Living The Dream

Rated; M
Pairing; Hiccup X Astrid
Disclaimer; I do not own anything from HTTYD; it belongs to Dreamworks/Cressida Cowell

Confirmed Positive

=Astrid's POV=
(Friday, October 16, 2020-6:50 am)
{Denmark; Drakonian Palace-Girl's Dorm}

I sat there on the floor of the girl's dorm room bathroom having not expected my best friend to ask me if I thought I was pregnant. I figured maybe I had the flu, then ended up catching something else. Like a back to back type deal, but no. I'd never thought about the possibility of being pregnant, and the sad part is; its not something I could deny. Hiccup and I had a lot of sex at the end of September with the convention thing. I want to say we did it a total of four times, and each one was protected with me on birth control and Hiccup using condoms. I knew that every method used can fail. I looked at Heather nervously know.

"I-I don't know…" I finally answered.

"Okay, this is something we need to figure out, like right now," Ragna stated from the door as Signy was beside her.

"Oh…Gods, I never even considered it…" I panicked.

"Hey, easy now. It's just a thought; we don't know anything yet. Let's just see if we can narrow it down…" Heather tried to soothe me. "When is the last time you and Hiccup had sex?" she questioned.

"U-Um…I think it was the 25th of September; the night of the gala. But we haven't done it all since then because I was sore a-and then everything got busy with figuring out how to deal with the Drago stuff," Astrid admitted.

"Alright, that was…Like three weeks ago," Signy counted on her phone calendar. "When was your last period? Did you get it this month?" she wondered.

"I-I was spotting on the 9th," Astrid said.

"But did you get your period, Ast?" Ragna questioned.

"I-I don't think so, and I never noticed because I was sick that whole week…Oh, Gods! I-I could be…I might be-," I began to breathe heavy. "I think I'm gonna be sick again," I tried not to throw up.

"That could just be the morning sickness," Ragna offered as Signy and Heather glared at her.

"Astrid, breathe…Let's not freak out," Signy tried. "Let's just go see Hilda; I'm sure she has a test you can take,"

"No, she needs to tell Hiccup," Heather stated firmly.

"She should find out first," Signy argued. "We don't need to scare him if it's nothing,"

"No. Regardless of the outcome; Hiccup needs to get told first. We were all there when Hiccup warned Astrid not to keep secrets from him, or he would leave her no warning or goodbye. This counts as something she'd be keeping from him if she went and took a test behind his back. If it ever came out; Hiccup would be furious, so even if Astrid isn't pregnant…Hiccup needs to be informed that there's a possibility she might be. That way it can't be said that as soon as she suspected something; she told him," Heather told Ragna and Signy sternly.

"But he's on the mission and not due back for a couple of days," Ragna mentioned.

"He'll come back for Astrid; this is more important," Heather reminded. "Do you want me to call him?"

"N-No, I will," I managed to get herself off the floor, flush the toilet, and wash my hands. I moved to my bed and got the phone; I pulled up Hiccup's contact ID and hit the icon for a call. After six rings; it went to voicemail. "No answer,"

"I'll call Dagur," Heather offered. "I won't say what we think is wrong, but I'll say Hiccup needs to come back for something crucial," I nodded as Heather dialed her elder brother.

"Hey, sis. What's up?" Dagur greeted tiredly.

"Hey. Where's Hiccup?" Heather asked

"In his tent; I think he's still sleeping," Dagur replied.

"Wake him up and tell him you guys need to pack up and return to the base," Heather informed.

"Why? What's going on back there? Is everything okay?" Dagur inquired quickly. "Hiccup's not gonna bail on this. We made some headway on where Drago might be. We're supposed to check it out at sundown,"

"Dagur…It's about Astrid. She's still sick, and if it what we think it might be…Hiccup needs to know, now. So do whatever it takes and get back," Heather demanded.

"Hang on…" Dagur mumbled as there was some rustling. "Hiccup. Hey, wake up man,"

"What? It's like 6 am…" Hiccup's voice groaned.

"My sister is on the phone; she says Astrid is still sick, and we need to come back," Dagur enlightened.

"Ugh…Gimme the phone," Hiccup stated. "Heather, what is going on?"

"Hiccup, please…You just need to come back. Astrid's still sick, and it's well past the typical time for the flu. We know something is wrong or bothering her, but she won't talk to anyone, and she refuses to see Hilda," Heather explained, trying not to say anything about the possible baby.

"Put her on the phone, now, Heather," Hiccup ordered firmly, clearly not in a good mood. Heather handed the phone to me, shrugging and mouthing that she tried. "Astrid?" Hiccup asked.

"H-Hi, Hiccup," I replied nervously.

"Astrid I cannot stress how ridiculously imperative these missions are to the fate of the world as we know it. Now, will you tell me what is wrong since you won't talk to anyone else apparently. If you're still sick then you need to go see-," Hiccup began.

"Hiccup!" I cut him off now. "I need you to come back,"

"Why, Astrid? I mean if this isn't life or death, can it wait for a few more-," Hiccup started.

"No, because I need you now, Hiccup. I-I might be pregnant," I told him. The line was silent.

"WHAT!?" Hiccup yelled. "I'm on my way. All of you, pack up, now; we leave immediately for the base. Astrid, I will be back in three hours," Hiccup ordered before ending the call. I handed Heather her phone back.

"He's…On his way," I informed. I wasn't sure how to take Hiccup's reaction. It sounded like shock, then anger, but out of worry or nervousness. At the very least, I can say I did the right thing by telling him right away. For now, there was nothing else I could do until he got back and I was sure we'd be going off to talk about this.

. . .

=Normal POV=
(11:30 am)

"Viggo?" Ryker said as he looked out the window.

"Yes?" Viggo replied, not looking up.

"Didn't Hiccup check in last night and said they were staying another couple of days?" Ryker wondered.

"That's right. Why?" Viggo looked at him now.

"Because I can see them flying in now," Ryker pointed. Viggo got up and looked to see Hiccup in the lead with Toothless. The two looked at each other; then hurried to get into the backyard where the others were grouping up. Toothless landed as Hiccup got off his back and found Astrid standing in by the door, looking nervous and scared.

"Hiccup, what happened? Were you spotted?" Viggo inquired quickly. Hiccup ran right past him.

"Ask one of them. I got bigger problems," Hiccup reached Astrid, carefully took her hand and pulled her inside before they went out of sight. Viggo and Ryker looked at Dagur for an explanation.

"Hey, I have no idea. Heather called me a couple of hours ago and told me to get Hiccup back here. Hiccup talked to Astrid and suddenly said to pack up because we were coming back immediately. You wanna ask someone; ask Heather…" Dagur informed. Everyone looked at her now.

"Heather…A little insight?" Ryker asked.

"U-Um…As-Astrid might be pregnant," Heather said nervously. Their eyes widened.

. . .

{3rd Floor Tower Room}

Hiccup let go of Astrid and faced her. "Okay…What the hell do you mean you might be pregnant?!" he questioned instantly. "You can't be; you got your period last week on Friday…"

"Hiccup…I was only spotting. And then I was so sick that I didn't realize I never got it because I spent a lot of time sleeping…" Astrid said quickly.

"Oh, Gods…Astrid…How sure about this are you? Have you taken a test? I mean…What other symptoms do you have?" Hiccup asked.

"The spotting, mild cramping, mood swings, fatigue…M-My breasts are a little sore, and I've been throwing up at random since the night we thought I had the bug, but Hilda called it the flu the next day," Astrid listed off. "I-I haven't taken a test yet,"

"So you don't actually know at all, do you?" Hiccup stared.

"No, I don't, Hiccup, but I didn't want you to leave me if you found out later on by accident that I thought I might be pregnant and didn't tell you! I was going to take at test first, but…I didn't want it to come out later and have you be mad at me for not telling you…" Astrid teared up a little. Hiccup's eyes softened. "Y-You told me that if I ever kept secrets again, you'd leave me no warning or goodbye. I-I woke up sick this morning; Heather asked me if I thought I could be pregnant. It never even crossed my mind, but after realizing I didn't get my period last week…I-I knew I had to tell you that there's a chance I could be…"

And now Hiccup felt like an ass for getting slightly upset that Astrid never found out before calling him; she did exactly what he'd asked of her months ago after the big fight. Astrid came forward and told him she thought she might be pregnant before doing anything else. Astrid wanted him to be fully aware of everything, that way it could never be said she didn't keep him in the loop even if this turned out to be nothing. Hiccup sighed as he quickly pulled her in for an embrace.

"I'm sorry," Hiccup closed his eyes. "I shouldn't have gotten upset with you when you did exactly what I told you to do. I-I guess I'm just as freaked out and nervous as you are. I wasn't anticipating getting woken up by Dagur about needing to come home and this being the reason. I'm sorry, Astrid. Will you forgive me?"

Astrid nodded, wiping her eyes. "What do we do?" she looked at him now.

"I-I think the first thing we need to do is find out if you are or aren't…" Hiccup admitted. "Let's go see Hilda,"

"Okay," Astrid agreed.

. . .

(12:00 pm)
{Infirmary}

Getting downstairs, Hiccup and Astrid went right to the infirmary and saw Hilda waiting there with a soft smile.

"Heather told us about the possible pregnancy, and I had a feeling you'd be coming to me. I ran out and picked a test up," Hilda said. "I don't exactly keep them on hand,"

"I-I'm scared, Hiccup…" Astrid informed.

"So am I…But we have to know before we do anything else, babe. Go on; I'll be right here," Hiccup comforted. Hilda handed the digital test to Astrid as she nervously moved to the bathroom and closed the door. The trainers, interns, Viggo and Ryker, poked their heads in; they saw Hiccup biting his nails and pacing. Hilda glared and quickly shooed them away as they left but weren't far from the room and could still see inside. Minutes passed before the bathroom door opened and Astrid walked out holding the test in her hand. "What's it say?" Hiccup forced himself to ask.

"I-I'm pregnant," as soon as the words left her mouth, Hiccup's eyes widened as Astrid lifted the test up showing Hiccup the readout of; Pregnant. Seeing it made it more real than Astrid telling him, but the proof was right there. Astrid was pregnant with his baby.