This is my THIRD update today, I believe. Shout-outs:
Wanli8970: Yep, I am still up for Seaworthy. You might have to tell me a summary of Flara again, though. You gave it to be before, but I kind of forgot where to find it. Sorry. But YES, I am still up for it, I just am not so sure where to go with it yet, so it might be a few stories away. Sorry about that, I know you've been waiting a while, but I don't want to rush it. Because if I do, it won't be as good as it would be if I took my time on it and did it right. Thanks! So...if you could give me the summary for Flara once more, that would be great. :D
AnimeAngel: I think we would all like to have at that car driver. :)
silverwolvesarecool: Thanks for your review! Yeah, poor Hiccup. I feel bad for him, but hey, he has Astrid to help him along. :D
Guest: Thank you! You know, I get inspiration from all the reviews I get, and yours (and lots of others) have just made my day. Thanks a ton! :D
HiccupHaddockIII: Yes, it makes sense. I think...haha. You know, it does, actually. 'Cause no one acts more hiccupy then Hiccup H. Haddock. :D Love your username, by the way. :D
"I for one don't like hospital food," said Astrid. "But you seem to love it."
"I don't really love it, Astrid," said Hiccup. "I'm just starving."
"Makes sense why you would be," said Valka. "You haven't actually eaten anything in three weeks. That IV's been the only thing keeping you alive."
"Yeah," said Hiccup. "It's nice to be actually eating again."
"I'm sure it is," said Valka. "The doctors say you're doing nicely. In a few more days, they're going to release you."
"Great!" said Hiccup. "Then, we can get some real food!"
"And get you a new guitar," said Valka. "From what Astrid told me, it was pretty beat up."
"You should have seen it, Hiccup," said Astrid. "Ruff managed to drag it off, and she showed it to me a few weeks ago...and man, it takes talent to mess a guitar up that bad."
Hiccup actually laughed. "Did it lose a leg?" said Hiccup.
"Oh shut up," Astrid laughed, shoving him gently. "It didn't lose its leg. It broke its neck."
"Was that a musical joke?" said Hiccup.
"You bet it was a musical joke," said Astrid. "I learned it from the worst." She punched his shoulder lightly.
"Oh wait!" said Hiccup. "I've got a joke."
"Oh no," Astrid groaned.
"Okay," said Hiccup. "Here goes; A paradox to some, three little letters. The worse it is, the better it seems. What is it?"
"Um...reality?" said Valka. "Oh, wait, that's not three letters. Um..."
"Any ideas, Astrid?" Hiccup asked.
"A guitar?" said Astrid.
"Hardy har har," said Hiccup. "No, it's not anything having to do with music. Plus, it's three letters, remember?"
"Um...I don't know," said Astrid.
"I give up," said Valka, throwing her hands up in surrender.
"It's a pun!" said Hiccup.
Astrid groaned while Hiccup laughed. Valka facepalmed.
"Ooooh no," said Valka.
"Get it?" Hiccup said, barely able to get the words out he was laughing so hard. "It's a pun!"
"Yes, yes, we get it, Hiccup," said Valka.
"That's why we're not laughing," said Astrid.
"Fine, fine, whatever," said Hiccup. "So...pizza?"
"What?" said Astrid.
"Real food," said Hiccup. "Pizza."
"Oh, yeah," said Astrid. "Pizza."
"Great," said Hiccup. "Can't wait."
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"So, you have my number and everything."
"Yes."
"Make sure you do."
"I do, Mom."
"Call me every hour."
"Okay, got it."
"When you do, I want your location, and how you're doing."
"Okay, Mom."
"And if you don't call me, I'm calling 911 and getting an ambulance to go check on you."
"Mom!"
Astrid laughed at Hiccup and Valka's exchange. It had been one week since Hiccup was discharged from the hospital, yet his mother couldn't keep her eye off him.
"I'm just being protective," said Valka.
"You don't have to," said Hiccup. "I'm fine now."
"You were hit by a car," said Valka. "You can't quite expect me to believe that you're fine. What if something happens when I'm gone?"
"I have Astrid," said Hiccup, "who, I might add, will not let me out of her sight, probably for the rest of my life."
"You bet," said Astrid.
"But Mom, you haven't been to work in over a month," said Hiccup. "You have to. You're a big part of your company."
"I know," said Valka. "But you're an even bigger part of my life."
"But I'm okay," said Hiccup. "You go on ahead, and I'll call you every hour."
"Well...okay," said Valka. "Set an alarm on your phone so you don't forget."
"Got it," said Hiccup, whipping out his phone to do just that. He saved the alarm and then shoved it back into his jean pocket. "Okay, you can go on now. Don't worry about me."
"But I do," said Valka.
"Mom," said Hiccup. "It'll be fine."
"Well...okay," said Valka. "I'll talk to you in an hour."
"Okay, talk to you then," said Hiccup. "Bye."
Valka hailed a taxi, and then left for her job. Since the incident with Hiccup and the car, she hadn't wanted to leave the area. So, she found a way to work over a computer at the local office. It was harder and more time consuming, but she didn't want to be farther away from her son then she had to be.
"So," said Astrid, "pizza?"
"You're on," said Hiccup.
They walked to the parlor. Hiccup was getting better and better at using his prosthetic. He could walk without much of a problem, but doing other things such as running would take a lot longer to get used to.
Hiccup and Astrid split the cost and both paid for it. Then, they sat outside while they ate.
"How did Toothless react to seeing you again?" Astrid asked. "You haven't really told me yet."
"Crazy cat went absolutely bonkers," said Hiccup, twirling his index fingers around his temples. "So, I guess you could say he was rather thrilled."
Astrid laughed. "Did you ever get a new guitar?" she asked.
"We're workin' on it," said Hiccup, making a seesaw motion with one of his hands. "Ish. Ruff's letting me borrow her guitar until I get a new one."
"That's nice," said Astrid.
"Yeah," said Hiccup. "And she showed me my old one..." He shuddered. "It was even more beat up then I was. There's no fixing that thing, which is kind of a bummer, since I really kind of liked that guitar."
"Yeah, I'm sorry," said Astrid.
"No, no, it's not your fault," said Hiccup. "There was nothing you could have done about it. And if you could have, you would have. I know you would have-"
"Not just about the guitar," said Astrid, "but everything. I should have been there. Maybe I could have prevented it."
"Well, you weren't there, and it wasn't prevented," Hiccup shrugged as he spoke. "Let's just live in the present." He paused. "How's Stormfly doing?" he asked.
"Pretty good," Astrid nodded. "Except, my cousins are coming out to visit next week, and she really kind of hates them."
Hiccup laughed. "Define 'hates them'?" He asked.
"Well," said Astrid, "she follows them around, mimics everything they say in different pitches at different times...of course, she's been trained not to actually hurt anybody, but still. She's annoying when she wants to be."
"Aren't we all?" said Hiccup.
Astrid flung her plastic spoon at him. He ducked.
"Okay, okay, I get it," said Hiccup. "So...your cousins."
"Yep," said Astrid.
"Who are they?" he asked.
"A girl named Camicazi," said Astrid, "and then another girl named Heather."
Just so everyone knows, no, there will not be any drama between Heather, Hiccup, Camicazi and Astrid. Just to clarify. And I just wanted to say that with the pun scene where Hiccup told Valka and Astrid the joke, I based that off me and my family members. I tell a joke, someone groans, someone else facepalms, and then everyone else stares at me like I sprouted horns, haha. :D BYE!