A/N: I've started playing this really random game called Façade, and it makes me mad. There are these computer people that you either have to make break up or make up, and they keep fighting randomly! It's really weird…my friend and I played it for hours straight yesterday! You can get kicked out of their house, and my friend set a record of 38 seconds XDD

It was quite an eventful night.

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The crowd had dispersed a while ago, retreating to do their own jobs, some people still throwing Mistyeyes suspicious looks. But the female went unbothered by it, looking around the village, exchanging her glance between Toothless and the people milling about. "Are we supposed to help?" She demanded, ear flicking back and forth. "I feel like we should help. Are the other dragons helping? Is this what you do? Do you help all the time? I don't mind that. So does this mean I'm fitting in?"

Toothless looked over at her oddly. "That's not the way things work around here, really." He said gently, wincing slightly. Mistyeyes's ears flattened, she could hear what he was hinting at anyway. "I mean- we don't WORK for them, it's much more than that. If you're going to be here, you need to wrap your mind around that first of all."

"Right." Mistyeyes muttered, mood a little dampened by now. Raising her head, she smiled softly. "But still." She sighed. "It's pretty cool to be apart of this now. I've never seen anything like it, it's a lot better than what everybody else has gotten used to. I think I'll like it a lot here." There was no doubt in her voice, the first part of that sentence could have been chopped off. "By the way, where's-" Mistyeyes was cut off, snapping her jaws closed as she caught sight of him.

Shadowclaw came barreling towards them, wings fluttering wildly at his sides. His eyes went wide as he got closer, Mistyeyes feeling his stare straight on her. Trying not to feel self-conscious, Mistyeyes switched her gaze, blinking rapidly as she saw something balanced on Shadowclaw's back. Tilting her head, she couldn't place what it was until the memory slammed into her. It was the small thing that was playing with the dragons when she had first found Toothless on Berk! Satisfaction welled inside her as she could place the thing, nodding once to herself.

"What are you doing here!" Shadowclaw squeaked, skidding to a clumsy stop. His breath came in pants, and his eyes were bright as he looked from Toothless to Mistyeyes. Looking a little lost, he glanced backwards, smiling at the thing on his back. Did everybody know what smiles were here? Or was it just those that were with Hiccup? Mistyeyes hadn't gotten the chance to meet with any of the other dragons just yet. "I thought you left a long time ago!" Shadowclaw said, turning back to her for a moment.

Mistyeyes looked down at the smaller thing with soft eyes. "I came back to protect Berk. Although, I wouldn't say I did a really splendid job." She added with dry humor, eyeing the charred buildings around her. "I met up with Toothless and helped him out of a tight spot." Puffing out her chest almost unconsciously, she tilted her chin up. "I'm apart of Berk now, and I'm going to help against the other Night Furies."

"That's great!" Shadowclaw exclaimed happily, eyes still open wide as he looked up at her. "With you being here, it'll be two times as fun around here!" Glancing around, Mistyeyes concluded that this place needed all the 'fun' it could get. But she kept her mouth closed, having missed half of what Shadowclaw was saying by the time she snapped to attention. The little dragon was talking a mile a minute, not bothering to breath as he rambled on.

"You haven't met Ludi yet, have you?" He asked suddenly, pausing for a moment as he looked at Mistyeyes curiously. Mistyeyes shook her head, watching as Shadowclaw arranged himself oddly for a moment, nudging the thing off of his back gently. "This is Ludi!" He declared, the small thing sitting down neatly by him. "She's a…cat!" It took him a moment to locate the word. "She doesn't talk, but she's really fun to be around! Me and her play all the time!"

Mistyeyes glanced over at Toothless, eyes sparkling with amusement. Toothless shrugged. "It's a long story." He sighed, too low for Shadowclaw to notice. Mistyeyes let out a small chuckle, leaning down and putting her face close to Ludi's own. The small cat let out a high-pitched noise, leaning forward and lifting one of her paws, swatting Mistyeyes's nose with a defiant look. Blinking rapidly, Mistyeyes drew back sharply, wiggling her nose in a comical way, Toothless's tail flicking back and forth as he tried not to laugh.

It was FLUFFY! It was so SOFT! Mistyeyes laughed, a little louder than before. Leaning down again, she lifted her own paw and touched the little cat's side softly. She smiled largely, Shadowclaw kneading the ground with his paws where he stood as he watched. The cat eyed her up and down, nose wrinkling. Ears flicking back and forth, the cat suddenly looked to the side, letting out yet another loud noise. Mistyeyes drew back as soon as she did, alarmed that she had maybe done something to hurt it.

But then she saw what had made the thing squeal. A young girl was making her way towards them, blue eyes slightly narrowed. "That's Astrid." Toothless whispered over to her. "She's Hiccup's friend." His words calmed Mistyeyes a little. She didn't want to meet anybody that wouldn't like her yet. She would prove herself as soon as she could, that much was certain. And this was the girl she had let go during the raid, it wasn't like this Astrid had a reason to be mad at her, right?

Shaking herself mentally, Mistyeyes jerked as she realized the girl was looking at her intently. Scales burning, Mistyeyes's mind went blank as she tried to figure out what to do. Did she even need to do anything? Mind flying backwards, Mistyeyes winced inwardly, but decided that she would try it anyhow. And even if it didn't work, it wasn't like anything bad would happen. "Hello?" She tried weakly, Toothless turning to look at her oddly. Just like she had expected, the Astrid girl did not show any signs of understanding her. Pushing down her disappointment, she did the only thing she could think of, and gave the girl a small smile.

Seeming to cut it, Astrid leaned down and reached out, scooping up the cat in her arms. Ludi let out another high-pitched noise, turning and trying to get comfortable with a small scowl on her face. "C'mon, Ludi." Astrid said softly, looking around the village. "I'm going to clean you up here. You're a mess." Pausing for a moment, she looked over at Toothless. "Do you know where Hiccup is?" She asked, tilting her head to the side. "I can't find him anywhere."

Mistyeyes glanced over at Toothless, already expecting the worried look that was creased over the dragon's face. She didn't even need to say anything as she watched Astrid turn and hurry away, she didn't even need to glance over at Toothless. She got to her feet the same time he did, the dragon turning and looking over at her quizzically. "You don't expect me to let you go alone, do you?" She asked irritably. "We're not sure if all of the Night Furies actually left or not. Some might be hiding in the forest."

She obviously did not sooth any of his fears. "Hiccup would be in the forest." Toothless said, voice slightly hollow. Mistyeyes merely blinked, not sure whether or not Toothless was right. But it wasn't like she was going to object at a time like this. She hadn't been on this island long enough to know things, much less know her way around. She was going to stick with Toothless. That or risk getting lost somehow. She would find a way to lose her way.

"Come on then." Toothless ordered, giving a glance over at Shadowclaw to confirm that the youngling was going to follow. Charging off at full speed, Toothless left Mistyeyes in the dust. Gasping quickly, Mistyeyes grit her teeth together, narrowing her eyes. Pushing off of the ground, Mistyeyes took off after him, refusing to stay behind. Passing up Shadowclaw, Mistyeyes caught up to Toothless as quick as a flash, matching him stride for stride as they left the village behind.

"Do you always do this?" She puffed, glancing over at him.

"Do what?" He muttered, not even looking at her. His eyes were fixed straight ahead of them.

They burst through the line of trees, or what would have been the rim of trees that signaled the forest's start. Now they were burned own, shriveled to a crisp. It was simply a miracle the entire forest didn't catch fire, even though a small section was still standing untouched. "Being so quick to act." Mistyeyes explained, only half-kidding. This earned a sharp look from the dragon. "It's not the way you think, though." Mistyeyes said quickly. "I just mean that Hiccup could just be walking around the village away from Astrid. It doesn't mean you have to go charging into the forest. He's not THAT helpless, right?"

Toothless opened his mouth to say something, snapping his mouth closed as Shadowclaw started laughing where he ran behind them. Obviously he agreed with one of them, and it wasn't Toothless. Mistyeyes bit her lip to keep from laughing. Throwing her a dirty look, Toothless skidded to a stop, whirling around and catching Shadowclaw as the small dragon rammed into his chest. "Shadowclaw, fly back to the village and search there." He ordered sternly.

Mistyeyes was starting to think this was getting ridiculous, though she didn't dare say anything.

"Oh." Shadowclaw glanced back the way they came, wings already buzzing. "Sure!" Turning around with a swipe of his tail, Shadowclaw launched himself into the air, fumbling for a moment before catching his air, letting out a happy noise as he started to zoom away. He was quite talented for somebody who just started flying. Mistyeyes smiled, he was a good youngling.

"Do you ever feel guilty?" She asked suddenly, before Toothless could start running again. Faltering, Toothless blinked, obviously confused. Turning her gaze onto him, Mistyeyes nodded after Shadowclaw. "By keeping him here. His mother isn't here. Don't you ever wonder how upset she is?" Mistyeyes knew firsthand how depressed his mother had been, but she didn't add that part, finding that it would probably be worse for wear for Toothless.

The dragon shrugged, seeming unbothered. Not at all like Mistyeyes had figured he would reply. "I mean- I didn't ask him to come. He came on his own, just like you. Would you like me to send YOU back?" Mistyeyes blinked, refusing to say anything. He gave a nod. "That's what I thought." He declared, Mistyeyes's eye twitched angrily. "Now, can we just-"

"But I'm an entirely different situation." She objected, tail flicking. "I'm not a youngling."

"That doesn't matter." Toothless said, trying to keep his temper down. "Can we just go?"

Glancing after Shadowclaw, Mistyeyes didn't reply. She couldn't get the other Night Furies out of her head for some reason. Was it worse being here and not there? She should have figured things out more and stayed there as a spy. It would have worked out better for everybody, and yet she had to blow her cover. She ACTED like a youngling. Shaking her head, she gave a nod, turning and racing off forward again, Toothless having to play catch-up this time. "I just can't help feeling I shouldn't be here." She muttered, the words slipping out.

Toothless took a moment to reply. "Of course you belong here." He said gruffly, scanning the area around them to keep a look out. "Every dragon does. The other Night Furies belong here too." Mistyeyes's ears flicked as confusion lit up her face. "But some dragons don't see it like we do. I thought that way when Nightflight put me under her spell, and it was an entirely different view of things. I didn't understand it before either, but now I do."

"No, not that." Mistyeyes sighed. "I mean, I should have stayed to be a spy for you. I'm not use to you here." Her ears flicked as she spoke, a frown creasing over her face. Toothless looked over at her, looking a little reluctant for some reason. Mistyeyes sighed, rolling her eyes as she turned her gaze back forward stubbornly. "Sorry, I know this isn't the time." She growled under her breath. "We have to find Hiccup, he might be in trouble."

"Mistyeyes." Toothless slowed suddenly, Mistyeyes blinking as she charged ahead of him. Skidding to a stop, she turned, gasping for air by now as she looked back. Toothless stood in the frame of the trees, head tilted to the side slightly. "I'm GLAD you're here." He said clearly.

Mistyeyes blinked rapidly.

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Hiccup was retracing his steps rapidly, pushing through the ash and remaining leaves and foliage with a slightly panicked look on his face. Where was Ludi? He had looked everywhere, and yet the cat was not where he had left her. Heart beating rapidly in his ears, Hiccup called out her name for what seemed like the umpteenth time. Still, no answer. Letting out a loud frustrated noise, Hiccup stomped his foot into the ground as hard as he could. He looked around aimlessly, hands clenched into fists as he did so. "Ludi!" He yelled, teeth grinding together as he heard nothing.

"Where are you?" He growled through his teeth, the cat the only thing on his mind right now. She would stay the only thing on his mind right now. She NEEDED to be the only thing on his mind as of right now. Thinking about anything else would make it just get worse. Well, it got complicated. The events of the night (LAST night, technically?) went up and above his head, the teen unable to grasp any of it. It was all a blur to him, shapes and colors. Nothing more.

"Ludi?" He asked, his voice quieting somewhat. Giving a small sigh, he started forward once more, eyes narrowing as he glared at every passing tree or bush that still remained. She could be anywhere. What if she had died? He would never know, and he would go all of his life without knowing where Ludi was! What if she had wandered off in the smoke and fell off of the island into the sea? She could be drowning right now and he wouldn't even know it!

"Some people get to wait until they're married to suffer this kind of worry." Hiccup growled.

Suddenly, a noise came from his side, making Hiccup jump and turn. "Ludi?" He called out hopefully, smiling by now. "Ludi, is that you?" He called.

"Hello?" A voice said suddenly, cutting Hiccup short as he stopped. The brunette blinked, curiosity written on his face as he came to a stop. He didn't recognize the voice, or if he did, he didn't remember it. Was a little kid wandering from the village? Did they follow him? The voice spoke again, this time a little softer. "Are you there? Come here, please."

Hiccup looked around, was it talking to him? He should just walk away and go to find Ludi, whoever was here was giving him the creeps. He took a hesitant step backwards, but as soon as he did, the voice called out once more. "Stop!" It cried, Hiccup freezing on the spot as his eyes widened. He looked around once more, opening his mouth, but closing it. What was he going to say, anyway? It was just a kid, he shouldn't get so worked up over this. Steeling himself, Hiccup walked forward.

"I thought you are always told to stay inside camp?" He said, voice stern as he reached for the bush. "You'd better feel lucky I came along, because if I didn't then…you…wouldn't-" Hiccup blinked, drawing backwards as if something had shocked him. There was nobody there. Eyes widening, Hiccup looked around, spinning and twirling oddly as he searched for the source of the voice. But nothing showed to his search.

He turned to start running back to the village, Ludi completely slipping his mind. He wanted to run all the way to the village in a sprint, fake leg or not. But suddenly, it happened again. "You don't have to do that…" The voice said, once again chilling him to the bone as he went still. He was as stiff as a board, unmoving as it continued. "You don't want to go back to the village, do you?"

"…Ye-…N-" Hiccup couldn't find his voice.

"Nobody understands you there, do they?" The voice questioned. It was a female's voice. A voice that made him stop, made him unable to move. He could do nothing but listen to it, his eyes glazing over as he stared forward emptily. "That village is full of fakes and people who just likes you for your stunt. They don't REALLY like you, after all. Such a shame. You're such a nice boy."

In the back of his mind, Hiccup heard his name being called through the forest, faintly heard the pounding of footsteps, but he didn't try to see who it was. He didn't care.

"I understand you." It whispered. "I know everything about you. I care for you. Just stay here, in the forest, with nobody else. You don't NEED anybody else, do you? You just need me, that's all. Toothless abandoned you, who is to say he will not do it again, hmm? You can never tell, can you? You're trapped in a web of endless lies, and I can help untangle it. If you'll let me."

Hiccup opened his mouth to speak back, but suddenly the trance was broken. Mistyeyes crashed into the clearing, looking at Hiccup with alarm in her eyes. Toothless followed after, skidding to a stop after her, green eyes wide with alarm. "Hiccup!" Mistyeyes yelled, Hiccup stumbling away from her at the shock of hearing her voice. She noticed the movement, taking a step backwards as she ducked her head. "Hiccup, I'm so glad you're okay, what happened?"

Toothless looked over at her oddly. "Mistyeyes, why do you always do that?" He asked. "He can't understand you, you should know that much at least!"

Mistyeyes blinked, mouth slightly open as she looked from Toothless to Hiccup, looking lost. Toothless shook his head, rolling his eyes at her. "Now that we know he's okay, we can get him back to the village before anybody notices we're gone, right?" When Mistyeyes only shrugged, he turned back around, giving a small smile at Hiccup. But for once, Hiccup did not return the gesture, Toothless's grin fading away to an uncertain frown.

Mistyeyes shied away from the scene wincing. "Let's just get back." She said uncomfortably. "This place gives me a weird feeling, I don't know why." Her blue eyes went over the clearing, trying to find the source of what was making her uneasy, making a small huffing sound when she couldn't. Hiccup was still where he stood, looking at the talking dragons like he had never seen them before in his life. Like he had never seen any kind of dragon in his life. His mind was foggy, he couldn't think. Not straight at least.

"Hiccup?" Toothless asked, not listening to Mistyeyes. He had known Hiccup longer than her, and this was sending up a red flag for Toothless. Hiccup was acting weird, and he didn't know why. Usually if the boy was upset, he would try to hide it, but here he wasn't trying to hide anything. It looked like he wanted to run away, and he sure wasn't being subtle about it. He went a little closer, letting out a reassuring coo. "Mistyeyes, help me. We have to get him back to the village, something is wrong."

"NO!" Hiccup yelled loudly, throwing his arms out in front of him as if to shield himself. Toothless blinked, shrinking away at once. Mistyeyes jumped from the sudden volume, peering around Toothless with frightened blue eyes. "Don't take me back there!" Toothless immediately blustered, looking back at Mistyeyes, who gave him a small smug look, not all that interested to gloat right now. Falling down, Hiccup sat on the ground, drawing his knees to his chest and ducking his head. "Don't take me back!" He shouted, closing his eyes tightly.

"What's going on?" Toothless asked wildly, looking back at Mistyeyes. "How can he-"

"That's not important right now!" She yelled, not even letting him finish.

Changing his gaze, Toothless dashed forward, skidding in front of Hiccup and leaning down, trying to meet eyes with the boy. "Hiccup!" He yelled, still not sure whether or not Hiccup could actually hear him, which was not possible, he might add. "Snap out of it, Hiccup!"

"Snap out of it…." Mistyeyes muttered to herself, looking down at the ground thoughtfully.

Toothless ignored her. "Hiccup, listen to me!" He yelled in the boy's ear, Hiccup still refusing to look up from the ground. "Hiccup!" He whirled around, looking over at Mistyeyes desperately. He didn't want to grab Hiccup and startle him more, he had no idea what was wrong in the first place! "What do we do?" He demanded helplessly, not all that worried that he was asking for help from her.

She looked up, eyes slightly narrowed as she looked over at Hiccup. "You know…" She said, voice casual. "I don't know."

Toothless deadpanned. "That is the best you can do?" He demanded.

She gave him a sharp look, Toothless relaxing as he realized what she was doing. Straightening, Mistyeyes turned, tail lashing. "I'm leaving." She sniffed, tilting her chin to the air. "C'mon, Toothless, let him stay here. It's what he wants. You wouldn't make him do anything, right?"

Toothless flicked his ears. "I guess not." He said, getting to his feet and padding after her.

Hiccup blinked, eyes still trained on the ground. Footsteps echoing away signaled the dragons' leave. He waited, the silence in the forest pushing down on him. He didn't want to be alone, the thought made him lift his head slightly, peering over his knees. Nothing was there. "…Wait…" He said softly, voice strained as he lifted it a little higher. "I want-" He broke off, wincing as his head rang in pain.

"It's okay…" The voice said reassuringly. "I'm still-"

Hiccup yelled loudly as something slammed into him, knocking him to the ground face-first. Whirling around on his back, Hiccup looked up to see Toothless standing over him. The dragon was keeping him on the ground, but was balancing his weight so that Hiccup didn't have to bear any of it. He didn't say anything, Mistyeyes watching anxiously behind him. Looking down, Toothless's gaze bore into Hiccup's, the dragon's breath the only noise in the forest clearing.

Hiccup stared into the dragon's gaze, his head clearing little by little, intelligence leaking back into his own eyes as he looked on. Toothless noticed this, not even blinking as he slowly curled his wings forward, wrapping them around the two as he closed off the rest of the forest from Hiccup's view, keeping it only on him.

The two stayed like that, green eyes locking with green. One gaze willing and earnest, the other slowly focusing, slowly coming back from the fog and back into reality.

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A/N: Sorry~ This took a while to type. Once again, my sister wants on! *boos*

ANYWAY: I have to go study….*scurries away*

If only Hiccup knew Shadowclaw beat him to it XP