I hope all you Cloudjumper x Toothless shippers out there are satisfied! I kept seeing comments all over Tumblr and Deviantart that there was not enough of this ship, so… I hope this'll make you fans and shippers happy! (Just to let you know, it's told from Cloudjumpers' perspective)

I really put my writing technique to the test on this one.

~ Playmates ~ Ch.1: An Alphas' Affection

He was so playful all the time.

You had no clue how you were able to keep up with him, but you did nonetheless.

You never really thought that the idea of "playing" could be amusing before. Yet, here you were on the ground, being tackled by the alpha dragon of Berk.

"Had enough yet?" He smirked at you as he sat atop your stomach with pride. You rolled your eyes at him.

"You were the one who suggested we 'play', not me." You huffed, using little to no effort to push him off you.

The Night Fury rolled to the ground, maintaining that smirk all the while.

"Someone seems extra prideful today." You commented. Toothless eyed you as he sat up, stretching his wings and tail.

"I'm just happy is all." He replied. The black dragon turned his gaze up to the night sky. Had the day gone by that quickly?

"About what, if I may inquire?" You asked, taking a few steps and sitting next to him. He looked at you with those bright emerald eyes of his; they reflected the very emotion he'd spoken of previously, and he smiled at you.

"Just… happy I suppose. Everything's finally over with and done. I'm happy to be with Hiccup again; happy to be at peace, you know?" The young alpha said as he leaned on you slightly. You smiled at how easily amused he could get, but you had to agree with him. The peace after war was the kind of peace you'd look back on and cherish forever. And honestly… Berk wasn't all that bad, you told him. However you'd always prefer the open air and lushes nature around your home, which is where the two of you were currently. He seemed to like it as well. As cold as it can get sometimes, you could tell the alpha Night Fury enjoyed your home as much as he did his own. It must feel nice for him to have home spread out, and be welcomed. You were pondering your thoughts for a while… that is until Toothless decided to pounce on you again. You've gotten plenty used to this by now, but he still managed to catch you by surprise every now and then, especially when you were in deep thought. However, he knew this, and loved to mess with you because of it.

The young alpha was getting stronger. He almost knocked the wind out of you when you hit the grassy ground as a result of his tackle.

"You get so easily distracted by your own thoughts, you could've forgotten I was here if you thought hard enough, I'll bet." He smirked, chuckling lightly.

"Oh, I doubt it. You're hard to forget, I'll give you that." You said. The Night Fury looked at you with those glowing eyes of his in amusement.

"Neither are you." He stated, lowering his head to nuzzle your chest as he did so. He must be tired, despite being a Night Fury. The two of you were 'playing' all day. Though you weren't as tired as the smaller dragon, you eyes did feel the slightest bit heavy. You could feel him purring on top of your chest, a sign of just how happy he truly was. You sighed and joined him, purring in a low and calming hum, which only seemed to relax him more. You assumed he was just as happy to see you as he was to be united with his human again. After the fighting was over, he'd constantly come up to you asking if you wanted to go hunting, or go out flying, or play, or just simply sit in a shady spot and relax.

Why he'd taken a liking to you, you aren't quite sure. Nonetheless, the two of you had grown closer because of his constant offerings to just be with you, and honestly… you'd taken a liking to the young alpha as he had to you. Even if Toothless can be rough when playing or just plain annoying when you wanted alone time, he meant well. He was such a playful, prideful, happy, and teasing character. But when he wanted or needed to be, the Night Fury could be extremely serious and more mature, like you were. He also could sense when other dragon friends of his were down, and help cheer them back up, including you.

You may not admit it to him (your sure he knew either way – that sly dragon), but you appreciated the times he's comforted you when you weren't at your best emotional state for whatever reason. Sometimes all it took was a witty comment from him to get you back on track. Other times, when you were feeling really bad, he'd huddle up close to you, and tell you how amazing of a dragon you were, and how important you were to not only himself, but also the rest of Berk as well as the dragon community. Hearing that you were important to him was something else. It brought to you a feeling that you've only felt with Valka – no one else, ever. You treasured the young alpha so much for how kind his words can be when directed toward you in a time of need – another thing you've had yet to tell him. It's not like you were coldhearted. You were just more… collected and calm than the roweled up Night Fury. Maybe if he teased you about being too serious all the time one day, you'd break and tell him everything.

"You're such a stiff." He complained. You lifted your head to look at him. He'd propped his head up on his clawed paws, eying you, smirking slightly.

"Not always." You replied. You could feel the smaller reptile start to shiver, despite having scales made to withstand the ice-cold breeze of the night. You draped all four of your wings over the Night Fury. He snuggled into the warmth they provided and sighed.

"I know, but you're always so expressionless. I never know what you're feeling." The alpha stated, bringing his head up so your maws were barely touching. You swear he'd never have to lift a claw to strike fear into his enemies. All he'd have to do was just look at them with those glowing green eyes of his and that'd be enough to paralyze them for sunsets on end. His eyes were what you found to be so alpha-like about him. They reflected that he knew his place as alpha, and would do whatever it took to carry on that title in the most respectful way.

It was one of the things that made you… like the Night Fury, and actually want to be around him, rather him dragging you along to 'play' with you. As playful and teasing he appears, he's always mature when he wanted or needed to be. 'He's a true alpha' you'd think to yourself occasionally. He smiled at you, something he does a lot. His happiness was contagious, that's for sure. You've never smiled back at anyone other than Valka. Even if that was the case, the smile you returned his with was… different. You weren't a hundred percent sure how, but your gut feeling (something you rarely trust as opposed to logic) told you that the smile you gave Toothless was not the same smile you gave Valka.

"Do you want to know what I'm feeling? Is that why you're teasing me about being a stiff, which I'm not?" You said, nuzzling the side of his face on your last three words. He purred, nuzzling you back.

"I do not tease."

"Yes you do."

He pulled back attempting to look at you seriously, but failed and smiled in a joking manner.

"No. I. Don't."

"Yes. You. Do."

You returned the same cocky attitude he aimed toward you.

"I'm not a hatchling, Cloudjumper."

"You always act like one."

"Do not." He pouted, nuzzling under your chin. You huffed, almost laughing at his pouting.

"Do something a bit less hatchling-like, and I may be persuaded."

"I saved Berk! Not to mention, I'm the new alpha. What more is there?" He half whined half yelled.

"I'll leave that to your choosing."

The Night Fury lifted his head from underneath your chin to stare at you again with those eyes. A sly expression came across his face that could only leave you wondering what you just provoked.

"Fine. You asked for it."

Before you could reply, the alpha pressed the tip of his maw to yours lightly. If there was one thing in the world you had no thought on whatsoever, it'd be what was happening at this very moment. You had felt a similar sensation when Valka had rubbed across your maw before, but this was a bit more… warm. It wasn't a human hand pressing gently to your maw this time. It was cool, smooth dragon scales, which felt ten times more inviting, as much as you loved affection from Valka. The Night Fury moved his front legs slowly up to your neck, shifting his position atop you. He purred, which vibrated across his maw, sending feelings unknown throughout your entire being. You were almost used to this new sensation, when Toothless added something more.

Lying seemingly paralyzed on the grassy ground, still not grasping the full concept of what was occurring, the alpha dragged his tongue back and forth across your maw in a slowly teasing manner. You let him do as he pleased, being new to this, but your mind was somewhere else, despite the warm feeling coming from this experience. In what way… was this showing any maturity? Then it occurred to you that this must have been correlating to a human gesture of sorts. 'That must be it' you thought. That takes care of that, but how is it showing ones maturity? They way you saw it, a mature act is one of boldness, but then again… this was Toothless you're talking about. He's shown maturity in the most kind and caring ways. Perhaps this was one of them? Probably…

After a while you felt a… need. This gesture was just so inviting. The smaller dragon proceeded to coil his tail around yours. Assuming it was part of the gesture, you obligated, and slipped your tail around his, making the coil whole. This wasn't all he added. The alpha kept pushing at your maw with his tongue, almost as if he was trying to pry it open. Curiosity got the best of you, and you parted your mouth just enough for his tongue to slither inside, brushing against your own. This dragon was just full of surprises, not that you were complaining. You actually began to… enjoy the new sensation. You moved your tongue against his some. The young alpha made somewhat of a grunting noise, sliding his clawed paws up further along your neck. You could feel his tail coil around yours a bit tighter, and soon enough you did the same. You still weren't sure what this gesture had to do with being mature, but that thought was long gone out of your mind by now.

It's like for the first time your mind went completely blank, and all there was to focus on was the Night Fury before you. Though his scales were cooler at night, they felt so warm and inviting pressed against you. Soon enough, you too found yourself emitting a small grunting noise, joining the alpha dragon. He slithered his tongue deeper into your mouth, making more growl/grunting sounds. Your tail would have fallen off by now, should the alpha squeeze any tighter or be any larger of a dragon. His tail did more than remain coiled. The Night Fury began coiling his tail up and down yours, rubbing your tail, which created more warmth against your scales. The noises Toothless made became just a bit louder and a lot more frequent. You didn't want to interrupt him, but the position you were in wasn't the most comfortable; you having to hold your head up the entire time.

In one swift motion, you flipped him over, lifting your lower wings and maintaining your position as you did so. Toothless didn't seem to mind, since he showed no signs of objection to the position swap. In fact, he wrapped his wings around your form as best as he could, with you being a bigger dragon. His tail continued to rub yours as his tongue did similar stroking motions against the base of your maw. He trilled with enjoyment below you. You swore you'd heard wrong, but it sounded for a second like the Night Fury was… out of breath. It almost sounded like he was… panting? After what seemed like a thousand sunrises, you pulled your head back. Your theory was proven correct, for Toothless was indeed panting. Why, though? He looked at you with those mesmerizing eyes of his and smiled.

"Mature enough for you?" He said in between breaths. You noticed his tail was still rubbing against yours, which led you to go back to wondering what he was getting at by all this.

"I'm afraid I do not follow. What does this have to do with displaying your maturity?" You asked, a look of bewilderment crossing your face. The dragon below you laughed a little.

"Oh, don't tell me you've never heard of a kiss before." The alpha stated, still laughing at how naïve you are to this 'kiss' concept.

"I'm afraid I haven't."

"To put it simply, it's how humans of a specific age group show great affection. Of a more mature age group, that is. Hiccup told me so." The black-scaled dragon explained, regaining his breath. So that's what the gesture was about. Wait… affection?

"You mean it's how they show they care for one another, like how our species mates nuzzle from time to time?"

"Exactly."

"Oh."

It took a moment or two for what the alpha dragon had just implied to process in your mind.

Oh…

Oh.

Oh.

The dragon beneath you began to laugh once again, more at your expression than the fact you were oblivious to the 'kiss' gesture. Before you could process anything else, Toothless' smile widened and he leaned upward to your maw, resuming the gesture he had previously introduced you to. He lifted his front and back legs up and gently clawed at your stomach and chest, wanting you to get closer to him, seeing how (again) you were a bigger dragon than him even if just by a tad bit. You followed his request, getting as close as you could without laying on him. That proved to be difficult sooner than you'd like, and your back legs dropped down. The alpha, however, didn't mind a bit. It seemed like he welcomed it more than anything, locking his back legs with yours, tail rubbing at a smoother motion than before.

He hooked his front two legs over your shoulders and added pressure, gesturing you to get even closer if at all possible. The closest you could get without completely smothering the Night Fury was when you propped yourself up on your front wings. Seeming satisfied enough, Toothless continued with the… kiss… as it was called. Then you remembered your previous thought. You pulled away, earning a whine from the alpha dragon.

"What now?" He asked impatiently, clearly expressing his annoyance at the sudden halt of activity.

"It's just… why did you kiss me?" You asked. The smaller dragon smiled up at you.

"Isn't that at least obvious by now?" He said, in a sarcastic manner.

Nonetheless, he leaned back up to you, pressing your noses together. His eyes staring into yours with an emotion you could not identify fully, but assumed it must be related to affection.

"I like you." He said simply.

"As I appreciate your company, but I-" You began, but were shooshed mid-sentence.

"No… I mean… I like you." He repeated, emphasizing the 'like'.

"I… still don't follow." You said. The alpha rolled his emerald eyes.

"I meant in a mate way, Cloudjumper."

"O-Oh…" You replied, trying to find words to further continue this conversation, but to no avail. The Night Fury, sensing your distress, nuzzled the side of your face.

"Are you really going to make me say it?" He said, in more of a whispered tone as if he was afraid of something…

"I'll never make you do anything. But for the sake of the situation, if you have something to say, say it… please." You asked him. Toothless hummed a sigh, and then began to purr as he turned to face you. His eyes reflected his very words of 'liking' you. However, you were a tad bit confused still. Hopefully what the young alpha has to say will clear everything up, and that it did. Leaning in as close as he could to you without touching your maw with his own, he asked you a question on a hushed voice. The question that you'd never expect you hear from him, let alone be directed at you. The question that surprised you, but was not unwelcomed. The question that, for some reason, brought even more warmth to you…

"Cloudjumper?" He whispered.

"Yes?"

"Will you… be my mate?" He asked. Your eyes partly widened.

"Your… what?"

The Night Fury growled softly in annoyance.

"You heard me." He said, using his front legs and wings to press up against you "…I want you to be my mate." The Night Fury sighed, rubbing his tail against yours in a manner of which mates of your species would.

If dragons could do that 'blushing' thing humans did, your face would be redder than the apples on trees. You heard the alpha as clear as day, but were confused as to why he'd ask you such a question.

"Why would you want to be my mate? Not to sound rude, but you've never expressed affection towards me on this level before. Why now?" You asked. Toothless huffed.

"So many questions… that should be a dead give away. As Hiccup says to his human mate… I love you. That's why, silly." The dragon beneath you laughed in a way that humans would call 'giggling', and licked across your maw.

"I… I don't know."

"Aw, c'mon Cloudjumper. Was the kiss not enough~" He said, in a lower, more inviting tone than before… like a growl almost. He narrowed his eyes, and smirked at you.

"I didn't say that. It was the most affectionate thing I've ever experienced." You said, leaning forward to nuzzle his maw with your own. The alpha purred, nuzzling you back.

"Is that a yes?" Toothless pulled back and looked at you.

You could see in his eyes that he really wanted nothing more than for you to be his mate. However, despite all the affection you've received from him, there was still a sense of doubt in the back of your mind. You sighed, and got up off the Night Fury, who whined in objection of your sudden action. You walked over to the edge of the cliff you two were on, and sat down. Your wings fell to your sides and you made a low rumbling trill, showing your distress to the smaller dragon. He walked up beside you, nuzzling your shoulder. He made another whining noise, but this time out of sadness.

"What's wrong, Cloudjumper? I've told you everything I've wanted to tell you since the day I met you and Hiccups' mother. I think you should return the favor. It'll do you some good to let it out, don't you think? Please…" The alpha circled in front of you and looked at you with compassion in his eyes.

"I want to know. What's wrong?"

~ To Be Continued ~

So, there! It's done! Second chapter shouldn't be far behind.

Reviews would be appreciated. I'm really trying to improve my writing style, as I'm currently looking into book/script writing as a possible career option.

I know it's silly to ask such a thing on a fan fic, but hey! Fan fics are just as much literature as the huge-ass textbooks we have to haul around in school, so…

Reviews would be nice… perhaps some constructive criticism on certain parts, if you feel like it'd help.