A/N: Hello! As I've said, updates got slower because I am so busy with school, right now. :\ I have to close requests as of today because I am overwhelmed by so many amazing prompts and requests here and on Tumblr, so until I can finish most of them, I won't be accepting more requests.

Guys, when I say I'm not accepting prompts, at the moment, I mean it... :\

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Prompt: "Soo, I have a headcanon that Astrid actually liked Hiccup when they were younger, like, 9 or 10 years old. That she thought of him as a "cutie", but she would never admit it. Would you try writing something like this, please," sent by naamiookamino on Tumblr.

Summary: Astrid was recalling her childhood days when she remembered that her feelings for Hiccup didn't just start when she saw his determination to get Toothless safe. No. Her feelings for him started years before that.

Rated: K

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I never really thought that I would end up being with Hiccup. Years and years of him being pushed aside and him left alone never would have made them think that he would have ended up the way he did, that Berk ended up the way it did. Everyone would agree that Berk's been changed for the better, and with the dragons, they could make the village even greater than it already is.

Sitting down on the grass on top of Raven Point, I started reminiscing the days of my childhood. Sure, it wasn't that far behind. I'm still twenty, after all, but all of the memories suddenly popped back into my mind. I was feeling nostalgic.

Most would assume that I never took a liking to Hiccup, that I treated him just like the rest, but the truth is, I never joined them when they taunted him, when they would ridicule him, even though he was just walking down the street. No. I always stood by the sidelines and watched. The reason? I, Astrid Hofferson, had a crush on Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third when I was a kid.

Although everyone never really appreciated him for what he did when he was younger, I did. I saw how determined he was when he said he wanted to go look for trolls and announced it to the people present in the Great Hall. I saw the look on his face whenever people would tease him and make him feel bad. I saw everything.

Did I find him cute? Yes. It was a rather unpopular opinion back then, but things change.

I used to always hide my feelings for him, not wanting to show any sign of weakness. I never told anyone about it. I guess I was too stubborn to.

When we reached our early teen years, I set my mind to become the greatest dragon slayer there ever was, not wanting anyone to get in my way. And when Hiccup suddenly got better in dragon training, I was furious. How in the world did he get so good so fast?

I was so close to telling his father about Toothless once I found out, but he swept me off my feet, literally, and blew me away. He opened my eyes to what life could be like if dragons and vikings were at peace. It rekindled the liking I had towards him when I was younger.

Will I ever tell Hiccup? I guess I was about to find out.

"What are you up to on this fine day, m'lady?" He greeted me as he hopped off of Toothless and sat beside me on the grass, leaving a kiss on my cheek. Toothless and Stormfly started playing in the background as he and I spoke to each other.

I smiled. "Nothing much," I replied. "Just reminiscing."

He raised a brow. "Reminiscing what?"

"Childhood days."

He raised a brow. "Huh?"

"Remember when we were nine, and you wanted to go hunting for trolls?"

He gave out a short laugh. "Yeah."

Nodding slowly, I looked back at the scenery in front of me.

"What about it?" He asked.

"Oh, nothing…"

He smirked. "There's something."

"What? No," I said, trying to stifle a laugh.

"Oh, there is definitely something," he said. "What is it?"

"Not telling."

"Astrid," he whined.

"Nope."

"You leave me no choice."

I felt his fingers tickling my stomach. Laughing, I rolled onto my side as I tried to get his hands off of me.

"Still not saying anything?"

'He won't budge,' I thought as I told him I'd tell him.

Smiling, he helped me sit up, and I tried to catch my breath.

"So?"

I sighed. "I may or may not have had a crush on you when were kids."

His eyes widened slightly before his expression softened. "Really?"

"Unexpected, huh?"

"Yeah, that, and the fact that I've had a crush on you my entire life, so…"

"I know."

"You knew?"

I giggled. "You weren't exactly good at hiding it."

He face-palmed. "Well, there goes my dignity."

"What do you mean 'there goes my dignity.'?" You have plenty of that, pride of Berk."

He laughed. "It's funny to think that from being the village nuisance to the pride of the village actually happened."

I placed a hand on his shoulder. "It's not funny, Hiccup. It's inspiring, actually."

"Coming from you, that says a lot." He smiled before I gave him a kiss on the lips.

"Well, I am your lady."

"And that you'll always be."

"And more?"

"Much more."

A/N: Not accepting new prompts/ requests at the moment. Will be accepting some more soon after I finish the ones I already have received.