Good Update - uh, I can't say that I was to be honest! Second generation incest seems like it's asking for trouble?

Death Fury - thanks

MidwestMexican - I love how often you say keep it coming like you haven't spent enough time following my stuff to know I can't stop writing.

SquallofVIII - Axe-strid! That's her new nickname.

-HTTYD-

"If we make a big production of it, people will look more closely. I'll mention it to the other riders but.. Just be seen out and about together and if anyone doesn't believe our story of where the baby came from, they can ask me for verification."

Hiccup leant down, kissing Raider and Erica each on their little heads. Then he straightened up, leaning to kiss Astrid and Valka in turn.

"I gotta go. Duty calls. Sorry I can't spend all my time loving you little miracles."

He cast wistful looks at both before he and Toothless headed out, leaving the babies and mothers behind. None of them enjoyed being separated, but chiefdom was chiefdom. Raider was only a couple of days old, and Valka was still unsteady on her feet but she was sure she could make it to the Meade Hall for lunch, which would put them in view of everyone with the baby.

"You sure you're up to this today?"

"Mhmm. It would only be more suspect if I vanished and appeared with the babe after enough time to be considered recovered. So long as we walk slowly, which is expected when carrying a baby, I should be fine."

Valka spent much of the morning resting after breakfast, at one point holding both Erica and Raider to coo and sing at them and Astrid couldn't help but love her a little bit more for it. Erica adored her other mother; Raider was a little young to care about much other than a breast to nurse from, fresh diapers and a lot of sleeping. Astrid liked to think he didn't hate her at least.

"She loves you so much."

The older woman smiled, eyes closing as Astrid leant in and kissed her.

"And I love her very much also. You and Hiccup did a wonderful job there."

Astrid felt herself smiling as she looked down at Erica gurgling next to her brother.

"Yeah. But Raider is pretty damn adorable himself."

"Quite so. They'll grow into beautiful people."

Astrid took Erica to change her, then offered to do Raider too since she was up and Valka was saving her strength.

"Are you going to ask me yet?"

Trying to clean up a kicking baby, Astrid could only glance over to where Valka was holding Erica.

"Ask you what?"

"If I'll take both of the babes so you and Hiccup can be alone."

"Oh. Wait, how do you know I was thinking that?"

Valka chuckled, lifting Erica up to kiss her little nose.

"You're at the point you aren't feeling any pain. I'm well aware of your sex drive, and you've been eyeing Hiccup more often than usual.".

Astrid felt her cheeks heat slightly. Which was ridiculous when she considered the fact she'd had sex quite regularly with the woman, so it wasn't surprising or even strange that Valka knew Astrid enjoyed sex and enjoyed it often. Or had before pregnancy and birth put a stopper in the whole process.

"I was trying to work out how to ask without it coming across like rubbing it in your face that I'm back to normal while you're not."

"Honestly Astrid, sex is the last thing on my mind right now. And gods know poor Hiccup has been so patient and understanding with us both."

Done with Raider, Astrid carried him back over to sit next to Valka, enjoying the sight of their little babies next to each other. They were the sweetest things.

"You ready to start heading up?"

"Mhmm. Though I should feed the little one in advance, he should settle nicely then."

Astrid agreed, trading babies so Valka could suckle Raider. Erica soon decided that looked most interesting, grizzling until Astrid lowered her shift and offered her a nipple to nurse from. Soon with two fed and burped babies, the two women tied them into their slings around their chests. By far a more effective way to transport them than the small push carts Astrid saw Mrs Larsson using.

Of course, her baby was terrifying to look at so maybe she didn't want it close to her face.

"You sure you're up to this?"

She asked as they put on leggings and boots to head outside away from their fires.

"Yes. I'm in pain but not enormously so."

Astrid couldn't help laughing as they got outside - Valka went right up to Cloudjumper and had him carry her up the hill in a matter of seconds. Stormfly, not to be outdone, did the same and dropped Astrid next to her.

"Show off dragons!"

Some of the villagers on their way to the Hall called out, but Astrid and Valka were busy giggling and commending the strength of the knots tying their babies slings.

"Is the chiefs mom holding a baby?"

"I think so!"

They carried on in and found Hiccup sat at his chief table already, beaming up at them when the two approached and Astrid could see in both how they disliked not being able to be affectionate around others - with Valka's pregnancy, they had spent much of their time indoors where Hiccup and Valka could be tactile with impunity.

"Hey you two. And you, little lady!"

Hiccup wrangled Erica from her sling before Astrid sat down, the distraction of the chief holding his daughter allowing Valka to sit delicately while nobody was looking. Erica drooled and gurgled up at her daddy, all gummy smiles and waving a fist in joy.

"Oh chief, she's such a beauty!"

"That's cus she got her mothers looks."

Hiccup had made that mention before, and clarified it to his lovers; he looked much like Valka, so almost everything in Erica's face came from both women. He kissed Erica's forehead as the other riders came to get a look, the only ones who were allowed to approach Hiccup during mealtimes as his pre-chief friends. Since the Haddocks so rarely ate in the Hall, Hiccup had to impose the rule to let him actually eat something.

"So, this the mystery baby you adopted on a revenge mission?"

Hiccup kept his composure, even as Valka visibly tensed while taking a sip of water.

"Nice way to put it Ruff. Yeah, this is Raider. We did look for... any other people there but he was just all alone. Mom decided it was a sign we had better things in life than revenge."

"Wow. That's so beautiful."

Tuff wiped his eyes, tearing up in his peculiar way that he did. Snotlout wrinkled his brow as he surveyed the infant, then turned back to the mutton leg in his hand. Fishlegs tapped his fingers together, jumping about excitedly.

"The first chief to have two children in four generations!"

"Really? That's pretty cool. I just like the idea of Erica having an in-house best friend. Not like you two though."

Hiccup indicated the twins, who looked at each other trying to work out if he was insulting them. Astrid took advantage of not eating around Erica in her sling, devouring the chicken leg in front of her eagerly. Hiccup eventually sat down next to her and finished the soup and bread he was eating before they joined him.

"How was your morning?"

"Mostly house repairs from kids who don't know dragon eggs blow up. This afternoon I'm in the forge, so I'll have to take a bath before I cook anything so as not to get tanning dye or leather in dinner."

Astrid nodded, watching Hiccup tickle Erica's damp chin with a smile.

"Send a Terror mail when you're about to leave and I'll heat up the bath water for you."

"Sounds good, thank you milady."

She smiled, spotting Valka smirk lightly at the two and knowing what she was thinking. It was true; Astrid wholly intended to have sex with her husband that night. Hiccup openly went to say goodbye to Raider where everyone could see, but it hid his whisper of love to his mother when she kissed his cheek. Astrid had to fight a smile watching them, not wanting to give away how much she loved all three of the Haddocks stood there while she put Erica back in her sling.

"Ready to go?"

Hiccup was already gone, but she and Valka had stayed to eat and, as ever, Vikings paid scarce attention to things that weren't their lunch. Mostly, they had been left alone.

"Mhmm."

Valka walked down this time, and Cloudjumper looked a little offended until she promised they would come sit outside with him. They took turns in the bathroom, Valka fed Raider again - the boy had an appetite - and they took a couple of furs out to sit on the grass beside their hut with their dragons. It wasn't snowing and the babies were well-wrapped, so they were fine.

"About what you were saying earlier..."

"Of you and Hiccup?"

Valka was smirking playfully, would probably have leant closer and nuzzled Astrid's throat to make her squirm if they were indoors.

"Yeah. Would you mind if he and I were alone after dinner?"

"Not a bit. Just ensure you nurse Erica beforehand, it will both ensure you aren't interrupted and helps reduce the discomfort in your chest during sex."

"Thanks."

They stayed out for an hour, watching Cloudjumper and Stormfly play and passing villagers enquired about the babies until they agreed to head inside.

"Tired?"

"A little."

Astrid smiled fondly as Valka yawned into her hand.

"Raider is falling asleep, go take a nap."

"Are you sure?"

That told Astrid how tired she was; Valka usually protested more.

"Positive. I owe you in advance."

She smiled, kissed Astrid, then Raider and Erica on their little heads before taking herself off toward their bed for a rest. Astrid didn't begrudge her at all, birth was exhausting and she had given birth less than a week ago. Raider went in his crib for a nap too, leaving Astrid and Erica to stare at each other in quiet peace for a little while.

"I love you so much little one. You and your brother."

Astrid still occasionally wondered if she would ever resent their way of life; sharing her husband with another woman and the child of that union. But she loved Valka and Raider so completely it seemed madness. It was probably because so much importance was placed on the pair up, have babies and stick together until one was dead.

Their relationship didn't fit with much of that. Or rather, it did but there were three of them. Two of whom happened to be mother and son. Astrid had found that strange at first, then adjusted. Now it seemed rather odd again to her, in the context of her inability to envision feeling that way about her own children.

But then, Valka and Hiccup hadn't been 'family' together for much of their lives. It wasn't quite the same thing.

Hiccup's Terror mail arrived before Valka rose, but she was stirring when Astrid went up to heat the bath water for the chief to take his bath.

"Everything alright?"

"Yeah, Hiccup is on his way back so I'm putting the bath on."

"Mmm. I'm getting up now anyway."

Valka rose from the bed, sleep-soft and beautiful as she stretched and sighed. Astrid's stomach fluttered pleasantly at the sight, a firm reminder she adored the woman who had given birth to and then had sex with her husband. She had the Terror light the logs to heat the water, then returned to Valka.

"Feel better?"

"Much. Thank you for allowing me the break."

"Don't be silly, you needed it and Raider slept through anyway."

"Already? He's such an angel."

Astrid chuckled, wrapping her arms around Valka in turn when she was sleepily embraced. They heard the door open downstairs, heard Hiccup greet Raider and call out to them.

"There are unattended babies down here!"

As they came back down, Hiccup was holding a toy out to Erica over her crib, where she was babbling and trying to grab it above her head.

"They were napping, as was Valka. I just went to put your bath on."

Hiccup smiled, mindful not to put his grubby hands on anyones clean-ish clothes, leaning to kiss them both.

"I'm gonna take my bath, then I'll come make dinner."

"We'll be waiting won't we baby?"

Astrid waved at him with Erica's hand, making both her and Hiccup giggle as he clunked up the stairs to bathe and change into his lounging tunic. He came down ten minutes later clean and changed, hair damp but it would soon dry over the fire as he moved to start dinner. Astrid's stomach growled as the smell of meat and yak gravy filled the hut, eventually becoming steaming bowls of delicious food for the three adults.

"Gods this is good. Can we make you a househusband instead?"

"I wish I could be, but unfortunately I had to be the chiefs son. Which means I don't get that choice."

Hiccup shook off the morbid expression on his face, turning back to dig in to his dinner. He occasionally expressed his unhappiness at the inheritance he never really wanted, but it passed. Astrid hoped she could cheer him up after dinner. Valka certainly thought along those lines an hour or so after they relaxed post-hearty-meal, that playful smirk ghosting over her smile. Astrid nursed and winded Erica, then placed her down in her cradle for a nap.

Throwing a glance her way, Astrid got a nod from Valka. She stood, taking Hiccup's hand and leading him to what was Valka's bedroom before she moved in to theirs. Hiccup followed in confusion, though his response was pretty instantaneous as Astrid leant up and kissed him.

"Don't worry, I cleared it with your mom that she didn't mind watching the kids for us."

"Oh. So you're..."

He trailed off, flushing.

"Yep. Pretty sure I'm good to go again, but that doesn't mean you can stint on the foreplay."

Hiccup growled, kissing her before pushing her toward the bed.

"When have you ever known me to do that?"

"We've never gone three months without having sex before."

He kissed her again, hungry and heated as his body pressed to hers and Astrid felt a ripple of arousal as his erection dug into her belly. Their clothes didn't last long, and Hiccup gave no indication that he minded the changes pregnancy had wrought on Astrid's body as he raked his hands over her skin, stroking and squeezing and groping. He was mindful of her breasts, gentle to a fault with the parts that fed their daughter.

"I think I'm gonna go off the minute we start, so..."

"So we trade oral first?"

Astrid smirked, and Hiccup nodded in response. He agreeably went on to his back, cock hard and swollen against his belly when Astrid reached to lift it up, lapping the leaking precum from the tip and humming to herself; she hadn't realised how much she missed this. His taste, his smell, the little whimpers that left his throat between lower, harsher moans.

"Thor, not gonna last long."

Astrid lifted her head, smiling up at him.

"It's ok babe."

He nodded, head falling back as Astrid took the sensitive tip back in her mouth, suckling and tonguing the hot spots to help Hiccup release some long overdue tension. It didn't take much to have him spilling thick and hot down her throat, back arching and hips jerking as he moaned aloud.

"Sorry, I'm a little hair trigger."

Hiccup was shuddering, skin flushed as Astrid wiped her mouth and straightened up a little.

"Totally understandable babe. That's why you got to go first."

He smiled, leaning up to kiss her again hungrily before rolling them over, pressing their bodies together for the intimacy of just feeling the others bare skin. Then he was kissing down her neck, nuzzling her swollen chest and softened, stretch-marked belly. There was no change to the heat and desire in his eyes for the difference, soothing any nerves she might have had.

Astrid was already wet when Hiccup reached for her thighs, pushing them wider apart and peppering kisses across the sensitive skin there first. His beautiful green eyes fixed on hers from between her spread legs, then his tongue was dragging up along her clit and Astrid almost screamed. Gods she had missed it more than she realised, quivering in response and pressing down on his hot mouth.

Hiccup wasn't the only one who was going to break quickly, Astrid knew. She was hypersensitive, desperate, needed to come now but Hiccup was drawing it out and kept backing off before she got too close to the peak. He backed off again, replacing his mouth with his mouth with his fingers to stroke her before slowly pushing one inside her. Astrid wriggled impatiently, used to him using two to fuck her on until she was a shuddering wreck.

"Am I hurting you?"

Oh. Hiccup wanted to make sure she could take it, take him.

"No! No pain here."

He smiled, working the one finger back and forth until Astrid whined in frustration. Then he finally added a second, filling her a little better and Astrid moaned appreciatively. His tongue joined his fingers, the combination stoking the fire in Astrid's gut until she was trembling, clutching at the bed covers and arching her back as a climax tore through her. Hiccup kept her going through the waves until Astrid fell, spent and twitching to the bed.

"Mmm, forgot how good you were at that."

She stretched leisurely, watching Hiccup lick his fingers and wipe his face. His cock was full again, straining upwards and looking so enticing. Still needing a minute to come down, Astrid beckoned her husband back up the bed and kissed him deeply.

"You don't have to carry on if you're yanno, done."

Astrid shook her head, running a hand down his slim but firm chest, tracing the solid muscles of his lean abdomen.

"I want you, just a little out of practice."

"We can go as slow as you need" kiss "or stop whenever you want" kiss "I don't want you feeling like you have to do this for me."

Leaning up to kiss him again, Astrid nuzzled his jaw.

"I don't feel that way, I've been waiting for this as long as you."

"You sure?"

"Positive. Just... be gentle."

Hiccup smiled, no hint of his rough excitement earlier as he caressed her tenderly. Kisses were scattered over her neck and collarbone and shoulders, one pressed into her wrist and another to her nose.

"I love you so much Astrid."

She arched her hips, seeking his erection to fill her deeply.

"I love you too babe. Need you."

"Swear you'll tell me if it's too soon?"

Astrid nodded, agreeing to anything if it meant Hiccup would get on and get inside her.

"I swear."

Hiccup still went slow, but he eventually aimed his cock and pressed into her inch by inch, the intimacy of him residing within her body powerful, almost overwhelming.

"Gods Astrid..."

He murmured against her neck, breath hot and ragged as his arms trembled supporting his weight. Astrid shuddered beneath him, wrapping her arms around his neck to hold him tight.

"Fuck I missed this."

"You ok?"

"Mhmm. Slow babe."

"Of course."

When Astrid managed to relax around him, Hiccup began thrusting slowly. He was a little shaky, out of practice himself but it didn't really matter. Astrid was on fire just to be sharing this connection with him again. The last time they had done this, they were not yet parents. Now, the connection ran even deeper, Astrid somehow loved him more than she had before Erica was born, before she saw him with Raider in his arms.

The pleasure was secondary, but still wracked through her in waves as Hiccup thrust deep and steady, one hand on the bed and the other running up and down her hip, her thigh. Astrid lifted her legs, tightening them around his waist to hold him closer to her.

She buried her hands in his thick hair, kissing Hiccup deeply until the moans and gasps his cock won from her made it too difficult. Hiccup still nipped at her lip, eyes fixed on her face like he never needed another sight for the rest of his life.

Astrid could feel a dull ache somewhere, but it barely registered through the haze as Hiccup kept thrusting, his lower abdomen rubbing at her clit and knowing fingers stroked her sensitive waist, tickled the sensitive patch on the side of her ribs.

"G-gonna come Hiccup."

She hadn't expected to, hadn't really minded that when she craved Hiccup inside her for the intimacy, the closeness but those steadily rocking hips were driving Astrid to the peak, one she so badly wanted to topple over the edge of with Hiccup buried inside her.

"Thank Thor, me too."

Astrid bucked her hips trying to urge Hiccup along more, aching to feel him come inside her again at last. Hiccup didn't disappoint, spilling into her oh-so-receptive body with a choked groan against her neck. His fingers managed to rub at her clit, ensuring Astrid followed him to Valhalla and murmuring 'I love you' against her neck over and over as they came down.

Hiccup's cock softened and slid out of her, leaving an aching soreness behind that Astrid relished. The reminder they had finally shared their bodies again.

"You alright love?"

"I am awesome. A tad sore, but knew that would happen."

Hiccup held her close, kissing her cheek as they cuddled and caressed each other. He stroked her hair, ran circles over her belly and when he realised Astrid had mortifyingly leaked, he got her some cloth to clean up her chest.

"Aren't you put off?"

"By the fact your body does this amazing thing that lets you feed our daughter? Not a bit."

Reassured, Astrid used the cloth to wipe the mess from her thighs too, then tossed it aside and stretched lazily.

"Come on, back to your mom because I don't like us not sleeping as a three."

"As you wish milady."

Hiccup helped her dress, all tactile and cuddly as he kissed and touched her. They headed back out to where Valka was dozing on the old chief chair, Erica on her chest and Raider in his cradle with Toothless curled up next to it.

Astrid picked up Erica, letting Hiccup kneel down to gently wake Valka up. He kissed her nose, which wrinkled up cutely before her eyes opened up. Hiccup kissed her lips, winning a soft hum from his mother.

"Hey you. Fancy coming to bed?"

Valka nodded, getting up and they retired to their bedroom. Hiccup changed their babies diapers after they were fed, visibly brighter and less tightly wound than he had been only hours before. The trio tangled up in bed together, Astrid loving the mass of limbs around her, multiple sets of breathing and the lazy fumble to trade last kisses and touches before they fell asleep.

She was still sore the next morning, but gods she felt better for getting back in the saddle. Figuratively speaking.

-HTTYD-

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