Ferdoos asked for a drabble featuring Astrid and Hiccup's first date. This is the only thing that came to mind that wasn't completely stupid.
Slave of Love
This wasn't at all how he'd expected the night to turn out.
When he had first suggested the idea to Astrid, he had envisioned a quiet night or romance, just the two of them. And yeah, okay, it had kinda started out that way with the flight there and a picnic on the beach under the stars, and it had gotten even better when Astrid suggested they leave the dragons to rest on the beach and take a walk through the forest together. But then it had taken a turn into an uglier direction.
"I wonder how many other couples end up as prisoners on their first date?" Hiccup asked Astrid dryly, feeling a bit put out at having his evening with the girl he loved so completely ruined. Astrid scoffed and threw a dirty look at the ugly, gape-toothed man who was leading the yaks that were pulling the caged cart the two teens had been thrown into towards destinations unknown. He was too busy laughing and talking to his companion to notice, but Astrid took a moment to memorize his features so she could give him the beating he so richly deserved for giving her date a black eye. As far as the blonde was concerned, she was the only one who had the right to beat up on Hiccup, and that was justified with how crazy the Dragon Trainer made her.
"Dunno. I do know that we wouldn't be in that statistic if you hadn't made me leave my axe behind, though. Now hold still, I'm almost through."
"How was I supposed to know this place was inhabited by Lava Louts?" Hiccup asked with a grimace as Astrid finished cutting through the ropes around their hands.
"Any sign of your dragon yet?" Astrid asked with a sigh rather than arguing any further.
"Toothless has been following us from the forest for the last ten minutes, but staying hidden in the shadows. He won't move until I give the order. Stormfly?"
"She's been trailing us from the sky and staying hidden in the clouds. Wanna order the attack so we can get back to our date now?" Astrid inquired, already itching to get her hands on Ugly.
"Actually, do you mind waiting a bit?" Hiccup asked. When Astrid raised an eyebrow at him, Hiccup added. "Lava Louts are slave traders, and that's probably what they wanna do to us, but they're not great at fighting Dragons and there's a nesting spot not far from here where baby dragons hatch. A couple of dragon calls once we get into the settlement, and the Dragons will come and tear the place apart and free all the other people the Lava Louts have enslaved."
"That seems like fair retribution for trying to capture us." Astrid agreed with a wry smile. "And it'll give you time to think of a way to make this up to me on our next date."
"I still feel that this isn't completely my fault." Hiccup said, though he brightened a bit at the casual remark about future dates, despite the fact that this one had gotten them captured by slavers.
"Just keep telling yourself that, Hiccup."