A/N: I'm soooo sorry for the long break, guys. : (
I didn't do it on purpose, really I didn't. I've been busy with school stuff and all things in that way. I would have had time to update last weekend, but it seems as though I had plans. I went to Anime Saint Louis as Hiccup ;)
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Wind rushed backwards, slapping gently across the young dragon's cheeks as she opened her mouth into a large grin, drinking in the scents and the feel of the luxurious breeze. The young dragon's wings flapped in large bursts against her sides, the little dragon shooting through the clouds and the flocks of birds, her heart soaring just as fast as she was. Green eyes wild with excitement, the youngling lifted her head, shooting up and twisting in wide circles to show off. "Beat that!" She yelled breathlessly, skidding to a stop in midair that was rather clumsy and blunt.
Turning around in a neat circle, the young dragon beamed at her comrade, the dragon hovering in the air a ways away from her. He was just as young as she, if not a little younger at that. Calculating green eyes were tracing the path that she had followed, a small spark of challenge already lighting in the depths of the orbs. "It would be easy." He teased, looking over at her with an almost smug look. It was as if he had already pulled off the feat of beating her own personal best.
Narrowing her eyes, the young she-dragon sniffed, turning her nose in the air. "Well then do it." She said fairly, looking back down at her friend. "Can't beat me till you do it. This'll decide who's the best flyer in the cave! You'd better pull of the bestest trick yet!" As if to emphasize her point, the youngling twisted in her hover, leaning backwards and doing a neat little back flip. It seemed everything about the youngling was neat. Perfect seeming to shine and radiate from every inch of her. At least that was how she made it seem, with her head held high each and every moment.
"Fine, I will." The male said off-handedly, giving a nod of affirmation. "But you'll regret it, 'cause there's gonna be a new flyer in the dens, and it sure isn't gonna be you!" And with that, the child shot up into the air, gone in an instant as his friend stared at the spot where he had vanished. Blinking rapidly, the girl looked up into the sky, finding her friend and giving a small gasp of admiration as she watched her friend turn circles in the air, showing off skills that were obviously far past his age.
Where had he learned to fly like that? The youngling snapped her mouth closed, realizing that it was hanging open. Locking her jaw back, the younger dragon tried to hold back a flash of jealousy for her friend as he started in his descent. Nose pointing straight down, the dragon folded his wings backwards, shooting down as quick as a flash of lightening, eyes narrowed against the wind. The girl let out a squeal as the dragon flashed by her, knocking her aside with the force of the wind as she regained her balance rapidly. Looking down with alarm, she watched as her friend started to near the ground dangerously, getting closer and closer with each moment.
Just as she was about to let out a yowl of alarm, the male suddenly jerked upwards, coming out of his descent with something close to ease. Flapping back up to her, the youngling noticed his smug expression with a flick of her ear. As her friend skidded to a heavy stop beside her, she kept her face blank, clear of emotion. "How was that?" The winded child demanded, face flushed as he looked at her earnestly. "Did I do great? That was awesome! Did you see me doing all those loops up there! That's the fastest I've ever come CLOSE to flying! Did you like it?"
"…It was great." She said bluntly, looking him up and down. "…But not better than me, of course." She added quickly, her friend's face falling as soon as she spoke it. "Nobody is better than me, especially you. You have to be older to be the number one best flyer. Everybody knows that."
"…" The crestfallen dragon looked up at the sky, seeming lost for a moment, confused. But then he shook himself roughly, changing instead to glare angrily over at his friend. "That's not fair! And it's not true! You can't tell me that we're going to have a contest and then say that I wouldn't have won it anyway! That's not fair!" Pausing for a moment, he waited for her to say something. When she only glared at him, he added. "You're being mean."
"Nuh-uh." The female sniffed. "I'm being FAIR."
"Nuh-uh!" The male puffed up. Blinking, he looked over his shoulder for a moment, whirling back around with a scowl on his face. "You aren't fun anymore. I'm leaving. You're just jealous of me." Copying her, he stuck his nose into the air, whirling around and shooting away from her, quick as he had first started in his display of flying. He headed back the cave, not even glancing back at her as he flew away in a huff.
"…Wait!" The little youngling shouted suddenly, lurching into motion as she flapped her wings repeatedly against her sides. Propelling herself forward, the small Night Fury streaked after her friend, panting by now as she felt her energy level slowly draining little by little. "Slow down!" She yelled loudly, eyes narrowed with irritation as she floundered through the air after the fleeing form. But no matter how hard she flew, she couldn't reach the Night Fury. He was going too fast. "WAIT!" She yelled, louder this time. "SLOW DOWN, WILL YOU!"
Suddenly, her friend vanished altogether. Screeching to a stop, the little girl's eyes danced back and forth as she was jarred, blinking as she shook her head back and forth to clear it. "Hello?" She called out, her voice seemed small now as she spoke. Looking around, she realized with panic that she didn't recognize the place where she was. Long trees stretched out like claws, the moon overhead like a claw mark in the dense black sky overhead.
Panicking, the small dragon landed with an unsteady thud on the ground, pushing herself up with wide green eyes. "Hello?" She called out once more, voice getting a little bit shaky by now. Whirling around in a full circle, the little dragon looked back and forth in a frenzy. "Where are you?" She called out loudly, tail lashing across the leaf-strewn ground with a strange rustling noise that seemed to be amplified in the darkness. "Tell me where you went! It's not funny!" She called, her voice cracking as she winced slightly. There was no answer from her friend. "Seriously." She added, childishly.
Glancing around, the small child slowly flattened herself to the ground, ears slicking back to her head as she looked forward with wide eyes. Curling into a tight ball, the small dragon closed her eyes tightly, curling her tail around her form as if it would help her. Ducking her head down close, the small dragon tucked her nose underneath her paws, eyes closed so tight, she thought that the eyelids would rip into two pieces.
Letting out a small whimper, the dragon opened her eyes a crack. "Come back." She whispered into the dark.
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"What're you doing?" The voice started Toothless into jumping nearly a foot off the ground, the dragon whirling around in heartbeat, claws sliding out to gouge into the ground. Mistyeyes stiffened with alarm, eyes wide as she looked at him like he was crazy. Taking a stride backwards, Mistyeyes looked him up and down. "What?" She asked in alarm, unable to hide in the slightest bit her surprise.
Blinking rapidly, Toothless drew back his claws, straightening a little self-consciously. "Sorry." He huffed ungraciously, ear flicking to the side as he looked at her apologetically. "I wasn't expecting anybody else out here." Sitting back down, Toothless turned his back on her, looking back down the ridge where Hiccup was trying to help in rebuilding the blacksmith's. Mind you, that building got the worst of the damage. But already, Hiccup had been knocked aside by Gobber hitting him with a board of wood, and he nearly gave himself a third degree burn by trying to handle the coals that were coming in.
Hesitating for a moment, Mistyeyes took a deep breath, walking forward and settling down a ways away from Toothless. She made sure they weren't touching in any way possible. Giving a small sigh, she looked down to the mess that was Hiccup trying to help. "He isn't like most Vikings, is he?" She asked finally, being the first to speak as she broke through the awkward silence. Toothless looked over at her quickly, but her gaze only showed curiosity as she looked down at the human.
Looking back, Toothless waited a moment before he found himself replying. "No. No he's not."
"I think it's a good thing." Mistyeyes said softly, eyes strangely soft as she let a small smile cross over her face. Toothless looked over at her strangely, tail twitching slightly. Catching the movement, Mistyeyes started, looking over at him as she scooted away. "I mean- being the same is no fun, right?" She searched his eyes, desperately hoping that he would say yes. If he said no, it wouldn't help the tension that was fizzling between them like static.
"I guess not." Toothless said eventually, a wave of relief going through Mistyeyes.
Silence registered for a long beat of silence, Mistyeyes closing her eyes as she cursed herself mentally. Shuffling her paws on the ground, she scuffed up some ash that rose in a cloud around her, Toothless scooting even farther away from her as some of the smoke got onto him. Blinking rapidly, Mistyeyes stiffened at the movement, every single thing that Toothless did surprised her. It made her think like she did something wrong. Rolling her eyes to the side, Mistyeyes turned her head away swiftly, glaring at the ground.
"I know you hate me." She said quietly, Toothless's ears perking at her words. Blue eyes dull, she looked at her paws angrily. "You hate me for what I made you do back with the Night Furies. And to be honest…maybe I hate myself for doing that too. But if you don't ever let me make up for that, you're always going to just be some dragon that never lets go of grudges. I know it isn't such a really good apology for you, and I know that you deserve more than it, but I wasn't the same dragon back then. I didn't know that any of…this…was possible." She lifted her tail as she gestured around to the village around her. Toothless followed her tail, green eyes thoughtful as he looked at the back of her head. "After all, you were in my place one time too, don't forget that."
The thought made Toothless blink once. Turning around, Mistyeyes looked at him steadily, blue eyes suddenly unflinching as she met his gaze. When he didn't say anything, she broke the eye contact, giving a heavy sigh as she stood, turning around and starting back from where she had come from. Toothless suspected that it was wherever Shadowclaw was, the youngling couldn't get enough of Mistyeyes recently. The thought sent a small prick of jealousy through him, but he pushed it away.
"Mistyeyes." He said suddenly, hearing the female halt behind him. "In the forest with Hiccup. You made it sound like he could hear you." Turning around, he saw the dragon's eyes slightly glazed with confusion. Her tail twitched though her gaze clearing as she realized what he was talking about. "You know that humans can't understand dragons, right?" Even if the female appeared a little short-sighted, she couldn't be that naive, right?
The female did not reply, seeming a little taken aback by his words. Shaking her head slightly, the dragon looked back down at Hiccup. "Maybe normal humans can't." She mumbled, the words barley reaching Toothless's own ears. The dragon straightened at little, looking at her a little more expectantly as he waited more obviously. Tail lashing, Mistyeyes shot him a look. "You talked to him too." She retorted sharply. "Are you some kind of hypocrite now?"
Toothless fought down a flash of irritation at her words. Pushing it down swiftly, he took in a deep breath, repeating to himself over and over that he had to be patient with her. His patience always ran thin with her, it seemed. Ever since she had made it apparent she was staying at least. The two couldn't have a single conversation without diving into an argument. "Of course I did. But I didn't expect an answer. You on the other paw, looked like you wanted a REPLY from him."
She shrugged. "Maybe I was." She said evenly, looking at him like he was stupid once more.
"…So that's what I'm trying to ask you about." Toothless managed through clenched teeth. How stupid could she act? Somebody like this wouldn't have been able to become leader of the old Night Fury Pack, surely? "You can't even answer a simple question, can you?" Mistyeyes blinked, even more speechless as she looked at Toothless quizzically. "How could somebody like you-" He stopped himself at once, snapping his jaws shut with a snap.
Immediately, her eyes narrowed into angered slits. "Somebody like me WHAT?" She demanded, taking a step closer. "Go on, finish your sentence."
Toothless only glared at her, green eyes narrowed as she came closer.
Letting out a growl, Mistyeyes exploded all over him. "You know what you are? Selfish! All you can think about is yourself, and right after I apologize to you, you go and make it sound like something else entirely! I was trying to make sure that we could be something other than enemies, but you seem to be fixed on being that, huh? All you care about is whatever is going with you and Nightflight! You don't care about what I know, and you don't even care about Hiccup!"
She had gone too far this time. Letting out a roar, he leapt to his feet, towering over her angrily. Green eyes burning with rage, he took an advancing step closer, the female immediately scuttling backwards. "Don't you DARE say anything like that ever again!" Toothless screeched, raging as loud as he could, Mistyeyes's eyes wide. "Of course I care about Hiccup! He's my human, and I've known him a lot longer than you! If you think you can come here and be the expert on everything, you had better rethink that, because I can ASSURE you that is not the way it works around here!"
Instead of backing away, Mistyeyes's advanced, catching Toothless off-guard as she threw her face into Toothless's own. "Then why don't you notice the way Hiccup's face changes whenever one of us talk?" She pressed, satisfaction welling up inside her as Toothless drew back slightly. "You haven't noticed, have you?" Whipping around, she stalked away with heavy footsteps. "That's what I thought."
Leaving Toothless alone, the dragon stared at the ground for a moment, thinking about what Mistyeyes had said. Twisting his head around, Toothless looked back down into the gully. Hiccup was actually the one racing for him, though a little unsteadily. He must have been startled by the commotion, eyes wide and questioning as he came closer to Toothless. The Night Fury waited, green eyes piercing into Hiccup's own as the boy came to a stop in front of him, Toothless reaching out and steadying the boy as he wobbled back and forth.
"What was that for? What was going on?" Hiccup asked, looking over and watching with a wrinkled nose as Mistyeyes turned the corner of a building, vanishing from sight. Amid the working Vikings and running toddlers, she was gone in an instant. It would take a while more to find her, that much was certain. Looking back at Toothless, Hiccup looked him up and down. "What was that all about?" He asked in bewilderment.
"She was being unreasonable." Toothless grumbled to himself, looking at the ground dejectedly.
"That's not an excuse." Hiccup murmured, turning back and looking where she had gone.
Toothless say there for a moment, seeming too focused on thinking before he realized what had just happened. Eyes widening and pupils dilating, the dragon turned quickly, looking at Hiccup like the boy was an alien thing. But the Viking was too busy looking after Mistyeyes with a sad expression. "Hiccup?" He asked, voice small but still containing the same amount of surprise.
Hiccup turned his head a fraction of an inch, still looking where Mistyeyes had walked away.
"Can you hear me?" Toothless asked in a small whisper.
Suddenly, Hiccup winced, jumping slightly as he reached a hand up to the left side of his head, grimacing. "Ouch." He grumbled softly, rubbing his temple with a pained expression. "My head hurts…" Blinking rapidly to clear his fuzzy mind, Hiccup let his hand slap to his side. "Let's go find Mistyeyes, you have to apologize." Before Toothless could do anything, Hiccup marched forward, the strange and sudden headache slipping his mind as he made his way forward.
Looking after his human, Toothless flattened his ears. "If you can hear me, stop walking." He said loudly, a little too loudly.
And wouldn't you know it. Hiccup stopped, turning around and giving Toothless a smile. When the dragon looked at him with wide eyes, Hiccup pointed ahead. "Come on, let's go get her!" He said encouragingly.
This time, Toothless didn't object.
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A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. Had to cut it short.
I hope I get a lot of reviews! I missed hearing from yall!