The Riders thought it was a good idea to camp out and watch the shooting stars go by that night. They were, sorely, mistaken. Whilst, the stars in all their majesty were easily visible above them, the paralysing cold made it difficult to concentrate on anything other than the threat of hypothermia. Yet for a reason unbeknownst to everyone but Snotlout and Hiccup, the Riders were set to stay in the same snowy spot to gaze up at the night sky.
A small fire was going but barely generated enough heat to warm the tips of Ruffnut's fingers, let alone five other Vikings and their dragons. Fishlegs sighed as he poked the fire with a stick, the flame refusing to catch on.
"Ugh, why are we even here?" Tuffnut complained as he rubbed his hands together in a desperate attempt to regain some feeling in them.
"Well, meteor showers are pretty remarkable" Fishlegs commented "It takes quite a lot of patience but-"
"Yeah, yeah that's nice, Fish" The male twin cut him off "But wouldn't it have been easier for Hiccup to watch it from back at the Edge? You know, without us?"
"I don't know, maybe you can see them better from here" Fishlegs shrugged.
The twins plus Snotlout and Fishlegs were huddled around the fire, with their dragons not far behind them. Hiccup and Astrid, however, were sitting on the beach with Toothless and Stormfly sitting further away. The waves washed up and down silently, almost nipping at Astrid's boots as she curled herself up tighter. Her cheeks had a pinkish tint from the cold as her teeth chattered wildly. Subconsciously, she moved closer to Hiccup who seemed warm in comparison - A move unnoticed by both of them but picked up by the others.
"Something's telling me that the meteor shower isn't the only reason Hiccup dragged us out here" Ruffnut observed as she looked at the unofficial couple. Snotlout snorted.
"And something's telling me that our friend Snotlout here knows that reason, sis" Tuffnut added. Three pairs of eyes suddenly whipped towards Snotlout, trying to stare him into submission.
"You're wrong, my friends" Snotlout lied "I know nothing, zero information, zilch"
"If you insist" Fish replied
"Fine! I surrender!" Snotlout exploded "I badgered Hiccup into admitting he was in love with Astrid and that's why we're all here - So it wouldn't be weird!"
"He's in love with?!" Ruffnut repeated "I knew he probably liked her but I didn't realise he was actually in love with her"
"I mean, it was kind of painfully obvious" Fishlegs added "The dilated pupils, the constant closeness, the way they look into each others eyes" He sighed lovingly as he gazed at them "They're each others soulmates"
"Gross" The other three groaned.
"I definitely thought he liked her" Tuffnut said "I mean, little Hiccup certainly did. On many different occasions"
"I do not want to here about the effect Astrid has on my cousin's meat!" Snotlout exploded, flushed.
Down on the beach, Hiccup gulped and shifted uncomfortably. Luckily for him, Astrid was too distracted by other things to have heard.
This made me laugh towards the end