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AN: Hikka: Sorry but I can't explain it! XD I just know that it's grammatically correct!

Century99: You just have to find out :D

Arc: I Do

Days Until Wedding: 16 days

Music I'm Listening To At The Moment: Starbomb Album Nightcore version... Yeah

"Can We Be A Normal Couple For Once"

"Must pant pant get to pant Acne's hut pant pant quickly pant" Astrid mused to herself as she ran towards Acne's hut while several people were giving her confused looks while some that focused on her face eyes widened by what they saw.

"Acne! Are you awake?! Acne!" Astrid banged on Acne's door and just like what happened to Hiccup, Acne pushed the door quickly and hit Astrid on the nose "Ow! That hurt!" Astrid said in a muffled voice as she massaged her nose

"Tat's for disturbing an old woman while she's asleep!" Acne snapped. "Can't an old geel like me get some sleep around ere without being bothered by teenagers who can't act their own age?!"

Astrid would've apologized but she caught Acne's thinly veiled insult "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!"

"What I mean, little geel, is tha' instead of worrying about ye looks and body, ye kids these days seem to worry about figtin a war more!" Acne shook her head as she motioned Astrid to get inside "Seriously... It's like ye kids are in a hurry in growing up." Acne sighed as she sat on her chair but still didn't gaze at the teenager since she opened the door "So... Wut seems ta be the problem?"

Acne gazed at the teen and her eyes widened while she released a gasp.

Astrid sighed as she focused her eyes on Acne. Sure there was nothing wrong with the teen's face except for the fact that the once gray colored left eye was now black. Actually, black was not even close to it.

"W-wut happened?" Acne whispered as she once again stared at the void she feared for all her life except this time it belonged to a teenaged novice alchemist and not on a master of magic. "H-how did your e-eye..."

Astrid sighed once again "I don't know... I just noticed this this morning while I was making breakfast... I don't this happened yesterday because Hiccup didn't make any comment about this..."

Hiccup... Maybe what Hiccup witnessed last night had something to do with this, Acne mentally mused. "Astrid... Tell me... Did something happen to ye last night?"

Astrid furrowed her brows and was quiet for a whole minute before gazing at Acne and making her shiver mentally because of the coldness of the teen's eye. "I had a... dream last night... Well I think it was a dream. Actually, now that I think about it... it was more like a vision."

"What do you mean?" Acne was serious again since her accent disappeared completely

Astrid gazed sadly at the ground "At first, I was inside this dark room. There was nothing around me. I couldn't see anything. A few minutes later, a bright light came to the room and blinded me. Next thing I knew I was in my house then I saw her... I saw my mother last night. She was teaching me how to walk. I could still picture out her face, how she moved and how happy she looked"

Acne nodded her head and smiled gently. She also remembered the woman before that happened.

"Then all of a sudden the room started to fade along with my mother and my younger self. I tried calling for her but I knew it was useless since it was only a dream. But... something happened... She looked at me... Directly at me" Astrid was now sobbing softly "She gave me one her soft smiles and said goodbye to me. I knew it was a dream but it still hurts me that me and dad someone so special to us."

Astrid stopped talking since she was trying to stop her tears from flowing. After she controlled her self, she continued "Then I was back at the darkness... I thought it was all over when the room was once again covered in a bright light. I was then transported to my house again, this time at night and I could see my father and someone else inside the living room"

"Someone else? You mean you didn't know that person?" Acne asked.

Astrid shook her head "No, it was someone I didn't recognize. Dad was shouting something about the woman infront of him..."

"Wait! Did this woman had black hair and black eyes?" Acne asked slowly

"Y-yes... H-how did y-you know?" Astrid whispered. She didn't know why but she was scared all of a sudden

"Don't worry... I will explain later. For now though, please continue" Acne said carefully. This was definitely not good.

Astrid nodded but she was going to force Acne answer her questions "The woman I saw was floating and, yes, she indeed have black hair and black eyes. There was also this coldness in her voice that made chills run down my spine."

Astrid then continued to tell Acne about Grudge and the woman's conversation. "Finally, just when the woman was about to disappear, she turned to me and told me something... I couldn't remember what but after that I woke up"

Acne was quiet for five minutes with a serious look. She didn't like what was happening. Astrid's alchemy skills, the woman in Astrid's dream and Astrid's eye changed color. Something was up. She didn't know what but she knew that it was going to change everything.

"Astrid... Listen... I'm only allowed to tell you a little bit but if you really want to know everything then go to your father... Ask him about your mother, that's the only thing I'm going to tell you." Astrid nodded and didn't say anything so she continued "About your eye though, I don't know what's happening with it."

Astrid gazed down sadly "Oh..." Astrid stood up and started walking towards the door and stopped when she was about to open it "Thanks... for listening to me... I will come by later to continue with my lessons... later" she said solemnly and closed the door behind her.

Acne sighed and slumped on her seat. "I'm too old for this job..."

-With Hiccup-

Hiccup wasn't happy. Alright, he was pissed. Not only did he accidentally set himself on fire, again, he also melted some swords and maces in the shop, doubling his work for the next few weeks. He was grumbling all the way towards his house while people were giving him weird looks.

As he got to the door of his house, he reached for the keys in his pockets only to realize that he once again left it in his room. He smacked his face with his hand and muttered some curses. He stopped when he heard giggling behind him. He turned around and was face to face with his fiance.

Hiccup would've asked what was funny but his focus was on Astrid's left eye. It wasn't gray anymore. Hiccup shook his head. It must be a trick of the light he mused. He was snapped out of his thoughts when Astrid spoke.

"Let me guess... you forgot your keys again, didn't you?" Astrid asked mockingly

Hiccup snorted, trying to keep his dignity "Of course I didn't. I purposely left it inside because I know you would be awake by this time."

"Uh-huh sure..." Astrid searched her pockets for they keys and just like Hiccup she realized that she left the keys inside as well... "Uhmm... I think we might have a bit of a problem..." Astrid laughed nervously.

Hiccup smirked and crossed his arms "Oh really? I was assuming that you of all people would not make the same mistake I did" Hiccup mocked

Astrid narrowed her eyes and also crossed her arms "At least I don't make excuses when I do something stupid."

Hiccup returned the glare "Well... At least I don't punch people in the face when I don't have a comeback."

Astrid stepped forward "Well, at least I think things through instead of doing something recklessly!"

Hiccup stepped forward and they got even closer to each other "At least I don't spend an hour taking a bath!"

Astrid smirked "At least I don't pretend to be a dancer while nobody is looking"

Hiccup gasped "That is not true and you know it!"

Astrid blew her bangs off her face "I saw you the other day... Oh, here's a tip, when you try to twirl around, make sure that you raise both of your arms above your head so that you wouldn't lose your balance" Astrid burst out laughing when Hiccup blushed.

"It's not funny!" Hiccup huffed

"Hah!" Astrid laughed triumphantly "So you finally admit it!"

"Admit to what?" A gruff voice behind the two teens said. When Hiccup and Astrid turned towards the voice, they could see Stoick, Grudge and Gobber raising their respective eyebrows

"Hiccup admitting that he loves to dampmhph" Before Astrid could finish, Hiccup covered her mouth with his prosthetic hand so that she couldn't pry it away.

"Don't mind her... She's just mad because we both left our keys inside" Hiccup laughed nervously.

Astrid stomped on Hiccup's foot and he was forced to let go "Whatever! I need to get inside now or the food I was cooking would go to waste!" Astrid grumbled since she was basically saying the truth.

Grudge paled dramatically "Y-you cooked?" He asked carefully. Warning signs flashing in his head.

Astrid beamed at his father, completely unaware of his panic "Yes dad! I have this new recipe I just made this morning and I want you guys to try it!"

Grudge started to sweat profusely while it dawned on Hiccup what his fiance was saying.

"Now Astrid" Hiccup said nervously "It's not that we don't want to try the food you cooked but..." before he could finish his excuse Gobber butted in, like usual.

"Bah! Be grateful ye idiot that she cooked for ye!" Gobber bashed Hiccup's head with his hand. "It's not everyday that a geel would cook for an only guy like me!" He laughed while the three other guys tried their best not to say their opinion.

Stoick unlocked the door and the five of them entered the house towards the living room.

"Now... While I finish cooking, you guys could stay here and rest for bit" Astrid stated while she made her way towards the kitchen. Hiccup and Grudge shared worried looks while Stoick and Gobber gave them confused ones.

"Wut in blazes is gotten to ye two?!" Gobber asked while adjusting the rock he replaced a tooth with.

Grudge looked warily at the kitchen, hoping that his daughter would not hear them "It's just that Astrid's cooking can be a little bit, ye know, inedible" he worded out carefully

Gobber snorted "So? It's bound to be better than I've eaten before"

Hiccup and Grudge gave him disbelieving looks and turned to Stoick.

Stoick sighed and nodded "I've seen him trying to eat rocks" he deadpanned

"I tought they were bread!" Gobber defended himself while the other men there laughed at his antics.

It was ten minutes later when Astrid called the men since the food was ready. The men, aka Hiccup and Grudge, looked at the food like it was going to jump them. They slowly sat on their seat and gulped.

In front of them was like a meal cooked for a king. A steaming bowl of fruits and vegetables mixed together, a smoking roasted chicken, the same looking broth Astrid cooked for Hiccup, steaming mashed potato and a mug of juice for everyone. Too bad they knew who was responsible for this.

AN: Wow... I'm getting hungry writing this... I want mashed potato for breakfast!

"Well... Go on..." Astrid urged Hiccup as she sat next to him.

You can do this Hiccup! You tried her food before and tasted great! Hiccup mentally encouraged himself and looked at the chicken and the broth in front of him. He tore a leg of from the chicken and some mashed potato and put them on his plate.

He slowly chewed the food and waited for the taste to kick in, only for his eyes to widen and looked at Astrid surprisingly. He gulped down the food and smiled at Astrid "This stuff is amazing!"

Astrid clasped her hands together, eyes shining "Really?! I knew you'd like it!" she squealed and also started eating.

The three adults shrugged and followed the kids. It was only after biting down the food did Grudge react. His eyes widened and he snapped his head at Astrid. There was no doubt about this. It tasted just like-

"Astrid" Grudge said seriously, making everyone stop eating and stare at the man, except for Gobber who had a thoughtful look on his face while he slowly chewed the food "Who taught you this?" he motioned to the food

"N-no one..." she stuttered, completely unnerved by his father's sudden mood change

Grudge eyes narrowed "Are you sure?"

Astrid nodded silently, lost for words

Grudge sighed "I-I'm sorry for overreacting but... this food... It tastes just like..."

"Odin's beard! Nao I remember!" Gobber suddenly shouted, causing everyone there to facefault. "This taste like the food yer wife used to cook! Ain't that right Grudge?!" he asked, completely unaware of the tense situation before

Silence enveloped the room, for different reasons. Surprisingly, it was Astrid who broke it "Dad... tell me about my mother" she said with an even tone. She looked up and it was that moment did everyone present finally noticed the coldness of Astrid's gaze. "Who was she, really?"

Grudge sighed "Since all of ye are family to me. I tink it's time for me to tell ye the truth..." He gazed sadly at Astrid "Yer mother didn't die trying to protect ye from a viking..." he looked down and hooked his hands together "I stopped her from trying to kill ye... my daughter"

Astrid's eyes widened "W-what..." she whispered "T-that c-c-can't be t-true..." she glared at his father while tears fell from her eyes "T-that's a lie!"

Grudge didn't flinch as he returned the glare "No, it's not" he argued calmly "In fact, she isn't even dead"

The temperature in the room dropped considerably "What are you trying to say Grudge?" Stoick asked slowly "Are you saying that your wife is alive all this time?"

"She's not the woman I married!" he muttered with venom "Astrid... yer mother is not my wife"

AN: Oh My GOD! Is this true?! I saw that coming since I wrote it but... DAMN! Enjoy and Review!