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Yay! A lengthy chapter!

You have no idea how upset I've been with myself for writing such short chapters.

That is so not my style.

But anyways, new chapter. Enjoy!

**Author's Note: There is a character I named Nico, and it's pronounced [Nee-ko]. Just FYI :3

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Toothless descended down the stairs fully intent on finding Tom and figuring out what happened the other night. According to Toothless's reasoning, it was the only way he could make peace with himself and, hopefully, with Jack. If only he could prove that it wasn't his fault…

"You leaving already?"

Toothless stopped at the foot of the wooden steps at the sound of Hiccup's voice. He looked in the direction of the kitchen to see the brunette leaning against the doorframe and concern etched into his features.

Scratching his arm idly, Toothless responded, "Ehm…yeah. Just for a little bit. I think I left my phone at Tom's place." He bit his tongue at the lie, but found himself unable to stop it from forming.

Hiccup frowned slightly and stood up straight before walking across the hall towards the raven-haired boy. Toothless hesitated and took a step back from him, unsure whether Hiccup suspected him. But the brunette said nothing and instead reached up to wrap his arms around Toothless's neck.

Toothless tensed at the touch. He felt unworthy of such affection, especially after Jack's accusation. But at the same time, he welcomed it. After a moment, he melted into the embrace and wrapped his arms around the small of Hiccup's back in return.

"When was the last time you ate something?" Hiccup muttered quietly into his ear.

Toothless didn't answer at first, because he had trouble remembering everything that had happened prior to being in the forest. It was like navigating through a dense fog.

Hiccup must have taken his silence as an answer because he said, "Stay for just a few minutes then." He pulled away from Toothless and grabbed his hand to lead him into the kitchen as he said, "I made sandwiches."

After bringing him into the kitchen, Hiccup let go of his hand and reached onto the counter to pick up a plate with a sandwich on it. "Here," he said with a small smile. Toothless took the simple meal and leaned against the wall before taking a bite of it. Hm…Hic even toasted the bread like he liked it…

"Are you ok?"

Toothless snapped back into attention as he didn't even realize he was staring at the plate in utter silence.

"I…yeah. Sorry. Thanks for making me food," he said gratefully while raising the sandwich slightly.

"No problem. You're thin enough without having to go and skip meals," Hiccup replied teasingly with a small smile.

The corner of Toothless's lips curved up as well as he remarked, "I know, I know. I was just overly preoccupied and didn't think of it."

"About your phone?" Hiccup asked curiously.

"Yeah."

"Did you want me to go with you?" Hiccup asked, the concern returning to his expression.

Toothless took another bite of the sandwich and shook his head in a silent answer.

Hiccup pressed his lips into a thin line and his eyebrows came together thoughtfully for a moment.

"Did you tell Tom that you were…" he made a back-and-forth gesture with his fingers between the two of them while adding hesitantly, "with me?"

Toothless looked at him vacantly for a moment, but then shook his head to answer him silently again.

"…Why not?" he asked, albeit his voice carried no amount of hurt or betrayal, only mere curiosity.

Toothless bit his lip and withheld answering him at first. He wasn't exactly sure why he never said anything about Hiccup or Jack. The subject never came up in conversation and Toothless never was one to openly divulge information about his private life…

Assuming an answer to his own question, Hiccup continued, "If you don't want to tell people, it's fine. I get it. But…" he set his plate down and shrugged before offering, "I can just go as, you know, your friend. We don't have to say we're…together."

Toothless looked at him a little shocked. "You think I'm embarrassed to tell people I'm with you?"

Hiccup shook his head and elaborated, "Not that you're with me. Just that you're…schwul." He raised his gaze to meet Toothless's after uttering the German word.

"I told you, Hic. People are pretty accepting in this city. No one cares if-"

"That doesn't mean you don't care about it," Hiccup countered as he closed the distance between him and Toothless. Reaching up to brush his dark hair out of his eyes he added, "I know you by now. You're afraid to tell people much of anything, let alone something people might judge you for. I'm just letting you know that if you don't want me to say anything either, I won't."

Toothless couldn't help but smile at him. In a lot of ways, Hiccup did know him better than Bene did. Sometimes better than he knew himself, which was a still mystery to Toothless how he did it. Truth was, he hadn't said anything to Tom or anyone else because of the simple reasons that Hiccup stated. When he had first met his group of friends, he never mentioned his love affairs because he wasn't sure if he'd ever see Hic or Jack again. But even after they came over, he wanted to keep their existence to himself. They were his personal life…And he wanted it to stay that way. He wanted to protect them.

Toothless reached up to gently place his hand around the back of Hiccup's head and pull him closer. He then placed an innocent kiss on his forehead to convey his gratitude.

"Thanks," he said softly while smiling a little. "I'd prefer to go alone for this, though. I'll be quick," he reassured the brunette while stroking the nape of his neck. "Besides," he added with a small smirk, "It's been a while since just you and I spent time together…"

At that, a glint flashed across Hiccup's eyes and he tilted his head to look up into Toothless's eyes. Toothless felt his heart skip a beat after seeing how he looked at him. So he immediately set his lunch aside and pulled the brunette into an impassioned kiss. He felt as Hiccup wrapped his arms around the small of his back and held him fast. Their lips pressed against one another delicately and fantasies about the brunette's freckled skin flooded Toothless's mind. The thought of being with Hiccup pushed all worries of Jack out of his head, at least for that brief moment. But then the reason for his departure floated into the foreground again.

After one final kiss, Toothless pulled away from him and said playfully, "I'll be back soon." Then remembering his health, he reached around Hiccup and grabbed the remains of his sandwich from the counter and added, "I'll take this with me though." Hiccup laughed lightly and turned to finish his own sandwich as Toothless left.

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Toothless reached out to push the button to Tom's apartment on the wall in front of him. A loud buzz sounded and seconds later, Toothless heard his friend's voice on the intercom, "Ya?"

"Ich bin's," he answered back and then correspondingly he heard the front door open to allow him entrance into the building. The apartment building was fairly nice. It was located just outside the student district near the university and was kept up fairly well. He took the stairs two at a time until he reached the fourth floor. All the while thinking what he was going to say to him. He knew Tom. He was a good guy, to that Toothless had no doubts. So he expected Tom to be straight with him; however, he wouldn't tell him why he wanted to know so badly. After his rapid climb and breathing a little heavier, he rapped softly on the dark green door to Tom's apartment anxious to get his answers.

He waited only a second before Tom opened the door a crack before it caught on the chain.

"Hey Luka," he said smiling as he saw him. Tom was shorter than Toothless, about Jack's height, and had a dark tan complexion with dark hair and eyes. Although, his face was kind, which was probably why Toothless had grown to trust him. After confirming it was indeed the person he thought it was at his door, Tom shut it to remove the chain and opened it fully. [What are you doing here?] he asked curiously.

Toothless knew that normally he wouldn't have just dropped by unannounced like this, so he decided to go with the lie he told Hiccup. [I can't find my phone. And I was wondering whether you had it by chance.]

Tom made a comical face as he registered the unfortunate news, but he then shook his head and turned while motioning for Toothless to come inside.

Toothless stepped into their cozy residence, having been there many times already. It definitely had a woman's touch to it, with all credit going to Tom's girlfriend, Alli. The furniture was neatly arranged, looking to have come from Ikea, and the walls were decorated of several picture frames of the happy couple. A vase of fresh flowers sat perched on the kitchen table.

Tom traversed the living room to stand at the entrance to the hallway and called out [Hey Alli! Did you find Luka's phone the other night?]

"Luka?" she asked confused and then Toothless saw her emerge from the bathroom. She had been in the middle of brushing her long, blonde hair and started a little after seeing Toothless standing in the doorway. [Oh! Hi Luka!] she chirped before walking out of the hall toward him. [Ehm…no. I don't have it. Did you check with Nico yet?] she asked.

"Nico?" Toothless asked as his brows came together.

[Yeah, remember? After the bar we all headed back to his place,] she elaborated as she continued brushing out her hair.

That's right…Toothless forgot that they had met up with Nico at the pub. But he didn't remember going back to his place at all…

[I'm sorry…I guess I don't remember what happened after the bar…] he admitted honestly.

[Really?] Tom asked in surprise and then his face fell into a smile as he shook his head a little. [You always have been good at hiding how drunk you are I guess. But yeah, we went back there, drank a little more, and then Alli and I left about three in the morning. Did you go home that night?]

[Uh…] Toothless hesitated as he scratched the back of his head, [Yeah. I somehow stumbled my way back.]

[Ah, ok. Well, hopefully you just left it there and not in a cab or in the street somewhere,] he added humorously.

Toothless let a small grin grace his expression as he added, [Yeah…hopefully. Do you know if he's home right now?]

Tom shook his head and added, [He sent me an SMS saying he was working late and asked if we wanted to meet up to watch the game after he got out. But Alli and I are going over her mother's for the weekend.] His tone gave away his lack of excitement, to which Alli reached over to aggravatingly ruffle his hair. He grinned sheepishly and continued, [He said he'll be at Billabong in about half an hour if you wanted to meet him there.]

Toothless nodded and said as he turned to go, [Alright, thanks. You both have a good weekend then.]

Tom included one final sarcastic quip as Toothless left their apartment and shut the door behind him. As Toothless made his way out onto the street, he buried his hands into his pockets and lost himself in his thoughts.

He had only met Nico once before… And from what he had gathered was that he was alright. He shared a lot of the same interests as Toothless, but seemed a lot more outgoing than he was. Although, Nico didn't seem the type who would even want to do anything outside the bounds of friendship with him.

He had decided to walk to the pub instead of taking public transportation. Only because by the time he waited for a train or bus and rode it there, he could have just walked. And besides, he preferred having the chance to mull everything over in his head while walking through the city streets. It was starting to get dark and a slight chill hung in the air after thirty minutes of walking. Then he realized he had distracted himself too much and took an alternative route. After backtracking and making his way in the correct direction, he finally made it to the pub.

The number of people could be clearly discerned even from the outside. He walked up the few steps and pulled open the heavy door into the Australian themed pub. Nothing about it was particularly Australian, except for a random few decorations on the walls. But it was a comfortable bar and the bartender didn't try and rip people off. Tables and stools were completely occupied as he slid his way through the throng of people, who had all already obtained their drinks and were watching the screen with rapt attention. Toothless noted Bayern Munich was playing tonight and that everyone was looking forward to an entertaining match.

Toothless scanned the crowd in the golden light and attempted to locate Nico. It was difficult…there were quite a number there. Changing his tactic, he moved fluidly around people's tables and glanced at the faces enraptured by the screen. Several people glanced at him as he walked by, but he avoided their gaze. He was only interested in finding one person.

There. Toothless first spotted his characteristic arm tattoo and moved in a circle to make sure it was him. Sure enough, he was unmistakable. His dark-brown hair stood up and was fluffed in a similar style to Jack's. His eyes were even the same color as Jack's; although, his face was different. But Toothless also saw him sitting at a table with two other girls. One girl was blond while the other had long, curly auburn hair. He briskly strode over and, not caring whether he interrupted his conquest, got Nico's attention. "Nico!" he said loudly, causing the boy to turn in his chair to look at him in surprise. "Ich muss mit dir mal reden."

"Hey, Luka," he said smiling broadly at him. Although, Toothless could tell it was forced. He continued in English surprisingly, "Take a seat. This is Laura and Charlie. They are here to study for the summer."

Toothless's eyes flashed over at them and he saw as they watched and waited for his response. The blonde then smiled charmingly at him and added while removing her purse from the chair next to her, "Yeah! Join us, please. We were just watching the game and talking a bit."

Toothless switched his gaze onto Nico again, who gestured with his head at the now empty stool. Seeing no other choice, Toothless took a seat at their table. The moment he sat down, Nico stood up and leaned down to Toothless's ear before saying, [I'll go order you a drink,] before heading off in the direction of the bar.

Toothless turned to protest at him, but his attention was diverted by the blonde. "So, are you from here?" she asked and Toothless could tell by her inflection that she was Australian.

"Not here exactly. I'm from a smaller village north of here-"

But the brunette cut him off in surprise, "Wow! Your English sounds really good! It sounds really American actually. Where did you learn it?"

"I watched a lot of Hollywood movies."

"Aw…I wish I could learn something that easily," she said a little forlorn while propping her head onto her elbow.

"You've only been here a couple weeks Laura. Give it time," the blonde, whose name must have been Charlie, replied while chuckling a little.

At that point, Nico returned with a pitcher and an extra glass for Toothless. He poured the rich, golden beer into it, the foam quickly rising to the top, and handed it to him. Knowing then that the girls' German wasn't good enough for them to understand him he said in a lower tone to Nico, [I need to talk to you about the other night, I-]

"No problem," Nico replied back in English with his notably heavier accent, "We can talk later. Let's just watch the game a little bit." He turned his attention back to the girls and starting asking them about their studies.

Toothless glanced back and forth between Nico and the girls as they jovially made chitchat. He knew what Nico was trying to do, and he had somehow roped Toothless in on it too. Maybe he didn't do anything with him after all…if he thought he was straight. However…this did give Toothless the chance to try a bit of a social experiment on him. He decided to stay and see if Nico's goal was to get wasted with the girls so as to more easily persuade one of them into going home with him. It would be an underhanded move if he did, and maybe then it would also show Toothless what kind of person he was… And his conscious would ruin him if he left the two girls. At the very least he could walk them back to their apartment.

"So what does your tattoo mean?" Charlie asked as she leaned into him and ran a finger down his forearm.

Toothless raised an eyebrow at her obvious attempt at flirting with him. But took a swig of his beer and answered anyway, "I designed it myself. It's based off of The Raven by Poe."

"Oh you draw?" she asked inquisitively while the corner of her mouth drew up into a small smile.

Toothless just nodded and took another drink. After his lack of response, Charlie continued, "Well it looks really good. I like how the raven, clock, and words all flow into one another."

"There's this here too," he added while reaching his arm up behind his head to expose the underside of his arm.

"What's für alle Ewigkeit?" she asked after seeing the words.

"For all eternity or for evermore," he translated to her while resting his arm back on the table.

She smiled at him and said, "I like that. It's pretty."

Toothless couldn't help but smile a little at her acknowledgement. He glanced across from them and noticed that Nico had moved closer to Laura and was uttering something into her ear that made her laugh. Then he turned his attention back onto them, "You all want to head back to my place? It looks like this game is already decided," he said while nodding at the screen. It was 6-1 and some people were already heading out as they lost interest.

"Sure," Charlie said, "Do you live far from here?"

Nico coughed once and shook his head while gesturing to the corner of the restaurant, "Only about five block from here."

"Alright," Charlie tilted her beer back and finished it before turning to Toothless, "You comin' too Luka?"

"Ehm…" he glanced back at Nico who raised his eyebrows at him expectantly, "Yeah sure."

"Cool, let's go then," Nico said standing up from the table with Laura following his lead.

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They all walked back to his apartment and Toothless noticed Charlie trying to ever increasingly close the gap between them. He humored her a little bit so as not to create tension, but still kept his personal space. At least none of them were drunk. Perhaps a little tipsy, but nothing extreme.

As if the devil himself had heard his thoughts, Laura asked after entering the apartment, "Do you have anything to do a shot with?"

Nico laughed a little and walked into his kitchen, "Uh, yeah. Sure. I have tequila."

"Any salt and limes?" she called over to him from the living room, which was neatly furnished. Toothless wondered if he expected company tonight.

"Only salt," he answered before returning to the living room with the tequila, several shot glasses, and a small bowl of salt.

"I got it," Laura said as she took the bottle from him and poured it evenly into the tiny glasses.

Nico laughed lightly while scratching his neck and noted, "You two can really drink, na?"

Laura laughed and said, "Yeah, and we thought you would be the ones showing us up." She handed out the shots to each of them before licking the side of her hand and pressing it into the salt. "Ok, so what do you say again before you drink here?"

Nico licked the knuckle of his thumb before pressing it into the salt and answering, "Prost."

"Ok, well, Prost!" she said while holding up the shot in a celebratory gesture. Toothless put salt on his hand and followed suit before they all tipped back their glasses and licked the salt of their hands. Charlie made a face that almost made Toothless choke from laughing.

"Shut up!" she said half laughing and half choking as she lightly hit his arm. "Tequila is the one thing I don't handle well."

"Do either of you know any drinking games?" Laura asked them as she took a seat on the couch.

Toothless lied and shook his head, but Charlie suggested one he knew anyway. They spent the next couple hours talking and drinking to their game, but Toothless was more careful to take only small sips from the bottle. He started to feel a little drunker and didn't want to repeat what had happened before. But he was growing impatient, the night was growing later and he still hadn't managed to get Nico alone to talk to him.

At last he found his chance when Nico got up to retrieve a frozen pizza from the oven. The girls were quickly growing tired, he could tell, so he left them alone and followed Nico into his kitchen just as he was pulling the pizza out of the oven.

"Hey," Toothless said as he walked in.

"Hey," Nico said before hissing a little and quickly retracting his hands from the pan. He shook one of them, having accidently touched the metal and turned to run it under water to offset the burn.

[So I need to talk to you about the other night,] Toothless said switching into German.

[Ow, ah…just a minute,] he said as he turned to walk back into the living room. [Shit,] he said in disappointment and Toothless walked over to see what was wrong. After turning the corner, he saw the two girls passed out on the couch. Nico hung his head and admitted, [I knew I should have made food earlier. Just my luck.] He turned to walk past Toothless and back into the kitchen. [Did you want any of this?] he asked gesturing at the food, the annoyance hanging on his tone.

Toothless shook his head and watched as Nico attempted to clean up a little. So…he was just going to leave them alone after all…

[Nico, I-] he started to say.

But Nico interrupted him. [I need to smoke,] he said before breezing past Toothless and heading down the hallway.

Toothless followed him through Nico's bedroom and then out onto the balcony. He took out his tin and paper before rolling a cigarette and lighting the end of it. He inhaled on it deeply before offering it casually to Toothless, who took it and inhaled it as well. Eh…he wasn't really a fan of flavored tobacco, but he didn't complain.

After handing the cigarette back to Nico he repeated, [Ok…about the other night. I just-]

But Nico interrupted him again. [Look, Luka. I would really appreciate it if both you and I just pretend it didn't happen.]

Toothless pressed his lips together and looked at him blankly. So something did happen…but Nico didn't know that Toothless couldn't remember. He decided to probe further while being as vague as possible.

[What do you mean?]

Nico took another drag on the tobacco before handing it off to Toothless. After exhaling he explained, [I mean…It was just an accident. You and I had too much to drink, I was high as a kite,] he emphasized while gesturing to himself. [We just weren't in our right minds,] he ended, his voice trailing off a little while looking off to the side and leaning against the railing.

Noticing his sudden defensiveness and fear of eye contact, Toothless could only assume one thing. [You enjoyed doing it though,] he stated.

That tipped the balance because even in the moonlight, Toothless could see the anger flash through the blue of Nico's eyes as he turned to glare at him. [No I didn't,] he said in a tone so low it was practically a growl.

[You did enough to bite and bruise the shit out of my neck…] he rumbled while reaching up to pull his shirt collar down a little.

Nico clenched his fists and suddenly yelled, "Ich bin nicht schwul, okay?!" After hearing his voice echo off the building slightly, he looked around nervously as if worried of anyone overhearing. His expression softened a little as he looked back at Toothless and asked in a quieter tone, [I-I mean…are you?]

Toothless stood stoically as he watched Nico look up at him expectantly. After a moment he asked out of curiosity, [Do I look like I am?]

[No! No…] Nico trailed off as he averted his gaze again.

His embarrassment was obvious. Toothless doubted that Nico had tricked him in any way. That it was just a simple matter of him binging on too much alcohol without realizing it.

So he decided to come clean, [I…honestly don't remember what happened.] And with that, Nico looked back at him in surprise. Toothless continued, [I woke up with the bruising on my neck and didn't know how I got it. I was hoping you would tell me what happened.] He turned his head to look at the brunette imploringly.

Nico hesitated from answering at first as well. And after realizing they had let the cigarette burn out, he dropped it in the ash tray placed near the sliding door. Then he turned back to Toothless, rubbing the back of his neck nervously and said, [I don't know… You were drunk, but if I had known you were blacked out I wouldn't have… I'm sorry… You didn't seem that drunk…]

He…was apologizing to him?

[What happened?] Toothless repeated, growing afraid of the answer.

[I…After Tom and Alli left, we just were talking. We both got on about how shitty our families were and then…next thing I knew we were kissing.]

Toothless could tell that he was omitting something. So he raised an eyebrow at Nico prompting him to continue.

Nico stammered after being caught and continued, [I- I…Then…you…sucked me off.] And with that he quickly looked off to the side as his cheeks burned deeper than the setting sun, it was obvious even in the low light.

Somehow…Toothless wasn't surprised. He kind of expected it. And, as awful as he felt, he was still undeniably thankful that nothing more had happened. He had the habit of fearing for the worst.

[You are into guys…right?] he asked flitting his gaze over to Toothless before looking away again.

[I'm into…certain people,] he clarified. But despite everything, he couldn't help but be amused at the look on Nico's face. It was very much akin to after he had first kissed Jack. [Why? You liked it?] he asked, a smirk crawling up his face.

Nico snorted and admitted, [Well, you were much better than any girl I've been with. That's why I figured it wasn't your first time.]

Toothless frowned slightly at that assumption. He wasn't wrong, but he didn't know the whole story. Then he shrugged and added solemnly, [That's how I first found out about it. I'm not single and…]

[He found the bruises and you got in a fight,] Nico finished his sentence for him.

Toothless simply nodded and looked at the ground.

[If you want, you can stay here tonight,] Nico offered, which made Toothless peer at him sideways.

[Look,] Nico said holding his hands up as a symbol of innocence, [I'm not into guys, honestly. You were just a random exception.]

That made Toothless's ears prick at his implication. [Why am I the exception?] he asked curiously.

[You…you look…]

[Gay?]

[No!] Nico objected and quickly backtracked. [You don't look so much gay as you look like a slightly off-putting woman.]

Toothless pursed his lips and raised an eyebrow at him as he said, [You realize I could punch you right now.]

[Why are you insulted by it?] Nico retorted. [You look attractive, even I can admit that. Charlie was all over you tonight. Frankly, I was jealous.]

Toothless snorted before rolling his eyes at him. However, it was nice for someone like Nico to tell him that he shouldn't hate his appearance. He had always been mocked for not looking masculine enough. He always saw himself as a target for ridicule, despite Hiccup's admiring representations of him in his drawings.

He looked back up at Nico with a slight smile to his face as he admitted quietly, "Thanks."

[No problem,] Nico replied kindly. [But…I would still appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone.]

[I won't if you won't,] Toothless promised.

[Deal,] he swore. Then he straightened up and said, [Alright, I am beat though. I'll grab you a pillow and some blankets, but I'm crashing after that.]

Toothless laughed lightly and followed him back inside.

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"Hiccup?"

Hiccup looked up from his sketchpad to see Jack walk into the living room.

"Hey," Jack said once Hiccup made eye contact with him. "What're you doing down here?"

"I was waiting for Toothless. He should have been back a while ago," he explained, the worry evident in his voice.

"He'll be fine, Hic," Jack said in a way that made Hiccup feel like he was overreacting.

"How do you know?" he asked clearly doubting Jack's confidence.

"Because…" Jack said as he paused for a brief moment, "He texted me and said not to wait up for him."

"Why didn't he text me too then?" Hiccup probed.

"He just told me to let you know," Jack countered, but then his face softened as he walked over and reached out to the brunette. "Come on," he said gently, "Let's go to bed, yeah?"

Hiccup nodded solemnly and answered, "Go ahead, I'll be up in just a minute."

Jack smiled a little and nodded slightly before turning and leaving to head upstairs to their bedroom.

Hiccup sighed and reached into his pocket to pull out the cell phone. Despite the settings and everything on the phone being all in German, he could understand most of it at this point. Turning it on and inputting the passcode, he opened up the text messages again to look at the most recent one received.

Nico: Hey Luka, ich bitte dich darum, dass du letzte Nacht total vergisst. Bitte, ruf mich später an.

"Texted you, my ass," Hiccup muttered before pocketing Toothless's phone and heading upstairs.

So I know a lot of you asked me to not forget Hiccup.

I'm not! I promise.

I have a good scene brewing for him...

Anyways, I made quite a few OC's for this chapter...what do you think?

Like them/Don't like them/Indifferent but miss the old characters?

Let me know!

More reviews brings more motivation for promptly posted chapters ;3

Special Thanks to:

violets fire, karkat030, disney extremist, and EmilyxJane for your follows and favorites!

DragonFireFT: haha bring all the fuckery! *shakes fist at the heavens* I apologize if I swear a lot. I try and pretend like I do so tastefully, but that is kind of an oxymoronic statement. Hopefully you still enjoyed the chapter!

blazingwing: That's ok! Thank you for reviewing the last chapter :3 And no worries, I'm not shoving Hiccup aside. He has an important role that will come into play soon. I try to give them all equal stage time in the big picture, but I apologize if I've been focusing too much on one or another the last few chapters.

BlackNightRaven1: Hopefully your grounding sentence is over soon. Word of advice: Don't get mad, just be cooler than them. :] My personal philosophy at least. Anyway, what do you think about Tom and Nico now?

hersheykiss221: hey! I missed you! Thanks for reviewing again :3 It's interesting that you said you're not mad at Toothless. Let me know if your opinions about him change at all.

Teddy: hahahaha I love that you call him 'Toothless Babes'. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always had the impression you had a soft spot for him. But yeah, were your questions answered at all? Thanks for leaving such lovely reviews btw. I'm finally happy I've found a way to answer them, since you leave them as a guest. And I don't think you're a bad person for anticipating da drama. I think it just shows you're into the story :3 Which I appreciate more than you know.

Elder The 1st: Oh...oh...you're picking up what I've been throwing down ;D

Kigen Dawn: You are totally right in how you phrased everything. Things are messed up and part of feels bad to torture my characters, but I can't help myself. But yeah, hopefully they can figure out a way to change everything for the better.

EmilyxJane: I love his dark side though... And you are also right. Hiccup is smarter than they are giving him credit for. As you can probably tell from the end of this chapter. And I totally feel ya. Never before have I gotten so attached to characters I've written about. Even though I took general things about them from the movies, I feel like I could replace their names and no one would really know this was a fanfic. I feel more possessive over them than just the average fanfic characters. You know what I mean?

karkat030: Ahhh thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the first one too! (And more impressed you read it in one night...geez louis). xP But you're right, his brother has been trying to get Toothless help for a while now without much luck. Maybe something will change his mind soon...