Hello to whoever will read this. We are back on Berk. We're gonna see Astrid Gobber and Stoick putting the pieces together. Also when i wrote that Astrid said good night to no one, I meant that she was alone in the house, because her parents are dead.On another note, this is chapter 13, I have many things in store for this story. I will finish it, before starting the next one. Anyway, hope you enjoy.

Astrid was already up, when the first rays of sun entered her bedroom. She was so excited about today that she didn't sleep at all. Of course through the night, some thoughts about this Fury guy and his scars came to her mind. She wanted to know how he got them, but it seemed to be a delicate and private matter, so she didn't thought about it any longer. Then however, when all her excitement died out, her mind showed images of him. She tried really hard to ignore them but she couldn't, he kept coming back. Then Fury's question echoed in her head. All in all she kept thinking and not sleeping. She sighed and got up from her bed. She changed to her usual clothing, A red sleeveless shirt with a dark spiked skirt that matches her boots and a hood that covered her hair. With everything ready she took Stormfly for her daily morning flight. After an hour she felt hungry and went to the Great Hall.

Once there, she found her friends chatting, she grabbed a plate and sat with them.

"Good morning Astrid" Fishlegs said

"Hey girl, you slept well?" Ruffnut asked

"Yeah" Astrid replied with a grunt. She ate her food and paid attention to the conversation they were having. The others talked about Fury and George, the Night Fury that George had, while they also wondered where Fury's dragon was.

"I would like see his dragon. It's a Night Fury after all." Astrid said gaining the attention of the others. Snotlout smirked, She knew that sly smile.

"Hey Astrid, I would show my dragon whenever you want." It took a second, due to the insomnia, to figure out what he meant. When she caught the hint, she rolled her eyes while making noises that showed how disgusted she was.

"Snotlout, even if you were the last man on earth, I still wouldn't go out with you." The blonde warrior said gaining laughs from the others.

"Then, let's hope, for the fate of humanity, that Snotface, over here, isn't gonna be the last man on earth." A voice came from behind them. They all turned and saw Fury holding something behind his back.

"Good morning to all of you too." He said sarcastically. Astrid realising that she didn't say anything she welcomed the masked man.

"Is it ready?" She asked looking at him with eyes full of hope. He smirked and brought his hand forward. He showed her a shiny axe. She was speechless, she run her hand through the blade and cut her self.

"Soo? You like it?" He asked.

"It's perfect! Thank you!" She said while hugging him, something that surprised him, the others and herself. She quickly unleashed her grip on him and sat down admiring her weapon. She came back to reality when Hiccup asked if he could still come and watch her train. She blushed, since she never had anyone watching her train and she thought it was something very personal. Nonetheless she nodded and they started leaving.

From across the room, Gobber was watching every move. He remembered how this mysterious man left his forge. It reminded him of his apprentice. Everything inside the forge was in order, some things returned to the place Hiccup used to put them. That raised the suspicion of the two limped man. He looked at the man and his leg every time he could. The leg seemed to be Hiccup's work but he would have to ask Fury for inspection, before making a solid conclusion.

Astrid was in the lead. She was guiding Hiccup through the forest and to her favourite training spot. When there, Hiccup could see that the trees had seen better days. Every tree had her axe's mark on them. He sat on a rock and waited for her to start. She awkwardly turned her face and breathed closing her eyes. When she opened them again she was focused, training was serious, she had to get better no matter what. After some throws Hiccup clearly impressed by the blonde warrior clapped his hands.

"Seems like there is no need for further fixing. It's perfect. You're pretty good." He said gaining her attention.

"Well..."She muttered while looking down hiding her red cheeks, she had to compose herself that is not who she is.

"Whe-Where is your weapon?" She asked surprising the masked rider. He unclipped a handle from his left leg and showed it to her.

"This is my weapon. Inferno, I wanted one since I was a kid." He said raising the handle in the air and with a push of a button three metal pieces came out. When they locked in place they bursted into flames, surprising Astrid, who had a flashback of an image in Hiccup's notebook.

'It's just like the sword Hiccup drew.' Saod that voice inside her head.

'I know.' Astrid thought in shock.

'Huh, what are the odds' The voice said again. Hiccup swung the sword left and right and Astrid could see that he used his left hand.

"What to test my work?" He grinned. She nodded thinking that he would let her use the sword, but that wasn't the case. He threw himself at her, out of instincts she dodged and readied her axe. Now she understood his words. She would test both the axe and the sword via combat.

After an hour of very realistic sparing, both Hiccup and Astrid were panting. The blonde shield maiden getting frustrated, attacked while yelling, that was the moment Hiccup was waiting for. He changed at her but before their fists connected, since the had abandoned their weapons, He ducked and using his hands he headlocked her. He let go after she stopped fighting.

"Looks like I win." He said with a smile.

"Yeah, This time. The next, I will be the winner." She said smirking. Hiccup's smile faided.

"You know Astrid, you remind me of those female warriors."

"Who, the Shield maidens?" She asked raising an eyebrow. Hiccup shook his head.

"No. You remind me of those Valkyries that help Odin." She widened her eyes. She couldn't say anything, it caught her off guard.

'What did he just say? She thought.

'He said that we are like the Valkyries' The voice said.

"Wh-Why do you say that" She asked with her head down.

"Because, you fight so good, no ordinary man can beat you." He said trying to cheer her up.

"Training is over. I want to be alone now." She said with a cold voice. Hiccup tried to protest bit seen her face he thought otherwise. Astrid, now alone in the forest, had all the time she needed to clear her head.

'Why would he say that?' She thought.

'It's just like Hiccup. He said those words to us right before he left. In fact they were the last word he spoke. Her voice inside her head said. Astrid sighed.

'You know, Hiccup and this Fury have a lot in common.' The voice clarified.

'What do you mean?' Astrid said confused.

'You still don't see. First of all, both of them are good smithers. He could repair our axe, the same one that Gobber said it couldn't be fixed. Then we have that flame sword or Inferno, as he was calling it. It's the same one that Hiccup had on his notebook. Also the hair. They have the same hair or did you forget yesterday at the forge.' The voice said raising suspicions to Astrid.

'Everything you say are just ideas. We don't have evidence to prove what you are saying.' Astrid sighed.

'Oh, but we do. We have the necklace.'

'What about it?' Astrid asked holding her necklace tight.

'For five years we have seen many species of dragons. None of them had the same scales, like the one around your neck. However, after all that search, when he were falling from that cliff and Fury saved us what did you see?' The voice asked now.

'Nothing. I couldn't see anything, everything was black.' Astrid said.

'YOU STILL DON'T LOOK! You were carried by a dragon. What colour was that dragon's scales?' The voice yelled.

'Black!'

'Exactly' The voice said.

'Then, that means that Fury might be..Hiccup!'

'Finally' The voice exclaimed.

"Hiccup is Fury." Astrid murmured. She still wasn't sure. She would have to see his dragon to be certain. She rushed towards the village to find him. It was already noon when she arrived at the Great Hall. All her friends were eating and talking. When they noticed her they told her that Fury wanted to participate in their Dragon class after lunch. She agreed to it and asked were was he. Fishlegs pointed to the main table, where Stoick and Gobber were talking with the masked man.

'If he really is Hiccup, why would he hide his identity.' She thought.

'If you were him, and you tried to reason with Stoick the Vast only to get such harsh words from your own father, Would you reveal your identity, right off the bat?' The voice said with a calm tone. Astrid didn't respond. She just kept staring at the three men. She saw Gobber holding the complicated fake leg and examining it. After a while Fishlegs and the others got up and started heading towards the exit. Suddenly Tuffnut turned and yelled at Fury to come with them.

At the Academy, everyone were astonished by the masked man and his skills. He tamed every dragon they had including Hookfang and Barf and Belch. He showed some tricks about the Deadly Nadder, that even Astrid didn't knew. The twins were particularly happy since Fury suggested them a new trick to use with their dragon.

"Ok. At first I didn't like you. But now I can see that you are a man of culture as well." Tuffnut said to Fury. Fishlegs dreaded the idea that Tuffnut liked someone, usually that meant that he would blow stuff up with that someone. Hiccup, or rather Fury told Tuffnut that this trick should only be used in an emergency. The blonde boy looked saddened.

"You are pretty good with dragons." Astrid said ignoring the blonde teen's protests.

"Yeah.." Hiccup scratched the back of his head.

"I can see that you like dragons just as much as I do." He continued. Astrid didn't respond she simply touched her necklace and lowered her head. Something that Hiccup noticed. He sighed. It was time.

"Hey" Astrid looked at him.

"Do you want to know where that scale came from." He looked in the eyes. She widened her own eyes at his question. She nodded.

"Come at your training spot right after diner." She nodded again. He began his departure but stopped and looked back.

"Tonight I will show you my dragon." He finished.

Astrid was frozen in place. Tonight she would finally find out if Fury is Hiccup or not. The others were speechless as well. Only Snotlout protested.

"How come and when I ask her to see my dragon she refuses, but when he said it she nodded." He didn't get an answer, in fact he was ignored by everyone.

Done. Next Chapter the reveal. Thank you for reading.