Astrid's POV

"I've noticed that you and Hiccup have gotten closer... are you two together now?" Asked Heather, excitedly, throwing her double-ended axe into the bullseye.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Heather. Hiccup and I are just friends. Best friends." I replied, trying to not smile as I spoke Hiccup's name. "And even if we were together, I don't think I'd tell you." that last sentence made Heather's eyebrows perk up; "I mean... I wouldn't necessarily tell you right away... not until I knew that Hiccup and I were serious enough - for sharing our relationship with other people. Especially my best friends."

"Uh huh... do you honestly think this is all a 'what if'?" she asked, making sure to use finger quotations over the appropriate words - 'what if'.

"Astrid, Fishlegs and I already know about you two! And we're so happy for you two! Wait til everyone knows too!" She began to gather up her throwing axes and was about to get onto Windshear when I grabbed her arm, pulling her back to the ground.

"No! Please, don't tell anyone. Hiccup and I aren't ready to tell other people. Stoick doesn't even know yet, nor do my parents."

"Relax, Astrid, I was just going to tell Fishlegs that what he saw was true - his best friends are finally together! Oh, he'll be so happy!"

"Wait. We should swing by Hiccup's first. If we're going to tell Fishlegs, I want to make sure Hiccup is okay with it."

"Okay, let's go!"

I knocked on Hiccup's hut door and waited for a response. Heather was leaning against the wall out of sight from Hiccup.

"Astrid! How was axe throwing with Heather?"

"Great! It was really great... um, Hiccup can we talk?"

Hiccup eyed me closely, "what's wrong, m'lady?"

Heather walked into view, startling Hiccup, making him bump into Toothless - who then gave out a low grumble and then fell back asleep. "Sorry, bud," apologized Hiccup.

"I know about you and Astrid, Hiccup. Astrid isn't that good at keeping you a secret. Which is funny because she kept the secret of me 'working' with Viggo and the Dragon Hunters."

"Oh, oh! So you know what exactly?"

"She knows about our relationship and how long we've been together. She also wants to tell Fishlegs he was right about us."

"Right about us?" Hiccup narrowed his eyes, in question. "What would he be right about?"

"Apparently he suspected that we were in a relationship, in fact, everyone is suspecting something now. Snotlout thinks you're gambling and the twins think we both dying and we're trying to spend as much time together as physically possible."

Smirking, Hiccup replied, "What's wrong with spending every waking moment with you, Astrid?"

"No - nothing, Hiccup, but I think we should tell them soon."

"I agree. If you don't tell them, they'll start to think something is actually up with you guys. They might even start spying on you two."

"You mean like you and Fishlegs?" I asked

"Astrid... we didn't spy on you guys... well I didn't, I can't say for a fact that Fishlegs' hasn't. You two just looked so in love every time we're all together. I'm surprised no one else has figured it out yet. Or even suspected anything romantic was going on."

"Maybe it's a good thing nobody else knows about you two," said Fishlegs from behind Hiccup's door switch, "I mean wouldn't you want your family to know about you two before those guys?"

"You're absolutely right Fishlegs!" Hiccup turned to face me and continued, "Astrid, maybe it's time to tell our parents about us. I know you wanted to wait until after the war, but I'm thinkin' that's way too risky, I don't want them to find out from Snotlout or the twins." He leaned in closer so that his lips were mere inches from my ear, making me blush, "Plus, we would become officially together, maybe they'll even bless us with a betrothal." He kissed the top of my ear, "we'll be together forever, m'lady."

"Um... guys? You know we're still here right?" Asked Fishlegs, pulling us back to reality, making both Hiccup and I blushed a dark crimson.

"Oh, come on Fishlegs, let's go to the clubhouse. It'll be dinner soon anyways."

To Be Continued...

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