Toothless shot a plasma blast directly at the stack of wood, hitting it directly in the center. The entire thing burst into a perfect flame, its blue tint slowly faded to a normal yellowish fire. And as the fire roared to life, so did the room. It appeared to be alive with dancing shadows covering the walls. It was a very beautiful sight really, a beautiful home though as well, which only added to the warmth of the atmosphere.

"Oh, thanks bud," Hiccup said politely to his best friend who just did his work for him. Toothless nodded with a smile. Hiccup groaned as he sat down in front of his friend and let out a heavy breath of air. He settled himself on Toothless' stomach and leaned back. He loved lying on Toothless' stomach. He loved how he'd rise and fall with every breath the dragon would take. The amount of heat that Toothless radiated from his gut also had a very strange hypnotizing effect on Hiccup. He always felt at ease in the presence of his Night Fury. He was always at home with him.

Hiccup sighed deeply, "Oh bud. What am I going to do? My dad, he, he was made for this kinda stuff. He had experience. He had his father teach him. But of course I had to ignore him every time he wanted to teach me about the responsibilities of being a chief. So now I have to learn on my own."

Hiccup trailed off, staring at the floor intently. Toothless studied Hiccup's face; he saw so much despair and worry. He could feel is stomach and heart clench.

'It's your entire fault,' a truly malicious voice whispered in the back of the dragon's mind. He lingered on the words for a moment but shook them off, leaving Toothless with a twinge of guilt.

"Oh Hiccup. I'm so sorry," Toothless said, trying to apologize to his sad human, but of course it only came out as a jumble of growls.

Hiccup looked over at the dragon, their green eyes meeting and holding each other's gaze. Hiccup exhaled sadly.

"Don't worry Toothless, I'm alright. I just, I just miss dad a lot," Hiccup said, held back tears stained his quiet voice. Toothless leaned forward and nuzzled him affectionately, attempting as best he could to tell the human that he loved him.

Hiccup realized that the mood he was creating was depressing so he decided to shake it up a bit, "So today was a busy day!"

Toothless perked up, hoping that it was story time.

Hiccup laughed, "Oh what a day today was! I don't think I've talked to that many people in all my life! First came the, 'Hiccup! Can you help me? My dragon won't give me back my fork!' then someone else came and asked me for my opinion on their painting! 'Hiccup! Can you tell me if this looks okay?' or 'Can you help my daughter find a suitor?' It never ends!"

Toothless chuckled heartily.

Hiccup reached forward and stroked the dragon's skin that was under his neck. Toothless gave a satisfied purr of thanks and then he set his head down.

"I'm so sorry I didn't show up today though, I really wanted to go swimming."

"Don't worry about it Hiccup. You had a busy day, you should rest," Toothless huffed, curling his dragon tail around himself and Hiccup. Hiccup yawned.

"Oh, am I sleepy!" Hiccup exclaimed. The heaviness on his eye lids was visible now. He reached behind his neck to undo a button strap that held his upper armor together. He unlatched it, then reached down and unlatched the second, then the third button. Then, careful not hurt any of the mechanics, he slipped the top of his body and laid it gently on the ground next to him.

Next he reached down and slipped his fingers underneath the leather of his pants. He hooked his fingers and began to push down to show the hidden flesh of his legs. The air felt odd on Hiccup's skin. The armor was so tight it felt odd to be coming off. He carefully worked the pants down his legs until he reached his prosthetic. Then he removed his boot from his right foot and tossed it away, but when it came to the prosthetic he was a more careful. After removing his pants entirely he set them next to his top.

Hiccup stretched and yawned again.

"You don't mind if I sleep do you bud?" Hiccup asked Toothless. The dragon shook his head.

Hiccup eyed up the dragon's body, "Am I going to have to go to my bed or can I sleep here?" He asked.

The dragon scoffed and rolled his eyes, "What kind of question is that?" He laughed. He slowly lifted his front leg up to allow Hiccup to lay his head on his arm.

Hiccup smiled, "Thanks bud," He said to him as he crawled over and snuggled in closer to the black dragon. Hiccup settled his head on Toothless arm and let his right hand rest on the Night Fury's chest, allowing Hiccup to get as close as he possibly could. Once he got comfortable, Toothless lowered his other arm across Hiccup's back, hugging him closer. Then finally he covered both of their bodies in his sleek black wings, so that Hiccup wouldn't be cold. But Toothless, unknown to himself, was generating enough heat so that it was near impossible for Hiccup to be cold.

Hiccup yawned, and then followed it with a sigh. Toothless had an odd aroma that radiated from his body. It served as a nerve calmer for Hiccup. The scent of Toothless always made Hiccup feel at home at almost anywhere. Plus the darkness inside Toothless' wings was so inviting. Some people were afraid of the dark, but Hiccup couldn't ever see someone ever being afraid of the darkness inside a Night Fury's wings. It was the best kind of darkness, the warm and inviting kind. Not that anyone else would get the chance to experience it. Hiccup was proud to think that the warm sensation of being held by a Night Fury was all his and no one else's. After all, Toothless was the last one.

Hiccup thought that was correct.

He never really had any proof though. He'd wonder if there were more out there, maybe even some females for Toothless to mate with. But he wasn't exactly too fond of that thought. He never knew why, but he didn't really like to think of Toothless finding a mate, someone else to sleep with and play around all day with. He knew it was selfish, but he didn't want to share his best friend.

'Maybe that's how Toothless feels about Astrid,' Hiccup thought, 'Maybe Toothless doesn't want to share me either.'

Then he felt something wet and warm run across his forehead and Toothless let out a mellow grumble.

"Toothless, don't do that you oversized reptile," Hiccup said jokingly, giving Toothless a small tummy rub. "G'night bud."

Toothless chuckled and smiled, his eyes closed in sleepiness, "Goodnight my human."

Forgive the briefness of the chapter! I've got a lot of ideas for this so hold on tight! Wee! I love ya all!

YES! i know i have another fic to update. It's at the top of the list i swear to you! Just give me a day or two!