Chapter 4

Prompt: What if Heather didn't show up in the town?
Suggested by Khaleesi-Of-Trolls

Pairings: Astrid/OC, Astrid/Hiccup

AN: This chapter contains excerpts from chapter 13 of How deep is your love.

"YOU SON OF A HALF-TROLL-EATING-MUNCH-BUCKET! I'M GOING TO TEAR YOUR THROAT OUT!" was heard throughout the apartment complex and probably most of the street if not town.

Henry could be seen running down the stairs while being chased by a very mad Astrid who threw a broken door at him.

"Where do you think you're going?" She had hissed. Onlookers watched as Henry avoided the hit by ducking quickly. "Don't think you can hide from me you dirty weasel!" Astrid shouted before jumping from the second storey balcony and landing in a crouch just as Henry made it down the stairs. The man 'EEEPed' and scrambled to get away while the gathering crowd 'oohed'. Astrid used her speed and pinned Henry down onto the pavement. Her hand wrapped around his throat and she gave an experimental squeeze.

"A.....A..Astrid" Henry managed to gasp as the vampire pressed down on his trachea.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't snap your neck now." Astrid stated as she leaned over Henry.

"I....... I..... love you." Henry tried to say but it only caused Astrid to laugh menacingly.

"You love me? You.... love me!" She hissed dangerously as her nose was almost touching Henry's. Her sharp incisors had appeared and were close enough to the man's throat. "Tell me why would you lie?" She then asked.

"Astrid I would never lie to you!" Henry managed to get out once she let him breathe again. Astrid gave him a snarl, showing off her pearly whites, before throwing him onto the street where the cars had long ago stopped driving. No one said anything as Astrid stalked towards Henry who was whimpering and trying to back away. They could feel the predator walking amongst them and either kept quiet or got out of her way quickly. When Astrid reached Henry she placed her black heel on his throat and asked again. "Why did you lie about your mother?" those closest to the commotion could still hear her as it was asked in a very low voice.

"I didn't!" Henry persisted but that just got her heel to press harder on his windpipe.

"Astrid don't!" Was suddenly shouted as the entranced crowd was shoved apart to reveal Hiccup, completely out of breath.

"Hiccup this does not concern you." Astrid muttered as she glanced up at Henry's older brother. Her eyes were completely red causing Hiccup to gasp.

"He's my brother." Hiccup started to plead. "Please, I know he's hurt you but he's the only brother I have."

"This does not involve you." Stated Astrid as she regarded the mechanic in front of her. The bloodlust had been creeping up on her ever since she got mad and lost control. The man standing in front of her smelled so divine that she just wanted to gobble him up.

"Astrid, please...." Hiccup begged as he didn't want to see his brother die. Henry was still struggling to breathe on the pavement and looked at his brother in desperation.

"Hiccup get away from here." Astrid growled low as she eyed him. The struggling Henry was almost forgotten as the eyes of a predator focused on Hiccup. 'His scent was divine' her mind supplied hazily as she regarded the auburn-haired man. 'Prey!' Her mind whispered next as she had sniffed the air. She was slowly losing herself to her base instincts, like how a starved lioness had a tasty zebra simply placed in front of her. Henry let out a whimper causing Astrid to turn her attention back on the struggling man. She cocked her head to the side and bared her fangs just before she was knocked to the ground and off of Henry.

She let out a "oof" and shoved the person off of her only to see that it was Hiccup. Henry took his chance while Astrid was focused on Hiccup and scampered away.

"I told you not to interfere." Astrid said in a low yet menacing voice.

"I couldn't just let you hurt him. The police need to handle this method." Hiccup tried to reason with her just as Dagur arrived on the scene. Dagur's eyes widened upon seeing the situation and he shouted "Hiccup get out of there!" before adding "Astrid get a grip of yourself!"

"But I'm so hungry," Astrid crooned more to Hiccup than to Dagur who started cursing while trying to find an opening. Astrid was on Hiccup before anyone could really blink and process what had happened. She shoved the auburn-haired mechanic to the ground and started pawing at him. "You smell so divine." She whispered to him causing Hiccup to blush involuntarily. It was hard to decipher if it was her words or the very public groping she was also doing that was the cause of the blush.

"I want a taste," Astrid said to Hiccup, her eyes still and her fangs pearly white for all to see. She was eyeing his jugular and was about to bite down when Dagur snuck up behind her and yanked her off before restraining her.

"Hiccup don't just sit ther-OOOF" Dagur huffed as Astrid's heel made contact with his foot. "Damn women and those weaponized heels!" He shouted. "Hiccup grab her feet!"

Hiccup, still quite disheveled, stood up and quickly helped Dagur drag Astrid, who was also still struggling, to his salon. "Damnit Astrid! You've been into the AB positive blood too much! You've gained a few." That statement earned Dagur a sharp his.

"Help me get her into my wife's closet," Dagur told Hiccup as they headed upstairs.

"Is it a good idea?" Hiccup asked.

"The closet? Sure." Dagur shrugged.

"Why not your closet?"

"Are you daft?!?!" Dagur looked astonished that Hiccup would even suggest that. "I have sequins there! A feral Vamp plus sequins is a very bad combo."

"Ooookay!" Hiccup didn't really get it but Dagur was the expert here. They managed to get Astrid into Mala's closet and shut the door.

"You stay here and keep watch." Dagur told Hiccup who was leaning door to keep it close.

"She tried to eat me!" Hiccup told him. "Do you think it's such a good idea?"

"Oh don't worry." Dagur casually said. "She was groping you. If she didn't like you, you'd already been dead."

"Well, that's reassuring to know." Hiccup said dryly as Dagur went to find blood. There was a crash from inside the closet and Hiccup hoped to Thor that Mala didn't kill them.