Here's a little something to tide everyone over, since I've been having trouble thinking about how I want this story to flow. I hope everyone likes it. Also, I just want to let you know that if you find something wrong with the chapter grammatically, don't be afraid to let me know. Just let me know if you see something wrong, and I'll go back and correct it. Thanks, and enjoy the chapter.
*I still don't own How To Train Your Dragon or Star Wars: The Clone Wars!*
Short Chapter
Hiccup was broken from his flashback by a knock on the door to his bedroom, which effectively awoke Astrid and Barriss from their sleep. Both Empresses groaned as their eyes fluttered open, neither of them being morning people and needing strong coffee to fully wake up in the mornings. Especially since Barriss also was a teacher about the various types of dragons that live in the world.
Both young women smiled at the sight of their shared husband looking at them with those same loving eyes they've come to really love. (Didn't mean to use the word 'love' twice in one sentence like that, it just happened.) They woke up fully without even needing coffee when Hiccup leaned down and planted a kiss on each of their foreheads.
"Good morning my beautiful empresses. Sleep well?" he asked with a coy smile.
"We always have a good sleep with our husband here." Barriss replied as she leaned up to kiss Hiccup on the lips.
"Hubby makes the best pillow." Astrid mumbled as she snuggled deeper into Hiccup.
None of them wanted this moment to end, as moments where they could spend their time as a family were quite rare during their days when they first established Dragon's Edge. Plus Hiccup's work as both the emperor and a medicine man kept him quite busy.
Unfortunately, they were brought out of their little moment by another knock on the door. Straightening themselves out and sitting up, Hiccup called for the person on the other side of the door to enter, and in walked one of the empire's Inquisitors. Dark Side trained warriors who specialized in Force techniques rather than Lightsaber combat, even though they're no slouches with a blade.
Like most of Hiccup's inquisitors, this one was dressed in a jet black bodysuit that has layers of durable armor on the outside and a helmet and facemask. But this one's mask was styled to look like the face of a Whispering Death; his own Dragon companion. Clipped to his belt was a Lightsaber with a curved hilt.
"Hail to the Emperor!" the Inquisitor exclaimed.
"At ease. What business have you here?" Hiccup asked.
"I apologize for interrupting, my lord, but the other tribe leaders will be here to discuss the treaty within three hours time." the Inquisitor reported.
"I see. Gather the council and have them meet us in the chambers in two hours time. I need to discuss some things with them before the tribe leaders arrive." Hiccup instructed.
The Inquisitor bowed to the emperor and his empresses and swiftly moved to accomplish his given task, closing the door behind him as he did. Hiccup gave a sigh as he removed the blanket from his person, revealing that he was wearing his sleep pants and was unclothed from the waist up while his wives were both wearing night dresses.
"Looks like we need to get up for the day and get ready for a meeting." Hiccup commented.
Astrid groaned and buried her face in the pillows.
"I don't wanna! Too comfy! Meetings boring!" she groaned like a child.
It still amused Hiccup how his blonde fireball of a wife could act so mature at one moment and then act like such a child at the next. It's part of the enigma that is Astrid, and to be honest, Hiccup likes this side of her.
So he simply leaned down and kissed her on the forehead, causing the blonde viking empress to open an eye and look at her husband.
"Now, now, Astrid. You know we can't delay this meeting with the other chiefs. If we're going to permanently end the war between vikings and dragons, then we'll need all the help we can get, and to prove to them that the dragons can be trusted." Hiccup said. "Then, of course, there's those Lightsaber parts that Obi-Wan will be delivering to the palace today."
Astrid groaned. She hates it when Hiccup is right about these kind of things. She just wants to spend a day sleeping rather than doing her duties as an empress. But she knows that Hiccup will resort to using his secret weapon against her if she doesn't comply.
"Alright, alright! I'm up!" groaned Astrid.
"Don't worry, Astrid. The sooner we get this over with, the sooner we can just spend the rest of the day with our husband." Barriss said as she walked over to the wardrobe to pick out an outfit for the day.
"You ladies go ahead and get ready for the day. I'll join you once I wake up Toothless and the others." Hiccup said.
*To Be Continued…*
Sorry the chapter is so short, but I hope you enjoyed it anyway. Thank you all so much for reading. May the Force be with you, and have a Merry Christmas.
