Don'tkillme, Don'tkillme, Don'tkillme!

I have no regrets! O_O *Runs away!*

Kuro: *sighs* I suppose we'll have to do the disclaimer, considering the title is the reason for her new murderers.

Mii-kun: Might as well, seeing that she wouldn't be able to go so far.

Kuro: *facepaws* I knew this was all a bad idea.

Disclaimer: Lu-chan does not own HTTYD. She only owns the plot. 'Nuff said.


"Ugh…!"

Hiccup curls on his bed and his arms tighten around his stomach but it did little to the unimaginable pain he's feeling. How did it end up like this? He was sure he didn't ate anything strange. Last night's dinner had been consisted on plain cranberries. And the moment he woke up, he's been feeling a throbbing pain within his abdomen, twisting and turning in his bed while groaning in torture. Toothless walks into the room as fast as lightning, putting a wet rag onto the lad's forehead.

"You're going to be okay, Hiccup. You're going to be alright…"

Hiccup can see so much worry in those acid eyes as the hybrid made sure Hiccup gets every treatment he needs. Gothi came by to examine him and had tried everything she could do to heal Hiccup but none of her medicines work. Stoick had been pacing back and forth with thoughts on how his son could end up writhing in pain. Gobber translated Gothi's speech but it was a slight problem and confusion when he thought she said 'Hiccup ate a disguised foot.' It nearly made Hiccup want to use his own metal one to knock himself out cold.

All in all, someone had disguised a fruit and slipped it into Hiccup's plate. As for the matter of who, that is something that needs to be on hold.

"Come on, Hiccup, breathe. Gothi said you need to do breathing exercises to try to dull the pain."

"I'm trying, Toothless but…Ugh!" Hiccup grips on his stomach and sits up nearly too quick, making Toothless grip on his shoulders. "It hurts…!"

"You're going to be alright, Hic. Breathe. In and out, in and out." Watching Hiccup tilt his head back and doing his breathing exercise whilst gripping his pain-throbbing stomach almost made Toothless thought of an entirely different circumstances. He tries to smack himself back to reality and cradles his lover in his arms, soothing him with sweet nothings and caring words. His fear grew when Hiccup covers his mouth to start coughing. Toothless notices that, when Hiccup moves his hand away, red liquid is visible on the palm of it. The smell of copper reaches his nose before he even saw it and it brought a sense of horror into his heart.

"STOICK!" Toothless roars out for the chief and the rushing stomps of the Viking reaches into the room, a panicky look visible on Stoick's face. The look turns to that of fear when the chief sees the blood and he turns to Gobber behind him.

"Get Gothi! We need her! Now!" Stoick turns to Toothless. "What happened?!"

"I don't know!" Toothless answers before turning to the groaning Hiccup. He lifts Hiccup into his arms and turns to Stoick. "We need to get to Gothi. Fast. I'll take him there. You and Gobber try to find anything in the Archives. Something just isn't right…"

Gobber and Stoick wastes no time to head into the Great Hall and as Toothless steps out of the hut to rush towards the little hut on the rocky hill with the speed he's famous for, his hands grip protectively against his mate.

"Don't you dare die on me, Hiccup…I won't allow it."

Dark clouds surround the village slowly once the hybrid lands on the porch of the house and steps into it…

If only he knew.

~^.^~

Gothi places a hand on the prince's forehead and frowns worriedly. Never had she face such strange symptoms. Stomachaches, high fever, burning temperature, dilated pupils, blood coughing…None of these symptoms made sense. They all linked to one thing though…

She looks at the pacing hybrid outside her door. She had to kick him out. It wasn't healthy for his mate, his worries…and Gothi's sanity if the hybrid continues to stare at her pleadingly like that. It brought her unwanted stress. But after examining the new symptoms…It seems Toothless has every right to worry…

She needs to do something. And quick.

"What's the matter, Gothi?"

The healer taps on the floor lightly and starts to draw on it. Toothless furrows his brows. Being older than he looks, he has picked up foreign languages but Gothi's has been one of the oldest so Toothless had trouble translating.

"You…want me to…find…ingredients?" He looks at the old lady's face. "There's a way to save Hiccup?"

She nods.

"That's great!" Toothless smiles widely. A way to save Hiccup! That's perfect! "Where can I find them?"

She gestures him into the house and as they do so, they pale at the sight on the bed.

Hiccup's skin has turn pale and his body is nearly motionless. His eyes are half-way open and his lips are breathing so shallow, Toothless almost thought each one of them is Hiccup's last breath.

He couldn't waste any more time.

"Gothi, you need to try to slow down what this illness is…" Toothless steps forward and kneels next to Hiccup, taking his hand in his to give it a gentle, loving squeeze. "I'll do whatever I can to find the ingredients…" He places a kiss on the back of Hiccup's hand and the Viking prince smiles weakly at his lover, trying to give a squeeze to Toothless's hand as well. The boy was frail but not like this. Nothing like a shivering glass.

"Toothless…"

The hybrid almost choked a sob at the sound of his mate's voice. It has turn hoarse and whispery, the life in it slowly dying. Those green eyes stare at him and Toothless knew there are life in them, telling him the boy is still alive. He presses his forehead against Hiccup's.

"I'll be back for you…I promise." Toothless places a light kiss and strokes gently on Hiccup's cheeks before whispering achingly with love. "I love you."

"I love you too…"

The hybrid smiles wobbly and held his Hiccup to cherish the remaining warmth he can feel from his rider until Gothi manages to let him have the list of ingredients that can be found in Berk. Toothless bids goodbye to the healer, last a final, longing look at Hiccup before heading off to the forest. Gothi watches the hybrid walk strongly and bravely, not letting the risk of his mate's illness bother his quest. The healer looks sadly on and when the figure descends to the lush, green island, she shuts the door.

It's truly for the best if Toothless wasn't here for this. He wouldn't be able to handle it. Hiccup shuts his eyes to allow himself some sleep, having lack of it from his pain in the night. As his breathing continues, a black skull appears on his stomach, just above his bellybutton. At the side of the skull are vines of the same color etching itself onto the skin with thorns appearing on them as well.

A whispered voice seeps into Hiccup's head.

Time is running out, hero.

Your hour of heroism shall be taken care of…

~^.^~

Toothless, in his dragon form, scans around the forest of Berk with a predator-like stance and swift speed of what he is famous for. The Dragon Riders have gone to other islands for the remaining ingredients and Toothless has become in charge of the Berk ingredients.

He won't stop finding the ingredients that can save Hiccup. He can't lose him.

No. Not like the battle in Red Death when he almost lost him.

The sound of rushing water and little splashes of something jumping in and out of the water made his eyes turn to silts and his ears perk up. He rushes through the trees and skids to a halt at the edge of a large lake on a beach, noticing the fishes jumping in the air and then falling back down into the blue liquid. The sand under his tail moves into a pile from the slow sway of the one-finned limb.

He transform back into his hybrid form. It would be useless to swim in a dragon form. Without his other fin, it would cause a few troubles for his flightless body.

No. He'll have to swim in his hybrid form.

He sighs a bit and strips off his shirt. The air is cold so going into the water with clothes on wouldn't solve the problem in getting back without frostbite. Plus, the fabric would only weigh him down.

Still…even dragons have shyness over their nakedness.

After half an hour (but for Toothless, it feels like time is starting to rush), He manage to collect the kelp that's long enough for him to reach without having to reach the bottom, a Salmon which conveniently swam by and a jellyfish for Gothi's ingredients. Weird combination but Toothless figured it's some special remedy, even if it's slightly odd.

Then he saw something in the distance as he dresses himself with his clothes. Out on the waters, where the villagers won't be able to see it from the village, a small boat sails quietly to a hallow cave on one side of the island. Seeing the flag on the ship, Toothless's blood runs cold.

The symbol of a Skrill. The Berserkers.

This is a bad time. A very bad time. The dragon riders are out and if the boat contains more than a few hundred Berserkers, the Vikings could be distracted and then Dagur…

Toothless grits his teeth at the remembrance of that horrible guy. He can never forget him, not when he heard the stories of what Dagur had done to his Hiccup. And the glint of sadistic intent whenever the Berserker chief looks at his prince.

He needs to warn Stoick and get Hiccup out of here. Fast.

And it's with luck that he is the king of that field as he fled up to the village with the ingredients.

~^.^~

"Stoick!" Toothless calls into the house with hurried paces. Where the hell is that chief when you need him?! "STOICK!"

The sound of heavy footsteps made Toothless look at the stairs to see the large man walking down them. "Keep it down, Toothless! Hiccup is resting and Gothi is checking up on-"

"Why is he here? He shouldn't be moving!" Stoick eyes him carefully and gestures upstairs.

"Because Hiccup needs to be in his own home when he's treated. I can understand why…I have to move him to a more comfortable area. Luckily, Hiccup is as light as a feather. But why were you shouting for me?"

"I saw the Berserkers. They're trying to find a way to get into Berk. Underground!"

Stoick pales at the news and his feet rushes out the door. Just before he close it behind him, Toothless can hear Stoick shouting out for his villager's attention.

"PREPARE FOR BATTLE! THE BERSERKERS COULD BE HERE AT ANY MOMENT!"

Toothless gathers up the ingredients and rushes up to Hiccup's room.

~^.^~

"Gothi! I got them!" Toothless calls out in excitement as he barges into the room and then went dead silent.

Surrounding the bed are all the riders and dragons, their faces solemn and staring at Toothless with concern looks. Gothi raises her head to see the hybrid and her eyes harden. Toothless looks around for the ingredients the riders were supposed to bring.

There were none.

"Guys…where's the rest of the ingredients? Didn't I tell you all to get them?"

No one dare to meet his eyes. Toothless resists the urge to demand an explanation lest he wakes Hiccup up. The first one to step up is Astrid, who walks towards Toothless and places a hand on the hybrid's shoulder.

"Toothless," she said. "You…You have to see this…" She drags the hybrid to the bed and the riders part a way for him to look at the pale boy.

Hiccup's shirt has been removes and on his stomach is a skull. Connected to its sides are thorn-filled vines. One vine each are at the lower part of the cheeks and just above the jawline. Their tips have move down and curl spirally just above the pelvis and above the vines are more vines, one for each side of the skull's cheek. They turn into one thick vine just above the skull and it grows up Hiccup's chest with the tip almost touching the center of the collarbone. Toothless kneels next to Hiccup, leans out one of his hands and trails a finger on the marking.

"What…What is this?"

"We don't know." Astrid answers. "Gothi…She knew this would happen."

Toothless moves his eyes to Astrid. "What?"

"She said this isn't an illness. This is magic. A very strong magic." Toothless trails eyes to Gothi and he asks, almost pleadingly.

"But you can expel this spell, can you?" Gothi couldn't bear to look at him in the eyes and she did nothing to answer. "Can you?"

"Toothless," Fishlegs calls out. "It's…It's not going to happen."

Toothless whips his head towards him. "What?"

"Gothi said this isn't regular magic. Her field of abilities is not wide enough to reach this level. This magic is…out of our power."

"What are you saying, Fishlegs?" Toothless asks uncertainly and stands up. The uneasiness inside him has grown larger and larger to the point it's impossible to ignore.

Fishlegs looks at the floor and one sick moment, Toothless thought he's mourning over a dead person. "I'm saying…Hiccup can't be saved."

His heart has fall down to his stomach and then up his throat, choking him in an unbearable feeling. "No…No, Hiccup…Hiccup can't…He has to live!"

"There's no other way to save him."

Toothless allows his legs to buckle down into making him kneel, the riders and their dragons reaching out to help but Toothless ends up growling. "Get out."

"Toothless-"

"I said get out!" The riders look at each other with their dragons and Gothi, feeling sympathy for the hybrid, taps her stick lightly on the floorboards. She gestures to the door and with a silent command and agreement, everyone slowly steps out of the room to allow the hybrid have his last moments with his rider.

Toothless bends his head over Hiccup's arm and one of his hands reach out to grasp the small, frail hand. He shakes his head weakly and almost released a sob. "You can't just die, Hiccup…you just can't…"

The young brunette weakly open his eyes and he gives Toothless a small, weak squeeze. The hybrid raises his head, his eyes coating with tears and Hiccup, whose vision is slightly blurry, asks hoarsely.

"Tooth…Toothless…?"

The hybrid chokes back a sob and places a hand under Hiccup's head, lifting it slightly to press his forehead against his lover's. "I'm here, Hiccup…I'm here…"

"You're…back….like…promised…"

Toothless lets out a tearful chuckle and gives Hiccup's hand a reassuring squeeze. "Of course. I'll always keep my promise to you."

Hiccup couldn't understand. Why does Toothless sound like he's crying? Was he worried about Hiccup that he couldn't bear to stay away from him? Hiccup's heart clench. He couldn't bear to be apart from Toothless like just now. He's being selfish and maybe Toothless might have something more important things to do but…Hiccup can't bear to be left alone in the room. "Tooth…less…?"

"Y-Yeah, Hiccup?"

Hiccup can feel his eyes going heavy and he can feel slumber trying get him to sleep again. "Don't…go…please…"

Toothless removes his hand from Hiccup's and the hand under Hiccup's head disappears. For a split moment, Hiccup thought Toothless is leaving again. But then he felt a pair of hands on his cheek and wet droplets fall onto his freckled cheeks.

"I'm here." Toothless said, his voice laced with sobs and tears. "I'm here…I'm always here, Hiccup…I'm here…"

Hiccup slowly drifts to his sleep and even before darkness consumes him, he can still hear Toothless crying and saying that he'll still be with him…

A tear escapes Hiccup's eyes and streams down to the side of his face.

"I'm here…"


Yes. I'm that evil.

Kuro and Mii-kun: IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?!

Me: But…! But…! D: I can't help it! The suspense has been calling me so hard! T^T

Kuro: Ugh…Now you're just being cruel.

Mii-kun: I can say for certain the angry mob is barging in.

Me: Yeahhh, I can see that through the see-through steel windows =_o

Kuro: And the fact you put a peephole on the metal door…

Me: I have to see who's coming in! ^^" Anyways, um…I can't say enjoy this chapter because you'll all kill me for saying so. That's why I'll say this: Stay tune for Part II!

Over and out!