No sooner had the door to the house shut had our helmets fallen to the ground and our arms wrapped around each other. There was something about the dance, the way we moved together in the view of everyone. My blood was pumping, and I could feel her heartbeat race as our lips connect. The sounds of our heavy breaths and gasps filling the air amid the cracking embers. We were still clothed, but that didn't stop me from pushing her back towards the table and hoisting her onto it while she wraps her legs around my hips. We needed to shed these cloths, but it seems that neither of us were ready to break our connected lips even long enough to properly breath.
It was probably a good thing we were not fully declothed yet, for moments later there was a resounding knock on the door prompting our lips to part. We gaze into each other's eyes, breathing heavily and panting as our chests heave. Our faces are flushed red and I wanted nothing more than to ignore the knock and take her on that table right then and I could tell by the look in her eyes, she wanted the same. Another resounding knock hit prompting us both to laugh softly as we keep looking at each other.
"You think I should-" I begin to mutter as Astrid nods.
"You should probably.." She adds as we both finish the sentence together. "Get that." We both laugh lightly again, and I sigh, looking into her eyes as she smiles widely and cups my cheek before pecking me on the lips.
"We'll rekindle this fervor after." She adds before pausing and narrowing her eyes. "Then you can tell me about those ideas you mentioned. Or, show me." She teases and I shake my head groaning as another knock hits the door and we suddenly hear Fishleg's voice.
"Hiccup!" Fishlegs' muffled voice calls from beyond the door as I nod and we release each other from our embrace and I move back to the door, picking up the helmets as I hear Astrid get off the table. Unlatching the door, I pull it open and nod to Fishlegs as he waits.
"Oh, hey, Fishlegs, sorry about that. What's up?" I ask with a smile and he shakes his head, waving his hands rapidly and pointing up.
"Nevermind that, it seems the twins were actually serious about tormenting the loser of the game and, well.." Fishlegs stammers as I sigh.
"Let me guess." I mutter as there is an explosion overhead followed by an ignited silhouette of a Nightmare. Astrid runs to my side at the noise.
"What was that?!" Astrid exclaims as Fishlegs glances to her.
"Oh, hey, Astrid! Uh, that would be the twins tormenting Snotlout." Fishlegs answers her as she groans and turns to me.
"So, we can ignore that, right?" Astrid suggests with a deadpan face and I laugh. She shrugs and adds "It's Snotlout, if the twins are going to torment anyone and they pick Snotlout, isn't that a win-win for everybody else?" She reasons and I have to admit, she had a certain logic behind that point. When the Twins tormented Snotlout, the three most troublesome individuals on Berk were otherwise occupied. But it was also bittersweet because chances are, whatever shenanigans they got into would end up rolling into everyone around them in phenomenal proportions.
"Astrid." I begin as she groans.
"Fine." She resigns as I nod, smiling. Fishlegs clasps his hands and nods.
"We may as well intervene before whatever they're doing up there finds its way down here." I state and they both nod and we motion our dragons outside. Luckily, Astrid and I hadn't gotten so far that our dragons were unharnessed, or we were disrobed. That would've been far more awkward to try to deal with.
"Alright, let's go!" Fishlegs calls out, hopping on Meatlug and flying up.
Astrid and I follow him up as another explosion and the smell of zippleback gas fills the air as we follow the enflamed Nightmare. I fire a blast ahead of Snotlout and he stops, rearing around and meeting us with a genuinely disgusted look on his face.
"Hiccup! We need to muzzle those two for my own sanity." Snotlout cries out in frustration.
"Wait, you had sanity?" Astrid retorts as I shake my head, smiling.
"Uh, yeah. I'm sane, so sane I don't even need to acknowledge that, so shut up, Astrid." Snotlout mutters as Astrid shrugs and glances at me with a smile.
"Okay, Snotlout, what are they doing, exactly." I ask and no sooner did I finish the sentence than the sky erupted with flames. As we look to the source, we see a ziipleback-gas drawn face of Snotlout in the sky as the twins fly through it and meet us in the center.
"Hey guys, H, T, A, S. You know, flip that, we could just call you four Sath. Or maybe Hats." Tuffnut says greeting us as Snotlout and Fishlegs both laugh in the sky while Astrid and I glance at each other unamused.
"Um, yeah, no." Astrid says.
"Okay, okay, how about Hast." Ruffnut adds as we both shake our head.
"I could think of a less flattering one." Snotlout quips as both Astrid and I shoot him a gaze while the twins look on with glee.
"Oh, do tell, brother Snot. We'll leave you alone for the whole night." Tuffnut promises as Astrid narrows her eyes towards Snotlout.
"But we, and by we I mean me, won't. And by won't, I mean I really will replace you with Spitelout." Astrid warns and I nod, crossing my arms.
"And I'll endorse it." I add with a smile as Snotlout groans and the twins fly in a circle.
"Hiccup is back to his tyrannical behavior." Tuffnut sighs
"Yeah, Chiefly power will do that to you. I mean, remember when we owned the Edge for a day?" Ruffnut adds as Fishlegs laughs
"You mean when your tyrannical behavior almost burned down the Edge in a day?" Fishlegs questions
"Tomayto, Tomahto. Come on, what's one little acronym going to do to you two. You guys are still the power couple with the power dragons with the power with the power." Tuffnut asks as we all glance at him confused.
"You said that twice." Fishlegs remarks as Tuff shrugs.
"On purpose. Power Couple. Power Dragons. Double Power. Chief Power. General Power. Quadruple Power." Tuffnut remarks as Ruff moves Barf's head closer to Astrid as we hover.
"Speaking to that, what's it like being a General. Like, what does that even mean?" Ruffnut asks and Astrid glances over to me with a briefly pained look. I could read it, there was totally something we'd both rather be doing than dealing with this but this was part of the deal it seemed.
"It means that I'm in charge when Hiccup isn't here; that I lead the Riders and control Berks defense. You know this, Ruff." Astrid answers painfully slow as she must be on the verge of screaming. Humorous though this was becoming, it was not what either of us wanted.
"Because I like hearing you explain it. So, Snotlout, that word, let's hear it." Ruffnut adds, turning to Snotlout as we both sigh together and glance to Snotlout. He looks unnerved but I shrug and nod as he smiles mischievously.
"Okay, you can't be mad at me…. Shat." Snotlout remarks as Astrid and I groan in unison while the others laugh.
"Wrong, I can be mad at you." Astrid warns as Snotlout gulps and flies off.
"Don't worry, we'll get him for you and keep him in tip-top shape all night. See ya around, S-" Tuff begins as Astrid interrupts.
"That is not becoming a thing, Tuffnut I swear to Thor, I will crush you both beneath my axe." Astrid growls as I laugh lightly. She was kidding, but wasn't at the same time and her threat was, while overdone, still real.
"Woah, okay, chillaxe, A." Tuffnut adds, smiling and laughing to Ruffnut. "Get it. Chill. Axe. Chillaxe!" Tuffnut exclaims, throwing his hands in the air.
"Brofessor, sometimes I worry about you." Ruffnut remarks sarcastically to Tuffnut.
"Don't you have a Snotlout to annoy. Keep it out of the streets and no explosions please, people are trying to sleep." I state, glancing to them both as they both grin.
"That sounds like a go ahead to me to torment Snotlout. Let's go!" Tuffnut yells and the pair follow Snotlout off into the distance.
"I'm sure they'll forget that term…" Fishlegs remarks softly, albeit awkwardly. Astrid just shoots him a gaze as he nods. "Right, right, I'll just head home. Uh, see you in the morning." Fishlegs adds as he moseys off. Astrid glances to me and sighs, I smile and shrug.
"It's all in good fun." I remark and she smiles, shaking her head and nodding.
"So are most of my threats. Most. Come on, let's go home. We were interrupted." She finishes and I nod, and we quickly return home to resume what was interrupted.
As we entered the house, I could barely wait until the door had been latched before my helmet found its way to the floor as I pushed Hiccup back against the door and pressed my lips to his. There was a certain thirst I was feeling inside of me, a certain desire like after the dragon races. What we did together did more than just make my body feel good, it made my heart and soul soar on a plane higher than I had imagined. Five years ago, I would've never guessed such a feeling was possible, and not due to Hiccup or anything.
Feeling his tongue wrap with mine, his hands as they trace my body, the feeling of our skin touching as we press together. His scent as I kiss from his lips and down to his neck, moving aside his riding shoulder to kiss him before moving back to his lips. We were both breathless but that didn't matter. In a swift motion, I felt him hike up my hips and hoist me up as my legs instinctively wrapped around his back and my hands gripped his shoulders, our lips only loosing connection during the hoist as he then walks me back to the table and pressing me back. I feel his groin pressing against mine as I bite my lip and smile at him as he pants and smiles, looking down and studying my body before looking back up to me.
"As good as you look in your suit…" He whispers, kissing down my neck and back up as I gasp. "It needs to be taken off before I rip it off." He teases as I smile and cup his cheek.
"Would you?" I jest, running my finger down his chest. "Rip off this suit you helped me build; destroying it in the process?" I ask, my voice dripping of seduction as I truly wanted him to help me shred our clothing.
"We can make another." Is all he answers before I feel his hands find the mesh in my suit's top part and start sliding underneath the scales, where his hands can meet the bare skin of my back. A slight moan escapes my lips.
"Hiccup." I mutter, closing my eyes as he kisses my neck. It's then we both hear an extremely obnoxious knock at our door that literally has me cry out in frustration as I close my eyes and growl. "For the love of Thor." I groan.
"HICCUP!" Snotlout's voice echoes from the door as I groan again and look it Hiccup.
"Maybe if we're quiet, he'll go away." I mutter as Hiccup looks at me with a soft smile and perks his eyebrows. I groan again because I knew what he was saying. Just as before, we had to put the needs of the people ahead of our own, even if the people in this case happened to be Snotlout. "Fine." I resign and unlock my legs around him as the door pounds again.
"HICCUP! I know you're there. I will rid the island of the twins if you don't come out." Snotlout threatens as Hiccup and I both laugh lightly. I recompose myself and gather the helmets as Hiccup goes to open the door. When he does, we see a flustered Snotlout, a face covered in ash and part of his clothing burned with a couple strands of hair still smoldering. I couldn't stifle my laugh quick enough as I heard it escape my lips. Snotlout grumbles and glances my way. "Shut it, Astrid. Hiccup." He says, turning to Hiccup. "If you don't call the twins of torment off, I swear to Thor, I will send them to Valhalla myself." Snotlout exclaims as I shrug.
"Worse things could happen." I say softly.
"What happened this time, Snotlout?" Hiccup asks, ever being the voice of reason and arbitration. I loved that about him.
"Ah, well, where to start. I was out on patrol, after losing to Fishface and the twins seem to have made it their Loki given mission to torment me! I have flown through three clouds of zippleback gas that got ignited, the Snotlout flame in the sky. They nearly knocked me off Hookfang! Is today Loki Day and no one told me?" Snotlout exclaims as Hiccup glances to me and we both shrug.
"We've seen them do worse. Like that time they nearly had you land on a cart full of spears." Hiccup says.
"Or that time they left you to the Catastrophic Quakens." I add
"Or when-" Hiccup begins as Snotlout groans.
"Yes, okay, I get it. I am a constant target of pranks. Still, can you please get them to back off." Snotlout pleads as I look at Hiccup and we both seem genuinely surprised at Snotlout's plea.
"Where are they?" Hiccup asks as Snotlout laughs.
"Ah, funny you should mention that. I do not know. I know they are up there, and the only time I know where they are is before they almost BLOW ME UP!" Snotlout explains ardently.
"Great, so we get to hunt the twins in a dark and cold night." Hiccup says with a sigh as I walk up to him and smile, taking his hand.
"You and Toothless own the night, especially moonless ones. I've no doubt we can catch them." I answer as he smiles.
"You'd think the bone-chilling cold would slow them down." Hiccup retorts as I shake my head and laugh.
"They are warmed by the torture they cause Snotlout. I'll shadow Snotlout, you shadow us, and when the twins make a move, you swoop in." I suggest and Hiccup nods.
"Alright, Can. We. Go? I'd like very much for this night to be over. I am not taking tomorrow's shift, I will quit." Snotlout demands as Hiccup laughs and I sigh.
"Don't get our hopes up." I mumble as he groans and Hiccup laughs. He had grown quite used to the playful animosity between us. I mean, I really didn't hate Snotlout, but there were certainly times I couldn't stand him, and it felt like his very existence was to frustrate the living.
"Alright then, let's go." Hiccup says as Snotlout lets loose a relieved sigh and walks out. As Hiccup moves past me to grab his helmet, I take his hand and squeeze it as he looks at me.
"When we get back, we're locking this door and tossing out any key. This is becoming torturous." I mutter softly as he smiles and grips my hand, nodding as he pecks me on the lips briefly.
"It certainly is, we'd have been on round two by now if I had my way." He teases and I sigh with a smile, biting my lip and nodding.
Well, the next time, there will be no interruptions, so help me Thor. The was like taking me to the brink of pleasure and denying me the final eruption of passion. Every time we drank in each other's scent and taste, felt each other's bodies and felt the warmth of each other's breath. Every time we were denied due to the interruption of some shenanigan by the twins or Snotlout or Fishlegs; my level of growing frustration increased, though Hiccup could always keep me calm and content, even in the face of denial.
Either way, we were soon all up in the air. I had followed Snotlout and taken his far wing, back and up from him so I could be virtually unseen. Keeping Stormfly steady and smooth, it almost felt like we were playing Bad Dragon from our youth; trying to dodge or capture the bad dragon before they caught us or we'd be out.
I do not know where Hiccup and Toothless went, with Hiccup's newer black Nightfury-scale riding armor, he truly vanished in the night with Toothless. Snotlout had Hookfang ignite, making him a perfect target and before too long, I had the faintest of whiffs of Zippleback gas as there was a sudden eruption around Snotlout. Hookfang's fire having sparked the chain that surrounded him. Being far enough back, I noticed the twins had spelt out Loki in the sky and Snotlout was dead center of the 'o'. It wasn't Loki day, but as we remember with the twins, every day is Loki Day.
I then saw the pair of heads sweeping through the flames along with the laughter of the twins, though immediately following that I heard the screech of the Night Fury as Toothless's wings were folded, cutting through the air and ripping past us both towards the twins. He cut the twins off and nearly made Barf and Belch toss the twins off in surprise before stopping them as I caught up and flew along side him. It didn't take us long to pin the twins down and they both had a bemused look on their face.
"Uh, hey, H, A. Did you know, with those helmets, you two look like dragon-demon people? Like, that could totally be a thing we use to intimidate the enemy." Tuffnut begins
"Right, I can see it now! Hiccup and Astrid, landing and igniting a huge explosion from Hiccup's dragon blade that just appears out of nowhere." Ruffnut adds
"Walking through it towards an enemy, taking his mantle as a demon to the trappers!" Tuffnut continues vehemently.
"Okay, guys, enough. First, we're not demon-dragon people. Second, you've gotta give Snotlout a break. Go get some sleep." Hiccup says, shaking his head as the twins narrow their eyes.
"Now he is controlling when we sleep. Typical tyrannical behavior." Tuffnut retorts as Ruffnut nods.
"Uh huh, power; it corrupts even the best of us. Poor Hiccup, to see him walk this path." Ruffnut exclaims
"Guys, seriously?" I sigh as they both look at me.
"Call it what you want; but you've got to leave Snotlout alone for the rest of the night." Hiccup adds as they both grin before I interject.
"And let him get sleep in the morning." I add as their smiles turn into frowns.
"I swear these two can read minds." Tuffnut complains as Ruffnut nods in agreement.
"Fine, we'll go. Party poopers." Ruffnut finishes and they both fly off as Hiccup glances to me and we smile. Snotlout flies up to us, watching them leave.
"Thank Thor. Okay, with that being said, I'll go now." Snotlout adds as I turn to him.
"No more interruptions unless we're being attacked." I state forcibly as he holds up his hands and nods.
"Whatever you say, Hiccstrid. You won't hear a peep from me. See ya, Snotlout is Outlout." And with that, Snotlout flies off and climbs. I glance to Hiccup and he smiles and nods.
"Come on, I think maybe now we…" He pauses.
"Finish what we started." I finish for him and he nods. We both waste no further time and make our way back to the house. At this point, I was both frustrated and relieved, annoyed and happy, tormented and saved. I felt ready to explode already, meaning tonight was going to be a good night to spend in his arms.
