Chapter 2: Getting Back To Normalcy
Astrids POV:
Me and Valka walked away from Hiccups hut and headed for the armoury. I won't lie, i'm still worried that she won't like me, won't think i'm good enough for Hiccup, persuade him to leave-
STOP! I mentally cried. That would never happen. Gods whats wrong with me, i'm never like this, I just need to calm down, and actually, properly, introduce myself to her. We passed my old house, which was currently decimated by the Bewielderbeasts ice blasts. Hmph, thats the second time in two years my old house has been destroyed.
We arrived at the armoury and I led us to the back where Hiccups office was, that would have to do as a planning room since the Great Hall was unavailable. I decided to make the first move,
"Hi. I'm Astrid." I announced as soon as we entered the office, trying to give off a good first impression.
She smiled delicately and replied,
"Nice to meet you Astrid, i'm Valka, and judging by your uneasyness i'm going to assume you don't remember me." She smiled.
Wait, what? Remember her, why would I- Oh she must've knew me as a baby.
"No i'm sorry I don't. Was it when i was little?" I asked inquisitively, even though i already knew the answer to my obvius question.
She smiled once more,
"Yes of course, when Hiccup was a baby you two would spend a lot of time together, you were best friends. You were inseprable."
"Really." I blurted out. I didn't remeber being that young, but even my first memories of knowing Hiccup was from afar, we were never friends.
"Oh yes, i always knew you were destined for each other." She said whilst searching through some old papers.
I would never have guessed in a million years that me and Hiccup were best friends when younger, i always had a strange distain for him, something i still feel ashamed of all these years later, even after he tells me its alright and he's forgiven me a hundred times over.
"How was it, to be out there so long all alone, knowing home wasn't far?" I asked. I was really inquisitive about her and now that the preverbiale ice has been broken, i feel 100 times more comfortable with her.
She looked at me smiling again, but this time sadder as she seemed to look past me and into the far far distance.
"It was hard Lass, very hard. Believe me when i say i wanted to come home, more than anything. To knock on that front door and reunite with my loving Stoick and beautiful Hiccup, but i knew i couldn't come back, at least not under how things used to be. I was a detriment to the tribe, and coming back wouldn't had been fair on me or the tribe. But here i am, late as always, but things have changed now, for the better, and although it was only for an hour or so, reuniting with Stoick was the best hour i had in nearly twenty years, and getting to see Hiccup again, its a feeling like no other. And getting to meet old friends, and new ones, things are better now." She finished.
"Yes, they are." I supported
Three Hours Later
Me and Valka finished talking and planning on how to essentially rebuild most of the villiage to make it more effective and run smoother for both Vikings and Dragons, since its probably the best time to make amends to the layout of the villiage. I walked away and mounted Stormfly,
"My good girl." I greeted as i rubbed her head, and she purred in response. We flew into the air, and as soon as i got to enjoy myself, i spotted two gronkles fighting over on the sheep fields.
"Great, wheres the 'King of Dragons' when you need him." I playfully muttered.
Me and Stormfly swooped in and got in between the two Gronkles,
"Stormfly, single spineshot." I ordered. She shot and the two Gronkles stopped focusing on each other, and looked our way before flying off. And crisis averted. Stormfly suddenly jolted upwards and flew us past Ravens Point, before perching right at the top, gnawing on her foot.
"Oh i know girl, i want to go on a long flight too, but we need to help with the repairs. I'll tell you what, tonight we can go on a long flight and spread those wings okay." I suggested to her, to which she seeminly agreed to and flew us back down towards the villiage. I immediately saw my Father walking with my Mother, and as they saw me and smiled and waved, i smiled and waved right on back to them.
Ahh, now to help rebuild the place, i thought with high hopes of optimism and knowing deep tiredness incoming.
The End Of Chapter 2
So here is the highly awaited for Chapter 2. Yes it's short and probably isn't my best work, but to be honest i'm just super excited to get to the main story, i think it's quite something, and i want to get onto new projects i've been throwing around in my mind.
Anyways, i hope you've all had a good week, and goodbye for now!
