Reading Ledger:

"Normal Speak"

-Dragon Speak-

'Toothless&Hiccup Telepathy' [This telepathy has no limit distance-wise, but only Hiccup and Toothless can hear it.]

*All Dragon Telepathy* [This version of telepathy is not long distance, but can still be used if individuals are close enough even when they are not within each other's vision. Has around a 100-meter distance.]

Original Character Names:

Terrible Terror - Remi

Chapter 11 – Pioggia Torrenziale

-…we would any other hatchling.-

-Hatchling?- Hiccup muttered in response to what he'd heard in his slightly awake daze, -Am I really that young?-

Toothless and Remi just stared at him in shock before the Night Fury finally asked the question on both of their minds, -You can understand us when we talk?-

Hiccup tilted his head in confusion not fully awake enough to comprehend what was happening, -Why wouldn't I be able to understand you?- He said before yawning.

Toothless and Remi dropped the subject and then the terror gave Hiccup the cooked fish, -Eat.-

Hiccup shook his head, -I'm not really hung…-

Toothless cut him off before Hiccup could finish declining the fish, -EAT, you haven't eaten for days. You can morn for as long as you want, but I will not allow you to get sick from malnourishment.-

Hiccup watched Toothless for a moment before taking the fish from Remi to eat. It took him a while to eat it but, in the end, it made his stomach feel a lot better. He was looking out at the rain when Remi broke the silence, -Why do you understand dragon tongue all of a sudden?-

Hiccup's fingers gently touched his lips as he realized what they'd been asking, -Not sure. I woke up like this. I don't think I could understand it before I went to sleep.-

Toothless nodded, -From what I can tell the emotional stress is what caused you to further unlock and strengthen the abilities that you've received from our bond. Like how simply having dragon telepathy before led to the full understanding of our spoken language, Drag-ish; after having experienced emotional trauma.-

Hiccup rubbed his face, -That's awesome, but I still want to curl up in a ball and cry.-

-You can curl up here and cry if you need too, just you need to tell me if you get cold so we can prevent you from getting sick. It's cold enough that even we can feel the chill in the air, so if it gets worse will either need to light a bigger fire or figure out a way to find you some thicker clothing and maybe a couple furs to keep you warm. Although, we may need to wait for a break in the rain before leaving the den,- Toothless explained.

Hiccup smiled, -I think I'm okay for now, but some furs would be nice just in case.-

(-Hiccup3Toothless-)

A few hours later Remi had gone out while the rain had stopped to snatch some furs. Hiccup was curled up under Toothless's wings his head pressed against his chest listening to his heartbeat as he hummed along to it. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't at least a little bit cold right now, but it wasn't too bad since his soulmate was the equivalent of 5 full burning fireplaces. The problem was it felt like the cold had found its way into his bones and it wouldn't go away. Even with a dragon wing helping him escape the cold air it wasn't enough. He was hoping that Remi would return soon with something because it was slowly getting worse. He thought in his head, 'I'm getting cold.'

'How bad is it?' Toothless calmly questioned.

Hiccup shivered again, 'I need a blanket or something. Hopefully Remi manages to find something and hurry back.'

'He should return soon,' Toothless hot fire at the rocks closest to them in the hope it could provide a small amount of additional warmth. It did work making the chill retreat a little bit. This would be a lot easier if it wasn't an icy rain that had been falling earlier, as well as, a strong cold wind blowing because of how close they were getting to winter. They were already lucky it wasn't snowing at least but it didn't make the current cold he was feeling disappear. He sighed curling up closer to Toothless and closed his eyes in an attempt for a bit of sleep.

(-Hiccup3Toothless-)

When Hiccup woke up next it was to Toothless lifting his wing and looking in at him. Hiccup uncurled and looked up to see both Toothless and Remi, -I brought furs.-

Hiccup looked at the pile of furs in front of him wondering how the small dragon had even managed to carry so much stuff. He didn't even think twice before he started to pull the furs around himself. Once he was done Toothless wrapped him in his wing again and finally, Hiccup was nice and warm.

(-Hiccup3Toothless-)

Remi had just barely beat the next wave of rain as it started pouring again outside, but now Hiccup was at least warm and sleeping comfortably. Toothless set his head down and prepared to sleep too. Remi curled up next to Toothless, -He needs something warmer to wear if he's staying with us in this weather, and the furs aren't enough. I'll sneak into his room and take some clothes for him.-

Toothless nodded slightly, -Okay, but get Hiccup to write a note so they don't start searching for him. He has some paper and charcoal set away at the back of his den.-

Remi shook his head, -Okay, night.-

Toothless responded with a simple, -Goodnight.-

(-Hiccup3Toothless-)

Hiccup had written a note for his dad and given it to Remi to drop off. Before he went back to Toothless and returned into his warm cocoon. Toothless laughed at the sight before attempting to go back to sleep himself. Of course neither got to sleep for long before they heard a number of squawking noises. Toothless groaned knowing exactly what was flying outside like annoying vultures within the rain. Hiccup squirmed until his head was out of the cocoon, -What's that?-

-Tiny annoying squawker,- Toothless said voice flat.

Hiccup laughed, -Well, I could guess that with my ears. I assume you mean that it's a group of terrors then?-

-Ya, they're probably out hunting,- Toothless guessed.

Hiccup sat up beside Toothless and looked out the cave opening, -Why would they be out hunting in this weather? Are they crazy?-

-Rain doesn't but most dragons, it just runs off of us and since our bodies are always hot, we don't really feel the chill from the rain usually. It can be annoying if the rain is falling down to hard like it has been lately because it can make it challenging for smaller dragons to fly, but the rain right now is falling much lighter then it was earlier.- Toothless explained.

One of the terrible terrors landed on the ledge looking into the cave curiously. It looked at Toothless and HIccup before leaving their den. A couple of minutes later passed before it returned with the rest of its group following behind it. A fish was in its mouth as it walked towards Hiccup. Toothless growled in warning but allowed the terror to continue forward. It set the fish down and backed up before looking back at the fish, -Hatchling eat. Cold, Mate protect, we offer fish to help you.-

Hiccup picked the first up and smiled, -Thanks.-

The terrors seemed surprised that Hiccup both had understood and responded to it. The one that had given him the fish sat down and looked between them, -You have a strong but strange soul bond. I've never seen a human that's able to speak our tongue before even among the few dragon-human soul bonds that I've seen.-

Toothless responded, -I have a little experience with dragon-human soul bonds but I've only seen it once, it was a woman and her dragon. They were from the den that adopted me when I was younger, and they basically raised me after my family was slaughtered. I never understood that soul bonds were as amazing as they are until I found Hiccup.-

The small terror nodded in response, -You would feel empty without him.-

Hiccup smiled as he looked at the group of small dragons in front of him, and then leaned his head against Toothless, -He's what I've been missing my whole life. We're two halves of the same soul, and now that I've found him, I refuse to live without him. I'd rather die.-

Toothless nuzzled the boys face affectionately, -I love you, too.-

The dragons spoke for a while well Hiccup went about cooking his food. The fish was great but he wasn't full and he also was in need of drinkable water. He stood and headed to the entrance and searched for the bowl that had been outside collecting rainwater for him to drink. He left the warm dry fur in the cave and quickly went to grab the bowl from outside as fast as he could, trying to avoid getting overly wet. Upon returning to the den he was thoroughly wet, but he had managed to get himself a nice amount of clean water. Another bowl was still outside so he drank as much as he could without worrying before he set the bowl with what was left in it to the side. He was freezing again as he grabbed his furs and went back to his spot for warmth. Quickly, he was sitting wrapped in furs with Toothless's wing draped around him. The terrors left when it started getting dark just as Remi returned with warmer clothes that were also quite a bit more waterproof then what he was currently wearing. Remi curled up beside them, -The adult human read the letter and seemed annoyed, but didn't freak out about it. He seemed more concerned about the rain, and chilly weather. It looked like the whole village was mostly busy trying to fix holes in their leaky dens.-

Hiccup agreed with that assessment, -They suck at fixing leaky roofs, and because of that everyone gets sad and grumpy in the rain. The only house without leaks is ours and it's because I fixed it myself properly while they were all busy. All they do is roughly patch it up, well I fixed the whole roof replacing parts that were damaged instead of just trying to cover it up. My fixes ended up giving the roof a certain amount of fire resistance. I tried to tell them how to do it properly but they ignored me, so after getting brushed off to many times I just gave up.-

Toothless just starred at Hiccup, -If they know their dens constantly leak shouldn't they make it a priority to fix it properly. Leaky dens mean that their hatchlings might get sick which can't be good.-

Hiccup laughed lightly, -You'd think that, but Nooooooo if it doesn't involve dragons and killing, or food. Then it doesn't matter to anyone but me, or maybe Gobber. He tried to figure out a way to fix the roofs.-

-You sound fond of this Gobber human,- commented the tiny dragon.

Hiccup's face lit up, -He was the only person who treated me like I deserved to be alive. He's a silly guy, but he's nice and acted as more of a parent to me than my own dad ever did.-

-I haven't heard you talk about him?- Toothless questions.

-He's been really busy since a bit before I met you. The dragon raids got worse and he's been stuck in the smithy mostly because he's our only blacksmithing. I wouldn't mind helping him out but they don't trust me with sharp weapons or fire. Gobber lets me in still if he's not bust, but he hasn't been able to lately.-

Remi rubbed up against Hiccup, -You miss him?-

Hiccup nodded, -He always tried to be nicer to me which was really my only good experiences on most days.-