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Hiccup looked up into his brothers curious eyes.
"I think I'm falling in love with a human."
Toothless expression changed from curious to concerned as he sat up in shock.
"You what?!"
"I don't know what it is, Tooth," Hiccup sighed. "But whenever I'm with her I feel happy and she's so easy to talk to!"
"No," Toothless replied quickly. "This is not happening. She's human, Hiccup! It's just wrong. You have to get over this."
"How?" Hiccup asked feeling hopeless.
"Try to forget about her," Toothless replied.
"That's easier said than done," Hiccup said slumping down. "I mean, what of I told you to get over Stormfly?"
Toothless opened his mouth before closing it again with a thoughtful look on his face. He opened it again holding up his finger, before looking away confused and eventually shrugging.
"Ok, you got me there. It's easier said than done," he admitted. "But this still isn't right. Maybe the library will have a book that will help."
"Yeah. Right," Hiccup deadpanned.
"Whatever happens, we'll deal with it tomorrow." Toothless lay back down on his bed and rolled over. Hiccup did the same, turning out the light.
The next morning the two boys were up and ready before the others, which was a first for Toothless. The brothers went downstairs, leaving a note for the others and heading out of the door. Toothless was going to spend the walk trying to pep talk his brother in how to avoid her.
"Tooth, I still have to finish this assignment. I can't just ignore her."
"Ok, but you can after. So get this project done, and then avoid her as much as you can."
Hiccup nodded. As much as he hated having to do that to Astrid, he knew it was for the best. A human and a dragonborn together was a terrible idea. And when he left, it's not like she could go to Berk with him. She would never get to know the real him. Hiccup. Only Henry. A person who didn't even exist. So as much as it would hurt, it was for the best.
Hiccup managed to avoid Astrid most of the day. They only sat together in two classes, neither of which they had that day. He turned up at each class last and was the first to leave.
Hiccup met up with Toothless just before lunch as the younger brother wanted to know how his day had gone so far. They walked into the lunch room together only to see that Fishlegs had invited Astrid to sit with them. She was having a conversation with Stormfly and the two seemed to get along well together. Toothless quickly steered Hiccup around and pushed him towards the library.
"Well that was unexpected," he said as they sat down. He then suddenly stood back up again. "Actually, this is the perfect opportunity to look for any books that could help!" And with that he disappeared, ignoring his older brother's calls for him to come back. When he did return he was holding a book with a successful look on his face.
"Here you go," he said putting it down on the table in front of Hiccup. "A book on how to get over someone."
"Yeah," Hiccup said looking the book over. "How to Get Over Someone in 6 Months".
"Oh," Toothless said looking at the book before pushing it out of the way. "Well that's no good. We'll have to just stick to the 'avoiding her' plan." Hiccup just sighed as he listened to his brother talk the whole way through lunch.
After school, Toothless said goodbye to his brother offering a few last words of advice. Hiccup just nodded and waved him off. He stood and waited for Astrid in the same place he had the day before.
"Henry!" He turned around to see Astrid run over. "Are you ok? It felt like you were avoiding me all day! And then you didn't even come for lunch!"
"Sorry, I wasn't avoiding you on purpose," Hiccup lied. "And I spent lunch with Tyler in the library helping him out with his homework." And a half truth.
"Oh," Astrid replied looking down sounding embarrassed. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions."
"It's ok," Hiccup replied. Seeing her upset twisted his stomach but he would ignore that. Seeing her smile at his words twisted it again, but in a good way, and he quickly pushed that feeling aside.
They walked to her house quieter than the day before. Once they were inside Hiccup followed Astrid's actions as she hung up her coat. They both headed into the sitting room and took their books out of their bags as they sat side on the sofa.
Mrs Hofferson came in to say hello. She asked him if he would be staying for dinner. He politely apologised but replied that he needed to head home as soon as they were done. She told him to send her regards to his family and left the room.
They worked through their assignment, finishing it off. And then they carried on talking. They talked as they finished off the cakes Mrs Hofferson had brought them. They talked as they put their books away. They kept talking, not noticing the they had both moved closer to each other. Or that they were both subconsciously leaning in. Astrid looked down for a second before looking back up to be face to face with Hiccup. Talking stopped as they both leaned closer and closer. They could feel each other's breath on their faces.
And then Hiccup realised what was going on and pulled back cringing. Astrid looked a bit shocked and confused. She also looked slightly embarrassed. Hiccup just shook his head gathering his things.
"I'm sorry, I can't do this."
He fast walked towards the door, grabbing his jacket but not putting it on, and walked off down the road. He never noticed Astrid get up and follow him.
Ignoring her coat, she raced out of the door just in time to see him disappear behind a corner. As she reached the corner she saw him head around the next corner and followed him again. She followed him until she saw him walk into…the forest?
Confused, Astrid followed Hiccup through the trees as fast as she could trying to catch up. But he always seemed to stay ahead of her, only just in her sight. And then he was gone. She looked around trying to see where he went, but she couldn't see him. She looked back and realised that she had no idea where she was. Or which direction was home. She brought her hands up to rub her arms, feeling cold without her jacket. She picked a direction and started walking. Hoping that it was the right one.
After a while she heard something in the distance. She cautiously walked forwards hoping that it would be someone who could help her but keeping her guard up. Her eyes widened as she saw what it was was. Or rather, who it was.
Just ahead of her stood a man with untamed black hair and a large black beard. He wore armour across his shoulders and chest and brown boots. His hand rested on the hilt of a sword which was attached to his belt. On his head was a helmet with two horns sticking out either side. He was the exact picture of a Viking. Se stared in shock until she realised that he had noticed her.
"You! Where are they?!" he yelled in an angry, rough voice.
"Who?" Astrid asked, afraid of his violent reaction.
"The devils! Where are they?" He moved closer.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Astrid replied stepping back only to feel the bark of a tree push into her back.
"Don't lie to me, lass. I know you know!" the man said taking a step forwards and pushing his sword against her neck. It was sharp.
"I'm not lying!" Astrid practically screamed. He growled digging his sword further into her neck. It was getting hard to breathe and she clenched her eyes shut in fear. Her hands felt like they were burning and some instinct took over waking her pull up her hands. She could see a light shining from behind her closed eyelids and opened them to see a bright crackling light coming from her hands. It scared her and the fear made her let it loose. It hit the man and sent him back with an explosion. He groaned on the floor. She looked at her hands. Had she just done that?
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