HICCUP'S POV

Not much has changed since I was out, other than how for some reason they missed me for those days, and their attitude was poor, but I plan to fix that.

Astrid and I were walking down the plaza as everyone stared at me with relieved and amazed eyes. They came in crowds asking questions, and sharing stories about what's been happening while I was gone, although it was boring and over all not very intriguing. All the less we laughed and talked, Ive forgotten what's it's like to be around people, part of me misses the void of no contact. Being on my own, no stress, no worries. But it was fine.

We walked down the roads and the crowds got less, we got further from the village and closer to the woods.

We walk through the woods to the cove with our hands clasped tightly, the moon shone brightly as my eyes fixed on its bright light like a beacon, I was so focused on it I didn't see the tree I was about to run into, I slammed into it with a groan and fell on my ass, Astrid started laughing as I rubbed my forehead in pain.

"What were you distracted on that made you not see that tree?" She asked after finally calming down, I thought more on the moon "it was the moon." I replied as she gave a confused expression "I'm like a moth to a flame for it, it's calling me almost." I continued as her look twisted into concern "well um alright weirdo." She chuckled, yet it was laced with worry.

We continued our walk, I tried not to look at the moon, I was hard to do considering the light seemingly taunting me.

The trees seceded into a beautiful pale moon-lit cove, a sense of nostalgia and awe washes over me.

We go and sit on a rock next to the lake facing the moon, her hand laced with mine, I held my breath as something in me clicked. She rested her head on my shoulder and I let out my breath.

"Y'know how lonely I felt when you were away?" She asked me as I stared at the moon "no m'lady I do not." I replied as she laughed lightly "I missed you so much that I actually talked to snotlout!" She laughed as I laughed with her "I couldn't even remember anything, I didn't know who you were but I heard you crying." I added as she sighed "that must've been awful." I chuckled lightly thinking about it "yeah, it was an empty void, I didn't know who anyone was, I couldn't move, I couldn't remember." I explained as she looked at me with concern "y-you heard me?" She stammered as I nodded "it made me sad, even if I didn't know who you were, I wanted to hold you and make you feel happy." I added as she blushed.

We sat in silence and looked at the moon, we looked at the trees and how they swayed in the wind, and the water and it's pale, reflected light of the moon, I could see her looking at me, with joy and content, I smiled at her and she smiled back. Her expression changed and she looked at my face, "is there something in my teeth?" I asked jokingly but she shook her head "no, it IS your teeth."

ASTRIDS POV
I smiled as hiccup and I stared at the moon, he was so into it, he said earlier that it was 'calling to him' that sounds kinda like a sign that Fishlegs mentioned regarding the whole 'lycanwolf transformation' so that was not great, but maybe it was just a coincidence.

I looked at him, his freckles, his rustled and braided hair, his bright forest green eyes.

I was so happy he was back, I missed those eyes, his warmth, how he was so kind and caring. He suddenly turned and smiled at me and that smile, that goofy lopsided smile.

I looked down a bit and smiled back

I looked up to see the same warm features, but something was off. His teeth, they're practically fangs! On the bottom and top, they're huge fangs! Oh gods, oh gods, it's a sign!

Little did I know my looks showed my emotions, I looked mortified "is there something in my teeth?" He asked me "no, it IS your teeth." I replied quietly as he touched his k-9s and looked scared as well "a-astrid I-is this a s-sign?" He stammered in fear as I nodded slowly "this should've taken longer!" He continued "but it's been a week and a half since the bite." I said as he put his hands on his head and tussled his hair repeating the same thing under his breath "no, no,no-" over and over again.

How long did fish say we had? Uhhh about...... a month max? Yeah that's it "Hiccup we have three weeks till it goes full form." I told him as he panted in panic "a-astrid this is really bad!" He yelled as I nodded, after a bit a grabbed his wrist and pulled him towards the village "Astrid you can't let the others see this, I'm turning into a monster! I might hurt someone!" He yelled.

I turned and held his cheeks in my hands "Hiccup no, we have three weeks to prevent this so we will use all of them, I know it's scary, but it's not you, you wouldn't hurt anybody unless you had to!" I yelled back as he looked down "Astrid.... I'll lose myself, I won't have a choice." He spoke quietly as I sighed "but if we save you before then-" I was cut off "I'll go, but if I begin to lose it..... I can't let myself stay." He told me as I sighed and then nodded.

I pulled him along to gothi's as he hid his face from view. We were so close to the stairs until the other teens ran up "hey! We've been looking for you two! We heard hiccup is up why didn't you let us see him?!" Fishlegs asked while the others talked to hiccup who tried not to smile, I looked at my feet as Fishlegs waits "we ummm-" I tried to speak "Astrid did you two-" I cut him off as I blushed "NO!" He chuckled in response of my outburst, "we were just visiting the cove for memories and stuff and then he got uhhh sick and now we need to go to gothi's." I lied, or at least partially lied. Hiccup was hiding his face and fish seemed to notice "well can I inspect him, I might be able to help." He offered but I shook my head "I insist." He persisted.

I bite my lip and looked back at hiccup who's look said: he won't stop, we might as well. I nodded and signaled for him to come over. Fishlegs comes over but I put up a hand to stop him "Hiccup open your mouth." I command, he obeys and opens his mouth revealing his fangs.

They all gasped at the sight "OH THOR! LYCANWOLF! RUN!" Snotlout yells as I look at him sternly. The twins were all giddy with excitement, Fishlegs was panicking and flipping through a book for a cure. "OH a cure!...... oh no." He continued as I gave him a questioning look "it requires the saliva of a lycanwolf full form, how are we going to get that?!" I look at hiccup as he sighs "we could go back to fangs, there might be more lycanwolves there." He suggested "I don't know, don't you think that the last time we were there we might've seen at lest another one." I asked him and he nodded "yeah I do think that, but that's the best place to start looking." He answered

"Well I guess since we've figured out our verdict for how we do that, I guess I should ask what you all are doing here." Fishlegs asks me "well hiccup and I were going to gothi to try and confirm the lycanwolf theory." I answered honestly "I can do that." I looked at hiccup as he walked to Fishlegs "okay then please do." His eyes shine with desperation but also determination "okay well since over one and a half weeks the first sign has shone its possible the second will show its self soon." Fishlegs informed us "what are the other signs?" I asked him "well there are two signs that show up almost at the same time, the eyes, they are the same color but shine like a torch in the dark, and the mark, it's like how the wolves know each other, by the special mark only that wolf has." He spoke confidently "well how do we check that?" I asked as I looked at hiccup "well we can wait in the dark till his eyes glow or we just......... checkallaroundhisbodyforthemark." He mumbled the last part as I smiled "I could do that." I looked at hiccup as he blushed but also smirked at me. "GAGH NO! GET A ROOM!" Snotlout yelled as we all laughed

After some time we decided our best chance of finding proof is the eyes, we also decided we all were tired as Hel and that we were going to bed.

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Hiccup and I had began walking home after a few minutes, hiccup was nervous and paranoid, looking around, jumping at even the slightest noises. "Hiccup please calm down your fine." I tried comforting him "Astrid how can I? If word got out about this, there would be a mob at our door ready to impale me with a pitch fork." He yelled clearly exasperated.

We arrived at our home, standing in front of the closed door to the warm fire lit sanctuary. We walked in and looked around at the familiar furniture, as of a year ago my parents were killed by a fire started by a loose dragon who got irritated, or at least that's what I was told, hiccup and some volunteers rebuilt it and I insisted he come live with me, he was flabbergasted and embarrassed but he accepted never the less.

I sat down on the bed looking at the fire, the red hot flames, crackling and licking at the hot coals. I stared off into space until hiccup walked in and brought me back into reality "you okay?" He asked worriedly, I nodded and patted on the section of the bed next to me.

He sat down next to me as I looked into the forest green portals. We sat in silence until he spoke "I'm sorry about all of this." He said laced with guilt "why what did you do? You shouldn't be sorry, I should, I couldn't protect you." My eyes got glossy, he put a hand on my shoulder " hey, hey you didn't do anything wrong, I should've just left with you when we first got there, I got distracted and I let it happen, please don't blame yourself for anything, please." He tried to comfort me and it worked a little but deep down I knew it was me.

He pulled me close to him, I buried my face into his chest releasing shaky breaths of frustration and guilt. He rubbed my shoulder in a show of comfort.

"Now's not the time to worry, let's just get some sleep and talk about it in the morning." He suggested, I nodded and he got off the bed, I grabbed his hand as he tried to walk off and I pulled him back down. "How about you sleep with me tonight." He smiled "don't get any crazy ideas, that's for later." He joked.

I laid down as he cuddled up behind me, pulling the sleeping furs over I grabbed his arms as he held me close to his chest, he kissed my neck then rested his chin on top of my head. I held on to him for dear life, I loved him with all my heart, but I felt that I was losing him to this lycanwolf thing.

"Goodnight m'lady" He spoke quietly

"Goodnight, I love you." I spoke back as we both slipped into the darkness, of the dying fire, and the beckoning slumber of the warmth we gave each other.