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WARNING: There will be a bit of….I hate this word. "Arousal" between Hiccup/Toothless in this chapter. But there will NEVER be anything rated M in this story. Sorry if any of you were hoping for that. I would never write something like that.

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Chapter 6: The Madness of An Hour

Stoick POV

It worried me. A lot. I felt a lot of guilt and shock after what I just did and heard.

That Cleo girl, she was…Toothless. Hiccup's dragon. How I know this is why I feel guilty. It was late and I heard talking coming from Hiccup's room. I went to his room to tell him that he should get to sleep, but I stopped when I heard him say 'Toothless'. I thought the dragon was off to find another Night Fury. Apparently it was just a cover. I put my ear to the door and listened. Toothless was trying to get Hiccup to tell her the other reason as to why he wanted her to go back to being a dragon. I could hardly believe wheat my son told her.

He was in love with her.

Even before she was a human!

That's what shocked me. They had always seemed close. But not that close. Toothless talked some more, then she said that she wanted to try something. It was quiet for a moment. Then I could hear heavy breathing, so I knew that she had kissed him. He kissed his dragon!

This is what worried me. She loves him too. I didn't think it was possible. But I really didn't have any negative feelings for my son. It's his life. I can't change him. Gods only know how long I tried to do that. I decided I would let him tell me when he was ready. I turned around, trying to be quiet, but the floor creaked.

Hiccup POV

My dragon was back.

I woke up, and found myself in the wings of my Night Fury. Her purring was drowning out my thoughts. She took up most of the bed, so I snuggled in closer to her. My head was resting on her paw and she had her wings somewhat folded around me. I was pretty sure she was still asleep.

I ran my hand across her scales. It felt so good to have her back. I didn't regret anything that happened last night. It's meant to be. Soul mates, and all that cheesy stuff. I just thought that it was a little odd to be called her 'mate'.

We would have to tell everybody sooner or later, but for now I would just let it go. Maybe tell Gobber and Astrid, but that's it. Then again, maybe not Gobber. Let him figure this out on his own.

I decided that I wanted to be able to actually move, so I risked waking Toothless up.

"Hey, Toothless…" I crooned. I patted her snout. Her eyes flickered open. She looked down at me and smiled her gummy smile. My heart felt like it was melting. After not seeing that smile for so long, it felt so nice and warmed me to know that it was back. She loosened her grip on me so I could move and the moment I was free, I lunged at her.

I wrapped my arms around her neck and hugged her close. Her purrs got louder. I moved my head and placed a small kiss on the corner of her mouth. She apparently took that chance to do something to me. She slid out her tongue and licked the crook of my neck, causing me to let out an involuntary moan. I couldn't help it. It felt good. I felt myself giving in and leaned my head back so she could continue. Her tongue kept licking the same spot over and over again. I didn't mind. I actually liked it. A lot. As long as she didn't-

"Toothless!" I gasped. She stopped. She gave me her puppy face, telling me she was sorry. She had continued licking, but had started going down.

"I thought…" she tried.

"Toothless, it's fine. I'm just not…." I trailed off.

"I'm sorry. You were enjoying it so much that I thought you wouldn't mind." She said.

"It's not that I didn't enjoy it. Believe me, I did. But I'm not ready for that yet. But it's probably going to have to happen at one point. So don't worry." I assured her. She put the top of her head on my for-head. I looked at her eyes while they stared back at mine.

"I love you." I said softly.

"Love you too." She purred. She nuzzled her head into my neck and I clung to her. I felt so content.

My dad was probably already up, and I had an idea of how I was going to explain things to him.

"C'mon. We should get up." I said. She pulled away and slid away from me. I got out of the bed after putting my prosthetic on.

"Now, wait a minute." I said, turning to Toothless. "When you turned human, you had two legs. Does that mean it healed your tail fin?" I looked at her tail and saw that one of the fins was still missing. The equipment that was used for me to fly on her was still sitting in the corner of the room. So was her prosthetic tail fin. I let out a relieved sigh. I honestly was glad her tail fin was still gone. Don't judge me! I'm pretty sure she was glad it was still gone too. "It's still not there."

She went over to the stuff in the corner and nudged it with her nose. I nodded in understanding and walked over, getting the equipment and adjusting it to fit on her.

"There you go." I patted her neck. We started downstairs, my prosthetic making its clinking noise and Toothless' paws thudding on the wood stairs. My dad was sitting on the bench again, and his eyes were red and bloodshot. He looked horrible, like he hadn't slept in ages.

"Dad?" I said. He jumped off the bench, surprised by my voice. That weirded me out a little. My dad almost never got freaked out or even startled, let alone by me. And he should've known I was coming from the noise on the stairs.

He saw me and calmed down.

"Gods, Hiccup. Don't…don't startle me like that." He said. There was no life in his voice.

"Uh…sorry. But…are you feeling okay? You don't look so good." I asked. He laughed a nervous, raspy laugh.

"I'm fine." He said. "But where's Cleo? And how did Toothless get in here?"

"Oh, Cleo left during the night." I said. "She woke me up when she was leaving and said goodbye, and one of her friends came to get her on their dragon. I walked her outside to say goodbye again and stayed out there for a while. I didn't really feel like going back to sleep. Toothless came flying in and I took her inside."

He stared at me blankly. It was weird. It was like there were no emotions on his face or in his eyes, and yet, there was every possible emotion playing through his face at the same time, canceling each other out so there were no emotions at all.

Then it just stopped. He completely shut down. There really was nothing in his eyes. He was extremely pale, and Thor, he looked like a ghost.

"Dad? Dad, what's wrong?" I asked worriedly. Toothless whined, nudging my hand. I put my hand on her snout, but kept looking at my dad. His eyes suddenly flashed to life, anger consuming them. He directed his gaze towards Toothless.

"You." He hissed. "You did this! It's your fault, you stupid devil!" he was coming towards us now. I could feel the venom leaking from his voice. I looked down at Toothless. Her eyes were narrowed to slits and she was growling.

"Dad…" I tried to warn him.

"I ought to kill you right where you stand! You might've saved my sons' life, but you don't get to go and do something like that!" he yelled.

"Dad, what are you talking about?" I almost shouted. Oh gods, what if he knows about last night?

"That's none of your concern!" he spat.

"Yes it is! It's completely my concern! Toothless is my dragon! And I'm her Viking! If you're going to be mad at her, then you might as well be mad at me!" I shrieked, stabbing my finger in his face. My own face was heating up. Now Toothless was backed up, her pupils big with worry. "And I swear to the gods, if you ever pull something like that again, then I'll…" I didn't know what to finish that with.

"Then you'll what?" my dad spit. I couldn't find the words. I let the tears stream down my face. I clenched the hand that was in his face into a fist and pulled it back. I ground my teeth together, closing my eyes, the tears still flowing freely. I didn't really understand why I was crying! I'm a sixteen year old Viking boy, I shouldn't be crying.

"That's what I thought." He muttered. I looked up at him. He looked like a mad man.

"What's wrong with you?" I whispered.

"That beast you call Toothless." He jabbed a finger in her direction. She whimpered.

I started backing up slowly towards her, narrowing my eyes. I was honestly a little scared of my dad right now. I had never actually been scared of him, just embarrassed around him and worried. I wanted to get out of there. I hopped onto Toothless carefully and trotted towards the door, keeping an eye on my dad. He watched me, but started inching towards us. I shoved through the door on Toothless.

I just wanted to leave. I didn't care what else was going on. We took a running start, speeding past Astrid.

"Hiccup!" she called after me. I didn't stop. I let the tears flow. In the distance, I heard my dad.

"Don't bother coming back! Especially if you have that devil with you!"

Stoick POV

I was wrong. I did care. A lot. It bothered me. I don't know what happened. I was fine at first, but after thinking about it for a while, I just snapped. As soon as Hiccup came downstairs after my sleepless night, we had the biggest argument since the one we had before we went to the dragons' nest.

I hated the Night Fury. I couldn't help but hate it. And when Hiccup went storming out of the house I followed him out.

"Don't bother coming back! Especially if you have the devil with you!" I yelled. After staring after them while they flew away, I looked down to see Astrid Hofferson glaring at me. I glared back. She narrowed her eyes, shook her head with a disgusted look on her face, and then ran to the stables to get her dragon and flew off in the direction Hiccup and Toothless went.

I couldn't believe how guilty I felt after that. I was afraid that my son hated me. I wasn't able to control myself then. I didn't even really hate Toothless that much! Sure, I didn't like her, but I don't hate her! Now instead of feeling anger and hatred, I felt fear and worry.

Why did I do that?

Hiccup POV

"What am I gonna do?" I cried. We were in the cove. I was sitting on the ground near the pond, my legs crossed in front of me. With my back on Toothless's stomach. She was curled around me. Her head was in my lap and the rest of her body curved the other way so her tail was also in front of me, enclosing me completely in her little circle. I put my arm on her head and fiddled with her ear as tears fell down my face. She made little roars of sympathy.

"What was he so mad about?" she asked.

"I don't know. Maybe he heard what happened last night. You never know when it comes to him. I mean, you kissed me. So that's would explain why he was mad at you. And I could have sworn I heard a creak outside of my door last night. Plus he never liked you that much." I chuckled.

"I never really tried to get him to like me. He knew you would never let me go like that. So he never really tried to make you get rid of me." she said.

I sighed. "Well, I don't know if I wanna go back. He told us not to come back if I have you with me. But I can't do that! 'Cause once a dragon has a mate, they can't…well, break up with them, right?"

"Right. They are hardly separated too. That's why you see dragons' walking around in pairs all the time. The only time they are ever really separated is if their trainers need them or if they absolutely have too." She explained.

"So…you're going to follow me around everywhere?" I asked.

"Pretty much." She smirked. "But that's not really anything new."

"Good point." I said.

"Did I hear what I think I just heard?" Someone called. Appearing from behind the opening I had always used to get here, Astrid waltzed in. A wide smile plastered her face. "Well, it's about time! You two have been playing cat and mouse forever!" I raised my eyebrows at her. "Sorry. Bad pun."

I laughed, trying to hide the fact that I had been crying. "All right. Just don't tell anyone."

"I know. I was never going to. Losing trust in me already?" she asked sarcastically.

"Can't lose what I never had." I muttered. Astrid smiled and dropped down next to Toothless's tail. Toothless perked her ears up and shot her eyes to Astrid.

"What are you doing down here anyway?" she asked.

Astrid stared. "I can't understand you anymore. You're a dragon." Toothless's ears drooped while she grumbled.

"She asked what you were doing here." I translated.

"Oh. I saw you rush out of your house so fast with your dad right behind you. You didn't stop when I yelled for you so I knew something was wrong. Your dad looked scary. I ran and got my dragon and followed you out." she explained.

"So where's Kaminari?" I asked, my eyes searching.

"I let her go off in the woods. She'll come when I call." She said. "By the way, I wanted to ask you if you could teach me Dragonese. So I can understand the dragons."

"Well, it's really hard to learn…But I guess if you really want to, we could give it a go. Just not right now." I said. She nodded. Her expression suddenly turned serious.

"Hiccup, are you okay? I didn't see what happened in your house, but judging by how your dad looked outside, it couldn't have been good." She said.

"I dunno." I shrugged. "I don't even know why he was mad. I have an idea of what it might be, but I kind of hope that I'm not correct."

"Maybe you should come back." she said. "Maybe your dad is sorry."

"No." I said abruptly. "He said not to bother coming back if I have Toothless with me. And I can't leave Toothless."

Astrid sighed. "Can't you just leave Toothless outside the village and talk to your dad? Try to get him to let her come back, then go get her."

"No," I said again. "I don't want her out alone."

"Hiccup," Toothless said. "I'm your mate and your dragon. Not your pet. I survived 14 years on my own without a rider or any family. I'm a Night Fury. I think I can manage being on my own for a few minutes.

"I forgot about that…" I chuckled again. I must've sounded so stupid. And the weird thing is, in dragon years Toothless is six years younger than me. But in human years she's only one year younger.

"I looked over to see Astrid smiling at me.

"What?" I asked.

"You…you really…love her, don't you?" she asked. I was kind of caught off guard by her ever so obvious question. But I answered anyway.

"With every inch of my soul."

"In love…with a dragon?" she said. That sweet smile was still on her face. I glanced down at Toothless who was looking at her strangely. This was not normal Astrid behavior.

"Is she okay?" She grumbled softly. I shrugged.

"I'm not 100% positive." I chuckled. "Astrid…?"

She shook her head. "Sorry. It's just…it amazes me that love overpowers the biggest things. A human falling in love with a dragon. It's supposed to be impossible. But here you are." It was my turn to smile. I didn't know what else to do. "So, please. Will you come back?"

"Not tonight, Astrid." I said. Her face fell. I sighed. "Just tell my dad. I'll come back in the morning. I promise. Me and Toothless can just stay here."

"Fine. But what are you gonna use as a bed? Hmm?" she leaned forward.

"You're forgetting." I said. "Toothless also functions as a bed." Astrid looked at me like I had three heads. "Oh gods! That came out wrong. WAY wrong. I didn't mean it that way! Jeez, you've got just a perverted mind!"

"That's what I get for hanging around Snotlout and the twins so much." She laughed.

"Have I really been neglecting you that much?" I asked.

"Eh, no. You're just always with Toothless. I could butt in when you're with her, but you guys always seemed so happy when you were with each other. I didn't wanna ruin it. So I succumbed to hanging out with Snotlout and the twins. Snotlout is going after me again. He won't leave me alone!" she cried.

"I know how that feels," Toothless muttered. Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Hey! That's why you were wondering about Iratze! You were jealous!"

I blushed. "So? You were jealous of Astrid when we were dating!"

"Point taken." She narrowed her eyes in defeat.

"All right, well, I'm gonna go." Astrid said, getting up. "I'll let your dad know about you. If he doesn't try to kill me first."

"Okay. Good luck." I replied. She was probably going to need it. She nodded her reply and got up to go get Kaminari. "Oh, Astrid!" she turned. "Go ahead and tell my dad that Cleo was Toothless. I'm pretty sure I know what he was and about and it has to do with the fact that Cleo was Toothless." She nodded again and took off. As she disappeared through the trees, I heard her whistle, causing birds to come rustling out of the trees. There was the flapping of Kaminari's wings, and then there was silence. The only sounds were that of birds, fish popping out of the water, and mine and Toothless's breathing.

Being only about 11:00 in the morning, the sun warmed me. Actually, it warmed Toothless, who in turn warmed me. I leaned back and put my head on Toothless.

"I like Astrid." Toothless said, breaking the silence.

"Since when didn't you like her in the past 10 months?" I asked, closing my eyes.

"Well, there was that point in time when you two were dating, Hiccup."

"I forgot about that." I defended.

"The insignificant little detail that it is." She laughed.

"Shut up." I muttered.

"Okay."

Astrid POV

Kaminari raced off towards the village. I would have to tell Hiccup's dad that he would not be back until morning. I prayed to the gods that I would live that long. I will admit, I am probably the toughest female Viking in our village. But compared to Stoick, I'm like Hiccup.

Yes, I know. That last statement was mean, but as much as I love the guy it's true. And I am not the nicest person in the world. If someone messes with my friends though, they will regret it. Which is also why I never liked Snotlout that much. Even before Hiccup became my friend, when Snotlout picked on him, I didn't like it. I never picked on Hiccup. But when I did talk to him, it had a mean and rude tone to it. I remember one time when we were little, I gave Hiccup a pencil for his birthday because the one he had broke. He was very thankful for it. I didn't understand why. I just felt really bad for him at the time.

Then Hiccup found the Night Fury, I realized he was actually really nice and funny, he became my boyfriend, we broke up, and now he's in love with Toothless.

Love is freaky.

And now I'm on my way to see Stoick, which could very likely mark the location of my death. Yeah, I should be so lucky. Live life to the fullest right? Or to the extreme? Which one is it? I don't really know. I never really thought about how to live life until now. Whether you live life to the fullest or to the extreme, you end up dieing in the end. Some live longer, some don't.

Listen to me, I sound so depressed! I've never been the happiest person ever. But lately I have been, so I'm not going to ruin it.

Kaminari landed by the stables and I put her in hers. I started walking towards Hiccup's house. When I got there, I knocked on the door. When nobody answered, I let myself in.

Stoick was sitting on the stairs.

He looked at me, but said nothing.

Yo people! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! My gosh, it's only 7:30 at night and I'm sooo tired! I hate Mondays! I don't know when the next chapter will be updated, I'm still writing it. So it probably won't be up very soon. But I will get it up ASAP.

All dragon's out,

-Mofo