Snotlout walked towards Hiccup's house, hesitantly. Gothi had said Hiccup was going to wake today, and Snotlout was still yet to think of a way to break the news about Toothless to his cousin. He looked around, noticing that everyone else was going about their buisness. It had only been three days, since they lost Toothless, and half the village - and dragons - were still none-the-wiser, believing that Toothless was somewhere safe, that he was found and returned to Berk during the night.
Every step he took felt harder to make, and it took a good five minutes before he was near the door. Shakily, he opened the door, spotting the group in there. Astrid sat, nervously, while Valka held her close. They all looked towards Snotlout as he opened the door, before averting their gaze's as he shut it behind him.
The acting cheif took a deep breath, knowing it was his duty - as the acting cheif, to tell Hiccup. "Is he... awake yet?" Snotlout asked. He sighed as they shook their heads - telling him that he had some time to figure out a way to break the news. "Why is life so unfair - First he loses his father, now... He's lost his best friend. He doesn't deserve any of this."
The door opened behind Snotlout, and Gobber walked in. "Spitelout's handling the rest of the village - has he woken up yet?"
"No Gobber - Gothi reckons he'll be awake in the next hour or so." Valka informed him, earning a sigh in response. The one legged viking hobbled in and took a seat, rubbing his eyes tiredly. A knocking on the front door woke them all up, and Snotlout answered it.
The acting cheif calmed the worrying village members down, telling them to go about their buisness, and that when Hiccup was ready, he would make an appearance. Hiccups cousin released an exhausted sigh as he finally sat down, near the fire place.
"Now all we do... is wait." Valka sighed as he held Astrid in her arms.
The day rolled by - seeminlgly much longer than the past few. Night began to draw in soon enough, and the rain fell softly upon the village of Berk - the soft sound soothing the stress of those who sat in the cheif's house.
Finally, they hear movement above them, albeit very weak and faint. Looking to the stairs, they saw Gothi approaching from the top floor - where Hiccup still lay unmoving.
"Gobber" Snotlout whispers.
The blacksmith stood up and walked towards Gothi as she wrote runes into the portable sandbox. Once the elder was finished - Gobber translated the runes she had written. "She says he is awake, but still very tired. She'll only allow two people to see him at a time, and she doesn't want ANYONE to mention Toothless. At all. The stress it could cause him will definitely hinder his recovery."
The other's nodded in understanding, until Snotlout realised something. "But... The first thing he's going to be asking about is Toothless, and we can't just tell him to not worry about it... It will... only just cause him to stress about Toothless even more."
"Oh man... your right Snotlout." Gobber sighed.
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His airs screamed for air, but his body told him to rest. He fought against himself to rise to the surface. The soul-fires of his friends had long since faded, and he didn't know what to do... For the first time in his life - he didn't know what to do... He had no knowledge of these waters, no way to get back to Berk. Even the stars weren't helping him. How long had he been here, nearly four, five days - he was unsure. His vision and memory was blurred and fuzzy. He had used all of his energy to keep his head above water level since the waterspout, but he didn't even know what the point was anymore. There was no-way he would be able to see Hiccup, or Astrid, or any of the others ever again.
He felt a shadow fly over the surface of the water, and he was beginning to sense a new fire-soul - one that felt friendly. He pushed his body to the limit, physically causing himself pain as he rose to the surface. Breaking the surface of the water, he cried to the dragon that flew in the sky, begging them to help him - but before he could hear any reply from them, the exhaustion, that consumed his body came into effect - his faded green eyes becoming hidden behind his eyelids, as his head dropped down.
The dragon in the sky heard the cry, stopping in their path to scan the sky and ocean for the source. The soft sky-blue orbs that served as their eyes fell upon the jet-black body of Toothless, that was now starting to slowly sink back under the water's surface. The dragon flew down, grabbing Toothless' round his chest and lifting him out of the water. The dragon struggled to lift the male out of the water, and it took them a few seconds before they were stable enough to be able to carry the night fury back to their home island.
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After a few good hours, the dragon had retuned home, carrying Toothless into a small cave to allow him to rest, while they lay down in the cave with him.
The dragon looked at the night fury who lay unconscious next to them. They noticed that Toothless was full of scars, few of which of which were recent marks. 'This guy really has had a tough life. Damn... Some of these scars look like they were caused when he was a hatchling.' They thought.
AN: I would first like to say, sorry for the delay in updating this story, and the shorter chapter. Also, I am in need of a few OC night furies, so if you have any characters, please PM me or leave them in a review. Thanks. Next update will be out soon. Rate & Review , and see you guys and girls next time.
