A/N: So, I've recently been addicted to Wild Skies. I only started playing last night, but I tell you, you tend to get addicted to that game.
Hope you enjoy this drabble. Feel free to leave a prompt if you wish.
Characters: Astrid and Stormfly
Words: ~500
Rating: K
She knows that Stormfly has laid eggs right away.
She's been even more snappish lately, and tends to retire to a spot and goes missing for hours. The Book of Dragons might have not said anything about dragon temperament during hatching season, but she has a gut feeling that they're going to be a lot of little Nadders running around.
And she's always trusted her gut.
Still, to make sure, she follows her dragon after she walks away. She knows she could have had Hiccup with her, but she has a feeling that Stormfly might not take kindly to her appearance. One can only imagine what she'd do to Hiccup with the mood swings she's been having lately.
She tries to be quiet as possible so that the blue dragon won't know she's being followed. Stormfly walks over to the forest, leaving Astrid wondering where she was going.
The young girl hides behind a tree when she hears Stormfly's steps slowing down. She peers out from behind the tree to try and see, but all she sees is Stormfly's spiked tail. She's growling at something, but she just can't see what.
Frustrated, she makes her way back to the village.
During dinner, when Hiccup asks her what's wrong, she tells him everything. Her concerns for her dragon, her suspicions and hunches are all poured out. She'd be surprised how he has this effect on her. She has an image to keep that shows her as being very secretive and tough. But, when he looks at her with those green eyes, she always pours her heart out to him. But right now, she has too much on her mind to let herself think about a small boy crush.
The next morning, when she runs out of her house, Stormfly's still not back. She sighs. This has been going on for a while. But at least now she knows where her dragon goes off to.
Without telling her friends, she goes down that same path she had taken. She's surprised how she already has it memorized. She thinks it has something to do with her precious dragon being there.
When she peeks out from behind the same tree, Stormfly is fast asleep, her chest moving up and down in a rhythmic pattern. She smiles at how peaceful her dragon looks. Then, her attention gets diverted to the pile of colorful creatures huddled underneath her dragon's wings. At that moment, Stormfly wakes up and bends down, her tongue swiping across a red ball. Soon, all the balls uncurl and she sees that they're all tiny Nadders. So, her gut was right after all.
She feels tears begin to sting her eyes as she marvels at the beauty of nature.
She walks out from behind the tree, letting Stormfly know that she had been following her. To her surprise, the dragon does nothing except bend down and nudge her babies forward. She goes down on her knees as she strokes each of the Nadders.