Disclaimer: I don't own httyd.
AN: This is it guys! I'm making this special because this is the end of the first part of my trilogy! Gasp! I've said too much! Pretend I didn't write anything! Pretend I tell you!
Jornambre: Trust me... This wouldn't be the last time you'll be commenting ;)
Oh... I'm a christian...
Additional AN: Just to let you guys know, I'm not pretty good at making wedding ceremonies so please be patient with me... Thank you...
Arc: I Do
Days Until Wedding: 16 days
Music I'm Listening To At The Moment: Regretroid
"Hiccup, Do You Take Astrid As Your Lawful Wedded Wife"
Silence enveloped the Haddock household and it was Grudge who broke it.
"Are ye a bleeding idiot?! We've all agreed that we would tell Hiccup and Astrid when they turn twenty!" Grudge snapped as he grab hold of Stoick's tunic
"Wait, you knew about this too?" Astrid asked curiously. "Wait, the more important question is, why do you know about this?"
Grudge sighed, knowing the dragon was out of the egg "Because I was there when this idiot agreed with Valka in banishing her." he lazily pointed to Stoick "If I wasn't there to convince him, he would've massacred every one of those idiots who wanted Valka dead"
"Why would they want to kill mom?" Hiccup asked worriedly, already guessing why but he had to be sure
Stoick sighed "Because like I said before she didn't want to kill dragons. The tribe thought that she was working for them. I tried explaining to them that dragons are mindless lizards-" he was cut off as AStrid and Hiccup coughed out loud and both glared at him "Well I thought they were mindless lizards and there was no way in Hel that Valka would betray our tribe"
Grudge shook his head "It went well at first until Spitelout started spouting lies about seeing Valka taking care of a hatchling in the forest which was technically true by the way but nonetheless it made everyone in the village on edge about Valka. Not to mention Spitelout kept spreading rumors around"
Hiccup gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "Jorgenson... Why am I not surprised" Hiccup knew all too well about their families rivalry. He also knew that Spitelout was after the throne using his son Snotlout as a scapegoat.
"If there was an opportunity, Spitelout would grasp at it like his life depended on it." Stoick sighed "I don't know where I went wrong. Me and Spitelout used to be so closed like brothers should be. Then one day, he started giving me the cold shoulder and would do anything just to get me at father's bad side" he sadly gazed down "But all of those are in the past"
"We're getting of track" Astrid cut off getting looks from Hiccup and Stoick "Listen, I don't care about the Jogersons... What's important right now is that we know Hiccup's mother is alive and maybe we could convince her in coming back here before the wedding"
Hiccup's eyes widened and facepalmed "You're right! Her presence would make he wedding complete!" Hiccup looked determinedly at Stoick "Dad... Please tell us where we could find mom?"
Stoick sighed, knowing that there was no use in reasoning with Hiccup when he was this way. He could be as stubborn as a mule.
- Thirteen days left -
Stoick sighed as he was carrying a sand towards the cove. Hiccup and Astrid could've picked a better place but the cove special meaning to them. It was there where they first realized that dragons were more than they seemed. It was there they realized how much they mean to each other. It took everything in them to convince the chief though but in the end he conceded
It also convince Stoick to place the house there when Toothless "accidentally" set the barn on fire. It was like a certain SOMEBODY told Toothless to do it in the first place since there was nothing on the backyard that could provoke the dragon from breathing fire. Hiccup acted clueless and Stoick was not in the mood in trying to blame his son so they left it at that.
Gobber, Stoick and Grudge were half done with the first floor since they needed to make as sturdy as they could. Stoick still wanted to make it dragonproof but Hiccup flat out denied it since Toothless was there to protect them.
Hiccup would've helped with the building but Stoick was adamant in making him see his mom, for some strange reason that nobody knew. It wasn't just a few hours ago that Hiccup and Astrid rode on their respective dragons to go and visit his mother in the middle of nowhere.
-With Hiccup-
"Remind me again why you're coming with me?" Hiccup asked Astrid once again while they were flying over the sea.
Astrid smiled sweetly at him "Because I want to meet the mother of the person I'm going to marry" then her face changed to a questioning one "and because I had this sudden urge to see her... weird" for a second, Astrid's blue eye changed to black before going back to normal
Hiccup sighed. There was nothing on earth that could help him understand women... Not like he tried to. Well... Maybe he did ask for some pointers from Heather since she was the sanest girl he knew but all he got was things like woman liked attention, women like to look nice to someone they like and women like to be manhandled sometimes.
Hiccup and Astrid was now entering a snow covered area. Surprisingly, the sea was not frozen even though the temperature around them was already at freezing point.
"Come on men! Put your backs into it!" someone shouted below them that caught the teens attentions. "I've seen women do better than you sack of potatoes" they saw a boat with men in them. They seemed to be hauling some fish inside.
Astrid frowned at that comment. She still didn't understand why men keep on underestimating the opposite sex. She squinted her eyes and tried to see the face of the person who shouted. When Hiccup and Astrid were closed enough, her eyes widened. "No freaking way!"
"What is it Astrid? Is something wrong?" Hiccup asked worriedly since he couldn't clearly see the person
"It's Eret!" Astrid laughed and turned to Hiccup "Odin's beard! What is he doing in a cold place like this?"
"Why don't we ask him then. We're not in a hurry or anything" Hiccup suggested as he started to descend, followed by Astrid.
When they were close enough though, one of the men in the boat shouted "Dragons! Everybody in their stations! NOW!"
"Wait! It's us! Hiccup and Astrid!" shouted a voice behind the black dragon that was now hovering over the boat
"Everyone stop!" Eret shouted back and the men inside stopped what they were doing but were still on edge "Hiccup? Astrid?"
Hiccup's head popped out from behind Toothless "Hey! How's it going?"
Eret laughed "Well I'll be a gronkle's uncle! It's good to see you guys again!" he shook hands with Hiccup as he landed on the boat with Astrid in tow. "Astrid" he bowed and kissed her hand
"At least someone is acting like a gentleman" Astrid comment as she raised an eyebrow at Hiccup
Hiccup snorted in return "Well sorry for being who I am. I'll make sure to that the next time I train I will try to correct my attitude" he droned but was completely ignored as Astrid gazed at the fish being hauled curiously
"I didn't know you were also selling fish..." Astrid inquired
Eret laughed and shook his head "You are wrong there, my dear. The truth is, we're going to use the fish as bait for the dragons we're planning on hunting. You know dragons and their fetish for all types of fish"
Hiccup frowned "So you're still hunting for dragons I see."
Eret looked at Hiccup and scoffed "Cut me some slack! You know what my boss will do once I return to him empty-handed?" he motioned his finger running across his neck "Just like that. Don't worry though, it's not like I'm hurting them or anything"
"So... On an unrelated topic, how's Trader's Isle?" Astrid asked, clearly trying to break the tension around the two stubborn males.
Eret sighed "Not good. Ever since that chaos we did, the Yin Market pretty much went downhill. Merchants being imprisoned, guards being fired and other stuff that cause people to lose money"
"Ouch" Astrid frowned and crossed her arms over her chest "I guess we pretty much ruined that place, huh?"
"More like destroyed it..." Hiccup muttered "Look we really do love to chat but me and Astrid need to get to somewhere important"
"Oh right! Almost forgot about that! Just a sec..." Astrid said while she dragged Hiccup a few feet away and started whispering to him
Hiccup recoiled back and looked at her with a raised eyebrow "Are you serious?"
Astrid nodded while glancing back at Eret then whispering to Hiccup some more.
Hiccup sighed and looked dejectedly at Eret while he was being dragged by Astrid next to Eret
"Well? Ask him" Astrid urged Hiccup who groaned in return
"Uhmm... Eret... Would you like to atndurwdng..." he started to mumble
"What?" Eret raised an eyebrow
Astrid responded to Hiccup's mumbling by whacking him upside the head. Hiccup glared at her and she motioned him back to Eret
"Eret... Would you like to attend our wedding thirteen days from now?" Hiccup asked dejectedly, clearly thinking this was a bad idea
Eret blinked owlishly at Hiccup "Are you sure? It's not that I don't want to go or anything but you really want me to attend?" he asked
"Well... Technically, she does" Hiccup pointed to Astrid, who once again whacked him upside the head "Ow! Geez! Fine, fine. Of course WE would like you to attend! I mean you did help us overthrow Dagur"
"Sure..." Eret shrugged "I still have a month to go before I need to go back to my employer's place and deliver the dragons"
Astrid smiled "Cool! You know where Berk is located right?"
Eret gave them the thumbs up before going back to giving orders to his men.
"So... What do you think your mother looks like?" Astrid asked as she and Hiccup once again flew through the sky
"Honestly? I don't know... I mean, from what dad told me, mom was killed when I was just a toddler."
"I wonder if she'll like me..." Astrid muttered
"Whether she'll like you or not, there's nothing she could do about it since she wasn't part of my life to being with"
Astrid rolled her eyes "Thanks for the vote of confidence"
Hiccup shrugged while giving her a smile "I try"
Hiccup squinted his eyes as he focused on the distance. That was then he noticed a giant snow mountain. "Whoa... And I thought dad was overprotective of the place he lived in" Hiccup commented
"That's where your mom lives?!" Astrid whistled as she tried to see the peek of the mountain only to be disappointed when the mountain even surpassed the clouds.
"According to dad that is"
"I still can't believe that he let us know where she lived" Astrid said as she and Hiccup landed on the ground next to the high mountain
Hiccup shrugged "I guess he felt guilty after that discussion we had in the house a few days ago"
Astrid gave him a deadpan look "You call that a discussion? You two were already at each others throats!" she snapped "If I wasn't there to shut you up, Stoick would've punched you to the next island!"
"Thank you for summing that up" he sarcastically said
Astrid shook her head at his fiance's immaturity and grabbed his hand "Come on, the sooner we find your mother, the sooner we can go back to Berk and be warm again"
"I guess it's your lucky day then" Hiccup said as he gazed up on the sky "because if my eyes aren't tricking me then there is certainly a person riding on top of the leading dragon" he pointed upwards and when Astrid looked up all she could see was a giant cloud of fire breathing lizards flying towards them.
"Uhmm... Hiccup... Remember how I mocked you about you being a pansy?"
Hiccup raised an eyebrow at her "You did? When?"
"Oh! My bad. It was when me and Ruffnut was having one of our conversations on who is the biggest pansy in our group"
"Oh ok... Wait a second!" Hiccup glared at her but before he could voice his opinion, the leading dragon landed in front of them and the earth around them actually shook just as the same time the rider jumped off the dragon and stood in front of it with his staff pointed at Hiccup.
Hiccup would've stared the person down if it weren't for his helmet. The person in front of him was wearing some kind of helmet with horns sticking out at the top. The helmet's color was blue with stripes running along each horn. The person's staff was as weird as the mask. It had hooks on both sides, facing opposite of each other and the bottom one had some kind of teeth running under the blade.
"What are you two doing here?" demanded the person in front of them who surprisingly sounded female "this area is off limits, especially to dragon hunters" the dragons behind the masked woman growled in response, clearly agitated by the armored teens in front of them.
"We come in peace" Hiccup said in a authoritative way "We mean no harm, right Astrid?" Hiccup looked back at his fiance and she nodded quickly
"Astrid?" the woman mumbled to herself but was not heard by the two teens "Hiccup?" she said in a louder tone and completely caught the two teens off guard
"Y-you know my name?" Hiccup asked worriedly. He didn't know this person in front of him but she clearly knew him for some odd reason
"Of course. Now that I think about it, you look as stupid as your father when he is caught doing something he shouldn't do" the woman chuckled lightly, now speaking in a more casual way
"Well some people do say we look alike..." Hiccup mused before he caught on to the insult "Hey! I'm not stupid! And for the record, I don't look like dad!"
"Valka?" Astrid asked, clearly ignoring his ranting fiance about being called stupid without proof
"Ahh... At least somebody recognizes me" Valka chuckled
Hiccup snorted "Gee... Maybe it's because your face is covered with that weird helmet"
Astrid once again whacked him on the head "Hiccup! For crying out loud, she's your mother for Odin's sake!"
"Geez! Would you quit that! It's not my fault that her helmet covers her head completely!"
To both of the teens surprise, Valka started laughing while removing her helmet and revealing a beautiful smiling woman underneath "Ahh... This sure reminds me of my younger days with Stoick" Valka said in between laughs "By the way... I would've thought you'd brought Heather with you" Both teens paled by this point.
Valka rolled her eyes "Please... The moment that hulking idiot of a father of yours knew he had another daughter from someone else he immediately rushed here and begged on his knees for me to forgive even before I knew what was happening"
Hiccup wasn't listening though because he was busy gazing at his mother's face for the first time since... well... Forever. "I can't believe it's really you... All this time, I've just been dreaming about your face but now..." Hiccup started crying and giving his mother a bear hug "it's too real to be fake"
Valka gave in and hugged her son tightly "I really miss you too son" she also started crying "You don't know how long I wanted to finally do this again to my special boy"
Astrid stood by the side and smiled gently at them. Nobody noticed that her right eye turned black for a mere moment before returning to it's original color.
It was about five minutes later did Astrid lost her patience when the hugging pair wouldn't let go of each other and it was up to her to break them apart.
Hiccup asked Valka how she knew Astrid when this was the first time they met. She said that every time Stoick visited her, he would always tell her stories about their son's life and his headstrong girlfriend turned fiance. Valka even complimented Astrid in keeping her son in check and Astrid responded by waving her compliment and saying that it was always her job to be Hiccup's fist of reason.
"So mom..." Hiccup started as they entered a cave with chairs a table and some pots inside. "I was wondering if you would like to attend our wedding..."
Valka shook head "I don't know Hiccup. I mean, it's only been fifteen years since we last saw each other and I rather stay here and do nothing but feed the dragons and..." she paused as Hiccup gave her a deadpan look "Of course I would go Hiccup. What kind of mother would I be if I missed my own son's wedding?"
Astrid chuckled as she elbowed Hiccup "She got you there Hiccup" while Hiccup just rolled his eyes in return.
So that was it. The mother and teens spent the rest of the day catching up. Telling their respective stories and whatnot.
Valka was having mixed feelings while listening to his son's stories. For one thing, she was happy that he was able to overcome his fears and was able to become what he wished for, a person that can protect his family and friends. Another thing, she was a bit sad about his childhood. If she had ever known what he was going through then she would've gone back to Berk and kept him safe.
Lastly, her view towards Astrid has increased. The girl was with her son for five years without wanting anything in return. Astrid told her that she just felt sorry for the boy for being so weak that she had to do something. But Valka knew better. She knew that deep down, Astrid already cared deeply for Hiccup even before she knew about it.
They went from topic to topic and continued until they arrived on why Valka didn't want Hiccup to know about her whereabouts.
Valka sighed as she gazed at the side "It's not that I wanted to keep you away... It was just that..." Valka sighed "I was afraid that you might think that I was a traitor too. Your dad told me about the time you and Astrid were secretly training to become stronger, the time when you killed your first deer on your very first hunting trip" this time Valka smiled gently "and the time you protected Astrid from a dragon so that she wouldn't get hurt"
Hiccup looked at Astrid and smiled gently which she returned "I remember those too... Those were also my most treasured moments in my life since all three of them involved the most important person to me."
Valka hugged Hiccup tightly "I am so proud of you... it's not often a viking of your age to find someone they truly are destined with. I see great things in your future"
Hiccup ruined the moment by snorting "Yeah right... For the last couple of weeks, chaos followed where me and Astrid go. Two weeks ago, I was on a mission in trying to retrieve the Dagger of Resurgence when Astrid here decided to follow me without my consent"
"Hey... You never asked..." Astrid shrugged like it wasn't a big thing
"Get this, a few hours later, me, Astrid, Camicazi and Thuggory arrived at Trader's Isle and we were once again thrown to chaos!" Hiccup ranted
Valka's eyes widened "Wait! Did you say Trader's Isle?"
Hiccup decided to ignore his mother and continue to rant "Just when we thought it couldn't get any harder, this insane person calling himself Dagur imprisoned us and made us fight other vikings to the death!"
"Dagur..." Valka muttered darkly. Oh she knew that person alright
"Don't get me started in mphpmpmhpm?!" Hiccup was halted when Astrid put her hand on his mouth
"We get it..." Astrid groaned "You don't have to be a pansy about it..."
Valka snapped from her thoughts and gazed outside, noticing that it was already dark. She made the kids go back to Berk and finish the preparations for the wedding while she would go there five days before. Hiccup was adamant ins staying, stating that he wanted to be with Valka for as long as he could.
Astrid told him that if he didn't go back then she would tell everyone about his secret hobby. Well... you knew what would happen next.
Hiccup and Astrid arrived back at Berk in the middle of the night, exhausted from traveling. Hiccup dropped Astrid off at her house and was about to leave with Toothless when she suggested that they stay at her house. Hiccup blinked at her, clearly shocked at what she said. He may be engaged but this was actually the first time a girl invited him in her room, not that there were many girls he was with in the first place.
Astrid knew what Hiccup was thinking at the moment so she decided to play his game by leading him on. She started flirting with him by taking his clothes off for him which he didn't argue about at all. Then she told him to wait for her in bed while she would tidy up. When she returned, she did the most seductive walk she could do towards the bed, as slowly as possible. Hiccup was trying his best not to drool but failed miserably.
Astrid crawled on the foot of the bed and ascended until she was on top of Hiccup. She teased him more by scratching on his bare chest. Astrid purred as she could feel Hiccup tensing on her touch.
"Well Hiccup... You're in my domain now..." Astrid purred with as much lust she could muster
"Do I have a choice?" Hiccup asked with a smirk as Astrid pressed her body against Hiccup's and they started making out.
AN: I promised that I won't write lemon in the final chapter so I won't... Even though I really want to.
As Hiccup deepen the kiss, Astrid pulled away. "Hey! I was using those lips!" Hiccup pouted and Astrid laughed at that
"Sorry... but I'm saving it for our wedding night" Astrid kissed the top of Hiccup's head and lied next to him and used him as a pillow "Goodnight" Astrid yawned as she snuggled deeper to Hiccup, falling asleep instantly.
Hiccup sighed but couldn't help but smile gently at his energetic blonde. Soon enough, Hiccup yawned and followed Astrid's lead in entering the dream world.
-Five days left-
Just like what Valka promised, seven days later the sky turned dark and when the villagers looked up, they saw dozens of dragons flying overhead and circling the village. Villagers started panicking but their dragons reassured them by staying still that the foreign dragons didn't mean any harm. Sure enough, Cloud Jumper flew from the middle of the dragons while Valka was riding him without her armor.
Some recognized and some didn't which was understandable since she was pretty much gone for thirteen years. For those who recognized her, some were happy that the wife of the chief finally came back, some were ashamed that they initially thought of her as a traitor and some, namely Spitelout, merely glared at her and didn't acknowledge her presence.
Hiccup asked Stoick why they were no on equal terms and Stoick said that Spitelout used to court Valka and she usually turned down his advances which Stoick realized why Spitelout hated him in the first place.
The family of three spent the rest of the day acting like a normal family would. Stoick, the father who never rested until everything was in order. Valka, the mother who kept on telling the father to relax since there was obviously nothing going to happen that day. And Hiccup, the son who couldn't care less what his father thought about and wanted to spend some time with his fiance. Yep, as normal as they could be.
While the Haddocks were doing their thing, the Hoffersons spent the rest of their day training. Nothing bonded the father and daughter like going at each other like rabid animals.
The next day, Valka took the opportunity and spending time with Astrid to get to know her better. The two spent their day by talking about random things Hiccup was not interested in and making baby clothes. It was a pleasant event until Valka asked Astrid if how many was she expecting. Hiccup, for the most part, didn't understand the question. He was more confused when Astrid looked at him then back at his mother and whispered something to her which caused the two to giggle.
-Day of the marriage-
The day has finally arrived. Hiccup mused as he tried to fix his hair for the fourth time. He was very nervous at the moment. He already did his ritual bath and to say it was awkward was an understatement. Gobber, Stoick and Grudge kept giving him advice in what to and what not to do while "pushing in deeply". Of course those three adults knew that he and Astrid weren't virgins anymore but they still embarrassed him in front of the other men. Oh, and they were all naked.
So why was her nervous? Oh right, he was marrying the most beautiful, strongest and the cleverest blonde teenage viking in Berk.
Hiccup sighed as he gave up in taming his usually shaggy brown hair. By this point, he could care less what he looked like since the center of attention for any wedding was always the bride. The groom was just there to complete the ceremony. He looked at his reflection and thought it was funny how he was the first one of his age group, along with Astrid of course, to get married. He laughed as he noticed how ridiculous he looked on the ceremonial robe.
"Hiccup?" Thuggory knocked on the door of his room "You ready?" He as well was wearing something somewhat formal.
For the past two weeks, Thuggory was busy with training, along with Heather and Cami of course. For some strange reason, he was already used to the two fighting over him. It wasn't that he already picked one of them but he just sort of made the best of it. If the two weren't competing, they were pretty fun to hang out with.
"More than I'll ever be..." Hiccup sighed as he resisted the urge to once again tame his hair. "Is it time already?"
"Yep..."
"Let's do this then" Hiccup stood from his chair and went outside his room followed by his best friend. That title used to belong to Astrid but since he is getting married to her, the title was now being passed to the next person.
As Hiccup walked outside his house, his eyes widened by the sheer amount of people sitting and waiting for the wedding to begin. As the door behind him closed, all eyes turned to him. He gulped and laughed nervously as Thuggory started pushing him since he wasn't moving an inch.
Hiccup stood straight on the the front with Acne in front of him, who looked like someone who was already half-asleep. Hiccup tried to strike a conversation with her but all she would do was either ignore him or gave him a snark remark.
It was a little bit later when Hiccup noticed that everyone was now being quiet. He turned around and what he saw made his heart skip a beat or two. Standing in front of him, on the other side of the long red carpet, was Astrid in a beautiful long white dress. She looked up and smiled gently at him. Not those smiles she gave him when she was happy or something like that. That smile was different. That smile was meant for this day. That smile was for him and only him. Hiccup started sweating. He was getting more nervous every second and it didn't help that AStrid was getting closer and closer to where he was standing.
"You're drooling again..." Astrid commented when she finally arrived at the front and chuckled at her soon to be husband's dumbstruck face.
Hiccup wiped his mouth and smiled sheepishly
AN: Ok... I know many people would hate me for skipping the wedding part and the saying of vows but like I said in the notes above, I'm not good with it. So sorry for disappointing you guys...
"You may kiss the bride" Acne said with a small smile as Hiccup kissed Astrid gently.
Just as their lips met, black smoke started appearing beside them. Some people screamed and caught the newly weds' attention. They looked at the cloud warily and noticed small sparks of lightning appearing from within.
Moments later, a figure walked out of the smoke. A woman to be precise.
"Aw... I guess I'm too late" a woman with a deep, cold voice said in an almost sad tone. "I didn't get to hear the vows"
"Who are you and what are you doing here?!" Stoick demanded the woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. Nobody there recognized her except for Thuggory.
"M-mom?!" Thuggory asked in disbelief. It was already years since he last saw his mother.
"Hmm?" the woman looked at Thuggory confusingly "Do I know you?"
"Mom? Don't you recognize me? It's me Thuggory!" He said pleadingly "You gotta remember me! I'm your son!"
"Hmm..." The woman thought about it "Nope... Sorry kid, you must have mistaken me for someone else"
"You still didn't answer my question" Stoick said in a dead tone
"Hmm? Oh right! I came here to congratulate you two!" she said in overly perky voice who didn't fool anyone "And I'm also here to deliver a message"
"A message?" Hiccup asked warily as he stood between the woman and Astrid "What is this message?"
Just like that, the woman's entire demeanor changed. From happy go lucky look to a more serious one "To tell you that my boss wants the dagger or everyone in this village will die. You have a month to think about your actions before I return" and then she disappeared in a puff of smoke
Hiccup and Astrid stared at each other worriedly. The woman sounded too serious to be taken lightly.
Just like that, their wedding day has been ruined because of the dagger.
AN: Well... Was that a rushed ending or what?!
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