Hiccup And The Gang Short Stories

Astrid's Suprise

This is after HTTYD2.

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The morning was reasonably cold, and anything cold was normal on Berk as the weather on said island normally varied from snow to rain. Sunny days were seldom, but also constantly hoped for and welcomed.

The snow was covered in frost and snow from previous snowstorms of the previous days and nights.

Valka woke up to see two green eyes staring straight at her.

"Morning, Hiccup," she greeted. "What are you doing up so early?"

Hiccup sat back as he looked at her knowingly. "I'm not up early," he said casually as she sat up. "You're simply up late."

Valka ruffled her son's hair, and Hiccup scowled, brushing it back in place. She had learned that Hiccup got into the habit of staring at her whenever she slept in in the morning.

The first time he did it, it was April Fools day, and she had nearly had a heart attack because she was not expecting it, but after that, it became almost a regular thing.

"And besides," Hiccup went on when she didn't respond, still trying to fix his hair, "I've been waiting for you to wake up all morning, ever since I first got up."

"Oh?" Valka asked, raising an eyebrow. She knew how early Hiccup got up every morning; he was the Chief of Berk, after all. He had to get an early start on the day. "What is it?"

"Well," Hiccup began, "hang on just one second. Don't move." With that, he jumped to his feet and raced out of the room. Valka could hear his uneven footsteps as he climbed the stairs to his loft. She sighed as she waited for his return, looking around her bedroom.

Valka had been living on Berk for nearly four years, and yet, she never thought she would fully get used to waking up in a bed. She had spent twenty years living with the dragons, sleeping within Cloudjumper's wings, and she was so used to that that sometimes, she woke up in panic, trying to remember where she was and how she got there.

Then it would all come back to her.

She heard a clatter come from upstairs, like the ones she heard when Toothless accidentally knocked over a table. "Hiccup?" she called. "You alright?"

There was a pause and another clang before she got her reply. "Nothing happened, but I can fix it!" Hiccup's muffled voice shouted back. Valka shook her head, smiling to herself. Out of everything Valka liked about Berk, Hiccup would have had to be the best part.

While she was living with the dragons, she had always pictured Hiccup becoming a dragon killer, like Stoick was before the Berkians made peace with the dragons. But as it turned out, Hiccup was more like her than she had ever pictured. If they were the same age, they could have been twins, both with the same personalities and practically the same looks.

Valka was also particularly fond of her daugher-in-law, Astrid. Astrid and Hiccup had married nearly two years after the fight with Drago.

Hiccup reappeared, his hands behind his back. "Close your eyes," he ordered. "And no fair peeking."

Valka shut her eyes. "You're keeping me in suspense, aren't you?" she said.

"I learned it from the best," Hiccup replied. "Remember how we met for the first time in twenty years? You kidnapped me and Toothless. You are the master of suspense. Hold out your hand."

Valka did as she was told, her eyes still closed tightly. She felt Hiccup place something into her hand: it felt reasonably small and wooden. She opened her eyes, and found herself looking at a small box placed in the palm of her hand.