A/N: So, next chapter. Took me four days to get the first scene to something I was happy with and really I'm only about 97% happy with it. And writing characters that don't speak was harder than I thought. Hope you all enjoy this though. Please remember to review as any feedback is welcome and may help me improve.

Chapter 2

Hiccup and Toothless landed outside Astrid's house just as the sun was setting. The two of them normally flew up to one of the highest points on the island to watch the sun set but Hiccup didn't like to keep Astrid waiting and he thought he might be a bit late as it was. Hiccup climbed off Toothless, switching his metal leg from flight mode to land mode as he did so, and gave the dragon a pat on the nose. "Remember to be quiet tonight bud," he said. "Don't want anyone seeing you and know I'm still here when it gets really late."

Toothless just smiled and headed into the dragon stable at the side of Astrid's house, where Stormfly was already waiting for him. The two dragons disappeared into the stables, talking to each other in their own dragon language and Hiccup couldn't help but smile as he walked over to the front door. Before he had a chance to knock the door opened and Astrid stood in the doorway, her hair out of its usual braid and falling in waves over her shoulders and down her back.

Hiccup let out a breath and gulped, wondering if he was ever going to get used to seeing her with her hair down. He always found her beautiful but with her hair down, she looked stunning and every time he saw her like that it turned him to jelly and he could hardly find the right words to say without fear that he'd turn into a stuttering mess. "Gods you're beautiful," he said without even realising it.

Astrid giggled and smiled as she leaned against the door. "Took you five seconds babe," she said. "Your recovery is getting faster. Maybe at this rate by the time we're married you'll be able to speak in about two seconds."

"That soon?" Hiccup replied.

"Come on, get in."

Hiccup did what he was told and waited until Astrid had closed the door before he pulled her in for a kiss. She backed up against the door, wrapping her arms round his neck as his hands moved from her waist to her hips. Hiccup heard her gasp as he moved his lips to her neck, his hands moving underneath her red tunic. "I've missed you so much today," Hiccup breathed in her ear.

If Astrid had remembered to count the seconds she would have known how long it had taken for Hiccup to go from stunned into silence at the sight of her to fully recovered, but the way he started to trace circles on the small of her back made it hard for her to keep track of anything. She lifted up his chin so she could kiss him and found herself getting lost in his deep green eyes. It was her turn to lose the power of speech. "I love you," she managed to say in a breathless whisper.

"Four seconds," Hiccup said with a smile before he realised he hadn't even been counting the seconds. "I think." Astrid just kissed him deep and passionately, her hands moving down to his chest, undoing the straps of his flight suit and taking it off while his hands continued to make circles on her back. Once the flight suit was off it got thrown onto a nearby chair, where Astrid's fur hood and shoulder pads were already sitting.

Astrid moved her hands under Hiccup's dark green short sleeved tunic, tracing her fingers over the muscles on his chest and stomach. He might not have the bulk of muscle like other Vikings but Astrid didn't care. Puberty and training had given him enough. And anyway his body wasn't the main reason she was marrying him. They didn't know how long they stayed like that, pressed against the door, moaning into each other's mouths as their fingers brushed against the other's skin, with no-one around to tell them they needed to come up for air, or that they had work to do that meant they had to part. It was just them, alone. They could stay this way forever if they wanted.

And if there hadn't been the smell of burning. Astrid was the first to smell it and broke the kiss. "Oh for the love of Thor the dinner!" she exclaimed managing to free herself from Hiccup's grip to rush over to the fire. Hiccup followed close behind and helped her take the pot from the fire and place it on the table. The top of the pot was covered in smoke, which started to fill the room. "Well that turned into a disaster," Astrid said using a cloth to try and clear the smoke. "Good job you're not marrying me for my cooking."

"Why don't we just skip dinner?" Hiccup suggested slipping his hand under Astrid's tunic again. He eyed the stairs that lead up to Astrid's bedroom and Astrid followed his gaze. She smiled and threw the cloth down onto the table before turning round to face her fiancé.

"Race you," she said. "Loser does whatever the winner says."

"You're on," Hiccup said before making a ran for the stairs. Astrid ran after him, grabbing his arm to hold him back so she could pass. Hiccup lost his balance and fell backwards, taking Astrid with him. She gave a small scream as she fell, landing on top of him with her face buried in his neck. The two of them burst out laughing, making no move to get up. "That serves you right for cheating," Hiccup laughed. "You should have let me get a head start. I need a head start seeing as I only have one leg."

"That would be like letting you win," Astrid said lifting her head up. "I could never let you win."

"Not even once?"

"Wouldn't it be more fun to win fair and square?"

"You were the one who was cheating."

"I can still win without cheating," Astrid gave Hiccup a quick kiss on the cheek before she jumped up and ran for the stairs.

By the time Hiccup climbed to his feet Astrid was already at the top of the stairs. He gave a small smile and ran after her. When he reached the top of the stairs the door to Astrid's bedroom was wide open and he could see Astrid sitting on the bed, leaning back on her hands, a smug smile on her face. "Looks like I won," she said seeing Hiccup appear in the doorway.

"Looks like you did," Hiccup replied leaning against the door frame with his arms folded but his smile looking like it wasn't going to go away any time soon. "Well then, your every wish is my command Milady."

Astrid squealed and sat up. "Come here and kiss me," she ordered. Hiccup pushed away from the door walked over to the bed. When he reached Astrid he slid one hand into her hair and the other he placed on her waist as he pushed her backwards onto the bed, brushing his lips against hers before he went in for a more passionate kiss, letting dumb desire take over them both.

In the dragon stables Toothless and Stormfly could hear their riders laughter coming through from the main house but chose to ignore it. Instead Toothless just settled down on the floor while Stormfly darted about collecting anything soft and piling it up in the corner, both of them pretending they couldn't hear what was happening inside the house. It was the same every time Hiccup came round and Toothless had to admit in the months since Stoick had died it was good to hear his best friend laugh. He just wished when Hiccup told him to keep the noise down, Hiccup himself kept the noise down. The sound of laughter was replaced by the sound of footsteps running up stairs and the two dragons rolled their eyes, knowing what was going to happen next.

Toothless decided his attention was better off focused on what Stormfly was doing. He was sure it looked like she was building a small nest to keep her eggs safe. Not all the dragons on Berk migrated to lay eggs now, and even if they did it was either the nearby dragon nest where a lot of the dragons Valka had rescued had settled, or the breeding island Hiccup had found Berk's dragons on the first Snoggletog after the war between Berk and dragons had ended, and Toothless knew Stormfly wasn't likely to migrate again, but it still confused him to see the female dragon he'd become very, very close to over the years making a nest.

And then a thought hit him and he sat up. The two dragons were as close as Hiccup and Astrid were and with Stormfly making a nest could only mean one thing. A look a pride appeared across his face, he was going to be a father. Stormfly looked over at him, giving him a look to say it was about time he worked it out before she went back to making her nest. Toothless bounced over to Stormfly, intending to help, only to knock the whole thing down. Stormfly narrowed her eyes at him and Toothless backed away with a look of guilt, deciding to leave her to it. The sound of Astrid squealing and then laughing caught his attention and he looked up, remembering the two lovers were upstairs, most likely unaware of what Astrid's dragon was doing and why. And he had a feeling they weren't going to be all that happy when they found out.