Eclipse
Chapter 2 – Love and Rejoicing
Astrid dashed away to tell Hiccup and the others the good news, as Stormfly was reluctant to abandon her charge. She curled her tail around it protectively, though not piercing it with her tail spines, and closed her eyes to enjoy the birdsong and slants of light coming through the wooden slats...
She heard the telltale thumps of a Night Fury approaching, obviously Toothless come to check on their child. She caught her breath as he appeared outlined in the doorway. Even after so long, she always felt alive when she saw him. The morning sunlight bounced off his scales, giving them an electric blue sheen, and lit up his emerald green eyes. Oh, the amount of times she had looked into those amazing, intense eyes... They were a known feature of the Night Fury, and one you couldn't forget easily.
"Umm, Stormfly, what are you staring at...?" he asked, bringing her back to reality. "Oh, sorry! I was just... thinking." she squawked apologetically, trying to hide her embarrassment.
"How's the egg? Is it okay?" Toothless asked, his natural father instincts kicking in. Stormfly stepped aside, with a nod to show it was okay for him to see it. "How about you see for yourself?" When Toothless saw it, he gave a smile of joy, retracting his teeth and doing it like the humans did. Stormfly barely supressed a laugh – she always found it funny when Toothless did that.
"Oh, Toothless! You do it so well!" she said in between giggles. But Toothless didn't hear her.
Her laughs sounded like the chiming of a bell, and it made him so happy to know he could make her laugh like that. He'd never love any other dragon, no matter WHAT...
"Hey, Toothless? Toothless!" Toothless snapped out of it, realising in embarrassment that she'd been talking to him. "Sorry... What is it?"
"I just wondered what Hiccup's gonna think! He'll probably fly through the roof when he finds out there'll be another Night Fury!" Toothless merely shrugged, though he was filled to the brim with happiness about that too. "Yeah, I guess," he said casually. "Or maybe he or she will take after you! After all, Stormfly,you never do know with such things..." Stormfly smiled; Toothless always knew just what to say... They both gazed lovingly down at their unhatched child, each with a wing around the other. Then, they noticed the other dragon riders in the doorway, gaping in disbelief. Hiccup was at the front, looking bewildered and happy at the same time. "T-t-toothless? This is your baby?!" Toothless nodded, and emitted a soft purr as Hiccup hug-attacked him. Suddenly, the rejoicing was interrupted by a loud creak, and they all turned around to see... A large crack running down the side of the egg.