The night was quiet for most of the most part. Chilly as usual, except the extreme heat holding me. I normally don't wake up during the night. But with Hiccup just a few feet away I couldn't help but worry. He was hurt a lot and could easily die. Going back to Berk would be impossible if he died. I would surely be blamed if he didn't get home safely. I will likely be blamed anyway.
Hiccup started shaking against Toothless. His whimpering was becoming loud and so was Toothless'. He was so worried for his human. It made me feel warm inside knowing how much he cared. I slipped myself out of Bliss' grip and shivered at the sudden rush of cold air. I wanted to get back to my dragon's warmth, but it was obvious that Hiccup was a heavy sleeper and Toothless didn't know what to do.
I padded my way over to them. I pat Toothless' head, getting his attention. His giant eyes glowed in the dark, but they didn't stay on me for long as they returned to Hiccup.
"Hey bud. Let me see Hiccup." I whispered as I slowly moved his paw away from Hiccup. Toothless gave me a weary look, not sure if it mattered if he did or not.
"I can help. " I reassured. He slowly lifted his paws away from Hiccup. Hiccup was sweating heavily along with his moaning and shaking. He was getting sicker much quicker than I predicted, which also meant that the mint leaves I had him chew earlier didn't help and were likely bad. I started to question if the potion we had nearby would help or not.
I rushed out of the room with one of my satchels in hand. I started gathering the remaining mead in my house. I didn't have much, comparatively to anyone else on the island but it was still enough to get a wounded Hiccup black out drunk if needed. Along with the mead I grabbed some potions and the mint leaves. Even if they didn't work I could easily remake them. I ran out to the main room to grab the large sack for spears. I put as much food into it as possible, which almost wiped out the remaining stock I had.
I set both bags near the door. I shot back into my room, and started to shake Bliss awake. He immediately hopped to his feet, wondering what was happening. I turned back to Toothless, who was also confused. "Toothless we're leaving." I said. "I need you to carry Hiccup. Without him waking up."
Toothless carefully turned over, lying Hiccup on the floor next to him. He stood and shook his tiredness off. I trotted over to him and Hiccup. I picked Hiccup up, placing him onto Toothless' back. "Go to the main room. I'll be out in a minute."
Toothless crooned as he left. I picked up my bow and arrows, along with my fishing rod and sword. Bliss and myself rejoined Toothless and Hiccup. Placing the satchel around my shoulder and the large sack on the other. Opening the door we snuck out to the docks.
I found a medium sized ship at the end of the dock. Toothless and Hiccup climbed in the ship. I started to place the bags into the boat. I finished placing everything into the ship as a large amount of heavy footsteps fell onto the dock. I jumped onto the ship setting the sails. Hopping back out, I cut the rope holding it to the dock and kicked it off the dock. The wind quickly caught the sails and in a flash both Hiccup and Toothless were too far out to catch them.
I hopped onto the back of Bliss as the footsteps stopped feet in front of us. "Dagur's dead Savage!" I shouted. A majority of the sizable group looked to each other wondering if it was true. Savage spoke loudly regaining the attention of everyone.
"I knew it was you. I knew it was a mistake letting you live. How could you betray us? Especially for someone like that? He's a menace. Can't you see that? Can't you see that he's tainted you? We bought you because that damned dragon didn't kill you. Dagur thought you were some god child. Sent to tame dragons and that you'd do it for us. We could have killed you. But no the god child tamed a Night Fury. So what did he do? Gave you food, clothes, a house. What about the position you held here? War chief. You were given war chief instead of me. And this is what he gets? A knife in the back and a traitor? You've made an enemy of me. And the rest of these people. Watch your back because you may never know when someone may betray you."
I laughed at his attempt to scare me. Although Savage is rather unstable, he's also smart and dangerous. I would be watching my back. More than I already do. I kicked Bliss' side making him jump and growl at me. I signaled for him to fly. Once in the air I directed him towards the ship. It had made surprisingly good distance. If the wings kept up like this we could make it to Berk in just over a day.
Landing on the ship, I immediately looked to find Toothless, who had seemingly disappeared. Knowing they were on the ship somewhere I turned to Bliss.
'Keep watch. If they follow, kill them.' I signed to bliss. He huffed and reluctantly sat and watched over the sea. Before leaving I kissed his head, thanking him. I turned back towards the ship, looking over it again making sure I hadn't missed Toothless in the dark.
I opened the large metal grate over the hull and peered in. Deciding they weren't in there I closed it. I looked around again, only finding Bliss sitting in the same spot I left him. Getting up I made my way towards the helm. Before getting up the steps I noticed the door to the captain's quarters was open. I poked my head in to see if they were there. Upon seeing Toothless I scolded myself.
'Of course they're in here. Duh.' I thought. Making my way further in I couldn't help but chuckle at the sight. Toothless was trying (and failing) to put the blankets of the bed over Hiccup. I rushed over to help him not put anymore holes and slashes into it before it became useless. After Hiccup was covered, Toothless jumped on, curling himself around him. I smiled at him before reaching out and scratching his chin.
"Sleep well Toothless. I'll need your help navigating to Berk in the morning." I whispered. I made my way out of the room, closing the door behind me. Climbing the steps towards the helm and Bliss again I looked out towards the sea. Seeing nothing but open water was scary and relaxing at the same time. Letting the relaxing side win I sat down next to Bliss.
Looking up at him I smiled. His body was tense, ready to fire plasma bolts at a moment's notice. I sighed heavily as I let thoughts consume my brain. Thoughts of a proper home. A place where I had friends. A place that accepted dragons instead of tolerating one. A place where Bliss wouldn't have to be tense all the time. Or have to be ready to fight and kill every second.
Without noticing I had fallen over and was scratching Bliss' leg. His wing unfurled over me blocking the ocean spray and wind. Using my arm as a pillow I allowed myself to sleep.
In the morning I awoke to my dragon's head knocking loudly against the ship. Before it could happen again I jumped up to catch it. Yanking his head away from the side of the ship and placing it down, I checked for injuries. A dragon with a broken jaw would be rather hazardous to his and my health. Seeing no cuts and getting no major reaction to tapping his jaw to check for breaks, I laid him down.
'Go to sleep. You have worked yourself too hard.' I signed. I stood but didn't get very far as Bliss' claw hooked my pants' waist. Tugging me back I stumbled into him. I fell right into his grasp. Even too tired to keep his head up he overpowered me. I tried to wiggle away but he was playing with me. Just when I thought gotten away he'd pull me back, locking me in place. Eventually he'd loosen his grip and another round began.
"Bliss, let me go!" I giggled. It's hard to remember he can't hear when he acts as if he wasn't. Losing the most recent round. I sat waiting for the next chance to escape. He looked down to me, laughing deep in throat at my attempts to flee. It had been a long time since him and myself had any alone time. I stopped trying to escape and allowed myself to get comfortable. I was perfectly happy to allow myself to fall asleep but a heavy thump rattled the deck. I strained my neck, catching the sight of Toothless sitting nearby with a bored expression. Bliss was asleep allowing me to get free.
Standing, I made my way towards Toothless. Scratching him under the chin before grabbing the helm.
"Alright Toothless." I said. "Which way towards Berk?"
He looked out towards the ocean. I watched his ears flick around a few times before he pointed his nose in the right direction. Changing our direction to match the way he wanted to go I noticed that the wind had died down. We were at the mercy of the sea now to move us along. I returned to Bliss' side still tired from the last days stress. Toothless joined me, laying beside me. I placed a hand on his head, slowly scratching behind his ears as I rested.
Our nap was short lived. The door to the captain's quarters burst open. Hiccup tumbled out screaming and clutching his chest. Toothless jumped up instantly, leaping towards Hiccup. Who was sprawled out on the deck gasping and moaning in horrific pain. I was just behind Toothless. Once we reached him, I turned him over onto his back and straddled his waist. I tried to lift his shirt to see the wound but he fought me. I grabbed his hands and pinned them above his head. He was still thrashing about trying to get me off him. I moved my hands further down Hiccup's arms, controlling them so that his hands were over one another as I looked towards Toothless.
"I need you to step on his hands!" I yelled over Hiccup's wailing. He hesitated before lightly keeping Hiccup's hands at bay. I tried to lift his shirt again but his kicking and writhing was making it difficult. I didn't want to but I raised my fists and struck Hiccup's face. Easily knocking him out cold in his weakened state.
I sighed thankfully but was given no time to recover as Toothless pinned me the deck. A lot of his weight barred down on my chest making it hard to breath. His claws dug into my skin as his eyes slitted and his growling became insufferable. I gulped and tried to speak but I couldn't get enough air to even whisper. Luckily for me the commotion on the deck woke Bliss up. I was quickly slipping into unconsciousness as I tried to remove Toothless' foot. I was almost gone as the weight was quickly lifted. I sucked in huge breaths, regaining strength I sat up to see why Toothless has let me go.
Further down the deck I saw Toothless and Bliss circling each other. Bliss had knocked Toothless off of me which started the fight between them. I hopped up and ran in between them. I held out my arms which didn't matter much since either one could easily bat me away. Making a bold decision I turned my back on Toothless so that I could sign to Bliss.
'Stand down.' He reluctantly took a step back and sat. He watched intently incase he needed to act again. I turned back around to the still extremely angry dragon. Knowing I had wronged him I got down on my knees with my hands behind my back. Looking straight up I presented my neck. Hearing his growls quiet slightly was good but didn't mean I still wasn't in danger. I felt the vibrations in the deck and the clicking of his claws as he stepped towards me. I didn't move as I felt his claw at my throat. I heard Bliss' whining behind me but he would not interfere. He understood what I was going and would do nothing about it.
I grit my teeth as Toothless lightly traced his claw across my throat. He left to check on Hiccup. Bliss ran up to me as I traced the surprisingly shallow cut along my neck. He huffed, annoyed at me.
'I wronged him. I had no choice.' I signed. Bliss stared at me and huffed again.
'Don't give me that. It was the only way he'd accept an apology. And you know it. Thank you for saving me too. I signed and hugged him. He whined in my ear as I pulled away.
'Go back to sleep. Nothing more will happen. Okay?' Bliss stared me down, wondering if he could trust that. Unhappily he returned from where he came as I did as well. I caught only a glimpse of Hiccup before Toothless cut me off.
"Toothless! I need to help him. He could die!" I tried to take a step closer but he blocked me again and started growling. I wiped my hand across my neck, coating it in blood.
'Maybe the cut it worse than I thought.' I hoped I was wrong.
"Toothless I already tried to apologize." I held my hand up. He looked at it then my neck and soaked shirt.
"I'm trying to help him!" I yelled. "And I didn't want to hit him but he won't live if he's awake. It'll hurt too much." I tried to explain. Toothless snorted and looked over towards the bags I had on the deck. "I don't know if any of that would work. Please Toothless! Hiccup is in danger." He stood solid, beaming at me before moving.
I jumped at the chance he gave me. I rushed to Hiccup's side and stripped his shirt. Blood had seeped through it and had started to spread. When I got it off I prodded the wound on his chest. He had reopened a part of the cauterized spot. The bleeding wasn't heavy but in his state and the delay I had in helping took its toll. He was paler, his shaking was violent, ragged breathing and coughing fits, along with being cold to the touch.
"Toothless?" He looked at me. "I need you to keep Hiccup warm. He's very cold and is getting worse." Toothless came in close, hovering over Hiccup.
"Actually I need you to keep his chest clean too." He gave me a confused look. "You see where he's bleeding?" He dipped his head in near the spot. "It needs to be kept clean. It'll help him." Toothless sniffed at Hiccup's chest before carefully licking him from sternum to neck.
"I'll be right back." I said. Standing up I became lighted headed. Taking a second to regain my balance, I made my way to the bags on the side of the ship. Hefting them onto my shoulders I trudged back to Toothless. I hastily undid the knot of the large bag and poured about half next to Toothless.
"Ee-. Eat wheeen you're hungry." I dragged the sack with me. No longer having the strength to carry it. I dropped to my knees near Bliss. He ran up to me whining loudly in my ear. I could barely hear it, the sound of blood rushing through my ears, roared over him. I hastily opened my satchel and dug through the contents. Finding a bottle with a green ooze in it I ripped it out. I could barely grip the glass as I popped the cork off. Pouring the ooze into my hands I rubbed it on my neck. I could feel it working to stop the bleeding but it was too late. I fell face first into the floor, unconscious.