"Breathe, Hiccup, breathe. Stay cool and don't be a fool."
Of course, he can't stay cool. Who would at a time like this?
Right in front of him is a black gate as dark as night and behind it is a two-story house that stands proudly on a small but wide hill.
On the gate is the Night Fury symbol.
"Thor, help me." Hiccup checks the watch on his right wrist. 6:58pm.
7pm is when he is to enter the house. 2 minutes until he meets the family of his boyfriend.
Or Hicca's boyfriend to be exact…
"Stop thinking about that, Hiccup!" Hiccup shakes his head to remove the sad thought before staring at the house. Having his father in a school meeting, Gobber drove Hiccup to the house, with 3 warnings.
Number 1: Never let Toothless touch you in any way that is sexual.
Number 2: Do NOT be tempted too much by Toothless's flirts!
And Number 3: Under no circumstances must you be DISTRACTED around the Night Fury family!
"Well…I should expect the warnings from my uncle." Hiccup sighs softly.
Creakkkkk~
"Welcome, Hicca." A woman in her early 40s with purple hair smiles at him. "My name is Skrill. I am the guardian of the Night Fury kids. Please, come in. They are waiting for you."
Hiccup gulps and nods softly, walking up the path to the main door. His attire, a black jacket, white shirt, dark blue jeans and white shoes, seems very inappropriate for a wealthy family's dinner that if Stoick sees Hiccup (IF the boy is a girl that is) in an attire such as this, he could nag at him for wearing something so casual.
But then, Hiccup is a guy too so he usually wears when he feels most comfortable…
Even if it means his life will end in a quick swift.
"Are you nervous, my dear?" Skrill asks with concern, making Hiccup flinches in surprise.
"Oh. Um…yeah…It's my first time meeting a family as important as the Night Fury." Skrill laughs mirthfully.
"Well, you don't need to worry. The Night Fury kids are as friendly as a common happy family." Hiccup blinks at the old lady and raises a brow.
"How long have you taken care of them?" Skrill lets out a small giggle.
"I have been raising them since Stormfly was a baby. I have taken care of them for a long time and I'll tell you, they are quite hazardous when they were kids. Haha!" Skrill laughs fondly with a small smile on her face. "Although, I'm surprised that's the first question you asked me." Hiccup raises a brow at that.
"What do you mean?"
"I thought the first question you ask is 'Did Toothless mention me to his brother?' or 'Is one of Toothless's siblings interested in me?' or something similar to that."
Hiccup shakes his head. "Why in the world would I ask that? I never even met them yet. Besides, I like Toothless."
"You're the first one to say you're loyal to him."
"Why am I the first one?" Skrill smiles a bit sadly and gestures Hiccup to come closer, allowing him to hear better to her whispers.
"You see, they're a happy bunch. Wonderful! But…well…they're quite unlucky in love."
"Unlucky?" Hiccup says in disbelief. Them? Unlucky in love? But they're top-notch!
"Aye. Whenever Stormfly brings home a girl, that girl is attracted by Hookfang or Toothless. But when Hookfang brings home a guy, that guy targets Stormfly or Toothless. Needless to say, they have a troubling time with love."
"What about Toothless? Did he have any problems?" Skrill giggles and shakes her head.
"He's not a bad flirt, I'll tell you that. It's just that he's been taking care of his younger brother." Hiccup's jaw couldn't be lower.
"Y-Younger brother? How old is he?"
"Almost 12." Hiccup blinks at the age.
"And…um…how old is Stormfly?"
"18. She's the eldest."
A 6 year gap between the eldest and the youngest children. Not bad but the parents must have been busy with each other.
"It's quite sad too. With their father being a very rough man, it's no wonder he has 4 wives."
"F-F-F-Four wives?!" Hiccup couldn't help but let out a surprised gawk on his face. Skrill sighs and nods her head.
"He's been hoping for a potential heir, you see. With Stormfly, he thinks her strength is good but being a girl, he can't accept that. Hookfang is a 16 year old boy, despite the look of an 18 year old, but he has quite the temper. Like his father a little but at least he knows how to control it. As for Toothless…well…" Skrill looks at the sky with a sigh. "He's supposed to be the heir for his father's company but when he turned 7, he told his father his sexuality…because of that, his father avoid him like a plague with the youngest, being 5 with the brilliant mind that could beat a 10 year old, being doted on. Ever since then, Toothless has been neglected from father love. He does get love from his mother but…" Skrill hesitated for a moment before saying the words right out. "She died when he was 10."
"Oh Thor…" Hiccup puts a hand over his mouth, shocked to hear something terrible about Toothless.
"Oh yes. He didn't handle well for a few days. His mother was quite beautiful and suitors from around the world would seek her beauty. You can see Toothless as proof." She lets out a low laugh. "The only thing that boy has from his father was his strength and ferocity. But other than that, he's just like his mother. He misses her so much that whenever someone asks where his parents are, he would say they're out on an oversea trip now. But when he was only in his junior years, when teachers or his friends ask where his parents are, he would say 'My daddy left me while mommy is on a heavenly trip'. It broke my heart to see him like that…I miss his mother just as much as he miss her."
"Were you friends with her?"
"She was my younger sister."
Hiccup feels like a hammer hit him on the head suddenly.
"I-I-I…"
"Nervous already? Haha…it's alright. You see, I worked for their father once. I needed a job and that time I was young and inexperienced so, I took the job. Having my sister being a famous model, the father demanded to meet her. When he did, he forced her into marriage and…well…you should know wedding nights, minus the bliss and happiness…" Hiccup can feel a cold shiver down his spine.
"Then…does Toothless know?"
"Knows?! My dear, he figured it out before he even turned 6! How, though, I can't figure out." She laughs nervously with a sweatdrop. "However…when his mother died, he wanted to run away. I was quitting that time too and I asked Toothless if he wanted to leave with me. I inherited my sister's fortune, along with my paycheck from their father so I have enough to raise a family. But I never knew I bring all of the kids! I know for sure Stormfly and Hookfang would come along but not the little one. He was known as the favorite but I think he really idolizes Toothless, having those two sticking together like two peas in a pot."
"What is his name?"
Before Skrill can answer, they have already reached the doors. Someone suddenly open one of the doors and a boy with bright blue hair and neon blue eyes in an outfit that fits a scholar primary student is staring at them, a black book in his right hand.
"Oh! Flightmare, what are you doing?" The blue haired boy stares at Hiccup.
"…" His eyes run up and down before they narrow. "Who are you?" The harsh tone is visible in his voice, ended with a growl.
"Now Flightmare, be nice! I'm sorry, Hicca. He's not used to strangers." Hiccup stares at the little boy and gulps in slight fear.
"Hello." Flightmare's eyes narrows even more. Just then, the sound of footsteps can be heard.
"Hey, Flightmare, is she here yet?" Hookfang's voice can be heard. Flightmare stares at Hiccup suspiciously before shouting back a bit.
"Yeah. She is." He emphasizes the word 'She', as if doubting the gender. He gestures the two to get into the house, to which Skrill and Hiccup follows.
It's just like a normal, family-style house. The walls are creamy white, the floor look as if it's polished and the feeling of the house has this family feeling…
A flat-screen TV, a white sofa and leather chair on the left side of the living room and a table with 8 chairs are just next to the door that leads to the kitchen. At the back of the room, there are 3 oak doors with stairs leading up the room.
A boy with long red hair that reach a bit over the shoulders and gold eyes sits at one of the six chairs, wearing a ripped jeans, white shirt and a black biker jacket. He notices Hiccup and grins.
"There she is!" He got up and Hiccup didn't know how to respond. Hookfang grabs one of his hands, shaking on it. "My name is Hookfang, Toothless's older brother." His eyes look at Hiccup up and down, a look of confusion shown on his face. "Huh…your hand has a bit of a strong grip."
Shit. Working at the blacksmith can be a problem whenever you're using a hammer that requires a strong grip and enough muscles, especially when you're a guy cross-dressing a girl.
"Oh…um…well…I help out my dad sometime on lifting some light load on weekends or holidays. So it's not that big of a deal." Hiccup blushes a bit and avoid eye contact with Hookfang. "Is Toothless around or…?"
"Ah. The little bugger. I gotta say, you did a good job in making him faint! Hahaha!"
"Shut up, Hookfang or I'll rip that laughing bone of yours out." Hiccup smiles widely at the sight of Toothless before blushing at the most sexiest sight he ever did see.
There stands Toothless in all his half-naked glory, with water dripping from his black hair down to his well-toned chest, a towel trying to dry his hair. His jeans are slightly unbuttoned, almost ready to slip down to his ankles and revealing whatever it's hiding…
Rule number 3 has just been broken.
"Dude, show some decency! You look like you want Hicca here to fuck ya!"
Toothless raises a brow before he notices his pants are a bit unbutton and that he's half-naked. He lets out a chuckle, a glint in his eyes. "Not a bad thing to happen. I might turn the tables on her and you can be a teenage uncle by the time we have kids."
"Oh Thor…" Hiccup blushes dark red and covers his face with one of his hands. As if Toothless isn't embarrassing enough.
"Toothless!" Skrill screeches with urgency. "Get back to your room and get dressed now!" Toothless blushes and flinches, almost looking like he's embarrassed and terrified.
"Y-Yes, ma'am!" Toothless runs up the stairs and a slam echoes throughout the house. Hookfang covers his mouth, his shoulders shaking from him trying to contain his laugh. Flightmare looks at his mirthful brother with a poker face.
"Stop laughing at Toothless, Hookfang." An angelic voice chided, a beautiful woman with blue hair walks into the scene. "Honestly Hookfang, can't you stop-" She stops midway when she notices Hiccup.
Then…she squeals.
"Oh my god! You came!" She tackles the poor, frail boy, warning a yelp of surprise. Luckily, Skrill was there to help preventing Hiccup from falling to the ground with Stormfly on him.
That would have been unpleasant.
"I just want to say thank you, Hicca!" Stormfly grins widely as she shakes one of Hiccup's hands after she released him from the bear hug. Hiccup laughs sheepishly and sweatdrops.
"For what?"
"For proving Hookfang that Toothless is dating a girl!"
Hiccup flinches and feels the sinking feeling in his gut. If only she knew…
"Excuse me." Flightmare spoke up and grabs Hiccup's other hand, getting his attention. "But mind I ask how you met Toothless?"
"Oh! Um…well…he was-"
"I was searching for this little rascal." Toothless said, casually dressed with a brown rabbit in his arms. "Because of Hookfang's stupidity-"
"Hey! I didn't even know rabbits can pick locks!"
"-I have to go searching and that's when I met Hicca."
Hiccup stares at the rabbit, who stares back. Two pair of emerald green eyes stares at each other.
The rabbit looks quite familiar…
"And that's why I thought Hicca was like him. Right, Hicca?"
"H-Huh?" Hiccup blinks, breaking his staring contest with Toothless's pet rabbit.
"You know, the fact that you look like our favorite rabbit here! He's a cutie!" The rabbit suddenly hops out of his arms. "Huh?" Toothless stares in shock, the rabbit hopping to Hiccup with eager hops. Hiccup looks confused but he picks the rabbit up. He, the rabbit, twitches it nose and sniffs Hiccup for a moment before it starts nibbling on the tip of the brunette's nose, almost like giving kisses.
"Well would you look at that! Little bunny likes your girlfriend, Tooth! Must be a good one."
"E-Eh?" Hiccup blinks in confusion before Skrill smiles and pats him on the back.
"You see, the little biter is a good judge of character. Whenever he's around a good person, he'll nips their nose and become quite comfortable around them."
"And around bad ones?"
"They were never heard from again." Hiccup pales and Skrill laughs mirthfully. "I'm kidding! But they did suffer terrible pranks…"
"Did you steal that rabbit of yours from a secret laboratory?" Hiccup places the rabbit on his right shoulder, scratching him behind the ear. Toothless chuckles and shakes his head.
"No. I got him from-"
Ding dong!
"I'll get it." Flightmare said in his monotone voice, walking away again. Hiccup looks at Skrill.
"Were you expecting company?"
"Well, we're expecting Stormfly's and Hookfang's dearies." Hiccup looks at the two elder siblings, who blush and looks away in embarrassment.
"Stormfly, Hookfang, your spouse is here!"
"Damn it, you little runt! Stop calling me Hookfang's spouse!"
Oh no. It couldn't be…
"Are you saying you don't like Hookfang enough to be like that, Snotlout?" A feminine voice full of light teasing tone is heard, followed by a groan.
"Astrid, not this again." A voice full of embarrassment but still somewhat familiar made Hiccup froze to the spot.
The very few people who recognizes is face is here. Right. In. His. Boyfriend's. House.
"Ohhh great. Could this get any worse?"