Young Viking Love
Chapter 6
The search Part 2. Hiccup's side
PREVIOUSLY ON YOUNG VIKING LOVE
(Chapter 1)
"Hi...Astrid" Hiccup said a little surprised noticing Astrid had her arm on him
"D'ya have anything planned for today?" Astrid asked as her eyes sparkled
"*blushes and smiles* Uh...probobly just flying with Toothless,...maybe trying to swim with my new leg, stuff like that." Hiccup told Astrid trying not to make a fool of himself in front of one of his friends
"Sounds like fun." Astrid said
"Yeah." Hiccup said
"Hey, there was something I wanted to say to you." Astrid said gazing into Hiccup's grass green eyes with a more serious look
"What is it?" Hiccup asked
"Uh...nothing. Just you know...have fun with your plans." Astrid said taking her arm off Hiccup's shoulder and rasing her voice slightly attempting to hide her face blushing
"Well...ok then. Thanks" Hiccup said as he walked out
"Hiccup asked you to marry him didn't he?" Ruffnut asked interrupting as she finally came back from running away from her hostile friend
"HE DID NOT!" Astrid said out of embarrassment getting up with her hands on the table
"You're in loooooooooooooooooove" Ruffnut went on teasing
"I...AM...NOT!" Astrid declared again
"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the future Mrs. Haddock the 3rd." Snotlout said gesturing to Astrid and clapping
(Chapter 2)
"Alright Toothless. Lets do this." Hiccup said getting on Toothless
"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NO HANDS!" Hiccup yelled with his arms stretched out as him and Toothless spun through some more clouds.
"THIS IS AWESSSOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM MMEEEEEEEEEE!" Hiccup declared
"Alright. Nose dive!" Hiccup said
"Huh...whats tha...TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEES!" Hiccup shouted
"BRACE FOR IMPACT!" Hiccup said as they neared the water.
SPLASSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHH
"...Hmmmm. I've been thinking a lot about Astrid lately. Does she like me? Do I like her? ...Dah this is so confusing." Hiccup said
"Well, better get back to the village and get these clothes dried off." Hiccup said
(Chapter 3)
"Ruffnut?" Astrid called out
"Hey Astrid" Ruffnut said back and waved
"You ok? You seem a little out of whack." Ruffnut said
"I think I might be...sort of...falling for Hiccup." Astrid said blushing
"OMG ASTRID! YOU'RE IN LOVE! I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU! WHAT MAGICAL TIME, FIRST LOVE AHHHHHHHHH!" Ruffnut said astonished and thrilled
"Yeah I guess, I just don't know if what I'm feeling is real. Do I like him? Does he like me? I don't know Ruffnut, I just don't know." Astrid said sounding worried
"Astrid, even though I'm not in a relationship, I know that in your heart, you know that Hiccup is the one. I know that he would love it if you were his girl. I mean look, the guy is crazy about you, and he's probably getting tired of waiting." Ruffnut said
"Waiting for what?" Astrid asked pretending like she didn't hear her friend just now
"Don't play dumb with me Ms. Hofferson. He's waiting, for you." Ruffnut said
"Alright alright. I'll see what how this turns out, but I just need to find the right time." Astrid said
"No time like the present." Ruffnut said
(Chapter 4)
"Hiccup? Hiiiiiiiicup where have you gone off to?" Astrid called out
"Where could Hiccup be?" Fishlegs asked
"No one's seen him since yesterday." Ruffnut said
"Yeah. I've been meaning to talk to him." Tuffnut said
"Where is he? WHERE IS HEEEEEEEEEE?" Astrid cried distraughtly
"I'm sure we'll find him Astrid. For now, just go home and rest. Just give yourself some time to recuperate." Gobber said comforting Astrid
"So you just want me to go home and painfully wait while Hiccup is out there probably hurt or worse!?" Astrid asked mad and sad at the same time
"Astrid, I know you're worried, but-" Gobber was about to finish his sentence, but Astrid interrupted
"SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UUUUUP!" Astrid yelled as she ran back to her house with her face in her hands
"...Hiccup *sniffle* wherever you are, I hope you're ok. I love you Hiccup...*loud sniffle* I love yooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Astrid said as she flopped on her back on her bed
(Chapter 5)
"Hey Astrid." Fishlegs said as Astrid arrived and opened the door
"May I come in?" She asked
"Sure." Fishlegs said as he welcomed her inside
"You remember anything before Hiccup went missing? Did he talk to you at all?" Astrid asked
"Yeah. He talked to me, the Twins, and Snotlout. If you need more information, you can talk to them." Fishlegs said
"Lets start with what you remember. What'd he say?" Astrid asked
"So Hiccup, I overheard your plans for today after you left The Great Hall. You have fun?" Fishlegs asked
"Oh you know, we flew. and dove, and almost died. Just another day on a dragon." Hiccup said chuckling
"Anything else?" Astrid asked
"No. Thats about it." Fishlegs said
"Thanks. I'll go see what the Twins have to say." Astrid said leaving.
"You're welcome. Good luck with your search." Fishlegs said as Astrid left
"Hey Ruffnut, Tuffnut." Astrid said
"Hey Astrid." Ruffnut said
"Whats up?" Tuffnut asked
"Did you remember anything before Hiccup went missing? Did he talk to you or did you see him?" Astrid asked
"Yeah. He talked to us." Tuffnut said
"What'd he say?" Astrid asked desperatley
"He just told us what he did after he left The Great Hall, and then he..." Tuffnut said
"What? He what?" Astrid asked frantically
"I caught him in a daze. He was like, just staring at something, and I asked "Hey, you alright?" and he runs out of the arena to get a closer look at whatever he was staring at, then he yells "Tuffnut! I see something!" and then I run out to him, and then when Hiccup looked back, he noticed whatever it was he saw was gone. Then I asked him "What did you see?" and Hiccup said "Some kind of light. It was bright. Brighter than Toothless's fire. It was like an ultra bright blue light." and I'm like "Interesting." and after that, he just bolted away. I just figured he went off to tell someone what he saw.
"Thanks for the information Tuffnut." Astrid said as she left the arena
"STOIK!" Astrid frantically yelled flinging open the door with the stars lighting up the night
"What is it Astrid? Something wrong?" Stoik asked getting out of his chair
"Hiccup is missing! No one's seen him for two days." Astrid said tearing up
"WHAT!? TWO DAYS! NO NO NOOO NOT MY SON! Do you know how he went missing?" Stoik asked frantically and concerned
"Probobly. All I know is that Tuffnut said that Hiccup thought he saw some kind of light. I then asked Snotlout what he remembered to get his version, and he didn't even get to ask Hiccup what he saw because he saw Hiccup and Toothless fly to the forest. Snotlout also wanted to mention that there might be a snowstorm, but he didn't get the chance." Astrid said
"Yes, there have been rumors of a snowstorm going around. Lets ask the elder. She always knows. I'll get Gobber. Astrid, come with me" Stoik said as him and Astrid went to get Gobber
"Elder, we need to know if there is a snowstorm coming. Is this true?" Stoik said
The Elder then scribbled some stuff in the dirt.
"What's she saying Gobber?" Stoik asked
"She says, "Yes. The snowstorm roumors are true. Your son is in trouble."" Gobber said confirming the roumors.
"I'M GOING AFTER HIM!" Astrid declared desperatley in a sad tone as she ran out with tears in her eyes
"Astrid!" Gobber yelled
"Its bad enough that Hiccup is already in trouble. We don't need someone else important missing." Stoik yelled in an attempt to get Astrid's attention
"Come on Stormfly. We need to find Hiccup. Wake up! His life is at stake, I MUST FIND HIM!" Astrid commanded shaking Stormfly to get her attention.
*Cuffing her hands around her mouth* "HICCCCCUUUUUUUUUU-" Astrid then stepped on a low patch of snow, slipped, and started sliding down a hill.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHH" Astrid yelled in terror trying to grasp the ground in an attempt to slow down.
"...NOT LIKE THIS!" Astrid yelled determined
"Hiccup." Astrid whispered to herself
*Sniffle*"...HICCUP!"
"ASTRIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDD!" Hiccup called
"HICCUP! HICCUP I'M OVER HERE! I'M SLIPPING." Astrid called in response
"I CAN'T HOLD ON MUCH LONGER!" Astrid yelled out
The branch then cracked, but didn't break off
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH H!" Astrid screamed
"ASTRID!" Hiccup yelled
*CHAPTER BEGINS HERE*
Hiccup began his pursuit for the mysterious light he saw. Him and Toothless flew into the forest in search of it, despite the fact it was snowing like crazy.
"Come on bud. Give us some light." Hiccup said
Toothless then shot a blast of fire, and lighted the path in front of him for about 5 seconds. They kept flying in that direction when all of a sudden, Hiccup saw the light that he saw back at Berk.
"Is that?" Hiccup asked curiously
Hiccup and Toothless then landed as best they could because the snowstorm was getting worse by the minute.
He then jumped down, and he almost immediately fell face down in the snow since he didn't see how deep it was.
The light then came into full view, and Hiccup could hear a faint voice calling out to him.
"Hiccup." The voice called out
"Who's there!?" Hiccup asked
"Come closer." The voice said
Hiccup then walked to the light, which seemed almost blinding while covering his eyes with his arm.
"Hiccup. I know what you're going through." The voice said once again
"No you don't! Who are you!? Tell me!" Hiccup commanded with the snow still falling at the speed of light.
Hiccup then was forced to looked up at the black night with the snow falling nonstop. As soon as he looked up, he saw a vision of himself and his family on Berk when he was growing up.
"Thats...me." Hiccup finally said
"Tell me what else you see." The voice said
Hiccup turned around and finally saw who the voice was that was speaking.
"Mom!?" Hiccup asked
"Yes Hiccup. My son, you've made me so proud with all you're doing on Berk. I will always be watching over you. I love you." Hiccup's mother said
"Thank you mom. I love you to." Hiccup said in response
"However, I don't know if you're ready for this yet." Hiccup's mother said
"For what?" Hiccup asked seeing his vision suddenly change to him and his mother in another part of the forest.
"For her." Hiccup's mother said pointing to Astrid hanging on the side of a cliff
"What do you mean!? AAAAAAAAAAASSSSTRRRRRRRIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDD!" Hiccup called out
"She can't hear you. You're to young to be in a relationship." Hiccup's mother said
"NO I'M NOT!. I'm not listening, you can't tell me who I can and can't be in a relationship with!" Hiccup said in response running away from his vision inside his head and then came to.
When Hiccup then came back to reality from his vision, he kept breathing heavily as if he held his breath for over 20 minutes.
"I'm...not...listening." Hiccup said in between breaths
He then without hesitation ran back to Toothless, got on, and began his search to save Astrid.
"Come on Toothless, fire!" Hiccup said
Toothless then shot fire, and he the saw Astrid a few hundred feet ahead of him, as soon as he saw her, he immediately leaped off Toothless while he was still flying a few feet above the ground midair.
Hiccup then fell with the form of a skydiver, then landed on his feet, and ran at top speed to the cliff where Astrid was hanging off.
*Sniffle*"...HICCUP!" Astrid said to herself
"ASTTTTTTTTTTTRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!" Hiccup yelled out with his hands cuffed over his mouth still running.
"HICCUP! HICCUP I'M OVER HERE! I'M SLIPPING." Astrid called out when the branch she was hanging on to cracked, but didn't break.
"I'M COMING!" Hiccup yelled back running as fast as his one and prosthetic leg could take him
"HICCUP I CAN'T HOLD ON ANY LONGER! HURRY!" Astrid yelled in terror when the branch cracked again
The branch that was Astrid's lifeline, suddenly cracked and broke off
"HIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCUUUUUUUUUU UUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!" Astrid yelled as the branch cracked
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHH!" Astrid screamed
"ASTRID!" Hiccup yelled right as he grabbed her wrist as soon as the branch broke off
The snow became more than 20 feet deep, chest high, and the sky was black as Toothless.
"Astrid, what are you doing here!?" Hiccup asked shocked to find one of his friends out here
"Looking for you Hiccup." Astrid said back as a gust of wind came by blowing the snow in all directions.
"Why? Why are you looking for me? You should'tve come here." Hiccup said still holding Astrid's hand. Upon noticing this, he immediately let go and his face blushed.
"I wouldn'tve cared if I died in this storm if I was going to find you. All I want is you because I-I" Astrid said stuttering
"WHAT!?" Hiccup yelled over the wind.
"Nevermind. Lets just find out way back!" Astrid yelled back
"OK!" Hiccup yelled back
Hiccup and Astrid then began walking to what they thought was toward Toothless since they couldn't see a thing.
They found him a short time later. Hiccup got on, grabbed Astrid's hand and helped her on.
"Lets find out way back home." Hiccup said as Astrid held onto him
The pair then began to find there way back to Berk
"HEY, CHECK THIS OUT!" Hiccup said grabbing and stretching his lip and letting it snap back into place
"I'M SO COLD I CAN'T FEEL MY LIPS!" Hiccup announced
When Hiccup said this, something came over Astrid. She couldn't explain it, but she felt like she had to make a move on him even though he couldn't feel anything in his body.
Astrid then grabbed Hiccup's neck, gazed into his eyes, and was about to give him a 3 second kiss on the lips, but she retreated. Instead, she slapped him because he was staring at her.
"DDDDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIDDDDDDDNNNNNNNNNNNN'TTTTTTTTTTTFEEEEEEEEEEELLLLL LLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!" Hiccup said thinking Astrid slapped him
"OH COME ON! THAT TAKES ALL THE FUN OUT OF IT!" Astrid yelled punching him on the arm even harder
"ITS NOT MY FAULT I CAN'T FEEL A THING!" Hiccup yelled back
He then spotted village lights in the distance
"Hey, I see lights! Its Berk! We're home!" Hiccup announced with the snow continuously falling over Berk.
Hiccup then flew Toothless to his place, and then attempted to land without crashing into his house.
When Hiccup got off and helped Astrid, he flung open the door. Snow came blowing in like 500 high power fans were pushing the snow. The snow then put out the fire in the fireplace
The second Stoik saw the door fling open to reveal his son and Astrid, Stoik had something to say.
"SON! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING GOING OFF LIKE THAT!?" Stoik said angry and relieved at the same time to see his son, Astrid, and Toothless are safe.
Stoik was about to say something else, but Hiccup collapsed on the floor muttering something.
Astrid caught him, and Toothless then bowed his head under Astrid's arms, and put him on his bed. The look on Toothless's face clearly said "He's mine Astrid!"
Stoik then ran to get a doctor. As he went out and closed the door, Toothless lit the fireplace up again.
Astrid then just looked over at Hiccup laying in his bed, motionless. She began to cry because she couldn't bare the thought of loosing him.
Stoik came back with a doctor a few minutes later.
The doctor then examined Hiccup to look for any signs of life.
"How is he?" Stoik asked
"He's got a pulse, but its faint." The doctor said
Astrid almost yelled in delight when she heard this, but her face just lit up like a christmas tree strapped to fireworks on the fourth of July.
"He has a severe case of hypothermia. When he wakes up, just have him rest, and keep him warm." The doctor continued
"Hey, I can do that!" Astrid blurted out with a smile on her face that said "I'll keep him warm for suuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrreee eeeeeeeeeee."
Astrid then just covered her mouth in embarrassment and her eyes widened not realizing she said that.
Stoik and the doctor just blankly stared at her, then Stoik just closed his yes and shook his head "No". The look on his face just said "Geeze, really!?"
"I don't know if Hiccup is ready for that kind of thing yet." Stoik said to himself
Stoik then took back his decision and said "Ok Astrid. Fine. You can stay here if you want to be with Hiccup. Just don't try anything." Stoik said in a lecturing tone
"I won't I won't. I promise." Astrid said
The doctor then gave Hiccup something to make him sleep, then left.
"Thanks doc." Stoik said paying him as he left
Toothless then went to his usual spot in front of Hiccup, and snoozed like there was no tomorrow. His snores could be heard through the whole house.
Before Toothless dozed off, he looked at her with a face that read "Don't get any ideas sister."
As soon as Toothless fell asleep, Astrid took the opportunity to stand by Hiccup's bedside, feel his pulse and smile at him. She then saw a nearby chair, looked at Hiccup one last time, and fell asleep till the next morning.