The Longest Wait [Hiccup X Reader]

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The crowd had started to die off, and after talking with a few people of the village, you when in search of Hiccup. "Valka, have you seen Hiccup?" She shook her head. "No dear, I haven't. He wondered off. Look, Gobber, Fern and I are going to go and talk about what this whole situation we are in. If you find him, tell him where we are." You nodded and went in search of the missing boy.

After checking the stalls, the forge, The Great Hall, and other places, you sighed and guess he didn't want to be found. You then found yourself walking back to the Haddock home. The place where you, Hiccup, and Stoick had been living. Now it would only be the two of you. Well, that is if Valka and Fern moved in, and you were guessing she would.

Entering through the doors, you looked at the empty place. Everything seemed so empty. You made your way to Hiccup's room and opened the door. There you found where he wondered off too. He was laying in his bed with the covers pulled up over his head. He didn't seem to hear you come in, and you could heard tiny sobs being made.

Quietly you made your way over to his bed and thought back to when you were in his position. He sobbed again, and you pulled back the covers that hid his face. His eyes widened, and he sat up quickly wiping his eyes. "(Y/n)? W-what are you doing here?" His eyes were so puffy, and his cheeks were red from his tears. "I was looking for you.." You sat next to him and cupped his cheek in your hand. "Do you want to talk about what happened?" You bit your lip as he sighed. "I just can't believe he isn't here."

"He will always be here. Even if you can't see him, Hiccup. He will be here." You placed the hand cupping his cheek over his heart. He smiled slightly. You watched as his forest green eyes glazed over again. He looked away and blinked several times.   His breathing became uneven as he tried to holdback again. "Just let it out. It's ok to cry." You said holding back your own tears. It made you feel like a hypocrite, holding back your own, but he needed to. "I can't... I-I ha-ve to stay str-ong." You turned his face, so his eyes met yours. "Crying isn't a weakness, it's a sign that you've tried to be strong for too long."

You sat like this for a minute as Hiccup let some tears roll out. "You'll feel better, trust me." He nodded and laid his head down in your lap. You held one of his hands, and the other was in his hair offering comfort. (Picture) He cried out and completely broke down. "I-I miss hi-m so-so much!" He said through cries. "I know you do.. We all do."

"W-why doe-sn't it st-stop? The p-pain?" You fought the tears in your eyes and swallowed the lump in your throat. "Sometimes, your heart needs more time to accept what your mind already knows." He cried some more as you continued to comfort him. "I'll always be here for you, Hiccup. You can cry in front of me, and I wouldn't love you any less." He nodded against your lap. "Thank you. I love you."

"I love you too."

Soon his crying became faint, and it seemed like he was beginning to calm down. "Feel better?" You asked soothingly still rubbing his head. He weakly nodded and stayed where he was. You smiled knowing he was feeling better. Within minutes, you heard his breathing even out and his body become heavier.

Trying your best not to wake him, you move him over in the bed and slowly remove his armor, so he could be comfortable. Once he was fully stripped, except for his shirt and pants, you pulled the covers over him. Before leaving, you kissed his cheek and brushed his hair away. You could have sworn you saw him smile. With that done, you left him to his sleep and went to make something for the two of you to eat.

You started to cook up some fish stew. You weren't the best cook around, but you wanted to make Hiccup's favorite. Grabbing Hiccup's recipe, you tried to follow it best you could.

"Then cut off head and pull out the bones?" The book showed a picture of where to cut and what to pull out. After all that, you needed to descale them and cut them into cubes. Why did his recipes have to be so difficult? After about an hour, your feet and back were aching, but you finally had all the bones out of two fish. You picked up the knife and cut it into smaller bites, then put it in the bowl with the other fish. The whole recipe called for six fish, and it took you an hour to do two of them.