Chapter 2: Fish

A couple of weeks later.

"Toothless? Toothless!"

The dragon paid no heed to Hiccup's calls and remained staring at the sky, idly watching the clouds drift by while the occasional roaming dragon slipped in and out view. Hiccup heard Toothless groan faintly, before the dragon turned round and deftly trotted towards the boy. Hiccup furrowed his brow and frowned at the creature, before shrugging off the dragon's odd behavior. He smiled at Toothless and presented the cod he had hidden behind his back, throwing the hunk of dead fish towards the dragon. Toothless watched it soar through the air before it plopped abhorrently to the ground, Toothless letting out a snort before trudging away from the thing.

"Hey!" Hiccup scowled after him, taking a hefty chunk from his own roasted fish. "I actually caught it this time instead of taking it from the reserve!"

Toothless snorted once more and took off, leaving a very bemused Hiccup.

Hiccup stood at the center of the clearing, scanning his eyes along the jagged surface of the cove's cliffs. He huffed a tuft of air and plopped himself on a nearby boulder, throwing the extra piece of fish to the ground.

He was hoping he'd catch Toothless here and spend a bit of time with the dragon, but much to his chagrin, the dragon was nowhere to be seen. He sighed and took a bite out of his steamed fish, chewing the meat slowly in his mouth. He swallowed the morsel and placed his half eaten fish beside him, hunching forward so that his forearms rested on the length of his thighs. A rustle in the distance startled him and Hiccup immediately sprang from his seat on the boulder. He stared ahead at him, where Toothless stealthily crept out from the shield of the forest and leisurely sauntered to an elevated rock structure. The dragon gouged the sharp points of his talons against the surface of the rock, expertly hoisted himself up, and promptly took a seat, puffs of warm air trailing from his nostrils.

"Toothless, bud! Where did you go today?" Hiccup called, trotting the distance from his own boulder to Toothless. Hiccup frowned when he looked up at Toothless, who was regarding him with a faint glower to his eyes. It wasn't as if the dragon was glaring at him, but it didn't look like he was too keen to see the boy. Hiccup shifted his weight and awkwardly shuffled his feet about the ground, his fingers fiddling with themselves by the hem of his tunic. "So, um, what's up? I got you a fish!"

Hiccup happily whirled around and sprinted towards the forgotten fish, hastily scooping it up from the ground. He ran back towards Toothless, a giddy smile on his face, but his grin wavered when he looked back up at the rock structure and found Toothless had gone.

Hiccup dropped the fish and it landed with a deft thump against the sand.

A/N: Hiccup is my all-time favorite character right now. He's just so fucking adorable. -spazz-

Sorry for the short chapter.