HTTYD ONE SHOT BOOK

Father's Day

Hiccup, Astrid, and their 3 year old son Finn were in the great hall with everyone else. Today was Father's Day and everyone in the village was celebrating it. Hiccup looked around a bit sadly as he saw the gang hanging with their dads and Astrid with her dad, Finn with her. His gaze lingered on the portrait of him and Stoick that had been created about 9 years earlier.

"Shoulders back, chest out son. This portrait is going to hang in this hall forever." Stoick had said.

Hiccup looked over to see everyone busy so quietly he went outside and went by the giant statue of Stoick that was in front of the great hall. Silently he went and sat on one of the giant blocks that it was standing on. Hiccup let out a heavy sigh as he whispered, "Happy Father's Day dad.......I miss you so much...."

As he sat there quietly his mind wandered back to when he was 10.

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It had been Father's Day and Hiccup was in the forge working on his present for Stoick. Gobber had recently allowed Hiccup to smith an ax on his own. Hiccup knew that Stoick's ax was well worn and in need of replacement. He had been working on it for two days and he was almost done with it when Gobber walked in.

"Working on something there lad?" Gobber asked.

Hiccup didn't look away from his work as he answered, "An ax for dad...."

Gobber's eyes wandered over the ax that Hiccup had crafted with some scrap metal that he had let him have. It was beautifully crafted, and Gobber nodded proudly. He knew that Hiccup was a good blacksmith, but the village only saw him a useless. Maybe this could help prove everyone wrong.

"I'm sure he'll love it lad. Did you get anything for your godfather?" He said, joking at the end.

He was surprised when Hiccup stuck the ax head in some water before he went to his study area and returned with a small package. Gingerly Hiccup handed it to Gobber. It was wrapped in a piece of leather and tied with twine. Gobber took it from him saying, "Thank you lad."

"Open it.....please?" Hiccup pleaded, his forest green eyes brimming with anticipation.

Gobber untied the knotted twine and pulled the leather away to reveal a new knife. He looked at Hiccup with surprise. Hiccup looked down, explaining, "I used a bit of the scrap metal and made you a new knife.......Your old one is cracking and has reached its sharpening limit...."

Gobber put it down, before hugging Hiccup, "Thank you 'iccup."

Hiccup smiled a bit and hugged him back, "You're welcome Gobber."

Soon he went back to finishing Stoick's new ax.

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It was around 5 pm when he finished and carefully he wrapped it and headed up to the great hall where everyone else was celebrating Father's Day. He struggled to open the door but soon enough he stumbled into the massive room. He nervously made his way over to the council's table where Stoick, Gobber, and the Jourgensen's were currently sitting.

"What have you got there son?" Stoick asked, eyeing the leather-covered thing his son carried.

"I.....I made you something for Father's Day," Hiccup said nervously looking at his father.

Stoick hadn't been expecting it but took the package from his son saying, "Thank you Hiccup."

"Will you open it?" Hiccup asked, looking at Stoick with nervous and anxious eyes.

Stoick gave him a small smile, "Of course son."

He placed it on the table and carefully opened the package. His eyes widened as he laid eyes on the ax that his son had created. He lifted it up with a meaty hand and Spitelout and Snotlout looked at it with wide eyes. Stoick looked at the ax and then at Hiccup.

"Did you make this son?" Stoick asked, looking at his weedy son.

"Y-yeah......I did," Hiccup told him.

Stoick put the ax down and knelt down to Hiccup, putting his huge arms around his son's fraile frame, "Thank you so much son."

Hiccup's eyes widened, before quickly returning the hug.

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Hiccup hadn't noticed the 3 year old Finn who had appeared next to him. Finn noticed his dad had tears running down his face before he hugged him.

Hiccup wasn't expecting it so he sat up quickly and saw the copper hair of his son. He got a small smile on his face as he hugged his son back and put him on his lap. Finn sat silently on his father's lap and the two of them just looked up at the statue of Stoick.

"Happy father's day daddy," Finn said also saying, "Happy father's day Grandpa."

Hiccup smiled down at his son, before placing his chin on top of Finn's head, "Thanks son."

Astrid was wondering where Finn went off too so he headed outside. She smiled when she saw her husband and son sitting together under the statue of her deceased father-in-law. Quietly she went back inside the great hall to spend more time with her father, and left her boys to their father-son bonding time.

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Happy Father's Day! 

I hope you liked this fanfic! 

God's Blessings! 

~ Mag