Falling for Him
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Hope you enjoy this! This part is super cuteee. Also, fanfiction wasn't sending alerts the other day, so if you didn't read the drabble about the dragons' nest, please do:) Just click the button for the previous chapter.
Another thing: I might be updating slightly less since I'm working on a longer story. The story is regarding the theory that in HTTYD3, the dragons will disappear. It'll be kind of sad/dark, as it is about them disappearing. However, I decided to make Hiccstrid married and Astrid pregnant, so there will be a side plot about them working through the pregnancy. I'll post the first chapter when I finish most or all of the entire story.
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No less than an hour later, we landed in the cove, where I had earlier confronted Hiccup about his sudden skills in dragon fighting.
"It all makes sense now!" I exclaimed, hopping off of Toothless as we landed. The way home, Hiccup and I had discussed the nest and what its purpose was. And finally, I had been the one to make full sense of the situation. "It's like a giant beehive. They're the workers, and that monster is their queen."
Hiccup followed me onto the ground.
"Come on, we gotta tell your dad about this." I started to run towards the village. This was a threat to Berk. If that ferocious, giant dragon escaped and make its way to the island, we would be in huge trouble. And if anyone else discovered the nest, they would likely not come back alive. We had to warn everybody.
"No! Astrid, wait."
I froze and turned back around.
"We can't. My dad...he'll...he'll kill Toothless."
My jaw dropped open in shock. "But...but Hiccup, this is the nest! This is what we've been after for years! And you want to keep it a secret? To protect your pet dragon? Are you serious?"
"Yes," he replied confidently.
I walked back over to him. He was really sure about this. I didn't quite understand his logic, but I knew that, after the events of the evening, I had to continue trusting him and his actions. "O...Okay then."
We stood there in silence for a few moments as Toothless made his way over to the nearby stream to drink. Now this was getting awkward. I wanted to thank Hiccup for the blissful ride, I wanted to scream at him for the whole dragons' nest incident, and I wanted to urge him to tell me more about how he had come to tame Toothless. However, being a girl who was (and still is) horrible with words, I didn't know where to begin. So instead, I gave him a half-hearted punch on the arm. "That's for kidnapping me," I said softly as I cast him a small smile.
"But...what..." he stammered, rubbing the spot I had just hit.
Taking a deep breath, I shied away from his gaze and pushed my hair out of my eyes. I knew what I wanted to do, but I wasn't sure how he'd respond if I went through with it. As I bit my lip, I told myself that it was either now or never. Momentarily, I determined that I'd rather have it done now. With that decision made, I quickly twisted around and, grabbing Hiccup's face, gave him a kiss on the cheek. "That's for...everything else." The last words came out in barely a whisper as my cheeks turned red and butterflies began to flutter in my stomach.
He looked at me - also blushing - with an expression of bewilderment.
Not sure of what Hiccup was going to say, and too embarrassed to talk about the situation, I darted through the trees and made my way home, where I would lie in my bed and dream about the events of the night - both positive and negative.