Hiccup x Reader (Race To The Edge)

In a Different Time (Ep: Darkest Night)

"Shot down a Night Fury." Hiccup said, unenthused. You looked at him.

"He missed his chance to catch the Night Fury." Hiccup's eyes widened as he looked at you.

"Huh?"

"You heard me." You told him. He looked confused, but at least now he was actually listening. "As the days went on, the village found out about a girl who had helped heal an Armor Blade. They were outraged. The girl was forced to retreat with her dragon and the two were never seen on Berk again." Hiccup frowned.

"What!? No!" He interjected. You nodded.

"Yes." You replied. "As they years went by, the boy never did get his chance to kill a dragon. As the years went by, he felt that there was no point to it. One day, his father confronted him about it. The boy tried to avoid it, but his father yelled and declared that he was not allowed to come back unless he had killed a dragon." Hiccup looked away as you told the story, almost as if he didn't want to listen to it anymore. You continued. "That night, the boy was sitting at the lagoon, talking to himself..."

*In the story*

"You will not return without a dragon's head under your arm. Are we clear? Don't know why killing a beast that's minding its own business suddenly makes you a man, but that's how it's done, I guess." Hiccup said, imitating his father angrily. He sat there, feeling alone and cast out. He remembered the girl from so long ago.

*In story flashback*

"H-hey, Hiccup!" 

"Oh, uh, hey, (Y/n)." The two had bumped into each other. (Y/n) had been doing well in dragon training. Better than anyone had hoped for. Hiccup was starting to get jealous of her. It's not fair. I'm the son of the chief and I can't do anything. She's practicing for medicine and is also doing well!? It's...it's my turn to stand out for once!

Over the next few days, Hiccup had been followed her, tracking her, seeing where she was going and what she was doing. Soon, he followed her to the cave. He saw her with the Armor Blade. He watched as the two played and had fun. He had his chance. Yes! I tell the village about this and they'll praise me for it!

He went back and told everybody about the dragon. Things hadn't gone the way he had hoped. The girl's family had tried to protect her, but they had been charged for treason and sent to Outcast Island. Meanwhile, (Y/n) had run away with her dragon. She had left, telling Hiccup that one day his choice would come back to haunt him.

*End in story flashback*

Hiccup frowned as he remembered her and her words. She had been right. He regretted everything he'd done. He regretted forcing her to leave. 

"(Y/n)...I'm sorry..."

Then, he heard something above him. He quickly ran and hid as a dragon came to the lagoon. He watched, bewildered as he saw it was a Night Fury. Nobody had ever seen one this close before.

"A Night Fury? Snotlout would go crazy. So would my dad. So would everyone." He got a net ready. He charged the dragon, but he'd throw the net too short. The dragon growled and stalked closer to him. However, he got entangled in the net. The dragon struggled, but it was no use. 

Hiccup got closer, ready to finish the dragon off. He raised his knife, but then...he hesitated. His guilt nawed at him as he remembered his old friend. I...I can't... Giving in, he set the dragon free. The dragon growled at him, but it only roared before starting to leave. Then, all of a sudden, another dragon appeared. It was a Whispering Death!

Hiccup screamed and ran. The Night Fury growled, blasting the Death to stop it from hurting Hiccup. The dragon grabbed him and the two took off together. After a long hard fought battle, the two were rescued and taken home.

Once hiccup had woken up, with a bit of a difference in his leg, Gobber had told him that he made all sorts of gear for the two to fly together. Hiccup and his new dragon had no complaints. Stoick declared the war was over and everyone was happy to hear it. 

A few days later, a traveler arrived on the island. Hiccup had gone to see who it was. When the two met face to face, neither of them could believe what they were seeing.

"(Y/n)? Is it really you!?" She laughed.

"I can't believe it! Hiccup Haddock changed Berk to like dragons?" Hiccup blushed as he looked at her for the first time in years.

"I learned that from you."

*End story*

Hiccup looked at you, looking stunned. You smiled at him and cuddled closer to him. He took a minute to think about everything you'd told him.

"I...I don't understand." You kissed his cheek.

"What I'm saying, Hiccup, is that when given the choice...we'd always make the same one. No matter what dragon crossed or path, both of us would always choose to do what was right. And, no matter what, I would always be with you." Hiccup smiled at you.

"Really?" He asked. You chuckled.

"Really." You assured him. He smiled and kissed you. You kissed back, holding him close. Once you both pulled away, he said,

"You know, I have to admit, if I could go back and be given every choice again...I would probably do everything the same way. Well, scratch that, I would do one thing different." You giggled.

"Oh? And what would that be?" He smiled.

"I would tell you how much I love you the day I knew I was in love with you." You blushed.

"And I would accept right away." You both hugged each other tightly. "Hiccup...we can't re-write history. But we can effect the future. No matter what, every step we take matters. It's okay to not be sure about what to do, but that's why we do it together. So, stop looking back and don't ever wish for something else. Let's move forward...together." He nodded.

"Together."

You both suddenly hear Snotlout shout from behind the two of you.

"Boring!" You saw the whole gang there.

"You guys listened to all of that, didn't you?" You asked.

"Yep." Arrow chuckled.

"Why does he have to have one leg?" Tuff asked.

"Yeah, you couldn't have given old H a break?" Ruff agreed.

"Can a brother get a leg up in this place? Hmm?" Tuff asked. Hiccup chuckled.

"No, Tuff, I can't."

"What kind of messed-up yak dung is that? It's a made-up story. And you can change things." Tuff argued.

"She's telling him that he's exactly where he's supposed to be, and so is Toothless." Arrow explained.

"We all are. Even if things had started out differently, I'd still be out there fighting for dragons, and we all would have ended up right here." Hiccup agreed.

"Oh, great! Okay, so you're the hero no matter what, and I'm the muttonhead." Snotlout complained.

"Exactly." You all said together.

"Shut up, everybody!"

"Thank you. Thank all of you for tonight. For everything."

"Like our third cousin twice removed, Sad Larry, always used to say:" Tuff began.

"If you see a sheep on a hill, it's not worth the struggle." Ruff added you were confused by that, but you didn't question it.

"Kay...? So, uh what do you say we get out of here, huh? I'll meet you at the training grounds. I've got one last thing I need to do." Hiccup told you all. You all said it was fine and waited for him at the training grounds. As you were waiting, Heather arrived on Windshear, looking worried. It was clear it was urgent. Hiccup arrived soon enough.

"Hiccup! You have to see this!" You told him.

"What happened?" He asked.

"Vanaheim has been attacked by the Dragon Flyers." Heather explained. All of you grew worried fast. Hiccup stepped up, looking determined.

"Then we don't have a moment to lose!"