Hi guys! This is pure fluff because I wanted to take a break from all the angst in my other stories.
Enjoy!
"Hiccup?"
Hiccup turned around to see Astrid peeling from the door of his study in the forge.
"Oh, afternoon milady" he greeted.
She smiled "Can I come in or are you busy?"
"No come in, don't worry"
She went in trying not to knock down his instruments.
She leaned casually on the table he was working on and he tried hard not to stare at her like a dumb.
It had been two months since the battle with the Green Death and things beetween the two of them were... weird.
The were together, kind of.
Hiccup really couldn't fully understand what was going on.
Astrid was kind to him, she would usually kiss him briefly and quickly, even in front of other people.
When she felt like it she would even wrap her slender arms around him and he would return the embrace without asking the meaning of it.
He had no experience with girls and Astrid was a particular one so he was scared to ask her if they were officially together of that was just some sort of passing teenage love story.
She would have probably punched him for asking.
"What are you working on?" she asked.
One thing was sure, she was a good listener. She was always interested in what he was working on or if things with his father were good.
"Oh, just a new prosthetis. This should work better with Toothless' tailfin"
"Wow this looks really complicated" she marveled "How does it work?"
Her fingers touched the prosthetic and collided with his, which made him blush slightly.
"Well this thing clicks and this one, which will be linked to Tooth-mph!"
He was cut off by Astrid's lips.
She had leaned over and kissed him fully on the mouth, silencing him.
He closed his eyes and stood there frozen and taken aback.
When she pulled away he was red "W-what was that for?"
She frowned "You were so cute babbling about the prosthetic and I wanted to kiss you. Was that not okay?"
"N-no not at all... it's fine" he mumbled turning away to hide his blush.
She sighed heavily "I really don't get you, Hiccup"
"What d-don't you get?"
When she looked at him her expression was hurt "I... I always kiss you and hug you... you never initiate anything. I mean... do you like me, Hic?"
"S-sorry?"
Astrid looked down and her face reddened "You... I never know if you like me... do you? Because I really do like you and it would be... oh, Thor almighty I don't know what I would feel if you rejected me or... I mean I would get if-"
Hiccup shook his head.
He didn't know what he was was doing, but her frustrated face was so adorable that he felt the impulse to lean in and kiss her.
Astrid stumbled, surprised, and fell against the work table.
Hiccup caught her in his arms and held her tightly to his chest.
For a scaring long moment she was unmoving, but then he felt her arms wrap around his neck and her cold fingers trail up his neck to knot in his hair.
Her mouth was soft against his, moving slowly and sweetly.
He pulled her closer and tilted his head, deepening the kiss.
That was their first real kiss.
Aside from that they had only shared quick pecks on the lips.
When they needed oxygen they pulled away but Hiccup didn't move his hands from the small of her back.
Astrid's lips were swollen and her blue eyes sparkled.
She placed her hands on his chest and looked up at him.
He was struck by the fact that he had grown taller a little bit than her and smiled on the inside.
"What was that for?" dhe asked.
He shrugged, a weird wave of confidence overwhelming him.
"You were so cute muttering about how I didn't like you that I felt the urge to kiss you"
She blushed furiously and he bit his lip "You know... I was drooling over you way before you even noticed me"
Her eyebrows knitted together "Oh so you think I hadn't noticed you?" she pointed a fingers at him but he didn't back away "Of course I noticed you. And I already liked you. At least a little bit. That's why I was always so mean, I wanted to spur you!"
He smiled "Okay, I get it"
She relaxed against him and he tightened his grip around her waist "I'm sorry if I haven't been so responsive. I just didn't know if our story was serious or not... maybe you're just doing it because-"
"Don't" she cut him off with a stern look "I'm not with you just because of the changes with the dragons, Hiccup. I really do like you and... I'm just as clueless as you are. I didn't think you might have wanted something... you know, official"
Hiccup grinned and leaned his forehead on hers "Guess then we'll learn together"
She nodded and he kissed her tenderly. She smiled against his lips, stroking his cheeks with her thumbs.
His hands on her back pressed her more to him, taking her breath away.
It felt like forever before they finally broke the kiss.
Hiccup had a smug expression, like he had just been hit with a hammer.
"So... can I call you my girlfriend? My father is looking forward for the day I call you so"
She laughed "You can call me whatever you want as you keep kissing me like this"
Here it is! Hope you all liked it!
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-Clary Chase