A/N: I'm really happy with all the positive views on this story. I want to thank all the people who have read and reviewed this story. Here's another chapter so enjoy.

Normal POV

The walk to the Hall was a quiet one, the main chatter was from Heather and Ripper with their dragon behind them. The group from Berk talked amongst themselves.

"How in the name of Loki did he get a Whispering Death?" Ruffnut asked. "Yeah, first Hiccup got a Night Fury, now Ripper's got a Whispering Death, they're one of the two most powerful and dangerous dragons known" Fishlegs said. They stole another glance behind them to see the dragon being petted by Heather like it was a puppy. "You know, I'm starting to think Hiccup was probably right about dragons" Fishlegs said.

"What!?" was the response from the others. "That dragon had the intent of killing us. I mean didn't you see the way it was staring at me?" Snotlout said, remembering looking into the milky white eyes of the dragon. "Well maybe because it thought you were trying to harm Ripper's wife" Astrid said.

"Astrid, don't tell me you're starting to think differently about this" Ruffnut said. It already looked like Fishlegs was turning to the other side, but Astrid now? "I'm nto Ruff, I'm simply looking at it from another perspective" she answered. "You mean the dragon's perspective?" Tuff asked, laughing a bit. "I wouldn't go any farther Tuff you want your head cut off" she said and turned back forward. "Let's just hear what Ripper has to say" she concluded and soon they entered the Hall.

Treeroot beckoned everyone to leave saying that the group and him had some important matters to discuss. The villagers left without trouble and soon it was just the Berkians, Treeroot, Heather Ripper and Bladewing in the Hall. They all took seats at two tables across from each other and faced one another. "Ok Ripper, would you please start" Treeroot asked.

"(sigh) Alright, it all started when Hiccup came back to rescue me, after that we had been flying for about five hours before we decided that we needed to land somewhere for food and shelter and them maybe move on. I told Hiccup of this village and he said it was a good place to stop for the night. When we landed though all the villagers had their swords at the ready because we came on a dragon, Toothless...the Night Fury if you don't remember"

"We stood in the way of them and Toothless because their initial reaction is to attack and kill dragons..." "Like all Vikings are supposed to do" Tuff butted in. "...yeah. So that's when Treeroot came in and told everyone to back off and let me and Hiccup explain. He explained that dragons aren't what we thought they were...that they were intelligent, protective and caring creatures. That's why Bladewing here was going to attack because he thought you all were a threat when you had me tied and Snotlout was trying to take Heather away from him" Ripper said.

"Do you really think that I'm supposed to believe that that beast next to you is some kind of guard dog" Snotlout said but received a loud growl from the dragon, and he quickly backed down. "I'm going to rip him limb from limb if he says something else about me" a voice said. "Calm down Bladewing" Ripper said to which all the Berkians looked at him.

"Where was I? Oh yes...we showed the villagers who peaceful Toothless was and Heather was the first one to come up to him, and unlike all of you, she was willing to accept some change. We then went to the Hall and we told our life stories" Ripper said.

"Did you all really treat Hiccup that way?" Treeroot asked, wanting to know if something like that was even possible. "There was nothing wrong with the way we treated him, he was always messing things up and caused problems for all of us" Snotlout said, and except three of them nodded their heads. "Stoick, you really let your son be treated like that?" he asked his friend. "I told him to handle it on his own" Stoick countered. "It doesn't hurt to show a son that his father cares" Tressroot shot back. "Continue Ripper" he said.

"We told him about our lives and how we ended up here, and he said we could stay. Then he told us there was a dragon problem they had, and it was Bladewing. We went out to try and tame him and with some interruption..." he said looking at Heather who merely looked away blushing. "...we were finally able to gain is trust and he followed us here. The village were amazed at what he had done and Treeroot offered us a home and work here at the forge and we never left" Ripper explained.

"Wait, if you and Hiccup came here together, then where is he?" Astrid asked. They then all saw Ripper's facial expression change to one of sadness. "It's all my fault he said. "No it's not Ripper" Heather said lifting his chin up. "He's not...he's not dead is he?" Stoick asked, with concern in his eyes. "No he's not...not that I know of" Ripper said. "What's that supposed to mean?" Fishlegs asked.

"Well..."

One Year Ago - Ripper's POV

"Hey Hiccup, can you do me a favour?" I asked walking into the forge. He was working on some weapons that the chief had asked him to. "Yeah Rip, what do you need?" he asked, stopping his work turning around. I wasn't sure how to ask this, because I didn't know how he would react. "Well...I need help w-with...this..." I said and handed him a piece of paper. I immediately saw his face drop, but he quickly changed it to one of shock.

"You want me to make these?" he asked showing me the paper. On the paper were two rings with details on what each part should be. "Yeah, the ring itself should be gold and in the middle, I'm planning to have a have a diamond and one of Bladewing's dragon scales fused together" I explained. He looked over the paper about ten times I believe. "The only problem I see is that a diamond is not easily melted...but other than that, it looks magnificent" he said. I smiled, thanking him for his complement. I had been working on the design of the ring for over a week.

"I presume you have the gold and diamonds to make this ring?" he asked setting the paper on a workbench. "Yeah, I saved up enough money and paid trader Johann a handsome price for them" I said. He told me he went through a lot of trouble to get it, but I was thankful for him. "I can't believe he's kept this word this long" I heard Hiccup say. "Well he did say that it's thank to us business has improved significantly when he comes to this village" I said. It had rocketed in the last two years.

"What do you say we get started on it right now?" he asked and I pulled out the cloth that held the gold and diamond and brought some of Bladewing's scales as well. We made a mould of the ring in no time and we melted the gold and poured it in the mould and gave it time to harden. In the meantime, Hiccup decided to melt the scales and apply that to the diamond, so that it will appear the diamond is a rare green kind. The scales took a long time to melt, but Hiccup said the diamonds would have taken a longer time.

As soon as the scales were a nice shiny green liquid, we dipped the two small diamonds in it and when we took them out, they were perfectly coated in the green liquid, so nice that the usual traits of a diamond were still there but, it was green. Usually people might think it's an emerald, but the diamond traits remained that that claim could be acquitted.

"Wow Hiccup, you did an incredible job, thank you so much" I said patting him on the shoulder. "Yeah no problem" he said, but there was a problem. His tone...I don't think I ever heard him this sad before. And I could've sworn I saw a tear run down his cheek but he made no attempt to hide it. "Hiccup...what's wrong?" I asked, facing him. "Nothing...Rip...let's just get back to...to the ring...yeah that's it" he said and went to see of the gold had frozen and were in shape now.

"Hiccup" I said in a more serious tone. "Tell me what's wrong" I said again. "All of it" he meekly answered. "What?" I asked, not understanding the angle he was coming from. He didn't answer but when I looked back at when he saw the designs and his attitude now. "It's my marriage isn't it" I asked. He turned around and I could see his eyes brimming with tears. I had never seen him so sad in a long time.

"Hiccup...I won't marry her if it's gonna make you feel...like this" I said gesturing to all of him. His stance had gone wonky, he was about to cry and I knew the reason why. "No Ripper, you love her and she loves you...I do believe it's time you two...tied the knot" he said, wiping away at his eyes before he really broke down. "Hiccup, I don't want to see you this..." I started but was cut off.

"Ripper, I know how much you love her and you two would make a perfect couple, just come back tomorrow and the rings will be ready" he said turning around and focusing on the now completed rings. All he had to do was add the diamonds. "Ok, but please talk to me" I said and I walked out.

Hiccup's POV

I can't believe my best friend is getting married. When he showed me his designs I was excited for him but...something inside me broke and know he knew it as well. He was getting married and soon he'd have to devote his life to Heather. That's the thing that got me...it'll be weird for me because...the girl I love or loved...ratted me out four years ago.

After Ripper left I got a chance to go over my thoughts. I was happy for Ripper, extremely happy, but part of myself couldn't accept that he had found love and I didn't. He knew why I was sad but he didn't bring it up. I was thankful for that. I didn't want him to worry about me. Maybe you would think it's stupid, being jealous of your best friend who had found his match and was getting married. Don't get me wrong, I am excited...but I wish I was in his shoes getting married, finding the right girl.

There are a few other girls here...but none of them are my type. I don't even know if I'll ever find her, the right one for me. I knew that part of me wouldn't be able to keep seeing Ripper and Heather happy. I'm guessing that's my jealous part talking. He would be waking up in a bed next to someone he loves for the rest of his life now, and he'll also have responsibilities now as well. I can't stay here. That's why I am going to leave.

The Wedding Day - Ripper's POV

Everyone had gathered for the wedding. It was another traditional Viking wedding. Everyone knew Heather and now since we had four years to know people on the island, everyone on the island knew me and Hiccup. I was dressed in the traditional groom's clothing and was wearing my Viking helmet and Heather looked absolutely gorgeous. She had a nice white dress, her cheeks were red, from some makeup and she was wearing a gold circlet on her head as her bridal crown. Her mother looked on with pride for her daughter, that she was getting married. Hiccup was also there with Toothless, smiling because he was happy for me...but I knew part of him hurt on the inside...badly...and I knew what he was planning to do.

We exchanged our vows and we slipped the rings on each other. There was cheering and clapping when we locked lips and Bladewing let go of some white flowers above us. She held my hand as we walked to our house and I drove in the sword I made for us into the wooden beam, and it went in without trouble, indicating that we would have a good life together. We then walked to the Hall and she didn't trip when he reached the top, another good sign that the marriage would be a success. She served me the mead and said her vows of how she would serve me and all that. Hiccup slipped out early during the celebrations and I knew he was getting ready .

When the celebrations had stopped, it came to the final step of the marriage, the consummation of the bride and groom. We were walking to our house with the remaining guests behind us when we heard a noise coming from behind a bush. When we looked over we saw Hiccup strapping some supplies to Toothless and he was startled when he saw us.

"You're leaving?" Heather asked, and everyone behind us looked on with sadness and hoping he wouldn't. "Yeah, I'm leaving" he replied, sadness evident in his voice. "But why? You have a life here now" Treeroot said. He didn't want Hiccup, who had become more than a friend to Treeroot, he became family. "Don't get this the wrong way...but I won't be able to stand seeing Ripper and Heather together" he said looking at all of us.

They all looked at him confused but I knew why. "It's about her isn't it?" I asked, and he nodded solemnly. "Then you understand why I have to do this right?" he asked getting onto Toothless. "I do...but that doesn't mean I won't hate you for doing that" I said with a slight smile. He also smiled. Toothless spread his wings and took off into the air that he was hovering above us. "Have a wonderful life you two" he said as he waved at all us. "Take care Hiccup...visit soon" I yelled as I had one hand wrapped around Heather's waist and the other one was waving. She was also waving him goodbye. And with a quick flap of his wings and a barrel roll Hiccup was flying off into the sunset that was cresting over the horizon.

We all stared for sometime, watching the black dragon and his rider fly off, before me and Heather went inside our house to start our new life...together...something that Hiccup won't feel for some time.

Hiccup's POV

"You know I can't stay there right bud" I asked him. "I know Hiccup, and don't worry...we'll always be with each other...friends till the end" he heard his dragon say to him. I took one last look at the island that had been my home for four years. It was my love for...her...that drove me away. I couldn't face it, and here I am running away again. This time, I'm going to go where no human can find me, and with a quick burst of speed, Toothless disappeared over the clouds, never to be seen again.

Present Time - Normal POV

"So that's it...the last time any of us saw Hiccup" Ripper said. Everyone from Berk stared at disbelief. "What do you mean he left because of 'her'?" Ruff asked. Ripper didn't answer...he just looked at Astrid and she looked away when she did. "We've got to search for him" Gobber said. "Why should we, the weakling just ran again!" Snotlout yelled. "Yeah, he's not worth our trouble" Tuff said backing his friend up.

"You won't find him anyway" Ripper said, stopping the argument. "And why wouldn't we?" Astrid asked. "Because four months after he left, I went on Bladewing to search for him. I covered a 100 mile radius, asking villagers about him. They had stories about a young man coming on a Night Fury and helping them with their dragon problems and stories of him defeating the Outcasts in many battles. I followed up on all the leads but they led me nowhere...I spent three weeks searching for him until I convinced myself he didn't want to be found" he explained.

"But there has to be someway we can find him" Astrid said. Ripper and everyone else was surprised that she's the one who said it. Ripper then felt Bladewing nudge him. "I think I know where he might be" he said. "Really where?" he asked. Everyone now looked at Ripper thinking he was crazy talking to a dragon...except for Heather and her father.

"Why are you talking to your pet?" Snotlout asked to which Bladewing made a false lunge at him making fall out of his seat. "If he makes one more witty comment, I swear I'm going to rip limb from limb" Bladewing said. "Calm down and don't care about that idiot" Ripper said looking at Snotlout taking his seat again. "I remember the dragons that stopped over here a few days ago said they came from this land about 90 miles away in the mountains of the continent and said that there was a human living among them and he rode a Night Fury" Bladewing said. "What!? That's got to be him!" Ripper exclaimed standing up.

"What did your dragon tell you?" Fishlegs asked. "The possible location where Hiccup might be staying" he answered but then his face fell. "I can't go get him because of my work here" he said, sad that he couldn't go check on his friend. "Then we'll go" Astrid said.

"That's not going to be possible. Tell the blonde one that the land is only accessible by dragons" Bladewing said. "Yeah...one problem, the land is only accessible by dragons, and Bladewing just told me" Ripper said. Stoick, Gobber and Astrid's facial expression fell after he said that. "Well you have a dragon, can't you go and get him?" Astrid asked, in fact pleaded by the sound of her voice.

"For what so you can take him back to Berk and trial him...besides, I can't go get him...I'm needed here 24/7" Ripper said. If not for his work in the village, he would be up in the air now heading to the supposed place.

"We are not going to trial him, we just want to know if he's safe and alive" Gobber said. "Since when did you people care about his safety and well-being...and last time I remember, we're both branded as traitors to Berk" he said getting up now and Heather held his hand, trying to calm him. "Stoick, what do you want to do?" Treeroot asked. The final decision should be left with the father of the person after all.

"Astrid, I want you to go search for Hiccup and bring him back" he said. "What!?" all the teens yelled. "Why me?" she asked.

"Because you're the best tracker out of us all and we all can't travel by dragon there. We'll stay here until you come back with my son" Stoick said the last part rather softly. Guess it's been a while since he called Hiccup son. "There is no way I am going to ride a dragon" she said putting her hands up.

"That's good because Bladewing isn't going anywhere. He's also become a necessity in the village. We need him for muscle, he helps with the fishing and he deals with pests such as wild boars around here, so he's not going anywhere" Ripper answered. "Then how am I supposed to go near the place first?" Astrid asked. She wasn't going to swim all the way there. "One of my ships is heading on a trading meet to some of the villages to the east, the direction you want to go...they can take you aboard and drop you where you want to get off" Treeroot said. "What do you say Astrid?" Stoick asked. She could see the plead in his eyes...he really wanted to see Hiccup again...and in a way...so did she.

"Alright...I'll do it" she answered.