So Hey there dragon lovers! This is s just a two-shot is that what they call it? Anyways this story will only be like 3 chapters long and yeah. This takes place almost 1 month after Httyd 2 :)
I wake up not wanting to open my eyes as I feel the warmth and luster of the morning sun creeping into my window. I roll over and lazily pat the empty furs.
"Mmm..." I mumble to myself. "Astrid?"
I feel a warm breath hit my face with a huff. I open my eyes to find two big emerald eyes staring into mine.
I yawn and whisper a hello as I touch his soft nose and I guess, to him, this was an invite to lick my face run around the bed, and jump on me.
"Ugh! What? No. Off!" But my commands soon turned into fits of laughter. When he finally stopped, he sat at the edge of the bed and laid his head on my legs.
I sit up against the headboard and wipe the layer of dragon saliva from my face.
"Is it always going to be this way?" He perks up his ears. "Doesn't it get old to you?" I laugh and push off the furs.
I fumbled with the straps on my prosthetic. "Hey. Where's Astrid?" He looks at the door and purrs. "Hmm... I must not be having any more nightmares." Toothless coons apologetically and moves his head closer. I rest my hand on his neck. "Well not, noticeable ones, at least." I mumble.
I still have nightmares, but not as bad as before. I don't wake up that often in cold sweat and screaming. Nor do I see that monster in my head every time I see Toothless. So that's an improvement, right?
I rub his ears, stand up and walk towards the window.
"You want to see Stormfly?" I ask as I look out at the vacant plaza. I turn around to see Toothless prancing over to the door.
"Alright, hold on." I slip on my green tunic, brown overcoat, pants, and boots. Well boot. I look in the mirror in the corner of my room.
Thanks to Toothless's natural hair shampoo, my hair was sticking out in weird places. Almost looking like a Natters crown. Astrid, oh so humorously, calls my long, unruly hair a 'dragons nest'.
"Okay..." I say slowly. I shake my hair, and comb the wet 'nest' with my fingers.
"Um, do I look... presentable?" I ask Toothless as I gesture to myself. The dragon studies me with his eyes up and down, then curves his lips into a fake smile.
"Great, dragon pity." I mumble then turn back to the mirror. The impatient Night Fury huffs and paws at the door. "Alright, we can go now."
Before I could open the door, he bounces past me, and walks over to the mirror. He begins to stare at himself. He looks at me then glares back at his reflection, and tilts his head.
"What are you...?"
Toothless shakes his head, licks his paw, and grooms himself. I couldn't help but laugh.
"You look good to, Bud."
He smiles and walks over, and nudges my hand. I open the door, and we were on our way.
Me and Toothless walk over to the Hofferson's house. I softly knock on the door once then twice. A few moments went by.
"Astrid?" I called.
"Oh! Hiccup! Come-Come in!" Her words were broken up by hard coughs.
I open the door and was quickly surrounded by thin gray smoke.
"Astrid!" I cough swatting away the smoke filled air. "Over here!" She calls from in the kitchen. I run over to the home room and return with a fur blanket and start to fan the smoke out the front door.
After a few moments the air cleared. I cough and walk over to her. She had a rag over her mouth and staring at a black pan with what looks like black rocks.
"What happened?" I ask as she gestures to the pan. "Biscuits," she pauses, "I. Was making. Biscuits!" We both laugh.
"You know, your going to have to learn to cook one day, after we get marriee-had a little lamb." I say the last part quickly.
Did I seriously just say that? She raises her eyebrow and walks over. For some reason I don't want her to know that I was planning on proposing one day.
What if she said no? What if she says yes?
"Um, yeah..." I rub the back of my neck.
"Who's this 'merrie'?" She says stopping inches from me. "Oh, uh.. " I give a nervous laugh, "Well it's-uh- lamb and-" I was cut off when Astrid grabbed my shirt and pulled me into a kiss.
We stayed like that for a few moments before an interested Night Fury nudges himself in between us. Astrid chuckles and pets his head.
"Wha-What was that for?" I asked slowly still dazed.
"Do I need a reason?" Astrid asked quite sarcastically and sauters away. "Uh, no no. Of course not, I-I'm not complaining, or anything." I utter, then glare at Toothless.
"I'll deal with you later," I mumble pointing a finger at the dragon. He smiles.
Roar! Crash! Toothless quickly turns and runs outside to see what was happening. I look outside the window, just a dragon scuffle. Toothless can handle this one. I turn and look at Astrid, she was trying to clean the remains of her 'cooking'.
"Here, let me help you." I say walking over and picking up a wet rag.
"Thanks, but don't you have some chiefing to do?" She hands me the tray. I shrug. "Eh. It's early enough, haven't seen anything to worry about." I walk to the sink and begin to scrap off the stones.
Minutes went by when I finally asked her, "Where were you last night?"
"Here." She says as if I was dumb.
"Oh..."
"What? Did you miss me?" She teases.
I clear my throat awkwardly. "N-no. I-I mean yes of course but-"
"You're not having nightmares anymore. Are you?"
"Well no, not really, but... I-I kind of enjoyed your company."
"Well..." she paused, "You have your mother, you should talk to her."
"Yeah, well. Things have been..." I search for the right word, as I do that weird thing with my hands, "Uh, weird. Between us... lately."
"Really. How?" She faces me.
I turn around and lean against the counter with my forearms. "Well...I know she still feels terrible about leaving us 20 years ago, I mean I forgive her, but she needs to forgive herself, you know?"
I sigh and she nudges my shoulder with a light push.
"Come on. Your first dragon and best friend is a Night Fury! Your first kill was a Red Death at 15. Your first battle scar was losing your leg," I wince as she gestures to it, "You've escaped murderous Chiefs! Defeated Drago and his dragon army! I'm pretty sure you can handle talking to your Mom."
She chuckles. I smile at her semi-compliments.
"Yeah, well. I always had Toothless by my side."
"Exactly!"
"Whoa! Wait, what did I do?" I ask raising my hands.
"Use Toothless, show her some of your tricks. You two have so much in common!" Astrid suggested happily. "Also let her know your not mad at her. Unless you are?"
I shrug slightly, and pick up the pan.
"Yes.. No... I-I don't know.." I walk passed her and put the pan in the cupboard. "It's...It's still a lot to take in...finding your long lost mother you thought was dead for your whole life..." I take a long pause, as the tears threatened to fall. "...only to be separated once more. It...it still hurts."
I turn around and she wraps hers hands around mine.
"Don't worry, It will be okay. Just talk to her..."
I stare at the ground, and she lifts my chin to meet her eyes.
"She'll listen..."
She smiles up at me, but I don't think she knows how much those last words hurt. She was just trying to help.
"For once in your life, would you please just listen to me?!"
No. Not time for flashbacks- "Your not my son.."
Really? Memories flooded my mind.
Before the water got too deep Astrid snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Hiccup?" She says.
"What?" She chuckles and pokes my forehead.
"Your thinking up there, you zoned out." I could see a few tears were building up in her eyes. But she quickly blinked them away.
"Oh..."
"Well?" She whispers.
"Do you know where she would be?" She tilts her head towards the windows looking out towards the forest.
"She's out on a "patrol" with Cloudjumper."
"Oh, okay. Thanks." I say rather awkwardly, like always.
Roar! Bang! Schree!
"Well that's my cue." I say sighing. She sighs as well and laughs.
"Alright, you can go do your thing." She flicks her fingers towards to front door. I reluctantly walk away.
"Would you like to join me on a... lovely.. romantic... beautiful...night flight tonight?" I say dreamily as I walk backwards towards the door.
"Mmm..." She rests her hands on her hips and shrugs.
"Sure, why not?"
"Great! Because I found this Island thaaaaat!"
What the!? Really. Did I seriously just trip over a bucket?
Astrid began to laugh.
"Ew! What is this stuff?" I ask spreading out my arms, and uncomfortable sitting in the bucket. The mysterious liquid, that the bucket contained, was all over me.
"Oh, just water. Here." She holds out her hand laughing. I pull myself up and she hands me towel.
"Dry yourself off."
"Thanks." I say smiling.
She went completely silent as I shook my hair in the towel. Then she bursts out laughing.
"What so funny?" I say chuckling.
"It's dragon pee! Stormfly's to be exact!"
My face instantly changed from love to disgust.
"Ew! What?! Why in Thors underpants would you have Stormfly's piss laying around?!" I exclaim wiping my mouth.
"Well we thought Stormfly was sick and Gothi suggested we should collect her... yeah. And wait? Thor's underpants?"
"It's a saying. What? Do you suppose the Gods don't wear underpants?" I joke.
She laughs and looks up shrugging. "I guess." I quickly cover her eyes.
"Don't look up! You might see something-!" She pushes me off and wipes her eyes.
"Ew! Off! Your soaked!" I stop and look at myself then.
"Awe...your so cute when your mad." I slowly walk towards her, arms open.
"I'm not mad or cute! Your just gross!" She says smacking away my hands. I stop/
"Ahha! I found your weakness..."
I pause for dramatic effect.
"...dragon pee!" I throw my soaked arms around her and lift her up and spin around.
Astrid laughs for a moment, then she puts her hands between us and breaks my arms away from her.
Then she grabs my wrist and puts them behind my back effortlessly. It happened so quick suddenly I found myself almost on my knees staring up at her.
"Uh, hi."
She narrowed her eyes, then smiles at her victory.
Oh, no. What's next?
She gives me another serious look then says, "I. Don't. Have. A weakness."
"Love you." I whisper.
Boom! Rawrr! Ahh!
She finally lets go and says, "That's your cue." She brushes off her hands coolly, as I rub my wrists. "You hurt Hiccup." I pout.
"Go! There calling for their Chief." She says pushing me towards the door. I lean against her hands, not wanting to leave.
"But-but?"
She leans her back against mine and pushes me.
"Go! Geeze your harder to get rid of than fleas!"
"Oh, so now you're a poet?" I say sarcastically.
"It's probably Ruff n' Tuff, and if it is you better go now." She growls.
I decide to annoy her once more.
I turn around after she pushes my outside. "I love you too, Hiccup!" I say in my best Astrid impersonation.
I peck her on the lips before running over to the forge where most of the commotion was coming from.
I turn around once more to see Astrid wiping her lips before smirking and closing the door.
Yeah, I definitely need to take a shower later.
Just then Toothless runs over to me. "Hey Bud. Where have you been? What's happening?" I ask him.
He sniffs me, and back pedals, sits and glares at me questionably.
"I know. It's your 'girlfriends' pee." I laugh.
He raises an eyebrow (Wait dragons don't have eyebrows?) before he quickly lunges towards me. I see a flash of red flame barreling towards us before I was covered in black.
A few moments later, he unwraps his protective wings from around me. I stand up and brush myself off and look around. I rub my forehead and sigh. I have to be a Chief now.
"What in Thor's name is going on!" I demanded, reluctantly, almost yelling. Some frantic villagers stop and stare.
"Thorstons!" I shout.
By the looks of the damage it was definitely an art of Ruff n' Tuff.
They emerge from the destruction.
"Hey what's up, Hiccup." Tuffnut says nonchalantly.
Ruff hits his shoulder.
"I told you we shouldn't have-"
"Ew! What's that smell? Is that you?!"
He shoves her face away with his hand and covers his nose. I sigh as they stop in front of me.
"Okay. You two." I point at both of them.
"Explanation. Now." I say firmly.
"Ugh, your starting to sound like your dad." Tuffnut whined.
Toothless growls at him as I narrow my eyes and straighten up. I stare down at him.
"Good." I say sharply.
"Now. Explain yourself."