Dragons, Mates, and Children
Chapter 2
I don't own How to Train Your Dragon
He was uncounsious for three days. I didn't leave his side the whole time. Something drew me to the boy and I couldn't leave him.
I told him everything. I told him how I lost my mom when I was only a year old. How my father had never accepted me. How Toothless had been my first friend. How he was still missing and how worried I was.
On the fourth day, he shot up in bed and screamed.
I had been nodding off in the chair when he screamed. It was blood-curdeling and made me want to both run in terror and help him.
"Hey bud, what's wrong?" I asked, instinctivly using the tone I would use with a spooked dragon.
He turned to look at me. "Hiccup," he whispered, throwing himself at me.
"What's wrong bud?" I asked, gently stroking his hair.
"You were gone. I couldn't find you anywhere. Then she came," he said, shvivering.
"Hey, hey, it's okay bud. Why don't you tell me your name," I said, rubbing his back softly.
He looked up at me. His eyes were a deep brown that I had only seen one place before.
"You don't reconize me?" he asked quietly.
"No, I feel like I should, but I don't," I said truthfully.
"Oh," he said, looking down.
"I'm sorry. I wish I did. But I just...don't."
"Oh, I just thought...nevermind. I look so diffrent now," he said, "I'm Toothless."
"What? There's no way you can be Toothless! Toothless is a dragon!" I exclaimed. But I knew it was true. Even five minutes with him and I could see it.
"You know I am Hiccup. I can see it in your eyes."
"How?" I asked softly.
"I don't know," he answered. "What are we going to do now?" he asked.
"First we're going to tell Dad you're awake, then we're going to teh forge to work on a new leg for you," I said, standing, Toothless still in my arms.
"This is diffrent," Toothless commented as we made our way down the stairs.
"Yes it is," I replied as we reached the main floor of the house. "Now you sit here while I go find Dad. Do you want something to eat?" I asked, sitting Toothless in a chair.
"Sure," he said, adjusting himself in the chair.
I quickly got Toothless some food from the pantry and went to find my dad.
When I couldn't find Dad, I decided to just take Toothless to the forge.
"You ready to go Toothless?" I asked, reentering the kitchen.
"Yeah, how are we going to do this? I can't very well walk and you can't walk very well," he asked, a smile coming to his face at his play on words.
"We'll manage just fine. You aren't very heavy you know."
"If you say so. How long was I out?" he asked, wrapping his arms around my neck as I picked him up.
"You were missing for two days before I found you in the woods. You've been here three days. Jess has been caring for you."
"Did anyone have a clue?"
"No. We had no idea who you were. Snotlout and the Twins were convinced you were an Outcast, here to spy on us. They wanted to kill you."
"You haven't left my side since you found me, have you?" he asked, resting his head against my chest.
"I was drawn to you. I couldn't leave," I said, burrying my face in his black hair. "You know, your hair is the exact same shade as your scales were."
"I noticed. You know, this makes two now," he said softly.
"Two what?" I asked, sitting him down once we reached the forge.
"Two times you've saved me," Toothless said, watching as I moved around the forge, starting the fire and begining work on the leg.
"True. You saved me too you know. If I hadn't found you, I would probably have died back in dragon training," I said, working out a sheet of metal.
Toothless was quiet for a moment. "You know, you have your own grace in here. You seem so clumsy everywhere else, but in here and in the arena...you can do anything.:
"How do you think we feel about dragons? You all are so clumsy on the ground, but in the air...you guys are amazing," I said, looking up.
"Gobber, are you in there?" came Astrid's voice from outside.
"Gobber's not here!" I called back, finishing the foot of the leg.
"Hiccup? I thought you were at home, watching that boy you found," Astrid asked, entering the forge.
"He woke up," I said, motioning towards Toothless.
"Oh, hi, I'm Astrid," she said, sticking her hand out.
"Hi Astrid. I'm Toothless," he said, shaking her hand.
"Toothless," Astrid mused before turning towards me. "Have you seen Gobber?"
"No, I haven't seen anyone but you since we left the house. I came straight here to work on the leg for Toothless," I said, getting a few more materiales to finish the leg. "Can I help you?"
"No. I'm going to find him. Do you want me to tell your dad where you are if I find him?"
"Yeah, if you see him tell him I need to talk to him."
"Will do, see you later Hiccup," Astrid said, leaving the forge.
"Why didn't you tell her?" Toothless asked when Astrid was out of earshot.
"We should tell Dad first. He's the chief, he needs to know first," I said, putting the final touches on the leg. "There, let's see if this will work."
"Hiccup, are you alright? Astrid said you needed to talk to me," Dad said, entering the forge once we had Toothless' leg on.
"He woke up," I said, helping Toothless stand. "How does that feel?"
"Good," Toothless said, taking a few steps to stand in front of my father.
"Stoic the Vast, village chief," Dad said, sticking out his hand.
"I'm Toothless," he said, shaking Dad's hand.
"Toothless? Unique name. Hiccup named his dragon Toothless. Been missing for five days now," Dad said, running a hand through his beard. He had grown rather fond of Toothless since I had become dragon trainer.
"Dad, we need to tell you something," I said softly, putting my hand on Toothless' shoulder, "Hey, how are you taller than me?"
"I don't know. Not everything is the same you know," Toothless said.
"That's not fair."
"Would you rather have me still be unable to talk?"
"No," I muttered.
Dad cleared his throat. "You were saying?"
"Oh yeah. Dad, this is Toothless. My Toothless."
"Hiccup, I know you miss Toothless, but pretending this boy is your dragon won't help you any. You need to accept the fact that he's gone," Dad said gently.
"Sir, I am Toothless. While I was in the woods five days ago I was attacked. The next thing I know, I'm waking up in Hiccup's bed. I promise you sir, Hiccup isn't making this up. I was the dragon," Toothless said.
Dad stepped up and looked Toothless square in the eye. They stood motionless for a few minutes, just staring at each other.
"By Thor's hammer, it is you!" Dad exclaimed, throwing his arms around Toothless. "But how?" he asked, pulling away.
"I don't know," Toothless said, wrapping an arm around my shoulder.
