Hiccup makes his move. Finally. Hope I can write this like I'm imagining it...
Hiccup walked through the forest. He had come to enjoy these walks. They helped him unwind. But this time, he wasn't walking alone. Astrid walked beside him, and they had walked in silence, apart from what had happened earlier. Hiccup had tripped on a rock, and had fell face first into some mud. He had managed to clean most of it off in one of the streams. The two of them had been laughing. They almost had started a full fledged mud war. He chuckled lightly. Astrid looked at him.
"You're not still going on about that, are you?"
"It was hilarious."
"You started it!"
"I tripped!"
Astrid laughed more, shoving him gently. "You threw mud at me, Hiccup."
"Yeah, guess I did."
"Never thought you'd have the guts."
"Neither did I. I'd never have taken on Astrid Hofferson before. Especially with mud." He gave a fake shudder. "You'd beat me."
She gave him a fake scowl. "Oh really, chief? You can't beat me?"
Hiccup chuckled in response. "I'm not exactly muscular."
"How much muscle does it take to fling mud?"
They laughed some more, then fell silent. Hiccup went into thought again. He still paid attention to where he was going. He didn't want another mud bath. He remembered his coversation with his mother the day before. He began to whistle. A special tune escaped his lips.
"Hiccup...?"
He stopped whistling and walking. Astrid stopped as well.
"I've been thinking."
"You have? Does it have anything to do with what you were just whistling?"
He nodded. A smile crept onto his face.
"I'll swim and sail on savage seas. With ne'er a fear of drowning." His voice was barely a whisper.
"Hiccup.."
"And gladly ride the waves of life..." He paused. "If you.. will marry me."
Astrid sighed softly. "...Hicc.."
"No scorching sun, nor freezing cold, will stop me on my journey. If you will promise me your heart..." He stopped and waited for her. She stared at him.
"And..." He prompted.
Astrid smiled. The smile he had grown to love. "And love me for eternity."
She walked forward.
"My dearest one, my darling dear, your mighty words astound me. But I've no need of mighty deeds when I feel your arms around me."
Hiccup began to dance.
"But I will bring you rings of gold, I'd even sing you poetry, and I would you keep you from all harm, if you would stay beside me."
Astrid began laughing a little. She was dancing too.
"I have no need for rings of gold, I care not for your poetry, I only want your hand to hold,"
"I only want you near me..."
After a pause, they began to dance and sing together.
"To love and kiss to sweetly hold, for the dancing and the dreaming. Through all life's sorrow and delight, I'll keep your love inside me. I'll swim and sail on savage seas, with ne'er a fear of drowning, and gladly ride the waves of life, if you will marry me!"
They stopped, panting, laughing, smiling at each other.
"Will you?" Hiccup asked, moving forward until they were touching. "Astrid?"
She stared into his eyes. Sky blue met forest green. There was intensity.
"Hiccup... what do you think?"
He didn't answer. He didn't dare to breath. She put her arms around him.
"Of course I will, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock."
Oh I loved writing this! Hiccstrid! :3 Woo hoo!
