Hiccup x oc oneshots

81- heavy is the head

just a quick mention, in this, south has the same kind attitude she did in true leadership. this one is the same universe as that chapter, just at a different time.

hiccup is 18

south's p.o.v

it's late. the stars are out, the moon is out and the world is good. every being around is asleep, the dragons, the vikings, all of them. all except me. as i sit on the cliff, contemplating everything, i begin to notice footsteps coming from behind me. i recognise the thump click, thump click of hiccup's footsteps, so i don't turn around as my boyfriend sits next to me silently. i wonder how he found me, this far from the edge until i remember that he knows that this is my thinking place. suddenly, i see him turn to me from my peripheral vision, and he places a small, silver coin on my knee.

"penny for em?" he asks. i smile lightly at him, taking the coin and putting it in my satchel for later.

"the world is a beautiful place. we don't know anything about it. i mean, who knows what else is out there? more dragons, more little animals, more people, more places. we haven't seen anything yet. we are just a small part of something much, much bigger" i say, looking out at the ocean. he gently brushes my hair behind my shoulder, placing a small, loving kiss against the exposed part of my neck. i lean against him.

"it would be so easy to just let life take you where it will, but in order to truly live, you have to discover your own way." he rests his chin on my head.

"how do you do it?" i look up at him.

"how do i do what, my love?" he smiles lightly.

"how do you always know how to treat people. it seems so easy for you. you always know just what to say to make someone think about everything." i ponder this for a moment.

"heavy is the head that wears the crown, my love." he clutches me a little closer.

"sometimes i feel like all of this is for nothing. like one day, all that odin has given me will be taken away, so i try to make everything better for everyone else. people need someone to turn to, and i try to be that for them. you're our leader, i'm the emotional support" i smile loghtly at him as i speak. he kisses my forehead.

"you're more than that, sweetheart. you're my rock, my lifeline. you are the first face i see in the morning, the last face i see at night, the one person who never stopped believeing in me, even when my own father didn't. i love you, south, with everything i have. one day, i will get the honour of calling you my wife, of calling you the mother of my children, and until that day comes, i will stay by your side. for nothing could ever take you away from me." i gently lean up and press my lips against his, his words striking through me. his hand slide down to my waist, pulling my closer until the only thing that seperates us is the clothing we wear. after we pull away, i rest my head on his chest.

"hiccup?"

"hmm?"

"why don't we get married. i mean, i love you, and you love me, though only freya knows why, and nothing much would change." he thinks.

"are you sure?"

"very, and plus... we kind of have to" i say the last pert quietly, tracing circles on the back of his hand.

"why do we have to? is something wrong?" he asks, concerned. i smile and shake my head.

"no, hiccup. something is very, very right" i move from leaning against him to kneeling, and i take his hand and gently place it on my stomach. his eyes go round.

"you're..." i nod.

"yes hiccup. i'm pregnant. gothi told me when we went to berk last week. that's why i was unwell. i assumed that i had picked up a cold from flying in the rain, so when i went to see her to get some medicine, she told me. i held off on telling you because i needed to make sure that everything would be okay with you and the others." he smiles widely.

"of course... we knew the risk, and were happy to take it. gods, south, this is amazing." he gently kisses my forehead.

"did you have a specific day in mind?" he asks me.

"not particularly, but we have to be wed before i start to show, so we can claim it happened on the marital bed. you could lose everything if it got out you had relations with a woman you were not married to." he nods.
"yeah, i know. i would love to marry you soon. what do you think of next week?" i nod.

"that sounds amazing." i gently kiss him and stand up, pulling the fabric of my grey dress down. he stands up with me and we walk back to our hut and fall asleep together.

the next morning, we walk into the club house. everyone is already here.

"morning guys!" astrid waves.

"good morning everyone. i trust you slept well?" i ask in my gentle tone.

"well, we weren't woken up in the middle of the night by screaming, so yeah, we slept fine" snotlout says. hiccup grits his teeth

"snotlout-" i stop him.

"i apologize, snotlout. i do not wish to wake you, but i do not have control over my dreams yet. i hope you all understand" i say softly. everyone else nods.

"of course, south, we know it isn't your fault." fishlegs says understandingly. i smile at him and gently squeeze his hand.

"so, me and south have an announcement to make" hiccup says. i smile and look down.

"me and south are getting married" he says proudly. everyone gasps.

"wow, congrats guys? why so soon?" astrid asks. the twins are whooping and running around. hiccup blushes slightly.

"um... we just decided it was time" astrid nods, accepting his answer.

"when were you thinking?" fishlegs asks.

"next week, on freya's night" i say. everyone awes

"ooh i'm so exited for you guys!" fishlegs squeals, hugging us both tight. i smile.

"thank you, fishlegs." i pat his back and he moves away. astrid gives us a long, measured look as everyone leaves the clubroom.

"you're pregnant, aren't you" hiccup splutters, i'm screaming on the inside, but i remain calm.

"how on earth did you know?" hiccup asks. astrid laughs.

"we all heard you, that night. you wouldn't be getting married so suddenly unless you had to." i nod.

"you are correct. please do not tell anyone, or we could be in trouble" i ask, and she nods.

"of course. you're my friends, and i'm happy for you. just, make good choices" we nod as astrid leaves as well. hiccup takes a deep breath.

"well... that happened" i giggle

"indeed. it's okay, we will figure this all out" he smiles

"i'm sure we will"

so i have no idea where that went