Chapter 2:

(Hiccups 1st person Point of View).

I turned and looked where Astrid was looking. Toothless's rock slab was empty. No Night Fury was resting there.

I wonder where he is…

"I am not sure. He can't fly so he couldn't have left the island. Maybe he went for a midnight walk?" I suggested and shrugged my shoulders.

That's not like him. He doesn't usually leave. Though, I rarely am up this late. Maybe he always leaves at night and is back before I wake up.

"Hey."

I snapped my attention to the woman on my lap. She raised her hand and lifted my chin up.

"I am sure he's not far." She assured. "Now where were we?"

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(Toothless's 1st person Point of View).

As I watched the stars blink reassuringly at me, I decided it was time to head back. I slowly skidded off the high point, and slithered down. Placing paw after paw downwards.

For some strange reason that I did not know, the village healer named Gothi lived about halfway up this treacherous slope. And as I made my way down, I saw her sitting in an armchair snoozing.

She was accompanied by at least 10 Terrible Terrors that were all over her. I barked a laugh at the sight, what a place Berk had become since the times of war.

Suddenly, as I got really close, she jolted awake. Sending the Terrors blasting off her and hitting the floor boards.

"Oh I am sorry, I am so sorry." She started whispering to the Terrors. Who were now angrily glaring at their owner.

I froze.

Now one thing I had learned from Hiccup and the Vikings of Berk, was that Gothi was supposedly a mute. No one had ever heard her talk. So she was assumed to be a mute. Yet here she was, whispering to these Terrors.

I managed to unfreeze, and I turned my gaze off Gothi. I was just about to continue heading down the slope, when I heard this voice.

"I know you're there, Toothless."

How had she seen me? I hadn't even made a sound! Not even the Terrors heard me!

I turned around and faced her, she was looking right at me. I moved my head down and blinked nervously.

"What's troubling you, my dear Night Fury?" Her voice was strange. Unlike any I had heard before. It seemed to echo around my ears, as if wanting to penetrate them at every angle.

I shook my head.

Her gaze turned serious. Her smile dropped, and her eyes became stern. The Terrors seemed to back away from her.

"Don't lie to me, please. And please talk, it's rude to not reply to an old lady."

Toothless was nervous now. So he quickly said, "Well, you wouldn't understand me. I am dragon, you are human." As his answer came out in words of growls and grunts.

Her smile returned.

"My dear Toothless, you may be considered the most intelligent, eldest & powerful of your kind. Do you not think that the same is true with Vikings?"

My ears raised right up, and I stood up fully. "You understand me?"

She nodded, now sitting back down in her chair. And began patting a few Terrors that reluctantly decided to risk sleeping on her again.

"How-" "Never mind Toothless. Anyway, what's troubling you?"

I breathed out a deep breath, and closed my eyes before re-opening them.

"Hiccup. My brother and rider. I care for him deeply, always have and always will. But we aren't doing anything together anymore. He seems to care less about me. He only uses me to travel. He never talks to me like he used to.

Back in the days when we were bonding, before and just after the Red Deaths defeat, were amazing. Now he mostly dedicates his time to serving the village & being with Astrid. When it is just us, he doesn't ever talk to me.

The only things he says to me now is, 'Take me to the Great Hall. Time for dinner bud.' Or, 'to the forge.' Those are pretty much the only words I get from him."

Gothi sighed and leaned further back.

"Toothless. Just so you know, it is not my place to say any of these things to Hiccup or anyone. I cannot interfere between you both. Hiccup is destined to become Chief of this village, and that can't be changed. Also, Astrid by the looks of it will become his mate.

But I can give you some advice. Let me ask you something. Even though Hiccup doesn't talk to you much anymore, do you talk to him? I mean like, do you wake him up excitedly every morning, do you lick him in thanks for the fish he gives you? Do you two even go flying together anymore?"

Now that stumbled the Night Fury.

He hadn't thought of that.

"I gotta go. Thank you Gothi. I'll come see you again soon!" I quickly spoke then turned around and ran down the hill.

"I wish you all the best, Toothless." Gothi muttered to herself before she fell asleep again.

How had I not thought of that? It must be because of a lack of flying, we haven't been flying around Berk just for the purpose of flying for a while.

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(3rd person Point of View).

As he made his way back to his Vikings house, he thought over his actions. And as he went, he decided to become the Night Fury that Hiccup used to know.

Once he finally made it to the house, he jumped up as silently as he could, and peered over the windowsill.

There was Hiccup, as expected, but he wasn't sleeping as Toothless had hoped. He was very clearly awake, and doing what humans called 'making out' with that girl he likes.

Toothless snorted at the sight, and climbed through the window.

Hiccup and Astrid immediately stopped, and started smiling at him.

"Hey Toothless." They both greeted.

He nodded his head and gave them an enthusiastic lick of encouragement, as if saying, 'continue.'

"Yuck, Toothless stop it! No more." Hiccup said. Wiping the slobber off his face and onto his clothes, just as Astrid did the same.

They both then went to bed, as the dragon of the night then did the same on his rock slab.

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Wet and foul.

That was what he was waking up to. A long, slimy and familiar tongue.

His eyes jolted open, and he was greeted by a large pink & long tongue to the face.

"Ugh Toothless stop it!" Hiccup exclaimed, as he sat up, a little amused, but mostly irritated. Astrid began waking up beside him.

He tried to shove the dragon away, but to no success.

The jet black dragon showed no signs of stopping, he changed targets and started licking Astrid.

"TOOTHLESS! Stop it! Don't do that anymore! We're past that! Go away." Hiccup spoke harshly, not find it amusing any more. He pushed Toothless's head away finally and turned to Astrid.

Neither of the Vikings saw the hurt expression clearly on the Night Furies face. Toothless backed away, and curled up, offended and hurt.

"Are you all right?" Hiccup asked. Placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Yeah, I am okay. It's just dragon slobber." She touched her clothes and the sheets, they were full of saliva.

"Ugh, we're gonna have to wash these now. This stuff doesn't wash out well." He said. They both hopped out of bed, and Hiccup took all the sheets off and threw them into a pile.

"I'll go get some breakfast." Hiccup stated. Astrid nodded, then said, "wait." She then peered out the window, and saw it was nearly dawn.

"Crap, I better go. Sorry." She walked up to Hiccup, and gave him a kiss. "I'll see you later."

"Bye milady."

With that, she placed her feet back onto the windowsill, and leapt out.

Hiccup grabbed the sheets, opened the door to his room, and threw them down the stairs. Then he changed clothes, and threw his old ones downstairs too.

He then turned to the Night Fury, who perked up at once, seeing that his rider was looking at him.

"Toothless, go downstairs."

After Toothless went downstairs, Hiccup followed and shut the door.

He picked up his clothes and sheets, and threw them in the washing pile.

"You're up early son." Came the deep booming voice of his father.

Hiccup turned to the massive Viking. "Yeah, Toothless woke us– me, up with saliva today. It was annoying."

Stoick turned to the dragon, who was now devouring some fish in a basket.

"Us?" Stoick asked, slightly confused. Then the Chief turned to the clothes and sheets that were in the washing pile.

Stoick face spread into a wide grin.

"Was Astrid over last night?"

Hiccup nearly choked on his morning bread and fish, and quickly spat it back out, his face red.

"Wh-what makes you say that?" The young man stuttered. Nervously taking a gulp of water. Avoiding Stoicks strangely intimidating smile from his seat.

The leader of the Hooligan tribe, then gestured to the clothes and sheets that needed a wash. And said, "I think it's a little early to be seeing little Hiccups running around the village, don't you?"

Hiccup immediately blushed furiously. And shook his frantically.

"No no no no! We didn't! I swear! That was all of Toothless's slobber! Sh-she just came over and we just… made out! That's it!"

Stoick barked out laughing. Even Toothless joined him in laughing.

"I'm done with this conversation." Hiccup stated, still as red as a tomato. He stood up and prepared to leave.

Toothless was busy laughing too, but finally stopped. And he and Stoick shared a quick glance at one another. Before the dragon of the night bounded out the door after his rider.

"To the Academy."

Toothless's happiness vanished in an instant. Hiccup still ordered him around. He sighed, and allowed his rider on. And they took off the Berk Dragon Academy, which Toothless had thought of a different name for.

End of Chapter 2.