"Astrid!" A blonde girl turned around. Her pale hair tied back in a braid that reached half way down her back. Her grey eyes were dull, as she forced a smile. A boy with shaggy. Light brown hair ran up to her, a clinking sound every other step he took.
"What's up Hiccup?"

"We need to talk." Astrid's fake smile dissolved.

"About what?" She choked out.

"Us." Hiccup said sternly, his dark green eyes determined. He had been trying to talk to Astrid about their relationship for a while now. It was like he was becoming invisible to her since she had practically mastered her dragon skills. That, and she had been spending an awful lot of alonetime with Snoutlout.

"Look, Hiccup I don't have time for this. I'm meeting Snoutlout for some one on one dragon training."

"That's what we need to talk about. You've been so engrossed with Snoutlout, that I feel invisible. And, how could you be doing dragon training without Stormfly?"
"Uhh… Stormfly is waiting with them. She… uhh.. didn't want chicken tonight, and that's all we had at the house, and… wait. Why are you questioning me? Don't you trustme? Hiccup, I'm yourgirlfriend." Suddenly, Astrid was on the defensive, but hiccup had braced himself for her anger and showed no emotion, no withdrawal. Hiccup. Horrendous. Haddock III. Had enough. Of being everyone's. Walking mat.

"Astrid, I don't think we work."

"What? Hiccup, what do you mean?"

"We never talk. You ignore me. You treat me like I'm your toy. Well, I have some news for you Astrid. I'm a person. I have emotions. And unlike you, I don't bottle them up! I can't keep doing this! Pretending everything's okay, when it's not. If you don't love me anymore just tell me already! I'm tired of waiting!"

"I… you're right. But Hiccup, I do love you… But, I fell in love with Snotlout too. And I can't choose, I can't force my heart to decide."
"Either you choose, or I'll choose for you."
Astrid fell silent. Hiccup walked up to her. He slowly cupped her face, and leaned in. He kissed her softly, quickly. As soon as Astrid started to kiss him back, Hiccup was gone. Astrid opened her eyes, and watched him walk away. Astrid bit her lip, and hung her head. With a heavy heart, Astrid turned and walked to Snoutlouts hut. She would never let anyone know she cried. She would never let anyone know, that Hiccup had broken her heart.

But this isn't about Astrid, it's about the boy walking into the forest. He called for his dragon. Toothless came running to him. Hiccup hugged the large, black dragon around the neck. Sensing that something was wrong with his best friend, Toothless nuzzled into Hiccups neck, purring lightly. Smiling, Hiccup climbed onto the saddle, and hooked his foot into the strap. The duo shot up into the sky. They burst through the clouds, and they were silhouetted against the bright, full moon. The wind rushed through Hiccup's hair, and carried his tears away. Toothless did flips, and spirals. Hiccup would un-hook his foot, and fall from the saddle, only to be caught inches away from the dark clouds. When Hiccup finally felt better, the two flew to their sanctuary. A cave that they had found while exploring the Whispering Death tunnels under Berk. They flew through the clouds, away from the light that the heavy clouds were hiding from his village. They flew into a hole in the ground, and through the tunnels. They popped up into a nice sized cave. Hiccup jumped off of the dragon and walked to a small table and lit some candles. In the center of the table was a small, oak box with his name engraved on it. He had found it with his dad when they were cleaning out the house years ago.

**"Dad, what's this?"

"Oh. Oh my. I had forgotten about tha'. Your mother made it for you, along with some other things. I never did look in it. Didn't feel right." Stoic looked down at his small son, who was looking at the box with tear filled eyes. "Well, don' just look at it. Open it."*

And he did, like he had done a million times before. Always when things got troubling for him. He pulled out a necklace with a golden chain. Dangling from the chain, was a polished chunk of rust colored granite. Placing the necklace around his neck, he pulled out a sliver charm from the confines of the box that sparkled in the dull light. In the center of the charm, was an ornate leaf, with copper veins. Hiccup shoved the charm in his pocket. He looked in the bottom of the box, and smiled as he carefully removed an old piece of parchment. Unfolding it slowly, so it wouldn't rip, Hiccup read the note, although he didn't need the parchment to know what it said. He had remembered every word written in his mothers elegant scrawl.

'My dearest Hiccup,
I bet you have a lot of questions. And I bet that you want to know why you're so different from the other children your age. Well, I know I won't be there to console you, so I'm writing this for your tenth birthday. If you don't get this on your tenth birthday, please don't blame your father, he's a mess without me.

Hiccup, you are my pride and joy, and you are very different than the others your age. I knew from the beginning that you were different. There is something inside of you that you do not understand, but I know, you will figure it out one day. You are a very smart boy. And your knowledge will only continue to grow. Share it with others. Don't let them stay in the dark.

My dearest son, you are destined for great things. You are a peace bringer. And you will bring peace to more than Berk. Believe in yourself, and believe in the others who help you along the way. Don't back down. Don't give up. And never, bottle your feelings.

I love you so much Hiccup,

Valka.'

"What are these "great things" you said I'm destined for? I wish you were here with me. I wish you could be here to help me understand this. I just want to make you proud!" Hiccup yelled to the walls of the cave, tears dripping down his face. Toothless walked slowly to Hiccup, and cocked his head to the side and smiled. Hiccup smiled lightly. Just then, an orange light shone around Hiccup. He felt a pulling sensation. He heard Toothless whine, and jump into the light with him. After that, his mind went blank and he felt a tingling sensation all over his body.