A/N: Hey again. This one took awhile for obvious reasons. I didn't know where to stop it and once I decided where I wanted to take it, I noticed I had a long way to go. So here is my longest chapter to date. More is on the way. Thanks for the patience and the continued support. I'm pleasantly happy with this chapter. I'm currently working on a screenplay that I'm hoping will be filmed next summer so my writing is slowed down for now. But I have no intentions of just dropping the story. When the story comes to an end, I will clearly state it and not leave anyone high and dry in the middle of the story. Thanks for all the reviews. It's great hearing from everyone. Now without further ado.
LG
Chapter 21
Hiccup was lying on his bed, phone in his hand. Should he call Astrid? They were boyfriend and girlfriend now so it should be fine if he called her just to chat right? He wasn't really sure how this worked. Would she get mad at him for calling?
His mind is snapped back to reality when his ringtone begins to blare loudly. He nearly drops his phone and struggles to keep it from falling on the floor. He closes his hand around it and accepts the call, placing it up to his ear.
"Hello." Hiccup says in to the phone.
"Hey. What are you up to?" Astrid's voice asks him.
"Nothing. I was just laying in my bed, thinking about calling you." Hiccup explains.
Astrid giggles. "Really? That's pretty good timing."
"Yeah. No kidding. What are you up to?" Hiccup asks.
"Well I was thinking about going to the park. Interested in coming along?" She suggests.
"Sure!" Hiccup says with more enthusiasm than he had meant to use. "Meet there in 5 minutes?"
"Umm... Can we make it fifteen?" Astrid suggests. "five doesn't give me any time to get ready."
"Yeah. No problem. Fifteen it is." Hiccup says with a smile.
"See ya in a few." Astrid says before ending the phone call.
Hiccup sets down his phone on his bed with a huge smile on his face. He wondered how she knew that he had nothing to do.
Hiccup sits on the bench in Hobblegrunt Park overlooking the pond. He's twiddling his thumbs as he waits for Astrid to arrive.
"You got here in five didn't you?" Astrid asks as she shows up.
Hiccup smiles awkwardly and nods. Astrid returns his smile. "I knew you would. It wouldn't be you if you didn't."
She slides across the bench and bumps into him. There's silence between them as they both enjoy the sounds of nature and the view of the pond in the coming dusk.
"So I was just wondering if you knew what colour of dress you were going to wear to prom." Hiccup asks nervously.
Astrid raises an eyebrow at him.
"It's just… I just want to be able to match you..." Hiccup stammers out.
Astrid giggles. "Sometimes you're too cute. You know that?"
Astrid kisses him on the cheek. "I think I'm going to wear either red or blue. I haven't fully decided yet."
"Well did you want to go dress shopping this week?" Hiccup asks.
Astrid looks at him like he is completely mental. "Seriously?"
"What?" Hiccup asks innocently.
"You. Want to take ME. Dress shopping?" Astrid says with emphasis.
Hiccup merely shrugs. "Sure. Why not?"
"Well all right. But don't say that I didn't warn you." Astrid smiles at him as she lays her head on his shoulder.
"Duly noted." Hiccup responds softly as he reaches his hand around her and pulls her tightly to him.
They sit like that for the rest of their time spent at the park. In silence and just enjoying the company and the closeness of one another. Hiccup could have stayed there all night in unending bliss but all good moments come to an end. If they lasted for forever, how would we know that they were actually good moments?
The weeks seemed to fly by. Prom was only weeks away and Astrid still didn't have a dress. Contrary to what she expected, she was getting excited to be going to prom. She figured that the cause of her excitement was due to the fact that she is going with Hiccup. What more could she want? Maybe she would give herself to him after prom. It seemed like such a cliché thing to do but at the same time, the idea excited her.
Ruffnut is lying on her bed, chatting to a very distracted Astrid who is seated in a Laz-E-Boy chair.
"Are you even paying attention?" Ruffnut asks in annoyance.
Astrid snaps out of her fantasy. "Yes. I am."
Ruffnut rolls her eyes. "Bullshit. You didn't hear a damn thing I said."
"I did too!" Astrid argues.
"Oh yeah? What was I talking about?" Ruffnut smiles smugly as she challenges her friend.
"You were talking about… how big… Eret's muscles were?" Astrid realizes she's been caught as she tries to come up with a subject.
"Not even close!" Ruffnut exclaims.
"Okay, okay. You win. I was… a little distracted." Astrid admits sheepishly.
"A little! You were way more than a little. What do you have going on in that head of yours?" Ruffnut laughs as she taps Astrid on the head.
"I'm just thinking about prom." Astrid says too quietly.
"What?" Ruffnut asks.
"I'm thinking about prom." Astrid says more loudly.
Ruffnut chokes on air. "What!"
Astrid gives her friend the evil eye. "I'm not repeating myself again."
"Let me get this straight. Astrid Hofferson. The Astrid Hofferson, is distracted about prom." Ruffnut blurts out.
"I knew I shouldn't have told you." Astrid says as she gets up.
"Wait." Ruffnut says quickly.
Astrid stops and looks at her friend. "What?"
"Sit back down. I promise I won't make fun of you." Ruffnut says smiling.
Astrid sits back down.
"So why are you thinking about prom?" Ruffnut asks excitedly.
It wasn't often that the two of them had girl talk. They were always too tough for any girly shenanigans but every now and then it was a nice change.
"Well. I just don't have a dress yet, and I want to make sure that I look the best for Hiccup. And I'm not sure if I should wear my hair up or down." Astrid starts to tell Ruff.
Ruffnut looks like she is listening intensely the whole while that Astrid speaks and chooses to wait until she's done before she says anything. "Soo… Are you going to fuck him at prom?"
Astrid stares dumbly at her friend. After everything that she just said, that's all her friend could come out with? "Are you fucking serious?" Astrid asks as she stands up heading for the door.
"What did I say? It was a serious question." Ruffnut pleads.
Astrid speaks over her shoulder. "I know that it was a serious question. And that is why I'm leaving."
She opens the door to Ruff's room and Tuffnut nearly falls on his face. "Were you listening in on our conversation?" Ruff shrieks at him.
"It definitely wasn't worth listening to. Man, are you guys boring." Tuffnut says as he saunters off.
Astrid just shakes her head as she heads out.
Astrid walks down the road with her phone in hand. She quickly dials in Hiccups number and holds the phone to her ear. It starts ringing and she can feel herself growing impatient. It never takes Hiccup this long to answer his phone.
"Hey. You obviously know who this is if you called me. Leave a message." Hiccup's voicemail greets Astrid.
She scowls as she hangs up the phone. "God I hate answering machines."
Hiccup stands in the middle of the Berk shop. A flatbed truck is backing in through the big bay doors with Stormfly sitting on the back.
"Just put her over there in the corner bay. That's my work station." Hiccup points towards his work area in the corner of the shop where he had spent months working on Toothless.
He stands motionless with his eyes knit in stern concentration, watching closely as Clyde, the tow truck driver slowly unloads Stormfly in to her new temporary home.
"So where'd you dig this one up, Hiccup?" Clyde asks.
"This isn't mine actually. This is my friends. She got it from her uncle." Hiccup answers.
"I think I remember seeing this baby back in the day. She could burn the tires at a hundred mile an hour." Clyde reminisces.
He opens the tow truck door and grabs a clipboard from the passenger seat and walks over to Hiccup. "Just sign here and initial here." He points at two spots on the clip board.
Hiccup takes the clipboard into his own hands and scribblers his chicken scratch on to the paper.
"Thanks." Clyde says as Hiccup hands him back the clipboard.
Clyde walks back over to his tow truck and opens the door. "Tell your dad I said hi." He tells Hiccup as he climbs into the truck.
With a turn of the key, the tow truck starts up and Clyde is out of the shop and down the road.
Hiccup gives Stormfly another check to make sure he didn't miss anything when he had checked her at Astrid's house. No real surprises so far but he knew that once the paint was stripped off it would be a whole different story. Rust was known to hide on these old classics.
He takes out his phone to check the time and notices to his horror that he had a missed call from Astrid. How could he miss a call from her? He quickly hit the call back button and held the phone up to his ear nervously. He knew that she wouldn't be mad at him but that did nothing to calm his nerves.
"Hello?" Astrid's voice comes through the speaker.
"Hey Astrid. Sorry I missed your call." Hiccup says.
"No sweat. What are you up to?" She asks cheerfully.
"I just finished getting Stormfly in to her new stall so that we can work on her. Now I'm not doing anything. Why what's up?" Hiccup tells her as he pulls the chain that closes the bay door of the shop.
"No way! Are we going to start soon?" Astrid says excitedly.
"Yeah. We'll start on Monday." Hiccup steps out in to the sunlight and locks the shop door behind him.
"So did you wanna go to the mall?" Astrid asks.
Hiccup doesn't even have to think about his answer. "Sure. Want me to pick you up?"
"Yeah. I'll be at my house." Astrid answers
"Alright. I'll see you in five? Talk to you later." Hiccup ends the call and puts the phone back in his pocket as he makes his way towards Toothless.
Hiccup opens the passenger door for Astrid and she sits down in the idling muscle car. He rushes around to his side and jumps in.
"So what are we going shopping for?" Hiccup asks her.
"Dresses." Astrid responds in a very to the point manner.
Hiccup knits his eyebrows together in thought before responding in a very sarcastic voice. "I donno, m'lady. I don't think a dress would suit my body type."
Astrid playfully hits him in the arm with a laugh. "It's not for you. It's for me. For prom."
"I figured you would have taken Ruffnut to get your dress." Hiccup says. He's not complaining that she invited him but he's curious.
"Are you kidding me? If I had her help me pick out a dress it would probably be bright teal and it would be so slutty that my tits and ass would hang out." Astrid states plainly.
"That sounds like a dress I'd love to see you in." Hiccup jokes.
Astrid hits him again and he can't help but laugh as he rubs his arm where she had hit.
Hiccup sits tiredly on in a chair in what felt like the thousandth dress store. He had never gone shopping with a girl before and now he knew what everyone else had been talking about. This was the most frustrating time ever. He liked his guy way of buying stuff. Walk in. Find item. Purchase item. Walk out. It was all so easy. But this trying things on and critiquing them just wasn't his thing. There were a few dresses that he really enjoyed though. There was only one that she agreed with him on and that one currently sat beside him. It was a deep navy blue with a plunging neckline. It was sleek and stylish and would be quite unique in the sea of poofy dresses that would attempt prom. When she had stepped out of the dressing room in it, Hiccup thought she looked gorgeous and they should have just went with that one but she didn't seem to agree.
The click of the door lock on the dressing room drew Hiccup back out of his thoughts as he waited for Astrid to flaunt yet another dress for him. To his surprise, she was back in her regular clothing.
"I'll be right back." Astrid says to him.
He watches in bewilderment as she glides off.
He starts thinking about Stormfly and begins to make a mental list of the stages they will take her through.
"I'm all set to go." Astrid brings him back to reality with a smile.
"Are we getting the blue one?" Hiccup asks as he gets out of the chair.
"Nope. I already got one." She answers with a sly smile.
"I didn't see that one." Hiccup states the obvious.
"I know. And that's what makes it exciting." She tells him as she kisses him on the cheek.
"Does m'lady need anything else to go with her dress?" Hiccup asks politely even though he is tired of shopping.
"No. I think I put you through enough today. I can get the rest on my own." Astrid says sweetly.
Inside, Hiccup is super relieved. He really didn't know if he had it in him to sit through more hours of shopping.
"So do I get to know what colour the dress is? You know, so that I can match?" Hiccup asks her.
"Hmm… I forgot about that." Astrid says as she thinks about the predicament. "Get me your sizes. I'll arrange for the tux. You'll just need to pick it up."
"Oh. Okay. That works for me. Less hassle." Hiccup says happily. "So where to now?"
"I'm kind of in the mood for ice cream." Astrid suggests.
"I'm game for that." Hiccup agrees with her.
Astrid stares at the menu of a small take-out deli and Hiccup leans beside with order window against the wall.
"I'll have the... cotton candy hard ice cream. Two scoops please." Astrid finally decides.
She is content with her choice and she steps aside so that Hiccup can order his. "I'm just going to have a cherry frozen yogurt." He hands a bill across the counter and the worker hands back his change.
Astrid is shocked with his order. "We go out for ice cream and you're not getting ice cream?"
Hiccup offers her a shy smile but no explanation. Astrid pushes a little more. "Is there a reason that you prefer frozen yogurt to ice cream?"
"They're basically the same thing." Hiccup argues unconvincingly.
"No they're not. Ice cream is so creamy and delicious. It's like heaven on a cone. And frozen yogurt is like… a sick joke you play on kids." Astrid explains to him.
The worker hands them two cones. They take them and walk over to a grassy field nearby where they sit on a picnic table. "I can't eat ice cream. I'm lactose intolerant."
Astrid is surprised and instantly feels guilty for practically shoving the fact that ice cream was better than frozen yogurt in his face. "I'm sorry Hiccup. I never knew." She says quietly.
Hiccup starts to laugh. "Don't be so solemn. It's not like I'm dying or anything. I just can't have dairy unless I take pills. And I never remember to take them with me. It's really not that big of a deal."
Astrid feels slightly embarrassed and her face turns a slight shade of pink. "You're fairly cute when you blush. You know that?"
Astrid hits him in the arm. "That's for making me blush."
The two of them sit side by side, hand in hand and enjoy their ice cream and frozen yogurt respectively.
Hiccup walks in to his house to find Stoick sitting at the table with a calendar in front of him. "I was thinking we shuld 'ave the barbecue the first weekend after you graduate."
"Uh. Sure dad. No problem. Whatever day you think is best." Hiccup says.
"And don't forget to bring Astrid." Stoick tells him.
Hiccup rolls his eyes. "Dad, I'm not going to forget to invite my own girlfriend."
"Are ye sure about that? Ye'd forget ur own head if it weren't attached." Stoick jokes.
"Haha. Funny funny." Hiccup opens the door of the fridge and fishes around for something to eat.
"So have ye told her yet?" Stoick questions his son.
Hiccup pulls a purple plum from the fruit drawer and takes a bite. "You're going to need to be more specific."
"Have ye told her about our family?" Stoick is quite serious.
Hiccup stares at his feet and bites his lip. "No dad. I didn't. I didn't think she needed to know. We don't need any extra attention. Isn't that why you moved in to this house?"
"Yeh. I suppose ur right." Stoick says. "But don't keep it from her forever."
Don't worry dad. I won't." Hiccup reassures him.
His father was definitely something else. He didn't want Hiccup to lose Astrid. After all she was probably the best thing to ever happen to him.
Astrid is lying on her bed with her back propped up against the wall. She's reading a book and is completely lost in thought. Her dress hangs on her closet door. Astrid doesn't notice Kari stepping in to her room.
"Is this your prom dress?" Kari says in awe.
Astrid glances up from her book. She is expecting Kari to say something insulting or just be her annoying self.
"It's gorgeous." Kari surprises her. "You're going to look amazing in this."
Astrid is shocked. "Thank you." She manages to stammer out.
Kari reaches out and feels the smooth fabric. "It's so soft. Where did you get it?"
"I picked it up at the mall. At Greta's." Astrid tells her.
Kari raises an eyebrow. "Greta's? Aren't they like super expensive?"
"They had a deal on this one. 50% off." Astrid tells her.
Kari sits down on Astrid's bed.
Astrid can easily tell that something is on her sister's mind. "Alright. What is it?"
"What do you mean?" Kari asks innocently.
"You've never just come in to my room and sat on my bed." Astrid explains.
"Your dress caught my eye." Kari defends herself.
"Yes. But the dress was just an ice breaker for you to come in." Astrid says.
Kari gathers her thoughts for a moment and sighs deeply. "What do you see in Hiccup?"
Astrid isn't impressed. "I don't want to hear any more shots at Hiccup."
"Woah, woah. That's not what I meant." Kari stops her.
Astrid has her arms crossed as she watches her sister try to reword her question. "How do you make you and Hiccup work?"
The annoyance on Astrid's face melts away. "I don't need to force it to work. It just does. He's the sweetest guy at school with the biggest heart. He helps anyone who needs it. Doesn't hurt that he grew out of the awkward boy that he was. His looks are definitely changing for the better. And we just enjoy each other."
Kari listens intently while Astrid speaks and when she realizes that Astrid has nothing more to say she asks another question. "Do you love him?"
Astrid is at a loss for words. "I don't know. I care for him. Deeply. Love is a powerful word."
"What does it feel like?" Kari asks.
Astrid raises an eyebrow. "Love?"
"No. Being with him." Kari asks quietly.
"It's great. It's like feeling so happy that you are bursting at the seams. When I'm not hanging out with him, I am usually looking forward to the next time we hang out." Astrid tells her. "Why do you ask?"
Kari sighs again and answers in a whisper so quiet that Astrid needs to lean forward in order to hear it. "I have a crush on the dorky kid in my class. Hiccup reminds me of him."
Astrid smiles a big toothy grin. "What's his name?"
"Gerald." Kari says with a smile but her demeanor quickly changes. "And don't even think about making fun of me or telling mom and dad."
Astrid rubs her sister on the shoulder. "Don't worry. I won't tell them. I know what you're going through. It's kind of the 'am I really falling for this person' feeling."
"Is it ever." Kari grumbles. "What should I do?"
"Ask him out or just talk to him and eventually he'll ask you out." Astrid tells her.
"Yeah. I suppose you're right." Kari says. "Thanks Astrid." She gets back up to her feet and heads for the door.
"Anytime." Astrid calls after her.
The last couple weeks leading up to prom were hectic as the teachers laid on the homework. Add that with studying for exams, Hiccup and Astrid didn't have any free time to do any work on Stormfly. They would visit her for a few minutes here and there and talks about the future but there was just no time for working. Prom was finally here now and Hiccup had just returned home from picking up the tux that Astrid had rented for him. Well she had made the arrangements for it and Stoick had paid for it.
Hiccup stands next to his bed, looking down at the suit bag. It was a big night for him and he knew it. He had spent all day washing Toothless and making sure that he was looking his finest. Now it was his turn to spruce up and look his finest. He reaches forward and grasps the zipper of the suit bag and opens it slowly. His tux is black. He frowns at it. A regular black and white tux. Was he actually going to match Astrid or was this all a ploy of hers?
He grabs the suit and takes it out of the bag and shoves the bag off the bed. He gently lays out each article neatly on his bed and starts to get ready.
He finished suiting up and looked in the mirror one last time. He sighs loudly. This was it. There was no turning back.
He walks down the stairs, shoes clicking loudly with each step. He rounds the corner where Stoick stands waiting to see him off. "There he is!"
Stoick throws his arms around Hiccup and squeezes him in a huge bear hug. Hiccup fights to get oxygen in his lungs. "Dad. Can't breathe."
Stoick releases him from the death hold. "I'm proud of you son." He is beaming at him.
"Thanks dad." Hiccup returns the smile.
Stoick holds up a camera. "Take out for the books?"
They stand side by side and Stoick holds the camera in a selfie kind of fashion. A bright flash temporarily blinds Hiccup. "Now go get 'er son." Stoick's booming voice nearly deafens Hiccup while he claps him on the back.
"See you later dad." Hiccup says as he walks outside to Toothless.
Hiccup runs his hand along Toothless. "Well bud. This is it. You ready?"
He opens the door, sits in the driver seat and lightly grabs the steering wheel, feeling the smooth woodgrain under his fingers. "Let's go get her, boy."
He turns the key and Toothless roars to life. They drive out of the driveway and down the road, heading for the Hofferson household.
Astrid sits in her room, she had just finished getting ready but she wanted the evening to be perfect. She wanted to do the cliché walk down the stairs reveal so that she could see Hiccup's reaction plainly on his face.
"Hiccup just drove in." Kari says from her doorway.
"Thanks. I'll be right down." Astrid tells her.
"You look amazing." Kari compliments her.
Astrid blushes at her sister's compliment. They never compliment each other.
Hiccup knocks on the door but it opens before he can even get a second tap. He straightens up. "Evening Mrs. Hofferson."
"Come in Hiccup." Helen greets him.
He steps inside. "Astrid will be right down."
"Hiccup." Karl gives him a nod and a handshake.
"Pleasure as always Mr. Hofferson." Hiccup says.
"How's Finn's old car coming along?" Karl makes small talk.
"Honestly. School has been so busy that I haven't even had a chance to do anything to her." Hiccup tells him.
Kari clears her throat from the top of the stairs causing the trio at the bottom to look up. Astrid walks around the corner and Hiccup's world seems to slow down. She's wearing a silky, smooth black dress. Her hair isn't in its usual braid but rather left straight and long in all its glory. Hiccup feels his heart skip a beat. Her eyes are the most intense and dark blue Hiccup has ever seen them. Even more than when they had been when they had drag raced at Bludvist airstrip.
Her dress stops just above her feet and she is wearing a pair of black heels. The dress has the straps that come around the edges of her shoulders and has silver accents tastefully added to it. It shows off a little cleavage but not enough to make her look slutty.
She reaches out and places a hand on the railing as she slowly descends the stairs. Hiccup's mouth is open as he watching in awe.
Astrid smiles at him but he is too much in awe to return her smile.
"You look good." She stands before him and brushes off a piece of dirt from his shoulder.
Hiccup is at a loss of words. "You look… beautiful." He manages to say out of breath.
Astrid smiles shyly at him. He holds out a corsage for her wrist. She holds out her hand so that he can put it on for her. A camera flash goes unnoticed by the couple as he puts the corsage on her wrist.
She holds it closer for inspection. It's made up of some greenery and three beautiful blue roses. "I was going to get you red roses but the blue ones reminded me of your eyes." Hiccup explains awkwardly as he isn't sure if she likes it or not.
"It's beautiful. I love it." She kisses him on the cheek and his cheeks burn bright red as he remembers that her parents are right there.
"Smile you two." Helen says happily as she holds up the camera for a picture.
They stayed at Astrid's to take pictures for quite a while but soon it was time to go.
Hiccup holds open Toothless' door for Astrid to get in. She didn't think that she'd ever get sick of that feeling. Sure she was independent but it was nice to have someone do little cute things like that.
They head off for the prom.
Hiccup drives in to the prom location. It was a fancy ballroom at the center of town at the hotel Skrill. Hiccup parks Toothless in a parking space that is as close to the entrance as possible.
He opens the passenger door for Astrid. "M'lady." He holds his hand out and helps her out of the car.
She gives him another smile as they begin the walk in, hand in hand.
Through the doors, the couple walk in to the decorated interior.
"Hiccup!" Fishlegs calls excitedly from the side.
Hiccup waves to his friend and he and Astrid go over to chat with him.
"How's it going, Fish?" Hiccup greets
"Great. I brought a date." Fishlegs says in a voice so excited that he sounds like he is about to hyperventilate.
"No way! Who?" Hiccup exclaims.
He is smacked on the back. "Hey Hiccup."
Hiccup looks over in surprise at Camicazi. "You're Fishlegs date?!" He exclaims.
She puts a gentle hand on Fishlegs shoulder. "Of course. I couldn't turn down this big sweetheart."
"That's awesome! Congrats." Hiccup tells them.
Meanwhile, Fishlegs is blushing profusely.
Camicazi takes notice of Astrid's blue rose corsage. "That's so pretty." She exclaims as she takes Astrid's arm to get a closer inspection.
"Hiccup got it for me." Astrid says proudly.
"How come you didn't get me one?" Camicazi asks Fishlegs jokingly.
Fishlegs begins to stammer out incomprehensible words until Camicazi starts to giggle and take pity on him. "Calm down. I was only kidding."
"So Astrid. Girl talk?" Camicazi asks.
Astrid doesn't really wanna leave Hiccup's side. Especially not with Camicazi. She had accepted the girl as one of Hiccup's oldest friend and she was no longer jealous of her but they weren't exactly close friends. "Meet you inside?" She asks Hiccup.
"Sure. Me and Fish will be inside shortly." Hiccup says with a smile.
The two girls walk head off towards what Hiccup could only guess as the washroom. Isn't that where girls always go?
"You need to help me!" Fishlegs grabs Hiccup by the shoulders forcefully and gives him a fairly good shake.
Hiccup pushes Fishlegs back. "Easy. Jesus. Shake my brains out why don't you?"
"Sorry. It's just that I don't know what to do." Fishlegs pleads.
"What do you mean you don't know what to do? You asked her to come to prom with you, didn't you? That's like the hardest part and you've already taken care of it." Hiccup says with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, but I didn't think that she would accept!" Fishlegs says while nervously playing with his hands.
"Let's get you inside and see if we can calm your nerves." Hiccup chuckles as he puts a hand on Fishlegs' shoulder and guides him towards the door where the dance is located.
"I don't even know how to dance." Fishlegs squeaks.
"Neither do I. I just plan on winging it." Hiccup answers
Fishlegs stares at Hiccup in awe. "Why are you giving me that look?" Hiccup asks cautiously.
"Who are you and what have you done with my friend Hiccup?" Fishlegs demands.
"What?" Hiccup asks dumbly.
"You're just so different. You've changed a lot." Fishlegs observes with a sly smile.
Hiccup is slightly uncomfortable being the subject in question. "This isn't about me. This is about you. You didn't even tell me that you had a date." Hiccup tells his friend as they finally enter the room where the dance is going on.
They head towards the side where a punch bowl sits. "I just figured that you had enough on your plate. You wouldn't wanna hear about little details."
"You asking a girl to prom isn't just little details. This is like major. Like arrange a parade and celebrate kind of major." Hiccup jokes. "So how did you ask her out? Waltz up to her and lay on the ol' Ingerman charm?"
Fishlegs shrinks his already short neck making himself look like a turtle trying to hide in his shell. "I added her on facebook and messaged her."
"Ah. Typical nerd technique." Hiccup says with a smile.
Fishlegs tries to bury his head even further. "You're not helping the situation."
"Just be yourself. It's not that hard." Hiccup tells him as he scoops out some punch in to a glass.
Astrid and Camicazi enter the washroom. "So what's up?" Astrid asks.
"You and Hiccup look great together. He adores you." Camicazi tells her.
"You didn't drag me to the ladies' room just to tell me that Hiccup adores me, did you?" Astrid asks cautiously.
"No. I just want to know how you two do it." Camicazi huffs.
"How do we do what?" Astrid raises an eyebrow.
"How do you make it work?" Camicazi asks.
Astrid raises an eyebrow as she still doesn't completely understand what Camicazi is actually asking. Camicazi sighs. "How does someone like you, who is a strong and independent woman, make it work with someone like Hiccup?"
"I donno. It just… works. We don't force it." Astrid tells her. "It shouldn't be that hard. You're a strong independent woman and Fishlegs is a nerdy kind of guy like Hiccup."
Camicazi chuckles at that comment. "Hiccup is very different. He's still very nervous around you. Give it some time and the real Hiccup Haddock will begin to surface and you won't be disappointed."
"What do you mean?" Astrid says curiously.
"Unfortunately, I can't tell you. But you'll see what I'm talking about eventually." Camicazi says with a sly smile. "Let's get back to the boys."
"I wouldn't keep your hopes up about being with Hiccup for too long." A voice comes from inside one of the stalls causing Astrid and Camicazi to freeze.
They turn back towards the stalls as a toilet flushes and Kimberly steps out. She's wearing a bright green dress with a poofy bottom that has gold sparkles throughout.
"What makes you think they aren't going to last?" Camicazi asks.
"Just what Heather told me. Hiccup is a bit of a womanizer. Can't keep it in his pants. Who would have thought someone so quiet could be so good with the ladies." Kimberly comments.
Astrid clenches her fists in anger. She's about to step forward but Camicazi puts a hand out to stop her. "That's fairly laughable. I've known Hiccup longer than anyone. Our families have been friends since before we were born…"
Kimberly cuts her off. "So you've seen him naked. How big is his dick? How come you haven't fucked him yet?"
Kimberly's arrogance annoys Camicazi. "If you'll please keep your brainless banter to yourself until I'm finished, I'd like to continue." Astrid smiles as Camicazi continues. "As I was saying before you so rudely interrupted, I've known Hiccup for years and he is a sweetheart. He is one of the very few real men left in the world that doesn't abuse women."
Kimberly is at a loss of words. Her mouth hangs open in shock. Astrid and Camicazi exchange a smile and Camicazi continues. "Now if you'll excuse us, we need to go find our dates. Oh and wash your filthy hands before going back out there. There's enough disease in the world without you spreading more."
Camicazi and Astrid walk out of the washroom.
"Thanks for the punch babe." Astrid takes the cup out of Hiccup's hand and takes a drink.
Hiccup is beaming at her. He still very much admires her. Camicazi saunters up to Fishlegs and puts a finger on his chest. "So big man, Wanna show me some moves on the dance floor?"
Fishlegs' face turns a deep shade of red as he tries to stammer out an answer. "I would… I just… I think I'll stay by the wall."
Hiccup can tell that Fish wanted to go out on the dance floor with Camicazi but his shyness won't let him accept.
"So are you going to take me out there to dance?" Astrid asks Hiccup.
"I'm just going to hang out over here with Fish…" Hiccup begins to answer. He didn't want to have his friend abandoned against the wall by himself.
"Choose your words wisely." Astrid warns him with a smile.
He immediately changes his tune. "I'd love to take you out on the dance floor."
"That's more like it." Astrid says with a smile that Hiccup shares.
They head off for the dance floor. Astrid mouths the words. "Make him dance." To Camicazi.
Camicazi smiles at the advice given to her by Astrid and she grabs Fishlegs' by the arm, guiding him out to the dance floor.
Hiccup dances like a mad man. His limbs seem to have a mind of their own. Was this actually him that was dancing or was he possessed? All the craziness comes to an end as the disco ball comes on and a slow song begins. Everything I Do (I Do it For You) by Bryan Adams. Hiccup gulps as he puts an arm around her lower back and takes one of her hands in his. She puts a hand on his shoulder and they begin to dance slowly to the music.
Time slows down for the blissful couple as they are consumed by one another. He smiles at her while he loses himself in her gorgeous blue eyes. He has a dumb love-struck half smile plastered on his face. "You look very beautiful."
Astrid returns his love-struck smile with one of her own. "Thanks babe. You look quite handsome yourself."
He lets go of her hand and his hand joins the other down on the small of her back. Their foreheads meet and the world around them slows down until it's non-existent. All that matters is each other.
Astrid lays her head against his neck and nuzzles him.
Hiccup slides his hands down so that his fingers tickle the top of her ass. She giggles quietly. "Someone's getting ballsy." She whispers to him as she looks him in the eyes.
He is just about to apologize but the words are caught in his throat. Fear is about to consume him when Astrid uses her hands to pull his face closer to her. She kisses him passionately. "Don't you dare move your hands."
Hiccup is about to speak but she beats him to the punch again. "I know that's what you're thinking."
He just manages to smile at her. "How did I ever get so lucky?" He asks her.
She kisses him again and he isn't disappointed with that as an answer.
Before the end of the dance, Hiccup can't help but reach a hand down and grab her firm cheek. All those sports definitely worked their magic on Astrid's body. Everything was tight and amazing. His eyes start to widen as he realizes that he is getting a little too excited. He quickly moves his hand back up and tries to think of different things. Anything to calm him down. He even tries to lean away from Astrid but she just holds him in tighter, not allowing him to move away. He gulps nervously and bites at his lip, hoping that Astrid won't feel the swelling.
She smiles when she feels his arousal pushing against her but she decides to save him the embarrassment. At least while they're in such a public place.
The evening was like nothing that Hiccup had ever experienced. Prom was an event he never dreamt that he would ever be excited for and even the weeks that lead up to prom he was excited but he never expected to have so much fun. Him and Astrid danced almost the entire night. His feet were starting to ache by the end.
They did the crowning of king and queen. Although Hiccup had raised in popularity, he wasn't voted as King and he was fine with that. He really didn't want to be put up on display like that. It had been Eret and Astrid. They didn't share a dance as Astrid had threatened to remove his testicals if he so much as laid a hand on her.
Hiccup smiles as Astrid walks towards her wearing a crown that was adorned with cheap emerald green gems. She wraps her arms around him and gives him a kiss in front of everyone watching. He could feel his face burning as the redness returns to his cheeks.
The rest of the night went great and eventually the dance winded down. Hiccup holds Astrid close as they head out to the car. Fishlegs and Camicazi follow not far behind. They're standing closer than they had been at the start of the dance but they aren't hand in hand.
"So what are you guys doing now?" Fishlegs asks.
"Oh. I have a plan." Hiccup says slyly.
"Care to share your plan?" Fishlegs asks.
Hiccup glances at Astrid. "You two go on ahead? I want to keep this one secret."
Astrid rolls her eyes but kisses him on the cheek. "Sure babe."
Her and Camicazi go on ahead while Fish and Hiccup stay behind.
"I'm going down to a beach party. Tuffnut told me about it." Hiccup whispers.
Fishlegs scowls. "I wasn't invited to that."
"It's not an event that you get invited to. You just show up." Hiccup tells him.
"I think I'll just skip it…" Fishlegs starts to say.
"Look. If you want a chance with Camicazi, you need to be spontaneous." Hiccup tells his friend.
Fishlegs is quiet for a moment as he thinks it over. "Fine. How do I get there?"
Hiccup breaks in to a smile. "Just follow us. We're heading there now."
The foursome takes two different vehicles and head for the beach unbeknownst to the girls.
Hiccup is taking Toothless down an old dirt road.
"Were going to the beach?" Astrid asks him.
He looks over at her. "If I told you before we got there, it would ruin the surprise."
"I know. I'm just so impatient." Astrid explains.
The beach looms in front of them. Hiccup parks Toothless in a dirt parking lot and Fishlegs follows in behind him with Meatlug.
They get out of their respective vehicles. Hiccup opens Toothless' trunk and fishes out a tent and sleeping bags. "How did you, of all people, find out about a beach party?" Astrid questions him as she grabs the two small bags with their spare clothes.
"Me of all people, eh?" Hiccup jokes as he grabs two pillows. "Can you take these."
Astrid takes the pillows. "Well, it's just that you aren't a partier. So you wouldn't how to find out about a party."
Hiccup chuckles. "I asked Tuff. He was more than happy to let me in on the location."
They walk down towards the beach, heading towards the soft glow of the bonfire coming from over the hill.
Tuff is the first to see them all arrive. "Yo! You made it!" He slurs drunkenly.
"Surprise surprise. Tuffnut drunk already." Astrid says just loud enough for Hiccup to hear.
Tuffnut stumbles up to Fishlegs. "You… are my best friend. I just feel like we can really… connect… you know."
A very sober Fishlegs isn't completely sure how to answer him but luckily he doesn't have to as Tuffnut moves past him and up to Camicazi. "Lookit here! I sexy golden blonde just for me."
He puckers up and leans in to give Camicazi a kiss. She answers him with a swift pumch to the stomach. It knocks the wind out of him and he stumbles off. "I am hurt. I am very much hurt."
As he's reaching the bonfire, Ruffnut gives him a slap upside his head. "Stop being a doofus."
He rubs his head where he had just been hit. "How dare you! I challenge you… to a DRIVE OFF!" Tuffnut announces loudly.
"You're on!" Ruff accepts his challenge. She grabs two beers and tosses him one. "Hey guys." She welcomes the new group as she cracks her beer.
Snotlout stands unsteadily to the side. He begins chanting as the twins start to chug their beers. "Chug! Chug! Chug!"
Astrid, Hiccup, Camicazi and Fishlegs all join in the chant.
Ruffnut finishes half second before Tuffnut does. "HA! I win!" She holds her hands up in triumph.
"I'll get you before the end of the night." Tuffnut grumbles as he throws his beer bottle in to the blackness. A splash can be heard where the bottle hits the ocean waves.
Ruffnut tosses her empty in to the bonfire where it would be melted down to molten glass and disappear in the ashes.
"Yo cuz! You drinking tonight?" Snotlout drunkenly slurs as he throws an arm around Hiccup's neck.
Hiccup shrugs away from Snotlout. "Not yet Snotlout. I'm gonna set up the tent first."
Hiccup heads off in to the darkness with Astrid walking beside him. "How big is your tent?"
"I have no idea. It's dad's." Hiccup answer's her.
"Oh god. It's going to be a Taj Mohall." Astrid states sarcastically.
Hiccup blinks at her in confusion. "A what?"
She starts giggling at his reaction. "A Taj Mohall. I mean it's going to be huge."
"Oh. Yeah. It's most likely pretty big. Dad's motto is go big or go home." Hiccup says as he comes to a stop and looks around. "This looks like a good spot."
He sets the sleeping bags down and tosses the tent pack down and opens it up. "This will only take a minute." He tells Astrid.
"Do you want me to give you a hand?" Astrid asks.
"I couldn't ask you to help. It wouldn't be very gentlemanly of me. And we need to keep our pillows off the ground." Hiccup tells her as he spreads the tent out and begins assembling the poles.
He slides a pole through and starts on the second one. "This won't take me any time at all."
The tent has 5 other poles to slide through and it had Hiccup wondering how big this tent actually was.
He puts the poles in to place and the tent begins to rise until it's taller than he is. Astrid whistles in amazement. "That's a big tent." She states bluntly.
He unzips the door flap and holds it open. "After you m'lady."
She walks forward and doesn't even need to crouch to enter the tent. Hiccup grabs the two sleeping bags and very ungracefully trips over the lip at the bottom of the tent door and falls in to the darkness.
He slams in to Astrid's back and they both go tumbling to the floor in a heap.
Hiccup stumbles as he gets up off of her back. "I am so so sorry." He says as he helps her up to her feet.
"So back to the party or did you have something else planned?" Astrid whispers in his ear.
"Well we could… set up our beds." Hiccup says in a flustered tone.
"Beds?" Astrid raises an eyebrow.
"Yeah. The sleeping bags. One for each of us." Hiccup explains.
She slips her hands around his back. "I thought you'd want to sleep together." She whispers into his ear seductively.
He can feel himself getting excited at her closeness. Her long tender neck is right there in front of his very eyes and he can't help himself anymore. He opens his mouth and kisses her neck.
A small gasp escapes her mouth encouraging Hiccup to continue. He utilizes his teeth and nibbles on her collar bone. "Hiccup." She practically moans his name.
He wraps his arms around her and pulls her tight to him. He moves his kissing upwards until he finds her mouth.
She breaks the kiss. "I'm going to need to change out of this dress before we head back to the fire."
"I'll step outside so you can change." Hiccup says quietly as he turns to head back out of the tent.
She grabs him by the arm. "Or you could stay." She says with a sly grin.
Hiccup is speechless and frozen in place. Astrid saunters over to the door and zips it shut. She looks at him shyly through blonde hair that's partially covering her face.
Hiccup's breath slows as he watches her every move. She reaches up to her shoulder and teases him while she removes the dress' straps from her shoulders. Hiccup bites his lip in anticipation.
She slowly runs her hands along the edges of her dress, pushing her breast together and allowing him an amazing view of her cleavage.
She didn't have the biggest tits and she knew it but they weren't small either at a nice 32C. They were firm and perky and she couldn't be happier. She watched as Hiccup's wide eyes starred at the cleavage that she was showing to him. Then she slides her dress down farther, revealing a silk black bra.
Hiccup is chewing on his lip so hard that it looks like he's going to bite through it and Astrid needs to hold back a laugh. She wiggles the dress down to her hips and seductively arches her back, showing herself to him from the side.
"Do you like what you see?" She asks him as he grabs at his throbbing manhood trying to readjust himself into a more comfortable position.
Hiccup means to say 'I am loving what I'm seeing.' But all that comes out is something that sounds more like "gah.. ma ah."
She turns her back towards him and allows the top of her ass to peak out at him. Hiccup's breathing is becoming shallower as his anticipation builds.
Astrid stares over her shoulder at Hiccup with a sexy smile on her face. She slowly wiggles her ass allowing the dress to slide more easily down over her firm cheeks, revealing a black G-string that matches her bra. It is adorned with chrome along the sides with a small heart to connect right above her ass.
Hiccup feels like his heart is about to beat out of his chest as Astrid kicks the dress over to the side. She walks up to Hiccup and wraps her arms around her neck and smiles as his eyes widen. "So did you want to stay here or should we go back to the party?" She asks in the sexiest voice that she can muster.
Hiccup is at a loss of words but he doesn't need any as Astrid kisses him.
"Hey Hiccup. Astrid. You guys coming back to the party or are you just gonna fuck all night?" Tuffnut shouts at them.
They jump away from each other. "Yeah." Hiccup croaks. He clears his throat and tries again. "Yeah. We'll be right over. Just changing out of these clothes."
The two of them scrabble to change.
"It's about time you two love birds quit having sex and join the party." Snotlout accuses but shuts up almost instantly when Astrid gives him a death stare.
"I saved you some booze." Tuffnut slurs and tosses over two pints of whiskey. Unfortunately he's too drunk for throwing and the pints actually make it farther away from them.
Neither of them are in the mood to drink but they thank Tuffnut and grab the bottles.
The party was your typical prom party. Everyone was smashed and passed out by 2am. Fishlegs and Camicazi had called it quits around midnight and Hiccup spied them leaving the party around midnight. He assumed by how close they were all night that something might go on during their drive home.
Tuffnut had sobered up enough to attempt a jump over the fire which ended in him eating a face full of sand.
Ruffnut had made off with Eret, mere moments after he had arrived and everyone made fun of Tuffnut who was too drunk to realize that people were actually making fun of him.
Even Heather showed up at the party but that wasn't surprising as nearly the entire graduating class was there or at the very least made a short appearance.
Snotlout had gotten drunk and tried hitting on Astrid but she responded by pushing him over and in to the ocean.
The couple makes their way back to the enormous Haddock tent hand in hand and sneaking smiling glances at one another.
The zipper to the tent is opened and they step in side. "God dammit. We forgot to set up our bed." Hiccup grumbles as he unpacks the sleeping bags quickly.
The moment he is done, Astrid is on him like a lion on a gazelle. She pounces and knocks him over in to the sleeping bags, finding his lips as fast as possible.
She straddles him and lust fills her body as she feels a yearning aching deep within her center. She slowly grinds against him, feeling the blood filling his member.
She grabs at his shirt and practically tears it off of him. Next comes his belt as she rapidly pulls the belt out of his jean loops.
Hiccup pulls away from her mouth and breathlessly asks. "Are you sure about this Astrid?"
She freezes. "You don't want to do it?"
"No. no. no. That's not what I meant. I've waited years for this moment and believed that it would only ever happen in dreams. I want to make sure you're ready." Hiccup explains himself quickly.
"I'm more than ready." Astrid says with a grin and follows it up by removing her T-shirt.
Hiccup's hands find her hips and he clutches at them as he lightly thrusts back against her grinding, both of them lightly moaning the entire time.
He gathers courage and slides his hands up her back and stops at her bra latch. He struggles at it as if it were a brain teaser puzzle and she can't help but giggle in to the kiss.
He finally figures it out and she quickly slips the bra off, revealing the pale mounds of flesh on her chest.
She pushes up off of him to show off for him. "Like what you see?" Astrid asks shyly.
"They're…" Hiccup reaches up and gingerly touches her breasts. "They're beautiful."
She giggles as he is treating them as if they were made out of eggshells. "They're not breakable."
"What?" Hiccup looks at her in confusion as his fingers dance across the sensitive skin of her nipples causing her to moan in her throat.
"You're just being so gentle. You can be a little rougher." Astrid tells him as she grinds against him a little more exaggerated.
He bites his lip as he grabs hold of her more roughly, enjoying the feeling of her mounds in his hands. He kneads the firm pale flesh and the urge to fuck her hard came boiling up to Hiccup's mind with new surging power.
He reaches behind her and pulls her back down to him and nibbles at her neck as he flips her over on to her back. He hooks his thumbs in her black yoga pants and pulls them down and off her feet, leaving her in nothing but her black G-string.
He lowers his head and kisses her on the lips but it doesn't last long as he begins to kiss his way down her body. He pays close attention to her breasts and nipples and Astrid can't stop the moans from escaping her lips and once they start she can't keep them from happening.
While Hiccup works on one nipple with his mouth, his hand works on the other.
He moves his hand and tickles his way down her smooth stomach, past her belly button to her heated core. He dances his fingers over the wet patch of silk that covers her lower lips and she moans a very animalistic growl as his fingers tuck around the cloth, pushing it aside, and find her little pleasure nub at the center of her oyster. He smiles as she writhes beneath him and the idea that it's his fingers that are causing this pleasure belong to him brings him pride.
He gives her perky tits a break as he kisses his way down lower. He slowly pulls her wet G-string off of her and has the urge to kiss her in her most sacred area.
Without asking he lowers his head and tastes her with a long slow lick, savoring her taste. She tastes good and so he continues experimenting with his lips and tongue.
Soon he has her writhing and arching her back. He moves back up and hovers over her with a smile on his face. "How was that?"
"It was amazing." She says as she pushes him backwards. "Now let me repay the favor.
Hiccup isn't entirely sure. He sees himself as a giver and not much of a receiver but who is he to resist against Astrid. In no time he is on his back and Astrid is tugging down his jeans and boxers allowing his hardness to spring free. He moans at the comfort of being released from the confines of his pants.
He jumps unexpectedly as Astrid's hand wraps gently around his length and he gulps. She smiles at him to reassure him and then begins to pump her hand. Hiccup closes his eyes in pleasure. It feels way better having Astrid do it than himself. He feels himself involuntarily thrusting in to her hand. She lowers her head with her mouth open and takes as much of him in her mouth as she can. Hiccup's eyes roll up in to his head with pleasure. He knows that he can't last long.
He opens his eyes to watch Astrid's blonde hair bob up and down in his lap. She strokes him while using her mouth and then she takes her free hand and massages his balls which again causes him to moan and jump in surprise.
"Astrid… I… I can't hold off for much longer." Hiccup stammers.
Her response to that is a simple head nod but she doesn't slow down. He grunts and begins to spill his seed inside of her mouth. She doesn't want to make a mess on the sleeping bags and she swallows it all. She sucks him clean and pulls away. "How was that?" she repeats his question.
"That was… absolutely amazing." Hiccup says.
"Guess we'll have to wait till you're hard again to actually do it eh?" Astrid says.
Her statement confuses Hiccup. "Why?"
She glances down at his member and notices that he is still flying high. "How are you not soft right now?"
"Ummm. I have no idea?" Hiccup answers truthfully.
She jumps on top of him straddling him. She lines him up. "Ready?"
Hiccup pulls her face down so their lips meet and she takes that as a yes. She pushes against his hardness and impales herself. They moan simultaneously as they become one. Astrid waits as she adjusts to the slight pain of losing her virginity and Hiccup's size. She really didn't expect him to be the size he is. His size just didn't suit his body. He was way bigger than he should be.
She begins to ride him as she picks up speed. She's soon riding him hard and fast but despite playing sports, her energy begins to wane. "Wanna take a turn?"
"I'd love to." Hiccup answers and she quickly slides off of him and lies down.
Hiccup takes hold of her legs and spreads them, allowing himself to position in between them. He thrusts in and has no idea what he is doing but wings it. Judging by Astrid's moans, he guessed that he was doing a good job. He latched on to her neck and nibbled on her collar bone. He grabbed hold of her mounds and pumped her good.
He wanted to try more positions while he still had the energy so they didn't stay in missionary very long and they soon found themselves in doggy style. Hiccup was pounding hard, groaning with every thrust while Astrid moaned and occasionally cried out random incoherent words. Her mounds her bouncing with every thrust and Hiccup wanted to grab them. Upon experimentally playing with them, he found it fun but he couldn't get a good hold and so he moved his hands back to her hips for maximum traction.
Hiccup found himself running out of energy quickly. "I'm sorry. I guess I haven't been… hitting the gym as much as I should." He pants in exhaustion.
"That's okay. I like being in control." Astrid says as she crawls back on top of him.
She reinserts him back inside of herself and starts to ride him.
He feels pressure building inside of him. "Astrid. I…" He's cut off by her kissing him.
He breaks the kiss. "I can't last anymore Astrid. I'm going to cum."
She smiles at him and kisses him again. She whispers in his ear. "Do it. Let it go so that we can feel as one."
The huskiness in her voice sends Hiccup over the edge and he feels himself spasming inside of her as he unloads everything built up. Astrid moans loudly as she collapses on top of him out of breath.
"That was fucking amazing." Astrid exclaims as she slides off of him and cuddles in beside him.
"I'm exhausted." Hiccup says.
Astrid looks at him. "How did you not explode?"
"What?" He is genuinely bewildered.
"You came so much that it's flowing out of me. How did your balls not explode from being too full." Astrid jokes with him.
He chuckles with her and the two of them cuddle close. Hiccup pulls one of the sleeping bags over them and sleep soon finds them.