You were disappointed with how much your situation was turning from bad to worse. Your best friend hasn't talked to you since the night of the raid a few days ago and on the same night your parents surprised you by saying you were joining dragon training while they were out looking for the nest. It surprised you even more when you saw Hiccup joining the training as well. You've been trying to talk to him since the day after but he keeps pushing you away.

It was one of those days again when Hiccup was practically ruining training. He was acting strange and he would honestly would've been killed if it wasn't for you and Gobber. Currently, it was like a maze in the arena and you and the others were being hunted down by a Deadly Nadder. You have already found the blind spot but you avoided the dragon at all costs. You didn't want to be any part of it. You only participated when it was necessary.

"[Name]! Get in there!" Gobber shouted from outside the arena.

"Why don't you come down here and join us then?" I retorted.

"Because this is your training, not mine!" His accent came out thick.

You sighed and rolled your eyes. Typical, you thought. I might just die before I even get the chance to talk to Hiccup again. It went downhill from there. Hiccup was being chased and the Nadder started hopping from wall to wall trying to follow him. Astrid became its new pray and she started hopping over the walls as well. It ended with Astrid crashing onto Hiccup. You would've laughed at their situation and the clear visible blush spreading across his face but they were about to be attacked. You were about to step in and help but you saw Astrid giving up on her weapon and stood up. She picked up the ax that was still stuck in the shield and swung. She didn't severely wound the creature but it whimpered away.

"What is wrong with you?" she seethed in rage, "Do you think this is some kind of joke? Our parents' war is about to become ours. Figure out which side you're on." She pointed her ax at Hiccup. She walked away from him and started leaving.

"Astrid," You started.

"Don't defend him anymore, [Name]." She glared at you. "Instead of babying him, have him defend for himself."

Your eyes narrowed. "I wasn't going to defend him. If anything, I was going to criticize you." You crossed your arms. "You made a mistake of jumping over the walls. You could've used the walls as coverage from the Nadder." You began walking away and out of the arena. "You need to understand that not everyone is perfect and you're no exception." You didn't even care if you seemed heartless. She was in no position to criticize Hiccup when she had made dumb decisions as well. You left and were going to think about Hiccup later for you were in no mood to do so now.

~.~.~

"Hey, [Name]," someone whispered, "wake up." The same person gently shook your shoulder. "We need to get back to Berk."

"Can I please sleep in?" You mumbled.

You heard the person chuckle. "If you need help waking up, I can help with that."

A sudden flash of an image of you being tossed in the water made your eyes widen. "I'm up," you shouted and sat up straight. You sat up straight a little too quickly when you knocked heads with Hiccup. Both of you cried out in pain and rubbed your heads from the sudden impact. You heard a laugh from a certain dragon. Both of you made eye contact and chuckled.

You gazed at the sunrise peaking over the mountains. It was beautiful seeing the forest come alive with color. You took a deep breath and took in your surroundings. "It's beautiful, isn't it?"

"Yeah," you heard. You turned around and find him already looking at you. He smiled and you gladly returned the favor. You gazed back at the glowing land before you. "Would you ever go back and change the way things were?"

You were surprised to hear his sudden question but answered it honestly, "Yes."

"Why?" he persisted.

You sighed. "I don't know. I just regret doubting you. Maybe, if I would have given you a chance to explain back then, it would have been a better outcome, or at least I would have stood by you like a friend should have. You wouldn't have suffered alone."

"Hey," he comforted. He wrapped an arm around your shoulders and gave you a side hug. "I know what you were trying to do back then. Even when I was giving you a cold shoulder, you still defended me like a friend would have. I have already forgiven you so you don't need to worry about." You looked him in the eye and halfheartedly smiled. He smiled back. "Now, come on. I'm starved and I'm sure Toothless is as well."

You two flew back on Toothless back to the Great Hall was waiting for you with your meals. There you chatted and began eating until the rest of your friends came to join you guys.

"So, how has it been with you and Astrid?" you smirked knowing you caught Hiccup off guard.

He frozen mid bite into his meal. "Me and Astrid?" he coughed, "what about her?"

You rolled your eyes. "Come on, Hiccup. We both know you've had the biggest crush on her. You've been beating around the bush way too long. Just ask her for an outing already."

He raised an eyebrow. "First off, that was when I was fifteen. Second, I'm not interested in her anymore."

"What?" you cried out.

"Hey, guys," a feminine voice called and sat beside Hiccup. "Where did you guys go yesterday?"

"Hey, Astrid," Hiccup greeted with a smile. "We went out to test Toothless's new tail."

"All day?" Astrid smirked.

"Well, we kind of got carried away." He scratched the back of his neck and a pink hue showed on his cheeks and ears. He was clearly embarrassed.

He clearly likes her, you thought, I don't know why he's denying it.

"Well, did you learn some new moves?" Astrid asked.

"Oh, yeah! Maybe I can show you sometime." Hiccup suggested.

Astrid smiled, "I'd like that."

And she clearly likes him...

The rest of the gang came along after that. Ruffnut sat next to you on your right while Tuffnut sat on her right, Snotlout insisted sitting on your left, and Fishlegs took the seat next to vacant seat next to Hiccup.

"Where did you two go last night?" Ruffnut asked.

"We were testing out an updated tail for Toothless," you answered simply.

"But that took all day. Usually, it would take a small part of the day if you weren't there." Tuffnut complained.

"If I wasn't there?" I repeated.

"It's unfair! Why does someone like Hiccup get to hog someone like you all the time?" Snotlout complained as well. He began leaning in but you moved away and leaned towards Ruffnut who gladly helped you back away.

"Guys, we were just out spending time with each other. We barely hang out at all, so we took the chance and hanged out for the day. Quit pestering her with questions." Hiccup answered irritably.

Snotlout grumbled but obeyed and continued his meal without any complaints. Your friends continued with more conversations like nothing happened, but your head was buzzing with thoughts.

I might be over thinking this, but what did Tuffnut mean?

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