A/N:

Sorry for well the late update I needed to fix my schedule xd, I'm a messy writer so ye so anyways. So I am here to come back with yep an update xd. Expect another one in a few hours or tomorrow. But first this is important.

Welp guys, I needed to change route so ww2 is well postponed xd yup I needed to put it at a halt, so Crime AU it is. So yeah I put it a lot of thought, and I decided it would be well a great compromise since I am writing few genres of HTTYD fanfiction such as this, a post-apocalyptic au xd. And I didn't like the first draft I wrote since its well to boring for me.

Well if you guys want to see well a small story about well Harper's adventures outside the wasteland even before he met the Berk, I might write it xd.

To those who wanted for that kind AU, I'm sorry but I had so much writers block when I wrote the few chapters and that's not good in my favor and the readers which is you guys.

So enough about this bullshit xd, I know I am a confusing person since I just go with the flow as an idea pops up and once that idea is gone. The flow stops rendering it useless xd.

Chapter Seventeen: To be Accepted or Rejected

(No P.O.V)

After the battle of Berk, most of the outcast were either ran or got killed as most of Berk was filled with dead bodies from each side along with the destruction of property.

By now Stephan and the others are starting to clean up the bodies while the residents check or see what's left of their property, the gang went on looking for Alek since her parents were worried sick but they didn't succeed in that.

Harper stayed up all night thinking if he would still be accepted as his father's son, as a citizen and member of Berk. Overall, he didn't care, as long as Alek was with him he's already contented with that.

He looked at her with a small smile, caressing her hair as she undid her braid just before going to bed. He just looked at her as she slept, he doesn't even know or understand how he got Alek. He's well happy in all accounts that he got his dream girl he crushed on since elementary. Yet if the apocalypse never happened, will Alek still be with him. Will he go out dying a lonely man he always thought he was destined to be.

It was currently six in the morning, by now the sun is shining through the cover along with the boarded-up windows. Alek started to haze up, looking at the light shining through her eyes as she groaned using Harper to cover the light.

Harper chuckled before pulling her closer. "I know that look you're confuse, aren't you?" Alek mumbled out.

"And how do you know that, did the gang force you to watch Star Wars when we were just teenagers?" Harper joked out.

"First, I wanted to watch movie on my own terms, without Sam and Eret pulling me into their seats and second when did you hear that you weren't even there in the halls." Alek responded.

Harper tried to give a harsh glare but failed miserably. Alek laughed at his attempt before she cuddled back to Harper. "For your information Mi' Lady, I was there problem is I was in my locker and during that time well since our lockers were not apart from each other I heard the gang's ramble most of the time."

Alek's eyes widened, she felt guilt again. Harper was there the whole time stuck in his locker hearing there conversation possibly every day. But wait how did Harper fit in the locker since that was when he hit his growth spurt.

"How did you even fit in your locker, you were basically tall even your legs can't even fit in?!" Alek informed

"You'd be surprise how Trevor and Eret managed to push my legs all the way in, I was basically mushed in." Harper retorted with a small smile.

"And why are you smiling, aren't you supposed to be sad or pissed?" Alek asked surprised.

"Yes, I'm pissed off I've actually asked people in the wasteland, my contacts, even raiders that I was about to kill. Seeing if they saw you guys anywhere in the wasteland but of course no answer." Harper started.

"Wait you were hunting us down what for?" Alek asked, shocked to hear that from Harper himself.

Harper sighed. "No I was going to well maybe or maybe not cut their fingers off or maybe scar them for life by pretending to feed them to the freaks." He said sheepishly scratching is neck.

"Maybe you're going with a maybe?!" Alek got out.

Harper started to laugh before Alek punched him multiple times in the chest which made Harper laugh harder.

"I mean not you, the girls or Frank. You guys well didn't do anything that brash to me." Harper responded finally calming down.

Alek rolled her eyes before getting up followed by Harper, he actually smelled himself in front of Alek before he got to his pack finding a navy blue long sleeve taking off his top right in front of her. And boy Alek couldn't stop looking at Harper, even in the photo Rebecca showed her. Up close in looked different and more real.

His chest was toned, going with a faded four packs but it's there. She noticed the gunshot he got back at the hospital finally healed up. He had so much scars around his body and when he turned back he had a dragon shaped tattoo with its wings soaring through what seems to be the sky as there was emphasis of the wind blowing around it.

Alek looked at it closely to see it was a Night Fury, an old folk tale her grandfather used to tell her that dragons lived among us even before Vikings sailed here. She looked closely around the tattoo was scars, small ones to big ones.

By now Alek went beside Harper and went into his crooked neck, placing her arms around him as Harper hugged her arms I the process. "How many scars do you gain on a daily basis?" She mumbled in his neck.

"Depends, but I really don't care I'm still alive right so no news there." Harper responded

"Tuff was right, as lease you got a scar out of it right?" She mumbled.

"You could say that." Harper responded before letting go of Alek's grasp, he wore his long sleeve along with the rest of his gear. Alek fixed her hair, forming her usual braid before grabbing her gear.

"By the way you sure your parents are okay with me you know?" Harper asked

"I'm sure they'll understand, but that can take a while since my parents want me to be with Snoutlout or Eret." Alek hummed

"Now you're using the nickname I just gave him?" Harper asked amused.

"Hey don't blame me actually fits the muttonhead." Alek retorted with a grin.

Harper crawled out of the room followed by Alek before covering the entrance with the two by four's. He looked around the door way before letting walking out followed by Alek.

"You know you have to talk with your father right, the trail is not yet over." Alek reminded.

"Don't remind me, we'll just sneak in at the hall. Get some breakfast and I guess I'll be out by tomorrow." Harper said.

"Harper." Alek started. "You know you could always stay, besides I saw how your father regretted that decision I'm sure he'll let you stay. Besides your mom wants you here Harper, same goes for me. Just talk to him, I'll be at your side if he argues with you again." She proposed.

"And even if I stay I'm still condemned by the towns folk and you guys the only age group here and possibly other survivors." Harper pointed out.

"Well Heather and Cami are already with us since they would vouch for you, and Fish wants you ask for you forgiveness. Give it time I'm sure you'll get used to the four eggheads." Alek said with a grin.

"I hope you're right, chances are I might be in another trial after I kill them." Harper joked out.

Both of them laughed not until someone punched Harper right at the face but for some reason he still stood up clutching the still bruised cheek. Alek looked up almost pulling out her gun to see her Father along with her mother with the gang behind him.

"You stay away from our daughter you son of a bitch, what gave you the right to go with her!" Alek's father Anthony, got out.

By now Harper clutched his cheek, before looking at the enraged father along with a worried mother asking Alek if she was okay. Alek on the other hand worried for Harper's sake. She let go of her mother's grasp tending to Harper's cheek looking at it as the bruise swelled up again.

"Are you alright?" Alek whispered.

"Nothing new here." Harper muttered out.

"Alek what are you doing what that lunatic, don't you know he killed innocent lives for a living!" Her mother, Mary screeched out.

"And who told you that, the big one with the small head or the other big one with no intelligence what so ever?!" Harper retorted before looking at both Hofferson's with death glares of his own.

He proceeded to crane his neck side to side forcing it to making cracking sounds which for some reason were loud enough for everybody to hear. "So, are you sure you want to believe them or you want to hear daughter speak her side after all she is your offspring by the way?" Harper got out.

"Don't you use that tone on me boy, come on Alek we'll let the authorities handle this!" Anthony commanded.

"No dad, I'm staying with Harper. You guys got it all wrong, I'm pretty sure you believed those muttonheads!" Alek said pointing at the gang, specifically Sam and Eret. "He's just made wrong decisions he had no choice to deny, he had no choice to kill those innocent lives or have his own life taken. I'm pretty sure you all would do the same thing." Alek got out glaring at everybody standing her ground beside Harper.

"Look Alek, he just used his wasteland tactics to trick into liking him?" Rebecca got out.

Harper slammed his own forehead along with Heather, Cami and Frank groaning. Alek on the other hand glared at the girl causing her to shut up.

"Look babe, I know you're using that fishbone to get me jealous and it's working so come here and we'll help you deal with that good for nothing twerp." Sam got out emphasizing himself again.

Alek made a barfing gesture not before Harper pulled out his knife throwing it at Sam's direction which instead stabbed his left leg. Sam gave a "manly" scream before literally crying as a knife just impaled his leg. By now everybody looked at the crying boy as he clutched his leg not before Harper came into view pulling the knife in one pull.

Sam gave another scream before falling down, clutching his now bleeding leg. Harper rolled his eyes before placing the knife on his palm swiping it across it. He showed it to everybody seeing him calm and relax which freaked everybody out but Alek was just concerned for Harper.

"You see this, a small cut can't even worry me! Hell, I even got shot on a daily basis you don't see me crying my ass over a small wound! We bleed, so start getting used to it, pathetic!" Harper scolded out before going to his pack grabbing a bandage wrapping the wound.

He gave a small laugh after closing his wound before glaring at them seriously. "First of all, Mister and Misses Hofferson I have no intention of doing anything bad to your daughter I love her, second of all you muttonheads, she doesn't want you nor ever will. Get that right through your little prick, so far Alek is fine with me and all of you are pissing your selves thinking I would just fuck her out of the bloom! I'm not like that, I have good intentions with her and that means respecting her as if she is a goddess!" Harper said confidently earning grins from the two girls along with the Frank.

By now Anthony's eyes softened before walking forward with his hand out. Harper gladly shacked his hand.

"Now that right there is a man, I knew you were a good boy Haddock. Even if you're father does not see it." Anthony said.

Harper smiled before letting go and going towards Alek who just stared at Harper. "You mean that, that I'm a goddess to you?" Alek asked out surprised.

"Yes, it's how I look at you every time I laid my eyes on you." Harper told her seriously.

Instantly Alek got on her tip toes pulling Harper in into a passionate kiss which he responded to quickly. Her parents made no objection same goes with some of the gang besides the two mutton heads who finally sagged in defeat.

But they were interrupted as the sound of a Humvee came ringing from their ears before Stephan and Gerald came out. Harper stopped kissing Alek to which at first questioned it before looking at the direction where Harper was glaring.

"Dad." Harper said with a little venom.

"Son we need to continue your trial, it's part of the Berkian rule." Stephan got out a little to calm.

"Can't you just call it out, besides he saved Berk along with your best friend!" Alek argued.

"I know I already called it out problem is that old fart convinced the people to a retrial against you." Stephan informed.

"Mildew! That bag of bones is still alive after all these years?!" Harper yelled out with a little hiccupy voice to it.

"Trust meh lad, I'm not sur' how that old fart is still alive." Gerald said.

Harper sighed before turning back to Alek who gave him a small kiss, he smiled before whispering to her to take car before entering the Humvee as it drove off to the great hall's direction.