Thanks to ghalya225 for this request. Set during Blindsided. Hiccup and Astrid are together but Astrid is still blind.
Requests are welcome x
Hope you enjoy :)
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*THUD*
A loud shriek was heard from Astrid's hut and as predicted, Hiccup was there faster than he could blink.
"Astrid?!" He called from outside the door.
"I'm fine, Hiccup. I just tripped." Astrid admitted. Hiccup wasn't believing a word. He could hear it in her voice. She was in pain.
"Can I come in?"
"Uh, I guess." She mumbled. Hiccup burst through the door to see Astrid on the floor with Stormfly nuzzling her side. He raced to her side. He paused as he noticed her clutching her wrist tightly. He turned her hand over to see a large cut across her palm.
"Astrid, you're bleeding!" He gasped. He looked over her shoulder to see what she had tripped on. "Did you land on your axe?!"
She nodded, hesitantly. Hiccup let out a sigh before helping her off the ground. She winced in pain as she rose to her feet.
"It's okay. You're okay." Hiccup reassured. He led her to her bed and noticed a limp in her step. "Toothless, supplies." He requested as he sat Astrid on the edge of her bed. The Night Fury nodded and rushed out of the hut. "Okay, I know your leg hurts. So I'm gonna check it out, but I need you not to kick me."
Astrid chuckled in response. It did sound like something she would do. She kicked off her boot. Hiccup rolled her leggings up past her knee to reveal a fair-sized bruise forming. Toothless returned with Hiccup's crate full of medical supplies. He had added a handle to make it easier for the Night Fury to carry in these situations.
"Thanks, bud." Hiccup placed the crate on the floor to his left. Astrid raised her hand out to the side and Toothless positioned himself beside her, placing his head in her hand. Hiccup grabbed the other hand and held it tightly. "This is gonna sting." He warned. Astrid nodded, knowingly.
Her good hand flew to Hiccup's shoulder and grasped tightly as he began to sterilize her wounded hand. She hissed as her grip tightened and she attempted to pull her hand away. Hiccup grasped her wrist tightly.
"I know. I'm sorry. All done." He reassured. He wrapped up her hand before shuffling her further onto the bed, laying her leg out and placing a cool, damp cloth over her newly bruised right knee.
"Hiccup?" Astrid called as she heard the sound of Hiccup's footsteps tracing around her hut. "What are you doing?"
"Wha- Nothing." He denied.
"You're tidying up, aren't you?" She folded her arms and raised a brow at her auburn-haired boyfriend. Boyfriend! That thought was still so new to her.
"I like to think of it as 'Astrid Proofing'." He corrected.
"You're 'Astrid proofing' my hut?" She chuckled.
"Exactly."
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Hours passed and Hiccup led Astrid to the clubhouse for dinner.
"There you are," Fishlegs said. "Where have you been?"
Heather smirked knowingly. Hiccup led Astrid to Heather, who sat her down before he proceeded to move all the other chairs back against the wall.
"I was fixing Astrid." He chuckled, gesturing to said blonde.
"What happened to your hand?" Heather asked her.
"I tripped." She admitted.
"On..." Hiccup smirked, waiting for her to tell them the rest.
"My axe." She blushed. Snotlout and the twins sauntered into the clubhouse. Tuffnut dropped Macey on the ground and raced to the freshly cooked food on the center table. Hiccup scowled at him before picking the mace up off the ground and dropping it in Tuff's hands.
"Can we keep all weapons off the ground, please?" Hiccup requested. "Until Gothi can get the herbs she needs to fix Astrid's sight, we are Astrid proofing the Edge."
Astrid spent the rest of the day with Heather, while Hiccup 'Astrid proofed' the entire outpost.
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Two days passed and Astrid was actually getting the hang of getting around the exceptionally tidy base. But now, Astrid had her sight back and she and Hiccup were making their way back to the Edge.
"Wow, you weren't kidding!" Astrid gasped as she saw the entire outpost looking more organized than ever before. Any sharp objects were kept in weapons chests, which were kept well out of the way. There were even banisters on the stairs.
They landed outside Astrid's hut and before she could enter Hiccup covered her eyes with his hands.
"Hiccup, what are you doing?" She shrieked.
"You'll see." He led her inside before letting go.
She looked around her room to see her weapons all organized neatly on the walls, a target hung on the opposite wall. And on the very back wall, a mural, of all her favorite memories. At least the ones she had told Hiccup about. Including; the Northern Lights, Stormfly and Toothless, Garff and so much more.
"Hiccup..." She gasped in amazement. "It's... It's beautiful."
"You like it?" He asked, nervously as his hand made its way into the back of his messy auburn hair.
"Like it?" Astrid leaped into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. He held her tightly. "Hiccup, I love it!"
"Anything for you, Milady." He kissed her softly. She giggled against his lips.
"I KNEW IT!"
The young couple jumped apart, blushing profusely as they hadn't noticed Heather standing at the door. She squealed with excitement and rushed over to hug the new couple.
"Sorry. I ruined the moment. Don't mind me. As you were." She wiggled her eyebrows, smirking at Astrid. She squealed once more before turning to leave.
Hiccup opened out his arms.
"Well? As you were." He smirked. Astrid chuckled at his dorky gesture but quickly obliged, leaping into his arms and resuming their, now heated, kiss.
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