YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Sorry I'm making Astrid suffer so much...I don't know why. I hurt Hiccup, hurt Astrid's sister, and then write in Astrid's POV so we can see everything she's feeling, and I just...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME, HAAALP! HEEELLP ME! SAVE ME FROM MYSELF!

But I think you all like reading about a sad Astrid, or else you wouldn't still be here, so...it works for all of us. :) Enjoy chapter 6! :D

Astrid gasped at the healer's statement, not knowing what to think. Between her sister and Hiccup, she was scared out of her mind as badly as possible already. She didn't need more information that would make it worse.

"You don't...he has to wake up," said Astrid. "He...he will wake up...right?"

"I can't say for certain either way, Astrid," said Valarie. "I really wish I could, honestly, but...I can't."

"I…" Astrid suddenly found herself scant of words and breath. She couldn't speak; her voice had just vanished. So, unable to do or say anything else regarding Hiccup, she turned and walked out the door, carrying her sister against her side with one arm while opening and closing the door with the other.

…

The days to pass came and went like a blur; Avril was still in shock, yet she managed to eat and sleep like a normal person would. She didn't speak to anyone, though; that was one thing she did not do. She never spoke, and she never registered it when someone was talking to her. They put food in front of her, and she ate it. She felt tired, and she fell asleep, not caring or really knowing where she was.

Hiccup, on the other hand, was the exact opposite. From what Astrid heard, he didn't wake up at all, not even showing any signs of it whatsoever. He got worse and worse, though, from what people told her. She was just going to see how he was doing when she bumped into one of Valarie's assistants, named Gina. She, along with another girl by the name of Rosie.

"Gina!" said Astrid, racing towards the girl of about her same age. Gina looked at her, her face solemn as Astrid stopped running in front of her. "How is Hiccup doing?" Astrid asked, her voice full of concern.

Gina shook her head. "He's getting worse every day," she said. "We try to force food into him, but his body is too weak to hold anything down other than a little bit of water. He's dehydrated still, though, Astrid, and is losing a lot of weight. If we can't manage to get something into his system, I fear he will not make it."

Astrid was taken back, feeling tons of emotions she wasn't sure what they were. She then nodded gravely, turning away from the healer and heading back towards her own house to see Avril.

She spent most her time with her sister, only because Avril needed her. Avril couldn't recognize anyone near her or with her, but Astrid knew that deep down, she needed her big sister. She was torn between Avril and Hiccup, two people she wanted to be with, while she could only pick one.

Once she made it back to her own house, she pushed the door open, and walked to Avril's room. Their Mother and Father were out during that time, so Avril was alone in the room.

Astrid couldn't help but recall when she had first brought Avril home that one day, after first learning of her condition.

"Goodness!" her mother shouted, rushing towards Astrid and her little sister. Astrid let her mother take Avril from her when the freaked out parent held her arms out expectantly.

"What did the healer say about her?" Astrid's father asked, approaching his wife and two daughters.

"She...she said she's in shock," said Astrid, barely able to get the words out.

"Oh...no," said her mother. Then, she took Avril to a separate room, shouting something about getting the girl something to eat.

Astrid's father remained with his older daughter, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. Astrid didn't move, though, and refused to be comforted.

"Hiccup saved her life, Dad," she said, "but now he's in a coma. They...no one knows if he will wake up...and now Avril…" She couldn't stand it, watching the two people she felt most close to suffering before her very eyes, and burst into tears, burying her head in her hands, wishing this nightmare of a life would end.

"It'll be okay, Astrid," said her Dad. "It'll be okay."

Astrid only wished that that were true.

Avril was where she was that morning, sitting on her bed, staring out into nothingness as if it were interesting. Astrid sat down beside her little sister, trying to think of something to do. She wanted nothing more at that point than to have Hiccup and Avril back to their normal selves, but she knew that it was only wishful thinking.

Astrid decided not to say anything, just sitting there with her sister, worrying and fretting all the while. She hadn't seen Hiccup in days, and she was worried about him, as well as Avril. At least Avril was awake, where as Hiccup wasn't even known to wake up.

It terrified her even more so, thinking that maybe Hiccup would be asleep in that coma forever, never opening his eyes again, never riding another dragon, never doing anything else ever again, for the rest of his life spent in the endless sleep.

She tried to ignore the thought, but it was still there. She couldn't get rid of it, no matter how hard she tried. The two things that scared her most in the world were losing her family, and then losing Hiccup.

No, Hiccup will wake up, she tried to tell herself, but to no avail. Her bad thoughts and fears won over each time. She feared he wouldn't wake up, and from what Gina told her, dehydration and malnutrition would kill the lad before the coma did.

Her fears got the best of her, and now Astrid was panicking. It had happened before; she would work herself into a frenzy. Just before she started hyperventilating, Avril turned and looked right at her, her eyes suddenly widened in fear.

"Avril?" Astrid asked. "Avril, can you hear me? Are you alright?"

Instead of replying, Avril opened her mouth, and screamed at the top of her lungs.