Enpowera: And now the real fun begins. I do remind everyone that this is for laughs and based on a roleplay. We thought an upcoming plot point would be quite fun due to how affectionate Toothless is. Toothless is seriously like a giant cat.
Note: A reminder that this will be a Hiccup/Dagur story eventually. And Hiccup will never live down the pregnancy rumor.
The door creaked as Ari opened the door to the Mead Hall. As the main source of food and drink, it was a popular hangout of everyone over the age of 13 (the age most were allowed to drink without question). He smirked and headed over towards the table were Snotlout, Fishlegs, Ruffnut, and Tuffnut sat, still gossiping.
"I wonder if Hiccup's baby will be a boy or girl…" Ruffnut pondered, still convinced her best friend was having a child. Someone needed to hold her hand to help her understand that Hiccup would have to have sex in order to produce a child.
"Obviously a boy, if Ari said so," Tuffnut told his sister. Tuffnut was not the one to hold his sister's hand through life lessons.
"Hi, guys," Ari greeted cheerfully, ready to burst their bubbles.
"Hey Ari, great work in the ring, man," Snotlout stated, sucking up to the stronger viking.
"You're a show in for the top spot," Fishlegs encouraged.
Ari grinned at the compliments, "Thanks. Now what was this about my saying Hiccup was having a boy?"
"You know, you told me the other night," Snotlout stated.
"When I was upset?"
"Yes,"
"Can you repeat word for word what I said?"
Snotlout did so.
"Hey...that sounds similar to my and Hiccup's chatting," Ruff managed to connect the dots, "you were eavesdropping AND spreading lies! How could you?!"
"You two were talking loudly and it's not my fault Snotlout took what I said out of context," Ari defended himself. Luckily no one could stay too upset at him, especially as he turned it around on Snotlout.
Teenagers…
~~~With our fair Maiden~~~
"Where is that stupid dragon," Hiccup growled as she navigated through the forest, following the path of broken branches.
After some time passed she reached the entrance to a cove, up on a steep cliff. Peeking over the edge she spotted her prey. Confusion filled her face as she watched the poor thing struggle to try to climb up the wall and get out.
"Why don't you fly?" She continued watching, pulling out her sketchbook. First the dragon didn't kill her, and now he isn't flying, what was going on?
Some sketches later and she noticed something "Your tail...it's missing a fin...that's it!" It wasn't that he didn't want to fly, he just couldn't. "Oh no…." She had to go down to try to help him.
Hiccup carefully climbed down into the cove, only tumbling the last 10 or so feet. "Ow," she winced a bit, but nothing was broken. However, the fall did call the attention of the dragon. He shot her a weary look, growling a bit.
"It's okay boy...I won't hurt you...here, you hungry?" She held out a salted fish she had packed for lunch. The poor thing probably hadn't ate in a least a day, so giving up one meal was the least she could do.
The night fury sniffed, edging closer, before eagerly taking the fish from her hand and bounding off a couple feet away. He kept eyeing her wearily.
"I guess I should go so that I can get my own lunch," having missed breakfast, Hiccup just now realized she was starving.
The dragon seemed to understand and regurgitated a fish head for her.
"No thanks, I'm good," It did not look appetizing at all. The dragon nudged it towards her, till finally she reluctantly took a bite, and proceeded to run to the bushes to throw up.
When Hiccup returned from the bushes she noticed the dragon giving her a gummy smile. "Where are your teeth?" She asked curiously, moving forward to examine him, only to jump back as the razor sharp teeth made an appearance.
"Toothless...hmmm" She thought up a name for her new friend (at least she thought they were friends). Bravely she reached over to touch his head, feeling an amazing warmth as the dragon's eyes dilated.
Dragon and Viking looked each other in the eye.
Wise men say only fools rush in, but I can't help falling in love with you. Like a river flows to the sea, so it goes, some things are meant to be. Some things are meant to be. Take my hand, take my whole life too, cause I can't help falling in love with you…
"We are so wrong about you guys…" Hiccup realized as the newly dubbed Toothless nuzzled her hand.
Just can't help falling in love with you…
A few bonding hours passed and Hiccup took off, promising to return tomorrow. She pondered as she ate dinner quietly in the great hall, and was so lost in thought she didn't notice Gobber following her as she rushed home to work on sketching a blueprint on an idea to help Toothless fly again.
"Hiccup, everything okay in there?" Gobber started opening the door.
"Don't come in! I'm naked!" Hiccup did not want him to come in and see the drawings. Luckily, ever since she started developing womanly assets, the excuse worked to keep her father and Gobber out.
"Right, lassie," Gobber stopped. There are some things a father figure did not want to see.
Hiccup quickly hid her drawings and changed into a nightgown. She opened up the door. "What is it?"
"I just wanted to check on ya. A girl your age shouldn't be home alone,"
"I am a young woman, thank you very much," Hiccup was 14, almost 15 years old, plenty old enough to be left alone, given that she was old enough to marry.
"I know. That's the problem,"
"Don't worry, I won't ever be hiding a guy in my room. A guy would have to like me first for that to even happen,"
"I suppose you're right, lass, have a good night," and Gobber was off before Hiccup had the chance to ask where her father was.
~~~The next Day~~~
Hiccup awoke alone again. No sign of her father to be found, having still not been given the memo that he had left to go dragon hunting. She grabbed up her drawings and went to the forge to start working, as it was study day for the dragon killers to be, therefore her help would not be required. Gobber found her there a few hours later.
"Hiccup, take a day off lassie, it's a nice day out," Gobber encouraged.
Hiccup dusted off her hands and wrapped up what she'd been working on, "I'll head out for a walk then. Don't wait up for me, and tell the same to my dad."
"Your dad is out dragon hunting, didn't you know?"
"Oh…" That explains a lot, and makes my secret easier to keep Hiccup shrugged, "Good to know. I am off then. Bye," she took off towards Toothless's cove, making a pitstop to get a barrel of fish.
Little did she know that the other teens had saw her hasty exit of the forge.
"I wonder where she is going.." Snotlout questioned, suspicion in his voice.
"Maybe she's making a really big sword for her dad,"
"Or something destructive as dragon fire!"
"Or it's none of our business," Ari scolded, still feeling a bit guilty about the pregnancy rumor.
"If she's getting into trouble, it is our business," Snotlout stated. With that being said, the teens started following.
"For being so clumsy, she sure is good at hiding her trail,"
"Probably because she's so small," Laughter was had.
Eventually they gave up and headed back to the village. Hiccup, meanwhile, had reached Toothless. The night fury eagerly bounded up to her, greeting her with a playful growl.
"Guess what I got for you, boy," Hiccup sat down the barrel of fish, "lots of fish and even an eel,"
Toothless narrowed his eyes and backed away at the sight of the eel, growling.
"Hmm...that's okay, I don't like eel either," Hiccup tossed it away, making note of dragons disliking eels.
Soon Toothless had finished his food and Hiccup had managed to convince him to stay put. Hiccup quickly attached a metal rod attached to a cloth fin to his tail. She giggled as Toothless ran around in circles trying to see it. She reached to make the fin flare open into 'fly' position and Toothless, noticing it, took off running, followed by flying, poor Hiccup clinging to his tail for dear life. Toothless roared happily as it seemed to be working, only for the flight to last but minutes before the duo plummeted back to earth, landing in the large lake of water located in the cove. Hiccup giggled as she swam to the surface of the water and started heading toward shore. An indignant Toothless followed.
"Don't worry, buddy, I'll get that worked out and you'll be flying again in no time," She encouraged as she climbed ashore.
Hiccup wrung out her long hair before going to gather wood for a fire. She knew she'd have to dry her clothes or risk getting sick. "Mind lighting it up?" she asked after she'd stacked the sticks.
Toothless readily did so, a quick blast of plasma lighting up the wood. Hiccup quickly stripped down to nothing and sat her clothes by the fire to dry, confident no one would see her nude. She sat down beside it as close as she safely could. Toothless seemed to wander off after that.
"Toothless, you mind sitting by me so I can borrow some of your warmth?" Hiccup called out, wondering where he got off too.
Footsteps were heard behind Hiccup, and two warm, muscular arms pulled her into a hug. Hiccup stiffened before turning around ready to attack whoever was holding her. It was a boy about her age, with Ari's build, long spiky black hair, a pair of Night Fury wings, and Night Fury ears.
"Tooth-toothless?" Hiccup asked, blushing scarlet as she realized the boy's lack of garb. My poor virgin eyes! Oh Odin...a naked boy is holding me...
"Yep~!" Toothless smiled cheerfully.
"Ho-how?!" Hiccup was flabbergasted.
"Some dragons can shapeshift," Toothless explained, cuddling her more and not understanding personal space AT ALL.
"Can ya get some clothes on too?" Hiccup questioned, still beet red.
"But you'll warm up quicker this way…and I didn't come with clothes…" Toothless stated, "and I can't have my soul-sister getting sick,"
"Once mine are dry I'll go get you some," Hiccup sighed and accepted her fate, "wait, soul-sister?"
"Yep. Didn't you feel that connection?"
"I-I guess so…" Hiccup nodded, a thoughtful look on her face. Just pretend it's the same as Ruffnut and Tuffnut...they do everything together too. That made the situation a bit more bearable. The heat Toothless put off (probably due to being a dragon) helped greatly too.
The duo soon started chitchatting, Hiccup taking the opportunity to dress as soon as her clothes were dry. Hiccup discussed her life whilst Toothless described his, each learning much about one another.
"I should head home," Hiccup stated as the sun began to set.
"Aww, you sure?" Toothless pouted.
"Yes," And Hiccup was off after a brief goodbye.
~~~ At the Mead Hall~~~
Ruffnut was engaging in a small eating contest with her brother, while Fishlegs was looking over The Book of Dragons for the umpteenth time as he ate. Gobber was talking with some of the adults, occasionally laughing when something funny came up. Ari was sitting with Snotlout discussing the pros and cons of various weapons. Hiccup snuck in quietly, grabbing a plate of food before going to sit by herself. The only one who took a slight bit of interest of her arrival was Ari, who had a tiny voice in his head mentally apologizing to her about accidentally starting a rumor with Snotlout's help.
Hicccup ate her supper quickly and went to leave, trying to ignore the still going rumor, which luckily downgraded to just her and Dagur doing stuff, instead of her being pregnant with his love child. 'Thank Odin no one was near the cove...'
Later that night, Ruffnut went to her house once everyone was pretty much asleep. "Hiccuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup."
"What?" Hiccup asked sleepily, hair a mess, nightshirt hanging off on shoulder, and looking a combination of beyond cute and very messy. She was not happy to get out of her nice warm bed.
"Hey, uh, did you know you're untraceable? We tried to find you when you went into the forest today, but not even Ari could find you. Oh, and I think Ari spied on us the day before."
"Ari spied on us? I thought he had better stuff to do..." Hiccup woke up at that statement, "and you guys tried to follow me, why?"
"We wanted to know why you were in the forest. I was hoping whatever you were doing in there would cause a HUGE explosion!" She smiled stupidly as she explained.
"No explosion, I just went to gather some herbs and stuff," Hiccup quickly lied, happy Ruff was a simpleton who would buy the excuse.
"Why?"
"Never know when they might come in handy," Hiccup stated.
"I suppose,"
"So, how's your day been?" Hiccup tried to make small talk as a distraction.
"Well, I think I was close to knocking Tuffnut out with a rock, but he got up so I have to try harder." The twins shouldn't be left alone, ever. "Oh, and Ari thinks you're prettier than Snotlout."
"That's lovely," Hiccup stated, referring to the rock thing, "wait, what did you say?" Ari thought she was pretty? OR at least better looking that Snoutlout. How did that come up?
~~~Earlier that day~~~
"So Snotlout just made the rumor out of jealousy of Hiccup,"
"What do I have to be jealous of?"
"She is better looking than you," Tuffnut stated, everyone, more specifically Ari, agreed.
"Yes, much prettier, and she would be a better figurehead," Ari agreed. Hopefully with me by her side.
~~~End Flashback~~~
Ruffnut repeated what she'd said and also added, "and Ari said you're too small to track,"
"Is that a compliment or an insult?" Hiccup pondered, "I thought men liked women with more meat on their bones."
"Beats me," Ruffnut shrugged, "sleepover?"
"Sure!"
