I've got another drabble for you. It's a little something I came up with after a super cold day outside. I mean, what's better on a cold day than a hot bath? *wink*
Title - Hot Springs
They had planned to rendezvous on Broken Shield. It was a mashed up gathering of islands around several smaller dormant volcanoes. Natural caves and rocks jutted up and scattered the gloomy islands, making it look similar to a shattered shield. Steaming water bubbled up in several places and formed natural hot springs. Steam and fog surrounded the island's floor and made it look like another world entirely.
Astrid made it there first, go figure. Stormfly touched down on the rocky ground and before she slide off she peered around for any sign of Hiccup or Toothless. When she didn't find any she sighed and slumped back down in the saddle.
"Looks like we won, again." Astrid sighed.
They'd made this date a week ago. Hiccup had assured her that he'd be there. Between avoiding his father, being instructed by his father, and dragon racers, they had little time together.
Astrid jumped to the ground. It didn't take her long to find the cavern. They'd discovered this place a little more than a month ago. It was one of the places that hot water bubbled up and waterfall down a smoothed rock face. It pooled and cascaded down a terrace. The bottom pool was at lever with the cavern's floor.
Inside the cavern it was warm and humid. Compared to the chill outside it was a soothing change. Astrid took a deep breath and the warm air filled her lungs like the fumes of the tea her mother used to make her on cold nights. She decided not to wait for Hiccup. She pulled the fur wraps off her arms, leaving them on a small rock platform to be safe from the water.
She dipped her hand into the water. It sent shivers down her spine. She added her fur hood and shoulder armor to the wraps and soon the pile grew with her boots and skirt. She pulled her shirt over her head and the sudden exposure of her skin to the humidity sent a quick rush across her skin. She loosed her leggings and pushed them down her legs. She added them to the pile with a refreshing sigh. The warm on her skin felt amazing.
She took a deep breath of the hot air. The steam filled her nose and she held it before she let it go.
"Having fun?"
Astrid jumped, turning quick on her heel, and almost losing her balance. Hiccup was standing at the cavern's entrance. He had a smug grin on his face and arms crossed over his chest. He was leaning against the rocky wall.
"How long have you been there?" Astrid asked.
"Long enough." Hiccup smiled. His brow was soft over his green eyes.
He took the few steps between them and came to a stop in front of her. He reached up and stuck two fingers underneath the wrappings across her chest. He tugged it loose and pulled the fabric away. He laid it on top of her other clothes. He knelt down, and tugged at the last of her clothes, leaving a hot kiss on her hipbone as he pulled them down. She stepped out of them and Hiccup tossed them over the pile. He slid his hands up along her bare skin as he stood up.
Astrid leaned in and took his lips in hers. She ran her fingers along his cheekbones and refused to let him go. So when Hiccup pulled away she made a face.
"Get in, I'll join you in a minute." Hiccup said. He motioned to his leather flight suite. "I'm sweating."
Astrid stepped into the hot spring. The churning water send goosebumps across her skin. She sank into it slowly, basking in the feeling of the hot water surging over her skin. When she folded herself against the side of the pool the water wrapped around her shoulders and splashed up on her neck. It soaked into her hair but she didn't care. It would dry out eventually.
Astrid couldn't help but smile when Hiccup started to unbuckle that ridiculous armor of his. It took him longer to undress but she wasn't about to complain. She bit her bottom lip as the leather was removed from his shoulders. The armor made him look bigger but he was still lanky underneath. With all the armor gone he looked almost vulnerable. When he was down to his pants he paused. He looked over at Astrid with an embarrassment hesitant on his lips.
"Hm?" Astrid asked. "Something wrong?"
"You're watching me." Hiccup said with a shrug.
"You watched me! You even took off my pants." Astrid laughed. It still felt a little weird knowing that he had watched her undress. Truly, if she would have known she would have gone about it differently. She would have gone slower, more deliberate.
Hiccup blushed a vibrant pink. He didn't do it very often but it was adorable when he did.
"Fine, I'll turn around." Astrid grinned.
She pushed herself away from the edge and slashed a little as she turned. She could hear him pulled at his pants and throwing them on top of his leather. She could hear the fabric of his undergarments. She heard the contrast in his footsteps, his barefoot padded while his metal prosthetic clicked. Hiccup sat on the edge of the pool and removed it.
Even though he was used to the fake foot he was still sensitive about it. She had seen him without it but she'd never seen him take it off. But it wasn't something that she wasn't to make an issue.
The metal foot clanked on the stone as he set it aside. The water shifted as he slid inside. Astrid kept her back to him as the water rippled around her. She bit her lip as Hiccup rested his hands on her shoulders. He rubbed his thumbs in circles, working her muscles into relaxation, up and down her neck and spine.
Years blacksmithing had left him with incredibly maneuverable hands. He could apply gentle pressure and delicately finger, or manhandle roughly with his callus work hands. Those talented fingers worked the muscles in her back and eased out subtle moans.
"You know, I did bring a picnic lunch." Hiccup said into her ear. "I figured we'd eat first."
"You want to get out?" Astrid moaned over her shoulder.
He answered her with a hot kiss on the base of her neck and then a second right above it. His breath was hotter than the water. His hands slid from her shoulders and vanished beneath the water. They trailed down her arms and squeezed her hands. He pushed hands across her stomach. Astrid couldn't stop the erotic sigh that escaped her throat as Hiccup took her breasts in his hands. He squeezed them, massaging their centers with his fingers, inciting Astrid to relax against his chest. She worked her hands downward to either side of his hips.
He pushed and pulled her hips so that she was facing him. Their lips found each other immediately. Astrid's wet hands traced his cheeks and pulled at his ears. Hiccup let his hands wander along her skin, pulling her closer to him and closing the gap between them, and pressed their bodies together.
Hiccup left a trail of kisses from her mouth to her ear. Astrid let her love of his touch ease breathless moans from her throat. She could feel his excitement against her waist and she couldn't help but wiggle her hips against him. He let go of her ear with a moan. With his empty mouth he caught hers and a hot war of tongues ensured.
Astrid tugged at his hair while Hiccup pressed his hands against her thighs. He moaned into her mouth. She moved her legs to straddle him and squeezed his hips between hers. Hiccup moaned and Astrid took that as a signal to go. She took control and Hiccup didn't argue with her. He had before, and sometimes he'd won and sometimes he'd lost. Either way, it took longer and ended in hard-to-explain bruises, bite marks, and scrapes.
But Astrid wasn't afraid to play rough.
"Are you ready?" Astrid asked, breaking away from his lips for the moment.
"Yeah," Hiccup said breathlessly into hers.
They both knew it had been a while and he wouldn't last long.
Hiccup loosened his arms around her and gave her the room she needed. She nudged him, pushed him against the side of the pool, and lifted her hips up and over him. She pushed herself down and gasped with the sensation of fullness. His tension against hers was incredible. The gasp that eased out of his mouth and into hers was hot and she captured it with a sharp kiss.
Hiccup stroked her hips as she worked. He got closer and closer and let her know with his increasing ecstasy. Astrid could feel her legs growing tired but it didn't take him long. Each breath was more ragged than the last until finally the pleasure erupted. They pulled apart and Hiccup reached up to her cheek to pull her into a loving kiss.
They kissed as the sexual passion subsided. They rested in each other's arms, her temple against his cheek, as let the water wash over them.
"I've still got that picnic." Hiccup said into her ear.
"That sounds nice." Astrid sighed. "I could eat."
Hiccup kissed her hair.
"So…are you going to get out first or do I have to?" Hiccup half-laughed. Against her temple she could feel him smiling.
ooooooooooooooo
Refreshing, like a cup of hot chocolate on a snow day. Hm, we could all use more Hiccstrid, right?
