Complicated. (...sort of)

Chapter 8

Astrid's POV

We were finally back home at Berk. Hiccup was greeted by everyone once he landed, followed by lots of questions about the chief meeting. He would talk with the villagers and answer most of their questions, and soon after, they all dispersed back to what they were doing. We walked back home and got greeted by Gobber and Valka.

"Oh hey mom, hey Gobber, what's up?" Hiccup asked.

"Just saying hello to my son that just got back from a 3-day chief meeting." Valka said and gave Hiccup and hug.

"I'm here because I was going to say hello to the chief. And tell him about another meeting next month." Gobber said.

"Oh come on I just got back!"

"You still have a month Hiccup." I said. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. Oh I love it when he does that.

"Yes but I would love more then a month before I have to leave again! How long is this one going to be?"

"This one is about a two-day boat trip so it'll be one day in dragon. It's a 3-day meeting." Gobber said.

"So I'll be gone for five days?"

"Indeed."

"Fine. At least I still have a month." He sighed and went upstairs. Gobber and Valka said goodbye to me and I went upstairs to see Hiccup laying over both sides of the bed.

"Are you okay?" I asked and sat down on the edge.

"I think so." He said and sat up, then moved to his side so I could move from the edge. "I just don't want to go to another one of those meetings. Do you know how many looks I got?" He said.

"Well yeah I mean you do have a dragon walking right next to you and it happens to be a night fury."

"It wasn't just because of Toothless Astrid. It was because of, well, this." He started pacing then turned to face me, and gestured to all of him. "Nobody thought the son of 'Stoick The Vast' would look like me." He slumped back onto the edge of the bed with his back turned to me. I crawled over and sat beside him.

"But nobody expected the son of Stoick the Vast to be as great as you are." I said and put another braid in his hair. "Just go to this next meeting with your head held high okay?"

"You know family is allowed to come to these meetings." He said and faced me.

"What?"

"Yeah I asked the chief of Skye Island and he said all meetings allow family members! Would you come with me Astrid?" He said and grabbed me hands.

"Hiccup I would love too! Maybe I can help you pay attention." I said sarcastically. He smiled and planted a passionate kiss on my lips before running into the other room.

"And this one is coming too." He said while holding Mercy.

"Hiccup is that smart? I mean these islands could be dangerous."

"Please these are held on the safest islands. Most of the time they haven't been to war in over 50 years."

"Alright she can come." I gave in.

"Yay!" He cheered and jumped around with a giggling Mercy in his arms.

"You're like a little kid again. Come on let's got to bed you have chiefing to catch up on tomorrow." I said and wrapped myself in the blankets. He came in and stopped by the bed for a second. "What's wrong?" I asked.

"Oh it's nothing serious just one of the floor boards is cracked right here. I'll fix it tomorrow let's just get some rest." He climbed into bed and soon enough, we were both asleep.