Where no one goes

A father to be

The sun shined into Hiccup's room, the morning sun greeting him, Hiccup yawned and turned to his side. He expected Astrid to be beside him but the bed was empty, Hiccup sat up and look for Astrid around the room, nothing, he couldn't hear or see Astrid anywhere. Hiccup attach his leg and got dress, Hiccup walk around the house calling for his wife, still no answer even Toothless was still sleeping...wait Toothless? Stormfly usually sleep near Toothless, a dragon thing.

"Where in the name of thor did Astrid go?" Hiccup asks himself, Hiccup had already searched the house five times. Hiccup woke Toothless from his sleep, Toothless growled in anger of this rude awakening, Hiccup and Toothless left their home. Toothless was still angry towards Hiccup, first waking him up early and now no breakfast! "Come on Toothless! We have to find Astrid and Stormfly" said Hiccup as he mounted Toothless, Toothless made his pouty face and eventually flew off. Hiccup and Toothless check every single area, they knew Astrid and Stormfly would frequent often, Hiccup had hope he would have found them by now but still no sign of them. "Astrid!" he shouted

"Hiccup?" Hiccup look back, he was so relieved to see Astrid and even Stormfly, Hiccup guided Toothless to make a loop and flew next to Stormfly. "Show off" smiled Astrid, she reached over the two dragons and gave Hiccup a kiss on the cheek.

"Where were you this morning?" ask Hiccup, he grab Astrid's hand, Toothless and Stormfly were flying slowly on purpose. They knew, their riders would do these kinds of human mating rituals often, Toothless and Stormfly didn't mind too much.

"I was up early and I didn't want to wake you" said Astrid, Astrid watch the beautiful orange sky, the sun was about to rise. Astrid loved this moment very much; the clouds gently passed them, the sky a beautiful mixture of oranges and pinks, Hiccup right beside her. "This reminds me of my first flight" smiled Astrid, she wanted to kill Hiccup for kidnapping her and forcing her to fly, but she's happy he did. It was the moment she fell in love of flying and of Hiccup. Astrid was extremely grateful for that special day; she can't even imagine her life without flying or Hiccup.

"I was very scared you were about to kill me" said Hiccup, it would be hard not to, Astrid was screaming to the top of her lungs. Astrid frowned and crossed her arms, Hiccup quickly smiled "But! That day was a special day too, the sunset, the wind blowing, and having you by my side" said Hiccup.

"Hmm" Astrid smiled and moved some hair out of the way

"We should head back, the entire village must wonder where we are" said Hiccup. Hiccup and Astrid turned back; a few hours of flying later, the village of Berk came into view. A large group of Vikings started to form a circle, Hiccup sigh in annoyance, he directed Toothless towards the centre of the circle of Vikings.

"Hiccup!" shouted Gobber, he ran towards Hiccup as he landed with Toothless and Astrid, Gobber slowed down and took a minute to catch his breath.

"What's the matter Gobber?" ask Hiccup, Hiccup dismounted Toothless, he rub Toothless's noise. Astrid jump off of Stormfly and went to join Hiccup, "Is there an issue?"

"There's not enough fish for the dragons!" said Gobber, Toothless raise his head and started to cry, Toothless will never have his breakfast.

"Is that the only problem?" ask Hiccup, as he tried to calm Toothless down

"There no enough materials to fix the fishing boats" shouted another villager

"Okay! Okay! I'll take care of this" said Hiccup, the villagers smiled and disbanded, Hiccup sigh once more. Astrid kissed him on the cheek, Hiccup smiled and held her hand, and they both walk to their home with their dragons following them.

"Are you going to tell the village?" ask Astrid; while she watches the small children run pass them. Astrid couldn't believe, that in nine months their child would be born, Hiccup and her would be parents.

"I don't know...they're going to go crazy once they know" he said, Toothless ran passed the riders with Stormfly chasing him. Astrid quickly let go of Hiccup's hand, she back away from him, far enough so she wouldn't be tip over by Stormfly. "Astrid?" he ask

"I'm just being careful!" shouted Astrid, she waited for Stormfly to pass Hiccup, once she was certain it was safe, Astrid went back and held Hiccup's hand again. "Sorry babe, I just wanted to be careful" she said, as she touched her stomach "For the little one"

"You're never that worried usually" said Hiccup, Astrid punched him in the arm "Never mind"

"Hiccup" Valka threw an old dragon armour onto the ground, Hiccup and Astrid went to join her "Where were both you?"

"Flying" said Hiccup, Valka didn't say anything and just smiled, Hiccup didn't understand why she was so happy "Uh..."

"Well any news?" she ask, Valka stared straight towards Astrid "Astrid?"

"Oh!" Astrid finally realized, what Valka was talking about "Well...Valka...Hiccup and I are pregnant"

"Congratulation!" shouted Valka as she held her hands onto her mouth, Valka hug them both, she was so happy for them "Have you thought of names?"

"Not yet" said Hiccup

"Your father would have been so proud, Hiccup" smiled Valka, Hiccup wishes his father could be here but at least, he had his mother to be there for him.

"Thanks, mom" smiled Hiccup, he took Valka in his arms and hug her

"You'll be a great father, Hiccup" Valka said, as she held her son's hands

"I don't think so, Dad was very hard on me...he wasn't so proud of my dragon killing skills!" said Hiccup, Toothless growled at Hiccup "Sorry bud". Toothless said something in dragon and left, "Mom...I miss dad and everything but his parenting wasn't so good. I don't really think I'll be a good father to our child" said Hiccup, he anxiously glance towards Astrid. Astrid shook her head and walk towards h, I'm, and Astrid place her hand on his chest.

"Hiccup, do you remember what I said after your father ask you to be chief?" ask Astrid, Hiccup nod his head in confusion, Astrid smiled "I said, what you're looking for isn't out there, Hiccup, what you're looking for is in here" Astrid patted her hand on his chest.

"But that's different" said Hiccup, Astrid messed up Hiccup's hair, Hiccup fix his hair once she was done "What was that for?"

"It's the same thing, Hiccup" she said, Hiccup still didn't understand what she meant. "You can't search for the perfect parenting, the perfect parenting comes within. Your father taught you to kill dragons, but you never did, you became friends with dragons. Your father's parenting won't affect yours, your father had his way and you have yours", Hiccup smiled, Astrid was right, He wasn't his father. Hiccup had never killed a single dragon, and he'll never will.

"You've got a smart girl, Hiccup" smiled Valka, she was so happy; her son had found such a wonderful woman.

"I know I do, I'm very lucky to be with her" Hiccup kissed Astrid on the lips, Astrid touched his cheek and kissed him back.

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