AN: I decided to do some random drabbles while I'm worming my way out of my writers block for my other HTTYD story. Hope you guys enjoy!
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Girlfriend
One of the first things that ran through Hiccup's mind as soon as he woke up these days was not the fact that he had tamed a Night Fury, nor that he and his scaly friend single-handedly took down one of the most powerful dragons known to viking kind. And sure, nearly betraying your own people was rather noteworthy, as well as losing a leg. But, now that all of that had been over and done with, there was only one remaining thought left swimming around Hiccup's head.
'I have a girlfriend.'
He never imagined Odin would bestow such a blessing upon him, and neither did anyone else for that matter. It was understandable though, seeing as he was the official hero of Berk now and was treated with the respect and praise he had never received before becoming an expert dragon trainer, but Hiccup was still afraid that this was some sort of cruel dream, merely a blink away from ending. There were a few things he missed about his old life, like the solitude he often drowned himself in while working, and yet there was no way he'd change what he had now for all of the briskets in Berk.
Hiccup sat down to eat his breakfast at the kitchen table of his house. He hardly ever ate at the dining hall anymore lest he be swamped by the usual adoring crowd. Lunch time was either spent with Toothless or his close friends; dinner varied, but it was usually with his father. And speaking of which...
"G'morning, son!"
"Hey, dad." Hiccup said with a mouth full of bread.
"I trust ye slept well?" The burly viking grabbed his own plate of food and sat down across from him.
"Er, yeah, unless you count Toothless' sleep-eating in the middle of the night. I's weird! I always feel especially hungry when I wake up afterwards."
Stoick chuckled and took a hardy bite out of his portion of bread. "So what do you have planned today? Did Gobber assign you any work to do while he's away at his blacksmithing thing?"
"It's a convention, dad, and no, it seems I'm scott free on homework this time. I'll be hanging out with, uh..." Hiccup paused as if he was thinking about how to word a sentence. Stoick waited patiently for the rest of his son's explanation. "... with the guys today." By 'guys', he meant the usual ragtag team of young vikings who had aided him in the destruction of the Red Death some months back.
The red-bearded chief looked his offspring up and down, raising an eyebrow. Hiccup's nervous gestures were all too obvious. The way he averted his eyes at that last statement, the way he picked at his food. A small smirk crossed Stoick's lips.
"Ah, I see." It was one of those all-knowing voices that parents used when they figured something was up, and Hiccup noticed this easily. His green eyes widened a fraction as he finally connected with his father's gaze. "So where can I expect to find you if need be?"
Oh, uhhh, I guess at... Raven Point? Maybe down by the harbor? I don't know, we usually move around a lot, ya know." Hiccup was trying very hard to avoid the subject at hand by making himself sound unimportant, but Stoick had seen through his son's facade even before he put it up.
"Alright then." The viking chief took a swig of his sheep's milk. "Off with ya then. Be back in time for supper."
"Sure! I'll see you later, dad." Hiccup wiped his mouth after finishing the meal and left his dishes on the table, knowing Stoick would take care of them. With only one foot out the door, the boy heard from behind...
"Say hi to your lass for me!"
"Ghurk!" Hiccup stopped dead in his tracks and whirled around. "Dad! Astrid is... she... I-"
But before the boy could finish his babbling, Toothless had appeared and yanked Hiccup outside by the back of his shirt. The dragon was eager to start the day.
Stoick laughed and waved to the two as they bounded through the village streets.
Ahh, young love.
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AN: Done! Hope you all liked it. I'll be writing the next one soon hopefully. :)
