Wow, so apparently my story isn't good enough if there isn't Hiccstrid. Dang. I never felt so useless and a disappointment. (Sarcasm, gotta love it.) if ya want your ship make ya own story. Don't degrade others just because of your ship not being in the story.
Hiccup hummed to himself, using his powers to finish fixing a mechanism that he couldn't do with his own hands. He smiled, glad he had telekinesis, sure he had the ability read minds but that wasn't all that fun. It was mostly annoying and it had him such a headache, listening to idiot-speak. He was in his shack miles from the cove. He needed to be alone for the moment, he had school the next day and afterwards, Jack was going to come by and take him to Archipelago for the interview with the head of Red Death Inc. To say he was nervous was stupid, he was calm and collected. Would they even accept him? His invention? If he couldn't be accepted there where would he be able to get accepted at? Oh yeah, was he calm all right.
A wolf's howl resonated throughout the woods, frightening the poor teen. It sounded a lot closer than he would've thought. Hiccup—being curious—went out of the small shack, scanning the woods, his eyes land on the same green orbs he's seen the past few days since that man's warning. At the memory of it, his hand found its way to his throat. He shook his head, banishing the thought of it. The animal let out a whimper and barked in pain. Slowly and carefully, Hiccup walked over to the wolf. He didn't know what was wrong but when he saw it, his eyes widened.
The wolf's left leg was stuck in a bear trap. Hiccup acted without thinking, going over and trying to force the bear trap open with his hands. He was successful in cutting his hand instead. Muttering to himself, he glanced up at the wolf, seeing the same emotions that he held in his own eyes reflect back at him. He shook his head, deciding to try something else. He took a breath and concentrated on his telekinesis, prying the trap open. The wolf took its leg away and limped a few spaces away before Hiccup let the trap snap close again.
"Let me take care of your wound," he said gently, not wanting to scare it away. He was terrified himself, being so close to this animal. It could tear his throat out if it wanted to without a second thought and that was saying something. Hiccup reached his uninjured hand out, being calm and careful. The wolf whimpered, moving towards him slowly. He didn't know if he should trust this human but the human did save him. After a moment of hesitation, did the wolf rub its nose against the human's hand.
Hiccup smiled at the ferocious canine, earning a motion that looked sort of like a smile from it. Its teeth were missing, shocking Hiccup. He tilted his head, wondering how it survived long enough without teeth. It'd have to have found some type of food, but he never heard of a toothless wolf. "Toothless? Come on," he said, motioning for it to follow.
The wolf did so, walking on three legs. Hiccup led it to the shack and got some cloth to wrap it. "So, I'll have to wrap your leg than somehow sneak you to my house to actually take care of it. Is that okay?" He didn't think that wolf would've understood him but he was taken aback when it nodded its head. "Hmm, maybe you aren't as bad as people think."
The wolf's tail wagged slightly. Hiccup got on one knee, he cried out in surprise when the wolf licked his cheek. "Ew, don't do that again please," he murmured, wiping the saliva off with his uninjured hand. He chuckled softly when he started wrapping its leg with the cloth. He was glad he had a lot of them that he hadn't used yet. "Alright you're done," he said, sitting back on his feet. "Let's get you to my house so I can properly take care of it."
The wolf whimpered, nudging the bloody hand. He was concerned for the human' swell being. "Oh, don't worry. I'll be fine. It's just a small cut," he lied. The cut was throbbing in pain, bleeding a lot, and could get infected; other than that, yeah, he was fine. He moved to get up but the wolf placed a paw on him. Nudging him again before moving and grabbing one of the clean rags that were in the open drawer. Hiccup sighed, not helping but to smile. "Alright," he said. He wrapped the tag around his hand, smiling to himself at the concern the wolf showed.
Hiccup later found out that he could communicate with the wolf. It was like some bond they formed or something. Or maybe it was his mind reading ability—telepathy, as he hated calling it. He didn't know but he enjoyed being able to converse with the animal, he dubbed Toothless. The fright he got after calling him that. Apparently this wolf was not like any other wolf one would come across. Nope, this wolf had retractable teeth. How was that even possible?
The boy was getting a whole lot of surprises that night. "Okay, so tell me why there was a bear trap there? There was never one there before?"
"Some hunters placed them there to capture me. They saw your little building but didn't think much of it and left." The wolf was curled up on the boy's bed. He acted like some cat at times and Hiccup couldn't help but find it hilarious.
It was so strange being able to know what Toothless was saying. He never thought of being able to communicate with animals with his telepathy. It just never really occurred to him, maybe he should try it some other time. "I'll have to check around and see if there's more, tomorrow. Want to stay here or would you rather leave?"
"Wouldn't mind going to that place where you and the other humans were at."
"Wait, you mean to The Cove? Does that mean it was you that I saw when I skipped the rocks?" Hiccup blinked in shock, pointing at the wolf. He was either A, going crazy or B, going delusional. Sure, they meant the same thing, but delusional was a stronger word. He still wasn't able to believe that he was speaking and understanding an animal, one that can kill him without a second thought.
"Yeah, that's a really pretty place and I love to be there. Then you lot moved in." He growled lowly, showing his annoyance and anger.
"Sorry, but yeah. I can take you there but like I said it'll have to be tomorrow. It's midnight and I have school." His palm met his forehead. "Then I have that interview! Ugh, I can't be late and Jack already said that he'll pick me up and take me there right after. It's a four hour and a half trip so about nine hours."
"Hey, whatever works for you. I wouldn't mind staying here. I mean, as long as you feed me that is."
Hiccup thought for a second. "Alright. Be glad that my dad is out of state and won't be back for a while. Otherwise, I'd be screwed if he were to find out about you be here."
Toothless let out a bark and growl, yet it sounded like he was mocking him. "Get sleep, human," he commanded. He took up the entire bed, leaving Hiccup no room. "And don't think I'm going to let you sleep on this. It's too comfy."
Hiccup raised an eyebrow at the wolf but sighed, taking the piercing out and placing it on his desk. He went to the closet and got out a thick comforter and a small blanket. He grabbed a pillow and fell asleep after turning the light off.
Fire. Sirens. Smoke. Hiccup was having a hard time seeing and breathing. He heard shouts but it was difficult to pinpoint. He couldn't see anything other than red flames. It was hot and the air was polluted with smoke. He didn't know where he was. A building of some sorts and that was all he could think off. Cracking came from above and debris started to fall.
Whelp, that happened. Yeah I feel like this book is getting worse by the chapter. I mean, this chapter gives it all away on how I'm not even trying anymore. Geez, I have no words on what to say about any of this. I apologize.