The girl looked at Hiccup and he looked back. Toothless' growls were quiet, but the two people continued to watch each other. Slowly, Hiccup unhooked his peg leg from Toothless' saddle and slid off his dragon. Toothless shook himself slightly. The girl's eyes hadn't left his the whole time and it was starting to make Hiccup feel uncomfortable. He pulled his helmet off slowly and out of habit readjusted his hair. The girl was now looking at Toothless, but the expression in her eyes wasn't fear. It was shock.
"Umm, hi? Hello?" Hiccup said and the girl's eyes returned to his. Her dark blue eyes almost seemed hypnotising, and he kept talking.
"I'm Hiccup, chief of the village Berk, which is like…right over there." he said, motioning behind him the way he and Toothless had flown in from. The girl frowned slightly.
"There's a village nearby?"
"Yeah, you must have seen it when your boat landed? Unless you came from the other direction I guess" Hiccup replied, and the girl shook her head.
"I didn't see a village because I didn't get here by sea" she said, walking slowly towards Toothless. Toothless growled softly, but as the girl got closer they quietened until he wasn't growling at all. The girl bent down in front of him, and Toothless nuzzled close to her face. The girl laughed and patted Toothless.
"How did you do that?" Hiccup asked, knowing full well Toothless didn't take to strangers easily.
"It was easy. I know these dragons" she said, before her eyes widened and she looked at Hiccup.
"Did you see another dragon around while you were hiding in the tree?" she inquired, and Hiccup felt his face redden.
"I wasn't hiding. I was scoping the area"
"Yeah, that's called hiding" she said, and Toothless looked at Hiccup with a knowing look, and Hiccup frowned at him.
"Shut up Toothless" he said, and Toothless gave his mocking laugh. He turned his attention back to the girl, who was watching Toothless.
"Toothless?" she said, and he turned his head to lick her face. She laughed.
"Why did you ask about another dragon?" Hiccup asked, taking a step closer to the girl. She looked up at him, and smiled.
"Because my dragon went off to get food. She hasn't eaten in a few days" she said, and Toothless flopped onto the ground next to her, rolling over to expose his tummy for a scratch. She laughed and complied.
"You have a dragon? I thought only people on Berk flew dragons" Hiccup said, frowning slightly.
"Have you ever left Berk?" the girl asked.
"Yes"
"Have you travelled to the Timberlands?" she said, and Hiccup shook his head.
"Then how do you know that no-one else rides dragons?" she asked, still looking at Hiccup.
"You mean there's more people out there that ride dragons? Where you come from?" he asked eagerly, and sadness flickered across the girl's face.
"No. There's no-one left where I came from" she said quietly, and Toothless raised his head to look at her.
"Where did you-" Hiccup started to ask, but was interrupted by a screaming dragon call. Toothless leapt to his feet in front of Hiccup in a protective stance. The girl jumped to her feet, turning in the direction of the sound. The sound of wings were getting closer, and Hiccup grabbed his sword, ready just in case. But as soon as he saw the dragon, his sword fell to the ground and his jaw dropped. He knew it, he had known all along, and now he was right.
The dragon landed on the ground gently, growling. The girl ran to the dragon, gently cooing and holding out her hand to calm it. The dragon closed its eyes, moving its head closer into the girl's hand. The dragon. The girl turned slowly towards Hiccup, who was still in shock.
"This is my dragon. And as you can see, she's a Night Fury".