It was a pretty day on New Berk. The houses were still under construction but it was starting to take shape. The miss of dragons was still in everyone's mind but bit by bit, happiness and festivities were back among the Berkians.

The Great Hall was welcoming Vikings for usuals meals. It was lousy since everyone was talking and laughing. Especially at Chief's table were the old dragons riders were gathering around to eat together.

-"And that's how my beard grow up in on night!"

-"Because of the fairy in your mind?"

-"Hey! That fairy was real!"

The Thorston Twins were babbling and making everyone laughing around the table. There was SnotLout, Fishlegs, Hazel, Eret, Valka, Hiccup, Ana, Jon and surprisingly, Astrid was sitting there too.
The gang were laughing heartfully. Ana too. She took a glance at all her friends near her and saw them laughing as hard as she was. All but one. And that's when her laugh faded.

Astrid. She was staring at her plate, her hands on her knees, looking nervous and uncomfortable. She was sitting right next to Jon, since they just started to date a few days ago. Jon mustn't noticed her expression since he was so into making fun of Tuff and Ruff.

But Ana did. She looked at Astrid. Till the blond girl finally stood and left in a hurry. Ana raised an eyebrow and just watched her walking away from the table, toward the exit of the big hall.
No one said anything at the table, mostly because they didn't see her leave.

Astrid got out of the Great Hall and walked down the stairs and sat on the last march. She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She wrapped her arms around her self and closed her eyes.

Why did she followed Jon when he asked her to come at their table? She wasn't fitting. She wasn't at her place. No one talked to her and Jon was with his sister and Ana. He had more things to tell them than her. So why she let him brought her there. Even Hiccup didn't talk to her and she felt like everyone was avoiding conversations with her. She understood, it would be pretty awkward.

She swallowed, a ball forming in her throat. She shook and started to focus her mind on her breaths. She wasn't going to cry. She cried way too much these last days. But it was hard when you were lonely and friendless.
She stared at the view in front of her. The clouds sea, the houses, the people working and speaking, the wind blowing. She found herself relaxing and sighing. She put her elbow on her knee and so she could rest her head in her hand. And she kept looking at the sight in front of her eyes.

-"Hi."

She suddenly jumped on her sit and turned around in a swift.
Ana was standing, smiling at her shyly.

Astrid blinked.

-"H-Hi.", she mumbled, confused.

-"Can I?", Ana pointed to the place next to her.

-"Oh uh yeah. Sure.", Astrid blinked and moved a bit to make room for her.

Ana nodded thankfully and she sat next to Astrid.
Then followed an awkward silence. Astrid was taken aback on Ana wanting to sit next to her so she was a bit speechless. She avoided Ana's eyes and looked at the opposite side. As Ana was doing the same, until she finally spoke up.

-"So... you're dating Jon?", Ana asked timidly.
Astrid finally turned her face to Ana, and blushed at the question.
-"Oh uh... well yeah. I think.", Astrid put a hair strand behind her ear, as her usual sign of nervousness.
-"That's great. I'm happy for you both.", Ana smiled.
-"You..you are?", Astrid raised an eyebrow.
-"Yeah of course. Jon is finally having a girlfriend and knowing love. I mean he deserves some after all he's been through. You can only do good to him.", Ana cheered.
-"Oh. Yeah. Of course. Jon.", Astrid crossed her arms around her chest and smiled sadly.
Ana looked at her confused but then understood.
-"But I'm happy for you too! He will also do good on you.", Ana tried to catch up.
-"Good on me?", Astrid frowned.
-"Yeah like, you know, make you softer a-and nicer-"
-"Oh I see. Because I wasn't before.", Astrid chuckled.
-"N-no! That's not what I meant!", Ana shook her hands in front of her, realizing her bad choice of words.

-"Why are you here Ana?", Astrid finally blurted, now officially looking offended.
Ana was taken aback but she came for talking and that's what she was going to do.
-"I saw you leaving the table. And I thought maybe, it was finally time to talk.", Ana said.
-"There is not really anything to talk about.", Astrid sighed, looking back at the view.
-"Astrid. I know you might hate me but-"
-"Wait what? Hate you?", Astrid turned her head back to Ana, eyebrows raised.
-"Well, Hiccup kind of broke up with you to get with me so... I thought you hated me for breaking your heart.", Ana looked down at her fingers, guilty.
Astrid blinked and chuckled.
-"Ana. I don't hate you. I never did. I'm not even mad at you. And why would I? You love someone who also loves you back. I had any rights to stop two people in love with each other to not being together because of my one sided feelings. Yeah it hurt. It still does. But that's how it is. I understand it. And you're making Hiccup happy, and he's making you happy as well. And I respect that and I'm honestly happy for you both. I can't stop love. It's how it works. Let's just say I just happen to love the wrong person at the wrong time. I had Meg and Stormfly by the time so it helped a lot. But now there're gone and I...", Astrid was cut by a sob when she mentioned her two best friends.
Ana just listened and watched her. She looked so broken and so.. guilty?
-"I'm sorry, I-I don't know why I'm crying. I mean, it's just- I don't know, maybe it's what I deserved? I mean, I literally put myself between you two when you already loved each other. I...", Astrid wiped her eyes everytime a tear tried to escape her eyes but she still missed a few.
She felt exposed in front of Ana and never felt so little and weak. But the loneliness of these past days were hitting her hard. Even if Jon was now dating her, he wasn't all the time with her. Because she couldn't hang out with the same persons as him.
-"Astrid. Hey.", Ana finally spoke.
Astrid looked at her. She was smiling. Warmly. Ana put a hand on her shoulder.

-"You are in no way guilty of wanting to date Hiccup and loving him. Like you said, you can't stop love. I'm really sorry things happened the way they did. Really. I didn't mean to hurt you and neither was Hiccup. We felt really bad for doing this to you. But then Meg appeared and we saw how happy you were again and were really relieved that you finally had a friend to hang out with and talk to. It did a lot of good on you. Then she left but Jon was here. And he still is. And when I said you became softer and nicer, I didn't mean to be rude. I just wanted to say that he made you more smiling, and open. Just happy. Because you never came to our table before, and you come more often now. Thanks to him. You're more sweet with people and not cold anymore as in a way you were closing yourself to any talk with anyone you didn't know.", Ana tried to explain, "All I'm saying is that I'm happy Jon appeared in your life. I think you needed someone like him.", Ana finished with a smile.
Astrid just stared at her but ended smiling too. Ana was right. She definitely wasn't that cold anymore. She never realized it until Ana said it. But everything she just told her was true.
Astrid wiped the last tears on her face with her arms.
-"Thank you Ana. Really. I uh, really get why Hiccup loves you so much now.", Astrid chuckled.
Ana blushed.
-"Oh uh haha.. thanks!", Ana scoffed.
The wind came back to blow their hair. They stood up and Astrid was about to walk away before Ana stopped her.
-"You want to come back at our table?", Ana asked.
-"Oh no. It's okay. I think I'm gonna head home and rest. Beside I don't especially want your friends-"
-"Our friends.", Ana rectified.
Astrid blinked but smiled.
-"Our friends... to see me with that face.", she pointed to her red eyes.
-"Oh yeah. Understandable."
Both girls laughed.
-"But I'll come tomorrow. If that's okay?", Astrid asked shyly.
-"Yes! Of course!", Ana smiled.
Astrid watched the smile of the dark haired girl. Her smile was really warming and welcoming. She got why loved Meg that girl so much and she was such an important person for her too. Maybe it was time to change and make the first step.

She closed the space between Ana and her and wrapped her arms around the sunset eyed girl, leaving her blinking and surprised. Ana finally returned the gesture and hugged her back. Maybe it was also a good opportunity to put the past aside and start their relationship from 0 and have a real friendship.
Astrid broke the hug and still hold Ana's hands, both smiling at each other.
-"Friends?", Ana asked.
-"Friends." Astrid nodded.
They let go and heard someone calling. They turned their head and saw Jon running down the stairs.
-"Astrid! Gods! There you are!", he walked toward her.
-"Jon? I thought you were with-hmph!", Astrid asked but only got interrupted by Jon's lips.
He broke the kiss but didn't let go of her face.
-"Why did you leave without a word? Wait did you cry?", Jon asked, worry in his eyes.
Astrid was touched. He was truly caring about her. He was adorable.
-"It's okay. Just thinking about Meg and Stormfly. But Ana came by and she helped me getting better.", Astrid put her hands on his and motioned Ana next to them.
Jon turned his head and saw his best friend standing right here. -"You two talked?", Jon raised an eyebrow, dumbfounded.
-"Yup. And we both feel better now.", Ana put her hands on hips and winked at Astrid.
Astrid couldn't but grin on how it left Jon agape.
-"I'm heading back to the great hall, Hiccup will wonder where I went.", Ana said, waved at them before climbing back the stairs.
She found Hiccup waiting for her at the doors, just as worried as Jon was.
-"Where were you? Are you okay?", Hiccup asked once Ana joined him.
-"I am. Never felt better.", she put her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek.
Hiccup smiled but looked behind her and saw Astrid and Jon laughing together.
-"You talked with Astrid?"
-"Hmhm.", Ana nodded, "And you know, I think you should too.", Ana said, pushing his hair out of his eyes.
-"Yeah. Maybe it's finally time.", he sighed.
The couple looked at the other couple down the stairs, all smily and cute.
It was now time to burry the past and start a future all together, as friends.