Characters: Hiccup, Astrid, Stoick, Gobber, Toothless.

Rating: K

Time range/age: Months after the events of HTTYD1.

Disclaimer: HTTYD and its characters all belong to Dreamworks and Cressida Cowell.

Hiccup's Got the Hiccups

It was another normal day here in Berk. Normal if you consider having dragons as a part of your daily lives. Here we see the people going about their daily routine. Fishlegs playing with Meatlug, Astrid feeding Stormfly, Snotlout being Snotlout, and the twins bickering over who can make the most people angry in one go. Usually, Hiccup would be at the forge at this time of the day, but apparently, he decided to sleep in.

Here we find the boy still tucked in his bed, which is quite unusual since he is usually a morning person. But then again, the workload he did last night at the forge must've really gotten into him. Said boy rolled in his bed before sitting up and rubbing his eyes. He gave a yawn and a brief stretch before glancing at his faithful dragon.

"Morning, Tooth—hic!" Hiccup said before covering his mouth. Toothless gave a confused expression at the weird noise his rider made.

"What the—hic!" Hiccup said before he was again interrupted by another hiccup. He groaned before reaching for his prosthetic leg and putting it on as a series of hiccups came out his mouth. Toothless stared at his rider with a confused yet amused expression on his face.

"Great! I just love the irony of my—hic!— name being 'Hiccup'—hic!—and getting the hiccups—hic!—at the same time—hic!" Hiccup grumbled. Toothless gave a low rumble which resembled to a dragon laugh. Hiccup scowled at him.

"What are you—hic!—laughing about?" Hiccup huffed, clearly annoyed, before grabbing his vest and making his way down the stairs with Toothless following close behind.

When they reached down stairs, Hiccup tried his best to cover the fact that he had the hiccups. Especially while his father is still in the house. Just as he was about to get his breakfast, his father appeared suddenly making Hiccup jump.

"Morning, Hiccup." Stoick greeted as he saw his son relax from his little heart attack. He didn't mean to scare the lad.

"Morning, dad—hic!" Hiccup said before covering his mouth. He let out a groan before slumping on a chair. Stoick chuckled.

"Well, it looks like you've got the bad case of the hiccups, Hiccup." Stoick said emphasizing his name. Hiccup glared at his father.

"Yes, dad, I am perfectly aware—hic!—of the irony of my name being 'Hiccup' and having the hiccups as well—hic!" Hiccup groaned again earning another dragon laugh from Toothless. Hiccup rolled his eyes at his dragon before facing his father who was trying not to laugh.

"Dad!" Hiccup groaned before another hiccup made its way out of his mouth. Stoick chuckled again before getting a mug and filling it with water and handing it to Hiccup.

"Here. When you were young and had the hiccups, your mother would give you a mug full of water and have you drink it to the very last drop. Then, your hiccups would go away." Stoick said. Hiccup smiled remembering the memory before taking the mug and gulping down the water. When he was done, he waited for a couple of minutes for his hiccups but nothing happened. Hiccup's eyes lit up before facing his father.

"Thanks, dad! Come on, Toothless!" Hiccup said as he raced out the door, Toothless following closely behind.

Hiccup and Toothless strolled through the village and eventually ran into Astrid who was about to take Stormfly out for a flight.

"Morning, Hiccup." Astrid called. Hiccup, still not used to having Astrid close to him, awkwardly waved back.

"Hi… uh hi—uh—hi, Astrid." Hiccup stuttered while rubbing his head. Astrid rolled her eyes while Toothless gave a snort.

"I'm taking Stormfly out for her morning flight. Would you and Toothless like to come along?" Astrid asked. Hiccup's eyes lit up.

"Sure."

"WOOHOO!" Hiccup yelled as he and Toothless did an aerial flip. Astrid laughed and mouthed the words "show off" at him before doing a few impressive tricks of her own.

"Not bad." Hiccup called. Astrid glared at him playfully before letting Stormfly shoot her spikes at them lazily.

"Hey!" Hiccup called. Astrid just smiled sweetly at him before taking off, Hiccup and Toothless followed. Soon, they were racing each other until Hiccup remembered he still had work to do in the forge. He gave a signal to Astrid that he will be going down and landed Toothless.

"Alright, bud, I'll be going to work now. You can go and do… whatever it is you do in you spare time." Toothless gave a soft growl before bounding off towards the cove.

"Morning, Gobber!" Hiccup greeted as he took off his vest and put on his apron and began sharpening a sword.

"Mornin', Hiccup. About time ye' finally showed up."

"Yeah, well, I kind of lost track of time while flying on—hic!" Hiccup suddenly dropped the sword to cover his mouth. Gobber turned and gave the lad a confused expression.

"Did ye hear that?" he asked.

"Hear what, exactly, Gobber?—hic!"

"That! You've got the hiccups, lad!" Gobber said in an amused tone. Hiccup groaned again.

"I don't understand. I already—hic!—drank a lot of water—hic!—just like what my mom made me—hic—do when I had the hiccups when I was a little kid. Why did it—hic!—suddenly come back?" Hiccup complained, throwing his arms up in the air like a mad man. Gobber chuckled before proceeding to pound hard on the axe.

"Well lad, ye know what I do to get rid of the hiccups?" Gobber asked in between pounds.

"What?"

"I work it off." Gobber stated it as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Hiccup gave him a confused look. Gobber waved his hammer in front of Hiccup telling him to look at it as he explained.

"I work it off as a distraction. When I'm distracted, I ain't gonna think about the hiccups. And soon enough, I will forget all about them thus making them go away." Gobber explained.

"You know what? That—hic!—might actually work. I'll do it." Hiccup said as he grabbed the sword he was sharpening earlier and proceeded to continue his work.

"That's the spirit, lad!" Gobber said. Hiccup's hiccups persisted the entire time he and Gobber worked. Soon Gobber had to leave to attend some other matters, leaving Hiccup desperately trying to distract himself from his hiccups. While he was busy grumbling, Hiccup didn't notice Astrid coming towards him.

"Hey, Hiccup, I bought you something to eat since you missed lunch." She said as she held out the small bag she was carrying. Hiccup took the bag with a grateful smile and was about to thank her when a big hiccup came out instead. He covered his mouth with his hand while a blush was forming on his cheeks. Toothless, who had returned a couple of minutes before Astrid arrived, gave a low, amused grumble. Astrid smirked.

"Hiccup? Do you have the… hiccups?" she asked in a teasing manner. Hiccup sighed.

"I know, Astrid. I know for a fact—hic!—that my name is "Hiccup"—hic!—and the irony that I have the hiccups, blah, blah—hic!—blah." Hiccup said as he sat down. Astrid smiled as she leaned on the door frame.

"Well, have you tried drinking a mug of water?" she asked. Hiccup nodded his head.

"Have you tried not to think of it? You know, get distracted or something."

"Yeah, I already did that… hic! Stupid hiccups!" Hiccup grumbled as he kicked a nearby table. Astrid chuckled softly before approaching him and holding out a hand. He accepted it and she helped him up.

"How about you try a different distraction?" Astrid asked. Hiccup cocked his head to the side.

"You know, like riding Toothless! That always relaxes you." She said with one hand on her hip. Hiccup's eyes lit up before he took off his apron and put on his vest. He then took Toothless' saddle and grabbed Astrid's hand and pulled her along.

"Come on!"

Hiccup and Toothless went out flying again, this time though, Hiccup convinced Astrid to tag along. All the while, Hiccup's body will be jumping slightly from the hiccups earning him a low grumble from Toothless and a chuckle from Astrid.

"Stupid hiccups." Hiccup mumbled again. Astrid rolled her eyes before hugging Hiccup from behind lightly, causing both teens to blush.

They enjoyed the rest of the ride in silence and when the sun had almost set, Hiccup landed Toothless on the nearest cliff-side they could find. Unfortunately for him, though, his hiccups were still there.

"I can't believe these stupid—hic!—hiccups still won't go away!" Hiccup said as he sat on the ground. Astrid rolled her eyes and sat beside him.

"It's not that bad, Hiccup."

"Easy for you to say. You're not the one who—hic!—has it. I mean, how is this even—hic!—possible? I already had these hiccups for a whole day but—OW! Astrid!" Hiccup complained when the blonde punched him in the arm. "Why did you do that?!"

"That's for rambling." Astrid said simply stated. Hiccup looked at her ridiculously and was about to protest when Astrid grabbed his tunic and kissed him. Hiccup's eyes widened slightly before he kissed her back, cupping her cheek in the process. After a while, Astrid pulled away.

"And that?"

"For everything else." Astrid smiled. "Come on, let's go to the Great hall. I'm starving."

Hiccup rolled his eyes before following Astrid to the Great hall, too distracted to even notice that his hiccups were finally gone.