This was written in three hours, very much on a feeling and has only been read through once, so you have been warned! But I got this idea and I just had to write it down. For those of you who are waiting for an update on "Like growing frost", don't you worry, it will be up tomorrow!

See this as a small treat, a steamy little treat ;)

"So… that's a bummer!" Astrid said as the whole group that was with her stared at the sign on the door to the bar that read: "Closed for personal reasons, opens in a near future."

"It's like the world has decided to throw us into the dark!" The biggest man of the group, who was called Fishlegs since he once had thought that fishes really had legs, said with groan.

"Maybe it is the apocalypse and we are the only ones who are still alive!" The other blond man of the group exclaimed, his twin sister hitting him hard in the head at his words.

"I hardly think the zombies would attack a pub the first they did." She said angrily.

"What would they attack then?" Her brother, who was called Tuff for the fact he never complained about all the hits he got from his sister, asked her with a grin.

"A hospital, easy prey." Ruff, who was called this for the hits she so often delivered, said with a grin back.

"That is so awesome, we would survive the apocalypse in no time for we have never been in a hospital." Tuff answered, the two doing a high five.

"Hello, we have a real problem here! We have nowhere to go because apparently people in this strange country don't have anything open on Sundays, so stop fooling around!" The bulkiest of the group said angrily. "I don't even know why we agreed to come to this strange place."

"Because when you wanted a reunion and you found out that Hiccup had moved to Norway, you decided that it was an excellent excuse to go on a trip and not pay too much for it." Astrid replied with a raised eyebrow as the man they called Snotlout glared at her.

"Hey I'm not the one to blame here, if anyone is to blame, it's Hiccup for not telling us nothing was going to be open." He said, crossing his arms over his chest just as a mini buss drove into the parking lot. A young man with unruly dark brown hair jumped out of it and rushed over to them. He was wearing a pair of jeans and a button down shirt, his green eyes shining happily at them through his glasses.

"Hiccup!" Astrid exclaimed, running to meet him as she gave him a huge hug that he returned.

"Good to see you Astrid, and the rest of the gang as well." He told them all with a smile as they all greeted each other happily.

The group had grown up together in the states where they had met in kindergarten and, despite their differences, been inseparable ever since. Well, Snotlout and Hiccup had only forced themselves to get along for the sake of the others, the reason for the tension between them being that their father's, who were brothers, pretty much loathed each other for some reason they had refused to share.

The one Hiccup had gotten along with best was Astrid, and she was also the only one who Hiccup had kept in contact with since he had moved to Norway three years ago.

The reason for the move to the other side of the world had been a job offer he simply couldn't refuse. Hiccup was a flight engineer and had graduated the top of his class back in the states. He had also won a huge science contest during his years in collage, which had been the reason the Norwegian company had gotten their eyes on him.

Of course, his friends and his parents had been very sad to see him go, but his mother had always made it very clear that he should follow his dreams, so not long after the offer had been given, Hiccup had been on a flight to Norway and he had never been happier with a decision in his entire life, but he had missed his old childhood friends very much.

So when Snotlout had taken the initiative earlier that spring for all of them to meet again, highly insinuating that a trip to Norway would not be misplaced, Hiccup had after some consideration decided to invite them all over, making it clear that he could not house them all in the apartment where he lived.

Still, the gang had decided that it was a fair deal and the trip had been planned.

"This land is freakishly freezing and I really need to go the bathroom so could we just go now?" Snotlout whined when they all had greeted each other, Hiccup and Astrid rolling their eyes at each other behind his back, both thinking that some things never to changed.

"Just put your stuff in the trunk and I will drive you into town so you can drop them off at the hotel." Hiccup said, the group chattering happily as they somehow managed to get everything into the small buss, including themselves, before driving away from the small airport and into a lavish green landscape.

"How can it already be dark outside? I mean it's like the sun has been swallowed by a giant wolf or something." Tuff said, looking at the clock that showed it was only four in the afternoon as Hiccup chuckled.

"It's the time difference and we are high up north so the sun goes down a lot faster." He replied.

"So that's how the polar beers can feed on the humans, it's the darkness!" Tuff exclaimed as the rest of the group just stared at him for a moment before they started laughing loudly. No matter that they had grown up with the man, no one still understood how Tuff's brain worked at times, not even Ruff. "What is so funny?" Tuff asked, confused.

"There are no polar bears in Norway, they live far further up north." Fishlegs grinned as Tuff looked at him with a suspicious expression.

"That's just what they want you to believe." He answered and Hiccup shook his head as he walked out of the living room, bringing with him some of the empty beer bottles that stood on the table.

"It was really kind of you to invite us all over, both for the whole week and tonight when the bar was closed." Astrid said, having followed him into the kitchen, carrying some of the empty plates that they had eaten on. When it had been clear that his friends had not eaten anything earlier that day, Hiccup had ordered take out from a local restaurant close to his apartment instead.

"Well, it was not as if I could go back to the states right now, being the best man at your best friends wedding takes some time, and I think he would kill me if I left." Hiccup grinned at her as he put the dishes in the dishwasher, telling Astrid where to find the coffee and the coffee maker.

"I can only imagine, though I thought I was your best friend." Astrid chuckled as she measured up the right amount of coffee, looking with some envy at the white MoccaMaster. She knew that Hiccup had a good salary from his job, after all it was not as if he had moved to Norway for free, but his apartment showed that it was probably more than she had expected.

The apartment itself was huge, with four rooms. It was high in the ceiling and there was an old fireplace in the living room and one in the bedroom. The floors were old oak and even though the kitchen had a slightly retro style, it was clear that it had just been renovated.

Still, all Astrid could feel was happiness that things had turned out so well for her best friend. Though she would lie if she didn't say she wanted the coffee maker, after all coffee was her best friend, after Hiccup of course.

"You are my female best friend." He replied to her earlier remark with wink as Astrid nudged him playfully in the side, feeling how much she had missed the easy interaction between them. Growing up, Hiccup had become the brother she never had, and she loved him like family, but it wasn't until now she realized just how much she actually had missed him these past three years.

"I am just happy to be here; I have missed you Hiccup." She said, and seeing the sad look on her face, he walked over and gave her a tight hug, which immediately made her feel like home. So many times, Hiccup's warm arms had been there to comfort her when she had been sad or angry, like the time when her first boyfriend cheated on her or when she had wanted to destroy her entire room after finding out that her father had run off with a younger woman.

Over the last three years, there had been no Hiccup to comfort her with his familiar warm embrace, instead she had only been able to reach him over the phone or with the help of video chats on the computer. In the beginning it had been strange to not have him near, but when she had met her boyfriend two years ago, she had had an easier time accepting that the man she usually told everything to was not lost to her, he was just simply not there in the room.

"I have missed you too shorty." Hiccup said when they let go off each other, Astrid hitting him on the arm when she heard nickname he had given her in his teens when he suddenly had grown to be tallest one in their entire group.

"Love is still in the air I see." Snotlout's voice was heard from where he had turned up in the doorway.

"Well you know, someone has to spread love around here and not just stupidity." Hiccup grinned at his cousin who looked like he didn't fully understand what Hiccup had meant, not that it surprised Hiccup the slightest. "Can you two take these out to the living room? I just have to start the dishwasher and put some things away." Hiccup said to Astrid and Snotlout, gesturing to the coffee cups and the cake he had picked out of the fridge.

"So this is what you get when for flying halfway across the world; servant duty! Well, I shall tell you…" Snotlout said as he and Astrid walked out of the kitchen, Hiccup shaking his head at his cousin who, it had turned out, had not changed much in the last three years.

Snotlout had told him that he was now working as a police officer and that he had gotten married the year before, Hiccup remembering that he had been invited to the wedding but been unable to attend. Apparently, Snotlout and his wife was now expecting their first child together, and even though he had tried to hide it, everyone was able to see that he was very excited.

Fishlegs had stayed in collage, researching and teaching Norse mythology. He had also met his girlfriend at the university and the two had moved in together a few months ago. According to Astrid, the pair was made for each other and she had never met a woman who could handle Fishlegs' nervous side better than Marie, the woman herself being as solid as a rock.

When it came to the twins on the other hand, it was a bit more unclear what they did. They had talked something about developing a new form of art, but they had been very unclear on the subject. At least Ruff had found love in a woman her age that was just as interested in art as herself, while Tuff was still extremely happy living the single life.

Before walking out of the kitchen to rejoin his friends, Hiccup threw a look at the clock that showed it was half past four and he felt a sting of longing before taking the coffee pot and leaving the kitchen.

For the next hour, the gang talked about their high school days, Hiccup often being the subject of a laughter considering he had been a very, very awkward teenager. In his youth it had bothered him, but now he only laughed along with the others since, indeed, many of the situations he had gotten into had been very strange.

As Snotlout, Fishlegs and Tuff began talking about the time they had sneaked into the girls locker-room, something Hiccup had refused to take part in, Hiccup got a call on his phone and he walked out on the balcony, which was attached to the living room, closing the door behind him so he would not disturb the others who were laughing and joking.

As soon as he had closed the door behind him though, the others turned quiet as they heard the sound of a key being put in the lock of the front door, before they could hear it open and close. A soft female voice, with a slight foreign accent, suddenly drifted into the living room as all of the gang stared at each other with surprise, for they had had no idea there lived anyone else in apartment, even less a woman.

Or there was one person who wasn't looking surprised, instead she was looking at the others with a smug expression but they didn't notice.

"Merida I have already told you, Jack doesn't think sometimes… No, I don't mean that you should give him a hard time… Look, he is just nervous, no matter how much he tries to act casual in all of this… well you are getting married, it would be a lot weirder if he wasn't nervous… Yes, I am coming tonight, I promised remember. Besides I really need a drink…."

Suddenly a pair of high heels came flying down the corridor as the group looked at each other, wondering what they should do. As one, they looked at Hiccup who was standing with his back to them out on the balcony, gesturing widely in the air. Perhaps it was better not to disturb him.

Though they soon shared a stressed look with each other instead when they heard the voice in the hallway once more.

"Thank God…" It moaned before it turned shocked. "What?! No! Don't be stupid! I don't even think Hiccup is home yet, he was meeting up with his old friends from the states today remember?... What do you mean what did I do? I took off my shoes! I love my heels but they kill..."

There was a long silence before the voice spoke once more, now with a sarcasm that very much reminded them of Hiccup. "Thank you very much Merida, now I will never be able look at your front door in the same way. You know, just because you and Jack are like animals, everyone else doesn't have to act the same way."

The sound of someone ruffling through a bag could be heard, Hiccup's friends looking awkwardly at each other, but still they kept quiet for they had to admit that they wanted to hear what would come next. After all Hiccup had never been one to share much about his personal life to anyone except for Astrid and they had all just assumed he was, well, a little dull.

"That was one time!" The voice suddenly exclaimed, sounding horrified. "…No of course not! Wait! How do you even how about that?... No, you know what?! I am not talking about this anymore! Go hassle Jack or something and I will see you tonight." The sound of someone putting down a phone was heard from the hall along with a loud sigh.

"I swear to God that this wedding will be the death of me." The female voice said as soft footsteps was heard walking down the corridor, the group looking at each other in panic, for there was nowhere to hide should the female look into the living room.

Then, just as she came into view, her phone began ringing again and she looked down at it as she walked past. They heard how she answered it before the room to the bedroom was opened and they waited for the sound of it closing, but it never came and they stared at each other.

Even if they had just gotten a glimpse of the woman, it had been more than enough to see that she was mesmerizingly beautiful. She had long white golden curly hair that fell down to the middle of her back and her lean long body, which had been covered by a perfectly fitted dark blue suit, had looked to be extremely graceful for her height.

"Did we just hear what I think we heard?" Ruff managed to croak out, everyone finally noticing how Astrid was doing her best to hold back her laughter.

"Wait, you knew about this?" Tuff asked, but before Astrid could answer, Hiccup came in from the balcony, a tired expression on his face as he walked past his friends and shuffled around in the kitchen before returning, stopping in the doorway into the living room as he finally noticed that his friends were looking at him with slightly stunned expressions.

"You know, the staring might have been funny when I had braces, but are we not a little too old for this?" He asked.

"Hiccup?! Are you home?" The female voice was suddenly heard again along with fast approaching footsteps as the blond woman came into view once more, her suit now replaced by a knee long teal dress that covered her shoulders and arms, but it was of a tight model that showed her flattering figure. Her long hair was still flowing free, but it had been brushed and the locks fell in ringlets down her back.

When she reached their friend, she sneaked her arms around his waist and leaned in to kiss him, Hiccup drawing her closer to him as he responded eagerly to the kiss. Still he ended it very quickly since he knew his friends were watching.

"I missed you today." The woman whispered, the couple seemingly lost in each other as Hiccup pushed back her hair behind her ear, the action looking so natural that it had to have been done countless of times before.

"I missed you too, how was work?"

"Boring, my Chief wasn't there for he had taken the day off to meet some friends." She said with a grin as Hiccup chuckled and gave her a kiss on the forehead, the woman getting a slightly dazed expression at the action that made Snotlout unable to contain himself and he gave a loud whistle.

"Hey, we are still here you know." At the sound of his voice Hiccup simply laughed as the woman next to him looked at them all with shock.

"Sorry, this is Elsa, my fiancée. Elsa these are my friends from the states. Snotlout, Fishlegs, Tuff, Ruff and Astrid who you have spoken with on the cam." He said as the woman, Elsa, suddenly looked slightly embarrassed, probably realizing the group had been present the whole time, meaning the whole time.

"A pleasure to meet you." She still managed to say, fighting back her blush with all her might. She was after all a lawyer for goodness sake, she was a master of concealing her emotions, she did it every day.

"Indeed." Astrid grinned, Hiccup looking a little suspicious at her smug face, recognizing the look, but deciding not to say anything.

"I am sorry that I have to leave so quickly though, but I am meeting some friends soon." Elsa said, realizing that the group probably already knew this and at their held back smiles, she knew she was right. Still their expressions ignited a small spark in her, for even if she still felt embarrassed, she might as well have some fun while she could, for from what Hiccup had told her about his friends, she knew they all had a very faulty view of her fiancé when it came to relationships.

"Hiccup, could you sip me up?" She therefore asked innocently, pulling her hair to the side as the grins on the others faces fell away and it was their turn to fight back a blush, their eyes trying to look anywhere but at her. At the glare Hiccup sent his friends at their stares, Elsa couldn't help to feel a bit giddy as she always did when he got jealous, for she liked to see him a little relied up.

Fortunately, she knew the feeling was the same the other way around for she had more than once been forced to drag other women away from her fiancé over the years and he had always thanked her for her rescue afterwards.

Pulling up her sipper, Hiccup's left hand traveled to her waist, the warmth sending tingles through her body, as he placed his right hand on her cheek and turned her head around so he could give her a small kiss. Elsa smiled at his small claiming as she sneaked her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss a little before she drew back and fixed his glasses.

"Thank you." She whispered to him with a smile as she gave Hiccup a kiss on the cheek, knowing that the slightly dazed look in his eyes must be in hers as well, for her inside was burning as she went to get her coat. "Now take it easy with the alcohol guys, I don't want all of you to be in the blue when I come home." She shouted to them, laughing to herself when she closed the door behind her.

Back in the living room, Fishlegs gave a low whistle.

"Damn, Hiccup…" He simply said, looking at the spot where Elsa had disappeared.

"Where did you find her?" Tuff asked, looking at Hiccup with huge eyes.

"She actually found me, or she ran into me two weeks after I had gotten here so I spilled coffee all over myself. As an apology she took me to a café and we just… hit off." Hiccup shrugged as he got a confused look on his face. "Wait, you didn't know?" He asked, looking around at his friends.

"How could we know?! You didn't tell us." Ruff exclaimed.

"No, but I told Astrid to tell you." He replied, all of the group turning to look at her with accusing glances.

"It must have slipped my mind!" She answered innocently at their glares. "And just out of curiosity, what was it that happened that one time between you and Elsa that involved a front door?" She asked an evil grin as Hiccup first looked extremely confused before his face turned beat red.

"Uhmm… I have no idea what you are talking about." His expression suddenly turning evil as well as he grinned back at her. "Or I will tell, if you tell us what happened between you and Luke on Christmas Eve at your mom's house."

This time, it was Astrid who turned red as the rest of the group started laughing.

Perhaps not telling your friends everything was not so bad after all.

This was so fun to write, I just love this little short from beginning to end, perhaps not my best work, but sometimes it's the feels that are most important!

Also, Elsa's native language is Norwegian, but Merida is from Scotland so therefore - english.

Please tell me what you thought, did you like it or not? What do think of Elsa and Hiccup? I think they are just too cute together!

Until next time!
/Lysistrate