Just wanted to drop in and say: yes.

The obsessive writing continued and as of 10/14 I have written up to chapter 19... your welcome?

That being said I have decided to update 3 times a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Here's your Wednesday chapter :)

-Chapter 8-

Big Announcements

"So we're telling them?" Astrid smiled looking up at Hiccup where he was still half asleep.

"We're telling them." He confirmed eyes still shut.

"And you're making me breakfast?" She inquired once more, the previous answer having been not yet. She even moved closer hoping it would be incentive to make him get out of bed sooner.

"And I'm making you breakfast." He smiled though his eyes were still shut so she was sure she was going to have to wait at least half an hour more before he moved.

A month after their engagement they made the announcement to the people of Berk. Though they were both positive that Brenna had told most of the Village by then.

"We're getting married." Was all Hiccup said to the gathering he had requested in the great hall.

Though cheering and hollering still ensued along with chants of:

"To the future chieftess!"

There were also quite a few wishes for long lives and healthy offspring.

That day just so happened to also be the day that the dragons returned. It was joyous to see all of those who's dragons had mated and gone to give birth returning from the nesting grounds. There was not a little dragon in tow but that was something the people of Berk had come to accept by now.

Astrid ran to Stormfly as she landed squawking merrily at having been reunited.

"I missed you so much girl!" Astrid cooed and hugged the nadder around her neck, receiving a nuzzle to the shoulder in return. "Gods we have a lot to talk about." She warned and Stormfly trilled her response.

Hiccup came to greet Astrid's counterpart as well, but she was far more interested in reconnecting with Toothless than she was Hiccup.

"Don't take it personally." Astrid reminded but Hiccup always, always took it personally when a dragon rejected him.

"Uh, Hiccup." Eret came up from the side to place a hand on the Chiefs shoulder. "Sorry Astrid, can we talk for a moment?"

"Sure." Astrid smiled and bid her fiancé and friend goodbye.

She needed to spend some time with her dragon anyway.

"He what?!" Astrid gaped as Hiccup chopped up vegetables for the stew he was making them.

"I know. I didn't realize him and Heather had gotten that close." Hiccup was still in shock as well.

"Or been in that close proximity." Astrid teased, mostly on account of her friend Heather, being as standoffish as she was.

"Astrid." Hiccup warned but couldn't help his own snicker from surfacing. "She's arriving any day now. She hadn't realized her messenger dragon had mated and gave him the letter, but he only just arrived because of nesting season."

"I'm happy to finally see her again." Astrid smiled, she hadn't made a friend as close as Heather in a long time, Ruff came close, but not quite.

"It seems you both have some big news to share." Hiccup smiled and then resumed cooking.

"And I'll let her tell me in her own time." Astrid concluded but she wasn't sure she even believed herself.

"I don't think she could hide it from you even if she wanted to." Hiccup winced as he watched Heather be assisted from the boat she had traveled on with Trader Johann.

They had gone down to the docks the moment someone reported Johann's boat entering the harbor. Astrid had already wanted to, but Eret had asked Hiccup to do so anyway. They all wanted to be there when Heather arrived.

Eret jogged down the dock as she was being assisted from the boat, to help her up the dock. He fused over her like a nursemaid and she reluctantly let him. She wore a loose knitted dress but even that couldn't hide the large belly beneath it.

"I wasn't expecting her to be that pregnant." Astrid commented quietly and Hiccup shook his head in agreement.

"Astrid!" Heather called, and tried to walk a little quicker up the dock.

Eret looked quite pale.

"Heather!" Astrid called in return and went to meet her half way.

They hugged to the best of their ability with her big pregnant belly in the way.

"How are you?" Astrid asked though her eyes kept flicking nervously down to her stomach.

"8 months, almost due." She crossed her fingers.

Hiccup seemed to be the only one that noticed Eret falter and drop her travel bag.

"I'm so excited you're here, how long are you staying?" Astrid asked as she took on the task of escorting Heather to her parents hut.

"For the birth and time to recover." Heather sighed placing a hand over her belly.

"I bet you I could say something that would get you to stay longer." Astrid hinted and Heather gasped, begging the blonde to tell her.

Hiccup stayed behind as they went, waiting for Eret to get his bearings.

"You ok?" He asked and the man he once thought to be all powerful and intimidating had the most fearful expression on his face.

"I'm going to be a father mate."

"Well no I'm not surprised Astrid. It's about damn time." Heather laughed from her seated position on Brenna's chair.

Upon seeing her Brenna had insisted she stay off her feet fixed her up some herbal tea. Then proceeded to nag her on how traveling this close to her due date wasn't good for her or the baby.

Brenna smiled at the two girls in her living room and left to give them a bit of privacy.

"So you're getting married. Have you and little Hicky-"

Astrid pinched her leg to get her to shut up.

"Of course not." Astrid flushed eyeing the back door where he mother was stringing up the laundry.

"Astrid there's nothing wrong with having sex. There's just risks involved and sometimes this happens." She pointed to her large belly once more.

"I know, but Hiccup's worried it will happen and then I'll be shamed by my parents or something." Astrid rolled her eyes.

"Oh." Heather's grin turned mischievous. "So you've tried."

Astrid could only blush and glare at her.

"And he did nothing? Just turned you down?" Heather seemed almost disappointed in Hiccup then.

"Well not... nothing." Astrid looked away. "We touched, but we're waiting to..."

"Have sex, come on Astrid. You're nearly married and can't even say it. It's perfectly natural." Heathers teasing was getting to Astrid a bit and she could see it. "Look, I get why you're waiting. I commend you for that. It's takes a lot."

"Thanks, but seriously you need to tell me how this happened." Astrid gestured to all of her.

"Okay!" Heather groaned. "Back when I stayed on Berk for a few months earlier in the year you introduced me to Eret." Astrid nodded. "You knew I found him attractive what else did you expect?"

"Really? But so soon?" Astrid questioned. "It has to have been within the first month of you being there."

"The first week." Heather clarified and Astrid squawked like her nadder. "It was only once so don't give me that."

"Only once?" Astrid was shocked, realizing that maybe Hiccup did have something to fear after all.

"I didn't realize until I was leaving and I was too scared to write him. I thought maybe I just wouldn't tell him but that didn't seem right either." Heather swirled her finger around the edge of her mug a frown on her face.

"I'm proud of you for telling him, it was the right thing to do." Astrid assured her.

Heather smiled and took her hand. It was only then Astrid realized she was shaking.