A/N: Well, school just started... I MISS SUMMER.

Disclaimer: HTTYD is property of DreamWorks Animation and Cressida Cowell.

Prompt: "Could you write something more about the relationship of Astrid and Valka," sent by naamiookamino on Tumblr.

Summary: Astrid heads to Hiccup's home, looking for him, but instead found his mother. They talk and get to know each other.

Rated: K

Stories

Valka opened the door to see her son's girlfriend standing right outside. Astrid was biting her lip, shifting her gaze from her surroundings to the woman in front of her. She jumped, seeing that Valka was the one in front of her.

The chief's mother was curious about her son's mate. They seemed to be together for quite a while to be so comfortable with each other, enough to show it to the entire village.

"Good morning, Astrid," Valka greeted, a smile gracing her lips.

"Good morning," she replied, smiling back. "Is Hiccup here?"

She shook her head. "No, he had to start working on some repairs for the village."

"Oh," she said as she pressed her lips together. "Then… May I come in?"

Valka nodded and gave her way to get inside the house. Astrid took the opportunity to get to know her. She knew she was being hopeful, but she hoped that one day, she would be her daughter-in-law. Stoick had always wanted Hiccup and her to get married, but the two wanted to wait until the right moment for it.

Astrid took a seat in the living room, looking at the fireplace glow. It was a little awkward, seeing as the two barely spoke.

"So," Valka said as she sat down, as well. "How long have you two been together?"

"Um, five years," she replied. "In all honesty, I never really saw myself being with him before that. It just… happened, I guess."

She smiled. "When he found Toothless?"

"Something changed in him, I guess." She placed her hands on her lap. "Before he found Toothless, he was trying so hard to be one of the Vikings. Everyone used to think of him as the village screw-up. I used to think he didn't take things too seriously during dragon training."

"That's how he grew up?" Her voice was soft, regret in her eyes.

Astrid nodded. "But I saw how determined he became after meeting Toothless. We found the dragons nest, and I was so close to telling Stoick, but he stopped me… Just to save Toothless."

"I would have loved to see him grow up," she said. "I've missed so many things in his life. His first steps, his first weapon. At least, I got to meet his first love."

The blonde bit her lip, a bit embarrassed. "Thank you."

"I have one question, though."

She tilted her head.

"What happened when Stoick found out about Toothless."

She continued sharing stories of Hiccup's younger years to his mother, occasionally laughing at some stories of how he used to hunt for trolls in the forests. Valka was impressed that her son had managed to find such a girl. She saw some of herself in Astrid.

Astrid didn't know how to feel about Valka, at first, leaving her family to stay with dragons, but now that she had learned more about her, she began admiring her. From what she had gathered just in their brief exchange of stories, she was a headstrong, independent woman, and she really liked that about her.

"I wonder how my son got so sarcastic."

"Oh, we all do," Astrid laughed.

The door opened, and the man of the hour, Hiccup, just walked inside with Toothless, sighing exasperatedly. He stopped in the middle of the room, noticing his mother and his girlfriend laughing together with cups of mead on their hands.

"Uh, did I miss something?" He asked.

"Hiccup!" Astrid smiled as she put down her cup and ran to give him a hug. "Oh, nothing. You didn't miss anything."

"Just exchanging some stories with Astrid, son."

"Uh, what stories?" He was getting worried.

"Nothing too embarrassing, babe." She kissed his cheek before sitting back down beside Valka.

"Now, what was that about him running around naked as a toddler?"

Hiccup slapped his hand onto his forehead. "You're telling that story?"

The two ladies just laughed.

A/N: Hope you liked it! :D