A/n: movielover48's suggestion. It occurs to me now that this is pretty similar to the last chapter, so I'm gonna try and do it a bit differently. And I'm writing this author's note before I write the chapter but I'm pretty certain that this is gonna be a short one because I'm terrible at writing the children, so sorry for that one in advance.
EDIT: Thanks to Anpow3r, 'the boy' is now Draek.

Hiccup proposed to her with the song. Of course, Astrid didn't mention the fact that she could already tell that he was going to do it, and accepted his request gladly. That didn't stop her from teasing him about it incessantly in the following weeks though.

He got his own back at the wedding, when she gave a sappy speech that had even Snotlout crying - he denied it later, but the tear tracks on his face ruined the effect.

It wasn't until a few years later that they had their first child, Draek. He was probably going to be their only child, too; Astrid couldn't stand the boredom that came with pregnancy, even if it was nice to have Hiccup fussing over her all the time.

He was the spitting image of Hiccup, Astrid thought, except for the distinct lightness to his hair that he gained from her.

Draek got a few other traits from his mother: the ability to wield a weapon - thankfully - and strength. Hiccup's love of dragons rubbed off on him, but gladly not his biting sarcasm. And he was an obedient child.

"Get back here!"

Well, most of the time.

Hiccup chased his son through the house, scrambling over the furniture as the younger Viking ducked under it, giggling as he ran.

"You're not helping!" he called to Astrid, scowling at her as she laughed at him.

"It's your turn to give him a bath." Astrid replied evenly. The effect was ruined when she burst out laughing, unable to keep a straight face.

"I blame Gobber..." Hiccup muttered as he backed Draek into a corner. The elderly Viking was having a bad influence on him, telling him that baths were terrible things that should be avoided at all costs. I'd like to see him helping on bath night, maybe he'd change his tune...

"Gotcha!" Hiccup cried triumphantly, lifting the eight-year-old into the air and ignoring his tantrum. He walked over to the tub with him, putting him in, clothes and all.

Now in the bath, the boy was more compliant. He washed himself, glowering at Hiccup as he did.

Now Hiccup was laughing. "Don't give me that look. You stank! That's what happens when you spend the whole day wrestling in the mud." He looked over at Astrid, grinning devilishly. "Now it's your turn: try and get him to bed!"

Quick question: can anyone actually see the reviews that were made after PI-Valkyrie-exLorien's one about the Avengers crossover? Because I've had alerts for the reviews but I can't see them on there, and for some of them it's been a day now. Please tell me if you've seen them, or if you haven't, or if you have any idea why that's happening because I'm a bit confused by this point.