The Edge

Pairing; Toothless X Hiccup

Setting; Modern AU

Rating; M for Mature

Disclaimer; I do not own the HTTYD or any of the music that is used. Everything belongs to its original creator/artist!

3: Nothing At All

=Harvey's POV=

[September 26th, 2010-Haddock Household]

I couldn't believe my luck with nailing this full-time job and scoring a one-bedroom apartment at the same time. I seriously owed a lot to Andrew Kingsley, my boss and landlord now. The man found me after I left that restaurant and offered me the position of a server in his bar. On top of that, he gave me two weeks to try it out and see how I liked it and then offered me a permanent position with the Dragon's Cove staff. If that wasn't enough, the guy set me up with a place to live right above the bar for $500 a month, and I didn't have to pay until November since it needed work that I could do on my own! Andrew was a Godsend and one day; I would find a way to repay him for all he's done for me since we met two weeks was Sunday, the 26th of September; just two days after I accepted Andrew's offer. I knew that I had to tell my parents and friends about the recent updates in my life as I wouldn't be living in Berk anymore.

I did have work today, but not until 5 pm, so I figured why not invite my friends over while both of my parents were home at the same time and let them know what was going on. The time now was 11:30 am, and my friends just arrived. We are going to be having burgers and hot dogs with chips; this should prove to be an interesting day but fun too because I haven't seen my friends since they started school or began working.

"Hey, guys and girls!" I greeted when I saw them pull up in the two cars. Ashley had Heather and Ford in her car with her while Seth had himself and the twins in his.

"Harvey! It's good to see you again!" Heather smiled as she hugged him, then Ashley did the same afterward. Harvey let the others in before shutting the door, everyone was saying their hi's and how has everyone been lately before taking a seat in the living room to relax while Sullivan was outside with Victoria and cooking the food on the grill. Our conversation started with asking how everyone was doing in their lives. At some point, I directed the question to Ashley and Heather.

"What about you, Heather or you, Ashley?" I questioned next looking to both girls sitting on my right with Heather next to Ford.

"Life is good for us; we love living on campus and usually always get to have together or with Ford if he comes to join us. Sometimes we go see him though," Heather replied. "Oh, and Astrid has a major crush on one of the second-year students," she grinned as Astrid's eyes widened.

"Oh. My. God. I do NOT like him!" Ashley protested quickly while trying to hide her blush.

"Oh-ho, what's all this about?" I asked. Truth be told, I had a major crush on Ashley. We never dated but have slept together twice, as friends. The first time was at the start of senior year at a party thrown by the popular kids, Ashley and I were sitting outside with a cup of fruit punch and talking as we normally did. Ashley and I had been friends first before we met Ford, Seth, and the twins. Heather didn't come to the school until tenth grade, so we didn't know her or Daniel at that point. Back to Ashley and me, we were talking about whatever and staying out of the main party because inside the house was crowded and loud. Ashley and I ended up tipsy, talking about the fact neither of us have ever had a relationship, been kissed, anything sexual or intimate and decided to say screw it that we should just do it. So, we did. We snuck off to my house since Mom and Dad were at some dinner in the city and wouldn't be back until 11:30 or later. Ashley and I decided to have sex in my room, protected, of course, and then she was back home by 11 pm since we had a curfew to abide by.

The second time we had sex was during senior prom and in my car around the back of the high school where the middle school parking lot was. The sexual experience only lasted about an hour, and we returned to the dance before anyone noticed we had left. None of our friends knew that Ashley and I had sex. Honestly, the prom night thing was just because we had gone together as friends and figured what the hell, why not? More than half the senior class was going to do it so why shouldn't we? I knew Ashley was on birth control; she had the three-year IUD that goes in the upper arm, and at sixteen my parents demanded I keep condoms on me, so I kept two in the car and one in my wallet. Either way, Ashley and I vowed to keep our sexual encounters private and tell no one about them because for lack of a better term; we were friends with benefits and my crush for her faded by Junior Year. The truth be told, Ashley and me didn't always have sex, it was just the two times at the start and end of our final year. However, there were instances where we hooked up just to get one another off, which is why I said friends with benefits.

"Ashley likes one of the second years; his name is Zack Holt, nineteen-years-old, and studying to be Special Education teacher," Ford enlightened.

"Ash, it's okay to like someone. There is no need to be embarrassed about it," I told her gently.

"Still," Ashley mumbled. "And his name is Zackary Holt," she corrected her friends.

"Tomato, tamoto," Seth shrugged. "Harv is right, Ashley. It's not a big deal if you got a crush on someone considering you stayed single this long," he added.

"Yeah? Well, don't get your hopes up because the guy barely knows I exist. We have like two classes together and only met because we had to do some research thing last week and turn it in on Friday coming up," Ashely muttered. "Speaking of, Harvey, do you think you could maybe gimme a hand with formatting the document since you're so good with computers and what not?" Ashley wondered curiously.

"Sure. I work the same schedule every week so if you want to catch me in the morning after 10:30 am or wait until tomorrow and Thursday, I have both of those off," I informed her calmly.

"Cool. Um, Thursday should be fine since Zack, and I are still getting some information. Uh, since I don't live at home anymore, can we meet here around 1:00 pm? Thursday is my short day; I get done at 12 pm," Ashley said.

"Yeah, that's fine. I should be here," I nodded. "How about you, Seth?" I looked to my cousin.

"Working with my parents is interesting, and all, but I'm sick of seeing them at work and home. So I'm looking for something new. Harvey, you think you can put in a good word for me at Dreki Soul?" he asked.

"Yeah, I could pull some strings, cuz. I'll call Conner tomorrow," I told him, and he sighed in thanks.

"So, what about you, son?" my mother asked while coming in with my father after they set the cooked food down on the dining room table. "How do you like your new job?" she wondered with a smile.

"Uh, it's great. I love it," I replied.

"What exactly do you do, Harvey? I mean, you've said that it's a full-time server job, but you haven't said anything else besides that. And why in the name of Odin are you working in the city for a job like what you were already doing?" Sullivan inquired next. And here it comes, the moment I tell them that I'm working in a bar. I hadn't told anyone yet, in case I didn't end up staying permanently.

"How about we…go eat first and then I'll tell you? I'm starving," I suggested.

"Sounds good to me," Seth said as he got up, and then the rest of my friends did the same. Reaching the dining room, we grabbed a plate and what we wanted to eat before sitting down around the table to relax and enjoy lunch. Five minutes in, though, I was asked again what work I was doing that involved me being in the city.

"Alright, so here's the deal with my new job since I know everyone is curious. I, uh, am working in a bar," I stated as they all stopped and looked at me quickly.

"How did you end up working for a bar?" Ashley asked.

"Well, the day I brought Dad his wallet I was scoping out jobs I'd seen posted online for the city, and after a lot of letdowns, the owner of Dragon's Cove found me outside as I was leaving one restaurant and…offered me a full-time job with him. I guess the law says that being eighteen, I can serve and sell alcohol but can't consume until I'm twenty-one. The last two weeks have been like a trial period for me, to see if I'd like it," I explained to my parents and friends.

"Harvey, you can do so much better than a bar server," Victoria sighed softly.

"I don't see how. I'm making $6.50 an hour plus tips ranging from $70-$100 per night. Oh, and Its forty hours a week. I bring home a $215.00 check after taxes," I responded. "All I have to do is take orders, bring whatever it was they wanted, and be friendly. Easiest job I could ever ask for with hours I can handle without a problem,"

"What about the drive? Forty-five minutes back and forth five nights a week? Don't you get home at like 2 am?" Travis inquired.

"Yeah, thereabouts," I nodded. "The drive does suck and…that's why I'm going to be moving to the city in about two weeks," he added as their eyes widened.

"Wait a second, what?" the group of eight exclaimed.

"You're…moving out?" my mother asked slowly, in shock of the information I relayed to them.

"The long travel times to and from work were going to be my deciding factor in keeping the bar server job; I was going to decline it and keep working for Dreki Soul as I'd had no luck in finding an apartment on my own. However, the owner, Andrew Kingsley informed me that he has a one-bedroom apartment available on the second level of the bar and he'll rent it to me for $500 a month, gas and electricity included with one parking space. I…couldn't pass up the offer so I accepted it and he said I could move in whenever I'm ready, he won't even charge me a security deposit and can hold off on first month's payment until November 1st," I explained lightly.

"Why so cheap? Most one bedrooms around the city are $650," Heather wondered.

"Well, it's a very small apartment and needs a lot of work that I offered to do myself. That's less Andy has to do so he knocked off some of the original rental payment in thanks of that. I've seen the place already, Andrew let me take a look at on Saturday afternoon before my shift started at 5 pm. It needs some upgrades and a fresh coat of pain, but it's beautiful otherwise," I smiled. "You didn't think I'd live at home forever, did you?" I asked seeing my parents looking down a bit. "I'll still come down to visit on my off days or weekends before I start my shift, it's not like you'll never see me again,"

"You'll be close to Heather and me," Ashley smiled some.

"Me too, well, at least when I'm at the community college," Ford raised his hand.

"Well, I suppose we knew it would happen sooner or later, Vic," Sullivan sighed. "If ya need any help, son, let us know," he added.

"Thanks, Dad," I replied to him. "I'll let ya know. I'm going tomorrow to do a more in-depth look at what needs to get done; I'm sure I missed some stuff,"

"We'll help too. Heather and I are only about twelve or so minutes from Dragon's Cove, a lot of the second-year and up students go there," Ashley said as Heather nodded.

"I can too; I'm not far from it," Ford added in.

"Great. I appreciate it guys, seriously I do," I said before my phone went off in my pocket. I pulled it out and glanced at the caller ID; it was Andrew. Sliding the icon right to answer. "Hey, boss. What's up?" I greeted and then listened to what he was saying."Give me an hour, and I'll be there," I told him and then hung up and rose from my seat; I went to my bedroom and changed. Afterward, I finished the last of my food and grabbed an energy drink from the fridge knowing I would need it to do an eleven-hour shift. "Well, this has been fun, but I gotta go work a double," I smiled.

"Drive safely, son," Victoria reminded.

"And I'll see you on Thursday, right?" Ashley asked.

I nodded to both of them and then grabbed my keys off the hook before hurrying out the door to my car. I slid in, buckled myself, and then started it up before backing out of the driveway and heading towards the city.

[Thursday, September 30th, 2010-Haddock House-1 pm]

The night of work was horrid but worth the money in tips I made! I went home that night with $150.00 in cash, plus the twelve-hour shift since I stayed to help them close up the bar, then drove him and reached that by 1:15 am. I was exhausted and slept until 11 am before getting up to shower and prepare for my off day, which was spent back in the city to do a damage and renovation assessment in my new apartment. A lot needed to get done after I looked in every room for problems, thankfully, it was all things I could do on my own. Today was Thursday, I told Ashley she could come over for one-ish, and I'd help her set up the document for her research paper. My parents were both respectively working until 5 pm each so it would be just Ashley and me.

I heard the doorbell and moved towards the main entrance to the house; opening the door, I saw Ashley standing before me with a broad smile. "Hey," I greeted and stepped aside. Ashley walked in as I closed the door and led her to my room where my computer and printer were setup for use.

"Thanks for helping me with this, Harv. I don't have a laptop, and Zack's is getting repaired," Ashley says to me as she placed her backpack down on the floor by my desk.

"No problem, Ash. You brought everything on a flash drive I assume?" I asked. Ashley nodded and handed it to me as I sat down in my chair. I plugged her device into my laptop and waited for it to load the files. I clicked it as it opened the file to my word program. The next thing I did was open up a research paper template and set all the margins and where things needed to me. After all that was completed, I sat back with a smile.

"You're the best, Harvey. So can I just do all that now and you'll make sure it's okay and print it for me?" Ashley wondered.

"Sure thing," I smiled as I got up and moved out of the chair to let her work. I decided to lay down on my bed with my arms behind my head to relax and not long after, ended up falling asleep.

=Normal POV=

[Two Hours Later]

~HarveyXAshley Lemon; Start~

Ashley finished filling in all the part and turned around to tell Harvey she was done but appeared to be fast asleep. Honestly, she couldn't blame him. The guy worked forty hours a week and ended up home by 2 am give or take a few minutes every shift. Ashley smiled as she got out of the chair and moved towards Harvey quietly, and then she bent down a little and kissed his lips gently. Afterward, Ashley moved her hand down to his pants to unbutton and unzip them without waking Harvey. Ashley slid her hand into his now loosened pants and under the waistline of his Harvey's boxers, beginning to stroke his length back and forth. Harvey began to stir a bit as Ashley took the chance to pull his pants and boxers down, revealing a hardened appendage standing at attention. Ashley crawled on the bed between Harvey's legs as she began to stroke the length up and down, then she lowered her mouth over the top and started sucking slowly.

Harvey let a moan escape his throat as his eyes opened and he looked down to see Ashley sucking and stroking him. "What are you doing?" he asked curiously.

"What does it look like?" Ashley asked with a smile.

"Uh, taking advantage of me when I'm sleeping. Pretty sure that's considered rape," Harvey pointed out casually. Ashley laughed a little with a seductive grin gracing her lips as she crawled up and over Harvey's body, placing a kiss on his lips.

"You can't rape the willing," Ashley countered as she started stroking Harvey's cock again, and Harvey couldn't fight back the moan of pleasure from the action.

"So true," Harvey sighed knowing what she wanted.

"Come on; it's been months, Harv. I miss it," she admitted.

Harvey checked the time to make sure they'd have enough before his parents got home; after assuring himself they would, he gave Ashley a nod. "Sixty-nine?" Harvey asked.

"I get to be on top," Ashley replied. Not long after that, both of them were stripped of their clothing on Harvey's bed with Ashley on top of him and her womanhood at Harvey's face and her mouth at his cock. Harvey began eating Ashley out while she gave him a blowjob, a few minutes of that turned into Harvey adding two fingers into Ashley's core, and she started stroking him. It went on for ten minutes as they both ended up climaxing at the same time. Ashley adjusted herself to turn around until her entrance was over his length and rubbed her pussy lips along the lubricated member.

"Hey, you know the rules, Ash," Harvey reminded her. Yes, they set up rules for this whole friend with benefits arrangement. One, they had to know if they were going to be alone for at least two hours. Two, both had to agree to want it. And three, both Ashley and Harvey had to be protected. Rules one and two were being abided by, but not three as Ashley was trying to ride him when he wasn't wearing a condom.

"So get one on. I know you have them in here," Ashley asked.

"I will, but you're gonna have to move so I can," Harvey chuckled. Ashley nodded as she moved off of Harvey while he reached into his nightstand drawer, then opened a small box and pulled one of the wrapped objects out. Harvey tore the top off carefully and tossed the wrapper on the floor as he slid the condom over his still hardened length. "How do you want it?" he asked.

"How much time do we have?" Ashley asked. Harvey checked his phone; 3:15 pm.

"An hour and twenty-five minutes as you will need time to recover, get cleaned up, dressed, then out the door before they wonder why you've been here for so long," Harvey informed.

"Can we mix it up a bit?" Ashley inquired as Harvey nodded, and then she laid down on the bed. Harvey spread her legs apart as he pushed himself inside her hot core and both of them moaned at the feeling from it. The last time they had sex was in June at Senior Prom, it'd been a while, but it still felt amazing. For an hour, the two of them just went at it. The positions started missionary, then switched to Harvey laying down along the side of Ashley. After that, it was Harvey on his knees and holding Ashley's legs over his arms. Following afterward was Harvey holding Ashley up with her legs wrapped around his waist against the wall. Another position they ended up doing was Harvey sitting on the edge of the bed with Ashley riding him, this continued with Harvey laying down at some point on the bed and giving Ashley control of the speed and force used.

Ashley did reverse cowgirl on Harvey, and then doggy-style. As both were nearing the releases again, Harvey had Ashley lay down on the bed while he stood at the edge and fucked her that way, a position that let him go deeper, harder, and faster, which Ashley has begged for him to do since she and he were close to cumming. Harvey and Ashley's bodies were soaked with a thin layer of sweat; the moans were unmistakable as the moment drew nearer.

"Gods! Harv, I can't any…more," Ashley panted as she threw her head back and gripped the bedspread tightly, her walls clenching around Harvey's cock.

Harvey groaned at the feeling but kept his pace, depth, and force the way she liked it. "Fuck, me either," Harvey managed. "I'm…gonna cum!" he said suddenly as Ashley wrapped her legs around his waist tightly, pulling him into her and releasing the same time as he did, both of them yelling out each other's names. Harvey and Ashley breathed hard, riding out their orgasms fully before Harvey pulled out of her when she dropped her legs. Harvey removed the condom, tied it off, and threw it away. After that, Harvey grabbed a towel and let Ashley wipe herself clean, and then he did the same before returning the towel to the hamper.

~HarveyXAshley Lemon; End~

The time was 4:35 pm when Ashley and Harvey decided to get themselves dressed. Harvey looked over Ashley's research project paper, then printed it for her. By 4:50 pm, Ashley kissed his cheek and left the house five minutes before his father pulled in the driveway, then his mother not more than ten minutes later. As they entered the house, they saw Harvey sitting on the couch and watching TV, once more suspecting nothing. Victoria started on dinner while Sullivan took his work to his office, Harvey only smiled. If anyone knew what Harvey and Ashley did at random; hooking up to get off or have sex, everyone would freak out on the matter. However, since Harvey and Ashley were best friends, both single, and nobody knew; there was no harm in what they did. Harvey absolutely loved how his life was right now. Good family, great friends, amazing job, and about to have an apartment to call his. What could be better? Nothing at all.