Title; Our Little Secret
Pairings; Hiccup/Astrid
Rated; M for Mature
Disclaimer; I do not own the HTTYD movies or series!
2: Watchful Eye
=Hiccup's POV=
I sat there at the table in my father's house in utter shock of what he had asked me; if Astrid and I were having sex. I was so surprised and horror-struck at the question that I couldn't formulate a response right away. Why on Odin's green Earth would my father think Astrid and I were having sex!? My eyes had gone wide, though, still looking at my dad. I knew he was waiting for my reply and the quieter I stayed, the more he would assume his assumption was correct.
"What?!" I shouted as my first response.
"Are you and Astrid having sex, son?" Stoick inquired again. Gods, I could not believe this was the conversation we were about to have. For Thor's sake, I had hoped we'd never have to be in the same room and discuss this matter. I snapped myself out of the daze I'd entered to try and process what my father just asked. I wanted to get on Toothless and get away from here as fast as possible. For now, though, I had to answer him because I knew he'd never let me leave until I did.
"Where in the name of Odin did you get that assumption!? Oh my God, Dad!" I glared at him. "No, we're not," I stated firmly.
"Hiccup, you know I love you no matter what, but I need you to tell me the truth. Please?" Stoick said. I backed the chair away from the table and stood.
"I am telling you the truth, Dad! Astrid and I are not having sex!" I exclaimed quickly.
"Well, you got quiet after I asked you, son. I assumed that because you didn't answer right away, you needed to find a lie to tell me," Stoick informed.
"I got quiet because I couldn't believe that my father just asked me if I was having sex with my girlfriend! This is not a typical conversation I assumed we'd ever need to have!" I retorted.
"Well, I'm sorry, Hiccup. Two years ago, before Toothless came into your life and you ended the dragon war, I never assumed you'd get a girlfriend!" Stoick said quickly, which took me back a bit. Did he really just go there?
"Wow," I stepped back once, eyes a little surprised and irritated at my father's comment. "Gee, thanks, Dad, for having so much confidence in me," I scowled with my arms over my chest.
"I did not mean that the way it came out, son. You know that you've always been different from the rest of us. I only asked ya what I did because I was a teenager in love once too and I know how deep the feelings of passion and lust run in a heated moment," Stoick tried.
"Not seeing your point, Dad," I stated.
"The point, son, is that I know how much you care for Astrid. Alright? I see how much you two love one another and you've been together for two years. You're both seventeen, you're always together, kissing, holding hands, hugging. I saw how you kissed her when you came in here. I know it can lead to more, and-," Stoick was cut off by me sighing.
"Dad, relax, okay? I know what you're trying to do here, and you don't need to. I don't need the talk about sex; Astrid and I both know the laws and traditions regarding the matter," I informed softly. "We know we can't have sex until we're married,"
"I know you know the traditions, Hiccup. Gobber told me you spend a lot of time learning about them from him when you were younger in the forge. Still, I feel like I need to remind you now that you're older because you are with Astrid and it's been reported a few times about you two making out. Kissing leads to sex, Hiccup, and it can cause a lot of trouble if you break the rules. Some Tribes will call for exile," Stoick reminded.
"Dad, it's okay. I know. Astrid and I have already talked about it before, we know we can't have sex, no matter what because of my status being your only Heir to the throne of Berk. If I wasn't the Heir and we were just a normal couple of Vikings in love, you wouldn't care. However, I'm your Heir, and the laws forbid me from having sex until I take a wife when I'm about to or have become Chief of the Tribe. I know that I can't just have sex with Astrid even if I know she's the one I'll pick as my bride when the time comes. Like I said; you don't gotta worry, Dad. Seriously, I mean it, you can trust me. Astrid and I are not having sex, okay?" I explained.
Stoick finally sighed and nodded. "Aye. I'm sorry, son. I believe you," he admitted. I was relieved, but Gods, I wanted to get out of here after all that. I could not imagine a more awkward conversation to be had today. My father is thinking that Astrid and I are having sex; I needed to go flying.
"Great, so am I…good to leave now?" I asked.
"Yes, Hiccup, ya are. And I'm sorry about all this; I guess it's just hard to process that you're not a little boy anymore. You're growing up and becoming a man-," Stoick began.
"Dad, you're doing it again," I sighed with a roll of my green eyes.
"Right. Go on then," Stoick waved me off. Oh, thank the Gods! I quickly exited the house and jumped on Toothless's back as he was waiting for me. Toothless took to the night sky as I shook my head. I hope I never have to have a repeat of this night because I might die of embarrassment.
=Stoick's POV=
I blamed Gobber for the last fifteen or so minutes of complete awkwardness between my son and me. I only decided to talk to Hiccup because of what Gobber said to me regarding Hiccup and Astrid. I sighed heavily sitting down in my chair again; I didn't blame Hiccup if he never came to me again with a problem because now he'd be afraid of it turning into something like this. All I could do was think back to what Gobber informed me of.
~Flashback; Lunch~
I opened the door to my house and saw Gobber standing before me. I found myself confused and questioning why he was there as we were going to see one another in the Great Hall for lunch likely.
"Stoick, we need to talk," Gobber says right away. I found myself wondering what he would need to speak to me about because Gobber was not one to act like this, not in such a serious manner. Gobber was well known to be sarcastic and fun.
"About?" I found myself asking.
"Hiccup and Astrid," Gobber informs. I arched a brow; what could be so serious that Gobber wanted to talk about my son his girlfriend of two years? "I'll tell you inside, I don't think you want anyone to hear about this," he adds. Sighing, I stepped back and allowed Gobber in the house, and then I closed the door to face him.
"Alright, tell me what's going on, Gobber?" I inquired now.
"I think Astrid and Hiccup are having sex," Gobber blurted out and stared at him in shock a moment before it melted to disbelief about what he had said. "I know it sounds crazy, but just hear me out for a second?" he asked as I nodded for him to continue because I wanted an explanation. "Earlier this morning, Hiccup had opened the forge up and started working to help me out. A little after breakfast, Astrid came by wanting her ax sharpened. Of course, Hiccup did that, and then the two of them kissed a bit before Astrid grinned, and grabbed the front of his tunic then practically dragged Hiccup into the side room. Hiccup shut the door, and I heard it get locked shut from the other side. At first, I thought nothing of it, and then I started hearing things," Gobber started.
"What type of things?" I questioned curiously as the topic of this conversation had my full attention.
"Well, it began with them shushing one another and giggling. I heard one of the two get slammed into the wall; there was more kissing and…moaning," Gobber shrugged.
"Are you sure it was moaning, Gobber. Even if the two of them are doing that, I don't think they'd be doing it with you one room away," I stated.
"That's the thing, Stoick; I wasn't in the forge. I was right outside of it around the left wall and saw when Astrid pulled Hiccup into the side room. I don't think they knew I was there because when they came out, Hiccup froze a minute and the two of them looked nervous that they'd been caught. Hiccup did that thing, rubbing the back of his neck and said, 'Hey Gobber, I didn't know you were back.' I played it off that I'd just gotten in as they both relaxed a bit and left the forge together for a flight on their dragons," Gobber explained.
I sat back in my chair and sighed. Hiccup and Astrid weren't having sex, were they? Hiccup knew the laws, and so did Astrid about premarital sex in the Hooligan Tribe. Hiccup more because he was my Heir and that was forbidden due to his stature of being the next Chief of Berk. Hiccup would take over one day, and be expected to marry and give an Heir to take over after he ruled. That was the way of it, and some Tribes would exile guilty parties for such a crime. I would never banish Hiccup, he was my only son after all, and I'd made that mistake once already when I found out he befriended a Night Fury and found the nest of dragons.
"Was there anything else to prove they were having sex, Gobber?" I asked.
"I never said they were, Stoick, I said I think they are because of everything I saw and heard. Hiccup and Astrid were in that side room for a good twenty minutes. I heard a lot of panting, thuds, moaning and things that I never thought I'd hear outta either of their mouths," Gobber shook his head a bit.
"Such as?" I pushed now. If I was going to confront Hiccup about this, I needed to be sure that it was what Gobber said it was.
"Oh, come on, Stoick. Don't make me have to repeat it," Gobber pleaded.
"Just…give me the gist of it, Gobber. This is serious, and I can't go accusing Hiccup or Astrid of having sex without proof that's what they were doing in there," I reminded, and Gobber sighed heavily.
"Well, as I said, they kept shushing one another, kissing, panting, moaning. I heard Hiccup tell Astrid she's beautiful, the body of a Goddess and Astrid giggled commenting how muscular Hiccup was for a twig. Hiccup chuckled at that. After five or so minutes, I heard Astrid ask Hiccup for more, and he said 'Whatever you want, Milady.' You know the voice he says it in," Gobber continued as I nodded, showing I knew what he was talking about. "Towards the end, they got a bit louder; I heard Hiccup's desk bumping into the wall too like it was being shifted back and forth. Astrid commented that it gets better every time, and Hiccup agreed saying that practice makes perfect. I heard them kiss again, and then they started talking about the fact it was amazing that no one knew they were doing it. Hiccup sarcastically remarked to her to remember that he managed to sneak around and hide Toothless on the cove for a month or so and no one knew until Toothless came to save him in the ring. Astrid said, 'true.' After that, the both of them walked out and looked nervous when they saw me standing there,"
"Was there anything else?" I wondered.
"The two of them were sweating, Hiccup's hair was messier than usual, Astrid's headband looked like it'd been moved, and Astrid braid was messy, and you know how that girl is about her hair being in place," Gobber informed. I sighed, so my son and his girlfriend were having sex. I needed to deal with this, and stop it because if anyone found out, things could get complicated very fast.
"Does anyone else know about this?" I asked.
"No, Stoick. I came right to you after I finished my work and made sure they weren't watching me come to you. I felt like they knew I was there and might'a heard, then kept an eye on me to see what I'd do. I don't know if they're having sex, Stoick, and I hope they aren't because of all the things that could go wrong, but it might be a good idea to pull Hiccup aside and talk to him. You don't have to say I told you anything, just say that you know what it's like to be seventeen and in love, knowing he's becoming a man and-," Gobber started.
"I get what you're saying, Gobber. My old man had the talk with me when Valka and I were dating, and now it's time I talk to Hiccup," I sighed. I never worried about this when Hiccup was growing up because everyone shunned him for being different. Now, Hiccup was a hero to Vikings, for ending the dragon war and bringing peace to the islands. Hiccup was the pride of Berk and becoming an adult; he had a girlfriend who he loved, and it was time to sit Hiccup down and have the talk with him. "Thank you, for bringing this to my attention, and I trust it will stay between us, Gobber,"
"Of course, Chief," Gobber saluted with his hook hand. I nodded as Gobber left and I sighed heavily. Gods give me the strength to get through this.
~End Flashback~
Hiccup assured me that Astrid and him were not having sex, and I believed him. However, that didn't mean he wouldn't try if he thought I was on his case about it. As I'd told Hiccup, I was a teenager once too, and when a couple gets too into expressing their love for one another, it can go too far. I'd seen the way Hiccup and Astrid kiss before, and they were the kind that that could take it too far if the two of them got lost in passion and lust. I dreaded the thought of my boy having sex with his girlfriend and her ending up pregnant, but I trusted Hiccup's word. I'd back off, but I would still keep a watchful eye.