I was rambling one night and this happened. It came about while I was trying to form a plot for a longer story of which this drabble might one day become a part of. But right now it's just its own cool little thing. Enjoy!

Hiccup was stumbling. What had been in that drink? Had Dagur intended to poison him?

Poisoning seemed unlike Dagur's blunt approach but Hiccup wouldn't put it past him. Had he lied about peace in order to lower Hiccup's guard? Why else would Dagur bother with all the secrecy and comradery? Maybe Hiccup had been a fool to think he was anything but his deranged and shifty self.

Hiccup stumbled and cold hard-packed dirt hit his cheek. His vision must be tricking him. The world was going back and forth like a ship through a storm. Either that or his body wasn't working anymore. His steps were miscalculated and if it wasn't for the trees he would be prone on the ground. He felt light as air and heavy as iron at the same time.

Sleep. He needed sleep. He needed to get home to his bed. Yes, that sounded like a plan he could follow. But how? He couldn't just stumble into his house or through the village. People would notice and question him. He couldn't admit to his foolishness. Not yet. Not until he understood what was happening and why Dagur had poisoned him.

He just…needed a nap. Then it would all be clear. After a nap he could put this thoughts in order.

Hiccup stumbled but this time there was no nearby tree to catch him. To the hard ground he fell with the thump. And there he rolled onto his back with a groan. The sun was getting low and everything way up over the trees was a warm orange.

How would he sneak past the village and into his house? There was the back but he'd have to wait until nightfall. That shouldn't be too much longer. Hiccup closed his eyes just for a moment. He wanted the whirling of the world to calm. He didn't like feeling like the ship was running through a terrible storm. Back and forth. Back and forth.

"Hiccup!"

Hiccup was thrown awake by the shout. Everything was dark and he could see the tiny stars overheard. Sleep, he wanted to go back to sleep.

"Hiccup!"

Suddenly, there was a crashing presence beside him. Hands clutched at his arms and shook him out of his stupor. Astrid was leaning over him.

"Astrid?" Hiccup choked out. His voice was hard to squeeze out. His throat was dry and I felt as though he'd eaten sand.

"What happened?" Astrid demanded. She was trying to help in up. The lightness had faded and left him with the heaviness. He felt like one giant iron block. The grass was so comfortable. Why couldn't he just stay down there?

Astrid was helping him up onto Stormfly. He didn't resist and as soon as they took off the cold air felt great. It wiped passed his face and pushed the sleepiness out of his skin. Berk was moving underneath them. It took Hiccup just a little while to realize that Astrid was circling the island.

"What're you doing?" Hiccup asked.

"Are you alright?" Astrid asked. She looked as though she was in a sheer panic.

"Yeah, I guess. What happened?" Hiccup asked. His head felt like Meatlug had sat on it.

"I don't know!" Astrid said. "I was looking for you and I found you in the woods half unconscious. I was trying to talk to you and it was like you didn't even know I was there. I thought I'd take you up and maybe clear your head. It worked, I think. Did it?"

"I think so." Hiccup groaned. He put a hand to his head. "Can we land? I'm starting to get air sick."

Astrid obeyed and soon they were descending into the wooded cove. Astrid slid of Stormfly's back with ease but Hiccup stumbled and crumbled to the ground.

"Hiccup?" Astrid said. She was again at his side in an instant.

"I'm fine." Hiccup groaned. Surely he was not fine. "I just…need to lay here a while."

"Hiccup, tell me what happened." Astrid said. She was still lingering beside him with no intention of moving. "Wait, I'll start a fire. You're freezing."

Was he? He couldn't tell. It all felt…numbed.

Astrid and Stormfly had a roaring fire going in no time at all. She retrieve a canteen from the saddlebags and came to him with it poised at his lips.

"Drink something." Astrid half pleaded with him.

He did, and the cool water running down his dry throat was incredibly soothing. He drank half before Astrid pulled it away.

"Thank you." Hiccup sighed.

"Please tell me what happened." Astrid said.

"It was Dagur." Hiccup tried to explain.

"What? Dagur!" Astrid whisper-shouted. "What were you doing?"

"I was trying to talk to him." Hiccup said.

"Why were you talking to him? What could you even possibly have to talk about?" Astrid shouted. "And did you fly back like this?"

Hiccup paused. Panic filled his chest. He sat up but Astrid's hands on his shoulders prevented him from moving any farther. "No…I…Toothless? Where's Toothless?"

There was a padding against the ground and Hiccup was met with a blast of hot breath and a wet tongue against his cheek.

"He was worried sick about you, Hiccup. I think he was worried you'd died. He was curled up around you when I found you." Astrid said.

The panic bubble eased but he was still worried. He didn't remember flying back to Berk at all. He was with Dagur and soon it all went fuzzy and black. The next thing he could remember with any certainty was waking up in the woods near sunset. He told Astrid as much.

"Hiccup, what would convince you to go all the way to the Berserkers alone? Why didn't you take anyone with you?" Astrid asked.

Hiccup knew she was referring to herself. Whenever he'd keep something from her she would feel offended. "I'm sorry, Astrid, but it was part of his promise. If I came alone then we could talk about peace."

"What made you think Dagur was honestly interested in peace?" Astrid asked.

"I know. It was stupid. I see that now. I guess…I just wanted to believe that peace was an option." Hiccup said. He never understood why it was easier to explain himself to Astrid when it was so hard to do so to anyone else.

"I get it, Hiccup." Astrid said. "Rest for a bit. Then we can talk about it more."

Hiccup laid back against the ground and let the fire warm his face. The night sounds of the cove were so peaceful and relaxing. It didn't take long to ease back into sleep.

There was a crackling of a wild Terrible Terror and Hiccup was pulled from his sleep. The sky was still dark but the fire was low. Stormfly and Toothless were snoozing in a pile on the other side of it. Astrid was curled into his side. The Terrible Terror hadn't seemed to stir anyone else.

Hiccup slowly relaxed back down to the ground. Astrid murmured lightly but resumed her gentle rest.

"How are you feeling?" Astrid whispered.

"Better, I think." Hiccup sighed. "Did I wake you?"

"It doesn't matter." Astrid said.

That meant that he had but she didn't mind.

"So, start from the beginning. Why did you go to see Dagur?" Astrid asked.

Hiccup started with the letter he'd received a few days ago. It was from Dagur asking to see Hiccup about a peace treaty. Dagur had requested Hiccup and only Hiccup. If he brought anyone else the entire deal would be off and they would attack. Hiccup thought it was sketchy but for some unknown reason of foolishness he went anyway. When he got there Dagur welcomed him like an old friend. They ate and that meal was the last solid memory Hiccup could recall.

"He must have poisoned me. I shouldn't have drank what he gave me. He was too eager to see me drink. I should have known he'd pull something." Hiccup said.

"But why?" Astrid asked. "I mean, if he was trying to poison you to kill you then why not just stab you or something?"

"I don't know." Hiccup said. He adjusted his shoulders. "Man, everything hurts."

"Lie back down." Astrid said. She put a hand on his chest and pushed him back down to the ground. She knelt over him to check his limbs for injuries.

He couldn't stop looking at Astrid. He rarely got to look at her this close without her snapping at him. Her eyes were do blue and her lips were so perfectly shaped. Her hair was like a halo around her face and so amazingly beautiful. She was strong and fierce but still retained her inherent feminine beauty. Everything about her was so perfectly shaped, her legs, her hips, her waist, her breasts, her shoulders. He'd managed a few glances here and there when she wasn't looking but he'd never let his eyes linger on her for this long.

But she wasn't looking at his face or where his eyes were going. He let his gaze linger on her chest as long as he dared. He'd never admit it to her but he'd noticed their subtle growth over the past several years. They've gotten bigger and now they would fit nicely in his hand.

Astrid leaned away from him and licked her lips. It left a shine on them for just a moment.

"Hiccup?" Astrid asked softly.

"What?" Hiccup asked. He tried to seem casual but she would no doubt catch him in the act. It was like she had eyes in the back of her head sometimes.

"Drink some more water." She advised.

Astrid reached for the canteen but Hiccup grabbed her hand. He yanked her down to him and she crashed into his chest. The impact pushed the air out of his chest but he didn't care. He wanted to feel her that close again.

Astrid laughed and Hiccup saw his opportunity and he took it. He pressed his mouth to hers. He wished for the best but he didn't care if she punched him black and blue afterward. It was worth it.

He held her to him with one hand against her back and the other danced up her arm and nestled on her neck. He spread his fingers out and tangled them in her hair. They stayed that way, playing tongue-tag, until a wild dragon cry shocked them apart. It flew above and vanished somewhere in the trees.

Astrid started to get up but Hiccup held her tight.

"Don't get up." Hiccup told her. It must be the lingering effects of the poison talking but he didn't care. Right now all he cared about was the fleeting moment of intimacy and not of the punishment or consequences.

"Hiccup, we can't do that out here in the open." Astrid lowered her voice.

"We don't have to do anything." Hiccup said. "Just stay here with me."

She gave up resisting and sighed back into his chest. She made herself comfortable and the pressure of her body on top of his was incredible. If only they could stay like this. Just like this, forever.

Hiccup let his hands wander and rubbed her back, her neck, and her arms. Astrid didn't say a word but breathed evenly into his neck. Hiccup tangled his legs in hers and rolled them over so that she was on the ground. He gave her a small chance to protest but when he got no such resistance he pressed his lips to her throat. She didn't push him away or speak. Instead she lifted her chin.

He left a trail of kisses along her throat and neckline. He had found a spot on the left side of her neck that was just a little bit below her ear. Every time he kissed it Astrid would shutter and her hands would clench. He knew when he found it because Astrid would inhale sharply. Every breath that followed would come out as a slight moan. That sound had such an effect on him he tried to revive it as many times as he could. But once Astrid realized what he was doing she often shut her lips tight.

But not today. Each kissed released a small moan and Hiccup craved them, one after another. He could feel the heat in his abdomen growing. He slid one hand down her chest and let it linger. There was no defense to meet him and he let it continue to wander. Through her thick shirt and the bindings underneath it there wasn't much to feel. But Hiccup had seen them and knew exactly how amazing and soft they were.

He left her chest and wiggled a finger between her stomach and her skirt. He wiggled and worked it until the skirt was loose enough for his hand to slide under. He waited for Astrid's response before going any farther. She was still returning his kisses and tangled her hands in his hair. With that, Hiccup pushed his finger underneath the hemline of her pants. The skin underneath was warm and soft and it sent shivers down his spine.

It didn't take him long to find his target. They'd had only a few times before to practice but Hiccup was getting better and faster. Astrid moaned into his mouth and he knew he'd found it. He worked his finger against her and inhaled the moans she let out. To concentrate he had to pause his lips. He didn't pull away but hovered them just above hers.

The fire crackled and her breathing grew quick and her moans more frequent. His arm was getting tired but he couldn't stop. She was getting close.

"Up," Astrid moaned into his mouthed.

Hiccup followed her instructions. As his finger struck it she gasped into his mouth. He moved it faster, hoping for another gasp.

"Almost." Astrid gasped into his mouth.

Hiccup felt the muscles in his arms lagging. But it wasn't too soon that Astrid gave a sharp gasp into his mouth, arching her back and then relaxing back against the ground. Hiccup slowed his hands and listened to her breathing. Such an amazing sound. Hiccup retracted his hand and wiped it on the grass. Astrid pulled him down and into a hard kiss.

"Your turn?" Astrid asked, still holding her grip on him.

"If you want." Hiccup said. He hadn't intended this to happen and he was sure she hadn't either. He didn't want to push her into it.

But he didn't have to. Astrid pushed him off of her and onto the ground. She pulled on his knees and grabbed the hem of his pants. Like Hiccup, she'd gotten faster at undoing pants on someone else.

She grabbed it, and the sensation of her hand around him was driving him crazy. He assumed she would use her hand as he had so when she closed her mouth around it he was more than surprised. Astrid wasn't giving him a chance to decline and Hiccup knew from the start that it wouldn't take long.

The feeling of her hot mouth on him was incredible. In half the amount of time Astrid took Hiccup was feeling the edge pushing closer. It was bubbling up and it exploded inside him. Astrid pulled herself away just as he came. Hiccup cleaned himself off and pulled his pants back over him.

Astrid leaned in for a kiss but Hiccup moved away.

"Oh no, not after that. I've seen where you're mouth has been." Hiccup laughed.

Astrid laughed and snuck a kiss while he laughed. Hiccup caught the strange taste on her lips and couldn't stop thinking about what it was.

There you are! Thanks for reading and leave a review if you want. I always enjoy reading them. I encourages me to write more (wink, wink).