:) yup. Sorry for no update this morning. Stuff happened.
Short one I guess.
A little more fluff before some more serious chapters.
And probably the most dialogue this story will see
Just kidding

Chapter 9: Human Training

Hiccup had never been so happy in his life. Even though he couldn't even walk without Toothless' help, that didn't matter to either of them.

There was an unshakable bond between the two of them. They were soul mates now, knowing each other inside and out.

The only thing that Hiccup did not know what Toothless' name.


Hiccup was always talking to the Night Fury, telling him of his life and what he wanted to do with it.

Toothless would listen, his head in the boy's lap, his green eyes attentively staring upwards at him. The dragon liked listening to Hiccup's voice. It fascinated Toothless, probably because he could not do it himself.

"There's this girl, she's so beautiful. She's got the prettiest blue eyes, and this golden hair. She always wears it so it covers one of her eyes- the left one. It's pulled back into this braid, and it's so soft..." Hiccup glanced at Toothless, who's pupils were focused on him, ears lifted to listen. "Well, I think it's soft. I've never actually felt it," He grinned sheepishly at the dragon, giving Toothless' chin a good scratch, and the dragon purred feverishly. "But I'm sure it's soft.

"Her name's Girl 132. That's what we call her, actually. None of us, have, you know, real names. I'm sure her mother gave her a nice one before she was murdered."

Hiccup paused for a minute, thinking about his own mother, then continued. "132 works for the Queen. She has to be with her almost constantly. It's awful. So I never get to talk to her alone. Not that she'd want to talk to me. All I'm good for is keeping the swords sharpened and making more bolas."

"One time, when I was little, well, little-er, she punched me in the face and knocked out my front tooth. It-" Hiccup stared at the dragon's now alert posture. "Wh-what?"

The dragon opened his mouth wide, revealing his gums. He looked at Hiccup, then went cross-eyed, trying to look at his own mouth.

"You don't have teeth either," Hiccup confirmed. "I guess we were both toothless at one-"

The dragon rubbed up against Hiccup, purring.

Hiccup laughed, pushing him away. "I don't... understand?" Hiccup asked, phrasing it as a question instead of a statement.

The dragon opened his mouth again. "Yes. You're toothless."

The Night Fury gave him a big lick to the cheek. "Okay, Mr. Toothless. That's enough." Hiccup wiped the sticky dragon spit off with his sleeve, instantly regretting it and tried to get it onto the grass. "That's disgusting," he muttered.

While Hiccup was distracted, Toothless gave him another slobbery kiss.

"Toothless!"


Next chapter will go a little deeper into the plot line. There's still many details necessary for me to work out so bear with me. :)
Hugs to all my reviewers! ^^