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Hiccup's POV
Hiccup poured the hot metal into the mold carefully with his tongs, his hands shaking nervously. He had to get this right. He just had to.
It had been just over a month since his father, Gobber, and the other teens had arrived in Arendelle, and things had changed rapidly. Hiccup and Fishlegs were friends once more, the twins and Snotlout had actually apologized for all the trouble they caused him on Berk and Astrid… well… was still Astrid. Hiccup had kept a close eye on her since after the morning they met for the first time again in six years, and something seemed off.
But the biggest change of all was that Elsa had gotten her own dragon. A female Snow Wraith. Elsa had named her Skaði, after the Norse Goddess of Winter. Skaði had been injured with an arrow with a green tip, and when Hiccup studied it, Toothless seemed to stay away as did the other dragons that surrounded Arendelle. Whatever the arrow tip was made of, it was harmful to dragons.
Hiccup had to wonder if Skaði had been shot with it from wherever she tried to escape from. He had also found dirt in her talons that was not local to Arendelle or any surrounding kingdoms, but it was from the Archipelago. If she flew that far injured, then she was quite resilient. Much like Elsa herself. It took awhile for Skaði to warm up to anyone but Elsa, but now she was friends with everyone in the kingdom, and even helped Elsa when they opened up the gates again to have an ice skating rink for the citizens. Elsa had yet to take Skaði out for a flight, but that's why Hiccup had made a saddle for her the other day. The first flight was about an hour away.
As the remaining amount of metal poured into the mold, he called Toothless over.
"Okay, bud. Let's try this again. Give me a medium-low flame."
Toothless opened his mouth, and a purple light shown out, the heat from his flame darkening the rapidly cooling metal. Hiccup pumped the bellows with difficulty, keeping the heat in the metal until Toothless could stop.
"Alright, bud. That's good."
Toothless closed his mouth just as Hiccup stopped pumping the bellows. Hiccup took a deep breath, and placed the mold into a barrel of oil.
"Please… let this work."
Hiccup pulled the mold out of the oil, and placed it on the workbench, pushing his goggles up. With bated breath, he removed the lid to the mold, revealing the finished product.
"I… I did it! We did it, bud!"
"Did what?"
Hiccup quickly put the lid to the mold back on as he turned around to see Anna standing at the door to the forge.
"Anna! Noth… nothing… just a modification for my leg… that's all."
Hiccup gestured to his new prosthetic which he built. It had two different 'feet' that Hiccup could change between. One for walking, and one for riding Toothless. The walking one could be switched out for one with cleats so he could walk on snow and ice without slipping.
Anna raised an eyebrow.
"Uh, huh… I don't think so..."
Hiccup went beat red.
"Uh… no… you must be mistaken..."
"Hiccup, you're a terrible liar," Anna replied.
Hiccup sighed.
"Fine… it's for Elsa."
Anna smiled.
"Let me see."
With heavy reluctance, Hiccup removed the lid to the mold as Anna came over. She gasped.
"Is... is that?"
Hiccup nodded.
"Yeah..."
"And… for…"
"Yeah..."
Anna paused. She turned and pulled Hiccup into a hug.
"Oh, I'm so happy for you two! She's going to love it!"
Hiccup nodded, rubbing the back of his neck.
"I hope so…"
"It's from you, Hiccup," Anna replied. "She'll love it no matter what."
Hiccup sighed.
"I just need to find the right time. With dad, and the others here… I don't really want to ask her the question."
Hiccup watched as the metal cooled completely before he took it out of the mold and placed it in his pocket before dousing the coals for the fire.
"Alright. I got to get ready for the test flight. Elsa is going to ride with Toothless and I for the first flight, and then I'll teach her how to fly Skaði… and… maybe after I get back from Berk… I think I can get some of Arendelle's citizens to ride dragons… maybe."
Anna nodded.
"Really? Does that mean I might get my own dragon?"
Hiccup laughed.
"I'm not touching that barge pole. That is between you and Elsa."
It was true. Hiccup didn't want to broach that subject. Or even consider it. If he helped Anna train a dragon and she got hurt..he didn't want to think about the consequences. Dragons, while capable of being trained, were still wild at heart. He didn't want to hurt Anna because of his decisions.
Anna crossed her arms, and huffed.
"Fine…"
Hiccup sighed, relenting.
"I'll talk to Elsa about it, but no promises."
Anna smiled.
"That works for me. Now get going."
Hiccup did a lazy mocking salute.
"Yes, ma'am."
Anna reached over, and playfully shoved him out the door.
"Just go!"
Hiccup chuckled and smiled, heading back to the castle, Toothless on his tail. When he arrived he was greeted by Skaði in the main courtyard.
"Hey, Skaði. Good to see you."
Suddenly, Fishlegs burst out of the castle, panting. He was dressed to the nines, and his hair was slicked back.
"Whoa, Fishlegs! Where's the fire?"
"I'm late! Oh, Thor, I'm so late!"
He quickly ran out of the courtyard as Hiccup stood there in confusion with Skaði and Toothless.
"What's up with him?"
"He has a date," said a voice from behind him.
He turned to see Elsa standing there with her left hand on her hip with a cute pose. She was dressed in full riding gear with a fur hood that looked very familiar.
"Is that… Astrid's?"
Elsa shook her head.
"Nope. I just copied the design, and had one made for this outfit. What do you think?"
Elsa's new outfit was designed with dragon riding in mind. Her top was a simple wool tunic in a dark blue color with an ice blue long-sleeved jacket on top that was snug, yet still loose enough to allow for mobility. An ice blue skirt with a slit in the middle along with a pair of blue leggings and a pair of fur boots completed the outfit.
"You… you look… words can't even begin to describe you, Elsa."
She went beat red.
"... Hiccup…"
Hiccup smirked and pulled her into a quick kiss. She spoke quietly, her breath heavy.
"Aren't you… forgetting something?"
Hiccup pulled away, smacking his face.
"My armor! I'll get it!"
He quickly ran into the castle to get changed. Once he pulled his reforged armor on, he made his way back outside, only to find Elsa tending to Toothless, a jealous Skaði standing nearby. Hiccup smiled softly.
"She's the one," he thought. "Is this how dad felt with mom?"
His eyes twinkled as he thought back to last week.
Hiccup, his father, and his mother were out flying to a picnic. His father was riding behind his mother on Cloudjumper, Stoick seemingly enjoying it. Once at the picnic, they met up with Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven, and Gobber. Sven, Olaf, and Toothless chased each other around while Anna and Kristoff walked amongst the blossoming trees. Skaði sat nearby Elsa, watching over them. She had flown above the group to keep watch as they made their way into the forest.
Gobber meanwhile was busy drinking mead, and enjoying the reunion with Hiccup, talking about the things Hiccup had learned from Hadvar during his days as his apprentice.
As Elsa watched the two of them talk, she heard Stoick start to whistle. She watched Valka tense up suddenly, and freeze solid as she held a plate of food.
"Oh, I love this one!" Gobber said drunkenly.
Elsa noticed Hiccup looking over in curiosity. Stoick came over to Valka and gently took the plate out of her hands, setting it down as he stopped whistling.
"Remember our song, Val?"
Stoick began to sing.
'I'll swim and sail on savage seas, with ne'er a fear of drowning. And gladly ride the waves of life, if you will marry me. No scorching sun, nor freezing cold will stop…'
'Will stop me on my journey!' Gobber interrupted before stopping at Hiccup and Stoick's glare. "Sorry."
With a sigh of exasperation, Stoick continued.
'If you will promise me your heart...'
He took Valka's hand, and pulled it close to his chest.
'And love…'
When Valka didn't respond, Stoick let his hand drop from his chest with a sigh, and was about to let go of Valka's hand when….
'And love me for eternity...'
Stoick glanced up and smiled with hopefulness as Valka began to sing, walking past Stoick, and raising her arm up.
'My dearest one, my darling dear, your mighty words astound me. But I've no need of mighty deeds, when I feel your arms around me.'
The two did a little jig as they sang their song together. Elsa found herself clapping to an imaginary beat before she was swept up by Gobber, and quite literally tossed into Hiccup's arms, dancing with him.
As their song ended, Gobber held the note of the last word, and wouldn't stop until Hiccup nudged him.
Stoick smiled as he held Valka's hands.
"Ah... I thought I'd have to die before we'd have that dance again."
"No need for drastic measures," she replied with a giggle and a smile.
Stoick chuckled.
"For you, my dear…"
He got down on one knee, still holding her hands.
"Anything. Will you come home, Val? Will you be my wife once again?"
Valka paused, unsure. Toothless, ever the matchmaker, shoved Valka forward into Stoick, who caught her and pulled her upright. He waved Hiccup over. Feeling a hand wrapping around her waist, Elsa felt Hiccup pull her forward towards the two, and she couldn't help but smile.
"We can be a family! What do you say?"
Valka tried to speak up, but Toothless shoved his head up between them, a hopeful look in his eyes.
With a laugh, a smile, and a gentle petting of Toothless' head, she gave her answer.
"Yes!"
Gobber came over and hugged the five of them.
"Great! I'll do the cooking!"
The five laughed.
Elsa's voice scattered his thoughts.
"Ready to go?"
Hiccup nodded, shaking his head.
"Yep."
As Hiccup walked over to Toothless, Elsa went over to Skaði. She pouted.
"I know, girl. You want to go flying with me. But I need to see what it's like first. It's part of the training. Or Hiccup wants to take me out for a romantic flight… I think it's the latter."
Elsa glanced over to see Hiccup doing final checks on Toothless' rig, not paying attention to the conversation, and she smirked, turning to look back up at her dragon. She spoke a little louder this time.
"You know I think I like him better without the armor on…"
"Ow!"
Hiccup had pinched his fingers in part of the rig when Elsa said that. Toothless and Skaði rumbled their laughter. Hiccup pouted, but not for long as Elsa skipped, yes, skipped, over to him.
"Come on! Let's go!"
Hiccup climbed onto Toothless, and offered his hand to Elsa.
"Climb aboard, Mi'lady."
Elsa gladly took it, and climbed behind him, sitting down behind him. Grabbing a piece of leather from one of the storage compartments from the saddle, he wrapped it behind him and gave one end to Elsa. It had two hooks, one on each end along with a buckle and a strap.
"Wrap this around your back, and hand your end back to me."
Unsure what this would do, she did as told, and Hiccup took it, connecting it to the saddle, and did the same with his end.
"Scoot forward a bit."
Elsa did so and Hiccup tightened the piece of the leather which pushed Elsa forward against Hiccup's back.
"Saf-safety first," Hiccup replied with a slight stutter, his face slightly red. Elsa also had a slight tint of pink to her cheeks.
"This… this… I could get used to," she thought, subconsciously wrapping his arms around his waist.
Toothless glanced back at the movement, a twinkle in his eyes. Hiccup didn't notice.
"Okay, bud. We're gonna take this nice and slow."
As soon as Hiccup clipped his leg onto the rig, and strapped himself into the saddle, Toothless suddenly took off vertically. At high speed. Elsa screamed in surprise, barely keeping her powers contained.
Hiccup called to Toothless over the roaring wind.
"Toothless! This was supposed to be nice and slow!"
A series of grunts and growls from Toothless confirmed Hiccup's suspicions. Doing this was supposed to impress Elsa so she could mate with Hiccup. Sometimes, the Night Fury had no sense of decorum. Or human understanding.
Toothless began to spin at high speed, diving through the air.
"And now the spinning," Hiccup sighed with sarcasm. "Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile."
"Please! Make him stop!" cried Elsa.
Finally Toothless leveled out, gliding over the open waters above Arendelle. Hiccup pinched his nose.
"Why the Hell did you do that, Bud? This was supposed to be…"
A giggle stopped him from talking. The giggling continued until he could hear Elsa full out laughing.
"Oh! That was amazing! Can we do it again?"
Hiccup was shocked and his mouth hung open as Toothless grunted out what Hiccup took as 'I told you so.'
"You… you enjoyed that?"
"Yeah," Elsa replied, sounding out of breath. "Just warn me next time. I want to take it nice and slow for now."
Hiccup turned to face Elsa and was greeted with sheer beauty. In the process of the flight, her braid had come undone, letting her hair flow loosely behind her shoulders, the evening sun reflecting in her ice blue eyes.
"You… you got it. Toothless, up. Gently."
Toothless did as told and Elsa closed her eyes tightly. She felt Hiccup grab her hand.
"Elsa, look."
Her eyes opened. They were in the clouds, the sun's fading orange light shining through, turning their normal white color into a light pink.
"Wow…"
She reached up and ran her left hand through a cloud, letting her powers freeze the water vapor slightly to make it snow. The two stayed up for hours, the sun finally setting and the moon rising. The Northern Lights seemed to dance in the sky as Toothless dived back under the clouds.
Hiccup smiled.
"Look…"
Elsa did and smiled.
"Arendelle…"
Down below, Arendelle was lit up. The streetlamps glowed, and the torches along the castle walls burned brightly. Elsa wrapped her arms around Hiccup's waist tightly.
"This… this is amazing..."
She gently touched Toothless' foreleg.
"He's amazing. Do we have to land?"
"Unfortunately, yes. Toothless needs his rest. And you do too since we're leaving for Berk tomorrow..."
When Elsa didn't respond, he spoke up.
"Elsa? Elsa?"
A snore caught his attention, and Hiccup glanced back to see Elsa passed out against his back. Her eyes were closed, and she seemed to be sleeping peacefully.
Hiccup smiled softly and quietly gestured for Toothless to land. Upon landing, Hiccup unbuckled himself first, then Elsa, gently laying her back on Toothless. He switched his dragon's tailfin to automatic, and then picked Elsa up bridal style.
"Okay, bud. Go eat. I'll see you in the morning."
Toothless nodded and took off as Hiccup carried Elsa inside the castle. Kai and Gerda nodded their thanks as Hiccup carried her upstairs and into her room, gently laying her on her bed. He pulled her blanket over her still form, and kissed her gently.
"Goodnight, Elsa. I'll see you in the morning."
He tiptoed out her door, and shut it quietly. After changing out of his armor in his room, he headed out the door, and closed it when a voice spoke up.
"Hiccup?"
He quickly turned around to see Astrid standing there.
"Astrid! What… what… uh…"
He cleared his throat.
"What can I help you with?"
Astrid bit her lip.
"Can we talk?"
Hiccup nodded.
"Sure."
The two started walking down the hallway, and found a sitting room to talk in. Hiccup sat down, and watched as Astrid paced, and wringed her hands, seemingly trying to figure out what she wanted to say. He gestured for her to start talking.
"Okay… I'm gonna be straight to the point with this…"
"When are you not?" Hiccup replied sarcastically. "I've known you for fifteen years, Astrid. It's not a new thing…"
Astrid sighed.
"I like you."
Silence. Hiccup choked, his mouth seemingly dry.
"Like me… as in...?"
"I have feelings for you, muttonhead!"
Hiccup stood up, and went over to the fireplace, looking into the fire.
"And you tell me this now? Right when I'm planning to ask the question?"
Astrid blinked.
"The question… what do you mean?"
Hiccup sighed, running his hand through his slowly growing beard.
"THE question, Astrid. The one you ask when you find the one you want to spend forever with."
Astrid froze.
"You're… you're gonna ask her to marry you?"
Hiccup let off a dry laugh.
"Yeah, that's the idea."
"When did you decide this?" Astrid asked.
Hiccup sighed again.
"When my dad asked my mom to be his wife again. I knew in my heart… in that moment… that Elsa and I… we were meant to be together… Astrid, I did have feelings for you at one time… maybe in another life we could have been together… but now? I don't like you like that anymore. But you will always be my friend. I'm sorry if I don't live up to your expectations, but my heart belongs to Elsa… and it always will. I wish to be alone now…"
Astrid couldn't believe it. Six years too late. She nodded.
"I… I understand."
Astrid turned and headed for the door, stopping in the door frame. She turned to Hiccup, tears in her eyes.
"Hiccup?"
He glanced up from the fire to look at Astrid. She sniffled, her voice choking.
"I wish you two the best…"
She turned and shut the door behind her, leaving Hiccup to his thoughts.
The next morning, Hiccup was up bright and early, helping load the ship with food for Toothless, Skaði, and Cloudjumper. Hiccup, Elsa, and Stoick decided to take two ships as Stoick's longboat could not carry the three dragons and themselves, so Elsa called upon a Captain of her small but impressive Royal Navy.
Captain Edward Hancock was sixty-two years old and had quite the service record. Originally serving as a cabin boy on British war vessels, Captain Hancock had seen the many horrors of war, and made his way up the ranks, eventually becoming Captain of the HMS Bellingham, sailing her under the overall command Lord Horatio Nelson, whose flagship was the HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar.
After the death of Lord Nelson, who he considered one of his best friends, Edward had left the British Royal Navy and moved to Arendelle. With his impressive service record, Elsa's grandfather, King Runeard, put him in charge of their newest and largest vessel, the HMS Ultimatum, however after a battle that resulted in the death of King Runeard, the vessel was renamed after him.
Captain Hancock proudly served on this vessel until one week he became too ill to captain a vessel. His younger brother, Liam, who had come to Arendelle for a visit and was a captain himself volunteered to go in his place. Edward agreed. The HMS Runeard went out. And it never came back. Taking his brother, King Adgar, and Queen Iduna to the bottom of the sea.
The man was a shell of his former self until Elsa managed to bring him around, and put him in charge of the most recent ship that was built for Arendelle's navy. The HMS Snow Queen, which Hiccup named after Elsa. She still couldn't believe a ship was named after her.
Hiccup carried a basket of fish up the deck, Toothless behind him. Hiccup was still in shock from the night before, but paid it no mind as he continued to load the fish on board.
"Good morning, Captain Hancock."
The Captain nodded.
"Aye. It is. We will have quite good weather on the way out today. Now I hear your dragon will pull my ship? Is that what I've been hearing?"
Hiccup nodded.
"Only if the winds aren't favorable. With Toothless, and Skaði tied on we might get to Berk a week early… if they are not tied on and the good weather holds and we have plenty of wind behind us it'll take us two weeks to get there. I know my father wants to get back. And quickly."
"Aye, I understand," Captain Hancock replied. "We'll give the old girl the best chance she can get and she won't let us down."
"Good to hear, Captain," Elsa said as she stepped on deck, followed by Skaði, Valka, and Cloudjumper.
The Captain called out to his men.
"Oi! You lot! Queen on deck! Pay your respects!"
The men quickly bowed as did Edward.
"Welcome aboard the Snow Queen, Your Majesty. We are ready to depart at your order."
Elsa nodded.
"Very well. The vikings of Berk are ready to depart at our order as well."
"Shall we weigh anchor then?"
Elsa was about to reply when a voice called out.
"Elsa!"
Anna ran up the gangplank, and threw herself into Elsa's arms. Elsa hugged her tightly.
"Anna, why did you run up here so quickly?"
"I didn't get a chance to say goodbye. I… overslept… I thought I missed the ship.. and… I'm worried."
Elsa sighed and smiled softly.
"I'm only going to be gone for a month."
Anna looked down.
"That's what mom and dad said."
Elsa smiled, an idea forming.
"Here."
She swirled her hands, and made a snowflake medallion that glowed softly.
"As long as this glows, I'm still here. Okay? Take it."
Elsa placed it in Anna's hand, and put her other one over it.
"Besides I need you here in Arendelle to keep an eye on everything. Can you do that for me?"
Anna nodded, trying to not to cry.
"I promise."
Elsa walked Anna down the gangplank and onto the dock. Hiccup watched the two converse, then hug before Elsa climbed back on board.
"Let us depart."
Captain Edward nodded.
"Lads! Weigh anchor, and let's make sail!"
Elsa watched as the crew set to work, readying the ship. As the ship moved slowly out of the harbor, she went to the back railing watching a waving Anna. Hiccup came up behind her, and she relaxed into his arms.
"I miss her already."
Hiccup nodded.
"I know."
Hiccup watched as his father's longship sailed behind them, tied to the Snow Queen as to not be left behind by the larger vessel.
"Do you…" Elsa started.
Hiccup looked down at Elsa, puzzled.
"What is it?"
Elsa pulled out of his embrace, and looked up at him.
"Do you think your people will like me?"
Hiccup was surprised.
"Elsa… you don't need to worry about that."
He took her hands.
"All that matters is what you think of yourself. You don't need to have the approval of everyone. Just the people that you love and the people who love you."
Elsa smiled softly, and pulled Hiccup into a kiss, before releasing him.
"I love you so much."
Hiccup smiled, kissing her back.
"I love you too."
Elsa leaned back into his arms as they watched Arendelle get smaller and smaller until it disappeared over the horizon. They were on their way to Berk.
Elsa's POV
A week went by and thanks to Toothless and Skaði pulling their ship. Berk was just outside their window at last. During the week of sailing, Hiccup taught Elsa how to fly Skaði and now she was more than capable of handing herself in the air. The two dragons were on the deck, waiting patiently for their riders to wake up. Stoick had gone ahead to Berk to brief the people on the situation.
Elsa yawned as she sat upright in bed. Pulling a robe around herself, she went to her writing desk, writing out a letter to Anna. Once finished, she whistled for Sharpshot, who Hiccup brought along, to send Terror Mail. Sharpshot landed on her open window sill, his tongue flicking out, and licking his eyeball.
"Good morning, Sharpshot," Elsa replied with a chuckle.
Sharpshot jumped over, and snuggled into her lap, purring happily.
"Not now, buddy. I need you to deliver a letter for me. Can you do that?"
Sharpshot immediately perked up, and stood at attention. Elsa chuckled again, and put the letter into a small vial, sealing it up before tying it to his leg.
"Let me get something for you to track Anna's scent."
Elsa pulled out a scarf that her sister had been wearing when they left Arendelle, and let the Terror sniff it. Sharpshot chirped before flying out the window and turning south. Elsa's heart warmed at his intelligence. Dragons were amazing. With a sigh, she turned to her connected bathroom to bathe.
Once dressed, she stepped out on deck, and was greeted by Skaði.
"Good morning, girl."
Skaði purred, and nuzzled Elsa gently.
"Did you sleep okay?"
The Snow Wraith did the equivalent of a nod, and growled quietly.
"We'll have to go for a flight today."
A black mass of scales tackled Elsa, licking her.
"Toof..'ess!"
"Toothless!"
The Night Fury in question immediately hopped off Elsa as Hiccup, dressed in his full flying gear, pulled her to her feet, helping wipe the dragon saliva off.
"I guess I'll have to be carefully saying the "F" word around him," Elsa said with a chuckle.
Hiccup nodded.
"I agree. Come on. My father's waiting."
He climbed onto Toothless, and Elsa climbed onto Skaði, the four of them flying over to Berk. Stoick, Valka, and Cloudjumper were on the docks waiting for them.
Stoick smiled.
"Welcome back, son. Come on."
Hiccup was puzzled.
"Uh… where are we going?"
"To the arena. You're gonna show the village what you can do."
The seven of them made their way up to the arena which was packed with everyone in the village. His father made his way up to his seat overlooking the arena.
"Alright, Hiccup. Head inside, and do your thing."
Hiccup froze.
"Inside... Inside the ring?"
"Aye."
Hiccup was still unsure, until Elsa kissed him full on the lips.
"You got this, dragon man."
Hiccup's vocal chords refused to work, and a little squeak came from his mouth. He nodded slowly and headed down into the arena. To think, he had not left Berk, he would be in this exact same spot. Toothless crooned behind him as they both entered the arena, the door shutting behind them.
He rubbed his head gently and called out to Stoick.
"Okay… I'm ready."
The vikings opened the door to the Monstrous Nightmare cage, and the Nightmare burst from the cage, flames dancing across it's bright reddish-orange scales. It clambered up the arena, trying to escape. All of the vikings clenched their fists, having no weapons to grasp as the chief ordered that the weapons would stay home.
When the Nightmare realized it couldn't escape, it slinked it's way down to face Hiccup. Toothless growled, his jaw popping. Hiccup waved him off.
"I got this, bud."
Hiccup slowly reached for Inferno, and activated it, waving the flaming blade around in a circle to calm it down. It's yellowish orange eyes stared at the flame, slowly dilating. Hiccup deactivated Inferno, and reached his hand out, turning away from the Nightmare. Elsa could see the Nightmare relax and slowly move forward, touching his hand with it's muzzle. Hiccup called out.
"Send Snotlout in here. I think I found him a dragon."
Gothi unceremoniously kicked Snotlout into the arena. Keeping the Nightmare calm, Hiccup made his way over to Snotlout and helped him up, slowly pulling him over to the Nightmare.
"Uh.. Hiccup."
Hiccup took Snotlout's hand, and held it out in front of him.
"It's okay. He's not going to hurt you."
Snotlout copied Hiccup's motions, and felt something warm and scaly touching his hand. He opened his eyes to see the Nightmare staring at him.
"Whoa…"
Hiccup pulled away, and turned to the crowd.
"Dragons are not what we think they are. They are so much more! We don't have to kill them! They can be friends! If I can be friends with the unholy offspring of Lightning and Death itself? Then you guys can do what I did! We can change the world!"
As everyone glanced around, Tuffnut suddenly stood up.
"I'm with him! Who else?"
The crowd cheered loudly and Hiccup glanced up to see his father smiling down at him.
"That's ma boy!"
Hiccup sighed happily. He finally had earned his father's pride. The moment was perfect. He just needed one more person.
"Everyone! Can I say something else?"
The crowd stopped cheering and turned to face Hiccup.
Hiccup pulled at the collar of his armor nervously, and spoke up.
"Elsa! Can you come down here for a moment?"
Elsa glanced at Hiccup's mother and father, who gestured for her to go ahead.
"Something is up," Elsa thought quietly.
Elsa did as told and came down into the arena.
She whisper-hissed at Hiccup.
"Hiccup… what are you doing?"
"Trust me," he whispered.
He stepped forward taking her hand.
"Everyone… this... is my girlfriend. Queen Elsa of Arendelle. A Kingdom south of here."
The vikings glanced between each other, whispering amongst themselves.
"A southern queen? Here?"
"Hiccup's girlfriend? I thought he and Astrid could be a thing…"
Hiccup gulped, and continued.
"And… I have something very important to ask her..."
He turned to Elsa, holding her hand tightly.
"Elsa... there is no one else on Midgard that can compare to you. You… opened up my heart when I was more than comfortable living the life I was living… and that's when I found a woman stronger than anyone I know. She shares my dreams and I hope that someday I'll share her home…"
Hiccup let go off her hand, got on his right knee, and pulled out a golden-black engagement ring. The very same one he had forged with Toothless a week earlier. Elsa clasped her hands together, covering her mouth.
"There is no one else I can imagine spending the rest of my life with. Words can not begin to describe how wonderful life is while you're in the world. Elsa… will you marry me?"
Time seemed to freeze as Elsa stood there trying to process everything, but slowly she nodded.
"Yes!"
Hiccup stood up, and pulled her into a kiss, lifting her into the air as the gathered vikings cheered. Hiccup let Elsa down slowly and slid the ring onto her finger.
"Did you make this?"
Hiccup rubbed the back of his head, shyly.
"Well… me and Toothless."
"I love it," Elsa replied, pulling Hiccup into another kiss.
Hiccup, and Elsa stayed in Berk for two weeks, helping the village gather and train dragons. With heartfelt goodbyes, the two set off for home aboard the Snow Queen, arriving home within a week due to Skaði and Toothless pulling them home most of the way. When they arrived, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven were there waiting for them, and Anna was thrilled at the idea of getting a brother... even if Hiccup was only an in-law. Olaf also considered Hiccup as his father which shocked Hiccup, and made Elsa giggle.
Hiccup and Elsa began to make their wedding plans, opting for a late summer wedding with a combination from both of their cultures. Everything had to go perfect. But no one counted on an adventure between a curious Night Fury and a talking snowman causing havoc on their wedding day.
"With great joy, we cordially invite you to attend the Royal Wedding of Queen Elsa of Arendelle and Prince Hiccup Haddock of Berk."
So I bet you weren't expecting that! We are almost to the halfway mark! Stick around folks. It's gonna get steamy. :P Which brings me to my next question!
Should I raise the rating to M, or keep it T, and move that content to a separate story? There will be a poll on my page so go vote for it!
See you next time!