Toothless awoke in a small cave, weak and drained of energy. He noticed a trail of blood that led outside the cave, and as his eyes followed the trail, he noticed it led to a wound on his tail which had recently been sealed up.
"Oh good... You're awake." A voice calls from the shadow.
Toothless instantly rushed to his feet, backing away from the owner of the voice. He released a small growl as he bared his fangs. Just then, the voice spoke again.
"Hey hey... It's ok... I'm not here to hurt you. I'm here to help you"
Toothless felt the dragons firesoul, it was friendly, caring - and did not betray what the voice told him. As he slowly lowered his defence, he saw the other dragon stepping out into the light. The midnight silver night fury stood calmly, watching as Toothless made sure she was safe. After he had satisfied himself enough to know that he wasn't taking risks just talking with her, he lowered his body to the ground.
"So... How are you feeling?" She asked.
"I'm really hungry..." He grumbled out.
"Thought as much, that's why I stole a few fish from my parents cave. Go ahead - eat up. Sorry it ain't much" she gestured to the two fish that lay beside Toothless. He nodded in thanks, eating both of the cod quickly before licking his lips.
"Thank you" he sighed.
"Hey, it's no trouble." She assured.
"I hope you don't mind, but I never caught your name"
"Oh my apologies" she chuckled "It's Autumn, what's yours?"
"My real name... I don't know it anymore - I'm just known as Toothless to my friends"
"I hope you don't mind me asking, but why do you not know your real name?" Autumn asked.
"It's not something I like to think about." He sighed, his expression dampening.
"Ok... I understand.. Well it's nice to meet you Toothless. Your welcome to stay in my cave for as long as you need." Autumn informs him.
"Thank you. Autumn?"
"Yes?"
"Do you know that other night fury? Eclipse I think her name was?" Toothless asked
"Yea, as a matter of fact I'm good friends with her - she was gonna take care of you originally, but her older bro - Lea - is a little bit protective of her. Why?" Autumn asked, though she could sense that his firesoul felt the tiniest bit more... passionate towards this dragoness, and it matched how Eclipse's firesoul felt towards him.
"Oh, nothing... I was just curious as too why she actually bothered to save me from drowning - I never really got the chance to ask her."
"I can answer that question right now Toothless - Eclipse is the most caring kind-hearted dragoness I have ever known in my entire life, she has a heart of gold. It doesn't matter to her whether your a close friend, a family member, just someone she knows or a complete and total stranger who she has never even heard of beofre, if you need help, she'll do whatever she can." Autumn told him.
"I used to know someone like her... Been so long since I saw him though... He was always there for us when we needed him... Even after..." Toothless trailed off.
"There aren't many dragons like her left" Autumn mumbled
"Autumn, are you sure you don't mind me staying in your cave with you tonight. I can try to find somewhere else to sleep if your not comfortable with it." Toothless asked.
"What, of course I'm fine with it. You stay here in this cave for as long as you need, it's more than big enough for the both of us. I'm sleeping in the back part there anyway - so you'll have this whole part to yourself." Autumn assures him.
"But, wont it be very awkward and uncomfortable for you if your parents stopped by, and saw a strange male sleeping in your cave?" He asked
"Don't worry about my parents. If they come to see me, and they see you here - they're wise enough to ask questions before jumping to any conclusions, so don't worry about people getting the wrong idea Toothless." Autumn chuckles "Anyway, you get some rest, I'll be back soon." With that she left the cave.
Autumn landed outside Eclipse's cave, noticing that Lea was asleep in the back part, while Eclipse was just laying there.
"Hi Autumn" she greeted as the midnght silver night fury landed.
"Hey" Autumn replied. "Just came to let you know that I manged to find him after Lea kicked him out. He's fine."
"Thank you Draco. I was worried that he may have gotten into trouble."
"Well... He kinda did get into sometrouble... When I found him, there was blood around him, and a pretty nasty cut along his tail. I managed to drag him into my cave, and seal up the wound."
"Oh... God damn it Lea..." She mumbled.
"Oh yea, apparently his known by his friends as Toothless." Autumn informed
"Toothless" Eclipse chuckles "What's his real name?"
"I asked him that, but he said he can't remember it - and when I asked why, I got defensive about it."
"Probably doesn't trust us with his past" Eclipse concluded.
Just then Autumns parents landed next to her.
"Autumn - do you care to explain why there is some male in your cave." Her mother asked.
"Oh boy.." She mumbled. "Mom, Dad - it's nothing like what it looks like - or sounds like. You see, it's just..." She was cut off by Lea - who had just woken up.
"Autumn, you know how dangerous it is having random dragons in your cave. Do you even know him?" Lea asked.
"Not... exactly" Autumn sighed. "But please, just come with me and I'll explain everything back at my cave." Autumn flew off back to her cave, followed by her mother.
"Lea, follow us - I may need your help if he becomes hostile" Her father pointed out, before following the others.
"Eclipse... Stay here" Lea growled as he took to the skies.
Lea landed outaide the cave, spotting Autumn and her parents talking. He recognised the male that stood behind Autumn, the same one who was in Eclipse's cave. He walked up to them, before he spoke. "This male... He was in my cave earlier - and he was being VERY hostile towards us. Autumn you should never have let him in" Lea growled.
Toothless was about to react, but decided against it - he didn't want to give anyone any ammunition against him. Toothless knew that Autumn's parents where not going to be persuaded otherwise now that Lea had told that lie... Truth...er half-lie, half-truth - so he decided to walk out of the cave, before running into the woods.
"Mom, Dad - it was nothing like that, he was perfectly safe, calm and kind. He was hostile, he wasn't even hostile to Eclipse of you Lea, he was..." Autumn was cut off.
"Enough, Autumn... He could've been acting - you don't know what his motives where. He could've killed you... You are too not see him again" her father warned.
"Fine." Autumn sighed. Her parent flew off back to their own cave, and Autumn looked towards Lea. "You are an absolute liar Lea, I saw him and Eclipse in the cave, she was is in no danger at all."
"Thats not how it looked to me."
"Lea, how would you know.. I could sense his firesoul - it was friendly, there was no hostility in it - I feel bad for you Lea, you aren't able to sense firesouls - if you were, you would no he is completely harmless."
Lea growled, but knew she was probably right - he couldn'r sense firesouls - many dragons couldn't, but it didn't matter. He promised his parents that he would protect Eclipse to his dying breath, and he was never going to break that promise.
