Hallelujah she is still here! Alright we are visiting a Hot-springs and you guessed it there is love, but also some tears shed for loved ones lost.
*flashback: two weeks before the accident*
"Hey stop squirming around!" a beautiful young Viking mother scolded as she rubbed her young son's hair dry, the child laughing merrily. "I can't dry you off this way, you know," she said smiling, "Gods Hiccup you are too pampered."
"You are wrong Aunt Val," the child said turning around. Valhallarama raised her eyebrows in question. "Snotlout! I am Snotlout!" Meanwhile another girl a few years older than Snotlout was helping dry off Hiccup. This was Fiyori, Hiccup's sister.
"Hmm?"
"Come on Aunt Val, you always get it wrong," the young Snotlout reprimanded.
"You two are so complicated," Valhallarama muttered hugging her nephew. "Fiyori, you're pretty good at telling them apart."
"Hn?" she said turning, "Oh it's easy, Mom." She turned her brother to her mother, "The one with the scar on his chin is Hiccup. The one without is Snotlout." Valhallarama's gaze shifted from one of question to one of annoyance that her daughter was so much more observant than she, a seasoned Viking Warrioress.
*flashback: day of accident*
"Oh dear, it's already pouring," Valhallarama muttered holding a basket in one hand and little Fiyori's tiny hand in the other. They started out of the Hot-Spring where Valhallarama took Fiyori for their bath. Fiyori and her mother started across the glade and towards the village.
"Your father and brother are probably starving by now. We better hur…" her thought was cut off when she heard something in the bushes. Valhallarama pushed her daughter behind her seconds before the monsters burst from the bushes and attacked the Viking woman tearing her to pieces in moments. She saw her blood, organs, and the herbs and vegtables she and Fiyori had gathered earlier. Her last thoughts were I better hurry and get home…
*end flashback*
"Fiyori?" Hiccup's voice pulled her from her reverie. She looked over at her brother holding the strange fruits Anju had brought from Asia on her last trip (preserving them with dragon magic). "Want a peach?"
She reached forward taking the fuzzy fruit from her brother, "Thanks, Hiccup."
"How about you, 'Lout?"
"Don't want it," the boy growled. Most of the teens had opted for a weekend at the Hot-Springs to relax. Snotlout was somewhat peeved that Ruff and Tuff had gotten in trouble and had to stay and clean dragon stables over the weekend. 'Legs had opted to stay to work on his entries in the Dragon Manual.
"What's with the bad mood, Snotlout?" Astrid asked.
"Nothing!" he barked, "It's just embarrassing to take a vacation when we are this old." Fiyori smirked at her cousin's bad mood.
"Do you know how hard it was for Fi to get us a vacation?" Astrid demanded thinking of how hard Fiyori worked being the Head Valkyrie, "Don't say things like that." Fiyori smiled reflecting on each of her friends. Astrid the perfect Shield Maiden but WORST housekeeper.
"I get it, already," Snotlout grumbled. Fiyori smiled at her cousin, stubborn and rebellious. She then smiled over at her brother. Hiccup was timid and a bit of a push-over but he got things done around the house.
Due to her work Fiyori hardly had any time to spend with her friends and so they mostly had to rely on each other.
"Look! We're here," Fiyori said gesturing to the cottage ahead of them.
000
After they got settled into the cottage and into more comfortable clothes suitable for group bathing Fiyori stretched in the comfort of her much more relax fitting bathing clothes.
"Well now…" she stretched her arms further back, "time for the hot springs." She turned to her companions all standing around themselves. "Come on, let's go," she said. Astrid was helping Hiccup stand while Fiyori brought him a crutch.
"Let's go, Snotlout," Hiccup said, waving toward the door.
"Don't mind me," the Viking growled, "I'll go in later." Astrid glanced over to her friend and, in a very un-Astrid-like fashion, started forming a plan.
"Hey, Snotlout," Astrid said turning to her friend, "I feel like taking a walk. Can you go with Fiyori?"
"Wh-why?" Snotlout asked, planting his fists on his hips.
"Fiyori will be lonely by herself, right?" Astrid asked. Snotlout looked at her confused.
"Never mind her," Fiyori said, "Let's go 'Lout."
"Fine," he muttered following his cousin out the door. Fiyori glanced back at Astrid and winked with a smile on her face before they disappeared out the door. Hiccup looked over at Astrid with confusion in his eyes.
"We aren't going with them?" he asked.
Astrid just smiled, "Wanna take a walk with me instead, Hiccup?"
000
"This isn't so bad," Fiyori said, "It has a nice view." Snotlout sat blushing on the other side of the springs. It was just so awkward being in a hot-spring with his cousin.
"He 'Lout come on over here," she said, smiling over at her cousin. Snotlout glanced around. "Dude, what's up? No one's here." Fiyori didn't realize Snotlout nervous about how it seemed, but agreed sliding over beside his cousin on the edge of the pool.
000
"You can smell the sea from here," Astrid said, taking a deep breath as if they didn't smell the ocean every day. Hiccup glanced over at Astrid as the wind blew through her long golden tresses.
"Over there on that shore was our house," he said, pointing to a rundown old house close to the bridge to the village island and overlooking it.
Astrid glanced over to him, "I'm surprised you still remember that. You were young when you moved to the longhouse over by the Mead Hall."
"Yeah, I only remember a little bit," Hiccup said, glancing over the island. "It was around when Fi disappeared.
Astrid smiled softly. "You still remember," she affirmed.
"I remember that after they disappeared, Dad was never the same," Hiccup said looking out over the ocean and not making eye contact with Astrid. "That's why I think we must have been happy when we lived here… Not that I'm not happy now," he quickly corrected when he glanced up at Astrid. He returned his gaze to the village and ocean.
Suddenly Astrid's arms were around him. Hugging him close into her chest.
"Fiyori will make fun of me for this," Hiccup said holding her arms close to his heart.
"I wonder if Snotlout is getting spoiled by Fiyori right now?" Astrid said smiling. Hiccup looked over his shoulder at her somewhat confused.
000
Later that night Hiccup and Snotlout were playing a game of bashyball and Fiyori and Astrid kept score. Snotlout tossed the ball, hitting it off Hiccup's head and into his goal.
"Game point! 'Lout wins!" Astrid shouted clapping and laughing. Hiccup sat crouched on the ground nursing his bonked head. He glanced up at his cousin smiling for the first time in what seemed like forever.
"Hey Fi, I'm thirsty," the burly boy said.
"Well let's go get something to drink," Fiyori laughed grabbing an empty water bucket by the door.
"Sure!"
"Hiccup, you coming?" she asked. Snotlout shot a glare that could only be described as a warning for what would come if he said yes. Hiccup shrank back instinctively.
"Uhh, I'm going to the Hot-Spring actually…ya know m-my leg and all…" Hiccup stuttered. His sister shrugged and left, Snotlout not far behind.
000
Hiccup stared at his stump in the warm waters as he sat pondering Snotlout's behavior. "What's with Snotlout? Accusing me of hanging out with girls all the time then clinging to Fi like she was his mom or something…"
"You wanna be pampered by Fi, too?" came Astrid's voice, her long pale legs suddenly appearing beside him. Hiccup jumped at her sudden appearance.
"Wh-why are you in here?" he hissed.
"Why? Isn't this a mixed bath?" she asked calmly. Hiccup didn't say anything. He had suddenly realized that all Astrid had to conceal herself with was a cloth over her lap. Not bound just lying there.
"I love outdoor baths," she sighed glancing up at the sky, making her breasts jut forward. "So exspansive. I wish the bath houses in the village were like this.
"Don't you think so, too?" she asked her legs spreading apart slightly. Hiccup flushed. Astrid smiled at him lifting one leg onto the edge of the spring where she sat.
"Hm, what's up, Hiccup?" she purred, running a hand down her leg. She stood and slipped into the water making her way over to him, straddling his hips in the water and stroking his organ to full erection. Hiccup's mouth found her breast and started suckling. She gasped and started rocking on him. He could feel the wetness pooling between her legs, on his stomach.
His arms wrapped around her waist. One of Astrid's knotted in his hair and the other ran up and down his back as she began to rock.
"You're like a baby…nnh…harder…suck it harder," Astrid moaned and Hiccup obliged sucking her nipple hard into his mouth. He released the pearled nipple with one final lick looking up to his lover.
"You feel so good, Astrid," he moaned as she ground down on him.
"Wherever you touch me feels good," she moaned taking his hand, "My breasts, my butt, everything…" she ran his palm over each as she named it. "You feel nice here too," she moaned taking his engorged cock and placing it at her entrance, "More so than-" she was cut off when, in simotanious movements he bucked up and she sat, burying him to the hilt inside her. She gasped and moaned as they started a rhythm.
"Oh gods, Hiccup! Your hotter than the Hot-Spring!" she breathed, slamming his back against the wall of the spring and burying his face in her breasts. "So hot," she moaned arching backwards as she rode him.
"H-Hiccup…I'm about to…" Astrid gasped, clutching his hand.
"Astrid," Hiccup ground out thrusting up into her. She wrapped her arms around him, pulling him closer. They came screaming each other's name to the heavens. Astrid opened her eyes staring at the stars in the night sky and gasping for breath.
She dismounted and lay flat in the spring staring up at the sky and motioning for Hiccup to do the same.
"Hiccup, isn't the sky beautiful?" Astrid asked in a state of nirvana.
"Yeah. Say Astrid…" he started then noticed a light in the distance.
"HICCUP!" came a distinct yell. Snotlout stumbled forward and crashed in the water.
000
The two were out cold. Astrid had Hiccup's head in her lap, Fiyori held Snotlout's.
"Yeesh, these two are similar in the weirdest ways," Fiyori muttered.
"So true," Astrid said, "But why did Snotlout faint?"
"Why did they faint at the same time is what's bugging me," Fiyori grumbled.
Suddenly Snotlout gave a little hiccup in his sleep. "Did you give him alcohol?" she asked.
"Just a little," Fiyori said nervously. Astrid shook her head disapprovingly. Fiyori smiled to her friend.
"Hey Astrid," she started, a solemn look crossing her face, "Thanks for being here with us. I am really grateful for you."
"What do ya mean?" Astrid asked.
"Because you always keep your act together."
"It's just how I am, it's nothing special." Fiyori smiled.
000
(Midnight)
Rain pattered the thatch roof of the cottage. Astrid sat on the windowsill looking out at the rain and a figure walking with an oilskin cloak drawn around her. She looked back and Fiyori smiled up at her friend. Astrid nodded down to her. The pattering of the rain was a calm and lulling and fit the situation perfectly.
Fiyori made her way to an old stone grave marker, drawing her hood back to let the rain splash on her face.
"Long time no see," she said smiling sadly at the marker. "Mom." Fiyori looked up at the sky rain mixing with her tears. "It's been fifteen years…"
*flashback*
Hiccup stood over his mother's armor crying. Stoick stood in the doorway. His son's reaction was expected. He and his mother were very close. The mother who protected him for his few years of life was gone. Rain had beat on the roof that night as well.
Hiccup ran over to his father who didn't let any emotion show as to his feelings over the death of his beloved wife. He was dying inside. But for the sake of his son he had to stay strong. But as usual with Hiccup such rouges never worked.
"Daddy? Are you okay?" he asked, "Is Mommy in Valhalla now? Is she safe?" Stoick's stoicism dropped a bit and his face fell into that of a disheartened man.
"Actually I'm…" he started. Hiccup took his father's hand (which rather consisted of his father's pinkie finger and pointer finger) in his own little hands.
"It's okay Daddy. I miss Mommy too," the boy said. Stoick crouched down and scooped his son in a hug.
*end flashback*
Astrid sat in the window waiting for Fiyori to get back.
"Astrid," came a sleepy voice. She turned and saw a sleepy Hiccup looking at Fiyori's empty bed. "Where's Fi?"
"At the Hot-Springs maybe," Astrid lied, knowing her Battle-Sister needed to see her mother.
"Okay," the boy said lying his head down and drifting off to sleep again. Astrid looked out the window.
Fiyori looked at her mother's headstone tears rolling from her emerald eyes, "Mom…"
BWAH-HA-HA D,: so sad! Anyway. Here it is. Sorry the authors note was so short…going to c-cry…
Kenju: Well I hope this added to your confusion about Fiyori! HAHA I like keeping my readers guessing. I hope to hear from you soon.