Living The Dream

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

Always With You

=Hiccup's POV=
(Friday, October 16, 2020-12:10 pm)
{Denmark; Drakonian Palace-Infirmary}

"Hi-Hiccup?" Astrid said, but it was an echo to me as I was still in shock. "Hiccup, are you okay?" she asked again. I had to snap out of it, no matter what; this wasn't her fault. I took a few deep breaths and finally pulled my eyes away from the test in her hands.

"I-I-I…I don't really know, Astrid…O-Of all the things I expected to be making you sick; this was literally the LAST thing…" I managed to get out, trying to stay calm.

"I think you two should probably go find a quiet place to talk about things," Hilda suggested. I knew she was right; this wasn't the place to discuss the new situation at hand.

"Why don't you and Astrid go talk in your room, Hiccup?" Viggo stepped in.

"You said no girls in the boy's dorm or boys in the girl's," Astrid said lightly.

"I'm making an exception, and please fill me in later?" Viggo asked. I nodded to him as I took Astrid's hand and led her upstairs.

. . .

(12:15 pm)
{Boy's Dormitory}

Once inside my dorm, Astrid and I sat down on my bed and were quiet for a few minutes before taking a deep breath.

"Given our stances on adoption and abortion…I can only assume that we're keeping the baby," Astrid started. I forced a nod to her. I didn't like either of those first two options. I'd regret an adoption for the rest of my life, and abortion, in my eyes at least, is murder. And I knew Astrid felt the same way. "Since we're keeping the baby…I guess I need to find an OBGYN and start doing all of that stuff," Astrid said; her voice trembling a little.

"Hey…Don't cry," I quickly put my arms around her when I heard Astrid's voice starting to crack.

"Hiccup, I'm twenty-years-old and pregnant…As careful as we were; I'm pregnant. You know Viggo isn't gonna let me go on missions anymore; I'll have to go back to Berk and leave Dreki Heart. I can't fly Stormfly until after I give birth…I just-," Astrid began to get worked up.

"Hey, hey…Ssh, relax, babe. Relax; it's going to be okay. Things could be a lot worse; we could both be teenagers with awful paying jobs. But we're not, alright? We're twenty, out of school, working good jobs and making excellent money. Maybe you won't be able to be on missions or fly Stormfly, but you can still be here, babe. Probably in the nursery or something. We'll talk to Viggo about it, but Astrid…You don't have to be afraid because I am here with you. Remember? Always going to be a Hiccup and Astrid; I'm not going anywhere, and we'll do this together," I told her gently.

"Y-You promise?" Astrid sniffled a little.

"Astrid, we made this baby out of love, planned or not. It's never been just mindless, lust-filled sex, Except for maybe the first time, but everything else has been us making love to one another. And we took the precautions on both sides to ensure you didn't get pregnant. So if it still happened, hey, maybe it was supposed to be this way. Either way; it's both our faults, and we'll share the responsibility. That's my baby too, and we'll get through this the same way we do everything else; together. I'm not going anywhere," I assured firmly. Astrid quickly threw her arms around me and hugged me tightly.

"Should we tell our parents?" Astrid wondered.

"I-I think we should just hold off on that for a little bit. At least until after we see a doctor, and talk to Viggo," I informed lightly.

"Okay, let's talk to Viggo…And start finding me a doctor…" Astrid nodded. We got up and headed to exit the room.

. . .

(12:35 pm)

I reached the Great Room where I saw Viggo with the rest of the trainers and interns. I stepped through the door whole holding Astrid's hand, but she didn't want to go inside. I cleared my throat as they all looked at me.

"Viggo, can we talk, please? Privately?" I said. Viggo stood with a nod and came out of the room.

"Let's go to my office," Viggo stated. I nodded; then Astrid and I followed Viggo over to the trainer offices and moved down the hall to his and Ryker's. We moved inside and sat down before Viggo's desk. "I assume this is to discuss Astrid's pregnancy?"

"Yeah, so we know she is and as we're both against other options…We decided we're keeping the baby. Is that…Going to be okay?" Hiccup asked.

"Well, I have no say in what you two choose to do with your situation. My concern is if you wish to stay with Dreki Heart?" Viggo stated calmly.

"Well, I don't plan on going anywhere. And Astrid would like to stay as well; it's just not safe for her or the baby to go on missions, especially with how serious things are right now in the Drago situation. Can…Astrid work in the nursery or something?" I inquired.

"I don't see a problem with it. I can arrange for a switch in workers; Astrid can work in the nursery and Katja can move into Astrid's place as an intern for missions. My daughter has been itching to be able to leave the base when I do, but I said we had a full team," Viggo shrugged a little. "If that is alright with you, Miss. Hofferson?"

"Oh, that's fine. I love it here…I don't want to go home," Astrid said quickly.

"Now…How much information about this pregnancy do we know? How far along, due date?" Viggo wondered.

"Astrid and I haven't been to see an OBGYN yet, but we're planning to after this talking to you; we just have to find one first. Uh, we assume Astrid is five weeks in because the last time we did anything was the day of the gala, and Astrid missed her period on October 9th," I informed.

"Sounds like the correct timing," Viggo glanced at his desk calender. "If so, Astrid; you would be due sometime in June. Also, Astrid, you understand that you can no longer fly your dragon after a certain point, yes?"

"I do. I don't mind sitting with her, though, maybe go for walks," Astrid replied.

"Now, what do you two plan to do when the baby is born? Will you be finding an apartment? Do you wish to stay here as mine and Ryker's families do?" Viggo questioned. Alright, I wasn't expecting to be asked if we were staying here or not. I thought we'd have to find our own space.

"How would we stay here?" Astrid asked.

"Well, you two managed to locate the tower rooms, and if I remember correctly; there is a living space off of the third-floor one. I'm sure we can work a little conversion and make it a livable apartment-type space for you two and your baby. We can add an outside entrance, so you don't have to use the Common Room shelf one. We'll close off the tower entrance to the third-floor so people can't use it, but still get to the 4th and 5th floor with the spiral staircase," Viggo mentioned calmly. "Add a few windows, a couple of bedrooms; I think it would work nicely, but it's your decision,"

"Well, it's not a bad idea," I shrugged looking at Astrid.

"It's something we can talk about more later. For now, I think it's best if we find me a doctor, so I can start prenatals and whatever else I need…" Astrid enlightened.

"I agree," Viggo nodded, and I agreed as well. "You two handle all of that and keep me informed. Also, let me know when you decide on your living arrangements. It will take some time to make a conversion on the third floor, or you could even have the basement too; I just thought of that; it might be easier too," he added.

"We will. Thank you, Viggo," I said gratefully.

"I'll also make the switch between Katja and Astrid's jobs," Viggo responded.

"Thank you so much," Astrid said, smiling a little. We got up and exited Viggo's office; then hugged tightly. "Alright, let's go find me a doctor,"

. . .

(Tuesday, October 20, 2020-2:45 pm)
{Copenhagen, Denmark-Women's Health}

It took a little research, but after Astrid decided she wanted a female and to be close to the base; we found a woman's health center for fertility, obstetrics, and gynecology. Astrid called and made herself an appointment to be seen after explaining she took a home test on Friday when her period had been late for a full week. So, here we are for a general intake. We arrived at 2:30 pm with whatever documents she was told she'd need, and checked in. Astrid got stuck filling out her new patient forms while I just took everything in; I swear, being here made everything all the more real. Astrid finished her forms and handed them in; then took a seat beside me.

"Astrid Hofferson?" called a voice. She stood instantly, and I did the same.

"He's okay; he's my boyfriend and baby's father," Astrid said when the woman was eyeing up why I was coming in behind Astrid. The female nodded as Astrid was weighed and measured. Astrid was told to pee in a cup while I got put in the room she'd be seen in. Astrid came in two minutes later and sat on the exam table with a sigh. The nurse asked general information; then left the room saying that Dr. Jannike Fredrickson would be in shortly.

"Scared?" I asked Astrid.

"A little," she admitted.

"Good…Me too," I said.

"Everything will be alright, babe," Astrid tried to assure me. There was a knock on the door five minutes later. "Come in," Astrid called lightly. The woman entered with a smile.

"Hello there. I'm Jannike Fredrickson, OBGYN," the female greeted. Astrid shook her hand.

"Hi. I'm Astrid Hofferson, and that's my boyfriend, Hiccup Haddock," Astrid introduced. I shook Jannike's hand when she turned to meet me.

"So, I understand that you recently discovered you're pregnant. And your in-office test has confirmed such," Jannike sat down with the clipboard on her lap.

"Yes, that's right," Astrid replied.

"And this is your first pregnancy?" Jannike inquired.

"Yes, Ma'am," Astrid nodded.

"I see there that you were on the birth control pill, and your boyfriend…Using condoms, so this pregnancy is very unplanned. Now, have you stopped taking your birth control pills?" Jannike asked.

"I stopped on the 16th when I realized I could be pregnant," Astrid reported.

"That was a good call, sweetie. Do you intend on keeping the baby?" Jannike questioned.

"Yes," I answered as Astrid nodded with a small smile.

"Then we'll need to get you started on prenatal vitamins, so I'll write a prescription for you to take when you leave today. Let's see if we can figure out how far along you are. Do you know when your last menstrual period was?" Jannike said while getting out a small wheel from her desk drawer.

"It was…September 12th," Astrid responded. Jannike set the wheel on the date and looked at it.

"Do you know the last time you had intercourse?" Jannike glanced up.

"September 25th," Astrid informed.

"And it was protected?" Jannike asked. Astrid and I both nodded.

"We did it twice that day…I don't know if that had anything to do with it. We did it around 3 pm and then again at 8:30. Both times were about an hour or so each," Astrid confessed.

"Well, every time you have sex, protected or not; you run the risk of getting pregnant. Especially if it's at the time you are ovulating. Most women with a regular twenty-eight-day cycle ovulate around day fourteen. And a cycle begins at the start of your period, so for you, Astrid; it looks like you may have conceived on the 25th or the 26th; it could be either. Sperm lives in the body for about five days, so if its there at the time your body releases an egg, fertilization and implantation occur," Jannike explained.

"And spotting and cramping comes with implantation, right?" I asked.

"It can, yes. Some women believe it's their period coming and often leads to finding out about a week later when the period doesn't arrive that they could be pregnant. With you, Astrid; you missed your period on Friday the 9th?" Jannike looked at her wheel again.

"I was spotting…" Astrid said. "My best friend is the one who asked if I thought I could be pregnant because I'd been sick since the 9th when everything thought it was the flu, but went farther than four days,"

"Given your last period date to the missed period and where we are now…Astrid, you are probably right around five weeks and four days along. You will be six exactly on Thursday the 22nd," Jannike stated.

"Okay, what happens next?" Astrid wondered.

"First, we're going to get you taking your prenatal vitamins, so pick those up when you leave here. And following that; I'd like to see you again for a sonogram to make sure the implantation was good, and everything is where it should be for a healthy pregnancy. The receptionist will help you make that, for now, everything looks great, and I'll see you again in a few weeks," Jannike smiled while handing Astrid the prescription paper. "Also, no flying your dragon after twenty-six weeks. And while you fly now, no loops, flips, or hard turns. More like just stick to a leveled glide,"

"No problem. Thank you, Dr. Fredrickson," I stood to shake her hand. Astrid did the same and Jannike left as I helped Astrid down from the table and we exited the room to make the next appointment.

At the desk again, the woman looked at us with a smile. "Making your next appointment with Dr. Fredrickson?"

"Yes, please?" Astrid said. The woman began typing on her keyboard.

"Her next available appointment is on November 4th at 9:30 am. Is that okay?" Astrid looked at me now.

"I'll make myself available for it," I replied. Astrid nodded to the woman as she set everything up; then handed me a card with the date and time for the next appointment on it.

"Thank you," Astrid said as we left the office and reached Toothless in the landing lot, which is a parking lot for dragons. I climbed on and had Astrid behind me.

"Well, it's official, Milady. You're pregnant, and we're going to be parents in thirty-four weeks," I told her.

"As long as I'm with you, I'll be okay," Astrid laid her head on my back.

"I'm always with you," I said as Toothless carefully launched into the sky and we headed for the pharmacy to fill the prenantal prescription. After this, we were going back to the base to tell everyone and decide how to tell our parents, which would prove to be interesting and likely, one big argument that I didn't want to deal with. But I didn't care; I vowed I was with Astrid through this like everything else. I'd always be with her.