RTTE canon-verse in between Shell Shocked Pt2 and Living on the Edge.

Astrid has always been insecure about being naked. When someone suggested they her and Hiccup should skinny dip one night, she realizes she's not the only one who's been self-conscious about their body. Contains nudity, implied sexual content, and fluff! (it's rated M for a reason, after all)

Skinny Dippin' Lovers

Hiccup and Astrid were on their usual night patrolling over the Edge. It was the perfect excuse to go on a romantic flight when they do these patrols, especially on a quiet night like this one. The sky was clear, the volcano had become dormant again, and no dragon hunter ships loomed in the horizon. As they flew past the western side of the base, they noticed some activity going on the beach, with dragon tracks and a campfire that had went out.

"Let's check that out?" Hiccup suggested.

"Yup. I just hope it's the twins doing some stupid crap again." Astrid replied.

They landed behind some bushes to give them cover, in case there were gonna deal with hostile threats. Once they saw the coast was clear, Stormfly tracked a familiar scent, causing her spines to contract and retract - an indication that there's a dragon nearby.

"What is it, girl?" her rider asked. Without warning, the blue Nadder ran towards the origin of the scent.

"Damn it!" Astrid exclaimed, "Storm-mmph!" Hiccup placed a hand on her mouth, muffling her voice. They went beneath the bushes and crouched low when Astrid swatted her boyfriend's hand off her mouth. "Hiccup! What's the deal?!"

"Astrid, you know we couldn't just blow our cover like that!" he yelled softly. Just then they heard a voice, a female; from the sound of it, she's trying to calm Stormfly down.

"Stormfly? What are you doing here, where's Astrid?" The couple realized that that must be Heather on a beach date with Fishlegs. Astrid peeked from the bush and saw that their two fellow dragon riders weren't wearing anything, reflected by the quiet sea. Try as she might, Astrid couldn't turn away, somehow turned on at seeing a couple fully exposed like that.

Oh wow, I love Hiccup but Heather's freaking sexy, and Fishlegs looks more muscular than what he lets on. She thought. But I'm self-conscious with my body, so is he. How are we gonna overcome that?

"Who's there, milady?" Hiccup inquired, not moving from his crouched position.

"It's Fishlegs and Heather, and they're naked!" Astrid answered, facing the auburn haired rider again.

"Wait what?!"

"Astrid? Hiccup? I know you're there somewhere." Heather called. They heard another dragon, presumably Windshear, who's probably playing with Stormfly. Hiccup, Astrid, and Toothless stepped out of the bush they were hiding in to face the two naked lovers.

"Hey guys." Hiccup greeted, averting his eyes from his friends' nude forms, especially Heather's.

"Sorry y'all have to see us like this." she blushed, wrapping a towel around herself. Fishlegs doing the same thing on his waist. "What brings you two here?"

"We were on night patrol when we noticed some...activity here." Astrid answered. Hiccup only grinned in agreement as they were met by silence.

Fishlegs broke the uneasiness among the four of them. "Don't worry guys. We weren't doing anything crazy. Just an innocent skinny dipping to cool us off."

"You two should try it sometime! I suggest you do it somewhere private, to not feel insecure about your bodies." his girlfriend offered.

"I was insecure myself, but Heather convinced me that I have nothing to hide from her. That's how we love each other." Fishlegs added, before kissing the raven haired Berserker's cheek.

"I...I don't know. Maybe we should think about it first." Astrid said, still flustered at seeing her best friend naked.

"See you later!" Hiccup waved. He ushered his girlfriend and called their two dragons to the other side of the beach to prepare for the flight back home.

"You think we should go skinny dipping?" he asked, intrigued by Heather's suggestion.

"I love the idea of swimming in the nude, but what if someone sees us?" Astrid countered, "I mean, we did see them here."

"Fair point milady. Maybe we shouldn't do it here on the Edge." her boyfriend offered.

"Well…why don't we head back to our huts and get ourselves some camping gear. That way, when we land somewhere that has a nice quiet beach, we can go do our little fooling around."

"I love your thinking, Ast." Hiccup smirked, mounting aboard Toothless.

"Then let's go!"

Hiccup took care of their camping equipment and food while Astrid fixed up some bags for their clothes. Once they finished packing, both took off on their respective dragons and set off for Thor knows where. Eventually, Hiccup spotted an island that seemed to be devoid of human settlement and they landed on the beach. He ordered Toothless to guard their stuff as him and Astrid built the tent, while Astrid sent Stormfly to do a solo recon flight around the island to check for wild dragons.

"Alright babe, she hasn't tracked any dragons around, so it's just us tonight." Astrid smiled, giving her Nadder a scratch to the chin. She ran off towards the other side of the beach, where Toothless is busy practicing his 'drawing skills'. "Hiccup?"

"Yeah?"

"C…can we face away when we're gonna strip?" Astrid said nervously. She'd already undone the braid in her hair, unraveling a blonde mane that reached to her waist.

"Yeah, sure." Hiccup smiled.

With their backs facing each other, the two lovers began to strip their respective clothes and armor. Hiccup took more time to dig himself out of his armor before he could get to his tunic and leggings and he also swapped his metal prosthetic for a wooden one to prevent it from being rusted by the water – not to mention he suffers from phantom pain when his metal foot hits something cold. On the contrary, Astrid's armor was easier to remove, just a clasp for her shoulder guards and a series of buttons for her spiked skirt.

The cool night's breeze made it tricky for the couple to undress their underclothes - Astrid was overthinking her insecurities again while Hiccup, despite having a toned body with a hint of fat, easily gets the chills. They removed their tunics and leggings, remaining only in their undergarments. The blonde shieldmaiden's breathing became labored, whether it was due to nervousness or the cool breeze.

"You alright, Astrid?" Hiccup asked with a concerned tone in his voice.

"Yes Hic. It's just...I've never been naked in front of someone else before." she confessed, undoing the knot behind her breast bindings.

"That's good. At least we're even." Hiccup added.

When they faced each other again, Hiccup gasped at the sight of his girlfriend's fully naked body, who was looking away from him. Her breasts weren't the biggest around, but they were enough for her build; her nipples are pink, and contrary to what Heather claims, Astrid has a small, trimmed line of blonde hair down there (of which she calls a 'landing strip').

She also took a minute to have a good look at her boyfriend's toned chest and abs; he had a fair amount of chest hair, minute white lines scattered all across his body from the countless beatings he took from fighting dragon hunters. But perhaps what she was surprised about was his manhood. Never in her lifetime Astrid thought Hiccup was that big, and he wasn't even hard on yet. She was turned on just by looking at him; if her damp folds weren't an indication of that already.

Although she still had this instinctive urge to cover up, Astrid noticed the gaze Hiccup had on her. It was a steady, loving gaze as his green eyes widened at the sight of all of her, fully exposed to him - and she had the same gaze towards him. He really does love me for me. Suddenly, she felt an instant boost in self-confidence and flaunted her figure at him. She didn't feel insecure anymore - she felt safe and loved by the man standing in front of her.

"Like what you see, babe?" Astrid said seductively, doing a twirl so that Hiccup could catch a glimpse of her butt. He could only whistle in reply.

"W..wow." he whispered before capturing her lips with his. When they pulled out, both were equally hot and horny.

"Are we gonna go swimming or are we just gonna fool around like this?" Astrid purred.

"If we can have both, then why n… woah!" Before he could finish, Astrid dragged him towards the lake and shrieked at the initial shock of the cold water. "Thor almighty, that's ice cold!"

"It'll get warm once we get used to it." Astrid replied, splashing water on her boyfriend's face.

The couple splashed along the cold water, doing swimming races and making out in between. They knew their limits with their fooling around – just consensual touchy-feely. Hiccup wrapped his arms around Astrid's waist, copping a feel of her butt and eliciting a moan from the blonde dragon rider. While she pressed her breasts against his chest, her sensitive nipples went hard as Hiccup left a trail of hickeys down her neck and shoulders. They were simply floating lazily in the water and since they've been there for a while, it didn't feel cold anymore.

After some time later, they decided it was time to get some shut eye and they swam back to shore. They dried each other off and raced their way to the tent, which Astrid won convincingly. Once inside, they fooled around some more, touching and kissing each other's bare skin. Then they masturbated together, with Astrid giving a handjob to Hiccup, and vice versa, with him fingering her wet snatch. Their tent echoed with lewd cries, moans, and screaming each other's names until they both reached climax - prompting Toothless and Stormfly to respond with unintelligible growls, warbles, and squawks.

"Oh my Thor, that was intense!" Astrid gasped, still feeling the aftershocks of her orgasm. She lay down on their sleeping bag, cuddling up to her boyfriend.

"You think we should do that again?" Hiccup asked, placing his bad leg atop of Astrid's.

"Oh yeah. We're adding some new activities to our date nights. Maybe soon it would be something more than just fooling around naked."

"Getting bold, are we?" her boyfriend smirked.

"I wouldn't mind getting pregnant, as long as you're the father and we're sure about us being…us." Astrid responded.

"Gods I'd love to marry you already." Hiccup sighed.

"Me too babe." She kissed him in the lips, "Goodnight."

"Goodnight milady. I love you." As the two cuddled each other, Hiccup could only sigh in contentment at him and his girlfriend had found a new way to share their love for each other.

A/N: Finally! I bit shorter than my usual ones, but I've been able to write an M-rated story that doesn't involve actual sex XD. Let me know what'cha think in the reviews!