A/N: Muppets was awesome! My sister didn't like it though, so I told her that she didn't have a sense of humor. Her response? "I got the jokes, I just didn't think they were funny!" XDD My life in a nutshell.

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Anyway, I will try to make my chapters longer, so I'll work on that~

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Hiccup woke up early the next morning just like he had promised Toothless, out the door and making his way through the forest before anybody else stirred, his breath coming out in clouds from the bitterly-cold weather. Reaching around himself, he drew his vest tighter around himself, shivering as he tried to see through the darkness of morning. His thoughts were still fuzzy, and his eyes were slowly drooping the farther along he went. But the images of Toothless and the female fighting yesterday kept him trudging through the fresh snow that had come last night. Thankfully there was a thick layer of ice on top, keeping the boy from slipping down knee-deep into the banks. But it also didn't help his balance. His prosthetic leg was always a hassle in the winter, making ice and rocks a potential danger to him. What was even worse was ice AND rocks in the same place, which of course this forest had.

The ice also didn't help the cold that was around him. Hiccup couldn't feel his hands or his nose, he was pretty sure that he could very well get hypothermia by just walking around. He envied Toothless, who never got cold. The dragon was always warm, and he usually slept beside Hiccup, the warmth that radiated off of him taking off the edge of the cold. Now that he didn't have that, Hiccup was frozen even when he woke up in his room.

Rubbing his hands together to try and warm them up, Hiccup raised his eyes up to the sky. Along the skyline of the island, a milky-pink light was starting to make itself visible as the sun rose. Before long, the people of Berk would get up and start their daily routine just as they did yesterday. If the female Night Fury had not shown up, Hiccup would have been being woken up by an eager Toothless by now, ready to go flying. He probably wouldn't get around to flying with Toothless today.

As he skirted around a bare tree, Hiccup spotted the place up ahead where he had first found Toothless. He was getting close to the cove, and when he got there, he made a mental note to get warmed up by Toothless. The Night Fury would be anxious to see him, he must have had a long night with the she-dragon. They didn't seem to be on such good terms, which was sort of odd to Hiccup. Usually dragons of the same breed got along well with one another; apparently that wasn't the case with the two of them.

Hiccup huffed out a huff of air as he thought back to yesterday, his bangs fluttering up as he did so. He made no progress with the female, she didn't even let him name her. All she did was take things and hit him with it, something that was both painful and irritating. Toothless wasn't near this hard to train, Hiccup didn't see what was so different with her. In fact, if Toothless wasn't there to help him out, she would have probably killed him by now. He shuddered at the thought, this time not from the cold.

Maybe it was because him and Toothless had made something of a bond the first time they met. Hiccup cut him free, and Toothless let him go in turn. It was something that Hiccup had never even thought of truly happening, and it made him curious to find out more. Things led to another, and soon everything was going by in a rush. It wasn't pure chance that Hiccup had found Toothless, it was something more. Some skeptics might point out that it might not have been chance that he met the female either. Rubbing the large bruise on his back, Hiccup deadpanned. Yeah, it was chance, he was pretty sure of that.

His thoughts stopped as he looked up, a smile spreading over his face as he saw the cove. Quickening his pace slightly, Hiccup peered into the clearing to see Toothless and the female already awake. The two Night Furies were sitting together, Hiccup blinking with surprise as he saw that they were acting as if they were friends. Toothless had the same lopsided grin on his face as he looked at her, and the female made the noise that Hiccup could only suppose was a laugh for dragons.

Biting his lip and knowing that Hiccup would break the female's good mood, he started down the rocks carefully. His prosthetic leg made it harder than it was made out to be, and he tried to get a better grip on the rock's slippery edge. He glanced over at Toothless to see whether or not the dragon had caught sight of him yet. But the Night Fury had his back to him, not even realizing that he had come by yet. Sucking in a deep breath, Hiccup let himself slide down the rest of the way, the coating of ice on the surface making him shoot down to the ground faster than he intended, flipping over and landing face-first into a large snow bank.

Spluttering, Hiccup pushed himself back up, face stinging from the snow that clung to his face. Reaching up, he wiped his arm over his face roughly, wincing. From up ahead, Toothless finally seemed to notice that they weren't alone anymore, the Night Fury stiffening as he turned around. He blinked down at Hiccup quizzically, but didn't make a move to go and help him up. The teen shook himself mentally and stood back up again, giving Toothless a smile. "Hey, bud!" He greeted, marching his way over to the dragon.

Toothless blinked once more at the boy, watching as he came to a stop beside him. Hiccup blinked, forehead wrinkling as he tilted his head to the side. "Is anything wrong, Toothless?" He asked. "You aren't…" He cut himself off before he could say it and just shook his head, recovering as he smiled again. "It was really cold on the way here, you should be glad that you don't have to go through it!"

The female wasn't doing anything actually, wasn't even glaring at him like she spent all day doing yesterday. Her eyes were blank, and she merely looked at Hiccup steadily as he looked at her. The boy's heart skipped a beat, and he wondered if he would actually get somewhere today. Hopefully he would, his father hadn't been too pleased when he had heard of Hiccup's day, spent taking hits from the indifferent dragon. He might have a better story to tell tonight when he got home.

"I have an idea!" Hiccup said, flashing a smile over to Toothless. The Night Fury stared back, but did not return the smile. Blinking, Hiccup was caught off-guard for a moment as he stared at Toothless with something of confused hurt. But he knew that his next words would perk the dragon up a bit. He must just be put out because he had been outside all night instead of what he was used to. "We should go flying!" Hiccup declared happily.

The female seemed to be interested, her ears perked instantly, and she looked over at Toothless. She growled out something to the dragon, waving her tail back and forth as she did so. Toothless blinked, looking down at Hiccup blankly. The teen shuffled his weight back and forth, giving him yet another confused smile. "Come on, buddy!" He said encouragingly. "Let's show her what we got, alright?"

Almost as if he had said the right words, Toothless started, throwing the female a teasing look. His eyes rounded with the humor that Hiccup had grown to be familiar with, and the Night Fury rubbed his head against Hiccup's chest, crouching down to the ground with excitement shining in his green orbs. Giving a small laugh, Hiccup hoisted himself onto the dragon's back, strapping himself in and pushing his metal leg into its hold.

He looked over at the female, and noted with satisfaction that she was already positioned to take off, her wings spread out for the wind to take as she looked over at Toothless. It was almost like she was waiting to be signaled, and Hiccup tightened his hold on Toothless's saddle as he called out. "Let's go!" He cheered, Toothless immediately pushing off of the ground as he heard his human's voice.

The female was not short of the race, she was neck-and-neck with Toothless as both dragons shot up into the air. The freezing winter air shot through Hiccup, and he let out a loud whoop as Toothless started to catch wind of the competitive air, leaning forward and spiraling downwards. The female snorted, following the Night Fury and going down in a graceful arc, not skipping a beat as she threw a look over at Toothless.

Narrowing her eyes against the wind that was driving against her, Nightflight shouted over the noise. "I bet I can go faster than you!" She roared, feeling somewhat free for the first time since she had come here. Toothless narrowed his eyes at her, replying his own way as he put on a burst of speed, pulling ahead of Nightflight easily. The female snickered to herself before she followed suit.

She was fast. Toothless had thought that she was fast last night, but now she was at least ten times that speed. She flashed by Toothless before the dragon could even blink, and she did it all while performing tricks. She spun in the air and flew upside-down. She took a sharp turn down and sank underwater, jumping out of it like a dolphin and then diving back under. It was amazing, and Toothless couldn't hold back a flash of admiration for the headstrong she-dragon. But he was fast too, and he could show that now that he could fly.

"Whoa!" Hiccup yelled with surprise as Toothless jerked forward, chasing after the female. The dragon's wings started to go a mile and minute, and Hiccup had to hold on tight to the dragon as they shot forward. The female glanced over her shoulder mockingly at Toothless, suddenly veering off to the right, leaving the Night Fury to falter slightly. He let out a low growl, pushing himself up and shooting off after her.

Hiccup was trying to keep up with Toothless, but the dragon was acting like he had completely forgotten that Hiccup was on his back. Usually the flight was smooth, and Hiccup found it more than easy to click his foot back and forth. But the ride had turned rough, Hiccup was bouncing up and down without meaning to, his vision going shaky as he shook this way and that way.

The Night Fury had caught up to Nightflight. "Ha!" He shouted, a thrill of exhilaration going through him as Nightflight met his gaze. "I can beat you easy! You think you're so great? I can be just as fast!"

Nightflight blinked, calling back a reply to her friend. "That's more than your 'rider' can say!" She said, putting emphasis on the word. Toothless blinked, risking a glance back at the frazzled-looking Hiccup that was wildly trying to cling to his back without falling. "Are you sure you can keep this up for long? Before the twig falls, I mean? It doesn't sound as much fun as I thought, to watch you both splat onto the frozen ocean!" She looked down below at the icy surface of the sea. "Well, try it!"

Toothless blinked with surprise as she swooped over to the side, and his eyes widened as he saw what was in front of him. A large rock was coming straight towards them, and the Night Fury let out a loud roar as Hiccup finally saw what was going on.

The teen let out a loud yell, but it came too late before both of them smacked right into the rock face. Toothless let out a low growl as he pushed himself back off, coming to a halt as he shook his head from side-to-side. Hiccup seemed to be relieved by the stand-still, letting out a small sigh as he leaned forward. "Sorry." He said breathlessly. "I couldn't focus, you kind of got everywhere."

Toothless growled louder this time, making it pointed to the human. He couldn't believe that Hiccup was trying to blame this on him. The human was supposed to be steering him, he was supposed to fly. That was how it worked, if Hiccup couldn't handle him going that fast, that made it his fault. The Night Fury turned and glared at Hiccup sharply, getting his point across to the boy.

Hiccup blinked, Toothless watching coldly as the boy crumpled somewhat, a hurt look on his face as he looked down at the saddle. Before Toothless could try and do anything else, Nightflight came swooping back, a smug look on her face. "I suppose I won, then!" She crowed, looking at Toothless with a glint in her eye. "Perhaps you would have won if it wasn't for that screw-up!"

Toothless groaned, rolling his eyes.

Nightflight sighed breezily. "Well then, we should probably go back. Something else could happen, and you might run into something that could do more harm than a bump. It's a shame, we could have stayed up here a lot longer, too. But I suppose Hiccup must be getting cold too. We don't know the feeling, I'd imagine it to be very uncomfortable. If only Hiccup couldn't get cold. Or better yet, he didn't even have to be here. We could have finally found out who was faster. Oh well." She paused, looking back into Toothless's eyes with the weird stare that made him loose his thoughts for a moment or two. He was stuck staring at her like an idiot until she broke her gaze finally. "I guess Hiccup has to be taken care of like a child." And with that she went.

Toothless watched as she angled herself back down, heading back in the direction of the cove. The Night Fury stayed up in the air, the sound of his wings beating through the air the only thing that was audible. Hiccup blinked, chewing the bottom of his lip as he looked at Toothless nervously.

Something was wrong, he knew that Toothless was mad at him, which was something the Night Fury never did. Toothless was usually patient with him, he usually only smiled at Hiccup when he made a mistake like this. Something about the dragon was different, and the teen took a deep breath before leaning forward. "Toothless?" He tried, the dragon not even responding to his words. "I'm really sorry. I just wasn't trying hard enough, all right? It was my fault, I admit that. I'm sorry if you're mad at me. I don't want you to be mad at me, you're my best friend."

Toothless gave a huff, leaning down and following after Nightflight. Hiccup started, clicking into the right position for Toothless this time. The teen blinked, looking as though he wanted to say something else to Toothless, but stopped short, snapping his mouth closed. The Night Fury's sudden anger at him would pass, surely it wouldn't stay for long. …Hopefully it wouldn't stay for long. The anger was sudden, it didn't normally happen like that. Hiccup didn't like it.

Finally Toothless landed neatly on the ground, giving a small shake of his head as Hiccup unlatched himself and slid off of the dragon's back. He stretched for a moment or two, giving a small yawn. "I forgot to grab breakfast when I was leaving, you think we should-" He broke off as he snapped his mouth closed.

Toothless and the female Night Fury were already off by the small river already, hunched over the water and looking down intently for fish. Hiccup blinked, hands slapping down to his sides as he straightened, "Oh…do you need help?" He asked, starting over to the two. "I think I can help you get the-"

The female Night Fury threw him a look over her shoulder, narrowing her eyes and giving a sharp growl to the teen. Hiccup immediately stopping in his tracks, blinking rapidly as he took a small step back. The female continued to glare at him, her sharp eyes seeming to bore a hole into Hiccup. The boy's mouth hung open uselessly, he didn't know what to say or do under her probing look.

"Toothless?" Hiccup prompted. "If you don't want to work for it, I can run back home and get us something." The female turned back and growled a few words under her breath, Toothless let out a rumbling reply. Hiccup took a deep breath and tried again. "Toothless, what's wrong with you? You aren't usually like this!" He paused for a moment before adding. "You're acting weird, and I don't know why. I wish you would show me."

Toothless didn't even turn back to look at him. The female turned her head back to stare at Hiccup. The two held each other's gaze in silence for a moment, one pair of eyes full of confusion and hurt, and the other blank, not showing any kind of emotion whatsoever. The Viking was just about to try one more time before the female moved, bringing her tail up and curling it around Toothless's. She blinked slowly at Hiccup, and the boy's eyes slowly widened as she glared at him.

The female gave a loud snap at the boy, like he was a mere burr that was sticking to her. An annoying piece of trash that wouldn't leave. Hiccup blinked, looking back at Toothless to see the dragon lunge forward, hooking a fish in his claws and bringing it back up to the bank. He wasn't even paying attention to what was going on.

Not seeing anything else he could do, Hiccup hung his head and looked down at the snow. He was confused angry, and hurt, and had absolutely no idea what was going on. The female seemed to be doing something to Toothless, barking words that weren't intelligible to Hiccup. If it was in that case of the female telling Toothless things, why was Toothless listening? Didn't he know better than that?

Hiccup noticed with a start that his eyes were burning. Quickly, he ducked his head, giving a small mumble. "Toothless, I'm going back home to get something. Do you want me to come back?" He raised his head to glance over at his dragon, and his heart skipped a beat as the Night Fury finally turned back to look at him.

And he gave the teen a small shake of his head.

Inhaling a sharp breath, Hiccup spun around and headed back up the rocks. He was slipping more this time, mostly because of his rapidly-blurring vision. The female watched him coldly as he made slow progress up the rocks, slow progress up from the cove. She shrugged and looked back at Toothless, leaning over and touching his ear with her snout affectionately. "We don't need him anyways, right?" She asked.

When Toothless hesitated, she pulled back and looked at him fully, her gaze locking with his. "Right?" She prompted, trying out the lip gesture from before as both edges of her lips turned upright. As soon as her gaze locked with Toothless's, Toothless's worries and doubts vanished. "Right." He agreed instantly, almost forgetting what they were talking about.

As soon as Hiccup rounded the corner, he sank down to the ground with a small thump, leaning over and putting his head down on his knees. He looked down at the snowy ground emptily, a stray tear running down his cheek and falling onto the ice. He shook himself, feeling himself to be stupid. It was one time.

One time of something that had never happened before. Toothless was always glad of his company, they spent every moment together usually. They had a bond that no other trainer had with his or her dragon, they had been through so much together that they were considered the best pair on the island. It was something that the village expected. Where Hiccup was, Toothless was there. Where Toothless was, Hiccup could be found nearby.

But Toothless just told him off. He glared at him. He snapped at him. He ignored him.

What had happened? What was happening?

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A/N: TOOK FOREVER! GAWD.

I hope you like all the…angst in here. I liked it a lot ^^

I went to the Fox today, and that was pretty fun. I liked it.

I hope you will review as much as you did last chapter! The Easy Bake ovens are starting to work again! I'm so happy! Now I can continue making my pot-roast! Yes. It is possible to make a pot roast in an Easy Bake oven.

The more you review, the stronger the Easy Bake ovens get! The more words you type in that big old fabulous box, the more chapters I might get out! :D

*snuggles with Hiccup* You are all so jealous.