In Order To Survive
Rated; M for Mature
Pairing; Hiccup X Vera[OC]
Disclaimer; I do not own How To Train Your Dragon, movies or books. Everything belongs to Dreamworks or Cressida Cowell
How To End A Perfect Night
=Normal POV=
[Friday, 6/15/2018-8:45 pm]
[Dragor, Denmark; Hiccup's House]
Above all else going on, Vera just wanted to make sure her boyfriend was alright. Whenever Hiccup had that too calm demeanor and took off on Toothless; it meant he was upset and needed to clear his head before coming back. Otherwise, Hiccup would just get angrier and start yelling, which nobody wanted to be the case. The party was still in full swing, but Hiccup hadn't returned yet; he said he would before Emma woke up, though. The music was going, snacks and drinks were still out; everyone was having a good time talking among one another. Ander was sitting with Katja; the two of them were holding hands. Everyone else was scattered and making conversation or cracking jokes. Mari, being a worried mother of her eldest while knowing he was suffering minor PTSD was just sitting sadly beside her husband, and Vera wasn't far from them; Stoick and Gobber were concerned too because they knew from previous explanations what PTSD was, and what it could do if it got worse.
"Henrik, I'm worried; he's been gone almost an hour," Mari murmured.
"He's 22, Mari; Hiccup isn't going to want anyone chasing after him. As if we could while he's on Toothless," Henrik reminded, which only made Mari sigh.
"I-I'm sure he's okay, Mrs. Anderson," Vera tried now. "I think we can rest a bit easy knowing that he was forthcoming with things,"
"I suppose it does make me feel a bit better," Colden mumbled. "Most soldiers who suffer PTSD keep it to themselves," he added calmly while sitting across from Henrik.
"I shouldn't have made him sing it," Britta sighed. "I didn't even know what it was, but it drew me in and said it was by HHH-A," There was a roar from above as everyone seemed to look up and see Toothless and Lightheart coming in. Of course, Hiccup was on Toothless's back. The dragons landed as Hiccup dismounted from his Night Fury's back and walked forward with them into the house. And it had been perfect timing because no sooner than Hiccup stepped past the garage door opening; Emma began whimpering lightly, signaling she was beginning to wake up. Hiccup already started on the bottle as the crying increased.
Hiccup headed into Emma's room with the bottle, probably to change her first; then feed afterward. On the monitor; they could hear Hiccup talking to Emma lovingly while changing her diaper. Shortly following this; Hiccup emerged with Emma in his left arm and a bottle in her mouth while she fed. Hiccup sat down with a sigh of relaxation and his head back; his eyes were closed.
"Have a night flight?" Vera asked.
"Of course," Hiccup replied with a smile. "You'll understand when you start flying Moodscale freely,"
"How much longer until I can?" Vera wondered.
"I don't know; we just finished Tracker, and moving into Sharp Class," Hiccup reminded. "The final class is Strike, so maybe in a month or so?" he guessed.
"Really, are we that close?" Astrid asked.
"Just Vera because she's already done Stoker and Tidal classifications. Her next phase after Sharp and Strike are completed will be training her dragon, then learning to fly," Hiccup explained.
"What about the rest of us?" Dagur inquired.
"You still have Sharp, Strike, Stoker, and Tidal to do. After that, your next phase would be bonding if I decide to allow it," Hiccup stated. "I'm still deciding," he closed his eyes. It was a bit quiet now while Hiccup continued to feed Emma; the music was still going, and the guests were talking among each other once more. The music playing was very soft, like a piano.
"How come this one has no words?" Snotlout asked.
"It's another song I wrote," Hiccup informed. "I actually just finished it not too long ago, after Dagny told me how she was being treated at her old school. What you hear is just the music, but I'm the only one who knows the lyrics, which are about people being bullied, feeling invisible, etc. A lot of kids, all ages, deal with bullying; I did too back on Berk. I guess I want wanted to make something about overcoming it," he shrugged.
"Can we hear it?" Vera asked.
"Sure, as long as no one is going to instantly assume I'm overly depressed again," Hiccup muttered.
"Hey, we worry," Ander said.
"And that's totally fine, but don't do it all the time," Hiccup remarked. "Trust me, the day something happens when you need to worry about me; I'll let you know,"
"We believe you. Now…Song, please?" Katja smiled.
"Restart the music," Hiccup mentioned. Lilly went over and did it for him as the music started once more. "I titled this; You're Not Invisible," he told them while sitting back to relax and feed Emma.
"Crowded hallways are the loneliest places; for outcasts and rebels or anyone who just dares to be different. And you've been searching for so long; to find out where your place is. But in their narrow minds; there's no room for anyone who dares to something different. Oh…But listen for a minute…" Hiccup began softly while everyone listened closely to the song Hiccup wrote for people who get bullied, including himself at one time.
"Trust the one; whose been where you are. Wishing all it was; was sticks and stones. Yeah, the words cut deep, but they don't mean you're all alone and you're not invisible. Hear me out; there's so much more to this life than what you're feeling now. Someday you'll look back on all these days, and all of this pain is gonna be…Invisible," Dagny got off Ander's lap and moved to sit next to Hiccup now. Halvor and Valda weren't far behind in doing the same thing as Hiccup sang through the chorus.
"So your confidence is quiet; to them quiet looks like weakness. But you don't have to fight it, 'cause you're strong enough to win without a war. Every heart has a rhythm; let yours beat out so loudly, that everyone can hear it. Yeah, I promise you don't need to hide it anymore. Oh, and never be afraid of doing something different. Dare to be something more!" the Vikings could tell that this song was written on a personal level by Hiccup for himself and anyone else who suffered what he did. Vera knew all this as soon as Hiccup mentioned being different in the first verse.
"Trust the one; whose been where you are. Wishing all it was; was sticks and stones. Yeah, the words cut deep, but they don't mean you're all alone and you're not invisible. Hear me out; there's so much more to this life than what you're feeling now. Someday you'll look back on all these days, and all of this pain is gonna be…Invisible," Hiccup pulled the bottle from Emma's mouth, setting her on his shoulder to burp her while he continued singing.
"These labels that they give you, just because they don't understand. If you look past this moment; you'll see you've got a friend, waving a flag for who you are and all you're gonna do. So here's to you, and here's to anyone who's ever felt invisible!" Hiccup held the note a few seconds as Emma burped twice; then Hiccup laid her back down in his arm to keep feeding her. "Yeah! And you're not invisible!"
"Hear me out; there's so much more to life than what you're feeling now. Yeah, someday you'll look back on all these days, and all of this pain is gonna be…Invisible. It'll be invisible," the tune finished as Hiccup smiled a little.
"I don't know why you never became a singer," Mari stated.
"Eh, not my thing," Hiccup informed. "I don't think I sing that good,"
"Says your opinion," Eira giggled.
"Ours matters," Vera leaned her head on his shoulder. "And you sing well, Hiccup," he leaned over and kissed her lightly.
"You write powerful music, big brother," Lukas said now.
"I write what I've been through; personal experiences and feelings," Hiccup mentioned. "But I don't do it very often,"
"Should join the Army band," Colden said.
"I think I do enough for the army; let's not add singing soldier to the list of things I am in the military," Hiccup chuckled.
"It was still a good song," Vera enlightened gently.
"Well, I'm glad you approve," Hiccup replied with a smile.
. . .
[10:30 pm]
The party continued after Emma went back to sleep in her room around 9:20 pm. Everyone was smiling and having a good time; the people who were of age had a couple of drinks. However, it was getting later, and there was a curfew for kids under 18. Hagen, Dagny, Halvor, and Valda were fast asleep in the house on the couches. Katja was exhausted due to being so close to giving birth. Lilly and Lukas were beginning to get tired as well.
"Well, I think it's time we shut this down, son," Henrik stated. Hiccup stopped the music playing from his phone, and a good thing too because it was at 2% battery remaining. Hiccup slipped it into his pocket as he got up.
"What can we do to help?" Heather asked.
"Just start grabbing food and bringing it into the house," Hiccup informed. Everyone did as requested, and by 10:45 pm; everything was inside while people helped wrap things up, and put them away in Hiccup's fridge, or take it home as leftovers.
"Thank you for the graduation party, Hiccup!" Britta hugged him tightly after the others had.
"You're welcome," Hiccup returned the gesture; then the Andersons left Hiccup's house.
"We're heading out too," Brynjar said while carrying Dagny in his arms as Ander helped Katja up. Viggo hugged Kelda and kissed her cheek as Brenden glared and Kelda shot a glare right back telling him with her eyes to knock it off. Viggo and Ander helped the Oliversen's get outside and loaded up to leave. Ander returned with Viggo, then Colden and Ander said their goodbyes and left as well. Frode, Eira, Frieda, and Strike Unit were last to go leaving only the Vikings, Emma, Hiccup, and the two dragons in the home.
"That was a good time," Eret said.
"Usually is when everyone gets together," Hiccup said. Valda and Halvor were already in their rooms, fast asleep for the evening. Vera laid her head on Hiccup's shoulder as he leaned down and kissed her deeply. Not long after, Vera shifted, so she was sitting in Hiccup's lap, her front facing his. Hiccup's hands rested on Vera's hips as the kissing continued and slowly moved into a passionate makeout between them.
"Well, it's late!" Brenna announced quickly.
"We should, uh, get to bed," Signy added immediately after as some of the Vikings were wondering why they should leave the living room when they used to stay up until after Emma's final feeding of the night until the next morning at 4:30-5 am. Signy and Brenna tried to motion for them to get going while Hiccup and Vera were really getting into their makeout session.
The group didn't go to their rooms, but were standing farther away. "Why do we have to go to bed?" Astrid asked.
"So they can have a little privacy," Soren said, understanding.
"They are just making out," Ruffnut mentioned.
"It won't stay that way for long," Thuggory chuckled. Instantly, Hiccup's lips moved to Vera's neck, kissing along it and sucking lightly on the spot between her shoulder and neck.
"A-Ah…Hiccup…Mm!" Vera moaned, holding onto Hiccup's shoulders.
"Oh, my," a few of the girls blinked. Soon, Hiccup and Vera began making out once more, stopping after a minute and staring into each other's eyes.
"Your room?" Vera asked.
"Can't very well do it in yours," Hiccup reminded with a smile. The two started making out again as Hiccup stood up, holding Vera up as her legs wrapped around his waist. Hiccup walked to his bedroom; closing the door with his foot.
"And that's the last we'll see of them tonight," Snotlout snickered with Tuffnut.
"Nah. Hiccup will be back out around 12:30-1 am for Emma's feeding," Heather stated. Viggo mumbled something about his brother and sister-in-law killing him for allowing Vera to indulge in foreplay with her boyfriend of only 2 months.
"It'll be fine, Viggo. You can't stop them, and Vera is an adult. You have to remember things are done differently between couples. Besides, it's not totally different," Stoick shrugged.
"In Viking traditions; these two would be betrothed already and preparing for their wedding, which would involve sex anyway," Eret reminded.
"So, be thankful it hasn't gotten that far already," Gobber chuckled. "Come on, let's just get to bed early. Something tells me we're right back to dragon training with Sharp Class tomorrow morning,"
. . .
[11:15 pm]
[Hiccup's Bedroom]
As soon as Hiccup had closed the door, and locked it; he laid Vera down on her back as they continued making out. Vera could feel Hiccup's erection against her womanhood even though their clothes were still on. The room was a bit warm, but it was Summer and about 77 degrees outside; the naturally made it hotter inside. Thankfully, Hiccup had his ceiling fan on, so there was a decent breeze circulating throughout the Hiccup's bedroom.
"Mm…Hiccup, I want you," Vera moaned softly. Hiccup stared down at her a moment; he didn't know if he was ready to make love to someone else just yet. Hiccup knew he was getting there, but not quite all the way yet. Vera sensed the hesitation and smiled gently. "You're not ready yet, are you?"
"I'm sorry, Vera…" Hiccup sighed.
"Don't apologize; I understand. We don't have to, but at least you know now that when you are ready; I am too," Vera cupped his cheeks with a smile. Hiccup swore that Vera was just too good to be true sometimes, but he knew she was.
"I love you," Hiccup whispered.
"I love you too," Vera replied. "You still wanna have a little fun, or just cuddle up for the night?"
"Honestly…I think I just wanna cuddle with you," Hiccup said.
"You, uh…Gonna be okay if you stay hard?" Vera wondered.
"Yeah, don't worry about it. If I ignore it; it'll go away," Hiccup nodded. Vera smiled as Hiccup went to use the bathroom, and change into something comfortable. Sure enough, upon returning 5 minutes later; Hiccup wasn't erect anymore. Vera had removed her bra, shoes, and socks; then the two of them cuddled up on the bed together, sharing a few kisses before Hiccup knocked out with ease. Vera giggled a little, letting Hiccup sleep. Around 12:45 pm; she took the feeding for Hiccup since it didn't seem like he was going to wake up to do it. After all that was taken care of with Emma being fed and change, she went right back to sleep in her crib. Vera returned to Hiccup's room by 1:15 am and fell asleep by 1:40 am as Hiccup was in her arms.
Despite the fact they were going to do foreplay; both Hiccup and Vera were content just falling asleep together. In their opinion; it was the perfect way to end the night.
