So after my month's long absence, I do dare to reveal myself once again. In my defense... I don't feel like coming up with a valid defense…

Anywho, so I bring another chapter that I realize should have been posted a while ago, but it wasn't. But now it is. So I guess I'm off the hook then? No? Well, here's the chapter anyway. Sorry if it's a bit shorter than what you were expecting. I tried to include as much as I could without turning it into a big glob of letters. Well that's officially all I have at this point. Read on!

Disclaimer: I do not own How to Train Your Dragon. I'm just posting this for my (and your) amusement and will not be gaining any profit from my writing (At least not yet).

Settling down for the night, Hiccup looked over as Toothless curled on his slab of rock. Once the dragon was comfortable, the boy called out a quiet 'good night' and was repaid with the dragon equivalent response. Turning over just slightly, Hiccup lowered his eyes until they were two slits, wide enough to still see the dragon but small enough that he hoped said dragon wouldn't notice.

Toothless, tired from their flights during the day, quickly drifted off to sleep within moments, not sparing the boy a glance. Hiccup, however, simply stared at his friend, slowly opening his eyes fully when it appeared the dragon had drifted off into deep sleep. While Hiccup knew Toothless was more than capable of taking care of himself (and Hiccup when the need called for), there was just something bugging him lately that pertained to the dragon.

Hiccup had woken up suddenly a few nights ago, as if someone had called out to him. The weather had been (surprisingly) pleasant so he had left the 'window' open to take advantage of the fresh air. That night, the moon was bright enough to bathe his room with just enough light for him to pick up on the objects in his room.

As he tried locating the source of the call, he noticed that Toothless' bed was empty and the dragon was nowhere in his vision. At first, he figured Toothless had went downstairs to… do whatever dragons would do in the middle of the night while everyone else was asleep, but the total silence resonating through the house crossed that notion off the list.

Despite his lack of knowing where his friend was, however, Hiccup didn't feel any sense of panic rise up. Sometimes Toothless needed a night out on his own so it wasn't extremely uncommon for Hiccup to randomly wake up and not see the dragon sleeping on his own bed.

Chalking it up to "dragon doing strange dragon things," Hiccup feel back into slumber and didn't wake up again until morning at the pestering of his best friend. Apparently late night outings didn't keep Toothless from wanting to go out on their early morning flights. Lucky reptile.

Hiccup would have just left it at that, if he didn't notice Toothless' strange behavior afterwards. During their walks (or flights) around the village, the Night Fury would perk up his ears as if listening to someone when no around them had addressed him. A few times, Hiccup had caught quick glimpses of him staring at an empty spot and studying it as if someone was standing there. Once, Hiccup swore he heard the dragon laughing as if hearing someone tell a joke. Now that wasn't exactly weird, except that it happened while the pair were over the clouds without any of the other riders or wild dragons around and Hiccup was too busy thinking to say anything.

Those incidents combined with Hiccup's uneasiness left him a bit on edge. After a day or two of this, Hiccup was about ready to confront Toothless about it but decided at the last second to wait. Sure the two of them were the closest of close friends, but even friends needed their own space every now and not be bombarded with questions they didn't feel like answering. If Toothless didn't want to tell Hiccup anything, then the boy would respect the dragon's silence.

Of course, if he found out what was going on his own, by let's say… following the dragon wherever he goes when it's night time, then technically he wasn't openly asking Toothless about the issue. If it was personal dragon business that didn't need his meddling, then Hiccup would put it out of his mind. If not, then at least Hiccup would have an idea on how to approach his friend without seeming nosey.

An hour passed, then another, and sometime in the middle of the next, Hiccup's ability to stay awake did as well. Throughout that time, Toothless had hardly stirred from his slumber, save for an occasional turn.

Coming to the assumption that Toothless wouldn't be going on his nightly outing tonight, Hiccup let out a soft sigh and settled himself for actual sleep. If he wasn't going to uncover his friend's secret tonight, he might as well rest up for his early morning wake up call. For a Night Fury, Toothless sure enjoyed going out on morning flights.

On the brink of sleep, Hiccup's senses slowed down and he was only mere moments away from absolute slumber when he sensed Toothless stirring from his bed. The boy instantly stilled his movements, save for a slight rise and fall in his chest, as he heard the dragon carefully walk over to him and really hoped the dragon was too focused on leaving to notice a change in his sleep behavior.

Apparently satisfied with what he saw, Toothless let out a soft coo toward the opening and took a few steps back. With great effort, Hiccup managed to keep his face sleepily neutral and was rewarded with a small thump against the openings frame, as if someone had crouched down along the wood.

He heard Toothless greet the visitor warmly, and couldn't hold back his curiosity anymore when the newcomer muttered one in return.

When Hiccup opened his eyes, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stranger, he immediately let out a slight hiss of annoyance when sunlight hit his pupils. Toothless, who was in the midst of his usual morning ritual of waking up his rider, took a half step back away from the boy as Hiccup pressed his hand to his face. Since when has the sun seemed so bright? he thought, slowly taking his hand away when he felt ready.

Blinking slowly, Hiccup turned to Toothless with a confused frown. "Toothless, how is it morning already?"

The dragon tilted his head, gesturing 'What are you talking about?'

"You know what I mean," Hiccup insisted. "Someone came here last night and you-"

Suddenly, a slight fog settled over his mind and he found himself blanking out for a moment. When he thought about last night, all he could recall was telling his friend good night and falling to sleep not too long after.

During his distraction, Toothless let out a worried grunt, bumping his head gently against the boy's side. Hiccup shook himself from his thoughts before swinging his legs off the bed, making sure to avoid hitting Toothless. The dragon watched him curiously for a moment

'Maybe I'm just overthinking things,' Hiccup thought, sliding out of bed and hobbling down the stairs with Toothless following close behind. 'Nothing has been blowing up lately so my mind must be trying to make something out of nothing to relieve the boredom.'

The last thought caused the boy to let out a small chuckle, earning a look from Toothless and his father, who was busy finishing up his breakfast. "What's so funny, Hiccup?" Stoick asked, setting a new plate on the table for his son while Hiccup set out breakfast for Toothless.

"Oh, just thinking that things are too quiet around here, that's all."

Toothless cast his human a curious glance, but quickly dug in to the fish before Hiccup could question him. As Hiccup settled for his own breakfast, Stoick gave a throaty chuckle at his son's response and shook the boy's hair.

"Give it at least another week before asking for trouble, son. Some of us actually like having structures stay in once piece."

"But I find predictability to be a bit boring if it goes on for too long. A little chaos only adds to the fun of things," Hiccup responded, earning a soft laugh from Stoick that he quickly mimicked.

Toothless looked up from his food and had to stop himself from letting out an annoyed sigh. Sometimes his human's knack for trouble nearly drove him a bit crazy.

'What am I going to do with you, Hiccup?" the dragon thought, as laughter from three voices rang out through the house.

So yes, I based the summary off of this part. In my defense, I dislike writing summaries and I thought it was better than a whole 'mysterious person on Berk/ who could it be?' type thing. Plus, it was the last scene that inspired these little one shots so I thought it only fair to give it front and center in the summary.

Anywho, after reading through the other parts of this 'story' and letting my imagination take over during my down moments, I've got some ideas on where to go with these shorts. It might involve the 'mysterious' character's reveal and it might not. Depends how my mind rolls I guess.

Thanks for reading this far and I hope you stay awesome! Until next time.