Yellow!

So here's another chapter and another first notes saying the same things. I really need to make something up to write up here.

As always I wish you a great time reading and hope my work to please you. I try really hard to improve it every day.

Well, let's skip the rambling, shall we?

Enjoy! XD


Astrid rolled on her bed. She looked at her window and the sky outside: dark with hundreds of shiny stars. She rolled again; sleep was the one missing now.

On other days the girl would get up and just go out for a flight with Stormfly, ending up by finding Hiccup and Toothless doing the same for the same reasons: they couldn't fall asleep.

On the weeks he'd been missing she would get up and do the same, only without him this time. Then the boy had appeared suddenly, and instead of a flight she would get up and go check him out, this if she wasn't in his hut taking care of him already.

In spite of doing any of these things this night, Astrid didn't even bother getting up. She was too tired for a flight or a walk and since Stoick was sleeping on Hiccup's hut she wasn't going to just show up there like: Hey Chief, I'm just going to watch your son sleep. I know you're here and all but I decided that appearing in the middle of the night without asking was a good idea… for me of course.

She sighed and rolled again. Why couldn't she just sleep?

Astrid tried to stay still, maybe she would eventually doss that way.

Result: An even more accelerated mind.

Tired of this battle with sleep, one that she wouldn't win most likely, Astrid focused on her thoughts.

She found herself repeating Hiccup's words and moves.

First, why didn't he want to mount any other dragon? Well, Tuffnut's explanation made sense… but something told Astrid that it wasn't the right motive. She couldn't forget Hiccup's eyes, he was usually pretty hard to decipher -since he hid his emotions for 15 years and that became a bad habit of his; Astrid hated when she couldn't know how he felt,-but the blonde could've sworn seeing guilt there, along with hurt, sadness and fear of course. But why guilt?

Second, he seemed to be trying to isolate himself, like he was trying to put the other riders away. But if that was true, then why did he ask her to stay with him until he fell asleep? Astrid couldn't forget this feeling… that it was a goodbye….

She shook that feeling away. No! It was just the grief and worries his disappearance caused on her.

Third, why wasn't Hiccup telling them any of what happened? At first Astrid thought it could be embarrassment but that idea was put apart after just being with him for a while.

After that came the long talk she'd had with Stoick. He wanted to know everything. Well, so did she…Astrid told him everything that happened and that she knew (apart from the Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut incident because even if they were terrible sometimes, Astrid liked her friends alive).

She didn't even notice her eyelids closing with a sudden wave of tiredness. Maybe thinking about her problems at night was better than just put them aside and try (and fail) to sleep.


"Morning Chief." Astrid greeted while entering the Clubhouse for Breakfast. The others looked at her, probably surprised to see her there. Lately her breakfasts had consisted of a plate of Hiccup dedication along with a mug of pure obsession. Translating: She would hurry to go check on the boy every morning.

"Morning lass" The man greeted back.

"How's Hiccup?" She asked out of the blue.

"Still sleeping. Wasn't the sedative too much?" The Haddock asked.

Astrid looked at Fishlegs who, noticing this, squeezed his sandwich so hard that it ended up flying up and falling down, right on Snotlout's head.

"Hu- hum…. Oh sorry!" The boy cried.

"I'm sure sir" Astrid answered their guest who was looking at the scene slightly confused. Well, his son had some… peculiar friends.

"Well, I look forward to see him awake." The chief answered.

Astrid sat down and held her bread, finally bringing it to her mouth and preparing to bite it.

"Hum…. Guys?" Tuffnut called from where he was sitting next to his sister.

"Not now Tuff." Astrid answered as her stomach complained with a loud growl, the fact of being empty.

"Yeah…. But-" The male twin tried again.

"Not NOW Tuff." Snotlout complained, trying to get himself cleaned from Fishlegs' flying sandwich. "Kinda in a problem here!"

" Do you think it'll take too long until he wak-" Stoick started.

"Guys!" Tuffnut called.

"You don't interrupt the chief Tuffnut!" Fishlegs snapped.

"Thank you Fishlegs. As I was sayin'…. Astrid, do you think it'll take him too long to wake up?" The Viking Chief asked.

Astrid was about to answer the anxious man when Tuffnut called once again. "Guys you should really-"

He didn't need to finish when all eyes were glued to the door and the sky outside, the figure of a black dragon passed in front of the entrance high on the sky.

"Tuffnut! You're facing the door! Why didn't you say something?!" Astrid snapped, dropping her breakfast and racing to the platform outside to get a better view.

"Oh so NOW I didn't say something!" The Thorston complained, receiving and elbow from his twin sister.

"Just shut up already!" She demanded and pushed him by one arm to get outside just like all the others.

"Oh so NOW I have to shut up! I'm getting confused!" The boy complained for the last time.

"Am I the only one who just… I don't know… wants to SQUEEZE THE LIVING YAK OUT OF HIM?!" Snotlout exploded, pointing to Hiccup on the sky. "No offense chief…"

Ruffnut and Tuffnut rose their hands.

"I d-" Ruffnut started only to be interrupted by Fishlegs.

"It was a rhetorical question!" The boy explained.

"Oh no! Not that again!" The twins yelled in sync.

"Argghh! What is he doing up there?! He's supposed to be resting and healing his injuries! Not flying and making them even worse!" Astrid snapped, ignoring her friends and heading towards Stormfly to go get Hiccup.

A firm, strong hand secured her and Astrid turned around to find the owner of the hand on her shoulder.

"Let him be." Stoick said calmly. "You wouldn't stop him even if you wanted to. Believe me lass, he would only do it later when you're not seeing him. You want him to talk, let him clear up his mind, and there's no better way for Hiccup to do that than flying."

Astrid wanted to protest but Stoick didn't let her.

"You're a good friend to him Astrid, but so is Toothless. He'll know when to stop his stubborn rider. Hiccup's in good hands."

"Hum…. Sir. I believe you meant… good paws. You see, Toothless doesn-" Tuffnut started, appearing on the Chief's side suddenly.

"Yes Tuffnut. I see." He answered simply because with the twins there really isn't another option.

Astrid looked at the black silhouette flying in circles around the Edge and sighed.


Toothless' paws touched the platform in front of Hiccup's hut and the owner of said hut dismounted slowly; his ribs and arm were still aching but staying bedridden with all those thoughts wasn't an option.

Hiccup pushed his front door and stepped inside, completely embedded in thoughts like he'd been the whole day.

Toothless walked in after him and the boy closed the door, turning around in the direction of the stairs.

He had barely looked in said direction when a mostly orange blur hurried in his direction, holding him in such a tight embrace that the poor young rider found his legs hanging in the air.

-Maxi Haddock was hugging Mini Haddock-

"Humph Da- d-dad- mhnmm" Hiccup mumbled, feeling his eyes stinging with tears due to: 1) Not being able to breathe; 2) His constantly cracking ribs; 3) His arm; 4) Not being able to breathe again; and 5) His dad was there?

Stoick must've realized this because he quickly released his son, opting by holding him by his shoulders since the boy had turned pale with the bone crushing hug. Oh the irony…

"Sorry son!" The father shouted immediately. Hiccup just tried to control his breathing which with broken ribs, was as easy as making a Thunderdrum listen to you.

"Thank Thor you're alright son! Oh I forgot how cuddly you were!" The big, muscular man commented.

Hiccup realized that Astrid was leaning against a table behind them and his cheeks turned so red that a tomato would envy him. The blonde was still mad at him about the fact that he'd been flying all day when he should be bedridden.

"What happened Hiccup? Did they hurt you? Well, I'm so dumb… of course they did! Those Dragon Hunters…. This means war!"

Hiccup almost jumped when he heard the word started with 'w'. "N- nnno. No war nee- needed." He spat, still clutching his injuries in soft circles. This made Toothless rap his tail around the boys' feet (foot and metal leg actually) and place his head so close to Stoick that the man could feel his hot breathing. The black dragon's eyes narrowed in misgiving.

"But look at you son! What did they want?" Stoick asked, completely blinded by his paternal panic.

"I'm ok dad. Now I'll go upstairs." Hiccup informed; his expression becoming a cold one when a bunch of memories assaulted him. He wanted to just unburden with his father or Astrid but it was better this way.

"Wait Hiccup…. You can tell me whatever you want son. What happened there? You shouldn't keep that to yourself." Stoick tried.

"I don't want to talk about it." Hiccup answered, forcing his darkest glare.

"But-" Stoick started.

"No."

"Son, I order you to tell me what's bothering you." The man demanded. He just wanted to help his son, and it was in moments like this that he wished Valka, his deceased wife and Hiccup's mother was there.

"You are not making me talk! I didn't in worse situations and I won't now!" Hiccup exploded, walking angrily towards the stairs and climbing them, leaving a perplexed father and an agape best friend behind.

Toothless followed his rider and soon not even his tail could be seen; the place was filled with tension.

The chief opened the door and stormed outside, he wasn't mad at Hiccup for yelling at him like that (something that never happened and that made him realize how bad the Hunters must've been). He was mostly mad at himself, for being the worst father a son could have.

Astrid's steps soon joined him outside.

"It's not your fault sir." She said. "He's been this different lately, using the same expression and the same glare with the same theme."

Stoick remembered himself that he was the chief, and the chief is supposed to be strong. "Well, I hope him to listen to you at least."

"Ha, I doubt that. He listens to no one." That was the answer he got.

"Still, he always looks for you for strength. You are both two stubborn youths. You have that in common."

"Oh he's way more than me, believe me chief." Astrid replied.

"Keep my boy safe lass." Stoick said, whistling to Skullcrusher.

"Hum… you're not staying?" She asked.

"I wanted to but I left Gobber as the acting Chief and… I'm done with baby-girls-named-Magnus- problems."

Astrid held this huge feeling of yelling at the chief that his son needed him but he actually had a point there.

Skullcrusher landed in front of them and the chief mounted the Rumblehorn.

"Warn me if something happens Astrid. Keep an eye on my boy for me." The man demanded.

Astrid din't even need to be told that. "I will sir."

"I'll visit often." Berk's chief and his dragon were airborne and Astrid watched as the sad/ worried father disappeared in the horizon.

She then looked at the hut behind her and sighed. These were going to be long days.


WOW Dark!Hiccup. Things are getting ugly! Why? Everything shall be revealed at its time. *philosopher voice*

Okiiii. This was chapter 9. After this one, there'll be number 10 and the action (and more angst hehe) shall start on number 11. This story will probably have the same number of chapters as Flying To Never Stand Still, more or less.

I hope you liked it and… next chapter tomorrow. Also with tomorrow's chapter there'll be a BIG WARNING that I'm not proud of in the notes, so please don't forget to read them tomorrow.

See ya XD