Hey guys! A hhtyd fanfic! Mostly a hiccstrid story but with other stuff as well. Lots of "fluff" as other people call it. Not sure about the rating it might get a little intense down the road but who knows?
Astrid:
I lay there in my hut staring at the roof. Thoughts of what she had discussed with Heather poked at her mind, demanding to be contemplated. Not a lot had happened between her and Hiccup for a while. They had exchanged a few kisses, but did they really feel something for each other?
Back when they were younger she thought they did, but she put a stop to it. One day her and Hiccup had been flying and laughing together, closer than the rest of the group. She couldn't even remember what they were talking about, but a comment from Tuffnut really made her think. She remembered hearing him say something about how he never expected Berks most promising warrior to become soft, followed by a snicker from Ruffnut.
After that she backed off, way off. She didn't want to allow herself to become soft, to become the weak little girlfriend who played the damsel in distress for Berks new hero. She slowly dismissed the thought of regret about her decision. She was still Hiccups equal, and that wasn't about to change. She slowly drifted off to sleep, safe in the fact that she would never allow herself to become weak.
After a few hours of slightly restless sleep, she was awoken by screaming. Before she could think her armour was on and she was bolting out the door, axe in hand. What she hadn't realized was that no axe, no matter how sharp, could allow her to defeat what was waiting. The sky was a mixture of fire and ash, as she whirled around to see the red death towering over the edge.
She noticed the other riders emerging from their huts, all gobsmacked at what was unfolding, all except for Hiccup of course, who was already on Toothless and fighting the beast. "Stormfl-" she went to shout, but before she did, the red death let out a blast that incinerated all the other huts, and narrowly missed her, sending her crashing down into the beach. She looked up, tears in her eyes, as she watched Hiccup and Toothless take a direct hit from the red deaths tail.
They crash landed not far from her, and she scrambled over to where he had landed. He was badly injured, and close to death. "Hiccup! Hiccup say something!" She screamed hysterically. "Astrid?" He moaned, barely conscious. "Yes! Yes I'm here! I'm here!" She said, tears flowing down her face. "I'm sorry." He whispered. "Hiccup none of this is your fault!" She cried. "No, I'm sorry for whatever I did to drive you away." He admitted. "I, I love you!" He choked, as he closed his eyes. "Hiccup?! HICCUP PLEASE STAY WITH ME! HICCUP!" She screamed. But it was too late. The red death bared down on her, and a huge column of flame enveloped them.
She woke from her nightmare screaming. She'd never been so terrified, not since the real red death was defeated. Her face was damp from tears. Suddenly there was a knock at her door. "Astrid?!" A familiar voice rang. She leapt from her bed and sprinted to the door.
Hiccup:
I was up late, working on the design for my flight suit, but stripped of ideas I was reduced to merely rolling my pencil back and forth. Usually he was never short of creativity, but the gang had not been overly enthused. They all seemed too worried, that was except, for Astrid, who seemed more annoyed than worried. However he was ripped from his thoughts by a scream that had him out the door before he could even properly attach his prosthetic leg.
The scream was blood curtailing, but not very loud, like the person screaming didn't want to, and be knew exactly who it was, which was the main reason he was shaking with concern.
He leapt across to her hut and banged on the door. He called her name "Astrid?!" But before he could knock again, the door swung open, and Astrid threw herself into him in a desperate, terrified embrace. She cried into his shoulder. "Hiccup it killed you! I lost you!" She cried. "Hey! Hey! Calm down! I'm fine! We're all fine! You were just having a nightmare by the sounds of it!" He reassured her. "Come on let's get you back into bed! You'll catch a cold being out here!" He warned and guided her back inside to her bed.
They both sat down, but Astrid still had a firm grip around Hiccup. "Now tell me, what happened in this dream?" He said, as he traced circles with his finers on her back.
Astrid:
He slowly traced circles on my back with his fingers, which I was never going to admit to finding extremely soothing. I slowly told him about my nightmare, but I left out the 'I love you' part. "I feel so weak. Such a stupid dream reduced me to this? How pathetic" I groaned. "Astrid listen to me" he said "there is nothing pathetic about this, everyone has nightmares, you can't control it, but there is nothing you need to be afraid of you hear me?" She braced for the whole 'I'll protect you' speech, but she was happily superized. "You're Astrid Hofferson! I've seen grown nightmares turn tail and run at the very mention of your name! You're a warrior like no one else, there is nothing and no one that i doubt your ability to beat the crap out of! And even if some freak accident occurs and you fall, we'll all be here to pick you back up, dust you off, and continue to hide behind you!" He said, causing her to giggle slightly, which she silently scolded herself for.
"Astrid, I will always be here to pick you up and dust you off okay?" He said. "Okay" I said, finally calming down. I laid my head back on my pillow and slowly drifted to sleep, as Hiccup stroked my arm. "Hiccup?" I said. "Yeah?" He responded. "Could you... could you stay with me? In case I have another nightmare?" I asked, slightly ashamed for asking that of him. "Sure I can" he said softly as he rested his head against the wall. Something about having him close just made her feel... safe...
