Umm holy crap I'm speechless you guys seriously have me blushing by your amazing feedback. You have no idea how happy this makes me and I hope you all keep enjoying what I write. Much love xoxoxo. P.S. this chapter is dedicated to my nieces having their birthday this week, my beautiful girls are already 12 and 15 if you can believe it.

Hiccup watched as his father reluctantly walked away with his uncle and Gobber, it wasn't until they were out of sight that the little boy let his tears fall. As much as he was mad at him for the things he said the night before he didn't want him to go away and he already missed him. Toothless heard the sniffles and in a split second went from kill mode to lying down to Hiccup's eye level concerned for the child now in his care.

'Hatchling don't be sad, why are you sad? I'm here' Toothless cooed as he nuzzled the boy gently trying to console him.

"I miss daddy," Hiccup whimpered as he curled up into the dragon's chest.

The Night Fury's heart broke at the sight before him and thought frantically of how to console his tiny friend. All he could do was let Hiccup cry out his frustrations and curse the human that hurt the hatchling and cursed himself for not being able to do anything about it. Finally after a while Hiccup's sobs had subsided and the child simply took comfort in the warmth of the dragon he was leaning against.

Hiccup felt something soft brush against his hair and he looked up to see big green eyes staring into his intently as if he was looking for something.

'How do I make your smile come back little one?' Toothless thought as he stared into the child's eyes before an idea came to him.

The Night Fury retracted his teeth before his mouth formed into a grin showing off his gummy smile to Hiccup. When he managed to get a ghost of a smile on the boy's tiny face, Toothless became excited and licked his friend's face. When he managed to get a small giggle out of Hiccup the dragon continued his assault as more giggles rose from the human's chest.

"Knock it off you crazy lizard," Hiccup laughed.

Toothless only grinned as he watched the disgruntled human wipe the drool off of his face, before sticking his tongue out at him.

'That's more like it, this human has spirit for one so small' Toothless thought as he chuckled at the child.

The moment was interrupted when a strange noise filled the air and the Night Fury knew right away who the culprit was. He gave Hiccup a strange look as the boy returned a very bashful smile and chuckled.

'What is with these creatures and their funny noises?' the dragon wondered as he heard the sound again found it was coming from Hiccup's stomach.

"Toothless, I'm hungry," Hiccup said sheepishly.

If Toothless could have smacked himself in the head he would have in that moment. Of course his human would be hungry it was already late when he had stumbled across the child and probably too preoccupied to think about his stomach.

'C'mon you, breakfast time' the Night Fury grunted as he walked behind Hiccup and pushed on his back to get him moving with his snout.

The pair walked out to the lake that sat in the cove just outside of the cave and looked down to see if they could see any fish inside. Toothless grinned when he saw a cod swimming by and concluded that there must be an opening that led to the sea under the water. Turning towards Hiccup he noticed the boy squatting dangerously close to the water's edge and used his wing to promptly push him back onto his bottom.

"What was that for?" Hiccup asked as he sat up.

'You were making me nervous hatchling, I do not know if your kind can swim' the dragon growled at the boy before turning his attention to the water once more.

Toothless once again saw some fish swimming close enough to the surface of the water that his head could reach and grab them with his teeth. Patiently he waited until just the right moment before grabbing for the cod and ripping it out of the water with a splash. He was feeling quite proud of his trophy and its size when he heard a small splash behind him.

'Hiccup' he thought thinking the worst and turned around quickly to find the human child kneeling at the edge of the water.

He had his sleeves pulled back and his tongue sticking out in concentration as he dove his hands into the cold water and clapping them together before pulling them out disappointed. Toothless felt a new kind of pride grow inside him as he watched the boy repeat the process trying to copy the dragon's moves.

'You're going to have to be quicker than that little one' the Night Fury grunted in amusement.

"How did you do that?" Hiccup asked innocently.

The dragon couldn't miss the look of admiration the child had grown for him and knew that where ever and whenever the dragon went this child would surely follow like a little duckling. Toothless loved the idea of teaching his little human something and walked over and squatted beside the child.

'Watch carefully' he grunted at the boy who watched him in fascination.

Toothless looked into the water until he found another fish and waited once again for the opportunity to strike and grabbed the fish between his teeth and threw it with the other. Hiccup's eyes lit up when he saw his friend succeed at grabbing the fish and decided he wanted to give it another try. The human looked into the lake and waited patiently for a fish to come to him but since he didn't have teeth he would have to use his hands.

'That's it Hiccup, just be patient' Toothless encouraged as he saw the boy's fingers itching to catch the fish.

When the moment was right Hiccup shot his hands into the water and pulled out the fish that was a fairly good size. He squealed with delight as it thrashed in his hands and he quickly threw it on the grass with the others.

"I did it," he mumbled to himself before he looked up at Toothless with a grin going from ear to ear.

"I did it! Did you see me? I caught that all by myself and I didn't even fall in the water!" the boy cheered ecstatic with what he had just accomplished throwing his arms up in the air and spinning around.

'Yes, I saw very good' Toothless grunted as he chuckled at the silly boy celebrating his victory.

"Thank you! You're a great teacher Toothless" Hiccup said as he ran up to the dragon and threw his tiny arms around his neck.

It was then that it hit the Night Fury, he had taught the boy something. Hiccup's new found confidence and skill that he would carry with him for the rest of his life was there because Toothless had showed him how to do it and believed he could accomplish it.

"I wanna do it again!" Hiccup's excited yell distracted the dragon from his thoughts.

'Don't we have enough fish?' Toothless groaned as he followed the bouncing child.

"Just one more for good luck and then we can eat," Hiccup said when he heard his friend groan making the dragon wonder if his human secretly knew the language of his kind.

The human caught another fish quicker this time and once again squealed in excitement of his new abilities and ran over to the proud dragon to show off his hunt.

'I'm proud of you hatchling, you did very well' the Night Fury purred as he laid his head on the child's.

Together the pair of misfits went and collected sticks so that a fire could be started and Hiccups's fish could be cooked. Toothless still found it strange that humans needed to cook their food but from how the boy explained it to him, if he didn't cook the fish it would hurt his stomach. The Night Fury watched in amusement as his little human ate his fish looking so proud of himself with the big smile on his face.

'A month ago I would have thought you mad if you told me this is where I'd end up' he thought as he remembered his time under the queen's control.

FLASHBACK

The Night Fury flew through the sky covering the other dragons while they stole the necessary resources they needed to please their queen. He took great pride in knowing he had never been seen by a human and he meant to keep it that way. The fear the humans had in him were based off something they had never witnessed making him a terrifying enemy.

'We have what we need, let's go' the Nightmare called before it flew off in the direction of their home on Dragon Island.

It was a silent flight home minus the sounds of the sheep and cows trapped in the grasp of the many dragons going to the same place. When they arrived back everyone dropped their offerings down the hole where their queen resided. The last one to give an offering was a terrible terror who dropped down a small rabbit into the hole. Toothless watched as it fell and then his eyes went wide when he watched the queen jump out of nowhere and made a grab for the terror, without a second thought he shot a small fireball at the enormous beast hitting her square in the jaw.

'How dare you' she hissed at the Night Fury.

'How dare you. You are supposed to be our queen but your people are starving and you've reduced yourself to cannibalism!' the black dragon roared back at her.

The queen roared out in rage before she leaped at the Night Fury but he was quicker and flew off only glancing back once at the others he was reluctantly leaving behind.

'I will find a way to free you my friends, I promise' he swore as he set on his new adventure.

END OF FLASHBACK

Toothless was still determined to save the others under the queen's control but that would require assistance, an army. He had no idea where the other dragons would have flown off to but they would be his only hope to defeat the queen. The Night Fury was pulled by his thoughts when he felt something jump on his back and wrap itself around his neck.

"Toothless, are you sad?" a tiny voice said near his ear making him smirk.

The Night Fury tilted his head forward causing Hiccup to flip over the dragon's head and land on his back laughing.

'How can I possibly be sad with you around' he purred at the giggling child staring up at him.

The rest of the day seemed to fly by as the dragon and the human child played in the cove and explored the forest around them. It wasn't until sunset when they arrived back at the cave but when they walked to the entrance they found a surprise waiting for them.

The Night Fury approached the basket and sniffed it before realizing it had food in it. Hiccup walked over curiously and looked inside for himself and on top of the food there was a blanket, extra clothes and a plush Viking. The little boy picked up the plushy and hugged it to his chest protectively knowing who left the basket for him.

"I miss daddy," he mumbled as he looked up at Toothless.

The dragon couldn't help but acknowledge that the human was off to a good start with the child but he had a long way to go before he'd allow him to come near his hatchling anytime soon. Looking back over at the child in question he was still clutching his toy as if it would somehow make the Viking appear. Toothless sighed heavily before nudging the boy's shoulder and was caught off guard when Hiccup clung on to his neck and refused to let go.

'How starved for affection are you?' he wondered.

At least the hatchling wasn't crying, it seemed he just needed to know that someone was there and that he wasn't all by himself.

'Don't worry he promised to make it better, he won't let you down….at least for his sake he better not' Toothless purred to the tiny boy making him relax.

Toothless picked Hiccup up by his vest and carried him into the cave before settling down with the boy in his paws held close to his chest. The dragon realized that for now the downfall of the queen would have to wait because the hatchling was simply in more need of his attention then she deserved.

He stared down at the sleeping boy affectionately before he himself was about to lay down for the night when the sound of flapping wings caught his attention.

'Is this gonna happen every night now?' Toothless thought irritably as he looked out and suddenly became defensive.

'What do you want?' he growled at the Nightmare approaching him and his human.

'You didn't really think she'd let you go so easily did you?' the dragon replied back earning him a growl.

'I came to warn you, there was a raid in the human village and it was overheard that you got yourself a treasure. It got back to the queen and now she wants what's yours, I suggest you either take the human back where you found it or destroy it before she takes it for herself' the Nightmare explained.

Toothless was furious with the queen, how dare she threaten his hatchling and think she would not be punished for it. Now more than ever he was ready to destroy her for her treachery.

'Why are you telling me this?' he questioned the dragon before him.

'You were the only one who was brave enough to stand up to her, we need you' The Nightmare explained to the confused dragon.

'We?' Toothless asked.

'Yes, we are many, all of us in fact want to see the queen fall. We've tried to appear less suspicious and even sent out others for help and told the queen they were executed for treason. We are willing to help you protect your treasure and in return you help us get our freedom. What say you Night Fury?' said the Nightmare feeling uneasy by the Night Fury's silence.

'I am with you, for now say nothing until your scouts return. Bring me any information you can only when you can, please do not risk yourself until we fight' Toothless explained finally and received a nod from the other dragon before it went to leave.

'Nightmare' Toothless called as it turned to leave and it turned to look at him once more.

'Thank you' he said.

The Nightmare gave him a grateful toothy grin before taking off into the night leaving Toothless alone with a sleeping Hiccup and his thoughts.

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