Astrid's New Kransen
Hiccup yawned and opened his eyes to see the sun shining through the windows. Astrid snored softly next to him and he smiled.
"Astrid," he whispered and kissed her shoulder. "We have to get up."
"Too early," she said pulled the furs over her head.
"Come on, you know if we don't get to the Great Hall soon they'll send someone to check on us."
"How did two weeks pass so quickly?" Astrid muttered and squinted at the bright light in their room.
Hiccup chuckled. "I don't know. But we still need to get up." The young Chief pushed the covers off and stood up. Astrid gasped when the cold hit her bare skin and stared after her husband. "Like what you see?" he asked when he caught his wife staring.
Astrid threw a pillow at him and Hiccup laughed. "I do. I especially love that mark on your neck."
"Astrid you didn't-" Hiccup's face paled and felt his neck. The blonde just smiled and stood up, reaching for her clothes.
"It's your fault, Mr. Let's Get Up Early and Stay Up Late," she sang as she slipped on her leggings.
"But I-" Hiccup sighed. "Let's just get some breakfast and then go to the Great Hall," he pulled out a tunic and slipped it over his head.
"Sounds good to me. We can finish the biscuits Valka dropped off yesterday," Astrid said as she pulled her hair into a braid. She sighed and touched her forehead where her kransen used to lay. Hiccup frowned and then reached into his dresser to pick up a box.
"Astrid."
"What?" she turned.
"I made something for you," Hiccup said and handed her the box.
"I thought we agreed no more wedding presents."
"This... This isn't necessarily a wedding present..."
Astrid smiled slightly and opened the small box to find a kransen. "Hiccup... We're married now... I'm-I'm not supposed to wear this anymore-"
"Hey, you like wearing it. And besides, when have we ever cared about tradition?"
"That's true," Astrid looked closer at it and realized, "Are those-?"
"Stormfly's tail spines, yeah. I started collecting them from around the village after the dragons left... I thought... I thought it might help keep her close to you." Astrid bit her lip and looked away. "O-Okay. Well, if you don't like it I have more metal I could make you a n-"
Hiccup was cut off by Astrid's arms around him. "No, I love it. Thank you," she said, looking up at him with tears in her eyes. "I... It's perfect." Astrid walked quickly back to her mirror and placed the kransen on her head. Hiccup watched as tears fell from her eyes.
Walking over, Hiccup wrapped his arms around her waist. "We'll see them again, Astrid."
"I know... Thank you, Hiccup. Thank you for giving me something to remember her by," Astrid pressed her lips firmly to Hiccup's.
"We should still get to the Great Hall," Hiccup said in between the kisses. "Gobber will be waiting."
Astrid pulled away. "Fine. But tonight, I'll show you how much I love your gift."
"Sounds like a plan," Hiccup grinned and kissed her cheek. "Now let's go and deal with Sven's sheep problems."