Astrid was blushing scarlet red as she sat opposite to Hiccup, who had been discharged that morning, on her couch. She hadn't stopped blushing since Stoick and Valka walked back into the room thirty minutes after the Code Blue fiasco only to catch her quite literally on top of their son in a heated make-out session. Hiccup wasn't any better as he couldn't look either of his parents in the eye. Toothless seemed to be the only one not embarrassed. The little Nightfury didn't really care that Astrid was close to tearing off Hiccup's hospital gown then and there, as long as he got fed.

"So........" Astrid started.

"So......." Hiccup mumbled suddenly looking nervous.

"OH WILL YOU TWO JUST GET ON WITH IT-HFFBBNMMM!!!" Came from the window and Astrid and Hiccup both turned to see Dagur standing there with a banner that read 'Hiccstrid 4 ever' while Heather stood behind him with her hand clamped over her brother's mouth.

"Sorry bout this." Heather apologized and then proceeded to drag her squirming brother away like a sack of potatoes.

"I apologize for that weirdness."

"I've seen Dagur do weirder things." Hiccup told Astrid who quirked a brow. "Like that one time he was in a chipmunk costume for a week. Never did find out what that was for."

Astrid stifled a giggle. "You... HAHA.... Can tell me about that later." She smiled. "What I really wanted to talk to you about is the.... Uhm.... vampirism. There are some things we need to go over."

"Alright." Hiccup merely said as he looked at Astrid waiting for her to continue.

"You seem to be taking this change a lot better than I would have hoped." Astrid commented.

"Well I already know some things about vampires already." Hiccup explained. "For instance, Viggo, as leader of the local Werewolf pack, told me that there seems to be no animosity between them and Vampires. Them being natural enemies was something Hollywood thought up."

"Well you are right there." Astrid agreed. "What else do you know?"

"Well, when Dagur gets drunk he seems to like to babble about how Gothic novels portray Vampires."

"Wait..... Vampires don't normally get drunk." Astrid raised a brow.

"That's what he thought too." Hiccup laughed. "Then he drank a barrel of Gobber's moonshine." Astrid gaped. She knew that alcohol didn't affect her since turning. To affect a vampire to that degree that moonshine should have been of a rocket fuel grade.

"Yes, so basically not everything humans know about us true. You can thank Heather for that. She had been giving out misinformation about vampires throughout her travels. I never did get to ask her if she had something to do with Stoker writing Dracula." Astrid stated with frowned brows. "For instance, we don't require blood each day, carrots, not garlic, are deadly to us and we can shapeshift into three forms. While garlic isn't deadly we do try to avoid it."

"Why?" Hiccup asked curiously.

"Vampires can drink blood of different species. But we mostly drink from humans. In this day and age we have a network set up to deliver us bloodpacks from willing donors. Some vampires however do like to hunt and that means getting close to your targets and seducing them. It would be very detrimental to have garlic breath when trying to snack on a human."

"I can see your point." Hiccup told her and then asked "So you have three forms you can shapeshift in? That cute little bat-form isn't the only one?" Astrid blushed when Hiccup called her bat-form cute and then swallowed loudly before explaining.

"Vampires can shift into three forms. The traditional bat form is the flying form. Then we also have a sea-form as well as a land-form. You will have to learn how to control all three."

"So what are your other two forms?" Hiccup asked.

"Promise you won't laugh." Astrid's blush returned as Hiccup nodded. She then proceeded to change into a tortoise and then a moose. Hiccup clamped his hands over his mouth to stifle any sound of laughter and Astrid turned back, grabbed a pillow and proceeded to whack Hiccup with it. "YOU PROMISED!!" Astrid pelted him with the pillow. "The moose was a surprise even when Heather found out!"

"I just didn't expect a moose!" Hiccup couldn't hold his laughter in anymore as Astrid kept whacking him with the pillow. Their pillow fight however was interrupted when Astrid's doorbell rang. Astrid went to answer that and found Valka, wearing a solemn expression, on the other side.

"Mrs. Haddock...." Astrid welcomed her inside. "Is something the matter?"

"You can call me Valka dearie." Hiccup's mother told her that. "We are practically family already."

"Mom?" Hiccup asked as soon as he noticed his mother's presence. "Is something wrong?"

"Well I know that you and Astrid need to talk but this cannot wait. I asked Cami to be the one to deliver the news personally." His mother told him as they resumed their seats in the living room.

"So what's going on mom?" Hiccup asked with a frown.

"The agency I work for has decided to take point in this case since dragons were involved." Valka stated. "Henry and his accomplice are going to be transported to a secure facility while they prepare to have them sit a closed trail."

"Mrs. Had-I mean Valka. What is it they are charging Henry with?" Astrid now asked.

"Fraud, assault and battery, attempted murder, trapping and attempted selling of a protected species." Valka explained and then she looked seriously at her oldest. "Tomorrow morning is the last time Henry is allowed visitors before the transport. I know this is sudden honey but if you have anything to say to your brother then that's the only time you can see him." Astrid's eyes widened at the charges and she mentally tallied up the years Henry could get when convicted. It wasn't even a matter of 'if' he was found guilty, adding up all the years amounted to almost a life sentence. The trial was likely just for procedure's sake. "Wait...." Astrid spoke suddenly realizing something "Won't the dragons' existence be made public if there was a trail?"

"Don't you worry dearie." Valka told her. "All parties involved in the trial will be signing NDA forms."

"So at least this town's secret is safe." Hiccup and Astrid breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh right." Valka quickly added as she stood up. "A Doctor Lambert paid our house a visit. He seemed to want to take samples of your blood."

"Him again!" Astrid seeted. "I knew I should have thrown him out that window."

"Oh don't you worry." Valka reassured them. "He won't be coming around this town anytime soon."

"Mom please tell me you didn't threaten anyone else with the spoon."

"I didn't use my spoon sweety. I used my slipper." Valka told both of them casually which caused Hiccup to let out a loud groan. "Now Hiccup, you think about it if you want to talk to your brother. I can also understand you not wanting to face him at this time."

"I will mom." Hiccup told his mother as he walked to the door with her.

"Now you have fun with your girlfriend." Valka winked at her son which caused Hiccup to exclaim "MOM!!!!!!"

"Oh you make your mother so proud!" Valka then hugged Hiccup. "My baby is all grown up and getting some. Why I remember when you were just a little tyke making mud pies."

"MOM!!!" Hiccup was mortified as a blush donned his cheeks. When he finally got her to leave he was doing a rather perfect imitation of a strawberry. Pink cheeks adorned with freckles.

"You're going to go tomorrow aren't you?" Astrid asked. Hiccup nodded before telling her that he feels that he has to confront Henry about his actions.

"Well that's tomorrow." Astrid spoke up. "For now let's go work on your flying form.

"How are we going to do that?"

"What's the highest place in town?" Astrid asked as she got a mischievous glint in her eyes. Hiccup gulped when he noticed Astrid's smirk. 'Just what could she be planning?' He asked himself.