"What did you say to me?" Sam asked, as he walked closer to Astrid
Astrid was confused. What was going on. He- he's not like this. Sam would never hurt her.
"I-I didn't say anything." Astrid said, looking over her shoulder, clearly worried.
"Bitch, don't you lie to me." Sam pointed one of those meaty fingers at her and she blocks her face
"Sam please just-"
"You whore. I know you're fucking someone behind my back." He grabbed Astrid's shoulders, pushing her backwards. She falls over the coffee table and hits her head on the corner. Astrid tries to get up, but she just doesn't have the strength.
Sam starts to undo his belt "Okay, Bitch, it's time to show who's boss-"
Astrid wakes up with a start, waking Toothless in the process. Astrid rubs her eyes and looked at the alarm clock on her side of the bed.
3:47 AM
Toothless lays his head on her lap, clearly annoyed that he was woken up from whatever doggy dream he was having.
Astrid turned her head and saw Hiccup, sleeping there without a care in the world.
Every night for five years it's been like this. Astrid ran her left hand through her hair, then put her hand out to check out her engagement ring.
It's a little big (okay, a lot big for Astrid's taste) but Hiccup was so proud of this ring when he proposed a year ago, she just couldn't say no.
It had been on a random date night, and Astrid wanted to stay home, wearing sweats and making fun of the new RomCom that was on Netflix, but, oh no, Mr. Romantic had to take her out to a fancy restaurant, and fancy music, the whole works.
When Hiccup pulled out that ring, she couldn't think of anything but 'Yes' Now, it's two months before the wedding and Astrid's life is pretty much perfect.
Astrid pushed Toothless off of her and got out of bed. Astrid smiled at Hiccup, kissing his forehead before tiptoeing out of the room.
Astrid walked to the living room and curled up on the couch. She grabbed the remote and turned on the TV. She heard Toothless walk out of her and Hiccup's room, uneven footsteps coming into the living room, jumping onto the couch with her.
"Hey buddy." Astrid whispered, patting his head. The black lab cuddled closer to her. Astrid looked at the TV screen again, and turned on Netflix. She chose a random move and started to watch.
Hiccup turned over on his left side and tried to wrap his arm around Astrid, but felt nothing. Hiccup sat up and didn't see Astrid.
"Astrid?" He called, swinging his legs over the edge of the bed, grabbing his prosthetic leg, putting it on. Hiccup walked toward the living room, where the tv was on.
Hiccup tip-clacked into the living room and saw Astrid snoring on the couch, holding Toothless close.
Hiccup smiled and walked over to her. Hiccup brushed hair out of her eyes, planting a soft kiss on her forehead.
Her forehead is his favorite place to kiss, along with fading scars.
Astrid had been cut-free for four years, the first year in Florida was nerve-wrecking for Astrid, making her stressed and want to cut more, but as she settled down, and got a job, she gradually stopped. There were times where Astrid couldn't sleep at night and refused to have Hiccup hold her, but then his Astrid always came back the next morning, tear stained and made sure he knew that it wasn't his fault.
And sure, there were times were Hiccup would have nightmares, his father's lifeless body, Sam raping Astrid in front of him, among other things, and Astrid would refuse to leave his side. But it just makes them...
Them.
"Milady?" Hiccup asked, stroking her cheek. Astrid smiled in her sleep, snuggling into the pillow more "Milady, you're on the couch again." Astrid mumbled into the pillow "I'm sorry, it didn't get that Milady. What did you say?"
"I said leave me alone, it's my day off jackass." Astrid whispered
"Yeah, but it's not my day off. And I have to get ready."
"Then get ready." Whispered Astrid
"Fine, I was going to ask for your help getting me into the shower," Hiccup whispered, leaning closer to her ear and kissed that spot... that one right behind her ear and makes her go crazy.
Astrid moaned and smirked "Y-you don't need my help."
"I'm very, extra sure that I do..." Hiccup kissed that damn spot again and Astrid sighed.
"Fine, but I swear if you try anything funny-"
"You know I won't."
"Sure, sure you won't Hiccup." Astrid said, then pushing Toothless off of the couch. The lab gives her a glare, then curls in a ball on his doggy bed. Astrid pushes herself off of the couch and grabbed Hiccup's hand "Come on Mr. Haddock." Astrid winked, running down the hall to the shower
"Coming Mrs. Haddock." Smiled Hiccup, before catching up to her.
He can't wait until they're finally married.
Hiccup walked into his office happy and set his lunch on his desk. He pressed a button on his office phone and started to listen for messages. There was one from Russia, one from Mexico, one from his mom (what the hell? Why doesn't she just call him at home?) and one from Scar (who was coming home tomorrow from a year abroad in Australia).
Hiccup sat at his desk and put his lunch in the mini fridge in the corner of his office, and leaned back in his desk, reflexing for the first time in a week.
There was a few pictures on his desk, one of him and his father (who he never talked back. He refused) one of him and his mother, one of him and Scarlett from six years ago, and one of him and Astrid.
It was his favorite picture of them, taken a few moments after the engagement, Astrid staring into his eyes, which are full of tears and holding onto him for dear life, and Hiccup staring at her like she was an angel sent from Heaven (which she it).
There was a knock at the door and Hiccup smiled at Rosemarie "hey beautiful."
"Gorgeous, get back to work." She winked
"You know I have a mom now."
"That will not stop me."
When Rosemarie and Valka get together, Hiccup can't even breathe without having one woman say something. And then when Astrid gets together with the two of them... well, let's just say he hides in his room most of the time during those visits.
"How are you Beautiful?" He asked
"I'm fine." She smiled "How about you Gorgeous. Staying out of trouble."
"Oh you know me... I bring the trouble."
Rosemarie rolled her eyes "I have a message for you... it's from a girl.
Hiccup walked over to Rosemarie "Astrid?"
"No, it's only signed C."
"Okay, thanks Beautiful."
"I'll be at my desk if you need me."
"This can't be right." Astrid told Ruffnut over the phone while holding a pregnancy test
"I don't know," the wailing of Ruff's demon could be heard in the background "Fish! Control him!"
"You think I can control your child?!" Astrid heard Fishlegs yell back
"See! I don't want this for Hiccup and I! And I don't want some demon child crying, pooping, and spitting out."
"It's not so bad, after you get over the fact that your boobs grow like ten cup sizes, or that your ass gets bigger, or you pee when you laugh because the child messed up your bladder, or can organism easier now."
"What?"
"Yeah, I was sitting on the bus one day, and it went over a bump, and I had an organism."
"Ew..." Astrid didn't need to know that...
"Look, this is your second pregnancy that you and Hiccup didn't plan, ever heard of a condom?"
"Third."
"What?"
"I lost another one... I just didn't want to tell anyone."
"Jesus Christ Astrid! Stop hiding babies from us!"
"Two babies, and I lost both. I'm going to lose this one."
"You don't know that."
"Yes I do. I'm a failure."
"Sam has been dead for five years and you still say bad things about yourself? Damn it Astrid."
"This has nothing to do with Sam." Astrid gripped the test in her hand "I don't want a kid…"
"You love Jesse."
"Yeah, I know. But he's not mine, I'm awkward with kids…"
"I'm pretty sure that's Hiccup, remember when you guys came up to see Jesse for the first time, and Hiccup almost dropped him."
Jesse is still wailing in the background, making Astrid get a headache.
"Oh my god! Fish! Control your child!" Ruff screamed
"You had a part of this to Regina!"
"Freddie!"
"He's one year old! He needs his mother!"
"Well his mother is goddamn busy right now, isn't she?"
"Don't fucking swear in front of our child!"
"You think you-"
"Ruff! Focus! We were talking about my mistake, not yours!"
"Don't call my child a mistake!" Warned Ruff
"I was talking about your marriage."
Ruff scoffed "It's not a mistake… though sometimes he makes me feel crazy, it's totally not a mistake. And in two months, this is going to be you and Hiccup, and you are going to become the little woman."
Astrid rolled her eyes "I can't believe I'm pregnant…"
"You're going to tell Hiccup right."
"Of course."
"I don't believe you. You've hidden two before."
"This is Hiccup we're talking about… he'll notice something's wrong and worm it out of me." Astrid paused before talking again "And I told him about the first baby… just- three years later."
"Whatever Astrid, talk to you later."
"Of course…"
When Hiccup came home from work, Astrid was sitting at the kitchen table. Hiccup was looking frazzled, hair sticking up at the ends and his left hand clutched a piece of paper.
"Hey babe. Hard day at work?" she asked
"I-I think I need a drink." Hiccup walked over to their liquor cabinet and grabbed a bottle of whatever he could find. "Want any?"
Damn pregnancy "No thank you…" But it doesn't really matter. After she loses this baby, she can drink to her hearts content.
She never wants kids. Because they'll be half of her, and she's a screwed up mess. She doesn't want her five year old child asking what the burn marks on her foot are, or the damn scar on her right arm that spells out the kid's father name means.
She doesn't want her daughter to become a victim of abuse.
"Is there something wrong?" Asked Hiccup
"Um… I need to tell you something… you might want to sit down." Hiccup sat down, and Astrid sat on his lap. Hiccup smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist.
Will Hiccup still love her when, or if, she's nine months pregnant, and fat?
Astrid ran a hand through his hair, his messy, messy hair. The scars are still there. From his accident and when Sam kidnapped them. She still has the nasty, jagged scar on her right cheek. The doctors say it'll never go away. Hiccup has a scar that peeks from under his shirts if he wears short sleeves.
Hiccup traced her jagged scar softly and she smiled. "Hiccup… I'm pregnant."
I know... oh man, this is going to be cliche... sorry...
Anyway, I started to work on this right after I posted the last chapter of HCTGB, but took me forever to plan everything and put scenes in the right place. I'm very excited about this story! I own nothing!
