How to Train your Vacation.
Modern AU with the gang from Berk going on a vacation.
What will happen?
Will there be fights?
Will there be danger?
Will there be romance?
Will I gain the rights to HTTYD? (Yeah that's not happening.)
But let's find out anyway.
Destination Nowhere.
Henry "Hiccup" Haddock was currently sitting at his desk in his studio apartment looking at various destinations on his laptop.
The only problem is that there are so many places a twenty-one year old starting adult could afford and this was obviously stressing him out.
The school year was over and Hiccup and his friends were about to enter their senior year of college. And the last few weeks were not that great.
But Hiccup's stress wasn't about school at all. He was stressed because he was trying to plan the perfect vacation for his friends. He thought that they all deserved a break after a hell of a few weeks.
Hiccup was focused on his goal that he didn't notice his pet cat Toothless jumping off the window and climbing onto his lap.
It was obvious that the black cat wanted attention.
"I'm sorry bud, I just want to find the perfect vacation for my friends. This last semester really took it out of us." Hiccup said as he pet his cat.
But before Hiccup could go back to his computer he heard the door open to reveal a beautiful presence. A young women in a Starbucks uniform with blonde hair with a large braid that laid on her side.
And it was obvious that she had a rough shift.
"I swear, if that Gustav kid asks me out one more time." she started complained as she threw her apron on the sofa.
"I'm going to pour hot coffee all over his…." She continued before Hiccup interrupted her but spinning his chair around so that he was looking at the stressed women.
"Nice to see you too milady." He finished with a smile.
The blonde beauty let out a sigh of frustration and took her hat off.
"I'm sorry Hiccup, it was a tough shift." She said as she took off her shoes and socks.
"It's okay Astrid, I'm hoping to fix that…or at least try too." Said Hiccup as we went back to his laptop.
Astrid was now changed to an oversized green long sleeved shirt (which probably belonged to hiccup.) and black gym shorts. She went over to his desk to see what he was talking about.
"What do you mean by that?' she asked. Hiccup smiled as Astrid's curiosity had taken her mind off her stressful day.
"Well…" Hiccup started as he cracked his fingers in an attempt to playfully show off.
"We've been working hard for a while and I think that it's about time we deserved a vacation." He finished with a big smile of accomplishment on his face. Toothless however was annoyed at his owner's attempt at being prideful and jumped off his lap and went back to the window still.
Astrid however, was giggling at Hiccup's attempt to show off.
"I think a vacation is a wonderful idea." She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Unfortunately, this moment was ruined by a loud squawking noise.
"Stormfly!" groaned Astrid as she went over to her blue parrot.
Stormfly was Astrid's pet. The parrot had been with Astrid for a while and was her closest companion besides Hiccup.
"Did you feed her at all today?" she asked looking at her hungry bird.
Hiccup's smile instantly faded. He had been home all day and that was the one thing Astrid told him to do.
The young man laughed awkwardly as he turned off his computer.
"I guess I lost track of time."
Astrid looked at Hiccup and then at his computer.
"Is this really what you did all day?" she asked in an annoyed voice. Astrid left for work at nine in the morning and Hiccup was up with her. I was now close to seven in the evening.
Hiccup went to open his mouth, but then decided to close it.
Astrid's eyes widen at this realization.
"You're really serious about this vacation idea aren't you?
Hiccup simply nodded.
Astrid smiled in reply. She walked over to the kitchenette opening a shelf and grabbed a container of bird feed.
"Okay, so what do have in mind?" she asked as she fed Stormfly?
"And that's why I've been staring at my computer screen for almost twelve hours." Hiccup replied rubbing his eyes in the process.
Astrid examined her boyfriend's appearance. He had a stained green tank top, dirty black gym shorts (which Astrid swore that they were hers.) and green socks that looked like that they haven't been washed in a long time.
The right leg was different, or at least what was left of it. Hiccup lost his lower right leg in an accident a few years back. He didn't remember the event but Astrid wished that she could.
He now has to wear an artificial leg but that didn't stop him from maintaining a positive outlook towards life.
Astrid sniffed silently and proceeded to cover her nose.
"Have you even showered today?" she asked
Hiccup thought about that for a second and then proceeded to grab his stool (It was better for him to sit down.) and head to the shower.
"That's what I thought." Astrid said as she walked over to Toothless who was still annoyed with his owner.
"Did Hiccup ignore you today Toothless?" she asked the cat while she stroked his fur.
Toothless however was purring loudly and was too comfortable to reply.
It was then that Astrid let out a devious smile.
"We're going to make sure that doesn't happen again." She said slyly.
Once she was done petting Toothless, Astrid turned on the TV. She messed around with the cables until the TV was on the DVD setting. She was also holding a movie that was part of her plan.
After putting in the DVD and skipping the previews, she paused it right before the film began and set the volume to a painfully loud setting.
As she waited until Hiccup was done with the shower, excitement filled her head. Sure her boyfriend was going to hate her, but after a bad day at work this is exactly what she needed.
Astrid had to control herself so that Hiccup couldn't hear her laughing. Toothless saw the DVD of her choice as well as Astrid's laughing face and immediately knew what she was about to do.
The black cat ran up to the sofa, dug his head into a pillow and covered his ears.
Literally the millisecond the shower went off, Astrid pressed play with the remote and covered her ears with Toothless and Stormfly doing the same
NANTS INGONYAMA BAGITHI BABA!
"HOLY THOR!"
All Astrid could hear after that was a slipping sound, some banging noises and a loud crashing sound.
Hiccup stumbled out of the bathroom with his artificial leg barely attached. He was still soaking wet wearing a towel that that wasn't properly wrapped around him and looked like that it could fall at any given moment. The shower curtain was currently wrapped around his back and a strand of toilet paper was attached to his wet foot.
To say that Hiccup was angry was an understatement.
Astrid didn't care about that as she was on the floor laughing. Tears were streaming down her face and she was having trouble breathing. But it was so worth it.
"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!" Hiccup yelled as he hopped over to lower the TV volume.
Astrid was still laughing uncontrollably and showed no signs of stopping.
"You (laughs) should (laugh) see yourself (laugh) right now!" she cried in laughter.
Hiccup angrily adjusted his towel while Astrid finally regained herself.
"Really Astrid, The Lion King?" said Hiccup as he put dried himself and put on some dry clothes.
Astrid shrugged with a big smile as she sat down to enjoy the movie.
"It's Toothless's favorite movie and I didn't want to disappoint him." She proclaimed.
Toothless pulled his head out of the sofa and immediately set his eyes on the TV.
Hiccup gave Toothless a dirty look.
"Et tu Toothless?" he asked. He knew that it was all Astrid's plan but the cat could've gave him a fair warning.
Toothless made a chuckling sound and glued his eyes back on the TV.
Because he didn't have time to dry up, Hiccup was currently mopping up the water that he dripped on the ground.
"Feel free to step in anytime Astrid." Hiccup said popping his head out so that his girlfriend could hear him.
Astrid gave Toothless a wink and pretended to be sad.
"Well I would, but I don't wanna miss any of the movie." She pouted.
"You've seen this movie at least a thousand times!" laughed Hiccup.
"And now it's going to be a thousand and one times." Said a serious Astrid.
Hiccup laughed as he finished organizing the bathroom. He decided to cave in and enjoy the film.
"If you can't beat them, join them." He said to himself.
And a few minutes and a bowl of fresh buttery popcorn later, Hiccup was on the sofa cuddling with Astrid watching the Disney classic.
Hiccup could feel Astrid tense up when Mufasa's death was about to happen and he knew exactly why.
When Hiccup and Astrid first started going out, they watched The Lion King when they were babysitting Astrid's nephew.
It was then that Hiccup found out that Astrid cries when Simba finds his dead father. He was shocked as he never saw her cry before.
And because of this discovery, Hiccup found himself laughing at the odd situation. Unfortunately Astrid took offense to this and Hiccup finished watching the movie with an ice pack on his shoulder.
Astrid made Hiccup promise that he would never reveal how Astrid reacts to that scene. He really didn't blame her for acting like that. For crying out loud, he cries at the end of Return of the King every time he sees the film.
As the film's final musical number came to a close, Hiccup turned off the TV as Astrid let out a large yawn.
"Is Miss Astrid getting sleepy?" Hiccup asked in a playful tine.
The tired blonde gave him an incredibly soft playful punch in response.
"Hah hah, very funny Hiccup." She said with her eyelids drooping.
"All right milady, let's get you to bed." Hiccup said.
He helped Astrid off the sofa and into their bed. Since they lived in a studio apartment, it wasn't much of a trip.
Astrid got under the covers and before Hiccup could say anything, the blonde beauty instantly fell asleep.
He smiled and kissed his girlfriend on the forehead before getting ready to sleep himself.
Hiccup was still in deep thought while he was brushing his teeth when suddenly an idea popped into his head. Toothless looked at his owner with a confused look.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking bud?'' asked Hiccup.
Toothless shook his head.
"Of course not, you're probably thinking about fish right now." Hiccup said in a deadpan voice.
Toothless replied by whacking him with his tail.
"Yeah, yeah I know." Hiccup groaned as he turned his laptop back on. Toothless watched in curiosity.
The young man smiled at the discovery.
"Well bud, I think I've got the perfect vacation idea." He said as he typed at a very fast pace.
And once again Hiccup lost track of time from the research he was doing and when he checked the time on his laptop it was almost two in the morning.
Hiccup rubbed his eyes, turned off his laptop and grabbed his sketchbook.
He drew a sketch with writing on the top and taped it to the mirror. Astrid was in for a surprise in the morning.
Feeling proud of himself, Hiccup slipped into the covers of the bed and instantly fell asleep.
Turns out that Hiccup didn't need an alarm clock for the morning. Astrid took care of that job.
Hearing an excited squeal that almost seemed out of character for his girlfriend, Hiccup slowly got out of bed as the clock read eight am.
"Are you for real?" asked an excited Astrid who was still in her clothes from the previous night, she was holding the paper that Hiccup drew for her.
It was a drawing of the Mickey Mouse ear logo with the words. "You Interested?" in the Disney font.
Astrid was grinning ear to ear and Hiccup knew exactly why.
Now he had been to Disney World numerous times. Too many times to count. His parents owned a beach house about an hour away from the Orlando area, as well as Disney annual passes, something that Hiccup owned as well.
Astrid however wasn't so lucky. She grew up in a poor family and she didn't have many luxuries growing up. She only went once, but she was too young to remember it.
But Hiccup was determined to have Astrid remember this trip.
"Yep, think you can get some vacation time?" asked Hiccup.
Astrid nodded with a smile.
"Yeah within the next few weeks. And even if we run late, I can always get Heather to take over my shifts. She's been wanting more hours anyway." She continued.
Hiccup smiled, this trip was becoming more of a reality with each sentence.
"Great, you know I was thinking of inviting our friends as well. This trip won't be cheap and any help from them will make this vacation even more memorable. But only if that's okay with you." He offered.
Astrid thought about that for a second. On the one hand, she was looking forward to it just being the two of them. But on the other hand, they were her best friends and they needed a vacation as much as Astrid did.
"Why not, they need a vacation just as much as we do." She responded.
"Great, I'll call them later and tell them to meet us at the café. I want us to tell them personally." Hiccup said as he wrapped his arms around Astrid's waist.
"And I promise that you and I will have some alone time at some point during this trip." He said in a soft voice.
"I have no doubts at all." Giggled Astrid.
The two of them embraced and gave each other a quick peck on the lips.
"Well, I gotta get ready for work. Gobber says that today will be a busy day at the shop." Hiccup said stretching his arms out.
"I don't have to work until ten, so I can do some research on the vacation." Said Astrid as she was already sitting cross legged on Hiccup's chair.
"All right milady, I'm gonna go take a shower. Because it worked so well the first time." Hiccup said in a sarcastic voice.
Astrid stuck her tongue out in response.
Hiccup grabbed his stool and headed towards the shower.
Astrid however couldn't stop smiling, she wasn't the kind of person who showed emotion, but she couldn't help that she was a Disney fan.
And in a few short weeks, her dreams were about to come true.
Hiccup and Friends are going to Disney World!
I'll admit that I had difficulty trying to balance out Hiccup and Astrid's characters in this scene. I know that Astrid is different when she's around Hiccup, I just hope that I didn't go too far with it.
BTW I can totally picture Astrid as a closeted Disney fan.
How are their friends gonna react to the trip?
What do you want to see happen on the vacation?
I'm open to recommendations.
I do have some ideas planned once they to get to the park. But if you have a scenario that you want to happen during their vacation. By all means, let me know.
And as Mickey Mouse would say "See ya Real Soon!:
