"I meant that as a compliment, you know," Ari said as he swung his axe. "What I said, telling you to stop trying to be something you're not." "Yeah?" she asked, "Beacuse that sure sounded like an insult." He grinned. "You're different, Hiccup. But you're also just as stubborn a Viking as the rest of us. That's why I gave up the forge job for you. I looked at you, and I saw myself."
Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 25 - Words: 95,455 - Reviews: 312 - Favs: 624 - Follows: 226 - Updated: 4/15/2013 - Published: 12/3/2012 - Hiccup, Astrid - Complete