Hailey's Nightmare

Hailey and Toothless had just finished eating and were playing hide-and-seek in the cove. It had just turned nightfall and the moon was full, letting it's moonlight shine into the cove. Hailey was counting to 20 in the cave with her back turned to the opening. Toothless hid behind a large boulder, making sure to have his wings and tail tucked in close.

"...18, 19, 20!" Hailey shouted as she moved her hands from her eyes. "Ready or not, here I come!" She turned back to the cove and started looking around. Toothless slightly peeked over the rock he was hiding behind. Without himself knowing, he climbed up the side of the rock and perched himself on top of the rock.

Hailey frantically looked around herself, as if she didn't know whether Toothless would hop out of his hiding place and tackle her to the ground. She then stopped walking around and stood in a place where the moon shone through the trees, making Toothless blush (if dragon's could blush).

She looks so pretty, thought Toothless. His eyes widened as if he thought that thought was spoken aloud. He quietly shrank back behind the rock as her picture flashed into his mind. Her hair glistened in the moonlight and her eyes lit up by the light.Oh man, why do I feel strongly about her? I can't fall in love with her. Even if she did love me back, it wouldn't work. Her kind would shun her. Besides, she's my Rider. Not my lover. Oh Thor, why is this so complicated?!

He let out a quiet growl, but it wasn't quiet enough because Hailey heard it and slowly stalked towards him. She smirked as she stood right by Toothless' side, but he didn't notice. He was too caught up in his mind battle, that he was hardly paying attention to his surroundings. Hailey took this to her advantage to sneak up on him. She used half of her strength and tackled Toothless to the ground.

"Found ya!" she shouted in between laughs. Toothless' eyes widened with surprise as he snapped back to reality. His look started to worry Hailey. The girl sat down on his stomach Indian style. "You alright, bud? You look spaced out." Toothless stared at Hailey for a moment before snapping himself out of his dream zone.

Then, an evil grin appeared on his face. He shot up and landed on top of Hailey, but balanced his weight so she took none of it. The red head started giggling as a pink slit tongue slipped over her face, covering her in slobber. Toothless started laughing as Hailey started tickling his stomach.

Hailey reached up and wrapped her arms around Toothless' neck. Toothless rolled onto his side, wrapping his wings around the girl on his stomach. Hailey, with her arms still wrapped around the dragon's neck, smiled at Toothless as she let go and leaned into him.

"Alright, I guess we should go to sleep," said the girl as she rested her head on Toothless' left paw. She glanced up at the moon before slipping back into the dragon's wings, letting his purring lull her to sleep. "Night, Toothless." She closed her eyes and within seconds, she was fast asleep. Toothless looked at the girl asleep in his wings, smiling to himself.

"Goodnight, Hailey," Toothless whispered to her. She smiled and curled up against Toothless' soft, rosy scales. But sadly, the soft scales did not stop the girl from having a terrifying dream.

She was stuck in an empty world with nothing but darkness. Then, a man covered in black appeared out of the black. His face was covered by his hood. As he revealed his face, two blood red eyes stared her down and filled her mind with horrifying images. A huge green dragon walked up to the man and bared his teeth. The man stalked up to Hailey and smiled menacingly.

Her mind filled with the horrible memories she had been through as his eyes bore into her. Her mom dying right in front of her, the bullying, the taunts, the hatred, everything. Fire flowed through her and caused every part of her body to burn in pain. Her birth mark turned red and blood poured through it, causing her to grab her hand and fall to the ground. Then, the man took a sword stained blood red out from his belt and aimed it towards the girl's head. The dragon walked to the other side of Hailey.

"Say good-bye, Hailey," said the dragon. "Do it, Master Vorpent."

"With pleasure, Green Death," said Vorpent. He raised the sword above his head and brought it down on the girl's with a loud YARG!

Hailey had been shifting around and moaning in her sleep. She had been curled into a ball and buried herself into Toothless' neck. The dragon had become very worried for her as she moved around. Then, out of nowhere, she shot up, bringing her face to his head, as she shouted, "NOOO!" Her face had turned red and then pale. Tears started falling down her face as she frantically scanned her body.

"Hailey?" asked Toothless as he nudged his snout against her cheek. She turned to face the dragon, but she blushed as she realized how close her face was to his. "Are you alright? What's wrong?"

"I... uh... I... um," she stuttered. She finally gave into her nightmare and buried her face into Toothless' shoulder as she wrapped her arms around his neck again. The tears flew out faster than ever as everything she had experienced flowed through her. The nightmare brought back every single bad memory. Even some that were almost forgotten. Toothless placed his head over Hailey's shoulder protectively as he cooed softly to her.

"It's okay, Hailey," Toothless said softly. "What's wrong?"

"I... um... nigh... nightmare." The tears came back even stronger now.

Toothless cooed softly to her. "It's okay. It was just a nightmare. Everything's fine." He licked her tears away, causing her to look at him. She smiled at him, but then did something she never thought she'd ever do. She pulled his head towards her and kissed him lightly on his forehead. Toothless completely lit up inside. Hailey, calmer this time, hugged Toothless and put her head on his shoulder. The dragon nuzzled the girl as she slowly calmed herself down. "See? Everything is just fine. You all good now?"

The girl pulled away and faced Toothless. "Yeah, I think I'm good." She kissed him softly on his scaly cheek causing Toothless to blush. He silently thanked the gods that were watching that his blush wasn't visible. "I'm gonna go catch a midnight fish. You want me to catch you some, too?" Toothless shook his head, no.

But he was going to come with her anyway. He opened his wings and allowed her to get up. She walked over to the cave where she had stuffed her things in. She came out with a fishing pole and walked over to the pond. Toothless laid down next to the girl which allowed her to lean against his side.

After Hailey caught a fish, Toothless started a fire for her and she began roasting her fish. He rubbed his head against her's while making a purring noise. After she finished eating, they stared up at the cloudless night. Hailey became mesmerized by the stars and the full moon as she continued to stare at the sky.

She turned her head to face Toothless and kissed him behind his ear, earning a purr in response. Toothless curled around her in a sort of protective circle. He placed his head in her lap and his tail in front of her legs.

"You sure are protective, aren't you?" she asked, scratching him behind the ear. Toothless nodded, leaning into her touch.

If only you knew how protective I was over you, he thought. Toothless released his protective circle and picked up his human by the back of her shirt. He then carried her over to the cave where her stuff was. He laid down and then gently placed her down on his wing so she didn't have to sit on the cave floor.

"Alright. I guess I need some more sleep," said Hailey as she laid her head down on Toothless' paw. She then patted his snout and then slowly fell asleep. Toothless placed his other wing on top of the girl to act as a blanket. Then, he soon fell asleep while nuzzling Hailey's head.