HTTYD: A New Beginning

Chapter 2: The Wait( is over?)

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Astrid had to stay at the healers for another hour or two. But it was already almost midnight so Hiccup was exhausted! Bertha finally told him to go home. As he walked he tried to figure out how to do it now that Astrid was sick. Through him thinking he did not realize that he was talking to himself.

"Hiccup, why are talking to yourself?" Fishlegs asked, kind of concerned.

"Sorry. Just trying to put together how I could propose to her. You know, now that she's sick and all."

"Yah, that could be a bit of a problem. You could wait until she is better. That is on option."

"The healer said she could still be sick by the day before snoggletog eve. That means she could miss her last date with me just as my girlfriend. Because the next one would be the one where she becomes my fiancé." Hiccup smiled at the word. Fiancé! 'Has a wonderful ring to it' he thought to himself.

" I know that smile! What are you thinking?" Fishlegs asked.

"I was just thinking how I am so blind! I know exactly who to talk to about this, and I don't know why I hadn't thought of it before! I have to go Fish! See you later!"

" Bye!" Fishlegs grinned. He had never seen his friend so happy in a long time!

"I don't understand why I have to stay here over night? Why can't I just go home?!" Astrid exclaimed rather loudly.

"Sweetheart, Bertha says she does not know if you will do it again. She wants to be around when you do." Her mother added. Her daughter had always been the one to argue. " I haven't done it in a while now!"

" You did it just five minutes ago! What makes you think you won't do it again?"

"Because the nausea is gone and I'm feeling better. I can just go home. I want to sleep in my own bed!"

"Honey, I can talk to her again, but if you throw up again, their is no doubt about it. You will stay. Ok. That sound fair?"

"I guess it works. Just don't make it sound like I am helpless." As Astrid watched her mother walk away she thought about how many times she had puked. Come to think of it, she had done it six more tomes since she had gotten to the healers hut. Wow that was more than she had ever done when she got this type of illness. What if something was really wrong with her. She had never heard if this sickness ever casing this much vomiting. Maybe their was something, but what?

Hiccup had finally reached his house and luckily found the person he was looking for. He found his mother, Valka,

Sitting by the fire, crocheting, knitting, or whatever it was she was doing. He never could remember no matter how many times he was told.

"Mom, I've been thinking about something."

"That's dangerous!" She replied, grinning at her joke. Hiccup groaned at it though. "Sorry, I thought you could use it. You looked down. What's up?"

"Well... I've decided that it is time to ask Astrid to marry me. I was going to do it snoggletog eve but now she is sick. I may have to wait longer. I was wondering if their was a way I could propose with her in bed or relaxing."

Valka's eyes widened with every word. This is not what she had expected him to say. "Ummm, well just be Hiccup. Show up with a new dagger and then propose."

" Hey! That is only for apologies. But I suppose I could do the dagger just because. She loves new weapons and always has."

Just do it the Hiccup way or wait and do it the Hiccup way."

"I guess your right. Is that how dad proposed to you?"

" No, he came up to me one day and was so nervous that he just spit it out like a cup of Meade. It was actually quite funny. But it was worth the embarrassment all in all. I know one thing. And that is that he would have loved to see you get married and to perform the ceremony."

" Yah, I still miss him most days. It's hard to believe that was almost a year ago. Crazy!"

" It was completely unexpected too. I don't know how I held up. I guess it was the fact that he died after seeing me again. That made him complete. And think about it, he died to save you! What he did was very noble!"

"I promise myself to make him proud, and I think I have by deciding this." He suddenly felt a wave of energy fill him. "I'm not very tired so I will get started on that new dagger now. I'll be in later"

"Are you sure? I mean it is almost one in the morning. The only reason I'm up is waiting for you. You really want to stay up that late?"

" Yep! I want to at least get started on the dagger and finish it tomorrow. By that time I will be in. Promise!"

" Ok, I'll be waiting but still asleep, if that makes since?"

"Yep, now that phrase. See you later mom. Thank you!"

" Anytime!" Valka watched as her son, her grown up son, ran out the door towards the forge. She felt as if her heart had melted. He was truly happy about his girlfriend becoming his wife. Her little boy that she remembered tossing fish back into the sea, believing they deserved to live, he was growing up. And she had missed a great deal of his life. He had forgiven her, but had she herself?

It had been about an hour since she had last vomited, but her mom and Bertha were still on edge. Bertha decided to try it and gave Astrid's mom this liquid to help stop it entirely. Astrid was relieved to finally go home! She did not want to spend another minute in that bed. And if she had, she probably would have screamed! She hated being waited on and treated like a baby. She wanted to do things by herself most of the time. Very rarely did she let anyone baby her. What she was worried about now was that liquid her mom was carrying. It looked as if it was moving.

" Mom, what is that liquid that Bertha gave you? It looks weird."

" It is supposed to get rid of the illness you have, what did she call it? Oh yeah, influenza, yeah that's it. She called it influenza. She said to give it to you twice a day and it should get you better faster."

" It looks disgusting! How am I supposed to get that down?!"

"Well let me put it to you this way, it's either this or in that bed in the healers hut for a week longer than this. Which will it be?"

" I'll take the medicine! Any thing besides that cage!" Her mother laughed at this impression of the huts beds. Her daughter was always that way and probably always will be. But that was Astrid! Always a fighter not a whiner. Some things never change, but those are the ones treasured always in a mothers eyes.

Wow! Chapter 2 done! Check that off the list. Thanks and hoped you all liked it. This chapter was a little early than expected. Ended up knocking out two chapters in two days. I may be able to do that depending on how my days go.

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