Hiccstrid Oneshots!!

Protective Older Sister

Hi guys!! I just want to say thank you for all the follows and reads on this book, and my other one. You guys are the best! 

Set after HTTYD 3. Nuffick is 3, Zephyr is 6.  

~Ellie~

"Nuff! Give that back!" Zephyr wined. Her brother paid no attention and continued to slobber all over her Night Fury plush toy Valka had made. Clenching her little fists she hit it out of his fragile hands, cradling it, whom she had named Pippen. Zephyr glared at Nuffick, who began to cry. 

"Be quiet! Don't EVER touch Pippen!" She yelled. Astrid, hearing the commotion rushed in from the kitchen, scowling at the sight of her quarreling children. 

"Zeph. What happened." she firmly asked, crossing her arms. Zephyr imitated the look. Astrid fought back a smile. She successfully stopped and asked again. 

"Nuffick took Pippen so I hit him!" Zephyr proudly said. 

"ZEPHYR VALKA HADDOCK! DO NOT HIT YOUR BROTHER! Ask nicely" Astrid roared, scooping up her crying child. Then took a deep breath, calming her temper. 

"I did!" Zephyr screeched. Astrid rubbed her temples. 

"Nuff, don't take your sisters things without permission. And, Zeph. DO NOT hit your brother. Both of you, apologize, now!" Astrid put down her son and smugly watched them do just that.

"Can you take your brother for a walk while I meet Daddy for a meeting?" All the Archepeligo chiefs were on Berk for the annual meeting, something that Hiccup dreaded.  Zephyr nodded and led her sibling out the door. Nuffick was clumsy for his age and Gobber liked to joke that he was "too much like his father". The Haddock siblings walked by a group of chieftains kids. They were mean and scary looking, Zephyr's parents had warned her to stay away from them. Haggard, a black-haired, black-eyed boy stuck his foot as Nuffick was toddling by, landing him into a nearby puddle of mud. 

"Nuffick!" Zephyr gasped, rushing to her brother's side. His eyes began to fill with tears as he looked at his tunic. 

"Oh no, that was your favorite, huh, Nuffy?" Zephyr crooned, helping him to his feet, then whirled around to face the boys. 

"What is wrong with you?!" she snapped, pointing her finger at them, "He's a little kid!" The group laughed. 

"Mabey he shouldn't be so clumsy!"Haggard sneered. 

"Maybe you shouldn't trip my brother!" Zephyr shot back. By then a small crowd of kids began to from. 

"What are you gonna do about it?" Haggard said, roughly shoving Zephyr back. She was trembling with rage. The young Viking curled her hand into a fist and was about to smack that stupid smirk off Haggards face, when she felt a small tug on her tunic. 

"No Zepy. No fighting." Nuffick said, green eyes wide with fear. She took a deep breath, then smiled at her small brother, ruffling her hair. 

"Look! The future chief is a coward! She can't fight! She can't protect her brother! She's just like her father!" Haggard taunted. That was it for Zephyr. 

"MY FATHER IS NOT A COWARD!" she roared, leaping on the bully, tiny fists flying. 

"Fight! Fight! Fight!" The frenzied crowd chanted. The burly boy growled and yanked Zephyr off his back by the hair, then booted her in the ribs. The girl hissed in pain, sweeping her legs around, kicking Haggard, who was standing triumphant, in the knees, sending him tumbling down. Zephyr let out a war cry, jabbed her elbow into his shoulder, right where the pressure point was, but Haggard heeled Zephyrs groin. She landed on her back with a thump. The bully cackled and was about to give the blue eyed girl one final blow, when she lashed out with her feet, first on the kneecap, then in the crotch. He howled in rage, and punched her right in the face. Zephyr staggered back, surprised, but unfortunately bumped right into her parents. 

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"Control you kid, 'iccup!" Argus fumed. He was Haggards father, and the spitting image of his son, but harder, and meaner. Zephyr was struggling against her mothers arms, wanting to finish the job, and Astrid was screaming threats at Argus, clearly wanting to strangle him, while Hiccup held her. Holding two furious Haddock women was not an easy task. 

"What 'appened 'aggard?" The foreign chieftain asked. 

"I was minding my own business, when the little BRAT came up and jumped me! She's evil!" 

"She would not!" Astrid shrieked, "You are nothing but a lying, violent, son of a-"

"All-right, milady." Hiccup said firmly. He lead them to his house, a strong hold on his daughters shoulders. Nuffick had ran to get them as soon as the fight started, and was now seated on the floor, close to Hiccup's legs. Once he had sent Astrid away to get some ice packs, Hiccup asked again what happened. 

"I told you!"Haggard insisted. 

"That, young man, is highly unlikely." The Dragon Master interjected. "Zephyr wouldn't attack without a reason. So you can come up with a better story. I've got alllll day." he drawled, crossing his arms. Astrid came back from the kitchen with two ice packs,  but before hading them over, she eyed Haggard, and decided he didn't need one. 

"Here baby. Put this on your eye." she crooned at her firstborn, then glared at Zephyr's tormentor. 

"Give me boy that! 'e was 'urt too!" Argus demanded, holding out his hand. Astrid twisted her pretty face into a scowl. Hiccup raised an eyebrow. His wife huffed, then handed it over. Argus snatched it, giving her the stink eye. 

"I'll tell you Daddy." Zephyr volunteered, after a pregnant pause. Hiccup ruffled her hair, and signaled for her to proceed. 

"He tripped Nuffick and said real awful things about you so I jumped him." she stated simply. "Mommy what're doin' with you finger?" 

"Seems to me that your girl can't take any jokes!" Argus scoffed. 

"HOW DARE YOU!" Astrid roared, leaping up, ready to strangle him. Thinking quickly, Hiccup wrapped his strong arms around her and gently sat her down. 

"Alright, Alright! Haggard, stop picking on my son, or you will NOT be permitted to set foot on this island for so long as I live. Zephyr, honey, do not use violence to solve problems, talk. Ok?" Hiccup explained, waiting for the 6-year old head to nod. "Now, what do we say?" he prompted. Zephyr crunched up her face and mumbled something. 

"I can't 'ear you!" Argus said smugly. 

"'m sorry." she said louder. 

"Haggard?" the chieftain asked. The black haired boy's eyes were cold. 

"Sorry." 

"Let's be goin' son, they's nothin' but a bunch of yak-faced-" Argus began, but stopped seeing the three Haddocks murderous faces. He and his son quickly escaped out the door before Astrid could tackle them. 

"Arg!" Astrid shrieked, and hurled her axe into the door. She drew her son, who was playing on the floor, up into her grasp, then checked him over for any injuries. He was little, fragile, and got hurt easily. Once satisfied, she realized him. 

"How dare he go and insult my baby, attacks my child, then calls ME yak-faced!!" Astrid fumed. Hiccup chuckled, then planted a kiss on her forehead. 

"He's Argus the Argumentative." Zephyr piped up. Both parents looked at her. "What?" she said. The Dragon Riders bursted out laughing

"Don't you mean Admirable?" Hiccup questioned. 

"Thats not what Mommy said." Astrid shrugged, then picked up her daughter and threw her up. 

"What did I say about our secret?" She giggled, while Zephyr was laughing with delight. Puzzled, Hiccup shrugged. 

"You guys are totally crazy."