My little Flower (HiccupxOC, part 1 of Grimborn Family AU)

Chapter 7 - Grimborn (Rewritten)

Swimming with Lilly was a whole new experience for Hiccup. The water around him was crystal clear, he could see starfish, crabs and an amazing variety of colorful fish darting in and out of the reef.

Lilly held his hand, guiding him through this underwater paradise but eventually he needed to emerge to catch his breath. Lilly however remained underwater and after a few more moments of waiting Hiccup started to worry. "Lilly?"

Nothing.

He plunged underwater again and looked around, but she was gone.

"Lilly!?" He cried out as his head popped to the surface again.

"Yes?"

Breathing heavily Hiccup turned around to find Lilly staring back at him, a radiant smile on her face and unlike him breathing evenly as if she hadn't been diving at all. "How...how do you do that? You hold your breath forever!"

She shrugged. "I don't know, I just swim. Come, we get out now - almost time for dinner."

Hiccup frowned but didn't get the chance to press further as Lilly once more disappeared into the water with a splash. Gentle waves rocked him back and forth as he stared at the bubbles popping on the surface where Lilly went under and it took him several heartbeats to shake out of it. Hiccup emitted a long sigh. Eventually he would discover Lilly's secret, there had to some explanation for the way she was. People were not supposed to hear the voices of dragons in their mind and they certainly weren't supposed to be able to dive like she did. Deep in thought, he followed Lilly back to the shore.

She was already sitting at the beach, her arms stretched out behind her and enjoying the warm evening sun when Hiccup crawled out of the water. His prosthetic and tunic lay right where he had left them and it took him only a minute to adjust it again. He decided to keep his boot off though, the sand under his toes was warm and soft and he quite enjoyed that feeling. He tugged at his wet pants to hide where his prosthetic was connected to his stump, picked up his tunic and turned back to Lilly. The setting sun bathed her in golden light and Hiccup's breath caught in his throat at the sight of her. Her eyes were closed, a small smile was playing around her lips, her red curls billowed in the warm ocean's breeze, hiding absolutely nothing, tiny drops of water trailed down her neck and shoulders and lower...

Hiccup was flooded with a sudden heat and quickly averted his eyes. He should not look at those parts of her but gods it almost was like he couldn't help himself. He had never seen a woman's bare chest before and what made it even worse was that Lilly was just sitting there, stretched out like this and completely oblivious of the effect she had on him. His grip around his tunic tightened as the heat rushed lower. His pants suddenly seemed too tight and it wasn't because they were wet. Oh no.
No, no, this could not be happening. He could not let Lilly see him like this, what would she think of him? His mind was reeling as he thought of a way out of this...maybe if Lilly could just cover herself...

Swallowing thickly, Hiccup closed the distance and sat down beside her, taking care to cover his crotch with his arms. He cleared his throat before he spoke, wishing that his voice sounded steadier.

"Uh...Lilly?"

"Hmm?" She opened her eyes, turned to face him and Hiccup's heart skipped a beat.

"Uh...I wondered if...uh..." He stammered, cheeks burning. Lilly tilted her head at him, her forehead creasing slightly as she waited for him to speak. He cleared his throat and tried again. "Would you mind putting on my tunic?"

Her eyes grew wide as she inspected the red piece of garment he held out for her. "Why?"

Hiccup shifted a little, his free hand reaching up to scratch at the back of his neck. "Well...uh...I don't want you to get cold."