"And there.", Meg smiled.
She had just finished putting up the last of her stuff in her new room.
Her mom and brother moved out and left their old house after Stoick was arrested by the police. He was charged with 10 years of prison for domestic violence on his own son.
Valka decided to change their home so it won't hold a terrible memory on them every time they walked through the front door.
They were living in a flat now. Not so big but no so small either. Meg had her own room just like Hiccup but only a door was separating them and not a corridor anymore, they had a connecting door on the wall between their rooms. That what's made Valka took this apartment.
Hiccup was now slowly healing. His leg had got broken and it got infected since he hide it for a while and did nothing about it. They had too amputated the lower part of his leg. He quickly got a prosthetic leg and was now still in reeducation.
Since the incident, he barely talked and was scared of the storms because it sounded like his dad yelling at him. He had a lot of nightmares, ending up with Val or his sister sleeping next to him for most of the nights.
Even if he didn't talk, he showed so much love to his sister and mom, thankful for them and for saving him. He gave them small smiles and surprise hugs. He was holding on like he could, not wanting to give up on life and tried to be himself again, even if he was missing a leg.
This was a new beginning where he wanted to be happy.
••••••••••
Middle of the night. Meg was sleeping in her new bed. It was a pretty much peaceful night. But she got woken by a loud whining. She blinked until she understood what it was.
She rushed for her brother's room door as fast as she could, with the sleep obviously present in her eyes. She walked to his bed and rubbed his arm gently.
-"Hiccup. Hey. Woke up.", she murmured close to his face.
His eyes snapped wide open, pearls of sweat rolling down his face, his breaths sharp. Meg helped him sit and she sat next to him, taking him in her arms, rocking him slowly.
-"Sorry..", he breathed.
-"No. Hiccup, I told you. You don't need to be. It's not your fault. You're holding on like you can. You never asked for something like that. You're just reacting at the aftershock. But it's okay. I'm here. And mom is too. You're safe now. Everything will be alright.", she spoke in the most sweetest voice, leaning her face on his head, pushing the sticky strands of hair on his forehead.
-"Can you stay?", Hiccup asked in whisper.
-"Of course I can.", Meg smiled, kissing the top of his head.
They broke the embrace and Meg lied with him on his bed. He didn't waste time and buried his face in his sister chest, wrapping his arms around her. She returned the hug and rested her cheek on his hair.
-"You're Okay Hiccup. You're okay.", she whispered.
Hiccup sighed and smiled. He took a deep breath of his sister reassuring scent and closed his eyes.
The nightmare didn't come back.
••••••••••
-"Meg. Meeeg."
-"Hmmhaat?"
Valka shook gently Meg's shoulder, waking her up but careful not to wake Hiccup.
-"I'm going to work, I forgot my computer there. On my way back, I'll grab some McDonald's, what do you want?", she asked, pushing the hair out of her daughter sleepy face.
-"Hmm, I dunno. Big Mac and McFlurry I guess. Take the same for Hiccup.", Meg said with a raspy voice full of sleep.
-"Alright. Go back to sleep now. If you woke up, I did pancakes for breakfast, alright?"
-"Hmhm.", Meg nodded before closing her eyes again and holding her brother tight against her again.
Valka kissed both of her children heads and stood up. She walked to the door and turned around to look at them one more time.
Meg was hugging Hiccup close to her and Hiccup was hanging onto her. Both looking relaxed and at peace for once.
She smiled warmly and put a hand on her heart.
She will do anything for her babies.
She closed the door behind them, letting the twins sleep intertwined, just like they were doing in their first years.