=Normal POV=
(Laugardgr, Harpa; Dusk)
(Berk; The Great Hall)

When Hiccup was sure that everyone arrived for dinner and entered the Great Hall, he motioned for his twelve friends to follow him up the stairs to the door. "Get ready for instant silence," Hiccup sighed as he put his hands on the doors. "And remember that they know nothing of the world beyond their Viking-inhabited islands, and the dragon war…" he reminded. "Oh, and don't mention Brenna being pregnant. We're telling everyone tomorrow,"

"We got it," they nodded as Hiccup took a deep breath and pushed the doors open, walking in a few steps. As he predicted, almost instant silence fell over the room, and all eyes on Hiccup and his friends that no one knew of.

"Wow, you weren't wrong…" one of the males blinked.

"I told you, they are predictable…" Hiccup rolled his eyes. "Come on," he motioned for them to follow him. Hiccup brought them up by where his father and the Chieftains were.

"Nice of you to join us," Gobber chuckled.

"Nice to see you didn't burn the forge down in my absence," Hiccup countered.

"THAT WAS ONE TIME!" Gobber waved his hook at Hiccup.

"You still did it the once," Hiccup shrugged.

"You're lucky I love you, laddie," Gobber ruffled Hiccup's hair. "So, do we get to meet your friends?"

"Yes, Gobber. Dad, mind if I play Acting Chief?" Hiccup inquired.

"Be my guest, son," Stoick motioned for him to go ahead.

"Alright, listen up Hooligans, and esteemed visiting Chieftains and Heirs…I'm going to introduce them to you, and you can introduce yourselves at your leisure," Hiccup announced, as it was already quiet for him. "In order from right to left; Colden Kongur and Thordia Dahl, betrothed to one another. Next is Ander and Dahlia Kongur, married. Ander and Colden are brothers. Moving on; Sigvard Rasmussen, Norna Beck, Davyn Lund, Olivia Holgerson, Jolgeir Tennfjord, Eirik Matheson, Lena Landvik, and Disa Hansen," Hiccup stated.

"Do we get to meet your family, Hic?" Jolgeir asked.

"Of course," Hiccup nodded. "This is my father, current Chief of the Hairy Hooligan Tribe on Berk, Stoick the Vast Haddock. Over that way is my Uncle Spitelout Jorgenson with his wife, my Aunt Freda. And their son, my cousin, Snotlout Jorgenson is sitting with a few of my…Friends, from here. This man here is Gobber the Belch Forger, blacksmith, and unofficial, crazy uncle," he showed each person he mentioned. Afterward, he had Brenna come beside him, smiling. "And this is my wife, Brenna Rose Haddock, formerly Grayson. Her family is right here as well. Chief Cuyler Grayson of Peaceable Country, his wife, Chieftess Mildri, and their other two children, Askel and Sigrid,"

"Pleasure to meet all of you," Dahlia smiled gently.

"You as well," Brenna returned the gesture. "I missed you for lunch,"

"I'm sorry, Milady. Business to take care of, but I'm free now. Shall we enjoy dinner at the house?" Hiccup asked as Brenna blushed.

"I'd like that; I'm starving," Brenna giggled.

"I bet you are," Hiccup hinted, knowing why. "Hope you don't mind a few extras?"

"Not at all," Brenna said.

"Come on, guys, and girls," Hiccup motioned for his friends to follow again. "See you tomorrow, Dad," Hiccup stated as he left with Brenna, and his friends. Everyone was still in surprise, and a lot of confusion, but they guessed they'd know more when they needed to. Or so Hiccup said so at least. Slowly, everyone got back to eating their dinner and talking.

. . .

(Sunnudgr, Harpa; Early Morning)
(Berk; Haddock Hut)

One thing Hiccup was thankful for was that there were no raids to deal with last night into this morning, and he loved that his friends were here to help him out. The Chieftains and the Heirs were still on Berk, but they'd hopefully be leaving later today as there was zero reasons for them to continue being on the island. Everything was quiet; Hiccup was sleeping peacefully in the bed with Brenna until she shifted fast and sat up, instantly awakening him.

"Hiccup…Hiccup, wake up," Brenna shoved him a little.

"Hm…What's up, Bren?" Hiccup asked, yawning as he sat up a little and looked at Brenna now. As his eyes focused more; he saw her worried face. "Hey, what's wrong?" he inquired, more alert now.

"I-I think something is wrong. I-I'm bleeding a-and cramping a lot. Like when my monthly cycle is supposed to start…" Brenna panicked.

"Alright, easy…Easy…" Hiccup soothed her. "Let's go see Gothi," he quickly got out of bed, pulling on his boots. Hiccup helped Brenna with hers and brought her to her feet.

"Ah…I-It hurts…" Brenna whimpered, sitting down again.

"Alright, uh…I'll get Gothi and bring her here, okay? J-Just stay on the bed…I'll be right back; I promise," Hiccup kissed her forehead and hurried out of the room, finding most of his friends already awake and sitting in the main room.

"Where ya going?" Colden asked.

"Something is wrong with Brenna; I'm going to get the healer, and elder of the Tribe, Gothi," Hiccup said while getting out the door and moving to Gothi's as fast as he could without attracting unwanted attention to his speed. Getting to the door, he knocked on Gothi's and waited. The elder opened the door and saw Hiccup there. "Brenna is in pain and bleeding…Can you come to take a look at her?" Gothi nodded, getting a few things and leaving her hut, walking with Hiccup back to his.

Once inside, Hiccup led Gothi upstairs to his and Brenna's room; then closed the door. Brenna was crying and holding her stomach; Hiccup was scared as Gothi had Brenna lay down to check her over. After a few moments passed with Hiccup holding Brenna's hand, Gothi started to write. The words instantly stilled Hiccup, and his breath got caught in his throat.

"Hiccup? Wh-What is it?" Brenna asked after she felt him tense up. Gothi frowned, bowing her head sadly as she wrote something else that Hiccup didn't need to repeat. "I-Is everything okay?" Gothi left the room leaving Hiccup to tell Brenna what happened.

"Brenna…" Hiccup started.

"Hiccup, you're…Scaring me…" Brenna shook a little; she saw pain behind his green eyes.

"Our baby is gone…" Hiccup revealed as Brenna steeled.

"Wh-What?" Brenna questioned.

"The child is gone…We lost our baby; it…Passed away," Hiccup stated softly.

"O-Our baby is…Dead? I-It died?" Brenna inquired, her tone cracking. Hiccup nodded softly as Brenna's eyes filled with tears; they began to fall as Hiccup instantly pulled her into his arms, and she cried against him.

Hiccup held her tightly, trying to keep his own emotions in check. Just a week ago they learned they were having a baby, and came to accept it, ready to take the challenge of parenthood on, and now it was gone. Hiccup knew what happened; it was a miscarriage, something where the pregnancy ended on its own with no real reason as to why. Hiccup also knew this happened early on in pregnancy, and then there were other cases where the baby would be born dead, this made the baby known as a stillborn. Hiccup wouldn't bother with the technical terms with his wife; he knew she understood what had happened without the explanation.

"Sssh…Ssh; it's…Going to be okay," Hiccup soothed, rubbing her back a little. Brenna sobbed; Hiccup knew it had to hurt her. It bothered him too, but what could he do? All Hiccup could do was try to comfort her, and assure her things would be alright with some time. Hiccup wasn't sure how long the crying lasted, Brenna was still in pain and bleeding; he could hear the whimpers while she cried. Hiccup knew the sun had come up, though, so it had to be a while. "Hey, hey…Listen to me," Hiccup said when the crying lightened a little and had turned to sniffles and slight coughing.

"I know what happened hurts, and is unfair…But," Hiccup stopped, now sure what to say next. "Sometimes it happens…And there's nothing we can do now," he tried, seeing her shake again. "It's…Out of our hands. All…We can do is move forward. Maybe…Be able to plan things better to have a baby. Remember, we…Said things were moving fast. I know it's…Hard to see right now, but perhaps this turns out to be a good thing. We can have a baby when we're…Ready," he continued.

"Y-You think so?" Brenna sniffled.

"I do," Hiccup nodded. "N-Now why don't I…Draw you a hot bath? It might help with the cramping. I'll take care of the bed stuff. Alright? You take a hot bath; I'll make us a nice breakfast…?"

"Th-That sounds nice…But it still hurts, Hiccup…" Brenna lowered her head.

"I know…I know, it hurts me too. Let me run you a bath, okay?" Hiccup offered.

"Okay…" Brenna nodded. "I-I might get some sleep after…I'm tired, and I…Don't feel up to doing anything today…" she admitted.

"Don't worry about anything; I'll take care of it all. My dad can deal with it…You're more important to me than walking around being told stuff I already know," Hiccup assured; he kissed her forehead. "I'll go run your bath," he got up and headed for the restroom, working on boiling the water for her. Of course, Hiccup had given a quick message to Toothless to send Sharpshot to help him out with the fire. Hiccup got the hot water in the tub and then added some cold to even out the temperature for her. "Milady…It's ready," Hiccup said, moving beside his wife. Brenna nodded, going into the restroom; she stripped down, and Hiccup helped her into the water.

"Feels good…" Brenna said, sniffling again.

"I'm going to go wash the bed things, okay? I won't be far; give a holler if you need me," Hiccup informed. Brenna nodded again, soaking in the water as Hiccup left and closed the door a bit. Hiccup stripped the bed down and rolled it up to head downstairs to where the buckets for watching clothes were.

"Hiccup…?" Sigvard asked slowly.

"Is…Your wife alright?" Davyn followed up the question.

Hiccup set the sheets aside and started working on the water for both basins. Sharpshot sat on Hiccup's shoulder, nuzzling his face, and then helping heat the water up with his fire. Hiccup turned and faced his friends; leaning on the counter. "She's not, and I don't know how long until she's gonna be again…" Hiccup stated.

"What…Happened?" Olivia inquired, hoping she wouldn't upset Hiccup too much. As soon as Hiccup was going to explain; there was a knock on the door. Hiccup already knew it was his father; he could sense it, and that his father wasn't alone. There were quite a bit of people outside his house now, which didn't make sense. Stoick always came alone in the morning to grab Hiccup for Chieftain training. Hiccup went to the door, opening it to see his dad, of course, and then the Chieftains, plus their Heirs or Heiresses.

"What?" Hiccup asked.

"Why was Gothi here so early this morning?" Stoick asked.

"She said we had to talk to you about it," Gobber added.

"Gee, it really would kill you to stay out of my business, wouldn't it?" Hiccup remarked coldly and with a bunch of sarcasm.

"Hiccup…" Stoick sighed.

"If you must know-," Hiccup started.

"HICCUP!" Brenna called from upstairs.

"Yes, Milady?" Hiccup replied, loud enough for her to hear him.

"C-Can you come to help me, please?" Brenna asked.

"Coming," Hiccup yelled back. "Come inside, and don't touch anything. I'll be right back," he told the others standing outside his house. Hiccup left the door open as he went upstairs to find Brenna trying to get out of the tub but was still in a lot of pain. Hiccup grabbed the towel, helping Brenna to stand as he wrapped the cloth around her, and then carried her over to their bed.

"Thank you," Brenna sniffled a little. "A-Are there people here?"

"Yes. My father came by with the Chieftains and Heirs to ask why Gothi was here, and likely collect me for training," Hiccup replied.

"Have you told them?" Brenna wondered.

Hiccup shook his head. "No, you called me as I was about to," he informed. "You want to stay up here while I tell them?" Brenna shook her head, grabbing some clothes and getting dressed. Brenna wiped her eyes dry, taking a deep breath.

"Okay…Okay, let's go," Brenna told him. "I'm alright," she tried to smile. Hiccup knew she was trying to be strong because that was how things were for Vikings. There was never really a mourning period for any kind of loss. A little sadness while alone, but then picking up and continuing. Hiccup hated it, but he knew Brenna followed the culture, which was more than he could say for himself. Hiccup started for the stairs, and Brenna held his hand, trying to smile. Hiccup returned the action and walked down the stairs with his wife.

At the bottom, Hiccup kissed Brenna's forehead before she went off to start cleaning up. "So…You gonna tell us?" Dagur pushed.

"Zip it," Hiccup glared. Hiccup watched Brenna's movements; he knew she wasn't okay. Brenna's movements were slow as she tried to collect dishes, clothes, and other things as she normally did.

"Uh? Hello, we're talking to you," Soren stated.

"Oh, my Gods, would you please shut the hell up!" Hiccup snapped. The sound of sniffling hit his sensitive ears as he quickly looked back to his wife.

"Aw, the poor lass has a cold," Bertha said. Hiccup didn't say anything as he watched Brenna's movements with the broom stop, she lowered her head. Hiccup moved beside Brenna, lifting her head to see the tears in her eyes.

"You're not okay, are you?" Hiccup asked softly. Brenna's bottom lip quivered as the tears slipped down her cheeks. As if his words of concern were a trigger, Hiccup reacted by taking the broom from her and letting it fall to the ground before pulling Brenna into his arms tightly. Brenna grabbed the front of his tunic, burying her face and crying hard.

"What's-," Stoick started.

"Dad…Just…Not right now, alright?" Hiccup glanced over at him, a serious look in his eyes. "You're welcome to wait it out for an explanation, or leave and I'll give it to you later. But not right now…" he repeated softly. Not saying anything further; the others just stayed quiet, sitting around somewhere or leaning against something. Hiccup continued to hold Brenna in his arms, letting her cry.