Greenery surrounded every corner of his eyeshot.
Hiccup stepped forth with trembling legs to find the source of the loud roaring that had disturbed his sleep. Leisurely but surely he ventured over to the entrance of a cove. Some rocks blocked his passage but he was slim enough to slip through.
The pupils of his green eyes dilated as he took in the scenery before him. It was serene and eerily quiet until a dark figure suddenly emerged from the lake, making Hiccup freeze up in shock.
It was a scaly and dark. A dragon, to be precise.
The black reptile munched on the fish he had freshly caught, paying little mind to the stranger observing him in secrecy. Perhaps he was too famished to care at the moment.
Hiccup slowly stepped forward and into the eyeline of the dragon. He felt his entire body quiver with fear but stood determined on his spot. The previous time he had tried to approach this dragon, he had all but fainted.
This time was going to be different. That was certainly what he had convinced himself until he found himself pinned down to the ground. A restrained yelp escaped him and he tried to budge free but found himself unable to move.
The nostrils of the dragon flared as it glared down on him. Hiccup squinted his eyes shut and braced himself for the pain that was about to strike him.
..Except it never came.
He was suddenly consumed by darkness and abruptly pulled away from the scene.
-,-
The last few hours dragged on and Hiccup tried his best to stay awake, even proceeding to sketch dragons in his notebook to keep himself from drifting off in the middle of class. The words on the blackboard had turned into a blurry mess to the point he was continuously rubbing his eyes and suppressing yawns.
When the bell finally rang, Hiccup let out of sigh of relief and began gathering his things into a neat pile. Scott Jorgenson decided to stride past him, knocking all of his books down on the floor and not looking the least bit apologetic for it.
Hiccup glared after him but didn't speak up. It would only escalate the situation and he wasn't in the mood to be beat up today.
He soon spotted his best friend Frankie as he stepped out the school building while seemingly fumbling with his phone.
The husky boy looked up to address his best friend with a broad smile.
"There you are Hiccup," he said. "What took you so long?"
Hiccup sighed, shoulders slumping in defeat. "Scott."
Frankie caught on immediately, grimacing in sympathy. As they began walking towards the bus-stop the conversation quickly switched over to their science project and Frankie couldn't stop raving about all the possibilities however futile they might be.
"..If my calculations are correct, I believe these are the right coordinates," Frankie exclaimed excitedly. "Oh Hiccup, we are going to be famous!"
Hiccup pulled up the zipline of his bubble jacket as the temperature outside had begun to drop with the descending sun. Frankie rambled on.
"..I mean we have yet to test it out but theoretically speaking, it makes perfect sense."
The bus finally arrived and they settled down on the nearest empty seats. Hiccup glanced out the window and saw fellow students in haste to catch up. One person in particular captured his interest as usual. Ingrid Larson.
For as far back as Hiccup could recall, he had been crushing on Ingrid. She was the prettiest girl at their school with her curly red hair and hazel eyes. One time their hands had accidentally touched as he passed her a pencil. It wasn't much but he considered it progress, especially when bearing in mind where they had started off.
"Hiccup? Are you even listening?" Frankie shook his shoulder. "We need to get off now."
Hiccup felt his mind bubble burst and stood up. Since his mother Vivian was away at a conference again, the house was empty the whole week. This left him and Frankie the perfect opportunity to work on their generator.
They had intended for it to be a device that would inflate the cracks and tears in the fabric of space and time. That way they might be able to create portals into alternate dimensions. It all sounded very neat in theory but Hiccup knew deep down it wasn't plausible and the entire idea was borrowed from science fiction. He knew Frankie did as well in spite of the enthusiasm the husky boy displayed on a daily basis. But that didn't deter either of them from continuing to work on it.
Hiccup opened the garage door, throwing his backpack by the doorway. Frankie followed suit, grinning from sheer excitement.
They tweaked and played with the device for roughly two hours before Frankie called it a night, heading home just in time for dinner.
Hiccup remained in the garage even after Frankie made his leave, feeling too unmotivated to start on his homework.
-,-
He found himself deep inside the forest again and this time remembered the trail to his intended destination. It took longer than expected but he was standing on top of the cove again, overlooking the view.
He stepped towards the sleeping dragon hanging upside down. In some ways it was quite an amusing sight but Hiccup dared not to laugh.
Emerald green eyes shot open and in a swift move, the winged reptile was in front of him, regarding him with curiosity.
Hiccup reached out towards it but drew back at the sound of a hiss. It didn't escape his notice that this dragon had no teeth. It was...
"…Toothless," he mumbled.
He tried reaching for 'Toothless' again when an unexpected third party made their presence known.
"Look out!" he heard an unfamiliar voice shout and then felt himself be pinned down on the muddy ground. "Run! Run!"
He turned to regard this person but suddenly found himself weightless as the world around him faded to black.
Hiccup gasped as his eyes opened and found himself lying on the cold garage floor.
His back was aching as he stood up, brushing the dust off his pants. He didn't think anything of the mud that coated his hands at first until he stepped into the hallway and passed a body-length mirror.
Hiccup froze up.
He was covered from head to toe in dirt and even some grass strands despite having been inside the garage the whole time where he had slumbered off.
His eyes widened as the flash of the dragon sprung into his mind. But just as quickly, he shook the thought off.
It was only just a dream. There was nothing more to it.
-,-
Hiccup waited for Frankie by the lockers. The cafeteria was too noisy at this time of the day and he already had a headache going on from not getting enough sleep the night before.
The bell rang and as predicted his best friend stepped out, oddly enough, looking more chipper than usual. Hiccup didn't get much time to analyze his friend's good mood as Scott Jorgenson approached him from behind.
"Out of my way loser!" Scott chuckled and shoved him aggressively against the lockers as he passed him by. Hiccup grunted from the forceful attack, grasping his midsection in pain as everyone around him choked with laughter.
"Hiccup, are you alright?" Frankie rushed over in concern, trying to help him stand straight.
Hiccup forced a smile. "I'm fine," he grumbled.
His eyes briefly flickered to Ingrid and he felt his face fall as he saw her lock hands with Scott while the two of them exited the building. Hiccup sighed to himself.
Frankie patted him on the shoulder in comfort knowing full well about Hiccup's feelings for Ingrid. "I'm sorry, Hiccup."
Hiccup shook his head, wanting to change the subject.
"So I made some essential changes on our lab report last night and you might want to have a look-over before our presentation. If we hurry we could catch the bus just now."
Frankie bit his lip, averting his eyes as a blush suddenly bloomed over his face. "Um, actually," Frankie started. "Can we take a raincheck on that?"
Hiccup frowned. "Why?"
Frankie could no longer suppress his smile. "Heather asked me to help her with her science project," he blurted out. "She wants me to come over to her house tonight!"
"Oh." Hiccup smiled, happy on his friend's behalf. "How about tomorrow then?"
"Tomorrow works great!" Frankie agreed, still grinning from ear to ear.
-,-
Something was amiss. Hiccup could feel it the moment he settled down on his bed. Unlike the previous nights, there weren't any forests surrounding him. He was still inside his room wrapped up in warm blankets.
Hiccup tried to sleep, hoping to travel back to the familiar cove but found himself unable to doze off.
It was almost past midnight when he hard a loud clash downstairs on the first floor, followed by light footsteps. Hiccup knew his mother was not to be home yet so that meant a burglar must have barged inside their house.
His phone was discharged so dialing for help wasn't an option at the moment. With shaky hands he grabbed the baseball bat off his wall and descended down the stairs, flicking on the lights on the way.
Having rummaged through the whole house, he saw nothing out of ordinary except for the smoke coming from the door connected to the garage. Hiccup took a deep breath and then kicked the door open.
As he stepped forward he suddenly found himself entering the cove.
"Toothless?" he called out unsurely.
The dragon appeared in front of him, looking joyous for a moment before growling at something behind him. Hiccup knitted his eyebrows and turned around to see a blonde girl his age clutching onto a large axe.
"You again!" she hissed and tried to move past him, heading straight for the dragon.
Toothless tensed up and began preparing his counter-attack.
Hiccup felt panic rise within him and decided to interfere before any blood was shed.
He pulled the axe out of the girl's hold and strung her down to the ground with him.
Toothless immediately calmed down.. and the whole place was suddenly pitch black.
Hiccup groaned, squinting at the bright light and rubbing his head from the fall. He soon noticed the garage room was full of smoke and coughed his way to the source of it which appeared to be the generator he and Frankie had built together.
It had all but collapsed apart.
-,-
After taking a shower and rubbing his hair dry with a towel, Hiccup made his way back to bed. He couldn't quite comprehend what was happening to him but he knew it was out of the norm. He really needed to speak to Frankie in the morning.
He closed his eyes shut and there was a long moment of stillness where his mind went blank.
He didn't notice the air in the room shift until he felt something cool resting against his neck.
Hiccup snapped his eyes open and slowly moved his arm back to switch the nightlight on, his heart drumming inside his ears.
The sight he was met with was unexpected to say the least, making him gape in shock.
Next to his bedside stood a beautiful blonde girl looking furious as hell and holding an axe to his bare throat.
"Where did you hide that dragon?"
AN: I'm going through so much pain right now so this is just a silly 'therapy' fic I have written for myself. I'm still planning to update my other stories but that probably will not happen until I fully recover from my surgery. So please bear with me. :)