-Astrid-

I had left Berk about two days ago.

My arm was still aching, but it felt better after Gothi gave me my arm support.

It was really annoying, but I could live with it.

As I was walking up the stairs leading to the main path of the edge, I thought about how happy I was to see the edge. My safe place, and my new home.

I stopped at the top of the stairs.

I looked out for the other riders, but I couldn't see them.

All I could see were the empty paths going all around Dragons edge as the night was turning darker.

I sneaked to my hut, trying not to make a sound.

I slowly opened the door and realized that someone had visited my hut.

My axes were scattered all over the wooden floor, arrows were misplaced and my note was laying by my feet.

It was torn in the middle.

"Oh Hiccup" I said trying to hold back a tear that was threatening to roll down my cheek.

I ran upstairs to the chest placed at the end of my bed.

I opened it up and took out what I needed before I ran out of my house, making sure to not get killed by all the booby traps I had set up.

I sneaked over to Hiccups hut.

"It wouldn't hurt to just say goodbye for a short while?" I asked myself, until I realized how stupid I must've looked.

I sighed and opened the door leading into Hiccup's hut silently.

I walked in and went up the stairs, only to be surprised by two empty sleeping places.

"Where could they be?" I wondered as I looked at Hiccup and Toothless' empty sleeping spots.

I exited Hiccup's hut and decided to take a short break.

I sighed and sat down so my feet were dangling over the edge of the wooden path.

"Hey Astrid" Fishlegs said. "How was Berk?"

I jumped up a little, thanks to Fishlegs for sneaking up on me.

"Fishlegs! Hi! Why did you sneak up on me?" I asked him nervous, trying not to seem to obvious.

"I didn't sneak up on you?"

I shrugged.

"Okay then"

Fishlegs plopped down beside me.

"So... how was Berk?" Fishlegs asked.

"It was good, and it indeed was great to see my parents again" I smiled at the thought of my parents.

"Yeah, I haven't seen my parents since our last visit" Fishlegs said.

I nodded.

"Hey, Fishlegs, where's Hiccup?"

Fishlegs chuckled.

"Figured you'd ask that question" Fishlegs sighed. "Well, Hiccup found your note, and let's say that when you didn't come home for a few days, he thought that you had been kidnapped or killed, and he went kind of crazy"

I looked away from Fishlegs. I couldn't meet his eyes.

"Yeah..."

"And then he flew to Berk to go get you and apologize" Fishlegs added.

"He wanted to apologize?" I asked Fishlegs.

He nodded.

"Yeah"

Some awkward silence started after that, until I decided to break the ice again.

"Well, I gotta get going" I said.

"What? Didn't you just come here?"

I tried to find an excuse.

"Yes, but I'm planning...planning" And then it hit me. "An anniversary surprise! Our anniversary is in two weeks so I want to plan something special for Hiccup!"

"Aha ok! I won't tell anyone!"

"Good! But just tell Hiccup to go to Berserker island when he gets back" I informed Fishlegs.

He nodded and we both went our separate ways.

Gosh, this is going to be even harder than I thought...