Night had fallen, and Hiccup's friends had done their best to keep his mind off of his father. they were interested in hearing about the Sharkworm attack, especially Fishlegs, who went on and on about them until Snotlout threatened to beat his face in. Hiccup now laid in bed, the moon shining through his window. A candle burned low on the table next to his bed. He sighed, sitting up, and looking over at Toothless. The dragon laid peacefully on his large stone slab. He lifts his head to look over at the young viking, letting out a slight growl of concern. Hiccup pushed the blanket away, and stood. Moving over to the window, he looked out at the moon for a moment.
"I know I shouldn't be worrying, but I just...have a really bad feeling about this" he says.
Toothless moves to his rider's side, pushing his nose up into the boy's hand. He gave a slight purr sound, and nuzzled his hand. Hiccup felt better with the dragon by his side, he wasn't alone like he used to be anymore, when everyone only saw him as an annoyance and in the way. Toothless seemed to be a lot calmer and happier now as their friendship had evolved, though there was no denying the fierce dragon spirit still lived on inside of him. Dragons were a growing part of Berk's life now. Toothless moved back to his slab, turning around in a circle, before laying down once more. He knew he should sleep, but he was more wide awake at the moment than anything. Glancing out the window once more, he noticed someone moving down below between the houses. Hiccup raises an eyebrow.
"Well that's odd..." he glances at Toothless, the dragon sleeping peacefully "I'll be back bud."
He slipped out of the house, staying in the shadows a bit as he moved closer to the other houses. The moon overhead helped to light things, so it was not as hard to see as other nights, for that he was thankful. There seemed to be no one out, but the figure Hiccup had seen couldn't have been a fluke...right? He runs a hand through his hair.
"Ah...I must be seeing things" he shakes his head, "I have really got to calm down."
He really needed to get some sleep. Stretching, he yawned a bit. A quick scope of the area would at least calm his mind enough to allow him to sleep. He made his way through the village, everything to be in order. A growl came from the barn in which Astrid usually kept Stormfly. He hurried, something was upsetting her. The door was ajar, and he pulled it open. The agitated dragon squawked, turning, and flinging her tail. Hiccup had to duck, to avoid being hit by the sharp spines that shot off.
"Whoa, easy girl" he held up a hand, slowly moving to her "it's alright, calm down."
Stormfly flared her wings, stumbling back a bit, and giving another loud roar. Hiccup reached up, managing to press a hand against her nose. She squirmed a bit, but he managed to begin calming her.
"That's it..." he smiled a bit.
The door creaked, and Astrid ran in.
"What in the world is going on?!" she noticed hiccup, "Hiccup, do you have any idea what time it is? What is wrong with Stormfly?" she moved to her dragon's side.
"Sorry, but something odd is going on" he says.
He told her quickly what happened , and about the figure. Between the two of them, they managed to calm Stormfly down, and soon the dragon was laying curled up against Astrid, purring in her sleep.
"Who did you think it was?" she asked.
He shook his head, "I don't know, but whoever they were, they obviously were not up to anything good."
Astrid looked down at her dragon, slowly petting along her head and the side of her wing.
"I'm glad Stormfly is alright, but if someone is sneaking around, we should look into it" she says.
Hiccup nodded, standing. He moved to the door, looking out into the village once more.
"Well, their gone for now, we should get some sleep, and look into it in the morning with the others" he turned back to her.
Astrid nodded, "I think I'll stay here with Stormfly for the night, after this, she could use the company."
Hiccup was glad to see how strong the bond between her and Stormfly was, all the others had bonded strongly with their dragons, similar to how he and Toothless had bonded. Well, almost all of them, Snotlout and Hookfang were still working out the kinks.
The walk back to his home was more tiring than he thought after a stressful day and now tonight's excitement. He was glad to find his bed once more, and pull his covers up. Toothless lifted his head slowly, giving a lazy growl, his eyelids half-open. Hiccup chuckled lightly.
"Go back to bed bud, tomorrow we got work to do" he yawned.
The dragon lowered his head again, and Hiccup closed his eyes, letting exhaustion take over his body, and take him into sleep.