Chapter 8
A/N: Hope you're all having a wonderful 4th my lovely readers. Here is an extra-long pressy chap for the holiday. SMUUUUUUUUUT WAAAAAARNIIIIING! Just saying. Carry on.
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The next morning, the sun rose far sooner than Astrid would have liked. The festivities lasted until well into the night and copious amounts of mead and food were consumed between the men, women and riders. Then they'd danced and sung themselves hoarse. Astrid wasn't even sure what time it was that she and Heather had drug themselves into her hut to collapse, fully clothed, onto her bed, but she was certain she hadn't had enough sleep. She almost considered just rolling over and going back to sleep for another hour, but voices from outside let her know that sleeping in wouldn't be an option. There was far too much to do for her to laze around.
She sighed and began to carefully extract herself from Heather. The ebony rider grumbled in her sleep and tightened her hold on Astrid, snuggling more forcefully into her side. Astrid stifled a chuckle at the adorable action and reached down to unhook her girlfriend's fingers from her shirt.
Heather groaned and woke when she finally managed to do so and was slipping out of the bed. "Where are you going?" She asked blearily.
Astrid reached out and cupped her face. "To go see what needs to be done."
Heather groaned and reached out for her and pulled her back down. Astrid fell halfway onto the bed and the ebony rider immediately moved to wrap her arms and legs around her. "Sleep more. Do things later."
Astrid chuckled. "You know I can't do that, love."
Heather sighed and squeezed her tighter for a moment before giving in and releasing her. "Ok, ok. I'm up."
Astrid rolled onto her side and propped herself on an elbow so she could look at her. "You can sleep longer. I'm not trying to make you get up."
Heather smiled tiredly at her. "No, you're right. There is a lot to do. So I should be up helping you do what needs done."
Astrid smiled back and leaned in to give her a soft kiss. "Good morning then." She whispered as she pulled away.
Heather grasped the back of her head and pulled her down for a more thorough kiss. Rather than fight it, Astrid gave in and kissed her like she'd wanted to last night while they'd been dancing. They moved together, hands roaming over breasts and buttocks and Astrid suddenly wished they'd managed to undress last night. She wanted to feel Heather against her, skin to skin.
A loud crash and a few shouts from outside broke them moment and Heather sighed. "I want another storm and to be trapped somewhere with you again so that I can have a few days to enjoy your body." She said unabashedly as she moved her thigh between Astrid's and pressed upwards to put pressure on her core.
The blonde Viking gasped and her hips gave a little jerk. Heather rolled on top of her and kissed her passionately again. Astrid clung to her as one of the ebony rider's hands came up to cup her breast, toying with her nipple through her clothes. She moaned helplessly into her lover's mouth as Heather moved against her. Fire was racing through her veins and her womanhood throbbed for attention. She could feel herself grow wetter with each movement Heather made and wanted nothing more than to continue, but voices from outside reminded her there were things to do. And if she could hear them, they would hear her.
Mustering all the willpower she had, she suddenly turned her head to the side. "Oh, gods. Heather!" She whispered desperately as the ebony rider bit her neck. "We have to stop!"
"No." Heather growled, undoing the tie of Astrid's pants with her free hand. "I want to feel you come undone one more time before I have to keep my hands to myself."
Astrid moaned sharply as Heather's fingers found her dripping center and she bit her lip to stifle her cries as those skilled fingers found her clit and began flicking it mercilessly. Astrid clung to her as her pleasure mounted higher and higher, burying her face into Heather's neck. Heather gasped when the blonde bit her suddenly and she hooked her fingers down and entered her with one smooth thrust. Astrid jerked at the sudden intrusion, but as Heather fingers began to move, in and out, building speed and force with each motion, fingertips curled to firmly caress that inner sweet spot, her legs opened wider of their own accord and her hips began rising and falling to meet her. Her head fell back against the mattress and she fought herself not to cry out. She was panting, whimpering as Heather drove her closer and closer to the edge. She tried desperately to hold back, to keep control, but one final thrust and a flick of thumb to her clit sent her flying. She lost the battle against her voice and only a sudden kiss muffled her cries as her orgasm washed over her.
Slowly, she became aware of her surroundings again. Heather's fingers were still inside her, stroking her gently as she feathered kisses all over her face. Astrid lay there trembling as Heather gave her a soft, but thorough kiss. Slowly, the ebony rider removed her fingers and Astrid shuddered as it triggered an aftershock of pleasure. She heard a sucking sound and opened her eyes to see Heather cleaning her fingers with her mouth, blue eyes staring into her own.
"Oh, gods." She choked out as she felt desire course through her again at the sight.
Heather released her fingers with a pop. "Delicious." She purred, leaning down for another kiss. Astrid could taste herself as their tongues moved together. It was odd, yet arousing and it made her wonder what Heather would taste like. She was still dazed as Heather ended the kiss and propped herself up to look down at her. "Good morning, by the way." She teased.
Astrid blushed, but smiled. "Fantastic morning, you mean."
Heather giggled. "Most certainly. Now. Let's get today over with. The sooner we get started, the sooner I can hold you again." She commented, rolling to the side so she could get up.
Astrid reached out for her hand. "Wait. Don't you want me to.?" She trailed off, blush deepening.
Heather smirked. "Yes." She squeezed her fingers. "But not now. I'd rather wait until we have more time. Besides." Her smirk widened. "I'm not through with you yet, Miss Hofferson."
Astrid swallowed against the sudden dryness of her mouth. Heather laughed at the look on her face and pulled her from the bed. Astrid found her legs were still a bit shaky as she quickly cleaned herself up and retied her pants, Heather watching her hungrily the whole time.
"Stop it." She growled suddenly.
Heather tiled her head to the side in confusion. "Stop what?"
"Looking at me like that. It makes me want to say the hell with the repairs and drag you off on Stormfly."
Heather licked her lips, eyes darkening. "I actually have no motivation to stop now."
Astrid strode to her, grasped her shoulders and shook her gently. "Behave." She scolded softly.
Heather gave an exaggerated sigh. "I'll try. That's all I can promise."
Astrid scowled. "Meaning you won't."
Heather giggled and kissed her nose. "I will, I promise. You just make it too easy, love."
Astrid growled, but couldn't really be mad. "You make me crazy sometimes."
Heather sobered and leaned in to nip at her lips. "I plan on making you even crazier."
Astrid couldn't resist kissing her, the words sending a spark of desire to her core. She pulled back after a moment and rested their foreheads together. She made a sudden, spontaneous decision. "I'm requesting a watch at one of the towers tonight if I get the chance."
Heather beamed. "That would be wonderful."
Astrid kissed her again and then forced herself to pull away. "Come on. Let's get today done."
"Right behind you."
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Astrid found Hiccup without too much difficulty and he informed her that today they'd be mostly focusing on repairing the buildings from the damage they'd received. He'd sent Fishlegs out to locate a few trees of the appropriate size and type to help the Blind Water Vikings repair their ship, which had come off a little worse for wear during the rough landing. Kari, who was with him, told her that all they riders had to do was find the trees and they'd do the rest. The blonde left them arguing playfully about the division of labor.
The rest of the day was spent in a blur of activity as she and her team, along with the helpful shipwrecked Vikings, checked every single building for damage and gathered the necessary supplies to get stated. Finally, a halt was called for a midday meal. Having skipped breakfast, she was ravenous and she dug in with a gusto to the light meal provided by the Blind Water's women. She felt a tad guilty for making the besieged Vikings help with the labor and mentioned it, but Dustin, Calder's reedy, blond second, waved off her concerns.
"If you lot weren't her to help us, we might not have made off as well as we did from the storm. Besides, you're providing the food we prepare and the lumber we need to fix our ship as well as warm places to sleep for all of us. Not to mention the potential trade between our brethren." He laughed. "No, lass, don't you worry that we're doing too much. I'd say we aren't doing enough."
And he wouldn't hear another word on the subject. They all got back to work and made fairly good progress, continuing well after the sun had set by light of fire and dragon. A call went out that food was again ready and all of them gratefully sat to rest and eat. Astrid was exhausted at this point, but happy as they'd gotten more done in one day than her wildest expectations could have imagined. She made a mental note to ask Hiccup and Stoick if there was any sort of reward they could whip up for them the next time they spoke alone as she wearily looked around for her girlfriend.
Finally, she spotted her talking to Kari and Hiccup and she made her way to them. "-would love it if you came to visit, of course. She would be thrilled to meet all of you." Kari was saying. She smiled at Astrid as she reached them.
"Who wants to meet us?"
"Her mother." Hiccup supplied as Heather fixed her a plate of fish and fried potatoes.
Kari nodded. "Mother loves meeting new people. She was sick when we set of for Inger's wedding or she'd have been with us."
"Her mother also loves dragons and is the one who convinced Calder to let her study them so extensively."
"Yes. Father was against the idea. Just because they didn't give us trouble, didn't mean he had to trust them, he said. I had to sneak around for over a year before mother talked sense into him." She said fondly.
Astrid swallowed a mouthful of food. "Sounds like a woman I'd like to meet." She had a sudden thought. "You know, we should get you a dragon of your own."
Hiccup smiled broadly. "That is a fantastic idea!" He said enthusiastically.
Kari looked uncertain. "I'm not sure father would agree to that."
"He won't have a choice after you bond with your dragon." Heather supplied. "Nothing can break the bond between a rider and her dragon."
"Exactly." Hiccup nodded. "We can train you up and take you out to find a dragon near your home when we come to visit."
"Would it really work?" She asked wonderingly.
"Of course it will." Astrid told her. "And if it seems to be going south, we'll just make it happen." She grinned confidently. All of them laughed and Astrid caught herself staring at Heather as her face lit up. She had a sudden urge to kiss her and remembered what she'd promised that morning. "Oh, by the way. Hiccup?"
"Yes?"
"I feel like getting away for another night. Is there a tower shift open by any chance?"
He thought about it. "Actually, Fishlegs asked me earlier if he could switch with someone at the Western tower. But are you sure? I mean, you've been working all day."
"How about I go with her?" Heather asked with a sly smile. "If one of us gets too tired we can just take turns."
He thought about it for a moment. "Sounds good to me." Then he glanced up at the sky. "And there isn't a storm cloud in sight so all good there." He joked.
The two of them laughed and Astrid glanced at her half empty plate, then up at Heather, who had yet to look away from her. "Well. If it's all the same to you, I think we should go on and head out."
Hiccup nodded. "I'll let Fishlegs know he's free tonight."
"Thanks." She smiled and stood. "Ready?" She asked Heather.
The ebony rider chuckled. "Let's go." They playfully swatted at each other as they raced to a clear area to call their dragons.
"Have a good night!" Kari called after them.
Heather smirked as they ran. "Oh, we will." She whispered, giving Astrid a predatory glance.
Astrid shivered in anticipation and whistled for Stormfly. Heather untied the horn at her wait and signaled Windshear. The dragons landed shortly and, seeming to sense the urgency of their riders, pushed themselves to the limit, reaching the forest tower in record time.
"Good girl." Astrid praised the Nadder as she dismounted. "Stay close and keep watch." She told her dragon as she went for the door. Heather patted Windshear one more time, before following.
Moonlight bathed the inside of the tower and Astrid only had a moment to be pleased that they wouldn't have to take the time to light a fire, before Heather pulled her into her arms and kissed her soundly. She abandoned herself with a passion, clinging to her ebony lover as they awkwardly made their way into the small sleeping area in the back, without ever once breaking the kiss. Their clothes disappeared in a rush of hands and the moment Astrid's last garment fell to the floor, Heather was back in her arms.
They fell to the mattress in a tangle of arms and legs and lips. Heather's hands came to Astrid's breasts and she lost no time teasing her nipples into erect nubs. Slowly, she kissed and nipped her way down the blonde's neck, stopping to suck strongly at a few sensitive spots, before reaching her collar bone. Here she bit and Astrid's back arched at the pleasure pain of it, before the ebony rider resumed her trip downward. Just as her lips brushed her fingers, still busy flicking and plucking taut nipples, Astrid surprised her by hooking her leg and flipping them over.
She rose up, grasping Heather's hands and pinning them above her head. "I want to please you." She whispered at her lover's confused look.
She leaned down to kiss her for only a moment, before quickly kissing and nipping a path down to her breasts. Heather hissed and tried to free her hands, as Astrid licked a slow circle around one of her nipples. Astrid squeezed her hands tighter and nipped the underside of her breast in admonition, before kissing her way back to the nipple and flicking it gently with her tongue. She teased it with gentle flicks and licks, enjoying her girls gasps and sighs, and felt it harden, before taking it between her lips and sucking softly.
Heather moaned softly as she flicked it with her tongue and she sucked again, stronger this time. She lavished more attention on it and Heather's hands tugged at her own, trying to get free. Astrid switched nipples, sucking it in with a sharp pull and Heather cried out, hips jerking the tiniest bit. Astrid bit it softly and she trembled, mewling and her breathing grew heavier. Astrid felt her wetness against her stomach and had and overpowering urge to finish it, to finally taste her, and followed it, slowly kissing down her lover's body, stopping to dip a tongue into her bellybutton and to nip at her hipbones.
When she finally reached her goal, she stopped and just stared for a moment, staring at the glistening flower before her. Heather's hips clenched and she tried to close them, obviously embarrassed at the scrutiny. Astrid released her hands to push them back apart, growling softly.
"No." She ordered. "I want to see you." She looked up to see Heather panting, watching her with darkened, hungry eyes, skin bleached by the moonlight outside the window and her heart stuck in her throat for a moment at the beautiful sight. "Mine." She whispered, kissing a soft thigh.
"Yours." Heather answered in a gasp as Astrid kissed her lower lips softly.
Astrid breathed deeply of her scent and nuzzled the wet flesh gently, before taking her first taste. She ran her tongue along the soft folds and Heather moaned softly as she sucked gently, before licking a long swipe from her opening to her clit. The ebony rider's hips shivered as Astrid began to tease it gently. She found she quite enjoyed the taste and wanted more. She sucked it into her mouth, rolling it between her lips and tongue and Heather cried out at the action. Astrid watched her face redden and her breathing grow heavier. Her eyes darkened and her skin glistened with a light sheen of sweat. She watched, enthralled, as Heather fought to maintain eye contact, but lost the battle as the blonde rider teased her more firmly, sucking stronger and speeding up her tongue. Her cries grew louder and Astrid had to hold her hips still as they began to thrust into her mouth.
She watched Heather as her hands fisted in the covers beneath her, eyes closed and mouth open, back arched and breasts shaking as her whole body tightened and jerked. Astrid felt a new surge of wetness under her chin and longed for a deeper taste. She indulged, closing her eyes as she thrust her tongue inside the source of the wonderful wetness and Heather's walls contracted sharply around it as she thrust it in and out, just barely reaching that ridge inside her that drove her wild.
"Oh gods." Heather's voice came out in a rush of air. "Don't stop! Please, Astrid!" She cried.
Astrid sped up, trying to push her tongue even deeper with each thrust as Heather's walls began to quake and her thighs began to tremble. Astrid tightened her grip on her hips to keep them still and Heather's eyes shot open, meeting hers for only a moment, before her head went back and she screamed her release as she fell over the edge. Astrid didn't slow, sucking the wetness as it poured over her face and Heather jerked and spasmed.
"Astrid!" Her name was a breathless shout.
Astrid let one of her hands slip over to toy with her Heather's clit, pinching it softly and Heather screamed again as the touch sent her over the edge once more. Astrid wanted more, she didn't want to stop. She wanted to hear more of Heather's sweet voice and taste her sweet nectar. Her fingers swopped quickly down to gather more moisture and she began flicking them over her lover's clit as she continued to thrust and curl her tongue inside her.
Heather was jerking madly, almost coming off the bed, head back, back arched, thighs twitching and Astrid watched it all, her own body responding almost enough to send her over the edge herself as she watched Heather come completely undone.
Finally, Heather fairly collapsed, mewling and twitching. Only then did Astrid relent. Gently, she removed her tongue, making Heather spasm and whimper. Astrid noticed the tears on her cheeks for the first time and moved up to take her trembling love into her arms and hold her tightly.
It was some time, before Heather's breathing finally returned to normal. She was still trembling lightly as she placed a kiss on Astrid's cheek. "Are you ok?" The concerned blonde asked softly, cupping her still damp cheek and looking into her eyes.
Heather gave a shaky laugh. "I'm more than alright." She said shakily. "That was amazing." She took a deep breath and released it with a sigh. "I never thought I could feel so much. That it could be so wonderful. I think I actually cried for a minute there."
Astrid smiled, relieved. "You did. I was afraid I'd done something wrong."
Heather laughed again, louder this time and kissed her. "No. You did absolutely nothing wrong. It was wonderful. You were wonderful." She punctuated the last with another soft kiss.
Astrid leaned into it and the kiss grew slowly, from a show of love to a passionate display. Heather turned slowly over until she was on top of her and Astrid suddenly found herself on her back with Heather over her. "My turn." The ebony rider whispered against her lips as her hands began to toy with her breasts again.
Astrid moaned softly as Heather's lips left hers to kiss their way quickly down to her breasts. The ebony rider lost no time and took one of her nipples between her lips and sucked strongly. Astrid's arousal, which had calmed somewhat, roared back to life in a swift rush that left her panting, hands fisting in Heather's hair as she mercilessly teased her breasts with lips, fingers and tongue. She arched her back, pressing her chest up into the sweet sensations, moaning softly. She felt herself grow wetter than ever and tried to squeeze her thighs together to ease some of the pressure. Heather felt her move and lifted her head to grin predatorily. She lowered her head and began kissing down Astrid's body and the blonde felt her chest tighten with anticipation as she felt Heather slow slid her thighs apart. She looked down as Heather paused and the sight of her there, between her legs, looking at her most intimate place with that hungry look in her eyes, made her breath leave her in a rush. She panted as Heather looked up, meeting her eyes as she slowly lowered her mouth and stuck out her tongue to lake a long slow taste. Astrid jerked slightly biting her lip against a moan at that first touch. Heather licked her a few times, making her gasps and tremble as she lightly dipped her tongue inside the opening before moving back up.
Astrid's head fell back with a sharp cry as Heather found and focused on her clit, sucking it into her mouth and rolling it gently between her teeth. She couldn't stop her cries as pleasure jolted like lightning from where her love was focusing her attentions. Her hands fisted at the tangled covers beneath her as it felt like she had to hold onto something, anything, as she fought not to lose herself entirely to the wonderful sensations. Her hips rolled madly upwards as Heather sucked, hard, lifting her head only to release her with a pop.
Astrid cried out loudly, hips falling back to the mattress, only it have Heather do it again and again, before beginning to tease her once more. Each time it was almost enough to send her over to the edge, she was right there, wavering trembling, but the Heather would stop, letting her calm before starting again and again until Astrid felt tears rolling down her face from sheer frustration. Her body demanded release.
"Please." She finally managed to whimper.
Heather released her momentarily. "Please what?" She asked, before resuming with a flourish.
Astrid cried out and was unable to answer for a moment as Heather brought her so close once again with just a few motions. She felt the ebony riders fingers brush her opening, dipping in just slightly, before retreating once more.
"Please." Astrid cried desperately.
Heather sucked her strongly once more sending a sharp throb of pleasure through her." Tell me what you want, baby." She whispered and Astrid trembled as her hot breath washed over her. Heather's tongue flicked over her again and she felt her fingers poised at her opening, dipping in again in exquisite torture.
"Heather!" She gasped. "Take me!" She finally managed to say, her voice a desperate shout.
"That's what I wanted to hear." Heather murmured.
A moment later, her fingers plunged inside her and her tongue began working, stronger and more firm, twisting tight circles and flicking the small nub as her fingers pushed deep, hitting that sweet spot inside her, curling, caressing and pumping and Astrid screamed as she crashed over the edge. White hot flashes surged beneath her eyelids and she writhed madly as Heather drove her to heights she'd never thought possible. She could no longer feel the mattress beneath her, or hear her desperate cries. Nothing existed but the pleasure surging through her, brought on by her love's lips and tongue and fingers, so deep inside and she lost herself entirely.
When she came down, Heather was holding her tightly, caressing her hair and murmuring nonsense into her ear as she kissed her temple softly, over and over. "I love you." She managed to whisper, after a few tries.
Heather pulled back slightly and kissed her. "I love you too."
The blonde rider smiled happily at her and felt her eyelids droop. Heather reached down and pulled up a thin fur from the tangled mass of bedding to cover them. "Rest now." She whispered. "The dragons will wake us if anything happens."
Astrid couldn't find the strength to even think about arguing before she drifted off, snuggling into her lovers arms.
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HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE! Hope you enjoyed! Ja ne!