"Modern myth".
How to train your dragon, Toothcup.
By: Sinattea.
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Disclaimer: Cressida Cowell owns the book series, Dreamworks owns the movie. I own nothing but this AU.
Note: Bet you didn't see THIS coming! ! Early update for everyone because you are the most awesome readers, reviewers and subscribers in the world! ! I'd made a promise to myself that I'd publish the chapter as soon as I finished it, but then I had this idea to make a deal and give the chapter in exchange for 300 reviews. And here we are, two weeks earlier. You can thank connerpopcorn for that. ^^
I can't believe this story is having such succes! I'm so happy! !
Enjoy the early, early chapter! !
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Chapter 21: Enough.
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Seriously, if they didn't want him to suspect they should have sent Hiccup to distract him, but no, the best they could think of was to have him buying groceries. It must have been a pretty big party if they needed even Hiccup helping to fix details. Oh, well. There was nothing Toothless could do about it. Others didn't hate parties as much as he did; though the ones Hiccup organized were rather cool, because they were more like friendly reunions with food and Pictionary than "parties" in the common sense of the word.
However, if Toothless had to be honest, it was a little late to organize a party. He was walking out of a 24 hour market, carrying milk, bread and other little things in a paper bag. The streets were completely dark and deserted, not even a car driving through.
It was strange.
Toothless looked up and not even his dragon eyes could figure out a single star; neither could he tell apart the clouds, the sky was a uniform black mass. It felt unsettling, as if there was a giant void above the city, ready to swallow it whole.
He knew for sure something was going really wrong in the second he saw the house: the lights were flickering. Not party-like flickering, more like somebody-hit-the-lamp flickering. And the silence; it was a dead, stressful silence.
Incapable of restraining himself, Toothless ran towards the house, dropping his groceries on the way. He pushed the door open, and it scared him to death to realize the lock was already broken. There were pieces of glass scattered everywhere, and the floor was tainted with the dark color of spilt wine. Deep inside Toothless hoped it was wine and not blood.
- Hiccup? Mrs. Evans? – Toothless called, but no response came.
The house was empty.
"No… No-no-no-no-no… this can't be happening" he thought, desperate. He kept calling for Hiccup, for anyone, and not even the echo of his own voice responded to him. Fear spread inside of him like a lethal illness. Toothless started a thorough search through the entire house, looking for any signs of life…
What he found were only signs of death. It was blood.
Mrs. Evans lay motionless on a corner, surrounded by a million pieces of glass and a ragged curtain. There was a red-haired woman on a couch that Toothless was afraid could be Evelyn, her hands covered in her own blood.
It was hell.
- Hiccup! ! – the scream shattered his throat. It hurt pronouncing that name in that tone - Hiccup! ! !
The incontrollable itch spread on his back, his fear summoning for his dragon self. His wings unfolded from his back tearing his muscles and skin apart in the most painful transformation ever. It had never hurt like that to turn into the Night Fury.
In his hybrid form Toothless reached for the attic, following a low moan that longed for help. A blonde girl agonized on his dormitory's floor. She had blue eyes, but she'd been hit so viciously that Toothless couldn't tell if she was Astrid or Ruffnut or somebody else.
- What happened? – the dragon boy begged to know as he pulled the remains of a pillow and placed it under her head. It was the most he could do; one look and it was obvious the girl wouldn't last long.
- They… came… – she rumored - Men… in orange suits…
An ice fist clutched Toothless' heart. Hunters.
- Where is Hiccup?
- They… have him… – where the blonde girl's last words.
Pure rage blinded Toothless to his very core. He'd kill them before they put a finger on Hiccup. He'd kill them… Kill them all…
Suddenly he was ripping a metal door off its hinges and making his way into a safe house towards the unmistakable sound of Hiccup's heartbeat.
They had him chained in a basement room, his mouth covered, a tiny stream of blood staining the bandages.
When Hiccup saw Toothless his eyes widened, but not in relief.
- Get out – he told the dragon boy as soon as his bandages were removed from his mouth -. It's a trap!
- I'm not leaving you! – Toothless replied as he broke the chains.
- You don't understand! They- - -
The electric shock knocked them both down.
When Toothless opened his eyes in the middle of a killer headache, the first he saw were the infamous orange coats. Cruel eyes stared at him from behind dark glasses, a dozen electric weapons aiming at him.
- The last Night Fury – one of them said.
Toothless tried to launch at him, but he had no strength to move at all. He wanted to talk, tell them to let Hiccup go, but his voice was gone.
- Toothless! ! – Hiccup shouted.
The Hunters were dragging him away, towards a door that led into absolute darkness. The terrified look in his olive-green eyes was all Toothless needed to find his voice again.
- Hiccup! !
- Get him! – a Hunter commanded.
Half a dozen grabbed Toothless and pushed him down to the floor, placing their heavy boots over his head, over the hand he'd extended trying to reach for Hiccup. The crack of bones being broken filled the air. Toothless couldn't move, and when he tried to the Hunters stuck knives in his wings… and ripped them off his back.
The scream should have melted a human's heart with pain; those men had no hearts.
But what hurt the most, the wound that would kill Toothless, was the look of Hiccup being mercilessly dragged away from him, and the sound of his screams that came from somewhere lost in the dark.
And then the silence…
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Toothless bolted upright, panting, gasping and drenched in sweat.
He looked around in confusion, and it felt like an eternity the time it took for him to recognize his bedroom.
Relieved and dubious as if he couldn't believe it all had been a dream, he rested his head against the wall, trying to find solace looking up at the Night Fury drawn in his ceiling.
When looked to his right he noticed his cell phone's light was on: he had a new message. That was the unsettling noise that pierced through his peaceful night and got all the nightmare started.
With a trembling had, Toothless picked up the phone: Evelyn.
"I'll be there soon. Are you alright? Please stay safe.
Don't. Go. Flying"
She'd been sending that kind of messages almost every day for two weeks now.
The nightmares started five days ago.
Toothless threw his phone, which luckily landed on the mattress. He curled up under the sheets and tried to go back to sleep. Not that he could with all the noise and lights downstairs.
- What was that? – the other tenants complained - Again?
- Someone should give that boy medication. I got this effective sleeping pills that- - -
- It's alright – Mrs. Evans intervened, appeasing everyone around -. I got it. Go back to sleep, won't happen again.
- Seriously, this pills do wonders- - -
- I'll keep it mind. Thanks. Good night, everyone.
Muttering and groaning they all got back to their dorms, while Mrs. Evans climbed up the stairs to the attic. Toothless looked at her miserably when she walked in.
- Again? – she asked, sitting at the edge of his bed.
Toothless rubbed his face with both hands in utter shame.
- I'm sorry, I… I didn't wake up screaming this time, I thought- - -
- I think the screaming was before you woke up – clarified the landlady -. You gave us the fright of our lives!
- Sorry… – the boy muttered.
- What was the dream about? – she inquired. Toothless didn't answer; he looked down in a mixture of shame and denial, as if he'd die before speaking that aloud. Mrs. Evans pursed her lips - Does Hiccup know about these nightmares?
- He doesn't need to know – Toothless quickly added.
- Neither do my tenants, yet they all know. Don't you trust him?
Silence. Toothless didn't want to say it, but he was beginning to fear he trusted him too much for Hiccup's welfare.
- Here, let's go to the kitchen – invited Mrs. Evans -, I'll make you some tea. And perhaps later we can do some midnight cleaning; you'll sleep better if you're tired.
Toothless had never been so grateful to have Mrs. Evans by his side.
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- Faster Toothless! Faster! ! – shouted Hiccup - We'll lose them!
Toothless gritted his dragon teeth. He may be the fastest dragon in Berk, but after so many sleepless nights and two hours of uninterrupted flight even he was tired enough to be outrun by a triad of Deadly Nadders. But Hiccup was so excited to pursue them… There was nothing Toothless could do but satisfy his rider and fly at the top of his strength and resistance to catch up.
Of course the Deadly Nadders didn't like the pursue as much, and Hiccup learned the hard way that the defense method of a Nadder implied sharp spines shot in your direction. Not that any of those managed to hit him, Toothless' evasive maneuvers were amazing (and they had to since they'd practiced for months!), but that was enough for him to learn the lesson.
- Ok. This is definitely the wrong way to go with a Nadder. We should land now…
Toothless didn't need to be told twice. He made his way to the closest clear and went human as soon as he touched the floor; the irrefutable sign that he didn't want to fly anymore.
- Odin, Toothless, you look so tired… worked you so hard, I'm sorry! – Hiccup said.
- No, no, it has nothing to do with you, I… I lost some sleep, that's all – replied Toothless, pulling his clothes out of Hiccup's backpack and getting dressed only to drop himself on the grass and take some rest.
- Worked till late yesterday? Saturdays are always so busy at hotel, right? – the brown-haired boy wondered.
- No, just… had a nightmare. No big deal. I don't even remember what I dreamed.
Well, that came out as an incredibly decent lie. Toothless should be thankful for that one.
- Really? – Hiccup frowned, feeling a suspicion he could not explain.
- Yeah, I'm fine – Toothless insisted.
- You sure?
Toothless pulled Hiccup's wrist to make him sit by his side and laid a kiss on his lips.
- Yeah.
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Thank goodness the weekend passed by fast and now Toothless had school and job to keep his mind busy. May the gods bless schoolmates.
- Toothless! Hey man! – yelled the twins, running at him - We forgot calculus' homework! You gotta help us!
Ruffnut and Tuffnut drew identical puppy eyes and directed them at Toothless, but they needed Hiccup masks if they were ever dreaming for that to work. Toothless frowned at them, unimpressed the most.
- And you think I will give you my notebook? – he said in mocking tone.
The twins took a minute to analyze the reply.
- He's right – Ruffnut shrugged -, we're waistin' time. Let's find Hiccup! – she exclaimed teasingly as she and her twin ran off.
- Hey, you leave Hiccup alone! – shouted Toothless.
- Fishlegs! – Tuffnut rapidly corrected, yelling at the top of his lungs, Snaketongue style - Anyone seen Fishlegs?
- Or the mathlete! Bet Aura can help us!
And the twins kept running in panic looking for someone who saved them from the sickening combination of letters, numbers and signs.
Toothless wished he could share their fates and have homework as his biggest worry as well. Where the hell was Hiccup? He never made it late for school, not even on mondays. Putting that alongside the nightmares, Toothless was an inch far from going paranoid.
- Hey there! – came the most beautiful voice ever. Hiccup and Fishlegs came down the hallway straight at the black-haired boy.
- Thank Odin – muttered Toothless, and advanced to hold Hiccup and swiftly but tightly hug him.
Surprised but enjoying it the most, Hiccup hugged him back, forcing Toothless to not let go for at least an entire minute.
- What was that for? Everything alright? – Hiccup worried right after letting go.
- Uh… Missed you? – Toothless excused innocently. Then his eyes showed a bit of anger - Why did you arrive so late?
- That was my fault – called Fishlegs, raising his hand -. I've been waiting for this videogame forever and if you pre-order today you get this awesome special kit with a 3D poster that is like the best thing ever! My hand's definition looks crappy next to it! And the videogame's graphics are even superior!
Fishlegs was so excited that is was impossible not to feel the same.
- Cool! – said Toothless -. What videogame are we talking about?
- The new Final Fantasy – Hiccup announced, hooking his arm around Toothless' and resting his head on his shoulder.
Good thing Toothless was busy drooling over videogames and the hallway was empty, that way he wouldn't go harsh and push Hiccup away in order to maintain the secrecy of their relationship.
- The one with the…?
- Yeah.
- And the…?
- Yeah – Hiccup nodded one more time. Toothless' eyes lit with a strange shine.
- When you say we can play it? – he said with the geekiest attitude ever.
- Not soon enough I'm afraid – Fishlegs whimpered.
- Damn! – the couple cried in unison.
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They spent the rest of the day talking about their favorite videogames. Toothless was, unbelievably, a frustrated gamer (you don't have much time to play when you're running for your life) and had a total geek crush on the "Assassin's Creed" franchise.
BHS's gossip girls, on the other hand, spent the rest of their day glancing over their shoulders in classes, and whispering into their ears how weird Hiccup Haddock and Toothless Night behaved to each other when it was just the two of them.
A girl from the freshman semester nicknamed Bayonetta had stumbled upon the scene in the hallway by mere whim of fate, and although she did not run around yelling for the world to hear (as Snaketongue and other students would have), she failed to be discrete enough when peeking in giggles at Hiccup and Toothless around school; and some people noticed the way she acted, and felt curious as to know why, so they started looking at the boys too, and suddenly everyone remembered how their "friendship" had already been a conversation topic, back in the days when Toothless literally went like a hero to the rescue of bullied Hiccup and earned his Night Fury counter-nickname.
This time, unfortunately, the rumor was not going to wear off anytime soon, because everyone (and that means everyone) was talking about them.
Toothless couldn't play deaf; especially when even the library's silence was pierced by this rumor.
He and Hiccup had some homework to polish and went to the library for a free period. One second they were discussing World War II and Hitler's origins and the next second, out of the blue, Toothless completely disconnected from the world, his eyes focused on some random spot beside him and a frown settled on his face.
- You alright? – Hiccup wondered. He called his name again, gently placing his hand on the taller boy's shoulder to catch his attention.
- What? Oh, sorry, what were you saying? – Toothless returned to the present time.
- Is everything alright?
- Well… I'm not sure. I keep hearing this rumor. It's been on the whole day…
- What rumor? – Hiccup wasn't surprised at all that his half dragon boyfriend could perfectly hear even a whisper on the other side of the wall.
- That you and I spend too much time together, that we're too close… And some girl is calling me "good catch", why "good catch"?
- Might that be 'cause you're smart, handsome and pretty much every girl's dream? – Hiccup said in adulating voice. He failed to bring a smile to Toothless' face, however. The dragon boy pursed his lips in a clear "I'm not amused" gesture.
- I don't like it. Is like… they're suspicious… about us.
Strange enough, Hiccup was incapable of sharing Toothless' distress about that. He kind of liked the idea of letting the world know. Many things were changing in BHS, why not change that too? What he and Toothless felt for each other was beautiful, there was nothing to be embarrassed of, even if it was… unconventional. At last Hiccup comprehended.
- So what? ? You know what I think? Let them know! I'm tired of holding your hand under the table.
- What?! – Toothless panicked, earning a "shush" from the librarian - Of course not! – he angrily muttered.
- Why not? When we first dated you didn't seem to care that we were in public, you started hiding because I asked you to. And you were a little bit indiscrete – recalled the Haddock boy with a bright smile. But he was the only one smiling there.
- I changed my mind long ago.
- Change it back! – Hiccup murmured, cutely - Maybe we should- - -
- No, Hiccup – interrupted Toothless, deadly serious -. That'd be wrong. Now, more than ever, "us" must be a secret.
Hiccup closed his mouth in a thin line and swallowed, confused the most. They most definitely needed to talk about that. "But not now".
- Toothless, your phone – Hiccup looked down sadly.
Toothless then spotted the light on his pocket, the only signal that he had an incoming call when he changed the settings to "silent mode" for school. He ran out of words; he wanted to say Hiccup that the call could wait, that it was more important for them to solve their current problem…
He couldn't. The phone-call was from Evelyn. Could she be any more ill-timed?
- It's ok – said Hiccup, as calm as he could.
He gave Toothless a kiss-goodbye on the cheek and slyly pushed him off the chair to leave the library.
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Two days later nothing had changed much. The gossips were still on, Hiccup and Toothless were still tense… and Fishlegs was still yearning for his beloved videogame.
- Shh, shh. Don't worry, it's ok: the waiting will be worth for – solaced Aura during lunch time; soothingly patting Fishlegs' back -. I'm sure Lightning will save Serah and be as bad-ass epic as always. And then she and Hope will ride into the sunset…
Fishlegs blinked, rather shocked.
- HopeLight? Really?
- There are many things about me that remain a mystery to you, Fishlegs – smiled Aura, mischievously as only girls can.
- Wow… – gods, Fishlegs seriously adored this girl, and the way she smiled, and everything about her.
- Watch it lovebirds! – interrupted Snotlout - Don't want any honey on my burger.
- Could you be more anti-romantic? – complained Astrid. She was the only one to listen, fortunately, Fishlegs and Aura were in their own world, the twins had a "let's see who drinks more soda!" contest, and Toothless wasn't even there.
- Well, when it comes to you and I, baby, I'm all love and romance – said Snotlout in a husky attempt of a seductive voice.
- Yeah, right – Astrid rolled her eyes -. By the way, love boy, gimme your dessert.
- But it's crème caramel! – moaned Snotlout, embracing his plate protectively.
- Pretty please? – Astrid fluttered her eyelashes and drew a cute pout with her lips.
Snotlout could not resist that gesture, even if it was the most out of character on Earth; Astrid knew it. He sniffed, pained to let his dessert go, but he put the plate on the blonde girl's hands anyways.
- Wish our relationship wasn't this complicated – he mumbled, a manly tear dripping from his eye. Man and food are the hardest break-up ever.
- I feel you, cousin – sighed Hiccup, stabbing his bread with a plastic fork.
- Said anything Hiccup?
- Not really – he sighed again.
Of course, he could fool Snotlout, but Astrid? Never.
She moved closer to the Haddock boy and offered him a taste of crème caramel to break the ice around that delicate topic.
- By the way, Hiccup, talking about "not saying" – Astrid whispered to him -. You're being a little careless lately. I saw you hugging Toothless' before entering chemistry lab, and you should really stop saying "hi" with a kiss on the cheek every morning. You gotta be more discrete.
- Oh, really? Haven't even noticed I did those things… – Hiccup moved from stabbing the bread to boringly stab the dessert. Astrid's eyes widened basket ball size.
- You're doing it on purpose! !
- No, I'm not – Hiccup… hiccupped (a really high-pitched hiccup).
- Yes, you are! You wanna get caught! – Astrid realized, speaking as low as she could for such a discovery - Hiccup! You know Toothless doesn't wanna come out.
- And when did he tell you that?
- Like, all the time? – she narrowed her eyes unevenly in a disconcerted look - He's told all of us. Hiccup, you can't do that.
- Why? – he defied, slightly raising his voice - Is it wrong? Not want to hide anymore?
- No, no. It's lovely – damn! Astrid had just gotten caught amidst the wall and the sword -. But I don't think he's ready.
- He was when we started dating, and now he's not. Does that make any sense?
Awkward silence time! Astrid bit her lower lip.
- Ok, who knows what comes across Toothless Night Fury's mind?
- I do – guaranteed Hiccup, his face utterly serious.
- Okaaayyyy, point for you – yeah, Astrid had to admit that by choosing Toothless' side in this fight, she'd picked the losing side -. Then tell him that you wanna go public. But tell him before doing anything.
The boy nodded repeatedly.
- I'm working on it. Be right back.
Hiccup stood up and left the cafeteria to go find Toothless in the hallways. He'd forgotten his cellular on his locker and lately he went really stressed if he didn't carry the bloody device with him. That was actually perfect for Hiccup since he'd hidden something in Toothless' locker: just a little nothing of homemade brownies and a note. After all it was already february, they were only days from Valentine's; perfect excuse, huh?
And there he was, at the end of the hallway, closing the door of his locker while holding a piece of blue paper in his hand, the subtlest yet warmest blush tainting his face. Apparently he'd liked what the letter said.
Hiccup called his name with a smile.
Grinning like an idiot Toothless headed towards him, mentally reminding himself not to run. Not that he were doing an extraordinary job; after all the only coherent thoughts filling his head were how attractive Hiccup looked in those brown pants and green sweater and how cute the green and purple scarf looked around his freckled neck.
Toothless was way too busy looking at Hiccup in adoration to notice the girl in the red dress amidst the hallway, or her tiny yet determined foot wickedly sliding forward. He came to a conclusion only when his balance shattered.
Toothless tripped one, two steps before finding himself ungracefully landing in Hiccup's arms, his completely reddened face resting against that thin, soft chest.
Many thoughts shot across his mind in that second. First, he couldn't understand how his amazing dragon senses had been fooled by that girl. Second, he had to digest Hiccup's wtf-look because he was just as shocked, not understanding how his half-dragon boyfriend had been fooled by that girl.
But the true depth of the situation reached their brains only when the girl giggled in a very curious way, witnessing the proximity of the two boys and how they seemed to be quite comfortable in each other's arms.
There was just something in her smile, something in the way she stared at them… She knew. Toothless and Hiccup had been very careful not to publicly show their affections, still she knew they were together, she knew they were a couple. Maybe they weren't that careful.
- Nice catch, Haddock – she said, confirming the double meaning in her words with her endless giggle.
Both Hiccup and Toothless blushed furiously as they separated in a heartbeat.
Bayonetta from the first semester ran straight to the cafeteria, still giggling (and squealing every now and then).
Toothless' face turned white, his soul falling to his feet. What was she going to do?
He didn't know the girl in the red dress wasn't the one he should be worried about.
- Ok, that does it. That's enough – groaned Hiccup.
He closed his hand firmly around Toothless' wrist and dragged him along into the cafeteria, following the girl in the red dress.
They walked into the cafeteria and suddenly they were standing right in the middle of it, in the very spot where everybody could see them, and since it was burger's day the place was crowded: there were tons of "everybodies".
The Haddock boy yelled for attention, and in half a second everybody stared at them.
Hiccup was hiccoughing like crazy for the first time in… well, in a very long time.
Then he pulled Toothless by his jacket's hood and kissed him for the world to see.
Every single jaw dropped. Toothless kept his eyes opened in pure shock until Hiccup let him go. A raging storm of gossip exploded: "OMG! Did you see that? – I'd no idea Mr. Smart was into guys! – Knew he was a freak, didn't know how much – Eeewwww!"
Every single word Toothless could tell apart with his dragon hearing. They were eating Hiccup alive! He'd just stood there, frozen in shock, and now they thought that he wasn't interested and that the only freak standing there was "disgusting stalker" Hiccup. Seriously, if Toothless found out who'd say that, he'd burned them.
Meanwhile, as everybody tried to speak their minds at the speed of gossip (twice as fast as the regular speed of sound), Hiccup just stood there looking at his boyfriend, petrified, waiting for him to react, to do something… anything.
Suddenly Toothless fixed his bright green eyes on him and placed both hands on the back of Hiccup's neck and pulled him into a kiss deeper than the first one. This time they both closed their eyes.
The cafeteria went cemetery-silent once again.
When the boys separated, however, Toothless was set on "Night Fury" mode.
- Yes! We are together! ! Now mind your own business you people! ! – he screamed in threatening, murderous tone.
He clutched Hiccup's forearm with a nearly-dragonized hand and hauled him out that bloody place.
If not for the pain in his arm, Hiccup would be grinning absentmindedly that Toothless had kissed him in front of everyone.
But Toothless couldn't be any farther from grinning. Once he took Hiccup out of school and got lost in the parking lot, he let go and furiously kicked the closest car, pinching the wheel for the strong hit.
That's when Hiccup began fearing he'd done something wrong.
- Remember that conversation we never had about secrecy? – gritted Toothless.
- Well, excuse me for not being afraid anymore to show my feelings for you! – Hiccup tried to defend himself - Toothless, we couldn't hide forever, it's not right, and I intend this to be long-term… Ever heard that secrets break people apart?
- Damn it! ! – Toothless bellowed, printing his fist on a metal door.
Hiccup retreated cautiously out of reach, fearing his boyfriend would lose control and… well, hit him… or burn him.
- Hiccup, everything about me must be a secret. You know that. You've known it since the first day – Toothless kept growling.
- Have I? – Hiccup, the opposite of the dragon boy, murmured - You and your past are one thing, a secret thing, ok. But "us" is a completely different one!
- No, it's not! ! – Toothless shook his hand in negative mimic and accidentally scratched a window.
- It was! – Hiccup reminded - When was it exactly that you changed your mind? ?
- After Green Death hurt you! – Toothless blurted out, his rage turning into an infinite, painful sadness. His voice gradually weakening - …You've just ruined my efforts to keep you safe.
- Safe?
Closing his eyes in frustration and hate towards himself, Toothless fell to his knees, his pose imitating that in which Hiccup had found him in the forest after the loss of his tailfin.
- I know you'd been tired of hiding since christmas – he muttered -. Do you think I didn't want to come out because I was ashamed of what I feel? I'm not. But you should've understood that secrecy is the best for you. I can't let people know how much you mean to me… And it's not due to shame. Imagine if Green Death had known – Toothless made a brief pause, and shivered cold -. What he would have done is nothing compared to what others would do to you. They'll use you, Hiccup, they'll try to hurt me through you. That's why I didn't want anyone to know…
- You mean the Hunters? – Hiccup mouthed.
He felt terribly guilty now. He understood and he knew he'd been stupid for not seeing it before, for not considering the whole context before even thinking of following his radical impulses. He wasn't like that. He just wanted so badly to be with Toothless without any fears…
His whole body trembling, Hiccup approached Toothless and kneeled next to him.
- Evelyn was right – he heard Toothless say -, I'm just putting you in risk by- - -
- Stop! – Hiccup hugged him - Don't say that, you're not… I'm gonna be fine. This was my choice, remember? I chose you.
- I don't want you to get hurt…
- You're the only one who can hurt me – promised Hiccup, witnessing as Toothless' eyes turned glassy and a crystalline tear slid down his blackening cheeks.
- I'd never do that! – the dragon boy sobbed - I'll never…
- I know. See? I'm going to be fine.
That's when Toothless' emotional breakdown took over him and he started crying, gritting his teeth hard in a pointless attempt to restrain his devastating emotions and fears.
- All those nightmares… were about you… They're always about you…
- Oh, Toothless – Hiccup held him tighter, pressing their bodies close together, enough to feel each other's heartbeat. His eyes were now glassy too -. It's gonna be ok…
- It's not…
- Yes, it is. We're gonna be fine, 'cause we're gonna be together, ok? Together… Like this… Always…
Toothless let himself be embraced, hoping Hiccup's touch and scent would be enough to heal his broken soul… again.
As they always did.
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Another note: Don't you just wanna go and hug them, hug them, hug them? ? ?
Had I already mentioned that I loooooove drama (DRAMA!)? Well, now you know I do. It must be my Slytherin side that makes me enjoy watching my characters suffer so much (-not that they're really mine or anything... *sniff*-).
I bet you didn't see Hiccup doing that! But guess what? HE DID IT! :D
And Final Fantasy and Assassin's Creed? I love them, love them, love them. Just HAD to reference them.
Oh, right! And you can find a drawing titled "Nice catch, Haddock" in my DeviantArt, link on my profile. ;-)
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