A/N: I'm back! Did you miss me? So, another request from our dearest friend HiccupHaddockLover. A truth or dare game. Yay! Many Hiccstrid in this (well, not like there's none in the other chapters). Personally, this is not the best since I wrote it in kind of a rush. But I guess this could fill your unquenchable thirst for the couple's relationship. For reviews,
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Summary: The gang discovered a new kind of game from foreign travelers. Hiccup and Astrid would have to deal with their whole mischief and devilish little ideas.
Disclaimer: I do not own How To Train Your Dragon, it respectfully belongs to Cressida Cowell and DreamWorks Animation Studios.
Understanding
"Hey guys! Guess what I've got" Snoutlout excitedly ran towards the small group who were discussing about the new guest that arrived on their sturdy island a few days ago. The large blonde Viking that's also known as Fishlegs shifted his attention from the small chat onto the raven haired boy.
"Should I even ask 'what'?" He cocked an eyebrow as Snotlout halted to a stop. A couple of seconds later the infamous twins followed suit with the same exhilaration.
"I was having a conversation with those French guys, and he told me something about a game. It's called truth or… Uhh, bare?" Snotlout cupped his chin while recollecting his thoughts. Hiccup and Astrid both gave questioning looks and glanced at the two troublemakers namely Ruffnut and Tuffnut.
"Isn't supposed to be truth or scare?" Suggested Tuffnut lamely, which earned him a bang to the head from his twin.
"It's truth or dare you–"
"That's it! Truth or dare" Snotlout exclaimed proudly. Fishlegs, Hiccup, and Astrid ignored the daredevils who was currently trying to kill each other and focused their newfound interest on Snotlout. Which was rare, considering the boy seldom had anything worth listening to.
"So… How does this game actually works?" Inquired Fishlegs, being the curious person he is. Snotlout faced him and began describing how they played, what are the rules, and the list goes on about the details of the game.
"Basically, the person who got a turn can ask anyone about a truth which the other guy must answer fairly, or give a dare that he or she must do?" Astrid stated rhetorically. She crossed her arms and gave the whole group a short gaze.
"Well, that's how I understood it" Ruffnut answered. Fixing herself up after the ever so timely quarrel with her twin brother.
"It sounds fun you know. We should try it" Snotlout invited in an unusual cheery manner, which the other five members became weary of.
"C'mon. It wouldn't be that bad. Give it some credit will you. I mean, it's not like every day we've got a chance to try something new on this rocky pile of heap" Snotlout rolled his eyes and waited for an answer. Hiccup and Astrid both contemplated how much destruction the game might cause while Fishlegs was counting the possibility of how the simple play would turn worse. Snotlout gave a loud groan and began walking away.
"Ah, whatever. I'll just ask some other guys to play it with me" Just as Snotlout about to disappear, Hiccup spoke up, earning a few surprised looks from Astrid and Fishlegs.
"Okay, Snotlout. We could try this game of yours. But if it goes bad in any kind of way we're going to stop it right that instant. Deal?" Hiccup held out a hand in an offer. Snotlout grabbed it without a second thought and gave it a nice shake.
"See? Even Hiccup knows what's fun and not" Snotlout taunted the rest of them. They looked towards Hiccup for opinion which responded by a friendly shrug.
"Well, he is right about our entertainment limits. And it really doesn't sound like a death wish. I guess we could give it a go for Snotlout's sake" The said boy innocently smiled at his cousin, causing shivers to run down his spine. With a little hesitation the last two intelligent peoples agreed to play along.
"Great! Then I should go first" Snotlout boasted while flexing his muscles, making gags erupt from the small gang.
"Hey, it's only fair. I mean, I am the one who told you about it"
"No you're not. We were– I was the one who corrected the name. And that's a lot of big words mister" Tuffnut moved his face closer to Snotlout's. He frowned as he pushed Tuffnut away.
"But technically, I was the one who told most of it" Defended Snotlout.
"No you didn't" Tuffnut objected.
"Yes I did"
"No, you didn't"
"Yes, I did"
"No you didn't!"
"Yes I did!"
"That's enough!" Interjected Astrid. "It doesn't matter who'll start the game. Just get it over with! And for the record it was Ruffnut who gave you two muttonheads the name" She snapped, effectively separating the two boys. Snotlout stuck out his tongue towards Tuffnut and gave a light snicker.
"That settled…" He glanced around and stopped at Astrid.
"So Astrid, truth or dare?" He raised his eyebrows mischievously. With pride, she crossed her arms and a small smirk played on her lips.
"Dare" She simply answered. Snotlout grinned wider.
"I dare you to kiss me" Astrid's temper boiled immediately, without time to regret her actions she grabbed Snotlout by the collar of his tunic.
"I'd. Rather. Die" She hissed venomously before dropping the young teenager to the ground. Everybody winced as he landed with a thump. He grumbled a few incoherent words.
"You either do a dare or answer the truth Astrid!" He yelled. Astrid turned around and stood before him.
"Then what do you want to ask me, hmm?" She death glared the boy, effecting him even if only a little, and clenched her fist in a warning.
"You like me or you love me?" He asked cockily. That pushed Astrid beyond the limit as her fist landed on Snotlout's jaw bone. The poor boy flew to the air and landed a few yards from his previous position. The others watched silently as Astrid let out her rage and fury while slightly giving comments through murmurs and whispers. Astrid slowly walked towards her original place.
"Well, that's out of the way. How about we continue this silly game?" The others obliged nonetheless and acted like nothing happened. Fortunately Snotlout was knocked out cold for the rest of the game.
"My turn. Ruffnut, between Fishlegs and Snotlout, who do you think is the hottest?" Ruffnut gulped with face as red as a tomato. Fishlegs tensed at the mention of his name and decided to chime in.
"Why didn't you put Hiccup in the–" His lips stayed shut as Astrid's elbow landed on his belly. She gave a wry smile and looked back at Ruffnut.
"Umm… I guess, Fishlegs?" It came out more like a question than an answer. Fishlegs turned to blush brightly at the confession. Ruffnut dwindled with her fingers before a sly grin appeared on her face.
"Now is my turn. Astrid, I dare you to sit on Hiccup's lap for the rest of the game" She pointed at the thin boy who stammered to protest.
"N-No. What? She's going to kill me. Are you insane?!" He yelled. Ruffnut kept smirking whilst Astrid eyed Hiccup with an unreadable expression. Hiccup gulped out of fear and closed his eyes. Suddenly, a weight came down on his thighs and his face was tickled by some sort of soft thing. He peeked with one eye and his mouth widened in shock. The others were also gaping at the scene. Astrid was shamelessly sitting on Hiccup without giving it any thought, inadvertently tickling his face with her golden hair. She briefly smirked back at Ruffnut before returning everyone's attention to the game.
"Ruffnut, I dare you to kiss Fishlegs" If Ruffnut's face was a balloon, it should have exploded by now. She gritted her teeth before surrendering. Slowly closing in on the squirming Fishlegs, she licked her lips before their mouth met with each other. Once again, everybody stared in awestruck. After half a minute, the two parted and looked at Astrid who was snickering.
"I never told you on the lips you know" With the simple statement, Ruffnut and Fishlegs face was deep scarlet. The former gave a devious grin towards Astrid.
"I dare you to cuddle with Hiccup until the game ends" Astrid happily did what she was instructed to do. Hiccup yelped as Astrid clung to his body. He could have sworn he heard a soft joyful sigh.
"H-Hey! It's not fair! Why is it always to be me– I mean… Us?!" He gestured himself and Astrid while looking Ruffnut dead in the eye. She chuckled.
"I don't know. Maybe we just like seeing you two in this… Erm– Uh, position" Hiccup glared at her.
"How is that a reason?"
"Shut up Hiccup. It's not like you are going to die anyway" Hiccup stared dumbly at Ruffnut.
"Well, I guess Astrid is all too comfortable in her hubby's embrace. So Hiccup would have to take over her turn with his" Ruffnut smirked devilishly while Hiccup could only splutter a few incomprehensible words.
"W-What? C'mon. Since when did that happen?" Hiccup protested loudly.
"So? Who are you going to pick?" Ruffnut asked, ignoring his complaints. He ran his fingers through his hair with a groan. An idea came to his mind.
"Then I dare you to hold Fishlegs's hand till the end of this day" Hiccup praised himself for the ingenious comeback. Ruffnut half begrudgingly obeyed and returned the favor.
"If you want to play it hard young man, I'll give you hard. Secure your arms around Astrid tightly until I say otherwise" Hiccup gulped. He nervously moved his hands and whispered a quick sorry into her ear. Somehow he felt Astrid cuddling deeper into the embrace. He turned his head towards Ruffnut and gave the dare.
"Kiss Fishlegs. On the lips" The girl muttered something before doing the task.
"Peck Astrid's cheek" His body trembled and his hands shook wildly. His lips moved torturously slow forwards. Astrid's body warmed. Excitement grew in her chest. She waited for the upcoming contact but received none. She slightly glanced upwards and found Hiccup with his eyes closed and his lips midway to her cheek. She groaned and immediately bent her head towards him, resulting her cheek to brush with Hiccup's lips. Hiccup's eyes widened at the unexpected move and retracted his head backwards. Astrid turned her gaze to him and gave a small smile. His cheek flushed and his mouth was unable to form any words.
"Oh, mmm. Well, Ruffnut, I dare you to cuddle up with Fishlegs" She easily did the action and smirked at Hiccup.
"Hiccup, give Astrid a smooch. On the lips" She snickered mischievously. Luckily Hiccup didn't faint out of nervousness. He silently asked Astrid for permission which she replied with a slight nod. They both closed their eyes as their body leaned towards each other. Their lips met. At first it was just a simple touch, but then Astrid pushed deeper and so did Hiccup. Unlike the kiss they shared after he woke up from the indefinite coma, it was different. More passion was given. And instead of stupidly idling, Hiccup actually returned the kiss. They lovingly continued kissing until Astrid's tongue prodded his teeth for an opening. Spur of the moment, he gave her tongue a wide entrance as both of their tongues battled. Moans and grunts of pleasure were heard by the three audiences. In the end they reluctantly parted for air. With nervousness, they both opened their eyelids and stared into each other pupils. Green met blue. Emerald met sapphire. A strange silence bellowed them before Ruffnut broke it with a wolf whistle. The duo blushed and returned to cuddling.
"Ruffnut. Uhh… I dare you to… Erm, I dare you…" Hiccup thought hard about a dare he could give throw back at Ruffnut as a payback. But, since his mind blacked out after the kiss, he got nothing.
"Haha! Seems you've run out of ideas. Then it's my turn again" She fist pumped triumphantly while Hiccup at loss for words.
"Wha– That's not fair!" He whined.
"Well it's your fault being unable to come up with a dare" He was about to retort sarcastically before she cut him off.
"Hiccup, I dare you to suck on Astrid's pulse" Hiccup's skin color paled as if he had seen a ghost.
"Are you crazy?! SHE'LL KILL ME" Ruffnut rolled her eyes.
"Seriously? I mean, you just made out for like, five minutes you know. It's not like she's going to chop your head off if you continue" The only color on his face was a deep red, staining his usual creamy cheeks. He glanced at Astrid. She was currently closing her eyes shut. He sighed in defeat and moved to her neck. She felt tickled by his breath on her bare neck and gave out a light giggle. Instilled with a little confidence, he slowly began sucking on her pulse. She whimpered and moaned his name. He paid no heed to this and kept on sucking.
Her hands moved to his hair and gripped tightly on his scalp. He moaned her name before returning to the business. She forced him off her neck before ambushing his lips with her own. Both lost in their little precious moment of intimacy, shutting the world around them. Their own names was the only thing that could be heard between themselves. Flashing a satisfactory smile, Ruffnut stopped the interaction with a fake cough before it could go any further. Hiccup and Astrid parted in an instant and looked away from each other. Ruffnut chuckled and decided to cut some slack for the unofficial lovers.
"'kay then. My last dare before the game ends. Astrid, I dare you to confess whatever you feel about Hiccup. This goes for you too lover boy" This time, none of the two blushed nor stuttered. They looked at each other's face before smiling warm yet tenderly, leaving a confused Ruffnut and a flabbergasted Fishlegs and Tuffnut. And note the still unconscious Snotlout.
"I think it's pointless to do that now" They replied in unison before closing the game with the longest kiss they've ever had, continued by none the less amount of passionate and loving kisses throughout the rest of the day.
They didn't need such game to know what was transpiring on each minds. They didn't need it to be outright truthful about themselves. Because something exists between them that bounds them together. A kind of silent agreement to always be there for each other. To always understand each other. And that's what it is. An understanding, which is the main pillar of their relationship. With that, nothing could ever take them apart.
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