Hey, FallenWinterRose, here! I've loved this franchise for so long, that when this story idea came to my head I did my best to actually try writing it! I hope you guys like it, and that it's not too bad for my first attempt at fanfiction!:) Enjoy!


Hiccup brushed himself off and got up from the floor and let out a cry of joy," Whoo! Oh well that really came out of nowhere-"

It was then that the boulder they'd managed to avoid crashing into collapsed and both Hiccup and Toothless turned towards the sound. Toothless growled in dismay as Hiccup simply returned to what he was doing and casually turned his back on the scene. He looked down at his prosthetic and rolled his eyes.

"We, we gotta work on you solo gliding there, bud," he said fiddling with his flying gear and suit," That a locked up tail makes for some pretty sloppy rescue maneuvers, aye?"

He removed his helmet after everything seemed to be in place and then took a good look around them and a small excited smile appeared on his face and he walked forward and gestured to Toothless," Ah, looks like we found another one, bud."

Toothless gave him an annoyed looked and somehow managed to hit him with a rock and he jumped he turned back in dismay. Toothless just turned around almost pouting and stubbornly refused to acknowledge him," Ah, what do you want an apology?"

He just let out an annoyed sound and Hiccup mockingly pouted right back," Is that why you're pouting, Big Baby Boo?"

Toothless once more stubbornly refused to acknowledge him," Well try this on for size!"

He playfully tried to wrestle with Toothless who wasn't having it and instead did his best imitation of a person walking and dangled him over the edge of the cliff they were on and he clung on to Toothless' neck letting out a cry of alarm,"Ah, ah...y-you're right! You win-"

And that was all it took and Toothless fell back and they wrestles playfully," Ah, and it's ugly! Dragons and Vikings- enemies again! Locked in combat to the bitter-"

And then they were quiet. A small noise caught their attention and they turned to it. They looked at each other before Hiccup shrugged and got up," Huh...I could've sworn...nevermind..."

He took out their map, had Toothless help him 'glue' another page, sharpened a pencil, checked his compass, and then scribbled a rough image of what was before him before turning back to Toothless and asked," So, what should we name it?"

Toothless was just scratching his armpit and he nodded shortly and said," Itchy Armpit it is." "What do you reckon, bud, think we might find a few Timberjacks in those wood, the odd Whispering Death or two in the mist? Maybe we'll find another Night Fury...wouldn't that be something..."

He trailed off dejectedly and sighed, he was Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, and the only son of Valka and Stoick the Vast Chief of Berk. The greatest chief in history to date, and who was adamant that he was of course capable of someday filling his shoes, and becoming the next chief of Berk... Life was good, and while Hiccup couldn't complain there were of course the drawbacks of having that looming over his shoulders.

He was restless with all the speeches, the lessons, the shadowing, the meetings, the paperwork, and the running the village. It just wasn't him, it was his Dad, and it would probably never be him...

But then what could be him? He didn't know who he was or what he was doing, but riding Toothless was the closest he'd ever gotten to finding out. He had gone against everything he'd believed in. He met Toothless and his life, and the lives of all of Berk, was changed forever. He'd begun the Berk Riding Academy along with Fishlegs, Snotlout, and the twins, and he had trained as hard as he could to get where he was now.

Flying gave him the freedom to escape reality even if, only for a few stolen moments here and there. And Toothless was amazing, he understood him better than anyone, and would do anything for him, and they were each other's best friend. He wouldn't have changed anything.

But it was never enough, there was always this feeling inside of him. He knew he was not his Father, and he was also not his Mother who for all other casualties aside was a wise and loving woman who was fiercely protective of her family and her village. She knew who she was and she carried out her role flawlessly as the Chief's wife, and everyone loved her.

Hiccup was trying to find himself, and while...as stupid and crazy as it sounded...a small part of him hoped against hope that what he was searching for was somewhere out there just waiting for him to find it.

He sighed tiredly and turned to Toothless who was playing in the grass around him and was about to call out to him when he got the sudden feeling that he was being watched and he looked around him and heard another noise. Toothless must have heard it too because he suddenly stopped playing and instead was at Hiccup's side in an instant.

He got up and looked around trying to discern what was going on when suddenly he turned and saw a blonde girl with a pair of stunning blue eyes the color of the sky on a Summer's day.

His own eyes widened and he stepped forward cautiously and tried to lure her out of hiding," Hey, there...what are you-"

But the next thing he knew was that she gasped in shock and turned and ran in sheer terror. Hiccup should've just left right then and there, but for some reason he couldn't let her go and instead jumped on Toothless and followed her. He could clearly see her running with all her might to get away and, while he could admit that she was pretty fast, she was also no match for a Night Fury.

They stayed out of sight, but followed her until she noticeably tired and probably assumed they were gone. She collapsed to the ground and was noticeably trying to catch her breath after all the running and she nervously fixed her windswept hair and brushed off her pale blue dress and readjusted her brown corset.

...

She gave an annoyed huff and ran a hand through her long blonde curls and said to herself," Well, I've obviously done a fabulous job today, now not only am I a mess, but if Father finds out what almost happened..."

She trailed off and the grim and frightened look on her face sent a chill down Hiccup's spine and he decided to stay concealed for now and oblivious she continued," It's bad enough he's always on my case about staying away from wild animals, but now a stranger?!"

She gave a sarcastic laugh and said," Now all I need is to befriend his dragon...whichever comes first and Father will be sure to disown me... unless of course it eats me before he ever finds out..."

She was Astrid Blubvist and she could almost hear his terrifying voice at this very moment just waiting for her back home as he expressed just how much of a disappointment, embarrassment, and disgrace she was and how easy it would be for him to cast his only daughter out to fend for herself as she was, after all, only Drago Blubvist's adopted daughter.

Her adopted father had taken her in when she was a baby. He'd made sure to tell her how her own mother and father had gone straight to him and demanded he take their insolent daughter because she was a worthless disappointment and no longer wanted her. He'd made it clear that if her own parents hadn't wanted her, and he had been kind enough to take her in, he had no qualms over doing the same as them.

That was not a risk she was willing to take, considering everything Father had told her about The Barbaric Archipelago on his more pleasant days when she hadn't upset him. The Barbaric Archipelago was brutal, sadistic, dangerous, and overrun by savage beasts who roamed the skies at the command of cruel Vikings who wouldn't think twice about harming an innocent young girl.

Astrid understood why he worried and why he warned her, but she couldn't help but be curious. She wasn't one to stay inside for very long and longed to stretch her legs, and find...well anything but housework and cooking to do. Father expected her to be a perfect daughter who would sit still, stay quiet, look pretty, and cook and clean and sew.

She didn't know why he bothered when on more than one occasion he'd made it quite clear that she would never become what he wanted her to. He'd made it quite clear that she was too loud, too pathetic, too intelligent, and too ugly for her own good. And yet, she never gave up. It wasn't in her nature and while she knew it irked her father more than anything, she would do as she was told and do everything necessary before snatching a few stolen moments of freedom roaming the forest which was thankfully mostly free of dragons thanks to Father.

She'd been enjoying herself when she'd heard a loud crash near her and not long after, she heard a deep yet light-hearted voice following the crash. She'd known better than to follow it, but her curiosity got the better of her and she hid amidst the trees and greenery as the young man who didn't appear to be much older than her removed his helmet and appeared to be talking to...the dragon...

They'd seemed almost playful with one another, and when she'd made the careless mistake of stepping of a few stray branches the dragon had immediately come to the young man's aid.

Nothing seemed to add up, and just as she had been lost in her thoughts she'd drawn herself out of them and decided to leave while she could lest they discover her. She must not have been all there because she's made the careless mistake of stepping on more branches, but this time the young man saw her and had addressed her...somewhat kindly, but she hadn't paid him any attention and was out of there as fast as her legs could carry her.

She would be avoiding that area for a while, and decided that the best thing to do would be to forget anything ever happened in the first place. That way, Father would never find out and she would be able to remove the young man's deep green eyes and dark copper hair from her memory forever.

She smiled content and triumphantly before she noticed the sun starting to go down, and gasped," Oh, no! Father is going to be furious!"

She jumped up and ran once more, ignoring the protests coming from her aching legs and lungs. All of her thoughts were on making it home in time to set up dinner and avoid punishment from her father, but all of Hiccup's thoughts were on the mysterious blonde beauty with the expressive eyes and cautious nature.


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