A/N: Tada... Finally a fourth chapter of the story with a second request *throws confetti* I'm really hooked in making these oneshots. Thanks for Suna Kurai's prompt. This is a wed fic. I know the idea in general sounds too literal, but this is what he/she requested for. So thanks and read on... Read and Review!
Also, I wrote about three oneshots today. I'm crazy in love with this pairing... Better watch out or you'll get infected by the plague...
Summary: Stoick is proud to call Astrid his future daughter-in-law. But what will happen when his son is really trying to propose her?
Disclaimer: I do not own How To Train Your Dragon, it respectfully belongs to Cressida Cowell and DreamWorks Animation Studios.
Plan
Chirping of birds was heard in the Haddock household. Roars of dragons began to fill the village. Stoick wakes up finding the house empty.
"Where has that lad gone off to?" He said to himself. The bulky Viking made himself breakfast and got out of the house to start his chiefing duties.
Meanwhile, in the cove. "Okay bud, I'm going to propose to Astrid today. Could you help me out?" He asked nicely, wanting to get on his best friend's good side. Toothless grunted and gave him a, well… Toothless smile. He pulled out his notebook and flipped to a certain page.
"Great. Now this is the plan. I'm going to take her to the cliff facing the village. It's pretty calm and serene there so I only want you to keep it that way. Could you do that bud?" He looked up to Toothless and the dragon nodded.
"Excellent. So, you'll guard here and patrol around here. If anyone comes just make them stay away. Don't harm them, just, growl at them. It would be enough for anyone to run away" He closed the journal and stood up.
"Wish me luck bud" Hiccup smiled as the dragon purred. "Now let's get this done once and for all" They walked towards the village side by side. A beaming smile crept up on Hiccup's face.
"Astrid, my dear lass. Have you seen Hiccup sometime today?" Stoick greeted the young warrior.
"I haven't seen him anywhere sir. But I'll inform you if I do" She smiled and waved goodbye to the chief.
"So, future daughter-in-law huh?" Asked Gobber beside Stoick.
"I wonder when will Hiccup propose to her" Stoick said eagerly.
The sun's at its highest point. Surprisingly, it doesn't feel hot at all. Instead it feels cool. Hiccup arrived at the village and spotted Astrid.
"Hello milady" Hiccup greeted cheerfully and she turned around surprised to find him.
"Hiccup? Where were you? Your father was searching for you" She glanced back at Stoick's disappearing form.
"It's okay Astrid. Now could you go with me? I have something very important to tell you" He smiled and she eyed him curiously.
"Okay" She answered and they walked into the forest leading to the cliff.
"Where are you taking me to Hiccup?" Asked Astrid. She was beginning to get suspicious about Hiccup.
"To a cliff. I want to tell you something there, it has a nice view you know" He smiled at her.
They walked for a couple of minutes and finally reached the destination. He looked around and found Toothless a couple of yards away guarding the place. He winked at Toothless and he did the same, as much as he could of course. Astrid saw this but shrugged it away. She knew sometimes he can be very secretive and didn't like to be pressured or it'll end in a disaster. Yeah she's been there, done that. She rolled her eyes at the thought.
"Here we are milady" He bowed down and let her take a seat first. He suddenly received a sting on his shoulder and stood up again.
"That's for the pretty long trek" Astrid crossed her arms on her chest. She moved forwards and kissed his lips.
"And that's for the idea of coming here" She smiled and sat down at the place he had chosen.
"Why did you become very gentlemanly all of the sudden?" She smirked and he looked at her.
"Because what I'm going to say is very important" He smiled, face turning serious but returned to relaxation a moment later. She kept silent and stayed looking at his face, or more specifically his eyes as he did the same.
"Astrid, I've known you for a very long time. I know we probably started off in the wrong foot but in the end we pushed through our differences and became a couple. We have gone through many things together. There are good times as well as bad times. I know we sometimes bickered or fight, in the end though, everything return back as normal" The sun was giving him a gleaming illumination. His facial features became clear and with the light around him he looked like a god trapped in a human body. Astrid became entranced in his speech and became unaware of her surroundings.
Toothless was doing a very good job, that is until a visitor came up. "Toothless? What in the name of Thor are you doing here? And where in the world is Hiccup?" Stoick boomed in surprise. The dragon growled at him but Stoick asked again dumbfounded.
"Why are you growling boy?" Stoick scratched his helmet before a thought clicked in his mind. The last time he did this was when Hiccup lost his leg. He stubbornly stayed in everyone's way to protect Hiccup from any danger. That means…
"Where is Hiccup?!" He asked quickly to the dragon. Toothless growled again but Stoick didn't move nonetheless.
"Look here Toothless, if anything happened to Hiccup, I'm just going to help. I won't do any harm. Plus there is something very urgent" Stoick kept eye contact with the scaly creature.
Stoick groaned in irritation and pushed the dragon aside.
"I'm going whether you like it or not, dragon" He said it in an almost commanding tone. But he knew the dragon can't be commanded by anybody except his son. Toothless was about to give Stoick a warning blast but remembered Hiccup's word to not harm anyone. So he just sat on a rock with two feet flailing above and stared at the place Hiccup pinpointed obediently.
"I've been in love with you since I first ever met you and that feeling still lingered until now, and I hope forever" He smiled and she giggled as he held her arms.
"Never have I met a woman slash Viking warrior as beautiful as you, as strong as you, as kind as you, apart from the punches of course" He sarcastically rolled his eyes and Astrid punched him playfully and kissed him on the cheek. He was about to continue the speech when his dad suddenly appeared from behind them.
"Hiccup, I'm sorry to ruin the moment but I need you as fast as possible at the village. Bad dragons are stealing our fish. And maybe our livestock not long after" Stoick said firmly.
"Dad, I'm sorry but could you give us some time? I don't mean to be rude but we're in the middle of something very important" Hiccup explained while Stoick still stood there, not getting his message.
Not too long, Gobber also appeared. "Hiccup, I need yer help lad. I was checking on Snotlout's dragon when a tooth fell out unexpectedly. Now he's letting a temper tantrum around the village. Snotlout's trying to calm him down but it's not pretty much workin'" He spluttered all the words while grasping for air.
"Gobber, I would help you but just please give us time to-" This time it was Snotlout who came.
"Hiccup, you gotta help me cuz'. Hookfang is crazed as hell. You need to make him understand that the tooth will fall out eventually" Snotlout ran a beeline towards his cousin. Ruffnut and Tuffnut also decided to show up.
"Hey Hiccup. Did you see Hookfang burned down the granary?" Tuffnut said excitedly mischievous.
"Yeah. I'm sure he's really mad right now" Ruffnut added with a sly grin.
"Do you hear that son? Our food savings are growing littler by the second" Stoick's voice boomed.
"Hiccup help me please. I don't want Hookfang to get nearly killed again" Snotlout pleaded in front of him.
Then he saw Hookfang from afar with his body on fire running around the city and chasing everybody he meet on his path. Suddenly Fishlegs voice was heard.
"Uh, Hiccup? Things are pretty bad right now" He said and it was all that took Hiccup to snap and shouted at everyone.
"I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF PROPOSING SOMEONE RIGHT NOW!" He shouted really loud that made all of them winced, even Astrid, but for a different reason of course. Toothless heard his rider's voice quickly made his way to him. They stepped back to analyze what he'd just said and finally stared in shock. Stoick instantly ushered them down the cliff and left his son to his business.
Hiccup froze like he'd been struck by lightning. Crap, I've ruined everything. He glanced at Astrid and saw her still in shock.
"I'm sorry. It should've been romantic. Guess it's bad luck for me all the time after all" He chuckled somberly and she finally smiled and cupped his face.
"Well, for some reason I like that. It's more… You. You're all blunt and force" She laughed to herself and he also smiled.
"Can I continue?" He ask tenderly.
"Of course" She snuggled into his chest and he caressed her beautiful golden hair.
"Astrid, I've been in love with you for so long and I want it to last forever. I want to wake up every morning to see your beautiful face. I want to be home every tiring evening to find comfort in you. I want to hold you in every bad situation to seek refuge with you. I want to be with you, forever. So will you marry me?" He finally finished and grabbed a wood encrusted box which held a ring inside and showed it to her.
The ring was made with pure gold and Toothless's scale enveloped its middle part giving a color contrast and a big pentagon shaped diamond was cut and placed in the middle. Both of their names were engraved on the side of the ring. Astrid's eyes widened as she saw the ring. A tear fell from her eye and she hugged Hiccup tightly.
"Yes, I want to marry you!" She said full of enthusiasm and excitement. Tears of joy and happiness are flowing down her cheeks and onto his shoulder. He himself shed tears of gladness as well. They broke their hug to let him slip the ring on her delicate finger. He looked up and saw his now fiancé's face covered in tears and so is his. They both leaned in for a kiss and Toothless smiled at the sight. They parted and looked at each other with an ear to ear smile.
"I love you Astrid" Said him before he hugged her again.
"I love you too... You plan wrecker" She smiled in his chest while continue to cry out of pure happiness. She is finally getting married with the love of her life.
As much as he loved a good plan. He couldn't prevent himself from ruining it. But that's the part where he fit in. So Hiccup loved his part as well.
A/N: Send me requests! (As for Toothless's sitting position, just imagine the scene in HTTYD when he asked Hiccup to eat a regurgitated fish. It's adorable, seriously)
Argh- I'm a terrible person. People who read the 'A Dragon's Whispering Tale' story please don't give up on me. I'm not abandoning it, I'm just... Brainstorming, yeah that's the word. So please keep up to date so you could read a new chapter as soon as I post it. Keep reading!
P.S. For the next chapter I'll be writing from Cyclone20's request combined with awesomebri66's (since the former's idea is very similar with the first chapter to be on its own). Interesting right? So keep up to date and read on. Thank you!
-MDzkM
