Ch. 5
A/N: I'm going to attempt to make this my last chapter, it has to end at some point. It'll will be longer than the others (I hope) but I might have to make a chapter 6…my brain keeps sending me ideas -,-
Anyway, here's Chapter 5!
"NO!" he heard Astrid shout.
Hiccup closed his eyes and felt sharp claws pierce his skin, and shake him violently. He let out a scream, and he didn't care if it was one of his girly screams, all he knew was something was trying to kill him…and just might succeed. But as suddenly as the pain came, it was quickly thrown off of him. He squinted his eyes, trying to make out the scene in front of him. Toothless had risen from his spot next to him, and was growling furiously at the beast, Stormyfly was standing next to him, hissing along. Standing in front of him was Astrid, her axe pointed at the beast's face. The big cat let out a hiss, showing its saber tooth tiger – like teeth. She threw the side of the axe at it, making it toss it's head in confusion and dizziness. Toothless let out one of his Night Fury screams, like the one he had thrown at Hiccup the day he untied him. The cat perked its ears in alarm, and then scampered off.
Toothless nodded his head in approval, which made Hiccup laugh. He ran back to Hiccup, purring with worry. He saw his dragon's ears go up when he looked at his arm. From the stinging sensation in it, he didn't want to look. He noticed Astrid was still standing where she was, catching her breath. "Astrid?" he called out, "are you alright?"
Finally she turned around, her eyes widening when she saw his arm. "Ok, we need to get you back to Berk. Now." She demanded. He chuckled to himself. Even in the face of danger, Astrid was still Astrid. He tried standing up, only to fall strait back down again. In case you've forgotten, he was cold, wet, had a newly hurt arm, and was still recovering from unconsciousness. Plus he was covered in sand. Astrid reached down to help him up "Take it easy." She said. He put on hand on his forehead, trying to block out the dizziness. "oh gods…" he muttered. Astrid looked at him worriedly. "I think we'll have to wait for morning. It's as dark as it can get." Astrid replied.
They had set up a small campfire, near the sand. Hiccup was wearing a blanket Astrid had brought, still attempting to warm up. Astrid was smoking a fish silently, staring at the flames.
"So you're the only one that came, huh? That doesn't surprise me." Hiccup said, trying to start a conversation. "Why?" Astrid replied. "I didn't think anyone would come, really. It's just like me, to crash into a rock." Hiccup said, hitting his forehead with the palm of his head, forgetting about his headache. "Ow!" Astrid chuckled. "I was thoroughly surprised your dad didn't believe me .I thought he'd come in a heartbeat." She muttered. They both sat there, staring at the fire. After a few minutes of silence, he finally asked, "How did you know?" which of course was replied with a "What do you mean?" "How did you know I crashed? I thought everyone had gone off to do their daily business, and I was pretty far out at sea. How did you know?" Astrid thought of how to reply without thoroughly embarrassing herself. "Well, you were doing a pretty neat trick. And I was sorta eager to win any competition coming up." She put it like that. "So I'm guessing you came out here to make sure you have someone to compete against." Hiccup muttered. "Ow!" he cried when she punched his shoulder hard. "I'm your friend, of course I'd come! Do you really think I'm that self-centered?" she laughed, but immediately took it back. Knowing Hiccup, he'd probably give her an answer. He turned to look at her and shook his head. "No, I don't think you're self-centered. A little uptight about competitions, but…" he said, cringing, thinking she'd punch him again. But instead she pecked him on the cheek and smiled. "I'm glad." He smiled, and continued to watch the fire burn, only to hear his stomach growl with hunger. He tried to ignore it, but Toothless head heard. He sat up and convulsed the top half of one of the cod he had eaten before. "Oh grrooss!" Astrid laughed, seeing that toothless had shoved it to him. "Uh, I think I'll be ok, bud." He said patting his dragon's head. But Astrid tossed him a fish from a small stack the dragon's had caught. "Come on, you need to eat something! It may not be covered in dragon slime, but I think a normal fish will do." She said, chuckling. Hiccup sighed and began to cook the fish against his will.
"Hiccup! Hiccup wake up!" Hiccup woke to Astrid shaking his good arm. He sat up groggily. "W-What do you want?" he muttered. "Come on! We're going home. Do you think you can fly back on Toothless?" she asked. He nodded. "good." She took his hand and helped him up. He climbed into toothless, and looked over at Astrid. She gave him a nod. He nudged his dragon, and off they flew back to Berk.
A/N: should I make a chapter 6? My brain is closing me in with ideas, and I didn't know if I should end it here. Also, I know Astrid was a bit out of character, but I was distracted a lot while making this.
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Disclaimer: I (sadly) do not own How To Train Your Dragon