When I Come Back

Really?

Astrid

"Hey! Give that back!"

  "Do you always claim anything you like yours?" He askes, just before he presses a button, making the sword disapear, and pressing the oposite button, releasing the Zippleback gas.

  At the sound of the hiss, I take a deep breath, filling my lungs with as much air as could fit, and try to make out the figure of the man and the betraying Night Fury.

  The man made a signal with his hands and Toothless started walking towards the unconscious bodies of my friends.

  I wanted to stay longer, but my lungs started to burn so I ran in the direction I remembered leading back out. As soon as I made it far enough away from the cloud of gas, I stopped to fill my lungs with fresh air.

  "I'm gonna have to come up with something new from now on." The voice made me freeze.

  I turned around to of course find the man, but now completely suited up.

  "Why are you doing this? Who are you?" I demanded.

  "Having a little fun before I return home." I could here the smirk in his voice and it sent shivers down my spine.

  He started walking towards me me and with every step he took forward, I took one backward. Until I hit the rock wall behind me and my breath hitched.

  The guy stopped in front of me and leaned against the wall, hands on either sides of me.

  I cursed at myself for leaving my axe behind. Looks like I'll have to fight with my hands.

  "Realx, I'm not going to do anything to you." He said in a nonchalant kind of way.

  I quickly shoved him off me and started to run, but her grabbed me and pushed my back up against the wall. My hands curled into firsts and my arms started swinging.

  He evaded every punch and kick I could do while still being pinned to the wall.

   "Really?"

  He waited until I finally stopped, relaxed, and leaned my head back against the wall, regaining my breath.

  It was silent for a few minutes, before he spoke again, "Damn. You've grown a lot since the last time I saw you. "

  I ignored him and continued to look up at the ceiling. I hadn't gotten very good sleep in days and all I wanted to see was Hiccup. My eyelids started growing heavy as my thoughts continued.

  "Alright, you're looking tired, let's get you home. "

  I just stayed in my same position, without moving even though he relaxed his arms so I could easily push him off. Instead, I lifted my hands to the hem of his helmet waiting to get a reaction. Nothing. He just stayed still.

  I started to lift the helmet, but he just grabbed my hands and gently pulled them back down to fix his helmet.

  "We're not doing that. Right now we're getting you home." He stepped away allowing me to walk away from him and as soon as we got out of the cave, he whistled and Stormfly came.

  "Goodnight, Astrid." He said, before walking back into the cave and disappearing into the dark.

                                                            ***

  The next morning, I woke up late. As my eyes started to adjust, I spotted my axe leaning against my desk with a note next to it.

     Figured you might want this back.

   I shook my head and began getting ready to start a day full of chores and hopefully good news about Hiccup.

  When I finally made it out and started my routine, I realised all the chores were already done. So I sent Sneaky to find the other riders to see who was responsible for the good deed.

  "Nope."

  "Uh-uh"

  "That wasn't you?"

  "Too busy doing cooler stuff."

  "In your dreams sister!"

  "You wish!"

  My eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

Who would do all that?

  For now I let it slide and figured we could do some extra training with our new found time.

  The day went by quickly and left us all tired, but there was no time to sleep. Tonight a party is being thrown for Gobber's birthday, and we needed to help prepare for it.