I didn't update all summer because I mainly type fanfiction during school and wanted to take a break. Sorry for the wait. Enjoy…

Hiccup was back in his hut. He couldn't take the phantom pains in his leg, and decided to rest for the night, much to the others' confusion.

It wasn't the first time this has happened, of course. Often, in the middle of the day or at night, his leg would burn with his veins throbbing and scars seering with hurt. At this point, you think he'd be used to it, but especially now that he wasn't at home and his wife wasn't there to comfort him, he felt alone, and, like the isolation of his childhood, he reflected on his life, noticing all the good he has done. That, at the very least, comforted him.

Toothless was curled around him, the dragon's warmth like a light in the darkness. Hiccup felt better with his best friend, and was about to fall asleep with his dragon companion, when a knock was heard at the door.

Toothless raised his head attentively, and Hiccup groaned, putting his leg back on. "Who in the archipelago…"

Opening the door, he was surprised by who stood at the frame. "Hello-"

He was interrupted by Norbert's daughter throwing herself at Hiccup, her arms wrapped around his neck. "I'm Nestra, heir to my tribe, beauty of my island," she gloated, grinning confidently.

Hiccup nervously faked a smile, taking her hands and pulling them off him. "Yeah, I know. What uh, what brings you here?" He wondered aloud, looking down at the girl. She was tall, and she was beautiful, but she was too aware of it. Hiccup, when he was younger, had seen her plenty of times and had never spoken to her. He didn't want to judge too quickly, but he could already tell she would be a handful.

"Oh, no particular reason. I just had a few," she paused for a moment, wracking her brain for an excuse, "questions. About… dragon training."

Hiccup could immediately see through this fiasco. However, being a polite pushover when it came to women, she pushed past him and into his hut. She jogged over to Toothless and ogled over him. The dragon obviously didn't enjoy it, and looked at Hiccup begrudgingly. Hiccup shrugged in response, not sure what to do.

He decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and asked, "So, what are your questions?"

"What do you mean?" She asked in all seriousness.

"You said you had questions," he replied, confused.

She threw her head back, laughing. "You thought I was serious."

"So then what are you here for?"

Her amused expression turned into one of hunger as she started at the Berkian chief. She licked her lips and walked forward, her hips swinging and her movement slow but steady. She leaned in and whispered in his ear, "You."

Suddenly she attacked, pressing her mouth hard against his and wrapping her leg around him. Almost immediately, Hiccup pushed her off. "Excuse me!" He shouted, angry. "What do you think you're doing? I'm married. You're engaged to someone else. This is treason!"

"Playing hard to get, are we?" She was persistent. She knew what she wanted and wouldn't stop until she got it. She looked weak, but as a Viking she was strong. Nestra pushed him to the floor and let herself fall on him. "I like stubborn men." She leaned in again, but he dodged her.

"Will you just leave me alone?" He yelled.

"Tag? Very well." She chased him around the room, Toothless not caring about the situation, yawning.

"I don't want you," he stated, hoping that he could convince her to stay away.

"As if. How could you not want this?" She gestured to her entire body. "And so, I want this." she gestured to Hiccup.

"You just gestured all of me," he remarked.

She smirked, a mischievous sparkle in her eyes. Nestrax flew across the room to him, too fast for someone in a long dress.

"Stop it!" He yelled as he ran. Tripping over Toothless's tail, he fell, landing on the dragon. It's not usually for this to happen. The rider could be clumsy more often than not, so Toothless saw it coming. What he didn't see coming, however, was the woman landing on top of him. This did not please the tired dragon in the slightest. This female, he could immediately tell, was a threat. It was not playful, it was serious.

Toothless quite liked Astrid. As Hiccup's mate, she was family, and a dear friend and fellow soldier of the dragon. Her dragon was also a familiar face which with Toothless would play with when Hiccup was busy. He had expected to see hatchlings soon, although the two humans obviously weren't in a rush. Curiosity about human hatchlings had stuck in the dragon's mind for quite some time, and he looked forward to it. Toothless knew Astrid was sick, before she even knew. Human medicine was amazing, and he thought she was getting better. It was the opposite, much to his dismay.

There's also the fact about dragons. They mated for life. Sometimes they would take multiple mates, but no more than 3. They would always return to their nests to see hatchlings and the new generations. Humans were similar, although they mainly took one mate. So, when Toothless felt this unfamiliar girl on his back, all over Hiccup, he got annoyed. Hiccup is Astrid's. This female needed to back off.

Toothless stood up, grabbing Hiccup's collar and shaking off Nestrax. She fell with a thump, surprised by the sudden movement of the beast. Toothless dragged Hiccup outside, closing the door behind him.

"Toothless, bud, what are you doing?"

Toothless grumbled, and walked over to the little pond nearby. There, he proceeded to chuck his human into the cold water. A moment later, Hiccup came up, sputtering. "What was that for?" he yelled at his dragon.

Toothless 'laughed' and jumped in after him. A wave overcame the two, and Hiccup was, once again, soaked. Then, the dragon slapped Hiccup with his tail.

That's when Hiccup realized. "Yeah, I probably deserve that." Toothless nodded his head in agreement. Sometime his human could be a real doormat when it came to controlling people. Then again, vikings did have stubbornness issues.

Nestrax stood over the side of the pond, waiting for when they got out. She wasn't finished yet. This wouldn't have been the first time she'd seduced a chief for her own gain. She'd received blackmail, ransom payments, treasure, and a simple good night from many a man. If her father knew, he'd go ballistic, as would her fiance.

Maybe, she thought, that's what needs to happen.

Hiccup and Toothless left the pond, his head cleared and cool. Walking cooly over to the woman, he looked down at her. She finally felt what she wanted to feel. A sense of authority and greatness stood above her, and she wanted it more.

However…

"Nestrax," Hiccup said, his voice soothing yet strong, "we can't do this, and you know that."

"So?" She questioned, not a care in the world circling through her mind.

"So, you have to leave and go back to your father."

"No," she refused, clinging to his arm.

"Nestrax." He grabbed her wrist, wrenching her off him. She, for the first time in forever, felt afraid of a man's authority over her, and she didn't go back for more. She stared at him, surprised that a string bean of a viking struck more authority inside of her than any other 8 foot beefy chief she had controlled before. It was mind-boggling.

Nestrax looked at her feet shamefully, and furrowed her eyebrows in anger. "Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why don't you want me?" She glared at him, genuinely confused.

He smirked, knowing this is one of the people that would take years to get through. And so, he realized what he had to do. Walking into his hut, he began to write on a parchment. Glancing over his shoulder, Nestrax saw it was a letter. When he finished, Hiccup handed it to her, said, "Give this to your father," then hopped on his night fury, and took off.

Through the noisy wind, he just barely heard a voice yell, "You'll regret denying me!"

But when looking at the letter meant for her father, she was concerned at the words that stood out. One sentence that caused her to gape at the chief's foolishness.

Therefore, Chief Norbert, I believe we should cut ties, not becoming enemies, but rather make each other unacknowledgable as allies.

His mind was scrambled. Hiccup wasn't sure what he was feeling.

Stupid, for doing something so reckless and on the spot.

Happy for making the correct decision for the good of his tribe.

Terrible because he didn't ask the council for approval.

Sad due to the fact Norbert's tribe couldn't have been able to change.

And finally, angry at Nestrax's nerve of thinking he was a cheating scum.

He yelled into the air, wanting to get his emotions out. Toothless crooned in response, wanting Hiccup to know it was okay.

Oh, how he wished Astrid were there. She'd know what to do better than him. She was his voice of reason. He missed her. They were a match made in Valhalla, as the tribe would say, just like his parents.

He didn't have his wife, but he did have his best friend.

"Toothless? Do you think I did the right thing?"

Toothless got confused sometimes at humans, how they knew their dragons couldn't speak back to them but spoke like they could. It was funny though, and the night fury knew it meant Hiccup saw him as an equal. So, he responded by lifting his head up, motioning for Hiccup to pet him. This was his best way of showing he was there for him.

Then, Toothless dove as sharp as he could, and fell through the air. Dangerous stuff always seemed to cheer Hiccup up. Sure enough, the human was cheering, his whoops filling the air.

After they leveled out and watched the stars, Hiccup laughed, and affectionately rubbed Toothless.

"Thanks bud. I couldn't ask for a better friend."

The next morning, the island was in chaos.