Hiccup was sitting in Astrid's hospital room of the Emergency Room, in his hands was 2 ultrasounds. One was of the baby growing inside Astrid's belly, and a measurement of 10 weeks gestation. The other was a shot of the baby and a fetal heart rate showing 165 beats per minute. Hiccup's eyes continued to look at it, the shock was still there that Astrid was in fact pregnant. He sat in the silence waiting for Astrid to wake up, they were going to have a lot to talk about. Outside in the waiting area the group of friends were sitting around with hot chocolate or coffee.
"Wait, I'm confused...Astrid was pregnant...why did it take Hiccup by surprise!" Anna said quickly. It was then that Kristoff, Dagur, Ruffnut, and Merida came in.
"What is going on with Astrid?" Ruffnut asked. Fishlegs came beside her.
"You should be in bed, you're still sick babe." Fishlegs said.
"Oh never mind me! Why is Astrid in the hospital again?..." Ruffnut asked.
"We have to tell them, Elsa..." Eret sighed.
"Tell us what?..." Heather asked now.
"All of you...sit please...this is a long story and it never leaves this group...understand?" Elsa pointed at them all. They nodded as Elsa took a deep breath. "I'm not really pregnant. Neither was Astrid...it was all part of the school project. 3 girls were selected to take part in. To act like they were really pregnant, to get reactions from their peers. Astrid and I were two out of the three..." Elsa began to explain.
"I was the third. The principal had said if at any time we felt uncomfortable being 'pregnant' to let them know and they'd say we could stop...I didn't really have a miscarriage, I backed out of the assignment because people were giving Kristoff a hard time, and then he and Anna started fighting a lot. I didn't want to cause them to break up so to make people think things between he and I were over, our new assignment because showing what could happen to a married couple who loses their unborn child early before its born. Which is why he and I avoid one another on the tapes and what not..." Rapunzel explained.
"Oookay...but...what does this have to do with Astrid being in the hospital?" Heather asked now.
"Everything. You all were supposed to believe we were really pregnant...we're going to be in so much trouble for tell you all this but...The point of it all was to address the issue in schools with teenage pregnancies, centered around the girl who suffered so much pain and pressure from the other students that after she gave birth, she killed herself. We were asked to make journals of people's reactions and if at anytime we were unable to handle it, we could stop. Astrid wasn't really 4 months pregnant, it was a fake belly Hiccup designed to make everyone think that she just popped one day when the pregnancy started in her back." Elsa took a breath.
"And clever to use that to explain too..." Eret chuckled.
"Anyway...all three of us were supposed to start at a different point in the pregnancy. Astrid's was 4 months, Elsa's was 1 month, and myself being 2 months...We were only supposed to make it last until May, then give reports on what we found, sort of to empower people not to give pregnant teens a hard time...However...as you all know...Astrid's been sick the last few weeks, we thought it was a bug...until she threw up for almost 30 minutes before passing out." Rapunzel stated.
"And coming here...we thought the worst that she might have cancer since its obviously an illness that hasn't stopped...Hiccup realized that Astrid's mother had been sick too, starting in her teens...but the doctor came out and said that Astrid passed out from dehydration." Eret added.
"So she's here from dehydration...Then what was Hiccup mumbling about before running inside with you two?" Tuffnut asked.
"The doctor informed Hiccup that his wife and child were both fine." Elsa said.
"Well she was wearing the belly so...he had to assume she was pregnant, right?" Anna asked now.
"Hiccup told him that the belly was fake, didn't he? Astrid's not really pregnant?..." Kristoff began as he saw Elsa and Eret turn their heads a bit.
"Are you saying that...She really is pregnant?..." Merida asked.
"Why else would the doctor say he heard the baby's heart beat, saying it was strong and Hiccup should of told him she was pregnant...He wouldn't of heard a heart beat with a silicone, gel belly..." Elsa said quietly. Their mouth hung open.
"S-so she really is...Oh God, I wonder how they are taking it...how did Hiccup take it?!" Ruffnut asked now.
"Utter shock, he went inside but we can't until he says so...I don't even know if Astrid is awake yet or if she has any idea..." Elsa replied with a shrug.
"But your pregnancy...is still fake, right?" Anna asked looking to Elsa now.
"Of course! Oh geeze, Anna...I'm not really pregnant...but all of you still have to pretend that I am...got it?" Elsa asked.
"Got it...so can we like...I don't...figure out what's going on with Hiccup and Astrid..?" Snotlout asked.
"I don't think they'll let us in unless we're family of him or her..." Dagur added.
"I can't believe she's really pregnant..." Anna sighed out.
"I can..." Rapunzel said. They all looked at her confused now. "I found this in the trash bin at the house, Hiccup must of knocked it over when he rushed her out. I think Astrid passed out because she saw the result already..." Rapunzel stated as she held up a small bag with the pregnancy test in it, still clearly reading Pregnant across the screen.
"Wow...so she must of suspected she was pregnant being so sick, took it and when it came up true it shocked her and she passed out..." Fishlegs said.
"We should tell Hiccup...He'd want to know about this..." Merida said.
"They aren't going to let us in..." Eret stated now.
"Well we can try calling Hiccup...?" Heather suggested pulling out her phone to dial him.
"Actually guys, I think maybe we should all just go home...This is obviously...gonna be a big thing that they have to talk about...Whether Astrid knows or not doesn't matter. She'll find out when she wakes up. We'll leave a note with the nurse at the desk...she can take it to Hiccup...Someone gimme a pen..." Rapunzel said now as she got a piece of paper from her purse. Tuffnut handed her one and she started writing a note to Hiccup.
"Are you going to tell him about the test you found?..." Elsa asked.
"No...I don't think it matters at this point since Astrid only just found out herself and if she hadn't passed out was probably going to tell him. And Hiccup clearly knows now..." Rapunzel said as she finished the letter and walked it over to the nurse with a smile. "Excuse me...we're friends of Hiccup Haddock and his wife Astrid, she was admitted here about an hour ago...we have to get home but...could you please see that he gets this from us?" Rapunzel asked sweetly.
"Of course miss. Have a good evening!" The nurse nodded.
"Thank you! Come on guys..." Elsa called as they all filed out and left. Toothless was laying on the grass in front of the door. "Don't worry Toothless. Hiccup will be out soon...Everything's okay." Elsa told him. Toothless crooned and laid back down.
Inside the room, Hiccup heard a knock and the nurse came in. "You're friends asked me to give this to you..." She smiled brightly.
"Oh...thanks..." Hiccup said quietly taking it from her. She left as he opened it and read it over. "Hiccup. Its late and we have to get home...Elsa and I told everyone about the project because they started to ask questions, they swore to keep it a secret and I think we can trust them. We also know about Astrid's real pregnancy...We hope you two are okay and if you need anything, we're all here for you guys. Keep us updated and Toothless is outside laying on the grass, just so you know. All the best, The Gang." Hiccup sighed putting it down. They really did have the best friends ever, his eyes trailed back to Astrid hearing her start to groan and then her eyes slowly opening.
"W–where...am I?...Hiccup?" She said seeing him sitting in the chair by the wall, slumped over in deep thought.
"You're in the hospital, Astrid..." Hiccup said to her calmly. "You passed out at home, in the bathroom after throwing up for 30 minutes. Our friends are the ones that told me...Astrid how many times have I told you to tell me when you're feeling sick., you know I will come take care of you..." Hiccup sighed to her.
"I–I'm sorry I just...didn't want to bother you..." Astrid whimpered a bit, she felt like he was mad at her. Hiccup finally got to his feet and walked over to her.
"You're never a bother to me, Astrid...But now that you're awake...we need to talk." Hiccup said softly, his tone wasn't hateful maybe scared and shocked. Hearing those words were never good, it always meant something bad. That's when she remembered about the pregnancy test. She had to tell him. Or did he already know.
"O–okay...what about?..." Astrid asked gently trying to hide her fear. Hiccup pulled the two ultrasounds from his pocket and put them on her legs which were covered by a blanket.
"You being pregnant." Hiccup stated simply. Astrid picked up the ultrasound in her hands, it was true. She really was pregnant. "The doctor told me. Said your wife and child are just fine. I thought he was referring to the fake belly you had one until he added, 'The baby has a strong heartbeat'. I'm good at inventing things but something for a heartbeat wasn't programmed in to that fake belly, Astrid..." Hiccup stated now. Astrid just burst in to tears now, Hiccup wrapped her up in his arms comfortingly. "Ssh...calm down...we'll...we'll figure this out, alright...Ssh...I'm here babe. Just like always and I won't leave..." Hiccup said softly to her.
"Oh Gods...Hiccup...you don't...understand...I-I knew I was pregnant...Th–this is why I passed out at home...be-because I had just...found out and then I-I passed out from shock." Astrid cried, he pulled back quickly with his hands on her arms in shock.
"You knew you were pregnant...?" Hiccup said quickly to her.
"I–I started throwing up, it continued a while and I was crying not...knowing what was wrong with me. When it passed I used the cabinet door to stand up but it opened and I saw the test we bought when we did the fake reveal video...I just...my mind raced with thoughts...It started to make sense to me...I–I decided to see if I was right and took it...when I saw it say 'Pregnant'...I...blacked out..." Astrid explained to him. Hiccup couldn't believe it, she suspected she was pregnant and didn't tell him first?!
"You're telling me that you got the idea you were pregnant at home...and didn't say anything to me? Astrid! What the...how could you not even run it by my first! I'm your boyfriend, I'm that baby's father...and you couldn't just...have someone come get me so we could talk about it first!" Hiccup said to her as he started walking around the room.
"Hiccup, I'm sorry...I was...scared...I–I didn't want to worry you if it was nothing!..." Astrid sobbed. But he was right, she should of gotten him first.
"For Thor's sake, Astrid when Anna came down those stairs out of breath and told me you'd been throwing up for 30 minutes...I panicked. Seeing you passed out on the bathroom floor...I didn't even drive you here I was so scared. I flew on Toothless! And sitting outside with everyone...Damn it, Astrid...We all thought you had cancer...Because your mom got it when she was your age, and was sick all the time!...Do you have any idea how terrified I was!?" Hiccup raised his voice.
"You're right, I should of gotten you...I'm sorry Hiccup...I just...It happened so fast..." Astrid buried her face in her hands now.
"I'm thrilled you don't have cancer, Astrid but for the love of Odin...I get you wanted to find out as soon as you suspected you could be pregnant but do you get why I'm freaking out?! Not only did you not tell me you were worried about being pregnant, which you in fact are...You did it alone and passed out!" Hiccup faced her now, seeing how upset she was made his anger fade away. He walked back over to her and wrapped his arms around her gently and she cried in to his chest.
"I'm sorry...I'm so...sorry..." Astrid whimpered against him.
"No I'm sorry...I shouldn't of yelled at you...I was scared, Astrid. When the doctor told me you were almost 10 weeks pregnant...showed me this ultrasound...I didn't know what to think, and you passing out from dehydration because you threw up for 30 minutes...The doctor told me if you hadn't been wearing that fake belly and passing out the way you did...it could of hurt the baby, Astrid...That's why I got worked up when you said you knew there was a chance and you didn't tell me...if I'd know...I could of been in there with you..." Hiccup's voice was calm now but still full of fear.
"I'm sorry...I–I didn't even...realize...I should of...had someone get you...Y–you had a right to know my suspicions about it..." Astrid said wiping her eyes now. Hiccup sat on the edge of the bed now holding her hand.
"Tell me now then...When did you start thinking you might be pregnant, Astrid..." Hiccup said gently.
"When I saw the test in the cabinet...I asked myself why we still had it, then it just happened. I started remembering the first time I got sick...that day at school when I threw up after eating the tuna sandwich...how it continued since then til now. I knew it wasn't just some bug. I started thinking about all the pregnancy symptoms we went over to prepare for the project, the ones I was talking with Elsa and the other's...I don't know...I started piecing together the time frames of my symptoms with when we had sex...and I came to the shocking truth that the only one that would add up to give me these symptoms was..." She was cut off by the doctor coming in.
"That you conceived sometime in January, beginning I'd say. That would make sense to me. Does it line up with your own thoughts?" He asked.
"U–uh yes..." Astrid replied now.
"Yes, those calculations seem correct. I hope I didn't interrupt anything? We saw on the monitors that your blood pressure started to rise and wanted to check in." The doctor smiled at them.
"No, it's fine doctor we're just...settling with the news is all. I don't believe we caught your name however..." Hiccup told him.
"Ah, my apologies. I am Vali Thurman but you may call me Doctor Vali, and this my assistant Nurse Selby Olavo." Doctor Vali said to them with a smile as a middle aged woman with black hair came in, she looked to be maybe late 30's.
"Pleasure to meet you. I am Hiccup Haddock, and this is my wife, Astrid Haddock." Hiccup introduced with a bow of his head before shaking their hands.
"Wonderful. Now I was hoping we could perhaps just talk about things. I have some questions for your records my dear and of course I'm sure you'd like to ask some of your own regarding your new information?" The doctor stated. They nodded. "Excellent. Nurse Olavo, would you be a dear and please close the door? Patient privacy is big here." Doctor Vali chuckled as he pulled up a chair.
"So what do you have to ask us?..." Astrid asked looking at them now as the nurse pulled in an ultrasound machine and put it beside Astrid's bed.
"Just some things about your over all health and life style. Its mainly so we can give you the best advice to ensure your pregnancy goes smoothly. The more we know, the better we can help." Nurse Olavo stated smiling.
"Oh, alright then. Ask away..." Astrid said gently.
"Well we should start with the obvious ones. Do you smoke or drink?" He asked.
"No way. Can't stand it or to be around it." Astrid replied.
"Excellent. Bad for you and the baby. Is this your first pregnancy?" He looked at her.
"Yes..." Astrid said softly.
"Are you allergic to foods, medications, plants? And that's a question to both of you." The nurse asked now.
"I'm allergic to cherries and nuts." Hiccup stated. Astrid blinked at him now.
"I never knew that...Oh and I'm only allergic to a medication that I can never remember the name of...Umm...Amox...Ugh..." Astrid sighed.
"Amoxicillin." Hiccup corrected her. She smiled now with a nod. The next hour was spend answering questions about their health, mainly Astrid's and her lifestyle.
"So final question from me and then you can ask whatever you like...Do you plan to keep the baby?" Doctor Vali asked them in a serious tone. "I've seen many young couples, young mothers come through and find out their pregnant. Some come in pregnant and leave no longer pregnant. Some come in to give birth, but leave without their child. It's a standard question because we do offer services to those who feel they aren't ready and choose to terminate the pregnancy, or go through with adoption." The doctor explained. Hiccup and Astrid looked at one another now, they hadn't talked about it but the answer was clear as day.
"Yes we do." They said together.
"Pleased to hear so. Well now, do you have any questions for me?" The doctor asked now wheeling over in the chair to the machine as the nurse lifted Astrid's hospital gown while keeping her lower half covered and the doctor squirted some of the jelly on her belly and them started moving the wand around.
"I suppose the biggest one is...when am I due?" Astrid asked him as she and Hiccup looked at the screen now.
"Well, lets see. I know you already have a picture but we do like to let our new parents hear the heartbeat and see their baby live so mom and dad...take a look." The doctor said. Hiccup felt Astrid squeeze his hand gently, he looked seeing tears forming in her eyes now. He smiled and kissed her hand as they saw their baby on screen, moving around a little bit. "Lets get a good measurement since the baby is in a different position this time..." The doctor said as he started taking stills and measuring. "Yes, just as before. You are 9 weeks and 3 days. You'll be 10 on Saturday. I'd estimate the due date to be...October 13th." The doctor smiled at them.
"Oh Hiccup...look at our baby...the little arms and legs..." Astrid cried softly. The doctor now turned on the sound as they heard the heartbeat and their eyes widened.
"Its so fast..." Hiccup breathed out.
"Yes, perfectly normal. They say faster heartbeats mean it's a boy but still far to early to tell." Nurse Olavo smiled.
"When can we find out?" Astrid asked now.
"Anytime after 20 weeks when you're 5 months pregnant. You'll be 3 months in 2 weeks from Saturday. 12 weeks marks the 3rd month. Shall we make all your appointments for the remainder of the pregnancy? Usually we date them by trimesters since there are 3." The doctor said now.
"Meaning?" Hiccup asked.
"From weeks 2 until 12 you are in your first trimester. Usually we see our patients once a month in this time. Next would be weeks 13-27 you are second trimester and we would see you twice a month. And finally 3rd trimester is weeks 28-40 which is where we see you every two weeks. Usually the last month we see you once a week to determine if the birth will on time, this is crucial since if there were ever a problem where a c-section was needed, we would want to be ready to make sure the mother and child receive the best care possible." The nurse explained.
"And though we've missed most of your first trimester, Mrs. Haddock. Seeing this heartbeat and movement, I would say that regardless of you not knowing you were pregnant, everything looks wonderful. So at this time, I'm going to hand you these images. And discharge you for the night. Any other questions?" Doctor Vali asked smiling. Hiccup and Astrid blushed slightly, the doctor laughed. "Yes, you can both still have sex. However if she feels any discomfort, or bleeding. Call us right away. Spotting is normal, but if it lasts more than an hour...please bring her in. Oh yes...would you like me to stay your doctor?" He asked.
"Would you please?" Astrid asked gently.
"Certainly. I will leave my number on your papers. Just call my office and my secretary will see to it that you get in. I'd like to see you again at 13 weeks for standard tests. Alright?" He said.
"Of course, Doctor Vali. Thank you." Hiccup said softly.
"Before I leave, I wanted to ask. What was with the fake belly?" Dr. Vali asked curiously.
"School project, they wanted us to make the students think she was 4 months pregnant to get reactions." Hiccup chuckled.
"Well, I don't think you'll be having a problem with that now. You've already got the belly. You must not of noticed it with the fake one on. Your pregnancy started in your back but now it's adjusting towards the front. You may have slight stomach discomfort, but nothing to be concerned about. I'll see you two soon. And congratulations again." Dr. Vali and Nurse Olavo left the room.
Hiccup and Astrid looked at one another, then the picture of their baby. "I still...can't believe this..." Astrid said finally with a hand over her stomach, now looking at her belly which was in fact a little bigger. "I mean really...getting pregnant in January when we had sex for the first time...go figure right...and we even used condoms..." Astrid stated.
"Well, it happened babe and we're just going to have to keep going with life. Its not like we can't handle it...We've got the room, the money...the support of our friends..." Hiccup stated, her eyes widened a bit.
"They know!?" She said quickly.
"When the doctor told me about you and the child being okay, and the heartbeat being strong. I was shocked because I know I didn't rig your fake belly to make a heartbeat sound. Eret actually was the one to mention the fake belly thing first, then I asked how it could mean that with a real heartbeat. Elsa put it together and they were here too waiting to hear about you. They left a note telling us to let them know if we needed anything to let them know." Hiccup said as he showed her the note.
"We're blessed with such good friends..." Astrid smiled then her face turned to worry. "And...now we're going to have to tell your dad and mine..." Astrid reminded him. "Oh god...do you remember how they reacted to the fake pregnancy...Thor help us...they'll going to flip out, Hiccup." Astrid said quickly as Hiccup took her hand lightly and kissed her forehead.
"Hey...stop worrying alright. Both of them are out of town right now. Lets just get home and then we can talk about everything. You're not in this alone, Astrid. That's our baby and it will have both of us. You will have me. We'll do this together babe." Hiccup said softly.
"How did I get so lucky to have the most amazing man in the world as mine..." Astrid smiled now.
"We got paired together and it was never the same again." Hiccup chuckled a bit.
"Can't disagree with you there. I love you, Hiccup Haddock." Astrid blushed lightly.
"I love you, Astrid Haddock." He winked at her. "And I love you too." Hiccup said with a hand on her stomach now. The two sat there waiting until the doctor returned with the papers, they were released. Astrid changed her clothes and left the hospital. Toothless bounded towards them happily. "Toothless...easy bud..." Hiccup told him with a hand out. Toothless stopped and sniffed his hand before licking it, he then got closer to Astrid's belly sniffing her. His eyes widened as he jumped around in a circle before firing off a blast in to the sky. Hiccup and Astrid laughed now.
"Guess he knows too. Ready to take us home?" Astrid asked softly as she scratched under Toothless's chin. He smiled as Hiccup climbed on and then helped Astrid up behind him and Toothless flew back to the house. Once they landed, Toothless returned to his spot in the stables as Hiccup led Astrid in and to her room. "Its late...and I'm so tired...I better get used to that huh?..." She smiled.
"Yes and having me around you constantly...Lets get some sleep babe. We can talk more in the morning." Hiccup smiled at her softly as she kicked off her shoes and laid in bed. Hiccup climbed in beside her and wrapped his arms around her figure kissing her softly before they both fell fast asleep, both having pleasant dreams of their soon to be future.
