Bello! (minion voice)
Here's another one! And another one! And another one, and another one...Actually it's one chapter only. Hehe XD
So… I'm already apologizing for what you're going to read, mainly this first part. Remember it's my job to do these things! I have the heart of a fangirl and the soul of a shipper so… this is what we do to keep alive. It's a matter of survival! If one doesn't write things like this, another one will.
Remember that I have no joy in writing these FEELS BOMBS! *Hides the FUN CLIFFHANGER dynamite behind back*
Oh well, it's obvious that I like to ramble. Just read it already XD
Hiccup found himself covered by a long, thin and definitely IRRITATING piiiiiiiiiiiii.
For a moment he didn't remember anything but then he felt his heart on his throat at the memory of many other situations he had been through the past unknown time, they all started just like this.
What if he was still in that squalid, dusty, wet cell of the Dragon Hunters' secret base?
His arm was burning, just like several places where he had scratches and cuts most likely.
A sharp wave of pain stabbed him in the ribs and Hiccup felt his eyes stinging with tears. He bit his tongue to swallow a scream and tried to stay as motionless as possible. He feared a guard to find him conscious and drag him to Viggo and Ryker's interrogatory again, like it always happened when Hiccup woke up after passing out from exhaustion or pain excess.
The silence that filled his ears was substituted by several cracks on wood. He didn't think very much about the fact that the sound was wood cracking and not the cold, hard rock that was the ground of his cell.
The footsteps headed in his direction and Hiccup clenched his eyes even more at the same time that tried to relax them to the point where it didn't look like he was faking his unconsciousness.
Someone touched his hand and Hiccup resisted the instinct to pull it back. Several images passed on his mind: the things that always happened after someone grabbed him. He remembered the worst image of the past days and a sob escaped his throat.
"It's ok Hiccup…" A soft voice he knew and loved said "It's me…. You can open your eyes."
Hiccup tried to end his 'awake nightmare' but the worst images kept assaulting his mind. He wanted it to stop. His ribs were still punching his brain and screaming like hysterical bones.
All he wanted was to just fall asleep and forget everything. Forget those disgusting images, forget the pain.
"Hiccup…" The voice called again and someone held his hand in a caring gesture.
He wanted to go to the voice but the nightmare kept going.
He found himself screaming on top of his lungs. They couldn't do that! He wanted them to stop! Ryker's evil grin faced him and the man brought down the sword. Hiccup's eyes widened and Ryker threw the weapon near Hiccup who stumbled backwards to avoid the metallic blade. He stumbled on his chains and landed flat on his back.
"I suggest you to start talking or the next one will be…hum… blacker." The man threatened .
Hiccup shot to a sitting position and opened his eyes in a flash. He also regretted doing that in a flash, as his ribs seemed to be undoing themselves.
He started falling to the side but someone held him. He looked up through the spots of water in his eyes and saw Astrid hugging him; a soft sad smile on her mouth.
"You have to stop doing this Hiccup…" She said.
Hiccup wanted to ask what exactly it was that he had to stop doing but Astrid continued.
"You've been doing this for two days now." She finished.
Hiccup didn't even care if his head was resting against her chest and cuddled even more unconsciously. He tried calming his raspy breathing, hopping that somehow that would decrease the pain on his ribs.
Astrid hugged him tighter and then held him by his shoulders to look at him face to face. "Thor… what did they do to you?"
Hiccup looked to Toothless 'stone bed and despaired. Where was he? Hiccup remembered Ryker's threat and freaked out.
"Too-Toothless?!" He cried.
"He's ok. He wanted to be here with you but Fishlegs needs him to be on the stables. He's trying to help him gain weight again and with this new diet Toothless eats more times a day. If he were here it would only harm your rest." Astrid answered.
She looked at Hiccup's watery eyes. She'd never seen him like that. Whatever'd happened must've been horrible. An assumption passed through her mind and Hiccup's state confirmed it almost entirely "Did-did they torture you?" She asked, her voice cracking.
Hiccup looked down. "I don't want to talk about it…" He mumbled.
Astrid gasped silently at the sight of the darkness on his expression. That wasn't Hiccup. She'd never seen such darkness and soreness in his voice. She was about to answer him when a loud explosion was heard outside, followed by the twin's laughs.
Astrid sighed.
She helped Hiccup lay down again. He gritted his teeth in pain but finally relaxed a little.
"Sorry about not finding you sooner. We looked everywhere for you but… I- " Astrid said.
"It's ok." He answered simply. His eyes closed.
"I'll come later to bring you some food ok?" She informed.
Hiccup didn't even bother opening his eyes. "You don't have to. I just want to sleep really…" He mumbled.
Astrid tried not to notice the bleakness on his voice and pulled the covers over Hiccup. She headed for the door and before she could leave the boy spoke one last time.
"Astrid… did you… did you think I was dead?" He asked.
Astrid barely identified the emotion hidden in his voice. She thought about it. Of course that there were times that the option of death popped in her mind but she'd just refused to believe that Hiccup'd lost his life. She needed him.
"Not even for a second." She answered. "I guess I just couldn't imagine a world without you in it." She answered and looked back at him. He was either asleep or pretending to because no answer came back.
She headed to the stairs.
Stormfly landed next to Meatlug and Fishlegs who was going crazy, his hands on his head.
Astrid dismounted immediately. Snotlout was laying on Hookfang, his hands behind his head as if it was relaxing time, the twins walked round whistling and looking to everything but the ex-deposit of Monstrus Nightmare gel, as if they had nothing to do with it. Fishlegs was almost plucking his own hair.
Astrid turned to them. "What the- Really guys? Again?" She started "How many times has Hiccup told you NOT to blow things up?! Especially if those things are our stock of Monstruos Nightmare gel!" She exploded.
"Uhhh I don't know… We don't really pay attention" Ruffnut shrugged her shoulders. "It makes a pretty cool mushroom cloud!"
"And you? You just stayed there and watched?" Astrid turned to Snotlout.
"Easy Astrid. You're angrier than usual. You're starting to look like Hiccup…" He mumbled.
"Ohhh I know! Listen everyone! What do you call an angry Astrid? Uh uhm…. Madstrid! Hahahaha. Get it? Because she's Astrid and she's mad…." Tuffnut laughed.
Ruffnut elbowed him in the stomach.
"Uh… hard public…" The male twin mumbled.
Astrid sighed. Her mind still thinking about Hiccup. "Just go replace the Monstrous Nightmare gel okay?…"
"How's Hiccup?" Fishlegs asked all of a sudden. Since it had nothing to do with the conversation they were having she almost choke on her own saliva.
Astrid looked at him. "He just woke up." She said.
"Humm… I though he woke up yesterday…." Tuffnut mumbled.
"This time he woke up for good…" She corrected.
"You don't seem very happy with it." Snotlout pointed out.
"… He woke up with another attack and even after that Hiccup didn't seem… Hiccup…." Astrid started.
"Do you think he's a ghost?!" Ruffnut asked, excited.
"No! What I mean is… he's different. He had this… gloom. I- I don't know… "
"Did he tell you what happened out there?" Snotlout asked, his expression different since he'd heard the word 'gloom'; probably because 'gloom' and 'Hiccup' didn't exactly match.
"I asked him about it and he just told me that he didn't want to talk about it. I- I think they tortured him or something… Hope I'm wrong." Astrid informed.
"But… but he'll be okay, right?" Fishlegs cried.
"I think he recovered from the concussion, he has several broken ribs as you know but I'm sure it'll heal with time." She said, her voice cracking.
"Then why are you saying it so sadly?" Ruffnut asked.
Astrid looked up. "I- I'm just afraid that he'll never be the same…" She said.
"Hahaha what makes you say that?" Snotlout asked. "Hiccup'll be fine. He always ends up okay!"
"You didn't see him like I did…. Just forget it. I'll take him some food." Astrid finished, turning on her heels and mounting Stormfly. "You better replace our lost stock for defense of the Edge. Don't make things any harder."
Stormfly was airborne.
Astrid opened the door of Hiccup's hut and entered. Stormfly laid outside.
The blonde walked upstairs, a bowl with soup inside resting n her hands. The hut was covered in silence so she thought that Hiccup was asleep. Well he would have to wake up now.
Astrid stepped on the floor of Hiccup's room and her gaze went to the boy's bed.
Astrid almost dropped the bowl with soup at the sight of the empty bed.
She literally dropped the recipient on Hiccup's desk. A few splashes of the warm liquid landed on the wood desk as Astrid checked every corner of the room dumbly.
"Hiccup?!" She called, hoping him to be somewhere in the hut. Turns out he wasn't.
Astrid's heart raced as she launched downstairs, confused, worried and angry at the very same time. She couldn't help but think how in Thor's was it possible for Hiccup to be worst to nanny than a small child.
Now… if I were him, where would I go?
Tãtãrãtã tãtãtã tãtãrãtã! Done. Second chapter is done! XD
*Looks around dumbly* *thinks what to say* *remembers you guys still want to kill me because of Flying To Never Stand Still* *Thinks of something intelligent to say*
I'm gonna give them a hard time hehe!
*realizes it was not intelligent at all* *hears the sound of weapons* *starts running away for dear life*
*screams* Another chapter tomorrow! Hope you cried- er… enjoyed this one. Bye! XD *disappears*
