Fire And Ice

Rated: T for Teen.

Author: Nightstar Fury from Nightstar Productions.

Pairing: Hiccup & Elsa.

Disclaimer: I do not own How To Train Your Dragon, Frozen, Tangled, or Brave.

Chapter Twenty Six: Meant To Be.

They'd spent longer in the Southern Isles than anticipated, as in an extra 4 days because Hans escaped again before the decision was finalized. More people from the coronation showed up late to tell their stories of Hans while in Arendelle, some said he was perfect but always towards the end everyone saw Hans raise that sword to Elsa and Hiccup jump in front to save her so the decision didn't alter. After 4 days of being there, it was time to announce the verdict.

They all stood in the council room, Hans in cuffs and Hiccup fought the urge to beat his ass in to the ground for what he did but restrained himself. "Hans Ostberg of the Southern Isles. You've been found by this council guilty on the charges of attempt to take over the Arendelle throne, causing harm to Agnarr, Iduna, Anna, and Hiccup of Arendelle and attempted murder of the queen to Arendelle." Began Ketil formally.

"Knowing this, you will be immediately stripped of your royal title as prince, and you will serve a life sentence of servitude in the castle stables. Effective immediately." Gabriel finished. Hans was stripped of his title, and ordered to work in the stables for the rest of his life. Oh nothing could erase the joy Hiccup felt right now. Now on day 5, Hiccup and the others were saying their goodbyes and preparing to travel back to Arendelle and boy he couldn't wait to see Elsa and hold her in his arms again.

(Arendelle)

Elsa remained sick the duration of Hiccup being gone too, and the fact he hadn't returned yet made it worse. She was sitting in her room when a knock came on hers and Hiccup's room door she looked up to see her mother walking in with some tea. "Any word yet?" Elsa asked.

"Not yet dear. I'm sure their fine, perhaps bad weather and given Hiccup is leading I know they are okay." Iduna placed a hand on her daughter's now. "How are you feeling?" Iduna asked now.

"Fine right now...it comes in waves. I'd be better if my husband was home..." Elsa sighed.

"They will be home soon, you know trials can take a while. I'd wait weeks as long as it means that lunatic is stripped of everything..." Iduna replied firmly.

"That's true too...Its lonesome without him here." Elsa responded lowering her head. "And stressful. My whole body is feeling the effects of it." Elsa mumbled.

"Define sweetie." Iduna questioned now.

"I've gained weight, the stress makes me sick, constant headaches...even my cycle has changed. Well to be correct, its vanished." Elsa closed her eyes now.

"Elsa sweetheart, I might have a thought on your sickness..." Iduna began now as Elsa looked at her. "Those things aren't associated with stress...well they can be but not to this degree." Iduna told her.

"What...are you saying mother?" Elsa asked curiously arching a brow at her mother now.

"I'm saying...I think you might be pregnant." Iduna smiled, Elsa's eyes widened now.

"What..." Elsa asked in shock.

"Darling think about it. You've been...sick for 3 weeks, all the time. There are moments it hits hard, then moments like this where you're fine. You've gained wait, you're tired all the time, the headaches, cramping, and now...you've told me your period is gone...Yes. I believe you're pregnant. Oh won't Hiccup be thrilled to hear this when he gets home!" Iduna exclaimed happily.

Elsa's hands moved to her stomach now looking at it, could she really be pregnant? Is that what was causing all this sickness? How had the thought not crossed her mind at all, a smile came to her lips now. "I have the perfect way to tell him too. Come on!" Elsa got up and pulled her mother with her as the two of them got started, Elsa explaining everything while they moved through the castle halls. She couldn't wait, she knew exactly how she wanted to reveal it to him.

(With Hiccup & The Others)

Finally they'd left the Southern Isles, now it'd be a 3 day flight back to Arendelle and hopefully they wouldn't hit any trouble in doing so. Hiccup just wanted to get home to his wife, he hated being away for extended periods of time and if he had his way, she would of come too but she was sick and her health came before anything else. Only a few hours in to the flight they'd hit some strong winds that made it hard to fly against, he sighed heavily. Were the Gods determined to make sure he didn't get home right away?

"Getting kind'a windy, Hiccup..." Anna called forward to him.

"I know. We may have to set down until it passes. These winds mean we're flying directly in to a storm, so lets get out of this before it gets worse. If I recall there was a place just ahead we can set down for a while." Hiccup told them, they nodded as they flew another few minutes before Hiccup saw the spot and they landed and climbed off their dragons.

"So how long are we set down for?" Kristoff asked.

"Well...the storm is blowing in from the East, the clouds aren't that dark. I'd say it'll blow right over fairy quickly. I'd say we'll be down two hours at most. Lets find a place to take shelter before this gets worse." Hiccup told them, they nodded. "Alright Toothless...find us something bud." Hiccup smiled at Toothless, who now opened his mouth and let out a screech. It echoed a minute then stopped, things remained silent then Toothless's ears began to twitch.

What's he doing?..." Agnarr asked.

"One of Toothless's abilities is echolocation. He can release a sound wave that tells him where things are, then it bounces back to him, only he can hear it. Looks like there might be something to the right of us for shelter, lets get moving before this rain starts." Hiccup told them. After 15 minutes of walking, they located a cave big enough for them and their dragons to reside in to wait out the storm.

(3 Hours Later)

"You okay over there?" Kristoff asked looking at Hiccup who was standing at the mouth of the cave watching the storm. Currently it was raining hard, thunder, and lightening. Definitely something Hiccup couldn't fly in due to the metal that made up Toothless's tail and saddle rig.

"Yeah I'm fine. Just watching the storm." Hiccup replied.

"What's it looking like?" Anna questioned curiously.

"Winds are light, rain heavy...thunder and lightening are about 4 minutes apart give or take. If it were just rain I wouldn't care but the metal and lightening is worry-some to me." Hiccup said.

"Oh right...So is it still just a passing storm?" Anna blinked.

"Mmhm, its moving towards the North just really slow." Hiccup answered as he moved back inside the cave and laid against Toothless gently.

"You're worried about, Elsa aren't you?" Agnarr asked now.

"Of course I am...Last time I left for more than a week, Arendelle was in a winter for 3 days...that and she's sick right now." Hiccup sighed closing his eyes.

"Iduna is with her, I'm sure she's fine." Agnarr smiled in hope to relieve his worry.

"We'll be back soon. If we have to in order to make up time we can fly through the night. I know Toothless can fly at least 8 hours without a break. Nightmares can go about 5. Its...maybe 1 in the afternoon." Hiccup stated.

"Sounds good to me." Kristoff smiled, "So how come Toothless can fly so long?" He then asked.

"Slimmer body, long wings. He does more gliding then flying..." Hiccup answered.

"Its pretty cool, and he's the only one like him?" Kristoff looked over.

"So far." Hiccup responded as he opened his eyes once more and checked the storm, the rain was lightening up thankfully. The thunder and lightening were farther apart, that was good. "If my guess is right, we'll be able to fly again in about an hour. Rest up while you can." Hiccup told them. They nodded and relaxed as they waited for the storm to pass over. As expected, when the hour was up they all headed outside in the light rain and mounted up. It was safe to fly given the lightening was gone, they took to the sky back towards Arendelle.

(Arendelle)

"So when they return your going to show him the two rooms?" Iduna asked looking to her eldest daughter, Elsa who nodded smiling. Yes it had been confirmed that Elsa was indeed pregnant and almost 2 months, she had already begun to show too. Her plan was to move to another room, one where it connected to a smaller room like how the doctors was set up. The big room would me Hiccup and Elsa's then the smaller room for the baby.

Currently Elsa had staff members moving things out of the old room to the new one and telling them where she wanted it to go happily, she couldn't wait to tell Hiccup they were expecting a child. He would come home and she'd lead him to their new room and then show him the nursery, hopefully he'd put it together. Hiccup was smart so she knew he would. The biggest pieces of furniture were moved first, then the clothes by the maids who helped put them back away.

"He'll be so surprised." Elsa giggled.

"They all will. Your sister and father don't know either." Iduna replied while watching everything get put in place. It took 4 hours to finish the bedroom, then they began on the nursery. The crib, and changing table had been made then Elsa and Iduna went out and purchased blankets, and other things they'd need. All neutral colors since they didn't know the gender, and got things put away. It took another few hours but it was done. Elsa looked around it smiling wide, now all she needed was for Hiccup to come home.

She was so excited, their first child was growing inside her and they only had 7 months to go. There was a lot to do, they'd have to tell Stoick but Elsa would wait for Hiccup to do that since they would be taking a trip there soon. Elsa spent a lot of her time in the nursery, just admiring it and making sure everything was perfect to surprise Hiccup with. 'Hurry home love...' Elsa thought smiling.

(2 Days Later)

"Elsa...Elsa! Their back, the guards just reported seeing them land on the docks!" Iduna cried with joy, Elsa jumped to her feet and rushed outside. She had to calm herself, it was all part of the plan. Reaching outside with her mother, they saw a very exhausted group walking towards them.

"Next time...we take the ship..." Anna mumbled.

"And if we had we'd still be sailing and 3 days behind because of that storm. Admit it, the ground sucks but at least we're home faster..." Hiccup retorted to his sister in law rolling his eyes.

"Long trip?" Iduna questioned.

"Longer than it should of been." Agnarr sighed as he pulled his wife in to his arms and hugged her, Hiccup then did the same to Elsa. Oh how he'd missed her. "How have things been here?" Agnarr asked.

"Quiet mostly. Come inside, tell us how it went in the Southern Isles." Elsa said gently, she wouldn't tell Hiccup. Not just yet, she assumed they all wanted time to relax first.

"How are you feeling love?" Hiccup asked her.

"Much better." Elsa smiled while they walked to the dining room to sit down while snacks and refreshments were brought out and set on the table. "So how did it go, is that criminal put away?" Elsa asked.

"Well it took us 3 days to get there, flying full days except for an hour break at lunch. We slept at night from 9:30 to 6:30am, left by sunrise. As soon as we got there, we were taken to the council and princes. We had to explain everything he'd done while he was here, then it took longer because others arrived to give their sides so what should of taken a day, took 4 days. Finally though at the end. Hans was stripped of his title and order life servitude in the stables by his eldest brother, Gabriel." Anna smiled clapping her hands happily.

"Oh good. So he won't be a problem anymore. You mentioned a storm?" Iduna smiled.

"Yeah, we left on day 5 and only a few hours in to flying we hit a passing storm headed North. At first it was just wind, then rain, thunder, and lightening and we all know how dangerous that is to fly in. We set down for 4 hours to wait it out and kept going until well past dark. Stopped to sleep, started late the next morning. Hit another storm headed East, but it wasn't so bad. And now we're here." Hiccup explained.

"I'm glad you're all home safe." Elsa said resting her head on Hiccup's shoulder, smiling happily.

"What happened while we were away?" Kristoff asked casually.

"Oh...not much. Just sat around and talked mostly, did a little shopping..." Iduna looked at Elsa now.

"Really now, what did you buy?" Agnarr asked curiously. At this, Elsa got up and took Hiccup's hand.

"Come...I want to show you." Elsa giggled.

"Awe babe, I'd love to see whatever it is but I'm exhausted..." Hiccup yawned.

"Go on Hiccup, I promise what Elsa shows you will perk you right up and you won't be tired anymore." Iduna chuckled, Hiccup now arched a confused bow at his mother in law but seeing Elsa's excited face he couldn't tell her now so he got up to follow his wife out of the dining room. Anna, Agnarr, and Kristoff all got up with Iduna's motioning to follow as well. Elsa led Hiccup up the stairs and to their new room, she reached the door and opened it.

Hiccup looked around, it was a bigger room? What for, wasn't their old room enough? And they'd just moved in to it a few weeks ago, now all this? "Its...nice babe but what did we need a new room for?" Hiccup asked her. Elsa giggled as she put her hands over his eyes, "He–hey! Elsa I can't see..." He complained.

"I know...Just walk. I won't let you fall. This isn't the surprise...And keep your eyes closed." Elsa was trying to contain her excitement now as Agnarr, Anna, and Kristoff all looked at Iduna confused. Elsa led Hiccup to the side room, the one with the nursery and opened the door, flipping on the light. "Okay...its ready. Are you ready love?" Elsa asked him gently.

"I've been ready beautiful. Can I look now?" Hiccup asked. Elsa moved away from him, and sat in the rocking chair. Her hands over her lower belly smiling. Iduna shut the door, the others couldn't see it yet.

"Oh come on, we want to see too." Anna pleaded.

"After Hiccup does..." Iduna giggled, Agnarr eyed her carefully.

"What are you two hiding exactly?" Agnarr asked.

"You'll find out in just a second if you be quiet and listen closely..." Iduna hushed them, they fell silent to listen.

(Inside The Nursery)

"Okay...you can look." Elsa told him softly. Hiccup's opened his green eyes and looked around, it was...a nursery. Clothes, crib, changing table, and more. What...was all this? He knew what it was for but why...did Elsa want him to see it right now? Was it for the future or...Now his eyes fell on Elsa sitting in the rocking chair, her hands specifically on her lower belly and smiling softly. He saw a very small but visible bump there and his eyes widened. No...she...couldn't be? Could she?

"El–Elsa...Ar–are you...pregnant?" Hiccup asked quietly in shock.

"I am...Found out 3 days ago, I'm already...2 months along. I–I wanted to surprise you with all this...This is why I was sick, Hiccup...because we're going to have a baby..." Elsa smiled now as she got up from the rocking chair and held his hands in hers.

"We're going to...be parents? We're going to have...a baby?" Hiccup asked looking at her, she nodded her head quickly to him. Without another word, he lifted her up by her hips and swung her around. "We're going to have a baby! Oh Gods...I can't even believe it! You're pregnant!" He yelled out happily. Outside the room Iduna clapped her hands together as Agnarr, Anna, and Kristoff went wide eyed at the news and rushed inside seeing everything, including an very happy Hiccup kissing his wife deeply.

"Oh my god! Elsa are you really?!"Anna exclaimed with joy.

"I am...I'm really pregnant, Anna." Elsa replied. Anna screamed and hugged her sister gently, then hugged Hiccup.

"Congratulations." Kristoff bowed his head to both of them.

"Oh my baby girl is going to have a baby. I'm going to be a grandfather, what joy it brings this old man." Agnarr smiled as he hugged Elsa next, then shook Hiccup's hand. Oh the day was perfect and it all went so according to Elsa's plan, she'd gotten Hiccup to see the nursery and put it together on his own that she was with child, and thankfully he was over the moon about it too.

"You have no idea...how happy I am to learn you're pregnant, Elsa...Gods nothing could make me happier right now..." Hiccup sighed hugging her tightly again. The rest of that day was spent celebrating and making plans to announce it to everyone, and make a trip to Berk to tell Hiccup's father about the baby. Life was good.

(7 Months Later)

As expected when Hiccup found out, all of Arendelle and Berk were in celebration of the announcement that Elsa was having a baby. Stoick had Snotlout running the village so he could spend time in Arendelle with his son and pregnant daughter in law. Elsa was now a respected 9 months along and due any day according to the doctor so her days were spend on bed rest per order of her husband. Hiccup wasn't taking any chances with it, and Elsa was fine with such.

When Hiccup went to Berk with Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff to tell them about the baby he learned that Snotlout and Ruffnut were married, as well Astrid and Tuffnut were under contract for marriage. Fishlegs was seeing some girl in the village but nothing serious yet. Stoick informed Hiccup that since he was king of Arendelle, Snotlout was claimed Stoick's heir and would be taking over as chief when Stoick felt he was ready. Hiccup was okay with all this.

It was a quiet day while Hiccup was working in the office when Agnarr burst through the door panting heavily, Hiccup looked up quickly. "King Hiccup!" Agnarr said quickly.

"What, what is it?!" Hiccup asked seeing the urgency in his father in laws eyes.

"Its time! The baby is coming!" Kristoff said running in behind Agnarr.

"Out of the way!" Hiccup ordered as he dropped his work and rushed out, slipping on the corner and rushing to the doctors room. He sped in with record breaking time to his wife's side, she was already laying down and legs propped up to prepare to push. Anna moved aside so Hiccup could take his place beside Elsa, while Iduna stayed on the other side. Elsa was crying in pain while Hiccup soothed her, "Ssh, its okay love...its okay. Its time to meet our child, I'm right here. I promise." Hiccup told her.

"I–I'm so glad...you made it." Elsa panted.

"I wouldn't miss this for the world...What's the status?" Hiccup asked looking to Iduna.

"Doctor is just getting the water and Elsa can push, she said Elsa is dilated and ready. Focus on your breathing dear..." Iduna instructed Elsa who nodded and worked on her breathing. Aina returned with blankets, water, and scissors she laid everything out where she needed it before sitting on the stool in front of Elsa with her hands ready.

"Alright my queen, next contraction I want you to push hard." Aina ordered. It took two minutes before she felt another one and sure enough, Elsa pushed quickly and yelling out in pain. Hiccup held her hand lovingly, "That's it. The head is almost out. I think one or two more and we'll be meeting your little one!" Aina urged smiling.

"Hear that love, we'll meet our baby soon." Hiccup smiled at her, wiping her brow with a cool cloth.

"God everything hurts!" Elsa cried out as Hiccup kissed her cheek and let her squeeze his hand as hard as she wanted too. She started pushing again, harder than the first time.

"Push babe, push...you can do this! Come on!" Hiccup urged her confidently. Elsa screamed out again, and pushed hard. Finally relief washed over her as she breathed heavily and a loud wail filled the room.

"Congratulations my king and queen...you have a healthy baby boy." Aina smiled brightly.

"Oh that's wonderful! I'll go tell everyone right now and give you two some time with your new son." Iduna exclaimed as she hugged both Elsa and Hiccup then rushed out announcing 'It's A Boy! We have a boy!'. Hiccup only chuckled as now, Aina brought their son over wrapped in a blue blanket then handed him to Elsa.

"Oh Hiccup...he's beautiful..." Elsa breathed out.

"He'll need a name love..." Hiccup added as he lightly stroked his finger over the newborns head.

"What if we...combined our father's names?" Elsa asked him curiously.

"It's a nice gesture but I don't know if we can make a name from Stoick and Agnarr without doing Agick, Stognar, or Atonar..." Hiccup chuckled softly.

"True...What about...Ulrik?" Elsa offered.

"Ulrik...yeah. I like it. Prince Ulrik Haddock it is then. First heir of Arendelle." Hiccup announced proudly as he kissed Elsa gently. Oh it was a great moment, a perfectly wonderful moment. Nothing could take away their happiness, they had one another and now their son. Their family was only a door away from them, they would see them soon but for now Hiccup wanted it to be just him and Elsa with Ulrik. "I love you, Elsa." Hiccup told her softly.

"I love you too, Hiccup. And we both love you little Prince Ulrik." Elsa giggled kissing the newborns forehead gently.

"And we always will. Forever." Hiccup added smiling. They sat there for hours with their son, eventually they did let the rest come in to see him and hold him but then Iduna made it clear that the new parents needed time with their son so they all left. Hiccup helped Elsa to the nursery after feeding Ulrik and put him to sleep while they returned to their room and laid down together. Their life was simply perfect, they were meant for one another. It was fated from the start that the ice and snow wielding princess met a dragon rider prince and together they would change the views that something different could still be beautiful and amazing. The two of them were destined to be together and make the misunderstood, understood to all. And from this moment on, they would change the world together with fire and ice.