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Chapter 21: Imprisioned
Hiccup ran his fingers over Toothless' head, his other hand resting over the dragon's neck. Toothless sighed contentedly. His head was resting in the lap of his human, which was all he needed to be happy.
How low he had fallen.
Toothless knew, however, that his human was miserable. A few weeks locked in the darkness with his cousin and getting rained on had done it. Toothless visited as often as he was allowed too, but it was useless when his human was this lonely.
Everyday, Hiccup learned more and more Dragonese. They were making progress. Simple yes or no questions could usually be deciphered. Hiccup was a fast learner, which Toothless was grateful for.
Even so, Toothless wished he was back in the cove with his human.
Hiccup set his head down on the dragon's forehead, and sighed.
Toothless felt awful. This was all his fault. He had to get the poor boy out of here, before he was killed. The Night Fury didn't have many options, Hiccup couldn't stay on this island, and the dragons needed him here to fight when the Vikings came. Not that he would do much good since he couldn't really kill one.
That left the option of taking him home. The thought of leaving Hiccup with other humans was horrifying. And what if Hiccup forgot him? The idea was almost more appalling then the thought of Hiccup dying.
All the same, Hiccup came first. Living here and dying, no, his human should be with his family. His mind made up, Toothless lifted his head.
Hiccup sighed. It was probably about time for the Night Fury to leave.
"I... Back. Meatlug...Stormfly," was all Hiccup could catch. He nodded slightly, and watched the dragon fly off.
By now, Toothless' wing had healed, but he still couldn't fly like he used too. He wasn't up to speed, or endurance, probably because Meatlug insisted he stay off it as much as possible for just a few more days.
However, he was sure he could make it to Hiccup's home. They may have to stop at a few islands on the way, but...
"Why does that Night Fury always have to be here? He sca- I mean, I just want to pound his face in."
Hiccup sighed. "I can't do anything about that, Snotlout."
"Since you can 'understand' him," Snotlout used finger quotes, "why don't you just 'tell' him to GO AWAY?"
"Never mind."
Hiccup leaned back against the wall. If he was lucky, he might get to sleep a little tonight. He really didn't want another night listening to Snotlout snore.
He had almost gotten completely settled down when Toothless dropped back in though the hole. Snotlout screamed like a little girl and grabbed onto Hiccup.
"Toothless? What are you doing-"
Meatlug and Stormfly landed beside him.
Toothless nuzzled his human. "Hiccup... We're going to take you home."
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