She was curled tightly into my chest, he breathe warmed the fabric of my shirt just over my chest. Her legs were hooked around mine and her eyes were closed. The couch wasn't all too big but it could hold us like this. The day had been hard and long, I was grateful as ever that it was over. She wasn't asleep, her eyes were closed and fluttered every so often. Her delicate hands brushed the collar of my shirt between her fore and middle finger. I had to pull my chin in to look at Astrid, kissing her temple and laying my cheek on her head. There wasn't anything to say and there was nothing worth saying. This was worth a thousand words. The air was still with only background noise of the ceiling fan in a lull and our steady breathing. My back was against the backing of the coach and twisted around her small frame. My hand that slid its way under her shirt brushed soft circles on the exposed skin of her hip and my left arms curled underneath her. Her breasts were flush up against my ribs and radiated an astonishing warmth .My mind wandered, as well as hers but always fell right back down to the strong stubborn woman tucked away into me. Never would she allow someone else to get close to her, loving Astrid was a privilege and I had the honor of being hers.

"Sleepy?" I craned my neck in to see her again. She didn't open her eyes,

"Hm." She shook her forehead that was pressed under my collar bone and moved her arm to hook under and around my shoulder. Her left leg hitched around my thigh and her heel dug into the back of my knee. Her back was almost off over the end of the couch, she couldn't be that comfortable.

"Wanna move to my bed?" I said at a relatively normal volume. Astrid's hand went to my neck and took a breath to respond when the door knob clicked and it swung open.

"Who's up for some Chinese?" Tuff stepped in and paused first in what was probably shock and that turned into a cheeky grin. Snotlout, Legs and Ruff came in behind him.

My head shot up and my eyes rolled up to the ceiling in blatant annoyance and Astrid jolted in shock and twisted her neck to look at the motley crew of uninvited guests.

"HAHAAA Astrid, I didn't know you a cuddler?" Snot teased, standing right of Tuff's lanky shoulder. Astrid groaned and I felt her muscles tense.

'I am going to kill them. Bury them in the back court yard. Good plan.' I thought as Astrid pulled away from me in an awkward. It was awkward to get up from the tangled position we were in and with Toothless lying down at the foot of the couch.

"HOT." Ruff called from the back with a dark cackle. Toothless jumped up and ran in circles around Tuffnut who held a steaming bag of takeout in his hand. His muscle tee had some obnoxious band cover on it and the name was blocked out by his dreds. He looked like that guy that would live playing video games in his parents' basement, oh wait.

Astrid fumbled up and helped me up as well.

"The fearless Astrid Hofferson loves having some cuddles with the fish bone." Ruff spoke initially to her and then to Toothless as he pat the dogs head. There was a round of chuckles and an audible

"Closest they get to the real thing." From none other than the sickening Snotlout. I saw Astrid cringe, her shoulders raise and her fists clench. Tuff was preoccupied laughing and glancing behind him at his sister to notice the punch that swung right past him and dug into Snotlouts nose. The laughing stopped and Astrid's booming bark filled the small apartment.

"THAT 'fishbone' is my boyfriend and he means more to me than any of you do and I will do with him what I want. If you have something to say about what we do- look at Snotass over there." Snot was hunched over with a steady stream of blood coming out of his nose. He did deserve it and if she didn't get him, I would have.

"Sorry, Astrid." Ruff called over her brother and Snot. She smiled, calling on the favor of being friends to not get the brunt of it. Astrid looked at her and dismissed it. She leaned into Snotlout and said into his ear, still loud enough for us all to here.

"And just to make you feel better about yourself: We fucked before you got here." Tuffnut bounced with a loud 'OOOOOHH'.

"She told you!" He said to Snot and shut up immediately when Astrid and I glared at him. Astrid put them back in their place. As annoyed as I was I still felt proud of her? She grinned at Snots noticeable pain and backed up towards me. We didn't do anything before they got here, however, that's the first thing on my o-do once they get out.

"How did you even get in here? I thought I had changed the lock?!" I demanded from Tuff.

"Oh- ha, funny story actually. A buddy of mine changed the lock." He pat his pocket.

'Remember to take that away and change the lock AGAIN. Or better yet, Hiccup, move to another state.'

There was a silence, and Toothless' tail thumped in the wood floor. Astrid rolled her shoulders and turned to look at me. We mirrored the same annoyed but contented look as she politely told ever one to shove it.

"So," Tuff started, holding up the bag as Toothless sat at his feet, wagging his tail for the food inside of it. Astrid took it from his hand.

"Thank you." She winked with a shrug and turned him around for the door, leading them out.

"Bye guys." Ruff called back as Astrid closed the door. I didn't say anything but had a wonderful feeling about what she was going to do next. Dumping the food on the coffee table she leaned into her hip and looked at me.

"C'mon, let's do this." she grabbed my hand and dragged me past the kitchen towards my room.

"Don't you mean 'do it'?" Why did I insistently think I was funny? On the other hand, we now have free dinner after this.