Hiccup's POV
Astrid and I were flying back to Berk.
"Hiccup are you ever going to tell Stoick?" She asked me breaking the silence.
"I don't plan to but part of me tells me I should." I replied. "Why?"
"You should. I mean you've grown so much in three years you might as well leave your hood down. He shouldn't recognize you." Astrid insisted.
I looked away hiding my older face from her, "I don't know..."
He'll find out eventually.
Toothless and Stormfly landed on the docks and I kept my hood down to see how everything would go. I held my head high and got a good look at Berk now. It is most definitely different than it used to be. Soon I heard whispers.
"Who is that?"
"Don't you know? It's the mysterious rider."
"He's finally showing us his face."
"Why did he come back?"
I clenched my fists and kept walking while Toothless growled at them.
I don't like their comments.
"I know bud just take it easy. So where is Stoick?" I turned to Astrid.
"He should be in the forge helping Gobber with saddles." Astrid replied turning towards the forge.
"Haven't been in there in a while." I mumbled.
"Hey Gobber!" Astrid called out as we arrived.
Him and the chief turned around freezing at the sight of me.
Oh no.
"Is that the rider?" The chief asked.
I gulped and nodded.
He clapped me on the shoulder, "Well glad to have you here boy! I'm sorry for kicking you out a few years ago, I didn't expect you to come back!"
"Well I became good friends with Astrid and I haven't written to her in two years so I might as well come and tell her I was okay." I explained.
"What were you doing?" Gobber asked.
"Training. With family." I looked away.
"Who?" Stoick asked.
"It doesn't matter. I have none left except for Toothless." I replied.
"Maybe we could help find them." Stoick pressed.
"My father is DEAD TO ME! My other family is gone! They were killed." I murmured.
I pulled Stoick out of the forge.
"Look can we talk in private?" I asked him.
He nodded and I led him to the forest. Toothless took the lead and we walked down to the slope where I shot him down. The remnants of the bola were still there.
"This is where I shot down a Night Fury and he almost killed me." I whispered.
We got down to the cove and we crawled under the shield.
"And this is where I befriended him. Built him a new tail and helped him fly. This is where I decided to run away. From here..." I explained walking over to Toothless who was drinking from the pond. "Hey Dad..."
"SON!"