Mr. and Mrs. Haddock [Book Four of The Boy Next Door]

Chapter 6 - Preparations

H I C C U P

Adnette woke me up really early the next day. I sat up in my bed and stretched.

"What do you want?" I moaned.

"Today's the day, Hiccup!" Adnette screamed, pulling me away from the bed.

What day? Oh! The wedding!

"Quick! Give me my suit!" I told her. She grabbed it and I put it on.

"It looks tight. Did you grow?" Adnette said.

"It is tight."

"Crap! Now what?" Adnette asked me. I shrugged.

Toothless walked down the stairs and yawned, standing next to me. He didn't have his bowtie on.

Adnette looked at him and thought of an idea.

"Hey, what if you just wear your flight suit?" She suggested.

"What? Are you crazy? This is a wedding!"

"No, it's a viking wedding; with dragons. And may I remind you that vikings don't dress very nicely? No offense." Adnette stated.

"I'm not a viking! I'm a dragon rider!" I screamed.

"Whatever. Now what are you going to wear?" Adnette asked.

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A S T R I D

Why, Ingrid, why? Why is the dress sparkly? Where are the rabbit skulls, and the spikes?! Why can't I wear my hair braided to the side?

Fuck it.

I'm wearing my usual outfit, whether or not Hiccup likes it. I hate being dressed up. Ingrid walked in when I was putting in my armor.

"Astrid, why aren't you wearing your dress?" She asked me.

"Not enough death."

Ingrid shook her head with a smile.

"Typical Astrid. So, you're going to wear your armor? I can give you my dress, if you want."

Her dress was a bright red with gold stitches running down the sides. The front of the dress was higher than the back, but it didn't show much skin. She wore her blonde hair in a ponytail with a crown on her head to match her dress.

"Definitely the fancy type." I said after awhile.

Ingrid smiled.