**2nd chapter, things are going to get a little touchy here, but still okay for those to read that only want a bit of fluff and playing around. However, for those of you that are in for the thicker, heavier stuff, hang on till the next chapter ;3 That's where it starts to get good lol Anywho, please read and review, I'd really appreciate hearing your comments! Just, please, go easy on me^^; Hope y'all enjoy!**
--"I feel so absurd in this life...Don't come closer, in my arms; Forever you'll be strange, strange..."--
Tuffnut stretched as he strutted down the hillside, twisting his back a little before straightening it. Today he was taking Snuff and Snort out over the water for some fishing. The Zipple Back needed to stretch its wings and he needed to get off the damned island for a bit, his sister was starting to irritate him more than usual. He guessed her monthly friend was hanging around and knew that if that was the case, he was better to steer clear of her for as long as he needed. Hell, it was best for EVERYTHING to steer clear from her if that was the case.
Soft laughter greeted his ears as he neared the beach. Stopping near an outcropping of rocks he pushed his helmet up on his head, looking over the small cliff side and down at the glistening white sands beneath. Hiccup was down there with Toothless. The Night Fury was attempting to draw in the sand, desperately hanging its head to the side as it gripped a sappling in its gums, swirling around in large, confused loops and twirls. Hiccup was dancing around the "drawing" the dragon was creating, laughing every time Toothless growled at him for stepping on a line, then jumping over it and into he middle of a nest of two or three more.
Tuffnut smirked, putting up a knee and leaning on it as he watched, snorting softly in a habitual way at the sight of Hiccup's smile. He was such a dork; and a really bad viking. But, something about him struck Tuffnut in a way nothing ever had. Something about the boy's nervous smile and skittish eyes set something to peace inside of the viking's belly. The scrawny brunette's laugh was spreading a smile wider and wider over the slayer's own face as he listened in. After a moment he shook his head, shoving blonde lochs behind his ears before jumping down into the sand, startling the dragon and boy.
"Oh, Tuffnut...wh-what are you doing here?" Hiccup rubbed at the back of his head, trying to avoid eye contact with the towering boy that was nearing him. He hated being reminded how small he was, and every time he got near one of the Thorston twins he was painfully reminded. Tuffnut folded his arms over his chest, coming to a halt in front of the brunette, his usual mischievous grin pulling at a corner to his lips. "Well I was meetin' Snuff and Snort, but looks like tha stupid thing's runnin' late." He glanced around for his dragon, but didn't see the two headed beast anywhere.
Hiccup glanced around too, then shrugged and looked back at the blonde. "Umm...sorry?" Tuffnut glanced down at Hiccup again, his brow lifted in a weird sneer, as though he just remembered the boy was there. "You uh...you can wait with me and Toothless here if you want...We're not doin' much though..." Hiccup half halfheartedly gestured towards the ebony dragon that was nosing through the sand behind him now. Tuffnut looked over the boy's head to the dragon, then the rock it was moving around behind. "Yeah, sure...Why not?" Hiccup looked up in some surprise as Tuffnut cuffed his shoulder, shoving him back a good pace or so before moving past him and dropping down onto the rock.
He pulled up a knee, leaning on his free arm and draping the second over his knee, pushing forward against it as he regarded the slightly confused Hiccup. "Well...?" He looked at Hiccup with widened eyes and a shake of his head, making the boy furrow his brow in confusion. The auburn haired boy glanced from side to side before shrugging and looking back to the lithe blonde. "Wh-what?" Tuffnut held out his hand and gestured to the rock beside him. "Get over here! Damn dunder head." Tuffnut shook his head and looked to the cliff face as Hiccup scrambled to do as told. Sitting awkwardly next to him, rubbing his arm through his pale green shirt, Hiccup swallowed before looking up at the clouds.
Being around the twins always made him feel a bit awkward, like he was taking up space he had no right to take up; as though he were intruding upon their personal bubble. They seemed to emit this barrier that kept everyone at bay, like they were in their own world together; unless they let someone stumble in from time to time. So being around just ONE of the twins made him feel even more weird. And it didn't help that it was the twin that made him the most uncomfortable.
From the steel gray eyes bleeding mischievous thoughts to the malicious and aloof smirk always plastered on his face, Tuffnut always made Hiccup feel small and foolish. But, he also had a weird way of making him feel warm on the inside...and that was what scared the boy away from his peer more than anything. This new forced alone time almost had him shaking in his boots; literally.
A calloused hand landed heavily on Hiccup's thigh, almost making him jump a mile high. He held it in though, instead tensing his muscles beneath the weight of the nimble looking appendage. Slowly he glanced up at Tuffnut, who was glancing up at the clouds rolling over head, looking as though he had no idea where his hand was. Hiccup slowly looked up at the sky too, wondering if the blonde was searching for his dragon or shaping the clouds. "Ever wish you were bigger?"
Hiccup looked over at the boy again, furrowing his brows once more before looking back up at the sky. He had taken to shaping the clouds, even if Tuff wasn't, because the boy's hand was slowly and strangely traveling up his thigh, fingertips caressing over its inside as they went. He suppressed a shiver and mew, wondering if he was being tested in some stupid way. "N-no...why?" His voice cracked, making him quickly clear it before reaching up to touch his Adam's apple, frowning in frustration at himself.
Tuffnut grinned as he turned and looked down at the boy, shrugging too, then turning and looking back up at the sky. "I 'onno...Guess 'cause your so small. I mean, don't you ever worry someone's gonna overpower you one day? For whatever reason?" Tuffnut was doing his best not to admit his thoughts and craft them into questions at the same time. His hand had made it to the bend in Hiccup's thigh, resting warmly at its very top, his knobby knuckles brushing over the boy's thinly clad groin. He felt the brunette shiver this time, the mound of flesh between his thighs hardening ever so, making Tuffnut squeeze a bit tighter to the meat of the boy's leg.
"Who the hell's gonna bother me, Tuff? I mean, I'm small, but I'm not a damned girl." Hiccup glared up at the twin, narrowing his green eyes at the sinewy boy, his voice sounding somewhat defensive. The blonde turned and looked back down at him, locking eyes with him for a moment before giving that mocking grin of his, squeezing Hiccup's leg lightly once more, letting his fingertips stray over a very warm, very hard area. It took everything Hiccup had not to twitch happily. "No, you're not." Tuffnut scoughed and Hiccup did too, folding his arms over his chest before looking away, huffing a bit as he did.
"What the hell are you playing at, Tuff? You're sort've pissing me off with this whole cryptic-high-and-mighty shit." Hiccup waved his hands in annoyance as he ranted, Tuffnut arching his brow in what was becoming habitual surprise around the boy. "Well, do 'scuse me. I didn't realize you were so testy, Hicca." Hiccup turned and narrowed his eyes again at the mocking boy, understanding now why Ruffnut was always hitting him. Hiccup stood up, pulling from Tuffnut's grasping hand, his feet sinking in the sand as he backed up a pace and frowned at the slightly confused and annoyed blonde.
"I'm goin' home. You can wait on Snuff and Snort by yourself." Hiccup turned and started off, knowing Toothless would catch up later, after he got done fishing in the tide pools for a bit. It was hard to walk in the sand, let alone in fur boots, but he managed to keep a good stride up; trying to put as much space between him and the Thorston twin as possible.
He was tackled to the sand easily.