A world without you

Chapter 34 - Astrid's POV

When I met Stoick I felt just as if I was reunited with my parents again. He had always been kind and funny to me and he had welcomed me to the family probably even before Hiccup and I became a couple. I felt sometimes as if I had a connection to him when we talked about fighting techniques or weapons and so on. He also felt the same feeling as I did sometimes as a fighter, the need to protect and the feeling when you can't.
I hadn't seen the villagers come but suddenly they stood a bit from us staring. Then someone broke from the crowd. Mom. And two steps behind her was Dad.
A few silent tears left my mothers eyes as she walked up to me like in trans. She looked chocked to death but joyful to life at the same time. But how much my mom would cry, my dad cried more. He couldn't stop the tears from falling like a river. I met them and hugged them hard.
When I held my mom and dad I suddenly realized that I had of course missed them a lot but I hadn't missed them because I was depending on them, instead i missed them just because I loved them. I had felt this a long time without thinking about it but now I was very aware of it. But it wasn't important right now so I just hugged them tighter.
When I let go I saw how Hiccup approached us unsure. He had a anxious and ashamed look. I remembered that he had said that he hadn't been able to meet my parents while I was gone. He was probably worried that they would hate him like he hated himself. I knew even if he tried to hide it because I hated myself just as much as Hiccup hated himself. But our hate for ourselves was out powered by our love for each other.
I took Hiccups hand as he looked up on my parents. Thank Thor my dad just tearfully smiled and said;
"You brought her back." Then he hugged him.
It was a day full of hugs, tears and joy. It was wonderful.