OKAY! This is a drabble that didn't quite reached my expectation but how can I blame me, when I wrote it at midnight half-drunk. But I had it in my head for quite sometime, it's just that fo some strange reason I decided to write it then. OKay so this is not a so romantic Hiccstrid drabble, it's what I wanted to show about their little everyday life just before the second movie. I wanted to show Hiccup's struggles and Astrid's thoughts about it. It's more of a thing I wanted to get off my chest :) Rated T so enjoy
ISSUES AND INSURES
She tried unwrapping his belts around his torso, but one of his buckles got stuck in his shirt.
"Oh for Thor'a sake Hiccup, why?" Her nails dug in his shoulder as he pressed his hips a little harder.
"The necessity of backup is something you must not underestimate"
He mumbled in her hair
"Well, you don't underestimate that necessity I have of you not needing those backups"
They've agreed on meeting up in the furthest part of the stables a few hours after supper. They got used to snuck up sometimes on the of their free time. This night was a particular, since it was definitely not a few hours after supper, but mere minutes before breakfast. Somehow Hiccup's morning flight gave a slight turn as Astrid showed up somewhere between him leaving the house and him arriving to Itchy Armpit; Hiccup didn't actually remembered nor he complained. As soon as they landed and watching that no one was around in the stables, they got down to business. She groaned when she felt his bulge rubbing up her thigh and groaned in a nothing-but-annoyed way when they heard a grunt of some Viking somewhere close on the other side of the stall.
"No you know what? Let's finish this tonight okay?" She panted, buckling up the ring that supported her shoulder pads.
"You sure? Cause I really saw you excited there"
"Don't make me change my mind, Haddock. Get back to me when you're not wearing those ridiculous belts. Or when you're not wearing anything at all." She gave him a wicked grin before getting out of his grasp in her waist and being on her way "besides, I'm hungry, care to join me to that?"
"You know I do, but don't forget our deal, milady"
"You can count on that."
Astrid took Hiccup's hand and guided him out of the stables. Once outside the morning sun shone through their clothes and Berk seemed a little less miserable in the glow of the gold fire that covered its shores.
Their laugh blared in the houses as they walked. Holding hands and chuckling on about their latest adventures.
"You should've seen snot's face when she didn't respond" Hiccup's joy was something you rarely witnessed when he was grounded on Berk's sweet soil. Now that Stoick had him somewhat chained to his shadowing in chiefing duties, Hiccup had barely time to fly toothless.
The dragon left as soon as they landed and realized that his rider would not pay further attention to him once his lady friend put her arms around his rider's neck.
As Hiccup and Astrid arrived to the great Hall, they saw the gang already having breakfast. They were planning on going on a small lap around Dragon Island; Fishlegs idea. Of course Hiccup wanted to go but his father decided to make his day even better by letting his son shadow him in an important meeting he had with one of the of her tribe chiefs.
They joined the gang in their usual table and partnered them in the conversation.
Hiccup's day was uneventful; he spent it quiet and boring. Most of his days were becoming that way. He did find a way out, granted. As soon as he turned 20, he felt like he had more freedom to choose what to do with his time. He was determined to continue his project with the map and the exploring thing. Stoick of course was not so comfortable with the idea.
Astrid on the other hand signed up for every Dragon Race there was in during the year. She helped Hiccup as much as she could when she saw him on ground or in the island. She remembered the first rime Hiccup took her on one of his little journeys mapping the arquipelago and she did put a part of her in the map, a small one, not wanting to take over Hiccups' project.
Their little encounters just lasted so far, they saw each other almost every day, but their time alone was sort of limited so they tried to leverage their time.
"Don't you sometimes get tired of all this?" She asked one time.
"Sometimes I hated with every fiber of my being, but sometimes I just understand that I need this, fir my future and yours" gesturing to the village."
"Sometimes" she agreed "sometimes I really wish there were no obligation with anyone" she rested her head on his shoulder "I remember the days when our obligation was to survive. It was hard enough to stand on your feet. And now, after what happened we thought that we were free of our survival obligation system, not realizing that our obligation was not survival, was to maintain the certainty of our future. That's why you father makes you work is hard. Because he wants to maintain that certainty. And personally I don't blame him." She had turned her head to Hiccup to see him watch her intently, like understanding the nucleus of the hassle. Then he rested his head on hers and gave a small nod.
"You're right. I have to maintain that certainty, but I want to do it my way. My dad just doesn't see it."
"Hiccup" she said in a small voice," I'm very extra sure that when the day happens he's going to see it and be very proud of you"
The sun was setting that afternoon and they say goodbyes and headed home.
This day was one of this days when Hiccup just wanted to forget everything about this wretched situation that had him stuck. Astrid... She was willing to give him that escape he so long needed. And off he went to the forge, heading down to the stables.