This takes place about a month after Cast out part 2.
"Hey Hiccup. What are you making?" Astrid skipped into Gobber's workshop. Hiccup bit the piece of thread and pulled out the needle. "You'll see it's almost done." Astrid shifted her weight awkwardly waiting. "Done." Hiccup held up a new leather bracer. It had a strange pocket on it."Um, and that's a...?" Hiccup chuckled and strapped it on to his left arm. He rummaged through his drawer. "Here it is." It was his old dagger. He slid it in the pocket. "See. Pretty nifty. I figured everyone else carries a weapon. You have your axe, Tuffnut has Macy, Snotlout has his hammer so I might as well have my old knife back." Astrid crossed her arms. "Pretty cool. Hey, me and Fishlegs were going to go to Dragon Island. Fishlegs said that he saw a Timberjack in the west forest yesterday." Hiccup looked at Toothless who had just woken up. "Sure. Why not?"
"Meet us at the academy in a few minutes." Astrid kissed him on the lips for a few seconds and rushed off. "Where did that come from?" "Ahh!" Hiccup jumped in the air and tripped over Toothlesses tail."Gobber! Don't scare me like that."Hehe. Sorry. But really can you can your girlfriend take your making out else where." Hiccup glared at Gobber. "She isn't my girlfriend and we weren't making out." Gobber raised an eyebrow. "She isn't your girlfriend? Are you sure about that? She seems to kiss you a lot for being just friends. You also spend a lot more time alone than just friends." Hiccup rolled his eyes and pat Toothless on the head. The dragon purred and licked his rider on the cheek.
"If you two aren't dating you should probably tell her that." "Gobber will you just drop it? Please." Hiccup examined Toothlesses prosthetic tail that he had stepped on and tried to bend the metal rod back into shape."Fine. But seriously. I think Astrid thinks your her boyfriend. If not she you should at least tell the poor lass." "This isn't dropping it." Gobber shook his head."Teenagers."
Hiccup sighed. "Come on bud." Hiccup had successfully fixed the tail and hopped on Toothlesses back.
"I thought you said Hiccup was coming?" Fishlegs complained to Astrid."He is. See?" She pointed to the night fury coming in from the sky."Hey guys. Do you have the book of dragons?" "Yep." Fishlegs waved the book at Hiccup. "What took so long?" "I told my dad where we were going. In case we get back after dark so our parents won't freak." Fishlegs replaced the book in his satchel. "Good plan. Let's go." The three dragons leaped into the sky.
Astrid immediately wanted to show off. "Double twirl." Stormfly squawked with laughter. She spun two loops around Toothless."Hey!" Astrid laughed. "Sorry!" Toothless growled playfully and glanced up at Hiccup. "Let's show them how it's done." Toothless nodded in agreement. Toothless tucked in his wings and dove spinning. "What are you doing?!" Astrid shouted. Toothless popped out his wings and turned straight up. Hiccup whined slightly. The never made such sharp turns and he wasn't near as flexible as Toothless. "Ow."He whispered under his breath. Toothless tucked his wings in again but now they were barrel rolling up. When they lost momentum, Toothless opened his wings and flipped back upright.
"That is how you do a twirl." Astrid giggled but looked at him with a worried stare. "What?" "Are you okay? That was a pretty sharp turn." "Yeah I'm fine." Astrid pouted."Alright, I have to admit. That was pretty cool." "Well thank you milady." Fishlegs and Meatlug hovered in the back. Fishlegs rolled his eyes while Meatlug sighed dreamily. She seemed to know what was going on.
"Here we are!" Fishlegs hopped of Meatlug." I saw the Timberjack not too far away. Now if we can just find it?" Meatlug sniffed the ground in search for the Timberjack. Fishlegs followed her into the forest."Where's he going?" "Who knows. It's Fishlegs." Hiccup scratched the back of his head uncomfortably. Astrid looked at him for conversation."Soo, are we going to help look or what?" "We're only here you make sure he doesn't get himself barbecued." We are?" Astrid breathed a laugh. Apparently Hiccup really wanted to see a live timberjack."Well we might as well help." Hiccup and Toothless walked off in the other direction. Astrid and Stormfly scurried after them.
"So Hiccup. You know since Dagur's pretty much taken care of and Alvin isn't trying to kill us, we have no immediate problems do you want to..." Astrid stopped in her tracks. An actual timberjack was sitting in the clearing."Whoa." She gasped. Hiccup was in awe. Fishlegs was on the other side of the clearing watch the dragon sleep. He was scribbling sketches in the book of dragons. He pulled out a measuring tape and stepped up to the large dragon."Oh no. Looks like we're up." Hiccup rolled his eyes and jumped on Toothless. Astrid pouted and climbed on Stormfly.
The second Fishlegs came close to the Timberjack it's eyelid clicked open. The beast growled and spread it's wings. Hiccup and toothless dived in snatching Fishlegs."Hey! I didn't measure it's horns." "Are you kidding me?" "No." Hiccup moaned and dropped Fishlegs on Meatlug."you really want to go back." "No. But the book of dragons." "That can wait, shoot." The timberjack was now following them. Astrid was at its tail."What the..." The dragon was rolling it's shoulders a lot which was interrupting it's flight. Astrid's eyes widened as she came up with an idea.
"Hey big boy! What are you doing." She flew over the dragons back."Astrid! Get away from there!" Astrid chuckled. Astrid leaned off of the nadders back and hung from it's legs."Hey boy. Doesn't that feel good?" She itched the dragons shoulder blade. It started purring and began to relax. The Timberjack landed and Astrid followed. "Who's a good giant lizard? Yes you are, yes you are. She scratched under the dragons chin. Hiccup's eye twitched."Wait what...it was... and you...How!" Astrid laughed." You don't give me enough credit." "I guess not that was incredible!" Astrid grinned."Fishlegs?" She stepped aside to let the larger boy see the dragon.
Astrid stood next to Hiccup watching their friend study the clearly relieved dragon. Astrid pulled Hiccup into the trees."What are you doing?" Astrid let go of his arm."Hiccup seriously are we dating or not?" Hiccup glanced over at Fishlegs and back." Where did that come from?... I have know clue. I guess everyone else thinks we are." "So what are we exactly then?" Hiccup winced."I was hoping that we would just go on assuming that we're together but never talk about it. Is that okay." Astrid raised an eyebrow."I guess not." "Look Hiccup I know you like me and I uh, you know" "No I don't know." "I might possibly like you too." " Possibly? You couldn't keep your hands off of be earlier." Astrid punched him in the arm and pulled him into kiss him but he beat her to it. She pulled away."I have no problem with us being together." "Neither do I." "So are we boyfriend and girlfriend now?" "I think so." "Well then milady would you like to be my girlfreind." Astrid smiled."Fine. Under one condition." "And what's that?" "Don't ever think that you're out of my league. I will leave you if that happens." "Oh come on I'm awesome." She yanked his shirt and gave him another kiss but this one was quite abit longer." Sure you are." Hiccup smiled and kissed her back.
I was trying to have Astrid drop hints that she wanted to be with Hiccup through out the story and I can't see Hiccup being to comfortable telling Gobber about his love life. He just wasn't really sure at first. Sorry it got abit off topic but I had to have story behind it. By the way Astrid only wanted Hiccup to come so she could get some time alone with him and she knew Fishlegs would be gone looking for the Timberjack so she did have a plan. Sorry I posted this abit late. Please review.