Once upon a time, Hiccup had a best friend and Toothless a mate.
But through his decision to pick Berk and Astrid over them, they lost the girls.
In one world Hiccup and Leandra lived their lives away from each other...yet destiny is a funny thing.
Their first story "To Belong" was just one of endless possibilities and this here is another one.
Will Hiccup and Leandra finally be together?
Or will destiny repeat itself?
Yeah, I'm back with Leandra and Hiccup it's a new version of My War since To Belong ended with Leandra happy in China.
For all of you who liked this ending better, you can ignore this fanfic, for all of you who want Hiccup and Leandra together, this is the right fanfiction!
Prologue
Long ago when he was still a young lad, Hiccup had a best friend.
Her name was Leandra, a foreign girl and outcast like him.
Together they faced their agemate's bullying and the adult's indifference.
Then when he shot down Toothless, Leandra was with him.
She was with him when he freed Toothless.
She was with him when he got to know Toothless.
She was with him when they met Starchaser, Toothless's mate, who became Leandra's bonded dragon.
Along the way...he made a mistake.
It took him a long time to realise it.
As Astrid found out their secret...he could have flown away with Leandra...with the only person who ever loved him as a Hiccup!
Who never demanded he change, because she liked him the way he was.
Sadly he was a stupid 15-year-old boy, still with a crush on Astrid and hope in his heart he could change Berk's mind about dragons, that he run after the blond Viking girl.
And with this simple decision, Leandra walked her own way.
Sure, she helped against the Red Death and stayed till he woke up from the fight...however Leandra left with Starchaser Berk and never returned.
It was like Hiccup had a hole in his heart.
Not a day passed where he didn't look for a sign that she returned.
However, years passed and even Toothless left him.
Hiccup married Astrid and had two kids.
It...it was nice.
It was okay.
This was how it was supposed to be.
Then Ulf returned, from his own world travelling, the grown man and little brother of Leandra and talked with Hiccup.
"She is really happy.", told him Ulf as they drank together a cup of meat. "She married a Chinese woman named Xia and Starchaser stayed with her. Oh, and she has ten adopted kids, six girls and four boys."
"Did she ask about me?", couldn't Hiccup help but ask.
"Yeah...she was happy for you, she didn't say more, only that it was good that you let her go since she is happy with Xia."
With burning eyes, Hiccup drank his cup.
"Yeah, sure, I love the kids and Astrid."
Ulf didn't seem the least convinced but said nothing, just gave him a friendly shoulder pat.
That night, while Astrid and the kids slept, Hiccup looked out one of the windows.
He wondered how this all had to come to this.
He lost both his best friends.
His dragon.
And the girl he realized too late he loved.
His feelings of regret were nearly crushing him.
But what he could do?
Nothing, long ago he took the decision which led to Leandra's departure.
He still remembers the goodbye letter she wrote to him.
Dear Hiccup,
when you read this I'm on my way to Spain.
Other than you, I didn't forget how the people on Berk treated us, I will not play friendly with a bunch of lairs and assholes!
Go live your little perfect Viking Life with little perfect Viking Bride Astrid and make lots of little Viking Babies.
You showed me clearly how I meant nothing to you.
We could have run away together with Starchaser and Toothless, be free from all this, but I guess I didn't know you really.
All the times you cried on my shoulders because your dad was so hard on you and the other bullied you, you seemed to have forgotten.
I didn't and I will never.
I will never forgive them.
Hiccup...you were my shining light in the darkness that was Berk for me.
I love you, like really love you, but I know you will never love me back.
You showed me this clearly.
And I deserve someone who loves me unconditionally.
So this is my goodbye to you.
I will always love you Hiccup and never regret the time we shared.
Forever yours,
Leandra
He had read that little letter so often that it was all crumpled.
She said she would always love him...he had hoped till his wedding day she would come back and sweep him away, yet it didn't happen.
Leandra managed to move on.
She had a wife and children and her dragon and didn't seem to miss him one bit.
Hiccup signed, looking at the stars.
He heard once, that many different worlds existed, built from different discussions they took.
The chief hoped with all his heart that at least one Hiccup and one Leandra stayed together.
He clearly failed.
With another deep sigh, he joined Astrid in bed.
It was time to move on and forget.
Nothing would change.
(*)
The flap of a butterfly's wings can cause a hurricane.
One small decision can change your whole life.
We can never know what the outcome is, but the thought that different realities exist where maybe we are happier can console someone.
Hiccup and Leandra didn't manage to be together in one reality.
But what about another one?
Are they even meant to be?
One thing is clear...in this timeline, the Butterfly Effect will cause more than a hurricane.
It could bring doom or salvation.