Never to be Separated
Chapter 4: Never to be Separated
After a little while, Hiccup yawned. It was the middle of the night, and he was starting to feel sleepy again.
Toothless noticed this. He gave his boy a gentle nudge, his way of telling him to lie down again. Although he hadn't actually said it in words, Hiccup still understood what the Night Fury was trying to tell him. Slowly, Hiccup let go of Toothless and lay down. Toothless grabbed part of the blanket with his teeth and covered his friend up with it. Hiccup smiled at his dragon.
"Thanks, bud", he said.
Toothless smiled back at him. The teenage boy reached out to pet Toothless again. The Night Fury purred softly and nuzzled his boy again. Hiccup readjusted himself so that he was lying on his side. Then, he yawned again. Toothless gave the boy a gentle look, silently telling him that everything was going to be okay, and that he should go back to sleep.
Once again, Hiccup understood him. "Okay, bud", he said softly. "Good night." Toothless purred softly again in response, as if telling him "good night" as well. Hiccup relaxed and closed his eyes. Toothless continued to sit beside the bed and watch his friend until he was sure that he'd gone back to sleep.
Then, he went back over to his corner of the room. Once he got back to his bed, he lay down and curled up. Then, Toothless looked back over at Hiccup again. The boy was fast asleep, and the only movement that was coming from him now was the gentle rising and falling of his side as he breathed.
Toothless smiled at Hiccup again. He was so glad to see that his human friend was sleeping peacefully now. Before closing his eyes and going back to sleep as well, Toothless made a silent promise to both himself and Hiccup - a promise that the two of them would never be separated like that ever again.