What You Mean To Me

Pairing: HiccupXAstrid

Rating: M for Mature

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from HTTYD; not the movies, shorts, or series. I also don't own any of the songs I may or may not use. That being said, enjoy the story!

Chapter Seven: Find Hiccup

After leaving Hiccup's place, Astrid sat in the taxi cab's back seat just trying to relax. She couldn't believe she had drinks with Hiccup, then they went to his place and ended up having sex and to boot, she was the one who initiated it according to the video. She figured he'd have camera in the apartment after it came out he was lead singer of Dragon's Roar, Dusk Fury. And she completely understood the contract she had to sign: if she said anything-both of them would be hounded and she just wanted to let it go and move on in life. It's not like he liked her and they would just hookup for drinks and sex again with his career, but she wasn't lying when she said it was the best sex of her life. Hiccup did things with her that she never did with Eret. Most sex with Eret had been quick, with no foreplay. Hiccup-although it did get into it pretty fast-did engage in a little foreplay of making out, stripping off the clothes, eating her out, and fingering her before intercourse.

All the positions were incredible, her favorite was being against the wall with Hiccup in full control. Eret was lazy when it came to sex, he always just wanted Astrid to ride him and sometimes doggy style but other than that nothing else because he couldn't last longer than twenty minutes. Hiccup had amazing stamina and they held out a while before either of them came. But alas, it was likely just a one time thing-she'd never see him again unless it was on stage when he was performing. And he probably would get mad if she just showed up at his apartment wanting to hang out.

"We're here," the driver said as Astrid checked the total and handed the man the money as she got out and headed to Ruffnut and Tuffnut's front door.

"Astrid, there you are!" Ruffnut exclaimed, rushing out to hug her friend tightly. "Where have you been all night!" the frantic friend asked quickly, pulling Astrid inside the house.

"It's...kind of a long story," Astrid mumbled, how the hell was she going to explain this without giving away Hiccup's secret. Well, he said that she couldn't tell about him being Dusk or mention to his parents he was in Berk. Hiccup never said that she couldn't say she was with him all night at a motel. "I...went to the bar last night and...you'll never guess who I ran into there,"

"One of the members from Dragon's Roar?" Tuffnut asked.

"Hah, I wish. No, I ran into Hiccup," Astrid admitted with a smile.

"That loser who never said a word but got straight A's in high school?" Snotlout asked now, coming into the living room.

"Yes, him...he was there too. Both of us just started drinking and talking, he's...actually not a half bad guy," Astrid blushed a bit.

"So, where's he been the last four years?" Tuffnut questioned.

"He makes his way from place to place with a few others from his job. He's been...all over the Archipelago. He...lives on the main island in a one bedroom apartment, or that's what he told me anyway. But all that aside, a couple of perverts started hitting on me and trying to get me to go home with them and Hiccup actually protected me," Astrid said as her friend's eyes widened at what she said.

"No way," Ruffnut said.

"No lie. He made the guy let go of me and pushed me behind him, telling the others to keep their hands off his girl. After that they backed off and left me alone. I didn't have my keys and...he was staying in a close by motel, so I spent the night with him there. And before you ask...yes, we had sex," she mumbled some knowing they would ask.

"Oh. My. Gods. You had sex with Hiccup Haddock?! Drunken, motel sex with Hiccup Haddock?!" Tuffnut and Snotlout said together.

"Ssh...yes! We did. Woke up this morning about an hour ago, he said he was sorry-gave me money for a taxi cab then left saying we'd never speak of it again," Astrid explained.

"Wow. Just...wow. I can't believe you slept with him..." Ruffnut said in shock.

"How was he? Ya know, in bed? Bet it sucked, guy never had a girl before. Probably didn't even know what to do..." Snotlout teased.

"Actually...he wasn't bad at all," Astrid blushed a bit as they all shut up and stared at her. "Guy isn't a twig anymore, pretty serious upper body strength, and his legs, Gods! Fuck it, Hiccup knows what he's doing. I had the best sex of my life last night with him. Happy now?"

"Astrid, are you still drunk? You just said you had the best sex of your entire life, with Hiccup Haddock?" Tuffnut asked her.

"Oh shut up you. I know what I said and it's not a lie. Hiccup looks nothing like he did in high school. He's like 6'1'' now, darker auburn hair, same green eyes. Still lean but not a scraggly twig, even has a four pack abs...he's actually...really hot for twenty two. I was like butter in his arms last night, seriously...best sex of my life. He did things to me Eret has never done, and Gods, his fucking stamina is outstanding," Astrid told them.

"Have you even considered the fact you could end up pregnant with his kid because of this one night of best sex ever?" Ruffnut asked her.

"I won't. Even drunk, man used a condom. I was actually impressed too that he did," Astrid smiled.

"Geeze, where is he now?" Snotlout asked.

"No idea...we said our goodbyes and parted ways. He left the motel, and I left shortly after he did. I didn't see what way he went," Astrid shrugged. She knew that she knew where he lived but she was under contract not to say a word about it so she had to lie in order to avoid prison and being fined.

"Well, I'm sure you'd like a shower..." Ruffnut stated still in shock as Astrid nodded and got up to move to the bathroom: she shut the door and started the water, her mind still thinking about last night with Hiccup. It had been incredible and something she wouldn't soon forget.

(With Dragon's Roar)

As soon as he walked in the door he was rushed by his friends asking a million questions about the night he had-obviously they were aware he'd gotten drunk, and had sex with another girl. Hiccup sighed heavily and took a deep breath.

"Back the hell off!" he yelled as they stopped, "It doesn't matter what happened. It was an accident, I was way too drunk. It'll never happen again," Hiccup sighed closing his eyes

"You never let that kind of thing happen though, Hiccup...she knows who you are now, you can't live there anymore. She could tell people," Toothless stated.

"Yeah, I know, okay? I'm mad at myself as it is, I don't need it from you guys too. And she won't tell anyone, I had her sign this before I called a cab to take her home." Hiccup stated as he pulled the contract out and handed it to him. "Give it to Gobber to file with the lawyer or whatever to make it official. Mind if I crash here for a while so I can find a new place?" he asked.

"Course you can, you know that. We'll share the room just like last time, unless you want your own. Sure, Dad wouldn't mind," Toothless smiled putting an arm over his shoulders.

"Dad wouldn't mind what?" Gobber asked coming in now with a smile.

"Hiccup staying here until he finds a new place. Someone who used to know him in high school found out he's Dusk because of me blowing his cover. She signed the contract of secrecy-but she knows where he lives so he's gonna find a new place to live," Toothless informed him, handing the contract to Gobber now.

"Astrid Hofferson? Isn't she one of the contest winners from last night's show?" Gobber asked curiously.

"Yes...she was. I...used to go to High School with those people. Last night, I got really drunk at the bar-Astrid showed up and we had a few drinks. Bartender called us a cab, we went back to my place and ended up have sex. She didn't know I was Dusk until this morning but she knew I was Hiccup last night-she recognized me," Hiccup sighed.

"Protected I assume?" Gobber arched a brow.

"Always. Besides, I know Heather is gonna come looking for me there. She's messaged me at least five hundred times since the break up," Hiccup replied calmly.

"You know you're welcome here, lad. You're like a son to me. Alright, now that everyone is here-down to business, so take a seat," Gobber instructed as he put the contract down for now and looking at them all once they sat down. "Another successful tour lads and lasses, good work all of your. Now you know what it's time to do once again. Make at least four new songs and practice the oldies to make a new CD for the new year in six months. We're due for a new one," he announced.

"Yes sir," they nodded.

"What are we going for this time? Christmassy?" Stormfly asked.

"Dusk, you got anything left that we haven't tried yet?" Zap asked.

"Why are you asking me?" Hiccup inquired.

"Because when you joined us, you had tons of unfinished songs..." Toothless chuckled.

"I guess I can look through it and see what I got that we could do or attempt to finish," Hiccup shrugged as he reached into his backpack and pulled out his notebook of unfinished song ideas and lyrics. They all made their way to Gobber's basement to sit with their instruments and talk about things for new songs. It was going to be a long day of browsing and testing things out-but such was the life of very popular band, always keeping things fresh and new.

(Five Weeks Later)

It was the beginning of August, still a month before Astrid would start her last year of college! She was entirely excited about it but for now she was just working part time at a local restaurant as a hostess/waitress-it was a switch off situation but she made decent money to pay for her phone and college tuition. In the last month or so, she'd been thinking about Hiccup-was it bad to say she actually missed him? Having someone she hadn't seen in a long time, sitting down, having drinks, talking civilized about life. Nothing really beat that. Sure she had her friends but nevertheless, she did actually miss hanging out with him. And hell, in the same thing-she actually got what she only dreamed about happening, something Eret said she would never get the chance to have. She got to have drinks with Dusk, and she slept with him accidentally. This was something she still thought about constantly-not being able to get over it.

Hiccup was Dusk, the lead singer of her favorite band: Dragon's Roar. It was confusing and amazing at the same time! It was something no one would ever believe without proof, she didn't believe it at first either but it was true. She was standing in the same room as Dusk, with all the band members and they weren't wearing their stage face paint. It was incredible, to say the least, when the shock wore off but she'd admit she hated not being able to tell anyone that she spent the night drinking with Dusk Fury. Ruffnut would have a field day knowing that, but Astrid was under contract and wouldn't risk prison time over it. In truth, she did want to see him again. Not because he was Dusk-but because she genuinely enjoyed their time together before all the drunk sex took place.

Currently, Astrid was back home at her parents since they'd returned from their trip and the last week or so she'd been feeling ill. Nausea, throwing up, tired, little achy. There was also some light cramping and tender breasts so it was her assumption that her period was coming-however, the only problem with that theory was that she was due for her period last week and truthfully, she was starting to worry something was wrong. Since she had the day off work today, she was going to go to the doctor's office and figure out what was going on. Her first thought had been pregnancy but the only sex she had in the last five weeks was with Hiccup, and she knew he used a condom. She saw the wrapper on the nightstand while collecting her things before leaving his apartment that afternoon.

Astrid just finished showering and getting dressed before throwing up again for ten minutes, "Ugh..." she coughed and wiped her mouth before flushing the toilet, then proceeding to brushing her teeth and leaving the bathroom. Astrid grabbed her wallet, phone, and keys before heading out the door and turning on the alarm to get to the bus stop down the street to get to her appointment which was in thirty minutes. Astrid stood under the awning with a few other people as the bus pulled up ten minutes later on time, she swiped her bus pass and took a seat by the window with her head against the window-eyes closed as she prayed to the Gods she didn't get motion sickness while riding the bus to her doctor's office.

Fifteen minutes later she arrived at the stop she needed to get off at, she got on the sidewalk and continued down the street to the crosswalk, pressed the button and waiting for the signal to walk across. This only took about three minutes before she was standing in front of the office and walked up slowly, going to the second floor where her doctor was located and standing at the reception desk to wait for the receptionist to get off the phone-the woman placed it down with a smile.

"My apologies, Miss, what can I do for you today?" the woman asked with a bright smile.

"Oh, um, yes. I have an appointment with Dr. Selene Fisher at 11:45am," Astrid replied softly.

The woman checked her screen now and smiled, "Astrid...Hofferson?" Astrid nodded to her and the woman checked her in with a few clicks. "Just have a seat and the nurse will be right out for you in a few moments,"

"Thank you," Astrid smiled back as she went to sit down, feeling a bit nauseated again, she closed her eyes trying to relax. She didn't wait long, maybe seven minutes before the door to the office opened.

"Astrid?" the sweet voice came, Astrid now stood up and nodded as she walked back into the office. "Haven't been feeling well the last week or so?" she asked.

"Yeah. No idea where it came from but I don't want to miss anymore work so, hoping the doctor can tell me what's causing it." Astrid responded gently.

"Well, I'm sure we can figure it out. Now, let's get you weighed and measured. You haven't been here in about a year," the nurse smiled as Astrid took off her shoes and stepped on the scale, the number coming up as: 115lbs, and then she was measured at 5'9'' before stepping down. The nurse led her to a room on the right and had her sit on the table. All the usual was checked, fever and blood pressure. "So, can you tell me some of your symptoms?"

"Nauseated, throwing up, headache, tired, cramping slightly, tender breasts..." Astrid listed off.

"Are you due for your period?" the nurse inquired softly.

"I-I was due for it last week," Astrid looked down a bit.

"Could you be pregnant?" the nurse glanced over a little, Astrid bit her lip some. The possibility was always there but that was the last thing she wanted to be wrong with her. "When was the last time you had intercourse?"

"Five weeks ago a-and it...was protected," she said quickly.

"Your partner used a condom, and you aren't on birth control correct?" the nurse questioned softly.

"Yes, he used one and no, I'm not on birth control..." Astrid admitted with her head down.

"A missed period can be due to stress also. We'll take a little blood and rush it to the lab, should have the results in an hour or so. Is that alright?" the nurse asked. Astrid nodded to her, the nurse pulled a few things out of the drawer and moved to Astrid's arm. The woman tied off the upper arm and tapped a few times to get a vein before getting the needle in, then the tube to get some blood. When it was over, the nurse labeled it and left the room. Astrid just sat there wondering about it now: could she actually be pregnant? That was all she needed! And how the hell would find Hiccup to tell him she was pregnant? After ten minutes of waiting the doctor came in now with a smile.

"Hello, Astrid. It's been a while," came Dr. Fisher's voice.

"Haven't been sick in a while," Astrid smiled a bit.

"So I see we've sent away for some blood work to see if you might be pregnant. You had intercourse five weeks ago and it was protected, you were due for your period last week. We should know those results soon, is it okay if we call you when they come in?" Dr. Fisher asked her.

"That's fine-but...they should be...negative right. We were...using protection," Astrid pointed out.

"Well, protection does slim the chances-however, condoms alone can fail. Old, broke during intercourse. Try not to panic so much sweetie. If you are then we'll worry then. Until we rule out pregnancy though, not sure I can diagnose you properly. So here is what we'll do for now. I'm going to send you home, and when we get the results, I'll have you come back." Dr. Fisher told her with a hand on her shoulder.

"Okay...thank you," Astrid smiled some as she got off the table, gathered her things and headed out of the office. The doctor let her the receptionist know that they'd base the next appointment time according to test results. Astrid returned home and laid down hoping the doctor would call soon.

(Two Hours Later)

With the time now being about 2:15pm, Astrid was woken up by her cell phone ringing. She rubbed her eyes and answered it, "Hello?"

"Astrid, this is Dr. Fisher's office. I'm her main nurse, Lilliana Stokes. I have your lab results, would you like them over the phone or to come down?" the woman asked, Astrid was instantly and fully awake now.

"I-I'll take them over the phone please," Astrid asked sitting up on her bed.

"Your test results were positive, Miss. Hofferson. You are pregnant," Lilliana, the nurse said gently. Astrid froze with wide eyes. She was...pregnant? "The doctor would like to know if you want to come down today at 3:45pm for a sonogram so we can see how far along you are and discuss options of what you'd like to do?"

"I-I think...I just need a little time to sit with this. C-can I...come in a few days?" Astrid asked, she had no idea what to do right now. She was...shocked, scared.

"Of course you can, don't wait too long though. Have a good rest of the day," the nurse then hung up as Astrid lowered the phone from her ear and then she looked at her stomach: she put her hands there and finally laid back. She was pregnant with Hiccup's baby, the first thing she needed to do was find and tell him. He had the right to know before any decisions were made about what to do. This could be easier said than done in finding him, but right now she needed a little time to just think about things, of how the hell she was going to tell him this. Astrid closed her eyes taking a deep breath, she would start looking for him tomorrow morning before she had work at 11am-this was the only thing she could do right now. Find Hiccup.