The Love We Share

Author: Nightstar Fury from Nightstar Productions

Rated: M for Mature

Disclaimer: I do not own the HTTYD characters or series. But what I wouldn't give to live on Berk and fly a Night Fury. Oh if only it were possible. -Dramatic Sigh-

Unexplained Illness.

The next morning came with the light of the warm sun peeking through the sky window and down to Hiccup's sleeping face. The friends outside began to awaken, they stood stretching their arms, legs, backs. Their eyes fell on the home of Toothless and Hiccup wondering if everything was alright. Toothless woke up last having stayed up all night, worried about Hiccup, his eyes fell on his mate's still form and whimpered. "Toothless?...Is she awake?" Came Astrid's worried curious tone. Toothless licked Hiccup's face and then moved outside to see them, he shook his head and lowered it. "The chief said he'd wake up this morning..." Astrid sighed.

"She'll wake up, Toothless..she has too..." Fishlegs stated. From inside the home, Hiccup held her head as she sat up. Her eyes focused slowly and saw she was alone.

"Too–Toothless?.." Hiccup whispered slowly. Toothless's ears perked up as he rushed inside and instantly nuzzled her cheek, kissing her over and over again. "Hey hey...I'm alright, I'm alright love..." Hiccup said between kisses.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again, Hiccup...I thought I had lost you...You could of died pulling the move against Dagur..." Toothless whined staring into his lover's eyes.

"I'm sorry...I just...had enough of him over the years and then with him...saying he'd take...I just ugh! I couldn't take it anymore..." Hiccup sniffled some as Toothless nuzzled her again comfortingly.

"Ssh..it's alright. Just don't...ever do it again...Are you sure you're alright?..." Toothless asked her gently.

"Yeah...my body just hurts is all...Been a long few days I guess..." Hiccup yawned.

"Then you're resting today. And I'm not taking no for an answer..." Toothless said firmly.

"I wasn't about to argue...Thanks love." Hiccup yawned again as she closed her eyes and fell back to sleep. Toothless sighed in relief as he moved back outside now to the group of friends waiting to hear about Hiccup.

"She went back to sleep?" Astrid asked. Toothless transformed to human form and nodded.

"It has been a very long week, and she's barely gotten any sleep. I told her she's resting today and no arguments...Besides, I have other things I want to work on while she's resting." Toothless said.

"Can we help?" Fishlegs asked him.

"I guess...I'm only going to be working on the house. Making it more homelike for Hiccup and I." Toothless said.

"Great. We'll work out here in the field so we don't wake Hiccup up. We'll go down and get some supplies." Astrid smiled. Toothless nodded as they mounted their dragons and headed down to the other side of the island. Toothless moved back in to the home and started cleaning things up the best he could while staying quiet so Hiccup could sleep upstairs. Toothless after two hours got everything done and in its place. He went outside to finish helping the teens work on the field, everything was now planted and put where it belong. By noon time, Hiccup had begun to wake up and Toothless was there waiting with some fish and milk.

"How'd you sleep?" Toothless asked gently placing the plate on his lap.

"Great, my head still hurts from yesterday...and my body is sore from the last few days." Hiccup smiled as he kissed Toothless's nose.

"Well then I guess we're taking a break from sex." Toothless snickered some. Hiccup almost pouted when he said that. "Your father will kill me if I break you." Toothless winked.

"You know I don't care what he thinks right?..." Hiccup asked as she began to eat.

"That's not the point Hiccup. You're body needs time to heal up..." Toothless crooned to his lover.

"I guess so...Can't help it that you're a beast in beast in bed." Hiccup winked at him while she ate her two fish.

"I'm honored you think so love. When you're done, come downstairs. I have a surprise for you." Toothless said kissing Hiccup's cheek. This made Hiccup curious as she nodded and continued to eat her food happily, when she was done she carried her plate and cup down the stairs slowly, her legs felt like jell-o. Hiccup yawned coming down the stairs, when her eyes opened again she was amazed to see what she saw. Everything was set up, the fire area with a stack of wood close by, a place for them to sit together, and extra seats for guests, the cooking area was set up and make shift drawings of them and their friends were all over the walls. Hiccup teared up now as her eyes fell on Toothless standing by the door.

"Toothless...did you do all this while I was sleeping?" Hiccup asked.

"Me and your friends. Outside is done too, cleaned up and everything we need is planted." Toothless smiled, "Do you like it?" He asked.

"I love it...Thank you." Hiccup said gently as he hugged his lover tightly wiping the tears in his eyes.

"You're welcome...I was thinking we could have like a house warming party when you're feeling up to it. The village has been asking if we hate them for everything that happened." Toothless said holding Hiccup close to him as they say on the make shift couch.

"I don't hate anyone, I'm just not ready to face them yet...they all...hurt me, Toothless. If it hadn't been for Gobber...I'd be dead already." Hiccup looked down.

"Hiccup my love...You'll never have to feel that way again. And if you ever do...please come to me..." Toothless whispered softly.

"I will Tooth...You're the best..." Hiccup said softly.

"Are you feeling up to a fly?" Toothless asked her.

"Yeah, that sounds great actually." Hiccup smiled as Toothless transformed back to his dragon form and Hiccup climbed on him, they took to the skies immediately. "Oh it feels good to be up here again..." Hiccup breathed out, she was still in her female form. It just felt right to be in it but while flying Toothless, she still liked her male form so she transformed back. "We should talk to Gobber about making you a new tail like what I did for you during Snoggletog that year...Then we could fly together." Hiccup said to him.

"Yeah, we'll see him after our flight. Then I can teach you how to fly." Toothless smiled looking back at him.

"Perfect!" Hiccup said happily. Toothless had never been happier as they flew around the island together, he did a few barrel rolls and span around circling in the sky. Hiccup put a hand over his stomach and mouth making a gagging sound. "Tooth...I'm gonna be sick..." Hiccup whined. Toothless looked back concerned at him now.

"You've never gotten sick flying before, Hiccup..." Toothless said worried as he landed down in town now, it startled a few villagers. Hiccup got off Toothless and instantly fell down whimpering in pain. "Hiccup! What's wrong my love?" Toothless cooed with concern.

"It hurts...my head hurts...Everything hu–hurts..." Hiccup whimpered still. Toothless growled as people were getting closer and his eyes searched for any help. He spotted Stormfly and Astrid, he yelled for them with a loud roar. Astrid flew down and rushed over.

"What's going on! Hiccup, are you okay?!" Astrid asked.

"Hey, what's up with him?" Snotlout asked as he arrived.

"Go get the chief now, tell him its an emergency, Snotlout!" Astrid demanded. Snotlout nodded as he jumped on Hookfang and took off.

"Hiccup, you have to tell me what's wrong!" Astrid told him.

"I don't know...everything hurts! I feel like I'm on fire..." Hiccup cried. Toothless worriedly curled up beside his mate trying to comfort him.

Snotlout finally found the chief and landed beside him on Hookfang. "Chief! Something is wrong with Hiccup! You have to come with me right now!" Snotlout urged. Stoick's eyes widened as he then got on Hookfang and they rode back to Hiccup, Toothless, and Astrid. Stoick rushed over to Hiccup, but he was stopped when Toothless growled at him protectively.

"Toothless, we can't help if you don't let us near him..." Astrid said gently. Suddenly Hiccup found the strength in his legs to move and got up to run behind whatever he could to hide himself and throw up the contents of his stomach vigorously. Toothless moved beside him quickly, rubbing his back with his paw. After a few minutes, Hiccup stopped and just breathed heavily trying to calm down.

"Hiccup you have a fever, I can feel it radiating off you...You're going back to bed..." Toothless crooned to him gently.

"Hiccup, are you okay son?!" Stoick yelled to them.

"Get on, We'll walk back home..." Toothless said as Hiccup climbed on him and Toothless walked over to them.

"Yeah...I'm okay now dad...I guess flying on a full stomach wasn't the best idea..." Hiccup sighed slowly.

"Hiccup, that doesn't explain the pain you felt..." Astrid said worried now.

"I know but I'm okay now...I'm gonna go home to rest...Toothless says I have a fever so..." Hiccup said weakly.

"Alright...we'll check on you later. Hope you feel better son." Stoick sighed, he wouldn't argue with him because it would only start a fight and Stoick knew his son wasn't feeling well, it wouldn't help.

Toothless walked past them and up the path leading to their home on the other side of the island, once home. Toothless led him upstairs to their bed and let him lay down. "Are you sure you're alright?" Toothless asked nuzzling him.

"Yeah...its faded now...guess doing all those rolls and flips in the air after just eating wasn't a good idea..." Hiccup said softly nuzzling back before he laid down slowly.

"Well we will wait next time." Toothless chuckled as he gave Hiccup a kiss. "Now get some sleep." Toothless told him before laying down beside his mate and smiling. Hiccup nodded and closed her eyes falling right to sleep after his head hit the pillow. Toothless watched him for a while before going outside, surprised to see Stoick there with Gobber and he transformed in to his human form to be able to communicate with them. "I thought we said no surprise visits. Hiccup needs his rest right now." Toothless said to them calmly.

"We came to make sure he was alright. I can understand getting sick and flying on a full stomach, but the pain he was in? That doesn't seem right." Stoick stated.

"You think I don't know that? Hiccup is stubborn, but if he said it faded then it did. I just want him to rest right now." Toothless said firmly.

"We just think you should take him to Gothi to be checked out, Toothless. You know if it gets worse..." Gobber interjected now.

"I will...And Stoick, don't tell me how to take care of my mate. I know when something is wrong, and I know when to act." Toothless warned.

"He's still my son dragon..." Stoick said stepping closer now.

"I wouldn't step to me, chief. One word to Hiccup and we'll go back to Outcast Island...You had your chance to take care of him when he was younger and needed you most. You failed him, but I will not. He's my mate, and my responsibility to take care of now." Toothless growled out.

"Are you threatening me?" Stoick asked.

"No. I'm reminding you that Hiccup will listen to me. I was the only one to understand him, help him, I was his first real friend, and now he is my lover, my mate. The minute he finds out your assuming I can't care for him, he will leave and you'll never see him again." Toothless stated. Stoick was about to say something when Gobber shook his head at him.

"Don't Stoick...You said that if Hiccup returned, you'd lay off him. Don't make him mad by fighting with Toothless." Gobber said to him. Stoick closed his eyes sighing.

"Very well...If you ever hurt my son, Dragon..." Stoick threatened. Toothless snarled now realizing what he was implying he'd do to him.

"If anyone has ever or will ever hurt him, it's you. I didn't ignore him. I didn't constantly tell him he was a disappointment..." Toothless growled as he moved to Stoick now. "And I am not the one who drove him to cut himself, wanting death so badly because he was sick of being hated by everyone, including you because he wasn't your kind of Viking. He was different and you shunned him, but I didn't. I won't ever hurt him. Now leave." Toothless ordered.

"I'm still the chief here. You can't order me off any place on my island." Stoick said angrily.

"Hiccup was right. You don't approve of this, of he and I." Toothless growled as he turned and headed back in to the home.

"Don't walk away from me, Dragon!" Stoick yelled. Toothless was about to yell back when he heard the sound of Hiccup throwing up harshly again.

"I don't have time for you, right now my mate needs me. If you're not gone when I get back...we'll be gone by morning." Toothless warned as he raced inside and up to Hiccup's and his room to see his mate on the floor coughing and throwing up again. "Hiccup! Why are you so sick?!" Toothless said to him worried.

"I–I don't know! All I did was try to get some water...and it started again!" Hiccup cried now, Toothless noticed that he'd turned in to a female again, he was male when he was asleep. Something wasn't right here, and maybe he should take her to Gothi?

Outside, Stoick was in a battle with himself and Gobber had to snap him out if it. "Stoick. Lets go. Toothless will take care of him...you have to let him take care of his mate. If you don't stop, you're going to lose your son forever. Is that what you want?!" Gobber yelled shaking his friend. Stoick clenched his fist up angrily and then finally released it as he got on Skullcrusher and waited for Gobber, they both headed back down to the village.

"Hiccup, I don't like this. I want you to go see Gothi..." Toothless said gently, almost pleading him. "You can't keep anything down, the pain earlier, the throwing up, and tiredness. I'm scared. Please...go see Gothi..." Toothless asked gently.

"Tooth..." Hiccup sighed, then nodded. "Alright, I'll go...But...we're not flying..." Hiccup said trying to hold back from throwing up again.

"I'll stay here and clean up. I'll call for one of the riders to take you there..." Toothless said as he stepped outside, he didn't see Stoick or Gobber and huffed a bit.

"Toothless...was...my dad here? I thought I heard his voice..." Hiccup asked him.

"Yeah he was, he and Gobber wanted to check on you. I sent them away because you were sleeping..." Toothless said as he faced the edge of the cliff and let out massive roar to the other riders. It didn't take long for Fishlegs to show up with Meatlug.

"Meatlug heard your call so we came running." Fishlegs said as they set down.

"Thanks. Hiccup is still sick, can you take her to Gothi's please? I have to stay and...clean up...You and Meatlug fly slow so it'll be easier of Hiccup's stomach." Toothless asked.

"I'm sorry...I'll clean it up so you don't have too.." Hiccup said, Toothless shook his head now.

"No Hiccup. Go see Gothi. I want you to be okay, that's all the matters to me." Toothless said firmly. Hiccup nodded as she climbed on Meatlug's back and held on to Fishlegs. "Let me know how you make out okay? Love you, Hiccup." Toothless blew her a kiss.

Hiccup smiled nodded as she caught it and blew one back. "I love you too, Toothless. We'll be back soon." Hiccup called as Meatlug took to the air and they headed to Gothi's place. Toothless began to clean things up in the bedroom, hoping that Hiccup was alright.

The flight was quiet, Hiccup nearly threw up a few times. "You still have a fever?" Fishlegs asked her.

"Yeah...A fever but the chills." Hiccup put a hand to her head and groaned in pain.

"It sounds like Eel pocks but you shouldn't be throwing up this much..." Fishlegs pointed out as they reached Gothi's place and landed on the platform. Gothi came out with her staff. "Hi Gothi. Hiccup's been sick since this morning, fever and chills. Toothless wanted her to be looked out..." Fishlegs explained. Gothi circled Hiccup a few times thinking about it. She began to write in the sand. "She asked if you can change in to your male and female dragon form for her to see if you have the same symptoms." Fishlegs translated.

Hiccup closed her eyes and tried, but nothing. "I–I can't. I was a male when this started this morning, Toothless made me go to sleep when he felt that I had a fever. When I woke up throwing up again, I was a girl..." Hiccup said becoming worried. Gothi rubbed her chin slowly trying to figure it out.

"Could it be food poisoning I wonder. Hiccup what did you eat this morning?" Fishlegs asked her.

"Uh...two fish, I think they were trouts...I don't know. Toothless made them. We decided to go flying and after he did a few rolls and spins, that's when I felt sick, as we landed the pain started. It went away after I threw up..." Hiccup moaned out a bit, her head was pounding.

"And you went to sleep, then woke up throwing up again?" Fishlegs asked. Hiccup nodded holding her head again, she began to whimper. "Gothi...any idea what it might be?" Fishlegs asked her. Gothi began to write again and Fishlegs sort of blushed looked at Hiccup. "This might be...kind of personal but...When did you and Toothless...you know?.." Fishlegs asked.

"Have sex or mate?" Hiccup asked crossing her arms over his chest.

"The last time you had sex as a female with him." Fishlegs asked after reading Gothi's word choice.

"During the lightening storm, Toothless said that's when Night Furies mated. We did it...as him human male, and me human female, then both as dragons. Him male, me female obviously why?...Is this side effects of all the sex in different forms?" Hiccup asked them. Gothi smiled and began to write again as Hiccup gasped then got excited and hugged Hiccup lightly. "Woah..Fishlegs...what the hell?!" Hiccup said pushing him off.

"Hiccup. You're pregnant! Gothi says that's why you've been so sick, and why you are kind'a stuck in female human form until you give birth. All the transformations would hurt the baby. You felt the pain as a male because your body can't hold the pregnancy as a male. That's why you changed in your sleep. You're pregnant." Fishlegs exclaimed excitedly. Hiccup's eyes went wide as saucers as she hadn't even heard the rest of Fishlegs's explanation. The two words, 'You're Pregnant' ran through her mind over and over again.

"I–I'm...preg–pregnant?...I think...I need to..." That was all she got before she passed out on the floor from shock. Fishlegs panicked going over to pick him up and lay her down on one of Gothi's healer beds. Gothi tapped him with her staff, then began to write again. As the words were spelled out, Fishlegs gasped and nodded he understood.

"Don't worry, Gothi...All of us will be there for her to get through this. We'll all make sure she's not under any stress...She can tell Toothless when she wakes up, I'll send Astrid to get him." Fishlegs said as he hopped on Meatlug and went to find Astrid, this was big news. But Gothi had instructed him to keep quiet until Hiccup was ready to say something. Only the other riders were allowed to know right now.