Ten months has passed since Hiccup was rescued.

It was afternoon when Hiccup went to Astrid's hut.

"Hey, Astrid." He said as he entered her hut. She was sitting on a chair sharpening her axe when he came in. She looked up and smiled at him.

"Hey, Hiccup." She said happily, putting her axe away. She got up, walked to him and gave him a quick kiss. Hiccup stoked her cheeks and spoke.

"I'm going back to Berk for awhile. I think it's time I told my Dad what I did in the past... and also what I almost did on the cliff. And... I was wondering if you could come with me?" He said softly.

"Of course, Hiccup. Anything for you." She smiled and held his hand.

"Thanks, Astrid. You are the best. Let's leave in an hour. I will let the others know." He said and gave her a kiss on the cheek before leaving her hut.

An hour later, Hiccup and Astrid left Dragon's Edge, and arrived at Berk two days later.

They visited Gobber at the forge before finding Stoick at the Great Hall. Hiccup chuckled as he received a big tight hug from his dad. He told his dad he needed to talk to him about something, so they decided to talk privately at home.

They were now at home. Stoick was relieved because he noticed that his son looked a lot better than before.

Hiccup held Astrid's hand the whole time he told his dad about his suicide attempt in the past when he was only 15, and about what he almost did on the cliff. Stoick was shocked. He wasn't angry at his son for having suicide thoughts, but he was angry at himself for not being a better father. He had no idea his son felt so alone. Stoick admits he was a horrible father and he wished he could change how he treated Hiccup in the past. But unfortunately, the past cannot be changed.

Stoick embraced his son and apologised for being such an awful father. Hiccup, being a kind hearted and forgiving boy, forgave his dad and Stoick considered himself really lucky to have such an amazing son in his life.

A few days later, Hiccup and Astrid flew back to Dragon's Edge.

A month later, Hiccup decided it was time for him to face his fears as he believed it would help him to heal from this trauma.

One night, Astrid was spending time with Hiccup in his hut when he decided to bring this up.

"Astrid. I think I should face my fears... maybe it is a step I have to take to heal... but I need your help." He said quietly.

"What can I do to help?" She asked with a smile, caressing his arms.

"I uh... I'm afraid to be seen naked. And... I'm also afraid to have sexual intercourse." He said with his eyes closed, a little embarrassed.

"So... you are saying you want us to sleep together?" Astrid asked. It took her awhile, but she understood what he was trying to say. He nodded and looked at her, grabbing her hand.

"I know you would never do anything to hurt me, but it's just that... I can't help but think that I'm going to get hurt again. Y-you don't have to do this if you don't want to."

"It's okay, Hiccup. I get it. And I already told you I would do anything I can to help you, so of course I will do this. I'll do this for you, baby. Besides, it's not like we have never done this before. I love you, and I trust you. I'll do anything for you, just like you would do anything for me." She said, stroking his cheeks.

He smiled and kissed her passionately on the lips while pushing her gently down on the bed, lying on top of her.

"Can we take it slow? If I ask you to stop, will you stop?" He asked in a whisper.

"Of course, Hiccup." She replied with a smile. He smiled back and slowly leaned down to kiss her.

They kissed and touched each other lovingly, but whenever he told her to stop, she would immediately stop without hesitation to let him cool down.

Every time she tried to remove his clothing, he would start to panic and move her hand away, so she had decided to remove all her clothing first so he wouldn't feel so vulnerable. Eventually, she was able to get all his clothes off, and they were now both naked in bed.

Astrid was lying on top of him, and was kissing him on the neck, her hand moving lower and lower when she suddenly heard him sniffle. She stopped to look at him and realised he was crying.

"Oh Hiccup... I'm sorry, I'll stop. Please don't cry." She said with a worried voice.

"I'm s-sorry... I didn't m-mean to cry. It's just that... they touched me everywhere. Even in p-places only you were allowed to touch." He said shakily. She let out a sigh as she rested her forehead on his.

"Oh Hiccup... I'm so sorry, baby. I really am. Do you want to stop?" She whispered. He wiped his tears away and spoke.

"No... I'm not giving up. I can do this." She smiled as he placed his hands on her hips and started kissing her.

A few hours later...

"You did it, Hiccup! You faced your fears!" Astrid said cheerfully.

"Yeah, I guess I did! And it's all thanks to you." He said with a smile.

They had their hands wrapped around each other as they laid there smiling.

"I'm so proud of you, baby. It takes a lot of courage to face your fears. I knew you could do it." Astrid said as she caressed Hiccup's chest.

"Well... I couldn't have done it without you." He said, kissing her on her head.

Eventually, they fell asleep in each other's arms.