"Dad!" The music, the talking, everything stopped. All the attention was brought to him. Stoick looked turned around to see Hiccup looking at him from the huge doors. He walked over to him with confusion written all over his face.
"What is it son?" He asked once he found his voice.
"We spotted something in the sky, and we think we know what it is," Hiccup smiled, pulling his father out of the Great Hall. All the Villagers who had listened followed them outside and stood outside the hall. Everyone's eyes were drawn to the sky to see a few, no, hundreds of black figures making their way towards them. As they got closer and closer, the creature's scaly skin showed its natural color. It was then they knew, it was the dragons.
Vikings cheered at the top of their lungs, running down to greet their dragons. Hiccup sat down in the stairs, deciding to wait there instead of risking to get smashed by the running dragons. His eyes widened when he saw the first dragon land. It had…dragon hatchlings on its back!
"That's why they left! To have their babies!" Hiccup said happily, but frowned when he thought of Toothless. Looking around in panic, he didn't see the familiar black figure anywhere near them. He knew then, that Toothless was nowhere near him, and nowhere near Berk. Toothless is the only Night Fury they know of, and it wasn't possible for two different species to mate was it? Hiccup sighed, and walked up to the Great Hall. Behind him he could hear voices of his friends and his father greeting their dragons and squealing over the baby dragons. He looked back once more, feeling the tears threatening to fall, and then walked back to the Great Hall. Instead of sitting by the table, he decided he would sit a little away from everybody, wishing nobody would notice, but that wish soon faded as the hall filled with both dragons and Vikings.
He leaned his head back on the wall, knees close to his chest with his hands resting on them. He sighed heavily, letting a tear fall as he stared at the floor. The room was filled with music and dragon hatchlings running around happily with some of the Viking following them. Looking around, he found his father at the table for the council and his friends playing with some hatchlings. He stared at Astrid, seeing how happy she was as he held a deadly nadder, Stormfly's hatchling he presumed, nuzzling her neck. He couldn't take his eyes off of her. Her beautiful smile, the happy blue eyes that seemed to be the only thing really shining in the hall. He kept his eyes on her for a little while later, enjoying the sight, but then her eyes met his.
Her smile faded as she noticed the sadness in his face. He looked away, refusing to look into her eyes. She stood up and nudged Fishlegs on his shoulder. He looked at her questioningly along with the other teens. She looked at Hiccup and pointed at him sadly. Before the others could say something, she was walking over to him, scratching the nadder's chin.
"Hiccup?" She asked softly. No response. She kneeled down in front of him, reaching out her hand for him. She gently lifted his chin, forcing him to meet her eyes. His eyes showed pure sadness and she could see that tears threatened to spill from his eyes, that he was struggling to keep them away. "What's wrong Hiccup?" He didn't answer. He just looked into her eyes as a tear fell down his cheek. The nadder in her hands shifted, flapping its wings into Hiccup's lap. Hiccup smiled weakly, petting the nadder as it snuggled against his chest. Astrid gasped; looking around after the big, midnight colored Night Fury, but found nothing. "Where's Toothless?" The question struck Hiccup's heart hard as if a blade was digging into his heart slowly. He took a deep breathe, collecting all the courage he had.
"I don't… know," He said, looking away. Astrid looked back at the others who were as shocked as her. She noticed Snotlout was holding their present from them to him. She stood up, and went over to him. He handed her the present and walked closer to Hiccup along with the others. They kneeled down around him, making him look up at them.
"Here," She handed him the present. He looked at them confused and shocked. He had never gotten a present from anyone. Not even Gobber. Gobber wasn't exactly the Snoggletog gift person. Usually he would just celebrate Snoggletog without presents and soon Hiccup learned to live through the holiday like that too.
"What's this?" Hiccup asked still shocked.
"You have to open it to find out," Astrid chuckled with a huge smile.
"Th-that's not what I meant," Hiccup said, letting out a small laugh.
"It's a present from us to you," She gestured to the others who were waiting excitedly.
"Open it already," Snotlout groaned, making everyone laugh at him. Hiccup nodded and untied the tie over the box. He opened the lid and peeked inside. His eyes widened in shock. He was completely speechless. He pulled out a drawing and looked at it. It was him along with Toothless and his friends with their dragons.
"Did you guys make this?" He asked, still in awe.
"Yup, and we also got you something else," Astrid smiled. Hiccup placed the drawing down and looked in the box again. He pulled out a wooden box and opened it. Ten charcoal pens were inside it. He smiled widely at them.
"Thank you. I-I've never had any presents before. Thank you guys, I really mean it," The other's smiled and helped him up. They went back over to their table, but before any of them could sit down, there was an announcement. All the Vikings calmed down and turned their attention to the talking chief.
"In only a few short minutes, our annual Snoggletog dance will start. So grab your partner and get to the dance floor! Happy Snoggletog everybody," Stoick announced and everyone cheered. Hiccup looked at Astrid who blushed slightly.
"May I have this dance milady?" He bowed, reaching out a hand for her. Astrid chuckled and took his hand.
"You may, good sir," She chuckled and they both went over to the dance floor.
"How did she… end up with him," Snotlout complained before falling asleep on the table with loud snores. The twins chuckled and got out some painting. Fishlegs chuckled and watched as the twins started painting on his face.
The music started as they reached the dance floor. Married couples were dancing around them, some women leaning on their man. Both Hiccup and Astrid blushed at the sight, and looked at each other. They danced to the rhythm of the music and without really having noticed, Astrid's head was lying on his chest as they swayed around slowly, Hiccup leading the dance. Her eyes were closed as she took in the scent of Hiccup. It wasn't like any other Viking like smell. It was rather sweet and comfortable to be around with.
"I'm sorry Hiccup," She breathed out, feeling Hiccup's eyes look down at her. "I know this must be really hard for you. To see everyone with their dragons," She sighed, pulling him closer. "I'm sorry that you have to go through this. But brining dragons and Vikings together is the most wonderful thing that could possibly have happened, thank you," She looked up at him and kissed him quickly, pulling him in for a tight hug. Hiccup sighed, looking at the ground behind her.
"Astrid, where did Toothless go? He can't fly on his own," He paused. "When he left, the dragon's carried him away, but what if-," he cut himself off with a deep breath. "What if they left him alone."
"I don't know where he is," Astrid said softly, hugging him tighter," But where ever he is, I'm sure he misses you," She let go and gave him a small smile.
"I sure do," Hiccup chuckled. Astrid laid her head back on his chest, her eyes looking over his shoulder. She looked at the door, watching it go open. Her eyes narrowed as she couldn't see anyone enter. A black figure creped through the entrance with its curious green eyes. Astrid smiled at the creature, pulling away from Hiccup. Hiccup looked at her confused by the sudden move.
"Wow, man, I wouldn't wanna be you right now! I mean everyone's dragons are back except yours!" Astrid nervously chuckled, frantically looking back and forth at the two.
"Thank you," Hiccup said sarcastically, "That's really not helping at all," Astrid smiled widely and pushed Hiccup away from him, making him turn around to the huge doors.
"Toothless!" Hiccup yelled, running towards his dragon. Toothless ran over happily, showing of his gums. He stopped right in front of Hiccup who, a couple of seconds later, wrapped his arms around his thick, scaly neck as a hug. He pulled away and tried to put on a serious face as he pointed his finger at the dragon. "Bad dragon! Very bad dragon! You scared me to death. Don't ever stay away that long again," Toothless purred, licking Hiccup's face. He bent down and pushed Hiccup on his back by surprise. The Vikings who had stopped whatever they were doing, laughed loudly along with the chief. Happy to see the bond between the two.