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Hey, so just wanted to let you guys know I have a tumblr now. My account is crazy4dragons. I post drabbles there sometimes that I feel are too short for this site. This piece is inspired by a tumblr post about what Dreamworks should show us if they were to do a wedding short, and one thing was that Hiccup should show Astrid the renovations he made to his house. Enjoy!

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"Can I take the blindfold off yet?" Astrid asked. For the past month, Hiccup hadn't let her in his house with the excuse that he was making surprise renovations that she could only see after the wedding. Now, the wedding was over, and here she was, being led blindfolded to her new home.

"We're almost inside," Hiccup assured. "Just a few more steps, and -" He flung open the door with one hand and pulled Astrid's blindfold off with the other. "Welcome home, Mrs. Haddock."

The blonde's eyes widened at the sight before her. Hiccup's living room - no, their living room - looked notably different from the time she'd last seen it. Stoick's chair remained in its place, but it was now joined by a couch and a footrest. A drawing of Hiccup, Astrid, and their dragons was hung above the fireplace.

"And if you turn around, you'll see that I've installed hooks by the door."

Astrid looked where her husband was gesturing.

"One is for your axe, and the other is for your sword," explained Hiccup. "Or whatever weapons you want to put there. And if you see here, I've put a lock on the door."

"Oh, thank Thor. The last thing I wanted was for the whole village to be bursting in here all the time," Astrid said. She drew her axe from the belt of her bridal dress and placed it on one of the hooks. "And the hooks were a great idea, too. You know, in case I need to fight off some intruders."

The young chief laughed before signaling for his wife to follow him to the next room. "And here is our kitchen. I equipped it with a fire control system." He walked over to the fireplace and gestured to two buckets of water hanging from a string. "If the fire ever gets out of hand while we're cooking, you just pull the string and it will be extinguished." He then moved to the cabinets, which he'd just built the previous week. "And here is where I have our pots, pans, plates, bowls...well, you get the idea. And right next to all this is the ice box." He opened the lid to reveal plenty of mutton, chicken, and lamb. "As you can see, I stocked up on some things."

"This is great! I'm impressed, babe." Astrid squeezed her husband's hand.

"Oh, it keeps getting better." With that, Hiccup led her to the washroom. "We have a washtub, so you don't have to worry about finding hidden places to bathe anymore."

"My gods, that tub is huge!" exclaimed the blonde. "You didn't have to -"

"It wasn't me. This was here since I was born. My dad made it, and you know, he was a lot larger than us." Hiccup walked over to a set of shelves. "And here's towels, soap, bubble bath, fragrance, and rose petals."

"You use rose petals in the bath?"

"No, I got them for you, milady."

Astrid smiled.

"And now to keep moving." Next, Hiccup took Astrid into a bedroom. "This is the dragons' room. As you can see, I moved Toothless' bed in here, I made a second bed for Stormfly, and I've installed a feeding station. And look." He walked to the back of the room and opened a door - again, one with a lock - to reveal the backyard. "For our convenience," he explained.

"Hiccup, this is too much," Astrid insisted.

"No, it's nothing," the young chief insisted. "Come on, let's go see the other downstairs bedroom." He led Astrid into a room that was empty except for a dresser and a bed. "If we have kids, they can sleep in here. I didn't do much with it yet because I want your input when the time comes." Taking her hand, he walked her up the stairs. "But I did finish furnishing our room."

"Oh my gods." Astrid took a moment just to stare at the room. Not only had Hiccup gotten a bigger bed, he'd also acquired a mattress. Additionally, he'd created a whole wall for her weapons, saddles, and other riding gear, while keeping another wall for his various metal legs, Toothless' assortment of tails, and his flaming sword.

"You like it?" asked Hiccup. "I know neither of us mind sleeping on wood, but I figured that we'd um...that it would be best to get a mattress because we'll erm...we'll be doing more than just sleeping now." He rubbed the back of his neck before changing the subject. "And this wall is yours. You can do whatever you like with it." He gestured to Astrid's wall before walking over to two dressers. "We each have our own dresser, too. I even carved our names into them. And in between them, I have a curtain in case you want privacy to change. I mean, if you're comfortable changing in the open, I don't have a problem with it, but I just want you to know that you don't have to if you're not okay with it."

A light blush covered Astrid's cheeks.

"And I put drawers in our nightstands," continued Hiccup, making his way back over to the wall with the bed. "Your drawer has a couple extra blankets, since I know you're always getting cold," he explained before plopping onto the mattress and announcing he was finished with the house tour.

Astrid ran to her husband and kissed him. "You know, you never fail to surprise me, babe," she remarked, running her fingers through his auburn hair.

"Well then, milady," Hiccup began. "It looks like you have a whole lifetime of surprises ahead of you."