A/N: There's a conversation about froyo somewhere in this chapter, and it's completely random, and it's a real conversation that my friends have had. Froyo is serious. Basically, this chapter was mostly something I had requested on tumblr; "Jealous Novella, and Hiccup making it up her." I did my best, lol.
SPEAKING OF. If anyone has any ideas for what could be put in this story, I'm open to request! You can message me, send it on tumblr, leave it in a review, chances are, it will most likely be used! :D *hinthint*
Chapter Six
Six Years Old
Six year old Novella was sitting at the table, her plate of food that her dad had made her sitting in front of her. She used her fork to push around the food before her dad walked back into the kitchen "Daddy, can you -"
"Hold on, Ella. Let me finish this real quick."
Novella let out a sigh. This wasn't anything new. Ever since that.. That other child had been born, her parents seemed to be paying more attention to him than to her. That's absolutely not okay with her. She was supposed to the favorite.
"What are you doing, daddy?"
Hiccup looked over at her, giving her a smile "Making Connor a bottle." he turned away from her and picked something up "Do you need anything?"
Novella looked down at her plate and shook her head "No."
Hiccup walked by, running his free hand through his daughter's hair before walking out of the kitchen and calling back to her "I'll be right back, Ella!"
Novella watched him walk away before she pushed her plate away. She jumped out of the chair, and started heading towards her parents room. She knows her mommy is still in bed. Maybe she'll talk to her. She slowly pushed open her parents bedroom door, poking her head in "Mommy?"
Astrid pulled the blanket away from her face and looked at her daughter "What is it, baby?"
Novella tilted her head, staring over at her mom. She didn't know why, but her mom had stayed in bed the past couple of days. Her daddy told her to stay out of their room, but she hadn't seen her mommy in forever!
"Daddy's ignoring me."
Astrid groaned. If there was anything she wanted in the world now, it would be peace, quiet, and sleep. She's still sick, and she could kill Hiccup for not being able to handle two kids "He's not ignoring you, Ella." she motioned for Novella to get on the bed "He's just... Your daddy is struggling to handle a new baby and you. Connor isn't old enough to take care of himself yet, so it's up to your daddy and me to make sure he's taken care of.
Novella frowned, jutting out her bottom lip into a pout "Why haven't you been taking care of him? I want daddy!"
Astrid sighed, wrapping her arms around Novella and leaning against the headboard "I'm too sick to be taking care of him. It could be really bad if he gets sick."
Novella crossed her arms "I want daddy back."
The door opened and Hiccup looked around. He almost looked panicked until his eyes landed on Novella. He let out a sigh of relief, walking towards his wife and daughter "What are you doing in here, Ella?"
Astrid shot him a glare, letting Novella go "She's upset because of you."
"What? What did I do?
Astrid pushed herself to her feet, walking towards Hiccup "Ignoring your daughter. Do you not know how to take care of two kids at the same time?"
Hiccup's eyes widened. He shook his head before putting his hands on Astrid's shoulders pushing her back towards the bed "I haven't been ignoring her -" Astrid shot him another glare, and one look at Novella told him that maybe he had ignored her "on purpose. I haven't been doing it on purpose, and would you just lie back down?"
"If I wasn't sick, I would punch you."
"I'll be expecting a punch when you feel better." he gently pushed on her shoulder when she was back on the bed "Just go to sleep. We need you to feel better. Come on, Ella, let's let her rest."
Astrid narrowed her eyes at Hiccup. He was a great husband, and a great dad, but he was an idiot. Do most parents with two kids struggle? Obviously. But does one their kids ever get ignored? She took a deep breath, closing her eyes. She just has to hope she'll get better soon so Novella won't feel ignored.
Hiccup and Novella sat in the living room. Novella was still upset that her dad had ignored her, but at least he was with her now, right?
"I'm sorry if I had ignored you, Ella. I wasn't meaning to."
Novella nodded, reaching her hand up and patting her dads head "It's okay, daddy."
Hiccup chuckled, pushing her hand away "So, how about, whenever mommy is better, we'll have a day. Just you and me."
Novella thought it over. A daddy day. She did love spending time with her daddy "Ice cream?"
"There will be ice cream."
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Novella guessed that her daddy had forgotten about their day together. Her mommy had gotten better the next day, and she was running around the house doing everything. Cooking, cleaning, playing with her, taking care of Connor, why couldn't her daddy have been like that?
She wanted to spend time with him. He wasn't even home today. Where did he go?
Novella walked up to her mom while she was feeding Connor "Where's daddy?"
Astrid glanced down at Novella, giving her a smile "He's at work. He'll be home soon, don't worry."
Novella nodded, climbing onto the couch next to her mom and brother. Connor was so little. Was she that little? She tilted her head "Was I that small?"
Astrid looked from Novella back to Connor, shaking her head "You were bigger than this. Connor is just.. Different. He's little. I think he'll forever be short."
The front door shut and Astrid looked over her shoulder at Hiccup. She gave him a smile as he walked over to her "So, he's going to be short like you, right?"
Astrid playfully glared at him. Short jokes were one thing he knew she hated most, but she's holding their son. He knows she wouldn't hit him now "I'll get you for that one later. Who is that for? Me?"
Hiccup glanced down at the cup he was holding in his hand. He laughed, shaking his head "No, it's for Ella, actually."
Novella perked up. Her daddy brought her something! She leaned closer to him, trying to see the cup "What is it?"
He smiled, handing her the cup "Froyo."
"That's serious. Froyo is serious, Ella." Astrid said with a smile.
Novella took the cup from Hiccup, looking inside of it. Her eyebrows furrowed "What's so serious about froyo?"
Hiccup sat on the other side of his daughter, leaning back into the couch "If you ever get a boyfriend, when you're older of course, and he wants to take you to get some froyo -"
"Don't do it." Astrid finished for him.
Novella didn't understand what they meant. It looked like ice cream, and that's all she cared about. She jumped off the couch, rushing towards the kitchen so she could eat it. Astrid gave Hiccup a smile "What made you bring froyo home for her?"
Hiccup shrugged, putting an arm around Astrid's shoulder while she fed Connor "Gobber wanted some. So after we got off we went to get some froyo. I figured Ella would need it. You haven't lived until you've had some froyo."
Astrid snorted "Froyo with Gobber. Must have been serious."
"Very serious." he leaned over, placing a kiss on her cheek "I was also hoping I would be completely forgiven by her if I brought it home for her."
Astrid looked into the kitchen, a smile on her face "I'd say you're forgiven. She seems to love it."
"Of course! Who doesn't love froyo?"
