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A Snoggletogg kiss counter, chapter 1.
There is now four weeks left until Snoggletogg. Hiccup stands in the middle of his room and scratches his head.
-What should I do? I got the painting for dad, I got the exotic bucket of fish for Toothless, and everyone in the gang will get a silver necklace… but what should I give her?
He looked over at Toothless who lay on his stone in the corner of the room.
-I want to make something special for her bud? Something she'll appreciate, and maybe she even gives me another of those wonderful kisses?
Hiccup floated away into his dream world. How good it had felt with her so close, and those soft lips… Gods…
-Think Hiccup, think…' he murmured to himself while tapping his forehead with the tip of his fingers.
-Hiccup! You're in there?
Hiccup looked up with a frightened expression, this was now what he needed.
He walked over to his window-shutters and opened them wide.
-H-hey Astrid… what are you doing here?
-Could I come in?
-Uhm… ye… I guess. Why would you…
-I'll tell you when I get inside.
-Uhmm, walk over to the back door and I'll come and open.
Hiccup ran down the stairs and unhooked the bar that blocked the door and carefully shut it open.
Astrid stepped inside without a word.
She swept the snow of her shoes and pants and walked into the big warm house.
-Just as I remembered it. I like your house Hiccup.
-Have you been here before, I don't remember seeing you here.
-Well, you weren't very much awake…
-Are you watching me while I sleep?!' Hiccup asked in a frightened and confused voice.
Astrid looked awkwardly at him and shook her head.
-No, why would I do that?
-Uhm... you know… never mind.
-If you want to know, it was when you were unconscious after the red death. Me and Stoick sat at your bed for two-three days, Gobber came and went with new additions to your prosthetic.
Hiccup stared at her with wide eyes, why had SHE sat by his bed for that long?
-Anyways, I came here to take a look in your room.
-What?
-You do know its Snoggletogg in a few weeks?
-Ye, I know that, and now I understand you want to look for flaws in my room that you could fix with a gift, but I do not understand why you would give me a gift?
-Because you're my friend, and you're cute.
Hiccup stood as paralyzed, had she really just said that?
-What?' he asked again in a truly doubting voice, like he thought the words he heard wasn't real.
-Haddock, do I have to repeat every word I say?' she said as she turned around with a blooming red blossom in her face.
Astrid walked up the stairs and opened the door to his room and eyed around.
Hiccup remembered the mess he had created before, rolls of parchment lay strayed across the bed and tables, he had pushed his used clothes off of the chair at his working bench. Astrid didn't seem to mind though. She walked around the room and poked and touched everything she came across. She looked into the corner of the room and saw Toothless lay there. He looked up at her with his big green eyes and cooed in recognition, Astrid kneeled down and scratched his neck to the low purring sound that escaped him as she did so.
-You have pretty much everything… is there something you wish for?
-There are a few things…' he said quiet enough for her not to hear and scratched the back of his head.
-What'd you say?
-Not really. Astrid, you don't need to get me something, you don't need to spend neither money nor time on me.
-But I want, I think you're worth it.
-Thank you, if you insist…' Hiccup took one of the many sketch-books from the table and held it up for her to see.
-Just give me one of these…
Astrid looked at the book and shook her head.
-Not if you say it like that. So, aren't you going to ask me?
-Ask you what?
-Ask me what I want for Snoggletogg…
-Sure, what do wish for Snoggletogg Astrid?
-Oh, just give me one of these.
Astrid took a step closer to him and grabbed a handful of his fur vest, she dragged him closer and carefully pressed her lips against his. His whole body was stiff as a stick for a moment, but then he relaxed and sunk into the kiss.
Astrid finally broke it, she let go of his vest and stepped back. She giggled at the boy who stood in the middle of the room with his eyes wide open and his arms hanging lazily by his sides.
-Well Hiccup, see you soon.
She waved at him as she descended the stairs and slipped back out from the backdoor.
-Well, if you say it like that…' he said dreamingly into the empty air.
(( Thanks for reading, next chapter coming in a week, happy "Första advent"
/Sweden- Trilltroller.))