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By the way, everybody who reviewed said that they read the critical scenes in the last chapter, so I just continue after that stormy night…
Thanks to: Iriomote Yamaneko Nokomis (hope you'll like this chapter;) ), ddri (thx for understanding Toothless' needs), Alana-kittychan (yupp, was a neccesity, thx for understanding that :) ), aliengirlguy, XxMadMax593, TheLonelyApparition (Yeah, Mof is like always on the run and always in a hurry…hey, no problem, I felt just a little bit scolded when I read your review ;) hey, I'm glad that you tell me about my mistakes, so my English can improve), wizardswriter (wow thx for the great compliments^-^ have a cookie my dear!), Darkdagers (don't explode pls! But thx for liking it so very much! *hug*), Emerald Harkness, Dracoess (oh, I don't think I can go up on your ideas, unfortunately… I hope you don't mind but actually I'm having something quite dramatic in my mind for the further story… and thx for accepting the sex), 00Ginji (again the epicness, huh? *blush* thanks… hey, I did not notice mistakes in your review… but English is not my native tongue… your review really brightened up my day, you're being too kind… *hugz back*), nerdyrobotlove2 (I liked your review and did not think you were blaming me or anything… you just said good things, didn't you? *grin* have a cookie dearie!), Maddest, Wolfdog67 (hey, I'll read and review your story as soon as I got time… haven't found the time yet, I'm sorry, but it's on my to do list… *hug* I made the poll because of you XD, thx for appreciating my story so much and I really, really liked when you told me about people spread all over the world loving me XD maybe you should talk about that with the other reviewers first XD), Lilbakasaru, Starshinesoldier, ladykale1985
Sorry, I had no time to proofread again… but this is kind of a long awaited chapter for you XD (I hope).
Chapter 11
Hiccup was trying to distance himself from Toothless - which was quite difficult regarding the fact that their cave was rather small and crowded. It was additionally hard for he had depended on the dragon far too much since the beginning of his pregnancy. He could barely stay warm and cozy without the Night Fury's touches… he could hardly even raise on his own when he was sitting on the ground.
His stomach had grown considerably since he had gotten to know of his state. His belly felt impossibly round and the young Viking sometimes thought he might explode any minute now. Even the new clothes, which normally fitted only his father, were getting tight around his middle, though they were still far too wide around his arms or legs.
When the young inside him kicked or moved, it made Hiccup feel anxious. It felt like the young was only waiting for the right moment, like it was itching to greet the world. Although Mof had told him that he would be alright, now that he felt that the dreaded moment was coming closer, he was quite worried.
Since the boy refused to touch the dragon, their fishing trips had naturally also ended. That left the boy with an ugly greedy feeling for raw fish… but he was very glad to endure the greed instead of fulfulling that disgusting desire.
Toothless brought enough rabbits or even deer once in a while to keep their stomachs filled. After all, without his rider, the Night Fury was also unable to get fish and thus they divided the flesh without eye contact, Toothless swallowing the inards or whole rabbits raw, Hiccup cooking the parts that suited him best.
The boy did his best to avoid even looking at Toothless. It pained him, for just a little time ago they had been so close. He missed these feelings of companionship and home they had shared in this little cave. He missed his best friend.
Still, he could not forget what had happened between them. He was relieved to know that Toothless was out of physical pain, but now they both payed for his relief with emotional suffering. He was aware of the dragon steering holes into his back, but he could not force himself to look at the Night Fury.
It had just been too much for him. The act they had executed was far too inhuman, far too wrong. Toothless was a dragon, for Thor's sake! Humans and dragons were not made for each other… not in this way.
And that was the terrible truth: Hiccup felt that he had been aroused by the act, that he had liked it. And he was quite sure that this feelings had not been Toothless' fault – it had not been like the times when the dragon touched him to make him feel warm or hungry. Toothless had just made him feel no pain… he had not intended to arouse him, the Viking was sure.
Which made his whole situation so much worse. He wished he could turn back time, for he would then not feel so strange, inhuman, cursed… but also somewhat whole. Now, this whole pregnancy business had gained some sense of rightness. Maybe because pregnancies normally started with sexual intercourse… but still, the feelings of disgust and anger with himself remained.
It all made no sane sense to the boy and he just felt miserable and knew that he would be much more miserable would he look into the dragon's eyes and see there feelings which resembled his own… confused feelings of affection towards a being which was not of his own race.
Really, his feelings and thoughts were all just jumping around in his head and his body… he could barely stand it any longer. He would give his other leg to forget what had happened during that stormy night!
He sighed. How could his relationship with Toothless ever feel right again? He felt like he and Toothless were somehow lingering between being best friends and being something more – and Hiccup was not at all sure that he ever wanted to reach this stage of more - and this stormy night held then in this state of being somewhere in between.
He heard a gentle rustling sound beside him and pressed his back against the wall, knowing that the dragon would now get outside to hunt. Toothless grunted shortly, seeing the boy shrinking away from him. Then he passed Hiccup and left.
The boy sighed. He had never, even in his wildest dreams, imagined his life to take such a crazy turn! Well, he would never have expected to ride a dragon before he met Toothless… but expecting a new Night Fury and having had sexual intercourse with a dragon had certainly be an idea which was even more strange than dragonriding.
His whole life was a mess… But he could not bring himself to hate Toothless. Maybe that was a good sign that somehow… their relationship could mend. After all, he did not plan on repeating the act with Toothless and no other human being would ever know about this. So maybe time would heal his mental wounds.
Hiccup moaned exasperated and stoked his hair. He doubted that by some miracle, he would be able to look into Toothless eyes again without feeling wrong. He looked around the cave which was empty except for his few belongings and suddenly he could not stand this lonely, empty place any longer.
He took his time getting to his feet – he was always either staggering forward because of his round, massive stomach or tumbling sidewards because of his artificial limb. Finally, he was standing… kind of awkward, with his hands on his back to somehow support the weight in front of him. Then he waddled out of the cave, slowly.
It looked a lot nicer outside now that all snow had melted, though the air felt still cool, for it was very windy in these northern regions. Still, the air smelled nicely of the wet earth, the first flowers and the wet needle trees.
The child within him also kicked happily, seeming to enjoy how his bearer took dep breath of the renewed earth which had awaken from its cold slumber.
And then suddenly, there was no more movement in his stomach. Hiccup frowned. It was not normal for his son to suddenly stopped moving, he had seemed so lively just a mere second ago. He stroked his belly concerned – just to feel how the skin grew tense as a sudden pain hit him.
He yelped and gasped falling to his knees as the pain subsided. He laid there for a moment, wondering what was happening, as the pain returned and his eyes widdened.
Suddenly, he had no problems wishing for the dragon's presence and started calling out his name at the top of his lungs, hoping that Toothless would arrive in time to help him… through birth.
-SKIP-
Toothless immediately stopped chasing the doe he had been following as he heard the horrifying scream. Hiccup was in trouble!
He hurried back as fast as he could, trying to fly a little distance once in a while to reach their cave as soon as possible. On his way, he heard more screams… which slowly became to moans and groans of pain as he got closer.
Finally, he reached Hiccup who was lying in the wet grass before the cave, panting and sweating and holding his round stomach.
"Toothless…", he panted before his face turned into a pained grimace. "It's time! He's… coming!"
The dragon nodded and hurried to the human. He turned Hiccup gently, so that he was lying on his back and he saw how all the magical power that had swirled around the boy for the last nine months was concentrating over his stomach. Unfortunately, if he did use any of this magic to ease the boy's pain now, either the baby or the boy would not survive… most probably the latter.
So he just gently ripped open the boy's shirt to reveal his stomach, careful not to hurt Hiccup's skin. The human groaned and hissed surprised as the cold air hit his naked skin, but he was too carried away by the pain to care further. It was not like the contractions were constant, there were pauses between them. But the human was granted no relief during these breaks for the young within him would try to stretch his stomach in an attempt to find a way out.
Toothless also saw the bulges which formed under the human's skin when his son tried to break free. It would in fact not be much longer until he would indeed break free. In the dragon's head buzzed the excited voices of all his ancestors while they awaited the arrival of the newest Night Fury.
So the boy was there panting and moaning and begging the dragon to make the pain stop, but all Toothless could do was to purr reassuringly and to nuzzle the human's cheek from time to time while he waited for the right moment.
Suddenly, Hiccup gasped and then he let go of a horrifyed, unhuman screech. "He's biting me! He's forcing his way out!" The boy was in so much horror that his body could not take it any longer – he fainted from pain and stress.
Toothless thought this was very good for now was the right moment. He waited until the young had nearly chewed his way through Hiccup's skin until he concentrated all the magic on the point where his son's head was and used the magic to do a clean cut with his claw.
A black, small, slightly bloody bundle shot to the ground, letting out a low meow. Unfortunately, Toothless could not turn all his attention to his son now, for he now had to use the few magic that was left to heal the boy and to make sure that he kept on living. If Hiccup did not survive, then he was not sure if he would find the strength or the will to care to clean his child and to make sure that it would survive…
For without Hiccup, to him that would not make sense anymore, for him, there was no life without the boy…
And so he healed the boy and hoped that he would make it through…
-SKIP-
Hiccup woke up confused. What had happened… He remembered the pain… and the horror… and how he had waited… waited for-
"Toothless!" He nearly jumped up, but a pain shot to his stomach and he gasped. A big head gently pressed him back to the ground. The boy looked at the dragon and sighed. The pain was dull, but still, it seemed like his stomach had still to heal after the stressful… birth.
A terrible fear clenched his heart. "Toothless… where is our son? Is he…?" He was unable to phrase his worst fears. Had his son survived… or not? However, as the Night Fury next to him purred contently, his worries vanished.
And just then he became aware of the slight weight or pressure on his stomach. He sat up slowly, peering at his lap.
And there he was.
A tiny, black-scaled Night Fury was curled up in his lap, sleeping. Hiccup's heart litteraly swelt to the verge of bursting as he saw him. The young was now waking up, for his bed had moved. He yawned, revealing pink, toothless jaws, and then he blinked and sniffed like a little kitten. And then his ears lifted and he turned to face his parents.
Hiccup gasped. The young had dragon-shaped eyes, with pupils that could surely become slits like Toothless's. But the color of his eyes… was human… his eyes had the same color as Hiccup's. As the young lifted to his paws on top of Hiccup's lap and spread his tiny, nearly transparent wings, Hiccup became aware of other differences to a normal Night Fury.
His scales were not of the typical ink black. In the sunlight that flooded their cave, the scales had a muddy brown, warm glow. And he was not as strongly built as his dragonic father, he was rather lean… his limbs looked longer and more slender… all in all, this little dragon looked a bit gangly. He was like a young Viking who resembled a twig.
Hiccup grinned. "Well, at least he does look a bit like me, too!" Toothless purred deeply and nuzzled the human's neck. Hiccup chuckled and pushed him away gently.
"Come here, my dear", he then whispered to his son. The tiny dragon had been watching him curiously… and a bit suspiciously. Nevertheless, as soon as he heard Hiccup's voice, which he had heard before when he was in the boy's stomach, he purred and snuggled up to Hiccup's chest.
The boy gasped surprised at the young's force then he giggled and hugged it carefully. His wing span was a bit wider than Hiccup's shoulders, but the body in general was really tiny. The tail was as thick as Hiccup's smallest finger… and it had two tail fins. Way of a new look, Hiccup thought grinning while he scratched under his son's chin, forcing him to meow and to purr louder.
"Really, he has a soft, sweet face, don't you think, Toothless?"
And then he looked into the dragon's eyes and all he could find there was deep love and affection. Naturally, Hiccup was quite sure that those feelings were all for his newborn son… and he could understand that, for he felt the same for the little dragon right now, his heart full of never-ending love for the little one.
Still, there was a small stinging in his heart he tried to ignore, for he knew that he should not feel sorry that this special time between him and Toothless now ended. The closeness was over.
Actually, all he could do except for ignoring that little sting was being happy that he could look into the dragon's eyes and not flinch away. He smiled. Wonders did happen, or else he would not be able to look at Toothless without feeling all these terrible things that had been on his mind one day ago… and their wonder was there son.
"Hey… he needs a name…" Hiccup mumbled and looked at his newborn son again. He smiled. "You know, I think he's not of the same color as you, he might not get as invisible as you when he's flying at through the dark night sky. But I think… he'll nevertheless be a shadow… And that's what I'd like to call him. Night Shadow."
Toothless was silent for a little moment, then he purred and nuzzled Hiccup's cheek, before turning to his young and liking Night Shadow's head. The little one meowed and looked up at his father to rub his tiny nose against the massive head.
Hiccup sighed contently. This was surely one of the best days of his life… he was now a father and he would not let anything happen to his beautiful, unique son. This he swore to himself while nuzzling the young's tiny head… not knowing that he was sealing a prophecy in that very moment.
-SKIP-
I like the name…
Well, actually, it's the German version of "Night Fury". But I also think that it fits very well with the scale color and all.
Hope you'll like their son!
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