Hiccup woke up to the sight of a large, yet incredulously adorable black lump drenching him in saliva, a wet, pink, slimy tongue moving over his tummy.
It tickled.
"BUD! That tickles SO SO MUCH!!!!!", Hiccup yelled, thrashing around on the bed. The dragon showed no mercy, tickling the boy's stomach until he was exasperating, gasping for breath, yet smiling fondly at the dragon he had grown to love over the years.
Toothless.
"Right… you know what it's time for…bath time!"
Toothless pounced about the room, submerged in an ocean of pure happiness.
Hiccup and Toothless went out into the blazing aura of another sunrise, flanked by a colossal array of mountains and peaks, a void of grey and green which consumed the sky, obliterating the clouds above.
Hiccup went over to Toothless, lying on the ground with his underbelly exposed, his four legs wiggling, a slimy tongue hanging out of his mouth.
Hiccup smiled. He held a bucket of soapy water, a bar of soap and a sponge, and then proceeded to sit next to the night fury. He then rubbed and scratched the dragon's belly- sending Toothless into hysterics.
"Aww… you're really ticklish there aren't you bud?", Hiccup teased playfully, as he sat on the dragon's underbelly, scratching his tummy sides. The dragon laughed, wiggling around as Hiccup continued the tickling, whilst being doused in warm water. Toothless would enjoy the petting for hours at a time, never wanting it to end.
Hiccup, taking the bar of soap, started to work it into a lather, covering his hands. Toothless laughed, anticipating what was to come.
"Tickle time!" Hiccup laughed as he started to rub soap onto Toothless' underbelly. Toothless squealed as Hiccup continued bathing his tummy, covering the dragon's belly and sides in a soapy, slippery lather. "Who's a good dragon…? Are you a good dragon… yes you are!" Hiccup cooed, rubbing the dragon's tummy at the same time. The dragon pounced around on the floor, unable to escape Hiccup's tickle attack. Not that he wanted to.
Soap suds now smothered the night fury's belly and sides. Picking up the bar, Hiccup ran a corner over it, tickling the night fury's belly from top to bottom, wiggling the soap over the dragon's tummy.
Toothless laughed and squirmed around as Hiccup tickled. "Aww… you love a good belly rub, right bud?", Hiccup teased, moving his fingers in a circular motion around the belly. Toothless laughed, nodding in agreement, moving around on the floor as Hiccup continued rubbing.
He then scrubbed his hind legs and feet, which were equally as ticklish. Toothless moved around uncontrollably as Hiccup attempted to soap up the night fury's feet and legs- which were extremely ticklish anyway. Soap suds covered a very ticklish Toothless.
Hiccup sighed.
10 minutes later.
Toothless rolled around the floor, squirming and laughing as Hiccup rubbed his paws and the areas between his underbelly and legs- made even more ticklish by the soap that now covered them.
The two friends continued for about an hour more, Hiccup removed the saddle, working the soap down Toothless' back and neck, the dragon melting from the affection. Hiccup rubbed the soap over his ear plates and neck- tickling the dragon at the same time. A cooing noise filled the room.
"Aww.. bud you really are adorable!" Hiccup said… only to be smothered in licks.
"Toothless… you know that doesn't wash out!" Hiccup teased, tickling the dragon's lower back as he laughed aloud. The two best friends continued. A bubble appeared in front of Toothless- who ate it- and burped- loudly.
"Bud… that must've tasted disgusting…", Toothless nodded in agreement, licking his rider and best friend.
Hiccup continued the scrubbing, lathering up the soap just behind the lower back. Toothless moved and shuffled around, the soap squelching under his belly and paws. "Hey, bud... you really are a big baby boo when it's bathtime, aren't you?" Hiccup playfully remarked.
Hiccup continued the bathing, soaping up the dragon's rear end and his tail with a lather... only to be met by a pungent, nice smelling and bubbly fart. Toothless chortled, and drowned his rider and best friend in an ocean of licks.
"Eww… toothless!", Hiccup cried… his attempt to bathe his dragon was proving unsuccessful and his despondency was met only by a chortle from the dragon.
"Bud… I'll get you back for that!" Hiccup laughed, taking the bar of soap and rubbing it all over his tummy and legs.
Toothless could only squirm around helplessly as Hiccup continued bathing, sliding the bar over the dragon's now very slippery abdomen. He then rubbed the dragon's neck and forelegs, covering them in a slippery lather- Toothless squealed happily as Hiccup continued the bathing.
Soapy suds now covered most of Toothless- his back, underbelly, legs and paws were smothered, and slippery too. Hiccup chuckled; Toothless was quite a sight.
Hiccup took some more soap, lathering up the dragon's tail and fin- taking his time to wash the red prosthetic.
And so this continued, Toothless rolling around helplessly as Hiccup finished the bathing, dousing the dragon once more in warm water. Toothless sat on his hind legs as Hiccup dried him, rubbing a soft towel over his back, stomach and hind legs. Toothless cooed.
The bathing seemed to have made it even more ticklish. Toothless laughed, squirming around on the floor as Hiccup dried his tummy.
With toothless dry, Hiccup reattached the saddle and tail fin, leaving for their house once more. Hiccup scratched Toothless fondly behind the ears, the dragon purred contentedly in response.
6 hours later.
In his house, Hiccup sat at his desk, his mind wandering over the day's events. Toothless nudged him with his forehead, laying down on the floor.
"Aww… bud- want a belly rub?"
Toothless wagged his tail in agreement, squirming around helplessly as Hiccup tickled and rubbed the even more ticklish dragon. Toothless stretched out on the floor, fully aware, and began to drift off to sleep, as Hiccup continued the rubbing.
"Goodnight, buddy" Hiccup said, scratching the dragon behind the ears once more as he too went to sleep.