Chapter 4-Lost friends

A few hours after Astrid driffted to sleep only to awake in the same wooden bed she had awoken to only a little while ago, she leaned herself up a bit to see the light orange glow from the fire brighten the small hut noticing no sign of the man

As she stared into the fire the memories of earlier that day flooded back to her, the nightmare, the raid, and of course Hiccup...she remembered that warmth that raidated of him and she crossed her arms over her body trying to search for that warmth only to feel the light cold breeze of the night. Her hands idely reached up to the bandages covering her head and traced the thin white gaus and feal the knot on the back of her head from falling. As she was deep in thought a quick image flashed of Hiccup kissing her forehead and blushed remembering him do that when they were younger, as she was deep in thought she didn't even notice the thud and casual warble that was just beyond the door.

She was imeadiatly dragged out of her thoughts when she heard the door unlock and saw the tall black armored figure walk in and head twards the trunk in the corner and lay what looked to be clothes on top of it, he must have been able to feel her eyes on him because his head snapped over to her shape sat up in the bed

"your awake"-he slowly unbuckled his helmet and hung it on a hook-"I was expecting you to be asleep for the rest of the night"

She was now just staring at him, even though she knew it was him she still was in awe of how much he has changed over the years he was very tall now and his voice was much deeper then before but the faint nasley sound could be heard down with in it as well as the faint stuble on his chin, oh she wanted to run her hands over it but knew she couldn't just the thought would be breaking her mariage with Snotlout, but would that be a bad thing?

As if sensing the conflict with in her and seeing her Azure eyes bore into his figure he decided to tease her-"see something you like?"

She snapped out of her trans realizing she was caught and her face turned crimson he pushed-"I know its hard to handel all this raw vikingness"- he gestures to his body almost feeling giddy at how much he was messing with his old best friend

"Uh-I no yea right sure what ever..."- she blushed even harder at the fact she was stammering "dont get any ideas mister im a promised women"- even stating thagt made her feel sick to her stomach

"oh yea right...dont worry wont be a problem"-his atitude imeaditly changed at the fact of Astrid, his Astrid his best friend and love of his life was engaged to his bullying cousin

She could sense the change in tone and atmosphere around him it almost reminded her of the of the draggon training exam that insecureness and sadness he felt during that moment at Ravens point she hated that feeling and tried to change it "not like I enjoy being promised to him anyways"

A faint and small smile formed on his face at that statement knowing she didn't want it made him a litte better, but all in the moment he remebered the reason she was there with him in the first place "hows your head?"

She so in depth with the conversation she didn't even remember her head and blushed at his caring nature still being intact over the years-"its better no more pain really"

"thats good glad that tea helped"-He walked over and reached behind her head and unraveled the bandages around her head and examined her for any further injuries

At this point she was bright red at the fact he was acting like how her mom use to when she got a small scrape or bruise then the question she was not ready to hear or answer came up-"whats with your cheek"-before she could come up with a terrible exscues her head was tilted up to see his bright green emerald eyes that were held with the slightest hint of worry and fear-"i-I just fell down the stairs..."it hurt to lie to him after just getting him back but she knew it was for the best

"fell? Down the stairs? That doesn't sound like you..." she was getting a bit frusturated at the fact he was questioning her, couldn't he just take what he got and drop it?-"you sure it was the stairs or was it somethig else or someone-" he didn't get much further then that when he was punched in the shoulder a little harder then he was use to

"you saying im lying?"-she said with a scowl

"well-no but it just doesn't seem like you as all.."not knowing he would come to learn he was right

Her scowl deepend and she punched him in the same spot again she then gaped when she saw he didn't even flinch he wasn't even phased by the hit he didn't tend to it nore aknowlege the sensation he just sighed and moved his hand and rubbed her cheek-"we don't have to play these games Ast, it was Snot wasn't it?"-she was shocked at the fact he was on the money, he didn't even looked insecure about his answer she saw the dertimnation mixed with caring look in his eyes.

She found herself idely leaning into the firm and calous hand cupping her bruised cheek, she gave a shakey breathe-"how would you"-" Ast I was bullied by him Ruff and Tuff since I was ten do you think I wouldn't know his hand print when I see it?" she shaked her head and slightly move her head from his comforting hand-"its not important Hic just drop it for now..."

He felt a pain of hurt in his chest, he sighed and dropped his hand and walked back over to the fire and crouched next to the warmth and poked at it with a stick-"sure...just maybe lay down and be ready for tommorow im sure you will wanna return to the village since your all better.."

She heard the hurt in his voice and imeaditly regreted pushing him away, in all honesty she wanted to jump into his arms and cry into his chest and tell him everything but she couldn't even come to terms with it herself and as soon as she got him back he was doing what he wanted to make her happy she knew he wanted her to stay but he also wanted her to be happy and if it meant to let her go he would do that

She slowly laid back down and stared at the cealing and closed her eyes to rest but couldn't sleep just laid there absorbed into the darkness