Chapter 2: Cliff
"Hiccup?"
"Mnegapfnsjnfjejytoeinagh."
"Tired?"
"Meh."
"Toothless is awake."
"Okay, I'm coming."
Hiccup clumped loudly down the stairs and collapsed into a chair.
"Morning!"
"Hey mum."
"Didn't sleep well?"
"I slept GREAT, I just got home late last night."
"Ah. Fancy some breakfast?"
"No, I'm fine actually. Where's Toothless?"
"Just outside waiting for you."
"Thanks."
Hiccup found him on the roof and called him down. He swung his leg over the saddle and fixed his prosthetic into its slot.
"Where to bud?"
Toothless absentmindedly watched Hiccup glide through the air in front of him. He had thought about what Stormfly had said, and wasn't thinking it a bad idea. Hiccup was much too tired these days, and his job was getting harder and more time-consuming by the week. Not even mentioning him flying with Toothless on top of that.
They were already an hour behind the normal schedule but Toothless really didn't care. He liked it when Hiccup could fit him in around his day-to-day chief life.
Come to think of it, Hiccup had gone quiet.
Toothless looked around for him. He wasn't there.
"TOOTHLESS!"
And he took the cliff full force to the face.
He shrieked and scrambled at the rock, before falling down to a ledge below him.
"Toothless! What were you thinking?!" Hiccup threw himself against Toothless' side to stop him from falling over. Toothless whimpered.
"My gods, that was stupid. You could've DIED!"
Toothless whined and let his legs give way beneath him. Hiccup sank down beside him and wrapped an arm around his neck. He yawned and scratched toothless' ear. Being contagious, Toothless also yawned. Maybe he needed a holiday too.
"Are you okay to fly? We have to head back anyway." Toothless shrieked and jumped back in protest. "What's wrong bud?" Toothless huffed and looked out towards the sky and back to Hiccup hopefully. "I know, I'd love a holiday too-" Toothless jumped and nodded frantically. This was exactly what he needed.
"What, you wanna go on holiday? Where to?" Toothless shrugged. Hmm, he never realised how useful human gestures could be.
Hiccup nodded and smiled. "You know what Toothless? That doesn't sound half bad. I'll try and organise it."
AN. Hmm, this chapter is half as short as the last one... Sorry...
