Escape

by Skylene

After battling against the biggest threat Berk have ever come across, Hiccup is no where to be found, and he's assumed dead. But then Alvin the Treacherous was spotted by the Berkians not far from the island where the fight had just happened. Alvin gets his hands on the dragon conqerour and since he's held hostile, the Berkians need to get him back.

8. Chapter 8

I woke up, unknown to my surroundings for a few seconds. I let my eyes adjust to the shining morning sun and the green grass with leaves on the stone walls next to the small waterfall that leads to the lake. Soon I remember last day and it reminds me of dragon training. Behind me was small snoring sounds, and as I turn around I can see Toothless sleeping there peacefully. The sun looks as if its five in the morning which gives me a lot of time before training. I undress myself, ending up with only my pants on and jump in the freezing lake for a small swim. As I jumped I fell in the water and stayed underneath for a few more seconds until I heard a splash from above.

I swam to the surface to see Toothless swimming around me. He comes over to me with his gummy smile, and with my stupid move of trying to touch him he growls and swim away, leaving me there alone. I get out of the water to get my spear and walk back in to catch some fish. Toothless didn't join this time, but instead he used his large spear to draw something. After I caught some fish for the both of us, I went back up and gave him it. I'm never really hungry in the morning, and I think it has something to do about my father after he starved me in that cell. Still can't believe he would ever to that to me. To his only son.

I walk away from Toothless to see what he did to the ground. When I accidently stepped on one of the lines, a growl came behind me. Toothless was watching every step of mine while enjoying his small breakfast. I decided to test it out again, and I stepped on it twice to receive two small growls. After teasing Toothless a little, I turn to face him and step over the line, keeping my balance by stretching out my hands as far I can out to each side of my body. He softens as I take another step and I gave him a friendly smile to assure him that I mean no harm to his art. Not quite sure what he tried to draw I kept thinking and walking, but ended up next to Toothless. He looks at me with a soft, but threatening look and breathes heavily above me. I take a step away from him, never leaving eye contact. This time I reach my hand, but he moves back a little. I think for a possible way of not getting myself eaten, and as I think for a few more seconds my gaze leaves his. Stretching out my hand again, I wait for something to happen.

As I was about to take away my hand I felt something hard and scaly touch my hand. I turn around to see his snout moving slowly away from my hand again. His eyes narrow and a second later he flew away as far as his wings let him before he failed and landed with a thump on the other side of the lake. He used his fire to burn the ground underneath him and soon he settled down to sleep. Without hesitation I head for the opening of the cove and climb out. As I reached the top I looked back to see Toothless watching me. I look away and try to figure out for a few more seconds what he had drawn. In my vest I could feel my notebook and I take it out to draw his lines. It was less clear on the ground because of the distance, but when I finally finished it, I walked away back to the village and got ready for my next lesson in an hour's time.