Haha. This is going to be cute. And emotional. And funny. Just read.


Isabella and Stoick finally joined the awkward couple and new father in the kitchen area for breakfast.

I shuffled down the steps. The sight of my daughter being held with one strong arm by Rye, and my brother and sister in law silently getting plates of food made my silence even more unpleasant than I thought it would be.

Luckily dad knows when to enter a room apparently. "Morning everyone! How is my little girl?" He asked me and smoothed my wild hair. "Sore." Was my reply. He swung over to Rye and peaked at Azalea. "And how is my even littler girl?" He asked as he smiled at the big blue eyes my daughter carries. "Hungry. I fed her last night. Time to do it again…" I said. I am tired and sore as I can possibly be. But everyone has responsibilities.

I walk over and pick up Azalea. Holding her upright so she is looking over my shoulder. Hiccup raised his eyebrows in delight. "Ooh! You're gonna feed her! Can I help?" He asked me. I glared at him with an unamused look on my face. "No." I grabbed Rye's arm and started dragging him behind me. "Come on. Only Hubby gets to see. And help. Because I will need it." I say and start heading for the stairs, having Rye slow me down. "I'm not your husband!" Rye said and gave a pathetic look of innocence.

"You will be soon." I reply and keep trying to drag him. Hiccup chimes into our little conversation. "I'm a husband!"

I keep my eyes on the stairs. "Nope." I say to his hidden question. "But I wanna sseeeee!" He whines like a little kid. I'm not even looking and I can tell he is slumping around with his hands out in front of him. "Nope!" I reply and finally manage to get Rye up the stairs and into our room.

Astrid glares at her husband as he keeps up with his pouting. Pooching his lip out and slumping his shoulders. "Pervert." She says to him.

He throws his hands in the air. "I am not a pervert! I did not want to see THAT! I just wanted to see Azalea eat!" Astrid smirks at his husband who is acting like a complete fool. "Yeah, whatever." She says and grabs herself a plate of food for breakfast.

She joins Stoick at the table as Hiccup flails around trying to convince them he is not a pervert. "She's my sister! I don't want to see her like that! I've probably seen more of her than I should have already!" Astrid and Stoick burst out laughing at the pathetic excuse Hiccup is showing off.

A bit later the trio of Haddock-Fereckson's return and join the actual Haddock's. Their breakfast is cut short though as Terri comes waltzing into the house.

The midwife sees the family seated at the table. Which is good, but the new parents are fussing over the baby, the chief is scarfing all the food and the married couple of dragon trainers are slipping fish to their dragons which are waiting outside a window. Nice to see them together, but there is no order to all of this. She wants to help them, but it is not her problem. Though nobody has noticed her yet…

"Hello Haddock's, Fereckson's, chief, good to see you up Belle! We have a ceremony today!" She says cheerily.

I groan, I just gave birth and now I have to go do a ceremony. "Today? Azalea has to become official and things, today?" I ask. Terri nods. "Stoick, go gather everyone to the great hall, Isabella and everyone else, dress up nicely." She commands.

I eat a couple more bites of food and then I take myself and Azalea upstairs.

I grab my red dress. The one the two amazing men in my life slaved over. I can still wear it, I just need to tie it off tighter. I put it on and then go to the box of clothing I had made for the baby, I had never known which gender I was going to have, but I made some clothing for a girl just in case, as well as some for a boy. I grab at a tiny blue tunic, it might be a bit big for her. Given how short she is, but I remove her from the blanket she is wrapped in and quickly dress her. I pick up a brown blanket and wrap her in it, it is still freezing out. Both of us dressed I go downstairs to find the family, except for dad, waiting for me. We all look nice, decked out in our best clothing.

"Dad is down at the great hall with the rest of the village, everyone get a coat and we'll head over." Hiccup says.

Terri must have left while I was changing clothes, I wanted to ask her something, but oh well. I pick up my grey fur coat and put it on, I look at Azalea, who I had handed to Rye, she will freeze in these conditions. I grab a thick blanket from the trunk of different clothing pieces and things we keep by the door. I notice the swimsuits we had worn so many months ago. Oh how glorious those heated summer days were.

Bundled up in coats and blankets we march outside and are greeted with snow and cold air on our faces. Our dragons, which have torched the ground and kept snow away from the house, are waiting on us.

I step up to Zip, ready to mount him, but Rye grabs my shoulder and stops me. "I know we are just going to ride, not fly, but you are doubling up with me." He says and clicks for Fireworm to come here. I mount the dragon and he hands me Azalea. We get situated and start off towards the great hall. No flying yet.

We arrive and I pull the hood of my coat up, concealing myself and Azalea. The rest of the family does to and we walk up by the platform arranged at the back of the hall. Dad starts off with a speech.

"You are all probably wondering why we are here right now, just a couple days before Snoggletog. We are not going to war, there is nothing wrong. Actually everything is perfect, because, today I am introducing the newest member of the Haddock family!"

Rye, whom as we step up on the platform next to dad, says loudly, "She is a part of the Fereckson family!" Everyone laughs and I can see the reactions on people's faces. We remove our jackets and hand them down to Hiccup and Astrid. Then we stand together, me holding Azalea. I spot our friends in the back, mixtures of interest, joy, confusion, and what might possibly be disgust are erupting from their bodies.

Now for the important parts that will make baby Azalea officially family.

Dad takes Azalea from us, and holds her lightly in the crook of his arm.

"Yes yes, my daughter has brought the newest of the family into the world. I am so very proud, to introduce my granddaughter," He pauses just slightly and I can see why, everyone needs time to process this. I can see the rest of the gang in the back getting excited because it was a girl. Maybe they were betting on that to…

"She will forever more, unless by marriage or banishment, be a part of the Hooligan tribe. I introduce, Berk's future chief, Azalea Alma Fereckson."

And my world came crashing down. "What?! No!" I scream. Azalea isn't the future chief, Hiccup and Astrid's first child was going to be chief! The crowd has its eyes on me. I don't feel well anymore. The last thing I hear is gasping and a loud cry, "SHE FAINTED!"

I wake up. I'm in a familiar room, ah, the upstairs room of the healers house. I have been here far more times than needed…. The large room is crowded, Hiccup, Dad, Rye, Astrid, Azalea, Asvor, Ruffnut, Fishlegs, Tuffnut, Heather, and Snotlout are sitting and standing throughout the place.

"You fainted. It looked awesome!" Tuffnut says. Ignoring Tuff's comment I make a verbal attack at dad.

"AZALEA IS NOT BERK'S FUTURE CHIEF! HICCUP AND ASTRID'S CHILD WILL BE CHIEF! WHEN DID YOU CHANGE THIS?!"

My anger turns to regret as dad goes from happy to upset. "I changed it thinking you would be happy, I know you will never get to be chief, that is Hiccup's job, but I thought, that you would enjoy having Azalea being the future chief.

I keep my voice calm, but it is dipped low pitch in my anger. "I see that you wanted to try and make me happy, but I don't want my daughter being forced into being chief!"

Hiccup is now upset as well. "AND YOU THINK MY CHILD WANTS TO BE FORCED INTO BEING CHIEF?!" He screeches at me.

I glare at dad, "You told Hiccup about this?!" I ask. Dad nods, "Yes, I had to ask permission!" My glare turns to Hiccup. "YOU LET HIM DO THIS?!" I yell at him.

Hiccup clenches his fists. "OF COURSE I DID! YOU EXPECT ME TO LET MY CHILD ENDURE BEING CHIEF?! I AS A PARENT WOULD NEVER LET ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN!" He yells back.

"YOUR CHILD?! YOU AREN'T EVEN A PARENT YET!" '

"I WILL BE SOMEDAY!"

"AND YOU THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE YOUR HYPOTHETICAL CHILD WILL POSSIBLY HAVE TO BECOME CHIEF, YOU CAN DUMP THE RESPONSIBILITIES ON AZALEA?!"

"I STILL HAVE TO BE CHIEF EVENTUALLY! AND WHAT IF ASTRID AND I NEVER HAVE KIDS?! WHAT IF WE CAN'T!?"

"THAN WE WILL WORK SOMETHING OUT! BUT YOU CAN'T SAY SHE IS GOING TO BE CHIEF BEFORE SHE EVEN HAS TIME TO DISCOVER HER TALENTS AND WHAT SHE CAN DO! WHAT IF SHE CAN TAME SCREAMING DEATHS AND YOU JUST FORCED HER INTO BECOMING CHIEF?!"

"I FORCED HER INTO BECOMING CHIEF?! NO! THIS IS NOT MY FAULT! DAD FORCED HER INTO BEING CHIEF!"

"HA! YOU AGREED TO IT! SO IT IS YOUR FAULT! YOU COULD HAVE SAID NO!"

"ENOUGH!" Dad yells and makes Azalea cry. Hiccup and I glare at each other. This is war between the family.

Astrid and Rye, who had been standing together, watching the dispute between their partners, are spoken to.

Snotlout leans in close to the non blood related family, as if Belle really were, but, he says in a voice just loud enough for everyone to hear, "Aren't you two glad you aren't Haddocks?"


So... This is it. We're in the homestretch. Just one or two more chapters, and then the glory of this family will continue in another story. But for now, we will enjoy this. Right?