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Later on that night, the Great Hall was bustling with people dancing and laughing and just having a good time. Hiccup sat alone at one of the tables, watching the scene in front of him. He smiled and looked down at his hands. When he looked up again, Astrid was approaching him. She sat on the other side of the table and sighed.

"Hey there," she said.

"Hey there you, too," said Hiccup.

"What are you doing?" asked Astrid.

"Nothing really," answered Hiccup. "Just…lost in thought, I guess."

"Oh." Astrid twiddled her fingers, almost nervously. "You aren't still mad at us, are you?"

"What?" Hiccup looked back at her suddenly. "I wasn't really ever mad. Just a bit surprised, more like. Sorry if I came across that way earlier. I'm not mad, really. At that moment I guess I was just trying to process a lot. It was a pretty sweet prank, though. I still don't exactly know how you managed it."

"Maybe you're better off not knowing," said Astrid. "We spent all day yesterday planning it, you know. Took just about forever, not to mention also the time we spent getting the entire village involved in it and in on it."

Hiccup nodded. "Yeah, you told me that earlier," he said. "And thanks for everything. You know, I haven't exactly been the most cheerful person since Drago…" His voice trailed off, and he shook his head. "But thanks for putting up with me."

"Don't worry," said Astrid. "I'd put up with you any day."

"Why?" said Hiccup.

"Because you're my friend, Dragon Boy," said Astrid, using almost the same words as she had the other day. "It's my job to put up with you."

Hiccup smiled. "Well, good to know," he said. "But seriously, you better not call me Ebe-Sneezer again, or there will be consequences."

"I'll keep that in mind," said Astrid. "Maaaaybe."

"You instill me with confidence, milady," said Hiccup.

They sat in silence for a few minutes, neither one of them knowing what to say, until Hiccup spoke up.

"Do you…um…do you want to dance, or something?" said Hiccup.

"You know," said Astrid. "I was hoping you'd ask."

She grabbed one of his hands and pulled him, half-stumbling, half-running, onto the dance floor.

"Happy Snoggletog, Astrid," said Hiccup.

"Happy Snoggletog, Ebe-Sneezer," said Astrid.

Author's Notes:

So...merry Christmas? *nervous smile* MERRY EARLY CHRISTMAS! :D

I really like this. I know it's probably a common concept and lots of people have probably done it in the past, but I still like it. I read "A Christmas Carol" right before I wrote it, and then just couldn't get it out of my head.

So...sorry I didn't post it for, um...Christmas.

I lost it in my files and couldn't find it and when I found it I was SO EXCITED OH MAH GOODNESS. :D So, here's another fic now finished! I will post a one-shot later on today, and then it's off to hiatus land to me! I will miss you all! But I will give you proper farewell greetings on the one-shot!

BYE, YA'LL! :D

-BeyondTheClouds777