Disclaimer: I don't own httyd…

Author's Note: I could clearly see that the last two chapters have lesser views… Can anyone tell me where I can improve my writing so that I could please most, if not all, of you readers?

Back to the story, I love writing this! I love it when people praise me for something I accidentally did! I don't how I got you as loyal readers but I sure hope I'm not boring you guys with my short chapters XD

Some people asked me if how old the teens, including Hiccup, are…

Hiccup: 15 years old

Astrid: 15 years old

Snotlout: 16 years old (I'm just assuming here because in the books he was 3 years older. Not that I read the book, I just found those facts on the internet)

Tuffnut & Ruffnut: 15 years old

Fishlegs: 16 years old (I think he could be 16. But then again, he could be 14 because of the way he thinks he's inferior to others… Just guessing here!)

On with the show!

"Why Are We Doing This Again"

Hiccup and Astrid was back in the forest. They were on their way back to the Hel forsaken cove. The cove was actually in a very good position to hold a dragon. It was deeply within the forest and one wrong turn could mean you'd be stranded in the middle of the forest and prey to the beasts that lurked in the dark. Good thing Hiccup had his trusty map with him, and in case he lost his, Astrid had a spare. All around the cove were giant trees and bushes that even large vikings would have trouble seeing over them. Even though the dragon would scream or roar all it wanted, the natural forest noise was enough to cover them.

What Hiccup didn't understand was why he was carrying a basket full of fish on his back. Technically he didn't mind because he was already strong enough to carry it around for a few hours. But that still leaves the question 'why was he carrying it in the first place' unanswered.

"Astrid" he called for her attention. He really needed to know why.

"What?"

"What are we gonna do with this fish?"

"Feed it to the dragon of course" she said matter-of-factly

"Oh sure and while we're at it, why not give it a part of my arm for dessert" he voice was full of sarcasm.

Astrid didn't acknowledge him though and continued moving.

"Astrid" he called again.

"What is it now Hiccup?" she groaned. She knew that he wanted answers but couldn't he just wait until they arrived?

"Why do we need to feed it? It's not like it's not getting fish from the lake or something." He reasoned

This time though, she faced him with a stony face "That's because if you just listened to me the other day then none of this would have happened. We'll feed it the basket of fish you're carrying to gain its trust."

"Are you sure it's not going to eat me first? Because I'm pretty sure it still holds a grudge against me for cutting part of its tail off."

"Really? Are you making excuses? Is the brave Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third afraid of a grounded dragon?" she mocked

Hiccup glared at her "Of course I'm afraid of it. It could kill me instantly. Hel, I bet it could kill me just by using its giant paw"

"Whatever." Astrid just waved him off. "We still need it to help us train."

"I'm curious though, since when does Astrid Hofferson need help?" he asked mockingly

"I'm doing this for our sake." She gestured to the both of them. "If we somehow can get this dragon to help us then the dragon training would be a breeze."

"That's good and all but what if the dragon refuses to help us? It's not like it's willing to help us train to kill one of its kind" Hiccup argued

"Either it helps us willingly or I'll force it to." She said determinedly.

"Why am I not surprised" He droned as he shifted the basket on his back.

They finally arrived at their destination but didn't go in. Instead, they went to the sides and peered inside. There they saw it. The night fury still busy looking for ways to get out even it was useless. Surprisingly, there were no burn marks anywhere. It's as if the dragon wasn't there.

This dragon sure is something. Hiccup mentally mused. Not only did it know that I was going to run but it also blocked my path. Hiccup turned towards his companion "Astrid"

"Yeah?" she didn't even look up, still enthralled by the dragon infront of her.

"You may think I'm crazy but what if we're wrong?" he asked

"Wrong with what?" This time though she finally looked at him, curious about his question

"Wrong about them." he gestured towards the dragon

Astrid shook her head "You may as well call me crazy because I think you're right"

"You do?" he asked, surprised by her answer. He thought the she would have a fuss about dragons were just mindless killing machines and etc.

"Of course" she rolled her eyes. "After you explained to me what to you in the cove, it got me thinking. Why did the dragon give you time to turn around and look at you? Why did it not attack when you were just staring at each other? In fact, why did it let us live the first time we saw it?"

Hiccup blinked at her. "Wow and I thought I was curious. So let's test that those theories shall we?" he asked as he pulled a fish from the basket. He looked inside and saw that the dragon was directly below them. "Perfect"

He dropped the fish and saw it landed just behind the dragon.

The night fury suddenly sniffed the air and the teens hid under a bush so that it wouldn't see them. It continued to sniff the air and then turned around just to find a fish below him. He sniffed it. The teens peered below and noticed that the dragon was not eating it. It was just staring at it.

"I guess it doesn't like sa-" before Hiccup could finish, the dragon roared and blasted the fish into smithereens and raised its head to glare at them, specifically Hiccup.

"Oh look, it remembers me" with his signature sarcasm "And from the glare I'm getting I'm pretty sure it's ecstatic to see me"

"At least that answer one of my speculations, dragons can remember the ones that hurt them."

"But apparently it has short memory when it comes to the ones that save them"

"Would you stop that for a second" Astrid snapped at him "We are in the middle of research here."

Hiccup raised his arms in mock surrender "Sorry" he peered down towards the dragon and noticed it was now resting. "How about we try a different fish" he tossed another fish inside and the same thing happened again with the dragon blowing it to bits.

"Hmm" Astrid rubbed her chin in thought "Maybe it wants a different species" she pulled an eel from the basket "Perfect!" she dropped the eel at the top of the night fury's nose and the results were instant.

The moment the night fury saw the eel on its snout, it released a high pitch screech that forced Hiccup and Astrid to cover their ears. The dragon shook its snout violently and growled at the eel when it fell off.

After Hiccup recovered from the loud noise he turned towards Astrid with an amuse smile "Wow, that was some reaction for an eel"

"I know, right?" her eyes suddenly lit up "I got an idea." She said as she stood up and dumped all the fish in the cove.

The nighy fury saw the school of fish infront of him and decided to eat all of them after that little episode.

"So what's this idea you've got?" Hiccup asked as they made their way towards the stadium.

Astrid smiled at Hiccup through her bangs "Wanna play tag with some dragons?"

It took hiccup a full ten seconds before he understood what Astrid meant "You are one scary viking. Did you know that?"

"Of course" she said as she playfully punched his arm "Come on, I need my daily dose of Hiccup." She said as she suddenly veered off to a nearby alley with no one around.

Hiccup's eyes lit up "No arguments here. You can get as many doses as you want"

Author's Note: No, I will not divulge in a kiss scene because I suck at it… Get it? Suck? Ahaha…. Never mind… Anywhoo enjoy and review!