{{HAPPY NEW YEAR MATES! YO HO AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT SOUNDS PIRATE.}}

Anonymous Noob The 2nd: Hiccup's favourite letter is I.

CHSHiccstrid: No there's no chapter from Astrid's point of view. Or anyone's point of view. This fic is written in third person. It's more like a narration. Also I am really interested to find out what your theory is. I wouldn't mind it if you'd elaborate on that.

Guest: Thank you so so so much!

Rmysa: Yes! Exactly right? Hiccup's crew has always been loyal to him. It's the new passengers on the night fury that are the real problem here. Oh boy if you teared up here imagine if you read chapter 13. Foreshadowing...

Seina Starlyn: Your sense of smell is excellent my friend. :)

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["You said you wouldn't leave me."]

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2 weeks.

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The next time he saw her, it was at the very same spot.

Barely a week after the last time they spoke, but it felt like a damn century to him.

And oh how happy he got when he saw her figure swimming in the water.

And oh how his world got lightened up when those eyes looked at him again.

And then he realized.

"I...You never told me your name."

Do mermaids even have names?

"Astrid."

"Astrid... that's a nice name."

"Thank you." her cheeks turned pink once again.

"I mean it's better than HICCUP." he laughed and she joined in.

"Yeah... probably."

"So...you come here often?" his fingers played with the water surface.

"Not very often. Mostly when I want to forget." he heared her say.

He was laying on top of a rock that was large enough to fit two bodies.

She was swimming around him so he could only listen to her voice while his eyes were traveling around the clouds in the sky.

"Forget what?"

Her smile faded. He didn't need to look at her to understand how intense she got all of a sudden.

After a few seconds of not getting an answer, he supported his body on his elbows to look at her.

Her eyebrows were drawn close together and her teeth were biting her lower lip.

He couldn't read her expression but he could definitely tell that she was feeling uncomfortable. And almost...

"Hey...are you okay? I'm sorry for asking, I just-"

"The things I've done..." she silently said without looking at him. "... horrible things."

Now it was his turn to frown.

"Like...what kind of things?"

She looked scared. Was she afraid?

"Maybe humans are right about us. We are monsters."

He saw a tear fighting to escape her eye.

Suddenly he felt the urge to embrace her. To take her into his arms and hold her. To whisper in her ear softly, to tell her that it was all okay, that he was there.

But they weren't there yet.

That level of intimacy would take more time.

Instead, he just hesitantly approached her and smiled.

"You are not a monster. I know that for sure."

"You don't know me."

"I know what I see. And that is not a monster. I know the mermaid who saved a human from drowning twice is not a monster. I know the mermaid that is trying for a better world of peace is not a monster."

"You have no idea...you don't know what it's like. We all take orders from our Queen and she commands us to sing to the sailors and when we sing...terrible things happen."

"So? If you don't want to then just... don't sing?"

"It's not that simple. You don't know what we're capable of."

"What could they possibly do? Come on."

"Bad things. That's what we... that's what they do."

"But why? Why do you have to sing with them? Why do they have to sing? Why are you doing this?"

"Things aren't as simple as you thing. Humans are right to be afraid of us. You should be afraid of me too."

"I've seen you. And I'm not afraid of you."

"You're a fool then." she laughed.

"Maybe. A fool that trusts his mortal enemy."

Silence fell in the atmosphere, as their smiles were all that needed to be said.

"How can you be so sure that I won't hurt you?"

"Because I know."

"Why? Why do you trust me?"

"Because you saved me. Because I'm literally standing here right on the edge of a rock and you still haven't drugged me in. And I haven't technically heard you sing yet so-"

"I will never sing to you." she said in a very serious tone. "Never."

"Okay." He tried to make her feel better in a soft tone.

"It's not okay. It's not I... I shouldn't be here. We shouldn't be doing this I...I need to go."

"Hey wait! Please don't go I..."

He had to make sure she trusted him. He had to make her trust him.

"Look...what if I get inside the water for a bit huh? Would that make you feel safe?"

"What? No Hiccup you don't have to-"

Too late.

He had already gotten inside the water from the waist down.

The water was a little bit cold at first. But it didn't take his body too long to get used to its temperature.

A little unsure of what he was doing, he let his feet touch the sandy bottom and took a few baby steps.

"See? I'm not gonna hurt you."

She stood there looking at him. The distance between them wasn't even 2 meters.

"I...you really don't have to..."

"Hold on I'll come to you." he said and took a step towards her.

"Oh no, no I don't think it's a good id-"

"Too late! I'm already coming!"

She couldn't hold her laughter.

"You are one crazy Pirate aren't you?" she laughed while he was approaching her.

"The craziest of the kind." he laughed.

The ocean was getting deeper and deeper with his every step.

"Aren't you afraid Captain? I'm a monster and I might eat you!" she joked.

"Oh trust me M'Lady I am terrified. But it's worth the risk."

When he finally got to her he was underwater from his chest and down. He didn't even realize how wet his clothes had gotten.

He layed one hand on her soulder making her flinch.

"It's okay."

She froze at his touch. She couldn't handle her heart beating so fast.

But she knew that what she was doing was wrong. He was a human. And now she was developing a friendship with him? No. It wasn't just friendship and she knew it very well. When he was around her, she could feel it in her scales. In the waves that gently stroke her body. In the air around them.

Why would she ever develop feelings for someone like him? One that is human. One that is a Pirate!

But his forest green eyes reminded her of the trees in the land. Places she's never been to before. But looking into his eyes, it was like she could almost reach out and touch them.

How foolish of her.

How childish and immature it is to let your heart take over you. To let your emotions get in the way of your nature.

Is it even possible?

Can someone possibly stand against their own nature? Isn't that the way of keeping the natural order? Or is that order made to be changed over and over again all the time? Is it meant to remain steady forever or os it supposed to evolve?

She kept reminding herself that he is a human. A bloody foolish human who's dumb enough to approach her. To touch her, to put himself in danger by being this awfully close to her.

"Hiccup I...my sisters-"

"Your sisters can't control you."

She stayed silent before she looked at him.

Her silence was somehow comforting and spoke for itself, it was peaceful in a way where you could feel at home and know that no matter what was happening, she was forever there for you.

"But they can control you."

"What do you mean?"

"Our songs Hiccup. Don't you see how dangerous I am? A Syren's voice can be deadly. They don't call us the daughters of the devil for nothing."

He only smiled.

The fact that she was telling him all of this was proof that she didn't want it. That she was different.

"Astrid..." He gently brushed his fingers over her cheeks.

He wasn't sure if he was wiping tears, or if it was just water.

"I don't care what they say about your kind. And trust me I know what you can do. My mother died because of your kind."

Her expression was unreadable while he was talking about his mom.

"And I am not perfect either. Trust me." he sighed.

"Did...did you see her die?"

"No but...my father said that she was taken away by the ocean."

"Your father?"

"The King."

Wow. wait.

Wait a second.

Why was he telling her all this?

No one knew the truth about his real identity.

"But...I don't understand I...I thought you were a Pirate."

There was no turning back now. He had to tell her the truth.

"Look I...The truth is that I am Prince Henry the third of Berk. At least I was."

"I don't understand."

"I never wanted to be King. I always had one love. The sea. It enchanted me. I can't explain it but something about the ocean was just magnetizing me. Like I was drawn to it. I wanted to be a sailor and live in the water for the rest if my life. It was like...I had a connection with the water I...I could feel it in my veins."

It runs through your veins.

"I could feel it in my blood."

It is in your blood.

"Anyway, one day, my father just decided that he had to fake my death to the kingdom."

You really had to.

"Hiccup that's...terrible."

"Meh it was fine I mean...I never liked that life anyway. The worst part is that he didn't even care to explain himself. All he said was that it's for "my own safety". I have no idea what that means."

I do though.

"I know my father never wanted me anyway. So Prince Henry died and Captain Haddock was born. I found a crew and I built the night fury. And we became unstoppable. Well I mean...untill we came across you and your sisters." he laughed.

"That's why you're doing raids. That is why you're vandalising and stealing your kingdom. It's your way of...revenge?"

"Yeah...kind of." Hiccup sighed.

"On your Dad?"

"On my Dad...On my kingdom...on this world's stupid rules in general."

"I am so sorry Hiccup. For your Mother and...for everything my kind has ever done to you."

"Humans did terrible things to you too. But someone's actions don't define their entire kind."

"You're right." she smiled.

A very silent smile but powerful enough to make him stare.

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As time passed, the two bodies got even closer to each other without even realizing it. And their souls got even closer. They realized that they weren't so different after all. As if they were both trapped inside a world of rules that can't be broken. They both felt imprissoned inside their own kind. They were the outsiders. But together, they were the only thing that seemed to matter in the world. Two souls that understood eachother better than anyone else. They found eachother, without thinking good or evil, land or water, friend or enemy.

Why does this feel so right?

How could he let this happen to him? How could he allow himself to act so foolishly. Why did he let his feelings get attached to her? Why was his heart beating so fast? Why could he not stop thinking about her?

And little did he know that she felt the same.

It's funny if you think about it. He hated those creatures his whole life. He wanted nothing but to kill and take revenge. He was the most feared Pirate in the entire archipelago, with no obligations and no need to report to anyone. He was the master of the sea. The master of his own life.

But now he was completely lost. And he had no control over his feelings and thoughts.

He felt horrible.

He was sent there by the King and he had a mission. He was there for a reason. He went there hoping to earn her trust, but he got something much more valuable than that.

Her heart.

And now there was no turning back. She had completely won over him. He opened up to her. He told her the whole truth about his past. Secrets that he didn't even share with his crew.

Why? Why? Why are you so stupid?

The sky started to darken.

Treads of light lingered in the sky, mingling with the rolling clouds, dyeing the heavens first orange, then red, then dark blue, until all that was left of the sunset was a chalky mauve. And then that melted away in turn, as stygian darkness took over the sky. Sequin-silver stars like the glowing embers of a dying fire winked down at them, illuminating the atramentous curtain of sky. And then suddenly the clouds parted, and they found themselves looking at a lustrous, argent disc casting brilliant rays of moonlight onto the darkness of the night sky.

It was magical.

Everything in that moment was magical.

Untill it wasn't.

"I have to go." she whispered.

"Yeah...me too...Probably."

"Thank you...for...you know...not thinking that I am a monster." she laughed and he couldn't help but laugh back at her.

"I should be thanking you."

"For what? Not drowning you when I had the chance?"

"That too." he laughed. " But also...for everything else."

Her eyes reflected the silver shinne of the full moon.

And it was the last thing he saw before she dissapeared into the depths of the ocean.

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["You promised."]

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