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AN: Jornamber: Sadly, I don't have much time in my hands… M work is from 9 Am to 7 Pm. Not to mention I wake up at 6 Am and I still have a lot of things to do between 9 Pm and 11 Pm which only gives me about 2 hours of writing time. But none of those matters because like I said before, I have fun writing these chapters.

Pegueng: Really? I need to check then where I got them wrong. Don't worry about those reviews, I like reading them anyway :)

Arc: The Retrieval

Days Until Wedding: 1 month and 2 days

"Will We Ever Meet Again"

Two days.

Two days spent in deciding what to do.

Thuggory and his men were boarding some supplies he bought from the market in his tribes' boats for their long journey up ahead. Heather was standing on the docks, staring sadly at the person she felt special for. He already said his goodbyes but it still hurt him to know that he wasn't going to see her again.

There was nothing they could do but go in separate ways because he was going to get the dagger for his father while Heather was planning in saving her parents. He wasn't going to abandon his father. He was the only family he got left.

When they were finally finished boarding the supplies, Heather approached Thuggory. He looked at her and gave her a sad smile. He didn't know what to say to her. He didn't want to give her false hope. There was a possibility that he wasn't coming back alive and he didn't want to worry her.

Thuggory told Hiccup and the others that he gave the dagger to Camicazi and Hiccup visibly groaned because Camicazi was a hard person to reason with. If she wanted something then she would do anything just to get it. He also told them that he regretted giving it to her. The only reason why he did it was because he lost his mother because of that dagger and all he wanted was to rid of it.

Heather looked directly in his eyes and saw someone who had gone through something tragic. He was serious about his decisions. She knew that they would probably not see each other again. She had to do it or she would regret it forever.

She raised her head and tried to reach for his face but since he was too tall she wasn't able to. Sensing Heather's intention, Thuggory lowered his head and captured her lips. It wasn't that strong of a kiss, just a peck but the message was clear to both of them.

When Heather pulled away, a single tear ran down her face and Thuggory instinctively wiped it away.

"Promise me one thing" Thuggory whispered

"What is it?"

"If we ever see each other again, will you marry me?" he asked

Heather laughed a little "Aren't we going a little too fast?"

"Well…" he thought about Hiccup "I just want to make sure that nobody gets you but me"

"You're being quite possessive for someone who thinks that he isn't coming back" she teased a little, trying to ease the tension

"Please, just promise me…" he said seriously

Heather gave him a small smile "I will"

Astrid saw the whole scene infront of her and hugged herself. What happened days ago clearly scared her and she was not getting any better.

"Astrid?"

"Yes Hiccup?" she didn't even need to turn around because Hiccup immediately engulfed her in a hug.

"What's wrong?" he asked as he kissed the top of her head

"It's nothing" she said as she buried herself in Hiccup's embrace

"You know I love you right?" she had to smile because she remembered that sentence all too well. She herself asked that to him years ago. "Then stop trying to fix this problem all by yourself because I'm here with you."

Astrid sighed. There was no getting out of it. He really wanted to know. "It's… Alvin…"

Hiccup glared at the horizon "What about that… monster?"

"He…" Astrid shivered "The way he looked at me… It was like he knew me and wanted to tell me something…"

"That's impossible, you know that. That was the first time you saw each other. I don't even recognize him."

"It wasn't just that… he reminded me of someone… I don't remember who but I definitely felt like we know each other."

Hiccup turned her around and stared directly in her blue and grey orbs.

"Listen Astrid, I know what happened days ago really scared you but I need you to be strong. I'll be leaving in a week. Me and Toothless will find the dagger and return Heather's parents here."

"But I want to come with you" she argued back but without her usual vigor.

Hiccup shook his head and kissed her nose "You… are a wreck" he frankly said

Astrid snorted "Thanks for summing that up" perfectly mimicking Hiccup's voice

"Look, it's just that with your current state, I'm just afraid that you wouldn't be able to concentrate and I don't want anything to happen to you, ok?"

Astrid sighed and buried her face on his neck "Fine… but I expect to be a wife after you come home, got it? I don't want to happen to you what happened to your dad." She joked

Hiccup sighed and feigned difficulty in deciding "I'll try" she softly punched him on the arm

"I love you…" she whispered

"Hey, that's something we have in common"

"Oh really?" Astrid looked at his face with a smile

"Yeah… I love myself too…" he gave her his signature lopsided smile and he successfully made her laugh

"Hiccup! I'm being serious here!" she said in between laughs

"So am I" and he captured her lips

AN: Short chapter… I know… I just don't know what to add next… Enjoy and Review!