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Chapter 3

Hiccup lay on his bed, having just woken up. It was the weekend, and he had gotten up quite late, at 11:00 am. He wasn't awoken by any danger, so he was able to sleep in. His cat, Toothfull, was on his feet, making him unable to move out of bed. Toothfull was as weird as a name as Toothless, so Hiccup decided to name him that since he, in fact, had teeth.

It was strange, yes, but Hiccup was pretty strange himself. Pushing Toothfull off of his feet, the black kitten woke up and stretched, then hopped off the bed.

Standing up, Hiccup sluggishly walked downstairs and went to get breakfast. After pouring his cereal and milk, he started mindlessly scrolling through his phone, until he remembered that he had to work on a project with Astrid.

Getting her number from his jacket pocket, Hiccup created a new contact for her. He nervously wrote a text to send, which said, "Hey, this is Hiccup. When do you want to meet up?"

Analyzing it for a second and sending it, Hiccup stared at the screen for a minute waiting for a reply. Not getting one, he continued eating his breakfast.

Hiccup cleaned his dish once finished, then went up to his room to change. He put his suit on first, then his regular clothes overtop. He was in a lazy mood, so Hiccup lay on his bed with his laptop on his lap and scrolled mindlessly on the internet.

After about an hour or so, Hiccup finally received a reply from Astrid. Hearing the buzz from his phone, Hiccup rushed to see what she had said.

"How about tomorrow?" Was all it said, but it was a start. Thinking about where and when to meet, Hiccup decided to ask her where.

H: Where and when? Hiccup waited another minute.

A: How about this café? Astrid sent over an address for a small coffee shop not too far from where Hiccup lived.

A: Tomorrow at 2:00? Bring your computer.

H: Ok, I'll see you there.

Hiccup turned off his phone, pleased. Him and his soulmate's first "date". Well, it wasn't actually a date, but Hiccup would like to think that it was. Astrid also didn't know that they were soulmate's though, but hopefully time would fix that.

Hiccup sat in the café, waiting for Astrid to show up. He was a few minutes early, and was just killing time on his computer. Hearing the chime of the door opening, Hiccup turned his head to see Astrid walk through the door.

Being the true gentleman he was, Hiccup stood up and went walk up to her. Or, at least he tried to. Tripping over a loose shoelace when he took his first step, Hiccup fell face first into the ground. Luckily, his improved reflexes made his hands shoot out in front of him, saving him from a nasty bruise on his face.

Quickly picking himself up, Hiccup looked at Astrid to see her with a slightly amused look on her face. Blushing and brushing himself off, Hiccup just sat back down again to avoid any other injuries.

"Uh.. Ha… Hey." Hiccup stuttered, embarrassed.

"Hey. Let's get started, ok?" Astrid replied, getting her laptop out with a smile still lingering on her face. Hiccup opened his computer, but left for a minute to order drinks for the both of them.

"Ok. So, let's start with some questions about each other then?" Hiccup said, looking at her. She nodded, and started asking questions while typing the answers.

"Have you met your soulmate yet?" She asked. Her straightforward question surprised Hiccup for a second, but he quickly collected himself and replied,

"Um… yeah?" It came out as a question, and Astrid looked at him funnily.

"Yeah? You think you have?" She asked quizzically.

"Yeah. Yes, I have." Hiccup assured.

"Now, have you?" Hiccup inquired, even though he already knew the answer.

Astrid waited for a second, not looking at his eyes and nodding, a slight red tinging her cheeks.

"Yeah, same. Anyways, let's get on with the project." She stumbled over her words a bit, quickly changing the subject. Although, she didn't really change the subject though, since it was about soulmates. Hiccup decided not to point that out to her.

An awkward silence passing through them for a few seconds, Hiccup broke the silence with a very important and serious question.

"So… What's your favourite colour?" Astrid looked up from her screen and glared at him.

"What? We're supposed to learn about each other, right?" Hiccup said, trying and failing to hide a smile.

"No, we're discussing about what we think of the timers." Astrid countered, although slightly amused.

"Ah, right. Well, can you still answer?" Hiccup asked again, a playful smile on his face. "Mine's green. More like a forest green though, but a dark one, since not all forests are dark green."

Astrid looked at him, but was only slightly annoyed looking this time. Hiccup could see that she was slightly warming up to him.

'Blue. More like a sky blue though, but a lighter one, since not all skies are light blue." Astrid said, imitating him.

"Ha ha. Very funny." Hiccup responded, rolling his eyes yet smiling too.

Hiccup heard his name being called, and rushed up to get their drinks. Sitting back down with two boiling hot drinks in his hands, Hiccup passed Astrid her drink, continuing the conversation.

"So. What do you think about the timers, then?" She asked, typing away on her computer.

Hiccup put his hand behind his neck, and awkwardly smiled. "Well, they're cool I guess." Astrid looked up, unamused.

"I mean, they're nothing special to me, really. Mine timed out a few years ago, and I never knew who it was that I saw." Ok, that last part was a lie. Not completely, though. He didn't know back then who it was, so he wasn't really lying.

"Wait a moment. You said earlier that you have met your soulmate, but now you just said you haven't?" She looked at him, starting to get a little suspicious.

Hiccup froze for a second, realising he messed up.

"What? Um… No, I said that uhh… I mean… I didn't know who I saw when it timed out, but I found out who it was recently." He stammered out. Astrid didn't look completely convinced, but she decided not to pry any further.

"Well, I like them. They're convenient and make finding someone easier… Most of the time." She said.

"They're… Handy." Hiccup said, a sly smirk playing on his face. Astrid groaned and put her hand to her forehead.

"They're good though, so everyone knows what the time is, and nobody has to go to a watch store. Though if I worked in a watch store, I think that I would have the time of my life." Hiccup watch Astrid look at him with frustration, although he could see a slight smile on her face.

They talked for the next 30 minutes, often getting off topic. By the end, they had finished about half of their paper, and left the café feeling good about it.

Hiccup stood outside of the doors awkwardly for a few seconds, Astrid next to him.

"That was good…" Hiccup broke the silence, not knowing what to say next.

Astrid nodded, rummaging through her bag for something.

"Do you… uh… need a ride home?" Hiccup suggested, and Astrid looked up at him, her hands still feeling around for something in her bag.

"No thanks, I'm good. I'll just go and take the bus." She said, finally pulling out her bus pass. Hiccup looked sceptically at her.

"Are you sure? It'll be no problem for me, really." He asked again, yet she refused his offer again.

"No, I don't want to inconvenience you. Thanks, I had a good time earlier, see you at school." She responded, already heading off in the opposite direction to the bus stop. Hiccup was about to follow her and protest more, but he felt that someone nearby was in trouble, so he let her leave as he went to find the scene of the crime.

Author's Note: Have you guys seen Dragons: Race to the Edge yet? It's pretty great.

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