Astrid knocks on the door, interrupting our laughter. "Brought some tunics, some leggings, and a comb!" She says through the door, Hiccup opens it a crack and grabs the stuff, shutting the door behind him. "Thanks Astrid! You'll be able to visit us tomorrow, the healer said I'm still shaky and could use some extra time without extensive visiting, besides Belle, who's been staying with me, and my dad." He says as he holds up a tunic, Astrid replies with a chirpy okay through the door. I can hear her thud down the stairs.
"Brown one's yours, I want the greenish blue." I say as I pick up the light blue green tunic. Hiccup rolls his eyes a bit and grabs the brown tunic. He rips off his stained tunic that he's wearing wincing as it rubs over his cut. I know the feeling, cuts in your side hurt, Hiccup saved me from them, well the cause of them. He slides the long tunic on and starts slipping his leggings off.
We have gotten good at changing without showing anything, sharing a bedroom for six years makes practicing easy. He pulls the other leggings up, "Going to change?" He asks me, I grab the comb, "First I'm helping you with that Nadders' nest of hair, then giving you a nice scrub on the face with hot water. Then when you are clean and combed, I will take care of myself." I say as I sit him on the bed. I climb behind him and spread my legs out, him between them. I start combing a few thick strands at a time, "Ow." He says pathetically as I comb through a tangle. "That was the worst part, I'm almost done." I say as I lightly hit him in the shoulder with the comb. I finish with his lopsided hair and start on my own.
"Wash your face." I command as I run the brush through the ends of my hair. Hiccup turns and rolls his eyes at me. I comb my hair til it's tangle free then pick up my blue tunic and brown leggings to put on. Hiccup puts the rag down and leans himself against a wall, "Are you trying to catch a glimpse of something while I'm changing?" I ask in a joking way, Hiccup looks at me with his mouth open. "Wasn't trying..." He mumbles, I pull my tunic over my head and turn around. I pick the blue one up and slip it on. I pull a small trick and slide my leggings off. I grab the other ones and pull them up. "Dressed." I say with a smile towards Hiccup.
He walks up and stands in front of me, "How about we," He pauses, "Attack!" He says a little loudly and somehow manages to throw me over his shoulder. He tickles me a bit, "Hiccup, quit!" I say between shrieks of laughter. I kick a little bit but Hiccup holds me tight and tickles my ribs. "It's time for me to be the big brother." Hiccup spins around, "Stop! I'm gonna be sick!" I say still laughing as he starts tickling my stomach. He spins and tickles me, oh yay, I might actually be sick. He stops and puts me down,
"Hey Belle, I thought about something, you and Rye, any future kiddos?" He asks me. "Have you been drinking more Yaknog?!" I ask him in an embarrassed and shocked tone. He laughs and I smile a bit nervously, "No, I was just wondering. Do you have any plans for having kids with Rye? Or even marrying him?" He asks again, I bite my lower lip and think,
"Uh, I didn't have any plans, I, I guess Rye will propose some day. And then some decent time after that we will have some kids, probably." I stumblingly say. Hiccup smiles, for a guy who hated Rye a few DAYS ago, he seems to like him now. But occasionally Hiccup hides his real feelings, now might be one of those times when even his eyes which hold his emotions, can't show me. He grins a bit more than takes a finger and pokes my stomach, it gives a light glow. "Six years and that dragon blood is still in there, barely, but it's there." Hiccup says.
I stand silently and stare at his finger poking me, he removes his finger and puts a hand under my chin, he lifts my head up gently and looks at my eyes, I try to avoid his eye contact, but it's impossible. "What's wrong Belle?" Hiccup asks me. I swallow a bit, "Absolutely nothing!" I say and smile a (What I hope is) happy grin. Hiccup frowns, the corners of his eyes turn down a bit. He always looks so, disappointed, when I fake my emotions. It's his way of guilt tripping me. "Truth?" He asks, "Truth. While you were, unconscious, I blew air into your lungs to keep you from dying in my arms. But, I was so out of the sorts, that after blowing air into your lungs, I kissed you. I know, it was just, I needed it. I didn't know if you were even going to live! I had to help you, I just, I wanted to do that, I needed to do that." I explain, almost breaking into tears as I mention the kiss.
Hiccup blinks and stares with a blank expression, "Oh. I guess that's okay, just, just don't tell anyone. I don't want Astrid jealous or Rye mad at you." He says meekly.
I look at him fiercely and ball up a hand, "I didn't want to tell you!" I say a little too loud. He glances at my hands, "Sorry, you just looked so, anxious. You feel better getting it off your chest, don't you?" He calms me. I relax my hands and walk over towards the bed, I throw myself down on it, my back getting a little pain from the impact of the wooden bed. "It did feel good." I mumble,
"You're tired." He says, "I had to take care of you..." I say as I adjust my head against the pillow, Hiccup lays down beside me, "I have been sleeping for a long while, but you nap. You deserve it, I might doze for a bit." He says as he moves up against me a little more. I feel an arm around my neck, I already start drifting off.
I sit up panting, my arms are shaking. Hiccup jerks himself up in a panic. "What's wrong?!" He asks me, I take a deep breath, I seem to have kicked the blanket off in my sleep. I put a hand on my stomach, "I-I had a very bad dream." I say staring at the far wall in a panic. I shake and try to control my panting. Hiccup puts a hand on my back, I tense forcing my chest and stomach out, he removes his hand a bit then puts against my back again gently. "What happened in the dream?" He asks as he scans over my position and breathing.
I take a deep breath and let it out. "I'm so glad it's not real." I look at Hiccup sort of. "I was having a baby, and as I had just given birth and the midwife was just picking the baby up, she declared it was dead. Stillborn." I explain my dream, Hiccup looks at my face, a little relieved, "That doesn't sound like a terrible nightmare, not a very nice dream though. What made you so upset? Besides the fact that you had lost a baby." He asks me, my eyes glaze over with tears,
"You were holding the stillborn baby boy, and the midwife was checking to make sure I was all right. And then she looked at me and said, 'There is nothing I can do for your baby. And you can't have anymore children. This was your first, and last baby.' And then you broke down Hiccup. I was upset, but you just fell over, you were already on your knees, you just fell over, and held the stillborn baby and cried. And I cried some to, and then you screamed. And I woke up, no more of that scary vivid dream..." I finish explaining.
Hiccup puts his arms around me and kisses my forehead. "That is something I would do, give an ear piercing scream if I found out my little sister had lost her first child, then find out she can't have anymore." He says. I sniffle, "What if it wasn't a dream, what if it was a vision like Gothi has sometimes?"
Hiccup shakes his head a bit, "No. I will pray to Odin for a week straight just to make sure that isn't true. You will not lose your first child, and you will be able to have lots of children some day." He states in a determined way. "I hope." I whisper quietly.
So I hope you enjoyed this chapter! :D I'll have another one up after I write the next bit. I want to thank my followers and readers, you are what make me force myself to write more, even when i have some writers block. I have been trying to place my "Dream Scene" in where Isabella has a nightmare, there just wasn't an opportunity until now. I hope you guys enjoyed that bit, you'll just have to see whether or not Belle's nightmare was a true nightmare, or a vision of her distant future. ;)