A Hiccstrid story || Unlovably hers

Reunion

"I can't believe how beautiful it is here." Ally noted as the boat drifted across the fjord. "I see why mother missed it so much." She was standing at the very edge of the boat looking out over Hardangerfjord. Hayden snuck up behind her, snaking his arms around her waist and resting his head on her shoulder. She hummed contently resting her head against him as they gazed out at the oceans, his index finger gently tracing circles on her new, hardly noticeable, bump.

"What are you thinking about?" Hiccup wondered.

"We have to come back here." Ally sighed happily. "When the baby comes. I think he'll like this."

"He?" Hayden rose a brow curiously.

"It's a hunch." She giggled.

"Woah, it's a seal!" Andy pointed, earning a chuckle from the teens.

"A little to the left," Tyler suggested as Sam was throwing rocks to try and knock the young seal off his rock.

"No, to the right!" Riley corrected.

"OW!" Sam shrieked as a large stone hit him on the head. They spun to see Alyssa glaring sternly in their direction with another pebble in her hand.

"Leave the seal alone." She gestured towards her brother who was pouting at them.

"Ugh, buzzkill."

"So, any ideas for lunch?" Dexter wondered. "I don't know about you guys but I'm getting a little cranky over here."

"Me too." Ally agreed. "Where are we going for lunch?" She questioned her fiance.

"There's a cafe at the pier." Hiccup explained. "It's called Trippel A. Barnekafé. It translates as-"

"Triple-A children's cafe." Ally thought.

"I thought it was a sign. I booked us a table on the deck overlooking the harbor." The prince admitted.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Heather wondered. "Let's go."

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"Okay, guys. Best behavior." Hiccup ordered as he stepped off the boat with Andy in his arms, shortly followed by the rest of the group.

"We're always on our best behavior," Tyler assured.

"'Yeah, it doesn't get much better than this, pal." His sister agreed.

"Ooo, ball pit!" Tyler gasped, pulling his sister along with him. Hayden placed Andy on the ground.

"Bud, can you keep an eye on them for me." He pleaded.

"Aye, aye, captain." Andy saluted before racing after the twins. A young girl approached the group on the pier. Mattias stepped forward and spoke to the girl as he was the one who had made the reservation.

"Right this way, sir." She smiled as she lead the group to their table. Ally soon halted in her tracks as she noticed a waitress ahead of her doing the same, both focused intently on the other. The, fortunately empty, tray that the young woman was holding slipped out of her hand and crashed on the ground.

"Gods, Hiccup. Can you go anywhere without getting recognized?" Dexter wondered.

"Annaliese?" A young waiter attempted to snap the woman out of her trance.

"It's not me." Hayden noticed as he watched a tear slip down Alyssa's face.

"Are you okay?" The man continued. She just placed her notepad and pen in his hand, not once losing eye contact with the blonde across the deck before racing to embrace her in a familiar hug.

Both women started sobbing in each other's arms, gently dropping to the ground.

"When did my little girl get all grown up?" The redhead questioned, backing out of the hug and tucking Alyssa's, tear-stained, hair behind her ear. The blonde just smiled, leaning into the touch. "You look so different."

"You don't." The blonde noted with a chuckle.

"I saw you on the news and I refused to believe it was you." The waitress explained. "I heard about the baby. And everything that happened with your father. If I had known how bad things were..."

"It's okay. You didn't know."

"I've been saving. When I moved here, I had just about enough to open the cafe and for the last couple of years I've been saving, so I could come and find you, but it hasn't been easy.." Alyssa wiped her eyes as the redhead offered her a hand up before pulling her into another hug. "You look so much like your mother." Alyssa let out a flinch. Touchy subject. She pulled out of the hug and wiped her eyes once more.

"That's what Andy says."

"Where is he? Is he okay?" The redhead wondered.

"He's in the ball pit, babysitting the twins." Ally explained.

"Al, care to introduce us?" Heather snickered.

"Oh!" The blonde realized. "Guys, this is my aunt Annaliese. Anna, these are my friends, Heather, Justin, and Dexter. That's Sam. I guess he's kind of a friend."

"Aww, Ally you really care."

"Don't push it." She glared. "And this is Hic- Hayden." She corrected herself. "I always do that." She whispered to her fiancé.

"Lili!"

"Hey, Buddy." Ally smiled at her brother as he raced into her arms. "Look who it is." She gestured.

"She was in mom's photo?" The young blonde thought.

"It's auntie Anna. Remember? You used to play together all the time."

The redhead crouched beside her nephew and brought her hand close to the side of his head before pulling away with a chocolate coin in her hand.

"Hey, I remember that." Andy cheered.

"I missed you, Squirt." Anna smiled.

"Anna?" A male voice called across the deck.

"Oh, there's someone I think you should meet." Anna bounced excitedly as she spun Alyssa around to find Anna's husband with a small bundle in his arms.

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