This one was inspired and taken from Heart of a Dragon by Nightstar Fury. It's an old Toothcup story of theirs and this is a scene I really liked the concept to and felt inspired to redo with my own spins and touches tossed in. Like the fact that the characters are my Hiccup and Aric. Hiccup is 18 by the way.

Original Song Used: My Last Goodbye by Trading Yesterday (Its a good song, just doesn't particularly work as a musical element. More as background music as Hiccup turns his back to Astrid and takes off with Toothless. Think Tarzan or anytime a movie throws in a pop song)

Dialogue is theirs, most of it modified to flow better.

Song: Take a Bow by Rihanna


Hiccup was stunned, frozen as she stood in the academy staring at Aric with a mix of anger, shock, disgust, and sadness. All their friends stood in the arena with them watching the scene, her and Aric's parents outside looking in; all watching as Aric had pulled her into a kiss in such a last desperate attempt to stop her from leaving. But, if Aric never really loved her as he had claimed last night in the cove, then why would he do that? Why would he suddenly kiss her with such passion?

"It wasn't that you never loved me, was it?" Hiccup asked, although it came out as more of a statement. A fact.

He nodded in response finding he couldn't lie to the Halfling anymore. Not if it meant she'd leave.

"You've loved me this entire time…but can't be with me because I'm…incomplete; missing a limb", she recounted muttering to herself needing to get everything straight. "Gods, I feel so stupid! All this time… and now it took me leaving to move on, to finally get over you, for you to give me the truth! The actual truth!" Hiccup harshly told him. It was so silly, so stupid, so… selfish. How could he do this to her? Play her like this only to end it all because of his own selfish preferences? She felt like an idiot, her heart breaking for a second time. "Will it ever stop, Aric? Are you ever gonna stop hurting me?! How do I even know this is the truth?!" she yelled shaking her head and backing away.

Hiccup had to leave. She had to go now before she burst into tears in front of everyone. She'd already made a big enough fool of herself. She turned making her way back to Toothless when Aric yelled out for her again.

"Hiccup, wait! Please! I was wrong, okay. I don't want this!" Aric pleaded. He was growing desperate, and the sight only made Hiccup angry; her eyes still shimmering with tears unshed, but becoming hard as stone. She stood at Toothless' side, hands on the saddle glancing from the saddle to Aric's display, and back again. "I-I don't want to lose you, Hiccup. I love you, really I do! I want to be with you, marry you… I'll do anything, please. Anything that will make you give me a second chance, I'll do for you!"

Hiccup didn't move. She just stared down at her hands as they lay flat on the leather that sat on the one person that she knew truly cared for her. She couldn't help to think of how she'd prayed to hear those words from Aric, and for a moment she felt like she may just turn around and forget everything to be in his arms again… but no. She could never turn back. That would only bring more pain. She had to leave. She had to just get away; turn her back to him, forget him, and never look back no matter how much it hurt in the process. Aric may actually have loved her, but he was just saying all those things out of guilt and fear. If he truly felt this way then why didn't he say so last night. Why did he feel the need to lie? Because deep down he knew he couldn't really love her. Not with her being…incomplete.

"Anything?" Hiccup finally spoke up asking softly.

"Yes. Yes, anything, Hiccup", Aric said with a hopeful smile. Everyone waited with bated breath for what Hiccup's answer would be.

"In that case", she started softly turning to him with soft loving eyes, only for them to turn harsh and angry. "All I want is for you to stay away from me!" she yelled, her pupils slitting with pure rage. "I prayed so hard for you to come back to me, for you to turn around and say you didn't mean it! That we could work it out! But now… Now I see it wouldn't have mattered. You don't love me Aric! You never did! Just stop fooling yourself, and stop trying to fool ME! I DON'T WANT YOU BACK! I NEVER WILL!"

Aric looked stunned, maybe even hurt by her words. "Hiccup, I―"

"Don't!" Hiccup interrupted. "I don't want to hear it―Arg!" she grunted in pain clutching her chest.

"Hiccup, you're in pain again", Fishlegs said reaching for his canteen to help her, but Hiccup stopped him.

(Start Song)

"I'll be fine", she panted, the pain in her chest starting to ebb away. Hiccup began to rise back up standing looking back with a glare to Aric. "As soon as I get away from him." She stood straight once more, seeing the boy look so distraught like he didn't know what to do. His eyes shimmered with tears unshedding too. He looked heartbroken, and honestly, just a mess. It made her sick.

She scoffed shaking her head. "You look so dumb right now. Standing before this crowd… And don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not…!" she sung angrily.

"But you put on quite a show…", she mockingly clapped and nodded beginning to pace around the mess of a boy staring at her with hurt eyes; all in front of their little audience. "…But it's over now", she looked down, before glaring back at him. "Go on and take a bow."

"I'll grab my cloths and get gone. I'd better hurry up. Before the rain drops come down." Slow, small tears began to leak out from closed eyes. "Talking 'bout…", Hiccup sang shaking her head with her hands against it as if trying to shake those lies out. "Please! What else is on?" she turned her back, before raging at him again more tears threatening to spill as she poured her heart out. Everyone just stood there stunned in their own ways, Stoick sighing sadly for his daughter. There just was no way of fixing this. Aric's parents were saddened too, disappointed in their boy, and wondering what could have been. The two used to be so happy together. What happened?

"Oh-Oh-Oh, and the award for the best lie goes to you! For making me believe that you and me COULD BE happy; let's hear your speech, ahahah... How 'bout a round of applause?" she gestured to their friends and family. "A standing ovation?"

"Cause you put on quite a show…" Hiccup sang as she turned and made her way back to Toothless, the dragon frowning as Hiccup climbed on. "…Now it's time to go…" It just wasn't right. He may not have known what exactly happened the previous night, but he sure knew Hiccup didn't deserve it. Especially not when it caused her so much pain. She didn't deserve it. None of it.

"…But it's over now", Hiccup sung once more with her head down thinking of what could have been. With a click, Toothless' tail fin opened, and he took Hiccup out of there, tears finally pouring out.

...But it's over now.