Hello there, everyone! I'm here, doing something new that I've never tried before: A one-shot series fueled mostly by requests! I got on request to do a one-shot with my family from my story, "Daddy's Girl", so I thought, "Hey! It would be fun to do a series on it!"
The family is Hiccup and Astrid (obviously!) with their three kids (Listed in order of birth): Stoick (Boy), Finn (Boy), and Aria (Girl).
I decided to open it up to requests because they really help give me inspiration to write! (And because I've seen others do it. Shout-out to BeyondTheClouds777) :) But I first want to lay down some ground rules for giving me requests.
1) I will NOT accept anything M rated. End of story. I only write K - T
2) Please give me enough details to formulate a story, but not so many that I have no creative say in writing the story.
3) I believe I echo many authors on this one, but please don't pester me about requests. I will get them the 1st time around.
4) The genre for this series is Family, but it can be a combo like: Family/Humor, Family/Hurt/Comfort, etc. Just make sure it is family focused. ("cause family is FUN!)
5) I will try to write most to all of the requests that I take, but that is no guarantee that I will write yours. (But I probably will)
6) Please specify how old the kids will be. This will help immensely in the writing process. They can be any age, but must still come in the same birth order as I have listed above. Stoick is 2 years older than Finn, and Finn is 3 years older than Aria.
Note: Something to be aware of is that I have a VERY busy schedule, and the most I can write is probably 1-2 one-shots a week, so don't worry if my posting is slow. I have NOT dropped off the face of the earth! (In case anyone actually cared...) I want to write the best stories possible for you all! :D
With that being said, feel free to request away and have fun! :D
-Toothless801
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And, without further ado, here is story number 1! :)
Title: Toddler Walking Lessons with Toothless
Requested by: Guest
Rating: K
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Toothless lay sprawled out on the floor of the Haddock residence, enjoying his afternoon nap after a hard morning chief business with Hiccup. Said rider was busy with the parchment and quill pen form of chiefing, so he had no need for his dragon to go about knocking over the inkwell or bumping the table. Hence the reason Toothless chose to catch up on some much needed sleep. Already, he had prepared his napping stone, which had been moved downstairs, with a good low blaze. Settling down on his warm stone, he was just dropping off to the blissful land of dreams, when a something grabbed his tail. It wasn't a strong grip, more like that small something was sitting on his tail. Toothless gave a lazy flick of his tail to get rid of whatever what bothering him.
It worked, but only for a moment. The little something was back again, this time it made small childish giggling sounds. Opening a lazy eye, he looked down at his tail to see his rider's child clinging to his tail and giggling.
"Toofus! Toofus!" laughed Aria, the youngest child of Hiccup and Astrid. She was an adorable, 18 month old toddler who had won every heart on the island of Berk with her irresistible charm. Well, nearly every heart. She wasn't having much luck with Toothless. This particular afternoon she was quite bored and wanted to play, but her daddy was busy with grown-up stuff, her mommy was off brushing up on her combat skills, and her two older brothers were off spending the day with grandma. Aria wanted to play with Toothless, as she adored the big, black dragon and loved to play hide-and-go-seek under his wings, but Toothless would have nothing to do with playing. He wanted to nap.
"Play! Play!" she continued, tugging on his tailfin. When that failed to get Toothless's attention, Aria began to climb up the sleek body of the dragon. She made up to his head and began tugging on his ears while chanting, "Aria want play! Play Toofus, play!" For being so young, Aria could talk very well. She picked up on phrases that other would say and she would repeat them. She was quite sharp in those regards, but physically, she was a bit behind. She had yet to take her first step without assistance. She could pull up on furniture, walk with furniture, but never had she walked on her own.
Meanwhile, Toothless was getting very annoyed with this little human who was intruding on his precious napping time. He shook his head, perhaps a little to roughly, and Aria tumbled off and onto the floor. Turning around, he was about to fall asleep again, when he heard a cry of distress from behind him. Toothless's eye shot open, and he lumbered to his feet and looked around wildly to see who was crying. He stopped when he saw Aria sprawled out on the floor, bawling. It looked like she hit her head on the floor as she fell. He warbled comfortingly and nuzzled the crying little girl. Aria snuggled against the dragon and gradually calmed down, the flow of tears coming to a halt.
"Toofus," she murmured as she tried to hug the dragon, but her short, little arms couldn't quite reach all the way around Toothless's neck. "Toofus...Toofus nice!" She patted his head, and Toothless hummed in satisfaction, hoping that the little girl would fall asleep next to him, so he could get back to his nap.
But as Aria crawled out of the dragon's grasp, Toothless realized that there would be no nap for him today. The little girl crawled over to a chair and pulled herself into a stand. Still holding onto the chair, she turned around and looked at Toothless, a smile working its way across her face. "Toofus come! Toofus play!" she exclaimed, her eyes pleading with the big dragon. Toothless snorted and stayed put.
"No! Come!" insisted Aria, who was getting a bit frustrated that he wasn't listening to her. Toothless raised an eyebrow at her, as if to say, "You really think you can order me around, little girl?" Yet he made no move to come join her.
That was the last straw for Aria. She stamped her foot in anger and said, "Play! Now!" Then without realizing what she was doing, Aria let go of the chair and took a step, all by herself, right towards Toothless! Toothless's head shot up in alarm; he knew that this little one couldn't walk yet, and to see her try without anyone to help her sent up red flags inside the dragon's mind.
But then he realized there was someone there to help her. He, Toothless, the alpha night fury, the most feared and well-loved dragon of the archipelago, would help his rider's baby walk!
As Aria went to lift her foot for a second step, the action put her off balance, and she started to tip forward. Toothless shot forward, at a speed that would have put lightning to shame, and caught the little girl with the top of his head before she hit the hard wood floor. Aria laughed as Toothless lowered her gently to the floor, careful not to let her drop.
Aria was ecstatic, clapping her hands together happily as she chanted, "I walk! I walk!"
Toothless swelled with pride. She had done it! He nudged her side, trying to get her attention. She had walked for the first time ever! He wanted her to try again before she forgot how to do it! She turned to him and grinned. "Toofus!" she said. He bumped her again, motioning for her to get up. Aria stared for a second, confused. Then, her face lit up and she crawled back over to the chair and pulled up again. This time, Toothless stood a few steps away and faced her, giving an encouraging warble every now and then. Aria let got of the chair and took one step, then stopped. Looking up at the great black dragon standing in front of her, she saw his gummy smile that had excitement and pleasure written all over it. He jerked his head in his direction, obviously urging her onward. Aria mirrored Toothless's expression with gusto, and took another step forward...
...and another...
...and another...
...and another, until she reached Toothless's side and grabbed onto the dragon's back for support. Laughing, Aria hugged Toothless again, and the great dragon's heart was finally won over by the little girl. Humming with pleasure, Toothless flashed another gummy smile at Aria. He felt accomplished, much more so than if he had taken his silly old nap.
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Author's Notes:
I love toddlers! What more can I say? :D :D :D They are SOOOOOOOO much fun to write! :D Toddlers + Toothless = INSANE AMOUNTS OF ADORABLENESS!
Anyways, I'm really excited for this one-shot series! I've never done anything like this, but I figure it is a good warm-up before I commit to a real, multi-chapter story! Again, thank you to Guest for requesting this one-shot! I had a lot of fun with it and I really hope you all enjoyed it! Thanks so much for reading! :)
-Toothless801
