{Regular POV}
After discovering together that she was pregnant, Courtney and Harvey did the most obvious thing first and go to a doctor to confirm pregnancy and learn Courtney was six weeks along that night before her parents came home. When they did, Courtney explained to them that Harvey was only over to drop off the work she missed since they had the same classes together. The Bogsven parents bought the story as Harvey left after assuring Courtney he would take care of everything and let her know when it was ready. A week had passed since them making Courtney seven weeks into the pregnancy and wanting to know what Harvey was planning for them. Courtney wouldn't be able to hide her pregnancy much longer, she was skinny and told by the doctor she would start showing between two and three months.
Courtney was given something for nausea by the doctor, to allow her to manage through school without being so sick all the time. Harvey and Courtney kept to their original agreement of not letting anyone know what was going on between them. It would be an uproar of unsupportive people to their decision to date and keep their baby. Harvey understood Courtney's position with her parents; that Courtney's father was mayor of Berk and the mother faithfully by his side while working as his receptionist too. Harvey's parents were home this past week but had gone off again so he wasn't worried about sneaking away from them. Harvey had a plan set and it was time to put it in motion before anyone learned of the truth.
It was now the beginning of the second week in October on a Monday morning. Harvey and Courtney were going to meet at his truck in the back of the student parking lot which was only for Juniors and Seniors, and those students had to hold an A/B average in all classes to have a parking pass. Harvey had arrived first and waiting for Courtney's mother to drop her off at the main entrance and then she would walk over to him so they could enjoy fifteen minutes before the warning bell sounded and they would have to get inside for the first period. Harvey saw Courtney coming as he greeted her with a hug and kiss.
"Morning, how are you feeling today?" Harvey asked gently.
"The nausea pills help, and the prenatals don't make me feel so tired anymore," Courtney told him.
"I'm glad to hear that, and I've finished the plans for us, it's all ready. We leave on Saturday at 2:15 pm from the monorail station, we're going to Arc City, and I found us a place to live. Small, but furnished and affordable until I can get a job," Harvey informed as Courtney looked up at him.
"All right. What do I need to bring?" Courtney asked.
"Clothes, and anything you don't want to leave behind but try and keep it light. We can only bring a suitcase and carry-on bag for the monorail. Also, set your phone to factory settings and leave it behind. We can't risk them tracing us. Whatever money you have saved, bring that too," Harvey instructed. "Oh, and your Terrible Terror. We can't leave them," Harvey had Sharpshot and Courtney had a female that was yellow, purple, and orange named Dawnfire.
"I will, how are are we getting to the monorail station?" Courtney inquired.
"Taxi. Our friends will be at the basketball game during that time so the neighborhood will be dead and we can get away without being seen," Harvey said.
"I understand, so we just have to get through this week, and we're leaving?" Courtney questioned laying her head on his chest.
"That's the plan, I've been researching jobs while I looked for a place we can live. I can start applying when I get there," Harvey nodded, Courtney and him shared a kiss and just snuggled close together. This was all they could do to keep their family.
(Saturday; 2 pm)
Courtney and Harvey spent their entire week getting ready for packing after school was over and stashing the bags in their closets until today, Saturday arrived and they would be leaving without the worry of someone seeing them. At 1:45 pm, the taxi pulled up outside Courtney's house where Harvey was already over and getting their bags downstairs to load up and their dragons would be in their carrying containers with food and water. With that squared away and taken care of, they got in the back and were off to the monorail station, a ten minute drive and give them time to get to their depart platform and wait until 2:15 pm when they'd be leaving for Arc City. The monorail would get them to the city in an hour, almost half the time of driving. Courtney didn't have a car, and Harvey left his truck behind in the garage, they couldn't risk being traced or this whole plan would fail.
The last call for departing from Berk to Arc City was called five minutes of 2:15 pm and the two run away lovers boarded the monorail and sat down together. Harvey thought of a way for them to not be recognized by cameras too, wear wigs and more formal clothes to make them appear older. Also, they boarded with fake names. Harvey was using Harris Andarsen with a black wig, and Courtney adopted using the name of Carrie Everton while wearing a dark brown wig. It was all they could do to make sure they weren't noticed, on top of clothes and wigs, Harvey wore sunglasses. Courtney decided to wear a pair of glasses. Looking in a mirror before they had left, they didn't even recognize themselves so no one else would.
"Here we go," Courtney told him.
"It's all going to be okay, I promise," Harvey assured her as she leaned her on his shoulder, Harvey kissed her forehead as they rested. In an hour, they would arrive in Arc City to start their lives together.
(Arc City; Happy Homes Trailer Park)
Around 4 pm, by taxi, the two had reached their new residence. Courtney saw what Harvey meant by small, it was a trailer park full of old, renovated RV's to live in. Harvey assured her that it wouldn't be forever, but for now, it was something they could afford until more money was saved to move elsewhere. Courtney didn't mind, the homes were nice, and they could live there comfortably. Harvey got them checked in, and they paid the deposit, then given a set of keys. The owner called for an assistant to take them to their new home, it wasn't far from the central area and close to the laundry building which was coin operated.
"Ah, there it is," the assistant informed as he used the key to unlock the door. "As you can see, you get a small porch, and there is an awning on the home, operated from the inside switch. Small fenced in area around your home, and inside," he paused to show them inside. "You get your dining area, kitchen, stove, oven, fridge, and microwave. The bathroom is in the back with a standing shower. It can be used as a tub for a baby or child no older than eight. The master room is over there; this is a small living room and TV up in the corner. There are some cabinets for storage too," the man smiled.
"Thank you, it's perfect," Courtney smiled while holding Harvey's hand.
"Well, I'll leave you two to get settled. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call the office with the phone. Enjoy!" the assistant then left the home and started walking back to the office.
"I know it's not much babe, but its the best I could do on short notice," Harvey sighed.
"It's fine, Harvey. It has all we need for us and the baby," Courtney smiled as she kissed his cheek. "Let's focus on getting unpacked and then go out to put some food and cleaning supplies in it. We can plan the rest as the time goes on and nears closer to the birth," she added. Harvey smiled as he brought in their bags and began unpacking which wasn't so easy when there wasn't dresser drawers to use but they made it work.
(Two Weeks Later)
Courtney was now eleven weeks pregnant and they were finally settled into their small trailer home. The night they arrived, they spent an hour unpacking clothes which was a task to find room for them. The solution made was to put everything in the drawers under the bed since there were two on either side and then there was two small drawers at the foot of the bed. Their suitcases were placed under the couch storage area. Their bathroom items got put away in their area, as well as the four towels they took from their homes. When that was complete, they locked up and took the bus to a store to get food both fridge, freezer, and dry goods. In addition to that, Courtney and Harvey picked up cleaning supplies and for bringing it all home, Harvey used their suit cases to wheel it to the trailer park.
It wasn't easy for them, but until a car could be afforded, that was the only way it could be done. Other small things picked up as needed were toilet paper, paper towels, and curtains for the windows. They tried to stock up for the rest of the month so Harvey would be able to find a job which he had been looking for in the last two weeks. A few interviews but no hiring and he was starting to doubt himself.
"Harvey, why don't you try something with dragons. You're excellent with them," Courtney offered while Harvey was cooking dinner for them.
"I guess I could, work as a stable boy for a while. Let's me work with dragons, learn more. I saw a place on the way home today from searching. It was called Dreki Souls Sanctuary," Harvey remembered now. "I'll go there tomorrow and see if they are looking for help," he added still working on dinner for them. "We also need to find you a doctor to see for the remainder of your pregnancy,"
"I've been looking but it's not easy with the crappy wifi we have here and only one phone to use," Courtney told him. It was true, they had one cell phone to use that Harvey took with him when he went out job searching and if Courtney needed him, she would use the trailer phone to call him but calls had to be kept short because the time used would go towards their bill. "I found one office that is fifteen minutes away, female midwife and accepting new patients. I can call tomorrow from here while you're job searching if it's okay to use the phone?" she asked
"Yeah, that's something that needs to get done. We still have two more weeks before those bills come in, hopefully, by then I'll be working and I won't worry so much," Harvey nodded while plating up their food and bringing it to the small table with two benches to sit at. Tonight's dinner was spaghetti and meatballs, simple and enough for them. The dragons had fish and water, eating outside and would come in when done. The park they lived in provided daily fish but had to pay for it depending on your dragon type. For Terrible Terrors, they would by a bucket with sixteen fish in it, then they would use that all day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
It wasn't paradise for them, but it was comfortable and worked. All their charges got factored into their rent, it was helpful to just pay it all at once such was the agreement they set up with the owner of Happy Homes. Courtney and Harvey enjoyed their dinner together, then cleaned up and relaxing in the master room until they both went to bed around 10:30 pm.
(Next Day)
Harvey left their home in the morning and headed towards the exit to walk to the bus stop, thankfully there was one just minutes down the road from the trailer park. One more thing they spent the money to have was bus passes that lasted six months at a time instead of paying each time they rode it, $100 went a long way for two people who relied on public transportation to get around. The bus came seven minutes later as he swiped his card and then took his seat for the ride that would get him closest to Dreki Souls Sanctuary.
Harvey had checked the map before boarding the bus; he needed bus twenty-four to take him from the trailer park on Bolter Lane to Strike Street, which is where DSS was located after a ten-minute walk from the stop on Strike Street. Harvey just enjoyed the ride thinking about everything so far, he did wonder how everyone back home was doing. Harvey knew his parents were due to be home that Saturday night, the same as Courtney's parents were and the friends on both sides were likely wondering what happened to them. It was a lot to sacrifice but the life of their child meant more to them.
(Strike Stree Bus Stop)
Finally reaching the stop, Harvey got off with Sharpshot and began walking in the direction of Dreki Souls Sanctuary with high hopes of getting a job today. When Harvey got to the building, he looked at it from outside before taking a deep breath and walking in towards the main desk where a male receptionist sat.
"Welcome to Dreki Souls Sanctuary, do you have an appointment?" the man asked.
"No, I don't. I was hoping to get an application for employment?" Harvey said to be straight forward.
"I see. Do you have any training experience with dragons?" the man inquired curiously.
"I don't have experience training them, but I've been around dragons all my life, and I have my own Terror. This is Sharpshot, trained by me," Harvey informed calmly.
"He does seem very well behaved. Well, we are looking for trainers and someone to work in the stables. I don't know if you'd qualify for a teacher. Stable work on the other hand," the receptionist paused, "Why don't you have a seat over there, for now, I'll call the hiring manager and see if she'll see you today," Harvey nodded to him as he went to sit down.
(Twenty Minutes Later)
A woman emerged from an office on the left with a smile on her face while approaching him, "Hello, are you the one inquiring about employment here?"
Harvey stood, "Yes. I'm Harris Andarsen," he introduced.
"I'm Trina Myers, hiring manager for DSS. Why don't you come into my office so we can talk more?" Trina shook his hand and then led him towards her room. It didn't go horribly, Harvey was in there for close to thirty minutes telling her what he knew about dragons and how he trained Sharpshot in high school. Trina said she would hire him and he could start Monday if he gave her his license and filled a few forms out for her. After that, Harvey didn't have a choice but to tell her the truth about him and his girlfriend being runaways to raise their child. Harvey also pleaded that she didn't tell anyone about it.
Trina was shocked but understood and hired him anyway saying that they could pay him under the table until he turned eighteen, after that it wouldn't matter they were runaways because they would be adults. Harvey thanked her over and over again as the paperwork was filled out using his real information but it would be kept secret from the rest of the staff except the owner. Once all that was settled, Harvey was given a tour of where he would be working and a list of his daily tasks. However, while walking with another trainer who was explaining everything, Harvey passed one stable to see a black dragon laying on the ground looking miserable.
"I'm sorry, is this a Night Fury?" Harvey asked accidentally cutting the trainer off.
"Hm, oh, yes. It's a teen male, landed here a month ago with a wounded left tail fin. We rushed him to surgery but couldn't save the tail. It's likely that this Night Fury will never fly again and all he does is lay there. Becomes a bit defensive if we get too close while feeding him," the trainer informed.
"I don't see a name tag for him," Harvey pointed out.
"This dragon doesn't have an owner or trainer, he won't let us. He is not bonded or owned by anyone. Come along, we've much to get through about your job here," the trainer ushered Harvey away, and though the woman kept talking, Harvey's thoughts were with the Night Fury. A dragon that wouldn't bond? Seemed strange almost but Night Furies were rare and this one apparently was the first seen in nearly a hundred years. Harvey finished the tour and promised to return for his shift on Monday, he had a job at last. He would work 7 am to 7 pm every day with Wednesdays and Sundays off. Harvey couldn't wait to get home and tell Courtney about it.
(A Week Later)
Courtney and Harvey celebrated the new job by having a big dinner and making love later that night. Harvey loved his job, seeing all the amazing things he did and working with dragons every day. Harvey's job was working in the stables; making sure they were clean, had water and food, and maintaining equipment. Harvey got paid a flat rate of $240 a week which helped out a lot for the expenses in his life. Courtney was now three months pregnant and seeing a doctor who also had to be told the truth about the situation and would keep such a secret by using their fake names. The days were long and work hard but it was worth every penny to Harvey. One thing that bothered, Harvey was seeing the trainers try to work with the Night Fury and get nowhere with him.
Harvey was in the section of stables where the Night Fury was, Harvey was in charge of sixteen stables on his own and passed the Night Fury's all the time, today the weather wasn't so great, and most of the dragons were in their stables while trainers and other staff were enjoying their lunches. Harvey always stayed in the stables; it was relaxing to him. It was unreal to Harvey that he would be a father in six months, had that much time passed already? Courtney and Harvey had been dating since September 10th, 2016, the month Courtney got pregnant in. They ran away in October when she was six weeks along, now Courtney was twelve weeks and the month was the 24th of November 2016. How fast the time flew by for them? Shocking no one had found them yet.
Harvey heard warbling as he got up from his spot and began to move about the stables to locate the source, he found it to be the Night Fury who didn't have any more water, "You thirsty?" Harvey asked as the dragon snorted at him. Harvey was instructed not to engage the dragon at all because it was temperamental and hostile to everyone. Harvey couldn't reach his hand in, so how did he fill the bowl. Harvey looked around and saw the hose on the wall, he moved towards it and turned it on then brought it over to the pen and slid the tube inside to fill up the bowl for the dragon. When done, Harvey turned the hose off and put it back as it was then he returned to his seat to continue eating.
The Night Fury began to scratch on the floor and banged his head against the cage, "No, don't do that. It's okay bud," Harvey tried to calm the dragon down.
"It's no use, Harris. This dragon doesn't listen to anyone, we've honestly been considering to put him down and out of his misery since he refuses to bond, and he can't fly either way," said one of the male trainers entering the stables with more behind him. There was an instructor for each class of dragon, and there were seven categories; Tracker, Sharp, Tidal, Boulder, Mystery, and Strike. Harvey didn't want to see the dragon get put down, that was heartbreaking to him.
"There has to be something else you can do. Night Furies are rare; you can't just kill him," Harvey replied.
"We can't release him into the wild, and no other place will take him. He's untrainable," spoke another trainer sadly.
"I don't believe that," Harvey stated, the Night Fury slammed into the cage again and broke it enough to get out as the others backed up but Harvey got pounced on. "Woah!" Harvey panicked.
"Harris, don't move. We'll get you out of there," yelled a trainer to him.
"No, stay back. If he wanted to hurt me, he would have already. Just let me try something first," Harvey asked then looked at the Night Fury. "I don't want them to kill you, bud. I know you're trapped here, but maybe I can help. You have to trust me," Harvey whispered as the dragon eyed him carefully before backing up off him and letting Harvey up. "You're lonely, aren't you?" he asked, the Night Fury bowed his head and looked away. "I'll be your friend," Harvey said with a hand out to him, "I'll come see you every day, bring you water and fish? We can go for walks in the fields and enjoy the sunshine. I'll find a way to get you back in the air; I promise just trust me?"
The Night Fury's growls began to stop as it looked at his hand, Harvey had his eyes closed, and head turned showing the dragon that he trusted him. The other trainers were silent, holding their breath to see what the Night Fury would do. Finally, after moments of waiting, the Night Fury leaned in and pressed his nose to Harvey's open palm, closing his eyes.
"I-I can't believe it," said one of them.
"I wouldn't if it didn't just happen right in front of me," spoke another.
"What is all this going on in he-" came the voice of the manager, who stopped and saw the sight. The Night Fury was calm and let someone touch him? Harvey opened his eyes and looked back at the dragon who opened his own, suddenly, it gave Harvey a gummy smile and licked the side of his face, and Harvey laughed a bit.
"I think I'll call you...Toothless," Harvey smiled as he placed his hands on either side of Toothless's face and the two pressed their foreheads together.
"I'll be a dragon's uncle. The Night Fury bonded with Harris," the owner, Clinton Shaw, stated in shock.
'I bonded with a Night Fury. Can my life get any better than this?' Harvey thought while scratching under Toothless's chin and making him croon with delight. Gods, he loved his life.
