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Astrid's hands trembled as she opened the note.
Astrid,
Just because I let you go, doesn't mean I wanted to. I'm so sorry I let you go...
Love,
Hen- I mean Hiccup
Astrid bit her lip and looked up. She smiled. Did that mean he still loved her to?
She had to find him...
Henry and Valka walked side by side to the coffee shop.
"Your father still has this?"
"Well, it's not the same... I kinda burned it down..."
Valka looked her son "What?"
"Yeah," Henry rubbed the back of his neck "well, I didn't per say. I was kinda saving my girlfriend at the time, and her ex was trying to kill us, and set this place on fire." Henry glanced at his leg "Ah, don't worry, Toothless saved me. We both lost our left leg because it..."
"Toothless?"
"My black lab... the little shit."
Valka laughed "Your father let you get a dog?"
"Not so much as let me, more like I adopted him without dads consent..."
Val smiled as she walked in.
Astrid ran to the front doors only to be stopped by Stoick
"Where's my son?"
"I don't know, I need to find him!"
"Dad? Astrid?"
Stoick and Astrid turned to find Henry and a woman. Stoick looked like time had frozen. Henry smiled and walked over to Astrid.
"Let's leave them alone okay." He whispered into her ear, grabbing her hand.
Astrid looked at their hands and let Henry pull her away.
"Val?" asked Stoick, reaching his hand out as if he was making sure she was real, then pulling his hand back.
"I know what you're going to say…"
Stoick put his hand on Valka's cheek, and Val lent into his touch.
"You're as beautiful as the day I lost you."
"That's your mother?" asked Astrid, pulling her hand away, after walking back into the hall.
"Yeah…"
"That's-that's different…"
"That's my life… different…"
Astrid looked down and clutched the note in her fist.
"I got your note… and the necklace…" Astrid laid a hand on the necklace "It's beautiful."
"What? The necklace or the note?"
"Both…" Astrid shrugged "Hiccup, I-" Astrid trailed off "I need to know that I can trust you…"
"So you hate me?"
"Not you… per say. I hate your gap between your teeth. I hate the way your hair falls in your eyes and it makes me want push it away. I hate it when your leg makes that noise when you walk. I hate that."
"Oh great. That's just great. You hate everything about me."
"No. I didn't that Hiccup."
"Don't give up on me…" Henry whispered
"I'm not. But, you have serious redeeming to do. Because I'm going to make you pay for a long, long time…"
"I don't doubt you."
Astrid smiled, cupped his face and leaned in.
"Finally!" Screamed Ruff
The pair laughed. Henry looked into Astrid's eyes. Astrid smiled again.
"I'm so sorry…" Henry- Hiccup - whispered
"I know…" Astrid whispered back "Now shut up and kiss me you loser…"
So he did… and it has been so long since Astrid felt the fluttering in her stomach she did. Too long…
The next day Hiccup walked into the kitchen and saw his mom cooking.
"Hey mom." Smiled Hiccup
"Morning Henry." Said Val "I'm making breakfast, so can you wake up your girlfriend please."
"Astrid stayed here last night?"
"No, Scarlett."
"Mom, Scarlett's just a friend." Hiccup blushed, walking up the stairs
Hiccup opened the door to the guest room and threw a shoe at Scarlett's head.
"Get up!"
Scarlett shot up and glared at Hiccup
"Henry?!"
Hiccup's eyes widened "Sorry, hand slipped…"
Scarlett rolled her eyes and got out of bed.
"I hate you sometimes…" Scarlett pushed past him and started downstairs
"But you love me," Hiccup sing-songed after her
"Yeah, keep telling yourself that…"
Astrid walked into Haddock Coffee and smiled at Stoick
"Hello Astrid. When is your parole up again?"
"Next week. I can't wait!"
Stoick smiled "The usual?"
"You know it." Astrid went to sit down and pulled out her phone. She was tempted to call Hiccup so she'd have someone to hang out with (Since Ruff went on her stupid honeymoon. Astrid feels a little guilty that she didn't see Ruff off last night, but not to guilty. She and Hiccup were busy 'talking' every closet they could find. Okay, so they were having sex, sue them. It was long three years.) but that seems a little selfish.
Stoick set her coffee in front of her and gave her a smile.
"I haven't seen you smile this much since I met you."
"Maybe that's because I found my true love last night, you know how that feels?"
"Yeah…" Smiled Astrid, "I do…" She bit her lip
"Stop thinking about my son."
"Sorry…" She giggled
A few hours later, Hiccup and Astrid were walking through town hand in hand.
"What happens when you go back to Miami?" asked Astrid, holding onto Hiccup's hand tighter
"Don't worry about that right now. That's two weeks from now." Hiccup pulled her towards him, kissing her hair softly.
"It's all I think about Hiccup. You're leaving me again."
"It's not like I have much of a choice Astrid. It's my job. My life is in Miami."
"You've been there for three years Hiccup. You can't build a life in three years."
"You don't know. You've lived here all your life."
"Why are you getting upset at me?"
Hiccup looked down "I know you still don't trust me, I wouldn't either, but you have to understand-"
"I do Hiccup, but, I don't want to lose you again." Astrid hid her face from Hiccup
"I don't want to lose you again either," Hiccup lifted her chin to make her look at him "I promise that I will let you know when I leave."
Astrid laughed and started to walk away, but Hiccup grabbed her waist to pull her back. "Come back here."
Astrid smiled and turned her head to look at her boyfriend.
"I'll come back this time, I'll pay for your ticket to come and visit me; I'll do anything to keep you this time…"
Astrid closed her eyes "Okay," she whispered
"Let me go! Sam!"
Evil laugher was heard from a distance. The ropes were digging into Astrid's wrists as smoke filled her vision.
"Hiccup?" She screamed, why hadn't he come yet? "Hiccup!"
"Hiccup is gone." Sam whispered in her ear, sending shivers up Astrid's spine.
"No," Tears pricked at Astrid's eyes
"NO!" Astrid sat up, looking around. She was in her cold, lonely apartment, with tears streaming down her face. Her hands were shaking, and her breath was coming out in pants.
That nightmare has been recurring ever since the accident senior year. What if she had lost Hiccup, and of course it was her fault.
"You don't deserve to be on this planet. Why are you still here?" Wow, it's been three years and she can't shake Sam's voice from her head.
Astrid turned on her bedside lamp and reached over to find her handy, lucky razor.
She may have Hiccup, but she's still that broken girl she was in high school. And nothing can change that… not even Hiccup can.