The true Heather story is coming up, but until then I wanted to throw one more wittle guess before I hit the real stuff. A little tonic before I drown myself in the sorrow of what real whiskey Heather is like.

Oh, and unlike the other stories which were just singular one-shots, this continues with the previous chapter.

…..

After watching Astrid and Heather blow up, Hiccup took nothing. He didn't go after Astrid, and he didn't go into Heather's welcoming arms.

He didn't know what he wanted, or what he deserved at the moment. The guy knew he should've done or said something more when the fight started, but it was between two women. Hiccup did not know what was more dangerous.

"I really don't know what to do next." Toothless gave a sympathetic growl.

"You're old enough now to hear some real honest advice." Gobber said as he tried on the iron fist.

Hiccup wondered what more honest this painful blunt man could come up with.

"Three way." He said, eyes half open as if it was incredibly obvious.

Hiccup didn't follow. "Excuse me?"

"You have two beautiful girls, you're all young and no obvious diseases; the only logical thing would be everyone gets in one bed and- "

As Gobber was about to use his iron fist to show how everything would fit, Hiccup was saying,

"No, no I get the message!" He slapped his forehead and then said, "They hate each other…"

Gobber shrugged, "That's a rare oppourtiny for the sort of fun few can ever dream of." Gobber smiled, "Reminds me of this one time when, me and your dad-"

And at that moment Toothless roared in disgust and Hiccup looked to the hammer. One god smack to the head would erase the image forming….hopefully.

…

Ruffnut and Fishlegs both had charcoal in their hands and were writing on material.

Hiccup came up to them, and noticed what they were making. "So you guys heard the story too."

"Like nobody didn't; this island spreads gossip faster than a lightning bolt strikes stupid." Ruffnut said, then thinking of Tuffnut's left ear scar.

"So, I tried talking to Snotlout and Tuffnut about it; but they didn't want to hear it and said 'go forth and multiple. '" Hiccup explained in an unexcited voice.

Fishlegs was surprised at this. "They support the 3-way?"

"I didn't finish, they said 'yourself' at the end." Hiccup drily finished.

Ruffnut snorted and pinned on the circled material she and Fishlegs made. They read 'Team Astrid'.

"You guys think I should go beg Astrid for forgiveness?" Hiccup asked, really up for any good advice.

"I doubt Astrid would take it; and we don't think you should waste your time regardless." Fishlegs told him honestly.

"We're Team Astrid, not Team Hiccup& Astrid, and we think she's better off now that avoided that arrow." Ruffnut explained.

Hiccup flinched at the venom in her voice." Ouch. So you think I should go with Heather?"

Fishlegs looked uncomfortable, "If you think she can last."

And on that note, Hiccup turned around and left to go find a good place to start an avalanche.

In his house, Hiccup sat down across from his father. They were drinking some strong mead after Hiccup explained the situation. Toothless was in the background, just lying about like a lazy dragon.

"Go for the brunette, what's her name? Heddie?" Stoic said.

Hiccup wasn't expecting this. "Really, even after looking like a total ass?"

"If she wants ya after that, then she's the keeper." Stoic took another swig from his cup.

Hiccup took that in, satisfied someone finally told him whom to choose. "Wow, Dad, I'm surprised. Honestly, I thought you liked Astrid more."

Like the skull-crushing daughter he never had.

"I do like Astrid; she's a great girl, would've given me pretty, athletic grandchildren." The Chief said to his un-athletic son.

Deciding to put the discussion of unsatisfying grandchildren aside, Hiccup said, "So, do you like anything about Heather?"

Stoic thought about it for a minute, "She's very nice, delicate-looking but underneath I hear she can hold her own. I think that would look good against you, son."

Now Hiccup was taking in that his father felt more comfortable with him going for a more feminine girl. The kind of girl even Hiccup would look masculine against.

…..

Astrid and Stormfly were on Raven's peek. Astrid was looking at the twilight clouds; they made her so happy and sick at the same time.

Her sickness swirled into strong annoyance as she heard Toothless land behind her dragon.

She didn't turn her head, she didn't want to look or talk to Hiccup. She had lots to say but also lots of energy and strength to rip his heart out of his chest then fry it…maybe then she'd feel like they were even.

"You hate me and you have every right in the whole world to, okay, I know I really shouldn't be here." Hiccup said, he didn't sound sad but he was stern and sincere.

"I have just gone to talk to everyone on this island to ask what to do; you'll be marginally happy to know most people are on your side. Also, most people said I should either go with Heather or get no one at all." Hiccup continued to tell the back of her braid.

"Not a single person, including me, thinks you and I would work out after this and I think it's the truth." Hiccup told her, Toothless under him and growling at Stormfly to move her tail out of his view.

"But wanna know something else? I didn't want to talk to anybody else about this a ounce as much as I wish I could talk to you." Hiccup told the blonde who really hated him right then.

"Just for the record, I'm not going out with Heather. I really like her, as you know too well, but I know she- and you- could do better." Hiccup finished, actually feeling a bit better now that he talked it through.

Astrid stayed on her high dragon, and didn't say anything.

Thinking it was fair enough then, Hiccup motioned to Toothless that they should fly off.

Toothless expanded his wings, then Astrid said, "I really hate you,"

Hiccup nodded, a little happy just for her to say something. "Yeah, join the club they got pins."

Astrid got off her dragon and stomped over to Toothless. Hiccup rushed off of his dragon to meet her even on the ground.

"I really hate how you think you can say whatever you want just cause you're all noble and selfless underneath all the stupid." Astrid told him, not smiling.

"Please tell me I opened the floodgate, cause I was really worried you were growing cold as ice." Hiccup felt scared that it would get violent but knew she wouldn't actually kill him. Tonight.

"You are the most arrogant person I know." Astrid pushed him up against his dragon, little room to move.

Hiccup felt he should accept whatever she said, but she wasn't really making sense. "Of all the people you know?"

"You're the least fun, most naïve and narrowest minded boy I know I will ever meet." Her silly bang was right in Hiccup's face.

"Okay, now you're just spearing fish in a barrel here, cause I-" Hiccup didn't get to talk because Astrid had pulled him into a kiss.

Once again, Toothless was mystified by the strangeness of humans.

Hiccup's neck was in Astrid's hands, and his were on her shoulder blades.

Between the lips, Hiccup said, "Wait, I'm the jerk in this, I'm not suppose to get a girl, remember?"

Astrid made a face that said 'Oh shut-up loser', and said, "If I don't stick around you're gonna get yourself killed. Like hellheim is anyone else up to always saving your sorry ass."

Hiccup smiled a guilty little smile. "But Heather-"

"Yeah, we'll take care of that later." She told him then gently lifted him the tiniest few inches higher into another kiss.

Stormfly chuckled under her fangs, Toothless rolled his big green eyes.

…

"You are kidding me?" Heather asked the boy standing across from her.

She and Hiccup were on the beach.

"I'm sorry, but I have no choice." Hiccup told her, really wishing he could make everyone happy at once.

"Yeah you do; try someone new and get a little fun out of life." Heather was trying to reason with him, but he was stubbornly in place.

"I know it's not fair and barely makes sense but, well, it can't happen any other way." Hiccup knew he sounded stupid but he hoped Heather would understand.

"We can still-"

"You dare say 'friends' and I will vomit on you, I swear to Thor." She didn't get mad, just sad. "Hicky, baby are you really serious right now?"

"Yeah, I'm gonna stick with Astrid. I'm not sorry because despite the crazy we make each other happy and it won't work any other way." Hiccup took the brunette's hand and kindly said, "I want most for you find someone way better than me and make me crazy jealous."

Heather smiled because she knew he meant that. "Someone just as nerdy and short as you? A girl can only dream."

They shared smiles, but Heather's dropped when the blonde behind Hiccup cleared her throat.

"Can we wrap this up before I grow a beard?" Astrid's arms were crossed and she was looking to the side.

"I see your top lip has started." Heather retored.

Without changing expression Astrid said, "Skank."

"Stick in the mud."

"Loose skirt."

"Bulging skirt."

Hiccup put his hands, wishing he had flags. "Five more minutes and it's done."

Astrid straightened her stance, not looking at the tongue Heather shot at her.

Heather put her tongue back in and looked at Hiccup. "Until you regain your senses."

The two hugged, trying to make it friendly and not let each other know how unpleasing it felt.

Astrid didn't want Hiccup to hurt, so she grabbed the back of his shirt and pulled him away. "Okay, the five minutes are up."

Astrid gently took her boyfriend back and they all moved on with their lives.