HICCUPS POV
I woke from my peaceful slumber, to a dark room, the cold surrounding me drove shivers up my spine, the pain set in in an instant, the pain in my head felt like a bludgeon, the dryness and soreness of my throat, like a desert . The aching of my limbs as I pulled myself up to try and stand.

I groaned as my vision blacked from the sudden movement, and I was dizzy from the blood rush. I stumbled to the cell door.

There was one guard there, asleep, he had keys wow this is going to be too easy i thought as I placed my hand down to my side preparing to grab them.

Just as I was about to the door swung open revealing: my father, Astrid, and the gang walking in heads down.

I pulled my hand back and jumped backwards away from the door, sitting on the small, splintery wood platform they call a bed, awaiting their arrival.

The guard woke and looked at I'm guessing stoick, he nodded towards me, and I heard feet scramble, the gang was standing at my door, I smiled A fake smile and stood "well nice of you all to join me." I said sarcastically.

The twins rushed forward "THAT WAS AWESOME." They yelled in unison, I sighed "what the part I hurt my girlfriend or the part where I murdered a man in cold blood?" I said in sarcasm, "BOTH" they yelled, Astrid punched them, she looked to the guard, whose face turned to fear, as he gave her the keys reluctantly, she opened the door and walked to me, I looked away in shame I don't deserve her.

She grabbed my arm in an attempt to get my attention, I looked slightly up to meet her gaze, her caring eyes warming my cold, tense body, but the busted lip brought the chills back. "Hiccup please look at me?" She pleaded softly, I oblige and once again meet her gaze. "I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me." I apologized, she pulled my hand up in front of her, holding it gently, I looked at it.

The pale skin bright in the dark cell, the cold making the fingers twitch at its merciless touch, the cuts and bruises spotting all over my arm, like a blank canvas full of splotches of paint. I looked to astrid and she smiled, like a beacon, my beacon I thought warmly.

She let go of my hand, I placed it down on to her hips, the same with the other, she blushed, I leaned in closer to her, she had to tiptoe a little to get closer, but she did regardless, my lips met hers in a soft tender kiss, she wrapped her arms around my neck, as I deepened the kiss, the world melting away around us, it was only her she is my world, I'll do anything to protect her.

Reluctantly we pulled away before placing our foreheads together. I could hear Fishlegs fangirling at the door, and snotlout groaning, I turned to him, my left hand still holding Astrid. "Are you jealous?" I asked him jokingly "no I just think I should be with her!" He snapped "that's jealousy Snotlout." I told him matter of factly as he approached.

"Your lucky I don't want to go to jail, otherwise I'd beat you to a pulp here." He huffed "I seriously doubt that snot." I teased as Astrid chuckled behind me.

Snotlout's face went red with anger. "I mean it! I would beat you!" He yelled as Astrid just laughed as I smiled smugly at the small fighter, he huffed and stepped closer, the look of fury and embarrassment mixed in his eyes, I met his eyes and give a toothy snarl, reminding him of my state making the others shutter "snot get out of there, he'll destroy you." Fishlegs whisper yelled to snotlout "I'm not scared of the pup!" Snot replied even though his eyes betrayed his words.

I balled my fists up and showed my fangs, Snotlout balled his fists up and brought them up in a sloppy guard pose.

He threw a punch but I caught it, twisting his arm, he groaned in pain and threw the other hand in a pathetic attempt to get me to release him, I caught that one too and threw him over me, he landed with a thump on the cold stone floor, he yelled as he landed badly on his arm, it must've either dislocated or I broke it. I did throw him hard.

The twins yelled in excitement and joy at the short yet painful fight for Snotlout, as Fishlegs went to examine the injured Viking, Astrid just looked smug as if saying told ya snot, I probably had the same look.

I sighed "okay why did you guys come here be honest, you bailing me out or just visiting?" I ask them all, Astrid looked behind me probably at stoick, I turned and say my father, his face conflicted "okay I murdered a guy, but he attacked me first." I told him "but you.... *cough cough* y know before that." He replied and I nodded feeling suddenly guilty and sad "but that means that's the only real crime right?" I asked after a few moments of silence "how much longer will I be in here?" I asked knowing he won't let me out "Well the proper amount would be a week but you were drunk so it isn't your fault I suppose." He thought out loud, I rubbed the back of my neck subconsciously knowing that wasn't the whole story "three days." He spoke after more thought, I nodded seems reasonable

The guard grabbed snotlout's unconscious body and dragged it out as the twins walked out talking about how I could've beat snotlout to death. Astrid though stayed behind. "Astrid? You coming?" Fishlegs asked her "could I stay? Y'know with him? For the night?" She asked while looking to the floor. My father stood in silence then whispered to the guard. "Are you sure lass?" He asked with a voice full of confusion and worry, she nodded, he just sighed and shut the door and locked it "we'll make sure to bring better food for you, Astrid" he spoke softly before walking off with the others.

I sat down and she sat with me in the darkness, but it got brighter, the guard murmuring at the growing light, it was green. "OH MY GODS, ANOTHER SIGN!" Astrid exclaimed as she shot back away from me "bet you dont want to be here anymore huh?" I asked slightly hurt at her being afraid of me, then again she has every reason to be.

The green torches brightening the dark will make it hard to sleep and even harder to look at people.

I lied down on the splintery platform and tried to relax, I had a million thoughts racing threw my mind as I tried to go to sleep. What will happen? Who will I hurt next? How will Astrid feel about me when I go? That I didn't want to know.

She hadn't even laid down to sleep, she was just looking at me, curled up oddly on the wood platform, she was just starring at me it was weird. I sat up and looked right in the eyes, the green light making her jump "do I disturb you Astrid?" I asked sarcastically "I just don't know what happens next, so I suppose so." She spoke quietly. So I do scare her, I could use this as a way to get out of here! No no don't think like that! I love her she's not a tool! A new voice echoed in my head as I battled to not succumb to its beckoning.

I motioned for her to sit down, she hesitated but she came to eventually. We sat and thought "your afraid I'll hurt you again right?" I asked, she nodded sharply. I got closer to her this is your chance! Take her! The dark voice screamed at me but I pushed it away, holding her as she tensed "I'm sorry I know your scared I am too, but you need to trust me, it's just for tonight, you need rest." I tried to persuade her, she yawned then nodded, gingerly placing her head on my lap.

Do it, take her! I'd be so easy! It screamed, I shook my head, then leaned back on the stone wall. Closing my bright eyes to welcome sleep.

ASTRIDS POV

It was dark, an endless void of black, bleak, darkness, no light, no nothing.

Suddenly a blast of light erupted, consuming the dark, making it into a familiar world, berk.

I was in the plaza, the busy plaza, Vikings running around buying food, chasing children, brushing their dragons.

I smiled at the sight of the town I called home, and the people I called my friends. I looked and saw the gang talking, about what I don't know, so I walked over.

But with each step though the world got darker, and darker, everyone looked scared, not of me, but what?!

I turned to the great hall, the doors wide open as the world turned blacker, the afternoon sky, going a starless night.

A tall, large figure lumbers out of the hall. Screams erupting through the village, a roar piercing the sky. It races down the steps tearing the men brave enough to face it apart.

It's bright green eyes lighting its path, those eyes! Is that Hiccup?! What is he doing?!

The beast arrives at the plaza, the gang rushes to attack it regardless of my warnings. I can only watch is he mercilessly tears them apart, and all I could do was scream, and curse the beast.

It's features bloodied as well as everything around it but me. I grabbed my axe as its green gaze came to me.

"STAY BACK!" I screamed at the beast as it approached me, it was laughing, at my tears and my sorrow, it's claws and jagged fangs soaked in the blood of dragons, friends, family, soon my own.

I could not run I could only cry, what hope was there to fight, it killed the chief what chance do I stand against such a vicious, savage yet skillful beast.

It stopped inches away from my frozen body, the green torches burning threw me. "W-who are y-you?" I stammered with fear

It growled low before replying "you already know, Astrid" he growls "you know, but you don't want to believe, well how can you deny? THIS?!" He roared

It was Hiccup

"Why?" Was all I could cry "why? Why?!" He growled before kicking me to the bloodied dirt "YOU DID THIS! YOU COULD NOT GET OVER YOUR LITTLE PROBLEMS AND NOW THIS!! YOU DID THIS!" Hiccup roared holding his arms out, motioning to the chaos around us as I cried at the truthful words.

I raked at the dirt at his feet, mixing the blood with salt as I was wracked with tears "H-hiccup I-I'm s-so-sorry" I sobbed "I DONT WANT YOUR TEARS!" He roared as he grabbed my by the hair raising me to face his piercing gaze "I. WANT. YOUR. BLOOD!" He roared as it went black
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I shot up slamming my head into hiccups jaw sending him up into a flurry of panic and pain, I was crying fresh hot tears as I kneeled on the platform.

"WHAT IN THE GODS HAPPENED?" He yelled as he held his bloody nose, his bright green eyes bringing back full the whole dream, I got up and ran to the corner keeping my distance from him cause Odin help me I was terrified.

"Astrid?" He mumbled causing me to shutter "what happened?" He continued "stay back beast." I mumbled. His face turned to that of sorrow "a-astrid what did I do? It was a dream." He spoke softly as he neared me, flashes of the dream came as he stepped nearer "STAY BACK!" I spoke sternly as he halts "Astrid." He mumbled "GO BACK!" I continued as the visions flooded back, replacing reality with its own sick twisted version.

But he didn't go back, he walked to me as I shuttered at the memories extreme similarity to the present "hiccup please don't hurt me." I spoke pleadingly as he neared.

His eyes shining, but he did not laugh, or snarl, he placed his hand on my cheek tenderly, and the other on my waist, I tensed at the touch "Astrid please, tell me what happened." He pleaded as I sobbed, he gently pulled me to the platform and sat, I burrowed my face into his chest crying fresh tears as he stroked my hair and soothed me until I was calm.

"Astrid, what happened in your dream?" He ask again, I let out a few shaky breaths before beginning: "it was dark at first, total darkness, but then I was in the plaza everyone was happy, the usual chores and prancing dragons." I smiled as he smiled with me, but then my smiled faded remembering the rest of the dream. " but then it got darker and the sky's turned red, the great hall doors opened and you came out." I spoke with fear as his eyes glossed over in fear as well "you slaughtered every man, woman, child, dragon, that were in your way or in sight." I continued as tears threatened to fall from my eyes, his breathing was hitched "y-you killed t-the gang Hiccup." I stuttered as tears silently fell "then you saw me..." I continued, Hiccup held me tightly waiting for me to continue "I cried, I begged, you shamed me for being weak, saying it was my fault, that I made you that way." I explained in tears "I begged for mercy, I was weak, but you didn't accept, you grabbed me by the hair, hauling me up to face you and you said 'you didn't want my tears, you wanted my blood.' And then it was over." I finished

He made me look at him, his eyes were glossy, a face of fear and sorrow plastered instead of the confident and happy one I'm so used to
"I- I did all t-that?" He stuttered to himself in disbelief, "I-I was full form?" He asked me in fear, yet what sounded like curiosity "yes, you had gray, brown tipped fur, bright green eyes, yet no mark." I explained as he held me close, his hot breath scaling my neck, tears dropping unto my pale skin, I look up to meet his gaze once more.

"Hiccup? Are you okay?" I ask, not being able to see his face, he turned away from me. "Why do you still love me? After all the shit I've done to you?" He asked emotionless "Hiccup I love you for you, your caring, confident, natural born leader self. Don't ever doubt that." I held myself up to see him "but I'm not that Hiccup anymore, I'm changed Astrid, I'm not caring anymore I'm selfish and brutal and Thor forbid confidence." He held my arms and looked at me with bright green eyes "No Hiccup that was the mead, and this panic of mine was a dream, it's okay, we'll talk to gothi when you get out and we can get a ingredients for the cure, this will be over soon." I tried to comfort him further.

"You don't get it, I'm hearing a voice Astrid, a dark, manipulative, voice. It tells me to hurt you, it's doing it now, and I could do it, but I'm fighting just to deny it Astrid, I'm not the Hiccup you knew, nor will I ever be again, your not safe, you need to go before I snap... please." My heart snapped in two as he confessed, tears coming down yet again as I stood and walk backwards to the corner.

He could've killed me! he's trying to fight it but it's getting harder for him to, but how am I going to get out of here, how are we going to be able to get him to gothi's in three days if in three days he might've snapped?! I can't be here! I love him but he's going to kill me!

I turned to the cell door, the guard was asleep, deep sleep. I quickly grabbed the keys and unlocked the door, slipped out, put the keys back after shutting and locking the door, and looked back at hiccup.

He was clenching his fists, murmuring to himself. It didn't know what he was saying but he looked almost insane, I didn't want to stick around to see what would happen if he snapped, so I turned tail and ran, out the door, and into the night.