Disclaimer: I don't own httyd
AN: Still got nothing to say…
Setting: Aftermath of the Green/Red Death battle
Days Until Wedding: 2 months (54 days)
"Wasn't I Specific Enough"
After Blindspot released Hiccup from her lick attack, Hiccup and Astrid went to the forest to find Toothless. They found the dragon in the cove looking aimlessly at the water. When Hiccup called his name, Toothless turned quickly and when he was Hiccup bounded towards the boy. Hiccup was once again doused with dragon saliva that day. Astrid just stood at the side and looked contentedly at the laughing pair.
Toothless eventually let go of Hiccup and played tag with the pair for a while until Hiccup told him to go back to the village and hang out with the other dragons. Hiccup and Astrid stayed at the cove and talked about random stuff like training and dragons. Hiccup also told Astrid that she could still cook for him as long as he was there to supervise which Astrid heartily agreed with. It wasn't until it was sunset when the pair decided to go back.
Hiccup walked Astrid home and the latter offered him to stay for the night since she was alone. Hiccup caught the hidden message but said that he still had some things to do. Astrid pouted at him but Hiccup was wise enough to close his eyes shut and waited for her to stop it. Astrid sighed in defeat and told him that she was going to see him later because she was going to cook dinner for him. Hiccup happily agreed with her and felt like they were already married. He briefly kissed her and she went inside to prepare for the meal she was going to cook for him.
Hiccup wasn't lying when he said that he still had something to do because he went directly to the forge. It was closed since Gobber went out early, leaving Hiccup to his own devices. Hiccup took out a paper and charcoal from his backroom and started on the sketches for his replacement arm. He wasn't sure how to do it since this was the first time he was going to smith a jointed mechanism.
He spent a few hours just in trying to think of a way for the elbow to work in sync with his other arm when there was a knock on the window. He looked up and on the other side of the window was a confused Astrid.
"Hey, I went to your house and saw that the lights weren't on so I went here. What're you doing?" she asked
Hiccup sighed and dropped the charcoal. He wasn't even a fraction finished with the sketch "Trying to make my mechanical arm" How was he supposed to make an arm if he didn't even have the slightest idea in drawing one.
"Oh…" Astrid crouched and raised a basket infront of her "Guess what I got?" she sang
Hiccup looked up from his drawing and looked at the basket infront of him "Let me guess, an arm?"
Astrid looked inside and tsked "Nope. Wrong answer." She climbed the window and went inside the forge. She laid the basket infront of him and opened it. "It's dinner"
Hiccup peered inside and the first thing he noticed the pie. "Is that pie?" he asked
"Yep. Do you like pie?" she asked innocently while playing with her braid.
"No, no… I think it looks delicious!" he lied. Of course I like pie. It's just that this is my first time seeing blue pie. He thought sarcastically. True enough, the pie was actually colored blue. He wanted to ask her but he was afraid that he was going to lose another arm if he did.
"Good! I used an extra special ingredient for this. Don't worry, this time I used something in my kitchen!" she reassured him.
Hiccup inwardly sighed. He didn't want a repeat from last time. He peered inside again and noticed a bottle just at the side with some bread and fruits. "What's in the bottle?" he asked
Astrid gave him a secretive smile "It's a surprise."
"Can I try some?" he tried reaching for it but Astrid took it first
"After dinner" she told him
"Fine" Hiccup said.
Astrid suddenly grabbed Hiccup's hand and dragged him outside along with the basket.
"Where are we going?" he asked as Astrid locked the door to the forge. Hiccup looked back and finally noticed that Astrid closed the windows while he wasn't looking. "I see that you are so serious about this."
Astrid looked at him with her good eye. "You bet. I can't remember the last time we had a romantic dinner together." Hiccup still felt a pang of guilt everytime he saw Astrid's eye patch.
Hiccup shook his head from those thoughts because Astrid was being sweet and cute and he needed to remember this for future fantasies "Maybe because we didn't have one?" he mocked
"Exactly, that's why we're starting right now." she brought Hiccup to the same tree he saw her sewing. She took a cloth from the basket and laid it on the ground for them to sit down on. It was a very beautiful night, thought Astrid, the night was young, nobody around to bother them and the moon was full in the sky. Astrid sighed in bliss. She couldn't remember the last time she felt so peaceful. She looked at Hiccup and noticed he was busy admiring the pie she made. She couldn't believe she found some blue cheese behind some cabinets! Astrid wasn't sure when cheese expired but she was willing to bet that it was going to be a long time before it did.
Hiccup didn't notice Astrid staring at him because he was trying to see if the pie was edible or not without touching it. It was unusually blue and he couldn't think of anything that could force any baked pie to turn that kind of shade of blue. He decided that he needed to trust Astrid and not to judge her cooking just because of one mistake she made. Hiccup looked up and finally noticed Astrid staring at him with her eye. She looked so content. This was the first time he saw her that way. What made it more amazing was the fact that he was the cause of it. He didn't know what he did to deserve this beautiful goddess infront of him.
Astrid smiled at his stupid smile and giggled when it began to turn lopsided. She gave him some bread to munch on while she cut the pie to slices. Hiccup happily took the bread and bit on it because he was very hungry. It only took three bites to finish eating the bread Astrid offered him.
Astrid giggled "Hungry, are we?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. She only received a shrug in response. Astrid thought it was time to serve the drink. She opened the bottle and poured him a mug.
Hiccup, too thirsty to care, drank the liquid in one gulp. He wished he didn't because the moment the liquid entered his lungs, his entire body became hot and the aftertaste was too much that he coughed. Astrid helped him by offering him some more of the liquid. Hiccup gratefully took it and drank some more. This time though, since he drank slowly, the liquid actually tasted sweet with a bit of tang on it.
"What is this?" he slurred after drinking his third cup. His head was beginning to spin and he thought Astrid was winking at him. But that was stupid. She only had one eye, how was she going to wink at him with one eye? He asked himself
Astrid, also on her third cup, answered slowly "Mead. I thought that we atleast should try one."
"Mead?" Hiccup looked at his mug curiously as though it was the most fascinating thing in the world.
"Yep." She looked at Hiccup and noticed that his was upside down. She laughed since she thought he looked silly and Hicucp looked at her curiously
"What's funny?" he asked as he leaned forward to whisper to her ear
"Your head" she giggled on his shoulder
"My head?"
"Yep" she looked up at him and smiled sweetly "because I can do whatever I want with it" she said before grabbing his head and kissed him hungrily.
AN: I think you guys can predict what next chapter is going to be ;) Enjoy and review!