=Normal POV=
{Saturday, June 4, 2022-10 am}
(Berk; Haddock Manor)
Running on five and a half hours of sleep was difficult as the friends began to awaken from their long night of hanging out. It went from Prom at 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm; then more hanging out as friends on Friday night to about 3:30 am this morning, and that included the whole scene of Hiccup and Astrid almost being shot, then the fight that took place. After that; everyone decided it would be best to call it a night and get some sleep. Though Hiccup and Astrid stated they were going to Hiccup's room to talk about a few things, so there was no telling when they went to bed. Most of the friends were up between 9:30 and 10 am, slowly making their way downstairs after using the bathroom, possibly a quick shower, or just getting dressed.
"Morning," Fishlegs greeted everyone as he tiredly moved to kiss Heather's cheek.
"Sleep well?" Ruffnut asked Eret and Tuffnut.
"Meh," Eret shrugged.
"It was decent," Snotlout stated as he got a coffee mug and poured himself some; then added milk and sugar before sitting next to Minden who was having a glass of orange juice. Nadia and Ragna still looked half asleep as they came in to greet everyone. Thuggory and Camicazi weren't far behind them five minutes later.
"How'd everyone else do?" Dagur asked as he and Mala were leaning against the counter, each with a mug of coffee in hand.
"Cami and Thug had the room over the garage. The four us shared the room down the hall from Astrid's," Nadia yawned.
"And we four shared the one next to Stoick and Valka's," Tuffnut informed.
"Anyone seen Hiccup or Astrid this morning?" Minden inquired softly. The group looked at one another, then shook their heads.
"No, actually," Heather stated. "And I thought they'd be up first. I know Hiccup is used to late nights with Runa, but still getting up at the crack of dawn with her. And that happens even when Runa isn't here,"
"Well, maybe they were up later than us?" Ragna offered.
"That's right. Astrid did say she and Hiccup were going to talk for a bit, though," Mala chimed in after sipping her coffee.
"Well, I'm sure they'll be up soon," Hagen said as he walked into the kitchen and threw a towel over his shoulder before smiling. "How about some breakfast?" the friends nodded as Hagen got to work making all the Saturday morning usuals for the group.
. . .
{11:45 am}
Almost two hours later, and still no sign of Hiccup and Astrid joining them. It was nearly noon, and everyone was sitting around in the Family Room.
"Maybe we should just go up there and see if they're okay? What if one of them is sick? Or both? And Hiccup was hurt last night too," Mala suggested.
"I guess it couldn't hurt," Dagur agreed. The group all got up and walked up the stairs.
"We'll check on Astrid first since her room is right here," Ruffnut stated as Minden knocked on the door twice with her knuckle.
"Astrid?" Minden asked. No answer. Heather moved to the front as she opened the door and looked around. Astrid wasn't in there.
"Astrid?" Heather tried. The friends moved inside while Camicazi went over to the bathroom and looked around in there.
"Nothing. Astrid isn't in here," Snotlout shrugged.
"It was late; maybe she fell asleep in Hiccup's room?" Thuggory offered. Quietly, the friends exited Astrid's room and moved down the hall to get to Hiccup's. Dagur took the lead this time and knocked a few times. No answer.
"Hiccup? Astrid? Either of you in there?" Dagur called. Nothing still. Dagur tried the handle and found it was locked.
"Hiccup never locks his door," Fishlegs informed. Dagur moved over to the Sitting Room/Library doors and tried one of those handles; it opened. Dagur put a finger to his lips as they carefully made their way inside and over to the doors that led into Hiccup's bedroom. Snotlout got their first and silently opened the double doors as every headed into the master bedroom.
It was a sight to see indeed. All of their eyes laid on the carelessly tossed clothes that Hiccup and Astrid were wearing just hours before on the floor. Among all that was a torn open condom wrapper next to the bed. On the nightstand was a box containing four condoms, which it was evident now that one had been used. The bed looked like there had been a wrestling match. And then laying under a sheet where the two people they'd been looking for. Astrid was on her left side with the covers drawn up to cover her front, but her bare back was against Hiccup's chest. Hiccup's part of the sheet revealed down to his hips, but no further and his arm was locked securely around Astrid's waist.
"Oh, my Gods…" Heather gasped. "They fucked last night!" she said louder than she meant to. Fishlegs quickly covered her mouth as Astrid flinched a little bit and opened her eyes slowly. The first thing she laid eyes on was her's and Hiccup's friends standing in the room looking completely shocked. The events of last night hit Astrid like a pile of bricks as she realized she was lying naked with Hiccup in bed and all of their friends were staring. Unsure of what else to do; Astrid screamed while clutching the covers closer. Instantly, Hiccup reacted by sitting up.
"What is it? What's wrong, babe?" Hiccup asked with concern. However, Astrid didn't need to answer as Hiccup saw the group standing there. "OUT. NOW!" he demanded coldly. The friends scampered out quickly as Hiccup looked back at Astrid. "It's okay; they're gone…" he laid beside her as she turned to hide against his chest.
"I thought you locked the door," Astrid said quickly.
"I did, I forgot about the Sitting Room…" Hiccup sighed. "I'm sorry,"
"It's alright. We didn't have our minds on making sure no one caught us last night," Astrid stated. "What time is it?" Hiccup leaned over her as he found his shorts on the ground; then checked his phone in the pocket.
"Going on noon," Hiccup reported. "That's probably why they came looking for us because we didn't come down for breakfast,"
"I guess it's out now," Astrid mumbled.
"We couldn't hide it forever, babe," Hiccup reminded.
"We knew we couldn't hide our relationship forever. We could have absolutely hidden that we had sex last night…" Astrid informed.
"Ast, it happens. We can't go back and change it now, so we might as well embrace it and move forward," Hiccup insisted.
"I know, you're right," Astrid nodded as Hiccup used his arm as an anchor to hold himself up a bit.
"Do you regret what we did?" Hiccup asked while moving some of her hair out of her eyes.
"No. Do you?" Astrid inquired.
Hiccup shook his head. "Not at all. But we should probably figure out where this puts us, relationship-wise,"
"Well, we're dating and sexually active, unless last night was a one-time thing for now until we have more time in," Astrid pointed out. "I guess that is only decided on if we want to do it again. I mean, do you or…Would you want to?"
"I won't lie; I would. Last was god damn incredible. How about you?" Hiccup asked. Astrid nodded to him, blushing a little. "But obviously; it can't be an all the time deal,"
"No, of course not," Astrid agreed. "And we should take proper precautions,"
"Understandable," Hiccup said. "Are we going to tell them we're together? And have been since May 12th?"
"We probably likely suspect it anyway with all the kissing we've done, and now this. What do we say when they ask?" Astrid inquired curiously now.
"It's our business, Ast; we don't have to tell them anything," Hiccup smiled.
"True," Astrid closed her eyes. Hiccup leaned in and kissed her lips lightly Astrid returned it as they looked into one another's eyes now. "We should get up and dressed," The two got out of bed. Hiccup pulled on his boxers and shorts but didn't bother with a shirt. Instead, Astrid grabbed Hiccup's shirt and put it on with her sleep shorts. The shirt was longer than the shorts, so it looked like she wasn't wearing anything under it. "Alright, let's go face it," she offered her hand to him. Hiccup took it as the two exited the bedroom and headed downstairs.
. . .
{12:05 pm}
"My Gods; I'm going to have that image etched in my brain until the day I die!" Snotlout shook his head after they all got into the Great Room.
"Why does it bother you? You've all known when he has sex!" Camicazi accused.
"And you've always been casual about it," Thuggory added.
"The day we came here to apologize; we heard him and Olivia going at it," Eret pointed.
"We've never seen the after images of it!" Heather screeched.
"That wasn't them going at it; it was Hiccup kissing her neck," Snotlout rolled his eyes.
"I've never seen clothes all over the room," Heather covered her eyes, shaking her head.
"Or the condom box out," Ruffnut added.
"Or an open wrapper on the floor," Tuffnut jumped in.
"Or him laying in bed all snuggled up like that," Minden interjected.
"In his defense," Fishlegs started.
"In our defense, none of you should have been in my room. If the door was locked; then it was a good indicator that I didn't want people barging in," Hiccup's voice cut through the chatter, quickly silencing them. Hiccup was only in his basketball shorts, the waistline of his boxers showing a bit. Astrid looked like she was wearing a knee-length nightgown, but it was only Hiccup's shirt from last night. Astrid was leaning against Hiccup; her arms wrapped around his midsection was Hiccup's arm was around her shoulder. Astrid's hair was sloppily put back in a ponytail while Hiccup's hair did its usual craziness.
"Hiccup, we're sorry. We all got up between 9:30 and 10 am; we just got worried something was wrong when you and Astrid hadn't come down yet," Mala informed softly.
"Hiccup and I didn't get to sleep until about 7 am," Astrid remarked.
"Oh, I bet," Eret mumbled.
"What was that?" Hiccup asked.
"Nothing; I just agreed with Astrid that you guys were up late talking like you said," Eret said quickly, not wanting to invoke Hiccup's wrath.
"Uh huh. We both know what you said is bullshit, Eret. Don't make the mistake of lying to my face; it's the fastest way to lose my friendship and trust. You were well warned of what will happen if you fuck up this time," Hiccup stated coldly. Eret had nothing else to say. "Look; I'm gonna tell you what's up and then everyone is gonna drop it or have a personal problem with me, got it?"
"Yes," they replied.
"Astrid and I have been dating since May 12th," Hiccup informed calmly.
"I thought you weren't ready to be with her yet," Thuggory asked.
"That's why we were test dating; just seeing how things were," Astrid spoke up now. "Hiccup and I kissed; then he confessed it didn't feel right to kiss when we weren't together. So we agreed to keep things between us quiet and see how dating would go. It was for if Hiccup could see if he was ready or not, sometimes you don't know until you try,"
"And last night?" Tuffnut asked. Hiccup glared. "What, come on, man…We all saw it. You know we know,"
"And you damn well know it's none of your business, but just to clarify things…Yes, Astrid and I made love," Hiccup crossed his arms over his chest. "Everything started when you found us in the bathroom at Prom when we were making out. I told Astrid we could pick it up later on. And we started after we got upstairs around 3:30 am. One thing led to another, and it happened. I don't regret it,"
"Neither do I," Astrid nodded as she held his hand.
"So, you two are boyfriend and girlfriend? Or have been for about a month?" Minden asked.
"Yeah," Hiccup nodded as Astrid went to sit down, then she hissed a bit. "You okay?"
"Mmhm, just a little sore," Astrid replied.
"Did I hurt you at all?" Hiccup inquired. "I mean, I only did what you asked me to do,"
"I'm good, babe. Relax," Astrid giggled as Hiccup turned his back to sit down next to her. Astrid cuddled up to him as they shared a small kiss.
"So, what's the plan for the second half of the day?" Hiccup asked casually. Not wanting to make Hiccup mad about the subject; they let it go. After a little time as they were all tired; they grabbed some lunch and went into the basement once they decided to watch a movie in the home theater room to relax.
. . .
{Saturday, June 11, 2022-2 pm}
(Berk; Thor's Beach)
A week had passed since the first time Hiccup, and Astrid made love to one another, and they hadn't done it since. Later on last Saturday, Hiccup confessed that he would feel better about doing it if Astrid were on some kind of birth control. Astrid agreed, and now they had to wait for Astrid to start her period for the birth control to be most effective. Astrid' last period had been May 11th to the 15th, and she knew her next one was coming within a day or two. Astrid chose to use the pill, and the directions were to start them on the first day of your period, so that's what she would do. Astrid was carrying them in her purse since the appointment on the 8th; just in case, she started a bit off schedule. Only their friends knew that they had sex, Hiccup didn't want that argument with his parents. However, Hiccup and Astrid planned to tell everyone else today about them dating.
All week had been more graduation preparation. Ordering class rings, practicing lining up, and what not. Next Saturday was graduation, and their High School careers were over. Aside from all that; it was June 11th. Today was a big day; it was Runa's first birthday, and there was a party for her at the park. Hiccup took care of the food, drinks, decorations, location, and invitations himself. The place chosen was Thor's Beach; it was a place that basically sat under Raven Point Hills, a small, private beach for the residents of Berk and other people who knew about it. There were trees, rocks, picnic tables, and a beach area that allowed people into the lake.
Stoick, Valka, Maeva, Bard, Birger, Gobber, Spitelout, Frida, Adelaide, Snotlout, Alvin, Termagant, Fishlegs, Heather, Dagur, Mala, Minden, Nadia, Ragna, Thuggory, Eret, Camicazi, Ruffnut, and Tuffnut had all been invited. However, the party was all set up, and everyone had arrived; except for Hiccup and the birthday girl guest of honor.
"Stoick, why don't you call him?" Bard suggested. Stoick got out his phone and dialed Hiccup's number, placing it to his ear. After a few moments, he lowered it with a sigh.
"No answer," Stoick reported.
"Maybe he's running behind in getting the cake?" Ruffnut tried.
"Cake is over there," Camicazi pointed to the square object on the picnic table.
"So what do we do?" Birger wondered. "We can't start without him or Runa," he added. Astrid was sitting on one of the benches, thinking hard. The first time this subject came up, Hiccup was really quiet about it. And the more she sat down and pondered where he could be, the more it became obvious. This was Runa's first birthday and the second person who should here to celebrate the day wasn't. Olivia. The minute Astrid realized it; she got her phone and sent Hiccup a message.
You[2:03 pm]
Everyone here. Where u?
About a minute later, she got heard a ding and checked her phone.
My Hic[2:05 pm]
Sitting w/ Roo. I think u can guess where.
Astrid figured that much on her own.
You[2:06 pm]
Had a feeling u might b. R u ok?
"Astrid, who are you messaging? Is that Hiccup?" Heather asked.
"Yeah," Astrid replied.
"Why is he answering you and nobody else?" Snotlout mumbled. "Tell him to hurry his ass up,"
Astrid was about to make a smartass remark, but my phone alerted her of a message; she glanced down at the screen.
My Hic[2:08 pm]
No…
You[2:09 pm]
Want me 2 come sit w/u?
My Hic[2:09 pm]
Just keep the others from harassing me. I need a little time is all.
Astrid frowned a bit as she looked at the others. "Hey, stop messaging him,"
"Why?" Tuffnut inquired.
"He wants to be left alone right now," Astrid enlightened.
"It's his daughter's first birthday…" Eret said.
"Exactly, and while we're all here to celebrate it with him; there is one person who isn't. Runa's mother, Olivia," Astrid explained. That's when it hit everyone where Hiccup was and what was going on.
"The lad is at the cemetery…" Gobber said softly. "Let's just put on some music and wait for him; I'm sure he won't be too long," the man suggested. Feeling that there wasn't much choice; Dagur got the music going, and everyone just sat around talking. Astrid got a message on her phone ten minutes later; she smiled seeing what Hiccup said to her.
My Hic[2:23 pm]
Thanks for making them stop, and understanding that I'm having one of my days. You're the best, babe. I'll be there soon. Promise. (heart)
You[2:24 pm]
You're welcome, baby. We'll be here when you're ready. (heart)
After she sent it; the message showed delivered and read, but no replying. Astrid knew that these days could happen, and she didn't mind. Hiccup was entitled to have bad days, and this was one of them.
