Chapter 6
A/N: Oh my goodness, it's been so long! I bet most of you thought I'd abandoned the story. Nope! Just had some familial troubles that had to be addressed after getting back from my trip. As an apology I've decided to post this extra-long chapter.
Also, SMUT WARNING! DON"T LIKE, DON'T READ! It's not all smut, so if you still want to read the chapter I clearly mark before the heavy stuff so you can just read to there.
Anyways. On with the fic!
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"Nice one, girl." Astrid praised as Stormfly gently lit down on the small tower balcony. She smirked over at Heather as she and Windshear landed. "Told you we'd win."
Heather mock glared and patted her Razorwhip. "Only because she has a full belly."
Astrid dismounted, smirking smugly. "Excuses, excuses." Heather stuck her tongue out at the blonde and she chuckled, pulling the ebony rider into her arms as she dismounted. "I believe my victory reward is in order." She leaned in for a kiss and got a gentle palm to the face as Heather pushed her away.
Astrid loosened her grip in surprise and Heather ducked out of her arms. "Unfair victory. If you want a reward you'll have to catch me first!" She called over her shoulder as she darted inside.
"Sneak!" Astrid yelled as she went after her. Heather disappeared down the stairs and Astrid followed. She ran full tilt down them and barely caught herself from crashing into her girlfriend who had halted at the bottom. Noticing how tense the other girl was, her playful mood died a quick death. "What is it?"
Heather turned to her, both hands on her mouth and her eyes wide with both surprise and mirth. Astrid was relieved nothing was actually wrong, but she was very confused at Heather's behavior as she started shaking slightly. She snorted and Astrid realized she was trying to contain her laughter and watched as Heather held her breath to try and compose herself.
Finally, the ebony rider took her hands from her mouth. "We forgot to clean up the feathers." She bit out, obviously still fighting not to laugh. She smacked her hands back over her mouth and wheezed slightly.
Astrid eyes went wide and she actually looked at the sleeping room. There were feathers all over one side of the room. It looked as if a storm of molting chickens had been in residence beside the two of them. Then she realized what was so funny. Hiccup had come down to get medicines. There was a note on the bed they'd obviously slept in before the pillow mishap and she could make out Hiccup's handwriting from where she was standing.
"Oh my gods. He must think we're insane!" She cried, mortified.
Heather burst out laughing, unable to contain it anymore. She fell against the wall and slid down, laughing too hard to remain standing. Astrid shook her head at her obviously crazy girlfriend and went to the note. "Ladies." She read aloud. "I'm not even going to ask how it happened, but the pillow didn't deserve to die. And please get your knives out of the wall after you pluck the bedroom. I'll let everyone know you're going to be late. Try not to break anything else. With love, from Hiccup." She shook her head at the last. "Goofy nerd." She whispered fondly.
Heather was still howling with laughter and Astrid couldn't help but to smile. The situation was rather hilarious now that she wasn't embarrassed about it. Heather finally managed to take a few deep breaths and she wiped tears from her eyes. "Oh, I can just picture his face when he walked down here! Gods, how I wish I'd seen it!"
Astrid snickered as an image of a confounded Hiccup came to her mind. "Me too. Definitely would have sealed the deal on this being the best day ever."
Heather stopped snickering and looked up at her. "Better than the day we first kissed?" She pouted.
At that Astrid walked back to her and pulled the ebony rider to her feet. Heather stumbled into the blonde rider's chest with the force of being forcefully pulled to her feet, but didn't have time to complain before Astrid kissed her soundly. Astrid smiled against her lips when Heather's squeak of surprise turned into a soft moan. She held her girlfriend tight for a moment longer before pulling away and feathering kisses along her cheek and up to her ear.
"Caught you." She whispered, nibbling at the lobe.
"Sneaky." Heather laughed softly as she pressed her body tightly to Astrid's and wrapped her arms around the blonde, who was driving her crazy with soft kisses to her neck.
Astrid kissed her again, suddenly and she moaned softly as Astrid let one of her hands come down to cup her ass. The blonde rider pulled away slightly to nip and suck at her lips. She pulled the ebony rider's bottom lip into her mouth and bit down with just a bit of force, relishing in the gasp the action received. She felt her girlfriend begin to tremble as she released it and began to nip and suck her way to the sensitive spot at the junction of her neck and shoulder. She moaned loudly as Astrid focused her attention on that one sensitive spot. Astrid's hand tightened on her ass and Heather's hips jerked forward the tiniest bit as she moaned again. Astrid released her neck and kissed her. She growled softly as Heather gave herself to the kiss with abandon and she melded them together at the mouth.
Knowing they should stop now before they forgot everything but each other, Astrid slowly softened the intense kiss, letting it end with a soft brush of lips as her hands moved back up into safer territory. Heather, however, had other plans and she surprised the blonde by suddenly ducking her head to Astrid's neck and biting her softly at the junction of her neck and shoulder. Astrid hissed in pleasure as her girlfriend sucked the flesh sharply between her teeth, her head falling to the side. Her hands fisted in the back of Heathers shirt and she couldn't contain a moan of pleasure as the ebony rider continued her actions, by nipping up her neck to her ear.
"I don't want to stop." She breathed, kissing it softly.
Astrid tried to form a response, but Heather's lips were on hers again and she lost all thought but kissing her back. A few minutes later Heather pulled back and nibbled Astrid lips softly, before smiling at her. Astrid took in the look on her face, eyes dark and compelling, hair slightly mussed and lips soft and glistening. She was so beautiful it almost hurt and the heat that had begun pooling in her belly throbbed.
She pulled her into a tight embrace, burying her face in the dark hair behind her ear and breathing deeply, releasing it with a sigh. "I don't want to either." She whispered.
"I hear a `but' coming." Heather teased softly.
Astrid chuckled and pulled away, placing a kiss on her sassy girl's nose. "But we have to get back to the compound at some point today. Hiccup needs his second. Especially with strangers here."
Heather sighed, but didn't lose her smile. "I'm glad your sense of duty is one of the reasons I fell in love with you. You look so sexy when you're taking charge. I'll just have to content myself with staring at you shamelessly and fantasizing until you're done working."
Astrid was shocked. "You . fantasize about me?"
Heather smirked and licked her lips. "It's a hobby of mine."
Astrid blushed hotly, but had to admit she was curious. "Um." Then she shook her head. "No. If I ask now we'll never get done."
The ebony rider laughed. "Come on. The sooner we get done the better. I have a feeling things are going to be very busy for the next few days and I'll be spending some time thinking up some new ones to share when the time is right."
"And I'll remember that and probably be useless for these next few days." Astrid sighed.
Heather laughed again and kissed her quickly, before pulling away. She went to the bed and started shoving feathers into the empty pillowcase. Astrid watched her for a moment, before moving to help.
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A few hours later and the tower was back in order. The dishes were more thoroughly cleaned and dried and put away the refuse given to the dragons to eat or discard at their discretion. The tub was emptied and stored after a quick flight to dry it, courtesy of a very helpful Windshear. The dirty clothes and furs were stored in one of Stormfly's saddlebags along with the ruptured pillow of feathers. The floor was swept, rugs beaten and fireplaces cleaned. All the covers were stored and the furniture was back in its proper place. Besides the knife marks in the wall, the tower looked even better than it had before their extended stay, being in a state of constant disorganization from all of the rider's nightly visits.
Astrid was extremely proud of their work, but now she felt absolutely filthy herself. She didn't want to meet the strangers covered in sweat and dirt. Heather didn't look much better herself and so Astrid decided taking a little more time to bathe before meeting everyone wouldn't hurt.
"I say we sneak into my hut and grab me some fresh gear and clean ourselves up before we meet everyone." She said as she went to mount Stormfly.
Heather, already astride Windshear, sent her a grateful look. "You read my mind."
Astrid grinned at her. "Want to head to the pools and wait for me?"
Heather smiled back. "Be quick then."
"As I've ever been." The blonde promised, before signaling her Nadder.
Stormfly chirped before leaping off the balcony and letting the current of her fall lift her into the air with little effort. "Be sneaky, girl. I want in and out before anyone knows we're there. Just like we practiced."
The Nadder gave a toothy grin and shot off in the direction of the compound. Astrid guided her low and within a few minutes she was leaping down into her roof. She lifted the special hatch door she'd installed just for times like this and dropped into her hut to retrieve fresh clothes and a lump of her favorite soaps along with few furs for them to towel off with and some oil and a cleaning brush for Stormfly. She threw everything in a small pack and, with an acrobatic maneuver, she kicked off of a support beam to grasp a ceiling beam with her hands and swung herself back up onto her roof. Stormfly made another quick pass and Astrid kicked the hatch shut and leapt off of the roof onto her dragon's back. All in all, she been there a little less than a minute.
"Good job, girl." She praised the Nadder and she secured the small pack. As an afterthought, she loosened the straps to the other bags and they fell neatly onto her balcony as they swooped up into the air. "Now let's go get clean. The Nadder crooned happily as she took off towards the pools.
(A/N: I didn't want to break the chapter further in so I'm saying it now. HEAVY SMUT TO FOLLOW! If you don't like, please consider this the end of the chapter. Thanks and love!)
As they landed next to the secluded, stream fed pools, Astrid saw that Heather had already entered the water. "You couldn't wait?" She called and she dismounted and began taking off Stormfly's saddle.
"Why would I?" The ebony rider called back as she swam closer to the shore of the small pool. "Now I get to watch you undress."
Astrid blushed crimson and her fingers fumbled the final knot. The Nadder shook herself impatiently and the saddle and straps fell to the ground. Without waiting, the Nader took a flying leap into the pool, sending a wave of water over the banks that left Heather sputtering as it washed over her head.
Astrid laughed long and hard at the surprised look on her face and felt her embarrassment leave her. She reached down to pick up the pack and threw the lump of soap into the water near enough to Heather to splash her again. Heather glared at her indignantly. "Just you wait." She snapped, placing the soap on the shore so it wouldn't dissolve.
Astrid smirked and stripped, before running and splashing into the water to take her still scowling girlfriend into her arms. "Maybe I don't want to wait." She growled.
Before Heather could respond, Astrid kissed her soundly, before pulling away and simply holding her close. I was quite a different sensation, holding her like this, with no clothes between them. It suddenly struck her that this was the first time they'd been fully naked around each other since they'd become girlfriends. Her earlier embarrassment came back with a vengeance and she could feel herself blushing.
Heather must have sensed the change in mood, because she pulled back and looked at her strangely. Seeing the embarrassed look on the blonde's face, her own expression softened and she cupped Astrid's cheek lightly. "What's wrong?" She asked softly.
Astrid looked away. "I'm being silly."
The ebony rider squeezed her chin softly, prompting her to glance back. "Tell me."
Astrid sighed. "I just realized this is the first time we've bathed together since we got together and I felt a little self-conscious for a second, ok?" She said quickly, still not meeting Heather's eyes.
The ebony rider smiled softly and leaned in to give her a soft kiss. "It's ok. Never be afraid to tell me how you feel."
Astrid finally looked at her. "Even if it's silly?"
Heather reached up and tapped her nose with the tip of her finger. "Your feelings are never silly, Astrid."
Astrid smiled brightly at her. "Ok."
Stormfly, at this point, decided she had rinsed enough and chirped authoritatively at her rider. Astrid looked over at her dragon who had retrieved the cleaning brush from the pack. She laughed at the demanding dragon.
"Hold on. I think someone has decided she wants my undivided attention for a few minutes."
Heather chuckled. "Windshear could use a good scrubbing too." The sentence was punctuated by an eager sound from the Razorwhip.
The riders kissed softly again before pulling apart and going to tend to their dragons. Astrid spent the better part of half an hour scrubbing the Nadder, making sure to pay attention to the slightly flaky patches of skin that were especially itchy given the dragon's reaction. She got out of the water to retrieve the oil and Stormfly submerged herself fully once more before joining her and shaking most of the water off, sending sheets of it flying in all directions. Heather laughed from where she was tending to Windshear and Astrid shook her head at the energetic Nadder's actions, before dipping out a little of the lightly scented oil and beginning to apply it.
When the Nadder was fully oiled and practically shining, Astrid was sweaty and grimy all over again. She glanced over to see that Heather had finished polishing Windshear and was now laid out, absorbing the sun. Astrid swallowed as her mouth went dry at the sight. All of her looked so soft and smooth and her skin practically glowed in the light of the late sun. Her breasts were full and her nipples were dark and pert. Her dark hair was fanned around her shoulders and shining, giving perfect contrast to her lightly tanned skin. Lighter scars could been seen here and there, but they only made her more perfect, strong and her muscles were clearly shown. The life of war she had lived was evident and Astrid loved it. She didn't know how long she'd been standing there staring before she realized that Heather was staring back. The ebony rider's eyes were dark and her face and neck were lightly flushed. Her lips parted and she licked them gently when their eyes met.
Astrid smiled and moved towards the water, beckoning the other rider to join her. All she wanted to do at this moment was hold her girlfriend close, but she wanted to be clean before she did so. Silently, they bathed each other, touches straying into places both familiar and foreign, lingering on hips and sides and collarbones as they spread the soap. Astrid gently touched the top of Heather's soapy breast lightly and paused, looking askance. The ebony rider kissed her softly in answer and Astrid cupped it fully for the first time. Her other hand came to the other breast and she held them for a moment, feeling their weight and softness. Her thumb accidentally brushed over a nipple and Heather gasped softly. Astrid felt it harden under her thumb and she brushed it again, more firmly. Heather made a soft sound in the back of her throat as she continued to do so, her other thumb moving over the other as well. After a few moments Heather began to tremble.
Astrid bit her lip at the look on her face and took one between her thumb and forefinger and squeezed it softly. Heather's eyes shot open with a gasp and Astrid leaned down slightly to kiss her, taking advantage of her slightly parted lips to immediately deepen it. Heather clung to her as Astrid toyed with her nipples more firmly, making small sounds that made Astrid want to coax even more from her. She pulled away from the kiss and veered sideways, focusing on the spot on her girl's neck that she knew drove her wild. Heather arched into her, her head falling back and to the side, moaning. Astrid growled softly as she felt Heather's fingernails in her back and her body responded to the pleasurable pain. She pulled back and captured the ebony rider's lips in a searing kiss. Heather met her intensity with her own. As they moved together, one of Astrid's legs slipped between Heather's and the sudden and intense heat from her womanhood made her hiss in pleasure. Heather moaned loudly as Astrid moved her thigh purposefully higher and felt a moisture that had nothing to do with the water they were standing in.
"Astrid!" Heather said her name in a near whisper as she moved against her burying her face in the blonde's neck.
Astrid let go of her breasts, wanting to feel more of her girl's sweet heat. One arm wrapped around her as the other slipped down her waist and under the surface of the water. For a moment, she hesitated, hand resting just below Heather's bellybutton. This was so sudden, more than she'd planned and she wasn't sure if she'd do it right. Heather, sensing her fear, pulled back and kissed her softly.
"Please." She whispered softly. "I want you."
At her words, all of Astrid's fears melted away. Her hand moved down further until she was cupping Heather's flower with her hand. The contrast of the cool water and the warm wetness there made her tremble and she kissed the ebony rider as she made a small sound. After a moment, Astrid began moving her hand, fingers softly tracing the ebony rider's lower lips. Slowly, she dipped one finger between them and traced it up and down.
Heather's hips jerked and she gasped when Astrid's finger brushed over her clit. Astrid circled it slowly and softly, enjoying making her tremble and gasp. Heather moaned as her movements grew firmer and she clung tightly, fingers tugging hair and clenching into her shoulder. Astrid kissed her again, fingers moving faster as another joined the first. Heather's hips moved against her and her moans got louder and louder with each moment.
"Inside me!" She whispered desperately. "Please!"
Astrid hesitated only a moment, before moving one finger down to her opening. As wet as her girl was, her finger slipped easily inside and she gasped as the digit was surrounded in wet heat even more intense. Heather's inner walls tightened as she began to move. As her finger brushed one spot inside her, Heather moaned louder than ever and her whole body jerked. Astrid focused her attention on this one spot and a second finger joined the first. She hooked them slightly, making sure to firmly caress that one spot as her fingers moved in and out. Heather writhed in her arms, throwing her head back as her hips moved to meet the blonde's thrusts.
Astrid watched her hungrily, never slowing as Heather's inner walls suddenly contacted, squeezing around her fingers and her entire body shook. A soft cry escaped her lips and she trembled. Astrid felt her own body respond to Heather's release and she kept going, wanting to feel more. Heather clung to her, crying out as Astrid drove her over the edge again, the second release following the first so swiftly it was nearly one giant wave of ecstasy.
Finally, Astrid slowed her fingers, slowly bringing Heather down from the pleasure. Her fingers stilled and the blonde held her tightly as both of them caught their breath. Astrid slowly withdrew her fingers and Heather shuddered, before kissing her soundly.
As they parted, Heather laughed shakily. "That was incredible." She whispered. Astrid could only nod. Her own body was still on fire, but she had very much enjoyed giving Heather pleasure. Heather kissed her again. "Come on. Let's finish and get out. It's getting chilly.
"Ok." Was all Astrid could say as Heather grabbed the soap again and they finished bathing.
They got out and Astrid bent over to retrieve the furs for them to dry off with from her pack. They dried off quickly. The sun was setting as Astrid finished and reached for her clothes. Suddenly, Heather pushed her and the surprised blonde fell into the soft grass, unable to catch herself. She rolled over and propped herself on her elbows, glaring at her girlfriend. "What was tha-" Her indignant question was cut off as Heather dropped to her knees on the grass beside her and cupped her chin, pulling her into a kiss.
She pulled back and chuckled at the surprised look on Astrid's face as she straddled her. "You didn't think I was going to leave you unsatisfied, did you?" She asked softly, hands coming up to cup the blonde's breasts softly as she leaned in for another kiss.
Astrid kissed her back and let Heather push her to the ground. She gasped as the ebony girl's thumbs brushed over her nipples firmly. Her already sensitive body responded immediately to her girlfriend's touch and she gasped softly as Heather played with her nipples, teasing them into erect nubs. Her eyes closed as she felt Heather kiss her neck softly, nipping and sucking down to the bundle of nerves where her neck met her shoulder. Pleasure rolled up her spine as the ebony girl sucked the flesh in between her teeth sharply and her fingers, plucked and pinched at her nipples. Her hips rolled upwards into Heather's above her and shivered when the other rider gasped and released her neck with a sharp pull.
"None of that." Heather ordered, moving further down and completely surprising the blonde by taking one of her nipples into her mouth.
Astrid's back arched and she moaned as Heather sucked softly. Her hands fisted in dark tresses as Heather increased the suction before releasing it with a soft pop. She ran her tongue around it and then flicked it softly and Astrid trembled at the sensation. Heater switched nipples and gave the other the same attention and Astrid mewled and shuddered as the sensations overwhelmed her. She was so distracted, she didn't notice Heathers hand moving down until it was cupping her womanhood. Her head rolled back and she moaned as the ebony rider's finger slipped between her lips and found that bundle of nerves.
Heathers fingers traced circles around it softy, barely touching, driving her wild. Just as she thought she'd go crazy from wanting stronger sensations, Heather's finger firmly brushed her clit and her hips jerked as she began flicking it back and forth. One of the blonde's hands left the ebony hair to fist in the grass at her side as her pleasure mounted. She couldn't hear the soft cries she was uttering as Heather's movements quickened and grew firmer. Her head arched back as the ebony rider slowly moved her fingers down to trace her opening.
Astrid tensed for a moment, as she felt her start to push a finger inside, but relaxed as her girlfriend's thumb continued to play over her clit. She moaned loudly as Heather started to thrust, gently at first, then more powerfully. She couldn't stop her hips as Heather added a second finger and found that spot inside her that sent fire racing though her body. She cried out as the pleasure grew and grew, her body winding tighter and tighter with each thrust until something inside her burst and a wave of ecstasy rolled over her. A wordless shout was torn from her lips as Heather pushed her more, drawing her pleasure even higher and she lost control of her body completely under the onslaught of it.
After what could have been seconds or hours later, the ebony rider slowed her fingers and Astrid collapsed into a boneless mass on the ground, breathing heavily. She felt Heather move to lay beside her and she gathered her strength enough to pull her girlfriend close. They lay together silently as Astrid tried to remember how to breathe.
"That was amazing." She finally managed, her voice shaky.
Heather giggled and kissed her cheek. "I'm glad."
Suddenly, Astrid realized it was nearly pitch dark. "We are so late." She whispered.
Heather laughed and propped herself on one elbow to give her a sound kiss. "I don't care."
As they kissed again, Astrid couldn't really find it in her to care either.
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Whew. Longest chapter yet. I am quite happy with it. Thoughts?