Prologue

Hey thanks for deciding to give this story a shot it is my first ever try at writing a story outside of school. I would love to hear what you guys think about each chapter, and I plan to update at least once a week (Warning: Updates be postponed due to busy schedule or writers block). Also this story includes some details and characters from the series and some others fan fiction stories as well (If you notice the ones from other stories then please don't keep pointing them out. I do not admit to completely copying the ideas as that these ideas are repeated throughout a lot of HTTYD fan fiction, the ideas are just so good or well used in previous stories that I decided to alter them and use them in this story, I also congratulate you on reading fantastic stories hopefully this will be one you enjoy.) So kick back relax and enjoy the reading.

P.S. I don't mind if reviews are good or bad I want to hear your guys' thoughts and suggestions. Also I do not own HTTYD at all.

(1 year after the defeat of the Red Death. I assumed Hiccup and the gang were all around the age of 15 in the movie so that's what I'm going with.)

Hiccup sat atop his mighty and powerful, but also currently depressed best friend, Toothless, as they soared through the blistering wind as they circled the island of Berk. It was early in the morning and the sun wasn't even close to coming up yet so Hiccup would probably be feeling a mix of excitement and sadness if he wasn't so tired. Today was a very important day, before he had killed the Red Death, Hiccup had not once been thought as a possibility for next inline as chief, but thanks to his now called 'Hero-Status' he was instantly nominated for the position by the council of elders.

And this was the reason for his excitement. The reason he was feeling upset was because of the 2 beings in his presence right now. Obviously one was Toothless, his first true friend, and the other was probably the most important person in his life, as that status was only fought for by Toothless and her. Astrid Hofferson. As she clung to his waist during the flight he couldn't help but think about how much more a part of his life she had become since the encounter that fateful day with the monstrous queen dragon.

She had only let him out of her sight to sleep at night due to the fact that her mother had forbidden her from spending the night in Hiccup's room after he recovered from his unconscious state. It had become obvious to everybody, but Hiccup that she had feelings for him; she had begun to wonder if he would ever catch on to her true feelings. She didn't understand how, but her rough Viking exterior always seemed to fade away around him, nevertheless she always wanted to be around him for reasons only known to her. Though it was never said before by anyone she liked to think that she and Hiccup were technically considered dating, but she would never tell anyone that. But still every day she would appear at his front door in morning to greet him usually around breakfast time with a caring and happy smile.

This day however was different. Because he was nominated to be next in line for chiefdom he must go to train and learn how to be a good chief. This was done by taking all the nominees, which also included Snotlout, Fishlegs, and even Tuffnut, to a far off island where they would be trained by none other than Gobber himself. Gobber was the perfect choice to train the boys because he was second in command of the village and him going would leave Stoick able to stay and protect the village. The amount of time the training would last would be decided by the trainer, and this was what caused Hiccup's sadness, because to make sure everything was fair the nominees were only allowed to take with them only what they could carry which meant no dragons or technically considered girlfriends. The training usually lasted from 1 to 2 years, even worse some nominees never returned! But now was not the time for such fears, Astrid was in a much more fearful state right now and she needed his full attention when they landed.

As Toothless touched down on the cliff that overlooked the harbor below Hiccup could see the ship that he was to depart on was almost done being loaded. He unclipped his prosthetic and slid down off of Toothless without a word and then proceeded to assist Astrid off as well. Usually the mighty Astrid Hofferson would never allow anyone to help her with anything, but for now she gladly accepted the small token of kindness. She now stood before him he only slightly taller than her, he had grown a little, but this was only noticed by the two in these situations of awkward silence.

She looked into his dark green eyes and began to cry as she broke down in front of him, he caught her in his arms as she fell to her knees. They sat there together as she cried into his shoulder as he held her in a tight embrace, and they stayed like that for what seemed like forever until Hiccup broke the silence which was strange for his usual shy attitude around her. "Astrid everything is going to be alright I promise"

She suddenly stopped crying and looked into his eyes. "How do you know." She spoke softly as she wiped a single tear from her face.

Hiccup didn't know how to respond to this so he stood there looking into her still watering eyes as he tried to think of something to say. When nothing came to him another idea slowly came into his mind. He hesitantly leaned closer and closer to her, and she instantly knew what he was about to do and was surprised. In the year since the war with dragons had ended he had never made the first move in these very rare situations of them showing the desire to be more than friends. She gladly leaned in the rest of the way and they met with a very short, but passionate kiss.

After the kiss ended he began to speak, but Astrid put a finger to his mouth and said, "Just promise me you will come back okay." All Hiccup could do was nod.

He then took her face into his hands and fully leaned in to kiss her again as he heard Gobber calling him to the ship. He began to pull away when he stopped to look into her eyes. Another tear was rolling down her cheek and he wiped it away with his thumb, and embraced her once more and whispered into her ear, "I promise."

He then walked down the long path down the cliff side as she watched him go, she saw him turn to look at her one last time as he stepped onto the plank leading to the ship as Gobber followed behind him. Just as the ship lowered its sails the sun began to peek out on the horizon its bright rays reflecting off the vast sea. And ever slowly she watched as the ship sailed away with the boy she was crazy about, carrying him farther and farther away from her.

Well that's the first chapter so what did you think? Let me know what you think as soon as possible. I hope to have the next chapter up by tomorrow at the latest or maybe in an hour or so because I feel really good about my writing so far. Sorry if it was too short or too long like I said I'm new to this, and I really hope to get better. The next chapter will start on the day of the ships return.