AN: Finally an update. Sorry it took so long..

Chapter 6

After school Hiccup and Dax walked back to the alley. When they got back to Toothless Hiccup turned to Dax and said, "Well, this is where we part."

Dax shook his head and replied, "No way. You can not stay in an alley. My parents are away for a while so you can stay at my house."

"And Toothless?"

"He can stay in the garage."

Hiccup nodded in agreeance. The boys took the back roads back to Dax's house. Nobody used them anymore so Toothless wouldn't be seen. The house itself was good sized. It wasn't a mansion, but it wasn't small either. Dax showed Hiccup to the guess room, "Make yourself at home. If you need anything to wear you can barrow my clothes."

Hiccup got settled in and Dax got some chips from the kitchen and brought them into the living room. Hiccup came downstairs and sat on the couch next to his great-many-number-of-greats grandson, who was watching a magic picture box. Hiccup stared at the people in the box and asked, "There're trapped in there! How can we get them out?"

Dax looked at him, then at the TV, then back at him, "Its just a TV. Nobody's trapped. Its entertainment."

"Oh. Hey, what's that?" Hiccup said gestureing to the small rectangular object sitting on the coffee table. Dax picked it up and opened it, revealing letters on raised squareds and a black part on the top half, "Its my old laptop. I got a new one recently, so I don't use it anymore. It allows me to connect anywhere in the world using a thing called the internet. It has a card in it so I can get wifi anywhere. And I mean anywhere. Plus, it has, like, infinite battery life. I charged it when I got it 3 years ago and haven't had to again yet."

"Amazing."

"To you, yeah, but here its pretty common."

Dax sat the computer back on the table and the boys went back to watching the telly. Later Dax prepared dinner, with Hiccup's help, and Toothless came in to the kitchen to eat.

"Hey, Hiccup, what do dragons eat anyway?"

"Meat, mostly fish. He liked the thing I got for him yesterday. I think it was called a hamburger?"

Dax wrinkled his nose, "Gods. I don't even those to my cat. Fast food is gross. I think we got some fish in the freezer though, if that's ok."

Hiccup nodded and Dax pulled a package out of the freezer. After undoing the plastic wrap he put the contents in a bowl and set them in front of the dragon. Then he sat down at the table with Hiccup and tried to start a conversation, "So… How was your first day of school?"

Hiccup picked at his food with his fork, "It was… different. Back home we have a dragon training academy, here its really different. That guy in the first class disproved everything I believe in in one speech. It was complicated."

"yeah, people a long time ago believed in gods making weather and stuff. A lot of people still do, but there are people that believe in science now. Or even nothing at all."

"What about you?"

Dax ran his hand through his hair, "That's complicated. My mom's a scientist, and she believes in science and evolution. My dad believes that there is one or more higher power. They both want me to believe in what they believe in, but I'm not sure. Well, I guess, I think there are things in this world that we can't explain."

Hiccup nodded in understanding, "I know what you mean. After today I'm not sure what to believe."

The rest of dinner passed with Dax explaining modern things to Hiccup. Afterwards they went back to watching TV. After a few episode of "Beyblade: Metal Masters" Hiccup's attention was draw to the laptop on the table. He asked Dax, "Can I use you… lap-top device?"

Dax shrugged, "Sure, go ahead."

Hiccup picked up the device and opened it like Dax had, but was forced to ask, "How do I make it work?"

"The button in the top left corner turns it on. You press the keys to make the symbols on them appear. There'll be icons on the screen when its on. Use that rectangle in at the bottom to move the pointer and the left button below it to open the icons."

Hiccup did as he was instructed and the computer whirred to life. For the next two hours Hiccup explored the internet and what it had to offer. It amazed him, and he loved it. Dax looked at him, seeing how happy he was. It was the first time he saw his ancestor happy.

"You like it don't you?"

"Yes. Definitely."

"Well, you can keep it if you want."

"Are you sure?"

Dax nodded, "I don't use it anymore, so its just collecting dust sitting on the table. Keep it. It'll serve you a lot better."

Hiccup nodded happily. Dax was a great guy. He'd always thought that he'd be fun to be around, but he saw that Dax was a really good person. Most people don't just give away there things to complete strangers.

That night Hiccup sat awake in his bed, surfing the web well past midnight. For a moment, he felt like he belonged.