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Reply to Dragon Guest: Oops, I've fixed it, my mistake. Also Mandarin is my second languge. : P
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Hiccup walked back across the cove and sat down on a log, then he picked up a stick and started to sketch the Nightfury's face. The beast was unlike any dragon in the book, unlike any he'd ever seen. Most unusual were the two long ears that stuck out from the dragon's head, and adding to that were the six flaps surrounding its face. Two on the top of its head and two on each side of the Nightfury's face, and that wasn't even taking in to account the fact that it had retractable teeth, toothless…
Meanwhile the Nightfury was hanging from a tree upside down, its tail wrapped around a branch. It heard the scratching of dirt against a stick and peeked out from under its wing, there the boy was on the other side of the cove moving a stick across the ground. His ears perked up and he leapt to the ground landing on all fours and scurried over to see what the human was doing.
There he saw an outline that look suspiciously like his reflection, he purred his approval and continued to watch the boy run the stick through the dirt. Eyes appeared, and he cocked his head. It was definitely him, and the boy wasn't doing a half bad job. The Dragon got up on its hind legs, if the boy could do whatever that was, maybe he should give it a try, it looked like fun. He walked over to the lakes edge and found a sapling, grasps the trunk with his teeth and tugged it out of the ground. He pulled the tree over and used the end to create lines in the dirt, trying his best to create a resemblance to the Viking hatchling. He lifted the stick into the air turned to look at the human, and added his final touch, then he dropped the stick and tilted his head to observe his masterpiece.
The boy looked around, then steped forward on to a line in the dirt. The dragon narrowed its eyes and snarled. When the boy lifted his foot off, he purred, showing his approval. The boy placed his foot back down on the line, and Nightfury growled, but when the human stepped over the line he smiled.
The boy spun around trying its best to avoid the lines as he walked out of the tangle of scratches in the ground. Unknowingly, his back was less than half a foot away from the dragon. He snuffed blowing the human's hair, and the boy froze and turned around. The dragon lowered his head and lifted his ears and purred. The boy backed away then very slowly, the after some hesitation, stretched his arm toward the Nightfury, as far as it would go. The dragon snuffed, turned his head away and growled. When the boy pulled its arm away, he relaxed.
He watched as the boy closed its eyes and turned its head away, then very slowly it stretched its arm out again. Its hand paused inches from the dragon's face, and his eyes widened, then very slowly he inched forward, hesitated and placed his nose in the humans hand. The boy opened its eyes and looked up. The Nightfury snorted and slipped away.
The next morning, he had made his choice; he would let the boy go. After what happened last night, he had realized that this one wasn't like the others, this on wasn't a killer. This human was just like him, and he had to face it, he would never fly again, he would never go home. When the boy woke the dragon walked over, and sat down under the ledge. The human stood up and smiled, then leaned over, picked up a fish and tossed it at the dragon. "Good morning," it hesitated. "Toothless" The just rechristened Toothless smiled, he liked having a name. He bent down and picked the fish up with his teeth, flung back his head and swallowed the fish whole. The boy started to climb down from the ledge and Toothless realized he didn't know the human's name. "What's your name?" He asked even though he knew the Viking couldn't understand him.
Hiccup started his way down from his sleeping spot, last night had been amazing. He Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III had touched a Nightfury! Toothless growled as if asking a question, and his face scrunched up, he could tell that the dragon was asking a question but he couldn't quite understand it. When Toothless noticed his puzzlement, and repeated the question and this time even though he couldn't understand all of it he got the gist. Toothless wanted his name. "My name is Hiccup," he said feeling ridiculous taking to a dragon. "Great name, I know. But it's not the worst. Vikings parents believe a hideous name will frighten off gnomes and trolls. Like our charming Viking demeanor wouldn't do that." The dragon let out a sound that resembled a laugh. Hiccup smiled, had Toothless understood him?
Toothless smiled, turns out this Hiccup had a sense of humor. His smile faltered, as he remembered what he came here for, he would do as he said, he would let the boy go, he walked over behind the boy and started to push him toward the cove exit. The human turned to look at him, confused. When they were right below the exit, the dragon backed away, instead of leaving Hiccup turned around to face him. Toothless smiled sadly and gestured with his head for the boy to leave. The boy continued to stare at him, still not believing what was happening. Finally he reached out and rubbed the dragons head, "Goodbye Toothless." He said. Toothless crooned goodbye and finally the human turned and climbed its way up the rocks, it turned around right before exiting the cove, smiled one last time, and disappeared from view.
Cheesy, I know, but hey this is my version of Hiccup setting Toothless free, its only the other way around. Don't worry this isn't the end. On to Berk!