Seto Kaiba stroked the shaggy dark hair of his partner, who'd already fallen asleep in his arms. The young dragon-tamer had connected with Seto on a meaningful level rather quickly, which the elder brunette would never have thought to be possible with anybody.
Except that this man understood him better than he thought anybody was capable of doing. He understood Seto's fascination and fixation with dragons, for he was the same way. He'd taken Seto as he was; he was probably the first person Seto had ever met who hadn't dismissed him as arrogant and heartless upon first making his acquaintance. That fact alone had made Seto more comfortable sharing his true self with him.
As a reward, this young dragon tamer had helped him in his search for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Finding their nest had been one of the best days of Seto's life, right next to the day his cruel step-father had died and the day he'd regained control over his life and his brother's.
In the course of their search, Seto and the young man, Hiccup, had fallen for each other more than a mere bit. They both understood each other in a way that neither had ever thought they would themselves be understood. Today had been the day that they found the Blue-Eyes nest, and Seto, in his joy, had chosen to show his gratitude in more ways than one.
He kissed the top of Hiccup's head before laying his own head down on the pillow beside him, falling asleep to the faint sounds of a dragon snoring.
"So, her spirit became one with the Blue-Eyes White Dragon?" Hiccup repeated after swallowing a bite of his breakfast. "That's fascinating. I'm not sure I understand how that works, but I'll take your word for it."
While eating breakfast, Seto was explaining to Hiccup about Kisara and how she'd become the Blue-Eyes millenia ago. "Apparently, because I'm a reincarnation of the ancient high priest, I have a special bond with the Blue-Eyes just like he did.
"Huh. Vikings don't believe in reincarnation. When we die, we go to the mead hall Valhalla to feast with other noble and worthy warriors until the great war in Asgaard at the end of time."
Seto just shrugged. "I don't claim to know how any of it works. I just know that after what I've seen, it'd be hard to deny that spirits have power in the physical world."
Hiccup nodded, accepting his words as reasonable. "So what other dragon species do you know from your world?"
"Well, there's the Ancient Dragon, Fairy Dragon, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Fiend Skull Dragon, Hundred Eyes Dragon, Slifer the Sky Dragon, Curse of Dragon, Baby Dragon, Thousand Dragon, Light and Darkness Dragon, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, the Winged Dragon of Ra, Black Skull Dragon, Different Dimension Dragon, Doom Virus Dragon, Mirror Force Dragon, Five-Headed Dragon-"
"Not too original with the names, huh?" Hiccup teased good-naturedly.
"Hey, don't look at me, I didn't name them," Seto responded with a chuckle.
Hiccup lay his head against Seto's shoulder as the sun sank below the horizon, Seto putting an arm around Hiccup's shoulders.
"Do you have to leave tomorrow?" Hiccup asked quietly. In the brief amount of time the two had spent together on their expedition for the legendary Blue-Eyes, Hiccup had grown quite attached to the young man from afar.
"Yes, I have to," Seto answered with a sigh. "I have to go back to take care of my little brother and my company."
"What's a company again?" Hiccup asked as he fiddled with the lacing of Seto's leather jerkin. He already understood what a company was, since Seto had explained it to him before. He just liked hearing the sound of Seto's voice, and he wanted to hear as much of it as possible before he left for good.