Astrid's Surprise
Chapter 1 Dinner Mishaps
"So, Hiccup, what are your plans for tomorrow?" I asked my husband as we sat down for dinner
"I don't know." he responded "I'll probably help Mulch and Bucket fix their boat, see if Gobber needs any help in the forge, keep the twins from yak tipping, seriously Astrid, why can't they stop doing that? Anyway…I'll probably help Gustave train his Nadder…."
"Hiccup!" I told him
"What?"
"Did you forget what day it is tomorrow?"
"Um, February 29th? Leap Day? The strangest day of every four years?"
-Sigh-"Hiccup, it's your birthday! You're going to be turning 24!"
"Well, Astrid. I can't take the day off just because it's my birthday."
"And why not?"
"Because the new chief of the Lava Louts is coming in two days to sign the treaty. And I still need to get it drafted."
"But that doesn't mean that you can't take at least some of the day off." I told him as he took a bite of his chicken
"I-m s-r-omy- As-r-d." Hiccup mumbled
"Don't talk with your mouth full." I told him as I took a bite myself
-Swallows/clears throat-"I was saying that I was sorry, as chief, I can't just drop everything at a seconds notice. I thought that we talked about this."
"I know…it's just...I wanted to spend some time with you. That's all." I told him as I ate some more of my food
"Ya know." Hiccup said "It seems to me like you had something planed."
"No!" I yelled as my eyes went wide Does he know? I thought
"Mmmmhmmmm." Hiccup said with a smirk on his face
"I-I-I just wanted to be with you, like I said before." I told him quickly
"I want to spend time with you too Astrid, but…"
"'But'?"
-Sigh-"I just have to take care of the village first. After that, I'm all yours." Hiccup told me with another smile "Then you can show me your surprise."
"W-what surprise?"
"It's written all over your eyes darling."
"I just want to spend some quality time with my husband for longer than a few hours in the evening." I told him. And it wasn't really a complete lie, I really did want to see him more. I could only hope that he didn't figure out what I was planning for tomorrow
"Hey." he said as he broke my thoughts and placed his hand on top of mine "I'm here now."
"I know." I told him as he kissed my hand
"I love you Astrid." he told me
"I love you too." I responded as I pulled him across the table to give him a kiss
"Now," I said as I broke the kiss off "you need to eat your chicken, potatoes, and corn before they get cold."
"I bet Stormfly wouldn't mind if the chicken got cold." Hiccup said with a smirk as he sat back down smiling
"Oh stop it!" I told him as I threw a blueberry at him from the fruit basket. Hitting its mark right between his eyes leaving a blueish/purple circle on his forehead, with a small amount of juice running down his nose
"Ah! Hey! Toothless? Did you just see what she did to me?" he said as he faced his night fury who cocked his head sideways in confusement
You should lick his face Stormfly told him with a chuckle
Ha! I should! and with that, Toothless ran his tongue all over Hiccup's face. From his chin, up into some of his hair that covered part of his forehead. Spiking it in saliva.
"UGH!" he cried out in disgust while I nearly fell off of my chair from laughing so hard
"Man!" he exclaimed as he wiped off all of the slime that coted his face –Sigh-"Thank you bud." he said as he looked at me with a smile before Toothless slapped Hiccup with his tail causing him to face plant his food
"AAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAA!" I blurted out, not being able to contain my laughter any longer. Especially when he looked up at me, with his face covered in chicken, corn, and potatoes with a look that said: "Seriously Astrid? You're only encouraging him."
"I'm sorry honey." I said between laughter "It was just so funny!"
-Chuckles slightly-"Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it." he said with a smile as he wiped his face off
-Purr-
"No bud." Hiccup told Toothless "I am quite capable of cleaning my face, thank you very much."
-Smacks Hiccup's head again resulting in the same manner-
"Oh come on Toothless!" Hiccup said as he sat back down again "I'm not going to have much food left."
"Well…." I said "There is some eel in the back room."
As soon as I said 'eel' both Hiccup and Toothless backed away from me like I had just grown two horns out of my head
"What?" I asked
"No. Eel." Hiccup said in a quiet whisper. Causing me to break into another laughing fest
"I love you too." Hiccup said as he wiped off his face again
"Oh, what would I do without you two?" I asked Hiccup
"Well, let's see….um, you would be a sheildmaden, constantly bothered by Snotlout, and….your life would be incredibly boring."
"That's right. Now. Eat."
"Yes mommy." Hiccup said in his little kid voice
"What?"
"I'm gonna' be this much tomorrow!" Hiccup said as he held up six of his fingers
-Chuckles-"Yes, my little Hiccup, you will be. Now please eat your food, so we can go to bed."
"Can I sleep with you Ac-trd?" Hiccup asked still using his child voice
"Oh, I suppose so…"
"Yay!"
The rest of the meal consisted of casual conversations about random gossip and events around the village.
-Yawns-"Well, Astrid…" Hiccup said as he stretched and stood up "Would you accompany me up the stairs?"
"What are we going to do?" I asked him playfully
"A little game that I like to call 'Sleep'." he told me with a smile
"'Sleep'?! I love that game! Come on!" I exclaimed as I ran up the stairs with Hiccup in tow laughing heartily