nest, I began my plan. Acting like I was too sick to go with her on the mission, and it was easy too because mom would just look over me and check my forehead before shrugging and walking away like she always did. I laid in bed covered up and faked shivering also some coughing and groaning when she began to call my name saying it was time to leave. "For Odin's sake, Hiccup...Let's go!" Valka yelled coming into the room.
I coughed harshly looking miserable and shivering still as she walked to my bedside. "I don't...think I can go tonight mom...I feel terrible..." I groaned.
"You're 17 years old, Hiccup...You seriously can't man up to handle a mission?" She asked with her hands on her hips, although the remark hurt to hear her say, I shook my head. "Well I'm not ignoring the rescue to stay home and care for you. I'll be back by morning." Valka checked my forehead then walked away.
'I won't be here...Sorry mother. But I'm not just going to sit around and wait for you to tell me who I am, was, or will be.' I thought, then snuck to my window and to see her fly off on Cloud Jumper. I slipped on my boots, then armor. When it came to my mask, I debated putting it on. Why bother? I didn't want to hide who I was, I wanted to find out who me was at all. I left my mask on the bed along with a note to my mother before securing my things to Toothless. As we headed for the exit of the nest, I looked back once more at the dragons there. The nest was practically empty, the dragons were out for feeding time, so was the Bewilderbeast who I call Iceshot because he shoots ice. I saw mom's staff, she'd forgotten to take it with her. How careless. I grabbed it and placed the strap over my head while it now rested along my back. Toothless crooned at me as I got on his back as he took to the sky and we hovered a bit looking over the nest that had been home for 16 years. "Lets go bud...We'll show her that this isn't all life has to offer." Hiccup told him.
With a roar, Toothless and I sped off heading South-West. We didn't know what we'd find but anything was better than being stuck in the nest all the damn time.
(Six Days Later)
So far, nothing. We passed a few islands but nothing special or had anything that could help me. It was interesting, now out on my own it gave me a lot of time to think about things. Mainly how much my mother loved dragons more than me which really hurt to come to terms with. Since I was four, she change and not in a good way. It was right after I met Toothless and named him, after we became the best of friends my mother just began to care less and less. Everything became about the dragons, making sure they were cared for and safe but when it came to me forget it. If I was sick, she only took care of me because she had too and not because she wanted too. If a dragon was sick, pfft I didn't even exist. If I was hurt, I got told to walk it off. A dragon was hurt she'd care for that dragon like it was her child.
She never kept her promises, never had. Toothless taught me how to fly him not her. I saved dragons and she says its not enough. Well fine then, you do you and your dragons mom and I'll find out who I really am because it certainly isn't like you. I sighed heavily looking around, I'd seen a lot of islands lately all Viking inhabited too so it wasn't safe to land there to rest up. I was making a map as I went, labeling how far we were from the ice nest while we got farther and father away from it. I could tell for sure that we were about to hit a bad storm, the winds were picking up and the clouds darkening while Toothless was having a harder time flying through it. "Alright bud, we gotta land to ride this out..." I told Toothless, he nodded agreeing while we flew a little more. An island with deep trees could be seen, it was the best shot we had.
A crack of lightning stuck through the sky in front of Toothless startling him to rear back, the wind caught his wings and we crashed into some kind of wooden tower. I fell off of him, "TOOTHLESS!" I called out, my dragon screeched out as he dove and whipped around, wrapping me in his wings. I felt us hit something hard and roll a bit, then everything went black around me.
-Regular POV-
Everyone was in the hall for lunch, and shelter from the storm when they heard a screech through the brief silence in the storm. Curiosity winning, also assuming it was a raid the mass of Vikings rushed out ready to defend the village but all they saw was something whack the tower, dive, then roll into the village square remaining almost completely still. As they got closer they saw what it was. A dragon and not just any: a Night Fury with its wings wrapped around itself and unconscious. Astrid had been one of the first out, she inspected the unconscious dragon laying in the village square. When the dragon shifted slightly his wings loosened their wrapping as Astrid gasped seeing messy auburn hair from the small opening the dragon's wings made. "Oh my Gods! There's someone wrapped in its wings!" She exclaimed.
"Someone get the chief!" Another called out quickly. Stoick had been in his house early tonight so he probably had no idea what happened outside.
"Everyone else stay back! It's a Night Fury..." Someone warned as everyone was shocked and confused but kept their distance from the large dragon. They all wondered who this boy was and why he was wrapped in a Night Fury's wings, also if he was even alive.