A/N: So I recently got into this pairing and decided to try and make my own one-shot/shots of them. In this one, I'm using the HTTYD universe and Jack is human. So let's see how this goes.
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"Well, Toothless, looks like we've been gone far too long today," Hiccup said with a sigh as he patted his best friend's head, looking out as the waves lapped against the beach he had landed on. He and his dragon had found an island today and decided that it was deserted after exploring it for several hours. "Let's say we hurry home, huh, bud?"
The black dragon made a gurgling sound in agreement and waited for his master to climb onto his back before taking off. It had been nice being in the warmer climate since Berk was now constantly being attacked by blizzards. Luckily, the many dragons that took sanction there cleared away enough snow with their flames to make getting around easier. This winter, though, seemed to be a lot harsher than the previous years and made getting around harder than usual, even with the dragons.
The closer they got to Berk, the cooler it started to get until the lands they passed by were covered in snow. The sky was free of any clouds, except for a few here and there, and Hiccup hoped it stayed that way until they got home. He also hoped that his friends back home kept the snow cleared away from his front door so he wouldn't have to have Toothless melt it and risk flooding his house... again.
Normally, Astrid would be with him, but that all stopped two months ago when they broke up. It wasn't that much of a surprise and they both agreed it was time to end the facade. When they first started dating, Hiccup really thought he liked her, but as the months passed on, he knew that he only liked her as a friend. He tried to keep it going, if not for Astrid, then for his dad. But when his blond ex-girlfriend came up to him half a year after he became chief and said she wanted to break up, he was relieved. And she was relieved that he was relieved, hating the thought of hurting his feelings.
Toothless suddenly dropping down a foot brought Hiccup from his thoughts.
"What it is bud?" the auburn haired man asked. He looked down where his dragon was pointing his head and saw a cloaked figure laying in the snow. Concern flooded his mind as he steered Toothless down to land close to the down person.
After jumping off his dragon, Hiccup ran to the cloaked person and slid to a stop on his knees, grabbing the person's shoulder to turn them onto their back. A pale face with snow white hair peeked out from underneath the dirtied blue cloak's hood. Hiccup could only stare at the beautiful face of the young man, his heart fluttering for reasons unknown to him. A slap to the back of his head from Toothless' tail reminded him on what he should really be doing right now. Hiccup rubbed the back of his head and glared at his dragon, who only smirked back; or what Hiccup thought was a smirk.
With a sigh, he took his riding helmet off and laid his head down to see if he could hear the stranger's heart beat while putting his hand over their mouth to see if he was breathing. Feeling both, Hiccup gently shook a shoulder to see if he could rouse the man, but no such luck. Acting quickly, he motioned for Toothless to come closer as he put his helmet back on before picking up the unconscious man and struggled up his dragon's back. He sat the stranger in front of him and wrapped an arm around him, holding him tight as they took off for Berk.
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Upon arriving home, several villagers greeted their chief home as he landed just outside his house. They all became quiet however when they saw the unconscious stranger in his arms. A couple of the villagers ran over to help, bringing the cloaked stranger down from Toothless back as Hiccup slid off. The auburn chief immediately took the stranger back into his arms and ordered for one of the villagers to get the physician. He kicked the door to his home in, scaring his mother to within an inch of her life, and carried the stranger up stairs to his bedroom.
Hiccup's mother followed after him, spouting question after question, but the auburn man ignored her as he laid the cloaked figure on his bed. No knowing what else to do, he began to pace at the foot of his bed, his mothering having stopped her questioning and went back downstairs to keep anyone from entering the home with the help of Toothless. It didn't take long for the physician named Gothi, a small, elderly woman, to come, having been carried by a strong viking man.
The small woman did the same thing that Hiccup had done not too long ago and nodded, liking at what she heard and felt. She then proceeded to motion to Hiccup to take off the stranger's wet clothes, making him want to slap himself in the face for not having thought of that. With a blush painting his cheeks, he began to strip the unconscious man of his clothes, throwing them into a pile to be washed later. His blush grew when the stranger was down to his underpants, not sure if he was supposed to take those off too. He decided to leave them on after a few short moments of thinking.
A shirt and a pair of pants smacked him in the face, catching them before they fell to the floor. Looking down, he saw that it was his own clothes that the elderly woman had thrown at him. He began to dress the stranger without being told to and threw blanket after blanket over the unconscious figure. Gothi then motioned for him to take his riding gear and shirt off. He did what he was told and watched as the woman lifted up one side of the many blankets and motioned for Hiccup to get in. The blush on his face that had gone down was now back as he did what he was told, laying as close to the edge of the bed as possible.
The small woman rolled her eyes and poked Hiccup with her stick, in a way telling him to scoot closer to the stranger. After he had done so, his shoulder touching the other's, the woman then used her stick to point at him, circle her arms and then point at the stranger. Hiccup lifted himself up onto his elbows and opened his mouth to protest, but she whacked her stick across the back of his to keep him quiet and did the motions again with a scowl.
Hiccup rolled his eyes and obeyed, turning onto his side and wrapped his arms around the white haired man, pulling him close. He was glad that the stranger's head had flopped to the side, opposite of him, when he had dressed him. However, his face was practically stuffed into the snow white hair and every time he breathed in through his nose, he caught a whiff of outside and... mint? And what skin his face was pressed against was cold to the touch. He knew body heat would bring the other's body temperature up faster, but why did it have to be him. Oh right, he was the one who brought the stranger into his home and brought it onto himself to take care of him.
With a nod and a smile, the elderly woman left the two alone after she wrote down instructions on one of the many pieces of paper cluttering Hiccup's desk. After the woman had left, Toothless had made his way upstairs, letting Hiccup know that the crowd that had gathered outside his house had dispersed. The night fury looked down at them with a tilted head, gurgling out a confused purr.
"Well this is awkward," Hiccup mumbled, arms still wrapped around the stranger. "Hey bud, could you possibly help warm up this guy so I don't have to keep laying in such an... odd position?"
Toothless, nodded and shoved his head underneath the blankets by their feet and breathed hotly. Hiccup was instantly sweating and the stranger was warming up quickly. He didn't get out until the white haired man was sweating too. Once he started doing that, Hiccup jumped out of bed and pulled the many blankets off until there was just one before pulling his shirt back on.
"Thanks Toothless, you can stop now," he said once his head was through the shirt. As Toothless pulled his head back out and sat down by the foot of the bed, Hiccup made his way over to his desk where the paper of instructions sat. He read out loud, "Keep him warm. I think we can check that off the list. Keep him hydrated... how am I supposed to do that while he's unconscious?"
"I can help with that," his mother's voice said from behind him, making him jump in surprise.
"Gah! How long have you been standing there?" He turned around to see her holding a flask of water.
"I just got up here," she said as she walked over towards the side of the bed. "Lift his head up a bit."
Hiccup made his way to the other side and lifted the stranger's head. His mother then began to pour a small of amount of water into the unconscious figure's mouth while massaging his throat, making the stranger swallow the water (A/N: I don't know if you can actually do this, but I've read a lot of fanfictions that do this so I'm just copying). Valhallarama did this a few more times until the flask was empty.
"Will you be keeping an eye on him?" she asked as Hiccup lowered the stranger's head back onto the pillow.
The auburn chief nodded. "I was the one who saved him and brought him into my home, so I guess I unintentionally put that on myself." He shrugged as he looked down at the pale stranger.
Val laid a hand on her son's shoulder, making him turn his head to look at her, and smiled at him. "You did good son, you have a good heart. This young man would have died if you hadn't acted quickly."
Hiccup rubbed the back of his head shyly. "I was only doing what I thought was right."
"And that's what makes you a good chief." She gave the shoulder a pat before removing it and made her way back downstairs. "Just let me know when you need a brake."
Hiccup said nothing and brought his stool from his desk to sit beside his bed. He watched the stranger's chest rise and lower slowly, concern flowing through him when the white haired man's face grimaced before relaxing again. Toothless nudged his master with his tail, making a questioning noise while tilting his head, bright green eyes wide with concern for his friend.
"It's nothing, bud," he said while petting the tail that was now in his lap. He thought back to the fluttering his heart had made when he had first saw the stranger's face, wondering why his stomach also felt like butterflies were fluttering around in there. "Why don't we get something to eat? He's not going anywhere any time soon."
Toothless chirped in agreement and bounded down the stairs, waiting for him at the door. Hiccup wrapped a thick coat made of sheep's wool around him and walked up the path towards the hall where a large part of the village were already sitting and eating, exchanging stories and hunting tips. As soon as he walked through the doors to the hall, vikings crowded him, asking questions about the stranger he had brought in earlier. He tried to calm them down to speak, but in the end, he had his dragon let out a small roar to quiet them.
"Ok, now, I don't have much to say about the stranger other than he's unconscious. I can't tell where he's from judging by his clothing or general appearance so we'll have to wait until he's awake. Until then, we'll just have to be patient," Hiccup said loudly so everyone could hear him.
"But what if he's one of Drago Bloodfist's men?" one of the men said, causing a ripple of murmuring to occur.
"Nah, did you see how small he was, even while wearing that heavy cloak? All of Drago's men were larger and heavier built," another said.
"Well what if he's a spy for some village that wishes to take our dragons?" a woman said this time, causing an uproar.
Hiccup had Toothless let out another roar before he spoke. "I know that he could be any number of things. But Drago is gone and what men he had left had dispersed. And, if he was a spy, he wouldn't have fallen unconscious and let himself be caught so easily; at least that's what I think." He scratched the back of his head and continued, "We won't know until he's awake. So once again, we'll have to be patient." He had nothing more to say, so he pushed his away through the crowd, grabbed some food and decided to eat at home.
He ignored Astrid's, Snotlout, Fishlegs, and the twins calling and motioning for him. He didn't get far before he was stopped by Astrid grabbing his arm. The others had followed, looks of concern adorned their faces. Hiccup gave them a reassuring smile as he gently pulled his arm from his ex-girlfriend's grasp.
"I need to get back. Don't want him waking up while I'm not there," the chief said before anyone else could say anything. He gave them a small wave over his shoulder as he continued back towards his home, grateful that the sky was clear and the wind had died down earlier; Toothless beside him the whole way.
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Three days had passed and the stranger made no sign of waking up. Hiccup, with the help of his mother, kept the white haired man hydrated and warm. He only left when his responsibilities as chief became too great to ignore, leaving his mother in charge of taking care of the stranger. The physician was surprised that the unconscious figured hadn't sustained any frostbite or had gotten a fever, but took this as a good sign that the stranger was healthy and that's all that mattered at the moment. Though, they were getting concerned when the white haired man didn't wake by morning of the third day.
Hiccup decided that if he hadn't woken up yet, then he and his dragon would go out for a quick ride, leaving his mother to watch over him again. The sun was shining, the winds were nothing but a soft breeze and the two friends were starting to get antsy staying on the ground for so long. Val had agreed to watch over the white haired man and shooed them out of the house with a smile.
It wasn't until around noon of the third day that bright blue eyes blinked open before immediately closing in pain from the light shining inside from the window. He rubbed his eyes with the heels of his hands, trying to get used the light. When his eyes finally got used to it, he slowly sat up with a groan, his body feeling stiff. He looked around to see that he was in a rather large room with a desk littered with drawings of what appeared to be dragons and maps. A large rock slab with many burnt marks took up the far corner of the room.
A sudden thudding noise had the stranger looking towards the stairs. Murmuring followed, making the white haired man get up on shaky legs and tip toe quietly to the stairs. He went down a few steps until he could see enough of the first floor, seeing a woman with long dark brown hair picking up several pieces of small logs that she had dropped, the result of the thudding. He quickly ducked out of sight when the woman turned around before peeking back out to see the woman trying to rekindle the fire that had gone out in the fire place.
She started to hum a lively tune, making quick of the fire. When it was to a roaring flame, she got up and started towards the door with a rather large pot. She was only gone for a few short moments before she was back with the pot filled to the brim with snow. She placed the handle of the pot on a hook over the fire, melting the snow for whatever reason, the stranger didn't know. The snow was half melted when the front door suddenly opened and in walked a rather tall and lean built man, wearing what the blue eyed stranger guessed was riding gear, face hidden from a rather cool looking helmet.
"Welcome back, Hiccup," the woman said from her spot by the fireplace. "Have a nice flight?"
Flight? The stranger thought to himself, confusion written all over his face.
"Yes," the geared up man named Hiccup replied while pulling off his riding helmet, revealing the handsome face that was hidden from underneath it. "Thanks, we needed it."
"Woah," the white haired man whispered to himself, his heart trying to jump out of his chest as he stared at the auburn haired man. Two braids stuck out from behind his left ear and his hair looked shaggy and unkempt, but it fit him. Green eyes that shined in happiness stared at his mother, skin tanned from being out in the sun most of the time. The white haired stranger almost screamed when a big, black dragon suddenly appeared behind Hiccup, nudging it's nose against the auburn haired's side.
"There you are, bud. I was wondering where you had run off to with Stormfly," Hiccup chuckled as he scratched the dragon's head, earning a purring sound from it. "Thanks for watching the guy while we were gone mom. Has he woken up at all?"
The woman, Hiccup's mom, shook her head. "I'm afraid not. He was still asleep when I checked on him an hour ago."
Hiccup let out a disheartened sigh and began pulling off his riding gear. The dragon shared a concerned look with Hiccup's mother before he nudged his head against the auburn's chest while making quiet chirping noises. Hiccup placed his hands on either side of the beast's head and laid his forehead against the dragon's. It was quite cute, at least that's what the stranger thought.
"It's ok bud," the man said to his dragon before picking up his gear and made his way towards the stairs.
The stranger immediately tried to get up as quickly as possible, only to slip and tumble down the stairs with a shout, just missing Hiccup when he landed right in front of him on the first floor face first. His already aching body now felt much worse than before, making him groan into the wooden floor where his face laid.
"Holy-are you alright?!" Hiccup asked as he dropped his gear and got onto his knees to check for injuries. His hand was smacked away from the stranger, who had now rolled onto his back, hissing from the bruises that were most likely forming on his back. "That was quite the fall."
"No shit," the stranger grumbled as he rubbed a hand over his forehead. He blinked his eyes open, only to see the handsome face right above his own. He gulped, having a loss for words.
Whatever had affected the white haired stranger seemed to have affected Hiccup as well as soon as those eyes opened, revealing striking blue eyes. The two stared at each other, not wanting to break the connection going on between them. However, a cough from Val, startled them from their staring.
Hiccup cleared his throat while rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. "Uh... you alright?" he asked again, looking anywhere but the stranger.
The blued eyed young man nodded and sat up before standing with the help of Hiccup. He brushed off his clothes, which he noticed was not his, and wiggled his limbs and touch his body to see if he had broken anything. Finding nothing but a few forming bruises, he called himself good and gave the occupants his full attention.
"Are you sure you're alright?" the woman asked, not having moved from the fireplace.
"Yes, I'm sure," he replied giving her a small smile.
"Good. While I like to stay and chat, I have work that needs to be done." She grabbed the handle of the pot with a thick piece of cloth to not burn her hand and started carrying it back towards the door after placing the basket of dirty clothes on top of it. "I'll be with the neighbors doing laundry."
Hiccup frowned in confusion, wondering why she had to do laundry over at the neighbors home. They watched her leave, both puzzled. After the door had closed, the two men looked at each other, wondering what to do now. Toothless pouted at having been forgotten and swiped his tail underneath Hiccup's legs, making him fall back onto his back with a cry. The dragon jumped on him while he was down and began to lick him with his large tongue.
"Aww, Toothless! You know that-" a part of Toothless' tongue slipping into his mouth cut him off, making him gag and spit out the slobber that had entered his mouth.
The stranger laughed at the display, wrapping his arms around his stomach as he bent over. It didn't last long, however, for he was suddenly pushed down to the floor with a large dragon on top of him, having his turn of being licked. He tried to push the beast's head away, but the dragon was too strong. He coughed and sputtered at the dragon's saliva entering his mouth as his face was lapped at. It was now Hiccup's turn to laugh.
The chief laughed for a few short moments before getting the dragon off the stranger. He helped the white haired man back to his feet and handed him a cloth to wipe off the drool from his face and neck. Hiccup did the same, still spitting out dragon saliva. Toothless let out his own laugh before rubbing against his master, earning several scratches along his neck.
"So," the stranger started after having cleaned himself up the best he could, "I guess this the part where I ask where I am and what's you're name and how in the hell do you have a dragon as a pet?"
Hiccup snickered as he continued to love on Toothless. "Welcome to Berk. It snows nine months of the year and hails the other three. It is also home and sanctuary to many dragons. You are currently in my home. As for my name, I am Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III-"
"That's quite the mouthful-"
"And this is Toothless, he's not only my pet, but my best friend as well." Hiccup patted the dragon's head. "Now it's my turn to ask the questions. What's your name, where are you from, and what were you doing being out in this kind of weather by yourself with what little previsions you had?"
"Well, Hiccup," he snickered at the name, earning a glare. "Jack Ove-Frost. Jack Frost's the name, happy to meet your acquaintance." He held out his hand.
Hiccup noticed the name correction, but let it slide and shook Jack's hand.
"I am from a little village called Burgess-"
"Burgess?" the chief interrupted, pulling out the map he had folded into one of his riding gear's parts and unfolded it on the floor. His eyes scanned the map for any towns called Burgess. Behind him, Jack looked down at the map in amazement. "I haven't found any place called Burgess yet, you must have come from a long ways from here. Why?"
"..."
Hiccup looked up at Jack's silence and saw that the white haired man had grimaced, his facial expression turning dark. "Should I be concerned or worried for the safety of my people?"
Jack's expression lightened and hurriedly said, "No, no! It's just... personal."
"Ok..." Hiccup folded his map back up and placed it back where he had gotten it.
"Ok? No tying me to a chair, forcing answers from me?"
Hiccup raised an eyebrow at that. "And why would I do that? Everyone's allowed their secrets. As long as it doesn't involve Berk, then keep whatever personal matter you have to yourself." He picked up his gear once more and headed up to his bedroom. Jack followed him.
"And how do you know I'm being truthful? How do you know I'm not some spy for some army waiting to attack?" He fell down onto the chief's bed, watching the auburn man place the items in his arms into the wooden chest at the foot of his bed.
"Are you?"
"No."
"Then I believe you."
Jack scrunched his face in disbelief. "Why?"
"I can see it in your eyes that you're telling the truth." Hiccup chuckled lightly. "My mother tells me it's a gift I have that I received from her. Plus if you were a spy trying to infiltrate Berk, you were way off course."
Jack chuckled and gave the other a smile, making Hiccup blush."... Does your mother have a dragon also?"
"Yes. Just about everyone on Berk has a dragon of their own."
The white haired man's eyes widened in amazement. "Really? That's so cool. I didn't even know dragons existed."
A sound of disbelief escaped Hiccups mouth as he sat down next to Jack. "Really? You must really come from somewhere far away if you thought dragons weren't real." His heart felt like it had jumped into his throat when he noticed how close he had sat next to Jack, their shoulders bumping.
Jack seemed to notice their closeness as well for a dust of pink painted his cheeks. He opened his mouth to say something before his stomach growling interrupted him. The blush reddened in embarrassment as he rubbed his stomach. "Don't suppose you have anything to eat, do you?"
Hiccup chuckled and got up. He dug around his chest and pulled out two different furred lined boots out, both for the right foot. The ones that Jack had before had been thrown away. "Sorry, for the mismatching shoes, but..." he lifted his left leg to show his peg leg, expecting a pitying look like the other villagers always gave him. What he got instead was-
"Woah." Jack got up from the bed as well to take a closer look of the metal contraption attached to Hiccups leg. "That's so cool." He pressed a button that had the peg suddenly flip over to Hiccup's riding peg. "Did you make this?" He pressed the button several more times, eyes filled with awe.
"Yes and you're going to wear it out if you keep doing that."
Jack pressed the button one last time before standing up from his crouched position. "So what's for lunch?"
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It was impossible to keep Jack's attention. They were headed to the Hall, where Hiccup had promised his people he would bring the stranger once he awoke. Jack's eyes were glued to the dragons flying overhead or perched up on the houses' roofs. He looked like a little kid, a large smile stuck on his face as he looked from dragon to dragon, oblivious to the many stares from the people around him. Hiccup let him be, enjoying the other's childishness and only answering when the blue eyed man asked him what type of dragon they were as Toothless followed behind them.
The villagers who had noticed them followed behind, murmuring to themselves. Once they finally reached the building and opened the doors, all eyes landed on the two young men; more specifically on Jack. The white haired man tensed at all the stares, uncomfortable at being the center of attention. Normally, this wouldn't bother him since he was usually the center of attention back at Burgess; telling stories to the young ones or getting into trouble with the elderly. But being stared down by this group of vikings scared him, made him want to run away with his tail between his legs.
"Who ya got there, chief? Is that the stranger that everyone's been talking about?" one of the men closest to them asked.
"Looks too scrawny to be one of Drago's remaining men... or a spy," a woman spoke up this time.
"Looks too frightened too," another man said. The room broke out into laughter.
Jack frowned at this despite being scared. Hiccup rolled his eyes and placed a comforting hand on the white haired man's shoulder.
"Alright, alright, calm down everybody; let's not make fun of our guest," Hiccup said loudly, gathering everyone's attention on him. Murmuring picked up at the word guest. It's not every day they had a 'guest' that didn't want to pillage their land and steal their dragons. "Now I know what you're thinking, but he isn't a threat to us."
"How do you know?" a young, stout woman asked skeptically.
"Because Toothless has yet to find him very threatening and we all know how he is when he finds something or someone even remotely dangerous."
Jack raised an eyebrow at this, but calmed down when the tension died down and everyone agreed with Hiccup's statement. It became quite obvious that Hiccup's dragon could be quite scary when he felt Hiccup was in any kind of danger. As if to further their chief's point, Toothless nudged his head against Jack's side and cooed, begging for attention. The young white haired man petted the beast's head, happy the dragon was on his side.
"Well if Toothless doesn't find you very threatening, then come join us!" a viking from the front said and wrapped a strong arm around Jack's shoulder, dragging him to the many tables as another villager shoved a plate filled with meats and other parcels into his hands. "Eat! Drink! Be merry!"
A large cup filled with mead was forced into Jack's hand after he was seated, people crowding around him and asking him all sorts of questions it was hard to keep up. Hiccup was about to butt in and save him until their guest's demeanor suddenly changed within a blink of an eye, a large mischievous smile lighting up his face. Jack picked up and chicken leg and took a large bite out of it before standing up and placed a foot on the bench where he was seated.
"The name's Jack Frost! I come from a land way beyond your seas called Burgess. A place where dragons are only a myth and told in stories to the children," the white haired man started, as if getting ready to tell a story. The crowd around him stayed silent in awe as he spoke, telling of his adventures. He was very enthusiastic and Hiccup could tell that a lot of his stories were a little over the top, but the others hadn't noticed or didn't care as they were pulled into them.
Hiccup watched from a table near by, smiling as Jack started to reenact one of his adventures. The no longer stranger was in his element and was now enjoying being in the spotlight. Children had crawled under the adults' feet and were now gathered in the front, watching him as he pretended to be sword fighting. The chief wasn't really paying attention to any of his stories, but his eyes were glued to the smile that was plastered on Jack's face.
"Quite the looker, isn't he?" Valhallarama giggled beside her son, surprising him.
"Wha-what? What are you talking about? And why did you leave so suddenly earlier when you could have washed the clothes at home?" Hiccup said, blushing at being caught staring at the white haired beauty.
"He's quite handsome and looks to be your age and I left to give you and that boy some... quality time alone." She gave her son a wink, making the blush on his cheeks redden even more.
"What? Oooh, you're joking with me aren't you? People are still going on about me liking men because of the rumors the twins had spread, right?" Hiccup rubbed the bridge of his nose in irritation while his mother laughed.
Right after he had broken up with Astrid, Tuffnut and Ruffnut took it upon themselves to spread rumors that their chief was interested in men and that was the reason they broke up. Many a men began to line up outside his house to try and win his heart. It went on for a couple of months before they finally got the hint that Hiccup just wasn't interested. They still joked about it, but not as often as before and at least he now knew what to do if he ever decided to be with a man.
"You know I'm not interested in men in that way." Then why did his stomach felt like butterflies had filled his stomach when Jack had looked over at him with a genuine smile.
"Mhm," she hummed, sounding as if she didn't belief him.
Hiccup rolled his eyes, but did not retort and took a bite of yak meat. Ever since the rumors started, his mother had been trying to get him set up with a strong, young viking; not listening to him every time he told her he wasn't interested. It appeared that she was taking a break from it, much to Hiccup's relief, and has been keeping to herself more often, to Hiccup's concern. His deceased father's birthday was coming up and he could only guess that was why Val had been drawing into herself these past few weeks.
"-and from the hunger and exhaustion, I finally collapsed. Next thing I know, I'm waking up here, in Berk. Finding out that dragons were real was quite the shock," Jack finished, sitting back down. It had gone dark outside and the children had gone to bed an hour ago.
"You are so brave," one of the many young women gathered around him said with a love sick sigh, making Hiccup shake his head.
"How old are you?" another asked, this one a little older.
"Uh, eighteen," Jack replied after taking a sip of mead.
The excitement grew among the ladies, all trying to press up against him while they spouted off many inquiries that Jack couldn't keep track of. Hiccup took that as his cue to save him. Many of the women whined when their chief pushed past them, grabbed Jack's forearm, and dragged him away from the crowd.
"Sorry ladies, but I think our guest is tired," Hiccup retorted to their complaints and moved away with Jack in tow to a more secluded part of the building.
The white haired story teller sighed in relief, sitting down with his back against the table. "Thanks. Those women sure are pushy."
Hiccup snickered. "They kind of have to be if they want to get married any time soon, especially when there's some hot new guy around."
"You think I'm hot?" Jack smirked while the auburn chief stammered and flushed. He laughed. "I'm just messing with you. I've never seen someone blush as much as you do." This made Hiccup's blush race up his ears and down his neck.
Hiccup opened his mouth to reply, but was interrupted by a snarky comment from Snotlout.
"What's this? Trying to have some alone time with your new boyfriend?"
The twins that were behind him high fived each other while Astrid, who stood next to Snotlout, rolled her eyes and punched the guy in the arm.
"Ow, I was just joking!" he hissed while rubbing his arm. He was ignored by both Hiccup and Astrid.
"They're going to start dancing soon, you should join in," the blond haired dragon rider said to both Hiccup and Jack.
The chief waved the suggestion off with a small smile. "Nah, I think I'll head home. It's been a long day." A yawn suddenly escaped him to prove his point. "Jack I'm sure would love to join you guys."
The twins immediately grabbed an arm and pulled the blue eyed boy from the table and towards the center where tables had already been moved and music had begun to play. Jack protested the whole way, digging his heels into the ground, but the strength of the twins proved it useless and he was thrown into the dancing crowd. A very tall woman had grabbed him before Jack could even balance himself, pulling him up to her chest with his feet dangling a good few inches off the ground.
The look on his face had Hiccup howling in laughter and leaning over the table. He watched for a few more minutes as Jack switched from person to person, learning their ways of how to dance. Astrid was still beside him, watching as well with a smirk. Hiccup yawned again, bringing her attention back onto him.
"Just go to bed you," she said over the music, pushing the auburn man towards the doors. "I'll look out for him and bring him back in one piece."
"Thanks Astrid." He mumbled a goodnight to the few people he passed as he made his way outside, petting his dragon's, who was already outside, head. "Let's go home bud."
The night was clear, but the wind had picked up some, creating snow burns along the paths and slowing down their progress. They did eventually make it home. His mother was nowhere in sight, meaning she was still at the hall or had gone away somewhere with Cloudjumper. The fireplace needed more wood and re-lit, which he made quick work of filling it with new wood and having Toothless lite it. That done, they made their way upstairs to get ready for bed.
"So, what do you think about the new guy?" Hiccup asked as he pulled off his coat and shirt, keeping his pants on.
Toothless made a few noises as if telling his master he wasn't sure yet.
"Not sure? Oh come on, you got to hand it to him, he certainly knows how to handle the ladies." He laughed as he remembered how uncomfortable Jack looked when the women had tried to press as close to him as possible. "But... he sure knows how to grab everyone's attention..." Especially mine was left out, but Toothless picked it up nonetheless and gave his own version of a chuckle. "What?"
The beast ignored him as he heated up his rock slab before curling up to go to sleep.
"Wait, you don't think that I would have any... pft, I don't know what you're talking about," Hiccup rambled before giving a nervous laugh as he sat on the edge of his bed. Toothless continued to ignore him in favor of sleep. "Ok, fine, I see how it is. You just go to sleep then and I'll just lay in bed wide awake wondering why my heart won't beat normally whenever Jack's around or while he's not even here." He stopped and covered his face with his hands. "What the in Thor's name am I even talking about?"
He sat there, stewing in his own thoughts for a while until he heard the front door open and close. Jack's voice could be heard as well as Astrid's before the door opened and closed again. Soft footsteps up the stairs warned him of Jack's ascend before the white haired boy came into view. Once again, his heart leaped up into his throat again when he saw that the other was sweating, creating a nice sheen on the pale skin and made his bangs stick to his forehead. Hiccup stomped on what scandalous thoughts had threatened to arise from deep inside his mind.
"Woo, you guys certainly know how to dance," Jack exclaimed, making Toothless grumble from being woken up. "Sorry," he then whispered to the dragon, earning a flick of a tail as a reply.
"Well it certainly gives us something to do during the winter months when we can't go dragon riding. Today was an exception, though, when the people found out you were awake," Hiccup replied from where he sat. "You look exhausted."
"Well yeah. After dancing like that a for so long tends to do that, especially for someone as 'scrawny' as me." Jack pouted at that as he took off his cloak and sweat drenched clothes until he was down to his underpants. "And why didn't you tell me you were the chief of Berk? I thought it was just a nick-name the people had given you until Astrid told me it wasn't but your actual title."
The chief swallowed the lump in his throat, trying to keep from staring at the half naked body in front of him. "Huh? Oh, uh, it didn't really seem that important?"
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Not important?"
"Well it is important, I guess I didn't say anything because it never came up."
"Never came up? What about earlier today when you introduced yourself? You could have said Chief Hiccup Hor-something the third." The white haired man smiled at his mess up of Hiccup's full name, snickering at the glare.
The auburn haired man fell onto his back on his bed with his feet still hanging over the side with a exasperated sigh. "I guess I'm still trying to get used to my new title; I haven't even been chief for a year yet."
Jack did the same, besides the sigh, before rolling onto his stomach so he could stare down at Hiccup. "Were you ready to become the village leader?"
"I had to be."
"Why?"
Sorrow filled Hiccup as his face scrunched up in sadness. The death of his father still hurt and it clearly showed, for Jack had placed a comforting pale hand on his own tanned one. Hiccup let the other hold his hand, taking solace in it. They stayed quiet for a while, staring at each other before Jack glanced away with a glare.
"That's one of the reasons why I traveled so far away from Burgess," he stated while staring out the window.
"Huh?"
"I was running away from my responsibilities."
Hiccup's eyes widened. "You mean you were..."
"Going to become head of the village? Yeah." He rolled back onto his back with a frustrated groan. "My father was chief of my home town and he was all about hard work and deadlines. I'm all about snowballs and fun time. That wasn't the only reason why I left, I left mainly because my father wanted me to change who I was, become something I'm not." He rubbed his eyes angrily while Hiccup quietly listened. "I had fallen in love with someone back home that my father was not particularly happy with. If I had fallen in love with a woman, he would have been fine with that, but there was no woman."
"...Oh." Hiccup thought he should have felt uncomfortable with that new found fact, but he instead felt... relieved. Joyful almost.
"Yeah... the people from my village aren't particularly... fond of people like me. My father said he would keep it secret to keep me from being burned at the stake or thrown out if I agreed to become what he wanted me to be. What's worse is that the man that I thought I loved, didn't love me back."
"And you left."
"Yes. I ran as far as I could go with what money I had stolen from my father's lock box and changed my surname, which is Overland by the way. By the time I had reached where you had found me, I had run out of money, food, and was physically exhausted." He turned his head and gave Hiccup a small, but grateful smile. "Thank you for saving me Hiccup."
The chief waved it off like it was nothing and smiled back. "I'd do it again in a heartbeat."
The smile on Jack's face grew until snow white teeth peeked from behind light pink lips. Hiccup felt his heart flutter at the smile directed towards him and blushed at what his brain was telling him to do. The sudden urge to kiss the white haired runaway grew until he was about to lean forward and do just that until Jack suddenly stood up, stretching with a yawn; effectively snapping Hiccup from his thoughts.
"I think we should head to bed," Jack said around another yawn.
"U-uh yeah. Good idea." Hiccup mentally slapped himself for stuttering and stood as well. "Why don't you take the bed and I'll sleep with Toothless."
"You sure?"
"Absolutely. I tend to sleep with him on most nights during the winter anyway."
"Well, ok then." Jack jumped back on the bed and snuggled underneath the blankets, smelling Hiccup's scent on the pillow. He gave a quick look towards Hiccup to see that he had already disappeared underneath one of the dragon's wings, before shoving his face into the fabric and taking in a deep breath. He has a nice scent, he thought as the chief's smell lulled him to sleep. Gods I'm such a girl.
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A/N: well what do you think? I usually write Naruto and FFVII fanfics, but like I said before, I wanted to give this crossover a try. I know it's a little rushed, but I hope it's still good.