Hiccup And The Gang Short Stories

I'm Taller

"No you're not!"

"Yes I am!"

"No! You're! Not!"

"Astrid, no matter how many times you say I'm not, it's a fact that I'm taller than you" Hiccup and Astrid had been arguing all morning. 

Earlier, Hiccup had noticed that he was looking down at Astrid when he talked to her. For some reason, she refused to believe him.

"If you won't believe me," Hiccup said, "then maybe you'll believe my dad!" Hiccup ran over to Stoick, who had just finished his breakfast

"Dad," Hiccup said, "who's taller? Me or Astrid?"

"Well, I thought Astrid was just a bit taller than you, why?" Hiccup shook his head

"Look at us back to back," Hiccup instructed. Astrid, hoping to prove him wrong, came and stood behind Hiccup. "So?" Hiccup asked

"Well," Stoick started "It looks like Hiccup has outgrown you Astrid"

"Only by, like, an inch," She muttered

"So you admit I'm taller!" Hiccup said with a proud smile across his face

"I never said that!"

"That's what you implied!"

"No, I didn't!" Stoick, unsure of how to respond, quickly snuck away and went to his regular duties as chief

"Why does it matter that I'm taller than you anyways?" Hiccup asked

"Because being mature is supposed to be my thing! I'm supposed to look after you, NOT the other way around!" Hiccup was take aback

"What does being taller have to do with being more mature?" Hiccup asked calmly. Astrid looked away from him

"I-I don't know! It's just that I'm older than you, so shouldn't I be taller?"

"Astrid, you're only older than me by three months, and why do you feel like it's your responsibility to look after me?" Astrid still didn't look at him

"Ever since you lost your leg, I've just felt like it was what I was what I am supposed to do"She said.

Hiccup didn't say anything. Instead, he walked over and gave Astrid a hug.

"You don't have to do that for me," he whispered. "Thanks anyways." Astrid returned the hug

There was a moment of silence, until Hiccup said, "But I'm still taller" That earned him a stomp on his good foot

"Ow! Not the good foot" Hiccup yelled as he bent over to rub his foot

"There," Astrid said, smiling. "Now you're shorter than me again" With that, she stormed off.

Hiccup suddenly heard a rumbling sound behind him. He turned to see Toothless, laughing at him.

"You stay out of this!" Hiccup said, obviously annoyed. Then he ran to Astrid. "Hey! Wait up!"

Sorry for the short chapter, I was bored and it was the first thing that came to my mind. 

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