A/N: Howdeedoodeethere my wonderful readers! Well, right now I am freezing in my parent's room while my little sister is asleep and my mom is watching a movie. It's 11 p.m., and my mom said I have to be asleep by 12 p.m.….nnneeeggghhhh…. And as for the "Howdeedoodeethere", if any of you don't know, that means "hello" in Dragonese. I got the 6th book in the series like 2 weeks ago, around, say when "MegaMind" was released into theaters. And, today, my mom picked me, my little sister, and my friends to go to the store, and one of my friends (she is actually my best friend's little sister – around my age; I'm just a few months older than her) started asking me questions about the Dragonese language in the 6th book, since there's a dictionary in there.
Man…what a long author's note.
I got this idea at, arguably 6:20 a.m. this morning, give or take, after my best friend left my room for the shower since she slept over. It's kinda cool since she sleeps over anytime. Even on school days.
Also, I'd like to say that in this chapter, and probably in all the previous chapters and the chapters to come, I talk in my point of view. And I make narrator insertions. And you can't change that.
Disclaimer: Me telling you this in every chapter is a complete waste of time.
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'I can't believe he would do this to me!' Astrid thought as she threw her axe at another unfortunate tree.
In a split second, she ran towards the tree, grabbed her axe back, and somersaulted, releasing her double-bladed axe at yet another tree.
"Did he not think I would notice him gone for two weeks?' Astrid jogged up to the tree her axe was embedded in, and leaned on it, putting her hand against the tree while using her arm for support. 'And with the others gone, did he not think I would've eventually asked somebody what was going on?'
If you didn't know already, Astrid was talking – well, she was technically thinking – about how Hiccup had left the island to go down south for the Bog-Burglars Island. Not only him, of course, but also Stoick, Gobber, Edgar Hofferson – if you hadn't guessed, this is Astrid's father –, Snotlout, Harald Jorgenson – Snotlout's father –, Tuffnut, Arnvid Thorston, Fishlegs, Thord Ingerman, and their respective dragons. A few other teenage boys around Hiccup's age and more male adults went, too, along with their dragons.
Why they were at the Bog-Burglars Island in the first place, Astrid wasn't sure of. But, it could be the fact that the Bog-Burglars might need some help with a dragon situation they might have.
It usually is.
What I mean by that is that quite a few Viking tribes have written Stoick letters asking for his tribe's help for "taming these damned beasts". At first he was reluctant – most of these tribes weren't in the best terms with Berk. Out of all the letters, the Bog-Burglars' letter seemed to catch Stoick's eye. Astrid didn't know why, it just did. Another peculiar thing is that only men went. Some women were suspicious as to why they weren't permitted to go, but most of them didn't seem to care. On the outside, at least.
Well, actually, the women really didn't seem troubled at all. The younger generation of girls was, though, a different story. Astrid guessed the situation was that only the adults knew of.
Unless Hiccup knew about it, too.
This brought anger back to the blonde teen. Astrid hesitated at first, but then she just put her back against the tree, and slid her body down until she reached the ground.
The girl was, mostly, confused. A side of her, a side she was trying to control, was angry.
She was confused about how Hiccup didn't tell her that he was leaving to the Bog-Burglars Island to her face. Instead, he left her a note at the cove, since he knew that when she wouldn't see him in the village, she would check the cove.
She was mad about how Hiccup didn't tell her that he was leaving to the Bog-Burglars Island to her face. Why not tell her? She was his girlfriend, wasn't she? It's not like she wouldn't let him go just because she couldn't go with him!
That was a lie.
She was sure that she wouldn't let him go if she couldn't go, either. But, sooner or later, she would've given up and let him go. If she was brutally forced to, of course.
What? Astrid's a stubborn girl. She wouldn't let her boyfriend go that easily.
So, it's been two weeks already, and the boat with Berk's guys should be arriving soon. Astrid pulled her axe out of the tree, and walked back to the village. Athena was out hunting, so Astrid was just taking a happy stroll in the woods. If you can call muttering curse words and thinking about how she would make Hiccup pay for her worries (not that she was really worried, or anything; the girl can't help it) happy.
When Astrid got back to the village, she was greeted by Ruffnut, her best friend and only friend that's actually a girl. There are more teenage girls about their age, but when they weren't Hiccup fan-girls, they were self-centered bitches that thought they were better than any other girl.
"Hey, Astrid. Watcha been up to?" asked the female twin.
"Just throwing my axe at some poor, defenseless trees. Nothin' out of the ordinary," Astrid said casually.
"Awww, does ickle wittle Astrid miss her boy-toy?" Ruffnut teased.
"At least I have one," Astrid shot back knowingly.
"Cold, Astrid. That's just cold," Ruffnut said with a wince.
"You asked for it."
"Fine. You win."
"Good. Say, do you know why only guys were allowed to go to the Bog-Burglars Island?" Astrid knew Ruffnut had not been particularly busy since the guys left, including her male twin.
"Hel if I know. All I heard is that the chief of that tribe is that he's really strict about letting women enter the tribe."
"I see," Astrid said thoughtfully, getting a bit insulted.
"Yeah, I know. Does he think that girls can't handle them? Betcha we could kick the ass of half of those guys within the first 10 minutes of docking on their island."
Astrid chuckled at the thought of large men and teenage boys getting beat up by two teenage girls.
"Well, no point in sulking about that. What about we go to the Mess Hall to grab some lunch?" Ruffnut suggested.
"I don't see why not."
The two girls walked towards the Mess Hall, and all of a sudden Athena popped out of nowhere next to Astrid.
"Hey Ruff," Astrid said, "Did Tuffnut take Poseidon and Zeus?"
"Yeah."
"Okay."
They walked onward, Athena following, to the Mess Hall.
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It's been two weeks since Hiccup, Stoick, and the other guys sailed down to the Bog-Burglars Island. Why didn't they fly, you ask? Well, the reason that Stoick took his men to the island in the first place was to teach the Bog-Burglars how to befriend dragons. Going there on dragon-back didn't seem like the best choice for first-timers. The Bog-Burglars are close friends with the Vikings of Berk, since the chiefs are each tribe used to fight together in battle.
If you don't know, the Bog-Burglars are a tribe of women.
That's what I said.
It is a women-only tribe.
I bet you're really confused as to why the girls from Berk weren't allowed to go to the Bog-Burglars Island. Well, it is a very…unusual custom of theirs. When a tribe comes to visit, they don't allow any women they are not familiar with. And in the past, only Stoick, Hiccup, and Gobber were the only Berk Vikings that have actually met face-to-face with the Bog-Burglar tribe.
Those sly dogs….Just kidding! (Sort of)
This is why Hiccup didn't tell Astrid why he was leaving for the Bog-Burglars Island. He knew she would freak if he told her that the tribe was all women.
That would've been ugly.
The ship was just about ready to sail back to Berk. It took only a few hours to get back to Berk, now that some dragons have volunteered to help pull the ship.
Hiccup walked over to the east side of the ship, and then Toothless came over and put his head under Hiccup's right arm, lifting it up.
"Hey, buddy," Hiccup said, scratching Toothless on his head, "Astrid's gonna kill me, isn't she?"
Toothless looked up to his rider as if to say,'You think?'
He sighed. "I guess I should've told her, but she wouldn't have let me go."
"Dude," Snotlout said, walking over to Hiccup, "Astrid's gonna freaking murder you when you get back."
"Yeah. I know."
"Either that, or seriously injure you. You might get out with your other leg missing," Tuffnut added, walking alongside Snotlout.
"Well, thanks Tuff."
"Just sayin'."
"So…where are your guys' dragons?" Hiccup asked.
Snotlout shrugged. "Last time I saw Hestia she was fishing over the deck of the ship. I'm pretty sure she's still there."
"How about you, Tuff?"
"I think Poseidon and Zeus are asleep."
"Where?"
"I…..don't know."
All three guys chuckled.
"So," Snotlout started casually, "What are you boys going to do first when we get back, hmmm?"
Tuffnut answered breezily. "The usual. Get in a fight with Ruffnut."
"What about you?" Tuffnut gestured to Hiccup.
"Probably hide from Astrid."
"Aaahh. I see."
"Yup. Nothin' out of the ordinary."
"Hey 'Lout," Tuffnut said, "I saw you with some chick over somewhere on the island…what's her name? Heith, isn't it?"
"He he...I don't know what you're talking about Tuff…Hey! Look over there! I think I spotted dolphins in the water!" Snotlout pointed straight ahead.
Hiccup and Tuffnut, man even Toothless, looked over to where Snotlout was pointing.
"Uuuhhh, 'Lout, you're eyes must be jacked up, 'cuz I don't see – "
But, when Hiccup and Tuffnut turned to where Snotlout was supposed to be, he was already running to the other side of the ship.
"Wow…" Hiccup muttered.
"Chicken…" Tuffnut said. Both guys laughed.
"Hey," Tuffnut said brightly, "Maybe Astrid won't be that mad at you."
"Yeah. The most abusive, and protective, girlfriend in the history of girlfriends won't be mad at me when I leave for two weeks without telling her anything. Of course she won't be mad."
Tuffnut was silent. "Harsh sarcasm. Harsh, but I respect it." He smiled. "Anyways, I gotta go look for Poseidon and Zeus. They might be hungry. Later, dude."
"Bye," Hiccup said.
Stoick walked over to his son from behind.
"Hey, Hiccup," he called.
Hiccup looked back. "Oh, hey, dad."
"So…you meet anyone….familiar on the island?" His face had a small smirk growing.
Hiccup noticed this and faltered a bit with his response.
"Dad – da – ahh – uumm – you – ah – you do know Astrid and I are date – ahh – dating, right?" He said nervously, twiddling with his fingers.
"Wha –? Oh no lad, that's not what I meant. I mean, I did mean it that way, but not that way – gah! You know what? I'm just gonna say it. Did you meet the chief's daughter?"
"Uuuhhh, yeah, but I don't think I'm familiar with her. Why?"
"What do you mean by that?" Stoick asked.
"I mean that I have never met her before."
"What are you talking about son? Of course you have!"
"What?"
"Have you met her mother?"
"…Yes."
"Scary, isn't she?"
"Yeah, kinda."
"Well, do you know her name?"
"Yeah….Big-uuuhhh…" Hiccup trailed off, blushing madly.
"Boobied Bertha," Stoick finished for him.
"Thanks, dad. Man, that's awkward to say."
"Well, no matter how awkward, she's feared around the Barbaric Archipelago for those. I heard that she has killed animals with them." Stoick shuddered.
"Yeah," Hiccup said, but then his eyes widened in realization. "Wait a sec, if that's Big-you-know-what Bertha, then that girl is her daughter, that must be – "
"Camicazi," Gobber interrupted him, walking to the next to Toothless.
Hiccup stared at his mentor surprisingly.
"But – wha – no, no that can't be right," Hiccup stated.
"Why not?" Gobber asked.
"She – she looks different!" Hiccup stammered, "Before, she was a whole lot shorter, and had really messy hair, and wore clothing with a lot of things on it that looked illegal, and she even had a Burglary outfit, and – "
"And," Gobber interrupted once again, "Before, you were a whole lot shorter, you had hair that stood straight up, and you probably looked a lot different to her, too."
Hiccup was about to say something when his dad said,
"She turned into a teenager, just like you Hiccup."
Hiccup darted his eyes between his dad and mentor, unbelieving everything he had just been told until a teenage girl's voice broke the silence.
"Yo!" Went the voice, "I need to speak with the chief's son!"
"Crap," Hiccup muttered.
A crowd of Vikings were ferociously shoved to each side of the deck to reveal a teenage girl with long, sun-colored hair, wearing a long, but tight-looking, red dress-like shirt that stopped at her mid-thigh, with black leggings covering the rest of her legs, and brown fur boots at her feet.
She looked at Gobber first, then Stoick, until her eyes rested on Hiccup. At first she glared at him for what seemed like hours. Then, out of the blue, she smiled brightly and hugged the somewhat frightened guy.
"Long time, no see, eh Hiccup? Also, nice prosthetic! Did Gobber make that for ya?" she asked, her arms around his neck, while Hiccup was deciding what he should do with his arms. So Camicazi won't get hurt (emotionally), he wound his arms around her waist, smiling at his old friend.
"I have to agree with ya on that Cami, and yes, Gobber did," Hiccup said, chuckling. The two pulled away to see three boys watching them incredulously. Even one of Snotlout's eyes was twitching!
"Uumm, dude?" Tuffnut managed to choke out, "Who's this?" He smiled a little.
Hiccup completely let go of Camicazi and said, "She's an old friend of mine. We met when we were 11. Why?"
Tuffnut walked towards Hiccup and put and arm around his shoulders, no homo, of course.
"'Excuse us…..uuuhhh..."
"Camicazi," Hiccup answered for him.
"Yeah. Could we talk to him for a few minutes?"
"…Sure?"
"'Kay. Thanks!" Tuffnut, Snotlout, and Fishlegs took Hiccup behind a large stack of crates.
"Guys? What's up?" Hiccup asked, eyeing the three.
"Dude," Snotlout said, gripping Hiccup's shoulders, "Why have you never mentioned this Camicazi chick to any of us?"
Hiccup shrugged his hands off. "Because," Hiccup said a little slowly, "I knew that one of you guys were gonna at least try to ask her out."
"What's so wrong about that?" Tuffnut asked.
"Because she was, like, my best friend! Before I met Toothless, I always used to send letters to her, about what was going on and stuff. After the 'Battle of the Red Death' I guess she kinda….faded away. I haven't seen her in probably 2 years or so."
"…I see," Snotlout said.
"I don't," Tuffnut said a slightly confused and disgusted look on his face.
"Hiccup probably didn't want his own best friend to turn against him," Fishlegs concluded.
"We were never—Oh, I see...Yep I get it," Tuffnut said.
"Finally," Hiccup said, relieved.
"Well, I'm sorr—Wait, where'd Hiccup go?" Tuffnut said, looking around for the head of red-brown hair.
Hiccup was already on his way back to Camicazi, who was playing with Toothless.
"He's so cute!" Camicazi yelled, laughing, "I can't believe you've never written to me about him!"
Toothless and Camicazi were wrestling. It was surprising that she hasn't tapped out yet, considering she was pretty skinny.
Nevertheless, Toothless finally managed to pin the lithe girl to the ground.
"Okay, okay! You win, you over-grown lizard, you win! Get off me!" Camicazi shouted, trying to squirm out of the dragon's paws.
Toothless thought of this as a game, so he flipped himself to his back, hugging Camicazi to his chest, and started rocking back and forth, seeming content.
Hiccup tried to stifle his laughter, but to no avail.
"I—I think he really likes you, Cami," Hiccup said, after the laughing stopped.
"I think so, too," came out the muffled voice of Camicazi, "But I think he may like me a little too much, dontcha think?"
"Haha, very funny," Hiccup said, walking over to where Toothless was rolling his body, "Come on, bud, let's give Cami some breathing space, shall we?"
Toothless looked at Hiccup with sad eyes, but he eventually let go of Camicazi. The girl went on her hands and knees and started crawling away from the dragon, who was sitting on his haunches.
"Air!" Camicazi yelled, "I can finally breathe!"
"Sorry about that. Toothless tends to hug the people he likes," Hiccup chuckled. "Hope you didn't get hurt."
"Hurt? Pfft!" Camicazi said, "Ze Great Camicazi does not get hurt from a dragon-hug!"
"Please, I thought you were past that."
"Past what?"
"Being so full of yourself. You haven't changed at all during all that time. Other than your looks, of course."
"And what exactly has changed about my looks?" Camicazi asked.
Hiccup knew exactly what she was doing. Occasionally, Astrid would do the same thing; to ask him questions that would make him feel uncomfortable.
"Well, you were a lot shorter," Hiccup said, gaining the upper-hand, "And, you did used to have the messiest hair I have ever seen."
"Yeah. I remember that," Camicazi said, smiling and leaning up to Hiccup's face. He was taller than her. Interesting.
The two started leaning in even closer when Hiccup stopped, then he grabbed her shoulders. She looked up at him, feeling hurt, then smirked as she wound her arms around his neck and leaned in forwards. At this, Hiccup backed away.
"What's wrong?" Camicazi asked.
"I—uuhh—I have a girlfriend. Back in Berk," Hiccup answered quickly.
About 20 feet away, Snotlout coughed. He, Tuffnut, and Fishlegs watched the entire thing.
Camicazi put a strand of hair behind her ear. "Oh, I see."
Hiccup felt really uncomfortable standing to his old friend.
"Yeah," he said.
Camicazi was first a little hurt. Before, she had always had a little crush on Hiccup. 'But, he's a taken man, now,' she thought, so she decided to be happy for him. And she wasn't faking it at all.
"Well then, that girl is really lucky," Camicazi said, looking up at Hiccup proudly.
Hiccup looked at her, unbelieving her words. "Really?"
"Yeah. And I'm happy I have you as my best friend." She smiled.
"Me too." Toothless snorted, as if offended. "Other than you, Toothless. Don't worry."
A horn was heard in the distance.
"Well, Hiccup," Gobber said as he passed by, "It's time to set sail for home."
"Okay. You guys have a nice trip back," Camicazi said. Then, she put her hands on her hips and turned to Hiccup. "So, you gonna start writing to me again?"
Hiccup chuckled. "Yeah, I promise I won't forget. Can I get a hug for the trip back?"
Laughing, the old friends hugged, then Camicazi left the ship, and watched the ship from the docks.
As the boat pulled away, Hiccup and more Vikings walked over to the edge of the vessel, and waved at the residents of the island. Around some of the Bog-Burglars, there were a number of dragons there, too.
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BACK IN BERK
Astrid dropped Athena off at the dragon feeding stations, which were tall pillars with huge wooden bowls at the top filled with fish. They aren't the best-smelling, but they keep the reptiles happy.
Ruffnut and Astrid sat at a table with their moms and their moms' friends. Most of the other girls their age aren't that nice.
"Why, hello Astrid! Ruffnut!" called out Bera Hofferson, Astrid's mom.
"Hey mom," Astrid replied.
"Hi, Mrs. Hofferson," Ruffnut said. The two girls waved.
"What are you two up to today?" asked Helga Jorgenson, Snotlout's mom.
"Nothin' much," Astrid answered, "Just walking around, I guess. A little…."
"Girl talk?" Ruffnut offered.
"Yeah, sure. Why not," Astrid said a nervous smile on her face. The girls were never good at talking with older women, like their friends' moms.
"Hey mom?" Astrid said, "How come women aren't allowed to go down the Bog-Burglars Island?"
"I'm afraid I can't answer that, dear," Bera answered, a slightly nervous look on her face. Fortunately, Astrid decided to drop the subject.
"So," Svala Thorston, the twins' mom started, "How's it going with your love-lives, eh girls?"
The two looked up at the woman with wide eyes.
"Mom!" Ruffnut shouted. "That's a little…confidential, don't you think?"
"Nothing should be confidential between mother and daughter!" argued Bera.
The women that sat around them seemed to be enjoying the conversation. It is pretty entertaining to watch mothers and daughters go about this sort of thing.
"Besides," Ruffnut muttered, "I'm not the one with the boyfriend. She is." She gestured to Astrid, who was feeling really uncomfortable at the moment.
"Wha—Ruffnut!" Astrid cried.
"What? It's true!"
"You're so not cool!"
"And you're so not fun! So what if we're talking about Hiccup? It's not like he's here!"
Astrid opened her mouth to say something, but, seeming as she didn't have anything to say against Ruffnut, she closed it, and grumpily crossed her arms over her chest. She looked at her mother, who was raising her eyebrow with a knowing look. Astrid sighed in defeat.
"Fine," Astrid said, "Go ahead, do or say what you want." She put her elbows on the table and dropped her head in her hands.
"Well," Ruffnut started, "For starters, how is that boy satisfying you?"
Astrid looked at her with a shocked expression. "Okay, I am so not answering that question." Then, she leaned her face close to Ruffnut's ear. "Especially in front of our moms."
In front of the teenage girls, Svala sighed. "Well," she said, a smile growing on her lips, "I guess we shouldn't force the girls into this. Let's give them some time, okay Bera?"
Bera's eyes darted from Svala to their daughters, then said, "Alright. I guess they have the rest of their lives to tell us."
"Hey, why don't you two get something to eat and sit with the other girls?" Svala asked.
"Because mom," Ruffnut answered, "Those girls aren't worth our time. They think they're better than us."
"Plus," Astrid added, "Most of them are Hiccup's…fan girls. I really don't wanna get in all that. They'll start asking questions, and sooner or later they're gonna start trying to get him to break up with me! Like I'm going to ever let that happen."
"You two are such downers," Bera said, "But okay, you can stay here."
The teenage girls went to get plates with food, and then they sat back at the table with their moms. When they got back, the four had an interesting conversation filled with humor, past events, old relatives, and whatever came to their minds. Sooner or later, some of Bera's and Svala's friends joined the conversation, and it lasted for hours. Astrid and Ruffnut were having a lot of fun, actually. They never believed they would enjoy talking with older women, but that were really getting a kick out of it. Who knew?
The great doors of the Mess Hall opened to reveal a woman holding a lantern. It was already evening outside. Everybody turned their gazes towards the woman.
"They're back! The Vikings that went to the Bog-Burglars Island are back!" Her voice echoed throughout the entire hall.
"They're back?" Astrid muttered. "They're back!"
Astrid jumped from her seat, and started running towards the doors. "Thanks for everything! I had a lot of fun!" she called behind her, waving at Ruffnut and the women she left at the table.
Astrid ran to the dragon feeding stations to pick up Athena. When she got there, the Nadder was already waiting for her. "Come on, girl," she said, mounting her dragon, "We gotta go meet up with Hiccup and Toothless at the docks."
The pair flew over the village to the docks. Astrid jumped off Athena and started running to the boat. It was there that she noticed a sleek, dark figure with something that looked like a guy riding it flying off the front deck of the ship at an impressive speed. That had to be Toothless and Hiccup, and it seemed like they were heading to the cove where Hiccup first met Toothless, so Astrid looked for Athena to try to follow them. Of course, no matter how fast she'd find Athena, she wouldn't be able to catch up with Hiccup and Toothless with them going that fast, so they might as well just meet them there.
Once they got there, Astrid could see Toothless napping upside-down on a tree, with his tail wrapped around a tree branch, and Hiccup pacing around the lake. 'Well, he should be pacing; making me worry like that over him for two freaking weeks!' Astrid thought.
Athena landed quietly near the tree Toothless was napping on, and Astrid got off to tip-toe to her unsuspecting boyfriend. Athena lay down near a large rock, while Astrid tried to sneak up on Hiccup.
"What am I gonna do, what am I gonna do?" Hiccup muttered, still pacing back and forth, "I probably should've told her. Wait, what am I thinking? She would've never let me left. But, still, she probably wouldn't be mad if I told her in the first place. Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Hiccup did several face-palms when he yelled out those last three words. No matter how moronic Hiccup thought he looked, Astrid's anger lifted slightly, and she wasn't as mad as before knowing that Hiccup felt really guilty about not telling her he was leaving for two weeks.
By this time, Hiccup sat down on a rock right in front of the lake, elbows on his knees, head in his hands. "I hope she won't be too mad," he muttered, "But I won't blame her if she dumped me." He mumbled the last part barely enough for Astrid to hear it.
Her heart shattered in a million pieces. She didn't know that Hiccup believed that she's mad at him when she punches, tackles, or does whatever she does to him. It was always playful. Plus, whatever she does, the two always end up making out, so why would she want to change that?
"Hiccup?" she called out slowly, her plan to sneak up on his fading away.
The boy looked up, eyes widened in surprise.
"Astrid! Hi, Astrid—Hey Astrid," Hiccup said, running and hand through his red-brown hair, laughing nervously all the while, "Were you there the—uuhh—the entire time?"
She walked over to the rock, sat down next to him, hugged him by his waist, and nuzzled his neck affectionately. "Yeah, I was," she said.
Hiccup was still in shock, so he wasn't really sure what to do.
"Just hug me back," Astrid chuckled out, but her voice was a little muffled by the way it was positioned against Hiccup's neck.
Laughing lightly, Hiccup hugged his girlfriend back. It was a perfect moment. The moonlight bounced off the lake water, the sounds of a small breeze and the light snoring of Athena and Toothless wound together, playing Berk's natural lullaby of night. The couple continued to hug each other to their heart's content, Hiccup relieved that Astrid wasn't furious with him, and Astrid glad that Hiccup wasn't worried anymore.
"But," Astrid said, hesitantly pulling away, "Why didn't you tell me you were going away for two weeks? She looked deep into Hiccup's eyes.
"Well," Hiccup started, "I knew you wouldn't have let me go."
"What are you talking about? Sure, I would be reluctant at first, but in the end I would have let you go."
Hiccup looked at her, eyebrow rising.
"Probably," she quickly added.
"Ok. The reason I didn't tell you is because…" he bit his lip, "The Bog-Burglars are an all-women tribe."
Astrid's eyes widened at Hiccup as her mouth opened and closed several times.
"Oooohhh," Astrid said, finally understanding Hiccup's decision not to tell her.
"Yeah," Hiccup said, nodding, "I really am sorry for not telling you, Astrid. I just wasn't really sure how you'd take it. Plus, I was told we'd be leaving a day before the voyage. I don't think that was all that fair. Anyways, I really am sorry, Astrid. I hope you can forgive me."
Astrid looked down to the lake water as Hiccup wrapped his arms around her waist, and she rested her head on his shoulder. "It's ok. I see why you didn't tell me. And I do forgive you. At first, I was really upset"—Hiccup sharply sucked in a breath—"But, I guess all that anger faded away. I'm fine, now."
"Good," he muttered.
Astrid pulled away and put her hands softly against either sides of his face. "It is good," she mumbled, then leaned in for a deep kiss that she'd been waiting for since he left. They both closed their eyes happily.
But it's not like Astrid has been fantasizing about kissing Hiccup every night for the last two weeks.
As they pulled away, Astrid still had her eyes closed, letting the feeling of the kiss permeate through her body. Now, Hiccup started kissing her neck, and she started making light chuckling and moaning noises. She grabbed the hair on the back of his head and ran her hands through it. Hiccup let his hands roam across her back, hips, waist, and occasionally her thighs when he got his hands under her skirt, since she didn't seem to mind at all.
Unfortunately, the night could not go on longer as the teenagers would have liked.
Sooner or later, the little moaning noises Astrid was making died away, and her hands rested on the back of Hiccup's neck. Hiccup's lips parted from her neck, and his hands stopped roaming.
Astrid placed her forehead against Hiccup's. She smiled widely. "We should get going," she said.
"Okay, but I won't like it," he replied. She chuckled.
"Don't worry, I won't either," she said, as she leaned in to give him another deep kiss, this time her tongue sneaking into his mouth. He seemed nervous at first, but then he relaxed and slipped his tongue into her mouth. Thor knows how long the two stayed like that, until Toothless nudged Hiccup's arm, signaling he wanted to go home.
Hiccup parted from Astrid. "Okay, Toothless. We'll go home."
Hiccup jumped off the rock, which was a little challenging for him, with his prosthetic leg and whatnot, and held his hand out for Astrid. She smiled at the sweet gesture, and took his hand, which made him pull her down to his level in another deep, tongue-filled kiss. Hiccup wound his arms around her waist while Astrid snaked her arms around his neck. Hiccup then leaned her body backwards, which gave him full control of their body movements.
Then, Athena got restless, so she nudged Astrid.
"Well, I have to go," Astrid said, disappointment bound in her toned.
"Us too," Hiccup replied.
The two got atop their dragons, and when they were about to take off, Astrid called behind her, "I had a lot of fun, Hiccup! I love you!" And, with that, she and Athena took off into the night to the Hofferson residence.
Hiccup grinned. "I love you, too," he mumbled, flying Toothless in the direction to his house.
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A/N: I gotta say, that was really long! Probably the longest chapter in here so far! 25 pages and over 5,000 words. I made this really long to apologize to my readers for not updating in a while. Please, give me ideas in a PM!