A happy chapter, I promise. No more giving you heart attacks. ;)

I wake up the next morning to find Hiccup passed out on my bedroom floor, sleeping on top of Toothless. The dragon yawns and looks at me, he stands up, causing Hiccup's position to fall and his head hit the floor with a thunk. "Owwwwwwww." He moans and rubs his head.

Toothless has put his head up on my bed trying to get some attention. He sniffs me over, give a little cooing sound, "He can tell you were scared." Hiccup says and grabs for a shirt lying on a stool.

"I still am…" I mumble quietly. Toothless licks the skin on my stomach that's showing. My shirt is so jumbled up from tossing and turning in my sleep.

The big dragon rubs his head against my stomach, he stops moving and I feel the baby kick repeatedly. Toothless smiles, his teeth retracted, and gives a muffled Night Fury scream. "He likes the baby." Hiccup says and laughs, I stand up, petting the dragon, "I guess he does."

At the sound of the dragon roaring in my bedroom, Zip pokes his purple head in through my bedroom window.

I scratch him on his chin, "Silly dragon. Toothless has already 'saved me,' before you even wake up!" I exclaim. Hiccup grabs my hand and pulls me away. "Get dressed! Johan's here!" He says after rushing to Astrid then back to me.

I grin and nod enthusiastically, Johan always had something interesting.

We are out at the docks in an instance, my red dress standing out from the crowd, I just got it back after washing it. Hiccup's flight suit is rustling and moving as he pulls me to the front of the crowd.

"Hiccup!" Johan say exclaims as he sees my tall brother. It's been almost eight months since Johan's last stop.

"And Isabella! Why, you're expecting a baby now aren't you!" He says. I smile, I hadn't bothered to hide the baby bump today. It's too exciting. "Only three more months." I say. Johan nods, Hiccup puts a hand on my shoulder.

"So Johan, what have you got for us this time?" He asks the older man. Johan holds up a finger to signal he needs a minute. He opens up a door and wheels out a cart.

"Fruit from a far away place, they call them, Watermelons." Johan says, and motions a hand at almost five hundred watermelons on his ship. Hiccup looks at the green fruit, still keeping a grip on me.

But I pull away and grab my bag of money. "I'll take eight!" I say and hand him some coins. Johan looks at me, "We haven't even tasted this ever. They might be poisonous!" Hiccup says and tries to take back the money from Johan, but misses.

"HiccUP." I say in exaggeration. "I can tell, that they are FINE." I try to code my actual meaning. Hiccup nods and winks at me. "If you, think, so." He says. I continue my bargain and receive a barrel of the delicious fruit.

Johan takes my hand, "Belle, I want to give you some gifts, to congratulate you on the baby. Here is a basket with a few things for the child, and for you, this." He says and hands me a golden hair comb. I look at it's beautiful purple gems, it looks like a little tiara almost. "Johan I couldn't! You must have swiped this off of royalty!" I say.

Johan chuckles and winks at me. "Can't say I haven't tried. Take it Belle, you are like the princess of Berk. You are carrying the future chief! You deserve it!" He replies.

I nod and place the comb in my hair, it gives me a quick and pretty up do. "Johan, my baby isn't going to be chief. Hiccup and Astrid's first child will be." I say, Johan grabs my arm as I start to walk away.

"I wouldn't be so sure of that." He whispers. I nod solemnly and go to find Hiccup.

Someone is moving some crates, "You trying to find something back there?" I ask my brother. He looks at me, "No. I just bought all that. Weapons, sheets of metal, some jewelry and cloth for Astrid, I bought some materials to construct some safer stuff for the baby, dragon nip, etc." He replies.

My jaw has formed an 'O'. I look at him, "So, how are you going to pay for all this?" I ask. Hiccup laughs like I'm stupid. "Umm, you forget we're the chief's kids, part of the stuff was a gift, and the other stuff I just payed for with pocket money and traded some tools." He explains.

"Okay. I never knew we were that rich." I say and watch some men grab a couple more barrels and boxes.

Hiccup hands me a folded paper. I unfold it with an eyebrow raised. Woah. Not expecting to see this. The note reads,

The Haddock Family:

Stoick The Vast Haddock,

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III,

Isabella Elma Haddock,

Astrid Hofferson Haddock,

All members of the family will receive twenty runes every three months.

"When was this drawn up?" I ask him. He glances at me, "A couple weeks ago." He says. "Ookaaayy…" I reply.

Johan stops helping the other vikings. Hiccup and I walk up to him, "How about we try out one of those watermelons? I'll get Astrid and we'll share stories." He asks Johan. "I'd like that." The man replies.

A couple hours later we're sitting around a campfire out on a hill a bit away from the village. Hiccup pulls out a knife and slices up the juicy fruit. He hands slices to everyone, I start munching on mine instantly.

Astrid licks hers, her eyes lighting up. Johan has pulled off a piece and is sucking on it delightedly.

Hiccup looks at his, "Try it Hiccup!" I say. He looks at us, seeing if he'll like it. Then takes a huge bite. Juice rolls down and dribbles off his chin, he looks like he just saved a life, he excitedly chews and swallows, spitting out the black seeds. He chows down messily, spitting seeds and letting his face and hands become a sticky mess.

"Is it good?" I ask him with a giggle. He nods his head eagerly and swallows whats in his mouth. "Johan, I'll take thirty more! We'll freeze them and store them for later!" He says and tosses an entire bag of coins at the trader.

I laugh, I knew he would love 'melons. He gets down to just the rhine. "I'm not eating this part." He says. I look at Toothless who was Hiccup, Astrid, and I's ride up here. "Throw it to Toothless, he'll like it. It's juicy, sweet, and cold!" I say.

Hiccup tosses the green rhine over his shoulder and grabs another slices, but he turns to look at his dragon. Toothless bites into the rhine and eat the entire thing.

"When did Toothless become omnivorous?" Astrid says as she slowly enjoys her fruit.

I look at the dragon licking his lips. "I have no idea, but if he'll eat them, who cares." I reply and grab my second slice, tossing the rest to Toothless, who catches it mid air.

Johan starts up conversation, "So. Any stories to share? New or old? And not the ones about taming the dragons or finding Belle."

Hiccup glares a bit but laughs it off. Astrid spits out a seed and cheerily suggests, "How about the story of how I got my bangs?"

We nod in agreement. "This will be interesting." Johan says and we turn the attention to Astrid. Who clears her throat to begin the story.

"I was twelve years old, Hiccup was thirteen. That day I was in a rush and forgot to put my hair in a braid, it was long and flopping in my face as I was running. I caught up with everyone else, and Gobber handed me an axe, because axe throwing practice was today, not that I needed it. Hiccup was still teased and forgotten and so Gobber pulled him out to the area and handed him an axe as well.

We started practice, aiming at cut outs of dragons and outcasts. My hair was flying around in the wind at this point of time, so I would grab it and throw the axe and such. Well, Hiccup took his turn, but wanted a running start.

So he did, and he tripped. The axe flew out of his hand, towards me. I was holding my hair out at ends length currently, looking at how long it was. And the axe cut through it and missed the target by a long shot.

I dropped the hair that had been cut off instantly. I was furious, no one messes with me, even if it is my annoying hair.

But everyone is just staring at me, even Hiccup who is still lying on his stomach on the ground. I noticed it was easier for me to move now, and it was lighter in the front. And I could see! I didn't thank Hiccup, or say anything to him. I just enjoyed my bangs. And kept them cut for the rest of my life."

She draws to an end and we laugh. Hiccup blushes and swipes watermelon juice off his chin. He grabs at his fourth piece, and I go for my third.

I missed watermelons, and happy times like this.

Next chapter will be the seventh month of Belle's pregnancy. We shall see what happens then. ;) Opinions? Reviews? What did you think of my theory of how Astrid got her bangs? :D