Author's note: I apologize for the delay in updates. School, for one thing, you know... and I haven't been feeling too good these days. (sighs) Updates for this story will most definitely have inconsistency, meaning that I may update in a few days, or it may even take a week or so to get the next chapter up and running.

Anyways, have any of you listened to the "How to Train Your Dragon Movie Soundtrack"? It's hanging around YouTube, and I recommend listening to it, especially if you love the movie. If possible, I would like to buy the music. My favourite tracks are "Forbidden Friendship" and "Test Drive"!

Please enjoy this next chapter (hopefully. I have my fingers crossed!). Obviously, I do not own "How to Train Your Dragon" (how is this a disclaimer, anyway? what do I disclaim from).

To avatardn.n (if that is how you properly spell your penname): I look forward to reading your upcoming one-shot with the hiccuping concept involved =).

Chapter 3: Toothless Takes Charge

Hiccup lay thrashing around in his bed, pondering of ways to win over Astrid's love besides simply telling her, "I love you." To him, he just needed a certain, special way to make up for the kiss she had given him, the one he said that he could get used to.

Hiccup turned over to the other side of his bed. Perhaps, he thought. Perhaps my dad's idea of flowers isn't so bad. After all, according to his "ladder", I'm at the stage where I'm supposed to give flowers. Just where am I going to find some? The teenager sighed to himself one last time before turning over to the other side once again. The last thing he saw that night was Toothless, sleeping peacefully, unmindful of Hiccup's uncomfortable state of mind.

~YYY~

The sun shone brightly in his face as Hiccup awoke, blinded. Clumsily, he pushed aside the covers of his bed and placed both feet (or one foot and a piece of metal) on the floor. Just before he made the decision to stand up, he realized something was different. Normally, as Hiccup would get out of bed, Toothless would be at his side, allowing Hiccup time to steady himself. Today, however, the Night fury was nowhere to be seen.

For a moment, Hiccup wondered if he really should make attempts to stand himself and get out of bed, but in the end decided to crawl back under the covers and sleep some more. He had no need to rush anywhere today and felt he was still tired. He could sleep until his dragon returned to assist him.

This time, as Hiccup dozed off, he began to reflect on the kiss, the first kiss on the lips he had received from Astrid, the first kiss he had received in his lifetime.

Hiccup winced as Astrid hit punched him playfully on the shoulder for the umpteenth time.

"That's for scaring me," she explained ruthlessly.

"Ow!" was Hiccup's first response to the punch. "Do you always have to do that when-?"

Before he could complete his sentence, Astrid intervened by pressing her lips against his. As she let go, she concluded, "That's for everything else."

Hiccup felt his heart rising above the clouds as he gently took Astrid's hands and placed them into his. "Astrid," he began. "Astrid, I love…" His voice trailed off as he gasped at Astrid's next interesting response.

It appeared to be by the second that Astrid's lips were getting bigger and pinker by the second, just waiting to devour Hiccup's words and his love. He stood there, petrified, unsure of what to do as the big pink lips came closer and closer towards him…

~YYY~

Before Hiccup could scream, whether in his strange dream or in reality, he was rudely awakened by Toothless' daily morning lick. Groaning, he groggily wiped dragon spit off his face, staring into the Night fury's attentive dog eyes, eyes that read, I have a surprise for you.

The Night fury eagerly pulled off the covers of Hiccup's bed and opened his mouth. Next thing he new, Hiccup came face to face with a pile of dead fish scattered on his lap.

"Oh…" said a nervous Hiccup, secretly wondering how long it would take for the horrendous smell to disappear. "Great, Toothless. You brought your breakfast to me in bed. Yum, um, that's great, but I'm really full-"

A loud growl from Hiccup's stomach took a moment to interrupt the conversation. With an uneasy look on his face, he covered his stomach with his hands in an attempt to muffle up the noise. The Night fury took the moment to stare at his trainer's stomach and narrow his eyes.

Hiccup tensed. "Yeah, yeah," he responded. "I know what you're thinking. But I'm really not in the mood for fish, you see-"

Toothless slammed the floor with one of his feet, as if to say, "Shut up and look!" Hiccup reluctantly shut up and pushed a fish aside, then another until he found what he was looking for.

With all the fish pushed aside, a bouquet of flowers was the only thing left on Hiccup's lap. The flowers had five petals each and were a dark midnight blue with a golden tip on each petal. Slowly, as if the flowers were going to explode any second, he picked up and examined the bundle.

For awhile, Hiccup admired the bouquet that Toothless had made especially for his trainer. "Toothless," he said with satisfaction. "I'm impressed." He turned the flowers around again for another look. "Say, where'd you find these?"

The Night fury cocked his head to the side. He then walked forward and nuzzled the flowers. Hiccup gently petted him back. "You're right," Hiccup said confidently, holding up the flower bouquet. "With these flowers, I'll just go up to Astrid, proudly wave these flowers in her face and the rest will be-WHOA!"

As Hiccup was rambling, he stood up, completely lost his balance and toppled to the floor. Fortunately, he fell right into a pile of fish, which softened his fall by a little.

Toothless trotted over towards Hiccup as he broke free of the fish pile. The Night fury's eyes brightened as he nudged a fish towards his trainer.

"I'm not hungry," was Hiccup's lame response, followed by a grumbling stomach.

Author's Note (again): Ah, poor Hiccup. Grossed out by the smell of raw fish in the morning. Good luck getting that smell out of your bed.

If you have anything against this story (as in, if I messed up some analogy about the movie), please let me know; I'm fine with it! I've only seen the movie twice, but have a terrible memory on remembering small details from the movie. I even forgot what Hiccup looks like (BAD ME!).

Thank you again for all your reviews and support! They are much appreciated. So please, review this chapter. You know you want to!