I never thought it would be so convenient to have another Night Fury around. My chores were done so much faster. When we got back to the house, Toothless took Frostbite away. I left them alone. I had a hunch that Toothless had feelings for Frostbite and knew Toothless want some time with her.

I personally needed to tell my parents and Astrid's parents about the pregnancy. I went back to the house and saw Astrid on the ground outside. I immediately ran to her only to find her awake and just staring at the sky. I couldn't help but chuckle.

"You know it's a bit more comfortable to take a nap on the bed." I said as I laid down next to her. Astrid laughed and kept looking up at the sky. "Why are you here anyway?"

"I went for some fresh air and once I got to where I am now my head started spinning." she said giving a light little laugh. "Then I lost my balance and I have been on the ground since." I knew she wasn't happy. I sat up and knew what I needed to do. I put one of my arms behind her back and the other under her knees. It took every ounce of strength I had to pick her up. It's not that she's heavy... I am just that weak!

I brought her back her back inside and upstairs to the bed. I put her down as gently as I can without dropping her.

"Are you okay?" I asked caressing her face. She nodded and I laid down next to her again. A few moments of silence passed and I took her hand. "How do you want to tell our parents?" Astrid sat up quietly.

"Well, we could tell them all at supper." She said breaking the silence. "Let's invite them over for dinner."

"Tonight?" I asked a little shocked. "I need to start hunting!" I said jumping out of bed.

"I can hunt!" Astrid said a little hurt.

"I'm sorry but you can barely stand right now let alone hunt." I replied starting down the stairs.

"I am not invalid! I am just pregnant." She said as she started to stand. "Besides you can't hit the broad side of a mountain!" I saw her knees start to buckle and I ran to catch her.

"You are pregnant, I am not letting you hunt!" I said after I caught her. "Besides Gothi said that you need to take it easy!"

"You can't hunt to save your life!" she spat back.

"I will take Toothless with me. If I can't catch anything, he can." I said. Astrid was about to speak when we heard a thump on the porch. I went down stairs and opened the door. There was a boar. A freshly killed boar. I looked around and saw no one. I brought the boar inside.

"Well I guess someone decided to hunt for us." Astrid replied. I nodded in agreement.

"I'm sorry." I said. "I shouldn't have yelled at you."

"Me too." she replied. We then smiled at each other and I took a knife and went back outside with the boar. Astrid followed me outside. "I'll go tell our parents."

"No!" I said quickly. "What if you fall again? You are staying here." I said cleaning the boar.

"Then I'll cook." she said her knees starting to buckle again. I dropped what I was doing and caught her.

"How about you just rest." I said. Astrid shook her head. I picked her up again and carried her back to bed. I was extremely careful. Not only was Astrid precious cargo, but she also carrying precious cargo. So I had to handle with extreme care.

"But you must be tired from all of your duties today." she said as I laid her back down. "Let me help."

"No." I said kissing her forehead. "You get some rest."

"But I am fine!" she sat sitting back up.

"Until you stop these symptoms, I want you to stay put!" I said putting her hands in mine. Astrid took her hands out of mine and crossed her arms.

"Fine!" she pouted.

"Astrid, darling," I started as I caressed her face with my left hand. "You do know I am just trying to protect you."

"I know." she started as she slumped down. "I just... I just feel so useless."

"If anyone should feel useless, it should be me." I said lifting her face toward mine. "You are nurturing our baby inside of you. I can't do anything right now for our baby." Astrid looked at me with glassy eyes. "All I can do is protect you, love you, and love our baby. I can't feed or carry the baby right now. That is all you." I then kissed her forehead. "You are doing more than I ever could." Astrid then put one hand on my chest.

"I guess." she said. Astrid then punched me in the arm. "That's for saying all that mushy stuff." I rubbed my arm, her pregnancy certainly didn't effect her right hook. She then grabbed me by my tunic and kissed me. "And that's for everything else."

Astrid laid back down and closed her eyes. She finally took my advise. I went back downstairs and finished cleaning and dressing the boar and set it to start cooking. I heard Astrid stir and waited till she fell asleep to make my exit.

Now I'll admit, going to a place that you used to call home was weird. I felt like I did and yet didn't belong there. It was really awkward knocking because, I was so used to just walking straight in, but it was also weird to just walk in. I did end up knocking and my mom, Valka, opened it.

"Hiccup!" she said with a smile. "I was just thinking about you."

"You were?" I asked. Mom led me inside and sat me down.

"A mother always thinks about her child." Mom replied with a smile. I smiled too and thought of Astrid being a mom. It made more excited about the baby.

"Well, I am here to invite you and Dad to dinner." I said.

"Is this about Astrid?" Mom asked. I was shocked.

"What? Where did you... How did you..." I started.

"It's written all over your face." Mom laughed. I then started to laugh, I was very easy to read when it came to Astrid. "Plus, I've been having visions about it."

"Wow." I said.

"Congratulations." She said. "How do you feel about becoming a father?"

"You know it's a baby?!" I said looking back at my mom. She just smiled. I looked back at the ground. "Where do I begin?" I started. "I am happy, scared, nervous, and excited all at the same time."

"What are you hoping for? Boy or girl?" Mom asked.

"Astrid put in an order for a boy." I said.

"I didn't ask for what Astrid wanted." My mother spoke gently. "I asked you what you wanted."

"I just want a healthy baby." I replied.

"Hiccup," Mom started firmly. "Tell me the truth."

"Promise you won't tell Astrid?" I said looking at her. My mom nodded. I felt a goofy smile crawl across my face.

"I want a..."