Title; Our Little Secret
Pairing; Hiccup/Astrid
Rated; M for Mature
Disclaimer; I do not own the HTTYD movies or series!
1: Straight Out
=Stoick's POV=
I never imagined I would live in a world where dragons and humans had peace between their species, and its all thanks to my son, Hiccup. My name is Stoick the Vast Haddock, and I am Chief of the Hairy Hooligan Tribe. Our island is called Berk; it snows nine months of the year and hails the other three. My son is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, the only child of my late wife, Valka Haddock and I. Sadly; my wife was taken by a dragon when Hiccup was just a baby. Hiccup did not have an easy life growing up, and I was not the best father to him because he was always different from the rest of the Tribe. I'm ashamed to admit that at one point, I had disowned Hiccup after discovering that he had befriended a dragon, a Night Fury of all types. However, I took it all back and swore to be the best father I could be after Hiccup was nearly killed fighting the Red Death. Thankfully, my son made it out of that battle with his life in tact and only missing his left leg. That was two years ago, and much has changed since the day the dragon war ended, and dragons have been allowed to live among us Vikings on Berk.
For starters; my son is now seventeen-years-old and holding a very steady relationship with his long time crush, Astrid Hofferson. Hiccup always wanted a chance with her and as I learned; when Hiccup took her on a romantic flight with Toothless the Night Fury back when Hiccup was still trying to keep him a secret, but Astrid had discovered the truth and tried to tell everyone. Hiccup stopped her, showed her that peace was possible. I also learned that they are the two who found the dragon's nest, where the Red Death resided and controlled the dragon strikes on neighboring islands and villages, including Berk. After Hiccup woke up from the battle a week later, I told Hiccup that all we needed was a little more of his 'difference' in our lives and that began the mending of our father/son relationship. I watched proudly as Astrid kissed him, that was the start of their romantic relationship. Everything is different now with Hiccup as the head dragon trainer for the island.
Everyone here has a dragon, including myself. My bonded dragon is a Thunderdrum named Thornado; because he has the power of Thor with the ferocity of a tornado. I thought it was fitting at least, though, we didn't start out great friends. It was thanks to Hiccup that it all happened because I chose to listen to him for once and I know that made him happy to know since I never used to do that, I'd always dismiss him and say he was spouting off nonsense. However, I knew Hiccup knew more about dragons than I did because he bonded with a Night Fury, Toothless. Hell, my son even built a working dragon tail after Toothless's left tail fin had been torn off Toothless got shot down by Hiccup when he was fifteen-years-old. The other teens that are a little younger than Hiccup have dragons too; they are the head dragon riders of the Berk Dragon Training Academy; converted from the old kill ring and I placed Hiccup in charge of it.
The other riders are Astrid Hofferson, daughter of Colby and Alva Hofferson and niece of Finn Hofferson. Astrid has a female Deadly Nadder named Stormfly, and from what I understand, Astrid is Hiccup's second in command at the academy. Two other friends are Ruffnut, and Tuffnut Thorston twins of Buffnut and Hilda Thorston; they share a male Hideous Zippleback. Ruffnut rides the left head named Barf while Tuffnut rides the right and calls is Belch. The last three members of the group are siblings Snotlout and Adelaide Jorgenson, then finally Fishlegs Ingerman. Now, these three are family to Hiccup in the sense of being cousins. Snotlout and Adelaide are the children of my younger brother Spitelout and his wife, Freda. Also, Snotlout and Adelaide are Hiccup's first cousins. Fishlegs is Hiccup's, Adelaide's, and Snotlout's third cousin. Fishlegs is the son of Alvin the Treacherous Ogglebert and his late wife, Termagant.
Fishlegs was given to an adoptive family here on Berk when he was two months old because Alvin lost his wife in childbirth, but was also Chief of the Outcast Tribe by birthright and said it was no life for Fishlegs, that's why he gave him up. Fishlegs has been the adoptive son of Birger and Magna Ingerman. Also, it was Alvin's wish that Fishlegs did not know the truth about where he came from, regardless of the differences between Alvin and I and that we are somewhat family, I promised to keep the secret for him. Fishlegs's dragon is named Meatlug; she is a female Gronckle. For Snotlout; he had a male Monstrous Nightmare named Hookfang and Adelaide had a female Razorwhip named Silverwind. We have other riders too, like me with Thornado. My brother, Spitelout rides a male Deadly Nadder named Kingstail. Bucket and Mulch ride a male Hideous Zippleback, Mulch has the right named Whip, and Bucket rides the left named Lash.
A younger Viking, fifteen or so named Gustav Larson rides a male Monstrous Nightmare named Fanghook, yes, he takes after my nephew Snotlout a lot. Snotlout is Gustav's role model, only, in my opinion, Gustav is far more mature, and that's saying something. Our village elder, Gothi has a dragon too, a male Gronckle and sadly, we don't know its name. Gothi just calls him 'Gothi's Gronckle.' Alas, life here on Berk has never been better since the dragon war ended. However, we do have some that aren't so keen on the lifestyle but have accepted that the war is over so they will leave us in peace over it. All the islands have an alliance with us; I feel that is due to the fact when I allowed Hiccup into the yearly Chieftain meeting following the defeat of Red Death, he warned them that they could fight us and lose as he rode a Night Fury and the dragons were on their side. Suffice to say; there were no arguments after that and boy, I had never been prouder of my son for how he took charge to prevent more needless fighting.
I believe that Bog-Burglar, Outcast, and Berserker Islands signed on with allowing dragons into their everyday lives. Dagur Lanvik and his younger sister Heather Lanvik of Berserker ride dragons. Camicazi Boggs of Bog-Burglar does too. I believe Dagur rides a male Triple Stryke named Sluether and Heather has a female Razorwhip called Windshear. Camicazi, from what I remember has a male Deadly Nadder named Poisonfire. Thuggory Hedsen of Meathead Isle bonded to a male Monstrous Nightmare named Killer. I'm not sure about Alvin, though, I believe Hiccup is still working on convincing him to start riding a dragon. I was sure Hiccup could get Alvin to agree, he got Mildew, the crankiest old man I've ever known to ride a Deadly Nadder, male with the name of Sunwhip and the two were pretty good friends. The rest of the islands weren't convinced it was a great idea; I didn't care as long as they weren't waging war against us. Yes, life was very good for us Hooligans. Honestly, with what Hiccup did, it made my job as chief a whole lot easier.
At the moment, I was preparing to leave mine and Hiccup's house for lunch. As I opened the door, I saw Gobber standing there. Gobber the Belch was a very old and dear friend of mine, we met shortly after Valka and I married, but the man had always been like an uncle to Hiccup. Gobber was family to us, though, I wondered why he was standing at my door with a rather serious look on his face.
"Stoick, we need to talk," Gobber said in a stern tone. Okay, I wasn't sure I liked this anymore. Gobber was always known for being sarcastic and having fun, it was rare he got serious, so I know it had to be something big.
"About?" I inquired.
"Hiccup and Astrid," Gobber stated as I arched a brow. "I'll tell you inside. I don't think you want anyone else hearing about this," he added. I sighed and stepped back to let Gobber in the house, and then closed the door.
[Supper Time]
Of all the things I had to worry about, I had hoped what Gobber told me earlier wouldn't be one of them. However, my son was seventeen, going on eighteen shortly and as much as I didn't like to admit to it at times, I knew he was becoming a man. I never ended up going lunch after Gobber, and I spoke about his concerns regarding Hiccup and Astrid. I told Gobber I would deal with it and I have been wandering the village, doing my job, and trying to figure how exactly to deal with the information I'd been given. Hiccup was out flying on Toothless, and I had no doubts that Astrid was with him. The two of them were always together nowadays; that's why it was time to sit Hiccup down and have a talk that I wished for so many years I wouldn't have to have with him. I sat in my chair wondering just how to go about this, Hiccup and I weren't ones for serious talks regarding other matters than dragons or Chief things, but I knew this had to happen.
I heard two dragons land outside my house; the voices gave away that it was Hiccup and Astrid having returned from their day of flying for dinner. The door opened as I saw Hiccup come in with a broad smile, his hand was linked to Astrid's, who also wore a smile on her face as the two were laughing and talking about the day together. For a moment, I started believing that the two of them didn't know I was in the room because I saw Hiccup hook his arm around Astrid's waist, draw her close to him, and then kiss her deeply. Astrid brought her arms around his neck as the two stayed locked in that kiss for a good ten seconds. Of course, this only confirmed my fears on what Gobber told me. I closed my eyes and cleared my throat, making it known I was there. Hiccup and Astrid broke apart rather quickly as Astrid blushed a bit and Hiccup rubbed the back of his head; a thing he did when he was nervous.
"H-Hey, Dad. I, uh, didn't think you'd be home," Hiccup stated.
"I've been sitting right here for fifteen minutes, son. I trust you two had an eventful day?" I asked.
"We just worked on some new flight formations, studied a few dragons on the far side of the island, had a picnic in the cove, and took a sunset flight together," Astrid informed.
"Ah, I see. Well, best be getting to the Great Hall for dinner then," I said as they nodded and prepared to leave. "Not you, Hiccup. I need to talk to you," I mentioned as he stopped. "Go on, lass," I urged to Astrid.
"I'll meet you after, babe," Hiccup told her as she nodded and they shared another kiss before Astrid left the house with the door shutting behind her. As soon as I heard she had taken off on Stormfly, I motioned to the seat across from mine for Hiccup to sit at.
"Have a seat, Hiccup," I invited calmly. Hiccup pulled the chair out and sat down looking at me.
"So, what's all this about, Dad?" Hiccup asked looking at me.
"Son. There comes a time in every father's life when he realizes that his son is no longer a child and becoming a man. You're seventeen now, established member of the Tribe with friends, the adoration of the people you will one day lead, and a girlfriend. Honestly, I've never been prouder of you for all your accomplished in two years. That being said, I know at your age, with all you have going on, priorities can get a little…mixed up, and-," I started.
"Dad, you're rambling, and you only do it when you're trying to make a point and beating around the bush. If you have something to say or ask me, just do it," Hiccup sighed.
"I'm sorry, son. It's just that I know you're seventeen and in love. I was a teenager once too; I know how certain feelings can come about. Passion runs deep, and a couple will lose sight of things around them, get lost in the-," I began to tell him.
I watched Hiccup's eyes go wide. "Dad! Just where are you going with this?" Hiccup asked. I sighed heavily; I might as well just ask him because there was no way this was going to get any less awkward for us.
"Hiccup, are you and Astrid having sex?" I asked him straight out.