Hiccup stumbled off Toothless' back and hurried towards his home where Astrid was stood in the door. She'd been ill lately and Hiccup was getting very worried. He'd asked Gothi to come and see her today to see what was wrong. Toothless hurried over to her and let out a deep rumbling call from the pit of his stomach. He'd been doing that a lot lately, every time he saw Astrid, even more peculiar was that the other dragons did the same thing. If anything this scared Hiccup more. He rushed over to her and was frightened to see she had tears in her eyes and her cheeks were stained with tears.

"Astrid! What's wrong? What did Gothi say?!" He asked panicked taking her in his arms and holding her close. Stormfly was standing behind her, making the same sort of noise as Toothless. Hiccup didn't particularly care why at this moment. All he wanted was for Astrid to be ok. He let her go enough that he could see into her eyes. She smiled tearfully at him.

"What is it? Does she know what's wrong with you?" Astrid nodded at him. His pulse quickened. "What is it? Is there a cure? How serious is it? Astrid I promise you, I'll go to the end of the world to find whatever it is that will make you better. Just tell me what I need." She gave a weak laugh and pulled his face to hers and kissed him deeply.

"There's no cure Hiccup" she whispered into his lips. Now he felt really frightened. "But in about seven or eight months, it'll all be over."

"I won't lose you!" He cried holding her tight, his forehead pressed against hers.

"Hiccup... I'm pregnant." She whispered. He looked at her and froze. "Hiccup? You look like you just got sprayed by the Frightmare. Did you hear me? Are you ok?"

"Pregnant... Are you, are you sure?" He gasped and she smiled more.

"Yes. Gothi thinks about two to three months. She said that's why I've been so ill."

"So... You're going to have a baby?" She nodded. "And am I...?"

"No it's Snotlout's." Hiccup gagged and held back the urge to vomit.

"You and Snotlout?! Wha... when?! I thought you and I...? Oh I am going to be sick..." She punched him playfully on the arm and raised his face to hers and kissed him again.

"Of course it's yours. You know it is, and so does Toothless. The dragons have known longer than we have." She whispered into his breath smiling mischievously. "Just my little joke. You looked so anxious..." He glared at her.

"It was not funny."

"Oh come on Hiccup... You know I was only messing around..." He kept glaring for a moment before laughing and kissing her back. She melted into his embrace, his arms holding her tightly, she knew she was safe here; he would never let her go.

"Now how do we tell my Dad?" Hiccup felt anxious again. He and Astrid were not yet married, the Chief and his Bride were supposed to wait until the eve they were wed. He and Astrid had not.

"Just tell him he gets to see grandchildren and I'm sure he'll be fine" She smirked. She knew Stoick might value tradition but he desperately wanted to see grandchildren.

"That's a weird thought, me as a Dad."

"Not as weird as me as a Mum. Relax, you'll be a great Dad, just like you'll be a great Chief. You've trained dragons! And dealt with the twins and Snotlout for years, how hard can raising a child really be?" She laughed.

She would regret those words.