Astrid paused at the question but she knew that she would never decline something like this, especially if it was coming from Hiccup. She couldn't find her voice though and instead she nodded her heads lowly before wrapping her arms around his neck, pulling him close to her, and kissing him fiercely on the lips.
"Yes, oh gods, Hiccup. Of course I'll marry you."
"You, you will?" Hiccup managed to ask gazing into her eyes with a nervous smile showing on his face. But in his heart he knew that it was nothing but the truth and kissed her back gently after a moment.
"Of course I will. I mean. . . well I'm pregnant with our baby and all that, but you know the saying. A family needs to stick together." Astrid replied pulling him closer to her and gently kissing his cheek.
"I love you. And I'll never regret this choice to be able to be with you."
Hiccup smiled, taking her hand and slipping the ring onto her finger gazing into her eyes as he did so. "I'll be with you every step of the way, Astrid. I promise." He spoke before something came into mind.
He knew the song perfectly well after seeing his parents that one day singing and dancing to it before his father had been killed. Now was his time to promise Astrid just about everything in his life as he loved her more than anything. From what he knew mostly just about anyone in the village knew the song by heart.
"I know you will, and I love you more than anything else. I'll be with you for forever." Astrid replied keeping her tone gentle as she spoke.
"Together. I like the sound of that." Hiccup replied a grin showing on his face as he kissed her quickly on the lips. Before he started the first stanza of the song, still meeting her gaze as he got up and took both of her hands in his. He already knew this would be a little awkward at first but they could get use to it as they had already done so much together.
"I'll swim and sail on savage sea's, with ne'er a fear of drowning. And gladly ride the waves of life if you will marry me. No scorching sun nor freezing cold will stop me on my journey." He sang quietly as he started to dance with her slowly smiling as she followed his lead.
"If you will promise me your heart. . ." He finished as he kissed her forehead quickly.
"And love me for eternity." Astrid sang in return following the simply dance movements as well as knowing the song already. She closed her eyes after a moment enjoying the time as what had started off as a fight had gone to a proposal and now this.
She couldn't help but smile at the fact of how strong their love for one another was and the fact that how much they belonged together, to be able to find love like this between the two of them it was something special and something that she'd never let go of either.
"My dearest one, my darling dear your mighty words astound me. But I've no need of mighty deeds when I feel your arms around me." Astrid sang quietly a small grin showing on her face as she danced with him.
"But I would you rings of gold, and even sing you poetry." Hiccup responded a grin also showing on his face as Astrid gave him a look before laughing quietly making him smirk. "And I would keep you from all harm, if you would stay beside me. . ."
"I have no use for rings of gold, and I care not for your poetry. I only want your hand to hold-"
"I only want you near me." Hiccup finished as he pulled her the slightest bit closer gazing into her beautiful blue eyes before he started the next stanza.
"To love to kiss to sweetly hold, for the dancing and the dreaming. Through all life's sorrows and delights, I'll keep your love inside me. I'll swim and sail on savage seas with ne'er fear of drowning, and gladly ride the waves of life if you will marry me." They sang in unison before laughing at the same time until Hiccup kissed her on the lips.
Today couldn't have ended any better, with the sunset behind them, Astrid now as his fiancé and to get married soon before anyone found out that Astrid was pregnant it would need to happen soon. For now though Hiccup pushed the thought of it out of his mind, Astrid was his fiancé and he couldn't have been happier about her saying yes.
As he pulled away to look her in the eyes and brush her bangs out of her face to tuck them neatly behind her ear smiling gently. "I promise you, I won't ever leave you as long as I'm alive I'll be for you every step of the way. I love you." He whispered, giving Stormfly a small silent hand signal to tell the Nadder to meet them back at the village. He was planning on having a quick flight with Astrid on Toothless just like the first night they had fallen in love with one another five years ago.
"Think I could take you on a little flight before we head back to my house?" Hiccup asked quietly, trailing kissed up her neck and leaving a small love bit on her collarbone.
Astrid smiled at his words, as if not surprised by what he was saying she nodded after a moment. "Sure. Just like our first flight together. I couldn't ask for a better evening, babe." She responded using a soft tone as she spoke.
Even with being pregnant, she knew that Hiccup would always be there for her and even if it had been by mistake from not being careful, she knew that the village would learn to accept her being pregnant at such a young age. Her only fear was dealing with Hiccup's mother and seeing what Valka's reaction would be to this new information that had yet to be announced to the rest of the village.
Hiccup nodded as he quickly and swiftly got onto Toothless's back, helping Astrid on and gently getting the Night Fury to take to the air, heading for the beautiful orange and pink clouds in the darkening sky that was just starting to show the stars glistening in the black abyss.
This alone was enough to bring back memories from five years ago when he had been able to change Astrid's mind about dragons and when the two of them had fallen in love with one another. Their first kiss, Astrid being the first to state her love for him in a somewhat quick way and all the things that happened after that leading up to them being fiancé's. If anyone had told him that he and Astrid would end up together five years ago he never would have believed it, yet here they were expecting a family and soon being able to spend eternity together.
"I love you." He whispered after a moment as their quick flight was almost over and the village came into view.
"I love you too, Hiccup. More than I could ever describe in words."
Hiccup smiled in response to her words, and once Toothless had landed in front of his house that would soon become their house he helped Astrid off of his dragons back and pulled her into a tight hug, rubbing circles into her back gently and exhaling slowly as with his other arm opened the door leading into the house.
Once they were all inside though, he quietly closed the door behind them and kissed her on the lips. He loved her so much, so much that he wouldn't be able to live without her by his side for the rest of his life. To have a family coming within all but less than a year this was something special yet unexpected and he still couldn't wait for it to happen.
Astrid closed her eyes when he kissed her on the lips, pulling away and gently punching him in the shoulder as a joke and meeting his gaze a small smile showing on her face as she stroked his cheek gently. "Are those tears I see?" She asked quietly.
"I-I guess. . . I'm just really happy that we're together, that we're going to get married and be a family, Astrid. I couldn't ask for much more other than being able to be with the girl of my dreams for the rest of my life and even in Valhalla." Hiccup replied not at all in shame for crying tears of joy.
Astrid wiped his tears away gently with her thumb before gesturing to the back room with her head. "Well seeing as we're engaged, I don't see the harm in sleeping together anymore." She added at a whisper and a smile showing on her face still.
"Right, yeah. . . we can just as long as no one finds us we should be fine-"
"You're forgetting that you're the chief, we don't have to worry about getting into trouble that much." Astrid cut in before he could finish which caused him to blush.
Hiccup nodded slowly almost with some hesitation at her quiet reminder about him being the chieftain of Berk now. He closed his eyes before picking her up bridal style in his arms and giving her a small smirk. "Then I don't think you'd mind me doing this then?" He teased as he started to walk quickly towards the bedroom.
Astrid cried out in surprise when he picked her up, meeting his gaze for a moment before leaning into his chest listening to his steady heartbeat. "I don't mind, as long as you don't drop me." She responded quietly also in a slightly teasing way.
Hiccup laughed quietly at her response still holding her close as he closed the bedroom door behind them and gently placed her on the bed before laying down beside her and slowly undoing her braid. As he ran his fingers through her hair he trailed his fingers down her back until he managed to get down to her pelvic muscles and rested his hand there.
"We'll be a family, I promise I won't let anything happen to us." He whispered in her ear slowly kissing her cheek.
Astrid smiled softly before taking off the furs around her neck and tossing them aside, followed by her shirt, skirt, boots, and then her leggings exposing her soft skin to his wandering hands. Her eyes closing the slightest bit until she felt Hiccup doing the same thing with his leather flight suit, that was until she felt his bare skin touch her own.
"I know, and that's why I love you so much. Because we belong together and nothing can separate us from one another." She replied as she leant into his chest, moving to face him and rest her forehead against his.
Hiccup wrapped an arm around her and pulled her closer, he had left his underwear on knowing that they wouldn't be fooling around and there was no need for the article of clothing to be removed. He kissed her collar bone gently before kissing her forehead and turning to look up at the floorboards above them.
"I'll be with you forever even to Valhalla and beyond that, Astrid. I'll always be here for you and I won't have it any other way." He responded at a whisper, resting one hand on her stomach and the other around her shoulders.
"Goodnight, Hiccup. I love you." Astrid replied at a whisper leaning into him and exhaling slowly as she kissed his cheek before closing her eyes.
Hiccup smiled gently as he pulled up a fur blanket to go overtop of them before he also closed his eyes. "Goodnight, my love." He whispered rubbing her stomach gently as the silence washed over him and brought them into an endless sleep.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I was told that the bold writing for talking in the story is harder to read. Please review if it's easier to read it like this! Thanks!
Apologies for the wait everyone. I've been really busy lately and also taking in a lot of suggestions, working on a one shot that I posted here a few days ago, and trying to finish this chapter.