A/N: A few of you wanted a chapter 6, plus I felt like I sorta turned it into a cliffhanger…I'm with all those who dislike cliffhangers. This is also my first story, and I kinda liked it, so I'm hoping very much that this is the last chapter…otherwise my brain will make me drag it. Yes. It is all my brain's fault.
Warning!: this may be a really short chapter, im trying not to make it turn into a bunch of "im sorrys" and stuff like that -.- anyway, behold! Chapter 6…
Ch. 6
Astrid flew beneath Toothless, in case anyone decided to take a fall. She was mostly worried for Hiccup's safety…she didn't know what she'd do if Toothless fell…
They were more than halfway to Berk, she could seeit, when she noticed Toothless stagger above her. Oh gods, not now! She screamed at herself. Before she could do anything, Toothless dropped out of the sky.
Hiccup couldn't see strait. His head was fuzzy, and his metal prosthetic slipped from Toothless's stirrup. The world was going darker, but he knew he had to get to at least the docks. As Toothless was falling, he put his foot back in the stirrup, and guided the Night Fury to a clear spot on the dock, before crashing.
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The teens and Stoic had heard the crash. They all ran out, Stoic exclaiming, "What in Thor's name…?" they ran down to the dock, where all the commotion was going on.
Astrid dove Stormfly down to the dock, fear impulsing her. She landed some feet away from the crash, jumping off immediately. "Hiccup…?" she muttered, when she saw the scene. Toothless nudged his rider to his feet, only to have him fall right back down again. Hiccup's eyes were half closed, and he stumbled back down to the ground after trying to stand back up.
She dashed forward, taking his good arm, and placing it around he shoulder, helping him stand. She ignored the crowd, loathing them for
a.) For not believing her
and
b.) For not helping them
Toothless put his head under Hiccup's bad arm, trying to help as well. Finally, she saw the rest of the gang and…Stoic.
Stoic looked at the threesome and regret filled his heart. "Oh Thor…" he muttered, then ran with the rest of the gang to their side.
Astrid wanted nothing to do with them. She ignored the teens questions, and kept looking ahead. She helped Hiccup to his house, finally stopping because of Stoic. "'Strid, listen," he began, trying to pronounce her name through the deep breaths he was taking, after trekking up a hill. Hiccup was ready to collapse, and half did on the way up. The village was still watching them, like a bunch of fish.
"I'm sorry I didn' listen, you saved me son, and I will be forever grateful." Stoic said, once he caught his breath. Astrid was fed up with this. Helping Hiccup to a chair, she said "You wouldn't need to be forever grateful." She began, testing her boundaries. She was sick o all of these Viking being so self-centered, that she decided to do something no one has tried.
Argue with the chief.
"You wouldn't need to be forever grateful to me. You wouldn't need to, if only you came along. You really thought your son was flawless? You really thought that when trying a new trick, something wouldn't happen?" she nearly shouted. She chose her next words carefully, knowing Hiccup could still hear her; he had already lifted his head in response to that. "No one's perfect." She began, "I thought, as a father, you would come as fast as you could to save your son. I guess I was wrong. I guess I was wrong about you, the village, about everyone. I now see that I was terribly wrong. I thought Vikings were suppose to be prepared for the worst, to save their friends backs in place of war." She shook her head. Stoic stared at her, with mostly angry eyes. But she could see regret. And a lot of it.
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Astrid stayed in her house all the next day. Her mother was furious at her, for sneaking out.
She had opened the door to many people that day, each either saying sorry, or carrying sorry gifts. She would walk away each time, and her mom would welcome them; something she'd rather not do right now.
When the next day came, she went off to visit Hiccup. The doctor had already come, and had already seen to his cuts and bruises. Once she got in view of his house, she saw a dark figure on the ground.
Toothless. The doctor must have kicked him out. He was sleeping softly, his ear stirring to any movement; he was obviously worried. "Toothless!" she called out. His head perked up all the way, hearing her voice. "how are you?" she managed to get out, for Toothless had proceeded to jump around and knocked into her. She knocked on the door, having it open a bit later by Stoic. He looked down at her with a slightly anger expression, but she held her head up high.
"I would like to visit Hiccup." She stated plainly. After a second of thought, Stoic finally let her and Toothless in. Before she even made it into the door, Toothless bounded into the house, strait for Hiccup's room.
"Toothless!" she shouted, for he had knocked over many things in his dash. She followed him up the stairs, to Hiccup's room.
She knocked on the side of the wall, as if asking if she could come up. (if you don't remember, or haven't seen the episodes, Hiccup's room is just the top layer of the house) "Come on up." She heard a voice call out. When she walked up the rest of the way, she found Hiccup sitting in his bed, drawing yet another picture of Toothless. She looked over and saw Toothless lying on his rock, apparently worn out.
"I think you made my dad a little mad yesterday." He whispered; seeing how his dad would be able to hear him. "Yeah…" she replied. "I'm just so fed up with these people."
Hiccup put away his drawing and stared up at the celling. "Feeling better?" she asked. He had a bandage on his head, many cloths wrapped around his arm, and a small bruise under his eye that she never noticed. "Eh. I'm doing better." He muttered.
"Thanks for coming off to help me." He said. Astrid looked up in surprise. "Of course." She said. Hiccup looked down at his remaining foot. "At least I didn't lose this one." He muttered. Then he looked at Astrid. She nodded in agreement. "Must feel weird, huh? Having no foot?" she said, breaking the silence. She mentally hit herself in her forehead. Of course it would, dummy! Hiccup must of seen her reaction and started chuckling.
Suddenly Hiccup's head lifted; as if he remembered something. He reached down and grabbed the drawing he had finished not minutes before, and held it out to her. "What's this for?" She questioned.
"Just a thank you." Was Hiccup's response. She took the paper, and gave him a hug, carful of his newly injured arm. She let go immediately, hearing something that sounded like an explosion outside. "What in Thor's name…?" Hiccup questioned. They both looked outside his window, and saw many of the houses were set on fire, but it was almost like in a pattern. "The twins…" Astrid muttered.
A/N: Like it? Hate it? Have something to say about it? Reviews are welcomed!
Well… that turned out longer than I expected. I hope you liked my story, and if you did, trust me. I'm not done yet. I shall have more stories soon, and more things for you to look forward to Hope you enjoyed it!
~catz4eva101
Disclaimer: I don't own How To Train Your Dragon. If I did… mwahahahaha! No jk, I love httyd and that was my failed attempt at an electronical evil laugh.