the world needs more Hicret (Hiccup x Eret)

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"Seriously, who drinks that much mead?" Hiccup grumbled. It was no easy task to have Eret slumped all over him as Hiccup practically dragged Eret to the home that had been built for the former trapper after the battle with Drago.

Eret tried hard to walk to try and help Hiccup with his weight. It was little help though, with his bigger feet stumbling all over, resulting in him tripping and tugging on Hiccup and making the chief yelp in surprise. Eret laughed a bit and brought up a large hand to pat on Hiccup's chest. "I thank you, Hiccup...Coulda just...left me there,"

Hiccup rolled his eyes at that. "Knowing you, you'd want to sleep in your own bed at some point and try to walk down those steps by yourself. Somehow, I have a feeling that wouldn't have ended well," He sighed and looked to Eret with concern, though he was relieved that Eret wasn't sick. "Why were you drinking that much, anyway?"

Eret became sullen and began moving his feet less. Hiccup winced at the idea of stepping into emotional territory. "I uh...I was sad..." Eret said finally.

Hiccup looked around awkwardly, though he was well aware that no one was out this time of night. Everyone had gone home. He had even sent Toothless home to rest... "Sad? About what?"

"About you,"

Hiccup's eyes widened in surprise at that. Of all the things Eret could've said, that was the last thing Hiccup had expected. "About me? Why?"

Eret groaned miserably and leaned against Hiccup, making the smaller male almost topple over. Hiccup was glad that they were almost to Eret's front steps. "Because of...that stupid thing on your arm,"

Hiccup's face contorted in confusion. "Thing on my arm? You mean my armour?"

"No. The annoying thing,"

Hiccup shook his head and shifted to open the front door. "You're not making any sense. Why don't you sleep it off here," It wasn't so much a suggestion than it was an order. Or a desperate plea. Whatever. He lugged Eret to the bed (and thanked Thor that it was on the first floor) and plopped the bulkier male down. Hiccup huffed and stretched his shoulders before leaning down and tugging at Eret's boots.

Eret groaned again and struggled to slump over, looking down at Hiccup. "Aww! Hiccup, you don't have to do that!" Hiccup shook his head, ignoring the threat. He stood to leave but was stopped by Eret grabbing his wrist. "No! Stay here,"

Hiccup frowned. "Eret, you'll be fine. I'll check on you in the morning," He tried to pry the larger hand off his wrist only to have his other hand held captive. He looked up, seeing Eret giving him an odd puppy dog look that didn't suit the former trapper.

Eret sighed and slumped forward, his head hitting Hiccup's shoulder. "I freaking hate her," he slurred out.

Hiccup tried to ignore the way Eret's soft hair tickled at his skin. He was also trying to ignore the fact that one of Eret's very broad shoulders was so close to his face. "H-hate who?"

"That woman who hangs on you...Always on your damn arm..."

"Oh! You mean Astrid,"

"Yeah," Eret scoffed. "Aaassstrid," He pulled back from Hiccup and fell back on the bed, letting out a loud and pitiful moan as he ran his hands over his face.

Hiccup frowned to himself. He had seen Eret and Astrid get along...He thought they made good friends. Had something happened that he hadn't caught? He knew better than to just ask Astrid about it. Unless of course she began mudering inanimate objects again, in which case he'd have to step in and say something... "Okay...Well, we can talk about that tomorrow. Right now, you need to sleep," He grabbed Eret's feet and pulled them up onto the bed.

Eret, feeling himself being tugged at, shifted so he was laying on the bed properly. He watched Hiccup and felt himself reacting to Hiccup's hands being on him. It was getting harder and harder to play off this 'I'm drunk' thing. It had to be the worst idea he'd ever had. But it was his only chance to garuntee that he and Hiccup got time alone. And he was running out of time...The entire village was expecting Hiccup to marry that girl! He couldn't let that happen!

Hiccup looked to Eret, those green eyes vibrant even in the lack of light. "Do you need anything before I leave? Water?"

Eret had to fight the urge to leap up and stop Hiccup from leaving. Instead he played with his little routine more. "Hey, no...No, please. Stay here for a moment. I don't want you to go there,"

"Go where?" Hiccup sighed. "Home?" Still he sat on the edge of Eret's bed, knowing that the larger male wasn't going to let him leave without a fit.

Eret scowled. "That woman is there. Isn't she?"

Hiccup thought about it seriously. He really didn't know where Astrid was. She had taken quite the liking to being at Hiccup's home more and more. Actually...It was getting annoying... "She might be," he finally answered.

Eret let out a loud groan. He hated being dramatic, but if Hiccup knew he was sober, the young leader would play off his comments. "She is," he muttered in a dreadful tone. "How could you like her?"

Hiccup shrugged. "We've been friends for a long time-"

"No, you haven't! She just likes you 'cause your chief," It was true enough, in Eret's opinion. He had spoken to Astrid quite a bit and whenever he asked Astrid why she chose Hiccup out of her admirers, she never had a good answer. Instead she always changed the subject and then as soon as Hiccup showed up, she cranked up the public affection.

Hiccup's chest lurched. He didn't say anything, but a small part of him knew what Eret said was probably true. He had been convinced of that for the last five years. It wasn't that Astrid didn't care...She just didn't like him the way she wanted Hiccup to think she did. Hiccup had been fine with that, but...he also resented it. It was like it was a lie that the whole village was in on. "...I know," When he said the words, they came out quiet.

Eret stilled, letting the tone sink in. He felt so confused. If Hiccup knew then... "Are you using her, too?" He asked, making his voice slur a bit.

Hiccup gave a dry laugh. "I guess you could say that...I don't like it, but-"

"Then why?"

Hiccup looked to Eret, green locking with golden brown. He saw the saddened look on Eret's face and he was sure his own expression reflected it. Forcing a pained smile, he stood. "It's not important. Try to get some sleep,"

This time, Eret simply watched as Hiccup left.

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