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[mahou shoujo]

Astrid
Continuing toward him, I heard my name pass his lips, a soft smile ghosted over my lips, contrasting with the tears rolling down my cheeks. Once I reached him, I threw my arms around his frame, burying my face in the where his neck meets his shoulder. "You okay?" I asked frantically, pulling my head back to look at his face. He looked okay, but looks can be deceiving.

[Agent Maine(Meta)]

Astro shook his head, but erased the words and managed to do a rough sketch of astrid in the dirt.

Mare picked up the book and pencil and moved towards the two, whining gently to try and get hiccup to take it back.

[.bluejay.]

Hiccup
Pulling Astrid tighter into our embrace, I wrapped my arms gently around her torso. Tears ran down her cheeks, rolling down onto my shoulder as she buried her head in my neck. As she pulled her head away, a sad smile tugged at my lips, seeing her concern for me. I gently brushed away her tears with a thumb, a tightness in my chest. "I'll be okay," I murmured softly, attempting to put her fears at ease.

[mahou shoujo]

Astrid
I felt my heart rate slowly slightly, hearing those words murmured softly. The soft brush of his thumb against my cheek pulled me back to the situation, now knowing that he was okay. I closed my eyes, letting my hands drift across his back. A sigh rushed past my lips as I blinked back the rest of my unshed tears. I still didn't know how he was a dragon, but at this point, I really didn't care. I just needed to know that he was here and okay.

[Agent Maine(Meta)]

Astro shook his head as he stared at the rough sketch he did of astrid. He gritted his teeth faintly as he wrote his name, Astro Hofferson next to it several times before suddenly standing up, slamming the axe into the ground at his own name then took off running. Once he was away from sight, he turned into his dragon form and took flight, screeching loudly.

[.bluejay.]

Hiccup
As Astrid relaxed, so did I. The shakiness in my hands began to dwindle, as well as the aching in my chest. Seeing her cry was nearly as pain as the transformation between forms. Nearly. I pulled my arms from around her waist, sliding my hands down Astrid's arms until I pulled them from around my torso, lacing my fingers with hers. "You really worry about me," I noted softly. For the past week while the bite healed, all I saw was concern etched across her face, and now, the same worry was there once more.

[mahou shoujo]

Astrid
Feeling some tension leave his muscles, I allowed Hiccup to pull my arms from around him to lace his fingers into mine. Hearing his words, I let a sad smile slip onto my face. "Yeah, someone has to," I replied with a shaky laugh. Although I was joking, it was somewhat true. If someone didn't look after him, he was going to get him self injured worse than ever before, or worse. I didn't let my thoughts stray that far, and just focused on the present.

[Agent Maine(Meta)]

Mare sat a few inches away on her haunches, ice blue eyes watching the two humans curiously as her tail swayed gently. Hiccup's sketch book and pencil still in her mouth as she just waited for the humans to finish.

Astro ended up catching a small shark and once on land, visciously mauling it from his sudden anger. Why he was angry, he wouldn't tell, having left his writing of his name, the rough picture of astrid and the axe stabbed in the dirt back at the village.

[.bluejay.]

Hiccup
"Yeah," I agreed, though only held-heartedly. It was nice to know someone cared about me, and would always be there, but always seeing the concern on her face was unbearable. Giving Astrid's hands a gentle squeeze, I pulled my fingers from hers. Loosing my contact with her felt like giving away a part of me, even though I knew Astrid was safe, standing a mere few feet from me.

[mahou shoujo]

Astrid
Hiccup pulled his hands away from mine, and I kept my eyes on him. Now that I knew he was okay, I had questions. "What just happened?" I asked, both concern and confusion in my expression. Usually I could come with with some sort of explanation for most situations, but I had no idea what to say about what I had just witnessed.