Back again finally with a new chapter ~
This takes place two days after the last chapter.
It was finally the wedding day. Everyone in the entire village stopped their normal business to help set up for the huge wedding of their chief and his new wife. Everyone was filled with such high hopes and energy. To make it even better, it even started slightly snowing, and it just made everything seem a lot prettier and more joyful. Everything seemed to be going just absolutely great, except for someone ..
"This is so uncomfortable!" Astrid yelled and fussed as her grandma once again had to pin Astrid's bridal garland back on the crown of her head.
"Astrid, stop moving!" her mother hissed at her as she fixed Astrid's hair once again since it had fallen out of it's elegant braid when Astrid moved and the pinned garland fell, resulting in most of her hair falling.
After a small, yet heated argument Astrid finally settled down long enough for her mother to fix her hair and her garland. Usually Astrid wouldn't act like this, but it was just so uncomfortable for her to stay sitting down like this, and they want her to stay like this for an entire ceremony?! They're crazy!
"Stay here and don't move!" Her mother said to her as she walked out of the room to fetch a few more things. Astrid looked at herself in the mirror. Her bangs were braided back to form a small crown around the top of her head where her garland rest. The garland was made out of an assortment of flowers that were beautiful colors; maroon, white, pink, and a little bit of champagne colored flowers as well. The rest of her hair was put into a basic side braid that had flowers placed in parts of her hair as if they've always been there. The flowers were identical to those in the garland as well so they all matched. Her face, laid plain. There was no make up used or anything, as per Hiccup's request because he wanted her face to look exactly the same in their wedding and for the rest of his life.
Just then, Astrid's mother entered the room carrying a dress. Astrid's eyes lit up at it's beauty. She wasn't the most girly girl out there, but every now and then when she saw something absolutely stunning and beautiful, she got a little bit giddy. Her mother held up the dress and Astrid stood up.
The dress was white laced with what looked like small sparkly diamonds that formed an intricate pattern at her chest but slowly and gradually dispersed as they made their way down the dress. When her mother shook the dress a little, the sun caught the sparkling jewels on the dress and they twinkled and glistened. Astrid' face was awestruck and her mother's had a small smile that was enough to show how happy she was to seeing Astrid's expression.
Astrid's mother left the room and Astrid went to go put on the dress, wonder still filling her eyes as she looked over the dress. She slipped it on. It felt silky smooth on the inside, and it wasn't frilly and comfortable at all, unlike her hair and the garland that made her head really itchy but she couldn't touch it. She knocked lightly on the door knowing her mother waiting for her and her mother walked in and zipped up the back of the dress.
Her mother, small, quiet, and frail but still looked tough and strong, stepped back and took Astrid all in. She was beautifully breathtaking. Her mother walked over and straightened up Astrid's posture, pushing her back in a little so there wasn't a slouch and tilted her chin up a little as well. She made Astrid's mouth form into a small smile and she stepped back again to survey her granddaughter. "Your father would have been proud." Was all she said as a small tear trickled down her face.
Astrid wiped the tear off her mother's face and she held her face in one hand and smiled at her. Her mother held Astrid's hand and smiled up. She looked so tall, so strong, so beautiful, so pure. She felt pride well up inside of her as she looked at the girl she had brought up. Just then, there was a knock on the front door downstairs.
"Aye, the ceremony will be startin' soon." they heard Gobber say and the two ladies walked downstairs together.
Hope you guys liked it ~ Next chapter I'll be going over how Hiccup got ready and then after that, the ceremony :D!
At first I had put in "grandmother" but I realized I meant her mother lol so if you see "grandmother" just assume I meant mother xD