WRITER'S BLOCK ARRRRRR. Spent ages on this one, sorry for the late update. Hope you like it!

Day 10 - With animal ears

It was cold, freezing even. When the group got down from the minibus they were hit full-on by a stiff wind. Yet that did not diminish the number of people going to the amusement park. If anything more people were there, for the thirst for thrill drops trumped stagnating at home curled underneath a duvet.

"I expect you guys to stick together in groups and meet back here at 4 o'clock, clear?"

"We'll be fine Mr North, thanks for the ride!"

"Have fun!"

The small crowd headed for the entrance and to the promise of a fun-filled day.

"So who's going with who?"

"I suppose we could all go together."

"But where shall we go first?" Bunny was literally hopping around with excitement, much to the annoyance of Tooth.

Hiccup, ever the resourceful one, pulled out a map from his pocket. "The game stalls are nearest us, so we could start there first. The rides still have some time before they start." The display board said '30 minutes until the next ride'.

Anna gushed with anticipation, "Games it is then! I soooo want to win a stuffed toy!"

They headed into the park. There was a fair bit of screaming and shouting and kids running around, adults looking flustered and teens having the time of their lives. Jack pulled Hiccup closer and said, "Do you want that in the future? A family, kids, marriage?"

"Budge off Jack, you're hugging me too tight." Hiccup half-heartedly pushed at Jack, but he only held on tighter.

"I take that as a yes then?"

Snoutlout faked a look of disgust, "Oi lovebirds, quit mucking about in public and think of the children!"

"Someone's a bit jealous. You sir need some love in your life."

"Hey I'm not judging, I was just kidding…"

"We're here!" Jamie grabbed hold of Emma's hand and ran off first into the stalls.

"Ok guys, 20 minutes then we meet up back here for the Inferno Whirl ride." Merida instructed the group what to do and they split off into their natural pairings.

"Well Mr Handsome, I suppose it's just you and me now. How about some alone time?"

"Jack you're such a tease! That stuffed dragon looks nice, let's go there!"

The auburn teen locked arms with his boyfriend and soon they arrived at the stand.

"'You've got 10 coins to throw. Depending on which ring you managed to get it in you can win a prize. The coin cannot touch the circumference of the ring and must land in between the boundaries. Good luck!' Hiccup, this seems fun. The one who gets the cutest prize wins!"

Coins started flying through the air before the assistant boy managed to duck. Hiccup had his eyes on the black dragon plush since they entered the games area, so he was playing it very carefully. Yet no matter how hard he tried the coins weren't landing in the right place. Jack wasn't faring any better either, until on his last coin Jack gave a desperate throw and it landed right on the bull's eye.

"Congratulations. You get to pick any of the prizes on display."

While Jack went around looking for his toy of choice, Hiccup was staring wistfully at the dragon.

On closer inspection the boy said, "Wait a minute, you get a prize too! It seems that somehow one of yours landed on the outer rings. You can choose one thing from the lower racks of the display."

Just then Jack came back from his tour around the shop. "Hiccup, guess what I got?" he whipped out his hand from behind.

"You got the dragon I wanted? Wow thanks! Turns out by some strange twist of fate I get a prize too, but a lesser one. What should I choose Jack?"

On the shelf were an assortment of key chains, pencil cases and other paraphernalia. Nothing seemed to catch their eyes.

"How about… that headband with the puppy ears." Jack was pointing at a black hairband with two floppy dark purple ears attached to it. It was just the right match with the toy dragon, except it was for girls.

"Jack, that's for girls! No way am I going to wear that."

"Come on, it'll be fun! You can wear it on the roller coaster and pretend you're a dragon flying in mid-air." Jack was flapping one arm like a dragon's wings and using the other as a poor replica of an ear.

"You owe me big time." Hiccup puffed his chest and plucked up his lips as he went and put on the hairband.

"Pretty good little Eragon. Just like a man, dragon, mangon." Jack was trying to supress his laughter.

"Well since I'm going to do this, you have to carry that dragon around like he's our baby for the rest of the day." Hiccup leaned forward and squinted his eyes at Jack.

The taller teen responded nervously, "Hehe yeah okay. I'm the daddy though."

Hiccup rolled his eyes in his usual manner, "Who's wearing dragon ears?"

"Fine, you can be dragon dad. I'll be tiger mum then."

"Fine, now let's go for that ride."

Their friends were gathered beneath the notice board.

Fishlegs looked right at the two as they came over. He found it hard to stifled a guffaw, and everyone turned to see what he was laughing at.

"Hiccup! What are you doing?"

"I'm a dragon, hear me roar!" He raised his arms and formed hanging claws, stomping around like a monster.

Rapunzel was quick to catch on. "Jack, what did you make him do?"

"Hey, I'm the one suffering too. I need to carry this 'baby' around the whole day, including on the roller coaster."

Tuffnut translated Sandy's sign signals, "He says the toy makes you looks like a proper couple, and Hiccup's the dad right?"

Hiccup rolled his eyes again, "It's complicated. We went through that once, I'm not going to do it again. Let's go!"

He dragged Jack along, with Jack scrambling to look after the baby.

"Last ride of the day guys. Let's go on the water slide."

"But Ruffnut, think about the baby, what happens if he gets a cold?" Jack was rocking the dragon around and making cooing noises as his hand was gently soothing his forehead.

Hiccup whispered to Anna, "I think he's going a bit too far with this one."

She replied, "It shows he's a good dad though."

Tooth was quick to cut to the chase, "Fine, Jack can stay on dry ground and we'll go and have fun!"

"But I want to be with my dragon." Jack meant Hiccup with his dragon ears.

Elsa pulled the two boys apart and said, "I'll take care of your baby. I never liked water and the cold, it always bothered me anyway." She picked the baby dragon up from Jacks arms and went off to sit on a bench.

"Awww, I miss him already."

"Quit moaning and get a move on. Thanks for splitting us up by the way." Anna was kind of furious with Jack.

"Jack you sentimental little pumpkin." Hiccup laid his head against his shoulder. "Let's go for that ride, shall we?"

The group headed for the queue.

After some time, it was finally their turn.

"Two to a car, two to a car." The lady watching over things was trying to shout over the crowd.

"Get in front Jack, that way we'll get the best view." The two scrambled to secure a front-row seat to the coming spectacular.

"All aboard everyone? Great, off you go!" Chains started clanking and the vessel inched forward up the slope.

"Hiccup, I have to tell you something."

"What Jack?"

"I'm… actually afraid of heights." Jack gushed out.

"But you did fine in all the rides just now."

"Well, I had to be a good role model for our kid right?"

"Next time just tell me then! Because I'm not a big fan of roller coasters either." Hiccup grabbed hold of Jack's hand.

"But when we fall, we'll face it together." The chunking stopped, the chains stopped moving, and for a brief moment all was still. Then the car passed the apex and down it went, towards the waiting pool of water below.

"Close your eyes Jack, and just feel me with you." Jack was shaking and Hiccup was gripping his hand tight.

Everything was a blur as people, trees, metal and steel flashed by. They were getting closer now, people on the street were getting bigger, the pavement loomed closer; a ray of light reflected off the water surface, casting a warm glow on both their faces.

Impact. A curtain of water rose up and blocked out the sun as the cart touched down. Light wove through the gaps in the curtain and before they were doused in the chill of reality, the fountain of water shone rainbow, as the light created spectrums around the two.

"WOOHOOHOO THAT WAS AMAZING! Did you see us go down Jack?"

Jack was still recovering from the shock of the drop. "I opened my eyes at the last moment, before the water came crashing down. Look, we're all wet! North won't be happy with this."

Bouts of laughter and good cheer came from the exit as the group departed from the fun and games. They had a chance to dry out once they've left the park.

"My 'ears' are all wet." Hiccup was shaking his head like a puppy in an effort to get himself dry.

"Shhhh, mummy's here, coocoocoo…"Jack was back to his maternal mode as he held the toy.

The sound of burning tires skidding on pavement reached the ears of the group. "North's here. Everyone dry? Hell screw that, we'll have to get on anyway."

Everyone started trudging towards the open minibus door. Hiccup put his hairband back on and turned to Jack, "You ready papa?"

"Always daddy. Let's go home."

As the two walked off, three shadows could be seen on the floor. One with animal ears holding hands with someone with messy hair, and both clutching a small baby in their arms.