Hi guys! I'm back with an update. Sorry if you think the whole marriage think is stupid and totally unnecessary and that I rushed it or something but I just felt like doing it. Oh, and did I mention, the teens in this story are 15.
We pulled out of the embrace. "Why so sudden Hiccup? Why now? Why not wait until we're older?" She asked continuously. "I can't wait that long. I want us to be together forever." I said as I held her hand in mine. We walked together to the Mead Hall. We sat down next to each other at the usual table with the others. We were all eating in silence since they were all hungry at the time. I realized that Astrid hadn't put on the ring. "Astrid, why aren't you wearing the ring?" I whispered. "I wanna wait until tomorrow morning." She said. "But why?" I asked with a confused look on my face. "Its just that, everything is happening so fast, I need my mind to catch up." She answered back.
"Hey, you think people are gonna show up tomorrow?" Snotlout said as he took a bite of his chicken. "Nah." Tuffnut cut in. "What makes you so sure?" Astrid asked. "I don't know." Tuffnut answered.
"Well, the majority of people on Berk still don't have dragons." Fishlegs stated. "Whatever. I just wanna see which dragon can cause the most amount of destruction!" Ruffnut said.
"Yeah! That will be awesome." Tuffnut stated as he and his sister slammed their heads (or helmets) together. We all continued eating and talking about the training new dragons. When we were done, everyone went back to their houses. Only a few vikings were still at the Mead Hall, including my dad and Gobber. They were both talking to each other and drinking mead. I couldn't help but notice that they were laughing and chuckling every few second. I wondered what they were talking about.
"Alright,(sigh) I think its time we head back. Its kinda late." I said. "Okay." She replied. When we stood up, my dad called my name. I turned to face him and he gestured me to come to him. I walked up to his table. When I got there, Gobber stood up and said, "I should get going. I'm sensing a father-son moment and I really don't wanna get involved with whatever you two are gonna talk about." He walked out of the hall and closed the huge doors behind him.
Astrid was sitting alone, waiting for me. "So what is it you want to talk about dad?" I asked. "Did you ask her?" He said. I had a feeling he was gonna ask that. "Yes, I did." I answered. "And did she say yes?" I could see the look on his face. He was eager to hear my answer. I've never seen him look so eager to know something since the time he thought I was doing well in dragon training.
"Yes." I said with a small smile on my face. He stood up and hugged me tightly. "HAHAHA! That's my boy!" He shouted as he started shaking me around. He finally put me down. I felt quite dizzy and it was hard to stay balanced after what just happened. "Congratulations son! You are a man now! You've finally done it! I'm proud of you. I'll go and make the arrangements." He said. "Now go on." He said as he pushed me.
I walked towards Astrid was staring at me with a confused look on her face. "what was that all about?" She asked. I turned back to take one last glance at my dad. He was smiling widely. I've never seen him so happy. I guess me, getting married is something he's been waiting for. "He's just, really happy you said yes." I told her.
She gave me a kiss and said, "I love you.""I love you too." It was my turn to give her a kiss. We opened the great doors of the hall and headed back to my house. We went to bed, with Astrid in my arms. My future wife. 'So this is how every night will be in the future. I love it. I love her.' I said mentally.