Hi Everybody! Here's the fist chapter on a new story I decided to write. It came as a random thought and decided to write it. It will be a bit sad, but trust me will have a very happy ending. LOTS OF HICCSTRID! I know, I know, I have a huge obsession with hiccstrid! I honestly can't get enough. Anyway please please send me reviews and enjoy the story!

Chapter One: The Smell

Astrid's P.O.V

The rain pounded my face as Stormfly flew as fast as her tired wings could take us. My body was frozen and sore, my hands going numb as I gripped my saddle so tightly that my knuckles went white. I shivered and looked behind me at the five other dragons with their riders dozing even with all the rain. Four out the five were monstrous nightmares and lit themselves on fire to keep their riders warm. The other one was a a zipple back who kept heating up bubbles of fire and gas for their riders to keep warm. Stormfly didn't have that ability, and even though though I wouldn't have traded her for anything in the world, I was kinda wishing she could do that.

The rain and clouds were never ending, and only seemed to worsen the farther we went. We had been flying for nearly three days with only three stops every now and then. Already we were two weeks late from the date that I was supposed to be home, on the island of Berk, cozy in dry warm clothes in my nice bed with Hiccup by my side. I sighed thinking about him again. I haven't seen the young chief in two months. The Berk guard and I had to leave the archipelago and went off fighting small bands of hunters. We did so successfully, but had minor setbacks since the hunters did put up a good fight.

I gingerly lifted a hand a touched my side. I winced in pain and lifted my shirt to reveal a nasty black bruise forming in my swollen skin. The cold made my skin burn as I pulled my shirt down again trying to shake off the pain. 'Great!' I groaned, on top of all the rain, the cold and the weird morning sickness that had been affecting me for the last month and a half was this wound from a hunter. I didn't understand why it was all happening to me. The others on my team were worried about the constant throwing up or irregular sleeping and eating schedule and was wondering what was up. I told that I probably had a bug and would be fine in a few days. After that, I had to hide away every time I threw up and evertime my stomach hurt so made I felt like collapsing.

"Hey Astrid? How you holding up?" I shook out of my thoughts as Snoutlout flew up to Stormfly. "Just tired. I want be home by a fire right now." He nodded in agreement and was about to speak when a rider behind me shouted: "Berk! Straight ahead!" The rest of the riders cheered as the shadowy island started to make an appearance. I smiled and sighed with relief, when all too soon my stomach lurched. 'Oh no. It's happening again!' I leaned over on Stormfly clutching my stomach wincing the pain both the inside and the outside of my stomach gave. Suddenly a flash of lightning illuminated the sky spooking Stormfly. I felt my body slide of and I tried to scream but hit the water before anything came out of my mouth.

Hiccup's P.O.V

I sighed for the hundredth time and I paced the floor over and over and over again. Toothless stretched in the corner and grumbled in his sleep. The storms were only getting worse and Astrid and the A-team hadn't come back yet. Two weeks late! They were never late, which ment something was wrong. I had sent another group but even they came empty handed. My beloved wife was somewhere out in the archipelago maybe outside of it Thor know where and doing Thor knows what. Maybe she had been captured. Or the dragons... or she got hurt... or... 'No Hiccup No! Don't think like that.' I hadn't eaten or slept much the last two weeks until I was certain they were fine.

I went over to the sleeping Toothless and scratched his head. "Hey bud." Toothless yawned and nuzzled my hand. I could tell he was worried. "You hungry?" He stood up and smiled, telling me that he was. I went over to a basket to get him fish, when the door swung open. "Chief! The A-team is back!" I flung around and was almost out the door, when he stopped me. "Uh... chief... Astrid She, well... fell and umm... well s-she's being taken to Gothi's." My heart stopped and my eyes widened and bolted out the door whistling for Toothless. I hopped onto him and flew to Gothi's. I landed hard on the little shack and ran into the room, to suddenly be pushed back by a staff. "Gothi! She's my wife! Let me see her!" She shook her head and wrote in the wet sand that they were examining her for injuries. "She's still my wife. It's not like I haven't-" she slammed the door shut and I heard muffled sounds from Gothi working. I sighed my heart beating ten thousand miles an hour. A gentle hand was then placed on my back. "I know Hiccup. It's scary, but it's Astrid, nothing can take her down."

"I know Gobber, but I was the one who sent her out and I as chief, I screw-"

"You cannot blame yourself Hiccup. That will never do anything to fix the situation." I nodded and gulped not sure what to say or do now.

Toothless's P.O.V

I sniffed the door and grunted hoping the older woman would open the door. Couldn't she see that my rider was hurting. He needed his mate. I could tell about two weeks the Hiccup needed Astrid. He didn't sleep as well and eating because less frequent. It started to get worse and that thick smell of worry poured off of him. When Hiccup worried, I worried. I shook myself from my thoughts and moved over to Hiccup and nuzzled his hand. He always felt better when he scratched head and so did I. He gave me a smile, but it wasn't the smiles I liked. It was one of his breaking point smiles that made him look more sad and worried then he already was. I didn't understand humans with their emotions. It was a lot to remember.

Suddenly the door door opened the elder woman motioned him to follow. Hiccup burst through the door and to his mates bedside. I followed with many smells rushing into my nose at once. There was the smell of worry, relief, herbs, and blood... lots of it. But in all of the scents one stood out to me. I couldn't make out what it was. It came off of Astrid mainly and it was weird. I crept closer to get a better smell, but I still couldn't make out what the heck it was. I grumbled in confusion and a little bit of annoyance that I didn't know what it was.

"Hi-Hiccup?"

"Shh Astrid it's me. You're okay. You're home."

"What happened?"

"There was a storm and you fell off of Stormfly, but you're going to be okay. Some cuts and bruises and a cracked rib, but you're going to be fine."

"I missed you."

"I missed you too."

I listened to them talk before they did that weird thing where they but their mouths together. It was always different. Sometimes they missed each others mouths and kissed their heads or cheeks. It didn't make sense. There was no food in there, I checked, but they always had that smell of love and joy radiating off of them. Ugh! That smell again! What was it?

3 Days Later...

Astrid's P.O.V

I woke up in my bed own bed with Hiccup still asleep next to me. He had spent all of last night tightly curled around me holding on to me as if he was going to fall if he let go. I didn't mind though. I secretly loved it. I rolled over wincing slightly in pain and kissed his forehead before wiggling out of his grip and slid out of bed. Another wave of sickness overtook me as I put on my boots. 'I need to go to Gothi's. Stomach bugs never last this long.'

So quietly getting Stormfly, I flew to Gothi's little hut that overlooked Berk. As soon as she saw me she waved me over and smiled. 'This is weird, even for her.' I didn't even tell her what the problem was and she was already examining me, before she wrote in the dirt.

Are you having stomach issues?

"Yes... how did you know?" She smiled again and looked at a small chart her smile growing into a large grin. Her eyes twinkled as she wrote slowly into the sand. What I saw made my eyes go wide and my mouth went dry. I let out a whisper,

"I'm pregnant."

Heyo! I hoped you liked it! I will continue the story, don't worry! Anyway send me reviews, ideas and check out my other stories! Until next time,

-Daisy