"Flying?" Ebony asked excitedly and Toothless nodded lightly. She couldn't contain her joy and she began to fidget with excitement. Toothless rolled his eyes and chuckled at her.
"We won't be going anywhere if you don't eat first, that is what we came here to do" Toothless smiled lightly and she nodded lightly. Hiccup knocked the basket over and fish slid out onto the ground. Toothless quickly nudged some of the fish towards Ebony and she smiled brightly. She quickly snapped them up and almost swallowed them whole. Toothless just laughed at her, finding amusement in her excitement. He quickly ate his own fish and turned back to Hiccup. He nudged the boy and Hiccup chuckled lightly.
"You want to go flying bud? Show Ebony the sites?" Hiccup smiled and Toothless quickly nodded. It wasn't until he turned back to Ebony that he realized that she was gone. He looked around only to find her flying above them. He looked on in amazement when she cried out in happiness, she must have missed the skies. Toothless then a weight on his back and looked up see Hiccup sat on his back.
"She must have been really wanting to get back up there, I think was should join her" Hiccup smiled and we shot into the sky. Ebony had been hovering above us as we took off and we quickly joined her.
"What took you so long?" She smirked and Toothless stuck his tongue out at her.
"This one" he gesture to Hiccup and Ebony giggled. Ebony was beyond happy to be back in the skies, to feel the air rush across her scales and the wind under her wings. She glided effortlessly next to Toothless and Hiccup. She looked over to see Toothless staring at her.
"Something caught your eye?" she smiled lightly and Toothless smirked.
"You look beautiful" he smiled lightly, making Ebony giggle. She looked up into the clouds and shot up towards them, taking Toothless of guard. She cut through the cloud line, leaving a small wisp trail behind her. She hovered and looked over the cloud line, breathing in the fresh air.
"Hey Ebony!" I heard Hiccup shout as him and Toothless followed me into clouds. She looked over at them and smiled.
"Watch" he laughed and patted Toothless on the head, he nodded lightly and unclipped himself from the saddle. She looked over, confused. Hiccup then slid from the saddle and down into the clouds, Toothless following him. Panicked, she followed them, only to see them falling side by side. She hovered, not knowing if she should be doing anything to stop them. They were just about to drop into the ocean when she then saw Hiccup grab Toothless' saddle and pulled himself back onto his back. They pulled up only inches from the water, making the water ripple below them. They where showing off.
"Showing off? Well two can play at that game" She smirked. She tucked in her wings and began to free fall. She began to spin slowly and looked down at the quickly approaching water below her. She waited for the last possible moment before pulling up, feeling the water brush her wings. She looked up at Toothless and smirked.
"You're not the only who can showoff Toothless" She grinned and Toothless nodded. Ebony flew towards them and glided along side the two.
"It looks like we've got we've got some competition bud, we'll have to up our game" Hiccup smiled, running a light hand over the side of Toothless' head. He purred lightly before they took off in front of Ebony and she quickly followed them. They skimmed the water, wings running lightly through the sapphire waves, causing the water to ripple. They flew up in sync and span around each other. They spent until sunset traveling around the island, seeing the beautiful sites and trying to out maneuver each other. As they shot back up over the cloud line, Toothless looked at Ebony, only to catch a glimpse of the sunset reflecting in her eyes. His heart pulled in his chest and he hummed lightly. Ebony looked so glorious in flight, so fluid and slick. She looked over at him and it was like he was stuck in slow motion but his heart was racing at the speed of light. He was brought out of his reverie when Hiccup pulled on his saddle.
"We should get back bud" Hiccup smiled and he nodded. He saw Ebony yawn lightly and he smiled. They flew back over the village, seeing villagers waving at them as they passed. They finally landed just outside the arena, where they other dragons and their riders eagerly awaited their arrival. Hiccup jumped off Toothless and lead them into the arena.
"So this is the new Night Fury everyone had been talking about all day" Fishlegs smiled brightly, clearly excited. Ebony sleepily lent against Toothless, exhausted from their flight.
"This is Ebony" Hiccup smiled, running a light hand over her side, Ebony purring in response.
"She's beautiful" Fishlegs said breathlessly. Astrid rolled her eyes, Snotlout smirked and stepped forward.
"I've always wanted to ride a Night Fury" He laughed and jumped onto Ebony's back. She was suddenly alert and suddenly began to thrash about, Snotlout shouting out in shock. Toothless growled lowly and set his eyes on Snotlout.
"Toothless! Get him off me! I don't like " Ebony panicked, trying to shake Snotlout off her but with no luck.
"Snotlout! What are you doing?" Hiccup scolded him.
"What does it look like, I'm breaking her in!" Snotlout shouted loudly. "Fly you stupid dragon!". That was the point the made Toothless snap. He pounced and tackled Snotlout off Ebony and onto the floor below them. He hovered over the viking and growled lowly. Hiccup quickly rushed over and pulled at Toothless' saddle, pulling him away. Toothless looked around find Ebony curled up in the entrance to the arena, shaking in fear and hyperventilating. He rushed towards her and rested his head and her lightly.
"It's okay, I'm here, you're safe" he whispered and she looked up at him, fear in her eyes. He lent down and began to lick at her neck, trying his best to comfort her.
"You totally deserved that" Astrid smiled, thoroughly liking seeing Snotlout getting taken out by Toothless.
"Shut up Astrid" Snotlout hissed, groaning in pain.
"What the hell where you thinking Snotlout? You spooked her!" Hiccup shouted loudly as Snotlout slowly got up of the floor, rubbing his head.
"I just wanted to ride a Night Fury since you never let anyone ride Toothless. I thought you'd used your magic on her already" Snotlout huffed. Hiccup sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Oh for the love off... That's not how it works Snotlout! You can't just go jumping on a wild dragon expecting them to respond to you. You need to gain their trust. It took me weeks to gain Toothless' trust, I'm not going to just win hers overnight. Did anything I taught you with Hookfang suddenly just fly straight out of the window?" Hiccup hissed. Snotlout didn't reply, he just kept rubbing his head.
"You totally get your ass kicked by Toothless" Ruffnutt laughed loudly.
"You aren't going to let this go are you?" Snotlout sighed heavily. The twins shuck their heads, laughing loudly, holding onto each other for support
"Nope, never" Tuffnutt smirked and Snotlout groaned loudly. Hiccup sighed heavily and turned his attention back to Ebony, who was still being comforted by Toothless. He walked over to the pair and knelt down beside them. He placed a light hand on Toothless and smiled lightly.
"Can I take a look at her bud?" he asked lightly and Toothless moved away slightly, making room for him. Ebony was still shaking and Hiccup let out a heavy sigh. He ran a light hand over her snout and she flinched.
"It's okay girl, I won't hurt you" he whispered and she let him run and hand over the neck. With both Hiccup and Toothless comforting her, she quickly calmed down and the shaking began to slow. It was at the point that Snotlout decided to walk past her. Ebony then had a sudden rush of anger and snapped at his legs, making jump as the other dragon riders stifled giggled. Snotlout shot daggers at the before walked away, mumbling to himself. Astrid came up behind Hiccup and smiled.
"We're going to head off back to the village, you want to come?" she asked lightly and Hiccup just looked down at Ebony.
"I think I might stay here, just to make sure she's okay" Hiccup sighed and Astrid nodded, placing a light kiss on Hiccups cheek before walking away with the others. Toothless purred lightly and Ebony looked up at him.
"Are you okay?" he whispered and she nodded lightly in response.
"He caught me off guard, I really didn't like him sitting on me" she shivered and Toothless nuzzled her gently.
"I'll make sure it doesn't happen again. No-one will attempt to ride you until you feel comfortable" he reassured her and she purred in response. Hiccup stood back up and looked over the two night furies. He smiled brightly at them. Just listening to the way they purred at each other and how Toothless was so eager to protect her, it filled him with hope.
"Just look at you too, I'm so glad you found each other" Hiccup smiled lightly before looking out over the village. Ebony let out a loud yawn and Hiccup chuckled.
"Looks like all that flying has really took it out of you, how about we get settled for tonight? I'll see if my dad will let you both sleep in my room" Hiccup smiled lightly and Toothless nodded. He lightly nudged Ebony to her feet and guided her out of the arena. She walked slowly and slumped against Toothless, yawning again. They soon reached Hiccups house and the opened the door.
"Dad? You home?" Hiccup called out lightly. He father walked out and stood at the very top of the stairs.
"What's up son?" He smiled lightly.
"Would it be okay if Ebony stayed here tonight with us? We've just had an incident with Snotlout and she's a little worn out, I just want to keep and eye on her " he sighed heavily.
"I'm not even going to ask and of course she can" Stoick smiled and disappeared from sight. Hiccup lead the two night furies up to his bedroom and they quickly got settled and the foot of his bed.
"Goodnight you two, see you in the morning" Hiccup smiled, scratching their head and they both purred in response. Ebony let out another yawn. It had been a pretty full on day for her. Seeing Berk and it's residents for the first time, Toothless taking he to the cove, Her first flight in days. Even after what had just happened with one of the other dragon riders, it had been a great day. A very great day indeed.
