Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to How To Train Your Dragon.

A/N: This chapter was influenced by the song "Bombay" by Timbaland.

The next morning, much like she had been before, and for nearly identical reasons, Astrid Hofferson was not a happy camper.

Hiccup had given her that night to rest and recover, but he might as well have been there with the little she had been able to actually sleep!

Astrid woke up that morning with a weak, frustrated moan. Her dreams had been full of erotic memories of her intimate moments with Hiccup, specifically the previous night's, and then on top of that, fantasies of even more. It was as though her mind had teamed up with Hiccup in their efforts to sexually frustrate the living Helheim out of her. Even now, even bleary-eyed and irritated, she felt herself parched for him, a thirst that dwelled deep inside her and could only be quenched with his arms around her, with him deep inside her.

How could it be that the more she had him, the more she wanted him?

Brushing that aside, lest she never get anything done that day, Astrid lay there a moment, trying to reorganize her mind, trying to remember if aside from repairing Dragon's Edge, there was anything significant happening that she was forgetting. She didn't want another repeat of that other day... that had been horrible. Most of the time there was a trigger though, a warning, but the only thing she felt at the moment, aside from the exhaust and irritating need, was that odd sort of displacement she had come to recognize as an echo of her younger self.

She knew that maybe that weird feeling should worry her, but it didn't. She didn't always have that sensation, but sometimes, when something important was happening, like when she first 'caught up', it was obnoxious and distracting. Otherwise, that feeling was like a subtle drone in the background. Astrid was sure that if it wasn't something she was supposed to sense, her goddess wouldn't let her feel it. So she dealt with it and only hoped it would go away when she got past all this.

Astrid sighed, knowing she wouldn't be able to get any more sleep with her thoughts as active as they now where. Instead, the shield-maiden decided that today she had more important things to focus on than her self inflicted dilemma with her over-amorous lover. Like, for example, repairing the brutally assaulted Dragon's Edge. Cannons littered the base, and while that was a field day for Fishlegs and Hiccup, with the potential to melt them down for the good quality iron and make weapons and tools out of them, aside from that it was still a gigantic mess.

Today was one of those days that Astrid remembered well. She hadn't remembered the pirate attack because of how often she and her friends were in some kind of battle, they tended to blend together. She did however remember the repairing because it wasn't often she had to do construction work, not since dragons stopped decimating Berk.

Setting her mind to that, Astrid pushed her fatigue aside and got out of bed. She went about grooming herself, making sure her braids were all perfect, and putting her armor back on. When she turned to head down her stairs, she jumped in surprise to find Hiccup walking in. Hiccup nearly flinched reflexively at her little start, almost expecting her axe to show up, pointed at his face, even though she stopped doing that long ago. "Sorry, didn't meant to sneak up on you," he apologized.

Unable to help herself, Astrid gave him a quick once-over, always pleased to see him when she woke up, with or without clothes on. She waved his apology off then. "It's fine. So, what's up Hiccup..?" She asked cautiously, wondering what he was up to. He couldn't want... and now? Could he? Then again, she wouldn't put it past him.

Hiccup smiled knowingly, as though knowing just where her mind was going. "I'm here just to say hi and check up on you, nothing more," he assured her with a little glint in his eyes.

Astrid narrowed her eyes, knowing that he knew she suspected him of wanting nothing more than to slip between her legs. He was just messing with her head now! She eyed him suspiciously all the same. "Oh, is that so?" she teased.

"Yes ma'am, I would never lie to you," Hiccup beamed, almost bouncing on his heels.

Astrid snorted lightly, not because she didn't believe him, but because of how enigmatic and energetic he was being. He had something up his sleeve, but he wasn't letting any of his cards show... which was odd considering how terrible a liar he was. Then she noticed something that only further proved her suspicions. "So is that mug for me?" she asked knowingly. Hiccup made her moon tea pretty often, but it was usually in anticipation of getting some.

Hiccup merely grinned and offered her the familiar steaming cup of tea. "That it is, milady," he replied, his tone more chipper than it probably had any right to be.

Yep, he was plotting something.

And probably something that would have her howling deep into the night.

Astrid subtly shook her head to clear it of dirty thoughts and regarded him with amusement, then took the proffered mug, sitting down at her little table by her window to sip on it. She let it soothe and comfort her like it usually did, smiling into the mug when she tasted the honey Hiccup took the pains to find and add to it. Honey was a prized commodity, difficult to find and only a select few collected and harvested it from apiaries. There were no bee keepers on Dragon's Edge, and they hadn't gotten any on their last supply run, so it meant that Hiccup had gone out of his way to find bees and collect honey himself. Little acts of affection like this was what made it impossible for Astrid not to be perpetually swayed by him.

Smiling at him in appreciation for a second, she settled in and enjoyed her tea. It was a little ironic that the moon tea served to calm her down, considering its purpose was so that she and Hiccup could have copious amounts of worryless sex and so that he wouldn't have to worry about how often he had her... quite the opposite of tranquility really. Astrid had been anxious since last night, the tension she felt in her and need for him an almost consistent pulse through her veins, but now at least she felt much more relaxed.

Astrid took a few more minutes to enjoy the tea, but realized then that he had been very quiet the entire time. Glancing up at him again, she noticed him leaning casually against her table, just a few breaths away from her, his arms crossed and was simply watching her intently. The look he was giving her was downright smoldering, but he didn't move an inch, nor did he hide the fact that he was eying her like a piece of sugar-coated candied fruit. "Can I help you with something?" The axe-wielder drawled playfully, trying not to let his intense gaze get to her.

Hiccup merely smiled for a second, then shrugged. "Just you wait..." he grinned suggestively.

Astrid felt a deep shiver of thrill rush through her to settle enticingly between her legs, but she put on the show of scowling at him. "Is that the only thing you ever think of?" she asked with barely concealed amusement.

Hiccup's brow lifted a little incredulously, giving her his best 'are you kidding me?' expression. "For the next couple weeks, pretty much, yeah," he deadpanned.

Astrid again put on a big act of being annoyed and groaning, but also reluctantly accepting her lot in life to be his play thing, at least temporarily. It was all for show though since though they both knew well that they loved spending every possibly second together and that screaming in pleasure was something she would never ever be annoyed by. "Fine, whatever, Haddock," she scoffed playfully, finishing up her tea.

Hiccup smiled and offered her his hand. Astrid took it without thought and smiled softly when he squeezed it a little. They made their way out then, only letting go of each others hands when they stepped outside. They found Toothless and Stormfly waiting for them and smiled at the hungry dragons. "Come on, let's feed these big babies before they get cranky," Hiccup suggested, earning an indignant huff from Toothless and an offended trill from Stormfly.

"Oh stop. You know you are!" Astrid teased her beloved Nadder, giving her chin a good scratch to bypass the grumpiness.

They got on their dragons and took a few minutes to dive into the waters and let them catch fish. Fortunately it was still very early in the morning so they didn't expect the others to be waiting impatiently for them, if they were even awake yet. As the two humans and the two dragons finally made their way toward the clubhouse, they made sure to note what needed work the most. Knowing it would be there, Astrid stalled them and pointed to the hole near the support beam under Hiccup's hut. "You might want to take care of that soon," she suggested.

Hiccup nodded, glancing around the area at the wreckage, his calculating eyes measuring what would need to be prioritized. "Thanks, I'll handle that after we meet up with the others." They continued on their way and Astrid inwardly sighed again at how utterly the place was damaged. At least they all knew how to do construction work and could fix their home relatively quickly!

When they got to the clubhouse, they noticed their friends there already after all, though most of them were passed out as expected. The twins were sitting back to back on the floor, dozing, and Snotlout's head was face-planted against the table around the hearth. Fishlegs also look tired, but he and Meatlug were eating, so at least they were getting food energy.

"Rise and shine you guys!" Hiccup called out cheerfully, waking those asleep with a start and earning groans from them.

"The sun is barely up, Hiccup... why must you do this to us?" Snotlout whined where his head still rested.

Hiccup crossed his arms. "Do you really want an answer to that?"

Snotlout snorted. "No. I'd rather skip the lecture this early in the morning..." he grumbled.

Astrid hid her smile behind her mug she had taken with her. She had already drained it of tea, but it was still useful for situations like this. Sometimes she didn't think any of them realized how much they acted like a family unit, with Hiccup as their suffering father. Of course, Astrid didn't realize at the moment that she was in a way the mother of that scenario. The twins had mentioned them as mom and dad before, but she hadn't even thought to make the connection.

Hiccup pressed his hands together then. "So! Today we get down to the real repair work!" he said eagerly, always excited to work with his hands. He once again received various degrees of complaint and rubbed his face with his hand in exasperation.

Tuffnut crawled over to him on his knees, hands together in a pleading manner. "Oh please don't make your over worked subjects toil and labor for your whims! Have mercy on us, sir!"

Ruffnut likewise made a show of slapping the back of her hand to her forehead and leaning away dramatically, other arm stretched out. "I'm not sure how much more I can take! It is simply too much!" she cried.

By this point they all knew they were being theatrical and complaining on purpose, trying to rile either Astrid or Hiccup up for kicks. Hiccup planted his face on his hand and sighed heavily. "Oh gods..." he groaned, hiding his fond smile behind his hand.

Astrid stepped forward and flicked Tuffnut hard over the head to get him to stop groveling at Hiccup's feet. "If you guys don't stop whining I'll give you a reason to complain..." she warned them half-heartedly, also amused by their antics, though she would never let them know that.

Tuffnut and Ruffnut shared an impish smile then. "But mother..!" they both cried, making her jerk back in disturbed shock, earning laughter from them at her reaction.

"It's too early for all of this..." was Snotlout's muffled groaned against the table, trying to hide his own amusement.

Hiccup shook his head and turned to all of them. "So anyway, come on, gang, get up. Today we're going to finish up cleaning debris and hauling the cannon balls to the main Forge. After that we will separate to work on the most heavily damaged areas. You will each be in charge of the surrounding area around your hut, but feel free of course to ask for help if you need it." Hiccup then divvied out specific tasks best suited for each of their skill sets. "Everyone know what to do?" he asked. They gave them their affirmation and after taking a moment to eat, he sent them on their way.

Fortunately for Astrid, Hiccup stuck to his side of the base and worked on his own projects that morning, making the morning, at least for her, go by peacefully. It wasn't that she didn't want to spend time with him, it was just that if they worked close together at this current point in time, she knew he would make it impossible to concentrate. He wasn't normally like this, not at all, and she knew it was usually her fault when he was, but the times that he was like this, he tended to strive to render her normal thought processes not functional. She knew this reprieve wouldn't last all day, so Astrid took the opportunity given to her to focus on her tasks, repairing what she could, using Stormfly's help, and occasionally flying over to help someone else.

Generally, the morning went by quickly and with little incident.

At one point however, Hookfang decided he wouldn't put up with Snotlout's bossy attitude and lit himself on fire. This wasn't the first time and probably not the last, but this time he managed to accidentally set a pile of broken beams on fire. Astrid and Stormfly had been nearby, helping the twins patch up a hole between their hut and Snotlout's. They all rushed to put the fires out and Stormfly too the opportunity to roar in Hookfang's face, making him duck his head down sheepishly. They finished and took the remaining wood they could salvage down to the dome, setting in on the stone floor. Hookfang didn't set himself on fire the rest of the day.

Lunch rolled around and they all retreated to the clubhouse after a solid morning of work.

Astrid sighed in relief, only having to deal with a fire and literally dragging the twins back to work once, a record! All in all it was a productive start of the day. Astrid had hoped that the rest of the day would go by just as useful, but by the way Hiccup was subtly keeping close to her and giving her knowing looks, she knew it wouldn't be that way that afternoon.

To make matters 'worse', Hiccup had decided to volunteer himself to help Astrid out, so the work went by faster between two of them, of course. It had the opposite effect however. He used every opportunity to not so subtly seduce her. He brushed against her, touched her softly, gave her smoldering smiles and was generally just in her personal space the whole time.

Astrid squirmed and blushed the entire time, knowing he was doing this so she was continuously reminded he had his sights on her and wouldn't be letting her go any time soon. She only hoped he didn't keep this up the entire week, or it would just take longer to get through the repair work! Suffice it to say, the afternoon went by a lot tenser than that morning.

By that evening, Astrid was both flustered and agitated. Fortunately Hiccup seemed to have noticed the irritation and kept a bit of distance. During dinner though, Hiccup made sure to at least give her promising looks, and subtly caress her whenever he walked past her. Even with her narrowed eyes at him, he didn't back off completely, letting her know he was determined.

That night, after dinner and after everyone split up for the evening, Hiccup didn't follow her to her hut. Astrid watched curiously as he instead walked calmly to his own hut without even looking back at her. She had to wonder what he was up to, he had said he would be coming for her, so why wasn't he? He didn't even ask her to meet up with him this time. Did he expect her to follow him? But if he did, he usually gave her a hint of some kind. When he didn't do that, it usually was code between them that he needed some time alone for something or other. With all the hints he had been dropping all day it made her suspicious, but maybe he had just been trying to get to her head? In any case, taking that as a cue, she shrugged and made her way to her hut.

Astrid went about her nightly routine as normal, removing her armor, washing up, and stripping down. She didn't always unbind her braid, but tonight she felt like doing so, letting out a pleased sigh as she ran her fingers through her silky hair. When she was done, she spent a few minutes writing her usual letter to her parents and then went to her bed. She sat there a moment and frowned thoughtfully, wondering if Hiccup was going to come for her like he said he would.

Deciding that maybe he really was giving her another night to rest, maybe noticing her fatigue during the day, she laid back onto her bed and pulled her covers up. She let her mind blank and soon found herself drifting off to sleep.

For the most part, Astrid slept peacefully and deeply, not troubled by nightmares this time, nor were her dreams filled with memories of her intimate times with Hiccup... well, not at first. Like many times that week, Astrid's mind decided to mess with her, only this time, her body seemed to be joining in on the torment. Astrid felt as though she were paralyzed, much like she had felt years ago under Freyja's influence, only this time she felt like hands were holding her down.

Astrid twisted in her sleep, moaning softly as she felt fingers very gently trailing over the exposed skin of her thighs, steadily creeping up and dipping between her legs. She whimpered, her dream making her feel the familiar touch of Hiccup's hand, sliding against her folds, his fingers delicately but instantly finding her aching clit. The pleasure was almost real, pounding, hungry, repetitive. The more she writhed and moaned, the more intensely she felt the enslaving pleasure.

"Astrid... wake up, milady..." Astrid heard Hiccup's voice then, only this time she was sure it wasn't in her dreams. "Mmm... wake up, babe..." he moaned in her ear. Astrid opened her eyes and shuddered deeply as rolling pleasure continued to crash through her. It was then she noticed that she hadn't been dreaming at all! Not only that, but the reason she had felt almost paralyzed was because of the compromising position she was currently in.

Hiccup had come for her after all, seemingly in the dead of the night like the damn sex demon he was. He had stripped and climbed into her bed. Without waking her, he had moved her around until she was beneath him, his knees between her legs, keeping them apart, one hand held her wrists pinned above her head and the other was continuously teasing her pussy.

Astrid bit her lip and felt her thighs trembling with every little touch. "H-Hiccup..." she panted weakly, foggy from being half-asleep and deeply drugged from pleasure.

Hiccup gave her a half-lidded, toothy grin. "Good evening, Astrid. You didn't think I forgot about you, did you?" he asked playfully.

"No... I didn't..." Astrid groaned, eyes shutting with desire.

Hiccup smiled a little more softly and leaned down, dipping over her to devour her mouth. "I hope... you had... a chance... to recover..." he mentioned in between sucking, thigh-wetting kisses.

"I recovered... enough..!" Astrid gasped lustfully, shaking a little more as he squeezed down on her clit ever so slightly, teasing the entrance to her soaked pussy.

"Good," was all the one-legged Viking replied before going back to plundering her mouth, his fingers resuming their work between her legs.

Astrid bucked her hips desperately, her chest heaving as she struggled to control her breathing, barely suppressed need making it difficult to think. She tried to get him to relieve the tension, but like the previous night, he held her down with surprising strength and continued to touch her at his leisure. This time Astrid wouldn't remain silent, he hadn't set down rules after all. "Hiccup... Hiccup I need you..!" she groaned out.

Hiccup shivered with desire, but continued on sliding his finger back and forth over her clit. "Easy, just lay back and enjoy it..." he suggested, and chuckled at her narrowed eyes, but the axe-wielder wasn't able to hold her playful irritated expression for long.

"Gods damn... you... Hic-uuuh..!" Astrid arched back as the symphony of pleasure within her reached the peak of a crescendo. Unfortunately, Hiccup pulled his hand away just before she could start singing. "Hiccup..!" She shouted impatiently, worried that he would try to overwhelm her again and not thinking she could stand another night of continuous torment.

"Relax, milady," Hiccup smiled and maneuvered her legs around his hips as best he could with one hand. His hand returned to her then and he watched her twist and whine beneath him, spurting hot and messy onto his fingers. He moaned softly as he worked his fingers deep into her, first two, then a third. He then watched her shatter to pieces, convulsing and shrieking through clenched teeth as her climax slammed her walls shut around his pumping fingers. Just as she reached the peak of her orgasm, Hiccup released her wrists, pulled her legs up against his chest, and rocked himself hard into her.

Astrid arched back further at the exquisite feeling of him filling her suddenly and completely, pushing her hips further into him, letting him squeeze in deeper. She held the bed beneath her tightly, gasping moans tearing from her throat as he began to saw in and out of her. Hiccup panted as he thrust himself up into her, holding himself up on his knees to reach as far within her as he could.

Hiccup began to rock on his knees harder then. "Astrid..." he groaned in rapture, feeling himself swelling turgidly inside her, his hands slid over her legs, gently caressing them for a moment before squeezing them together. Astrid felt him pressing her thighs tightly together as he continued to piston into her and felt every agonizing vibration with ever thrust through her thighs, pushing snugly against her sodden folds. Every little stimulation was like a hot tidal wave shooting through her clit and very soon she found her orgasm spiraling through her rapidly once more, making her writhe and bite down on her lip to keep from waking the island.

Hiccup let her legs slide over his shoulders and he sidled in closer, leaning down so she lifted slightly off the bed, bent over at the hips. Hiccup knew she was flexible, so he didn't worry about hurting her as he leaned in all the way, nearly pressing his chest against her breasts, pushing in deeper and harder while sliding his tongue back into her mouth, muffling her cries. The new position didn't let Astrid help though, frustrating and arousing her like nothing else.

Pinned completely down then, Hiccup let himself lose control, rolling his hips as fast as he could without giving her whiplash, his hands sliding over her heaving breasts to squeeze gently, stimulating her to spill her arousal over his cock again. The punishing rhythm did its job and he soon found himself pulling away from the kiss, choking on his cry as he ejaculated hard.

Astrid moaned breathlessly, twisting to try to squeeze her thighs hard over him, bucking up as much as he could, unable to quite reach that sweet spot, and made only worse when he suddenly stilled over her then. "Hiccup..! Hiccup..! I can't reach m-aahh..!" Fortunately Hiccup was already on top of her little problem with the angle, his hand sliding between her folds to quickly and efficiently swipe at her clit until she was shrieking with completion all over again.

Hiccup held them still then, panting softly above her, catching his breath. Astrid continued to shake beneath him, her eyes shut, blissfully welcoming his warm seed deep inside her once more. Hiccup leaned his head down a little to press it against hers tenderly, their eyes fixed on each other as they recovered. As they began to relax then, he finally let her go and settled himself gently against her, still subtly pinning her beneath him. "Hi..." he murmured simply, smiling softly.

Astrid scrunched up her nose in amusement, smiling back at him. "Hey," she answered. "Fancy meeting you here... do you cum here often?" she asked with a devilish grin.

Hiccup threw back his head in laughter. "Yes ma'am!" he answered, his eyes crinkling with mirth.

"What a coincidence, so do I!" She beamed.

They sighed in relief as their lips met again in a slow, gentle kiss, slowing themselves down to enjoy their time with each other. When he pulled away, he rolled them a little so she could rest on his chest. Astrid felt herself drown in his warmth as she always did. "Give me a minute and I'll be good to go," Hiccup mentioned, his words slightly muffled where he rested against her shoulder. Astrid sighed in pleasure, sinking deeper into his embrace and taking the moment to catch her own breath.

Just like she knew would happen, with him being so insatiable lately, they spent most of the night tangled together, locked in heavy, heart-pounding sex, only stopping a few hours before sunrise, just as they had the other night.

The group spent the week cleaning and repairing and every night Hiccup either crawled into her bed, or tugged her into his. Astrid eagerly let him have her, tugging him between her legs, always welcoming him inside her and always asking for more. After two days of continually teasing her until she begged, he stopped doing that so much, figuring she had made it up to him enough. It didn't mean he stopped it all together though, and even if she put on an act of whining and protesting, she never stopped him, both knowing how much she actually loved it.

As the week drew to an end, Dragons Edge slowly but surely began to heal.

That next morning, after all their hard work had finally been completed and Dragon's Edge was no longer falling to pieces, Astrid woke up feeling a now seemingly perpetual ache between her legs. She had gotten used to it by now, and only registered the sweet sweet satisfaction she felt in the mornings. She stretched slightly, groaning a little pleasantly as her muscles eased back into place. This morning she felt a little sweaty, feeling the days becoming hotter. Laying next to a heat source as strong as Hiccup didn't help much in that department, but it was something she was more than willing to put up with. How could such a slender guy generate so much heat though?

Hiccup stirred then, woken up by her movements. "Hey..." he mumbled sleepily. "You okay?" he asked.

Astrid tilted her head to the side in question. "I sure am, why wouldn't I be?"

Hiccup lifted himself slightly to peer down at her. "Well, you've seemed a bit sluggish lately?"

Astrid scoffed and crossed her arms, regarding him with a tolerant look. "How do you think I feel, after having a ridged pole shoved into me every night without stop?" she challenged.

Hiccup laughed nervously. "Uh, sorry..?" he bit out.

Astrid narrowed her eyes, noticing the amusement he badly hid. "Yeah, no you're not..." she drawled. Hiccup didn't say anything to that, only smiled and shrugged a little. Astrid sighed and rested her arm over her eyes. "Well, at least you've been gentle lately..."

Hiccup settled back down, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "If you had only given me something during those two months, anything at all, I wouldn't have gone so crazy..." he reminded her.

Astrid snorted softly. "You're always crazy, but that's one of the things I love about you," she grinned.

Hiccup's brow hiked up. "I am, huh?" he questioned, then grinned and rolled over her, straddling her and sliding his hands over her. Astrid quivered at his touch, her body instantly reacting to him, even after a week straight of having him deep inside her. She sighed in defeat, knowing she could never get enough of him anyway, she slid her trembling legs around his hips again. She reached up and tugged him down to kiss her, her breath shaky against his mouth as he slowly began to push into her again.

Suddenly a crash was heard behind them, making them jerk apart with a start. They heard the unmistakable warble and pathetic croon of a hungry dragon, then noticed the black shape near them, tilting its head curiously at them. "Toothless!" Hiccup shouted with frustration. By now they were used to seeing one or more dragon pop in and no longer felt awkward at being naked around then, deciding it was silly to feel that around animals who walked around naked anyway. Toothless ducked his head and crooned again, his eyes wide, trying to give him the most endearing look he could muster. "Ugh..." Hiccup groaned in frustration, unable to stay upset with the Night Fury, then scowled at Astrid when he heard her laughing beneath him.

Astrid was secretly thankful to Toothless. She loved Hiccup with everything she had, and was basically addicted to making love to him, but a girl needed a break every now and then! "Good morning, Toothless!" she said cheerfully, making the dragon perk up with relief that he wasn't in trouble.

"What? No! No! Don't encourage him! He'll never stop interrupting if you do!" Hiccup scolded her, making her shriek with laughter as he tickled her. "I think you're the one who's crazy!" Unfortunately for, in Astrid's opinion, a cutely pouting Hiccup, they could not finish their morning romp and instead got up and reluctantly separated to prepare for the day. It was funny to her how Hiccup could have such mood swings and do a complete three-sixty in a few seconds, from unbearably sexy, to exceedingly adorable.

A bit later, after feeding their dragons, everyone met up at the clubhouse as usual for their morning report. As soon as they settled in, Hiccup noticed how restless they all were, a full week of repair work and cleaning getting to them. "Hiccup! Seriously, give us a break!" Snotlout complained.

"Yeah! It's such a nice day out, we should do something fun!" Ruffnut suggested. "Come on, boss-man!"

"Alright, alright!" Hiccup waved his hands, trying to stop their whining. "You guys worked really hard, I'm proud of all of you," he smiled at them, relieved when they relaxed again. "I think we deserve a good break," he decided, smiling fondly when they all cheered. Hiccup figured they could get back to studying the Dragon Eye and searching the archipelago another time.

"Yes! Beach party!" Ruffnut shouted gleefully.

"Alright!" Tuffnut crowed, and promptly bashed his helmet against his sister's in a 'twin celebration'.

Fishlegs bounced in his seat, also excited over the idea. "That's a great idea!" he agreed cheerfully.

"For once I have to agree!" Snotlout sighed in relief, then grinned mischievously. "Last one to the beach has laundry duty!" he called as he dashed out of the clubhouse to his hut, Hookfang snorting in amusement and hot on his trail.

Astrid remembered this day now and smiled fondly. "Not happening, Snotlout!" she shouted back and sped off.

"No! No! Not again! Not more cleaning! No!" Tuffnut gasped in panic and accidentally collided with his sister in his desperate attempt to go get ready.

Fishlegs groaned in frustration and jogged out. "Snotlout! Stop doing that! No one agreed to those terms!"

At her hut, Astrid wasted no time getting ready, shimming out of her clothes and slipping on her swimcloths. Deciding she was as ready as she would ever be, she called to Stormfly, then hopped on and flew down to the beach.

Just like last time, as she laid out her blanket over the sand, Snotlout landed nearby and made to strut near her like a preening peacock. "Hey babe, like what you see?" he asked with a flirtatious wink.

Astrid crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes. "Snotlout, would you like one of your shoulders dislocated, or both? I'm feeling generous today..." she threatened him. Snotlout cringed and backed away slowly. Astrid shared an amused smile with Hookfang who stood nearby.

That bit of triviality over with for the time being, Astrid slid down onto her blanket and laid back, sighing as she closed her eyes, letting the warm sun soak into her. "Gotta love coconut oil," she murmured, thankful they had coconuts on their island to help keep the sun's dangerous rays from damaging her smooth, silky skin.

Just then she felt a body slump down next to her. "Ugh, boys are so gross," Ruffnut huffed and leaned back on her palms over the blanket.

Before she could go on, Astrid jumped right in, not even bothering to open her eyes. "Oh I completely agree! They're loud and sweaty and... ripe..." she bit her lip in amusement at her choice of word, then sat up to not so subtly glance around her, her eyes instantly locking on to where she knew her lover would be. She watch as Hiccup carelessly rubbed his neck like he had before, the swell of his lithe muscles there bunching with the movement enticingly, sweat sliding over his now tanned, glistening skin. Astrid had to try very hard not to lick her lips.

Gods, once again, even after how much she took him in this past week, how often he delved deep between her folds and made her helplessly cry his name, she wondered how he could still make her want him so badly by just... being there! Then again, maybe it wasn't such a mystery, the reason being, among other things, precisely because he could so very easily make her scream in pleasure. At least she didn't have to go by the 'hands off' rule she had when she was younger this time. Not that he'd even let her at this point.

Ruffnut glanced over at her with amusement, forgetting her complaint over her disgusting brother in favor of teasing her friend. She noticed right where Astrid's eyes were roving, shamelessly at that, not even bothering to hide it this time. "Ripe. Uh huh. Somehow I don't think you mean they stink, not all of them anyway. And by the way, you're staring a little intensely there, at a certain one-legged variety of gross boys..." she leered.

Astrid shrugged dismissively, not even batting an eye. "I'm sure I have no idea what you're talking about, Ruff. And if I was staring at anyone, he's there, right in my line of sight, and it's well within my rights to look where I want, is it not?" she challenged with a raised brow, brushing back her golden locks from her face.

Ruffnut snorted and leaned in with a smirk. "Are you admitting attraction?" she asked teasingly.

Astrid smirked right back, knowing how the twins knew about them. "I'm not admitting anything. Are you?" she shot back, goading her.

Ruffnut rolled her eyes. "I'm not into Hiccup that way, but I won't deny he's grown up really well from the scrawny little Viking he used to be," she admitted. "He's got goods any healthy Viking woman would be blind not to notice," she very accurately pointed out.

Astrid glanced over to where her friend gestured and this time she let her eyes trace down the swell of his abs, darkened by the enticing hair that thickened as it disappeared under his swimcloth. She remembered at one point keeping him pinned to the bed, blowing on those little hairs and watching him shudder and plead with her. Her eyes kept on going, down to the very enticing bulge in his swimcloth at her leisure.

"Mm," was Astrid's pleased, distracted murmur. "Maybe," she agreed with a barely concealed grin, not even noticing the knowing smirk on her friend's face. Oh yeah, he had goods... and unlike last time, she was intimately familiar with those goods. Yes, she was probably eying him like a piece of meat, but what could she do? It wasn't her fault he was so delectable. Astrid bit her lip, feeling the familiar tingle of desire rush through her, knowing she would have him again that night just made watching him from afar so much sweeter.

Ruffnut saw how Astrid was practically drooling and chuckled. "I take it you two had that... discussion? He's been a lot more relaxed lately. He almost has a bounce in his step..." she teased, wagging her brows.

Astrid blinked back to Earth from where her mind was wandering and scoffed, trying to keep her blush off her cheeks. "Please, even if there had been anything, I don't kiss and tell."

Ruffnut smirked once more, knowing very well that she was still denying it. "But there was kissing involved? And lots of it, and in different positions, right?" she sneered.

Astrid shuddered from very pleasant memories the teasing inspired. After over a month without any, Hiccup had been insatiable all week and even though it had hurt like a bitch that first night, Freyja had it been amazing. Still, she pulled a face and gave her so called friend an annoyed look. "Don't be a pervert. I'm not telling you anything."

"Oh come on," Ruffnut half laughed, half begged. "You're my only sources of entertainment! I have to live vicariously through someone! And you're like the only one among us getting any! ...Well, you know, except Hiccup too, of course."

Astrid groaned in exasperation and flopped back against the blanket."Ruff! Please cut it out!" Sometimes Astrid preferred it when Ruffnut was acting as clueless and ridiculous as her brother. When you split them up, they were probably even more dangerous and polar opposites. Ruffnut was secretly very observant and obviously the smarter of the two. Astrid sat back up and leaned over on her elbows then, regarding her friend. "Anyway, if you want your own action so bad, there's always Fishlegs, or Snotlout," she snickered. "I bet they're pretty ripe for the picking too!" she laughed.

"Ugh!" Ruffnut cringed, shooting her a glare.

Astrid shrugged at her. "Payback's a bitch." She settled back and let her eyes wander to her lover again, once again very happy she chose Hiccup over all the other boys all those years ago, even if she hadn't had a clue how much he would blossom. Now she could just sit back and watch him be cluelessly tantalizing.

An indignant roar caught her attention and she was once again a witness to a pissed off Toothless angrily chasing Barf and Belch and Hookfang, while Stormfly and Meatlug looked on knowingly, much like their human counterparts often ended up doing at some point during the week.

Most of the morning they all spent relaxing, splashing in the water a little, building sand sculptures, or simply sitting and talking. Hiccup brought out a leather ball they sometimes played games with and kicked in around the sand, competing with each other and reach opposite goals they fastest. None of them were surprised anymore by Hiccup's agility or speed, even if he was missing a leg. Astrid thought that maybe because he was missing a leg, he had trained himself to overcome the handicap and better himself. She wouldn't put it past him at all.

Throughout the entire day, Hiccup took the opportunity to use her attraction to him to stimulate her further, enticing her, but staying just out of reach. At one point, while the others were preoccupied with a game, he stood near her, where she was leaning against a rock, just slightly behind her. Hiccup stepped a little closer to her and blew on her bare shoulder gently. "Astrid..?" he murmured near her ear.

"Hm..?" Astrid questioned, completely distracted by his proximity and heat.

Hiccup nuzzled her slightly, his eyes trained on their friends, making sure no one was watching them. "Tell me how much you want me..?" he asked in a low tone.

Astrid bit back a moan of desire and leaned back a little, trying to get closer to him. "I want you inside me..." she admitted with a sigh.

Hiccup shuddered with desire and blushed at her blunt answer. Still not touching her, he leaned in a little closer. "How much..?"

Astrid smiled a little, tilting her head a little to entice him to kiss her. "All the time..."

Hiccup grinned, letting his fingers ghost over the skin on her hips. "Do you want it now?" he asked in a mixture of lust and curiosity.

Astrid panted a little, feeling the throbbing between her legs increasing, her skin tingling wherever he lightly touched. "We can't... right now..." she answered with a struggle.

Hiccup smiled and shook his head. "I still want an answer..."

Astrid let her eyes shut, giving in to her desire for him. "Yes, I want you now," she told him. Hiccup then took the opportunity no one was watching to step flush against her, moving his fingers over her, sliding his hand down her belly, over her thighs. Astrid had to brace herself on the rock beside her. Just then he pulled completely away from her, smiling in amusement when she whipped around to him to scowl. "Hiccup..." she growled, half frustrated with him, half playful.

During dinner Hiccup didn't let up, making that night just as intense as it had been for a while. Astrid barely paid any attention to Tuffnut as he told his ghost story, already having heard it. The only thing on her mind was Hiccup sitting next to her, subtly trailing his fingers over the exposed skin of her lower back, teasing her waist-line, dipping a little below her swimcloth, making her more and more aroused by the second.

Astrid squirmed a little, her breathing a little heavy but trying not to attract too much attention. Hiccup then whispers in her ear, words she vaguely remembered. "Will you meet me at my hut..? Join me..?" he asked suggestively.

Astrid remembers him saying something a little similar before, but this time she knew talking was the last thing on his mind. "Of course..." she answered readily, sharing a knowing smile with him while the others were distracted.

Later that night, Astrid crept out of her hut after making sure everyone had retreated to theirs and sneaked over to Hiccup's. As soon as she reached his room, thankful that Hiccup had gotten good at convincing Toothless to spend the night either outside or in the stables, she bit her lip as he approached her with purpose. Astrid let him trap her again, feeling thrilled every time he acted confident and decisive. Hiccup smirked and walked them over to the bed, backing her up against it. Astrid let herself fall over it and reached up for him, helping him crawl onto the bed and straddle her.

They systematically stripped each other, kissing every bit of exposed skin, never getting enough. Astrid quickened their efforts, all but yanking her leggings off, thankfully not having bothered to put on her bindings this time. Hiccup didn't bother removing his pants or prosthetic this time, the days stimulation having affected him just as much as it had her. Astrid lay back then and wrapped her legs around his hips, squeezing down to force him to rock onto her. The grind made them groan in pleasure.

Hiccup settled between her legs more comfortably, wanting to take things a little slower. Astrid waited with bated breath, shaking with desire, but he took his time pleasuring her again, playing her like a musical instrument until she was writhing and moaning beneath him, giving him pleading leaned down to kiss her neck gently, even as his hands sped up, his fingers repeatedly tapping and swirling at her raw sex until she arched back and cried out.

Hiccup took the opportunity like he often did to take advantage, relishing the feeling of her clamping tightly around his cock as he squeezed in. He began to thrust slowly this time, mindful to her soreness she no doubt still had from a week straight of this. Soon however, Astrid became impatient, twisting beneath him, moaning with each slow penetration. "Do you... want more..?" he asked breathlessly.

Astrid could only moan in agreement, her legs tightening around him, her hips lifting up to join his thrusts. Hiccup took that as a yes and began shoving into her, rolling her against the bed, watching with lustful interest as her breasts bounce with his rough thrusts.

They worked themselves into mutual orgasm, spasming and trembling against each other as they let the after-effect wash over them. When they were sufficiently relaxed, Astrid helped him remove his fake leg and pants, then curled up with him. After another moment, Hiccup's hand slid back between her legs. "Are you ready for more..?" he asked with a little grin.

Astrid smiled against him and nodded. "Always," she replied, then lets him roll her onto him. Astrid sighed in relief, thankful he was giving her back control. She eagerly sunk down onto him and rolled her hips, gasping in slight pain and pausing to adjust.

Hiccup gazed up at her half with desire and half with worry. "Are you okay..?" he asked in a strained tone.

As an answer, Astrid began to buck her hips hard and groaned in pain and pleasure, completely distracting Hiccup from his worry. Gripping him tightly, she panted and whined above him, jerking her hips onto him, making him shake and moan beneath her.

Hiccup stayed as still as he could, simply letting her give in to her nature and ride him hard. Every hard jab jostling him within her, making him ache so badly, pleasure heightened by how she moaned gutturally and rocked her body so lustfully into him. He clenched his teeth and squeezed his eyes tight, trying not to go off too soon, to let her enjoy him.

Astrid wasn't making it easy on him however. She worked him hard for a good few minutes but wasn't able to hold her own self off as well as he could, her body locking up tight as she was thrown off the edge. "Huunnn...!" Astrid groaned out, bent over him slightly, little shudders racing up and down her body as she ground herself to a stop.

Hiccup moaned in pleasure and just as she was at the throes of passion again, he grabbed her hips and forced her to keep on rocking against him, not letting her escape like she had done a few times to tease him. Instead, Hiccup kept on thrusting up into her, working her quivering body hard until he join her shortly after, holding her down tightly against his hips as he ejaculated.

Astrid held herself still above him, eyes closed, her hands braced against the bed on either side of his head, shaking with pleasure, relishing the feeling of him hot and throbbing inside her as he finished. When he was done, she let herself collapse atop him, knowing her weight wouldn't faze him.

Hiccup ran his hand through her hair slowly, tenderly. "You know I'm not satisfied quiet yet, right..?" he asked lazily.

Astrid kisses his chest tenderly. "Oh I know, don't you worry about me," she cooed.

Hiccup grinned and wrapped his arms around her, sliding his hands over her, trying to entice her but stayed beneath her. "Good..."

They made love the entire night again, but this time didn't stop until morning.

Day broke and they realized they had been going at it the whole night. Astrid nearly laughed out loud at the difference this time. This time they definitely didn't simply sit and talk until the next morning! They settled against the bed then, finally taking a break, simply holding each other. "This is nice..." Astrid hummed, her head resting at the crook of his neck.

"Mm hm," Hiccup agreed. After a few minutes he blinked, suddenly remembering something. "Hey..." he began sleepily. "I wanted to ask earlier yesterday but I forgot. Want to help me map out of the surrounding area? Just you and me?" he asked curiously.

Astrid smiled softly against him. "I'd love to, but maybe the next day... today would be tough doing anything with lack of sleep, don't you think?"

Hiccup chuckled and squeezed her a little. "You're right, it can wait," he sighed contentedly. They stayed tangled for a little longer, but knew they would have to split up for the day, lest someone went looking for them. Hiccup felt her pulling away and groaned in protest, tugging her back.

"Come on, let go, you know I have to leave..." Astrid said gently, leaning over to caress his cheek.

Hiccup leaned into her loving touch, giving her a pleading look. "Don't want to..." he mumbled. Astrid smiled fondly and settled against him, sliding her tongue into his mouth, kissing him with enough enthusiasm to make him go slack beneath her. When she was sure he was sufficiently distracted, she pulled away from him quickly, not letting him catch her. "Hey! That's cheating!" he whined.

Astrid shook her head and smiled at him. "Sorry, babe, a girl needs her rest!" she winked at him, grinning at his pout. Hiccup watched her slip her clothes on with interest, and Astrid tried very hard not to look over to him, draped over his bed completely naked, the blanket just barely covering him. Gods, it was more difficult to leave than she thought! Astrid blew him a kiss then, not daring getting near him, knowing he would try to seduce her to stay, then left in hurry, before she changed her mind.

Astrid made it to her hut and let herself fall into her bed, sighing with relief. She rolled over then and decided a quick nap wouldn't hurt.

End A/N: So much hot sex! Sorry it took a bit to update, got distracted with plans over the weekend, then work and general 'real life' stuff got in the way. Also, what I had left to write was the sexy parts. I've been working on this chapter a bit at work on my phone, but uh... writing smut isn't exactly safe for work, and the stuff I write is very NSFW actually, haha!

Hey I also wanted to ask if anyone noticed in "The Zippleback Experience" how confident Hiccup was that he would hurt Snotlout? He was like "you're going to be sorry" and knew he'd knock him out! I was rewatching that recently and that bit of realization hit me, no pun intended. Like, it was enough that he used his non-dominant hand, but even with that, to also know he could knock Snotlout's lights out? Interesting. That Dreamworks is tricky that.

Shout-Outs:

LexieFanatic: Aww thank you! I try!

Resisting-Moonlight: That would be funny, wouldn't it! And yeah, no she wouldn't get any rest if they lived together lol, but neither would he! I think it'd be a mutual sleep deprivation situation.

Guest: Thanks! I listened to "Flume - Say it (feat. Tove Lo) (Illenium remix)" and you're right! I can totally see this story in the lyrics! Nice catch! Great song :)

SecretShipper04: I hope I was able to answer your question in the PM I left you! The scene mentioned in chapter 22 was just a memory they shared, not actually part of the story.

Hiccstrid-OnlyI hate modern: Maybe I'll do that some day!