After httyd 2 last battle

Hiccup sent Fishlegs and Eret to help Gothi gather and treat the wounded. Astrid lead a group of Deadly Nadders de-icing the storehouse. The twins started working on the chipping ice from the houses, while Snotlout lead some monstrous nightmares to melt it once it got close to the buildings. Hiccup searched the waters and island for any sign of Drago but didn't find anything.

When the sun was starting to set everyone had gathered in the great hall for dinner and shelter for those who didn't have access to their homes. Hiccup served food, talked to the wounded and made sure everyone was accounted for. He had walked out of the great hall to gather more water, when he'd suddenly been up in the air. "Stormfly! What are you doing? Astrid?" He couldn't see her on Stormfly. It wasn't till he was dropped in front of his house that he realized why she had grabbed him. He could see the fire was lit inside. Opening the door he called out, "Was it really necessary to have Stormfly grab me, Milady?" He watched her putting stew into a bowl and setting it on the table.

"If I had asked you would have told me..." she used her Hiccup voice, "Sorry Astrid I have too much to do."

"Was the bad impression necessary? When Stormfly kidnaped me I was in the middle of getting more water for the healers."

"Sit down and eat your dinner. I bet you haven't eaten since this morning."

"Astrid I can't…."

"I thought we covered that." She crossed her arms, "Do you think I don't know? Your mother is helping the healers, I already got Toothless fed and now I'm making sure the Chief doesn't over do it."

Hiccup sighed and sat down, "That sounds so weird."

She set down a cup of honeyed ale and buttered bread in front of Hiccup. "I know babe." She grabbed a bowl of stew for herself before sitting down. He still hadn't touched his food. "Hiccup eat."

He looked up at her and grabbed her hand, "Thank you." he grabbed his spoon and looked at his stew.

"Don't worry babe I didn't make it. My mom started it and I just kept it from burning." He laughed, which made her smile. "Your confidence in my cooking ability is astounding."

"Milady, you know as well as I do that cooking isn't high on the list of things that make you amazing."

"So there is a list?"

He blushed as he took a bite of stew. "This is really good."

"My mom will be pleased." They sat in comfortable silence as they ate. When the table was cleared they sat in front of the fire, Hiccup's arm around Astrid's shoulders.

"How are you doing milady?"

"Still processing. It has been a lot of change in the last 12 hours."

"No kidding." He sighed. "How were you at my mom's?"

"Your dad asked me to take everyone back to Berk, but when you guys weren't behind us…" she sighed. "I thought that Drago must have gotten you. So I went and got Eret, used the same method used Toothless used on me." Hiccup smiled. "He took us to the hideout. We got captured but Stormfly tried saving Eret, then when we were going to be dropped in the water to drown, Eret saved us. That's when we got our dragons and joined the battle."

Hiccup pulled her closer and whispered, "I could have lost you."

"I almost lost you twice today." She looked into his eyes, knowing what he couldn't voice. Placing herself into his lap, she kissed him with everything she had. His hands were on her hips pulling her closer. Her arms locked around his neck, trying to keep him as close as possible. As she adjusted over his lap, her core brushed against him, causing them both to moan. They both had never had time or opportunity to go beyond kissing. This was completely new.

"Astrid." Hiccup breathed.

"I'm sorry." She got off of his lap, blushing.

"Don't be. I mean… we aren't ready for.. well you know."

"I know. I just…. I wanted to be close to you. I didn't mean for that to happen. I was really scared for a minute that I had lost you."

"I'm sorry I scared you." He pulled her into his side, kissing her head. "I never thought much about my dad's motto, 'We're Vikings it's an occupational hazard' until now. It really is. I mean we have had some trying times the last few years but we all made it home in one piece."

"You know your dad loved you so much and was super proud of you."

"I know but it is still my fault he is gone."

"No it's not. It's Drago's."

"If I had listened to you and my dad, then"

"Then they would have come to Berk after taking out your mom's bewilderbeast. We wouldn't have known what we were up against. Imagine what would have happened, if all those dragons had attacked. All of our dragons would have left, so we would have been practically defenseless."

"How do you do that?"

"I thought about it a lot this afternoon while working on the store house. I kept going over what would have happened if I had listened to your dad and come home. Most of what I came up with.. It wouldn't have changed much."

"I'll take your word for it." He leaned forward and put a log on the fire. " He loved you too. He was really excited to have you as part of our family."

"He was great to talk to. I'm going to miss our talks."

A few hours later Valka opened the door to find Hiccup and Astrid sleeping by the fire. Astrid's head was on Hiccup's shoulder and his head was on hers. Valka went over and adjusted the furs over them. There would always be an ache in her chest over her husband, but she had her son. The Gods seemed to have traded the bad and the good in their lives. Hiccup had gained his mother but lost his father. She had lost her husband but had added her son and future daughter. She could only pray that they would never have to feel loss again.