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The destroyed Viking ships return, everyone mostly unharmed. They row to the docks, everyone's mood slightly sour at the unsuccessful quest.

Stoick heavily sighs, grabbing the hand of the Viking helping him up. He pats his shoulder in thanks, sighing once more. The Hofferson couple follow after, eager to see their daughter.

(F/N) stumbles out the boat, grumbling softly as he clutches his shoulder, a bandage wrapped securely around it. He looks ahead, eager to get home and take a long nap. Gobber stands at the edge of the dock, his eyes wide at the Commander's state.

He shakes it off and turns to his Chief,  "I trust you found the nest, at least?" Gobber questions, looking at the scorched ships.
"Not even close." Stoick growls back, stomping past him. "Ah. Excellent," Gobber sarcastically mumbles, nodding to Astrid's parents.

"I hope you had more success than me,"
Stoick continues, walking along the dock. "Well..if by success, you mean that your—all of your parenting troubles are over," Gobber says, causing the parents to turn and look at him in confusion. "..then yes!"

"Congratulations, you lot!" A woman shouts, hugging (F/N) with a grin. "Everyone is so relieved!" The commander shakes her off, keeping some distance as he looks around at the crowd. "Out with the old and in with the new, right?" A man smiles, happily following the woman.

"No one will miss those old nuisances!"

"We're throwing a party to celebrate!"

Stoick lightly gasps, looking at Gobber as the Hofferson's look at each other. "(Y/N)? Is she alright?!" (F/N) quickly questions, startling Gobber, Astrid's mother turns to him, a perplexed look in her face. "And Astrid?" The pegged leg man stammers, chuckling nervously.

"They're gone?" Stoick questions, Gobber shrugging lightly. "Em, yeah," he nods, walking along as the parents follow. "Most afternoons, but, who can blame them? They hardly get any alone time anymore! They can barely walk through the village without being swarmed by their new fans."

Stoick looks to his friend in disbelief, the Commander coming to stand next to him with a raised brow. "Hiccup and (Y/N)?" Stoick repeats, his voice full of disbelief. "Astrid too?" The Hofferson's ask, confused as to why their daughter would hang out with (Y/N) and Hiccup.

"You know Astrid...never liked Hiccup.." Gobber mumbles, giving the parents a knowing look. The Hofferson's look to eachother and nod sadly. They weren't disappointed in their daughter, not in the slightest, they knew about Astrid's feelings towards the (H/C) girl long before anyone else knew.

They were just disappointed that she'd let her feelings put a wall between her and the person she cared for so deeply.

"Who would have thought, eh?" Gobber interrupts, all eyes in him. "They have this..way with the beasts."

...

Hiccup takes in a deep breath, smiling over at (Y/N) as (D/N) flies besides him and Toothless, putting him a little more at ease as they soar through the sky. "Everything alright on your side?" He calls, making her nod as she nervously looks down.

"Definitely! Just..nervous.." (Y/N) smiles, Hiccup chuckling as the girl clutches onto her dragons fur. (D/N) shakes his head with a grunt, indicating that she was tugging at his fur to hard.

"Okay, bud," Hiccup speaks up, Toothless' attention now on him. "We're gonna take this nice and slow." He nods, the Night Fury rumbling in response. "We'll be alright, right (D/N)?" (Y/N) smiles, rubbing his neck as the Howl purrs lightly.

"Here we go, here we go," Hiccup mumbles, looking over his cheat-sheet.

"Position..three..no, four!" He looks back, shifting his foot and adjusting the tail-fin.

Toothless rolls his shoulder, snorting softly as he begins to glide, his body tipped to the side.
(D/N) copies him, flying slightly above the
two.

"Your safety rope holding up?" Hiccup shouts over the wind, testing his own. She pulls on the strap, nodding as the hook remains put. "Yeah! Surprised these work so well!," (Y/N) laughs with a grin, feeling a little better with the secure rope.

Hiccup grins, watching as the wind gently caresses the (H/C) girls face, sighing in content as she stares forward. "All right, it's go time," He mumbles, looking back at the tail-fin and nodding. "It's go time!" He shouts to (Y/N), her nodding reply.

Both dragons begin to dive, Toothless roaring with joy and (D/N) closing his eyes and basking in the feeling of the wind on his wings. (Y/N)'s stomach flips as she laughs, the wind rushing past her hair, the ocean's water splashing on her as Toothless dips his wing in the water.

"Come on, buddy! Come on, buddy!" Hiccup encourages Toothless, checking on (Y/N) before he smiles at her wide grin. He faces forward, looking up at the sound of seagulls flying overhead as they fly underneath a rock archway.

"Let's go!" (Y/N) grins, (D/N) flying besides the two and playfully bumping into Toothless. Toothless snorts, playfully barking back before focusing on the tall rocks ahead. (D/N) gracefully avoids them, Toothless ramming into one of them as (Y/N) and Hiccup cringe."Sorry!"

(D/N) tilts his head, roaring softly as Toothless runs into another one. (Y/N) watches as the Night Fury winces from the pain, frowning and turning to her friend. "Hiccup-!" He cuts her off, a hand raised telling her it was okay.
"My fault!" Hiccup apologizes, yelping as
Toothless smacks him with his ear.

(Y/N) laughs, (D/N) chittering with a snort of amusement. "Yeah, yeah, I'm on it! Position four. Uh, three." Toothless begins to fly upward, (D/N) doing the same and spinning around Toothless, the two dragons moving in sync. "Yeah! Go, baby!" Hiccup shouts, making (Y/N laugh.

"This is amazing.." the girl sighs softly, her eyes closing softly as her shoulders relax. They both begin to fly up, their bodies pulled flat against the saddles. Hiccup looks to (Y/N) and smiles when he sees her content smile, his gaze loving.

"Oh, this is amazing! The wind in my-" Hiccup sharply gasps as the cheat-sheet snaps off the saddle. "Cheat-sheet! Stop!" He lunges for it, Toothless halting his flying. Hiccup's hook latches off, making him soar a few inches above Toothless.

The dragon's ears perk, his eyes widening when he sees Hiccup falling from the sky with a roar. (D/N) suddenly halts, making (Y/N) gasp as her eyes snap open. Her hook detaches from the saddle, panic suddenly rising in her chest.

"(D/N)? What's--" she gasps, watching as both Hiccup and Tootless begin to fall fast towards the ground.

"GO!"

...

"Oh, gosh! Oh, gods! Oh, no!" Hiccup panics, smacking into Toothless' wing as he falls. Toothless roars at Hiccup, twirling as he falls besides him. "All right! Y-You gotta kinda-- angle yourself!" He yells as Toothless starts spinning out of control.

"Okay, no, no, no. Come back down towards me! Come back down-!" Hiccup yelps in pain as Toothless' tail smacks him in the face.

"Hiccup!" (Y/N) shouts, flinching when she sees Toothless smack him. (D/N) swoops down, flying next to Toothless and letting out a roar, Toothless snorts, halting his spinning as he falls near Hiccup.

Hiccup reaches for the saddle, the cheat-sheet flying wildly as he holds it between his teeth.
He manages to pull himself back down on the saddle, swiftly hooking himself back on.

(Y/N)'s legs fly in the air for a moment before she pulls herself down, her safety hook completely snapped off.

She looks down, gasping as the ground approaches at a fast speed. (D/N) and Toothless roar, opening their wings and grunting as they pull off. Hiccup sighs in relief, tossing his cheat sheet to the side and adjusting his foot against the saddle.

(D/N) and Toothless spin around each other, moving in sync as Hiccup begins to use the gears correctly. (Y/N) keeps her eyes on Hiccup, trusting (D/N) to keep her steady.

(D/N) snorts softly, moving in a zig-zag through some rocks before spiraling smoothly, flying besides Toothless once more. After maneuvering through a few more tall rocks and a few more spins, the four made it out, unharmed.

They begin to glide through the sky, both teens panting as their dragons look around them nervously. (Y/N) and Hiccup look to eachother and lock eyes, the (E/C) girl laughing breathlessly.

"..no more cheat sheet!" Hiccup laughs out,
(Y/N) following along as she reaches down and gently pats (D/N)'s neck, the dragon relaxing with a sigh. Both teens look at eachother and smile, their shoulders loosening as they study eachothers features.

Hiccup looks to his friend, his eyes tracing the small red dots on her right cheek. (Y/N) does the same, her eyes counting the numerous amount of freckles adorning the green eyed boy's face.

...

They end up landing on a nearby rock, a small fire infront of them as they lie down. Hiccup sits against Toothless' chest, the Night Fury's head resting against his paws.

(Y/N)'s back rests against Toothless, her head on Hiccup's shoulder. (D/N) lies infront of her, his head on her lap and body sprawled out. The girl reaches down and runs her hand through his fur gently, the Howl purring at the sensation.

"..thought I lost you.."

Hiccup jerks his head at the statement, watching as (Y/N) lifts her head off his shoulder to stare at him. Small tears prick at the corners of her eyes, a broken smile on her lips.

"You'll never loose me.." he says firmly, nodding his head in determination. (Y/N) smiles, wiping her eyes and nodding back. Hiccup looks to her, contemplating whether he should tell her about the other night..

..about Astrid.

Of course he knew what her response would be, or what he hoped it would be. He just couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt for the blonde Viking. He never knew of her feelings, and never knew that he was the reason she had been distancing herself from (Y/N), but there was nothing he could do.

"You know..I heard you guys the other night.." Hiccup gasps, turning his head and facing
(Y/N). She didn't look at him, only kept her eyes forward and trained on the fire. "I mean..it was hard not to, she was yelling at you." She laughs, her head falling back and staring at the sky.

"I feel bad.."

Hiccup looks to her in confusion, his head tilted to the side. "She's my friend, I'm just sad that she couldn't be more." (Y/N) sighs, shaking her head. "Why..?" Hiccup asks, his voice above a whisper. The (H/C) girl turns to him, a faint smile on her face.

"..because of you."

Before she could say more, their attention is caught by a loud chirping noise. They turn and find a small terrible terror at their feet, rubbing their heads against the teens thighs. Hiccup looks back, watching as (Y/N) smiles, laughing as Toothless jerks his head up and snarls.

The boy shakes his head, deciding to leave the conversation and focus on the present. The terrible terror looks to the boy and gags, a fish head flopping from his mouth. Hiccup looks at it and groans, his head reeling back in disgust. "Uh..no thanks.."

Terrible Terrors flock around them like birds, Toothless lowly growls, (D/N)'s fur standing on end as he hisses. One of them try to snatch Toothless' fish, making (Y/N) flinch as he snaps at it. Another snatches the piece Hiccup offered us, dragging it away before nibbling it.

A Terrible Terror slowly approaches, making the other hisses before squeaking as it blows
fire. (Y/N) laughs, shaking her head as it cowers behind its wing. Another Terrible Terror swipes a fish, making Toothless snatch it,  the two tug at it, the Night Fury winning.

He eats the fish before rumbling a laugh, the Terrible Terror snorting as it swipes at the ground with low growls. Hiccup looks at (Y/N) with uncertainty as it begins to inhale, opening its mouth to spit fire. Toothless blasts his own small breath of fire, causing it to squeak and deflate as it waddles around.

"Huh. Not so fire proof on the inside, are you?" Hiccup lightly questions, shaking his head as he takes his fish off the stick. "Here you go." It squeaks, eagerly eating it, (Y/N) chuckles, tossing her own fish to the still-cowering Terrible Terror.

It peeks its head out from its wing, eyeballing the fish before scarfing it down. Hiccup chuckles once more, leaning against Toothless as (D/N) settles down once more, huffing softly.

The (H/C) girl yawns, stretching before settling her head against Hiccup's shoulder with a soft sigh. He tenses, making her snicker slightly before they notice the Terrible Terror's approaching.

They chitter lightly, slowly waddling towards the teens before one moves to Hiccup's side, nudging under his arm as the other squeaks softly, climbing onto (Y/N)'s lap with a light purr.

The girl sighs, petting the dragon as (D/N) snorts, setting his head against her thigh and falling back asleep. Hiccup looks between the two dragons shaking his head.

"Everything we know about these guys..is wrong.."

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