Hey Guys! I'm back! It's been crazy around here so it's taken me longer than usual to put this story out, but things should calm down soon. Anyways, In this story Hiccup and Toothless go for a little Night ride when someone else shows up...

Toothless coos at me questioningly.

"Shh. Not yet bud." I whisper to him. Lying in my bed I listen intently to the footsteps above me. After a few moments they stop.

"Okay, now."

Getting up I crack the door and scan around the area, the only thing in sight are the torches we keep lit.

"Toothless search."

He sends out a high frequency pitch that bounces off everything, the amazing part is that it's completely silent to humans. He snorts to let me know there's no one there.

I slide on top of him and we silently take of into the night. We do a circle around Dragons Edge before taking to the clouds. Toothless glides effortlessly in the wind and I recline in my saddle. We've developed a habit of sneaking out at night to go flying. I love my friends, but sometimes I feel liking ramming their heads into the closest tree. Night flying is the only time I'm free of any responsibility. The only time Toothless and I can just be.

We break from the clouds and fly close to the water. The mist is cool and refreshing. As I trail my fingers through the waves, Toothless lets out a warning growl.

"What is it bud?" Turning around in my seat I scan the sky for anything. There! About a hundred yards to my left I can barely make out another dragon...and its rider. Oh great. I let out a heavy sigh.

"No rest for the weary, eh bud?" Toothless flicks his ear in agreement.

"You know what? Let's give whoever It is a run for their money. Toothless, disappear."

With that we take off like a rocket for the clouds, slicing through them like it was cake. I put my riding mask on and lean in close. We dart behind towers and the odd rock formation.

"Just a little further!" I shout to be heard over the sound of the wind. "There it is Toothless, the cave is right there."

We dive right in, and bank to to the left. Toothless sends out another Frequency Blast. Left. Right. And straight up. We land and we wait, listening. I hear the screech of a dragon and a thud as it lands.

Clink! Clink! It's claws echo all around us. We hear it screech again, almost out of frustration. Toothless edges closer to our exit.

Resting a hand on his head I whisper, "Not yet."

The footsteps get closer and closer. The dragon lets out a stream of fire, this causes the whole cave to light up, momentarily blinding us. As the fire dies down I get a good look at the dragon. Stormfly?

"Astrid?" I call out tentatively.

A few seconds later I get a response.

"Hiccup?" I hear her question.

Toothless and I drop down and round the corner. Now we're face to face and I can see Astrid atop Stromfly.

"What are you doing here?"

"Me? What are you doing here. Besides scaring the hell out of me?" She snaps

I chuckle. "We scared you?" I raise my eyebrow in disbelief.

"Yes" she hisses. "I thought I saw a dragon, and then it disappeared. So we decided to follow it. I thought maybe Dagur finally figured how to ride-"

"A night fury?" I cut her off.

"A dragon. And how was I supposed to know it was you?"

I chuckle some more. Astrid dismounts and walks over to me.

"What are you doing out here anyways?"

I don't answer immediately. Kicking a rock I let out a sigh.

"I just needed some alone time." She tilts her head.

"If we're gonna talk we might as well do it over a fire." She finally responds.

A few minutes later we're sitting next to each other warming up next to the fire.

She rest her head on my shoulder. "Why are you really out here?"

I sigh. "I need time away from everyone. Toothless and I barely get anytime to ourselves. I feel overwhelmed with everything that's happening. So Toothless and I go night flying. It's very therapeutic." I say the last part with some sarcasm.

She nods."I can understand that." She pauses. "But why did you hide from me?"

She looks at me now. I stroke her cheek.

"I wasn't hiding from you, I'm hiding from everyone else. I didn't know who you were, so toothless and I decided to take the chance of just disappearing into the night."

She gives me a small smile and puts her head back on my shoulder. We enjoy each other's company for a little bit when a thought occurs to me.

"Wait a minute. Why were you out flying?"

She looks at me a gives me a slow smile, leaning forward she gives me a light kiss.

"That's for me to know and you to find out Hiccup."