A/N: Hiii guys~ Sorry I didn't update on Sunday. My family invited (or rather forced) me on a trip from morning 'till night. You might wonder what am I doing at this day, but my school got on holiday again until the 4th of August. So now I can update freely any day I want. This one is based on another request from DOOOOOOM Lord of Waffles. Not that I hate it of course. I don't think this is that good, since my head is not on its stable condition. I think that sauce coated clam from the other night did something to my brain. 'kay, 'nough chit chat, now for review replies,
ironoxide12: It's a great idea, really. But it had already been written on the forth chapter (if I'm not mistaken). So I guess I need some developments in my part to make it a new oneshot.
Cyclone20: Sorry, I made that a bit too dramatically illogical. I didn't realize when I wrote that, that half an hour is pretty long. But I've already changed it, so it's different from the previous sentence. Keep reading and give me more constructive criticisms :)
And for all the guessers, I won't tell you yet my gender :3 I'll leave the fun of figuring that out to yourselves. I hope this one will satisfy all of you and make up for the two days late of update. Read and Review!
Summary: A novelty lesson for the Dragon Training Academy. Switching dragons? Sounds interesting. But the only ones who seem to enjoy the turnout is our hero and heroine. What will happen in the time they're switching dragons?
Disclaimer: I do not own How To Train Your Dragon, it respectfully belongs to Cressida Cowell and DreamWorks Animation Studios.
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"Alright gang, we're going to do something new today" Hiccup announced. He picked up a white piece of chalk and drew on the rock board. The other riders looked at each other in excitement. It had been a while since they did an actual task. And by task it means having fun on missions, especially for the twins and Snotlout. Particularly the twins and Snotlout.
"Ah, Hiccup. Are we going to continue the mapping?" Fishlegs raised his hands and jumped up and down in exuberance. Hiccup smiled and shook his head.
"Sorry Fishlegs, but that's not what I have in mind" He returned to drawing on the rock while the others was guessing the assignment he might give.
"It's not another survival training like last time is it?" Asked Ruffnut annoyed. Hiccup shook his head again without turning back to see the speaker.
"Nope"
"So it's also not that 'Hand to Claw' combats?" Tuffnut added with a groan. He shook his head for the third time that moment and finally faced his friends.
"Our activity today is… Switching dragons" He clasped his hands and glanced around expectantly. The rest of the gang –namely Snotlout and the twins –made a scoffing sound and frowned slightly.
"Why do we need to switch our already awesome dragons for some lame one like her?" Tuffnut pointed at his female sibling. Ruffnut glared at him and punched his face.
"We're on the same dragon you idiot" She huffed. They were about to do their usual beating and bantering before Fishlegs spoke up.
"Actually, his idea do have a point" He stated and instantly received a glare from the heated twins. He smiled sheepishly and shrunk back. Snotlout sighed as Hiccup saw him from the corner of his eye.
"Uh, dude, it's not like I hate the idea, but I've already done that with Astrid once, remember?" He crossed his arms and scowled lightly. Hiccup's lips twitched at the end and approached his cousin.
"I know. But you need to this again, with a different partner" He placed a hand on Snotlout's shoulder which got brushed off. Hiccup smiled and turned to the others.
"Okay, so the pairs are, Tuffnut and Ruffnut. You guys have to switch heads. Ruffnut on Belch and Tuffnut on Barf" He said as the two spitted onto their palm and shook hands. Hiccup gagged a little before continuing.
"Snotlout, you'll be paired with Fishlegs. I know you might think that Meatlug is slow but trust me, you'll understand better after you ride her" Hiccup glanced at the pair and nodded with a smile.
"So that leaves me with Astrid–" His shoulder stung before he finished the sentence.
"Wha–? What was that for?" He looked at Astrid and asked in surprise yet keeping a stern voice.
"You don't say 'So that leaves me with Astrid'" She mimicked his tone. "You're making it sounds like you're stuck with me" She rolled her eyes while crossing her arms.
"Well, I didn't mean it to sound that way" He replied sarcastically.
"Although I am stuck with you at the moment literally. And apparently it's going to be forever" She giggled and punched him again, but lighter this time. Well, lighter-er.
"No fair. You didn't even give me the–" His sentence was cut off with a swift brush of her lips on him. She parted to found him staring at her with his trademark goofy smile. Even after three years of dating he still seems to be in a daze state after they kissed, not like she minded. Tuffnut gagged all in the sudden, breaking the brief silence.
"Yuck- Get a room you two" He withdrew his arm and started walking away. The duo just chuckled and took each other's hand.
"Okay, so you guys understand the plan right?" The rest of them nodded affirmatively.
"Good, then see you tomorrow. Or maybe this evening" He did his shoulder thing when talking before walking off the arena, with Astrid beside him and their dragons in tow.
"So the fist thing you need to know is to operate Toothless's mechanic fin" Hiccup explained while Astrid sat on top of Toothless, getting used to the saddle and position. They went to the cove after leaving the arena to begin practicing with their dragons. It's not that hard doing the switch because their dragons simply liked each other's rider. More so when Toothless already knew the person was his rider's mate. So does Stormfly, though she's not as quick as Toothless figuring that out.
"It's pretty simple. Once you get the hang of it, moving in sync with him will feel like your second nature" He gave her a smile at her. She eyed all the straps and buckles on the saddle.
"I never understand why you need all this pockets on your saddle" She tugged at one and inspected its contents. Hiccup shrugged his shoulders and rolled his eyes as if the answer was obvious.
"You can't predict what will happen on a flight can you?" He walked to her and patted Toothless's head.
"Now why don't you give it a try?" He looked at her while she was opening all the pockets on the leather saddle. She glanced up to meet his gaze and gave a questioning look at Hiccup.
"Don't you need a lesson on Stormfly first?" She raised her eyebrow and he chuckled.
"It's the Dragon Conqueror we're talking about. The one who slew the Red Death. Who said he can't ride a simple Deadly Nadder?" He smirked and she snorted.
"Don't get too full of yourself Haddock" She punched his shoulder with a chuckle from both of them and tested her feet on the footings. Hiccup walked over to Stormfly and climbed onto the saddle.
"C'mon, I'll race you to the sea stacks" He said before taking off the ground, followed by a frustrated Astrid on his tail. He shook his head in amusement seeing how Astrid was learning to execute flight with a prosthetic tail fin firsthand. She crashed into a stack once. Twice. Then almost falling into the vast sea before being able to pull back up. Hiccup slowed Stormfly's wing pace to be at the same level as Astrid.
"You learn fast" He grinned. Astrid smirked at her instant adaptation ability and boasted at him.
"This is Astrid Hofferson we're talking about. The one who is fearless yet loves a dorky nerd boy who rides a Night Fury" He let loose a laugh into the air and gestured Stormfly to close up on Toothless. Once he got to the desired distance he maneuvered Stormfly and managed to turn upside down in front of Astrid's face. He turned around so he could see Astrid who was giggling and silenced her with a passionate kiss. They were stuck like that for a couple of minutes before parting for air.
"Kissing atop dragons. What's next I suppose?" Astrid smirked as he returned to a safer position with her dragon. He stared at her and gave a delinquent grin.
"Making out in a pool of clouds maybe?" They chuckled. He stopped and eyed her with a glad smile.
"Oh, and for the record. You're going to be Astrid Haddock in the next few weeks" She reciprocated the action and sped ahead of him.
"Let's see who'll lose the race this time" He gazed at her in surprise before fighting back the taunt.
"Oh, you're on!" He smirked and rustled his hand into one of his pouch on his flight suit. He took out a chicken leg and threw it to Stormfly. She ate it with a loud chomp and gulp before blasting off with incredible speed. They'd caught up with Toothless and Astrid who were looking at them in shock.
"Hey, that's cheating!" She accused with crossed arms and halfhearted glare. He smirked and continue flying without a word. She growled before readjusting Toothless's gear to accelerate faster. She ducked her body onto Toothless for the wind resistance to reduce, a perfect combination for deadly speed. They reached Hiccup and Stormfly in less than half a minute.
"Am not losing to you" She stuck out her tongue, which made her look like an annoyed five year old. He chuckled at her antics before gripping the harness to launch once again.
"Don't think I will back down from the challenge" She smirked and crooked her feet upwards, making Toothless gain more speed than she expected. She was slightly thrown aback by the marvelous speed before noticing a sea stack in front of them. She had lost control of Toothless after the burst and unable to make him change course. She panicked and looked around in haste for elude.
"ASTRID!" A yell was heard before a blue and red blur crashed onto her and Toothless. Her visions blacked out and lost consciousness.
White flashes surrounded her eyesight. A blinding light stung her pupils when she opened her eyes. A crackle of fire was heard near her when she acknowledged the warm and comfy thing –or person –she's been resting her head on.
"Astrid? You're awake?" Hiccup gently lifted her head and stood up.
"Gods. I was worried sick when you fainted" He made his way to the bonfire and picked up a roasted fish.
"Here. Eat this. You must be hungry" He handed the fish-on-a-stick to her and sat back down.
"Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. I've just regained my consciousness and instantly being ranted at?" She giggled as his face burned red. He knew how annoying yet adorable he can be when he was blabbering about something.
"Sorry" He smiled nervously and scratched his neck. She gave a chuckle and took a bite from the fish.
"So. How long was I out for?" She looked at him. He sighed, part relief and part guilty.
"Couple of hours. Not too long. But not that short either" He hung his head down as she stared at him, registering what emotion that was flowing out of his face.
"When you were about to hit that sea stack, Stormfly suddenly banked towards you two and crashed herself, making you lost orientation but saved you from that heap of rock. I'm sorry. It's not supposed to go like this" She knew he tend to blame himself for every problem that happened. She groaned and threw her arms in the air. He looked up to find out what was wrong before a punch landed on his shoulder.
"C'mon Hiccup. You know it's not your fault. Stop blaming yourself for it or I'll call off the marriage" She threatened with a joking intention. But he took it the wrong way, which immediately made him froze with terror and apologized to her.
"No. No. No. No! Please, don't call off the marriage!" He spluttered so fast that he tripped over his own words. She smirked and poked his chest.
"Then stop blaming yourself" She said softly. Only to remain indignant when he sighed again.
"Astrid! It is my fault. If I didn't dare you to fly that fast maybe we're at home right now, instead atop of who-knows-where and who-knows-why" He repeated his shoulder jiggle like he always do when he speak and looked straight into her eyes. He was about to speak up before cut by her.
"You're an idiot, you know that" She rolled her eyes while brushing her bangs and tucked it behind her ear. He finally smiled and chuckled to lighten the mood.
"But I'm your idiot, milady" She joined his train of chuckling and punched him for, like, the hundredth time that day.
"Ow, what is with you and violence" He frowned at his targeted shoulder which, he was sure, had a bruise already.
"Awww, is my big baby hiccypoo pouting?" She nuzzled his nose with her finger and he scoffed playfully.
"Really Astrid?" He asked with a bewildered yet incredulous expression.
"What? It's nice" She defended with an innocent smile.
"Oh, come on Astrid. There's about, thousands of other nicknames beside that one" He rolled his eyes.
"Then what do you want? I'd rather call you hiccypoo instead of Snotlout" They both snorted and gagged at the idea.
"Well, I don't know. Make it up yourself. It is your nickname for me. And I already have one for you" He turned to see the two exhausted dragon lying side by side, with Toothless's wing enveloping them in a warm embrace. Toothless felt his rider's gaze and smiled gummily at him. He returned the smile and faced Astrid again.
"Should we head back?" He suggested while standing up. She nodded with a 'yeah' and mounted Stormfly who had just came back to her reverie. They picked their own dragons as the task of the day is finished. They were about to take off before he interrupted with a question.
"You're not still going to call off the marriage right?" He asked Astrid who was giving him a 'really?' look.
"Hiccup. Sometimes you're impossible" She huffed.
"Well... love you too" He said before launching into the air. She tensed and glared at his disappearing speck jovially.
"I didn't meant that!" She shouted while chasing him.
"You implied it" He retorted with a smile before zooming off. She scowled before smiling too.
"Ah, what's the point. Love you babe!" She yelled as the dynamic duo raced –with their own dragons this time –to the glorious isle of Berk.
They flew until arriving at the sturdy island before realizing how the four of them were much alike with each other. That both Hiccup and Stormfly were only trying to save their mates.
A/N: Yep, that's about it. So I made Hiccup and Astrid engaged at this story, and by the descriptions you could guess it didn't happen long before HTTYD2 (maybe this is the reason Stoick called Astrid his future daughter-in-law, hahaha). Comment in the reviews if you like it. I would appreciate your suggestions and requests.
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I'm going to be active updating this week, I guess? So thanks for all of you who supported me. And I really suggest reading the story Outcast by NightFuryGetDown14 if you haven't read it. It is really awesome for my opinion. It gives you motivation for living your live instead of hiding and running like a coward. Well, I'm not going to spoil it so read it yourself. I actually have read it long ago but forgot to mention it in earlier chapters, sorry 'bout it. Keep up to date and read on!
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