A Changing World
Act 2
Chapter 20: Punishments & Closure
Alternative title: Hiccup and Astrid's sex life & other less important things that get in the way ;)
A/N: So here in this chapter is the tying up of all the plot threads that come to mind.
It should be the last proper chapter of the story, but there will be an epilogue or two still to come, depending on how much I decide to fit into the next chapter.
We'll see either way.
Anyway, let's get it started in here.
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"Should we be doing this?" Asked Astrid, on the lookout while Hiccup tried to find a way into Tucson's book store.
"Normally I would say no, but with how unusually you were acting yesterday, I think this is the only way we can find out more. I mean, Yang, Ruby, Jaune, Nora, even Ren. They all looked very uncomfortable and they couldn't look us in the eye for long before we came here with our dragons. Even Gobber looked uncomfortable, which is saying something. Anyway, hopefully, we'll find something in here. Or we could if there was a way in. The doors are locked."
"Well, what now?" She asked him.
Hiccup didn't reply immediately, instead moving left, passing by the front doors before them, spying a large glass window there. "No other option it seems."
He drew one of his axes and fired a shot at the window. The glass shattered, breaking into many pieces. "Keep your helmet on. Wouldn't want to get glass in your hair or face," he advised, using the handle of his axe to clear the frame of the glass that remained more or less intact around the edges of the frame. Then he stepped through, into the store.
"Right behind you Hiccup," she said before following him.
"Alright, let's see what we can find in here, shall we?"
"How about I look for a book that has information about pregnancy? It might not tell us anything, but it's the only thing I can think that might cause it."
"Good idea. In the meantime, I'll see what else I can find in here."
…
Two days had passed since they arrived in Vale. Hiccup and Astrid had claimed the forge, forcing Taiyang, Yang and Ruby to relocate to Patch. They didn't seem to mind.
Toothless stirred from his position, happy for the moment, having just been sleeping, curled up by the forge at night and Stormfly doing the same outside, acting as a sentry, and occasional sleeping companion for him when his rider's mate started reeking of pheromones and they both decided to mate on the bed in the second room.
It had happened the last two nights, and as Toothless rose and started sniffing around, the dominant smell in the building told him that it could very well happen again.
Toothless moved to gaze into the other room, finding Astrid awake there, sitting up in bed and running her eyes. His rider was asleep and lying right next to her.
Toothless sniffed the air again before staring at her. Yup. She reeks of the smell. Bound to happen.
Then his rider's mate noticed him watching and raised a hand into the air before shaking it for some reason.
The ebony scaled dragon's eyes narrowed slightly before Toothless and turned. Humans are weird, he decided.
Astrid lowered her hand as she watched the dragon leave. "Alright then. Bye Toothless."
Then she looked at the man she loved, with a certain part of him pressing insistently against her ass.
Least it isn't brushing against my slit this time, she thought to herself with relief.
While the resulting sex was certainly great, it was starting to wear her out, primarily due to the burning in her core that came whenever Hiccup's manhood pressed against her lower lips.
Especially as she found out that it was something to be expected, to varying degrees among different women, according to a book about pregnancy, one she found inside Tucson's book trade across the street when she and Hiccup decided to break in, hoping to find answers within as to what had caused her strong desire for sex in Mistral.
Also, Astrid noticed that both of their dragons were feeling the strain of their actions; meaning they were avoiding them both as much as possible; Stormfly avoiding Hiccup and Toothless avoiding her, most likely because of the noise and the smell left after each nightly and morning tryst that had occurred between them since arrival in Vale during the night two days ago.
But enough about that. It was time for a certain someone to get up, which Astrid chose to help along by rubbing her rear against his manhood.
"M-Morning," Hiccup yawned after stirring awake and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
"Hello babe," she returned, continuing in her ministrations.
Then his brain and body registered what she was currently doing and he moaned softly. "This is a nice, albeit uncommon way to wake someone up," Hiccup muttered before he retaliated by reaching forward and squeezing her breasts.
She giggled. "Mmm. Just for you, babe. I just might do it more often."
"Did it happen again? Do I need to fetch the book?"
The 'book' was one Hiccup had discovered during their venture into Tucson's book trade. It was titled 'The Little Black Book of Sex Positions'. No prizes for figuring out why they decided to keep it.
Astrid giggled. "No, I'm fine today babe. No burning innards because the bad boy has brushed my opening again."
He let go of her breasts and sighed in relief. "That's good. But why are you still rubbing against the 'bad boy' as you call it?"
She smirked at him. "Because it's fun."
"Well, please stop before we end up doing the horizontal tango again. We have somewhere to be, don't we? Raven, Vernal and the rest of the tribe are arriving today. Plus, we haven't spoken to anyone directly in two days."
She stopped rubbing her rear against his manhood at his words. "You make a good point, babe. Let's get dressed and go then."
Astrid made to climb out of bed but stopped when Hiccup grabbed her arm. He leaned forward to whisper in her ear, his voice low. "But after we're done there, you're mine, Milady."
His low voice combined with his warm breath on her ear made her shudder and her face went pink, while the fire sparked to life in her core once more, with an intensity equal to what she felt two days prior. "I thought you didn't want to do anything."
"I asked you to stop before we did it. I never said I didn't want to do it. Just that we have other things to do and people to see. If it were just you and me here in Vale, I would scarcely leave this room; leaving only to give Toothless fish and go on flights during the day."
"A-alright. Message received babe," she said, mentally scolding herself as her voice wavered. She rose, climbing off the bed on unsteady legs and proceeded to get dressed, Hiccup following suit.
She put on her breast bindings and reached for her leather armour before pausing and looking his way. "You know I expect you to do better than you've been doing recently, right? At least on par with our time in Mistral, two days ago."
He smirked at her. "Oh, I plan to hold nothing back today Milady. I plan to make you call my name so loud that the gods themselves hear you from Asgard."
Unexpectedly, Astrid found her core starting to burn hotter at his words, to the point where she moaned and she rubbed her legs together subconsciously, all at the thought of whatever he had in mind.
"Uh, are you okay Milady?" He asked her, his face now conveying concern. "I thought it would be good to stimulate you because it worked so well when we were in Mistral, and these last couple of days, but I think I went overboard just now."
She smiled gratefully his way because he was concerned for her, but still waved him off. "Not your fault, babe. You couldn't have known that your words would affect me this much. I didn't know it would happen, and who knows me better than I do?"
He relaxed, but only a little. "Are you sure?"
"Absolutely babe. Just looking forward to what you have in store. Now let's go before I decide to take you."
He still looked a little concerned, so she punched him, hard, on the arm, drawing a yelp from him. "Did you not hear me, Hiccup? I said it's fine. I can make it a competition to see how long I can last before we have sex again."
He blinked then, before grinning at her and nodding. "Yup, you're alright now, Milady. Race you to Beacon?"
She grinned back at him before beginning to put her leather armour on. "You're on, babe."
…
"Hey, stud! Haven't seen you in two days," Yang smirked when Hiccup and Astrid entered Beacon's large cafeteria.
Present with Yang was Ruby, Qrow, Taiyang, Gobber, Port, Oobleck, Roman, Neo, Ren, Nora, Jaune, Weiss and lastly Ozpin.
There were two large tables in the centre of the large room. The tables were pushed together, with a bench on each side, totalling four benches.
Yang, Ruby, Qrow, Taiyang and Gobber were sitting around the first table, with the former four on a bench on one side of the table and Gobber on the other side, accompanied by Port, Oobleck and Roman.
At the second table sat Ren, Nora, Jaune, Ozpin, Neo and Weiss, the latter two sitting across from Jaune and Ozpin respectively. In addition, the entire group had their weapons with them; either in hand or in easy reach. Jaune, for instance, had his breastplate on and his sword in his lap, with his heater shield, propped up against a table leg that was at his feet as he sat at the far left end of the table.
In a corner of the room near the entrance, Ilia stood guarding Merlot and Jack, who were tied up.
Then Ozpin spoke up with a smile. "Yes indeed. Reminds me of the time when I was married and Salem wasn't bent on killing me. She was certainly loud in bed."
"Oh great. Now everyone knows about that," sighed Hiccup as he and Astrid approached the second table, the pair sitting between Neo and Weiss on their bench, directly opposite Ren, Nora, Jaune and the former headmaster.
"I recommend that you all move on from this unless you want to deal with my axe," said Astrid.
"I second this," muttered Weiss, looking vaguely uncomfortable at the topic.
"Goes for me as well," added Hiccup. "Also, call me 'stud' again, Yang, regardless of what it means, and I will cut your hair. I know where you live."
She stared at him. "You wouldn't. You don't even know what it means. You said so yourself."
"Try me. I have a dragon that is practically invisible at night. Do you think you'd know if I was coming? Also, it's hardly going to be a good word, given what I know about you and what happened just before we left Mistral."
"I'd like it known that Hiccup is not a stud, despite his actions in bed causing his bride to be, orgasm loudly four times, two days ago," Yang declared. "Are you happy now?"
At those words, Weiss looked at Astrid and Hiccup, mouth hanging open in shock, then slid as far away from Astrid as she could.
Astrid looked her way, took note of the space that had formed between her and the CEO, and stared frostily in her direction until Weiss caught on, huffed and moved closer again.
"Good enough," muttered Hiccup, not paying the actions occurring on his right any mind. "Where is team CFVY?"
"Outside by the airship docks, acting as a lookout for when Raven and the rest of the Branwen tribe's airship can be seen, and an escort party for when they arrive, helping the team of soldiers that the General sent along with the prisoners. That Specialist who helped arrest Raven is with them. He's called Specialist Leon or something, I think," said Qrow. "You didn't see them when you flew here?"
"I had other things on my mind. I take it that's why everyone has their weapons with them today?"
"Yeah, we'll be joining team CFVY when the prisoner transport airship arrives here, to escort the prisoners to this room, just in case they try anything."
"Also I'll need to tell Ilia to bring Merlot and his associate who goes by the name of Jack, over here, in a short while," added Ozpin.
"So we just have to wait then. Does anyone know for how long?" Asked Hiccup.
"I received a scroll message from that Specialist Leon, shortly before you arrived, so they're within range of Vale's CCT now, which means they're within Vale's airspace," said Port. "I'd say around thirty minutes more at most."
Hiccup leaned towards Astrid. "Think you can hold out for that long?" He whispered.
"No idea, Hiccup. I'll try my best though," she whispered back.
"Alright. Well let me know if you can't wait anymore and I'll try and help," he replied.
After she responded with a slight nod, Hiccup spoke up again, now loud enough for the rest of the room to hear. "Anyone object to us getting started on deciding what to do with Merlot and Jack while we wait?"
"We've already decided to leave them to fend for themselves against the Grimm, later, unless he agrees to work for us. That means all of his research will be used to find ways to more efficiently handle the Grimm," relayed Oobleck. "Jaune, Yang, Qrow and Ilia all agreed with the idea, particularly as they won't have to do anything beyond that."
Ozpin stared at Hiccup, waiting to gauge his reaction to the news. His next words surprised him. "A bit dark, but if I ended up in their position, I'd probably do the same thing. Particularly if Astrid, Toothless and Gobber were also captured by Merlot."
"Not what I expected from you, Hiccup. What would make you do that if you were in that situation?"
"If Merlot or Jack were planning to harm or kill any of them, I'd do anything I could to stop them, including killing them, if I had to. I've done it once before to protect Astrid," Hiccup told Ozpin.
"Alright. In that case, does anyone have any objection to deciding what to do with Raven and her tribe? All those in favour, say aye. Otherwise, say no," after saying this, he looked around the room.
Nobody in the room said no.
"Alright then. Let's begin," he announced. "What should we do to Raven? Anyone have an idea?"
"I'd say force her to become a means of transport," suggested Hiccup. "Her portals are the only way Astrid, Gobber and I can get back to Berk, so we need her to willingly take us there somehow. I have no idea how we could do it, however."
"We could try paying her something to do it," Taiyang suggested. "I'll do it myself if need be since I have plenty of money to spare."
"I think I should do it instead. Since she's my sister," said Qrow.
"Why not split an amount between yourselves? You can come up with an amount to spend later. Besides, I will be willing to pay for housing for all of her tribe, provided they are willing to give up crime completely and work for Vale. Perhaps at that R&D development facility, I agreed to fund," said Weiss. "Speaking of which, do you know about that yet, Hiccup?"
"Yeah, I was informed about that a few days ago," he replied. "I'll work there when the place is finished and open for business."
Weiss nodded. "Good."
"Lastly, we have to decide what to do about Roman and Neo," said Ozpin. "I do believe you had some conditions you wished fulfilled."
Roman nodded. "Yes, One: I deal with Merlot personally, Two: Neo gets brought to Vale with me and that we both get set free. For that last one, I would be willing to work for the Schnee in Atlas if it means I don't have to be near Raven."
"What can you do?" Weiss asked him.
"I can create weapons for you. I built and maintained this cane I'm holding for years. It's the same one I used when I shot little Red over there," he told her, pointing at Ruby with his cane.
"Consider your last condition fulfilled, Roman Torchwick. Now please put the cane down. I'll not employ you or Neo if you harm my former team-mate and friend."
"Neo as well? But you don't know what she can do."
"Well judging by her colour scheme, I assume she is a fan of Neapolitan ice cream."
He and Neo both nodded. "Yes, she is."
"Then am I right in assuming that she would be willing to give up crime if she could live with you and have access to as much of that flavour of ice cream as she wants?"
Roman grinned, catching on. "I think so."
Hiccup glanced at her in time to see her eyes light up. "That's a yes, believe me, Weiss."
"Alright. We're done here then. Roman will deal with Merlot and Jack personally and the other decisions we've discussed in this room shall be carried out. Agreed?" asked Ozpin.
"Agreed," everyone chorused.
"Very well. This meeting of the new Vale council is adjourned. All of you, go about your business as you all see fit."
"Wait, Ozpin. One last thing. What about Ilia? What will happen to her? Will she stay at Beacon forever?" Asked Hiccup.
"…That is something I haven't had the time to think about. I suppose now would be as good a time as ever to discuss it. What do you all think should happen to her?"
"Well, I was thinking she could come to Berk with us, when Astrid, Gobber and I head back there. If she wanted to, of course."
"Or if she wanted to, she could work for me in Blake's place. As Blake has let me know that they are friends, and both former White Fang, I can think of nobody better for the job," said Weiss.
"I guess we should ask her what she wants, and let her decide what offer to go with," said Hiccup.
"Indeed a good idea. Let's go," said Weiss.
"Alright, now the meeting is adjourned," said Ozpin. "You'll find Ilia over there," he explained to Hiccup and Weiss, pointing to where she was standing, as they both got up.
"Not long left to wait, Milady. I'll soon be with you. Why not go and talk to Gobber while you wait for me?" Hiccup quickly whispered to her.
She nodded and got up as well, heading to the other table to speak to Gobber, while Taiyang and Qrow rose and headed for the door to head outside.
Meanwhile, Yang turned around and grabbed Weiss's arm as she and Hiccup went past. "We're having a word later, you and I, on account of you leaving Mistral without telling us. You don't get to leave like that and then expect everything to be okay when you come back. Got it?" Yang checked, her eyes red.
"I left to go tell team SSSN that Blake died. Her and Sun were close, Yang, practically dating. To have them slip my mind made me mad. So I went as soon as I remembered them, to try and make up for it. Is that good enough of an explanation for you?"
"Why didn't you send us a scroll message afterwards?" Yang asked, as her eyes turned lilac again.
"I went to take a nap, then run a company I happen to have. It slipped my mind. I'm sorry about that by the way. Anyway, can you let go of my arm so I can talk to Ilia? I can come back later."
"Fine, go, but hurry back Weiss. I'm sure my sister would also like to talk to you."
"Mhm!" Said Ruby. "We have lots I want to say to my bestie!"
Weiss smiled. "I'll hold you to do that. I'll be back in a minute."
…
In the end, Ilia chose Weiss's offer after listening to both of theirs.
"While both of you are offering me a fresh start that seems equally tempting, I'd rather work for the SDC as I'm more familiar with Remnant than Berk or the rest of the world you say you're from," she told him. "Sorry."
"No need to apologise, Ilia. Honestly, now that I'm thinking about it, you being a faunus would probably cause issues for you, as Vikings are stubborn, violent, prideful and collectively stupid on occasion. If you changed colour and were seen doing it, they'd either kick you out or kill you. So you're better off here."
"Do I sense some of that to be from experience?" she asked him.
"A bit of that I think is some repressed bitterness and anger at three people; including my cousin, who used to bully me for being the least Viking Viking on Berk. Though it's because of them I learned how to swim, in a trial by fire fashion." Hiccup stopped when he noticed the looks of mild shock he was receiving from Weiss and Ilia.
"That sounds rough," murmured Ilia.
"It was, I guess. But now I can look after myself, so it's fine. Anyway, I have something I want to do now, so I'll see you around. Good luck with your new job Ilia. Also, if you can send me a list of any technologies you think I should first, Weiss, that would be good. Then I can get started on that," once done speaking, Hiccup stood up and moved past Weiss and Ilia, heading for the door.
"You think you can do that without the right tools?"
"Yeah. I once designed and built a mechanical tail fin to help a winged salamander regain his flight after I took it from him. And that was when all I had was a stick of charcoal - not even a real pencil and whatever work I could do in the forge at night without anyone noticing. Here, with a forge at my fingertips, containing tools of the likes that I could never imagine using if I was still on Berk right now. Here, I can do so much more than make a tailfin for a dragon, Weiss. You just wait and see."
Then Hiccup turned around and was gone, crossing the room and approaching Astrid before Weiss or Ilia had a response to any of that, much less the time to follow after him.
Then Roman and Neo approached the pair, the former nodding down at Merlot and Jack. "We'll take them off your hands now."
"Alright," said Ilia, walking away without complaint. Weiss, however, stayed, for reasons unknown to herself.
"I'm going to ask this one time. Will you work for Vale and hand over your research, Merlot?"
The grey-haired, red-eyed man stared him in the eye. "Of course not, Roman Torchwick. Beacon is not worthy of it. Heck, Remnant is not worthy of it. Far too narrow-minded." he replied.
"Good. I'm going to enjoy what comes next for you both. Neo, if you would?"
The mute nodded, grinning sadistically. She walked forward and grabbed Merlot by the hair, forcing him to look up at her. After doing the same thing to Jack, they vanished, leaving nothing behind but a glass replica of the trio, which Roman nudged with his foot, causing it to fall forward and shatter to pieces.
"Where did they go?" asked Weiss.
"Somewhere where Merlot will be in danger. Somewhere with Grimm. Emerald Forest, I bet," replied Roman.
"Alright, when she gets back let me know. No better time to sign you both on as employees of mine."
"You got it," he replied before she nodded and turned, heading over to sit down on Ruby and Yang's bench. As she walked, she noticed that Hiccup and Astrid were both gone by that point.
"So what did you want to talk about, Ruby?"
Meanwhile, Neo returned then with her blade outside of its sheath, red costing the sharp end. She sheathed the blade into her parasol before grinning up at Neo.
"Done?"
Neo nodded.
"Will they survive?"
Neo shook her head before taking out her scroll.
'I found a pack of beowolves and made sure to stab them both in the leg. I'll be surprised if they can escape, let alone fight, as they're still tied up last I checked,' was the message he received.
"Good. Problem solved. I'll be buying you more Neapolitan ice cream after we talk to Weiss Schnee."
Neo's eyes lit up at the mention of her favourite ice cream. She looked around, spotted Weiss and practically skipped over to her.
Roman watched the sight with bemusement. Don't ever change, Neo.
…
"So what did Gobber talk about with you, Astrid?" Hiccup asked as he and Astrid made the short journey from the front door to their dragons, walking with the visor of their helmets down, concealing their faces but giving them a perfect view of their surroundings, while also letting them communicate between themselves and not be heard by anyone else.
In the distance stood six individuals, two out of the six being Qrow and Taiyang. However, the one who stood out among them the most was also the tallest among them; Yatsuhashi Daichi, resembling a green pillar as a result of how far away he was, as well as the colour of his armour.
"He made a joke about the fact that he's able to get some sleep without us keeping him awake at night. Other than that, he's looking forward to visiting Berk again and eventually becoming a godfather. Also, he said he wants to get around to doing forge work again, as 'it's been too long since he was around hot metal'. His words, not mine," Astrid told Hiccup as they reached their dragons.
"Sounds good. Now Milady, I think you've waited long enough."
"I do too. Race you back to your forge, babe? I want a rematch."
"You're on, Milady," he said before both scrambled to mount their dragons and take off first.
…
When they got back to the forge, Hiccup was quick to press his lips to hers, pushing the door closed with his left foot before shoving Astrid up against it. There, he swiped at her bottom lip for access and plunged his tongue in as soon as he could, while simultaneously squeezing her rear with both of his hands.
She moaned into his mouth, before tapping his shoulder, a signal they had developed since Mistral that meant they should separate and disrobe.
For the next few moments, clothes fell on any available space on the floor. Then, once a glance her way told him that his betrothed was just as naked as he, Hiccup took hold of Astrid by gripping her rear and lifting her up.
She wrapped her arms around his shoulders, and Hiccup wrapped his arms around her stomach before he carried her to the bed in the next room. On the way there, wandering hands reached down from his shoulders and grabbed the cheeks of his rear, followed by a feminine giggle gracing his ears.
Throwing her down onto the bed, Hiccup took hold of both of her breasts and squeezed, drawing a soft moan from her. Then, his mouth latched onto the left nipple and he sucked for a few moments, earning himself another moan. Her moans grew in frequency and volume when he moved onto her right nipple and repeated the process for another moment or two.
Then he proceeded to alternate between them for some time, listening as his betrothed's moans became louder still. As if the sound was a signal, he ceased his ministrations on her chest and descended.
Astrid watched him go lower and grew excited, the fire in her core getting hotter as if itself knew what was coming next. And she wasn't disappointed at the feeling she got when he forced her legs apart and licked her opening, from bottom to top, in one slow torturous motion.
Astrid threw her head back to let out a moan; the loudest sound she had uttered during their current tryst. "Hiccup… Hiccup, please! I need you in me!" She begged him, his actions turning her insides hotter.
With her head thrown back, she couldn't see his right hand descend to his cock. There, he began stroking up and down to get himself hard; he was already most of the way there, with her sounds she made and the sight of the divine beauty lying on the bed before him. He finished the act when his lover's moans grew quiet. Another drawn-out lick, from top to bottom, along her opening, sorted out that problem.
"Hiccup! Stop teasing me, please! I need you before I melt!" she cried out, her core almost matching what she had felt back in Mistral. After a glance down at her moist opening, Hiccup decided to heed her wishes.
"Alright, time for some real fun. I want you to wrap your legs around mine, as close to my hips as possible. Then place your ankles on my back if you can."
Astrid was quick to comply, doing as he told her while watching him line up his cock with her opening and inch himself in. Then he gave a thrust, going as deep as he could and withdrawing to repeat the process. When he went in, Astrid let out a gasp before it broke into a loud moan.
Hiccup started to moan in turn, as her warm and wet cavern felt wonderful around him as he went in and out of it.
As he continued to thrust into her, building up speed as he went and pushing her closer to the edge with every stroke, Hiccup leaned down to bring his lips to hers, once again pushing his tongue into her mouth and beginning a fight for dominance there, muffling their continual moans in the process.
As Astrid started to wrestle her tongue with his and began to gain the upper hand, she felt a hand; his left, slip between her and the bed, reaching down and taking hold of her left ass cheek, while his right hand went for her chest, taking hold of her right breast.
Then he squeezed both parts of her at once, causing her to unwittingly release another moan and make her climax as the pleasure she felt from her chest and rear being squeezed in combination with him thrusting deep into her innards, became too much for her to handle. She threw her head back, eyes rolling into the back of her head as she cried out his name. "HICCUP!"
Hiccup grunted as her inner walls spasmed around him. Feeling her cum pool around his manhood while he was buried inside her, sparked an idea that he knew Astrid would appreciate.
In a new move that surprised her, she felt his cock leave her, leaving her feeling empty as some of her cum leaked out, only to be replaced a moment later by his tongue. He proceeded to lap up her juices until her climax died down, then continued in his work afterwards.
Astrid gazed down lovingly at him, moaning softly while enjoying the feeling of his tongue at work, stoking the fire once more. Then, when he withdrew from between her legs where he had just been, she pulled his head up and kissed him, savouring her taste which lingered on his tongue.
"What other wonderful positions do you have in store for me to try today babe?" She asked after they separated.
"I've got one more in mind, but for now, your favourite. Lie on your front and face the headboard, please Milady."
Her eyes lit up in recognition of the position and she grinned up at him. "Oh, doggy style! Please do, babe!"
She made to turn over, but Hiccup grabbed her arms and held them in his vice-like grip, preventing her from doing so. "Not so fast, Milady. I want to get you ready for it first."
Then he pulled her up, making her sit before leaning forward to take her left breast into his mouth. He sucked on it, tongue twirling around her nipple until it peaked, hearing her moan throughout the process. He repeated the process with her right nipple before finally grinding his cock against her opening, making her head fall back, her body shudder in pleasure and moan his name again. "I-I love you Hiccup… But please don't take t-too much longer. I d-don't know how m-much more I can take."
"I love you too, Milady. Almost done, just a little bit longer," he replied, meeting her lips for another kiss. This one was simple, with no tongues involved, allowing her to recover somewhat before he put her into another position for her next round. "Whenever you're ready, we can do doggy style." He murmured against her soft, supple lips.
"Mmm. But I also want to do something for you afterwards babe. You deserve to feel good too."
"I look forward to what you have in store. But now, I want you on your front, facing the headboard, Milady."
She complied, turning over onto her front, presenting her perfect rear and wet lower lips to him. He eagerly lined up, this being a position he too enjoyed; mostly for the view it offered him but also for the fact that it let him reach more of her than he otherwise would.
Hiccup lined himself up with her lower lips as they dripped as if in anticipation. Then he thrust himself inside, stopping only when hilt deep, following up by squeezing both cheeks of her ass as her moans began anew, before rocking his hips and resuming thrusting into her. As he did so, Astrid's chest rubbed on the bed, his ministrations causing her to shift back and forward a little.
This heightened the pleasure she felt, making it build up more and more until she climaxed violently and he came alongside her as a result.
"HICCUP!" Astrid cried out in ecstasy, feeling the inferno within be satisfied once more. All the while, Hiccup moaned as her walls rapidly squeezed him, let go and squeezed some more, making him release everything quickly.
When their sounds of ecstasy died down, and Hiccup's manhood grew flaccid and slipped out of her. Astrid immediately turned around after that, sitting up and presenting her front to Hiccup as their mixed cum leaked out of her slit, letting them both sample it.
After that, she beckoned him to sit on the edge of the bed. When he complied, his feet dangling over the edge, she got off of the bed and knelt before him.
Taking hold of his slick length, she kissed the tip, earning herself a gasp from him. Then a moan, as she took him into her mouth and started to go back and forth there, not stopping until he grew hard and climaxed. "M-Milady…" he moaned as he released into her mouth.
When that happened, she downed each mouthful until he grew soft once more. Then she continued moving, searching for any traces of cum that were left. Then she released his length, letting his moist cock free.
Almost immediately, however, Astrid received a counterattack, as Hiccup dove down, took her left breast onto his mouth and applied suction while squeezing her right breast. She arched her back and moaned at the unexpected feeling, not prepared for the move.
Then, drawing back a few seconds later, Hiccup picked her up and tossed onto the bed on her back. Looking up at him, she saw him grin. "Time for you to have some fun before I get you ready for the next position."
That was all the warning he gave her before he pushed her legs apart and dove down, swiping at her opening with his tongue until she started grinding against his face. Like she had done not long ago, he didn't stop until she came. Squirting onto his face, Hiccup didn't hesitate to consume it all until nothing more was left.
He then swiped at her opening twice more in the same slow fashion as he had used earlier, before rising to his full height. "This next position is called butterfly. You're already on your back which is good, but your legs need to be hanging over the foot of the bed so that your feet can touch the floor. Please move, Milady."
She grinned at him, loving the assertive tone he used. Scooting forward on her rear, she did as he asked, then waited for him to make his move.
He stood in front of her before kneeling, her eyes watching his every move as his length drew level with her slit. "The book says you're meant to be flat on your back, Milady," he said firmly with a teasing undertone. "No looking."
"Aw, but that's where all the fun is, babe," she sighed but followed his instruction.
Then, her back arched, as something entered her opening unexpectedly. Whatever it was flexed upwards inside her, tearing a moan from within as a result. It wasn't especially loud, but it was drawn out, and her body shuddered with pleasure during it.
Against his instruction, she picked her head up to look down. "What did you do, babe?" She asked him breathlessly, realising, as she observed him, that he had inserted his middle finger into her.
He flexed his finger upwards again, drawing out another moan from her. "I told you not to look, babe."
Then he withdrew his finger, and she whined, missing the feeling it conjured almost immediately. "I know, but you did something new just now.
"Yeah, I decided to use my fingers that time, as I wanted to make you feel good before we move onto the final position and finish things up here. Guess that didn't work out, huh?" He said, sounding slightly despondent.
"Hey, don't stop babe. And don't worry, I'm having a wonderful time here. I'm just curious as to what you're going to do. That's all. Just please keep going. I want to see you try and make me moan loud enough that the gods themselves hear me in Asgard, just like you promised you would."
His lopsided grin appeared as he recalled his earlier words. "Alright. Now, on your back, Milady."
She lay back again, and Hiccup purposefully brushed his cock against her opening, letting her arousal build in her core like a raging inferno once again.
Then Hiccup proceeded to stroke his length until it grew to full mast once more. Lastly, he gripped her hips and impaled her womanhood, going hilt deep into her in an instant.
"HICCUP! I LOVE YOU HICCUP! DO YOU HEAR ME ASGARD? THIS IS THE ONE I LOVE!" She shouted as she climaxed then and there before her cries devolved into moaning as Hiccup quickly started thrusting into her, gripping his hips as hard as possible he did.
Then, sometime later, he began to rub around her opening with his left hand, driving her wild with the feeling as her climax came to an end.
"Mmm, keep going babe," she told him despite herself. With his right hand, he took hold of her corresponding breast, latching onto her left breast with his mouth. This time, he didn't suck on her nipple, instead gently biting down, resulting in her arching her back and moaning at the feeling.
Lastly, he stopped rubbing around her womanhood in favour of withdrawing his cock and teasing her opening with his lower head. "Are you up for two more rounds, Milady?"
Astrid moaned before speaking. "I thought you said that was the last one, babe?"
"I changed my mind. I think you should choose what the next two positions should be this time, don't you?"
She grinned and nodded in response. "Glad you agree. Now, where did I put that book? Aha!" Hiccup spotted it on the table next to the forge, letting Astrid watch him walk away, her eyes primarily on his behind.
How lucky I must be to have him, she thought to herself. Who'd have guessed he'd end up looking this good when he was fifteen? I sure wouldn't. I wish I could go back and yell at my younger self for ignoring him for five whole years and almost giving up this wonderful person for good.
"Remnant to Astrid. You in there?" His voice broke her away from her thoughts and she looked his way to see him holding the book out to her.
"Sorry. Was just thinking about some past mistakes I made. Anyway, let's see what we can do next."
Accepting the small black book from him, she opened it with a flourish, flicking back and forth through the pages until she settled on her two choices.
"Missionary. That looks good," she handed the book back to him.
He flicked through the book to find the position she mentioned, then paused, looking up at her. "Missionary isn't as good for you as it is for me, according to this. You sure you want to pick it?"
"Yeah, it's for you, babe. You haven't been having as much fun as I have, so I wanted to change that."
He grinned. "Okay, thank you, Milady."
"Anytime babe. Let's get started now."
"Wait, what was your second position? You didn't say."
"I didn't pick one. I just want you to do that thing you do with your tongue, then I'll go on top in the same way we did it back in Mistral. I enjoyed that a lot."
"Your wish is my command, Milady." Hiccup paused and glanced at the book. "Alright, I need you to lie down on your back and keep your legs open for me."
Astrid did so, and Hiccup glanced at the page before closing the book and tossing it behind him somewhere. Then he lay on top of her, lining his still hard length up with her opening, Astrid watching with naked anticipation all the while.
Hiccup inched himself in and began rocking his hips to start thrusting, making both of them start to moan as a result.
While continuing to thrust, Hiccup took her right breast into his mouth this time, his left hand squeezing her other breast in the process and heightening her pleasure, much to her delight as she gazed warmly at him.
An idea sparking in her mind, she started rocking her hips as well, intending to meet her lover halfway. It worked, to her satisfaction, as she heard his moans gradually increase in volume and frequency. Her moans also got louder, as her actions meant he could reach further inside her with less effort.
Nevertheless, Hiccup kept increasing the speed of his thrusts, each of them sounding more and more breathless as time went on. Then, a minute later, she heard his breath hitch, followed by a moan of his title for her. "M-Milady…" and the familiar feeling of her innards being filled with his seed.
He lowered himself onto her, lying flush against her skin, both panting lightly to regain the breath they lost during their activity. "Give me a minute to catch my breath, then I'll make you feel great again, Milady."
She smiled lazily at him. "I'm in no rush Hiccup. Take your time."
When their breath was regained, Hiccup propped himself with his arms before getting off of the bed. Astrid watched him, thinking, with a tinge of disappointment, that he was going to leave her waiting there, but smiled happily when he stood at the foot of the bed, between her legs.
Leaning down once again, he focused on her breasts. However unlike before he didn't envelop either of them with his mouth, instead proceeding to rub at her right breast with an open palm in slow lazy circles and let his warm breath tease the other until her right breast began to harden under his touch.
Then, his tongue darted out and swiped around her nipple in a quick motion. This sent a jolt of pleasure to her core, causing her to gasp sharply.
Hiccup continued the act until her left breast was also hard. When it was, he descended further, making Astrid squirm in anticipation, very much aware of what was going to happen.
He didn't disappoint, kneeling between her legs and using his tongue to lick up along her lower lips, moving at a snail's pace. Astrid squirmed and gasped, bucking her hips against him and only able to stop herself from crying out at the top of her lungs by whatever amount of experience two days of similar events had provided her.
Then, when he reached the top and ceased the insanity-inducing act he had just performed, he paused for a moment, then his tongue darted out again and he began the same slow journey down again, causing her to squirm and buck her hips forward once more.
Astrid's ability to stop herself from crying out his name was all but shot by the time he reached the bottom again, so she could be forgiven when the metaphorical knockout punch came, in the form of Hiccup darting his tongue into her and moving it around.
"HICCUP!" Astrid cried out, grinding her hips against his face as her climax hit, her inner walls clenching and loosening their grip on his tongue. She came, and Hiccup worked to lap it all up as best he could, even as some squirted onto his forehead and he instinctively closed his eyes when it began to dribble downwards.
"T-This was meant to just get me r-ready Hiccup," Astrid grumbled breathlessly. "I was meant to go on top next, remember?"
"I do," he murmured, wiping his face dry with his left hand. "But I wanted you to have some more fun, after what you did for me," he told her earnestly.
"You selfless sap of a muttonhead," she sighed. "You know you'll have to do that again, right?"
"I know. But I enjoy doing that. It's no problem. You cry my name, I know you're having fun, and that means I get to do it all again. So with that said…"
Hiccup fell silent and resumed his position between her legs. His manhood, which had softened to the point that it was now semi-hard, received strokes until it became full-mast once more. Then he lined it up with her lower lips and ground his entire length up and down them, making her throw her head back and moan.
Then, Hiccup replaced his manhood with his tongue, quickly swiping up and down her opening a few times, making her shudder with want while causing liquid desire to lubricate the insides of her thighs, making them glisten.
"Alright, now I'll lie down on the bed. You get off and I'll tell you when I'm ready," he instructed, his tone just as assertive as ever. Just the way she liked it.
She complied, getting off of the bed and allowing him to lie down on his back, in the space she had just occupied. "Ready, Astrid. Climb on."
She was all too happy to do so, climbing onto the bed and slowly lowering herself onto his length. When it was hilt deep inside her, they both started rocking their hips simultaneously, each sharing in the pleasure that built up between them and moaning all the while.
Hiccup took two handfuls of her ass and squeezed as they continued rocking their hips. Then, just like in Mistral, he began licking at the area just above her slit, which was framed by blond curls. It was torturous; stimulating as a result of how close his tongue was to her opening.
It made Astrid's mind go blank, not able to think of anything clearly while in the moment. At the same time, however, it felt wonderful as it heightened her pleasure further still. "Keep going, babe! Don't stop!"
He didn't heed her advice, ceasing his ministrations and making her whine in disappointment. However, it soon broke into a moan as Hiccup scraped his teeth over her left breast before gently biting down, the mixture of pleasure and pain a new, and not unwelcome feeling.
He gave her right breast, the same, in Astrid's point of view, divine treatment. But what made her climax yet again was Hiccup ceasing the act of squeezing her rear, bringing a hand and threading it into her hair to pull her head down and meet his lips.
He kissed her, long and hard, with her meeting him halfway in the act. Then, he swiped at her bottom lip with his tongue, begging for access that she was all too eager to give him. His tongue entered her mouth and a battle for dominance began just as his hands returned to her butt cheeks and squeezed, bringing her climax ever closer.
Then, the feeling of her ass cheeks being spread suddenly was, in combination with everything else, enough to push her over the edge.
"HICCUP!" She moaned his name at the top of her lungs, his mouth muffling the sound somewhat as they continued to battle each other with their tongues as she came. The violent spasming of her inner walls around him was enough to make him release, loudly moaning her name in turn, just before the spasming died down. "ASTRID!"
His cock, moistened by their cum, slipped out of her. Assuming a sitting position, she quickly took his manhood into her hand and began pumping up and down his shaft, even as their mixed cum started leaking out of her opening. With her other hand, she scooped up the sticky liquid and brought her fingers to her mouth, moaning in enjoyment at the taste as she savoured it.
Then she noticed Hiccup watching her intently. "What?"
"I'll never get used to the idea of you doing that and liking it so much."
"You better try, babe, as it's a habit that's here to stay. I like our taste."
Hiccup snorted. "Who'd have thought that the best Viking among our generation on Berk, Astrid Hofferson, had such a dirty side."
"Hey, until two days ago, I didn't know about it myself. So, what now?"
"Well, we ought to get these bedsheets cleaned up. They're starting to smell quite bad."
"But we don't have anywhere we can wash them, since most places in Vale are empty now, Hiccup."
"We don't," he agreed, "But I know where we can get new bedsheets. One time, Jaune and Pyrrha- actually, forget I said anything."
Astrid raised an eyebrow at him. "Jaune and Pyrrha had sex here, didn't they? That was what you were going to say, wasn't it?"
"No?"
"You are a terrible liar, babe. So where is this place that has new bedsheets?"
"A few streets away. I can go while you tidy stuff up here."
Astrid could tell he didn't want to receive further questions relating to Jaune and Pyrrha, so she nodded. "We'll need to find somewhere we can wash as well. Any ideas?"
"Well I used to use the showers at Beacon, but who knows if they still work."
Suddenly, the sound of an incoming scroll call could be heard, coming from the floor where their clothes lay.
Astrid got off the bed and started searching among their leather armour for the scroll in question, treating Hiccup to the sight of her in all her naked glory, allowing him to simply admire her, without needing to focus on pleasing her.
When she found the device that was emitting the noise, she noted it was Hiccup's scroll. She passed the device to him, and he took it, finding Ozpin was calling. "Hello?"
"I'm going to forgo greetings to tell you that a certain house belonging to a certain someone who is now deceased has been voted to go to you."
"Wait what?"
"I'm talking about Glynda's home. As everyone else on the council has a home to stay and take care of already, and you are someone Glynda Goodwitch knew well, everyone on the council agrees it should belong to you. What do you say?"
"If there is a washing machine and shower or bath, then I'll take it."
A chuckle was heard down the line. "I can assure you it does, having personally looked around the place. Come to Vale's airport and I'll give you the key and tell you where it is."
"On our way, Ozpin."
Ending the call, he turned to Astrid, who looked inquisitive. "What was that call about?"
"Change of plans. Ozpin has found us both somewhere to stay. Somewhere where we can wash ourselves as well as our clothes. Let's go."
Hiccup proceeded to begin getting dressed, but Astrid wasn't entirely satisfied. "Where exactly?"
"I don't know where the house is, but Ozpin does, and he's asked us to meet him at Vale's airport. So get dressed and let's go find him."
…
Vale's airport was situated at the northern end of the city, with a street for cars running alongside, bordered by the airport on one side and some houses and small shops on the other, as well as a bus station further down the street.
Most of the facility was exposed to the open air; a large square of tarmac with ticketing kiosks spread the width of a bullhead apart from each other and paths leading up to each kiosk and beyond, to where numerous Bullheads and various airships waited, with most, if not all of them, likely to never be used again.
On the other side of the tarmac square stood a couple of buildings; a hangar for storing away the aircraft not in use or in need of repair and a garage containing trucks to refuel the aircraft.
In the distance, a cliff loomed overhead, the tower of Beacon where Ozpin's office was situated visible, poking into the cloud cover high above them and displaying the location of the school.
Ozpin himself could be seen waiting in the centre of the tarmac square beside a Bullhead, as spotted by Toothless first and then Stormfly when the dragons and their riders circled in the sky above the area.
They landed before the headmaster turned councilman and both riders dismounted.
"So where is Glynda's house, Ozpin?"
"Glynda's house? As in Glynda Goodwitch?"
Hiccup nodded with a smile. "Surprise, Milady."
"Indeed. It is right over there," Ozpin said, pointing at the very first house that could be seen right across the street.
It was a two-floor building consisting of oak and white brick, with a glass window in the vague shape of the capital letter 'A' on a big section of white brick wall out front. The window was divided by an overhang.
Below the white wall was more wall, this time consisting of grey brick, framing a garage space, complete with a door that could raise automatically.
The front door contained glass panels in a metal frame, with stone steps leading up to it and a stone path running through a small front lawn in front of that.
"As I'm sure you can see, this is the reason I did not tell you the address immediately, as it was easier to just tell you to come here. Now, before I give you the key and take my leave, I should inform you that Raven has agreed to a price to travel between here and your home as much as you wish. Congratulations," Ozpin continued.
"What price did she agree to?" Asked Hiccup. "It won't have been cheap."
"In addition to money, she wanted a place for each of her tribe members to stay. For the time being, they will be staying in the dorms of Beacon until housing can be built for them in Patch, as we agreed that if Taiyang and the other huntsmen were around, she would be less likely to act up."
"Not a big chance of that working out," said Astrid.
"Indeed, but we have no better choice. Anyway, she says she wants to get things over with as soon as possible, so she wants you to be ready to leave tomorrow."
"Alright then," said Hiccup, with Astrid nodding along.
"Very well," Ozpin then pulled a key from his pocket and handed it to Hiccup. "I shall take my leave now."
Ozpin turned and entered the Bullhead that was in the vicinity and the engines began powering up, as Astrid and Hiccup set off, heading across the tarmac and then the street to enter and explore their new home.
…
"You know, we should wear our old clothes more often. The armour Weiss got us is nice and all, but it's… not quite me," said Astrid, once they were alone in Glynda's former home.
They had made the trip back to the forge to collect the bedsheets after looking around each room.
While searching around the house they discovered two bedrooms, one upstairs and one on the first floor. There were stairs at the end of the hallway that led down into the garage or up to the second floor.
The bedroom on the second floor had been converted into an office, complete with a glass and metal table, an office chair, a desk scroll on the table and a filing cabinet in a corner of the room, while the bathroom on the first floor had a large en-suite bathroom with a toilet, sink and a large bath on a white tiled floor, with enough room for a cupboard that contained toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner.
Next, they discovered that the kitchen and dining room were contained in one large room, separated by an island furnishing in the middle.
Lastly, they found a washing machine and dryer in the garage, placed in a corner behind and on the right-hand side of Glynda's car, the same one, Hiccup noted, that she had used to bring him to Beacon after he woke up from his coma.
They opened the garage door to let Toothless inside, who immediately curled up to sleep beside Glynda's car, on the left-hand side. Stormfly, however, remained outside, as the garage didn't have enough headroom and she was more suited to sleeping outdoors anyway. Also, Toothless, in his chosen sleeping position, ended up partially blocking the door that enabled them to venture forth into the other rooms of the house.
Now the bedsheets from the forge were in the wash and they had brought out their old clothes; for Hiccup that meant the jeans and shirt Raven had provided him and for her meant her red tunic and spiked skirt.
Their old clothing had been laid out on the bed by the duo in the bedroom on the first floor; clothing that they had taken out of the saddle-bags their dragons carried.
The bedroom in question had a queen-sized bed with black bed sheets and a matching duvet, a tall wardrobe that was pressed right up against a wall, positioned so that it faced the bed. Lastly, there was a nightstand on the side of the bed closest to the door.
In addition, their weapons, spare dust ammunition, scrolls, leather armour, boots and helmets were strewn across the bed or placed on the floor in the case of their boots.
This meant they were currently clad only in their underwear (as well as breast bindings in Astrid's case) as their black leather armour was up for washing by hand later and they were preparing to have a bath.
Hiccup nodded in response to Astrid's earlier statement. "I know what you mean. Speaking of, I should try out the leather wings they included in my armour at some point."
"No way," Astrid immediately said, her tone firm. "The last time you went flying like that you hit a tree, remember?"
"Good point. I'll leave that idea alone."
"You better. I'm not taking care of this baby by myself, Hiccup Haddock. You got that?"
"Heard you loud and clear, Milady. So what do we do now?"
"Well, we should go and take our bath before we do anything else. Aside from that, I have no idea."
"We could watch TV on our scrolls or something I guess."
"TV?"
"It's like a moving picture."
"Show me it later. Now though, bath time."
After washing themselves and getting dressed into their older clothes, Astrid picked up their leather armour. "We should get these washed now."
"You can't do that with a machine. They'll be ruined when we start to dry them. Instead, we'll need to find a cloth and wipe them down with water," Hiccup informed her.
"Alright," Astrid shrugged. "Let's use one of those small cloth's I saw in the bathroom earlier." Once this was done, they left the armour on the bed to dry.
They then sat on one side of the bed after clearing away their weapons and other objects to make room.
"So, Hiccup?" Astrid asked, staring at the screen of his scroll as he idly browsed moonveshovis's selection, stopping when he found a show titled Vikings.
"Mhm?"
"You remember back in Mistral when Jaune mentioned his head felt like he had been hit with books?" She waited for him to nod before continuing. "You looked around with almost a panicked expression after that. Why?"
"That was because of my training. Do you remember Glynda's semblance? How it lets her throw or pick up things without needing to touch them?"
"Yeah…?"
"My training involved her throwing books at me until I could react immediately to any potential attack. Took me months to get the hang of it."
"Ah. No wonder you reacted that way. What else did you learn?"
"I'll get to that. So, something you may or may not know is that aura lets you hear better than you otherwise would be able to. It took a fair bit of practice, but I eventually got the hang of mastering that as well, with Ozpin and Glynda's help."
"How did you learn that?"
"They blindfolded me, not letting me use my eyes to dodge attacks, only my hearing, followed by reacting accordingly of course. That was quite a painful experience."
"I can imagine it would have been. Now, how does this all work?" Asked Astrid, nodding at his scroll.
"So this is called moonveshovis. It has many moving pictures for you to watch, which are either called a movie or a tv show. Each one focuses on a different story, and shows are longer than movies. Something I watched a bit of was this; a show called Vikings."
Astrid snorted, even as her eyes lit up in excitement. "Quite ironic that you did that, but is it good?"
"It's been more than a year since I last watched any of it, but why don't we find out together?" Asked Hiccup, searching for the show.
"Sure thing babe. I look forward to it."
"Why don't we also lie down on the bed and get comfortable?"
Astrid nodded and swung her legs onto the bed, Hiccup doing the same. Then, Astrid lay her head on Hiccup's shoulder and he pressed play when Vikings loaded up.
Both were quickly enraptured in the show, and they spent the rest of the day like that until they were surprised when they found it was suddenly night.
They stopped watching Vikings then, taking their clothes off and slipping into bed together.
Hiccup then proceeded to slip his hands below the duvet, wrapping his arms around his betrothed's waist and possessively pulling her closer to him as his thoughts drifted to their unborn child. Then he kissed her cheek. "Goodnight Milady."
"Goodnight babe. And thanks, for all of the fun we had earlier."
"It was my pleasure, Milady," he murmured before sleep took them both.
…
"So this is it, huh? I finally get to see what your home is like," grinned Yang.
"Nothing as interesting as what you already have here. But just as much fighting," said Hiccup.
"Yeah, and insane men who have vendettas," added Astrid.
It was morning on yet another day and they were back at Beacon, waiting for Raven to show up. Ren, Nora, Ruby, Jaune and Taiyang were also present, with the latter saying he was coming along and wouldn't be swayed in being around to keep his daughters safe.
Neither of them dared to object after everything that had happened.
"You should all get some coats on. It'll be cold on Berk."
"I'm sure we'll be fine, considering we didn't have any in Atlas. Also, you had a coat, but it disappeared one day, somehow," replied Jaune.
"Fair point Jaune."
"I wonder what everything will look like," muttered Nora.
"I'm sure we all do," responded Ren. "We should make sure we record stuff for more people to see when we get there."
"That's a good idea," agreed Yang. "I'll take pictures to show the ice Queen, Velvet and the others for when we get back."
"Oh! Maybe we can find more dragons there," voiced Ruby.
"We can try at least," said Hiccup, as every eye - besides Astrid's - drifted to him.
Then, the sound of wood on stone reached their ears. They all turned to see Gobber, Qrow and Raven approaching, one of Raven's arms held by Gobber and Qrow, each.
"You can let go of me now, you two. It's not like I'm going to run away from this."
"Tried it once back in Mistral and failed, what's to say you won't try it again?"
Raven sighed but said nothing more. "Alright, let's get this over with."
She drew her sword and swiped a portal to life, then sheathed it again. "There you go. Who among you brats wants to go first?"
"I'll do it of course. Need to make sure we're in the right place," said Gobber, hobbling forward.
He poked his head through. "Yeah, that's Berk alright." Then he stepped back, looking at Hiccup. "Laddie, you go first, since I have to keep an eye on her."
Hiccup nodded and turned to the group. "Guided tours this way everyone. Follow me, ladies and gentlemen," he said before entering the portal.
Once on the other side of the portal, the group found themselves at the bottom of a large set of steps that led to a large building with an enormous door.
"I've never seen a door that big before," marvelled Ruby. "Does it really work?"
"Yeah, but it takes a massive amount of strength to open, as you'd imagine. Actually, why don't we go find someone who can do it?
"There are people here who can open that door, that isn't Yang or Nora?" Asked Jaune.
"Yup," replied Hiccup, before glancing at the sky, noting the setting sun. "Everyone will be in the Great Hall, so follow me, everyone. Consider this the start of the tour."
As he spoke, Hiccup started forward, with Astrid quickly following him while Stormfly and Toothless bounded after their riders.
"Looks like it'll be a bit of a climb," noted Ren, as the group stood still. "Let's get started."
"Ren's right, what are we waiting for?" Wondered Ruby.
She then took off, disappearing in her signature cloud of rose petals, prompting Taiyang and Yang to run after her, followed by the others.
"Ruby, I know you get excited, but please don't just run off like that, particularly somewhere we don't know much about," Taiyang said, once he reached the top of the large set of stairs.
"You guys were taking so long. Besides, if there was danger, Hiccup would have said something. Plus, I can fight, Dad."
"Not the point. I'm saying don't be reckless. It gets people killed."
"I'm sure there are lots of things that could get you killed while climbing the stairs. You could trip and fall," Hiccup drawled.
Taiyang snorted. "You know what I meant."
"Hush now. Yang, I want you to give the door a push."
"On it."
She gripped the massive door and pulled, opening it just enough so that they could enter, but not all the way.
They slipped inside, with the newcomers finding themselves in an enormous room with dozens of tables and benches, laden with Vikings eating, drinking and conversing between themselves.
A few who were near the door when it opened, looked their way. Spotting Hiccup and Astrid standing there, as well as some people they didn't know, caused the whispering to start up.
It spread like wildfire, resulting in a hush coming over the whole room in what seemed like seconds but was close to a full minute. By that point, a certain duo noticed what was going on and rose to their feet, with Ruffnut and Fishlegs sitting on the far side of the central fire pit with them.
"Hiccup?"
"Son?" Said Valka and Stoick in turn.
"That's your dad?!" Both Yang and Ruby exclaimed in a harsh whisper as they observed the huge man.
"Yeah. My mother's over there as well you know."
"She looks more like you. Good," muttered Yang.
Hiccup rolled his eyes at that before tensing up as he realised every Viking was looking at him. "Hey, mum and dad." Hiccup quickly waved, feeling increasingly nervous under the attention he was getting.
"My son, the hero of Berk, has come home!" Stoick announced to the hall, not that it was necessary, as everyone had seen him by that point.
Then the cheering started up, and Hiccup's nervousness abated just a little.
It must have shown on his face, as Astrid took his hand in hers.
'We should go introduce them to Stoick and Valka' she mouthed at him, as the volume of the cheering made talking impossible.
'You got it, Milady' he returned. Then he turned to the others and motioned for them to follow him.
Then, still, hand in hand with Astrid, he set off towards his father and mother.
…
"On behalf of the other members of the Vale council, may I welcome you and your people back to Vale, Junior," said Port.
Port was standing on one of the landing pads for airships at Beacon, with Junior and a group of his black suit and red tie and glasses-wearing gang members standing in front of him.
"Not sure how to feel about being back here again, and I don't even know your name yet."
"Ah, my apologies. My name is Peter Port. Huntsman and former teacher at Beacon. Now, shall we head inside? We have a journey ahead of us and I think you would all like to get situated."
"Lead the way."
"Splendid! Follow me, gentlemen."
"Oh, one question before we go. Would you happen to know Hiccup? I would have thought he would be here today."
"Oh, he comes and goes. As of this morning, he left to visit his home and family with his friends. He expects to be back soon, however. Or at the very least, he informed us of such before he left," Port said.
"Any specific date given?"
Port shook his head. "No such luck. But he informed us before leaving, that he plans to perform research into gravity dust in the future, so I'm certain he'll be back. If you have no more questions, let us proceed."
Port waited for a moment but nobody said anything. "Alright then. Onwards. To a changing world."
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"Alright, that's enough! As you were!" Stoick bellowed to the hall. Immediately the cheering died down and everyone went back to conversing between themselves.
"Now son, who are they?" he asked, eyes roving over the entire group that had since caught up with him.
"They're friends I made while I was away," he replied. Then he pointed at Yang. "This is Yang and this is Ruby, sisters who aren't much alike, Taiyang, who is their dad, Jaune, a bit like me, Ren, who doesn't talk much and Nora, who is extra energetic to balance him out. Also, Qrow and Raven, who are brother and sister, and Gobber who you already know. Lastly, the Divine Beauty herself," Hiccup reported.
Those last words earned him a swat to the chest from Astrid. He simply chuckled before continuing. "They're here to visit for a little while."
"Great introduction skills there, Hiccup," Taiyang commented dryly.
"Thank you. I try."
"How long will you stay?" asked Stoick. Hiccup stared at him, hearing the unspoken plea behind his words.
Don't leave too soon, son. Stay as long as you like.
"They can stay for a while, sir," Taiyang spoke up. "However I will have to come and go from time to time as I have to keep an eye on some people."
Stoick's eyes fell on him and he nodded after mulling over his words. "Very well. Now, you'll all need a place to stay."
Rising to his full height again, he bellowed once more. "Vikings of Berk!" The room quieted again. "We have guests in need of a place to stay for now. Who is willing and able to open their halls to them?"
A variety of hands shot up.
"My family will take in as many of them as we can," announced Fishlegs, speaking up now after he and Ruffnut simply listened in silence to the conversation happening right in front of their table.
"Yeah, what he said," added Ruffnut.
"Looks like that is all sorted then. If not, we can arrange for furs to be placed here in the great hall tonight, and one of you can stay in Hiccup's old room, as he's taken to living with the lass," said Stoick.
"Yeah, we've heard," said Yang. "She was quite loud that day, and eager to tell us how much she loved Hiccup," Yang finished off with a not so subtle wink at Astrid.
"Oh, she's blushing!" Ruffnut cackled, watching Astrid turn red. "She's never done that before. Tell me your ways, friend!"
"I like her," grinned Yang.
"You would," Hiccup, Astrid and even Ruby chorused, causing the group, minus Yang and Ruffnut, to laugh."
"Speaking of looks, I notice you have your hair down now, Astrid," said Valka, speaking up again after silently watching her son and husband converse. "Did you lose your hair binding?"
"No, it's still around," Astrid glanced at the small braid that poked out from behind Hiccup's ear.
"Ah, I see," they both exchanged a knowing look.
"Uh, I feel like I should be worried," muttered Hiccup.
"Son, care to explain how that braid came to be?" Asked Stoick, smiling behind his beard. "Because that is a sign usually given between those who are married and deep in love. I want details."
"Uh… I was unaware of that. Astrid, care to explain how it happened or shall I?"
"We…" Astrid flushed crimson, utterly mortified. "We made love… then I decided to give him a braid with my hair tie to mark him as mine."
Stoick laughed loudly. "That's my boy! Welcome to the family lass!"
"Dad! Can you not be so loud, just this once…" Hiccup pleaded, joining his betrothed in turning red, utterly mortified as he blushed.
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A/N: And here we are, at the end of the story itself. An Epilogue or two are still to come, however, so stay tuned.
Until next time.
Silvolde.