Astrid's POV:
I spent the night at Hiccup's place. When I woke up I tried getting out of bed, careful to not wake him up.
"Good morning, Milady" He says sleepily while pulling me back close to him
"Morning" I say turning over so that we're facing each other, and Hiccup has this big goofy smile on his face. "What?" I ask
"Nothing you just look so beautiful" He says kissing my neck, and I chuckle.
Once we got out of bed, we walk down the stairs, and it seems like we're the first awake. "Do you wanna make something?" I ask Hiccup who was yawning
"Yeah sure, but if you're helping we better make something simple like pancakes" He jokes, and I roll my eyes
"Oh ha. ha. Very funny Haddock. Fine, pancakes do sound easy to make. How could I possibly mess that up?" a couple minutes later I'm somehow half covered in flour, and Hiccup's laughing so hard, "Oh so you think this is funny?" I say shooting him a look
"It is very funny. I'm not even sure how you managed to get all of that flour on you in a matter of seconds" he says finally pulling himself together
"Let's just finish making breakfast" I say brushing the flour off me laughing
Hiccup's just mixing the batter while I flip the pancakes. "Hey, this is actually really easy" I say impressed with myself for not getting anything burnt, and making something that's actually edible
"Good Morning you two" we hear Stoick's voice from the stairs
"Mowning evie body!" says Dustin from Stoick's arms
"Morning Dad! Me and Astrid were just making breakfast" He says while setting the table
Hiccup continues flipping pancakes while we eat, and he makes a special pancake shaped like the letter D for Dustin.
"Thank you for breakfast guys. I loved it, and Dustin here absolutely lost his mind over the D shaped one" Stoick laughs, and so do we. "Listen lass, tell your family to meet us at Edge Park later. We're going to celebrate this little guys birthday!" He tells me
"Yeah, sure, I'll tell them" I say smiling
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Hiccup drops me home, and I help my parents pack the stuff we need for the bbq later. We leave the house at 4, and we arrive at Edge Park. "Asty!" I hear a voice call out, and I see Dustin in his little red jacket not so far away
"Hi Dustin! Happy Birthday!" I pick him up and spin around "Where's Hiccup?" I ask while putting him down, and he pulls me to where they've set up
My parents, Jacob, and Stoick exchange greetings then the grilling begins. My Dad, Jacob, and Stoick were grilling the meat, my Mother was sitting on a blanket reading a book, while Hiccup was strumming his guitar singing a song with Dustin.
"Hey" I say sitting next to Hiccup
"Hello Milady. Me and Dusty here were just singing some songs" he says smiling at me
"I didn't know you played the guitar" I say admiring the wooden instrument
"Well, I learnt how to play while I was at boarding school, and my teacher said I was really good at it too. I stopped playing for a while until Dustin came, and he seemed to really like it as a baby" he says rubbing the back of his neck.
"Hiccupy! Pway weindeer song pweaaase" Dustin asks pointing at the guitar, and Hiccup laughs
"Okay Okay, Astrid get ready for some horrible singing" he says sarcastically, and starts strumming a few chords before starting to sing
Reindeers are better than people
Sven, don't you think that's true?
Yeah, people will beat you and curse you and cheat you
Every one of them's bad except you
He says this part in a funny voice, and Dustin's giggling
Oh, thanks buddy
But people smell better than reindeers
Sven, don't you think I'm right?
He's back to his normal voice, which is surprisingly really good
That's once again true
For all except you
back to the funny voice again, and Dustin's cheeks are turning red from all the laughing
You got me, let's call it a night
he switches back to his normal voice, then pauses
Good niiiiight
Dustin says trying to make his voice deep
Don't let the frost bite biiiiite
Hiccup finishes and Dustin's clapping his little hands
"That was amusing" I say clapping too
"Thank you very much. I also play for birthdays, weddings, and high school proms" He says jokingly, and we laugh
"Food's ready" We hear Jacob yell as he's setting the burger patties down on one of the tables Stoick brought. After singing Happy Birthday for Dustin, everyone settles down and enjoys the meal
Stoick and Jacob are talking, Hiccup's chatting with my Dad, Dustin's playing around the place, and My Mother and I are talking about stuff.
"So, when can we be expecting grandbabies from you guys? I mean after the wedding of course" My Mother asks casually
"MOM!" I say nearly choking on the burger that I just took a bite from
"What?" she asks innocently
I just look at her and laugh. Me and Hiccup may or may not have done the deed, but we were always safe.....I hope. I shake my head then join Hiccup and my Father.
"....And I said 'At least she looked okay!'" My Father says and they both laugh
"Hey, whatcha guys talking about?" I ask standing next to Hiccup
"Oh I was just tellin' the lad about that time an old hag came up to your Uncle Finn saying that a fine lass would come to his life soon" He says
"Ah, Yeah that one. Uncle Finn's face was priceless when he opened the door and bam! He saw the woman of his dreams" I said
"Well the woman of my dreams is standing right here next to me" Hiccup whispers in my ear and I blush
We talk about random things like the weather, when the wedding will be, where we would live, and so on until Stoick comes up to us
"Sorry to intrude, but Hiccup have you seen Dustin?" He asks urgently
"No, I thought he was with you!" Hiccup says, and I could see the panic starting to form on his face
Hiccup's POV:
Anxiety begins to fill my head as we search for Dustin, and every bad scenario that he could be in swarms my head. I can't think straight
"Where was the last place you saw him Hiccup?" My Dad asks me
"Dustin, Astrid, and I were sitting here, and he asked me to sing him the reindeer song" I lead Dad to where we were sitting earlier and I notice a note on the ground
Dearest Mayor,
I've been watching you guys for a while now, and I must say your youngest son, Dustin, seems like such a precious thing to you. I truly am sorry for the loss of your wife, and please send my congrats to your eldest on his engagement. Now let me cut to the chase. I've taken Dustin with me, if you want him back you must step down as Mayor and announce me as the new Mayor of Berk. I'm giving you a month. If you fail to deliver my one request, today might as well be the last time you'll ever see your son, and I suggest keeping everyone you care about close to you. oh, and if the authorities get involved you may as well say you don't love your children
- An old Acquaintance (you know who I am)
"Dad.....you might wanna see this" I say handing him the letter, and I run my hand through my hair sighing. My Father says nothing for a while before he rushes off to the car without saying a word
I sit on the floor not knowing what to do and Astrid sits next to me
"They'll find him Hiccup. I'm sure of it" she says rubbing my back
"I know, it's just that Dustin's so small, and he's alone out there in this big world" I say feeling a lump in my throat
"He's not alone. Your Mother's watching over him from Valhalla. She's always looking over you guys" She says, and I smile softly at her
"Hiccup, let's go your Father asked me to take you home" Barnaby says quietly and I nod
"Do you want me to stay over tonight?" Astrid asks me as we're walking to their car
"No, I think I just want to be alone tonight Milady" I say, opening the car door for her, and we sit
"That's okay, I understand" she rests her head on my shoulder, and we stay like that until we arrive at my place. I say bye to the Hofferson's and slowly walk to the door. I'm putting the key in the keyhole, when I hear rustling in the bushes. I turn my head around "Who's there?" I say loudly, no response, "I'll call the police" I say, taking a cautious step towards the bushes. The rustling becomes louder, and then something jumps out. I take a step back, and I look down to see a small black labrador with green eyes. "Hey, Bud" I say crouching down to get a better look at the little fella. He looks about six months old, and half of his tail is gone, I'm guessing he got caught somewhere. I take him inside and give him a bath, then I take him to the vet to check for any infections, and to see if he has a chip. No chip, no infections, so I decide to keep him.
"What am I gonna do with you huh bud?" I ask patting his head while driving home. My Father isn't home yet so I sit on the couch with the dog. "What shall we call you bud?" I ask as if he could understand what I'm saying. "Spot? Cole? Nugget?" I call out random names while petting him, and he bites me, "Ah-ow! You're certainly not toothless aren't ya!" I say pulling my hand away from him, and I notice he popped his head up when I said the word toothless so I say it again, "Toothless?" his tongue's sticking out and he's just looking at me "Well, Toothless it is then. Welcome to the Haddock family bud" I say laughing as he licks me all over the face. I hear the door unlock and my Father walks in looking down. "Dad?" I ask standing up and going to him, Toothless follows me
"Not a sign of him. The police are going through camera footage as we speak, and they'll inform me more about it tomorrow. I don't care if this mystery man doesn't want me to contact authorities I will risk anything for my kids" he says plopping himself down on the couch, and I sit next to him
"Dad, they'll find him. Berk Police Force are one of the greatest police forces I know" I assure him
He just looks at me, smiles, and nods. Toothless goes up to him and starts licking his hand "Where did you come from?" He asks and climbs up on the couch keeping a safe distance from Toothless
"Is the great Stoick the Vast scared of one tiny dog?" I raise an eyebrow, surprised
"N-No, and answer the question boy" He says keeping his eye on the dog
"I found him in the bushes, and don't worry I already took him to the vet for all his shots and stuff" I say laughing at the sight of my Father (who's a large man) avoiding the tinyyyy puppy. "Well, goodnight Dad" I say picking Toothless up and carrying him to my room.
I get an old box I kept my stuff in while I was at boarding school, place a spare pillow on the bottom, and toss a blanket on top so it's nice and warm. Toothless curls up in the box and he's snoozing in no time. I change my clothes and head off to bed myself, without a single worry in my head.
A/N: Hello, just wanted to end this chapter on a high ish note after what happened with Dustin. Don't hate meeee.