Dragons, Mates, and Children
Chapter 4
I don't own How to Train Your Dragon

"It feels different here," I said, picking up a pebble and tossing it from hand to hand before skipping it over the surface.

"It does," Toothless agreed, skipping a stone of his own, "Different energy."

I hummed in agreement, taking off my vest and tunic, "I'm going for a swim," I said, taking off my boot, "Care to join me?"

"Sure," Toothless said, stripping his tunic as well.

...

"We better head back to the village," I said as the sun began to dip below the horizon.

"Why can't we spend the night here? Like we used to?" Toothless asked as I pulled on my tunic.

"Because we didn't bring any food or blankets with us," I said with a chuckle, pulling on my boot. "You aren't the master fisher, super heater anymore."

I squeaked as Toothless wrapped his arm around my waist. "I might not be a dragon anymore," he breathed into my ear, "But I can still take care of my rider."

I shivered, a combination of Toothless' wet skin and the cold wind, and how closely Toothless was pressed against my body.

"Come on," I said, pulling away to grab my vest. "We can have a campout next week."

"Alright," Toothless said, using his tunic as a towel instead of putting it on.

"Shouldn't you wear that?" I asked, prying my eyes away from Toothless' abs.

"I don't need to," Toothless said with a grin.

I rolled my eyes, "I'm not concerned about you needing it. I'm concerned about the girls in town fainting when you walk through. Put it on," I said, giving him a faux glare.

Toothless gave me a look. "Fine," he said, pulling the wet fabric over his head. "Better?"

The wet wool clung to his skin, drawing attention to all the right places. I nodded quietly, not trusting my voice.

"Then let's head back," he said with a smirk, heading out of the cove.

'Stupid, I need to stop thinking like this. He probably isn't even gay and I have to take a wife anyways, one who can "bear a suitable heir." Toothless couldn't do that,' I thought as we walked back to the village.

"Hiccup, you still with me?" Toothless asked me as we entered the village.

"Huh?" I asked, startling out of my thoughts. "Yeah, I'm still here."

"Good," Toothless said, "I was just wondering, where am I going to be sleeping?"

I thought for a minute. "We have some extra furs at home, you can use those as kind of a make-shift bed until we can get you a real bed," I said as we entered the house.