****Previously****

Okay, hopefully dad is asleep.

Hicca slowly snuck up the stairs towards her room.

"I see you came back home."

Oh no

***In her house***

Hicca slowly turned around and saw her dad sitting at their table, eating a fish, cooked of course.

"Hey dad... How's that fish tasting?"

"Not important Hicca." Stoick deadpanned

"Right..." Hicca trailed off.

"So where did you go?"

"None of your business."

"As the chief it is my business."

"That's just it! As the chief not as my FATHER! You don't care about me on a personal level, especially since mom died."

"Do NOT bring your mother into this."

"Why not? this is the only time you're actually listening to me!"

"GO TO YOUR ROOM!"

"FINE" Hicca screamed while running up the stairs towards her room. When she got to her room, she jumped on her bed and began to sob.

Why doesn't he care? Not even a little.

Eventually she cried herself to sleep

The next morning Hicca woke up with tear tracks staining her face.

Great. Another day of being ridiculed.

Hicca got up and out of bed and headed downstairs. But, when she got there, Stoick was at the table having breakfast. As she walked down the stairs, one of them creaked, causing him to look up at her.

"Uhhhh... Hi?" Hicca hesitantly asked

"Yea... Hello Hicca"

"I heard there was a ship being sent out to locate the dragon's nest again."

"Yup, I am going to lead this one. We won't be back for a while."

"Oh, how long is that?"

"About a week"

"Oh, ok. See you in a week." At least I'll have an easier time trying to find that dragon.

With that, her father got up, and left their house. She simply stared at the door for ten more minutes getting her thoughts together. After she had done so, she left her house and headed to the forges.

***At the forges****

Hicca walked into the forge and saw Gobber working at the window, talking to a viking about fixing his sword, since it had gotten dented, in the last dragon raid. She slowly snuck into her workshop located in the back of the forges.

"Not so fast, lassie."

Dang it, caught again

Hicca froze and slowly backed up towards the entrance of the forges. When she reached the entrance, she slowly turned around and saw him bent over the viking's sword, working out the dents.

"...Hi Gobber"

"Yea, hi."

"How's your day been going?" Hicca asks while rocking back and forth on her heels.

"Pretty good, except for the fact that you RAN OFF AND DISSAPEARED FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE DAY!"

"Oh... well that's nice."

"'That's nice.' Where were you?" He stops hammering at the sword and turns to face Hicca.

"You know what let's not talk about that... Instead, let's talk about how you are more of a father figure to me than my actual dad."

"You don't mean that Hicca."

"No, I do. You were the one that cared for me when he was supposed to. You took care of me after my mom was taken in that raid. He shut himself off from me, and went on those searches for the dragons' nest at every opportunity. Speaking of searches, are you going on the todays?"

"Yea, unfortunately no one will be able to watch you and make sure you don't get killed by a malfunctioning thing you make."

"...thanks for the vote of confidence Gobber."

He finally turned back to the sword with a smile and said "anytime"