I checked my iPod for the time- 9:07. As long as I didn't stay out more than twenty minutes, I doubt my mom would come looking for me. Twenty minutes to figure out what the heck had just happened.

I headed to the cornfield nervously, eyeing the houses on my street to make sure no one was watching. If someone saw me walk into the stalks of corn, there would be a rumor within the hour about some strange crap. I was glad once the houses were out of view and I was hidden in the tall plants.

Finding the thing was easier said than done. The corn was over a foot taller than me, so I was unable to even see the line of trees which would indicate the edge or the field. I had nothing to guide my way but the sun, which was staring to make my brown hair stick the the back of my neck from sweat. Itchy, hot, tired and lonely, after a small 13 minutes of searching, I decided to go home. But a rustling sound from my left stopped me mid-step.

I dropped my foot and listened again, staying as still as possible. Again I heard it-louder this time- and closer. I felt my fighting instincts kick in as I tensed up, backing away from the loud rustling as it drew nearer. I thought of weapons, what I had and how to use it to my defense. Luckily I happened to have a pocket knife of my brothers in my back pocket, so I pulled it out and prepared to use it to stab whatever giant creature was about to find me.

Suddenly it was right in front of me, huge and black and scaley, growling, and the pocket knife simply slipped from my fingers onto the ground as my mouth fell open and I named the creature.

"Toothless?"

The name was as familiar as my own, and it slipped from my mouth without a thought.

The Toothless stopped growling and back up in confusion, his eyes changing from fear into curiosity. He was huge- like, I remember how big he was compared to Hiccup, but right I front of me, it was terrifying. And Night Furies were generally pretty small dragons.

I stayed motionless staring at him in shock for a while. Toothless was here, real, I front of me. I gasped out a laugh. "Toothless!"

He approached me again, sniffing me for a clue of who I was.

I smiled widely. "It's okay bud, you aren't supposed to know me, you aren't even supposed to exist for Pete's sake!" I threw my arms in the air like it might as well start raining tacos. Suddenly it hit me.

"If you are here...where's Hiccup?" I asked nervously.

Toothless stood in front of me with fear in his eyes as I realized he had no clue either.

"Okay, well..." I bit my lip. "What do I do with you?!" I said thoughtfully. I took a step forward and lifted hand hand, palm out, toward him. He looked a bit scared, and so was I, so I tried to calm us both. "It's okay, i promise I won't hurt you" and he slowly moved forward to rest his nose in my hand.

I was petting Toothless the freaking Night Fury.