I'm not responsible for the feels you might or may not have. Okay? Remember that. This chapter was really hard to write because i tis really depressing so pls don't judge me!
I don't really know what to say. I'm kinda broken after writing this chapter.
Hum… yeah. Hope you enjoy chapter 12. XD
Everything was ready.
Everything but not everyone.
Hiccup cracked his eyes open. The first thing he saw was yellow. What? Oh really! I must've passed out… again ahhh.
Astrid looked down obviously noticing the small moviment on her arms.
"He-hey" Hiccup groaned.
"Hey you." Astrid replied placing her head on his forehead to check his rising temperature.
Hiccup hissed with pain and started blinking his eyes at the same time in a failed attempt to remove his bangs away from his eyes.
"There" Astrid said softly, removing his hair from his eyes "How do you feel?" She asked him.
"I feel…" He though about it. How am I feeling? Well he had this huge, gigantic, massive headached constantly pounding in his head, appearing and disappearing as if it was pranking Hiccup's hopes of resting well just for a second. Translating it felt like thare was a Thunderdrum inside his head.
Oh yeah… his whole body seemed broken. There was those times when he was shivering with cold and suddenly almost passing out from the heat.
His throat was dry so whenever he swallowed he questioned himself if he wasn't drinking fire by mistake. And lets not get started with his amputeted leg…
More pain. Hiccup closed his eyes, grabbing desperatly the first thing he found: Astrid's arm. "Mmn-mnnm" He groaned holding back tears and swallowing a scream because although it felt like someone was cutting his leg all over again with a hot blade Hiccup didn't want to worry his friends anymore.
"I-I know Hiccup. Just hold on. You'll be okay soon. I promise you. You-you just have to fight a little longer. Hiccup?" Astrid shook his shoulder in order to stop him from passing out again. She really didn't want that.
"I feel… I- like- ti-time f-for-Meat-Meatlug-off'm." He mumbled.
Astrid laughed. Only Hiccup to make her laugh at a situation like this. However that moment didn't last very long. She found herself fearing for his life again. What if they didn't make it? What if it was too late? She couldn't live without Hiccup. She didn't know how to! She slapped herself mentally. They would make. Hiccup would be fine. He was stronger than he looked. Besides she was Astrid Hofferson and Astrid Hofferson didn't fear, she wasn't afraid… no, she was terrified.
"Hey soon we'll leave, give you the cure and you'll be back on your feet again you'll see." Astrid said, holding him tighter in her arms so he could be more comfortable.
"Foot…" Hiccup corrected, swallowing another wave of pain.
At least he's coherent enough for jokes, she thought.
"It doesn't matter. What matters now is your wellbeing." Astrid said.
Well-what? Wellbeing? What's that? Because I forgot. Hiccup though.
"Are you hungry?" Astrid asked him. Hiccup shook his head. "Well Hiccup you should eat something. Last time you ate was what… two days ago?"
"Real-really I don't thin-ink I can- can stand any f-food righ-ow." He mumbled.
Astrid twisted her nose. "Fine, but at least drink some water. We have to keep you hydrated right?" She helped him moving to a sitting position much to Hiccup's protest. The boy started falling to the side almost immediately so Astrid used her shoulder as a support for his lolling head. After grabbing the water recipient from Stromfly's saddlebag she brought it to his dry lips (consequence from his fever) and let the liquid do its job. After a few gulps Hiccup started coughing.
"Do you want more?"She asked him
"No" Hiccup answered her shakily. Astrid then put the recipient back on the saddlebag and grabbed another one.
"Here, for your pain." She told him softly, giving Hiccup Fishlegs' painkiller medicine. He drank a few gulps and Astrid did with this recipient the same she'd done with the water one.
Hiccup smiled weakly at her. "Thanks…" He mumbled.
"Thanks for what?" She asked him.
"F-for bein' there-re f-for m-me. For being my f-f-friend-d As-Astrid. F-for al-always takin' ca-care of me li-like you're do-doin' right n-now…" He blurted.
"No Hiccup. I am the one who has to thank you. For being my friend. For everything. And you'd do the very same thing for me. Now you better stop talking like that or I'll punch you. This is not a goodbye."
Hiccup was about to mumble something but Fishlegs spoke first. "Astrid, we're ready." He informed, mounting Meatlug. Astrid looked around to see all of her friends mounting their dragons. That was it. They were going to save Hiccup.
"W-wait. Whe-where's-where's m'Tooth-Toothless?" Hiccup asked suddenly.
As if on cue, the Night Fury jumped from wherever he was and made his way to Hiccup, cooing sadly.
"Stormfly lay." Astrid ordered her dragon, who did as she was told.
Hiccup's hands flew instantly to Toothless' head, petting him.
Toothless looked all over Hiccup to make sure his rider was 'okay' and started cooing even more sadly. Maybe he can smell the sickness…Astrid though.
"Eas-easy buddy. I-It's okay-kay I'll be ba-back 'kay?" Toothless bumped his head with Hiccup's. "Ta-take c-care of Dra-dragon's Edg-ge f-for m' bud 'kay Toothle-less?"
Astrid resisted the temptation of yelling at Hiccup that this was NOT a goodbye. The other riders watched the scene sadly. Even the twins were quiet. Which is… saying a lot.
The dragon licked him. "Yea'm kno-know. Hea-healin' powers…"he groaned.
Stormfly got up and Toothless despaired, trying to mount Stormfly with Hiccup and Astrid, who almost fell from her own dragon while trying to secure Hiccup too.
"No bud." Hiccup said, locking his green eyes with his dragon's green ones. "Don'worry m'buddy. Thi-this not last ti-time'll see each oth-other. M'promise." Hiccup finished. He stratched his hand forward and Toothless, closing his eyes, bumped his nose with his pale rider's hand.
The riders took off, leaving the sad Night Fury behind, watching them until he no longer could.
What he had left to do now was wait and hope that Hiccup, his buddy, would return home safe.
Sooo… this last part was… depressing? Yeah, I think so. Sorry. I can't really control the feels.
*fangirl attack* *sobs* Poor Toothless. Why do I do these things? Why?
And yes this chapter was a shorter one. I needed to stop it here because I organize things in my messy mind in a way they don't get out of control. That's why I kinda make the chapter in "themes".
Oh well I better get going before you guys catch me ups.
New chapter tomorrow! Hope you enjoyed this one XD
