Wyrd (HTTYD fic)

Chapter 9

Hiccup's POV

It was Monday night and I was happily snuggling into my soft warm mattress. That was until I was suddenly hit with another pillow.

"Hmfm" I grumble as I pull the pillow off my head. As I began to wake up I noticed the sound of a car horn going off.

"Astrid?" I asked groggily as I saw that she was looking out the window.

"You're finally awake." She muttered. "I honestly can't understand how you can be such a heavy sleeper."

"Whu...." Was all that came out of my mouth. I see Astrid purse her lips. "One of those horseless carriages has been honking the entire time like crazy. How you can sleep through that is still a mystery to me."

"If you ever had to share a tent with my dad and his snoring you'd know." I mumble and then look out the window to see a police cruiser approach the honking car.

"Well that's settled." I tell Astrid and flop right back under the covers.

"You aren't even going to ask what all the honking was about?" Astrid asked frustrated but also floats towards the bed. "I don't like it."

"Astrid, it's...." I turn to check the clock. "3 in the morning." I state sleepily while pulling the covers over me." Unless there is a giant fire breathing reptile invading the town I wouldn't care."

After that, morning came sooner than expected. I trudge down the stairs to see Astrid sitting in front of the TV with Toothless on the coffee table. "I still don't understand how you can be so energetic in the mornings." I mumble and go to pour myself some coffee.

"It's a ghost thing." Astrid replies. "And I wanted to see if Angelica finally gets her crush after Victoria stole him away and broke his heart."

"I sometimes regret introducing you to television." I tell her. "At least you and Toothless are getting along now."

"Oh yes. He usually joins me for this show." Astrid mumbled while leaning closer to the TV.

"And now my cat is also addicted to soap operas." I state as I watch the strange pair in front of the TV.

"How did you get Toothless anyways?" Astrid asked as a commercial came on.

"I actually saved him. He was crossing the road and a motorcycle was coming right at him at full speed." I tell her and I see Astrid's eyes widen.

"What happened?" Astrid asked curiously.

"The motorcyclist couldn't stop in time and crashed into me. They send me flying into a tree." Hiccup tells me and shows me his scarred shoulder. "Believe it or not. I only suffered these wounds and a broken leg. Even the doctors were shocked."

I see Astrid nod, but before I could tell her more the phone started ringing.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Mr. Haddock." The voice on the other end said. "This is Alvin."

"Oh, Good morning Alvin. What can I do for you?" I asked.

"I'm going to need you to come down to the station. There was a disturbance last night on your street and I'm afraid you might want to hear this." Alvin tells me.

"Oh that. I woke up for the end of it. Turns out I'm a heavy sleeper." I mumble which caused Alvin to laugh a little. "The neighbors probably wished they were as well." He comments.

"I'll come by as soon as I can." I tell Alvin and bid him goodbye.

I see Astrid turn her head to look at me. She then mumbles "I told you I didn't like it."