A/N Sorry this should have been out a lot sooner, but I was looking for music. Love those days you find like six songs, out of 100+ you looked at. :)
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Hiccup POV
The shield is growing heavy on my back, but I dont want to carry it with my hands, I'll probably rip my arm out of its socket.
I navigate through the trees, picking through branches and brush that attacks me. I love the woods, but I promise the trees are out to get me.
Hali is going to kill me, well, if the dragon doesn't kill my first. I've never felt so drawn to something, its like the Night Fury is calling for me. I have to try and help it, I'm the reason it can't fly anymore.
The edge of the cove comes into view and I give a heavy breath of relief. Finally.
After wandering around the cove for a little I find another entrance.
I walk forward and the shield gets caught in the small gap my stomach rams into the wood and I let out a whoosh of air before I pull back and glare at the shield. I shift it from side to side and it cracks and I stop and go under the shield.
Sighing I stand up on the other side and give it one last tug. It cracks more and I release it and pick up the fish.
I scan my surroundings and took a hesitant step forward. When nothing jumps out at me I take another, where is that dragon?
Sudden movement catches my eye and I jump slightly and turn my head to look as the Night Fury climbs off of the large rock it had been on before.
I take in a sharp breath and it comes down, in a defensive position. I look at it it's green eyes staring at the fish hungrily. I hold it out for the dragon and it takes a step forward. It opens it's mouth and then growls it's teeth showing as it backs up slightly.
I take in a sharp breath and then pull my vest back to reveal my knife. The dragon stares at it and I touch the top the dragon growls and I freeze my heart stopping slightly. Please don't eat me, please don't eat me…
I pick the knife off of my belt with two fingers holding it, I lift my hand out drop it. The dragon shifts its head, more. It seems to say. I kick the knife onto my boot and balance on the tip slightly impressed with myself before I toss the knife into the pond. It's lands with a small splash.
The Night Fury relaxes and sits back it's pupils widening as it flicks an ear innocently.
I hold out the fish again and the dragon advances slowly and opens it's mouth. I stare at the gums in confusion,"Huh, toothless. I could've sworn you had-" Teeth retract and rip the fish from my hands and it eats it all with two bites. "Teeth." I finish my voice quiet.
The dragon's head turns to look at me and moves closer starting to sniff me. I back up and trip, continues to backup my back slams into a rock, "Uh, no no I-I don't have anymore." I tell it. The dragon's head is maybe two feet away before the Night Fury makes a weird sound and it's eyes roll back.
For a second I'm terrified I've killed it because its alergic to the fish I gave it. The dragon's mouth opens and a very saliva coated fish drops into my lap, well that looks appetizing.
The dragon sits back it's tail mimicking my position. I sit up straighter and hold the fish in my hands. The dragon makes eye contact, then looks down at the fish in my lap. I look down at it two and I get the hint. It wants me to eat the fish.
The gross, raw, saliva covered, half of a dead fish!
I sigh and not wanting to destroy what I already had with the dragon I slowly raise the fish up to my mouth and take a bite. It tasted like the smell of my dad's boots on boot day, mud, oddly enough chicken, and raw fish. "Mhmm." I lie and hold up the fish in my hands up to the dragon pleading with it to take the rest and finish it.
It swallows.
My hands fall to my lap. Really?
I swallow and it refuses to go down and a nearly throw up but put a hand to my mouth and force the gross food down my throat. I shiver and look up and the dragon and give it a weak smile. The dragon's eyes narrow and then it's face slowly forms into a smile. I look at it in surprise and put the fish to the side a sudden need to touch it feeling me. I reach out a hand and the Night Fury growls and glides away from me.
I frown but I am a very persistent person, it's not getting rid of me so easily. I walk over to where the dragon has now made a ring of fire and is laying in it. Birds chirp before taking off.
The Night Fury follows the birds before his head snaps to me and with a groan of annoyance shifts it's body so it doesn't have to look at me, putting its tailfin in front of it's face. I, sitting cross legged slowly shift and reach out a hand to touch it.
I stop as it lifts up the tailfin and I jump to my feet and guiltily walk off not looking back at the dragon as I do so. I take a glance and see that the dragon walked away and started to climb a tree. Shaking my head slightly I reach down and pick up a rock, I toss it into the pond and it makes a loud plop as it falls into the lake.
I watch it sink through the near clear pond before I turn and sit down on a rock fiddling with the end of my sleeve.
After a few minutes I grab a stick from off the ground and start to trace the palace. After drawing a very detailed picture I let my chin drop onto my hand and wipe away the palace. After a few more minutes I start to trace the Night Fury.
After drawing the neck, and the head I move onto the eyes and feel hot breath on my neck. I tense and look through the corner of my eye as the Night Fury lets out a purr and it's head follows my hand. The dragon walks away and rips a sapling out of the ground.
I watch with a faded smile on my face as the dragon shoves the dirt into the ground and begins to draw. It goes behind me and then smacks me on the head with the branches. It stops shortly after that and tosses the tree to the side before nodding it's head in approval.
I stamd and try to see every angle of the drawing. It is just scribbles but to me, it is better than anything I had ever seen drawn before.
I walk forward trying to get to the outside edges when a low growl stops me mid step I tense and my hands shoot to my chest. I look at the dragon and then down and see I have stepped onto one of it's lines.
I lift my foot and the dragon stops growling and purrs. I look at the drawing again and put my foot down. The dragon growls.
Foot up, purr
Foot down, growl.
When it looks angry enough to jump on me or about two steps later I step over the drawing. I look back at it and it cocks its head to the side with silent approval. I give it a small smile and with balance I didn't know I possessed I stretch out my arms as if to fly and step over the lines.
Line after line, I spin in circle but my eyes never leave the ground, I spin until I felt hot breath on my neck and freeze. I stop and slowly turn to see the Night Fury standing there.
I start to reach out my hand again staring at it but the dragon growls uneasily. I stop and look away and outstretch my hand but this time, I let it decide whether it wants to touch me or not.
To trust me.
I feel its nose touch my palm I let out a breath of relief and stare at the dragon. It stares at me, green eyes wide. I look at the dragon and jumps away from me.
I pull back my hand and watch as it glides away. A flightless dragon, gliding into the sun. I watch the dragon curls up and I sigh and walk away but turn to look at it-no him. I correct myself, him. I walk up to the shield and sneak one last glance at him and whisper, "See you tomorrow, Toothless."
The dragon looks up at me, ears up surprise across its face. I watch it for a second following its gaze. He looks up getting to his feet, I bite my lip following his gaze.
Toothless growls lowly walking forward. A dragon lands next to him and I duck instinctively watching the two. Toothless looks at it, and I snap a hand over my mouth to cover my shock.
It's a Skrill. And the two dragons clearly do not like each other.
The lighting jumping dragon roars at the Toothless before taking off again almost tauntingly flapping it's wings and snaps its tail hitting Toothless's face. He roars at it angrily and fires a blast that the other dragon dodges. The Skrill laughs before it takes off, lighting crackling on its wings.
I break away from my hiding place rushing to Toothless. He whips around a low growl in his throat but stops as he sees me. "Toothless!" I exclaim and look at the cut across his head.
I clench my right hand stretch out my left hand. Toothless lets me put a hand on the cut and I finger the broken scales running a hand next to the wound. Thunder roars and I snap my head up looking at the shape of the dragon disappearing. I look back down at Toothless, "Who. Was. That?"
A/N Skrills are so awesome!
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