As promised, this is the second chapter.
-Clary Chase
"Guys, watch out!"
Valka looked up to see a blond girl on a blue Nadder. She was flying on a broken house, some wooden boards clenched in the dragon's claws. She was helping rebuild the houses.
A more accurate look made her recognise the girl her son had kissed at the end of the battle. In the last two days Hiccup hadn't had the time to introduce her to the young Viking but she guessed what was going on beetween them.
The way she had rushed to Hiccup when she saw Stoick's body on the ground and how she had embraced him and placed her head in the crook of his neck. The way he had grabbed her waist to kiss her passionately in front of the whole clan.
Those simple gestures showed a level of intimacy very deep beetween the two of them.
"Who's the girl, Gobber?" she asked her friend.
Gobber followed her gaze and smiled affectionally "Ah, guess Hiccup hasn't had time to introduce you to her, uh?"
"Not really"
"Well, that's Astrid Hofferson"
"The Hofferson girl?" she asked surprised.
"Aye, she's his future wife"
"His WHAT?!"
"You've been missing a lot, Valka" he said with a sad smile "Hiccup proposed three months ago. Stoick was beside himself with joy"
She pursed her lips "How long have they been together?"
"Five years"
"Wow… that long?"
"Aye. She's the toughest girl here on Berk and she's probably the only one who can make your stubborn son reason. You couldn't ask for a better daughter-in-law"
Valka opened her mouth to reply but just then a black shadow flew by and stopped on the stables near where the two of them stood.
"How is it going, guys?" Hiccup yelled at the Throston twins. They gave him their thumbs up.
Valka barely managed to register what was happening. Hiccup let go of the saddle just as Toothless sneezed. She watched in horror as her son stumbled. He wasn't quick enough to make the back fin of his armor pop out and he fell right in the middle of the straw.
"HICCUP!"
She turned to see Astrid quickly rush over to the boy.
With frantic movements she removed the straw and pulled out Hiccup. Her face was a mask of pure concern as she held his head to her chest.
"Hic, babe" she whispered pushing his hair aside.
Valka ran to her "Is he okay?" she asked.
Astrid looked up but didn't quite realise who it was. Her lips were pressed in a thin line as she kissed her son's forehead.
Hiccup slowly blinked and opened his eyes "Hey beautiful" he smiled.
Astrid glared at him "YOU IDIOT!" she shouted, still holding him "One day you're gonna kill me giving me a heart attack!"
Valka couldn't help but laugh at that. Two heads snapped in her direction and Astrid finally seemed aware of the other presence.
"Oh, mom" Hiccup smiled at her.
"You should pay more attention, son" she told him.
He just snorted "It was nothing"
Astrid cleared her throat a bit.
Hiccup looked at her and then back at her mother and widened his green eyes "Oh, man. The women of my life together. I should have introduced you two before, uh?"
Valka shrugged with a little smile and stretched her hand out "I'm Valka" she said.
Astrid seemed a bit intimidated as she shook it "Astrid Hofferson" she said with a shy smile.
"Haddock" Hiccup corrected standing up.
"Still Hofferson" the girl said with a playful look.
Looking at her so close, Valka realised she was truly beautiful. Her hair was tied in a golden braid on her shoulder. She had a little button nose covered with freckles and her red lips were curved up in an amused grin.
Her blue eyes were really the mirror of her soul. She saw courage in them, affection as she watched Hiccup brush the straw off his armor.
And then there was it. Love. Her gaze was full of it.
She stood up and her son chuckled "Not the usual first meeting beetween my girlfriend and my mother, isn't it?"
"When have things ever been normal with you, Hic?" Astrid teased.
Hiccup pouted and Valka smiled at the ease beetween them.
Definetely not a usual first meeting.
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