A Plethora of Kisses

A cool autumn breeze danced across the bay, swirling the water and dropping brightly colored leaves onto the dock where Jack and Hiccup sat in the sunshine. The latter was reading out loud from his comfortable perch in the white-haired teen's lap, pale arms around his torso. Jack laid his head on Hiccup's shoulder and smiled, listening to his boyfriend derive spoken words from the strange symbols.

Boyfriend. Jack could hardly believe he was able to use that word to refer to Hiccup; that they were a couple now. Once they'd calmed down from their confessions and kissing that day, the two had talked about what this would mean for them. While Jack was beyond happy to be in this new stage with the cinnamon-haired creature, he was also highly aware of the enormous challenges that would come with such an unconventional attraction. They knew it would be difficult, that their relationship could easily fail. But both were willing to do everything possible to make it work, and for now that was enough. So Jack continued coming to the dock, and Hiccup continued greeting him with a kiss and that smile which made Jack forget everything else in the world.

"Jack." Said boy put aside his joyful musings and raised his head to kiss a freckled cheek gently. "Hmm?" Hiccup lifted the book slightly and pointed. "What's this word here? Plethora? That's what these letters are right?" Jack, who really couldn't care less about the book at this point, stalled answering the question and pecked his boyfriend's cheek again instead. "Jack," the merman insisted. Huffing quietly, said teen looked at where Hiccup was pointing.

"Yes, plethora, that's correct. Surplus, or, over-abundance."

The aubrunet swatted him playfully, "I know what words mean silly, I just need some help learning how to read them."

The human chuckled, "I know, I know. You're really doing great though, you're picking up reading super fast. Not that I expected anything different with that big head of yours. "

"Har har, I think you mean 'big brain'." Hiccup shifted slightly in Jack's lap. "I do love learning though."

The white-haired youth hummed in agreement as his lover resumed reading out loud, not that he was paying any attention. He was far too busy craning his neck to watch pink lips, before bringing his own down to greet a soft cheek yet again. When this failed to get the proper response, Jack smirked and yanked the book out of the scaly creature's hands. "Jack! What are you—" As soon as Hiccup turned his body in pursuit of the book his words were stopped by soft lips on his own. The kiss only lasted an instant before Jack pulled away and grinned. "I'm good now, you can keep reading." Hiccup rolled his eyes, but the effect was ruined by the faint blush on his cheeks and the smile on his lips. Laughing silently to himself, the merman closed his eyes and kissed him back, the reading session momentarily forgotten.

Dry grass tickled Jack's cheek as he turned his head, eyes lighting on the figure lying next to him on the forest floor, motionless save for the slight rise and fall of his freckled ribcage. Hiccup. Even though his head was turned, hiding that lovely face, his beauty took Jack's breath away.

They'd spent most of their time in the forest today, the early winter wind far too cold to remain on the exposed dock for long. Here among the trees it was protected enough to be bearable, and as always the silver-haired youth delighted in the water creature's company. As the afternoon went on their laughter drifted into comfortable silence, and they'd both closed their eyes here and there to enjoy the peacefulness. But now, as Jack's gaze lingered on the aubrunet, he was overwhelmed by the need to form words that had been on his mind for some time. Not knowing how to say them, opening his mouth only to close it again, Jack reached out and began gently tracing the melatonin speckles on his boyfriend's arm. The human teen loved Hiccup's freckles. He loved Hiccup. Without really thinking about it, Jack moved his finger as if the merman's skin was a "connect-the-dots" page, shaping consonants and vowels into three important words.

No sooner had he finished then emerald eyes opened and turned to look at him curiously, a faint smile on those pink lips. "Jack, were you drawing letters on me?" Blushing slightly, said boy nodded, realizing (duh! Of course!) that Hiccup didn't yet have the literacy skills to actually decipher what he'd written. "What did you write?"

Sitting up, the pale teen reached over and again traced the freckles on the other's arm, while speaking softly. "I, love, you." Cobalt eyes lifted to meet emerald ones, "I love you Hiccup." The merman's eyes sparkled and his cheeks were flushed as he cupped the human teen's face tenderly. "I love you too Jack."

The kiss started out soft and sweet, but barely a moment passed before Hiccup grabbed white hair, pulling Jack closer while sliding his tongue past those sarcastic lips. The human teen responded eagerly, shifting onto his knees and gently pushing the aubrunet down so he could straddle him, never breaking the kiss. The water creature let out a gasp when Jack switched to his neck and collarbones, peppering the skin with light pink marks as he ran his hands all over the freckled torso. Breathing heavily, Hiccup reached up and slipped his fingers under Jack's sweaters to touch soft skin, making the owner inhale sharply. Hiccup rolled them over and latched onto Jack's pulse point, enjoying the sounds this produced. Pale fingers buried in cinnamon hair, tilting Hiccup's head to claim his mouth again as Jack spread his legs to accommodate the merman's tail. Both boys blushed at the intimacy of the position, even as they moaned from the feeling of their bodies completely pressed together. Hiccup placed another searing kiss on the human's lips, hands moving to grip the sweater that was very much in his way right now. Breaking the kiss, viridian eyes stared into azure ones as he lifted the cloth, smiling when Jack pulled his top off without any hesitation. Hiccup's hands traced all over the newly exposed skin as he drank in the all-too-rare-sight; it really wasn't fair that Jack saw him shirtless every day when the opposite couldn't be said. Soon lips replaced fingers, leaving the white-haired youth gasping.

A moment later Jack flipped them again, leaning over Hiccup as he caught his breath, mind swirling with a question that had been quite prominent in his thoughts lately. How do merpeople have sex?

Hiccup's eyes widened, "Y-you want to have sex?" Jack's face turned beet red as he realized he'd spoken that little thought out loud. "Shit, I'm sorry, I didn't actually mean to say that out loud, or pressure you, or anything. It's just something I've been wondering lately and—" His words stopped abruptly as Hiccup placed a thumb on his lips, and he turned to look at him. Embarrassment was quickly exchanged for astonishment as Hiccup smiled and pulled him in for a deep kiss, separating only a hairsbreadth to whisper against his lips, "Keep kissing me and you'll find out."