Hello again dragon lovers ! I've finally come down with a few ideas for the next chapters (yeah, yeah, after 1 YEAR I know x3). This is a short chapter with no lewds in it, but I hope it will tease you for the 2nd part of this story ! I've started to scribble some words for another fanfiction, but I want to be more focused on this story. Anyway, enjoy my return (or not, eh) and leave a review or two to tell me if you guys are still alive and if you want more :)

Chapter 15 : Gift

Toothless was apparently sleeping when Nuri came back. She warrily approached him, not sure about what to do. Should she wake him up ? It seemed that he had had a rough time, dried tears on his scales. He was folded in on himself, his wings uselessly flat open next to his flank. His head was lying directly on the grass, his front paws on his snout, a pity attempt at hiding his face. His eyes were tight shut, a large frown on his features. Overall it seems he hasn't had a good time today.

The young dragoness braced herself and asked anyway. "D-Dad ?" No response. Not even an acknowledgement. "Please Dad wake up." She poked him with her tail, soon a grunt coming from the older Fury. "What ?" he asked, turning his head to face his daughter. Nuri smiled, albeit nervous because of her father. "Hiccup will come back tomorrow."

The Fury abruptly turned in front of her, looking more hopeful than ever. "He will? D-Did you see him ?" Nuri's smile grew wider. "Yes. He witnessed a conversation between his former people, and I found him crying..." she snarled. "I had to comfort him all day, but he still wanted to spend the night alone, thinking." Toothless blinked several times, absorbing the information, before replying. "O-Okay...That's a great news then..." he sighed. He looked away, apparently lost in his thoughts, but soon a deviant smile appeared on his face. His behavior changed, his sadness being replaced by confidence, his dominant side showing itself on his features. "I will prepare some punishment for him, so I will leave you now. Good night !" he smirked. Nuri's ears perked up, a sheepish smile on her maw. "I can't wait to see what you plan for him... Just don't be too harsh..."

Toothless had a smug on his face, his tail swishing back and forth behind him. "Don't worry, I will not harm Hiccup, I care too much about him. Hmmm... Expect some things that would prevent him from escaping again, though." Soon he turned back, trotting happily to his grotto, leaving a confused Nuri, who just shrugged then flopped on the ground, emotionally tired. She will have to wait tomorrow to see what her father had planned.

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The sun began to rise when Hiccup came back to the cove. He had to struggle not to fall asleep on the way, though. Working all night long was exhausting, but he finally finished what he had to. A goofy smile on his face, he accelerated his space when he was at mid course. He was walking through the forest with his little package wrapped in a large sheet, carrying it with both hands and arms, the item a bit cumbersome. He was so eager to come, but was still apprehending his meeting with Toothless. Hopefully Nuri will help him go through it.

He stopped in front of the entrance and exhaled loudly. "Okay, let's do this."

He went through the boulders and spotted Nuri drinking some water. Toothless was nowhere to be seen. The young teen put the sheet next to the entrance and came closer to his daughter. "Nuri ?" Immediately, said dragoness turned around with big round eyes. "Hiccup !" She bounded to him and pounced, pinning him on the ground and licking his body. "Hahaha ! N-Nuri please... it tickles !" She licked him some more then stopped, sitting next to him with a huge toothless smile. "You came back !" She chirped. The boy took the saliva way, "Why, of course I have !" he replied, then looked around, a bit nervous. "W-Where is Toothless ?"

"I'm here," a grunt came from behind. Hiccup tensed then turned around, looking at the taller black dragon. The older Fury was sitting on his rear, his expression unreadable. Hiccup bent his head, looking at his feet. "T-Toothless... I-I'm sorry I left and didn't t-tell you." He waited for the dragon to say something, but nothing came. He looked at him, the Fury blinked but did nothing else. So he continued. "I've left the necklace here, because I feared it would have forced me to come back. I didn't want to be punished again." The dragon narrowed his eyes, but still didn't say anything. "I-I needed some t-time to think, a-and I came with a conclusion." The black dragon's eyes slightly widened, but nothing more was perceptible on his features. "H-Here, I've got something for you," the boy said, going to the entrance and taking the package wrapped in the sheet. He came back in front of Toothless and put it down.

He opened the sheet, revealing a tailfin made of leather and light metal.

"I thought of this just b-before you t-transformed me into your slave. I hope it will w-work," the boy stuttered, waving his arm in the air with weird manners.

The dragon was looking at the boy's gift. He sniffed it, eyes slitted, and looked back to the child. Without any warning the dragon pounced on him, blocking Hiccup's shoulders with his paws. He nuzzled him, giving him slight licks every now and then. "Oooooh Hiccup... I missed you so much... I-Is it a prosthetic tailfin ? For me ?" Hiccup was suprised, but happy to meet his old friend. "Yes it is. Do you want me to pull it on your tail ?" "Of course !" said the dragon as he backed up a bit, letting the boy got on his feet. Hiccup walked his way to the dragon tail, fixing an automatic tailfin on the tip. When he finished, the black dragon looked at it and shook his natural one. The prosthetic was moving in sync with the other. Without any more thought, Toothless jumped in the air, letting out a mighty roar when he actually started flying.

Nuri was baffled by the boy's creation. "H-Hiccup you... did you just make father fly again ?" Said child had a goofy smile on his face, mixed with a lot of pride. "Yes, I... I did it !" he cheered, putting his hands up. Toothless was rolling, dropping, leveling high in the sky, enjoying the feeling of being free again. But he couldn't stay there, he had a gift of his own to give to his slave. He landed near Hiccup, and snuggled against him, wrapping his paw around the child. "Thank you Hiccup, that's a wonderful gift. Thank you so much !" Hiccup left out a little tear of happiness. It was a good idea finally.