Chapter 4-Meeting a new friend


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After hiding the Journals in the cove where any water will not damage them, Astrid runs home. When she goes to the front door she sees her parents sitting waiting for her.

"Astrid we need to talk." Her father tells her.

"About what?" She answers.

Her father knew she was not going to call her dad or father because she had not called him that since he forced her to stay away from Hiccup. She treats her mother the same way.

"Your mother and I were talking about how you have been treating us for the past two years, we thought it was just going to be for a little while but..." he starts to explain but hesitates and looks at his wife.

"Astrid sweetheart you don't ever talk to anymore your only 10 years old but we barely even talk to you. We are starting to get worried about you!" her mother says.

"You two want to know what is going on with me? Is that it?" she answers.

"Yes" her parents answered.

"When you told me I could not play with Hiccup you said it was because it would make us look week. But then when you started my training you said that It does not matter what other people think or say as long as I do my best I'll always do great." She says.

"You tell me that I have to give up my best friend because of what other will say but then you tell me it does not matter what they say."

"So which way is it either you made me give up Hiccup as a friend because you care what other say then you lied to me and are cowards! Or you made me give him up because you're the week ones. And you told me that I should stay away from week people so I'm staying away from you!" Astrid said but when she finished she was yelling at them.

Her parents were looking at her with wide eyes realizing that she was right but her father looked at her and got made.

"How dare you say that to us we are your parents we raised you to be better than that." Her father yelled.

"Then what did your parents teach you because you made me stay away from the best friend I've ever had and it's not fair." She screamed right back at him.

Astrid mother having long ago figured out what was bothering her daughter stepped in between her husband and daughter.

"O.K. THAT'S ENOUGH!" she yelled at them both.

As she looks at her daughter to tell her that they only want what's best for her Astrid turns around and runs to her room and slams the door closed.

"I can't believe she would say that to us." Her father says.

"Really you did not see this coming?" Her mother answers.

"No, I did not are you telling me you figured she was still hung up on that runt." He said

"I think they were a lot closer than either of us thought and we should never have split them up." She answered.

"Oh come on Hiccup was never going to be Chief he was always going to lose it to Snotlout. Stoics counsel already made that decision." He said

"I don't care if Hiccup would never be Chief he treated our daughter better than any other boy in this village and I'd rather have a runt for a son-in-law that pig Snotlout." She said looking in his eyes.

"I mean look at how Astrid treats us now we can't even get her to have one conversation with us without screaming at us. We heart her and we should never have done that.

What kind of parents do that to their child."

"O.K. maybe we did not make the best choice but Hiccup Is gone now we will never see him again. There are several men who are going to look for him tomorrow and make sure of it. Astrid is going to have to get over him.'

Both of Astrid parents just sigh knowing that their daughter was not going to be happy for a long time.

Hiccup

In the morning, Hiccup and Valka woke up and remembered the dragon that they heard the night before. Hiccup being very excited about being able to go with his mother wanted to leave as soon as they woke up

"Please, mom can we go now?" Hiccup beg his mother.

"No son we have to eat first."

"But I'm not hungry at all mom!"

"Hiccup you told me last night you would do what I told you to if I let you come with me, and right now I'm saying we need to eat." Valka reminded her excited son.

"O.K. mom I'm sorry I'm just excited to be going with you."

"I am to Hiccup I am too son."

After a short breakfast, Valka and Hiccup climbed on Cloudjumper and set off to find the dragon.

"Mom do you know what kind of dragon it is that we heard?"

"No son iv never heard a dragon call like that before."

As they were flying around the island they spotted a clearing where a small black creature could be seen. So Valka had Cloudjumper land in the clearing.

"O.K. Hiccup I want you to stay behind me tell I say It's safe for you." Valka told her son.

"O.K. mom"

As they got off of Cloudjumper Valka could see that the dragon was none other that a Night Fury.

"son we need to very careful that is a night fury. They are the most elusive and dangerous dragons alive." Valka told her excited son.

"Momma it looks like it is asleep." Hiccup pointed out.

As Valka and Hiccup approached the dragon it lifted up its head and looked at the two.

"Don't worry its ok. We are friends let us help you." Valka told the scared dragon.

The night fury shifted and a second night fury head looked out at Valka and Hiccup. But the second one was smaller than the first.

As Valka looked over the two night furys she could see that the first one was hurt and trying to protect the second one.

"It's ok we can help you both." she said as she pulled out a fish and gave it to the larger night fury.

"Cloudjumper can you go get more fish. Hiccup come here and play with the younger night fury."

As Valka was busy treating the older night fury she sees that it is a female.

"Is that your son?" Valka asks the older night fury as she sees Hiccup and the younger dragon playing.

As Hiccup is playing with the younger night fury he sees that he does not have any teeth and yells to his mother.

"Hey, momma this dragon does not have any teeth."

"Then maybe we should call him Toothless." Valka reply.

"O.K. that sounds good to me, how about you do you like the name Toothless." The young dragon nods his head and starts to play with Hiccup again.