A/N: Hello guys ^^ Welcome back to another chapter of How TO Raise Your Dragon.
In this chapter, its Hiccup's turn to get followed around with his baby. Also, I regret to inform you guys that as of this chapter, I will be editing a few of the chapters that I think are much to short, so if you are returning, please leave a review anonymously for the time being.
P.S: PLEASE READ: WOULD YOU GUYS: Like to see a pairing in this? I mean I am the queen of twist endings so this is something I could do.
Hiccup's Log: A Dia- Journal, by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III:
Flying training had gone off without a hitch- Well, unless you count being dropped at one thousand feet being a hitch, then everything went well. It went a little longer than it needed to though. Normally Toothless and I return home after the sun starts setting, but for some reason today he wanted to stay out longer. We didn't end up getting home until the moon was directly over Berk! Eh, I don't know what that was all about, but I do know that it wore Toothless out. The big baby actually fell asleep without dinner tonight and that was a sight to laugh at. Well, not really because he fell asleep on me, but it was a good laugh for my dad and Val- (Before I forget to mention this: Yes, we finally decided to name the dragon after my mom. Or at least dad decided.) Anyhow, it is getting pretty late, so I think I'm gonna be turning in for the night and I'll write more tomorrow.
-Hiccup.
Smiling at his work, Hiccup set down his pen and turned to look over at his bed. There was baby Val in the middle of it, sleeping with her tail hugged close to her chest like a little pillow. The young viking smiled at her, and quietly walked towards the bed before scooping her up in his arms. In the events that followed him finding her, he realized that he hadn't really been able to get a good look at her until now, and that now would be as good a time as ever to do that.
She still had her sleek blue scales, which under close inspection Hiccup realized that they were actually a mix of dark blue and light blue, creating a bit of a ombre effect. Though, even with the differing colors, they were still so close together that it looked like she didn't have any scales at all. Just little soft spots of glossy blue. Her little eyes were closed, but by memory Hiccup knew that they were small and black in color. Though, the more he thought about it, the more he began to remember things about them. Like how they had flecks of silver tossed in, along with their natural shine. He also noted the shadow of a deep grey slitted iris being detected, though he shook this off and figured it was probably just his memory playing tricks again, so he went back to things that he could see. She had small black horns lining her head, back and tail. All of them had midnight blue tips that were slightly dulled.
"Lets hope they don't get any sharper." Hiccup muttered, looking her over a bit more, careful not to wake her up.
Once again, what still made this dragon stand out was her sandy blond hair that was sprouting out around her horns. It was a bit curly, and only about an inch in length when curled. If pulled out it would more than likely be a full two inches. Frowning, Hiccup gently ran his fingers over it, starting from the roots, and ending at the tips. It was very soft, much like human hair would be and that only added to the oddness that came with knowing that most dragons didn't have hair. Usually, dragons didn't have the follicles needed for hair growth, just as they didn't have pores. And the sleekness of her scales should've made it impossible for anything to grow out of them.
"Thats... Really... Weird..." Hiccup drew out, trying to be as quiet as possible so the baby wouldn't wake up. "Maybe its just her breed."
The dragon cooed softly in his arms and rolled over onto her back, exposing her belly to him, which he promptly took as an invite and rubbed it. In response, she purred happily and kicked her foot a little in her sleep. He chuckled softly and leaned over and kissed her tummy, much like his mother used to do when he was a baby.
"Its gonna be kind of fun raising a baby dragon- Well, fun and kind of difficult." He had no one to talk to, so he really didn't care that he was talking to himself. "I mean, how exactly do you raise a dragon? Other than feeding and playing with her, do I teach her to fly and hunt? Or count and walk upright? I mean, don't most babies copy what their parents do?"
A low growl cut him off, and he looked over to see Toothless enter the room in a groggy state, cross over to his bed and promptly toss himself onto it with a loud squeak of the bed springs. The baby in Hiccup's arms suddenly jumped up and squeaked, apparently very scared by the sudden loud noise. In reponse to her, Toothless rolled his eyes and shook his head slowly, much to Hiccup's displeasure.
"Hey, don't be mean to her." Hiccup scolded gently, only to gasp as an idea suddenly struck him. "You know, you two need to start bonding, because we're in raising this baby together, you know?"
'What!?' Toothless's eyes widened as he lifted his long head to glare daggers down at Hiccup.
"Hey, since I can't teach her the dragon basics when shes old enough, then you'll have to help me do it." Hiccup teased, placing the baby onto the older dragon's back and ignoring the way he growled at her. "Or I could just ask another, less crabby dragon to-"
Hiccup was suddenly cut off by his dragon's protective wing raising up and pulling him down against him, baby included. While the baby hummed happily at this new found warmth, Hiccup laughed softly at the sudden action. He hadn't meant what he said, but he knew that his dragon didn't know that. He didn't plan on letting Toothless get off with a simple 'No'. Nah, he had a near fool proof (and poorly thought out) plan that was sure to get the two to bond. At least, thats what he hoped it would do.
"Fine, I'll keep you in mind." Hiccup laughed, snuggling against the two and hugging them close (just so no one felt left out) as he yawned. "Now we better get some sleep, because its pretty late..."
'Won't be able to sleep with that things scales poking me...' Toothless growled, looking down at the two and huffing softly.
"Good night, Toothless... Good night, Valka..." Hiccup muttered as he soon drifted to sleep, leaving Toothless as the only one awake.
The dragon suddenly frowned at this, prefering his human to be awake and playful, but decided to rest as well shortly after. Sighing softly, he took one last look at Hiccup's resting face, and nuzzled his face into his soft hair as he shut his eyes and lowered his head further into the mess of hair. As he did this, Hiccup sighed softly and happily as he unconsciously hugged both of his dragon's a little more. Toothless couldn't help but smile at this, all while wrapping his wing a little more over the sleeping pair. Just to keep them safe is all. After all, he would have to get used to this kind of sleeping arrangement. Hopefully for both his sake and Hiccup's, it wouldn't take to long.
