Chapter 6 is here :) Hicca's keeping a big secret from Dagur, enjoy :)

Chapter 6

Keeping Secrets

After a week of hiding her pregnancy on Talon, Hicca and Dagur were finally travelling back to Berk.

Hicca loved Talon just as much as Berk, the people were very supportive of each other, and the island was very colourful and vibrant. But right now she wanted to get back to Berk as quickly as possible. She had spent an entire week hiding her pregnancy from Dagur, and needless to say it was becoming very tiring.

Her body was going to adjust drastically over the next few months, but already the changes were becoming apparent. The nausea every morning, the heightened sense of smell, her tender chest, the tiredness, it was a lot to deal with in only the first week. How could something so tiny have such an effect on her body already? Hicca made a mental note to ask Ruffnut for advice once they told everyone.

A smile slipped onto Hicca face as she thought about telling everyone. When Ruffnut first found out, she hadn't made a big deal of telling everyone, saying she wanted to save the excitement for when the baby was actually born. In Hicca's case, she didn't want to keep anything from her tribes, so as soon as her father, Gobber and Dagur knew, they would tell everyone else.

She was looking forward to their reactions most of all, the three most important people in her life, her mentor, her father, and the love of her life.

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But every time Hicca sneaked away to deal with another annoying symptom of pregnancy, she had no idea that Dagur was watching her.

He noticed her strange behaviour a while ago, the day dream look on her face, the way he would catch her smiling at him, and how she seemed so much more affectionate towards him lately. He didn't dislike those aspects, but her action made him very suspicious. The way she snuck away early in the morning and throughout the day, the way she adjusted her clothes every now and then, it caused frightening suspicions to form in his head.

There was a part of him wanted to ask what she was up to, but a larger part of him told him to leave her be. They may be married, but that didn't give him right to pry in to her personal life, if she wanted to keep secrets, then that was her choice.

He tried asking once before, when they were getting ready for bed after a long day of working.

"Are you okay?" He asked from his sitting position under the furs.

Hicca turned towards him as she was undoing her braids, "I'm fine, why?"

"Well... you've been acting a little strange lately, you're not up to something are you?" Dagur asked in a playful way, but part of him was serious.

Hicca hesitated a little, then turned towards him with another smile, "I've... actually been working on a couple of new inventions. Inspiration strikes at random times, so I, uh... I have to keep rushing off to write them down before I forget."

Dagur watch her for a second, the way she said it didn't sound quite right. "New inventions? Like what?"

"Hard to say right now, it's um... very complex, you know... lots of drawings, several moving parts, they're... well... they're pretty wild."

Dagur watched as she stutter and waved her hands around almost wildly, she wasn't being honest, but he wasn't going to get an answer tonight. "Well okay then, let me know when you've finished."

"I will. Good night, honey," She kissed him tenderly on the lips and then lay down next to him.

Dagur watched her for a little while longer, then he turned and blew out the candle. He lay down and wrapped his arm around his wife's waist, feeling her chest rise and fall slowly as sleep started to take effect, she'd been tired a lot lately, maybe she really was busy working on something.

But Dagur knew something was off, he couldn't stop this one thought circling round in his head, no matter how many time he tried to push it away. Every time he caught her adjust her clothes, or sneaking back into bed in the morning, that one thought kept popping up.

Was Hicca having an affair?

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Finally, the ship and dragons reached the docks at Berk. Many people came to greet them, and helped them unload the ship.

Hicca could hardly contain herself, she wanted to tell Dagur, her father and Gobber the good news as soon as possible. But almost as soon as they landed, Fishlegs rush over to Hicca on Meatlug.

"Hicca, thank goodness, we have a dragon problem at the academy," He said franticly.

"What is it?" Hicca asked, it seemed telling everyone would have to wait.

"There are some Zipplebacks fighting with themselves, it's hard to explain, but all the left heads are attacking the right head," Fishlegs somehow managed to sound both concerned and fascinated all at once.

Hicca gave a sigh and turned to Dagur, "I need to go take care of this, I'll be back soon, okay?"

"Sure, no problem," Dagur gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and watched as Hicca mounted Toothless and took off towards the academy. As soon as she was out of sight Dagur went to find Gobber and Stoick, he really needed their advice.

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A little while later, Dagur, Stoick and Gobber were gathered in the forge, the large door closed to give them some privacy, with Shrieker and Spark watching the humans from under the table. Stoick was seated on a stool near the work table with Gobber standing beside him, the two older men listening to Dagur as he paced worriedly. He told them everything he'd noticed, and tried to calm himself down as he waited for their response.

"I have to admit her behaviour sounds suspicious, but I doubt you have anything to worry about," Stoick pointed out.

"Aye, this is Hicca we're talking about," Gobber added

Dagur sighed, "I know. Normally I wouldn't pry into her personal business... but this had been going on for a week now." Dagur sighed and leaned heavily against the wall, he really didn't want to say what he was thinking, especially in front of Hicca's father and mentor. "I think Hicca's... seeing someone?"

"What? Hicca wouldn't do that, she's not that kind of person," Stoick scowled at his son in law.

Dagur shrank back slightly, "I know... but I can't get the thought out of my head, and I can't think of any other explanation. I know she's hiding something from me"

Gobber had been silent, but now he spoke up with a saddened expression, "Like it or not, it does 'appen. I've seen couples fall apart that 'ave been together far longer than two years."

All three of them hated the idea of Hicca doing such a thing, she was an honest and selfless person, and would never in a million years be the type of person to cheat. But the thought was now buried deep into Dagur's mind. The sneaking around, the way she would adjust and pull at her clothes, the far off look in her eyes, it all fit together horribly.

The thought angered him, the very idea of Hicca receiving pleasure from another man... his Berserker blood boiled at the horrifying images in his head. When Shrieker gave a worried warble, Dagur calmed himself enough to speak, he was far better at controlling his anger now.

"I'm going to ask her," Dagur said after a long silence. "I refuse to believe she's... doing that, behind my back."

Stoick and Gobber shared a look, and the former chief turned back to Dagur, "What will you do if she confirms your suspicions?"

Dagur paused again, he felt angry and distressed all at once, "I..."

But before he could answer, the entrance to the forge opened, and the very person they'd just been talking about stepped in.

"Here you are, I've been looking for you three," Hicca said as she walked into the forge, a large smile on her face with Toothless following behind.

Normally, such a smile would warm Dagur's heart. But now, with the terrifying thoughts still running through his head, her carefree smile made him furious. He stomped over until he was standing in front of her, his angry eyes glaring down into her utterly innocent ones.

"Tell me the truth."

Hicca was taken aback, "Wha-?"

Dagur's voice was starting to turn into a snarl, "Where have you been sneaking of to? What are you hiding from me?"

Hicca's eyes widened, "Dagur, I-"

But once again, Dagur didn't let her finish, "Are you seeing someone?"

"W-What!?" His words shook her to the core, Toothless began to growl and stepped in front of Hicca.

"Dagur, maybe you should-" Stoick tried to intervene while Shrieker gave another warble.

"Tell me who!" Dagur snarled.

Hicca own anger was starting to rise, "Dagur, I'm not-"

"Don't lie to me!"

Hicca couldn't stand it anymore, her anger finally snapped. Just as Toothless was about to roar at Dagur to back off, Hicca raised her hand and slapped her husband hard across the cheek.

For a moment everything was silent, even Toothless backed up. Stoick and Gobber had been on the verge of jumping in, but now that Hicca was on the attack, they slowly sank back into their seats. Dagur wasn't used to being on the defensive, and against his livid wife, he was already a little scared.

"You idiot!" Hicca yelled, her other hand came up to slap Dagur's other cheek. "How could you even think that!?" Another slap. "How dare you accuse me of such a thing!" Another Slap. "Your horrible!

Dagur's was now leaning heavily against the back wall as Hicca delivered one final slap, he was still too shocked to feel any real pain, but his cheeks and her palms were both hot and red. Gobber, Stoick and the three dragons all watched the scene almost fearfully, they'd never seen Hicca so angry before.

Gobber had been about to jump up and defend Hicca alongside Stoick, but now that the tables had turned, he felt the need to defend Dagur instead. "W-Well lassie, D-Dagur did say you've been sneaking around a lot."

Hicca turned to glare at him, and the blacksmith quickly ducked behind Stoick. "And just because of that you assume I'm having an affair!?" Hicca yelled.

"Hicca, please calm down," Stoick said as softly as he could.

"How do you expect me to just calm down? All three of you thought I was sleeping around!" Hicca's face was red by this point, she looked almost on the verge of tears. After a long silence, Hicca whirled round to face Dagur once more.

"Dagur, I'm pregnant!"

Hicca was finally starting to calm as she looked between the three of them, "You three are the most important people in the world to me, so I wanted to surprise you all and tell you at the same time!"

A huge weight landed in the pit of Dagur, Stoick and Gobber's stomachs, and they all realised what a terrible mistake they'd made.

Dagur's brain finally started working again, "W-Wait... You're..."

"Pregnant. Six weeks along, and you're the father." Hicca felt a little bad for slapping him so many times, so she reached out and took his hands in hers, "You're the only person I ever want a child with, you know that."

The mood finally calmed, and a small smile appeared on Dagur's face, "I really am an Idiot... aren't I?" Hicca smiled and nodded.

Stoick and Gobber watched from afar, they smiled as they looked between the happy couple, both of them relieved and overjoyed that their assumptions had been wrong.

After so much anger and confusion, the air became happy, and a small laugh fell from Dagur. "We're having a baby..." Hicca nodded again, happy tears gathering in her eyes.

They were both starting to cry now, joyful tears running down their cheeks as huge smiles grew on their faces. They couldn't stay apart a moment longer and embraced each other tightly, the dragons around them nuzzled their two humans lovingly, soon to be three.

Quite an emotional scene, but now the secrets out :) Let me know what you all think, and find out what happens next time.