Foreign desires of unforeseen transformations
Chapter 11- The plan forward
The sun had started setting by the time Hiccup had arrived home. Toothless was upstairs laying on Hiccup's bed but had sat up when he heard him come in. Hiccup went straight upstairs and slumped down on the chair with Trid in his arms.
Bouncing the baby lightly he looked over at Toothless sitting on his bed. ''It is days like these when I hate being chief the most.'' He sighed, before updating Toothless on everything that had happened today including the fact that the villagers were now looking out for a strange man with black hair.
''I am seriously out of ideas, in fact I might just quit while I'm ahead, go somewhere nice and quiet! What do you say Trid wanna go on a permanent vacation?'' Hiccup finished giving his son a funny, surprised face, making him giggle.
''At least I wouldn't have to hide'' Toothless added knowing Hiccup wasn't serious.
''Don't tempt me!'' He told Toothless who had gone over to see Trid and was now pulling faces at him too.
''When will he start walking and talking, and stuff'' Toothless asked as Trid squeezed his fingers.
''I don't have the foggiest idea. I have never really thought about it to be honest. It won't be for a long time yet though'' He guessed.
''That's weird!'' Toothless stated, he looked puzzled.
''Bud! That's my son your talking about!'' Hiccup reminded him jokingly.
''I like him it's just… dragons walk as soon as they hatch and start communicating a few moons later, otherwise they would be killed'' Toothless explained.
''I get that, it makes sense. Human babies just grow up differently.'' Hiccup told him, smiling as he watched Toothless with his son.
Toothless was now poking Trid in the sides gently, making him giggle. ''You like that!'' He asked Trid.
''Hold him for me a moment will ya?'' Hiccup asked.
''What? No! I will drop him'' He panicked
''Well can you at least watch him on the bed then? Make sure he doesn't fall off, please.'' Hiccup asked.
''Okay, I guess I can do that, Why? Where you going?'' Toothless wondered.
''Just to the outhouse, I hate taking him with me when I go. Then I want to get a drink, do you want anything?'' He asked.
''Erm...no I'm good right now'' He answered, still worried about being left with Trid as a human.
Hiccup left and Toothless was looking at Trid letting him play with his hand. Trid was getting tired and started crying making Toothless panic. He tried pulling faces, poking him, blowing on him like Hiccup does, and even tried rubbing his belly but he wouldn't stop crying. Toothless picked him up as carefully as he could, thinking 'don't drop him, don't drop him, don't drop him'. Trid stopped crying and started to fall asleep. Toothless was holding him against his shoulder like he had seen Hiccup and Valka do and was bouncing him.
Trid had fallen to sleep when Hiccup returned with his drink. ''Wow, what's your secret?'' He asked taking the baby from Toothless and laying him in his crib.
''I don't know, I just picked him up because he wouldn't stop crying. I really don't like it when he cries but at least it doesn't hurt my ears anymore. Human ears at least!'' Toothless said.
Hiccup chuckled. ''I've been thinking!'' Hiccup started
''Oh no! That's always followed with a Hiccup plan that goes wrong!'' He said suddenly, rolling his eyes.
Hiccup raised his eyebrows ''My plans don't always go wrong...but seriously, after you decided to get seen earlier...'' He tried to continue.
''Decided?'' Toothless interrupted, offended.
''That didn't come out right. You know what I mean! The villagers are going to be on the lookout for you now so I can't risk another accidental sighting...'' Hiccup was saying.
''I'll be more careful but...'' He went to say.
''Will you just listen to me please, for one moment!'' Hiccup demanded. Toothless went silent. ''As I was saying, I can't risk you being seen again and it isn't fair making you stay inside in secret. What if something happens or the twins decided to blow something up. Of course, you're going to need to use the outhouse regularly so you're going to have to go outside. Which is why I think we need to find a way to tell people about you, excluding the part about you being my dragon.'' Hiccup told him.
They talked about how they were going to do this and decided on a plan that Toothless said he was okay with and could stick to. Now all that was left was for Hiccup to call a meeting with the villagers tomorrow and hope they accepted it. After they had their plan set out Hiccup and Toothless went downstairs leaving Trid to sleep.
-OOO-
Hiccup roasted the chicken on the fire while Toothless watched asking questions about what Hiccup was doing wanting to learn. Toothless was shocked when he realized he was having cooked chicken for dinner to.
''That's cooked though, I figured I'd just be having fish like always'' He stated.
''Your human now bud, you can't live of raw fish!'' He told him, like it was obvious.
''Sure I can!'' Toothless insisted.
Hiccup tried to tell him he might not like it now being a human, but Toothless insisted he would. Hiccup went outside and picked out Toothless's favourite fish, mackerel, then took it back inside handing it to Toothless.
''Be my guest!'' Hiccup said handing him the fish. Toothless took a bite on the raw fish giving Hiccup the 'see I was right' look before regretting it. Feeling like an idiot he gulped the fish down, and then heaved covering his mouth from the fear of throwing up. Hiccup laughed ''But you love mackerel bud, It's your favorite! Do you want some more?'' He asked.
''Eugh, no thanks'' He said trying to get the taste out of his mouth, wiping his tongue on the back of his hand.
''Now you know how I feel when you give me raw fish and want me to eat it!'' He told Toothless handing him a drink of water.
''You eat it though...well sometimes!'' He said drinking the water.
''I didn't want you to think I was being ungrateful for your gift'' He explained.
''Wow, I never realized that. Does it taste that bad for you too then?'' He asked.
''No, it's the most amazing taste in the archipelago!'' Hiccup said sarcastically. They both laughed and Hiccup found himself staring at Toothless as he smiled at him.
''What?'' Toothless asked frowning.
''Nothing, this is nice though. You and me just having a laugh'' He smiled, eating his chicken.
''Yeah, at my expense!'' Toothless moaned, rolling his eyes.
''No, this is actually nice. I love Trid but the conversations usually end up with me talking in a weird yet baby entertaining way while he laughs at me. What I'm trying to say, is that I like having someone to talk to that can actually talk.'' Hiccup admitted noticing Toothless looking at the chicken he had refused. ''Eat it bud, it tastes good'' He said, pushing it in front of Toothless.
Toothless took the chicken and broke a tiny piece off. He was hesitant in placing it into his mouth. ''Mm, that's actually really good!'' He said with wide eyes eating the rest of it a little faster than normal.
''And the chicken steals my moment'' Hiccup jokes finishing his own food chuckling.
-OOO-
After dinner had been eaten and cleared away, they both went back upstairs. Hiccup instinctively sat on his bed while Toothless sat on his stone dragon bed. Hiccup realized Toothless couldn't sleep there tonight.
''Hey bud, I can put dad's old bed back up for you downstairs tonight to sleep in.'' He decided.
''I'd rather sleep up here with you and Trid'' Toothless replied, hoping Hiccup didn't make him leave.
''You can't sleep on that now your human!'' Hiccup stated pointing to the stone bed.
''I'll be fine. I just don't want to be alone'' Toothless admitted.
Hiccup understood that Toothless was used to sleeping near him. He had been doing it for 7 years. Hiccup had to admit to himself that he would feel lonely sleeping without Toothless in his room, it had become such a regular part of his life. Hiccup decided to at least make the stone bed a little more comfortable for Toothless and told his he would have to sleep in his own bed soon though. Toothless nodded to appease Hiccup but secretly hoped it wouldn't come to that.
Hiccup laid yak hide down on Toothless's stone bed, similar to what he slept on, and added the blanket and pillow he had made 2 days ago. It wasn't going to be as good as sleeping on a wooden bed, as stone was cold and harder, but Toothless insisted it was okay. With the sleeping situation now sorted, both Hiccup and Toothless were now sitting on their own beds.
''What a day huh?'' Hiccups sighed laying down.
''Yeah. Erm… Hic?'' Toothless asks slightly nervously, twiddling his thumbs.
''Yeah bud?'' Hiccup replied.
''It can wait... it's no big deal or anything, but erm...I need to pee again'' He finally said with a nervous grin.
''Oh!'' Hiccup said without moving, resting his eyes. ''Well then go bud, you know where the outhouse is now. Just try not be seen because everyone is on the lookout for you. Its late so hopefully everyone will be inside now or sleeping. Just check before you go out and be quiet yeah. Once we tell people tomorrow about you, then we can lose the sneaking around. If someone does see you, and I'm hoping they won't, tell them you're staying with me.'' He told him.
''I'll be careful! If you're sure that's okay!'' Toothless said standing up.
''It's not like you have a choice bud!'' He said yawning. ''Just be careful, if you need me, come and get me.''
Toothless nodded and went to leave but turned around again. ''Hicc? I think I broke these pants'' He said showing Hiccup the knot, with a guilty grin.
Hiccup laughed and sat up. ''Come here!'' He told him.
Toothless obeyed and Hiccup tried to untangle the knot, not thinking about where his hands were at first but suddenly becoming more aware of what he was actually doing. He couldn't untangle the knot and felt his hands shaking and becoming sweaty. Hiccup became aware that his breathing was becoming deeper so he decided to cut the knot instead using a knife from his unit and fix them later. Hiccup had gotten embarrassed and uncomfortable that he was starting to think about Toothless's dick. He told Toothless to wear the other pants tomorrow, that he had made yesterday, until he got around to fixing theses ones.
''How did you get them up and down earlier?'' Hiccup asked, curios as they were tied up rather tightly.
''With great difficulty'' Toothless emphasized.
Toothless left and Hiccup laid back on his bed questioning his sanity. What was wrong with him that he became an emotional mess whenever Toothless was naked, showed skin, or got too close to him. It felt like the same feelings he used to have for Astrid when he was about 15 and had a major crush on her, but not only was Toothless a dragon, he was also man.
He suddenly remembered his dream, and the more he thought about it, the more he remembered. It suddenly hit him like mace to the head that his dream was a long-forgotten memory from his childhood.
Hiccup swallowed hard as he remembered that he had never cared about gender. Whether they were boy or girl, if he liked them, he was okay with it. Hiccup was struggling with his identity more than ever before now. He had been successfully brainwashed by his father into believing that only boy-girl, man-lady, relationships were okay, and in his mind even now, he believed that.
-OOO-
Toothless returned and sat on his bed. ''All good, no one saw me, and I think I figured it out okay'' He told Hiccup rather proudly.
Hiccup nodded and smirked. ''Successfully train your dragon to piss in the outhouse, check.'' He joked.
Toothless got up and punched him in the arm. ''Ow, what was that for?'' He complained.
''I don't have a tail'' He said, smiling mischievously.
''Oh, I see!'' Hiccup said playfully.
''Hicc? Something has me curious!'' Toothless stated as he sat back down, staring at the roof of the house thinking.
''Do I even want to know?'' Hiccup asked.
''Well. Dragons don't have to pee like humans. We can drink water every day and go three moons without having to take a piss, even then it feels nothing like it did for me today. I was wondering why humans have to go so much'' He asked.
''Wow bud, you just won an award for the strangest question ever to be asked. Well… if we drink enough then we just have to go. Wait three moons, as in three days?'' He said processing that information.
''Yeah. You know so that we can go when its safe and convenient. It would be annoying to have to go during migration all the time with the long flights and unknown places. I can't imagine having to go when challenged by another dragon, or when I sensed danger. And then you have to careful not to mark another dragon's territory'' Toothless explained.
''I'm still shocked over the three-day thing! I have to go at least four times a day and that's pushing it sometimes'' Hiccup said.
Toothless sighed. ''That's going to get annoying fast.'' Toothless thought again because speaking. ''I think that's why I was caught off guard today you know. I felt something earlier when I was human but it never occurred to me that I would have to go today or I would have said something. I could still turn into a dragon anyway I guess, so I wasn't bothered. It wasn't until I was forced to stay as a human, after you had left, that I realized it was going to be different. I feel to sleep for a bit and when I woke up, I felt the need to go. I figured I could wait like I was used to but, I was seriously mistaken. I won't do that again!'' Toothless explained shaking his head.
''You seriously don't have to take a piss for three days? But I have seen you go every morning'' Hiccup told him.
''We can go every day. We just don't have to!'' Toothless explained.
''Lucky to be you! Well a dragon anyways,'' Hiccup said remembering he was stuck as a human now. Hiccup realized that Toothless must be going through some serious adjustments and he felt bad for him. He though how well Toothless was handling all this, and how because of that, he was most likely more confused and bewildered then he let on. ''Hey, how are you dealing with...the whole human thing'' Hiccup asked.
He thought for a while...''I don't really know how to explain it Hicc! Everything just feels different. Even I kind of feel different.'' He said.
''You feel different?'' Hiccup asked sitting up on his bed to pay full attention to his friend.
''Yeah. The world sounds quieter, things don't smell or taste the same, and things feel different. Like when I touch something it tickles sometimes.'' He said, running his fingers over his hand and arm then shuddering and rubbing it.
''Dragons do have stronger senses, but maybe human have more sensitive feelings in their hands or something'' Hiccup replied thinking about it himself.
Toothless shrugged. ''I guess it's fine, just different. I'll get used to it.'' He finished.
''If you're not okay, you would tell me, right? I'm here for you bud, just like you have always been there for me. You can ask me or tell me anything okay?''
''Sure!'' Toothless replied and nodded.
The conversion continued for a while and as it grew later Trid woke up. Hiccup was exhausted due to the events of the day on only 4-5 hours' sleep. He didn't know how he would have managed without Toothless tonight. Hiccup had gone to change Trid twice before Toothless reminded him he had already done it. Then he had forgotten to add the milk to the water, and was boiling water and sugar, dozing off to sleep. Toothless asked if he was going to add the milk giving him a poke. Hiccup asked Toothless how he knew what to do and he explained that he watches him, and that he listened to Gothi or Valka telling him how to do it.
Hiccup was finally feeding a very impatient Trid upstairs on the bed, but feel to sleep and was dropping the bottle. Toothless didn't want to wake Hiccup up and knew that Trid would start crying so he decided to sit next to Hiccup on the bed and hold the bottle for him. Hiccup's arms started to fall and Toothless panicked and laid over Hiccup placing his hand under Trid's neck quickly so he didn't fall to. Hiccup woke up and was shocked to see Toothless laying over his legs on his side, balancing Trid's head on one hand and a bottle in the other. Hiccup took Trid in his arms again and Toothless handed him the bottle.
''So... erm... thanks for that'' He said, awkwardly, noticing Trid was half way through his bottle and that he must have dozed off.
''Your welcome'' Toothless said giving him a smile. Still laying across Hiccup's legs.
''Y-you comfortable?' Hiccup asked rhetorically.
''Yeah, I was...Oh, I'm lying on you right?'' He replied remembering Hiccup's aversion to him being this close, giving him a sweet but awkward smile.
Hiccup suddenly felt warmer and took a deep breath to calm himself from this awkward situation. He felt a shift in his pants that he couldn't control as it stiffened. ''Y-y-yeah, I-I'm aware of that.'' Hiccup replied.
Toothless quickly went to get up and accidentally placed his right hand straight down on Hiccup's newly harden cock before he sat up completely. Hiccup groaned loudly, jolting up in pain lifting his knees, hoping he didn't squish Trid who looked fine.
''Sorry! My bad'' Toothless quickly responded.
''It's alright Toothless...'' He Groaned as the pain faded.
''You okay?'' Toothless asked. He didn't understand how he had hurt Hiccup so much as he had only leaned on his leg.
''Yeah, I'm good. Thanks for watching Trid though, you always have my back bud! I feel like an idiot, I don't usually fall to sleep when I'm holding him. It could have been a lot worse if you hadn't been here. This is why I can't wait for him to sleep through the night. You could have woken me up you know.''
''I didn't want to wake you. You are so tired your becoming as dumb as Snotlout.'' Toothless laughed.
''Thank you for summoning that up'' Hiccup said sarcastically before yawning again.
Once Trid was fed and asleep, Hiccup just managed to put him to sleep in his crib and make it back to his own bed. Hiccup collapsed on top of his bed face down, leg still attached with his good leg dangling over the side. He crashed out the moment he landed on the bed. Toothless lifted Hiccup's leg onto the bed and laid Stoick's, now Hiccup's, cloak over him. He put the baby bottle on the unit and went to check on a sleeping Trid before he laid down on his own bed.
He was starting to feel nervous about everyone being introduced to him tomorrow. He was thinking about how it would go, but he was also excited about being about to go for a walk at least. Being stuck in the house got boring. He just hoped they didn't ask to many questions or figure out that he was Toothless. Tomorrow was going to get interesting fast, he thought to himself before falling asleep.
