A/N: Cliche, cliché, cliché… And cheesy Astrid.

Chapter Six

"Mom!"

Monica Hofferson came around the corner, a smile on her face, The last time she had seen Ashton was before Hiccup and Astird had gotten together. She had met Hiccup plenty of times before and she always loved him like he was one of her own. She was ecstatic when she found out that him and Astrid were dating. He could end up really being her son-in-law!

Then she found out that the two had broken up. She was almost more upset about it than Astrid.

"Ashton! Hiccup! Oh, it's been too long!" she gave them both smiles before motioning for them to give her a hug "You two need to come see me more! Even Astrid has taken more trips here than you, Ash."

Ashton watched as Hiccup's face fell at the mention of Astrid's name. Sometimes her mom has no filter "So," he asked, forcing a smile onto his face "I heard there would be cookies. You know how much I love your cooking, Ms. H."

Ms. Hofferson smiled at him, motioning towards the kitchen "You know I always have cookies when I hear you're coming, Hiccup."

He followed her towards the kitchen, spotting the plate on the counter. He reached for some, and as he was chewing, Ms. Hofferson reached over, cupping his chin in her hand and taking in his face "Have you been sleeping?"

He shrugged, shoving another cookie in his mouth "Kind of."

She narrowed her eyes at him "Hiccup -"

He flinched at the motherly tone in her voice. It was something he wasn't use to. His mother was never stern with him, so coming to the Hofferson's was always a change, He shook his head. Ms. Hofferson pointed towards the stairs "Nap. Now."

"What… I'm fine. I don't -" the look she gave him made him sigh in defeat "Fine. Ash, I'm using your room."

Ashton nodded and watched him as he walked up the stairs. She reached for the plate, nibbling on her own cookie when her mom sighed "What are you thinking about, mom?"

"I've known Hiccup for years now. They're both unhappy not being together. What happened between them? Astrid has always been so strong. He must have hurt her pretty badly."

Ashton tilted her head, staring at her mom "What do you mean? How was she when she got here?"

Ms. Hofferson gave her daughter a small, sympathetic smile "She looked like someone who just got her heart broken. She looked like she hadn't slept in days and had been crying for hours. You know your sister, she doesn't cry. Has she ever been like that after a breakup?"

Ashton shrugged "I never really knew Astrid until she started dating Hiccup. Maybe she hasn't been like that before? Hiccup is pretty different from everyone else."

Her mom gave her a sympathetic smile. Besides Heather, her mom was the only other person who knew how she felt about Hiccup. She knew how upset Ashton had been when Astrid and Hiccup had first gotten together, But Monica Hofferson knew her like the back of her hand. She was able to tell when Ashton had finally started being happy for her friend and sister.

"Is Astrid still here?" her mom nodded "I'm going to go see if she's doing okay."

Before she walked out of the kitchen, she grabbed a few more cookies. If she talks to Astrid, she knows her sister is going to need some of the cookies.

Ashton could hear mumbling as soon as she reached the hallway up the stairs. She raised an eyebrow, walking towards Astrid's room where the door was left open a crack. She could have smiled at what she saw.

Hiccup and Astrid were on her bed. His back was against the headboard and she was in his lap, her arms around his neck, and his around her waist, holding her as close as possible.

She wanted to stay and see if they were going to make up or not. From the looks of it, they were on the verge of making up. But she knew this was a private moment for the couple. They would both her if they knew she was spying on them. She sighed, turned away from the door, and started walking back down the stairs.

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Hiccup and Astrid were laying side by side on her bed. They were facing each other, their foreheads barely touching. Astrid reached over, running her fingers through his hair "It's only been three days.

He nodded, nuzzling her hand when she brought it down to his cheek "I know. It's been..."

"Hard?" he nodded in agreement "I haven't been sleeping well,"

He gave her a smile , dropping a hand to her waist and gently pulling her closer "I haven't been either."

Astrid sighed, looking up at his face. He had his eyes closed, taking in just having her there. She should be happy that he's even letting her be this close to him. She thought he would be upset with her for a longer period of time, but it looks like he missed her just as much "Are we… Are we going to be okay? I know it was just three days, but, I don't… I don't want to imagine going longer without you."

"I overreacted, Astrid." he said, opening his eyes to look at her "Breaking up with you over that was one of the dumbest things I've ever done."

"So, you still want to date me?"

He leaned forward, catching her lips "If you still want to." he mumbled when he pulled away.

"Yes. Yes of course I still want to!" she was leaning forward again, pressing her lips to his in an almost near desperate kiss.

It had been three days. Three days without sleeping with him, or being held by him. Three days without even being able to kiss him. For some people it wouldn't feel like that long, but to them, it felt like a lifetime.

She pulled away reluctantly, her eyes filled with him "Before you decided if you still want to date me… I have something to tell you."

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Hiccup and Astrid had left before Ashton. They had decided that they needed to be somewhere more private for the conversation they were going to have.

Ashton had watched them walk out of Astrid's room, both looking more away. They also both looked happy. Ashton took it as a good sign when she saw them walking down the stairs hand in hand. They have to be back together, right?

Ashton was lying in her bed, reading. She couldn't stop thinking about her friend and sister. They had looked so… Nervous. Could it make or break their relationship for good? She has to know.

She was just debating on giving one of them a call, but her own sister beat her to it. It's like Astrid could read her mind. Which would make a lot of sense seeing as they are twins.

"Hey! Astrid, what's up?"

Ashton heard a pause before Astrid started mumbling something to Hiccup. It was a few seconds later that she heard Astrid sigh and started talking "Hey, sorry! Hiccup woke up." Ashton heard a door close and then Astrid started talking again "What are you doing?"

Ashton shut her book, sitting up straight "I was just reading. Why, what's up?"

"I just… I need to tell you something." Ashton froze. That was never anything good to hear. It's always bad when someone says something like that "Hiccup and I have been talking about this since we got home. We decided that you should be the first person to know."

What is she even talking about? The first person to know what? That they're back together? Why would that be a secret? Maybe they got engaged? That would be insane.

"Okay… What is it? Is it bad?"

"No, no, not really at all." Astrid wanted to just ease it out in the open. No more waiting. She had held this in for a week before telling Hiccup, and once Hiccup knew and she knew that he was okay with it, she knew it was time to tell someone else. She was honestly thinking of just blurting it out. "I'm… Pregnant."