Hiccup's Point of View

(This is the first time that I'm going to use a first person's point of view in my fanfiction so I hope it turns out fine.)

"Arghhhhhh!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as I lay my back on Toothless. He let out a worried purr and averted his eyes on me.

"I'm okay, bud. Don't worry about me." I assured him. "Just worried about Astrid that's all." I added.

Why did I let my frustration get the best of me? How could I shout at her like that? I don't know why I acted like that. Maybe because I was... jealous?  Why would I be jealous of Heather? Maybe because I feel like Astrid chose her over me? Or because she trusted her more than she trusted me?

Jealous or not, I need to find Astrid and clear things up.

"Come on, bud. Let's go find Astrid."

While Toothless and I were up in the air, I caught a glimpse of Astrid's hair in the middle of the forest. Even though it was already dark I know how to distinguish her from everyone. I don't know if it was a natural instinct for me to always find her or maybe I can sense wherever she is. No matter how I do it, I'm just delighted that I am always able to find her.

I ordered Toothless to land near the spot where I saw Astrid. I walked pass some bushes in order to get to her. I was going to call her by name but what I saw and heard made me furious.

"We need to keep this a secret. Don't tell anyone about this, especially Hiccup. I don't know what he's going to do if he finds out everything that I told you." Astrid implored. She said that she didn't tell Heather anything about our secret but what is she talking about with her?

"And what exactly did you tell her?" I asked as I walked towards her slowly.

"Hiccup?" She queried.

"No, I'm Snotlout." I said, sarcasm evident in my voice.

"What are you doing here?" She questioned.

"I believe I asked you a question first." I retorted.

"I'll leave you two alone." I heard Heather said and they nodded at each other.

"Care to explain?" I asked.

"Heather was just trying to calm me down that's all." She explained.

"Oh yeah? Then what's all about that secret that I've heard earlier.

"It's personal Hiccup. I can't tell you but you have to believe me, it doesn't involve anything that has to do with our mission." She reasoned. By the tone of her voice I can tell that she was telling the truth so I believe her. But despite that, I still felt a bit hurt and jealous because she trusted Heather more than me.

"I understand if you feel kind of betrayed Hiccup. I've felt that way to you too the day when we first found Heather washed up in the shore of Berk. It hurts, doesn't it? It hurts because the only person that you trusted fully in this world, trusted another person that he just met and doesn't really know much about." She said cracking up a little.

"Hiccup you have to believe me. I'm your friend. And I won't do anything that's going to be bad on you. But you have to trust me." Those were the last words that escaped her mouth before she left me alone in the woods with Toothless. I don't know but something about the words that she said made me upset.

I thought about everything that she told me earlier. The day when Heather first came into our lives. I remember how suspicious Astrid was when she came. I remember the time that she told me that she saw Heather talking to Savage and to some other Outcasts, but I believed Heather instead, despite of knowing her barely at the moment.

It must have hurt Astrid a lot. And now I know how she feels. It's heartbreaking.

Was this feeling was the same feeling that she felt when I believed another person more than her? Or did it hurt even more? Was she getting back at me? Why do I feel like this towards Astrid? I've always had a crush on her until now but there's something new that I just can't figure out.

I let out a deep sigh before I turn to Toothless. He gave me a soft nudge. "Wanna go for a nice long flight?" I asked. He nodded and gave me his gummy smile. "Ready bud?" He spread his wings and we blasted to the sky in just a few seconds.

I remember the same argument that we had months ago.

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"We're suppose to be a team Astrid, I rely on you." I half shouted at her.

"Hiccup, I know, I wanted to... but... but Heather... she said that it would be better if you didn't know. We were so close in finding out everything about the hunters Hiccup and we can't risk anything."

" I just hope she knows what she's doing."

After that talk in front of the other riders, they all went back to their own huts except for me and Astrid. I ignored her for a whole day that time.

Maybe that's the reason why I'm still not in the mood right now. It was because the time when we fixed everything up we made a promise to each other.

"Hiccup, I'm sorry for everything . Can you please talk to me?" She pleaded.

"I am talking to you." I replied.

"Hiccup, I'm not playing any games." She stated.

"I'm not either." I said.

"Hiccup what do I have to do for you to stop ignoring me? " she asked.

"We'll there is one thing that you can do. You have to promise me that you won't hide something from me again and that you're going to tell me everything okay?" I proposed as I lift my pointer finger in the air. Secons later she touched it with her pointer finger too.
"Okay, I promise. Thank you so, so much Hiccup." She said and eveloped me into a hug.

(I know they didn't promise anything in this picture but try to picture it with something that looks like this.)

"You would've done the same for me." I replied.

We smiled at each other and took off our dragons risinginto the wonderful blue sky.

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Toothless and I circled around the Edge and since we have nothing to do in the mean time, we also patrol the whole island. "Come on bud, we still have a job to do." I said once we're done with our patrol duty.

Toothless and I headed near the hidden cave where Astrid and I are secretly meeting for the mission. I looked around before entering and I nodded at Toothless as a sign for him to go to the nearby lake which serves as an entrance for him since only people or should I say thin people can enter through the small opening of the cave if not you'll have to go and swim on the lake and find the big whole that leads to the cave.

I went through the opening and I arrange the hanging vines before putting a medium size rock to close it. I continue walking for a couple of seconds and I stopped when I saw Astrid laying on the ground beside Stormfly, who was also sleeping just like her divine rider.

Astrid was laying on her side, her arms under her head placed on top of each other and her legs were positioned gracefully just like her arms. She looks beautiful.

Suddenly a splash was heard. It was Toothless. He just came from the lake. I put my pointer finger in front of my mouth and signaled him to be quiet, "Shhhhhh..." I whispered. He understood and he approached me slowly careful not to make any noise.

As I came closer to Astrid, I noticed something. Astrid's face seems wet. That's when I saw her tearstained cheeks. "Has she been crying?" I thought to myself.

Without hesitation, I kneeled down beside her and caressed her face with my hands to wipe her face. She stirred up a little but she was still asleep. Usually, Astrid would wake up immediately if she heard any noise even if it's the softest sound you could hear, she'll be able to hear it. I'm surprised that she was still asleep until now.

Astrid only acts like this when she's upset or stressed-out. I suddenly feel guilty. "I'm sorry Astrid." The words escaped my mouth without me knowing about. "I didn't mean to upset you. Don't worry, I'm not mad at you. I could never be mad at you. I guess I was just jealous... because of Heather. It felt like you chose her over me. But it's okay if you do, I just wanted you to be happy and if you're happy, I'm happy. Just please... please Astrid... don't be like this. I hate seeing you upset... especially if it's because of me." I said and I felt a tear rolled down my cheeks as I finished the last few words.

I stood up slowly and walked towards Toothless who was now sleeping. I opened his saddle bag and got two blankets. I put one on top of Astrid's body, to cover her up and to keep her warm from the cold. Then, I place the other blanket next to her and I settled beside her.

I rested my head on top of my arms, looking at the stars. It's beautiful. It reminded me of the first flight that Astrid and I had together. I turned to my side to face her. Her beautiful face was facing me.

I then remember the moment when she has the 'Scourge of Odin'. I almost lost her. And I realize that I have to cherish each and every moment that we'll be sharing together. I'm not going to let these little arguments separate us together. I finally figure out why I acted like this...

Why I was worried about her...
Why I was jealous of the people that she trusts more than me...
Why I have the instincts to find her wherever she is...
And why I'm contented by seeing her happy. It was because...

I, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, love the Fearless Astrid Hofferson. I'm in love with Astrid.

I am so sorry for this very late update. I was suppose to update last week but I didn't finish this chapter in time because I worked on many projects and events that our class are going to have. Please forgive me... :(

To make it up to you guys, I made this chapter a little bit longer. I hope you guys like and enjoy reading it.

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