Hiccup and Astrid

getting better part 6

Hiccup sat in the chair by her bed and took out his journal and pencil and began to idly sketch something, whilst Astrid watched him, fighting back a small smile. The silence was broken suddenly by a sudden explosion and then a loud scream.
Hiccup glanced up startled along with Astrid and groaned.
"The twins..." he sighed and placed the journal down on the bed, standing up. "I'll be right back" he promised Astrid, turning and running as fast as he was able to, out of the room.
Astrid sighed lightly, boredly picked up his abandoned journal and opening it up. She lightly flicked through the pages, smiling at the multiple drawings of Toothless she found. She idly turned another page and felt her cheeks redden as her mouth opened in a small o shape. It was a sketch of her, a few days before the accident. She was sat with stormfly, staring out at the sunset.
She felt a sudden rush of affection for Hiccup, and a smile spread across her face at how amazing the simple sketch was. She stared at it for a few more minutes before closing the book and placing it back down as Hiccup returned into the room.
"The twins were playing with the monstrous nightmare gel...again" Hiccup told her, sitting down again and rolling his eyes. Astrid's lips curved upwards into a small smirk.
"Those two are morons"
"Yeah" Hiccup agreed, picking up his journal.
"So" Astrid began conversationally. "What kind of things do you draw in that book of yours?"
As she suspected he would, Hiccup froze, his cheeks turning a sudden vivid red.
"I-Uh..." he stammered. "Just...stuff"
"What stuff?" Astrid pressed, fighting back a grin.
"Y'know...Toothless...Scenery..."
"What about people?"
Hiccup swallowed, and Astrid allowed a small smile to grace her features.
"Sometimes" he admitted.
"Like who?" Astrid asked, absently playing with a piece of fabric from her blanket.
He looked so nervous and startled, that Astrid couldn't help but let out a laugh at his expression.
"You're an amazing drawer" she told him, a teasing and playful gleam in her eyes.
"You looked in my sketchbook" Hiccup huffed, though he didn't look angry.
"That picture of me was amazing" she continued, fighting back a giggle as his cheeks flamed up again.
"Hiccup relax" she smirked. "You'll catch fire if you're not careful"
Hiccup laughed weakly, but finally relaxed when Astrid reached out and grabbed his hand.
"When you draw like that, I can say I almost looked beautiful" Astrid said softly,
"You ARE beautiful" Hiccup stated. He said it with so much force and assurance, affection laced into his tone, and Astrid felt her breath catch in her throat.
"I- Thank you" she mumbled, fighting back her own blush.
Hiccup simply smiled and reached over to press a kiss to the top of her head gently.
"Anytime"
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End
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